The prince is very cruel

"That's the Changsun, Linghu, Huang, Hong, and Hua families."

"They control the entire population, businesses, gambling houses, and brothels along the Fengdu River. They are all bandits who once lived on the edge of a knife. They joined forces to control this area. Relying on the Qintu Mountains and rivers, they made a lot of money. They are very powerful and kill people without blinking an eye. Everything here must be done by them, so..." said Old Man Zhang.

Guan Ning and Lou Xinyue looked at each other. The Hua family must be Hua Wuque's family.

No wonder he was so crazy, saying that if we killed him, there would be no way to escape.

"So that's how it is. Then these five families are allies?" Guan Ning asked.

"Correct!"

"There used to be several families, but they were all wiped out later. The five families formed an alliance and faced the outside world together. It seems that the money they earned was divided equally." said Old Man Zhang.

Guan Ning nodded and thought to himself, it seems that Hua Wuque did not lie. The Hua family probably wouldn't dare to touch the 200,000 taels of gold. Once discovered, they would be attacked by the other four families.

Then he asked a lot of questions about Fengdu River.

Although Fengdu River is not his destination, it is a place he must pass through and also his goal.

If you don't take what God gives you, you will suffer the consequences. He has no chance of getting the gold mine in Qintu Mountain Range, but he is determined to get these 200,000 taels of gold!

With this money, we can stockpile at least one year's worth of food for 100,000 people!

At night, the river was dead silent, and the ripples created by the boat passed by bent the moon.

Old man Zhang was very experienced. The boat he rowed was not bumpy at all. It even felt like it was on a flat surface. With the help of the current, he was heading towards the Fengdu River step by step.

At first, Guan Ning thought that he would get on the boat to the Fengdu River, but that was not the case.

At this time, Lou Xinyue was lying in Guan Ning's arms. The two of them were covered with a blanket and had fallen asleep. The whole cabin was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Suddenly!

A hand reached out from the darkness.

Silently, so quietly that it was impossible for the ears to detect it, the hand approached Guan Ning step by step and reached for the purse at his waist.

Guan Ning's eyes suddenly opened.

Snapped!

Guan Ning caught it with one hand.

The people in the darkness were terrified and struggled desperately to escape, but Guan Ning's hands were like iron pliers.

"Ah!" The man uttered a painful sound in the darkness.

"Ok?"

"Isn't it Hua Wuque?" Guan Ning was surprised. He originally thought that Hua Wuque wanted to escape.

At this time, Lou Xinyue was also awakened.

The man's hand was very slippery, and he managed to break free despite the pain and ran out of the boat.

wow...

Lou Xinyue, dressed in white, came floating over and blocked the way.

The figure was panicked and at a loss. When he turned around, he saw a lamp lit by Guan Ning, illuminating the entire cabin.

"It's you." Guan Ning frowned, and Lou Xinyue also restrained her murderous intent.

It turned out that the thief was Mr. Zhang's grandson, who was about ten years old. He had been sailing for a long time and had dark skin. Due to malnutrition, he was only as tall as Guan Ning's waist.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the boy fell to his knees in a sweat.

"Big brother, big sister, please, don't tell my grandpa!"

"I was wrong, I know I was wrong."

He kowtowed repeatedly, feeling extremely regretful.

Guan Ning frowned: "You are so young, and you have already learned to steal money. Do you know that if you were not careful just now, you would be dead."

The boy panicked, his face pale. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to.”

"You didn't mean it. Did someone force you?" Guan Ning's expression was cold. Such a young child has learned to steal things. If he is not educated well, he may kill people and set fires in the future. This is definitely not an exaggeration. After all, this is ancient times.

The old man was a kind-hearted person. He wanted to warn the boy not to go further down this path.

"No, no!" the boy cried, his dark and tender face full of anxiety. Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and told the truth: "I want to save money to save my mother!"

After saying that, he began to cry sadly, but seemed to be afraid that his grandfather outside would hear him, so he suppressed his sad voice.

Suddenly, Guan Ning and Lou Xinyue were stunned at the same time!

"What do you mean? What do you mean by saving money to save your mother?" Guan Ning frowned.