Super Soldier

After they dealt with the Femme Fatale, Lil Bei acquired information about the Zhang Yu and Li Tianling. Li Tianling the giant, had been living in Lord Long’s mansion, which made it almost impossible for Xiao Bing to kill him. So he decided to start with Zhang Yu.

In Shangyang City, there was a lake called the Purified Water Lake. A boat always floated on its surface. Xiao Bing now was standing on its bank with Dumbass and Zhan Hongyan behind him.

The night had gotten darker. Under the faint starlight, they could see that the boat was right in the middle of the lake.

Xiao Bing’s eyes sparkled like stars in the night. He looked at the boat and said calmly, “Hongyan, as a killer, how does it feel to kill people?”

Zhan Hongyan seemed upset, “Everyone has their own reasons. No one is born to be a killer.”

Xiao Bing sighed, “Yes. It’s just that sometimes we are forced to do things like this. I, for instance, have to do what I don’t want to for the next two days.”

There was sternness in Zhan Hongyan’s eyes. “Boss, I know you are as powerful as Zhang Yu. But he’s surrounded by water. It is said that even the masters of the pinnacle of the Elixir-strength aren’t his match…”

“I’ll be careful,” Xiao Bing said, “You two don’t need to stay here anymore. Go and kill the elites of the Long Family. Remember, your safety comes first. Once we’re done, let’s meet here and leave this very night.”

“All right, Brother Bing.”

Zhan Hongyan and Dumbass exchanged looks, turned away and disappeared in the dark.

Xiao Bing took a deep breath as he stared at the boat floating in the lake. He believed that the best way was to kill Zhang Yu on the boat while he was off guard. If he escapes into the water, he would be invincible. It would be a fierce battle.

Xiao Bing got on the raft he had prepared earlier and rowed towards the middle.

It was a quiet night, which was perfect for Xiao Bing’s plan to kill his foe silently. However, before he even got near boat, a man appeared. His was of average height and slightly thin, his hair was hanging down his shoulder. He faintly resembled the image of the ancient swordsman when he clasped his hands behind his back.

“Is the one on the raft here to kill me?”

His voice sounded mild, but Xiao Bing didn’t dare lose any of his vigilance. Each of the Four Vicious Dragon in the Yangtze River had all kinds of evil deeds and countless of people died by their hands.

Xiao Bing did not deny it. He stopped rowing and upraised his head, looking into the distance. He faintly saw the man’s countenance, thirtyish and handsome.

Xiao Bing said out loudly, “This one is called Xiao Bing of the Jiang City. I’m here to ask for advice.”

“So you are Xiao Bing…” Zhang Yu sounded surprised. “I was told you were of Transforming-strength. I didn’t expect you to be on the level of the innate. Good, you’re my big brother’s foe. You will die here tonight.”

Saying that, Zhang Yu took off his coat and the scale-like tight garment was revealed. Xiao Bing surmised that Zhang Yu could move under water freely like a fish.

Aware that his foe was about to dive into the water, Xiao Bing hurled the paddle in his right hand. It hurtled at Zhang Yu as fast as lightening, and was about to pierce his body.

Zhang Yu’s expression changed when seeing the paddle coming at him. He had not expected Xiao Bing, a master at the early stage of Elixir-strength, to have such exceptional force of power. It was because he didn’t know that years ago Xiao Bing had gone beyond the Elixir-strength. He was just walking on a path which he’d already set foot upon. It was like steel-refining. The more times the steel is refined, the purer it will be. And now the power inside Xiao Bing’s body was purer than that of normal Elixir-strength.

The purer one man’s power was, the greater the strength he could exert, which meant that Xiao Bing would be more effective when fighting.

The force coming with the paddle was so formidable that, though he successfully dodged, he had a horrible expression on his face. This Xiao Bing was different from what he had imagined. He once thought he could kill this Xiao Bing as easily as slicing a piece of cake. He had not expected that Xiao Bing would be stronger than he was.

Zhang Yu dove into the water. At the same time Xiao Bing hurled the other paddle, sending it whizzing deep into the water after Zhang Yu heading for his back. But eventually, after travelling about a meter deep, it was overwhelmed by the water’s buoyancy and floated on to the surface.

Xiao Bing frowned. If he fought Zhang Yu on the land, he would definitely have won. But his foe now had the advantage of the surroundings, which meant that he was now at a disadvantage.

Xiao Bing didn’t ponder for long. He jumped onto Zhang Yu’s boat.

Though Zhang Yu was the only person on the boat, it was not particularly small. It could accommodate a dozen of people. It was so steady on the water that Xiao Bing felt as if he was standing on land.

Xiao Bing was very confident that he could beat him if they were face to face. But the situation is very different in water. Zhang Yu’s nickname was Flower in the Waves. He was slick in the water. Xiao Bing remembered that a hero in The Water Margin was also ordinary on land but fierce when in water.

Frowning, Xiao Bing stood on the edge of the boat. The lake was eerily still, which made it difficult for Xiao Bing to sense his foe’s whereabouts.

It was not safe for him to remain on the boat. Xiao Bing deemed it necessary to get back on land, so he went to the cockpit.

As the toughest solider of the special force, Xiao Bing was good with cars, planes, tanks and boats. He decided to drive this boat to shore first because it was not wise to fight him underwater. He was even thinking that maybe he should let Zhang Yu go for tonight.

As Xiao Bing was about to grab hold of the steering wheel, the whole boat suddenly shook. Xiao Bing stood and rushed out of the control cabin.

“What a resolute man. He gave up his ship just like that.” He noticed that the water around him was rising. “Small wonder that he abandoned his ship. After all, an innate master’s life is much more valuable than that of a ship. It was even worth the life of an master of Clear-strength.

Xiao Bing deemed himself not prudent enough before. If he could not kill Zhang Yu on that ship, it would be a desperate battle. But things didn’t happen as he wished. He slightly rued his decision to come here.

Xiao Bing rushed into the control cabin and drove the ship towards the bank.

But the boat was taking in water and it became heavier, which made it very slow on the water. It seemed that the ship would sink before it got to shore. And most importantly, Xiao Bing could feel the ship tilting.

When the water rose above Xiao Bing’s kneels, he ran out of the control cabin and stood on the highest point of the boat, which was still a hundred meters away from shore. Xiao Bing grabbed a wooden board and hurled a distance away, then he launched into the air, ready to jump on to the board. But he failed to see a shadow moving underwater at an incredulous speed.

At this moment, Zhuge Jiangnan was talking to his two pupils in his bedroom. Then the two exchanged looks and took their leave.

Poisonous Fox went back to his room, locked the door, and hurriedly took out a something from his trouser pocket. It was Zhuge Jiangnan’s handkerchief. Then he put it back into his pocket and pondered for a moment. After that, he opened the door and left Zhuge Mansion.

He drove out of Zhuge Mansion without asking anyone go with him. He drove to his house in the suburb and went into the yard. Since Xiao Bing and his two assistants were on their assassination mission, there was no one there except for him. He took out the handkerchief again and looked around. Then he dropped it in a corner randomly, turned around and walked away.

“Master, you mustn’t blame me. Lord Long is a powerful but arbitrary man. Even if he succeeded in conquering the three provinces in the north, you would never share a seat at his table. He’s an ingrate. But since you attach too much importance on loyalty, I’ll have to seek for another master.”

Then Poisonous Fox got back into his car and headed towards the house where he kept his woman.

During this quiet night, nobody had any notion that the fate of the three provinces in the north was about to change. Though Lord Long seemed unstoppable in the war among the underground forces of these three province, a turning point was slowly but gradually emerging.

In Hei Province, many cities which were already conquered by the Long Family had a group of uninvited guests in black. They all looked like skilled fighters and were heading towards the houses of the ones who were in charge of the city at the moment.

Master had been the lord of Jiang City for many years and the cities around it also belonged to him. All of Hei Province’s underground world answered to him. There were reasons behind it. He held too much power in his hand, though it might be still inferior to that of Lord Long’s. Because Lord Long and his brother were so powerful that nearly no one could stand a chance with them in the underground world.

However, Master Hou’s force were solid. The men he trained all those years were all skilled and loyal to him. It was not an army that Lord Long could build in just a few years. It would take ten or more years to accomplish it.

And that was Mu Tingchuan’s analysis to Master Hou, the biggest advantage for him to defeat Lord Long, who was much stronger than him.

This night, a shake-out in the three provinces in the north could be foreseen.

And the war between Lord Long and Master Hou, who had aligned himself with Xiao Bing, officially began!