507: Chapter 507 The Dedicated Spy

There was not a trace of pity in Lin Xiao's eyes.

This woman had watched her own countrywomen being tortured by the pirates while continuing her "mission" to fish for information from him.

She deserved to die!

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However, Lin Xiao had to admit that the brainwashing of these spies by the Qinhuai Pavilion, fostered by the Prince of Donghai, was quite successful.

Despite witnessing his strength in killing the pirates, she still dared to risk death to test him; her "dedication" was truly appalling!

Although Feixu hadn't answered, Lin Xiao estimated that there were likely Qinhuai Pavilion spies by the side of every pirate leader on these islands.

The Prince of Donghai likely used the Qinhuai Pavilion to maintain daily contact and exchange information with these pirates.

The Qinhuai Pavilion... this organization must be uprooted after taking over the Eastern Border!

The women on the boat were somewhat surprised to see Lin Xiao kill Feixu.

However, Feixu rarely interacted with them and was quite close to Ye Jiantaro, so they didn't feel sad about her death.

Their benefactor must have his reasons for his actions!

Lin Xiao ignored the slowly dying Feixu and turned back to the island.

The pirates were all dead, but the clean-up was not yet finished.

Lin Xiao quickly placed the corpses of the pirates into his storage space.

After entering the Heavenly Immortal Realm, his storage space had grown to an incredible size, thousands of times larger than at the beginning.

While he wasn't sure of its maximum capacity, fitting several thousand corpses was no problem.

After clearing the remains from the island, Lin Xiao boarded the boat and led the group of women back to Qizhou.

What Lin Xiao didn't know was that shortly after he left the island, a carrier pigeon landed on a wooden post...

Two days later.

At a small place called Qingshui Bay, located on the border between Qizhou and Qi Province.

Baili Zhuifeng was leading a group of assassins, lying in wait in a concealed location.

In the distance, within Baili Zhuifeng's line of sight, an army belonging to the Prince of East Sea was lying in ambush in a forest.

Both sides were poised like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

"Second Pavilion Master, this General Zhang Yufu is a confidant of the Prince of East Sea; he was specifically tasked with keeping an eye on you in Qi Province."

"Now that he's not staying in the city and has brought a thousand personal guards to this Qizhou territory, what exactly is he planning?"

The group of assassins couldn't understand why anyone would set an ambush in such a godforsaken place.

"Since they're facing the sea, they're naturally waiting for the pirates."

"Pirates? What would pirates come here for? There isn't even a decent fishing village here; are they coming to eat the wind?"

Baili Zhuifeng sneered, "If I'm not mistaken, the Prince of Donghai deliberately arranged for some pirates to land in Qizhou so he could then send troops to eliminate them."

"This way, Princess Xinglan would owe the Prince of Donghai a favor, and all our previous efforts to frame him would go to waste."

The assassins looked at each other.

"Surely not? Isn't the Prince of Donghai in cahoots with these pirates? Would he really lure them here just to kill them?"

Baili Zhuifeng shook his head. "You're wrong. The Prince of Donghai is only using these pirates for his own benefit."

"Once the pirates become a burden, he would eliminate even the Ghost Shark without hesitation."

"Then what should we do? We can't let the Eastern Sea Army become the benefactors of the Yan Region, can we?"

Baili Zhuifeng narrowed his eyes. "Of course not. Even if the Pavilion Master and the Prince don't blame us, we in the Second Pavilion can't afford to lose face like this."

"No rush. Let's see how many pirates arrive before making a decision..."

Just then, a pirate ship slowly approached the shore.

The people on the ship were Lin Xiao and his group.

Lin Xiao was not familiar with the eastern coast; it was several fisherwomen who told him that Qingshui Bay was the closest point to the Yan Region.

Lin Xiao didn't mind, but the women really couldn't wait any longer.

After all, even as fisherwomen, they rarely had the chance to go out to sea on a boat.

According to traditional fishing customs, it was considered unlucky for women to go out to sea.

Except for some sea-gathering women, most could only stay on shore.

Thus, during the two days drifting at sea, most of the women suffered from seasickness; if Lin Xiao hadn't been watching over them, some might have died.

Having finally reached the shore, the women wept with relief; they had finally returned.

But before they could even enter the village, the sound of galloping hooves reached their ears.

An army of about a thousand men dressed in Eastern Sea Army uniforms, complete with infantry, cavalry, and crossbowmen, quickly surrounded Lin Xiao and his group.

The women huddled together in fear, panicked and lost.

The leading general was a general of the household in his thirties, his face showing a hint of confusion.

"I am General Zhang Yufu, the general of the household for the Eastern Sea Army in Qi Province. Who are you? Why are you landing in a pirate vessel?"

General Zhang Yufu was puzzled; Mr. Cen had clearly said that several hundred pirates from Haihua Island would attempt to land at Qingshui Bay.

Once the pirates landed, they were to be killed on the spot, and their bodies were to be taken to the Qizhou border for public display.

But after waiting for two days, only one ship had arrived?

Furthermore, the people who disembarked were clearly not pirates, but rather a group of distressed women.

A few of the braver women hurried to explain:

"General, please don't misunderstand, we are not pirates!"

"We are subjects of the Great Gan, and we've just escaped from Haihua Island..."

Hearing this, General Zhang Yufu's expression turned strange.

"You're saying... you stole a ship from the pirates and escaped?"

Several women nodded in succession.

"How dare you! You still dare to lie to this general!?"

General Zhang Yufu glared. "A group of weak women like you could seize a sailing ship from the hands of vicious pirates?"

"General, we don't have such ability, but this Young Master Yu is highly skilled in martial arts; he was the one who rescued us!"

A woman immediately stepped forward to explain, "It's all thanks to Young Master Yu; he is a great hero who killed the pirates!"

Lin Xiao scratched his head; these women were too quick-tongued, instantly turning the spotlight on him.

Of course, they didn't mean any harm; they were just simple-minded and had panicked upon seeing the army, blabbing everything.

As expected, General Zhang Yufu's attention immediately shifted to Lin Xiao.

"Kid, is what they're saying true?"

Lin Xiao nodded. "It's true."

"Then there's only your one ship? What about the other pirates? Are they pursuing you?"

"They're all dead, so how could they pursue us?"

General Zhang Yufu flew into a rage. "Bullshit! Are you saying you killed all two thousand-plus pirates on Haihua Island!?"

Even a Martial Arts Grandmaster couldn't possibly kill over two thousand pirates single-handedly.

The pirates aren't idiots; if they see they can't win, they'll run faster than rats.

With so many boats by the island, they could just take a few and head out to sea; what martial arts expert could chase them across the ocean?

Most importantly, General Zhang Yufu had never heard of any top-tier expert in the martial world with the surname Yu.

"If you don't believe me, send someone to check and you'll see."

Lin Xiao frowned. "On the other hand, why are you, a group from the Eastern Sea Army, here in Qizhou?"

"Wait... our ship just arrived and you appeared immediately. Could it be you knew a ship would be docking here?"

Vaguely, Lin Xiao seemed to realize something...

"Presumptuous! How can an ordinary person like you inquire about the affairs of the Eastern Sea Army?"

A cold glint flashed in General Zhang Yufu's eyes; the man before him did not look or carry himself like an ordinary person.

Normally, he wouldn't want to cause unnecessary trouble.

But right now, bringing troops to Qizhou was already questionable, and now he'd failed to wait for the pirates and had been seen...

If he let these people go, he feared the Prince's plan would be completely exposed!

In that case, it's better to kill the innocent than to let a threat escape!