Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1086 Pretty Boy

"You're so young, you have hands and feet, and you're quite healthy, how could you have fallen into the water and drowned?"

The woman reached out and pinched Lin Feng's arms and legs, asking curiously.

"Ugh, the current is too strong. I was planning to swim..."

Lin Feng explained, but he was puzzled by his own reaction. Why had he become so fragile?

Could it be that the broken sword has aggravated the condition?

The woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes touched the broken sword at Lin Feng's waist in surprise.

"You know martial arts? Is this a knife or a sword? It's a pity it's broken."

Upon hearing this, the bearded man quickly came over to take a look.

"Hey, it really is a knife. Kid, you got thrown into the water, didn't you?"

Lin Feng didn't want to waste time arguing with them, so he licked his lips.

"Gentlemen, could you please take me to Losi City? I will be very grateful."

The bearded man ignored his words and frowned at the broken sword.

"With your broken weapon, your family probably doesn't have much money. What can you possibly offer us as a generous reward?"

The woman with thick eyebrows glared and said, "Just a short ride won't interfere with our business."

"Hmph, you just can't stand pretty boys. Goodbye."

The bearded man was furious.

"You're the one who saved him, and you're blaming me instead? So what if he's a pretty boy? He's just a million times better looking than you."

"He's good-looking, you should go live with him, you won't get to eat as much of my food."

"I have hands and feet, do you think I catch fewer fish than you? Do you need to support me?"

"Fine, if you're so capable, go fish and make a living yourself. Don't rely on me."

"You've spoiled me rotten, haven't you? Now you're all high and mighty..."

"What's with the stubbornness? You said the other day that a mute was better than me, and now you've got this pretty boy. It's infuriating..."

Before Lin Feng could say much, the two started arguing, making him wince and gasp for breath.

The woman with thick eyebrows suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha... I'm telling you, honey, you're the one who brought the mute and the pretty boy onto our ship, so how can you blame me for this?"

Even the burly, bearded man with a righteous air was stunned.

"Hahaha... So it really is like that? I saved the wrong person?"

"If we save the wrong person, we can just throw them back into the water."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Saving people is fine, but killing them is unacceptable."

"That's it, what's there to argue about?"

The two had a strange argument, but quickly made up.

Lin Feng then interjected, "Gentlemen, my family is wealthy, really. How about ten taels of silver if you just take me to Luoxi City?"

"Ten taels of silver?"

The woman with thick eyebrows stared wide-eyed at Lin Feng intently.

"But really?"

"More real than the real thing."

"Honey, turn around."

This time, the bearded man didn't waste any time and immediately started working on the boat, turning it around and rowing upstream.

What a joke! Ten taels of silver is a huge sum of money for them.

The couple fished, but they couldn't make much money in a day. After ten years, they couldn't even save up ten taels of silver, considering food and other necessities.

"Young man, I believe you. Don't try to fool honest fishermen like us."

"Don't worry, it's ten taels of silver, no less, I swear."

"Okay, okay, no need for oaths, I believe you."

Lin Feng returned to Luoxi City for two reasons. First, he couldn't bear to leave Duan Jingqiu behind. Since he had promised to protect her safety, he couldn't abandon the promise halfway.

Secondly, after a night of travel, he felt that his skills had improved significantly, and that defeating Kuroda Shi would probably not be difficult.

If I leave now, Kuroda Shi won't be able to find me. If I go back and tell Tsuruta Gen, that old guy will probably find my trail.

Instead, we should return to Losi, eliminate Kuroda Shi, cut off their information, and leave Tsuruta Gen still clueless.

The power of money was clearly much greater than any other promise, and the fisherman and his wife were even more enthusiastic. The woman with thick eyebrows specially cooked fish soup for Lin Feng, and this time the soup contained fish meat.

I also added salt, which made the fish soup taste smoother, reduced the fishy smell, and made it much more delicious.

In the eyes of the woman with thick eyebrows, Lin Feng was a tall, rich, and handsome man. She chatted with him with great enthusiasm, and occasionally shouted loudly to her husband to row the boat vigorously so that Lin Feng could be sent into the city as soon as possible, and they could get the ten taels of silver as soon as possible.

The bearded man, of course, worked hard, no longer complaining that his wife was flattering the young gigolo, and even plastered a smile on his face.

Because he understood that such a handsome, rich, and successful young man would never be interested in his wife.

No matter how passionate his wife was, she couldn't win the approval of other men.

The boat moves slowly against the current.

The bearded man rowed the waterway for hundreds of miles all day without eating, only having his wife bring out her treasured wine so he could drink a few mouthfuls to stay awake.

As the sun disappeared below the water, the fishing boats finally arrived at the dock of Luoxi City. They dared not enter the dock, but approached the riverbank three or five miles away from it.

“Those damned bandits will extort money from you to the death. It’s safer to be on the shore here, and it’s not far from the city. Don’t worry, I’ll take you into the city.”

The woman with thick eyebrows explained to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng exclaimed in surprise, "What? There are bandits at the Fucheng Wharf?"

The bearded man laughed and said, "She's talking about the canal gang. They're like bandits. They'll hurt people at the drop of a hat. If you don't pay them, they'll even smash your boat."

Lin Feng also drank a few mouthfuls of sour wine and gulped down a bowl of fish soup before disembarking and heading towards Luoxi City under the guidance of the thick-browed woman.

The bearded man stayed behind to watch the boat.

But when the two of them arrived outside the city gate, it was already completely dark. The drawbridge in front of the city gate was raised high, and the city gate was tightly closed.

The woman with thick eyebrows was stunned and looked at Lin Feng helplessly.

"You're from the city, you look powerful and influential, do you think you can order the city gates opened?"

Lin Feng looked up at the tall city gate tower.

"I can't open the city gates, but I can get into the city. If you trust me, wait here, and the money will be delivered within an hour."

The woman with thick eyebrows rolled her big eyes twice, then shook her head.

"Don't leave me behind, I need to see the money first."

Lin Feng smiled wryly. He understood the fishermen's feelings. They had given up fishing and worked hard all day to get him to the city, only to find they hadn't received any money. How could they not feel?

“In that case, I will leave my sword with you and return soon.”

The woman with thick eyebrows glanced at the broken sword at Lin Feng's waist; it was dark and inconspicuous.

"No, this is supposed to be a sword?"

Lin Feng was at his wit's end; all he had left was this broken sword.

He thought that it would be easy for him to climb over the city wall, but it would be inconvenient to bring his wife along.

Nor should she be carried in one's hand to climb over the city wall.

Lin Feng was still worried about Duan Jingqiu, but even more so about Kuroda Shi, wondering if that guy was still here.

He turned to look at the dock by the river outside the city, where there were still some lights, indicating that people still lived on the dock.

"Let's go to the dock and think of something. Staying here is useless."

The woman with thick eyebrows still shook her head: "The docks are full of bad guys from the canal gang. If we go there, we'll get beaten up."

“I need to get you some silver, otherwise if you won’t leave, I won’t be able to leave either.”

How do you get money at the docks?

"Where there are people, there is money. Isn't that where the Grand Canal Gang collects money?"

"You're going to the Grand Canal Gang to get money?"

The woman with thick eyebrows was so shocked that her mouth dropped open.