Madam Lin knew her husband's actions were somewhat improper, but she was also worried about their son's safety. In a quandary, she asked, "Where should we go now? Wudang or Shaolin? Or should we notify the Imperial Guards and then return to Luoyang? Our Wang family of the Golden Sabers isn't so easy to push around."
Lin Zhennan realized she'd seen through him and felt a little awkward. He needed to explain himself, and just then he recalled a rumor he'd heard. He hurriedly placated his wife. "I heard Liu Zhengfeng in Hengshan City really is going to hold the Golden Basin Handwashing Ceremony. A lot of martial artists will be heading there, and I expect Shaolin and Wudang will go, too. Let's go to Hengshan City and ask those respected martial artists to judge our case. Surely Yu Canghai won't dare keep making trouble for us."
Though Madam Lin despised her husband's behavior, she had to think of their son's safety. She could only let Wang Yue, Yue Lingshan, and the others down.
Lin Pingzhi glanced at the fighting on the boat and couldn't bear to watch. After a moment's hesitation, he pulled a silver ingot from his clothes and casually grabbed a child. He told the child to go to the Imperial Guards' post and tell the guards at the entrance, "Wang Yue is in danger at the dock."
Lin Zhennan didn't stop Lin Pingzhi from doing this. After watching the child run off, he took his wife and son aboard an inconspicuous merchant ship and headed for Hengshan City.
Wang Yue and Yue Lingshan were surrounded by several people on the boat, but they weren't in any real danger. Wang Yue had gained a little Internal Energy, and the power of both his Lightness Skill and