Chapter 2189 - 1186: Jian King City_4

After all, the boat wasn’t heading straight across the river but sailed along the river for a while before reaching the destination.

Yang Xiao didn’t get off the boat with Tai Wenqin immediately; instead, he planned to wait until the others left before they disembarked.

While the two were chatting, they heard yelling in the corridor outside, accompanied by the sound of a baby crying.

Yang Xiao stepped forward, opened the door, and saw a crew member and the Esoteric Contact Officer, each grabbing a person and dragging them outside—one was Boss Chen, the other was a young woman, who was holding a child.

Seeing Yang Xiao come out, Boss Chen shouted for help, "Benefactor, please help us, we’re not getting off the boat, we have no money now, can you take us back?"

"Get off the boat immediately, what are you doing on the boat without money!" The crew member cursed in a low voice.

"Benefactor, please help us, we’re really desperate, the child... the child is innocent, we can get off the boat, but please take the child away, I beg you!" The woman was clinging to the Esoteric Contact Officer’s leg, refusing to leave.

Yang Xiao quickly noticed Tai Wenqin’s expression turning dark, and hurriedly said, "Brother Tai, do me a favor and take them back. I have some money here to cover their boat fare."

Yang Xiao’s words didn’t seem to have any effect, but the crew still looked at Tai Wenqin’s expression, and seeing him nod, they allowed the father and daughter to remain inside the cabin.

"Thank you, benefactor, good people will be rewarded, your wishes will come true, and if I can rise again in the future, I will surely repay you!" Boss Chen repeatedly thanked Yang Xiao.

Under the crew’s orders, Boss Chen and the young woman retreated back into their room and closed the door.

"Yang, your personality needs to change, otherwise it will harm you in the future." Tai Wenqin turned around, looked at Yang Xiao, his eyes filled with concern.

But Yang Xiao didn’t think much of it, raising his hand to gently pat Tai Wenqin’s shoulder:

"Brother Tai, this is a good deed, adding a bright spot to our journey."

Yang Xiao smiled, "Didn’t you hear them saying, good deeds bring rewards, this time my wishes will come true."

Seeing this, Tai Wenqin sighed and didn’t say more. He waited until most people were off the boat before leading Yang Xiao off.

Yang Xiao didn’t expect Tai Wenqin to have brought such few people, just him and the man who dealt with the bald-headed guy earlier.

Along with himself and the Esoteric Contact Officer, the entire team was just four people.

Among these four, he was undoubtedly the strongest.

Compared to the security standards arranged by the Patrol General Bureau, these people seemed far from enough.

Yang Xiao believed that with his current strength, he could easily eliminate the other three in this team.

With his top-level magical artifact and the empowerment of the half-step Netherworld Puppet, Yang Xiao believed he had almost no rivals below the half-step Nether Realm.

Of course, this was also inseparable from his tricky personality and his role as a top-level war merchant.

The person Tai Wenqin brought along seemed to be a guide, leading the way as the four of them advanced in the dark. After a long trek, they finally made their way out of the marshland.

Their direction was different from that of the smugglers, who headed to the nearest town for rest, while they went the opposite direction, taking the most secluded path.

What they wanted was to avoid the main towns along the way, needing to take a big detour to reach the Esoteric Sect’s territory.

In fact, this area wasn’t entirely controlled by the Dharma Sect, but they couldn’t take risks. Tai Wenqin explained that the area’s situation was complicated, with occasional appearances of the Exoteric Sect and Blood Sect.

To prevent complications, caution was better.

After walking for more than an hour, they could see in the distance a small town lurking in the darkness of night.

The town wasn’t very large, bounded by mountains on both sides, with a very peculiar terrain, perfectly situated at a critical junction in their journey.

Yang Xiao had a good memory; he remembered almost all the maps Tai Wenqin showed him, knowing this was Mangla Town.

If they could pass through here, it would save them at least half the journey, otherwise they’d have to circumvent the two mountains on either side, a difficult and time-consuming detour.

Time was very crucial to them; every extra minute outside was another minute of exposure risk.

"Brother Tai, do you say there are Dharma Sect’s spies here, is it very difficult?" Yang Xiao hid secretly, spying on the distant town, "You know I have a mirror, I think I can use its ability to discreetly lead you past Mangla Town."

The Soul-Capturing Mirror had been with Yang Xiao for a long time, one of the most handy artifacts in his possession.

Yang Xiao believed that even a regular Netherworld Envoy would struggle to detect him using the Mirror World to sneak through the town with others.

Moreover, the town was not big; Yang Xiao estimated that they could cross it within half an hour.

"No." Tai Wenqin resolutely denied Yang Xiao’s suggestion, as he turned to look at Mangla Town in the distance with eyes full of vigilance, "Let’s stick to the original plan and go around."

"Alright, I’ll follow your lead." Yang Xiao agreed but still curiously asked, "So, are there any Dharma Sect experts in town, does the opposition counter space-type magical artifact wielders?"

"Not exactly, but there are spies in town. They’ve stationed Medicine Men here." Tai Wenqin said in a hushed voice.

"Medicine Men?" Yang Xiao had heard of this term before.