Chapter 207: Encounter on the Water

　　After discussing the conditions and signing the contract, Lu Mingshu called Brother Six.

　　“Little Sister Seven, this is worth a lot!” Brother Six shouted upon seeing her list.

　　“I have no choice. My sword is ruined, so I have to get a new one even if I go bankrupt!” Lu Mingshu answered begrudgingly.

　　“True, a martial artist can’t survive without a good weapon. Your cultivation has increased now too. If you don’t get a good one, it will only limit your ability. Be at ease, I’ll find you whatever I can!”

　　Brother Six was always a nimble person. Even if the materials could be found in her world, it would take years for her to get it all on her own. With the Heavenly Wheel as a medium, it would be a lot easier.

　　After a few days, Lu Mingshu received some materials.

　　“Brother Six, what about the rest?”

　　“The remaining materials are very rare in any world, so they’ll take time to find. Oh, by the way, I remembered that your world has a lot of special ore products, You might be able to find the rest in your world.”

　　“Ahhh!” Lu Mingshu thought for a while. “I’ll have to trouble Brother Six to help me look out for them.”

　　“No problem.”

　　Lu Mingshu looked at the list, and there were four left. Two of the materials had never appeared in her world. As for the other two, she had read about them before in a book in the Heavenly Ascension Pavilion.

　　“Fairy Gravel and Mystic Yellow Stone….”

　　She recalled what was written in the book. Fairy Gravel was extremely rare, and there was no fixed place of origin for it. As for Yellow Mystic Stone, Beiming and Nanze seemed to produce a small amount of it.

　　Suddenly, the boat jolted. Captain’s Ding voice could be heard, “A water beast showed up! Watch out!”

　　Lu Mingshu exited the hold, but she only saw a line of water launching at the boat.

　　Captain Ding steered the ship, Ah Ling quickly jumped off the canopy, and Ah Lang climbed the sail at lightning speed. The family put in all their strength to change the boat’s direction. Luckily, they dodged it.

　　“Wow.” Ah Ling jumped down and clapped her chest. “Lucky. This water beast is already in the Harmonization Realm. If it hit us, the boat would’ve surely capsized.”

　　“Why is the water beast swimming so quickly? It looks like it’s fleeing for its life,” Lu Mingshu pondered.

　　“Miss has good eyesight,” Captain Ding answered. “Water beasts have a leisurely character. If it’s moving so quickly, there must be danger, but I don’t know…”

　　Before he could finish, another water line appeared. This water line was different from the previous one; somebody was flying on the water’s surface, causing water to splash up.

　　The water line was getting closer, and in no time, the person could be seen clearly.

　　It was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old guy. He was wearing a turquoise embroidered shirt, and he was standing on something that made him move at the speed of lightning.

　　When he was in front of the Ding Family’s boat, he paused in his tracks and did a flip, landing on the canopy.

　　“Old fellow, I’m requisitioning your boat!” he shouted. He then threw a piece of Golden Extract in front of Captain Ding. “You saw that water beast that just passed by, right? Quickly go after it!”

　　Before Captain Ding could reply, Ah Ling looked angry.

　　Just a normal Golden Extract, worth no more than ten pieces of gold in Zhongzhou, and he wants to use our boat? He didn’t even ask for our opinion. He really looks down on us!

　　Ah Ling wanted to say something, but Captain Ding gave her a glance, signalling her not to.

　　He smiled apologetically. “This gentleman, we have already rented out the boat. I’m really sorry for…”

　　The guy turned to him coldly. “I said that I want to requisition your boat. What don’t you understand?”

　　“We have already rented out our boat!” Ah Lang cut in. “This gentleman, no matter how much you pay, we can’t go back on our words.”

　　The guy suddenly flared up and asked coldly. “Don’t you know who I am?”

　　Captain Ding smiled bitterly, looking at the leaf embroidered on the man’s collar. As someone who navigated the Ming River, how could he not recognize the symbol? It was the symbol of the Ye Family from White Heron State, one of the top three aristocratic families in Beiming. He didn’t expect to meet someone from the Ye Family in such a distant place.

　　A nonentity like them couldn’t afford to offend the Ye Family, but as a boat that ferried people around, they had their rules too. Since they had already taken the rent, they couldn’t go back on their promise.

　　He could only move his eyes toward Lu Mingshu to see what she had to say. If she was willing to let him in, then he would do as he was asked. If not, it was better for her to reject it herself then them.

　　Seeing that Captain Ding looked in another direction, the guy turned toward where Captain Ding was looking. His eyes lit up at the sight.

　　A skinny girl was standing at the bow of the ship in a spring jacket. She turned as if she felt his glace. Her fair skin looked almost transparent under the sunlight, and she had no expression as if she was an iceberg.

　　“This Miss…” He lowered his volume.

　　Lu Mingshu answered in a monotone, “This gentleman, I’m afraid that we are going in different directions.”

　　An obvious rejection.

　　The guy raised his voice, obviously displeased. “Who asked for your opinion? Go after it now! If you let that water beast off… hmph!”

　　Outside of his expectations, Lu Mingshu just stood idled around. “Gentleman, if you go after it right now, you might still be able to get it. If you waste your time with us, you might not even see its shadow anymore.”

　　“You…!” The guy flared up in anger. His surprise at her appearance was all gone.

　　Whoosh!

　　He fished out his sword. “You think the Ye Family is easy to take advantage of, huh? I’ll show you something then.”

　　Just because we couldn’t agree on something, he was going to get physical?

　　She hadn’t even reached Beiming yet and she already met such a person. What kind of luck was this?

　　“Miss.” Ah Ling nudged Lu Mingshu. “He’s from the Ye Family. Look at his collar,” she whispered.

　　Lu Mingshu already noticed it earlier. The river was the main component of Beiming, but there were a few pieces of land. The bigger ones were known as states. There was a total of nine states in Beiming, and the small number of aristocratic families and sects were distributed throughout the nine states.

　　The Ye Family was one of the biggest aristocratic families. They were getting more and more powerful in recent years, and they had the title of being one of the Big Three Families. They were located in White Heron State, and they had control over the southeast of Beiming. They were like tyrants; they were arrogant, and they never hesitated.

　　However, Lu Mingshu didn’t plan to give in. I rented a boat to travel through Beiming. Why do I have to go beast hunting with a Ye Family disciple? No matter how powerful they are, they can’t control me.

　　As if nothing was happening, she sat down as she pleased. “I have already rented this boat for half a year. Gentleman, please.”

　　Chasing me away, huh? The guy laughed out loud in anger. “This lord doesn’t attack someone without knowing their name. Give your name!”

　　Lu Mingshu raised her eyebrows. “You’re not worth it.”

　　This was enough for the guy to blow up. Seeing that Lu Mingshu was in the Harmonization Realm, he didn’t want to be too harsh. If she could reach the Harmonization Realm at her age, she was either from a sect or an aristocratic family – worthy of getting to know. However, no matter how polite he was, she didn’t give him any face. This is our family’s territory! Even if it’s a dragon, it has to follow our rules.

　　Sword-light emerged as the guy attacked right away.

　　“Gentleman!” Captain Ding yelled. He was in the Harmonization Realm too, but compared to an aristocratic family disciple, it was like the difference between an authentic good and a knock-off. The disciple’s closed apertures had almost been completely activated, but he hardly activated any, and he couldn’t even block or attack. Furthermore, this man was from the Ye Family, so Captain Ding wouldn’t dare to put his hands on him even if he could.

　　The sword energy and the blue-tinted mystic light was now in front of Lu Mingshu.

　　The sword energy was about to behead her, but a Clank! could be heard as the mystic light was stopped, pinched between her fingers.