Chapter 10 Murderous Intention and Determination

Fortunately, the bucket seemed to refill automatically after a certain period of time, so every time the bucket ran out of water and the atmosphere became tense, it was finally overcome without any danger.

Yi Sanmei had been silently calculating the time since the first time the water filled, gradually managing her share of the water. Now that the water had filled four times, Yi Sanmei had gained ample experience in how to properly allocate the water, which was one of the reasons why there hadn't been any fighting in recent days.

The more important reason is that there are only eleven people left in the cabin.

In the darkness, no one knew when the door would suddenly open, which in turn made everyone cautious and less reckless in their killing. Besides the six people, including Yi Sanmei, Liu Er, and Shen San, there were three others who, despite having gained some strength from the water and minced meat, were still at the bottom.

Yi Sanmei looked at the bucket, which only had a shallow layer of water at the bottom, and estimated the time. If nothing unexpected happened, this fragile calm should be able to last for another two rounds of flooding.

Unexpectedly, Liu Er murmured.

"Finally, there's only one day left before we get off the ship."

He was holding the soaked corners of his clothes in his hand and distributing them in front of Shen San. He was extremely scared at first, but as the deadline was approaching, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and blurted out something, which was heard by Shen San.

Seeing Shen San's eyes flashing, Liu Er suddenly realized that he was in front of Shen San, and fear filled his heart. He hurriedly distributed the clothes and was about to leave, but Shen San clamped his arm with one hand, and he trembled with fear.

Yi Sanmei noticed something was wrong with Liu Er and immediately became alert. She hesitated for a moment while looking at the wooden barrel, then released her right hand and secretly grasped the dagger under the cover of the barrel.

Shen San smiled and asked him: “How do you know that you will get off the ship in one day?”

The people behind Shen San had already changed from sitting to squatting, staring at Liu Er with a fierce look. Liu Er's heart was almost jumping out of his throat when Shen San held his arm, and he spoke out in a hurry.

"My family is the one who manages the clock tower in the valley! My family has inherited the magic of timekeeping from generation to generation. The heart is the clock! Now fourteen days have passed, so, so..." Liu Er swallowed his saliva wildly. If it were before, he would not dare to say a few more words to Shen San, but now that the time to disembark is approaching, Liu Er thinks there is no need to fight each other anymore. And he was determined to please Shen San, so he told everything.

Although Liu Er spoke quietly, everyone in the cabin was already listening intently. Upon hearing that they had survived fourteen days, most of them began to cheer and leap for joy. Especially the three huddled in the corner, finally daring to cry without worrying about wasting their tears or being used as rations at any moment.

Shen San immediately smiled, flipped his hand and held Liu Er's pulse, carefully reading it silently for a while, and his smile became even wider.

Sister Yi's heart was filled with alarm. Based on her observations of Shen San over the past few days, Shen San was definitely looking for an opportunity to kill her. However, he had been restrained by the water and hadn't dared to act. Now that he knew the spirit ship was almost at the sect's door, and the wooden barrel had been filling regularly for the past few days, all the constraints on him had been overcome.

If I were him, I'd also want to kill him before disembarking. Third Sister Yi took a deep breath to calm herself and began to think calmly. Whether it was the attitude of the two outer sect masters in the valley or after boarding the ship, Third Sister Yi could guess that within the sect, the strongest were always respected in the fight for resources. Within this same group, it was she and Shen San who were facing off. Furthermore, she and Shen San had already developed a grudge over the past few days, and there was no guarantee that he would return to seek revenge on her if he had the opportunity after entering the sect.

It’s better to strike first!

Her thoughts shifted in a flash. Yi Sanmei flung the wooden barrel at Shen San. At the same moment, Shen San kicked Liu Er, sending him careening towards Yi Sanmei. The barrel and Liu Er collided mid-air, falling to the ground, obstructing their view. Yi Sanmei and Shen San, however, seemed undeterred and charged towards each other!

As Shen San took a step forward, his right hand tightly gripped the slender willow blade. He didn't bypass Liu Er's body, but swept across, severing him in two. An inch longer, an inch stronger. Although he didn't understand why Yi Sanmei dared to charge at him, he wasn't about to pass up this opportunity to kill her. Unarmed, Yi Sanmei could only engage in close combat, and she was determined to bypass Liu Er and advance.

Blood splattered in the air, and a piece of intestines, flesh and internal organs was pulled out. Under the cover of this blood, a low-flying swallow suddenly flashed with a cold light, brushed past the thin blade of the Xiliu Knife, and flew across Shen San's fingertips!

When General Liu Er was about to fall, Yi Sanmei made a quick decision, leaned over, rushed in front of Shen San, and cut off Shen San's thumb with one knife!

Shen San was about to let go of the Xiliu knife when he felt the pain, but he immediately reacted and tightened his grip. He hadn't expected Yi Sanmei to have kept her dagger hidden, revealing no flaws. If the Xiliu knife was taken away, his chances of winning would be even worse. Yi Sanmei rushed over and shot Shen San in the back, intending to make him lose his weapon, but Shen San reacted instantly.

Reinforcing her resolve to kill Shen San, Yi Sanmei switched from a slashing move to a chop, aiming for Shen San's right arm. Enduring the excruciating pain, Shen San leaned back and launched a volley of his left leg, forcing Yi Sanmei to withdraw her hand to block. However, she forced a change of momentum, slamming her foot into the very arms Yi Sanmei had held in front of her as a shield, sending her crashing down in a heap of wrath, using her body as a cushion.

The barrel shimmered, and a vortex began to swirl at the bottom. The time to disembark was approaching.

Yi Sanmei, however, didn't want to let Chen San off without a fight. Having already made her move, there was no reason to give up halfway. Yi Sanmei had long since noticed Chen San's prowess with the feet, and had already been secretly lowering her center of gravity. Even after a powerful kick from Chen San, she only retreated a step. Her arms were slightly numb, but Chen San was lying in the crowd, unable to get up. This was the perfect opportunity!

Yi Sanmei turned the dagger in her hand, holding the handle, the sharp knife flashed with cold light, and rushed towards Shen San in the crowd and stabbed him! Shen San couldn't dodge in time, and the slashing willow knife just grazed the tip of the dagger, deflecting the dagger's aiming point and stabbing Shen San below the left rib!

A faint light emanated from the blades of the dagger and the slender willow knife, similar to the light on the wooden barrel, but with an aura that made the two men shudder.

Yi Sanmei subconsciously wanted to let go of the dagger, but Shen San was right under her, and she was afraid that there would not be such a good opportunity in the future. Thinking of this, she actually ignored the thin willow knife thrown by Shen San, and used her strength fiercely, cutting the dagger diagonally from Shen San's left chest to his waist!

The sharp pain caused Shen San to throw the thin willow knife, which lost its aim and narrowly missed Yi Sanmei's face. The glimmer of light seemed alive, and even in a passing motion, it "bite" a small piece of flesh from the corner of Yi Sanmei's eye! Yi Sanmei quickly let go of the dagger in her hand to avoid the thin willow knife, which landed on the leg of a man in the corner. Before he could react, the thin willow knife suddenly emitted a huge light!

Yi Sanmei, who had been blinded for a moment, suddenly became alert. These two knives definitely shouldn't be in their hands, not even on a boat. Somehow, the scene of Qiu Xinglun looking into the cabin slipped through Yi Sanmei's mind.

The light suddenly appeared and disappeared, as if it had never been on before. Yi Sanmei squinted her eyes and stared carefully for a while, and was shocked to find that the Xiliu knife was gone. The person whose leg the Xiliu knife had fallen on was rotten and bloated, as if he had been dead for a long time.

Thinking of this, she quickly turned back to look at Shen San, only to be startled. Shen San didn't have a dagger on him. Seeing Yi Sanmei's eye injury, he had grasped the dagger with all his might, rolled sideways, and stabbed the dagger into the leg of the person beside him! She had already been disemboweled by Yi Sanmei, and with this sideways roll, her entire innards were half pulled out. Shen San was already half-dead, still struggling on the ground. Yi Sanmei felt a flicker of discomfort, but then her face hardened, ready to strangle him to death.

Just then, the hatch made a loud noise and opened.