I turned to go back when Zhu Xiaoyu subconsciously called out, "Wait!"

I turned my head and said, "I've already said, I believe you. What else is there?"

Zhu Xiaoyu sighed helplessly, "It's nothing."

Zhu Xiaoyu knew that she couldn't make me believe anything she said right now. If she made any vows or oaths, it would only increase my suspicion.

So, Zhu Xiaoyu chose silence.

Just as I took another step, Zhu Xiaoyu called out again, "Shige, wait!"

I said impatiently, "What is it now?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said softly, "Shige, could you... could you not touch Gui Kui first?"

"I brought these four prisoners to make the best use of their abilities. I can't afford to lose any of them."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have let Gui Kui live until now."

"If he doesn't provoke me, I won't actively mess with him." I left those words behind and walked towards the deck.

When the two of us returned to the center of the deck, Gui Kui had already changed back into his original outfit, staring at me intently, and said, "Commander, shouldn't you give the brothers an explanation?"

Zhu Xiaoyu said, "What explanation do you want from me?"

"You acted on your own, tracking Hall Master Li, almost affecting our alliance. If it weren't for the fact that you lost two brothers, I would have already enforced the family rules."

Gui Kui said in a sinister tone, "Commander, you're siding with outsiders and threatening your own brothers. Aren't you afraid of disheartening them?"

"Who would be willing to risk their lives for you then?"

Zhu Xiaoyu looked at Gui Kui with a frosty expression, "Gui Kui, do you want to test whether my blade is sharp or not?"

Gui Kui chuckled coldly twice, "Since the commander is unwilling to give us an explanation, then forget it. Who told us to be of low status and little influence? Hehe..."

Zhu Xiaoyu appeared calm on the surface, but the fist behind her back was already clenched.

I said indifferently, "Set sail!"

Zhang Ruixue regained control of the fighting ship and sailed downstream. This time, there were no more obstacles on the waterway.

Shui Linglong, hiding in my water bottle, quietly transmitted her voice to me: "Li Po, I think that Zhu Xiaoyu can be trusted, at least for now."

"That Gui Kui is probably going to cause you trouble soon."

I tapped the water bottle a few times with my fingers, and Shui Linglong laughed and said, "You're so suspicious. Fortunately, Yueying taught me the secret code of the Liangjie Tang, otherwise, you might have thrown me away along with the water bottle?"

Shui Linglong said, "The next checkpoint is when Gui Kui will try to manipulate you."

"That checkpoint is like a 'Line of Sky'; you can only walk in a single file, and the last person must be a ghost."

"Among you, only Gui Kui can guard the rear!"

"You'll understand when you see that checkpoint later."

Not long after, the fighting ship docked on the bank where the river turned. Three or four hundred meters ahead of the pier were two high walls made of black rock.

The tops of the high walls were not connected, leaving a gap in the middle just wide enough for one person to pass through. Looking forward from our perspective, we could vaguely see a glimmer of light in that gap.

"Kunlong Gate!" Ye Yang said softly, "Logically speaking, cutting off a dragon vein shouldn't require so many arrangements!"

Jin Tanzi came over at this time, "Ancestor, can you tell me about this dragon vein? This is the first time I've seen one."

I later learned that Jin Tanzi's ancestors had learned a bit of feng shui from Bei Yiye, but they weren't formal disciples of Bei Yiye. Strictly speaking, their background didn't even count as a branch of Bei Yiye.

However, Jin Tanzi's ancestors were very nostalgic and had instructed their descendants that if they encountered a true Bei Yiye, they must treat him with the respect due to an ancestor.

The symbol of Bei Yiye was the feng shui formation that could transform into a deity.

Ye Yang didn't want to say much to Jin Tanzi, but he had to explain things to us clearly.

Ye Yang glanced at Jin Tanzi and then said, "This dragon vein is underground, not a Qianlong (Hidden Dragon) in the usual sense. It is a Yinlong (Hidden Dragon)."

"Those who occupy this kind of dragon vein can become kings, but only kings of the underground, never able to rule the world openly."

Jin Tanzi gasped, "Doesn't that mean that those who occupy this kind of dragon vein are either regents or kings of the martial world?"

"Is that what is often said in physiognomy: 'A heavenly emperor in court, a martial arts overlord in the world'?"

Ye Yang nodded, "You could say that!"

"Those who occupy this kind of dragon vein can protect their family's regency for hundreds of years."

Jin Tanzi said in a low voice, "Is that possible?"

I casually said, "Think about Dongyang!"

"That's right!" Jin Tanzi slapped his hand, "How could I not think of that? The feng shui masters of Dongyang never serve their emperors; they all serve as retainers to the generals!"

If there is one royal family in this world that has lasted the longest, it must be the Dongyang royal family. They haven't changed their surname in over two thousand years, but the shogunate generals have changed quite a few times.

The Yinlong vein is considered an evil dragon in feng shui.

Those who occupy the Yinlong vein can be rampant for a while, but they will not have a good ending.

In history, after all, only a few people who held the emperor hostage to command the princes were able to have a good ending.