Chapter 401 Guiyun Fleet
Shen Yuexi was holding a pistol in her hand.
After she and Xiao Zhuo were shot by an assassin while interrogating Jiao Yong, she felt that she should ask Daxiong to create a powerful self-defense weapon to protect herself.
An assassin could appear at any time, and if Xiao Zhuo wasn't around, wouldn't she be helpless and waiting to die, given her weak nature? Thus, this pistol was born.
This pistol is called an M1911. It has a black body, a walnut grip, and a seven-round magazine. Shen Yuexi once tested the pistol on a dead pig and found that if it hit a human body, it would leave a large hole.
She had no intention of harming Qiong. Her purpose for this trip to the island was to persuade Pei Jingyun to stop pursuing her and Xiao Zhuo. Killing Pei Jingyun's men on the way would only deepen the hatred between the two sides. Pei Jingyun was Xiao Zhuo's mother, after all; that relationship was unchangeable. If Xiao Zhuo wanted to become emperor, he couldn't bear the infamy of matricide.
She knew all this very well, so the first shot hit the floor at Joan's feet as a warning.
The gunshot was so loud and the bullet was so powerful that it sent sawdust flying all over the solid oak floor. Joan shuddered with fear and stopped where she was.
"Don't come any closer," Shen Yuexi pointed the smoking muzzle of the gun at Qiong's body, "Look at the floor, you know the power of this bullet."
Joan glanced at the bullet marks on the floor. She was frightened, but also a little bit unconvinced.
She had seen Xun firing a musket, and every time he fired a shot, he had to reload the gunpowder barrel, then the bullet, and then use the cleaning rod to poke, which was very troublesome. Could it be that Shen Yuexi had actually skipped the whole process of reloading the gunpowder after firing a shot?
She did not give up, and thinking about the consequences of failing to complete Pei Jingyun's mission, she decided to take a risk and raised the dagger again.
Shen Yuexi saw the murderous look in Qiong's eyes again and knew that the previous shot did not scare the other party. The distance between them was already very close. If she continued to talk nonsense, Qiong's dagger might stab her, so she pulled the trigger again without hesitation.
Another gunshot rang out.
Qiong felt as if her left thigh had been hit hard by a hammer. She could no longer stand and fell to her knees, watching blood ooze from her leg. Only then did she realize that the iron thing in Shen Yuexi's hand did not need to be reloaded and could actually fire continuously.
She tried to stand up again, but the pain in her thigh was unbearable and the blood was flowing. She couldn't even hold the dagger anymore and it dropped to the ground. She was afraid that Shen Yuexi would shoot again, so she desperately dragged her injured leg to the door, banged it open and escaped.
Shen Yuexi hadn't intended to kill her. He pointed his gun at the door to prevent her from appearing again. He quickly walked over to Su Mo, squatted down, and shook Su Mo's shoulders, saying, "Sister-in-law, wake up."
Su Mo did not respond. Shen Yuexi reached out and patted her face again. After two pats, Su Mo still did not wake up.
At this moment, the sounds of fighting coming from the front deck outside the cabin became more intense. Shen Yuexi was worried about Xiao Zhuo's safety. Seeing that Su Mo was breathing normally and was not in danger, she stood up and ran out the door to the front deck.
On the foredeck, Xiao Zhuo, wielding the Yanque Sword, engaged Long in a one-on-one fight, while Xiao Beiheng used his own sword to entangle Xun and Xue. The deck was ablaze with flashes of swords and shadows, accompanied by the cries of both sides.
Shen Yuexi ran to the vicinity of Xiao Zhuo and Long, raised her pistol and shouted, "Husband, get out of the way. I'm here to help you."
Xiao Zhuo turned his head and saw her appear, and shouted: "Don't come over, it's dangerous here."
Shen Yuexi wanted to shoot to help Xiao Zhuo, but Xiao Zhuo and Long were fighting each other, so she didn't dare to shoot easily for fear of hurting Xiao Zhuo. While she was hesitating, the captain shouted in fear: "Don't shoot yet, water is coming into the bottom of the boat!"
Hearing the captain's shout, Xiao Zhuo took a step back and raised his hand to Long, saying, "The boat is taking on water. If we continue fighting, we will all sink to the bottom of the sea."
Long sheathed his scimitar into the scabbard behind him and said, "Prince An is very skilled. No wonder the three sisters couldn't do anything to you."
On the other side, Xun and Xue also jumped out of the circle. Xun said to Xiao Beiheng, "Young Master, let's stop for now. The boat is going to sink!"
Xiao Beiheng put away his sword and saw Shen Yuexi standing alone on the deck. Su Mo was nowhere to be seen. He was surprised and asked Shen Yuexi, "Where is Momo? Where is Momo?"
Shen Yuexi said, "She was in the cabin. She was hit by something and passed out." Before she finished speaking, Xiao Beiheng rushed into the cabin in a hurry.
Xiao Zhuo ran over, took her hand and said, "Let's go take a look below the deck."
Shen Yuexi was still worried about Long and the others, so she turned around and looked at Long and said, "You guys..."
Long followed her and said, "If the ship sinks, everyone will be doomed. Even if it's just to save the young master and the young mistress, we have to help. Let's go."
Everyone climbed down the ladder to the lower deck of the boat and saw that the water had already reached their calves and was still slowly rising. The dozens of sailors who had been rowing below stopped rowing and were desperately pouring water overboard with various utensils.
The captain, a man in his fifties and an experienced seaman, saw them rushing down and shouted, "Come on, everyone, bail out the water! If the water level continues to rise, the ship will sink to the bottom of the sea! Quick!"
Shen Yuexi knew that the situation was critical, so he put the pistol back into his pocket, rolled up his trouser legs without saying a word, and joined the team.
Everyone worked together to scoop water, and the water level rose until it reached knee-level before stopping and slowly receding. During this time, the captain found a leak in a storage compartment at the bottom of the ship and used emergency supplies to plug the damaged area.
When the water level dropped to her ankles, Shen Yuexi was already panting with exhaustion, her arms aching. She dropped the basin of water and sat on a wooden box, looking around. She saw the sailors were all soaking wet, panting with exhaustion, and many of them had collapsed on the ground.
Xiao Zhuo took two breaths, regained his composure, and asked the captain, "Why is the boat leaking?"
The captain said, "I don't know. I checked before we set off, and the boat was in good condition. I touched the damaged area, and there were still wood chips, like a newly drilled hole."
"Just got out?"
After asking, Shen Yuexi noticed that Long, Xun and Xue, who had helped scoop water just now, had disappeared without a trace.
"This hole is only temporarily blocked," the captain shouted to the sailors, "it won't hold out for long. Everyone cheer up, we need to hurry to Guiyun Island."
Shen Yuexi said to Xiao Zhuo, "Husband, Long and the others are gone."
Xiao Zhuo said, "Let's go up and take a look."
The two of them went to the upper deck and searched room by room. They found that not only the female assassins were gone, but also Su Mo and Xiao Beiheng in the room were gone. They only found the parrot Liuli flying around in the room.
Standing on the deck, Shen Yuexi was a little confused and asked Xiao Zhuo, "The ship is so small, where did they go?"
Xiao Zhuo held onto the side of the boat, raised his hand and pointed to the distance, saying, "Over there."
Shen Yuexi looked in the direction he pointed and discovered a small boat bobbing in the waves. On board were six people: Long, Xun, Xue, and Qiong, the four assassins, Xiao Beiheng and Su Mo. Both of them lay unconscious.
"Husband, they've kidnapped my brother and sister-in-law!" Shen Yuexi shouted anxiously, "Let's catch up with them."
Xiao Zhuo asked, "What happened to my brother and sister-in-law?"
"It was that Qiong who did it. She seems to be able to throw out a kind of smoke that can make people lose consciousness quickly." Shen Yuexi slapped her head, "I understand now. My brother was also hit by her smoke. How hateful."
She was about to go below deck to find the captain, but he had already come up with several sailors and told one of them, "Go to the masttop lookout and see if you can spot Guiyun Island."
"Captain, my brother and sister-in-law are on that boat," Shen Yuexi ran up to the captain and pointed at the boat in the distance, "Let's chase them."
The captain squinted his eyes and said, "They're taking advantage of the chaos to drive away the lifeboat. We can't chase them. The hole in the bottom of the ship is temporarily blocked, and it will only last for half a day. We must hurry to Guiyun Island."
When Shen Yuexi was about to speak, Xiao Zhuo stopped her and said, "Don't worry, Yuexi. They will definitely not hurt your brother and sister-in-law."
After Xiao Zhuo's reminder, Shen Yuexi remembered Long's words that they would not harm the Young Master and Young Madam. She felt a little relieved and said to Xiao Zhuo, "Husband, now that the assassin has left, we are out of danger."
Xiao Zhuo looked at the small boat that had almost turned into a black dot and said, "That should be it, but I always feel like something is wrong."
Before Shen Yuexi understood what Xiao Zhuo meant, a sailor's voice rang out from the top of the mast above her head: "Captain, we've seen Guiyun Island! We've seen Guiyun Island!"
Shen Yuexi was overjoyed. After nearly two days at sea, covering hundreds of miles, they were finally reaching their destination. She looked up and was about to confirm with the sailor on the lookout when she suddenly discovered something that shocked her.
The jade pendant flag hanging on the top of the mast disappeared.
"Yuexi, good luck!" the parrot Liuli called out excitedly from her shoulder. "Yuexi, good luck!"
"What good luck are you talking about? The flag is gone," Shen Yuexi said angrily to Xiao Zhuo, "Husband, those damn assassins stole the flag."
Xiao Zhuo said: "This is really troublesome."
He turned to the captain, whose face was ashen, and said, "Captain, when they left, they took the signal pennant with them. Do you know what this means?"
The captain nodded repeatedly and ran to the lower deck entrance and shouted, "Hurry, everyone, row as hard as you can. We need to get to the island as soon as possible."
Although the sailors were exhausted, they all knew the consequences of losing the signal flag, so they paddled with all their strength. With the help of the tailwind, the speed of the ship increased significantly, leaving a white wake in the deep blue ocean and rushing towards the distant Guiyun Island.
Shen Yuexi stood at the bow of the ship, watching Guiyun Island gradually emerge from the sea level. She was very nervous and held Xiao Zhuo's hand tightly.
Pei Jingyun was waiting for her and Xiao Zhuo on Guiyun Island.
"Husband, we're about to see Mother," she said nervously, "My heart is beating so fast."
"Don't be afraid, Yuexi," Xiao Zhuo put his arm around her shoulders. "Some things, whether you like it or not, you have to face them in the end."
Shen Yuexi sighed and said, "I don't know how to resolve this grudge after seeing my mother. If she insists on killing us, we can only use pistols."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the sailor's hoarse cry from above her head.
"Northwest, Guiyun Island's fleet!"
Shen Yuexi felt her heart skip a beat and turned to look northwest.
The northwest was the direction the small boat had fled from earlier, but now it was no longer visible. Instead, there were twenty warships with bared fangs and claws, full of murderous intent.
Twenty warships and four hundred cannons rushed towards their lonely ship.
And their ship didn't even have a cannon.
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