Screee!
The hawk on the ship's rail ruffled its wings and lifted its head with a cry.
Feng Ming reached out and gently caught it, then removed the bamboo tube tied to its leg.
The hawk did not resist at all.
Feng Ming first set it back down, then pulled out the stopper and drew a paper scroll from inside.
He unfolded the scroll. It was covered in dense, tiny writing.
Feng Ming quickly read through it, then passed it to Zhang Yuan. "Junior Brother, this is an urgent Harrier Letter from the Inner Hall."
The Raging Whale Gang's influence spread throughout the Three Rivers and Five Lakes, with hundreds of branch offices. Harrier Letters were undoubtedly the fastest and most convenient means of communication.
This urgent letter was a warning sent by the Inner Hall of the Linhe Branch to disciples escorting ships outside.
Last night, several Merchant Ships directly under or affiliated with the branch had been attacked by an unknown force!
After Zhang Yuan finished reading it, he and Feng Ming stared at each other.
The situation had become serious!
It turned out that the ship attacked last night had not been the only merchant ship.
It was merely that Zhang Yuan's ship had not been equipped with a hawk, so they had been unable to report back to the branch.
Feng Ming called over a sailor and gave him a few instructions.
The sailor quickly brought over writing materials, as well as a lively wild rabbit!
Feng Ming wrote several lines on the back of the Harrier Letter, stuffed it back into the bamboo tube, and sealed it again.
Then he drew the dagger he carried and cut a bloody strip of fresh meat from the rabbit.
He fed it to the hawk.
The rabbit struggled