Chapter 217
Bound on the same rope, not a single one could escape!
Wangchuan’s men hauled everyone from the river onto the deck. Under the guidance of his subordinates, he soon noticed the suspicious transport ship not far away.
The Yulong Gang’s vessel drew alongside it. Wang Yuehui, Chen Ergou, and the others leapt across without hesitation and seized the man at the bow and the two boatmen, dragging all three over.
Inside the cabin, twenty men knelt in a neat row.
Those who were wounded had their injuries hastily bandaged. The bleeding had stopped, but from blood loss their faces were pale—like freshly castrated boars, wilted and spiritless.
The three Caobang disciples responsible for rowing were unharmed. They trembled like leaves in the wind, not daring to raise their heads to meet the gaze of Helm Leader Wangchuan.
“Zhang Cha’er… Deputy Helm Leader?”
Wangchuan sat imposingly before them. He accepted the Caobang identity token Chen Ergou had found aboard the transport ship, then tossed it at the feet of the only Second-Rank Martial Artist present.
“You came all this way to welcome me to my post? Helm Leader Zhang is truly thoughtful.”