Chapter 83 Blades and a Heavy Rainstorm!

What a breathtaking scene!

In the river, the fishes and crabs frantically rammed the body of a ship as if they had a grudge against this ship.

At first, they pounced on the ship one after another, using their heads and bodies to launch suicidal attacks.

With their heads, those beasts hit the ship, and their heads were broken and bleeding.

The bodies of the others that knocked the ship were smashed to pieces.

Lots of fishes were knocked unconscious and washed away by the river waves.

“Thud!”

“Thud!”

“Thud!”

At that time, they were a bunch of inexperienced and disorganized animals, so the thuds that came from them were still chaotic.

When more and more fishes and crabs died, another overwhelming amount of them rushed over.

Then, the waters of the river rolled as if the river water were boiled.

These small creatures formed into high walls and huge waves.

All sorts of them made up a huge colorful dragon, which then rushed straight toward the ship.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

As they became more and more experienced in hitting against the ship, the sounds that they made were gradually unified and grew much louder.

It seemed that they were going to fight to their last gasps.

“Bang!”

All of them united in one purpose.

“Bang!”

The noise that they made rose to a deafening pitch.

“Bang!”

The massive sounds even resounded through the skies!

They would never stop striking until they crashed the ship.

With the extreme relentlessness, the rain poured down more and more heavily. Falling down fast like arrows, the large number of raindrops covered the entire river.

On the great river, the ship rocked up and down. It seemed that the ship and all the people on it would be destroyed at any time.

Those college students and travelers on the ship were scared out of their wits, and many of them were even scared into crying.

“God, these fishes and crabs are going to eat us! But I don’t want to die! I really don’t want to die like this…”

“The wrath of heaven! This must be the wrath of heaven! Just now, they killed the huge dragon, and their evil actions have brought the retribution upon all of us!”

“The Alligator Dragon must have become a lord in the underwater world. Now all these fishes and shrimps under its rule are coming to revenge for its death!”

…

The emotion of fear was spreading throughout the ship, on which cries and screams were ringing out continuously.

By this time, Cui Zhaoren was no longer in the mood to deal with those gossips.

He had been staring at Li Muyang, who was suspending in the air. At this time, since the rain was too heavy and the dark clouds were too thick, even with his excellent eyesight, he could only see a blurred shadow in the sky.

Just because he could only see the hazy outline of Li Muyang, the shadow made him get increasingly worried.

It was always much easier to understand and deal with the things that could be seen clearly. Those things that people knew nothing about were always unfathomable and terrifying.

When he met Li Muyang the first time, Cui Zhaoren didn’t think there was anything special about him.

Among all the college students, even Zhang Linpu, from Jia County, seemed to be more outstanding than him.

However, Yan Bolai, the City Lord of Jiangnan City, came to see him off in person. It was only when Cui Zhaoren heard those people on the ship shouting Li Muyang’s name that he started to feel curious about this guy.

Recently, he had been handling cases on the border, which was far away from the prosperous Capital Heaven. Thus, he knew nothing about Li Muyang’s result of the Liberal-arts Exam and the news that Yan Xiangma called him ‘Jiangnan’s fine horse’. Well, it was even more impossible for him to know the fact that Li Muyang was accepted by Starry-Sky Academy, which a diploma mill in many people’s eyes.

However, from the conversation between Yan Bolai and Li Muyang, he knew clearly that this uncle did not like Li Muyang. Because if Yan Bolai cherished him for real, he would not come to see him off at such a point.

If his uncle cherished Li Muyang and felt close to him, he certainly would let him know the importance of hiding the capacities and bide the time. After all, only by keeping a low profile could one live safer and longer.

When the City Lord of Jiangnan City hated a person, he could simply kill him with a sword. It was also a good choice to ask someone to put him into a sack and throw him into a river, or a forest full of wild beasts. Why did he have to spend much effort to do so many unhappy things?

Cui Zhaoren carried out a critical task, so he didn’t want to cause more trouble. However, he thought that if there was a chance, he might as well help his uncle to eliminate his threat.

This time, Cui Zhaoren abandoned the military ship and transferred the important criminal to Jiangnan City by swift horses. And through Maplewood Ferry in Jiangnan City, he took the waterway to Capital Heaven. All of this went on smoothly, thanks to the big help of the City Lord of Jiangnan City. Since Cui Zhaoren owed Yan Bolai such a big favor, he thought it was not bad to return him a small favor first.

Perhaps, even he did not notice that he had already regarded Li Muyang, a nobody in his mind, as someone that could be killed at will.

Later on, many passengers on the ship lost their belongings. Coming here after those college students, Li Muyang stepped forward and asked to search the thief upstairs. Besides, he mentioned his close relationship with Yan Bolai and Yan Xiangma, which made Cui Zhaoren very angry because he felt Li Muyang had brought dishonor to his family.

How could a beautiful flower like him have something to do with that piece of shit?

Because of Li Muyang, he even got angry with Yan Bolai and Yan Xiangma. “How could they get involved with such a small potato?” Cui Zhaoren wondered.

“Didn’t they know that those low-class people were shameless? As long as we treat them a little better, they can be bold enough to do anything in the name of us! Li Muyang may bluff and cheat his way around outside. Or even worse, he can do some illegal things on behalf of the Yan Family or the Cui Family. Won’t he bring shame to our two families?”

“If so, I can never let such a rogue go.”

In his heart, Li Muyang was just an unimportant person—he was not even worthy of his mention or notice.

It was true that Li Muyang won first place in the Liberal-arts Exam. Once every year, there was a number one candidate in the Liberal-arts Exam, but how many of them could accomplish great achievements eventually?

Though Cui Zhaoren did not get the first place in the Liberal-arts Exam, he looked down on those people who had taken the first place in the Liberal-arts Exam.

Only when he heard that Starry-Sky Academy accepted Li Muyang did he get a bad feeling about him, who was actually a hidden tiger hunter, instead of an ignorant pig, a prey of the tiger.

Li Muyang disguised himself as a harmless pig, so who would be the tiger that he was going to get?

The answer was self-evident.

Cui Zhaoren did not want to be the tiger that would be eaten by the pig, so he was determined to make the pig a dead one.

All of a sudden, he launched a sword strike, aiming at Li Muyang.

It was a sinister but dangerous move.

According to him, he could put an end to all of this with one single sword strike.

Now that his important prisoner escaped, he could just vent his anger by slaughtering Li Muyang.

However, to his surprise, he missed his target and failed to cut Li Muyang’s neck off. Instead, wounded, he repeatedly retreated after being punched. Li Muyang severely disgraced him before his subordinates and those college students.

Afterward, things were out of control. After Li Muyang fell to the river, the Alligator Dragon appeared but was then killed. At present, there was an abnormal scene—fish soldiers and crab generals caused havoc in the great river.

Was this what made Li Muyang so extraordinary?

Was it because Starry-Sky Academy knew all this so that it especially accepted him?

If Li Muyang was a master, then which realm he had reached?

Cui Zhaoren, who had already achieved the Upper Level of Floating Cloud, was one of the most well-known masters among the younger generation of the empire. Even Yan Bolai, the Governor of Jiangnan City, was not on the same level as him.

Had Li Muyang already achieved the Vicissitude Realm or even some higher realms like the Starry Sky Realm and the Spirit Wandering Realm?

It was impossible.

In the empire, there were only dozens of people who were in the Vicissitude Realm. Some of them were supported by the imperial family. Others were either the masters of rich and powerful families or the leaders of sects. There were also generals who had conquered some places and Provincial Magnates. If Li Muyang had reached the Vicissitude Realm, did such a cultivation genius still need to go to the Starry-Sky Academy?

As for the experts in the Starry Sky Realm or the Spirit Wandering Realm, they were already super masters of the entire Divine Land. Therefore, their exalted names had long resounded in the ears of everyone in the Divine Land.

The Dragon Slaying Realm?

In the past ten thousand years, not a single real dragon had ever been found, and no one had ever heard of a master in the Dragon Slaying Realm.

“Young master…” Su Rong’s hands had been clinging tightly to the side of the ship. His black robe had long been drenched by the heavy rain. Also, his long hair was messed up by the strong wind, and his face was covered with rainwater. “The rain is too heavy, so we can’t steer the ship into the tributary. Besides, since those fishes and shrimps hit the ship too violently, I’m afraid that the ship won’t be able to hold on for too long. After a while, the ship will probably break apart, and everyone on this ship will die in the river.”

Cui Zhaoren’s hair was still tied in a perfect bun, and his black robe remained spotlessly clean. He, who had a handsome face, was still in his best condition.

The wind howled, and the rain was so heavy that it seemed to be powerful enough to destroy a city! However, as if the fierce wind and storm had eyes, they automatically bounced away when they reached a dozen meters near Cui Zhaoren. Therefore, he, who was like staying in a peaceful sea that was glinting in the sun, remained untouchable.

“As my Military Advisor, do you have any good suggestions?” Cui Zhaoren asked, twisting his lips into a cold, light smile.

“Young Master, I advise you not to tangle with him. These supervisors and I will pin down him, and you should leave as soon as possible.” Su Rong voiced out his suggestion with some difficulty. He knew that the young master was a very conceited man, and he just advised him to run away in advance. That was to say, even before the fight between Cui Zhaoren and Li Muyang began, Su Rong humiliated his young master because he implicated that Cui Zhaoren had no chance to win.

If Cui Zhaoren blamed him, Su Rong might come to a sticky end.

However, this was an urgent matter. Since he had already put it very bluntly, Su Rong thought he didn’t have to curtail the truth anymore.

Around them, there were many black-clothed men, all of whom were looking in the same direction with alarm. Looking at them, Su Rong said, “We will fight to the death to protect our young master!”

“Leave?” The sneer on Cui Zhaoren’s face disappeared, and a trace of warmth appeared on his face when he looked at Su Rong. After all, this elder man had served his family for many years and was indeed loyal to him. Although his proposal sounded a bit harsh, it was a sincere suggestion with the best interests of Cui Zhaoren. “I can escape, and so can the whole Cui Family. But how can people of the empire’s Department of Supervision run away from this?”

“Young master…” Su Rong was anxious and went on to persuade him. “It’s just an expedient measure. You should, first of all, ride out this crisis today. In the future, you can still have chances to compete with Li Muyang.”

“But it’s too late.” Cui Zhaoren shook his head and said, “Even if I want to leave, I’m afraid he will not agree…”

Cui Zhaoren looked up at the figure high in the sky and felt even more uneasy.

When Cui Zhaoren looked into his eyes, Li Muyang was also watching him.

What a horrifying pair of eyes! They were blood-red as if the painter had added a layer of red pigments to them.

“Brothers in the Department of Supervision…” Su Rong shouted loudly. “Are you willing to come out and fight with me?”

“Yes!” The officials answered in unison.

“Kill!” Su Rong roared, and the black robe on him swung open all of a sudden.

Wherever his Genuine Qi went, his wet clothes were immediately dried with those raindrops on them evaporating into gas.

His right hand pressed against the side of the ship, and he leaped high. With his feet in the air, he pounced on Li Muyang, who was high above.

“Clang!”

The more than a dozen supervisors drew their long blades out of their sheaths. After bowing to Cui Zhaoren, they were about to attack the monster high up in the air with their swords.

“Bang!”

The deck trembled, and the hard boat deck of the ship made out a cracking sound.

It seemed as if a powerful and huge falling stone had attacked the deck.

The rainwater accumulated on the deck turned dark red, and there was a strong smell of blood.

That wasn’t a stone, but Su Rong, the military counselor who rushed out first.