The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 293 - 139: The Origins of Xu Qing (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 293: Chapter 139: The Origins of Xu Qing (Please Subscribe)

"Then surrender, and I will rescue your family," King Lin laughed heartily, taking a step forward.

Gao Gongyuan grasped his fists tightly, sweat dripping as he trembled, "King Lin, if you take one step closer, my men will immediately set fire to this place."

King Lin: "What, you don’t believe I can save your family?"

Gao Gongyuan forced a smile, "King Lin is a hero whose word is worth a thousand pieces of gold in the worldly society. It’s better to have your promise than anything else. It’s just that the families of high-ranking members like us are outside Yingtian Prefecture, in a manor belonged to Duke Wei. There are numerous masters there, and our Gang Leader is there right now. If this ship is captured by you, King Lin, and the news leaks out, what luck could our families possibly have?"

King Lin sneered, "If you don’t surrender, and I lose this cargo, I’ll land ashore and find a chance to kill your whole family to accompany you."

Gao Gongyuan spoke dryly, "King Lin, you are a hero of the world, why must you push things to the extreme?"

"You know that I am famous for keeping my word, so if you don’t surrender, I will kill your whole family. Don’t think those bastards under Duke Wei can protect them. I’ve got people to meet in Yingtian as well," King Lin said, voice resonating with the force of Thunder Sound.

Gao Gongyuan’s concentrated Qi-Blood dissipated involuntarily. He tried to concentrate it again, to resist, but he could not gather the Qi-Blood inside his body.

He could only watch, wide-eyed, as King Lin moved like Shadow Shifting into the cabin, quickly immobilizing his confidant.

Gao Gongyuan then collapsed, sitting on the ground, crying.

King Lin checked the goods and found the source of the faint scent he had detected earlier—a tightly wrapped Jade Box. He opened the box cautiously, and an overwhelming aroma filled the cabin. He quickly wrapped it up again and couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "Damn it, I knew there was some good fortune waiting for me today, but I never expected such a windfall!"

He was a Martial Arts powerhouse; how could he not know the preciousness of the Four-curved Spirit Ginseng.

This Spirit Ginseng, if refined into spiritual pills and elixirs, would be of unimaginable value to martial practitioners.

Even for a Refining Internal Master like himself, with Spirit and Body Integration, it promises significant benefits.

Tucking the treasure into his bosom, King Lin walked out of the cabin, kicked Gao Gongyuan, and said impatiently, "Stop crying. I keep my word, and I will rescue your family. Order your men to surrender. Those who do not wish to surrender, kill them and throw them to the fish. For those willing to surrender, dislocate their joints, tie them up, and throw them into the hold."

Gao Gongyuan, hearing that King Lin was still willing to rescue his family, was overjoyed and kowtowed, "Thank you, King Lin."

"Look at how pathetic you are. Hurry up and go," King Lin scolded.

Gao Gongyuan, however, took the insults like a compliment and followed King Lin’s instructions to take care of the aftermath.

After he dealt with everything, he asked, "What should we do now, King Lin?"

King Lin: "Sail this ship into the great river. I will personally take you to Yingtian to meet my brother and rescue your family."

"This?"

King Lin sneered coldly, "Do you think I don’t know that this ship has a pass which allows it to go through the waterway checkpoints in South Zhili? Lets act now. If we encounter people from our gang along the way, we can use the excuse that we have captured my men and bluff them. I believe that as the Deputy Gang Leader of the Giant Whale Gang, it won’t be hard for you to handle this little matter. If the word gets out and harms your family, you can’t blame me."

Gao Gongyuan: "I understand."

He reckoned in his heart; King Lin’s plan did indeed have a decent chance of success.

As for whether it would work, it depended on whether he could deceive those people along the way and also relied a bit on luck.

Without taking the gamble, there was no chance at all.

But by gambing, there was still hope.

Gao Gongyuan had no choice.

Now, he just hoped that King Lin’s reinforcement in Yingtian was as powerful as the rumors claimed.

King Lin certainly intended to thoroughly subdue Gao Gongyuan.

This guy had not secured the position of Deputy Gang Leader of the Giant Whale Gang through his combat skills, but because the old lad was naturally suited for the sea trade—rich in maritime experience, familiar with various nautical matters, and virtually a living sea chart.

If King Lin wanted to further expand his power at sea, he needed professionals like Gao Gongyuan.

This was also the beginning of his counterattack on the Giant Whale Gang.

The Giant Whale Gang and the Sea Sand Gang had effectively blocked King Lin’s reach, and if he couldn’t break the encirclement of these two established sea gangs in the East Sea, he would remain clamped by scissors, unable to spread his wings, and his own power would be gradually eroded.

Next, with the help of Gao Gongyuan, King Lin could sail the Giant Whale Gang’s ship boldly from the estuary into the great river and take the water route to Yingtian.

Along the way, he also learned about the links between the Giant Whale Gang and the government officials, as well as many secret codes of their own gang.

All this information was extremely valuable, and King Lin ordered his think tank to secretly take note.

"Gongming, if only you would join me at sea, brother, we could rule the East Sea, almost within reach," King Lin thought to himself.

However, Xu Gongming also had a strong foothold on land and served as his solid support; King Lin was reluctant to have him come to sea.

Mainly, he had to admit, Xu Qing was getting more powerful, and King Lin felt that he couldn’t suppress the young man if he was out at sea.

"It’s great to be young; it’s frightening."

"Am I getting old?"

King Lin shook his head unhappily.

King Lin had a smooth journey, and as they neared Yingtian Prefecture, they suddenly encountered an unwelcome merchant ship on the waterway signaling with a secret code.

Gao Gongyuan gave a wry smile, "King Lin, we can’t avoid this ship. They are high-ranking members of the Wenxiang Sect, with close ties to our Gang Leader."