The sight left everyone there except Yue Xiaofei frozen in shock!
What was going on?!
Weren't they supposed to be sworn brothers?
Wasn't he supposed to kill without batting an eye?
Hadn't he promised to leave the guy's corpse intact?
So why had he cowered the moment they met, like a mouse spotting a cat?
And apologized to him without even being asked?!
Zhang Huatian and his son looked as though their eyes were about to pop out.
"B-Brother Hu? What... what are you doing?"
Zhang Huatian stammered. His entire understanding of the world had just collapsed.
Wang Hu ignored him.
Because Yue Xiaofei had spoken.
Yue Xiaofei rose at an unhurried pace, walked up to Wang Hu, and gently patted his shoulder.
"Helmsman Wang, right?"
"Y-Yes! But I don't deserve the title! Please, just call me Little Wang!"
Wang Hu bent even lower, cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
Yue Xiaofei smiled. To Wang Hu, that smile was more terrifying than a demon's.
"I hear the Azure Alliance recently got a new leader and a new set of rules."
Yue Xiaofei spoke calmly, but his voice carried an invisible pressure.
"First, no bullying the weak. No using the Azure Alliance's name to oppress ordinary people."
"Second, any Azure Alliance member who stirs up trouble and tarnishes its reputation gets Three Knives, Six Holes for a lesser offense. For a serious one... they're thrown into the river to feed the fish."
"Have I got that right, Helmsman Wang?"
With every rule Yue Xiaofei recited, Wang Hu's face turned a shade paler.
These were indeed the ironclad rules the new leader, Xu Wenqiang, had just issued!
"Yes! Yes, yes! You've got it exactly right!"
Wang Hu nodded frantically. Sweat had soaked through his back.
"Since you know the rules..."
Yue Xiaofei's