Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1191 Another Master

After much commotion, the matter finally ended with Elder Shuqin of Kunyu Mountain personally beheading Lin Feng.

To everyone's surprise, Lin Feng was neither dead nor hiding in anonymity, but instead appeared openly on the battlefield of Funing City.

Is this a sign of disrespect for the existence of reclusive sects?

After discussions among several sects, the Tianshan Zhengyi Sect was chosen as the main force, with Elder Yan Su's disciple Yan Jin leading the way.

Zuo Shanxing of the Taihang Mountain Sword-shaped Gate, Yang Haoran of the Qinling Zhongxing Gate, and then contacted Elder Shu Qin of the Kunyu Mountain, and together they headed to Funing City.

This time, we must enforce the rules of the secluded sect in front of all the disciples, and we must not let Lin Feng cause any more trouble.

The cultivators involved in this matter all knew that Lin Feng was not being severely punished for violating regulations, but rather to prevent Yuquan Temple, which was at the bottom of the sects, from having a chance to turn things around.

Lin Feng is a cultivation genius. Since he is a genius, he must be suppressed before he can grow up to eliminate the threat he poses to other sects.

Meanwhile, Elder Ye Haishan of Kunyu Mountain, along with his disciple Rong Rong, had followed the path taken by Lin Feng, crossing the Ling River from Luoxi Prefecture City to Fengping County.

The master and apprentice inquired along the way. According to the pirates of Meijin County, a group of Taisho cavalry attacked and burned ships before heading to Fengping County.

When they arrived in Fengping County, it had become a ghost town.

Just as they were hesitating, they heard that the Taisho cavalry had broken through the encirclement of seven thousand pirates on the plain between the three prefectures and continued south.

So the master and his apprentice continued their journey south.

The more unattainable something is, the more obsessive one becomes.

This was the mindset of Ye Haishan, who had cultivated for decades; he had never felt such an urgent desire to recruit Mu Chuan into his sect.

This kid is the only genius Ye Haishan has ever seen in his more than eighty years of life. How could he let him go so easily?

I am nearing the end of my life, and my achievements in this life have reached their limit.

The disciple Rong Rong before me is honest, obedient, and intelligent, but he is too rigid and lacks flexibility. I'm afraid he will never achieve more than me in this life.

I must hand over all my cultivation and experience to Mu Chuan before I can leave in peace.

This is the driving force behind Ye Haishan's unwavering pursuit of Muchuan.

In Tanggu County, Elder Shuqin of Kunyu Mountain and Elder Wuli Xinmen fought a life-or-death battle at the Waterfall. Both were injured, but neither could determine a winner.

Ultimately, thanks to Shuqin's frantic efforts, the waterfall side chose to give way.

Nobody wants to fight a madman, but he acted impulsively and attacked Shuqin.

Once he regained his senses, he immediately withdrew.

Compared to an opponent of similar skill, no matter how crazy Shuqin was, she couldn't stop the other person from escaping for their life.

The two chased and fled for several days, until Shuqin finally lost him.

At this time, Shuqin was not clear-headed because she could not find her son and believed that her son Shu Fengting had been harmed by the cultivators of the Wuli Xinmen.

Having lost sight of the waterfall, he felt lost and became a aimless soul wandering between cities.

Zhenxi No. 2 set sail and, after a day's voyage, approached Xuncheng, the western outpost of Kyoto.

Back then, this city was guarded by Lin Feng, the commander of the Imperial Guard. Now, seeing the tall city walls of Xun City again, I can't help but feel emotional.

This tributary of the Jinjiang River flows west of Xuncheng and Kancheng before reaching Jingxi Prefecture. It then flows upstream to Sanjiang Prefecture and finally to Shanglin Prefecture.

In Lin Feng's view, apart from the numerous ships of the pirates, the Taisho's naval combat capabilities on the inland rivers were far too weak to pose any threat to the Zhenxi Navy.

Unexpectedly, after Zhenxi No. 2 entered the Xuncheng area, the shadow of a large ship appeared on the river in the distance.

In Lin Feng's all-seeing eyes, this enormous warship was not much smaller than his Zhenxi No. 2 warship.

At the highest point of the warship, a flag was hoisted with two large red characters: Taisho, which were fluttering in the wind and very eye-catching.

Lin Feng frowned: "When did Taisho build such large ships?"

On the deck, Ye Liangcai stood to Lin Feng's left, and Cao Chuhang, the captain of the Zhenxi No. 2 warship, was to his right.

Upon hearing Lin Feng's question, he quickly replied.

"Your Highness, the Great Zheng already had such warships half a year ago, and there was more than one. They had also fought against our Zhenxi, and both sides suffered losses, with no clear winner."

Lin Feng nodded thoughtfully.

"Hmm, Zhao Zheng also knows about developing technology now. He's got a good head for it."

Cao Chuhang sighed, "Their ships have no obvious weaknesses except for their insufficient cannon range."

Ye Liangcai asked in confusion, "It seems they've received word that they're coming to intercept our ship."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment: "It should be. Jingnan Prefecture leaked the information to Dazheng. Someone wants to use us to do their dirty work."

"Is it Zhao Chuanzhi?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "Maybe it's that Wei Nanji."

"Does he have that kind of guts?"

"It doesn't seem like it."

Lin Feng was also confused. Judging from Wei Nanji's ability to lead troops, he really didn't seem like someone with such strategic skills.

Besides, this person doesn't have that much courage.

Zhao Chuanzhi's entire performance was genuine.

As a cultivator, Lin Feng was certain he could sense the other party's true intentions.

"It seems there is another expert in Jingnan Prefecture."

Lin Feng muttered to himself.

Cao Chuhang didn't care about that; he just asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, should we charge in and fight?"

As the enemy's massive warship drew closer, its sails and flags became clearly visible.

Lin Feng laughed and said, "Since their artillery has a short firing range, they naturally want to get closer to us as soon as possible, slow down, and prepare to fire."

Cao Chuhang immediately issued orders to his subordinates.

The Zhenxi No. 2 slowed down and turned sideways, opening the windows and revealing the gun barrels.

Cao Chuhang was an experienced captain, and he also had a telescope, which he used to observe the distance between the two warships.

"All sailors, stabilize the ship; gunners, measure the distance and prepare to fire."

Upon receiving the order, the gunners in the ship's hold began adjusting the angle of their cannons, waiting for the Taisho warship to come within firing range.

Due to the rapid current, anchoring is necessary to stabilize the boat.

However, with war about to break out, anchoring at this time would affect the movement of the warships, and if the enemy were to fire, it would be impossible to adjust and evade in time.

Seeing Cao Chuhang hesitate, Lin Feng immediately spoke up.

"Lower anchor, stabilize the ship, and hit the enemy ship within the furthest effective range."

This was a do-or-die military act, which also put a lot of pressure on the artillerymen.

If you miss the enemy ship and it gets within firing range, you'll be at a significant disadvantage.

However, since the prince had spoken, how could one not listen?

All the sailors immediately began to lower the anchor, and the warship, which had been swaying incessantly in the river, instantly stabilized, and the swaying decreased dramatically.

At this moment, Taisho's warships also entered the range of the cannon fire.

Cao Chuhang glanced at Lin Feng, gritted his teeth, and gave the order.

"fire."

The shelling range of the Zhenxi No. 2 was two miles farther than that of the Taisho warships. From the moment the enemy entered the shelling range to the moment it traveled two miles at high speed, the time was less than a quarter of an hour.