Chapter 900: Chapter 33: The Ruthless Scheme! Trapping the Enemy Like a Dog

There, once Wang Shouzhe senses any movement, the fleet of the Jiaolong Gang can immediately take action, delivering a thunderous strike against Wang Shouzhe.

"Shouzhe is indeed meticulous, drinking here openly and candidly." Long Wuji lowered most of his guard, feeling quite pleased.

At least Shouzhe truly has no intention of harming Long Wuji while drinking, as he had thought.

Soon.

The two of them were seated at the riverside platform, with Jiang Yusong and Wang Shizhao standing behind them as attendants.

The wine is the Spirit Wine brewed by Wang Shouzhe using the Spirit Treasure Wine Gourd. The dishes accompanying it are freshly steamed Spirit Fish, braised segments of Red-blooded Spirit Eel, and a bowl of boiled Cyan Shell Spirit Shrimp, all harvested from the Anjiang.

These Cyan Shell Spirit Shrimp are each only as long as a pair of chopsticks and are exceedingly rare in the Anjiang, with ten days to half a month barely catching a pair, needing over a year to gather this entire bowl, making them especially rare.

Their meat is firm and chewy, their flavor extraordinarily delicious, and they are extremely nourishing to the body. Typically, only children under ten of the Wang Family have the privilege to eat them, and now they are served to Long Wuji, showcasing Wang Shouzhe’s emphasis on this meeting.

"Patriarch, please."

"Shouzhe, please."

The two didn’t stand on ceremony, quickly drinking a few glasses together without further ado.

Soon after, Long Wuji set down his glass and, with a faint smile, said, "As for this welcome wine, I’ve already finished drinking it. Next, let’s talk about why you’ve betrayed us, Shouzhe."

"Betrayed? Patriarch Long, you exaggerate." Wang Shouzhe shook his head, smiling, "The fifty-year agreement was only the deadline for your final response. But it doesn’t mean I can’t make a decision in advance."

"Could you not make such a poor decision?" Long Wuji asked, unable to maintain composure, resentfully, "Do you know, in my heart I’ve long considered you as my brother."

"I also don’t want to disappoint the Patriarch’s goodwill." Wang Shouzhe sighed, "But this decision was made after careful consideration. If you’re not bothered by a difference in stance, we can still be brothers."

"How can we be brothers if we’re on opposing sides?" Long Wuji’s expression fluctuated and he said, "Shouzhe, following Wu Mingyuan gives you too low a chance of success. Why not stop here and turn back? I’ll speak on your behalf to Wu Chengsi. As long as you’re willing to join him, he won’t hold grudges, and will certainly reuse you."

"And if I say no?" Wang Shouzhe responded with a faint smile.

"Then don’t blame me for being forceful." Long Wuji’s face grew stern as he snorted, "With my thousands of Jiaolong naval forces, what can your Wang Family use to resist? I’ll be frank, today, even if I have to bind you, you will be bound to the same boat as me."

Wang Shouzhe chuckled silently, shaking his head, "They say the Patriarch has a free-spirited nature, today I’ve witnessed it. Since that’s the case, I won’t be pretentious, we’ll rely on our own means. But before the showdown, Patriarch, take a look at the dike I’ve constructed."

Dike?

Long Wuji looked slightly surprised.

I was speaking about your decision to change sides, why talk about a dike?

He glanced casually, then praised, "Wide and solid, with strong and high defenses. Shouzhe really spared no expense to prevent flooding."

"Or take another look at the Anjiang’s waters," Wang Shouzhe continued.

Long Wuji seemed impatient, suppressing his temper, "Shouzhe, today I am here with the army pressing the border, and you still..." He paused, "Huh? The water flow seems much smoother, and perhaps shallower."

Long Wuji’s expression shifted slightly.

Having spent so many years on the Anjiang, as an Overseas Dragon he’s very attuned to the nature of water, knowing water flow changes always have a cause. The situation before him is clearly abnormal.

Just then.

The people on the Jiaolong Gang’s warships also noticed something was amiss.

High above, Zhao Wuqing floated mid-air, using a Thousand-Mile Telescope from somewhere to look, and his face suddenly changed with fear.

He hastily flew over towards Long Wuji and the others, shouting out in urgency, "Godfather, Godfather, something’s gone wrong, upstream, upstream..."

"Upstream?"

Long Wuji felt a jolt of unease in his heart, a sense of bad omens rising. He glared at Wang Shouzhe, "Wang Shouzhe, what trick have you pulled?"

"Don’t panic, Patriarch." Wang Shouzhe smiled calmly, "Whatever is upstream, we can go and find out. Shi Zhao, take care of the dishes and table. Patriarch and I will move to another spot to drink."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Wang Shizhao, always calm and composed, promptly tidied up the dishes and table.

Long Wuji felt a bad vibe, was the first to fly upward.

Jiang Yusong and Wang Shouzhe also soared, closely following, heading upstream alongside Long Wuji.

...

Meanwhile.

Upstream on the Anjiang, at Broken Dragon Gorge, a massive gate had closed at some unknown point.

Over the past several decades, the Changning Wang Family had systematically remodeled the Anjiang section flowing through Ping’an Town to prevent water disasters, and naturally, Broken Dragon Gorge was no exception.

The dike, built with foreign cement, steel bars, and stones, replaced the original riverbank, raising a high gate at Broken Dragon Gorge.

At this moment, the heavy Broken Dragon Stone had completely sealed the entire gate. The river was cut off, and the turbulent water was unable to pass through Broken Dragon Gorge, accumulating upstream.

With time, the water level upstream of Broken Dragon Gorge had risen to quite a high level.