Chapter 353 - Chapter 353: Chapter 349: Water Ghost_1 (1/2)

Chapter 353: Chapter 349: Water Ghost_1

Chen Guanglu felt increasingly annoyed, so he decided to take his subordinates and leave the inn.

“Hey! Be careful! Perhaps your enemies are almost upon you.”

Huang Xiwen called out from behind him.

He was a retainer for the Commandery Prince’s mansion and was involved in the collection of grain in Qinchuan County with Chen Guanglu. They were in a strained relationship.

Today, seeing Chen Guanglu in trouble, Huang Xiwen was delighted.

Chen Guanglu ignored him, but he was extremely alert.

The Jiang family wasn’t easy to deal with, and he had to serve the Commandery Prince, so he dared not be too ostentatious in his actions. Otherwise, taking revenge would not have been so troublesome.

Killing a few people wasn’t something he hadn’t done before, he could send a few men to attack directly.

But once he committed murder, he could no longer operate freely between Qinchuan County and Zhouhe County. His usefulness to the Commandery Prince would diminish greatly.

So, Chen Guanglu had been suppressing his fury until now.

When the Commandery Prince issued the order for him to escort Zhou Wuchang’s young apprentice, Jiang Yingbao, to the county city, Chen Guanglu finally heaved a sigh of relief.

This was very fortunate; he would not need to worry about anything.

Who would’ve thought that the three men he sent yesterday would not return, he didn’t know whether they were unable to act or had been captured.

Chen Guanglu glanced around and headed towards the wharf.

If the task of capturing the person failed, he would simply make a quick exit, the Commandery Prince didn’t specify that he had to complete the task, so he wasn’t worried.

Arriving at the dock, he looked at the large ship with satisfaction.

With this shipment of grain, he had accomplished a significant task.

He didn’t want anything else; he just wanted the Commandery Prince to grant him a title after his success. His Chen family would then become a noble family for generations, enjoying limitless wealth and honor.

At that time, no matter if it’s the little Jiang family or Wu Shi, it would be as easy for him to crush them as ants.

As he was thinking, a child suddenly came running towards him, shouting, “Sir, someone is waiting for you over there, saying they have urgent news to report!”

A jolt of surprise ran through Chen Guanglu as he asked the child, “Who sent you to deliver this message?”

The child was eating a piece of sugar cake in his hands, replying indistinctly, “A dark-faced big uncle.”

“How many people is he with?” Chen Guanglu surveyed his surroundings.

The kid shoved the last piece of sugar cake into his mouth and shouted, “Just one man, he said he has one broken leg and can’t walk.”

Chen Guanglu signaled his subordinates to investigate in the direction the child pointed out, while he quickly ran towards the big ship.

He was certain that Gao Xun, that fool, messed up his task.

And intuition told him that the Jiang family wouldn’t let matters rest.

Thus, the best course of action right now was to hide from any threat and stay concealed until he left Qinchuan County.

Upon reaching the small wooden bridge, there were porters lifting grain in front and behind. He followed behind one of the porters and stepped onto the bridge.

Halfway across the bridge, someone suddenly bumped into him from behind.

Caught off guard, Chen Guanglu was sent tumbling into the river.

He was a competent swimmer, so he didn’t panic after the initial shock.

However, for some reason, something was wrapped tightly around his leg, dragging him down deep into the water.

Chen Guanglu was terrified; he tried to struggle but could do nothing.

The thing was pulling him deeper and deeper into the water, like a dreaded water ghost.

Gradually, Chen Guanglu’s mind started to drift and he succumbed to the darkness.

On the shore, several people emerged from the water, swam to the shore, and waved towards the people on the boat, “There’s nobody underwater, he’s probably been swept to the bottom of the river.”

The crowd sighed.

“Alas, what on earth was he thinking running onto the wooden bridge? Now, he lost his life because of it.”

Someone asked, “Who bumped into Official Chen just now? Why hasn’t that person emerged from the water?”