Gou in the world of comprehension

Chapter 1371 Fellow Daoist, May I have a word with you in private?

Su Fan glanced at Lao Long Li Gao and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Could we have run into some bandits...?" he lowered his voice, his tone full of vigilance.

Old Long Li Gao frowned, shook his head slightly, and said disdainfully, "Doesn't seem like it. Those bandit cultivators from the Starfield wouldn't dare to roam around in this area..."

After hearing this, Su Fan immediately pressed his face against the porthole, observing the outside world with unblinking eyes.

Several airships were hovering neatly in a row, their orderly appearance giving off an indescribable eeriness.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind: Could these guys be law enforcement?

Sure enough, what happened next further confirmed his guess.

"Boom..."

With a muffled sound, the airship's hatch opened, and someone boarded the airship.

Immediately afterwards, a commotion arose inside the airship, as if someone was shouting loudly.

Su Fan frowned. Normally, a smuggled spaceship like this, which could be transported through a legitimate star gate, would have already been bribed by everyone involved.

But now this airship has been intercepted by law enforcement, there must be something going on here.

Su Fan guessed that it was probably the result of infighting among the various factions in this chain of interests.

At this moment, the argument inside the airship grew louder and louder, and even Su Fan, who was at the lowest level of the airship, could clearly hear the content of the argument.

Those who boarded the flying ship for inspection were blocked by the cultivators on board, leading to a conflict.

At this moment, more people boarded the flying boat, and even in the lowest corridor where Su Fan was, clear footsteps could be heard.

Su Fan and Lao Long Li Gao exchanged a glance, and he pointed outside.

Seeing his nervous expression, Lao Long couldn't help but purse his lips.

"What are you so nervous about? We've already come to the Great World, so we can just fight our way out..."

After listening to Lao Long's words, Su Fan felt that they made a lot of sense.

Anyway, he's an illegal immigrant; if he runs into trouble, he can just fight his way out.

Just as Su Fan was lost in thought, there was a loud bang on the hatch, followed by a shout from outside.

"Open the door and submit to inspection..."

Su Fan frowned as he stood up from the ground and then opened the hatch.

Two cultivators at the Refinement Realm were standing outside the door, along with the person who had led him to the cabin.

Su Fan glanced at the man, but the man hurriedly turned his head away, avoiding eye contact.

“Come with us…”

Hearing the two cultivators standing at the door shout at him, Su Fan had no choice but to leave with them.

Not only Su Fan, but everyone in the lowest-level cabins was taken away by those cultivators.

Su Fan and the others were taken to a large hall inside the flying boat, where many cultivators had already gathered.

More than a hundred people dressed in uniform robes surrounded dozens of airship crew members. The atmosphere was tense, as if a fight was about to break out at any moment.

At this moment, the old monster at the Integration Realm who was leading the flying boat cupped his hands in greeting to the person opposite him.

“Fellow Daoist, the Palace Master of your ‘Southern Cloud Immortal Palace’ has a long-standing relationship with our ‘Mountains and Rivers Society.’ Can’t you make an exception for us…?”

The Nascent Soul Realm expert from the "Southern Cloud Immortal Palace" snorted coldly and said without any mercy, "Hmph... I'm here on the Palace Master's orders to intercept this private ship. I advise you not to be ungrateful! Quickly open the restrictions so we can inspect it, or I'll take you all back to the mountain gate..."

Seeing that the other party showed no respect whatsoever, the Nascent Soul Realm expert on the flying boat immediately turned grim.

"Fellow Daoist, may I speak with you in private for a moment..."

After hearing his words, the Nascent Soul Realm expert from the "Southern Cloud Immortal Palace" didn't give him any face at all.

"Say what you have to say here..." Seeing that the other party was not giving him any face at all, the old monster in the Integration Realm on the flying boat took a deep breath.

"In that case, fellow Daoist, please wait a moment..."

After he finished speaking, he took out a jade talisman from his waist and sent out several messages, presumably trying to recruit people.

At this point, Su Fan finally understood what was going on.

The people from "Nanyun Immortal Palace" didn't really want to inspect the flying ship, after all, they knew perfectly well what the cargo it was carrying was.

This involves multiple forces, and even the "Nanyun Immortal Palace" dares not lift the lid on it.

The "Nanyun Immortal Palace" and the "Shanhe Society" must have had a conflict recently, and the purpose of their trip should be to give each other a warning.

In any case, they are all petty, underhanded matters involving the interests of various parties.

At this moment, the communication array plate on the waist of the old monster in the Integration Realm of "Nanyun Immortal Palace" began to vibrate.

He took the communication array plate from his waist, glanced at the message on it, and then walked to the side to communicate with the sect's higher-ups.

After a while, he put away the communication array plate and then turned to look at the old monster in the Integration Realm on the flying boat.

"We won't check the airship, but we can't just make this trip for nothing..."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Su Fan and the others, and then asked, "What's going on with them..."

Su Fan immediately realized something was wrong; this was definitely going to be bad.

The old monster in the Integration Realm of the "Mountains and Rivers Society" breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the flying boat would no longer be inspected.

If anything goes wrong with the cargo on this airship, he'll suffer a terrible fate, and even his "Mountain and River Society" will be completely wiped out.

As long as the cargo on this airship is safe and sound, nothing else matters.

So when he heard the person from "Nanyun Immortal Palace" say that, he naturally understood what the other person meant.

We can't let them make a wasted trip; we have to give them some credit for their efforts.

The dozen or so cultivators carried on this flying boat were all people with no background, so we might as well sell them to the "Southern Cloud Immortal Palace".

"These people were all smuggled in by the airship..."

"Those must be smuggled in..."

As the other person finished speaking, a solemn expression appeared on their face.

"Today, the Enforcement Hall of my 'Southern Cloud Immortal Palace' was patrolling the star field under the sect's jurisdiction and apprehended thirteen cultivators who were illegally crossing the border..."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the elder of the "Mountains and Rivers Society" and then continued.

"The owner of the flying boat smuggled people across the border, and should have been severely punished. However, considering that he was the ringleader, he will not be prosecuted, but will be fined as a warning to others. The thirteen smuggled cultivators have been brought back to the mountain gate for questioning..."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at the elder of the "Mountains and Rivers Society" with a smile.

"Does my decision have any objections, fellow Daoist...?"

Upon hearing his words, the elder of the "Mountains and Rivers Society" immediately bowed and paid his respects.

"Fellow Daoist is fair and just, I have no objection..."

Seeing the two of them singing in unison, the faces of the dozen or so stowaways changed; they knew they had been betrayed by the "Shanhe Society".

If these people were taken back to the mountain gate by the law enforcement officers of "Nanyun Immortal Palace", they would be severely injured, if not killed.

Su Fan had been observing coldly, and he gave a cold laugh.

Originally, I only wanted to sneak into the Big World unnoticed, wipe out the headquarters of that assassin organization, and then return quietly.

Who would have thought that I would get into such a ridiculous and absurd mess?

Since you're so eager to die, don't blame me for being ruthless.

(End of this chapter)