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The sound came from afar, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with the clarity of a resounding bell and a booming drum.

brush!

Countless people turned to look, their faces filled with resentment.

Everyone had just witnessed the Dragon King's extraordinary abilities, such as unleashing his dragon breath to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded. They were already awestruck by Liu Yueshan's astonishing skills, almost regarding him as a god.

Who would dare to speak so disrespectfully to Liu Yueshan?

Xie An was also incredibly curious and turned to look.

Two blue-maned horses galloped towards them along the mountain path in the distance. The woman riding the first horse was dressed in a blue fitted outfit, about twenty years old, with a silver hairpin in her hair, and she looked quite noble.

Sitting on the back horse was a robust young man of seventeen or eighteen, his blue robe fluttering in the wind, and a silver longsword hanging at his waist.

It was the young man who spoke.

Da da da.

The sound of hooves grew louder as the blue-maned horse galloped forward, splashing mud and water everywhere. The drums and music on the dock stopped, and everyone stared intently at the two horses charging towards them.

Liu Qing was the first to react.

Clang!

He abruptly drew his longsword from his waist, the blade pointing directly at the two horses, and shouted fiercely, "They're the two children of the Money Gang leader! Wang Xiaoman! Your father's dead, and you still dare to come here to die? Stop them!"

A dozen or so members of the Dragon King Gang drew their swords and rushed forward, blocking the entrance to the dock.

The young man in the blue robe suddenly spurred his horse, and the blue-maned horse neighed loudly, its four hooves leaving the air, leaping over the heads of the leading Dragon King Gang members.

The horse's hoof landed on the ground, splashing water into the puddle.

The boy bent down from his horse, his left hand on the scabbard, and his right hand drawing his sword—

"Clang!"

The longsword was drawn, its cold light flashing. Before the three gang members blocking his way could even see the blade, their wrists were slashed, their knives clattering to the ground. They clutched their wounds and screamed in pain.

The boy didn't stop, and continued to sweep his sword horizontally, sending two more people flying with the back of the sword.

His swordsmanship was fierce, but he did not take lives; he merely knocked people to the ground and cleared a path.

Standing by the altar, Chen squinted at the boy and sneered loudly, "Wang Xiaoman, your father was beaten to death by our leader. Letting you and your brother escape is the leader's mercy. You still dare to act recklessly?"

The boy charged forward, brandishing his sword; the sword light flashed like a bolt of lightning, forcing the surrounding gang members to retreat repeatedly.

Stop trying to glorify yourself!

The boy's clear voice drowned out all the noise on the dock, "If my father hadn't risked his life to stop Liu Yueshan, my sister and I would have been dead long ago. Besides, I can't stand seeing you fool the people like this!"

After saying this, the boy turned around and shouted to the woman on horseback behind him, "Sister! Do it!"

The woman in blue on horseback had already removed the longbow hanging beside her saddle. With her right hand, she drew an arrow from her quiver, nocked it, and pulled the bowstring taut.

"Whoosh!"

The arrow shot through the air with a sharp whistling sound, heading straight for the ten-meter-tall image of the Dragon King.

"Bang!"

The arrow struck the Dragon King's image squarely in the head, embedding itself deeply.

Immediately afterwards, a wooden board cracked open from the head of the Buddha. The board fell down, revealing a dark hole inside.

A person was squatting in the cave.

The man was dressed in gray cloth clothes and had a bamboo tube in his mouth, from which white steam was rising.

The man was clearly stunned by the sudden turn of events. The bamboo tube he was holding in his mouth fell and hit the wooden frame inside the statue, rolling twice.

The dock was deathly silent.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the person hidden inside the Dragon King's head.

No one expected that there was a person hiding inside the Dragon King's image!

Wang Xiaoman forced back the Dragon King Gang members who were attacking her with a single sword strike, and shouted loudly, "Fellow villagers, did you all see clearly? There's someone hiding inside the head of this Dragon King's image! That so-called dragon breath just now was smoke blown out by that person inside! You've all been fooled!"

A commotion arose in the crowd; some whispered, some turned pale, and some clenched their fists.

Wang Xiaoman pointed her sword at Liu Yueshan on the sacrificial altar: "The reason this scoundrel Liu Yueshan can put on such a show of bringing the dead back to life and healing the wounded is simply because he's mastered the art of shrinking back! He deliberately shrank himself into the shape of a dried-up corpse to deceive everyone! The reason? Two months ago, my father severely injured him, severing 70% of his meridians. He's putting on this act to maintain the Dragon King Gang's position in Wuqiao Town! Don't be fooled by him!"

On the sacrificial altar, Liu Yueshan's face was ashen. His eyes, fixed on Wang Xiaoman, seemed to spit fire, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.

Chen, supporting the swaying Liu Yueshan, shouted to his gang, "Stop him! Stop him!"

Wang Xiaoman killed three members of the Dragon King Gang with a single sword strike, then mounted her horse and spurred it on.

The blue-maned horse immediately charged towards the outside of the dock.

The woman in blue also turned her horse around, and the two horses galloped side by side, breaking through the Dragon King Gang's numerous obstacles and rushing out of the dock in the blink of an eye.

"Liu Yueshan!"

Wang Xiaoman's voice came from afar, like a thunderclap, echoing over the Huai River, "You wiped out my entire Money Gang, and I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace! You're severely injured and won't live much longer, but I'm still young, and my sister and I can wait!"

The sound of horses' hooves gradually faded into the distance, disappearing at the end of the mountain path.

Hundreds of people stood still at the dock, looking at each other in bewilderment.

On the sacrificial altar, Liu Yueshan's eyes were sunken, his lips were purple, and his fingers were trembling.

Liu Qing supported him, saying, "Brother, are we just going to let them go like that? Why did you stop Lao San and me from chasing after those two? They ruined our plans and made us lose face. How can we let them live?"

call!

Liu Yueshan let out a long sigh of relief. "I'm still recovering from my serious injuries, and you and Lao San might not be a match for those two. If we fail to defeat them after making a move, the last bit of prestige left in my Dragon King Gang will be completely destroyed, and we really won't be able to stay here."

Liu Qing looked at the hundreds of spectators around the dock. "But they already know what happened today. If word gets out, what will become of the Dragon King Gang's reputation?"

Liu Yueshan said, "What's the panic? After the River God Festival, there's the Dragon King Banquet. Apart from a few familiar people from my Dragon King Gang, everyone else will be invited to the banquet. Third brother, you're skilled with poison. If all these people are dead, the news won't spread. As for those two remnants of the Money Gang, they're our mortal enemies anyway. Whatever they say to others will just be seen as deliberate slander, so it doesn't matter."

Chen, the abacus-wielding man, brightened up: "Brother is wise. I'll take care of it right away."

……

Outside the crowd.

Xie An and his two companions witnessed this scene from afar.

Knowing the truth, Xie An actually breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected... it was pretty much what I guessed.

There's definitely something fishy going on behind the scenes.

The so-called Dragon King's breath that brought the dead back to life and healed the wounded... was nothing but a farce.

After today, the Dragon King Gang's prestige in Wuqiao Town should be much less than before.

Ok?

Xie An suddenly noticed that Liu Yueshan on the sacrificial altar was not flustered at all. Instead, he took the initiative to walk down from the altar and greet the villagers nearby with laughter and conversation.

Something's not right...

A terrifying thought immediately flashed through Xie An's mind: kill him to silence him!

Is Liu Yueshan planning to bury everyone here?

"Senior sister, what are the next steps in the River God Festival?"

Li Shengnan recovered her senses: "The Dragon King's Feast. It's when the Dragon King's gang voluntarily distributes wealth to treat the surrounding villagers to a meal."

"Senior sister, hurry! Liu Wei, you come with me too." Although Xie An wasn't sure of Liu Yueshan's specific plans, this matter was far too serious. If he guessed correctly, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Shengnan was puzzled. "Junior brother, why are you in such a panic? Our patrol mission isn't finished yet."

Xie An said, "The Dragon King's Gang has lost face, so I'm afraid they won't let this news get out. They might even kill all the onlookers. Although we are from the River and Lake Management Bureau, what if Liu Yueshan becomes desperate and does something rash..."

Li Shengnan and Liu Wei gasped and followed Xie An, rushing towards the mountain path.

The three men were patrolling the outermost area of ​​the wharf, so their escape went unnoticed.

Even so, the three of them still ran for two miles before stopping at a deserted mountain pass. From there, they could see the scene of the Dragon King's banquet being held at the wharf in the distance.

Sure enough, many villagers who had eaten at the Dragon King's feast collapsed to the ground.

"grass!"

Liu Wei jumped to his feet in shock: "The Dragon King Gang really does kill to silence witnesses! It's utterly inhumane! They'll be punished by heaven..."

After saying this, Liu Wei realized something, turned around and bowed deeply to Xie An: "Xie An, I am so grateful to you just now. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have lost my life inside."

Li Shengnan also expressed her gratitude, "Thanks to my junior brother's quick thinking, otherwise it would have been truly dangerous. The Dragon King Gang has completely gone mad."

Xie An breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the hilltop, and enjoyed the river breeze coming from the direction of the wharf.

Luckily I ran fast...

As the river breeze continued to blow, Xie An felt the panel flicker.

I opened it and took a look.

[Gained Talent: Dragon Breath!]

hiss.

Xie An took a deep breath.

What's going on?

Wasn't that dragon's breath just a farce?

Does the Dragon King really exist in this world?