At this time, the moon shone bright and the stars were sparse. A small patrol made its way along the riverbank.
"It's freezing out, and we still have to come patrol this damn river! Before I left, I had Five-Spice Big Flower Dog stewing at home, with wine and dishes ready—just waiting to eat."
"You've got it better than me. My wife was lying in bed, half-willing and half-resistant, and we were just about to get down to business when that damned Transfer Division dragged me out to patrol the river! If I could beat that bastard Feng Shiyu, I'd have slapped him across the face right then and there!" The other man fumed, with a ball of wicked fire in his chest and nowhere to vent it.
"Feng Shiyu, that brat's gotten more and more arrogant since joining the Transfer Division. Senior Brother Sun said that some time ago, he failed to court Red Fairy and tried to force himself on her. Then a senior sister from the Kong Xuan Realm caught him—he got beaten so badly... Who would have thought he'd be let out to swagger around again so soon?"
"He's got connections at home. Even the senior sister who beat him got transferred away on a mission. If I had that kind of ability, I should have killed him with one sword stroke back then and fled far away afterward!"
"With guts like yours?"
"What?"
The two leaders walked at the front, complaining in extreme displeasure.
When they reached a stretch of riverbank, several towering, brightly lit pleasure ships suddenly came sailing toward them across the dark river in the distance. Black flags flew high above the vessels, pulled taut by the wind, displaying a huge character: "Black."
"That is... the Black Wolf Gang's pleasure ships! Why