Chapter 305: The Legacy of an Elite Family!

Reed marshes stretched for over twenty miles along both banks of the river. Blown by the river wind, they resembled a huge, soft mat, undulating with each gust—both spectacular and beautiful.
The massive fleet, with its deep draft, slowly and orderly sailed into the depths of the reed marshes, producing a rustling sound that resembled a pleasant melody over the river, lulling people to sleep.
Dressed in blue, with sharp eyebrows and piercing eyes, he stood proudly at the bow, holding a sword!
Behind him, Xu Hong and his men were healing the wounded while calmly observing the young man at the bow. Although his cultivation level was lower than theirs, the strength and skill he demonstrated once battle began deeply shocked even this seasoned veteran of the martial world.
“No wonder Miss Murong placed such high hopes in him at such a young age, assigning him to the fleet to handle this disaster…”
Xu Hong murmured in awe when suddenly his ears twitched.
At the same time, a lookout on the mast shouted an alarm:
“Enemy attack!”
“Which faction are they from?”
Xu Hong’s expression changed.
On the mast, the alarmed lookout looked terrified:
“Bad news! Master Xu, it’s not water ghosts—it’s armored soldiers! General Yang’s men!”
“What!”
Xu Hong’s face turned even darker. With a cry, he leaped upward like a agile monkey, scaling to the top of the mast. From above, his gaze grew solemn as he saw numerous figures using lightening movement techniques. Their armor gleamed in the sunlight, easily recognizable. Their direction of movement clearly led straight at the fleet on the river.
“These aren’t ordinary soldiers—they’re all martial artists recruited from the common people!”
Xu Hong’s face turned ashen!
“You wretch, Yang Jikun, to resort to such despicable tactics…”
As the executor of the Murong family, Xu Hong remained calm despite the overwhelming number of martial artists filling the reed marshes. Instead, he descended from the mast like a feather:
“Pass the order!”
His eyes burned with murderous intent as his loud voice echoed:
“Ascend the decks!”
“Don armor! Load crossbows! Prepare for battle!”
Every word was firm, decisive, and full of dominance!
“Yes!”
The crew responded loudly!
The ship transformed into a fighting machine, operating at full speed.
On the deck, at the top of the mast, the lookouts had somehow taken out two bright red flags, which fluttered in the wind, quickly crossing each other to signal various messages.

On both sides of the deck, the workers rushed about swiftly, lifting up the metal decks on the inner side and pushing them upward. The ship’s wings, which were originally half a person’s height, were now raised by more than half a meter.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!

The metal decks were continuously lifted, leaving only holes visible, rapidly transforming the ordinary large transport ship into a metal warship. At the same time, the workers also donned full armor, wearing metal plates, holding shields in one hand and crossbows in the other, standing in front of those metal holes. Their intricately designed crossbows were all pointed toward the reed marshes on both sides!

The arrowheads emitted a chilling glow, endowing the otherwise defenseless transport ship with the ferocity and deterrence of a formidable warship!

Behind them, eleven transport ships underwent equally dramatic changes. The soft sheep transport fleet instantly turned into a group of fierce steel warships after signals were sent. Thousands of arrowheads aimed coldly at the militia approaching from both sides of the reed marshes.

Watching the transformation of the transport ships up close, Kai Xin was delighted, but he was also deeply shocked by the changes in Murong Family’s fleet. He gradually understood the real reason why this fleet could navigate the dangerous Yangtze River basin for so many years! The Murong Family truly possessed a foundation that ordinary noble families lacked!

However…

Kai Xin suddenly frowned.

There were quite a number of enemies outside!

When the workers issued an alarm about an enemy attack, he received a system notification: General Yang had incited martial artists from the common people to attack Murong Family’s fleet. During this time, he had to ensure the safety of the fleet, protect Xu Hong from death, and also prevent anyone from killing the key witness, “Water Scabies.”

This task was clearly very different from what he had expected!

General Yang hadn’t shown up himself but instead used countless players as pawns. This strategy was truly ruthless!

Moreover…

Protecting the safety of two key figures while guarding the fleet against such a large number of enemies made Kai Xin feel heavy pressure for the first time.

This was tough!

…

However, the situation wasn’t entirely one-sided.

A group of martial artists who had rushed here from nearby towns after accepting the task were clearly very satisfied with such a large-scale group mission. Countless people sped across the reed marshes, showcasing their superb lightness skills. Filled with excitement and rivalry, they competed with each other.

After all!

This mission was based on the number of kills.

Three thousand taels of silver for a minor character, ten thousand taels for someone at the Life and Death realm—whomever came first might reap the greatest rewards!

When they saw the transport ships moving across the river between the reed marshes, everyone became even more excited. Men and women alike sped up.
Boom! Boom!!
The sound of the ships’ decks creaking under pressure echoed clearly through the reed marshes. What started as ordinary, unguarded transport ships transformed into dark, mysterious steel monsters—turning the once gentle sheep-like ships into fierce steel beasts. This caused many of those at the forefront to slow down and take deep breaths.
They weren’t fools!
Seeing this scene, anyone could understand that this mission wasn’t as simple as they had imagined—a mere act of plundering. It now seemed far more likely that they might be devoured by these steel warships if they weren’t careful!
Many people stopped in their tracks, staying outside the range of their crossbows.
Those chasing from behind also saw the clusters of crossbow arrows emerging from the holes in the steel ships and dared not be the first to take action.
And so…
More and more people gathered. On both sides of the reed marshes, thousands of armored warriors from the martial world—men and women—gathered, staring at the slowly moving fleet with eager eyes.
Among the crowd, six well-equipped men and women stopped.
“Look,” one of them said, frowning as he pointed at the flag fluttering high in the wind at the front of the fleet. “It’s the Murong family’s fleet. No wonder they can turn ordinary transport ships into such steel warships.”
“Something’s off,” said the leader, fanning himself with a green jade fan, his furrows deepening. “The Murong family is a renowned and powerful clan in the martial world. With such steel warships, how could they possibly be robbed by pirates?”
“The imperial decree says we just need to collect the money and do our job. Why worry about so much? Even if it were the Murong family’s fleet, or even Shaolin or Wudang’s, I’d still rob it.”
From behind the crowd, a burly man holding two short axes stepped forward with a scornful smirk. “Coincidentally, this armor can hide the strange aura from my equipment. Today is the perfect day… to have a good fight!” With that, he dashed after the middlemost steel ship with a whoosh.
With one person taking the lead, thousands of players in the reed marshes became agitated. Neat rows of black figures began to surge forward.