109 Da Long is found (1/2)

”I'll bring him right away.” the man said before leaving

Li Lian looked at the boats then started browsing through them till she found one that she liked.

”This one,” she said.

To Xiao Fang it made no difference which boat she chose because they all looked the same to him. They were all 5 meter long, roofless, wooden boats; sampans.

Xiao Fang sat first then Li Lian sat down next to him. She then rested her head on his shoulder as they were holding hands.

She then looked up at the stars then smiled beautifully.

”This is going to be a special night, I can feel it,” she said.

”Mn, but it might be nicer if we are alone.”

”I'm sure it won't be that bad. We probably won't even notice that he's here.”

”You know, we can steal the boat since they aren't looking,” he said jokingly, but she still lightly slapped his abdomen.

”You're such a troublemaker. How could we do that to the nice people working here.”

”Nice people, huh.”

She knew from his tone that something was up, so she looked up at him as if to wait for him to explain, but he didn't say another word.

What she didn't know was that Xiao Fang was listening in on the men that were less than a hundred meters away.

He could hear them planning to stall his boat so that they could prepare an ambush. One man had already left to bring more guy working under someone named Song Du.

'Song Du,' Xiao Fang thought.

The name didn't ring a bell, but Xiao Fang assumed that he was upset because he likely slept with one of his women.

Xiao Fang was thinking about leaving because he didn't want to put Li Lian in danger, but on second thought, no one in the outer court could be Li Lian's match. Furthermore, he's suffered from the curse mark for far too long, so it was time that he did something about it.

Before Li Lian could ask why Xiao Fang was being so skeptical of the guys here, one man had suddenly arrived and had stepped into the boat with them.

”Are you our designated rower?” Li Lian asked.

”I am,” he replied.

The man was a staggering 7 feet tall, with a round belly. Just stepping on the boat had nearly tipped it over.

”You were right about him, I can barely notice that he's even here,” Xiao Fang teased.

Xiao Fang could feel Li Lian's body heating up. She was going to say a few nasty words, but she eventually calmed down because she didn't want to be that kind of girl around Xiao Fang anymore.

The tall man on the other hand wasn't paying attention to Li Lian at all, he was just looking at Xiao Fang.

'Ripped sleeves, violet eyes, handsome face. Looks like this is our guy,' the man thought.

”Is it true what my friend said, are you really Da Long,” the man asked.

Xiao Fang nodded.

For some reason, Li Lian felt better that it was a man asking and not a woman.

”Of course, there are better things in the inner court. Is there anyone that would willingly choose to stay in the outer court when they have the opportunity to get into the inner court?”

”That is true. There are much better things in the inner court. Such as the cultivation method and cultivation resources...”

”Right, amongst other things,” Xiao Fang said.

Xiao Fang gave him a little smirk that only a man could understand. Just from the look Xiao Fang gave him he knew the only thing Xiao Fang was looking forward to was the women in the inner court.

The man nearly scoffed, but tried to keep his cool. However, Xiao Fang knew exactly how he was feeling from the way his heartbeat was beating.

The man wanted to strangle Xiao Fang to death, but he couldn't make any reckless moves before his reinforcements arrived.

The man finally grabbed the bamboo stick then started rowing the boat.

Li Lian once again admired the starry sky as she sat comfortably next to Xiao Fang.

The man looked back at Li Lian, but this time he was really admiring her looks. There were many beauties in the outer court, but none nearly as beautiful as her.

Even though they were instructed to kill any witnesses, the man absolutely couldn't let a beauty like her be hurt. When the time comes, he will act like a hero and save her when the others come to kill the both of them. Maybe then she might give him her heart.

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Meanwhile, in district 33.

News of Da Long's current location didn't find Song Du, but had reached someone working directly under him.

”It's good that you came to me first. Return to the lake and wait for me there. I'll bring a few men that I trust with me, but we'll need your help to show us exactly where Da Long is.”

He nodded then left back to the lake.

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