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Qin Fang sat down on the ship's side not far from Xu Ling, his body hidden in the darkness, making it very difficult to be discovered...

It was now deep in the night, and the sky was a little dark, which significantly aided Qin Fang's stealth.

Time passed second by second, but the mysterious person still hadn't shown up.

Qin Fang couldn't help but furrow his brows. If it weren't for Xu Ling also appearing somewhat impatient and checking his watch more frequently, he would have thought he had been deceived.

Xu Ling was very shrewd and cunning, and it's hard to ensure he hadn't arranged for this scene today on purpose.

But judging from his expression, it seems this possibility can be ruled out; he seemed a bit annoyed from waiting himself... didn't look like he was acting.

Qin Fang was still patient. Anyway, the battle with Tu San was over, and his strength had successfully advanced to Grandmaster Level.

For those short-term troubles, Qin Fang was quite confident he could handle them now, so he felt much more at ease and had enough patience to slowly waste time with Xu Ling.

Time continued to pass slowly as Qin Fang leaned on the ship's side, letting the slightly moist sea breeze blow past, feeling refreshed and extremely comfortable.

Xu Ling, on the other hand, was extremely anxious and somewhat impatient.

At this moment, there was a slight disturbance ahead, as if someone was approaching.

At the same time, Xu Ling's expression calmed a bit, and he tidied his clothes, as if he knew who was coming.

"Oh, coming?"

Feeling the commotion over there and Xu Ling's change, Qin Fang also gathered his thoughts a bit, directing his gaze in that direction.

Xu Ling immediately walked in that direction, seemingly going to greet the approaching person.

"Mr. Tanaka..."

As soon as he approached, Xu Ling politely addressed the other party upon meeting them.

"Hello, Mr. Xu..."

The other party responded courteously as well, even proactively giving Xu Ling a ninety-degree bow, which is a Japanese etiquette.

"Japanese?"

Upon seeing such a scene, Qin Fang immediately realized who Xu Ling was waiting for.

Although Fatty Zhang Xu had mentioned that the person Xu Ling was meeting this time was likely Japanese, Qin Fang wasn't entirely convinced until he saw it with his own eyes.

But now, Xu Ling had met with the person, and it was basically settled that these people were indeed Japanese.

Wrong, when Qin Fang came closer, he discovered that Mr. Tanaka was not a young Japanese but an old Japanese man over fifty.

Qin Fang secretly took out his phone and immediately switched to the recording function, vaguely sensing that this meeting between Xu Ling and this old Japanese man, Tanaka, was not that simple.

To properly take down Xu Ling, Qin Fang needed extremely solid evidence in his hands; otherwise, it would be quite troublesome to hastily deal with Xu Ling.

Of course, doing small things like killing Xu Ling's bodyguards is fine as long as he doesn't get caught at the scene, Xu Ling can only be frustrated, having nothing to say about it.

But even if he killed as many bodyguards, it wouldn't shake Xu Ling's foundation; to thoroughly take him down, hard evidence was necessary.

This time, Xu Ling's secret meeting with these Japanese surely had some shady deals involved. Qin Fang secretly recording their conversation might not be significantly useful, but it would at least make Xu Ling quite passive...

And maybe he could catch this big fish, then Qin Fang would indeed feel satisfied.

"Mr. Tanaka, aren't you Japanese always very punctual? Why are you nearly an hour late from our agreed time..."

After the meeting, Xu Ling angrily questioned.

He had been waiting here for a considerable time, filled with anger, yet these Japanese seemed unfazed, which naturally made him unhappy.

"Mr. Xu, I am truly very sorry... Our ship encountered some malfunctions midway, which delayed the boarding time, please forgive us!"

Upon hearing Xu Ling's complaint, Tanaka, the old Japanese man, immediately bowed and then sincerely explained with a very earnest expression.

"Hmm?"

Xu Ling had no reaction to this, but Qin Fang was slightly surprised.

No wonder the Japanese hadn't shown up; they were supposed to board the ship midway to meet with Xu Ling...

This would have usually been fine, but the timing and location they chose made Qin Fang slightly surprised.

Because the time the Japanese boarded the ship was about the same as when Tu San left the Princess ship, and midway there was a chance they encountered each other.

These little devils said their ship experienced a malfunction. Qin Fang found this explanation somewhat dubious because for such an important operation, their preparations couldn't possibly be so sloppy!

So if their ship did encounter a malfunction, Qin Fang tended to believe they were just unlucky to run into Tu San, who just happened to be departing from the Princess and heading to the Ryukyu Islands!

"I guess these little devils faced a setback…"

Just thinking about them encountering Tu San, who conveniently was just leaving, even though he's not sure what exactly happened in the meantime, these little devils certainly wouldn't have had any advantage.

Of course, Qin Fang wasn't concerned for Tu San either. He could be called The Bloody Demon, so the tricks up his sleeve definitely weren't simple.

It's estimated that if these little devils didn't escape quickly, the entire crew might have ended up as ghosts under Tu San's hand.

Thinking about this, Qin Fang couldn't help but chuckle.

He hadn't noticed earlier, but now as he looked closer at these little devils, except for the leader, the old devil Tanaka who seemed normal, the others had gotten somewhat wet.

"Who's there?"

But just then, a man standing behind the old devil Tanaka suddenly shouted, then moved slightly towards Qin Fang's side.

"Hmm?"

Such a turn of events startled Qin Fang a bit; he hadn't expected someone to be able to sense his presence…

However, Qin Fang was not in a hurry. With a movement using the Snow Traversing Step, he immediately left that spot, moving as fast as lightning, much faster than the little devil rushing forward.

The little devil had just reached his previous position, but Qin Fang had already smoothly evaded several meters away.

Clang~~

Not only that, but the little devil drew out his katana in mid-rush, the long, shiny blade slicing quickly, aiming directly at the railing on the ship's side.

The speed of the blade was exceptionally fast, and the movement was quite menacing, following an intricate, bizarre trajectory. Against average people, it's difficult to escape such a slash.

Moreover, this little devil had Master Level strength, and combined with the explosion, this slash felt irresistible.

Clang~~

The katana swiftly chopped at the railing, the incredibly sharp edge easily slicing through and making a crisp sound.

Unfortunately, besides this sound, there was nothing else.

No people, no objects, not even blood…

It seemed like this was just an ordinary railing, without any abnormalities at all!

"Sasaki, what are you doing?"

Seeing his subordinate's monkey trick, old devil Tanaka's face turned somewhat ugly, immediately shouting harshly.

"Mr. Tanaka… I'm sorry!"

This little devil named Sasaki opened his mouth as if wanting to explain, but in the end, he looked around at the empty space and helplessly lowered his head to admit his mistake.

He clearly felt someone's presence there before. His attack was so fast, confident that no one could evade, but the outcome left him quite frustrated.

Not only did he fail to hit anyone, but he also had to admit his mistake, which filled him with utter dismay.

"Sorry, Mr. Xu, my subordinate didn't know better, making a fool of himself!"

The old devil's face was a bit embarrassed, especially noticing the odd expression on Xu Ling's face, he awkwardly expressed.

"Sasaki's like this; practicing martial arts has made his brain a bit problematic, please don't mind…"

To show that their side had no issues, he couldn't help but make Sasaki the scapegoat, after all, Sasaki caused the trouble.

"Let's not talk about this now, Mr. Tanaka. Let's discuss this cooperation!"

Xu Ling couldn't be bothered with the absurd blunders these little devils caused. He didn't come on board to watch such antics but for more important matters.

"Right away, Mr. Xu, this way please, so we can sit down and talk things over thoroughly!"

Old devil Tanaka understood. He was also very concerned about this cooperation. Since Xu Ling was personally involved, he naturally didn't dare to be negligent.

So old devil Tanaka and Xu Ling walked aside to discuss the cooperation details, while Tanaka's men immediately sealed off that direction.

The strength of these people was not weak, with skills generally above Level 5, including three Grandmaster-level experts… that Sasaki was just one of them.

To be precise, among these three grandmaster-level experts, Sasaki's strength was ranked second, only slightly stronger than another grandmaster-level expert, having reached Mid-Master Level cultivation.

But among these three, there was someone with even stronger strength than Sasaki, having reached the Master Level Peak, nearly on par with Qin Fang's current strength. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

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