Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World-Chapter 38 - 35: You Like Using Me as Your Scapegoat, Don’t You?

"Brother Baitiao, the Young Master is calling you for a discussion. Why aren't you waiting at home, where are you running to?!"

On the outskirts of the Reed Marsh, a voice trailed from a distance, with a faint echo alongside it.

Chen Yi, taking advantage of the dim light during sunset right before nightfall, could see ahead of him.

The one paddling the small boat away from him at a fast pace was none other than the captain of the fishing team, and the shopkeeper of the fish store, Li Baitiao!

At this moment, he was being chased by two people in boats, not uttering a word, and heading straight in the direction of the Reed Marsh.

"Boss Li, stop running. The Young Master has already found out that the bait which attracted the Demon Fish the other day was your ancestral secret!

Now, we're giving you a chance. Hand over the fish bait, go back and apologize to the Young Master, and you might still have a chance to live!

At present, you're thinking only of escape. But can you really escape the grasp of our Fish and Dragon Gang in Lakeside Town?"

The man behind was shouting loudly, and from the sound of it, he was getting closer, clearly paddling faster than Li Baitiao ahead.

Li Baitiao was using all of his might, at the peak of the early Mingjin stage, with his Vitality and Blood flowing at a rapid pace, exerting all his strength to save his life,

For the time being, he could only devote his energy to breathing, without taking the time to utter even a word in reply.

As the sound of pursuit from behind drew closer, Li Baitiao became even more frantic in his heart.

Suddenly,

Just as he was about to plunge into the Reed Marsh, he noticed from the corner of his eye, a fisher boat seemingly hidden in the distance.

Upon closer look, a young man in plain clothes was squatting in the boat, watching him!

"Are there people here too?!" Li Baitiao exclaimed internally.

Then, upon closer inspection, he heaved a sigh of relief. It's just Chen Yi.

Li Baitiao had investigated recently and discovered that Chen Yi was just a regular student from a martial arts school who paid to learn martial arts. He was not a core member, nor had he ever helped the Fish and Dragon Gang in any missions. So he should be unrelated to the gang.

It appeared to be a coincidence.

Chen Yi, having seen Li Baitiao and heard the shouting behind him, had roughly discerned the reason,

It seems that the young gang master had gathered evidence against Li Baitiao and was preparing to take action against him.

As for such matters, Chen Yi would choose to avoid them if possible. He didn't care about the internal affairs of their gang. With a dog-eat-dog situation, he was fine with them biting each other, as long as it didn't splatter blood onto him.

Without giving anything away, Chen Yi slowly pushed his boat to a more concealed location.

He was extremely familiar with this Reed Marsh, a spot specially selected for its suitability for hideouts, escapes, and all other situations.

If he wanted to hide, or if he wanted to escape, no one could catch up with him.

Normally, in such situations, Chen Yi would have distanced himself immediately,

But it was worrying that Li Baitiao appeared to be heading in the direction where he had hidden his larger boat,

This was not a good thing. Regardless of who won in the end, if they discovered the large boat that he had hidden with all the food supplies, unforeseen issues would arise.

Therefore, Chen Yi hid on the side, watching silently,

Hoping that the two men behind would quickly catch up with Li Baitiao and kill him. The best outcome would be that they would not discover his own boat.

"Li Baitiao, you're just a Cowhide Martial Artist who specializes only in saber techniques, my brother and I, one a Stone Skin Martial Artist and one a Cowhide, you can't possibly escape in this lake. Stop and surrender!"

The pursuing boat had also entered the Reed Marsh.

With the reeds hindering him, Li Baitiao's speed was greatly reduced,

His initial plan was to break into the deeper parts of the reeds and, taking advantage of the pursuers not noticing, quickly dive into the water. Relying on his superior water skills and underwater abilities, he could continue his escape.

This was his best chance of survival.

But unexpectedly, one of the pursuers, the Cowhide Martial Artist, also specialized in underwater combat!

It seemed they had planned ahead. Just as Li Baitiao stopped, preparing to dive into the water for escape,

Splash!

The man behind did a dive into the water. Underwater, he was like a swimming fish, heading straight towards Li Baitiao!

The Stone Skin Martial Artist behind was slowly paddling the boat, locking on him.

With someone chasing him underwater and another person in the boat for backup,

Li Baitiao realized that his chances of escaping alive that day were extremely slim.

In this desperate situation, he had a sudden idea and shouted towards Chen Yi:

"You get out of here! Ignore me, just hand over the bait to the Vice Master!"

"Damn it, he's framing me!"

Behind the Reed Marsh, Chen Yi had a very ugly look on his face. Before he could deal with Li Baitiao, his hiding spot had been revealed, and he had been implicated as well.

Li Baitiao's intentions were also very simple. Regardless of whose team Chen Yi was on, he intended to drag him into the situation and further muddy the waters.

As expected, following his shout, the two pursuers behind him halted. One lifted his head from the water, the other stopped paddling, both looking in the direction of Chen Yi. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Upon closer inspection, the man and the boat hiding inside could no longer conceal themselves.

"Who's over there, get out!"

The Stone Skin Martial Artist on the boat shouted, his face growing grim. If this was a trap set by Li Baitiao, their pursuit might have been unwise.

Chen Yi was extremely helpless. He slowly stood up from his boat, raising his hands and speaking with a simple rural accent:

"Sir, don't misunderstand. I do not know martial arts. I'm just a common fisherman in this village. This is a spot where I normally fish, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on you.

I don't understand the talk about delivering fish bait to the Vice Master!

Sirs, continue with your business, don't mind me."

As Chen Yi spoke, he slowly paddled his boat, intending to leave this place of conflict.

"Hold on!"

It was the Stone Skin Martial Artist who spoke up. No matter who was telling the truth, Chen Yi or Li Baitiao, he couldn't just let Chen Yi leave at this moment.

If he was really just a common fisherman, killing him wouldn't matter. But if he was really helping Li Baitiao and holding the fish bait, he absolutely could not let him go.

This bait that could attract Demon Fish was something that the boss had personally ordered to be retrieved.

"Stay still, let me search your boat. If you haven't hidden anything, you can go!"

The Stone Skin Martial Artist slowly approached.

Chen Yi was expressionless: "Sir, I have already said, I'm not part of his gang!"

While they were speaking, Li Baitiao in the water was secretly preparing to continue his escape.

As if to make it seem as though Chen Yi was indeed his accomplice, Li Baitiao was swimming in Chen Yi's direction.

Watching the trail of water moving gradually towards him, Chen Yi was seething:

You were the one who came to me when you want to die, right?

I allowed you to live until now, but you forced me to come out and take the blame for you,

You're really pushing me!

I wonder if you'll still look for someone to take the blame after this?

Suddenly,

Just as Li Baitiao was about to pass Chen Yi's small boat and escape,

With a swift motion!

Chen Yi lifted an iron fish spear, his arms filled with strength, and in an instant thrust it into the water!

"Ah!"

A painful scream sounded from Li Baitiao, and blood instantly spread in the water.

Do you like to use passerby as your shield?

Previously, I nearly got fed to the Octopod Monster because of you, and I haven't even settle that score with you. Now, you again have me revealing my hiding place and blocking the knife for you.

Are you forcing me!?

Let's see if you will still look for someone else to take the blame?