Wang Jin's feelings were complicated. If Cheng Bai continued fighting like this, even if he could win, he would definitely be covered in wounds... Whether he could make it back from the sea was still a question...
Wang Jin's fingers twitched slightly. Thousands of Li fish underwater collectively attacked the Haiqiong's soft underbelly from below.
The Haiqiong was confronting Cheng Bai, its defenses lax. By the time it detected the Li fish approaching, it was already too late.
The huge body, originally the Haiqiong's advantage, now became its disadvantage. The Li fish were small and fast, their sharp mouths were keen enough to pierce any part of the Haiqiong's skin. The larger the Haiqiong, the greater the area the Li fish could attack.
Tens of thousands of Li fish launched their assault simultaneously. Every inch of the Haiqiong's skin was under attack... Even if it tried to defend, it couldn't.
The Haiqiong screamed in agony, its body stirring up huge waves. Blood spread upwards from underwater, instantly dyeing this part of the sea red.
As Wang Jin's command hadn't been withdrawn, the attacks of the Li fish did not stop.
Originally, that Haiqiong was a juvenile Haiqiong, its movements slowed by the paralytic powder, injured again by Cheng Bai, and now entangled by the Li fish, it was like a fish on the verge of death, desperately thrashing, trying to escape the siege of the Li fish, but to no avail.
Finally, it tried to flee, to shake off those Li fish at top speed, but Cheng Bai cut off its escape route, attacking it together with the Li fish.
The Haiqiong's struggles grew weaker and weaker. Wang Jin, seeing this, quickly lowered his head and said to the Yin fish, "We should leave."
If Cheng Bai reacted and discovered him, he would definitely capture him and take him back to the city.
He couldn't go back yet, he still hadn't found Yuan Heng!
Since Cheng Bai was here, perhaps Yuan Heng was nearby.
Wang Jin had the Yin fish turn around and swim in the direction opposite to Cheng Bai, then summoned the Li fish to cease their attack.
The Li fish followed the Yin fish as it swam away, protecting the Yin fish and Wang Jin around them.
After Cheng Bai delivered the final blow to the Haiqiong, he noticed that the helper Li fish that had suddenly appeared all retreated in one direction. Puzzled, he looked towards where the Li fish were going.
He only saw a large Yin fish surrounded by Li fish in the middle. There seemed to be a person sitting on that Yin fish, but it was too far, and blocked by the Yin fish's dorsal fin, he couldn't see clearly.
If it really was a person, he wondered what kind of person could it be, actually able to control Li fish. Those who could control such things, as far as Cheng Bai knew, were only the Xi family. But the Xi family's power was greatly reduced at sea. Even if City Lord Xi Ning were here now, he couldn't possibly control so many Li fish...
Moreover, the Yin fish he was riding was not simple. Because Haiqiong loved to eat Yin fish, Yin fish moving at sea were always found by Haiqiong, so generally Yin fish didn't live long. An ordinary Yin fish could live at most ten years, roughly the size of a human body. That Yin fish was almost the size of a small boat... It was probably a hundred years old. A Yin fish of that age must be extremely intelligent. Compared to City Lord Xi Ning subduing the Xiu beast, this was probably even more impressive.
Such a person from the Xi family wouldn't be unknown in Ning'an City. Besides, there were only two people left in the Xi family: one was City Lord Xi Ning, the other was Xi Yao. Neither of them could possibly have such ability.
Cheng Bai blinked and retracted his gaze. Perhaps he had seen wrong.
It couldn't possibly be a person. The Li fish must have simply attacked the wrong target...
But regardless, the Haiqiong was finally dead...
Having killed the Haiqiong, he should take it back quickly. Firstly, the little delicate one could eat fresh Haiqiong meat. Secondly, he needed to return faster than Yuan Heng to win.
Winning against Yuan Heng might mean he could marry the little delicate one.
Cheng Bai was overjoyed internally, and that trace of doubt was automatically ignored by him. He dove into the water, found a rope-like seaweed, tied it to the Haiqiong, then transformed into his beast form and eagerly started pulling the Haiqiong back.
Cheng Li and Pan Yue had already been staying at the place where Wang Jin fell into the water for several days. They had searched day and night during these days but found nothing.
Ning'an City Lord Xi Ning's younger brother, Xi Yao, was indeed missing... Not even a body could be found.
"Brother Cheng, what should we do?" Pan Yue asked, his face tired, as he looked at Cheng Li who had just boarded the boat.
Cheng Li also looked weary. He shook his head slightly, a deep sense of powerlessness in his eyes.
"If the City Lord finds out the young master is lost... even likely dead... then we..." Pan Yue rubbed his brow in self-reproach. "It's all my fault. I should have stayed on the boat to watch him."
Cheng Li replied with exhaustion, "Don't blame yourself. The responsibility is mine. I was the one who involved the young master when I went to the sea searching for Cheng Bai..."
"No, it's my fault," Pan Shulin interjected coyly. "It's all because I didn't hold onto A-Yao properly."
Cheng Li, upon hearing this, looked sharply at Pan Shulin, as if trying to detect some trace of conspiracy on his face.
"First Young Master Cheng!" A beastman nearby suddenly stepped forward. Cheng Li quickly retracted his gaze and saw the beastman holding a letter. Cheng Li reached out, took the letter, and opened it to read.
Instantly, joy appeared on his face, but it soon receded.
Pan Yue quickly stepped forward and asked, "What is it?"
Cheng Li handed the letter to Pan Yue. Pan Yue read it quickly and laughed happily.
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