Beauty and the Bodyguard

Chapter 4011: Trouble is here

Translator: 549690339

“Manager Tong, I haven’t seen you for half a year. How have you been? there are so many of you. Are you preparing to go to the northernmost Island and make a big scene?” Hong Zhong smiled and cupped his hands at the other party’s leader.

Like him, the other party was also a shopkeeper of a top Chamber of Commerce’s North Island branch. His influence was only slightly inferior to the Hong Chamber of Commerce. He also had a large shop in the inner street of the market. In the past, the two of them had often interacted and had some friendship. However, in the past six months, Hong Zhong had not seen him in the inner street.

Shopkeeper Hao returned the bow and said with an indifferent and distant tone,”Manager Hong, you misunderstand. It’s said that the road to the northernmost Island is not very peaceful. I will feel more at ease if I bring more people.”

“Is that so?” Hong Zhong smiled noncommittally and wanted to ask more, but the other party had already waved his hand and sped away.

“Manager Hong, is the journey to the northernmost Island very dangerous? do we need so many people to deal with it?” Lin Yi asked. After leaving the North Island, there was the boundless ocean below. If something happened here, no one would be able to help.

“That’s right. In addition to the extremely bad weather, we also have to be on guard against the powerful spirit beasts hiding under the sea at all times. They have many long-distance attacks, so even if there are flying spirit beasts, it is difficult for ordinary cultivators to reach the northernmost Island safely.” Hong Zhong nodded.

“No wonder.” Lin Yi’s heart shivered. When he was chatting with this thing, he heard that the Sky Class Island had a large number of super spirit beasts, but just like the back mountain of the North Island, there were still countless powerful spirit beasts in other places. The vast sea had always been a place for legendary creatures.

According to the demonic thing, even the king of the spirit beasts at its peak, even if he ruled the invincible spirit beast clan, had never conquered the endless sea. The water here was so deep that no one would be surprised no matter how terrifying and fierce the creatures were.

“However, although the sea is dangerous, as long as there is an expert holding the line, and they don’t rush around randomly, it is actually relatively safe to follow the route on the map. The possibility of an accident is not high, so previously, each family only sent three or four people to the North Island Auction. There was no need for such a large formation of more than ten people, unless there is some other reason.” Hong Zhong said thoughtfully.

Hong Zhong wasn’t the only one who was surprised-even Lin Yi, who was a bystander, noticed it as well. When Hong Zhong greeted the flying spirit beast, he clearly saw dozens of boxes of goods tied to it, while he only had two or three boxes. They weren’t on the same level.

Not only was manager Tong’s family like this, but the other Chamber of Commerces were the same. The meaning revealed in this was a little thought-provoking.

People of the same trade were enemies-this saying was true indeed. Lin Yi could already feel that this auction trip of his with the Hong Chamber of Commerce wasn’t going to be as peaceful as it was before.

What Lin Yi didn’t expect was that his premonition would become a reality so quickly.

Hong Zhong was an experienced and prudent businessman. He would never do anything risky unless it was absolutely necessary. The route to the northernmost Island this time had always been the safest route on the map.

This was a route specially designed by an expert. It was always close to the edge of the territory of many powerful sea beasts, and the chances of being targeted by sea beasts were much lower than other routes.

Normally, Hong Zhong wasn’t the only one who would travel alone. After all, there were countless terrifying sea beasts in the vast ocean. It was simply playing with their lives. No matter how many experts they had, it was useless.

But this time, the other people from the North Island didn’t play by the rules. Lin Yi’s flying spirit beast wasn’t slow, but he lost sight of them after a short while.

It was fine if it was just manager Tong’s family, but the other dozen or so families were also not taking the ordinary path at the same time. This was too strange. It was obvious that they had discussed it long ago.

“What are they preparing to do?” This time, even Hong Zhong couldn’t understand what was going on. They were all in the same profession, so he had some understanding of these people’s minds. They were not people who liked to take risks.

However, even if he was suspicious, Hong Zhong would not change his route rashly. The other party had the advantage in numbers and could at least take an unusual route. However, if he followed them, he would be dead for sure.

The next hour was uneventful, but both Hong Zhong and Lin Yi could guess that this was only temporary. It couldn’t be this peaceful forever.

Sure enough, in the strange calm, the crisis that had been brewing for a long time suddenly arrived.

The aerial spirit beasts were at least a thousand feet above the sea, and above them were thick clouds. If they were higher than this, it would be easy to get lost, and lower than this, they would be easily attacked by sea beasts. This was the safest altitude in theory, but it was at this height that a sneak attack came from below without any warning.

“Young hero Lin, stand firm!” Lin Yi didn’t even have time to react when Hong Zhong raised his palm and slammed it down. There was an explosion in the air, and the thin clouds below suddenly exploded into a circle of water.

“What is this?” Lin Yi was shocked-he didn’t feel threatened at all, and he didn’t even know what was going on after the exchange.

Hong Zhong explained,”these are the water arrows of the swordfish. They can charge and slide to 300 to 400 feet in the air before launching water arrows to attack. Their penetrative power and lethality are amazing. In addition, the water arrows are transparent and silent, so ordinary people can’t detect them at all. If you don’t take precautions against them in advance, you’ll be hit by them if you’re not careful. They’re a relatively common threat in the vast sea.”

“I see.” Lin Yi understood-if it weren’t for the bell, this water arrow would’ve sent them all to the bottom of the ocean, dead.

However, Lin Yi didn’t even have the time to celebrate when he felt a sharp killing intent coming from below him. This time, even he could feel it clearly.

Looking down, there were dozens of potholes in the cloud and mist below. The water arrows that were originally undetectable were faintly visible in the air because of the refraction. There were dozens of water arrows, each of which was as fatal as the previous one. This scene simply made people’s scalps numb.

Even Hong Zhong’s eyelids twitched when he saw this scene. He said in a deep voice,””We actually encountered a school of swordfish? Why is my luck so bad?”

Flying swordfish were very fierce and bloodthirsty sea beasts. Under normal circumstances, they would always act alone. Only in special circumstances, such as mating, would they gather into a school of flying swordfish. If one followed the conventional route, the chance of encountering a school of flying swordfish was basically equivalent to winning the lottery in the secular world.