Starting from the martial arts world, Gan became a true master of martial arts.

Chapter 400: Natural Disasters and Banditry
The waves continued to surge under the boat, with waves turning over from time to time.

On the deck, Zhou Yi looked solemnly at the pirates who had surrounded the merchant ship, and said to Fang Xuan with a wry smile:
"All the business between the Wulin Alliance and Zhongzhou depends on this river. Although these pirates usually rob merchant ships, there are only 20 to 30 of them, and the money they demand is not bad, so the Wulin Alliance turns a blind eye."

Fang Xuan suddenly asked, "Are these pirates supported by the Jingzhou government?"

Zhou Yi was in a bad mood and patiently explained:
"If not, any branch of the Wulin Alliance could have wiped them out. The bandit problem started three years ago. Three years ago, the governor of Jingzhou hosted Alliance Leader Zhao for a banquet. At that time, some unpleasant things happened. People under him speculated that the governor of Jingzhou was going to recruit the Wulin Alliance, but Alliance Leader Zhao did not agree."

Pei Qian nodded thoughtfully and interrupted, "Since they are not many in number and the Wulin Alliance has many experts, they can just guard the merchant ships. Why should we be afraid of these bandits?"

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly with a bit of helplessness: "My lord, you don't know that these pirates will use guns to pierce the bottom of the ship, and they will also use kerosene to burn the ship. It is too costly to protect the merchant ship. After all, in the entire Wulin League, the Blood God of War is basically the top combat power and is very scarce."

"Rather than getting nothing in return, it's better to give some money."

Upon hearing this, Pei Qian's eyes widened. He never expected that a giant as powerful as the Wulin Alliance would be controlled by some pirates.

As they were talking, the pirate ships had already surrounded the merchant ship. Zhou Yi stood at the outermost edge of the deck, took a deep breath, clasped his hands and said loudly:

"My dear friends, I am Zhou Yi. The Nine Provinces are in turmoil now, and it is not easy for everyone to make a living. I have prepared five hundred taels of silver here, and I hope you can help me."

Five hundred taels of silver pales in comparison to the tens of thousands of taels that warriors would spend on purchasing magical instruments and martial arts skills, but even in peacetime, it is already a huge sum of money for ordinary people.

"So you are the Vice Leader of the Wulin Alliance, nice to meet you!"

"Five hundred taels? That was yesterday's price."

On a boat, a man jumped out of nowhere, stepped on the waves, and looked at Zhou Yi with a sneer on his face.

Everyone looked outside and saw a man dressed in black, wearing a monster skin cloak, carrying a big sword, and looking at everyone on the deck with a cold face.

Zhou Yi didn't know the other party, but he often heard his subordinates mention that the leader of the pirates was a gangster named "Wan Jin Chui" who was quite well-behaved.

"Are you the leader of Wanjinchui Village?"

He just opened his mouth to ask, trying to get closer to him, but unexpectedly the man in black stomped his foot suddenly, jumped into the air, and landed heavily on the bow of the boat.

"Boom~~~"

A huge force caused the entire merchant ship to shake continuously, and many people on the deck were shaken to the ground.

The man in black glanced at everyone, his gaze lingered on Pei Qian and Pu Anyu for a few seconds, with a hint of lust in his eyes.

"That idiot Wan Jin Chui has been fed to the fish, but I have to say, his wives are pretty good, very plump!"

Zhou Yi's face darkened. "How much silver do you need? Just tell me directly."

The man in black stretched out his palm and spread his five fingers: "This number!"

Five thousand taels. Zhou Yi said in a deep voice:
"Sir, please don't joke. This is a merchant ship of the Wulin Alliance."

Normally, the net profit of merchant ships traveling back and forth might not be as much as five thousand taels. Zhou Yi mentioned the name of the Wulin Alliance here to let the other party know what was going on.

The man in black smiled and said:

"Today is the first time I have dealt with the Wulin Alliance. I would like to ask Vice Alliance Leader Zhou to pass a message to Alliance Leader Zhao. From now on, the Wulin Alliance ships passing by will be charged 5,000 taels each."

After that, he looked at Pu Anyu and Pei Qian with a lewd smile on his face and said, "Of course, this time, for the sake of Vice Alliance Leader Zhou, I will take these two women away. You just need to give me one thousand taels."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and several huge waves burst out on the sea, and three figures swept out and landed beside him.

"We all live in Jingzhou, please don't be too ruthless."

Zhou Yi made a harsh remark, but he saw a layer of white external skeleton appearing on the other party's body, and the blood of the black-clothed man in the lead was boiling.

Three Bone Shuras and one Blood Martial Saint!

How could there be such a master among the pirates? Zhou Yi's face changed slightly and he subconsciously looked towards Fang Xuan.

Generally speaking, being able to become a Bone Shura and join the Wulin Alliance in Jingzhou is much better than being a bandit.

"Absolutely? If it weren't for the Wulin Alliance, I would have chopped you all up and fed you to the fish."

The man in black cursed angrily, walked to the table in front of Pei Qian, grabbed a pot of wine and took a big gulp.

"Bang bang bang!!"

At this moment, dozens of iron hooks suddenly flew in from outside, and the pirates began to climb up to the deck along the iron hooks.

On the small boat below, someone had already taken out a sharp chisel and dived into the water, preparing to attack the merchant ship.

Those who can become pirates are all cruel people. If it weren't for the name of Wulin Alliance, they wouldn't even need to bargain before.

After dozens of pirates boarded the ship, the man in black ordered, "Go to the cabin and take away what you can."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Pei Qian's butt.

"boom!!"

Suddenly, a huge amount of energy surged out from Pei Qian's body, knocking the man in black back several meters.

Even though Pei Qian was already a qualified formation master, his body was still no match for a Blood Martial Saint. The man in black looked at Pei Qian in surprise, shaking his wrist which was numb from the shock, "Oh, you're still a tough guy. I like this kind of stubborn woman the most."

Pei Qian's face looked very ugly, and his brows were almost touching each other, indicating that he was angry at the moment.

He likes rouge and powder and is a cross-dresser, but that doesn't mean he likes being insulted as a woman.

He directly summoned the octagonal pagoda, and the layers of array patterns began to rotate. With the merchant ship as the center, huge waves suddenly surged around it, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was mobilized in an instant.

Pei Qian almost gritted his teeth and said, "You are seeking death!"

"boom!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

At the moment when the men in black were stunned, a sharp sword intent burst out from above their heads, and the sword intent dispersed into palm-sized lightsabers that fell from the sky.

The three Bone Shuras were instantly shattered by the sword intent and turned into three pools of flesh and blood, followed by intensive screams.

After three breaths, the black-clothed man's eyes were completely replaced by fear.

More than 200 brothers brought with them on this trip died in just three breaths.

Moreover, each of them died in an extremely miserable way, and the surface of the river under the merchant ship had been dyed red with blood.

"Master Xianxian, please spare my life. I, I, I."

The man in black fell to his knees in front of Pei Qian with a thud, stammering and unable to even complete his words of begging for mercy.

In the battle at the Wulin Alliance Mountain Gate, he also witnessed with his own eyes the scene where Fang Xuan killed the Buddhist Vajra with his sword.

But after all, he had no cultivation and could only see the terrifying vision in the sky from afar. Now that he saw with his own eyes a fifth-grade martial master taking action, he was still shocked.

In the hands of a warrior of a higher realm, even a Blood Martial Saint is no better than an ant!

The man in black can be so arrogant, not only because he himself is a powerful Blood Martial Saint, but also because he has hundreds of brothers. With just one order, the entire merchant ship can be destroyed in an instant.

For ordinary warriors, they don’t want the entire merchant ship to be destroyed, so the man in black was fearless after getting on the ship.

It’s a pity that he was facing Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan did not kill him and asked:

"Where are you?"

"Jizhou!"

Jizhou? Fang Xuan was a little surprised. Jizhou and Jingzhou were tens of thousands of miles apart. A Blood Martial Saint traveled thousands of miles to Jingzhou just to be a pirate?
This doesn't make sense no matter how you look at it!
After some questions and answers, Fang Xuan found out that the man in black was called Liu Fan, and he was originally a wandering wanderer in Jizhou.

He also had his own business and a small camp in Jizhou, and usually engaged in some robbing and robbery.

Just three months ago, a natural disaster suddenly broke out in Jizhou, leaving refugees everywhere.

With so many refugees, these robbers could not steal anything. In desperation, they wandered thousands of miles and came to Jingzhou, where they continued to become bandits.

It was also half a month ago that he heard that the governor of Jingzhou decided to strengthen the surveillance and control of the Wulin Alliance. The original leader of the Water Fort, Wan Jinchui, was timid and afraid of trouble, so he volunteered to make a deal with the governor of Jingzhou.

This led to a series of subsequent events in which someone took the place of someone else.

Relying on the support of the governor of Jingzhou, the man in black acted more domineering and brutally than Wan Jinchui.

There are refugees in Jizhou? Wouldn't Haizhou be affected as well? Jizhou Governor Gu Kaizhi doesn't seem like an incompetent person. How could there be such a large number of refugees? Fang Xuan thought to himself.

"Master, please spare my life. I won't dare to do it again!" Liu Fan slammed his head on the ground with such force that he almost knocked a big hole in the deck.

Fang Xuan turned to look at Pei Qian: "I'll leave him to you!"

After saying this, a strong murderous intent appeared on Pei Qian's handsome face, and he activated the magic circle that he had prepared long ago.

With two "bangs", Pei Qian kicked Liu Fan hundreds of feet away and he fell directly on the open space by the river.

Soon, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continued to surge in the open space, accompanied by bursts of huge roars.

Pu Anyu saw Fang Xuan's serious expression and comforted him, "Don't worry, Pei Qian is a formation master after all. After the formation is set up, nothing will happen."

Fang Xuan naturally knew that the scene where Pei Qian used the magic circle to resist two Buddhist Vajras was still vivid in his mind.

This was also the first time that Fang Xuan witnessed the power of the formation master with his own eyes, and he understood why the position of Taixuan Sect in Jiuzhou was so important.

Such a powerful formation master is definitely a bug-like existence in military battles.

Fang Xuan shook his head and said softly, "I was wondering if there was someone behind the natural disaster in Jizhou. If so many refugees poured into Haizhou, Xiaoli would not be able to handle it."

It was also the first time that Pu Anyu heard Fang Xuan mention Fang Li around him, and he asked curiously, "Fang Li? The talented leader of the Dragon Whale Army? Take me to meet him if you have a chance!"

Fang Xuan nodded gently, "Well, there will be a chance!"

(End of this chapter)