Start with the fisherman

Chapter 23 Blocking the Road
boom!
Not long after Cao Ze turned around, there was a loud noise in the sky, like a bolt of thunder out of the blue.

The shock made his head buzz, and even the sea surface was shaking slightly, as if there was an earthquake and tsunami.

At this time, the moon had just emerged from the sea. With the faint moonlight, Cao Ze saw that just in front of his left, there were two figures standing on the sea, confronting each other in the air.

After a brief confrontation, two figures rushed towards each other almost at the same time.

boom!
The thunder just now sounded again.

It turned out that this was the sound of two warriors fighting!
Cao Ze widened his eyes.

It seems that the limits of warriors in this world are much higher than I imagined. They are almost like earthly immortals.

It was too far away, so Cao Ze couldn't see who the two warring parties were. He could only hear constant roars, as if every blow had the power to move mountains and stop rivers, which made him feel envious.

Under the moonlight, two figures moved around like two afterimages, constantly changing their positions. Cao Ze couldn't see them making any moves at all. If he hadn't heard the horrifying roar, Cao Ze would have even thought that the two were dancing under the moon.

The sea water was constantly swaying, and the wupeng boat was like a rootless duckweed, seemingly likely to capsize at any time.

Cao Ze didn't dare to look any longer.

When gods fight, it brings disaster to mortals.

He understands this principle.

Without any hesitation, he turned around again and headed towards the mirage island.

At this time, the only safe place he could think of was Haishi.

After rowing for about half an hour, the roar in the distance finally became smaller, and Cao Ze breathed a sigh of relief. At such a long distance, even if it was a fight between gods, it should not affect him!

However, at this moment, a light boat appeared in front.

Without any warning, it just appeared in front of the wupeng boat.

The other side did not turn on the lights, so when Cao Ze discovered them, the two ships were almost colliding.

But the other party had already discovered him because there was an oil lamp hanging on Cao Ze's black-sailed boat.

"What?"

The light boat blocked in front of Cao Ze.

There were four or five men standing on the boat. Their faces could not be seen clearly in the darkness, but judging from their bulging bodies and the long swords at their waists, they must be warriors.

With the faint light of the oil lamp, Cao Ze saw a soaring dragon printed on their robes. The dragon's body ran through the entire robe, and its head was pointing upwards, as if it was about to soar into the sky.

The four of them were all wearing the same clothes and looked like they were members of some organization.

"I was originally a nearby fisherman. I saw two strong men fighting ahead and prepared to take refuge in the sea city."

Cao Ze told the truth as he didn't want to cause any misunderstanding.

Only then did the other party light the oil lamp and put it in front of Cao Ze. After looking at him for a while, he waved his hand and said, "This area is blocked. Let's leave here quickly!"

"Excuse me, what happened?"

"roll!"

The other party was unwilling to answer, so Cao Ze didn't say anything more. He turned around and walked away following the advice.

Pfft!
The moment he turned around and faced the light boat, Cao Ze jumped into the water with a splash, and silently said in his heart, "I need to improve my swimming skills!"

Take, take, take…

Almost at the same time Cao Ze fell into the water, several crossbow arrows fell on the black-covered boat.

If Cao Ze had not jumped into the water, these crossbow arrows would have been stuck in Cao Ze's body.

If he hadn't seen the corpse when he came, Cao Ze might have been fooled, but considering the corpse and the fact that these people were sneaking around without turning on the lights, he had to be on guard against people, so Cao Ze decisively jumped into the water.

I didn’t expect that he really guessed it right!
The night was dark, and the sea was equally dark, but the four people on the canoe knew that the fisherman had not escaped.

In this vast ocean, where can you go if you don’t have a ship to shelter yourself?

Even though their trick was exposed, they did not panic.

They knew that the fisherman must have practiced martial arts, but they were not good-for-nothings. They were the elite of the Dragon God Temple, and their leader was a martial arts master who had reached the fifth level of body forging.

The fact that they attack from behind doesn't mean they are weak, it's just their habit.

Since the other party has abandoned the ship, let's stay here forever!

Wow!

Under the moonlight, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the sea like a fish out of water. It swung its tail fiercely and stabbed the leader with the harpoon in its hand.

The leader had a sneer on his face. He shouted and swung the long sword in his hand diagonally upwards. He wanted to let the other party see the power of a fifth-level body forging warrior. Ding!
The knife and fork clash.

A huge force came, and the leader's expression changed drastically.

"how is this possible?"

puff!
Before he had time to think, the harpoon had already pierced his heart.

By the time the other three reacted, Cao Ze had sunk into the water again, leaving behind only a bloody corpse on the boat.

Since these people did not attack head-on but chose to use crossbows to hurt people from behind, in addition to proving that they are old silver coins, it also shows that the strength of these people themselves is not that strong.

Cao Ze didn't want to swim back to Bishui Village like this, so he took decisive action.

The fact was just as he expected, the leader looked very strong, but in the end he couldn't even withstand a single attack.

I wonder how the leader would feel if he knew what Cao Ze was thinking at this moment.

After killing one person, Cao Ze also judged the strength of these people, which should be between the fourth and fifth levels of body forging.

Although it seems that these people are quite strong and their martial arts skills are average, if they had attacked head-on and surrounded Cao Ze, they might have had a chance to kill Cao Ze with their martial arts skills.

But now, with his great water ability, under the cover of night, he was like a ghost in the sea!
The three people on the boat were also a little panicked. They stood back to back, holding long swords in their hands, guarding their surroundings.

They also didn't expect that a fisherman rowing a black-sailed boat would be such a tough guy.

What they didn't expect was that they had been careful enough and chose to attack the man from behind, but they didn't expect that this guy seemed to have eyes on his back and actually dodged it.

It's really weird!

Could he really be a ghost in the sea?
The three of them felt a little fear in their hearts.

Swish!
The harpoon broke through the water and the three men reacted immediately, two of them blocked the harpoon while one chopped at the back of it.

Snapped.

The harpoon was easily knocked away, and the long knife that was trying to chop at the back of the harpoon also missed.

puff.

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh came from behind the three people.

Pulling back the dagger from one of the men's backs, Cao Ze dived into the water again. Although he had judged the strength of these people, he was able to use his brain. Cao Ze naturally would not confront them head-on, in case he capsized in the ditch.

When he went out this time, he naturally carried the dagger he got from Zheng Tiezhu with him.

Although the harpoon move is a method of spearing fish, after mastering it, it has long been internalized as a skill of exerting force. If it can be used for a harpoon, the dagger can naturally be used as well.

There are two people left!

Cao Ze was not in a hurry. He found the harpoon that was knocked away and then repeated the same trick and jumped out of the water again.

This time, the remaining two people thought the harpoon was a cover and focused their attention on what was behind them, but they didn't expect to be stabbed through the heart by the harpoon.

what……

There was only one person left, and he finally broke through the defense completely. He jumped into the water screaming, and was easily caught by Cao Ze from behind and stabbed in the throat.

It seemed as if everything took a long time, from the moment Cao Ze entered the water to the moment he killed the four men, but it only took a few minutes.

After looking around and finding no one around, Cao Ze climbed onto the boat. After searching the four people, he returned to his own black-sailed boat in disappointment.

Cao Ze felt that he must have not checked the almanac before going out today. Not only did he encounter a battle between two strong men, but he was also inexplicably attacked by these people. Most importantly, these four people did not have even a tael of silver on them!!!
After a brief search of the light boat, Cao Ze did not dare to stay any longer. He rowed the black-sailed boat and continued to head towards Bishui Village. However, this time he went around to the east, avoiding the place where the two strong men were fighting.

Helplessly, he didn't know what organization the four people he killed belonged to. These people had just blocked off this area, which meant that these people were most likely from Hai City, and there was probably more than one light boat in this area.

If I go to Hai City at this time, I will probably meet these people again. Even if I go to Hai City, it will be difficult to explain if someone asks me how I got through the blockade.

This time Cao Ze learned his lesson. He turned off the oil lamp and sailed forward on the sea in the dark. Having the ability to see the sea, he was not afraid of getting lost at sea. As long as he waited until daytime, he could easily find the way back to the village.

After walking for about half an hour again, suddenly a black shadow fell from the sky and landed in the sea in front of him with a splash, scaring Cao Ze so much that his hair stood on end.

The speed of the black shadow just now was definitely not something he could handle.

However, when he looked, in the faint moonlight, he only saw a white figure floating on the sea.

When Cao Ze saw the white dress, he immediately thought of the woman at the auction. He remembered the intricate mountain pattern on her white dress.

However, at this time, the white dress had been stained mostly red with blood, and the woman's eyes were closed, like a corpse floating on the sea.

Calming his mind, Cao Ze rowed the boat without any hesitation, bypassed the corpse, and quickly left this place of trouble.

(End of this chapter)