They got right to it. Yu Daohen and the others started cutting bamboo, while Su Lai was responsible for binding.
As the saying goes, once people have a goal, they are full of motivation. In about an hour, Su Lai had made the raft.
Although it looked a bit amateurish, it could at least float.
Su Lai jumped onto the raft and tested it. It felt pretty good. He looked at the old man beside him and sneered, "It's just a small boat, acting like no one can build one."
The old man smiled at Su Lai's smug look. "There are extraordinary things in this water. Be careful not to be dragged down as a scapegoat."
"I'm not bragging, but with me, Su Lai, around, the water ghosts within twenty miles would have already emigrated."
Su Lai looked disdainful. He wouldn't dare say anything about ghosts on land, but when it came to ghosts in the water, there was no one he, Master Su, couldn't handle.
Seeing that the raft hadn't sunk, Yu Daohen and the other two also jumped on. Su Lai picked up a bamboo pole and continued to mock, "Ten thousand yuan per person. Only an idiot would ride it."
Just then, a group of people walked over.
Yu Daohen and the others turned to look and saw a group of men in camouflage uniforms with backpacks approaching.
Leading the group was a tall, beautiful woman, accompanied by an elderly man with white hair, who looked like a butler.
The woman glanced at Yu Daohen and his companions before walking towards the old man. "Boatman, how much to take us to Taohua Village?"
The old man sized them up and held up one finger. "Ten thousand per person."
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the woman turned to look at the butler beside her.
The butler immediately understood. He took out ten stacks of red bills from his backpack and handed them over. "Ten thousand per stack. There are seven of us. The remaining thirty thousand is for taking our luggage as well."
Seeing a big customer, the old man smiled. "I guarantee to get you there safely."
Zhang Xiaoqiang, standing nearby, couldn't help but mutter when he saw someone willing to pay, "Holy cow, there really are idiots willing to ride."
Zhang Xiaoqiang's voice wasn't loud, but a man behind the woman's ear twitched, and he turned to look at them.
Seeing the man turn to look, Zhang Xiaoqiang and the others fell silent, looking at Yu Daohen as if to say he was the one who said it.
Yu Daohen was dumbfounded but helpless. He could only suffer in silence, unable to express his bitterness.
Yu Daohen turned to Su Lai beside him. "Damn it, hurry up and go! I'm so embarrassed I could dig a hole in the ground."
Su Lai nodded and pushed off with the bamboo pole, heading towards the cave.
After Yu Daohen and his group had moved a good distance away, the man from earlier said lightly, "That kid with the intense killing aura on his face looks so familiar."
The man beside him thought for a moment and said, "Pale complexion, handsome features, a sword-like weapon on his lower back. Could it be the renowned Master Yu of Jiangdu who is making waves in the martial world now?"
Upon hearing this, the man's lips curved into a sinister smile, and he became interested. "He's the famous Master Yu of Jiangdu? He looks rather ordinary."
Seeing his expression, the man beside him reminded him, "Monkey, don't forget the purpose of our visit."
The man called Monkey let out a dismissive scoff. "Don't worry, I know that. But I'm really curious if his legends are true."
The woman in front heard their conversation and said, "As long as you complete the task I've assigned, I won't interfere with anything else."
Monkey looked at Yu Daohen and his group drifting away, a sinister smile on his face.
Da Hu, who had been silent on the raft, spoke, "That guy has incredibly sharp ears."
Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded in agreement. "Indeed. Not just him, the other five are also formidable characters."
Yu Daohen turned and glanced back at the group, warning them, "These people are not weak. Be careful."
Da Hu and the others nodded in agreement.
Although the other party was not weak, they were not to be trifled with either.
As they entered the cave, the visibility began to decrease. They all turned on their flashlights to illuminate the path ahead.
Su Lai looked down at the water and sensed something was wrong, his brow furrowing. He dipped his hand into the water to test it, his expression becoming serious. "Brothers, who among you is a landlubber (can't swim)?"
Seeing Su Lai's serious expression, they realized something was amiss and all shook their heads.
Su Lai continued, "I have bad news for you. There are likely floating corpses in this water, and not just one."
Upon hearing this, they all became vigilant.
Yu Daohen swallowed and instinctively reached for the Kang Long Mace at his waist.
If they were on land, he wouldn't fear even a冥鬼 (Ming Gui - a type of ghost), but here, in the water, it was different.
Although Yu Daohen wasn't a landlubber, his swimming skills were average. He could manage a swim, but fighting in the water was a bit of a stretch.
Su Lai also vigilantly observed the movements on the water's surface. If it were ordinary water ghosts, they would be easy to deal with, but if they encountered something malevolent, it would be trouble.
Su Lai thought for a moment, then took out a stack of spirit money from his backpack and threw it into the air in front of them, muttering, "I left in a hurry and only brought this much. I hope you will be accommodating and not block our way."
The spirit money fell onto the water's surface and quickly sank, with only a small portion flowing out of the cave.