Chapter 165 The Southern Swordsman Has Arrived Too

Several hundred miles away from where Meng Feixing and the other fought.

A large ship was sailing on the river, cutting through the water, heading towards Tianshui Prefecture.

On the ship was a large "She" character; it was indeed the ship of the She family from the Tongzhou Governors Mansion.

The people on board were the members of the Hidden Sword Palace, along with some attendants from the Tongzhou Governors Mansion.

Tongzhou Prefecture is located to the east of Cangzhou Prefecture.

The Yang River flows south from Cangzhou Prefecture, passing through Cangzhou, merging into the Zhuo River, flowing through Tongzhou Prefecture, and finally emptying into the sea.

The group from the Hidden Sword Palace traveled by water from Tongzhou Prefecture and finally arrived in Cangzhou Prefecture after more than ten days, having already entered the territory of Tianshui Prefecture.

In the luxurious cabin at the very top of the large ship, a thin, gaunt old man sat cross-legged, with a long sword resting horizontally across his knees.

Gusts of river wind blew in through the window, carrying a hint of chill.

But for an old man with such cultivation, this bit of cold air naturally had no effect whatsoever.

The old man was none other than one of the three elders of the Hidden Sword Palace, "Southern Sky Sword Elder" Yu Leju.

His own Disciple, Chen Fenghua, had died at the hands of Yan Chu.

That was the Disciple he regarded as his successor, and he had intended to pass the Hegemonic Sword lineage to him.

But now, because of Yan Chu, all his plans had fallen through, and he was forced to cultivate a successor once again.

Even though his Hidden Sword Palace had many Geniuses, how easy could it be to cultivate another Great Grandmaster? Let alone a Great Grandmaster with the hope of advancing to the Mountain Shaking Realm?

Therefore, he had to take revenge!

Otherwise, his thoughts would not be clear.

Originally, he had wanted to descend the mountain the very first day he received the news of his Disciple's death, but unfortunately, he was stopped by the Sect Head.

The reason was naturally because Yan Chu had joined the Empress Dowager's faction and had been appointed as the cangzhou assistant administrator.

His Hidden Sword Palace had concerns.

But now that the Hidden Sword Palace had aligned itself with the First Prince and Prime Minister Xiao Hanwen, it could already contend with the Empress Dowager's faction. Moreover, since Sima Tao was taking action this time, when Yan Chu was defeated by Sima Tao, he would personally end Yan Chu's life to vent his foul anger.

Presumably, Sima Tao would give him this Face.

"Hee hee~ Bark twice more!"

Just as Southern Sky Sword Elder's thoughts were surging, a burst of silver-bell-like laughter suddenly came from below the cabin, almost causing his state of mind to become unstable.

It's happening again...

"Woof woof!!"

An anthropomorphic dog bark clearly came from inside the cabin, and everyone on the ship could hear it.

Even with the Sword Dao state of mind that Yu Leju had tempered for over a hundred years, he could barely keep his composure.

If it weren't for the fact that the young girl had an extraordinary status, being the daughter of the Governor, She Zhijiu, he would have definitely taken action to teach her a lesson.

What made him even angrier was that Ma Jiangbo.

You are the Sect Head's Disciple of the Hidden Sword Palace, a dignified Grandmaster; what is the meaning of kneeling before a woman and barking like a dog?

You have simply lost all Face for his Hidden Sword Palace!

If it weren't for the fact that he was the Sect Head's Disciple, he would have almost been unable to resist drawing his sword and hacking this person into seventy or eighty pieces.

Once he returned to Biquan Mountain, he must speak to the Sect Head and expel this guy from the Hidden Sword Palace.

It was just too damn embarrassing!

Hearing the continuous barking and laughter from below, Southern Sky Sword Elder simply closed off his five senses, out of sight, out of mind.

"Hee hee~ That sounded really good!"

"It sounded much better than your dead Junior Brother!"

In the second-level cabin, She Manman was half-lying on an embroidered bed, playing with a lock of hair on her chest, her Face smiling like a flower.

In front of her, Ma Jiangbo knelt on the ground, raised his head, and said ingratiatingly:

"Manman, how do you think I barked just now?"

"Can I get up now?"

She Manman curled her lips and snorted coquettishly:

"Not enough! I haven't had enough fun yet!"

"If you want to marry me, you have to make me happy!"

"You're unwilling to even bark twice for me; how can I believe you'll treat me well in the future?"

"If you dare to disobey me now, maybe in the future you'll dare to scold me! Or even hit me!"

"Alright, alright, alright!"

Ma Jiangbo could only smile helplessly and say:

"Then tell me what else you want me to do? I'll do whatever you say!"

"Hee hee~"

She Manman's round eyes rolled around, and she said:

"How about this, I haven't heard a donkey bray before, why don't you mimic a donkey for me!"

"This..."

Ma Jiangbo said in a dilemma:

"I don't know how to bray like a donkey! How about I just bark like a dog for you two more times instead!"

"Trash! You can't even bray like a donkey! What else can you do?"

She Manman's voice immediately turned cold, her tone unfriendly, causing Ma Jiangbo's expression to change slightly.

"That's enough!"

At this moment, another voice suddenly rang out in the room.

This voice was extremely abrupt, as if it had appeared suddenly.

A beautiful woman in a black gauze dress walked out from the shadows of the room; if she hadn't stepped out voluntarily, no one would have noticed her at all.

"Manman, Grandmaster Ma is, after all, a True Disciple of the Hidden Sword Palace. You shouldn't humiliate him like this anymore, otherwise, it won't be good if Southern Sky Sword Elder becomes dissatisfied!"

This sentence immediately made the expression of Ma Jiangbo, who was kneeling on the ground, turn ugly.

It didn't matter if he barked like a dog in front of She Manman, but he was most afraid of being heard by the Sword Elder himself.

If this reached his Master, he would have no chance of becoming the Sect Head of the Hidden Sword Palace.

She Manman only curled her lips and said indifferently:

"What are you afraid of?"

"Aunt Zheng, haven't you already sealed the room with your Divine Sense so that no sound can get out?"

Hearing this, Ma Jiangbo's expression relaxed.

It was good that it couldn't get out.

Then he was still a True Disciple of the Hidden Sword Palace and the Sect Head's Disciple.

Zheng Wan felt helpless inside.

Wasn't it you who didn't want me to use Divine Sense to isolate the room? You even said you wanted to specifically let that old geezer, Southern Sky Sword Elder, hear it.

This child, relying on the doting of her father and Master, was really too reckless.

Fortunately, the Hidden Sword Palace and the Prefectural Governors Mansion had a very close relationship.

If it were replaced by another Supreme Grandmaster, even she might not necessarily be able to protect She Manman.

Seeing Aunt Zheng's somewhat stern gaze, She Manman could only say helplessly:

"Get up!"

"Eh! Okay!"

Ma Jiangbo gave Zheng Wan a grateful look, got up, and stood respectfully to the side.

This Aunt Zheng was unfathomable; rumor had it that she was the number one expert under Lord She of the Prefectural Governors Mansion, and had been arranged by him to protect his precious daughter personally.

If his guess was correct, she should also be a Supreme Grandmaster.

Zheng Wan's expression softened a little, and just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly shifted, and she looked outside with sharp eyes.

At the same time, Southern Sky Sword Elder in the top cabin also suddenly opened his eyes, the long sword in front of his knees began to jump, and the blade hummed.

High in the sky, a figure resembling a vulture swept across the air, heading towards the river ahead in the distance.

Swish! Swish!

The figures of Yu Leju and Zheng Wan appeared one after another on the cabin deck.

"Fellow Daoist Zheng!"

"Elder Yu!"

The two nodded at each other and looked at the figure in the distance.

"Elder Yu, can you recognize who that is?"

Yu Leju stroked his gray beard and narrowed his eyes, saying:

"That seems to be Ji Guiying of the First Uprising Gang. I saw him once several decades ago; at that time, he had not yet advanced to the Mountain Shaking Realm."

"'Nine Heavens Vulture' Ji Guiying?"

Zheng Wan raised her eyebrows,

"I didn't expect that even people from the First Uprising Gang would appear in Cangzhou Prefecture. Could it be that he also came for the battle between Yan Chu and Sima Tao?"

Immediately after, she shook her head again,

"No! Looking at his murderous appearance, I'm afraid he intends to go deal with someone!"