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The wind was gusting and the clouds were thick.

The winter in the south this year was especially cold.

This year's Shattered Leaf City was especially cold.

Shattered Leaf City was close to the sea. Normally, it shouldn't be too cold in winter, but this year's weather was unexpectedly abnormal.

Waves rose up from the sea, one after another, and rapped against the shore of Shattered Leaf City's port.

The swallow flew close to the wave, making a beautiful arc in the air.

The wind was up, and it was circling in the air again. However, at this time, no one in the audience stopped to watch his brilliant performance.

Every single person who came from the north and south wrapped up their thick clothes and sped up their pace.

In this kind of weather, not to mention humans, even the Xiang River, which was known for its warm weather, began to have big waves.

Silver dots began to flicker in the air.

At this moment, on the Xiangjiang River, a boat was following the waves and quickly headed towards Shattered Leaf City.

The small boat was stubbornly floating on the surface of the Xiangjiang River.

The wind was getting stronger and the waves were getting stronger.

The boat began to sway as well, swinging back and forth on the surface of the water. A man wearing a straw cape emerged from the boat, holding a bamboo pole.

He used the bamboo pole to paddle in the river in an attempt to stabilize the boat, but to no avail.

He may have known that things were off the hook, but he was still stubbornly holding on to the winds and waves.

He was like a mayfly in nature, wanting to rely on his own strength to fight against the heaven and earth.

This is man. The heaven and earth can destroy our bodies. They can drain our blood and take our lives.

However, a person with true backbone would never kneel down and give up even a sliver of hope.

Both ears can be deaf, eyes can be blind, hands and feet can be broken, but the heart, will never retreat!

The man in the raincoat was on the boat, swaying it from side to side with his bamboo pole. He was trying to find some strength in the river water to prevent the boat from shaking.

Fortunately, there was no one left on the Xiangjiang River since the ancient times. Although the weather was still gloomy, the waves in the river gradually became smaller.

The small boat slowly steadied itself, and then, following the slow waves, entered the port of Shattered Leaf City.

"Bam!" There was a muffled thunder in the sky, and the light was faintly discernible in the clouds.

Just as the boat docked at the port, heavy rain poured down.

"My wife, hurry!" Before the boat could stop, the man in the raincoat rushed out of the boat and took off his raincoat, blocking the entrance of the boat.

The man in the raincoat revealed his entire appearance. His appearance was slightly better than an ordinary man. In other words, he looked like an ordinary person.

But who said that ordinary people must always be ordinary?

Following the man's movements, two people slowly walked out of the awning. One of them was a woman wearing a brocade fur coat. She had a big belly, so she slowly walked out of the awning.

Behind her followed a young girl who was much younger than she was. She was being supported from behind, as if she was a maid.

There was a carriage parked beside the post on the pier. A sleepy young man was sitting on the shaft of the carriage with a stalk of grass in his mouth.

When he saw the three of them exit the boat, he didn't care about the rain anymore. He spat out the grass stalks in his mouth, grabbed an umbrella from the car, and quickly went up to greet them. "Master, Madam!"

"Mm." The man nodded and passed the raincoat over the woman's head to the young man, then held up an umbrella.

The teenager quickly took off his raincoat and drove away under the heavy rain.

This couple seemed ordinary, but they were not ordinary at all.

The man's name was Ye Zhu, the largest wine merchant in Yangzhou. He had improved the formula passed down from his ancestors and brewed the best wine in Yangzhou.

By now, the business was getting bigger and bigger. It had already become a famous merchant in Yangzhou.

The woman was his wife, called Jing Jing. She was the eldest daughter of the Ning Family, a wealthy family in Yangzhou.

The two of them had been taking care of business outside all year round, and since it was close to the end of the year, the two of them wanted to come home and take a look.

The Ye Clan's ancestral home was located in Shattered Leaf City. It was said that it was a wealthy family in the past. In Ye Zhu's generation, it was even more glorious.

However, Ye Zhu's parents' generation also passed away in their middle years. Because he was the only son, only Ye Zhu was left in the Ye Clan.

It might have been like this in the past, but it's different now.

Quiet had been pregnant for eight months, and the descendants of the Ye Family were about to appear in this world.

In a matter like this, she was extremely nervous, and the people around her were as nervous as well.

Ye Zhu and the young girl supported the tranquility, stepping up the stone steps of the pier one by one. Their movements were extremely slow, fearing that something would go wrong.

Finally, with the support of the two of them, Serenity slowly sat on the carriage.

"Giddy up!" The teenager waited for Ye Zhu and the others to sit down before slowly driving the carriage. The carriage moved very slowly and steadily.

The horse's hooves splashed a little in the puddles on the road and then melted into the rain.

"Phew!" After walking for a short while, the youth pulled on the reins and steadily stopped the carriage.

"Old master, something's wrong …" The youth whispered into the carriage, using a voice that only Ye Zhu could hear.

Ye Zhu Qian pulled open a gap in the curtain of the carriage and saw that in front of the carriage, stood a row of people, dressed in cold clothes and long pants, with blades hanging from their waists.

Just as Ye Zhu was looking at them, this group of people also stared at Ye Zhu's carriage. Unfortunately for them, their eyes intersected.

"Attack!" When the leader found out that Ye Zhu was in the car, he immediately gave the order.

The surrounding people all drew their saber after hearing the order. They slowly stepped forward, and the tip of their blades dragged on the ground, emitting a sound of friction.

After Ye Zhu heard this, he secretly cursed and hastily hid in the car. No matter how strong he was, he was still a merchant and was powerless. He was still very afraid of blood.

He also guessed that these killers were sent by his opponents. He had fought in the business for so many years, so he knew this much.

"Old master, do you want to make a move?" The teenager on the shaft grabbed the reins and turned to face Ye Zhu, who was inside the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Serenity tightly held onto Ye Zhu's hand. At this moment, her palms were already covered in sweat.

Ye Zhu patted her back, indicating that she should not be nervous. Then, he gave a look to the young girl who was serving at the side of the peaceful side. He then released his hand and walked out of the carriage.

Ye Zhu stood on the shaft of the chariot and straightened his back. He stared at the approaching assassins and let out a long sigh.

"Go." Ye Zhu said these words with a light touch, but his eyes were extremely sharp, and there was even a bit of resolution and ruthlessness in his eyes.

After the driver received the order, he smacked the ground. The wooden surface of the shaft split apart and a sword as black as ink whizzed out.

The youth stepped on the ground and flew out. He held the sword hilt in his hand and unsheathed the sword. He flung a black sword light into the air.

Even in such a gloomy weather, one could still see that streak of black.

There was no light in the world, only a black light.

The youth charged forward!