CH 78

On the shore of Luwei Island, Li Huowang stood there holding a bloody bamboo slip in his hand.

The others stood nearby with pale faces, huddling together and looking at him.

They had not yet recovered from the aftermath of what had just happened.

Li Huowang's expression was hesitant. He could easily throw the extremely vile bamboo slip into the lake, where it would never see the light of day again. Whoever wrote it, the power of the Baqi was not something to be trifled with. Leaving it in the world would only bring endless suffering to others.

After thinking for a long time, Li Huowang ultimately put the blood-stained bamboo slip back into his pocket.

The methods recorded inside were extremely bloody, but they were also very effective. Even ordinary bandits like Yuan Er could use them, let alone himself.

Having a backup plan was always a good idea. In case of extreme situations, he might need to use it.

If he didn't want to become another Danyang Zi, he had to find a substitute in case of danger, even if using it came at a high cost.

Li Huowang turned his head and looked at the others behind him. "Push the boat over and get the dead bodies and gold ready. We're leaving this place."

The trouble had been resolved unexpectedly, and there was no need to stay in this place full of corpses.

The water bandits' small boat used for robbery was pushed to the shore by Sun Baolu of Shanshui. The others boarded the boat with the bodies of their companions and the gold jewelry.

"Get on the boat, row, and take us to the other side of this lake." Li Huowang glared at the young man in front of him, his eyes like those of a tiger.

"I... I'll take you out. Can you spare my life?" The frightened young man asked, trembling.

When he saw Li Huowang reach for the sword handle behind him, the young man quickly climbed onto the boat, shaking the oars. The small boat turned and headed towards the depths of the reeds, with the others following behind.

The dense reed marsh was quiet, with only the sound of the oars breaking the surface of the water. Everyone was still shaken by what had happened on the island, with their faces pale.

"Sir, my name is Yuan Fu." The young man rowing suddenly spoke up.

Li Huowang, with a furrowed brow, did not reply. His eyes scanned the pitch-black surroundings like a hawk.

"Sir, you know, it's not good to kill and rob on the water. When my dad was a smuggler, I never went with him." The nervous young man tried to explain something.

"I actually want to take the imperial examination and become an official in the capital. I'm tired of this place, and I know it well. Where are you headed, sir? I can show you the way."

This finally caught Li Huowang's attention. He looked down at the young man rowing the boat. "What do you know about the nunnery on Henghua Mountain?"

That was their next destination. Maybe he could find out something from this person. Henghua Mountain wasn't too far from this lake.

"The nuns? I know about them. I ran into them once when I was working with my brother. We had already figured out the goods on the boat, but in the end, my brother said we weren't going to do this deal."

"He told me it was Grandpa Ancestor's will, the black-clothed nuns, the bald woman raising birds, and the big god with the drum. That's called the Three No Robbery."

"What do the nuns look like? Is there anything special about them?"

"They're fat, really fat. One of them is three times my size. And they're lazy. They'll never stand if they can sit, and they'll never sit if they can lie down.""And they smell bad and are very dirty. One time, a nun took off her shoes and I could smell it from the other side of the boat."

"Master, are you going to find those nuns? I can guide you."

Fat, lazy, and dirty are not words that can be associated with the term "nun."

"Li Zhi said they are barely considered good people. But are there really good people in this world?"

After experiencing this series of events, Li Huowang expressed serious doubts.

After wandering around in the reed marsh for a long time, the vast lake appeared in front of them again.

After the small boat docked again, it was already dawn. From sunset to sunrise, they had spent the whole night on the island.

When the sunlight shone on everyone's faces, their heavy hearts finally relaxed. After rowing the boat all night, they were exhausted and panting on the ground.

Li Huowang said to the others, "Don't rest yet. Let's go to the woods and find firewood to burn these three dead people, or they will start to stink later."

Seeing the three drowned companions on the boat, the others struggled to stand up and walked towards the woods.

Li Huowang stopped Xiaoman, who was covering her arm. A large piece of skin had been peeled off her right arm, and the blood-red muscle was exposed in the air.

"How are you? Are you okay?" Li Huowang took out a pill from his waist and handed it to her.

Xiaoman did not take the pill. "I'm fine. It's lucky to be alive. This small injury can be covered with ash later."

After spending some time together, Li Huowang knew that she had a very stubborn personality, so he didn't say anything else.

Soon, three large bonfires were lit on the shore, and Li Huowang threw the three corpses into them.

Everyone watched their companions, who were lively and jumping around just yesterday, gradually being engulfed by flames.

When the sun was high in the sky, the flames gradually extinguished.

Li Huowang poked the ashes with his long sword, knocked some large bones into small pieces, and put them in a ceramic jar with the ashes.

Looking at the jar of bone ash in front of him, Li Huowang's mood was very depressed. The events of last night had made his mind very confused.

At this time, Bai Lingmiao, whose eyes had already turned white, reached out and gently pulled his clothes.

Feeling that something was not right, she leaned over and stuck to Li Huowang's back.

"I'm fine, you don't need to comfort me." Li Huowang bent down and picked up the three jars and put them in the arms of the idiot.

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Yuan Fu, like a lackey, stood next to Li Huowang and said, "Master, do you want to take a break? If you don't want to rest, I can take you to find the nuns. I know the way."

Calm Li Huowang shook off the ashes on his sword, then suddenly swung it towards the direction of the voice and inserted it back into the scabbard.

"Bring the bone ash, let's go."

Yuan Fu's eyes widened and he covered his bleeding neck with disbelief. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something to Li Huowang's back, but could only make a coughing sound.

In the end, he stumbled a few steps, his body softened, and he fell to the ground. His eyes gradually lost their luster.