The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

Looking again, Lan Xiaogu's face had indeed become exactly the same as Fu Zhiyuan's accompanying brother.

"Like, so similar!"

"Wu Zi, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought you had been split in two."

Amid exclamations of surprise, Ning Buyi helped Jin Xueyi and himself complete their disguises before finally appearing before An Qingwan.

"There's a bit of a problem with Miss An."

An Qingwan asked, "What do you mean?"

Ning Buyi said, "The eyes of a blind person are very different from those of a normal person. Although my disguise skills are not bad, it is still difficult for you to make your eyes look the same as normal eyes."

An Qingwan said, "That's easy. I'll pretend I've been blinded and need to cover my eyes with a cloth, right?"

Ning Buyi laughed and said, "Miss An, your idea is truly ingenious. It's excellent."

He thought it was fine, but Jin Xueyi and Lan Xiaogu, who were standing to the side, were not happy.

What's so good about it? Now we can't see what An Qingwan's face looks like under the black cloth anymore.

But they couldn't say anything, so they could only watch.

While disguising herself, An Qingwan suddenly said, "I didn't realize before that Young Master Ning is left-handed?"

Ning Buyi paused for a moment before saying, "I'm not left-handed, I'm just better at using my left hand when making human skin masks."

An Qing nodded and said no more.

After the disguise was finished, looking at An Qingwan and the other three who had changed their appearance drastically, Fu Zhiyuan clapped his hands and laughed: "Good, good, good, Young Master Ning's disguise skills are truly divine."

He immediately ordered his men to take off their outer garments.

If your appearance changes, your clothes should naturally change too.

But just as the clothes were about to be handed to Ning Buyi, he once again turned his hand away.

"Since we were attacked by the Four Evils on the road, how could we possibly show ourselves unharmed in our original clothes?"

Fu Zhiyuan said, "Does Young Master Ning mean to tear these clothes and then smear them with blood?"

Ning Buyi said, "No need for that trouble. When we get to the market, we can just buy a set of clothes that fit us. Changing clothes will make it less likely that we'll give ourselves away."

Fu Zhiyuan nodded repeatedly.

Now he is completely obedient to An Qingwan and the others.

Everything is ready.

Fu Zhiyuan called his brothers over and told them to return to the Hengzhou branch.

Knowing they couldn't help, his brothers readily agreed.

The group split into two groups.

They headed south, back to Hengzhou.

Heading north towards Yangxin, passing through Tanzhou and Yuezhou, they arrived at Yangxin, located at the border of Ezhou and Hongzhou, in just two days.

Yangxin is located by the Yangtze River.

Having lived two lives, this was the first time An Qingwan had stood on the banks of the great river.

It's a pity she didn't get to witness the grandeur of the Yangtze River. Even though she could hear its vastness and magnificent power, she still felt a little regretful.

"What? You're saying the venue has been moved to the Yangtze River, and it's already been going on for half a day?"

Fu Zhiyuan was stunned for a long time after hearing the doorman's story at the Ezhou Canal Gang's branch in Yangxin.

The gatekeeper said with a wry smile, "The conference was originally scheduled to be held tomorrow, but most of the brothers who came from various branches in the past two days have been attacked by the scoundrels of the Liangjiang Gang, resulting in many deaths and injuries. The boss was so angry that he even slapped the gate open."

"In addition, this morning, some people from the Liangjiang Gang came to the chief leader and said that the Liangjiang Gang had recently secretly sided with the Xu family of Huainan. The chief leader could no longer sit still and urgently convened a meeting. The reason why the meeting was held on the Yingyang warship was to prevent the people from the Liangjiang Gang from causing trouble."

Fu Zhiyuan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot: "I understand. Hurry up and prepare the boat for me. I have something important to tell the boss."

The doorman hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting: "Master Fu, please wait a moment, I'll be right back."

After the doorman had walked away, An Qingwan asked, "And who exactly is the Xu family of Huainan?"

"The Xu family of Huainan is a family with hundreds of years of history. They have been rooted in Huainan since the time when the world was divided into ten kingdoms. After hundreds of years of development, they are one of the most prestigious families in the world. Xu Zhong of the Xu family is even known as a Grandmaster. I don't know if it's true that the Liangjiang Gang has joined the Xu family. If it is true, even if the Pingnan Prince's Mansion doesn't cause trouble, the Cao Gang will be in danger."

Fu Zhiyuan was deeply worried.

"I don't know if I can still make it."

A thick fog hung over the river, and the sky was so gloomy that it was hard to feel cheerful.

The doorman said he would be right back, but after waiting for a quarter of an hour, no one showed up.

Jin Xueyi stepped forward and said, "My family also has some businesses in Yangxin. Perhaps I can arrange for a ship to come over."

An Qingwan said, "Then I'll trouble Miss Jin to go and come back quickly."

Jin Xueyi left in a hurry.

As luck would have it, the doorman returned not long after Jin Xueyi left.

"Captain Fu, the ship is ready."

Fu Zhiyuan looked at An Qingwan with some difficulty.

An Qingwan shook her head and said in a changed voice, "Time is of the essence, there's no need to wait for her. Tell the doorman to wait for us here when she returns."

Fu Zhiyuan nodded: "It seems that's the only way."

He immediately called An Qingwan and the others to board the boat, and they hurriedly sailed towards the center of the river, braving the thick fog.

……

Inside the Eagle Soaring, dozens of people gathered in a brightly lit cabin.

The leader was a man with bulging muscles, a bristling beard, and furrowed brows, exuding an imposing aura that made it hard for people to breathe.

This man was none other than Xiang Dongnan, the leader of the Ezhou Canal Gang, a legendary figure known as the "Water-Cutting Vajra" who had dominated the Yangtze River for decades and had few rivals.

"I've said almost everything I needed to say."

"With the support of the Xu family, the Liangjiang Gang is definitely aiming to completely annihilate my Ezhou Canal Gang."

"Whether to fight, surrender, or find another way out, even though I, Xiang Dongnan, am the chief, I dare not make a decision on my own. Everyone may express their opinions, and we can discuss and come up with a result that everyone can accept."

Once Xiang Dongnan started talking, the group below immediately began to chatter amongst themselves.

Some people said they couldn't stand this humiliation and had to fight the Liangjiang Gang to the death, even if it meant taking a bite out of them.

Some people suggested that it would be better to put on a show of desperation to force the Liangjiang Gang to negotiate, and then offer some concessions to appease them.

The two men each had their supporters, and they argued fiercely.

Xiang Dongnan's original intention was to fight the Liangjiang Gang to the death.

But he had absolutely no confidence.

Can you win?

It's very difficult.

The Xu family, the backing of the Liangjiang Gang, is too powerful.

Just as he was frowning in worry, someone came to report that Fu Zhiyuan, the leader of the Hengzhou branch, had arrived and had also been attacked on the way.

Xiang Dongnan waved his hand: "Let Old Fu come in and listen too."

Fu Zhiyuan led his men into the cabin, and his arrival went unnoticed by the others.

Because during the argument, someone suggested a third option.

Since the Liangjiang Gang has pledged allegiance to the Xu family, why don't they also find a powerful backer?

The Prince of Pingnan's mansion is quite good. Although the Xu family is powerful, they dare not break ties with the Prince of Pingnan's mansion now.

This proposal quickly gained widespread support.

"So, what do you think, Chief Boss?"

Xiang Dongnan's brows furrowed even deeper.

"By joining forces with the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, we naturally no longer need to fear the Liangjiang Gang, but..."

He sighed. If he really surrendered to the Prince of Pingnan, the canal gang would probably soon cease to be theirs. This was a foundation built up over decades.

Xiang Dongnan was still sighing when the people below could no longer sit still.

"Boss, there's no other way to go right now except this road."

“If we’re going to force the brothers to submit to the Liangjiang Gang, they might as well just kill themselves now to avoid being humiliated.”

With everyone chiming in, they eventually lifted Xiang Dongnan up.

"I...it seems that most of my brothers are more inclined to join the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, so I will make one last vote."

Xiang Dongnan stood up helplessly and looked around.

"Who agrees to join the Prince of Pingnan's mansion and use its power to deal with the Liangjiang Gang? Who disagrees?"

"I agree."

"I agree."

The approving voices were endless, but just then, a particularly refreshing voice rang out.

"I object!"

Everyone looked at it.

Then, the brother who had been standing behind Fu Zhiyuan, the one whose eye had been stabbed, stepped out.

His expression was calm and deep.

P.S.: Thanks to the terrifying dry rice person for the razor blade.

Thirty-three, I'm here to kill.

Amidst a string of approvals, a sudden objection is as abrupt as a blot of ink appearing on a blank sheet of paper.

But what's even more jarring is the speaker's identity.

No, buddy, who are you?

Everyone in the cabin was completely bewildered.

It took more than ten breaths before someone finally recognized the half-face peeking out from under the black cloth.

"Hong Jie, what are you suddenly spouting nonsense about?"

The speaker was Meng Changhai, the leader of the Langzhou branch of the Canal Gang. He and Fu Zhiyuan had always had a good relationship, so he recognized "Hong Jie".

"Old Fu, do you mean what Hong Jie said?"

Fu Zhiyuan nodded and said, "That's right, what she said is exactly what I meant."

Before Meng Changhai could even begin to speak, Yan Tianxiang, the leader of the Fuzhou branch who was the first to propose joining the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, immediately objected.

"Since Brother Fu has objections, why don't you have the courage to stand up yourself, instead of having your subordinates speak out?"

One of the men beside him chimed in, “Old Fu, does this mean you have some other way to deal with the Liangjiang Gang? Why don’t you tell us so we can all discuss it? But let me make this clear: if your solution is still to fight the Liangjiang Gang head-on or surrender to them, then there’s no need to embarrass yourself by revealing it.”

Both of them were barbed in their words.

But Fu Zhiyuan, who is usually hot-tempered, was unusually calm this time, as if he were a completely different person.

"I have no other way."

Yan Tianxiang's eyelids twitched: "Are you kidding me?"

Even Xiang Dongnan, the chief of staff, frowned.

Just then, "Hong Jie," whose eyes were covered by a black cloth, suddenly spoke again.

"He has no way, but I do."

His voice changed, from rough and harsh to melodious like a nightingale emerging from a valley.

As he spoke, "he" removed half of the mask from his face, revealing half of his face that was even whiter and more beautiful than mutton fat jade.

This is clearly a woman!