A Long Grind to Daoist Monarch-Chapter 178 - 147: Beneath the Turbid Tide, a Thousand-Gold Bounty_3
"Fisherman?"
Zheng Heng looked surprised and glanced at Feng Shao Ling who was traveling with him.
The latter coughed lightly twice and eagerly said:
"My family runs a brokerage business, and we hear about all the news from south to north. It's said that Zhu Shou Rang had some conflict with someone named Bai, and he was killed that night. This style of doing things is just like his master's."
Zheng Heng was even more astonished and joked:
"So fierce? When we reach the territory of Black River County, aren't we going to have to tread carefully?"
Feng Shao Ling seemed indifferent, snorted a few times, and let out two streams of white air from his nose:
"Just don't provoke him. What's so special about Ninghai Zen's apprentice? The one named Cheng was also driven out of Yihai Prefecture, and now he can only be a ghostwriter. The brokerage does fear Ninghai Zen, but they wouldn't go as far as to worship his apprentice."
Having said that, Feng Shao Ling took a sidelong glance at He Jingfeng sitting down. He had heard that this Seventh Young Master of the He Family was like brothers with that Fisherman named Bai.
Truly a disgrace to the prestigious reputation of his noble family!
He Jingfeng's expression remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth slightly lifted, wearing a smile:
"Feng Wulang, this overseas fierce dragon, indeed has no need to put 'the one named Bai' in his eyes."
Feng Shao Ling was clearly someone who couldn't hold his tongue:
"Once we get off the ship, who can say if the one named Bai will survive. There are plenty who have irreconcilable grudges against Ninghai Zen.
He Qilang might not know that ever since Zhu Shou Rang's death, the name Bai Qi has spread throughout the brokerage of Yihai Prefecture.
Our Feng family has run the 'Hundred Words Tower' for twenty years, and within ten days we've already received inquiries from various anonymous buyers, gathering all sorts of information about him.
Guess what? There are four families of experts lying in wait around Black River County. The moment Bai Qi shows himself, he could die miserably by the roadside. Ninghai Zen can't possibly follow him everywhere."
The Feng family runs a brokerage, with personnel spread across the towns and villages of Yihai Prefecture, using numerous ears and eyes to operate the intelligence-selling 'Hundred Words Tower.'
"Moreover, I know another secret, Brother Zheng, He Qilang, why don't you guess how much bounty is placed on the one named Bai in the Hidden Pavilion of Celestial Water Prefecture? A thousand taels of gold!
The first-ever in the history of Hidden Pavilion to have a bounty of a thousand taels without breaking the Second Bone Training Barrier."
Zheng Heng couldn't help but inhale sharply, a practitioner with just a single bone barrier could exchange for a thousand taels of gold.
Such a generous offer.
For someone like Ninghai Zen, even a sky-high price wouldn't tempt anyone to invite death.
But as for his apprentice, that's another story.
"Who placed the bounty?"
Zheng Heng curiously asked.
"Who knows, it's said that various parties came together to orchestrate this. Hidden Pavilion never rejects any offer, as long as there's a bounty, they'll take it."
Hidden Pavilion is a rising force that has emerged in Celestial Water Prefecture in recent years, serving as an intermediary platform that both black and white circles are willing to acknowledge.
No matter the type of bounty, you can post it there. The higher the offer, the wider the message spreads.
There are always a few daring individuals who aren't afraid of death, believing that wealth is found in danger, and choose to take the risk.
"Now Black River County will have quite a show to watch."
Zheng Heng too, enjoyed the excitement and said gleefully.
"He Qilang, aren't you acquainted with the one named Bai? I'd advise you to stay away from him, lest you get caught in the crossfire..."
Feng Shao Ling sarcastically reminded.
"Thank you, Brother Feng, for pointing it out. Oh, look, a big fish."
He Jingfeng stood up and suddenly raised his hand to point, Feng Shao Ling followed his gaze.
Then the Seventh Young Master of the He Family picked up the chair he was sitting on and smashed it down fiercely:
"Doesn't the person have a name? The one named Bai! The one named Bai! Has no manners at all! This Young Lord detests such insolent fools most in his life!"
