Luo Water Lake.
On a deserted island.
"Whew—"
Jiang Ning dragged Tian Buyi's corpse back onto the reef.
Although he could now breathe underwater, old habits did not change overnight. He still could not help but let out a breath before deeply inhaling the fresh air.
The next moment.
He lowered his head and looked at Tian Buyi's corpse lying on the reef.
"Even Tian Buyi, a Martial Dao eighth-rank expert, died by my hand. Though I had the advantage of the terrain, being able to kill an eighth-rank powerhouse undeniably means my strength has improved tremendously."
"And..." A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of Jiang Ning's mouth as he muttered inwardly, "And after killing Tian Buyi, I can take his corpse and claim the hundred-tael bounty."
"With those hundred taels of gold, I won't have to worry about money for a long time."
"One hundred taels of gold equals one hundred thousand taels of silver. That is heaven-shattering wealth, enough to make me a wealthy man of Luoshui County in one leap. Even Cheng Ran's family fortune is nowhere near a hundred taels of gold!"
Although Jiang Ning had thought of this, he was not overly excited.
A hundred taels of gold was simply too exaggerated!
Even with Medicine King Valley vouching for it, he instinctively felt that things were not so simple.
No matter what, Tian Buyi was merely a Martial Dao eighth-rank bandit.
What virtue or ability did he possess to be worth a hundred-tael gold bounty from Medicine King Valley?
Thus, Jiang Ning instinctively sensed that something was fishy.
The next moment.
He crouched before Tian Buyi and removed the black gloves from Tian Buyi's hands.
He had noticed these gloves long ago.
Underwater, he had slashed four times in succession, every strike erupting with