"When I marked the places where these dead people were found and where the Hanhai Gang finally disappeared, I realized it was a straight line."

He stood up while speaking, dipped his finger in wine, and began to draw on the table.

Finally, he connected all the dots.

"This is probably not a coincidence."

He looked up at Su Mo and the others: "It's hard to determine where this person comes from, but the purpose of the killing spree is to annihilate the Hanhai Gang.

"After killing the Hanhai Gang, the person vanished from Jianghu.

"That sword, too, was never seen again.

"Ah yes, that sword is called—Qixue."

"Qixue?"

Su Mo raised his eyebrows slightly.

Zeng Chou immediately nodded:

"Exactly Qixue, the one who told me this said... the Qixue Sword is one of the Ten Great Swords of the World.

"Once you have this sword, the sword bearer becomes a Sword Slave.

"It's not the person wielding the sword, but the sword wielding the person.

"Everyone the bearer sees can be killed; the more they kill, the sharper the edge, and the stronger the martial arts.

"Once the Sword Slave takes hold, until they die, they can only do the one thing they want to do.

"I suppose the person who got the Qixue Sword back then aimed to kill the Hanhai Gang Leader.

"So, after killing the Hanhai Gang Leader, they died from the sword's backlash.

"This sword is so evil, it's not surprising it ranks among the Ten Great Swords.

"Today, after hearing what Young Master Wang said, it reminded me of this matter.

"I only brought it up to let everyone consider it.

"It's just a thought; if there's anything incorrect, please don't take it to heart."

"You're too serious."

Wang Chengying nodded: "I didn't expect there to be such an evil sword in this world, it's truly surprising."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo gently exhaled:

"If it really is the Qixue Sword, I'm curious...

"Back then, the Sword Slave was to kill the Hanhai Gang Leader.

"So, what is this generation's Sword Slave wandering the sea for?

"And for what reason do they kill?"

This question left everyone in silence.

For a moment, where could an answer be found?

In the silence, Su Mo turned to look at the empty sea and said to Zeng Chou:

"Judging by the hour, Lord Zeng's men should have realized that he's not on the ship.

"But unexpectedly, even by now, they haven't come to fetch Lord Zeng back."

"..."

Zeng Chou was speechless upon hearing this, just looking in the direction where his pirate ship had left, and couldn't help but frown.

Although he was ruthless, he treated his subordinates relatively well, unless necessary.

They shouldn't abandon him like this.

However, who can be sure about these things?

Zeng Chou thought about it, feeling a bit melancholy.

Su Mo then stood up:

"Well, today's feast was truly enjoyable.

"Since Lord Zeng has no ship to pick him up, why not stay on my little boat for a few days?

"Once we find Lord Zeng's ship, you can return, how about that?"

"...Sure."

How could Zeng Chou oppose?

But Ding Luo suddenly spoke on behalf of Wang Chengying, inviting Su Mo to visit Pingyang Island.

Pingyang Island was already on their route, so Su Mo did not refuse.

Both ships decided to travel together.

The storm calmed down for now.

Zeng Chou claimed to be a guest at Ziyang Escort Agency, but in reality, his Inner Strength and martial arts were restricted, and he stayed in a room with two disciples of the Canglan Divine Blade.

There was a small incident on this matter.

Zeng Chou had asked for a new room from Su Mo, citing the presence of a woman in the current one.

Su Mo obligingly arranged a much larger room for him.

However, he wasn't the only resident there.

Another person shared the room with him.

Naturally, two people sharing a room was better than three.

Zeng Chou thanked profusely and followed Su Mo.

But upon opening the room door, Zeng Chou was nearly scared to death.

A huge White Tiger lay inside, snoring with eyes slightly open.

Despite that, the tiger's might was enough to terrify anyone.

Zeng Chou never expected such a creature on the ship...

His whole scalp tingled.

Without thinking, he pleaded Su Mo to take him back, preferring to share with the two others.

After all, it was preferable to sharing with a tiger.

What if the White Tiger fancied his muscular body?

Several lives would be at stake.

Now, in the room, Zeng Chou shared the space with the two mysterious individuals, glancing at each other in confusion.

Moments later, Zeng Chou coughed, walked with the power of a dragon and tiger, reached the bed, and looked at the young man sitting there:

"Get up."

Though he didn't know who they were, they were now all captives of Su Mo.

Who knows how long they might stay together?

He naturally wanted to establish dominance.

There's a Jianghu wherever there are people, for there's contention wherever there are people.

Fighting to establish precedence clarified future interactions.

By now, he didn't hope for Su Mo to spare his life.

Just not to be fed to the tiger was fine.

The young man raised his head at Zeng Chou, waved, and said:

"We're all lambs to the slaughter, why fight?

"There's only one bed, we'll take turns."

Zeng Chou sneered coldly:

"I said get up."

As he spoke, he reached out to grab.

Though his Inner Strength was limited, his physical prowess remained; this grab was peculiar, like a Spiritual Snake striking, extremely vicious.

The young man sighed, raised a finger, and jabbed.

The jab aimed at Zeng Chou's fingertip but struck the acupoint beneath his wrist.

The finger descended, and Zeng Chou felt half his body go numb.

His expression changed dramatically:

"Canglan Finger?

"What is your relationship with Canglan Divine Blade?"

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