Chapter 127 Ambush

The Reincarnation Department’s sword pointed into the water, but the coffin floating there remained motionless.

As the men on the boats were still cautiously on guard, a series of screams came from the south bank. The boat closest to the south bank hadn’t even had time to stop before being ambushed by the Tianya Guard.

One by one, Tianya Guard members clad in black armor emerged from the sides of the boat onto the deck, their narrow-bladed sabers flashing with cold light. A stream of blood flowed down the sides of the boat.

"We've been tricked!" the commander on the three boats shouted urgently. "Turn the boats around and reinforce the hall master!"

The Reincarnation Department disciples, who had been holding crossbows, had just shifted their attention when the coffins, filled with arrows, silently opened.

One by one, Tianya Guard members in black armor, wielding narrow-bladed sabers, looked like devils emerging from hell. Their eyes gleamed fiercely as they stood on the coffins, looking up at the deck.

In the next instant, the first wave of Tianya Guard leaped up, landing on the gunwales as lithe as cats.

The Reincarnation Department disciples felt the boat shake and turned back in horror, exposing their necks to the blades of the Tianya Guard.

Their last sight was the descending blades of the Tianya Guard.

The Reincarnation Department disciples were cut down, and the Tianya Guard stepped onto the boat, creating a space on the deck. Subsequent Tianya Guard members leaped onto the boat, engaging the enemy in close combat.

The Reincarnation Department's boats were not small, but they could not accommodate hundreds of people fighting on the deck. For a time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate. Swords flashed in the front, while the men in the back were crammed together, unable to move.

The Tianya Guard members who hadn't boarded yet were treading water while standing on the coffins, launching hidden weapons around the boat.

Reincarnation Department disciples fell into the water one after another. The commander on the boat was frantic. "Get off the boat! Get off the boat! Kill them in the water!"

As the Reincarnation Department disciples jumped into the water en masse, the Tianya Guard also abandoned the coffins and submerged, grappling with the enemy.

Above and below the water, blood swirled, and it was impossible to tell which side was suffering casualties.

Jiang Junci, who was watching the battle from afar, suddenly shouted, "Lin Zhao, aren't you going to help out on the south bank?"

Lin Zhao smiled coldly and rowed towards the south bank, joining the battle with the Reincarnation Department experts.

The two sides had been evenly matched, but with the addition of three experts, the situation was reversed, and the Reincarnation Department was completely overwhelmed.

Zi Wan'er shook her head and said, "Have none of these hall masters from the Reincarnation Department ever been in the martial world? How can they be so foolish?"

"You let Lin Zhao and the others fight, and the Reincarnation Department thinks there are no experts on the north bank. Are they risking their lives to test the waters?"

Jiang Junci looked at the Reincarnation Department men landing on the shore and said, "It's not that the Reincarnation Department doesn't have experts, it's that the experts didn't come."

"The Reincarnation Department is said to have twelve halls, but the hall masters who are actually capable can't even be counted on one hand."

"In addition, the Reincarnation Department values seniority, so many truly talented people are suppressed. Those who become middle management are either old or relying on family connections."

"If the top four halls of the Reincarnation Department had come, I might have taken it more seriously. But these guys… hehe, anyone from the Coffin Gate could come out and lead and beat them to a pulp."

As Jiang Junci was speaking, a boatload of men had completely landed. None of them noticed that the real danger was lurking behind them.

The hundred-strong force had only advanced a few dozen meters when a raging fire suddenly erupted on the riverbank. The fire wall, more than a meter high, was pushed by secret methods and began to encircle the men on the shore in an arc, cutting off their retreat in the blink of an eye.

By the time they reacted, Mo Caiwei, her pretty eyes filled with murderous intent, had led her men out of the woods. "Release the arrows!"

At Mo Caiwei's command, countless arrows rained down on the enemy, blanketing the sky and the earth. For a time, corpses littered the riverbank, and cries of agony filled the air.

The leading hall master deflected the arrows and shouted, "Don't stand here! Charge forward, charge into their ranks! Otherwise, we'll all be shot to death! Charge!"

The few experts who had reacted immediately rushed towards the enemy formation. Mo Caiwei darted forward and intercepted the hall master, and the Tianya Guard behind her joined the battle.

For a time, blades flashed and blood flowed like a river on the north bank.

Jiang Junci nodded in satisfaction and said, "Caiwei's cultivation has improved a lot. In a while, she'll be able to stand on her own."

"Wan'er, what do you think about me officially handing over the Tianya Guard to Mo Caiwei after a while?"

Zi Wan'er hesitated before shaking her head. "I don't think it's appropriate! I always feel like there's something wrong with Mo Caiwei's background."

"According to my investigation, Mo Caiwei is indeed a direct descendant of the secret guard 'Mo Gandang'. But that's why I'm even more worried."

"Don't forget that the secret guard and the Ghost Bureau, which my master led, have always been enemies. Even my master almost died at the hands of the secret guard back then."

"Moreover, the secret guard has always been loyal to the Ghost Emperor."

"I heard my master say that the Ghost Emperor is just a pawn. The person who manipulated the Ghost Emperor back then was a very terrifying being. Even my master didn't dare to confront him easily."

"I'm afraid Mo Caiwei is an undercover agent sent by the Ghost Emperor's side. It's better to be cautious about using Mo Caiwei."

Jiang Junci fell silent for a moment. At that moment, the situation on the battlefield changed.