The reed marshland did not smell good at all; the river water was flowing slowly along the narrow water channels. If one were to walk farther down, the smell of stagnant water was even more unbearable. Nonetheless, the fishermen were already used to the bad fishy odor and hence, they did not mind it. Children, who were baring their bottoms, flopped about in the water for quite some time before their mothers dragged them home by their ears, berating them at the top of their lungs. This however made Shen Leng envious. He was holding a reed above his head, using it as a camouflage, while squatting within the reed marshland and trying to observe from afar. He had been fiddling with the scabbard in his hand for quite a while; his hand was very sweaty. “Scared?” asked Shen Cha Yan in a low voice. She was squatting next to him.The water bandits’ camp was right across from the reed marshland. There were approximately a few hundred peop

Shen Leng drew out his knife. He killed at a faster speed. The group of water bandits, who were akin to a pack of wolves earlier, had finally stopped acting high and mighty after five or six of them were killed. There was no ferocity - only fear. “You should leave!” yelled an elder with a sobbing tone.Shen Leng’s eyes went red. He stopped swinging his knife midway in the air. The water bandit that narrowly escaped death ran for his life. Shen Leng looked at the elder, who slowly got down on his knees. “Aren’t we all just trying to make a living?”The corner of Shen Leng’s mouth twitched. “What about the innocent peddlers you killed?”The elder trembled, and did not utter a single word after. The water bandits started to flee in a disorderly manner. They no longer had the courage to continue fighting. Even though they knew clearly that their opponent was just a young man, none of them dared to provoke h

Shen Leng realized that Master Cha really liked to eat beef. Hence, he secretly made a vow that he would ensure that she was going to eat it a few more times in the future. However, they were not allowed to kill cattle, as they were the lifeblood of cultivators. But if the water bandits had killed them, it shouldn’t pose that much of an issue if I take it from them.Master Cha looked very adorable with two bulging cheeks. After they had finished their dinner, Shen Leng originally planned to go to bed earlier. But as he laid on his bed, he felt somewhat guilty, as though he owed something to someone. After tossing and turning, he ultimately got up and did the horse stance under the moonlight. Master Cha rubbed her eyes, as she walked out of her room. She mumbled, “I knew that you wouldn’t be able to go to sleep.” She hung the sandbags on both his arms expressionlessly. Thereafter, she threw herself on the deck chair next to the pine tree. She

In the afternoon, Shen Leng continued practicing and studying, as usual. On the surface, it seemed as though there were no changes in his emotions. However, Mr. Shen was very well-aware than he felt worse than Shen Cha Yan.When arguing, Shen Cha Yan said that it was not as though they were no other solutions for this matter. If the three of them left immediately, she did not believe that Mu Xiaofeng’s people would be able to comb the entire country to look for them. Nonetheless, Shen Leng still insisted on joining the Navy, and thus, Shen Cha Yan did not know how else to retort. In truth, Shen Leng wanted to say that if he were to escape upon encountering such problems, he would not be able to grow into a real man. When it was nearing nightfall, Shen Leng started to prepare dinner. Shen Cha Yan spent the entire afternoon in her room, refusing to leave. Mr. Shen sat in the yard, glancing over at the house from time to time. Ulti

Shen Leng saw that the few black shadows were already approaching him. He could not help but to sneer to himself. Some people need to pay a huge price in order to learn their lesson.“Shen Leng?”Someone actually went as far as to call his name out softly; he was rather gutsy. Shen Leng walked out from the darkness. “You’re calling me?”After one of them spotted Shen Leng, he did a hand sign. The other two people behind him suddenly tossed something towards Shen Leng’s head, covering it. Even though it was very dark, Shen Leng could tell immediately that it was a quilt.How childish. Shen Leng thought to himself.Thereafter, he suddenly yelled, “There’s an intruder in the camp!”　He did not dodge and unexpectedly allowed the quilt to cover him. In truth, Shen Leng’s yell managed to scare those fellas.The two people at the back’s first instinct was to run. However, they saw that