Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Chapter 465 Getting to the bottom of things

Chen Changfan glanced at Zhou Xing who was standing beside him, and the latter immediately said seriously:

"The world is becoming increasingly chaotic. I'm sure you all know about the stone man unearthed in Yuzhou. On the stone man were inscribed the words 'When the stone man opens his eyes, the world will rebel.' The Red Scythe Army rose up and has already captured seven counties in Yuzhou. King Cheng has already abandoned Yuzhou City and fled for his life."

King Cheng was a vassal king of Yuzhou. Chen Changfan had heard before that things were not peaceful there and refugees often fled south. His Xiaofeng Manor had also taken in some refugees from Yuzhou.

"It's not just Yuzhou. Several other provinces and counties have also experienced similar wars. Now, all the big and small forces are fighting for territory, food, and able-bodied men. The world is about to fall into chaos."

The chaos Zhou Xing mentioned refers to a chaotic world that is enough to overthrow a dynasty. Obviously, the current Dawu Dynasty has shaken the foundation of the country, and a more terrifying war is not far away.

Under such circumstances, except for the current emperor Wuqing, who remained unmoved, many vassal kings were trembling with fear, either quickly winning over allies or praying for good fortune on their own. For example, His Royal Highness Prince Ning of Yongzhou was collecting dragon energy everywhere.

Judging from the intelligence we received, Deng Qixian did not return empty-handed from Qinghe County last time.

It is said that he finally brought two dragon auras back to Prince Ning's Mansion. Prince Ning seemed quite pleased and rewarded him generously.

It seems that this old guy is not as simple as he seemed that day. How could he be an ordinary old man if he could capture two dragon auras?

What Chen Changfan couldn't understand was why Deng Qixian insisted on joining the fold of Prince Ning?

If it were a peaceful and prosperous era, a vassal king would be a local tyrant and would be extremely free and easy. But in this world, being a vassal king is obviously a very dangerous job.

If the rebel army attacks Yongzhou City one day, Prince Ning may follow the same path as Prince Cheng.

Zhou Xing mentioned something important about the Nine Provinces, and then brought the topic back to Shuibo County and Xuanyuan County.

"Shuibo County boasts an abundant water system, with countless rivers and streams, many of them winding and winding, with rapids and dangerous shoals. If a vessel unfamiliar with the local terrain were to enter, it would likely either get lost or hit a reef and capsize. Due to this unique environment, almost everyone in the county can swim and possesses some fishing skills.

After all, it was impossible to be self-sufficient in food here. If one didn't rely on fishing for a living, one would have to plunder everywhere. Therefore, almost every citizen of Shuibo County was a soldier or a bandit, and the people were extremely fierce.

This bandit group has been causing trouble for years, and the imperial court has tried to encircle and suppress them, but Shuibo County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, like a natural barrier. The imperial court also knew that this would be a tough nut to crack, so they abandoned it.

Hearing this, the other people all looked solemn, and it was obvious that they were also quite troubled by Shuibo County.

"Let's put aside the ordinary water bandits for now; they're difficult to count. Let's first look at the high-end combat power of Shuibo County. They only have six sixth-level bandits, but they're all excellent swimmers. If they can't defeat them, they'll retreat into the water and even launch ambushes from the water. Even we have to be extremely vigilant to deal with them."

Six sixth-level ones.

The opponent's high-end combat power on the front line is somewhat insufficient.

Just him, combined with Leishan, Jiaolong and Guyu, is enough to fight against the three opponents.

The remaining four people including Xiao Suchen should have no problem facing these three people.

Of course, this refers to Chen Changfan’s true strength, which Shuibo County may not know.

After all, on the surface, the ten major sects in Qinghe County became four major sects.

There is no name of Xiaofengzhuang.

Therefore, from the perspective of outsiders, Qinghe County's high-end combat capability has been greatly weakened.

It is impossible that Shuibo County had not heard anything about the dragon war that broke out earlier. The reason why they did not intervene was probably because they hoped that Qinghe County would suffer a severe internal conflict.

After all, on the surface, the extraordinary strength of Qinghe County is not weak.

From the statements of Xiao Suchen and others, it seemed that the people from Shuibo County tried to come and spy on information, and they obviously had some evil intentions.

Chen Changfan thought about the catalog.

With the formation of the martial arts alliance today, Xiaofeng Manor’s reputation will surely spread to Shuibo County.

I don't know if the other party will want to spy on my information.

It's really possible.

"Wait, we only know that the other party has six sixth-level transcendents, but we don't know their specific occupations and abilities?" Chen Changfan suddenly interrupted.

What he wanted to hear was specific information about the enemy so that he could make plans.

Are the skills of spies in this era so low?

After hearing what Chen Changfan said, the faces of the people present all looked a little strange.

After a long silence, Yue Lingfei finally broke it and said, "We have actually gathered some information, but it's not entirely consistent, and we find it hard to believe it."

Bai Wei nodded. "According to spies, several of the supernatural leaders in Shuibo County are water monsters that are neither human nor ghost. They usually like to hide underwater. Even the gang members in Shuibo County rarely see them all year round."

Half human, half demon? Like diving?

"Are you talking about the kind with a human upper body and a fish lower body, like a mermaid?"

Chen Changfan couldn't help but think of a very famous movie in his previous life.

Bai Wei had a complicated expression and couldn't explain it for a moment.

"What I have heard is that there are a large number of mutated water beasts raised in Shuibo County. They love to eat human flesh. The six leaders all control a lot of water beasts." Xiao Suchen said while shaking his fan.

Yue Lingfei nodded. "I've heard about that, too. But the spies said that mysterious singing could be heard from the Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns. It had bewitched many people and caused them to drown. I heard it was the song of a water demon."

The water monsters are out...

But this probably fits the description of a half-human, half-demon creature raising water beasts.

Could it be that there is something really evil in Shuibo County?

Chen Changfan also became interested for a moment.

"Why don't we go and find out tonight? I want to see what this water monster looks like."

Chen Changfan's straightforward words are indeed a solution.

Since the information gathered by the subordinates was inconsistent and difficult to trust, it would be better for them to go there themselves and take a look.

"Then we'll meet at Longwan Guard Station after sunset."

Several people quickly discussed an action plan and implemented it immediately.

Bai Wei has a magic weapon called a water-avoiding boat, which can form an invisible air shield to cover everyone and allow them to travel underwater.

This way of action would be more covert, and perhaps we could go upstream and reach Shuibo County.

"Would you like to prepare a large cloth bag?"

Xiao Suchen suddenly said.

A black line suddenly appeared on Chen Changfan's forehead. What kind of abstraction is this guy trying to create?

We are going out to gather intelligence, not to purchase goods. Why do you bring a cloth bag?