Chang Rongfang, the second-in-command sitting in the cabin, had the most unpleasant expression. His hawk-like eyes coldly stared at the man in front of him whose forehead was bleeding from being kowtowed.
"Second Master, I've followed you and Master for many years. How could I possibly betray you? How could I possibly collude with the government?"
The kneeling little monkey's voice was trembling with tears. Everyone said he was clever and observant, so he was always the one to go ashore to scout things out. This time was no exception; he hadn't been careless either.
These past few years have gone smoothly, and I've always received a reward from my boss after each mission.
How did things go wrong this time? And it wasn't just a minor loss; it actually sent our leader, Yu Yanwang, to meet the King of Hell!
In fact, Little Six Monkey knew in his heart that it was normal for the Second Boss to treat him this way.
"Guards, since the chief died because of him, let him stay and continue to serve the chief," Chang Rongfang said.
Immediately, someone came forward. Upon hearing this, Little Six Monkey desperately begged for mercy, but the person walked behind him, grabbed his head with both hands, and twisted it forcefully. Little Six Monkey heard a cracking sound and lost consciousness.
The person who did it, expressionless, grabbed the dead little monkey by the back of its collar and walked out of the cabin.
Chang Rongfang felt stuffy in the cabin, so he got up and went outside to get some sea breeze and fresh air.
Once on the first plate, standing facing the sea breeze, a smile appeared on his lips.
I never expected to have such an opportunity on this trip!
The eldest brother was only three years older than him, his kung fu was far superior, and he had always been in good health. He originally thought he would be the second-in-command for life.
As a result, he eventually became the boss.
The boss was actually quite good to him, but as long as the boss, the King of Hell, was around, no matter how powerful he was, he could only be considered an impermanent figure at sea. Impermanence could never match the domineering presence of the King of Hell!
However, life is truly unpredictable. My elder brother had been a powerful figure at sea for many years, but he never expected to end up like this, falling victim to a mere maid.
But when did such a powerful figure emerge in the martial arts world?
Why haven't I heard any rumors? Is it because we're at sea and information is too scarce?
There's a saying that heroes have always emerged from among the young, but this one is a young girl!
Changrong was thinking that after returning to the island, he would send a few clever people ashore to investigate the origins of the other party.
It's not that I want revenge, but I at least want to know where she comes from!
Brother, I'm sorry, but I'll accept all the gold and silver you've accumulated over the years, as well as those pretty women, without any hesitation.
Thinking of the glittering treasures in the caves on the island, and then of his sworn brother who had worked hard for most of his life but had no chance to enjoy them, Changrong finally had the idea of retiring from his life of crime.
They desperately amassed wealth, but didn't live to enjoy it—how tragic!
Well, he suddenly made a decision: the savings in the cave on the island were enough for him to live a life of luxury and comfort.
So why continue taking the risks to do this business?
Leave here, go north, spend some money to get a new identity, buy a big house, acquire some property, marry a daughter from a wealthy family, and take a few concubines. Then you'll have many children and grandchildren, and life couldn't be better.
Chang Rong was deep in thought, increasingly feeling the need to retire from his criminal life as soon as possible, when he suddenly heard a few clicking sounds.
It sounded like a wooden plank breaking. He frowned and walked toward the source of the sound.
The sound was coming from the bow of the ship, which was very strange. This ship had just been hijacked two years ago; it was still relatively new.
Others on the ship also heard it. The sound was so abrupt that they temporarily put aside their grief over their leader's death and started looking for the source of the sound.
Furthermore, judging from the second-in-command's expression, everyone knew that the voice they had just heard was not a hallucination.
After a large wave, the crackling sounds became more pronounced and more frequent.
"Second Master, this isn't the first time we've traveled this sea route. There's no way we'd run into any reefs," someone said nervously.
Just as they finished speaking, the few people who had just walked to the bow of the ship involuntarily swayed with the ship. As they tried to steady themselves, an even louder cracking sound rang out. The next moment, a scene that left them dumbfounded appeared: the bow of the ship had cracked open. By the time they reacted, the disintegration of the bow was spreading backward.
Their newest and sturdiest ship disintegrated at sea amidst the terror of the crew.
They can swim, but they still feel the same panic and fear when faced with something like this.
No matter how good a swimmer they are, they don't have enough stamina to swim to the nearest island. Also, they have to pray that their bodies won't be injured by the falling planks of the ship and that they won't bleed.
Otherwise, the ferocious sharks in the ocean will be attracted by the smell of blood and swallow them whole.
Chang Rongfang and his men who fell into the water still can't figure out what happened to the boat and how it fell apart.
...
The sunrise at sea was beautiful, but Hong Xiaoduo still didn't see it. When she woke up and walked out of the tent, she only saw Quan Jinghuai practicing boxing with seven children and Feiyan.
"Good morning," Hong Xiaoduo greeted everyone, stretching as she did so.
Tian Shu and the others sensed that she was in a very good mood.
How could it not be good? After returning to her tent and lying down last night, Hong Xiaoduo rushed into her space to check the exchange energy bar of the exchange system, which had already reached seventy.
Although it's not at full capacity, it still has the energy of the eight water samples that I painstakingly collected from thousands of miles away, which only brought me to sixty.
Compared to that, last night's battle with the pirates yielded over ten energy points, making it seem like a huge gain.
Many of the items in the exchange system were things that Hong Xiaoduo had her eye on. Now that she knows how to accumulate energy quickly, she immediately has something to strive for.
What she really wanted was the replica carriage from the exchange system.
In reality, it's just a car disguised as a horse-drawn carriage.
If she ever encounters anything urgent that requires her to hurry, she can exchange it for that carriage. Just thinking about it is awesome!
I need tranquilizer guns, alarms, and all sorts of things—I want them all!
Hong Xiaoduo never expected that her most pressing concern right now wasn't how to earn lots and lots of silver, but how to accumulate energy to exchange for!
However, it was quite interesting.
Quan Jinghuai looked up at the sun, which was almost overhead. Was it still early?
Upon seeing their "mother," the disciples' attention immediately wandered. Quan Jinghuai sighed inwardly, "Alright, that's enough for this morning's training. Dismissed, take a rest."
"Thank you, Master. You've worked hard." Upon hearing their master's words, Tian Shu and the others immediately saluted him in unison.
Quan Jinghuai nodded and walked towards the square table to have some tea.
At first, his disciples wouldn't say those nine words after he finished teaching, but one day they started saying them. When asked, they said that their mother taught them to say them that way.
"Where are the pirates?" Hong Xiaoduo asked after looking around...
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