Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1319 - 1319 1305 Conspiracy

Chapter 1319: Chapter 1305: Conspiracy Chapter 1319: Chapter 1305: Conspiracy The next task was the docks, and Ye Chen said, “I need to go to the docks.”

Hearing this, Fu Hongzhang replied, “Let me accompany you.”

Having received such great assistance from Fu Hongzhang, he was already immensely grateful. Now, with the offer to go with him to the docks, he was too delighted for words.

Fu Hongzhang couldn’t help but ask, “Are you from the 108 islands?” Through his inquiries, he had learned that they had two boats of people yesterday night, and they had left early. Now only one boat remained, and it was clear that these people knew martial arts. Just now, the young man had mentioned that the missing girl knew martial arts; surely, these people were also skilled in martial arts. To be able to command three large ships and be proficient in martial arts was something even he couldn’t achieve, which is why he was so cautious.

Seeing that the other party was so willing to help, perhaps he wanted to make friends with them. People in business always do, for the more friends one has, the easier it is to conduct business. Ye Chen did not intend to lie and said, “We have come from Sacred Spirit Island.”

“From the Thirty-Six Islands?” Fu Hongzhang was still somewhat surprised. Sacred Spirit Island was also one of the most famous among the Thirty-Six Islands, and there had been quite a few incidents there recently that he had heard of.

“Yes, from the Thirty-Six Islands.”

“Did you come because of the Sacred Spirit Stone?” Fu Hongzhang deduced from the young man’s tone and from the meticulousness with which he conducted his business, especially the recent arrangement concerning the docks, which was just perfect, that he must be a significant leader, at least one with a wealth of experience. Young as he was, to become a leader of several hundred people, his martial arts prowess must be substantial.

“Yes, it’s all because of the matter with the Sacred Spirit Stone.” He believed that these people had already heard about the Sacred Spirit Stone.

“We are not people of the Dragon Slaying Clan, so you can rest assured,” Fu Hongzhang clarified preemptively, in case the other side was wary.

Ye Chen gave a slight smile and said, “Yes, I can see that.” How could he not have done some analysis? His subordinates simply didn’t seem like individuals from the Dragon Slaying Clan.

“Don’t mind me; I just wanted to make a friend. We businesspeople always enjoy making friends—it makes doing business easier.”

“We really don’t know how to thank you for the help you’re giving us,” Ye Chen said sincerely.

“Don’t mention it; we wouldn’t want such things to happen on Lotus Leaf Island either.” Even though he knew they were from the Thirty-Six Islands, Fu Hongzhang held no prejudice; the relationship between the Thirty-Six Islands and the 108 islands might not be the best, but that had nothing to do with them. He added, “Actually, I also conduct business with the Thirty-Six Islands.”

Ye Chen was filled with gratitude and said, “If the opportunity arises, I could introduce you to the folks on Sacred Spirit Island,”

“If that really happens, it would be wonderful. I do hope to make more and more friends.”

Ye Chen quickened his steps toward the port.

Fu Hongzhang, who had heard quite a lot about the Sacred Spirit Sect, asked, “So, all those with you are disciples of the Sacred Spirit Sect?”

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said, “The Sacred Spirit Sect has no grudges with you, does it?”

“No, not at all. We’re just some merchants doing business.”

Ye Chen smiled knowingly, figuring that if Fu Hongzhang was willing to help, searching the ships shouldn’t be too big of an issue. After all, he was a local on the island, which made Ye Chen all the more grateful.

“About the ship inspections, I’d like to trouble Elder Fu to lend a hand when the time comes,” said Ye Chen.

“I’m confident that if they know about this matter, they will certainly accommodate and let you search the ships.”

“Ah, I’m afraid it might still cause trouble for others.”

“Not at all. We also despise those despicable human traffickers. Those pests should have been eradicated long ago.”

“Mmm, the Sacred Spirit Sect will remember your kindness.”

Fu Hongzhang was overjoyed. By helping out in this way, he could make contact with a major client. In the future, it would be much easier for him to travel to the Thirty-Six Islands, which, of course, was a reason to be happy.

Just then, one of his subordinates came running over—it was one of Fu Hongzhang’s men. Knowing that the other party intended to search the ships, he had naturally sent people to thoroughly inspect the vessels. The person returning was the one he had dispatched to check the ships.

After listening to his subordinate’s report, Fu Hongzhang’s expression turned serious.

Ye Chen also noticed this subtle change and asked, “Is there a problem? If there is, you can go ahead and deal with it.”

Fu Hongzhang looked at Ye Chen and said, “You’re looking for the ship that docked the day before yesterday, right?”

Ye Chen nodded.

Fu Hongzhang became serious and said, “Other ships, I might make an exception and let you search them, that’s not a problem, but there might be an exception for one large ship.”

Ye Chen didn’t understand his meaning and asked, “An exception?”

“I just found out that there is a ship that may belong to people from the Dragon Slaying Clan.”

Ye Chen was surprised and asked, “The Dragon Slaying Clan?”

“Yes, they are lightly dressed and from the surface, you simply cannot tell. We found out through secret means that eight or nine out of ten, they are from the Dragon Slaying Clan. Although we engage in various dealings with them, their temper is quite bad. We don’t dare to provoke them, let alone search their ship.

“Are you sure that one of the ships belongs to the Dragon Slaying Clan?”

Fu Hongzhang pointed ahead to the southwest corner, at a ship that resembled a wild wolf, and said, “That one there. Our people recognized their people; they are from the Dragon Slaying Clan. Some of them have the Dragon Slaying Clan tattoos on their bodies.”

“Can you tell if they are from Longhun or if Ling Li recognizes them?”

Why would people from the Dragon Slaying Clan be here on Lotus Leaf Island, Ye Chen thought it was quite a coincidence and muttered to himself: It couldn’t be that Yun’er was captured by them, right? Shouldn’t they be on Island of the Wicked? But this is one of the 108 islands, so it’s perfectly normal for people from the Dragon Slaying Clan to appear here.

Fu Hongzhang continued, “For other ships, they might make an exception, but we really don’t dare to mess with ships from the Dragon Slaying Clan.”

Ye Chen showed understanding and, looking at the ship that Fu Hongzhang pointed out, said, “Then, can you help me confirm whether it is truly from the Dragon Slaying Clan, or if it’s just a small group of them aboard that ship?”

Fu Hongzhang replied, “Alright, I can confirm that for you.”

Hearing that there was a ship from the Dragon Slaying Clan on this island made Ye Chen instantly tense up. He had every reason to suspect that he might have been targeted by them. It couldn’t be such a coincidence, but if it was true, it was possible.

He quickly turned to a subordinate beside him and said, “Go tell Red Demonic Spirit right away. Tell him that’s the Dragon Slaying Clan’s ship and to get our ship ready.” Regardless of whether or not Yun’er was aboard their ship, Ye Chen had to prepare for the worst, assuming Yun’er truly was on their ship, ready for a possible conflict.

That disciple hurried off.

At this moment, the number of people on the dock was increasing. The sun had already risen, the mist had nearly dissipated, and the number of people working on the dock had also increased. Those with cargo hurriedly moved it onto ships, and there truly was no shortage of people, coming and going, as if on the street, and the roughly two hundred zhang long dock was full of people.

After issuing his instructions, Ye Chen headed toward that ship. But just then, a girl quickened her pace, passing by three zhang in front of him, and headed toward the ship that Fu Hongzhang had pointed out earlier. As she passed by Ye Chen, the girl deliberately turned back and flashed a smile at him.

Ye Chen’s attention was instantly caught by her. Wasn’t that Meng Xiuluo? It was definitely Meng Xiuluo. Ye Chen stood dumbstruck, taking a long time to react. Why would she appear here? She must have done it on purpose. That backward glance was meant for him to see.

Did she already know that he was here? Suddenly, her big eyes, like those of a flounder, her somewhat deep voice carrying a hint of androgyny, around twenty years old—all of these attributes could be found on her. The person the landlady spoke of, wasn’t that her?

Ye Chen quickened his pace, eager to catch up.

Boom boom boom…

Several loud explosions shattered the quiet of the dock, startling Ye Chen. Everyone became chaotic. The explosions came from the northwest side. Ye Chen looked back to see several plumes of black smoke rising from the northwest. One of his disciples said, “It seems to be our ships.”

Ye Chen couldn’t care less about that now, turning his head back and searching through the crowds for the girl who had smiled at him. At this point, it was certain that ship belonged to the Dragon Slaying Clan and, eight out of ten chances, Yun’er was in Meng Xiuluo’s hands. Without regard for anything else, he desperately chased after her.

Several more blasts rang out from the dock, throwing an already chaotic scene into further disarray. At this time, forget about whether Red Demonic Spirit could organize anything, things were out of control, and no one knew what was happening.

Ye Chen could only shout, “Quickly tell Red Demonic Spirit to stop searching, Yun’er is on that Dragon Slaying Clan’s ship.” He wasn’t sure if the assistants behind him had heard or could understand, but fearing he couldn’t keep up, Ye Chen had already dashed out like lightning.

The assistant indeed heard him, but by now, everything was in chaos. People scrambled around like rats searching for their holes, as if a careless move could detonate the gunpowder right in their faces, potentially blowing them away at any moment.

They were completely unable to organize as the explosions continued and black smoke billowed.

As expected, she boarded that ship. Just then, Ye Chen stopped, seemingly waiting for Red Demonic Spirit’s people to come over, but at that moment, Meng Xiuluo, who had boarded the ship, suddenly stopped. She turned around, looked at Ye Chen, and he, stunned, stopped and stared back at her.

She must have known that he was following her. No, not “must have,” but surely it was all a setup from the beginning, deliberately luring him over.

Suddenly a figure appeared at the bow, with two men holding a woman whose mouth was gagged.