Capítulo 1369: Chapter 523: Dark Dragon Guard_3

“As far as I know, although the Dark Dragon Hall Master is a fool.

“But beneath this stupidity, there is also a hidden and unrevealed side.

“I came to Nanhai years ago on the grounds of being punished, but have never truly gotten hold of this man’s weakness.

“Within the Dark Dragon Hall, under his command, there are many powerful fighters.

“And through these years, in the Dragon King Hall’s Eight Sects, there are also those who loyally devote themselves to him.

“If a real fight were to break out, it would definitely not be easy.

“However, let’s set that aside, what truly worries me is another point…”

“Oh?”

Su Mo glanced at him: “Glad to hear the details.”

“The Dark Dragon Guard!”

When Jiang Lan mentioned this, his brows furrowed tightly:

“The Dark Dragon Guard is extremely mysterious, even I know very little.

“All I know is that after the former Hall Master of the Dragon King Hall disappeared, the current Dark Dragon Hall Master founded them single-handedly.

“Within it, every member is a skilled fighter, each incredibly mysterious.

“I’ve been in Nanhai for several years, conducting open and covert reconnaissance, yet I’ve never glimpsed these Dark Dragon Guard.

“Then cleverly made excuses, letting that fool order the Dark Dragon Guard for tasks.

“Many of these tasks were particularly difficult, even if I were to handle them personally, I would need to employ certain measures.

“But these elusive Dark Dragon Guard manage to return successfully every time.

“Moreover, because my intention was to probe into the Dark Dragon Guard’s background, I often sent people to tail them.

“But none of the people sent to tail them ever returned alive.

“During this period, I intended to investigate personally but was always delayed by various matters.

“Only once, I sent the Dark Dragon Guard to eliminate a noble family colluding with the Seven Killings Hall.

“On that occasion, I handled my tasks swiftly and hurried there in person.

“Though I still arrived a step late… but witnessed another scene.”

After recounting this in one breath, Jiang Lan’s expression turned extremely grave:

“It was a scene of ruins!

“A family that once stood mighty was almost razed to the ground.

“Every inch of building was torn apart.

“Amongst the whole scene, there wasn’t a single complete corpse, all were crushed with brutality.

“Witnessing such a scene, even I couldn’t help but be horrified.”

“So formidable?”

Su Mo seemed thoughtful, then nodded gently: “It appears Master Jiang hasn’t been entirely idle over the years.”

Jiang Lan laughed dryly twice:

“The Dark Dragon Guard is not to be underestimated, that fool has malevolent intentions.

“Although lacking concrete evidence, making it difficult to act, the Imperial Dao still has backup plans.

“Which involves the arrangements over at Cui Xin Temple…

“All various aspects are for today’s matter.”

“Is this Master aware of Cun Xin Temple’s situation?”

Su Mo asked casually.

“He doesn’t know.”

Jiang Lan smiled slightly: “There’s much Xuanji within, I won’t bother Commander Su with all the details.”

“Hmm…”

Su Mo gave no definite comment on it, only gently nodded.

Afterward, he carefully interrogated Jiang Lan about this Master’s situation and the people he could utilize in the Dark Dragon Hall.

After organizing the information roughly, Su Mo finally stood up to bid farewell.

Jiang Lan quickly asked:

“Wait, wait… Where are we now?

“How far is it to Cui Xin Temple?”

“It’s still far.”

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Su Mo said: “Don’t rush, meals are eaten bite by bite, and roads are walked step by step. After all, the Dark Dragon Hall doesn’t know about the arrangement at Cui Xin Temple; even if it’s slightly delayed, it doesn’t matter.”

“…That makes sense.”

Jiang Lan nodded: “Then when can I get to catch my breath?”

“Master Jiang’s identity is special, even with a disguise, it’s hard to ensure safety.

“In my opinion, don’t show off outside for the time being.”

Su Mo remarked: “All we seek is reaching Cui Xin Temple peacefully.”

“…”

Jiang Lan wanted to say more, but Su Mo had already turned and walked away.

Leaving Jiang Lan alone in the ship cabin, full of helplessness.

He pondered briefly, then smiled, turning to sit on the bed, casually picking up the storybook to read.

Su Mo meanwhile, left the lower deck of the ship, heading to the deck above.

Frowning slightly:

“Dark Dragon Hall, Dark Dragon Guard.

“Zhangjing Gang…?”

His gaze lifted slightly, looking towards Weilong Island, pondering a bit before ceasing his thoughts.

…

…

Three days later, Weilong Island!

On a deserted dockside, four people silently awaited.

A corpulent fat man sat there, with eyes closed and concentrated.

His head was bare, except for a tuft at the very top tied in an upward pigtail, resembling an antenna.

Seemed very odd.

Beside him was a man dressed in armor.

With a rugged face, tousled hair, whose weapon was peculiar, being a steel pitchfork. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

This attire paired with the weapon seemed somewhat mismatched.

In front of them was an old man, sitting by the dockside, wearing a straw cape, holding a fishing rod, fishing.

The three were silent, only one was pacing around.

Walking a few steps, turning back to glance at the sea, mumbling:

“Still not here.”

A few more steps, turning back for another glance, continuing the murmur:

“What hour is it already?”

Back and forth without resting, grumbling incessantly.

Making the veins on the foreheads of the other three pulse larger and larger.

Finally, the old man couldn’t help but turn back with an angry glare:

“Third Lass, can you be quiet for a while?

“You’ve scared away my fish.”

The one bustling back and forth was a girl.

Standing four feet tall, short and thin.

With twin braids, rosy cheeks, if not for the crossed Purple Gold Mixed Element Hammer she carried, she’d be mistaken for a wandering child on the street.

Hearing this, she flared up:

“Stop it, your fish needs me to scare it away?

“Grandma already told me, you’ve been fishing since childhood, fished for a lifetime, but never caught much.

“The largest was under half a foot, that’s your destiny, nothing to do with me.”

“You, you, you…”

The old man was instantly fuming.

The man with the steel pitchfork laughed heartily, enjoying the chaos.

Finally, the fat man sitting with crossed arms opened his eyes, glancing at the group, sighed:

“Calm down, Sihai Dragon Heads sent word, they’ll arrive at Weilong Island today.

“The New Hall Master and the Eight Sects Dragon Maiden are both here…

“With this demeanor, do you expect to meet the Hall Master and Dragon Maiden?”