Above the river, fiery serpents ran rampant, flaunting their vicious might. Bandits and sailors alike were burned to ashes. For a time, the blazing firelight dyed the river red.
"Young Master..."
Seeing An Yuxuan's face pale as paper and his body swaying on the verge of collapse, Red Jade's fair face was filled with concern. She hurried over to support him, but An Yuxuan waved her off.
"This ship will sink soon. Let's take a skiff and leave this place as quickly as possible."
With his vital blood depleted and his mind exhausted, An Yuxuan forced himself to stay alert.
Hearing this, Red Jade hurriedly nodded. She was also a cultivator. Though her cultivation was shallow and she had little experience in combat, she still possessed basic physical strength. Handling a small boat for a short while would not be a problem. In such dangerous moments, skiffs meant for escape could be found aboard both merchant ships and bandit vessels.
Just as An Yuxuan and Red Jade prepared to flee in a skiff, a small boat sat quietly within the fog.
"A Qi Refinement-level talisman? The An Family truly has deep foundations. They actually left such a thing for a junior of the An Family. Ordinary Qi Refinement talismans are already worth a great deal, let alone one that can be used by a Spirit Perception cultivator."
Standing at the prow like an iron tower, Ironman Tu had been waiting there all along, merely choosing not to show himself.
At that moment, a charred corpse drifted down with the current and arrived before Ironman Tu's boat.
With his sharp eyesight, Ironman Tu spotted the corpse at once. Though its features had been completely ruined, he still identified it from those exceptionally long hands.
"Without strength, no amount of caution will