The Prodigal Son

It took the five of them a great deal of effort to finally reunite with He You, carrying the scales with them.

Upon seeing them, He You excitedly ran forward.

However, when He You saw them carrying loads on their shoulders and backs, he was suddenly stunned.

"This...this is..."

He stared in astonishment at the scales, and two words suddenly popped into his mind—dragon scales!

Could it be that they also went to slay the dragon?

"Don't ask so many questions!"

Qin Yu stopped He You, "Let's get on the boat first! It's getting late, let's try to get back to your village before dark."

"Yes, yes..."

He dared not ask any more questions and could only keep his curiosity to himself.

Before long, they loaded all the items onto the fishing boat.

As the pile of scales was loaded onto the boat, the fishing boat sank slightly, but it could still support the weight of them and the scales.

At this moment, Qin Yu had to admire his own foresight.

Luckily, we found the biggest fishing boat in the village; otherwise, it would have been difficult to bring back so many fish scales.

Seeing that it was getting late, they quickly rowed their fancy boat away from the place.

It was nearing dusk, and fog had risen again over the river.

With Ning Huang in charge, their ship remained remarkably stable despite being loaded with heavy cargo.

The fishing boats went downstream, and their speed increased significantly.

As darkness fell almost completely, they finally returned to He You's fishing village.

As soon as the boat docked, they realized something was wrong.

"Get out here!"

While Qin Yu and the others were still trying to pinpoint the unusual aura, Ning Huang suddenly let out a furious shout.

Hearing Ning Huang's furious shout, the people in the shadows felt a chill run down their spines.

It was discovered!

escape!

The next moment, the person in the shadows pulled the trigger of the crossbow without saying a word.

"Whoosh!"

An arrow shot towards Ning Huang from the shadows.

Ning Huang simply raised his hand and caught the crossbow bolt.

The person in the shadows was terrified and dared not linger any longer, quickly moving away into the distance.

Ning Huang raised his hand, about to throw the crossbow bolt, when Qin Yu's voice suddenly rang out, "Senior Ning, take them alive!"

Upon hearing Qin Yu's voice, the fleeing people suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Just as he turned around, Ning Huang had already flashed forward.

Just as he was about to speak, Ning Huang reached out and grabbed his neck, lifting him up like a chick.

At this moment, Qin Yu and the others quickly caught up.

Upon seeing Qin Yu and the others, the man seemed to see saviors and desperately tried to call for help, but Ning Huang had his neck choked and he couldn't speak at all. He could only wave frantically at them and make a special gesture.

Upon seeing the peculiar hand gesture, Xu Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly shouted, "Senior, we're on the same side!"

own people?

Hearing Xu Wan's words, Qin Yu and the other two were taken aback.

Coming to his senses, Qin Yu frowned and looked at Xu Wan: "This bastard just attacked us! Are you sure he's one of our own?"

Xu Wan leaned closer to examine the man's face, then gave him a reproachful look. "This is Li Yi, one of my men. How can I be sure? He must have mistaken us for enemies and misunderstood."

Upon hearing Xu Wan's words, the others immediately turned pale.

After all that fuss, it turned out to be a misunderstanding?

"Playing nonsense!"

Ning Huang irritably threw Li Yi aside and slapped him on the head.

"Cough cough..."

As Ning Huang released his grip, Li Yi immediately bent over and coughed incessantly.

Xu stepped forward and kicked Li Yi in the backside, scolding him angrily, "You've got some nerve, daring to attack Senior Ning! Are you looking for death?"

Li Yi glanced at Ning Huang with lingering fear. After recovering, he said with a wry smile, "I originally wanted to figure out who you were first, but it's so dark and I can't see clearly from this distance. Besides, Senior Ning spotted me, so I thought I should strike first and find a chance to escape..."

When he heard Qin Yu shout, "Senior Ning, spare his life!" he realized he had made a mistake.

He wanted to explain!

But Ninghuang didn't give him a chance to explain at all!

"Be more careful next time!"

Xu Wan glared at him speechlessly, then asked, "What are you doing hiding here all of a sudden?"

Feeling guilty, Li Yi replied in a low voice, "We were ordered to track down the whereabouts of those thirty carts of treasure. When I was investigating nearby, I overheard some people acting suspiciously as they tried to enter Zhanlong Gorge. I suspected they might be connected to the treasure, so I started investigating in the vicinity. Just now, I saw a boat coming on the river, so I hid nearby, intending to..."

Li Yi became increasingly guilty as he spoke, and his voice grew softer and softer.

Hearing Li Yi's words, Xu Wan couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

So that's what happened after all.

It was thanks to Qin Yu's shout that he died; otherwise, Ning Huang would have been dead without even knowing how he died after throwing that arrow!

Xu Wan was secretly relieved, but quickly pressed on, "Is there any clue as to the whereabouts of those thirty cartloads of treasure?"

"This subordinate is not aware of it."

Li Yi shook his head slightly. "We have a hundred men, working in groups of three, conducting a detailed investigation around Yuyang. So far, my men haven't found anything. I wonder if the others have found anything..."

They received Zeng Guan's order half a month ago to come here urgently to investigate the whereabouts of the thirty carts of gold and silver treasures.

Yesterday morning, several people took a gold ingot to a town downstream and exchanged it for silver and grain.

He and two others happened to be in town investigating the whereabouts of the thirty carts of treasure. Seeing that the men's attire didn't seem like the kind of people who could produce gold coins, they suspected that the men might be related to the thirty carts of treasure, so they followed the men to investigate.

Later, they found out through those people that someone had come to their fishing village the day before, wanting to enter Zhanlong Gorge.

So they split into two groups.

He hid in the fishing village to see if those people would return.

The other two people traveled by water to Zhanlong Gorge to investigate.

"You also sent people to Zhanlong Gorge by waterway?"

Qin Yu frowned and looked at Xu Wan. "Those two should also be your men, right? We didn't run into them when we came back. I hope something happened to them?"

"Probably not."

Xu Wan shook her head and said, "The fog on the river is so thick that even if we encounter them, we won't be able to see them if we keep a little distance! Don't worry, the people from the Treasure Mirror Division shouldn't drown."

Ok!

Since Xu Wan had said so, Qin Yu was no longer worried and immediately told the others to unload the things from the boat.

Li Yi quickly ran over to help.

Looking at the pile of black scales, Li Yi couldn't help but wonder, "What are these things?"

These look a bit like dragon scales from legends.

They wouldn't actually go into the Dragon-Slaying Gorge to slay the dragon, would they?

Xu Wan glared at Li Yi. "Just move it! Why ask so many questions? If you keep babbling, I'll throw you into the river to feed the fish!"

tigress!

Li Yi cursed inwardly, then silently followed suit and started carrying the load...