Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

Li Nian watched Zong Zhengyu show off quietly without saying anything.

Zong Zhengyu has an unusual status in the Yi family. He serves as a guest elder in the Yi family, so it's best to avoid provoking him as much as possible.

Furthermore, even if he did speak up, Zong Zhengyu would not agree.

It's just a waste of breath.

Why bother!

At this moment, Liu Tong, the patrol officer of Team B, stepped forward and asked Zong Zhengyu:

"Envoy Zong, have you reported the invasion of Shenyuan Village onto the island to the island's commander?"

"Why bother the island lord with such a trivial matter!"

Zong Zhengyu snorted coldly, then his eyes turned sinister as he said:

"Inspector Liu, do you perhaps think I am incapable of resisting these bandits from Shenyuan Village?"

"Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"

Liu Tong shook his head repeatedly.

Seeing this, Zong Zhengyu's lips curled into a cold smile, and he said to everyone present:

"Listen up, everyone! No one is to report to Lord Town Governor without my orders!"

"Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed without pardon!"

Everyone agreed.

Zong Zhengyu smiled with satisfaction.

The bandits from Shenyuan Village have invaded, and there are only two Bone Cultivation martial artists among them. This is a great opportunity to make a name for ourselves, how can we let Yi Huan steal it!

Killing the two leaders of Shenyuan Village would be a great achievement.

As for Li Nian...

He simply couldn't believe that Li Nian, a peasant-turned-bone cultivator, could kill Ma Mianbiao, who had been licking blood from the edge of a knife for many years, and steal his credit.

He wanted Li Nian to help him restrain and wear down Ma Mianbiao, and then deal with Ma Mianbiao after he dealt with Ge Xiong.

If Ma Mianbiao could cripple Li Nian, that would be even better!

As long as he kills the two leaders of Shenyuan Village, his status and position in the Yi family will rise significantly in the future.

and.

If he were to ask the head of the family to allow Yi Jieyi and Yi Mingxi to marry him, the head of the family would certainly agree.

Those two delicate and beautiful women...

Thinking about it, Zong Zhengyu's eyes were filled with lewdness.

It was as if Yi Jieyi and Yi Mingxi were already his for the taking, and he had even planned out the best positions for them...

The plan is perfect!

On the other side, Ruan Hanzhou leaned closer to Li Nian and whispered a reminder:

"Inspector Li, that pockmarked man has been practicing bone-strengthening for many years. He participated in the battle that killed Lord Linchuan last time. This man is not easy to deal with!"

"Zong Zhengyu is ambitious and eager for quick success. He doesn't know how formidable Ge Xiong, the 'Beach Demon,' and Wang Biao, the 'Pockmarked Leopard,' are. Should I go and inform the island's governor?"

Although Ruan Hanzhou did not experience the battle on Crescent Moon Island more than two years ago like Cao An and others, he had gained some understanding of the situation on the island and the important figures of Shenyuan Village through their interactions over the past few days.

Faced with a life-or-death battle, he did not want to entrust his fate to Zong Zhengyu.

"There's no need to issue a formal notice for now, lest Zong Zhengyu cause you trouble."

Li Nian shook her head.

Tongtong Yihuan, he has his own ways.

I won't let Zong Zhengyu see it, so as to avoid causing him trouble later.

This is the "Ten Thousand Miles of Unity Plate"!

"The people from Shenyuan Village are here!"

Li Nian's gaze sharpened as he looked at the Shenyuan Village boats docking at the shore, and he said:

"With a major battle imminent, I cannot be in two places at once to look after you all. Take care of yourselves!"

"yes!"

Cao An and the others responded in unison.

At that moment, Zong Zhengyu watched as the ships from Shenyuan Village landed on the island. Standing at the forefront of the beach, he raised his left hand and addressed the archers:

"Archers, listen to my command! Do not fire an arrow without my order!"

"yes!"

Although the archers had doubts, they had no choice but to obey their superiors' orders.

Zong Zhengyu nodded in satisfaction, then lowered his left hand, pointed his sword at the crowd of Shenyuan Village, and shouted with his voice carrying internal force:

"Listen up, people of Shenyuan Village!"

"I am Zong Zhengyu, in charge of guarding the island!"

"Ge Xiong, Ma Mianbiao, you two listen up! I challenge you to a life-or-death duel. Whoever loses will surrender and be at the mercy of the other. If you have the guts, don't refuse."

"If you don't have the guts, I'll order my men to shoot arrows and turn you all into hedgehogs!"

A life-or-death duel.

A duel between two opponents, regardless of moves or weapons, until one side is killed!

Zong Zhengyu was worried that Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao would escape, so he used this provocation tactic.

At the same time, a one-on-one match would better showcase his skills.

He wants to win.

The one who can show off wins!

On the island's shore, on the lead ship, Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao burst into laughter as if they had heard a very funny joke.

After a moment, the two looked at a towering man behind them, whose face was half-covered, with questioning eyes, and said:

"Fifth Brother, I want to play with this kid!"

"Me too!"

The Fifth Brother they mentioned was none other than Tu Yue, the Fifth Leader of Shenyuan Village!

Tu Yue said indifferently:

"You should go to the island and play with them, but don't embarrass the village."

His invasion of Crescent Moon Island was entirely the result of careful planning.

On the way here, he had arranged for the sixth leader, Li Hanhai, to sneak into the water and land on the island. He estimated that Li Hanhai had already landed and was heading to Yi Huan's secluded training location, as indicated in the intelligence.

If Yi Huan can't come, Zong Zhengyu, who is only at the Bone Cultivation stage, and Li Nian, who is just starting out in Bone Cultivation, are no match for Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao.

Even if something unexpected happens, he will not keep his promise to Zong Zhengyu and will slaughter everyone on the island!

As soon as the thought was formed, Tu Yue instructed:

"If I fight that peasant named Li Nian, don't kill him. Leave him alive so I can skin him alive as an offering to Old Ten's spirit!"

"clear!"

Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao exchanged a glance and revealed a sinister smile.

Having said that, Ge Xiong stepped forward and shouted to Zong Zhengyu:

"We agree to your terms: we will fight you to the death and clear all obstacles from the island!"

"good!"

Upon hearing this, Zong Zhengyu was overjoyed.

Immediately, he ordered the officers and soldiers to remove the obstacles they had painstakingly prepared, allowing the hundreds of people from Shenyuan Village to land on the island in broad daylight.

The two sides were separated by only five meters of lake shore.

"idiot!"

Seeing Zong Zhengyu's actions, Li Nianxin scoffed.

Having served as a naval admiral, he had dealt with pirates quite a bit.

Trying to negotiate with inhuman bandits is like opening the door to thieves—it's suicidal!

If Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao hadn't been so eager to play around, they probably would have started the massacre the moment they brought people onto the island!

Even if they lose in the end, the bandits will definitely go back on their word!

Zong Zhengyu is probably still smugly pleased with himself, thinking that Ge Xiong and the others have been tricked!

Just as Li Nian predicted.

At this moment, Zong Zhengyu was impressed by his own intelligence and thought to himself that the infamous Ge Xiong and Ma Mianbiao were nothing special.

"Li Nian!"

Zong Zhengyu called out to Li Nian.

Li Nian stepped forward.

Zong Zhengyu suddenly leaned closer to Li Nian and used his sleeve to cover their faces.

Li Nian's mind sharpened as she realized that Zong Zhengyu had not made a move, which was why she hadn't responded.

At this moment, Zong Zhengyu chuckled in a low voice:

"Li Nian, I'm sorry."

"You deserve this for making me so unhappy!"

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and addressed the crowd:

"Just now, Inspector Li and I were discussing who we should fight to the death. He bluntly stated that he wanted to deal with Ge Xiong, the seventh leader of Shenyuan Village and the 'Beach Demon'!"

"Inspector Li's courage is commendable; he is a role model for us all!"

"Thank you, Inspector Li!"

"Today, I will live and die with Crescent Moon Island, and I vow to fight the bandits to the very end!"

He just figured it out.

Rather than dealing with the stronger Seventh Leader Ge Xiong, it's better to deal with the weaker Ninth Leader Ma Mian Biao.

Let Li Nian wear down Ge Xiong, while he saves his strength to defeat Ge Xiong!

Looking at Zong Zhengyu's sincere thanks, Li Nian felt as cold as ice.

"Playing the Tian Ji horse racing game?"

"Unfortunately, no matter how many tricks you use, you're still a inferior horse despite your bone-training skills!"