Evil of all ages

Chapter 146 The Master Behind the Scenes
Di Qingtian failed to remove his mask and stared intently at Mr. Jin, who seemed to know him very well.

Everyone else was distracted by the commotion, but Mr. Jin kept his attention on him.

People who don't know him wouldn't be so cautious of him.

But among those who know him, none of them have a voice or figure like that.

None of them were high-ranking members of the Eastern Shang Dynasty.

"Jiang Wei, the Water Ghost?"

Mr. Jin's activities within Nan'an not only gave him insight into the internal affairs of the Nan'an imperial court, but also gave him a thorough understanding of the underworld in Nan'an.

He would remember those innate experts who were even slightly famous.

The three people appeared. He glanced at Kage and Tomiko, then fixed his gaze on the third person.

Upon closer inspection, I recognized the other person.

Jiang Wei, the Water Ghost!

This immediately made him understand why Di Qingtian was so calm.

Like the Fish King Dai Gang, Jiang Wei, the Water Ghost, is someone who can move freely underwater.

No wonder the enemy knew the location of the ghost ship; it turns out that the water ghost Jiang Wei had been following Di Qingtian underwater all along.

It has to be said that Di Qingtian has a lot of influence. If he remembers correctly, Jiang Wei, the Water Ghost, doesn't operate in this area, and people rarely even come to Yunzhou.

In order to recover the military funds, how many friends from the martial arts world did Di Qingtian invite to Yunzhou to help him?
Fish King Dai Gang looked grim upon seeing the situation; he had been careless.

Bringing Di Qingtian here is to prevent his men from secretly following them. They only focus on the surface of the water and forget to pay attention to what's underwater.

"Di Qingtian, your ability to summon friends is truly terrifying. Fortunately, I'm keeping my eyes open and only meeting you on the ghost ship."

"If this happened elsewhere, we would have suffered heavy losses."

Mr. Jin has already decided to withdraw.

"Let's capture him without mercy."

“Besides him, where else can you run on this canal?”

When Di Qingtian saw that his men had already surrounded the ghost ship, he didn't believe that anyone else, except for Fish King Dai Gang, could jump ship and escape.

"Di Qingtian, you're lucky this time, but next time you'll definitely fall into my hands."

"Before you fall into my hands, I hope you can find that mysterious force as soon as possible."

"If you fall into my hands, I can use your knowledge to learn about that mysterious force."

After Mr. Jin finished speaking, he turned and walked into the cabin.

"Up"

Seeing Mr. Jin's confidence, Di Qingtian knew he must have some escape plan.

Just in case, he ordered his men to take action.

In an instant, more than a dozen boats full of officers and soldiers approached the ghost ship, and the officers and soldiers poured onto the ghost ship.

When Jiang Wei, the water ghost, saw the fish king Dai Gang jump into the canal, he jumped in after him.

Shadow Five faced off against Yu Fei of the Heavenly Axe Sect.

Tian Fugong faced off against Zhen Tianming from the Tang Clan.

When Di Qingtian saw the cowardly henchmen desperately blocking the government soldiers from entering the cabin, he knew he could no longer hesitate.

A surge of energy emanated from his body, revealing it to be innate true energy.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already become a powerful innate expert.

Despite being only at the early stage of innate ability, how could those cowardly underlings possibly stop him?

His domineering Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique made him charge forward like a humanoid Gundam, unstoppable.

In an instant, Di Qingtian rushed into the cabin.

When the Yin brothers saw their father rush in, they quickly followed.

Inside the cabin

Di Qingtian finally saw Mr. Jin's figure in the deepest part.

Suddenly his nose twitched, and he stopped.

"This is kerosene..."

When Di Qingtian saw that the entire passageway was covered in kerosene and then saw the torch in Mr. Jin's hand, he thought that Mr. Jin had gone mad.

"Di Qingtian, you'd better hurry up. If I catch you and you still don't know the name of that mysterious force, it will make me question your ability as the number one detective."

After Mr. Jin finished speaking, he threw the torch into the passageway filled with kerosene.

In an instant, the fire engulfed the surrounding area...

"Sir, hurry up! This ghost ship has been coated with oil in other places as well."

The Yin brothers ran over and tried to drag their father out.
Di Qingtian saw Mr. Jin's figure being engulfed by the flames, but he knew that Mr. Jin must have used a clever escape technique and was not dead.

But he had no choice; if he didn't leave, he would be burned to death in the fire. He immediately ran out with the Yin brothers and urged the soldiers to leave the ghost ship.

As more than a dozen ships, full of officers and soldiers, moved away from the ghost ship, the entire ghost ship was engulfed in flames.

On this dark canal, it appeared so bright.

The firelight shone on Di Qingtian's face, revealing how somber his expression was.

Because he gained nothing.

The cowardly underlings either committed suicide or chose to remain on the ghost ship, where they would be consumed by the flames.

As for Fish King Dai Gang, Tang Clan Zhen Tianming, and Tianfu Clan Yu Fei, they all escaped.

Jiang Wei, the water ghost, replied that the fish king Dai Gang was just as good as him and was determined to escape, so he had no way to keep him here.

Tian Fugong replied that Tang Clan Zhen Tianming's hidden weapons were too powerful, and he was not confident that he could keep the person.

In particular, he was unsure whether Zhen Tianming possessed a deadly weapon like the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles.

If so, and you push him too far, no one will have a good ending.

Shadow Five said that Yu Fei's Blood Shadow Axe seemed to be a surprise weapon, putting him at a disadvantage.

They could only watch helplessly as Yu Fei used his lightness skill to float away on the water.

"Thanks"

Despite gaining nothing, Di Qingtian still expressed his gratitude to the water ghost Jiang Wei.

"Don't mention it, we're friends, helping you is just what I should do."

Jiang Wei, the water ghost, jumped from the water onto the boat. With a surge of true energy, he dried his wet clothes.

"Help me to the end, help me find the lair of Flying Dragon Village."

Di Qingtian was really not polite. He knew that Jiang Wei, the water ghost, was the best at water skills, and he didn't plan to take Jiang Wei back with him.

They wanted Jiang Wei to stay at the Feilong Canal and help him find Feilong Village's lair.

"The Flying Dragon Canal is so vast, finding Flying Dragon Village won't be easy."

"What about your friends?"

Jiang Wei, the water ghost, did not refuse, but he knew that Di Qingtian had many friends, and there must be some friends with special skills. If he could get such friends to help him, things would be much easier.

"I didn't invite many friends, just one or two, and they're still on their way."

"But even if they come, they can't help you, so I'll have to trouble you to do them a favor."

Although Di Qingtian had many friends, he didn't have many friends at the innate level.

Moreover, not all of his friends are available, and he doesn't want to involve them in this kind of trouble.

He felt he had gone too far by inviting even one or two people.

"Understood, leave the water-related matters to me."

Jiang Wei felt that it was pointless to steam the clothes dry, so he turned around and jumped into the canal.

He told Di Qingtian that if he needed to contact him urgently, he should set off red fireworks on the shore or play the flute that he had given Di Qingtian.

After saying that, he dived underwater and disappeared.

Di Qingtian led the others back to the shore and rode back to Shangyun County.

When he returned to Shangyun County, it was just dawn.

Without taking a break, he sent the soldiers back to the yamen and led the two Yin brothers, Ying Wu, and Tian Fugong to the Wu residence.

The Wu family was incredibly excited to see Di Qingtian arrive.

Worried that too many people would offend Di Qingtian, the head of the family, Wu Tengguang, dismissed the others and only brought his second daughter, Wu Yujiao, to welcome Di Qingtian in.

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment, I will have the servants prepare the food immediately."

Wu Tengguang didn't know if Di Qingtian had come to see his daughter or had other purposes, but since he had come to their Wu residence so early, he must not have eaten yet, so he asked the servants to prepare some food.

Wu Yujiao was initially happy to see Brother Di arrive.

But she knew Brother Di well; if he came to their Wu family so early without informing them beforehand, it must be because he was handling a case.

This made her uneasy; she was really afraid that there was something wrong with the Wu family.

"Master Wu, I have some questions that I need to ask you privately."

Seeing the pleading look in Wu Yujiao's eyes, Di Qingtian didn't want to put her in a difficult position and suggested that he speak with her father alone.

"please"

Wu Tengguang was a shrewd man. He could tell what was going on just by looking at his daughter's expression, so he invited Di Qingtian into the study.

"What does Your Excellency wish to know?"

After closing the study door, Wu Tengguang got straight to the point and asked.

"I've taken down the Fu and Yang families, and your Wu family is the biggest beneficiary. I want to know who your Wu family's master is?"

(End of this chapter)