Chapter 934 - 422: The Mantis Is Behind, A Flawless Plan, Gaining the Golden Commander, Status Rises Again! (Part 2)

Chapter 934: Chapter 422: The Mantis Is Behind, A Flawless Plan, Gaining the Golden Commander, Status Rises Again! (Part 2)

Zhang Qiusheng and others had an elaborate plan. After the Tiger Python Ship sank in the lake, Wang Jue and Hong Dexin, possessing skills, would definitely be able to hold on for a while longer, even though there were vicious fish in the lake. Thus, it was not considered urgent.

Li Xian preemptively hid on a ship, waiting for about half an hour, and saw Zhang Qiusheng board the ship with soldiers. He had already used three strands of hair, two planted in the Tiger Python Ship’s cabin to observe the condition of the ship’s bottom and estimate the sinking situation. One was planted in Zhang Qiusheng’s room.

At that moment, he pulled out two more strands, one planted on the deck. One planted at the high point of the ship’s building. Li Xian then hid in the lower level of the ship’s cabin, observing the whole situation.

Soon, this ship headed into the deep lake. Thus, Li Xian’s plan was mostly completed. He calmed himself and hid confidently, thinking, "Zhang Qiusheng will be useful, next, I only need to appear at the right moment. Then take over the rhythm and complete Lei Chong’s grand act."

Zhang Qiusheng, wearing a thick coat, stood on the deck of the ship, coughing slightly, as the water vapor from the lake stealthily attacked his body. He cursed, "Strange, strange, I pretend to be sick, but as I pretended, I really fell sick? Feeling uncomfortable all over, once returning to Marquis’s mansion, I must ask for a few days off to recuperate."

He saw the vast lake with no shore in sight, thinking, "The plan should go smoothly, since Li Xian boarded the ship, his fate was already decided."

Thus he traveled for half an hour. He estimated the time, now the ship should have sunk, so he ordered the soldiers to speed up. Though the lake was large, there were no islands in the lake. Falling into the lake, inevitably makes it impossible to find a foothold, with time passing, vicious fish in the lake would bite, even martial artists would face a great threat.

Suddenly hearing several distant shouts. A soldier reported, "Lord Zhang, someone fell into the water in the distance!"

Zhang Qiusheng was pleased but pretended to be puzzled, "Someone fell into the water? Quickly go over." As the ship approached, it was just a regular soldier. He was skilled in swimming, grasping a horizontal saber in hand, constantly hacking around, but countless vicious fish had surrounded him. Just waiting for his strength to wane, he would be devoured in an instant.

Zhang Qiusheng took a leap, grabbing the soldier’s collar at the back of the neck, consecutively stepping on water, using thin force along with the rich light force within his body to bring the soldier back to the ship.

Showing off his skills slightly, the crowd was astonished. Zhang Qiusheng asked, "Are you alright?" The soldier said, "Ah! Lord... Lord Zhang, how are you here, weren’t you sick?"

Zhang Qiusheng said, "Indeed I was sick, why did you fall into the water?" This question exposed a flaw. He should have said, "Why did you fall into the water, where are the others?" but he knew beforehand, all the soldiers on the ship would inevitably fall into the water, hence he asked without thinking, "Why did you all fall into the water," really pretending not to know.

The soldier didn’t notice, only utterly confused said, "I... I don’t know either, just traveling, suddenly the ship swayed left and right, began taking in water, then... then sank into the lake!"

Zhang Qiusheng knew well but pretended to lament, "In the end, came a step too late!"

The soldier asked, "What came a step too late?" Zhang Qiusheng said, "Today my illness improved a bit, went out to patrol, discovered three ferocious criminals missing, guessing they hid in the ship, trying to escape Evil Suppression Island. You just said, the ship swayed left and right, it must be the strong ones on board fighting with the criminals causing it."

"During the battle, involving the ship’s body, suddenly sinking the lake. Where are the others? Li Xian, Wang Jue, Hong Dexin, what’s the situation?"

The soldier shook his head saying, "With the collapse of the ship, the situation was chaotic, didn’t notice the three lords." Zhang Qiusheng said, "These three are famous heroes, I worry, fear they might lose their lives for catching criminals!"

The crowd upon hearing, heart sank slightly, greatly felt the situation is not optimistic. Zhang Qiusheng shouted, "Accelerate the advance, search for clues! Must find the whereabouts of Li Xian, Wang Jue, Hong Dexin."

The soldiers loudly responded, "Yes," and started searching along the lake’s surface. Each time seeing someone in the water, quickly cast a large net to rescue them. Gradually rescuing more than ten soldiers, mostly with broken limbs or missing legs. The fish beasts in the lake were fierce and savage, seeing humans, gnawing and biting.

Also, dredged out nearly ten corpses, either drowned or bitten by fish beasts to death. The situation was extremely tragic, passing jail officers, soldiers, all sighed inwardly.

At this time, Zhang Qiusheng couldn’t help but become suspicious, he knew the Tiger Python Ship had been damaged for some time. Li Xian Martial Arts Second Realm, must have sunk into the deep lake, utterly doomed. And Wang Jue, Hong Dexin Martial Arts First Realm, why haven’t they been found? Not yet rescued?

Zhang Qiusheng thought, "Could these two be performing a full act, intentionally creating some injuries for dramatic effect? Otherwise, why haven’t they appeared?"

Suddenly at this time, a soldier shouted, "Lord Zhang, I seem to have fished out someone, very heavy!"

Zhang Qiusheng approached by a few steps, took the rope, forcefully pulled upwards. A figure broke through the water’s surface, spraying water everywhere. Li Xian was already standing on the deck. He saw the timing was right, using "Golden Light Technique," quietly entered the lake, and slipped into a dredging net.

Pretending to be salvaged onto the ship.

Zhang Qiusheng, seeing clearly it was Li Xian, felt as if struck by lightning, stepped back several steps, momentarily unable to believe, saying, "Li... Li...?"

Li Xian took a deep breath, said, "Thank you for rescuing, today if not for you all, I fear I would truly be buried at the bottom of the lake!"

The soldiers concerned about the situation, asked eagerly, "Lord Li, what exactly happened?" "Yes, where are the other two lords, why haven’t they been found yet." "This time the casualties, are quite severe!"

Next to them, Zhang Qiusheng recovered, feeling as if struck by five thunderbolts, full of perplexity, "Is it him? Our plan was thorough, no mistake midway. He, Second Realm Martial Artist, should have sunk into the lake’s depths. My dredging net, regardless can’t fish him up. Could it be... could it be he is not Second Realm? Only First Realm? Or because of something else? No... regardless of why, he’s alive at this moment, how... how should this play continue?"