Chapter 118 A Generation of Pirates 5 Betting.
【Jian Ziyan: …
419:……
419: "Did you guess it?"
Jian Ziyan: "Can you guess it?"
In a few tenths of a second, the person and the system quickly exchanged this shocking news in the consciousness space, making the expression of the body breaking apart extremely real, without a trace of falsehood. 】
The woman behind the leopard-skin curtain was wearing a strange yet exquisite dress, with her jet-black hair loosely gathered on one side. Her raised eyebrows contained a layer of hazy rain and her expression was indifferent, but there was an overwhelming beauty and nobility coming from her.
The appearance is completely different from the people here.
After seeing the true appearance of the famous pirate king, the entire hall fell into an eerie silence.
Most people here would never have thought that the pirate king who controls the entire ocean and makes all pirates bow down to him is not only a woman, but also such a beautiful woman.
Such a woman should be frequenting the royal court, enjoying the finest incense and balls, instead of sitting here as a pirate king, remaining calm under the gaze of countless ferocious pirates.
The Pirate King ignored everyone else and just stared at the pale and shocked young man in the field, with a hint of a smile in his eyes.
"I haven't seen you for so long, don't you recognize me?"
This familiar tone startled everyone, and they quickly figured out something else. All kinds of eyes moved back and forth between Jian Ziyan and the Pirate King, filled with curiosity that was about to explode.
When they first saw the true face of the Pirate King, they were not only stunned by his beauty, but also felt more and more familiar with him the more they looked at him.
Looking back at Jian Ziyan's face, doesn't it look very familiar?
Everyone is familiar with Jian Ziyan's face. His reputation has spread throughout the entire sea area, and it's not just Admiral Alva who covets him.
This pirate king is simply the gender-reversed version of Jian Ziyan, except that compared to the young boy who is as immature and ferocious as a young animal, the pirate king is more mature and calm.
"Dear Pirate King." The pirate who had just spoken smiled respectfully and took off his hat to greet the Pirate King. "Excuse me, are you Captain Jane...?"
"I think everyone can see it." The Pirate King waved the round fan in his hand and looked up at the equally dazzling young man, "Zi Yan is my son."
The speculation was confirmed, and there were gasps in the field.
The Pirate King ignored him and just looked at Jian Ziyan: "Ziyan, you haven't seen your mother for so long, don't you want to say hello?"
Jian Ziyan stood straight in the middle of the hall, surrounded by all kinds of gazes. He stared blankly at the person in front of him who was once most familiar to him, feeling terribly strange.
In a trance, he recalled being in the water dungeon
In the middle, he talked with Lunn.
"If I had only bribed your second mate, how could so many forces besiege you at the same time that day?"
"No one is allowed to sleep soundly beside my bed. This is true for our king and your pirate king."
"The Pirate King... wants to kill me?"
…
Jian Ziyan felt dizzy. If it weren't for the sharp pain from his unhealed wound that kept him awake, he would have probably fallen to the ground.
His brain seemed to be dead and was slowly breathing again, with each faint rise and fall repeating a sentence.
The Pirate King wanted to kill him.
His mother wanted to kill him.
Why? Just for the so-called Pirate King position?
Jian Ziyan stared at his mother's still young face, his throat seemed to be filled with salty sea water.
"You don't want to? It seems like you really don't recognize me."
The Pirate King said this in a doting manner, then she stood up, walked down slowly, and stopped in front of Jian Ziyan.
She was half a head lower than Jian Ziyan, and looked up at him with her face slightly tilted upwards. When the two faces were put together, others could more deeply understand the blood relationship between them.
The Pirate King raised a white hand, as if wanting to touch Jian Ziyan's face, but Jian Ziyan took a step back and avoided her touch.
The Pirate King paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
At this time, the shock of the crowd slowly faded away, and some people began to have different thoughts in their hearts.
"I really didn't expect that the pirate king who is oppressing us is actually a woman." A captain with a beard and eyes like copper bells said loudly, "Can a woman be a pirate king? Wouldn't this anger the sea god?"
In ancient legends, it was unlucky to have a woman on a ship. Over time, it became believed that a woman on board would anger the sea god.
Faced with such doubts, the Pirate King did not even raise his eyebrows and said calmly: "When you didn't know I was a woman, I managed the Pirate Guild very well. Am I the first person to become a woman?"
The bearded man was speechless. He felt a cold gaze falling on him. He suddenly remembered the cruel methods that the Pirate King was well-known for. Fear flashed in his eyes, and all the emotion he had just felt suddenly turned cold.
Seeing that no one came out to interrupt, the Pirate King looked around. His voice was not loud and his tone was gentle, but there was a kind of pride from someone who had been in a superior position for a long time.
"I have worked with you all for a long time, but this is the first time I meet you all in person. Let me introduce myself. My name is Jian Anyi, and I am your Pirate King."
There was silence, and then a pirate with good eyes took the lead in bowing and shouting "Long live the Pirate King!"
So, whether sincerely or not, everyone bowed and saluted, except Jian Ziyan.
When everyone bowed, his thin and straight figure stood out particularly clearly, and Jian Anyi's eyes fell on him again.
"Zi Yan, you have never been an obedient child since you were young. Now that you have grown up, you are still rebellious." Jian Anyi said softly, like any kind mother who sees her child being naughty.
Jian Ziyan still didn't say anything. The expression on his face had been removed. The dark eyes inherited from his mother just stared at Jian Anyi without a trace of light in them.
"Since you don't want to reminisce with me, then just get down to business." Jian Anyi said softly. Although her tone did not change, it inexplicably made people feel a chill in their hearts. "What you just said was that you were exposing my secret connection with the Royal Navy, which was detrimental to the Pirate Guild?"
The shock of the identity revelation was quite huge, and when Jian Anyi took the initiative to bring up this matter, everyone's expressions became subtle.
All eyes were focused on Jian Ziyan, and his lips trembled.
"...No." He said in a whisper.
He denied the accusation he had just made against the Pirate King.
Jian Anyi's eyes flickered, and she seemed not surprised by his reaction. She said, "Really? You have to think about it carefully. If you don't tell me now, you may never have this opportunity again."
The exquisite round fan waved against her chest, blowing her delicate black hair. Meeting her gaze, Jian Ziyan felt a chill spreading from the roots of his teeth.
From the moment on, his heart was filled with intense struggle.
He didn't want to believe that his mother really wanted to kill him. Was the love and care they had for each other for six years all fake? Was his mother's active attraction to the enemy to keep him alive, and she was forced to jump into the sea, just a dream?
He doesn't believe it!
He knew that if he didn't instigate an internal conflict within the Pirate Guild against the Pirate King, the people he had tried so hard to protect might be completely helpless.
But, this is his mother...
Perhaps, just maybe, is there a slight possibility that the mother has other concerns that she cannot express clearly?
Jian Ziyan pursed his lips. Even though he had found a thousand excuses in his mind, when facing his mother's cold gaze, he still couldn't suppress the collapse that was slowly spreading from the bottom of his heart.
The pirates exchanged glances with each other, and no one knew what the mother and son were talking about.
Jian Ziyan grew up with amazing potential in a short period of time. At the age of eighteen, he became a great pirate with the same status as everyone present. It was even generally believed that he already had the strength to threaten the Pirate King.
Therefore, the pirate king's actions against Jian Ziyan were no secret in the entire pirate society. They all thought that the pirate king wanted to eliminate the threats that were unfavorable to him.
But now, since Jian Ziyan and the Pirate King have this kind of identity, it is possible that all the previous actions were the Pirate King training and cultivating his son.
So the clowns are themselves.
Just when they thought they had seen through the essence of the matter, Jian Anyi's voice came out again.
"Now that you admit it..."
Jian Anyi waved the round fan in her hand, speaking in a natural tone as if she was saying "Let's have steak for dinner tonight".
"You have behaved inappropriately, barged into the Pirate Conference without being invited, and were rude to the Pirate King. Jian Ziyan, I sentence you to be punished. Do you have anything to say?"
The pirates were completely stunned. They thought Jane Anyi was joking.
However, Jian Ziyan clearly saw the coldness and seriousness in Jian Anyi's eyes.
She wasn’t kidding.
She really wanted to punish him.
Jian Ziyan's thin shoulders trembled, and his voice was hoarse: "How do you want to punish me?"
"No objection? Very good." Jian Anyi returned to the chair behind the leopard skin and sat down. She held up the exquisite teacup beside her with her slender white hands, took a sip, and said, "Then, let's use the whip."
The whole place grew quieter.
The so-called spike whip is the most common thing used by pirates to punish hostages or troublemakers. The long whip is covered with rough and hard thorns and barbs. If the executioner is ruthless, one whip can cut off a piece of flesh.
The Pirate King...would use something like this to punish his own son?
Amid the whispers, Jian Ziyan's face turned even paler, and he said, "Okay."
Under everyone's incredulous gazes, the bald man quickly took out the whip, walked up to Jian Ziyan, and roughly tore off the boy's coat.
The boy was wearing a thin white undershirt. Through the almost translucent material, one could vaguely see the shocking wounds on his body.
He was then forced to his knees and his hands were tied to the table next to him.
At this point, everyone suddenly realized that this was for real.
Bang!
After one whip, bright red blood immediately oozed out from his back. Jian Ziyan shuddered violently but made no sound.
Bang!
After another whip, Jian Ziyan's lips turned pale and big beads of cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
Bang!
Jian Ziyan was trembling all over. If his hands were not tied tightly, he would have fallen to the ground.
Every whip draws blood, and after a few hits the skin is torn apart. Anyone can see that there is no mercy in this execution.
Jian Ziyan did not make any sound. He bit his lips and kept his eyes fixed on the almighty pirate king.
When the twenty lashes were over, Jian Ziyan's body had already lost consciousness, and he staggered and fell down as soon as his wrists were untied.
He supported himself on the ground with his hands, watching his cold sweat mixed with blood dripping onto the ground bit by bit, like a miserable dog.
There was a huge hole in his heart, and the pain coming from inside was even more intense than that in his body.
He wanted to laugh, but he just spat out blood.
In the midst of this pain that was enough to make an ordinary person faint, his mind became clearer.
After so many years, he finally saw his mother again.
He stumbled around, looking disheveled, and with childish expectations, he tried every possible excuse to excuse his mother, but in the end he discovered that his mother had never really cared about him.
She really wanted him to die.
The thought came to his mind, clearer than ever before.
He was shaking with pain and heard his mother talking.
"Throw him out."
Jian Ziyan thought, it turns out that facing the reality does not mean the pain will go away.
His arms were lifted up, and just as he was about to be dragged away like a dead dog, he suddenly spoke.
"Wait a moment."
Jian Anyi's eyes, which had originally moved away, moved back again and waited for him quietly.
Jian Ziyan pulled his arm back with all his strength.
He was trembling all over and was about to fall, but he tried his best to stand up with his own strength.
Blood and sweat flowed down his straight body. His white undershirt had been stained blood red and hung on his body in tatters.
He stared at Jian Anyi steadily, his voice was terribly hoarse, but every word was extremely clear.
"I want to gamble with you," he said. "I want to gamble with you for the title of Pirate King."
The pirates have endured so many shocks today that they have become a little numb.
"Betting against each other" is the highest-level and most sacred gambling among pirates.
The rules are very simple. Both parties gamble with dice. There is a gun with five to seven reels and only one bullet in it placed next to them. Whoever loses picks up the gun and shoots himself in the head.
In this kind of gamble, no one can guarantee that they will be the one who survives.
But if someone invites you and you don't accept it, you will be regarded as a "coward" by everyone, and you will never be able to hold your head up among the pirates who worship powerful strength.
Sure enough, as soon as Jian Ziyan made the request, Jian Anyi's cold and leisurely expression changed instantly.
She stared closely at Jian Ziyan, who could barely stand steadily, and her narrow eyes revealed a venomous and cold look.
"Jian Ziyan, are you sure?" she asked slowly, "Do you want to bet your life?"
"Anyway, I have nothing to lose, right?" Jian Ziyan chuckled, "Pirate King, do you agree?"
Jian Anyi stared at him and said softly, "Okay."
…
The game started, mother and son sat across the table from each other, and everyone gathered around them.
【Jian Ziyan: "Give me a prop that secretly changes the probability. Don't give me a fake one like the one in the apocalypse world. I have money."】
To ensure fairness, the person who shakes the dice is a neutral captain.
With a clattering sound, the dice were rolled.
Jian Ziyan: "Small."
Jian Anyi waved her fan and said, "Big."
The lid is opened and it is small.
Jian Anyi calmly raised the prepared gun and pulled the trigger at her temple.
Empty gun.
Jian Ziyan lowered his eyes and the gambling game continued.
Although this gamble involved the lives of both parties and the whole process was extremely tense, the process was very fast. If someone was unlucky, the gamble would be over when the first gunshot was heard.
The gambling game between mother and son lasted until six rounds.
This gun only has seven revolvers, so there must be a bullet in this last shot.
After the dice was rolled, Jian Ziyan raised his head and met Jian Anyi's eyes in the extreme silence.
There was still no panic on Jian Anyi's face. She smoothed her long hair and even smiled at Jian Ziyan.
"What do you choose?" she asked.
Jian Ziyan said hoarsely: "If you agree to give up the title of Pirate King, I will cancel the bet."
Jian Anyi's smile deepened: "Are you so sure that you will win?"
Jian Ziyan said: "I will definitely be the winner."
A dark light flashed in Jian Anyi's eyes, and her tone became gloomy: "So Zi Yan, are you going to kill your mother with your own hands for the position of Pirate King?"
Jian Ziyan dug his fingers deeply into his palms to suppress the sudden severe pain in his heart.
"yes
Ah." He said expressionlessly, "Aren't you going to kill your son for this position?"
Jane Anyi let out a soft laugh, and then the laugh grew louder and louder, causing her shoulders to tremble slightly, stunning the pirates.
"My dear child, I left you too early and didn't have the chance to teach you that the most important thing in this world is the power and authority in your own hands." Jian Anyi said, "But it seems that you are worthy of being my child. Even though you are still terribly naive, you have begun to understand this truth."
Jian Ziyan opened his bloodstained lips and asked softly, "If you think so, why did you get married and have children in the first place?"
"Because your father is good-looking." Jian Anyi said, "Unfortunately, he is too weak. He just wants to guard his own ship and is unwilling to take risks or change the status quo. Fortunately, you did not follow him in this respect... but it's a pity that you did not follow him."
There was genuine regret in her tone.
It's like saying, if Jian Ziyan was a loser who was content with the status quo, then she wouldn't have to take action to get rid of him.
Jian Ziyan's heart trembled. He swallowed the blood that rose to his throat and said softly, "Little."
Jian Anyi naturally chose the big one.
The final answer is about to be revealed, and everyone is holding their breath to see who will win the position of Pirate King.
The captain's hands trembled slightly as he opened the lid.
The lid is opened and it is small.
The atmosphere was stagnant for a moment.
Jian Anyi raised her eyes quietly and met Jian Ziyan's gaze, and seemed to see a flash of determination in his eyes.
In a flash, Jian Ziyan snatched the gun from the table, suddenly jumped up, rolled on the table with his back, and stopped in front of Jian Anyi with his legs bent.
The muzzle of the gun in his hand was firmly pressed against Jian Anyi's brow.
This sudden change happened and no one had time to react. The bald man next to Jian Anyi had just pulled out half of his knife when Jian Ziyan's gun was already pointed at him.
He was hunched over the table, clearly in a superior position, but his whole body exuded a strong sense of despair and sadness.
He held the gun in his bloody hand, and drops of blood fell on Jian Anyi's delicate clothes, blooming like flowers.
He looked at Jian Anyi and said in a hoarse voice, "From now on, I am the Pirate King, right?"
Under the threat to her life, Jian Anyi had no choice but to nod slowly with a very complicated look in her eyes.
Jian Ziyan said: "So, I now have the power to cancel all the agreements you signed before, right?"
Jian Anyi looked at him steadily: "Zi Yan, it's too late."
Jian Ziyan said fiercely: "Answer me, right?"
Jian Anyi's back was stiff. She paused for a moment and then spoke: "Alva already knows about the things you hid. Today is the day of attack. Even if I didn't send troops, he must have already started to act."
Jian Ziyan's whole body trembled. A huge impact came over him and he almost couldn't hold the gun.
His eyes were filled with a hazy blood color, which were the blood drops on his long eyelashes.
"Take me there," he said. "You know where he sailed, don't you? Take me to him."
…
On the vast ocean, a fleet is sailing with great force.
The Royal Navy emblem was hung on the ship in the front, and at the bow, Len Alva was looking into the distance with a telescope. When he saw the island whose outline was faintly visible in the sea fog, the corners of his mouth curled up.
He will soon find out what kind of treasure Jian Ziyan has hidden on this island that makes him risk his life to protect it.
At this time, his deputy came over and reported: "Admiral, there is a ship approaching us, signaling to board."
"Oh?" Lun asked casually without turning around, "Who is it?"
"Based on the flags that were raised, it was the Pirate King himself," said the lieutenant.
"The Pirate King did not abide by the agreement he signed, and now he dares to appear in front of me?" Lunn said.
The deputy general continued, "After investigation, Jian Ziyan was also on that ship."
Lunn's telescope was immediately put down.
…
Jian Ziyan forced Jian Anyi onto the boat. The sailors along the way were shocked when they saw him covered in blood and with a pale face.
Then he saw the person he wanted to see.
Lunn had never seen the Pirate King himself before, and as he watched the two of them approach, a moment of confusion flashed in his eyes.
But after all, he had climbed to the position of admiral through his own abilities. After a quick thought, he understood what was going on.
"You..." Lunn walked up to the two and circled around them, "Are you mother and son?"
Jian Anyi lowered her eyes and said nothing, while Jian Ziyan's body was stiff.
Lun En stared at Jian Ziyan: "So, you are actually a very important person. You are the son of the Pirate King."
"You are wrong." Jian Ziyan said coldly, "From today on, I am the Pirate King."
Lun showed a look of surprise, and when he saw Jane Anyi agreed, his eyes became even brighter.
"I didn't expect that..." He said with a sigh, "So you came to see me specially, I guess it's not to fulfill the promise between the former Pirate King and me?"
Jian Ziyan could clearly feel that Lunn's eyes were fixed on him, full of things that made him feel sick.
But he endured it.
He knew that once he stepped on this ship, there would be no turning back.
Things have come to this point. Does he still have any self-respect?
"Withdraw." He lowered his voice to a very low level so that it wouldn't tremble. "I agree to any request you make."
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