Grey Reed Lake was named for the vast swathes of gray reeds growing within it. It lay along the lower reaches of Long Wharf River, more than a hundred li from Three Rivers Mouth, and connected directly to Long Wharf River.
According to the Alligator Snake's memories, this was precisely where the smuggling transaction would take place.
Liang Zhaohuang took his second sister, fourth brother, and the others aboard a River Patrol Office vessel, sailing down Long Wharf River beneath the cover of night. They stopped while still a hundred li away from Grey Reed Lake.
He activated his Heavenly Eye and began observing Grey Reed Lake a hundred li away.
Under the Heavenly Eye, neither the darkness of night nor the distance posed any problem. Its range far exceeded that of Spiritual Sense, and it was less likely to be noticed.
Liang Zhaohuang suddenly realized that even this most basic Heavenly Eye could be extremely useful at times.
It was midnight. Through the Heavenly Eye, Liang Zhaohuang indeed saw two vessels facing each other in Grey Reed Lake. Each was over thirty zhang long and rode deep in the water, clearly laden to the brim with cargo.
Two groups of people were currently inventorying and moving goods aboard the two vessels.
"There really is smuggling!"
Liang Zhaohuang's gaze sharpened abruptly. He then studied those people more closely and soon spotted several rather familiar figures.
They were all members of the Lu Family of Cloud Water!
During the operation in the Spirit Cauldron Secret Realm, he had seen these people standing behind Lu Shiming.
"So it really is the Lu Family. Not bad luck."
Liang Zhaohuang gave a faint, cold smile.
"That makes it even more impossible to let them go."
He turned his attention to the other party in