Thunder rumbled and torrential rain poured down.
Yan Liang sat at the table, drinking by himself. In order to prevent Yuan Suiyun from causing any more trouble, he could not go to Chu Liuxiang and the others; but he didn't have many people he could talk to on this ship, so he could only drink by himself.
This scene reminded Yan Liang of the weather when he first faced death.
...That's why he hates someone.
Yan Liang drank his wine expressionlessly, his cheeks flushed, but his eyes were crystal clear.
The monitor he had placed on the ship swayed erratically, and Yan Liang glanced at it lazily. Everything seemed calm and peaceful, as if no major event would occur.
Until he "saw" the supposedly dead Master Kumei kidnapping Jin Lingzhi, and Hu Tiehua and Gao Yanan met on the deck.
Yan Liang's heart tightened, and he patiently watched things unfold. Master Ku Mei seemed to have no intention of harming Jin Lingzhi, but they shouldn't know each other... which meant they were in cahoots.
"Knock knock".
The knocking sounded again.
Yan Liang was puzzled, but the person who knocked on the door seemed to know what he was thinking and said gently, "It's me."
Yan Liang stopped getting up; he was a little reluctant to open the door.
"Please open the door, Brother Yan."
Yuan Suiyun spoke in a calm tone.
Yan Liang could almost picture the expression on the other person's face.
He resignedly stepped forward and opened the door. Behind Yuan Suiyun was a torrential downpour, and the sea breeze blew straight into the house the moment the door opened.
The boat rocked violently. Yan Liang, holding onto the door, frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Yuan Suiyun remained calm and unperturbed by the current situation, saying, "We are about to reach Bat Island. Please come with me to the island, Brother Yan."
Yan Liang, deeply aware of his own weakness in martial arts, said, "How did you manage to bring me to the island in front of Chu Liuxiang? What if I didn't want to?"
Yuan Suiyun said gently, "Brother Yan, you should have some self-awareness. If I wanted to bring you to the island, I would be powerless to do so even if you were unwilling."
Yan Liang: "..."
Who is this person? How can they say such contemptuous things with a smile on their face?
Yan Liang gripped the wooden door with both hands and said forcefully, "Come on then if you dare. You win if you can bring me to the island."
Yuan Suiyun: "..."
With a swift flick of his sleeve, Yan Liang reacted quickly but was still too late, managing to withstand the blow. He fell to his knees with a loud "thud" due to the force of the impact.
Yuan Suiyun knew thirty-three martial arts moves, and was proficient in each one. Yan Liang, a half-baked fighter, was no match for him.
The ship rocked more and more violently in the wind and waves. With a loud bang, the rocking stopped, but a commotion broke out on the deck.
Yuan Suiyun heard this, but instead of rushing to the deck to inquire, he withdrew his hand and looked down at Yan Liang.
Yan Liang's hand trembled slightly. Yuan Suiyun's palm strike was extremely powerful; his right hand was almost numb, and he felt a dull pain in his chest. Moreover, Yuan Suiyun had not yet unleashed his true strength.
Yuan Suiyun remained silent, but Yan Liang gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go to the island with you, but how will we get there?"
Yuan Suiyun smiled with satisfaction. He sensed the resentment in Yan Liang's tone and felt an indescribable sense of pleasure.
So what if he's blind? No matter how carefree and proud a person may be, they still have to bow their head in his presence.
Yuan Suiyun said slowly, "You just need to say that you are willing to come to the island with me."
Yan Liang: ...What the hell??
Yuan Suiyun then said, "Get off the ship now and wait on the deck."
"……good."
The large ship ran aground, and chaos erupted on the deck.
Chu Liuxiang looked into the distance in the pouring rain, but all he could see was darkness.
Yuan Suiyun arrived late and, upon learning that the large ship had struck a reef, looked grave. After exchanging a few words with Chu Liuxiang, she decided to go ahead and scout the way.
The opponent possessed superb lightness skills, able to pinpoint locations by sound, and with a few light taps of their toes, vanished into the darkness in an instant.
Yan Liang and Wu Hua came together, and Chu Liuxiang noticed that the atmosphere between the two was a bit strange.
Hu Tiehua had just finished praising Yuan Suiyun's lightness skill when he saw Yan Liang, who had a pale face, and asked, "It's raining now, why did you come out?"
Yan Liang calmly said, "Such a big thing has happened, let me see if I can help."
Wu Hua said coolly, "I just hope you're not here to cause trouble."
"hehe."
Yan Liang wanted to roll his eyes, but he held back.
Wu Hua glanced at him.
Even someone as oblivious as Hu Tiehua could sense the tense atmosphere between the two.
Chu Liuxiang seemed lost in thought. What bothered him wasn't the atmosphere between the two of them, but rather Yan Liang's hands, tucked into his sleeves and behind his back.
After Yuan Suiyun finished scouting the route, he landed lightly on the deck, peaceful and steady.
The island ahead was Bat Island. The guide from Bat Island followed closely behind Yuan Suiyun and set up a rope bridge.
When Chu Liuxiang and the others indicated that they wanted to take the second path, Yan Liang raised his left hand and said in a drawn-out voice, "I want to take the first path."
Chu Liuxiang paused, then looked at Yan Liang. Hu Tiehua asked疑惑地, "Why don't you come with us?"
Yan Liang knew Hu Tiehua meant well; after all, it's safer to have someone you know by your side. But this was the only path he could choose.
"I'm so grateful that Xiao Hu cares about me so much." Yan Liang wiped away non-existent tears and smiled at Hu Tiehua. "I'll go up and scout ahead first. Come find me when you reach Bat Island."
Hu Tiehua laughed and scolded, "Are you that desperate for attention? I was just saying it casually."
The woman in black sent from Bat Island stood silently by, seemingly watching a good show.
Yuan Suiyun smiled and said, "If Brother Yan agrees, I can give you a ride."
Yan Liang was very moved, but then declined, saying, "I consider my martial arts skills to be average, but I can still walk across a rope bridge."
Yuan Suiyun then said, "That's good."
Wu Hua gave a cold, quiet hum.
Yan Liang nudged him with his elbow, and Wu Hua's eye twitched as he turned his face away.
Shaolin Kung Fu emphasizes punches and palm techniques, with staff techniques being slightly less important. Anyone practicing martial arts must practice lightness skills (lightness skill); the only difference is who masters them.
Because of his inconsistent practice, Yan Liang picked up martial arts halfway through but still couldn't reach the level of Yuan Suiyun and Chu Liuxiang. However, rather than risk being abandoned by Yuan Suiyun, he decided to give it his all.
Yan Liang nodded to Chu Liuxiang and was the first to get on the rope, his movements graceful. Hu Tiehua exclaimed in surprise, "His lightness skill is quite good too."
Chu Liuxiang nodded in agreement, but he did not miss the unnatural pause in Yan Liang's breathing.
Despite Yan Liang's best efforts to conceal it, those who are observant can still see through it.
Chu Liuxiang was that thoughtful person.
One by one, the group stepped onto the ropes, and eventually only the sailors, Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua, Zhang San, Jin Lingzhi, and others remained on the deck.
Yan Liang didn't turn his head or look down, and in a short while he reached the rock. As soon as he stood still, the tightness and pain in his chest intensified, and he couldn't help but cough.
Yuan Suiyun landed silently beside him, asking with concern, "Are you alright?"
Yan Liang felt a metallic taste in his throat. He was unmoved by the feigned concern of the culprit, Yuan Suiyun, and replied perfunctorily, "It's nothing, thank you for your concern."
Those who came to the island from that ship included Yuan Suiyun, Wuhua, Hua Zhenzhen, Gao Yanan, and Yan Liang, and Ying Wanli also secretly followed.
Yan Liang didn't know if Yuan Suiyun knew that Ying Wanli was hiding behind the dark rocks, but he felt it was necessary for him to cover for Ying Wanli.
How do we get in?
Yan Liang straightened up and resumed his lazy, unreliable tone.
The woman in black gave him a cold look and said to the others on the island, "Come with me."
When Yan Liang saw the furnishings in the cave by the light of a tinderbox, he was speechless for a moment.
...I never thought I'd get to ride a cable car in my lifetime?
The woman in black gave Yan Liang another cold look and said, "Please extinguish the tinder in your hand, young master. Anything that emits light is forbidden on Bat Island."
"Then should I also be prohibited from entering?" Yan Liang teased.
The woman in black was taken aback, and Yan Liang said smugly, "Because of me, you shine."
Wu Hua: "..."
He was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "Is it your head?"
Yan Liang: "No, it's my personal charm."
The woman in black looked at Yan Liang as if he were a dead man.
Yan Liang tactfully blew out the tinderbox, and the woman in black gestured to one of her men, who then stepped forward and took the tinderbox from Yan Liang's hand.
They rode down that box-like thing at breakneck speed, and if they didn't react in time, they would crash hard to the ground.
Yan Liang didn't need to react, because Yuan Suiyun had already struck Yan Liang's acupoint when they were close together. Just as they were about to reach each other, Yuan Suiyun simply lifted Yan Liang up and flew away, landing gently on the ground.
Others need time to adapt to the darkness, but Yuan Suiyun doesn't need that short time, simply because he has already become accustomed to the darkness.
Yan Liang was so shaken around that he felt uncomfortable and even started experiencing tinnitus.
Different guides led different people. After Yuan Suiyun separated from the others, the person who was leading the way for Yuan Suiyun bowed respectfully and said, "Island Master."
Yuan Suiyun threw Yan Liang on the ground and said, "This is the product for this time. He has already been given medicine. Keep an eye on him."
Although the man was puzzled as to why there was a person as a commodity this time, he nodded because keeping quiet was also part of his duty as a subordinate.
Wu Hua asked, "And me?"
Yuan Suiyun said, "If you also want to be a commodity, you can continue asking questions."
Wu Hua remained silent.
Yan Liang was unable to move, but he heard Yuan Suiyun give another order: "Have someone guard the cave entrance. There was a rat that followed us here tonight, and there will be several more tomorrow."
How did he know?
Yan Liang couldn't help but admire Yuan Suiyun's hearing.
At the same time, one cannot help but sigh.
Yuan Suiyun heard the sigh and smiled, "What are you sighing about? Are you feeling sorry for them?"
Yan Liang frankly said, "I sigh for you."
Yuan Suiyun fell silent.
Is this person perhaps pitying him?
Ha. Ridiculous.
"Instead of lamenting for me, you should think carefully about your future situation." Yuan Suiyun gave a friendly greeting, then turned and left.
As Wuhua passed by Yan Liang, she let out a light laugh filled with sarcasm.
Yan Liang didn't care at all and smiled quietly in the darkness.
As Yuan Suiyun's remaining subordinate dragged Yan Liang around a corner, Yan Liang swiftly executed a leg-grabbing, roll-on-the-ground maneuver. The subordinate's head slammed into the ground, and he passed out before he could react.
Yan Liang clasped his hands together and said compassionately, "Amitabha."
The righteous path is one foot high, but the evil path is ten feet high.
However, Yan Liang had made thorough preparations, taking all sorts of things into account. Fortunately, Yuan Suiyun only chose to press his acupoints instead of knocking him unconscious. If he had been knocked unconscious, he would have woken up the system in advance with a sense of apology, letting the adorable system wake him up.
As for the acupoint stimulation, Yan Liang made full use of his cheat device, using points to exchange for "realistic human skin" which he attached to his body, modifying the feel of it. Yuan Suiyun thought he was stimulating the acupoint, but in fact, he was slightly off-target and didn't actually stimulate the acupoint.
The people on this island are all dressed in black, so it would be impossible to tell who is who in the dark.
After a moment's thought, Yan Liang dragged the unconscious man to a corner, swapped his coat with his own, and then messed up his hair.
He got up, grabbed the man, and continued walking forward, where he encountered a man in black.
The man in black said in a deep voice, "What's that in your hand?"
Yan Liang mimicked the voice of the man in black, saying, "These are new products brought by the island lord."
The man in black was clearly extremely surprised: "There's actually someone here this time?"
Yan Liang ignored his words and said, "The island lord has someone guard the cave entrance. You take this person back and lock him up. I'll go catch rats at the cave entrance."
The man in black accepted it as instructed, without arousing any suspicion.
Yan Liang went in the opposite direction, following the route he remembered to turn towards the cave entrance.
There was no one at the cave entrance. Ying Wanli must have been very cautious and was listening to any sounds coming from there.
Yan Liang held his breath and waited patiently for nearly an hour before Ying Wanli finally came down in the cable car.
Ying Wanli got out of the car only after he heard no more noise and was sure no one was there. But just as he was about to jump, someone gently patted his shoulder.
Ying Wanli was both shocked and furious. Before he could even question him, he heard the person who had stopped him whisper, "It's me, Yan Liang. A friend of Chu Xiangshuai."
"...Young Brother Yan?"
Ying Wanli remained highly vigilant.
"Don't stay here, come with me first." Yan Liang understood his wariness and reassured him softly, "Trust me."
Ying Wanli had his doubts, but thinking that if they were from Bat Island, they wouldn't waste time talking to him, he followed Yan Liang.
Yan Liang held the flashlight he had exchanged, set to its lowest brightness—enough to see the road ahead without being too conspicuous. Ying Wanli had never seen such lighting before, and although he found it strange, he didn't show it.
The two tacitly refrained from speaking further, and Yan Liang conveyed some information to Ying Wanli through handwriting.
When Ying Wanli learned that Yuan Suiyun was the Bat Prince, he was shocked. Yuan Suiyun was as pure and gentle as a clear moon and a gentle breeze, and no one would suspect him. Even Ying Wanli, from the first time he met him until now, only thought of him as a promising young man.
The two remained silent until they saw a fleeting shadow as the light flickered by.
Yan Liang's heart tightened, and he immediately turned off the flashlight, staring with Ying Wanli at the spot where the shadow had flashed.
A silence fell between them. Yan Liang broke it first, asking in his natural voice, "What are you doing here? Where is the person I told you to take back?"
His words were a test. If the other party didn't know about this, then it was someone else, and he and Ying Wanli would definitely be able to subdue that person. If it was the same person from before... they could only subdue him before he could react.
In short, just confuse him.
But to Yan Liang's surprise, the person was none other than Hua Zhenzhen.
Hua Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Is it Young Master Yan and Mr. Gongsun?"
Hua Zhenzhen recognized Yan Liang's voice clearly and asked about it.
"Miss Hua?"
Yan Liang was initially surprised, but then he understood.
He knew that Hua Zhenzhen was not Master Kumei's disciple, but rather an inspector who supervised the Huashan Sect Leader. Meeting her here wasn't unexpected.
The three exchanged information, and when Yan Liang told Hua Zhenzhen that Master Ku Mei was not dead, Hua Zhenzhen did not seem surprised.
What surprised her was that Yan Liang seemed to know everything.
Even if Yan Liang wanted to explain, now was not the time, so he said nothing.
Hua Zhenzhen didn't press the matter. Everyone has their secrets. Since Yuan Suiyun could be the Bat Prince, then nothing was impossible.
After exchanging a few words and roughly determining their goals, they decided to split up and act separately. Yan Liang thoughtfully slipped each of them a small medicine bottle, saying, "If you can't beat them, run. If you can't outrun them, just sprinkle some medicine powder... At this point, let's not worry about whether it's despicable or not."
The words were crude, but the meaning was sound. The two accepted the gift and sincerely thanked Yan Liang.
The three then parted ways.
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I think today's word count is pretty good (doge).
I've already decided what I'll write about in the next world!! I can't wait to start writing hhhhh
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