Honkai Impact: Did you meet the First Herrscher when you first arrived? !

Chapter 791 So let's continue our search for Riki Island!

Along the coast of Qiongzhou Island in the East China Sea, flames burned down the docks and boats along the shore.

The bandits, all wearing headscarves to cover their faces, charged into the flames and used the fire to reach the island.

"Kill!"

"Take over the Red Dragon Gang and avenge Tanaka-kun!"

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Although the Red Dragon Gang committed countless atrocities in the East China Sea, they also effectively thwarted the attacks of bandits.

This is why the imperial court didn't interfere much. Now that the Red Dragon Gang is gone, the East China Sea region will naturally continue to stir up trouble.

However, eradicating the Red Dragon Gang was imperative, as the bandits and pirates in the surrounding mountains and waters of Yangzhou were already affecting the entire prefecture's operations.

Moreover, with so many river pirates around, accusing them would be suicidal. This matter would become a handle against them, so the Prefect of Yangzhou, along with Yan Chengying, the Earl, Liu Shuimiao, and a group of squad leaders and village chiefs, followed Qin Baijiang and caused a scene.

However, Yan Chengying and his group were also tricked by the prefect.

That prefectural magistrate was clearly only trying to secure his own career, so he forced the troops out of the city. He was an incompetent fool. Huang Shun used some tricks to turn the government troops sent from Yangzhou into a private army with no legitimate cause.

This is why when Li Ming saw Yan Chengying's group, their ship had crossbows and ballistae.

Luckily, Li Ming is a player with cheat codes; otherwise, anyone else would have been killed. He started with a ballista, and any martial arts sect would have been nailed to the wall.

"Master Li!"

"Uncle Master!"

Cheng Ling Shuang was still very respectful to her martial aunt, but Li Ming didn't really want her to greet him right now. "Why don't you all go wash up? Walking around the village covered in blood, aren't you afraid of attracting insects? Hurry up and go take a shower!"

"Yes!"

What else could Cheng Ling Shuang say? She could only do whatever her martial uncle said. She wondered if her martial uncle had become a germaphobe lately, since no one noticed her wandering around like this.

Yan Chengying was originally planning to go bathe with Cheng Ling Shuang, but Li Ming called him back, "Come back, it's one thing for a girl to be covered in blood and not be able to show herself to others, but you, a grown man, are going to go too?"

"Heh, yes, yes, it was I who was being pretentious."

Covered in blood and with his hair smeared with it, Yan Chengying twitched the corner of his mouth. What could he say? What could he do when his boss was being hypocritical?

Li Ming pulled Yan Chengying to a stool and sat down. There were some broadswords that were not badly damaged and were still usable hanging next to them.

Yan Chengying was the first to ask, "Lord Li, what is it you wish to discuss?"

“I’ve looked at Su Mei’s plan. Yangzhou has been harassing us recently, so Su Mei is considering blocking off the Yangzhou area like the Red Dragon Gang did,” Li Ming said calmly.

The more Yan Chengying spoke, the uglier his expression became.

"...By uniting the Baiyue region with Huai'an and Yangzhou, and forging alliances, our momentum will be even greater than that of the Red Dragon Gang. We also don't need to worry about those incompetent officials holding positions and holding us back..."

"No! Wait..." Yan Chengying interrupted Li Ming anxiously, "Lord Li, then what's the difference between our... Peerless Gang and the Crimson Dragon Gang?"

Hearing this, Li Ming laughed, "Haha, I knew it! That's why I've decided we'll continue searching for Li Island. But we can't just abandon the brothers like this, so Wushuang can't give up either. Let's go, we'll set off tomorrow!"

"Okay!" Yan Chengying agreed without even thinking it through.