Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 2116: Chapter 2116: King of the Pirates (7)

Chuzheng ensured the outside was completely safe and had Zhuang Ping move the burlap sack out.

He Tong and Zhang Rui didn’t dare to make a sound.

As Chuzheng passed by them, her tone was quite cold as she warned, "Whether you get caught or not, we didn’t see each other today, understood?"

He Tong, timid, nodded hastily, "Understood, understood."

Seeing that He Tong was obedient, Chuzheng added, "You won’t be able to escape."

Zhuang Ping echoed, "The environment here is very special, even if you find a boat, you won’t be able to get out on your own." Besides, you’d probably be caught before you even find a boat.

He Tong panicked, "Then... what should we do?"

Zhuang Ping shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know either.

He had grown up on the island, felt it was like his homeland, and naturally, had never thought of leaving.

"Let’s go."

Chuzheng called out at the cave entrance.

Zhuang Ping quickly hoisted the burlap sack and left, the two of them quickly disappearing from the cave entrance.

-

"Island Master, something’s happened to the Island Master!"

Early in the morning, someone under him rushed in urgently, shouting that something had happened.

"What happened?" The Great Island Lord, already agitated over Ye Xiuxiu’s matters, had a fierce and menacing expression.

"Outside... outside..." The person pointed out.

"What on earth happened?" The Great Island Lord asked, bewildered, "Speak clearly!"

The person caught his breath, "There are a few corpses hanging outside."

The Great Island Lord frowned, "Why make such a fuss, didn’t they say a few slaves ran away last night?"

"It’s not... not the slaves! See for yourself, and you’ll understand!"

The Great Island Lord: "..."

Suspicious, the Great Island Lord stepped outside and made his way to the large plaza used for mobilization.

On the platform in the center of the plaza lay a few burlap sacks, each open, revealing their contents from a distance.

The Great Island Lord: "!!!"

Why are these corpses here?

Didn’t I tell them to be dumped into the sea?

The plaza, located at the heart of the Pirates’ gathering place, was crowded with people each morning, and now, many were gathered, pointing and discussing the burlap sacks.

"What’s going on?" The Great Island Lord suppressed his anger, grabbing someone and asking, "Who did this?"

"I... I don’t know... They were already here this morning. It’s unclear who did it..."

The Great Island Lord: "Remove the corpses immediately!"

The person agreed and swiftly moved to handle it. But it was too late, many had seen them, and word spread quickly.

The Great Island Lord sternly ordered, "Say they were the slaves who attempted escape last night."

It wasn’t uncommon for escaping slaves to be killed, and sometimes they’d be displayed to serve as a warning to others.

Someone questioned, "Great Island Lord... those people died so gruesomely, and we’ve checked, they’re not the captured slaves..."

Nor were they residents of the Pirate’s island, so who were they?

The Great Island Lord: "Just do as I say, or do you want to take over as Island Master?"

"..."

The person sheepishly left, tail between their legs.

"Hold on!" The Great Island Lord called him back: "Investigate and find out who did this!!"

The issue with Ye Xiuxiu wasn’t widely known, and with the bodies suddenly returned... there was definitely something strange!

-

Though claimed to be slaves, the horrific state of the bodies lingered in people’s minds, and some speculated it wasn’t that simple, leading to more rumors on the island.

Zhuang Ping didn’t know why Chuzheng did this, and after informing her of the situation outside, stood silently aside, heartily wishing it wouldn’t implicate him.

However, the thought of those corpses made Zhuang Ping shudder with fear.

"Were the people from yesterday caught?" Chuzheng suddenly asked.

"Caught a few," Zhuang Ping quickly replied, "But two still haven’t been caught. They should be the two we encountered."

"Pretty good at hiding."

"..." Compared to you, that’s nothing!

Chuzheng signaled to Zhuang Ping, "I need you to do something."

Zhuang Ping: "..." Can I refuse?

Refusal obviously wasn’t an option.

The story of the corpses became more exaggerated, and eventually, some even spoke of it in terms of ghosts and spirits.

In this era, people’s reverence for ghosts and spirits was at its peak, and one could only imagine the consequences of such rumors spreading.

Some theorized it was some contagious disease, with such appearances when one died.

Whether superstition or disease, it left the Pirates’ residents in fear.

Every day, people visited the Island Lord’s Mansion, either seeking answers or perhaps hoping the Island Master’s brilliance would protect them.

Chuzheng’s actions had no other aim than to irk the Island Master.

And now, she didn’t have to wait for night to go out, as residents feared disease, many wore ’masks’ when going out, allowing Chuzheng to blend in and leave.

Chuzheng had been observing the Island Lord’s Mansion for days, the Great Island Lord and Third Island Lord were around, but the Second Island Master was missing; she needed them all at once...

So Chuzheng decided to wait for the Second Island Master to return before making a move.

"I’ve watched you sneak around for half a day, what are you doing!" Someone fell off the wall, accusingly pointing at Chuzheng.

"..." An acquaintance. "Grandson!"

Mi Yun staggered at the word, furious, "What did you call me?"

"Grandson."

"It’s you!" Mi Yun recalled who this was: "You’re still alive!"

"Sorry to disappoint you." A hollow and slightly sarcastic apology.

The island’s people had turned the entire place upside down trying to find her, and he thought she had fallen into the sea and drowned.

Who’d have thought!

Mi Yun was greatly surprised, "Dare to come here! Aren’t you afraid of getting caught?"

"Go ahead and call someone," after all, they would be the ones to strike first, and she was a victim forced to defend herself.

Mi Yun, clearly a rebel, didn’t call anyone and instead asked curiously, "Why are they making such a big deal about catching you?"

Chuzheng replied seriously, "To eat me."

"?????"

"!!!!"

Mi Yun doubted his ears; they were pirates, but they never ate people!

Mi Yun recalled the island’s odd events: "Are those corpses related to you?"

"No."

"No?" Mi Yun was skeptical.

"You should ask your Island Master." Chuzheng heard someone approaching and immediately turned to leave.

"Hey!!"

Mi Yun took two steps after her, Chuzheng already vanished into the bushes.

Someone turned the corner and saw Mi Yun standing there, asking, "Mi Yun, what are you doing here?"

Mi Yun blurted out, "Admiring the view."

"What’s there to see? It’s the same as before?? I thought I heard a woman’s voice just now..."

Mi Yun rolled his eyes, "You must be crazy for women, hearing dog barks as women’s voices."

"...Really?"

Mi Yun waved and climbed over the wall into the mansion.

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