Although the steamship reduced its speed for safety reasons, it was still faster than a non-powered cargo ship traveling downstream. In just one night, the steamship had left King Chu's territory and entered King Xiang's domain.
King Xiang believed that Jin Feng would take several more days to arrive, so he hadn't prepared at all. The checkpoints that King Xiang had set up along the Yangtze River were only a minor inconvenience for ordinary merchants and fishermen; they were nothing compared to Jin Feng.
Without even using hot air balloons, Jin Feng used a lifeboat piloted by Tie Chui, directly employing crossbows and catapults to break through the checkpoints. By the time King Xiang received news from the checkpoints, Jin Feng had already reached his heartland.
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