Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 2118: Chapter 2118: King of the Pirates (9)

Countless seawater surrounded him, pulling him deeper, Bu Qing wanted to float up, but found his feet were entangled by something.

The seawater began to pour into his mouth and nose.

Am I going to die?

This was the thought that flashed through Bu Qing’s mind, but before the thought could settle, his body was suddenly supported by someone.

Fresh air rushed into his lungs.

He saw the sky above him again and... the beautiful face of a girl.

Am I saved? Or... dead?

Bu Qing quickly realized he was saved, because he could feel the warmth.

Chuzheng dragged him to the shore, took a cloak from her Space and wrapped it around the boy.

"Why did you jump into the sea?" If she hadn’t followed out of worry, she’d be looking at a corpse now.

"..." The boy’s body shook violently.

Chuzheng was suspicious, the Good Person Card didn’t seem like someone who would commit suicide.

"...Did someone push you?"

The boy snapped back just in time to hear Chuzheng’s words, he quickly shook his head, wet hair flinging droplets of water in Chuzheng’s direction.

The boy nervously reached out to wipe away the water, exposing a vial of medicine in his hand.

The boy quickly hid the vial behind his back, seemingly afraid of Chuzheng seeing it.

She was the one who gave him the vial, why would he be afraid of her seeing it?

If the Good Person Card didn’t commit suicide and wasn’t pushed...

"Did you dive in to retrieve this?" Chuzheng boldly speculated.

The boy stayed silent, his hand behind his back clutched that vial tightly, his face pale, eyes filled with fear.

Uncertain if it was because of what just happened, or because of Chuzheng.

Chuzheng: "It’s just medicine, I have plenty. If it fell, it fell."

The boy got up from the ground, the cloak slipped from his shoulders, he gave Chuzheng a glance, then turned and ran.

Chuzheng: "..."

What’s wrong with this card?

-

Bu Qing.

His mother was abducted by pirates and no one wanted to buy her on the island because her face was disfigured and somewhat frightening.

Later, she was assigned to a public labor site.

But not long after, someone noticed she was pregnant, people suspected she had been...

By that time she was already a bit deranged, answering incoherently, and in the end, no one knew how she got pregnant.

But being a mere slave, no one cared.

Bu Qing was born with the label of a slave; his mother, due to poor health, died when Bu Qing was very young.

Slaves without masters were all kept together, and if someone on the island needed slaves, they could choose from them.

Later, Bu Qing was picked by a family on the island.

Among the group that hit Bu Qing earlier, the leader was the son of that family.

Such beatings occurred frequently.

On the island, slaves had no human rights.

So most slaves experienced such a life, unless they left the status of a slave, becoming island residents, or joining the pirate group.

Bu Qing grew up in such an environment; it wouldn’t be surprising if he turned dark.

But at this time, perhaps Bu Qing hadn’t begun to turn dark yet, still a little pitiable being bullied.

Alas.

Chuzheng carried the wooden basin Bu Qing left behind and returned to Zhuang Ping’s home.

Zhuang Ping’s wife was coaxing a baby, the baby was crying fiercely, refusing to be comforted.

"Girl, where did you get this basin of clothes?" Zhuang Ping asked Chuzheng in confusion.

"Picked it up." Chuzheng handed him the wooden basin: "Return it to Zhou Feng’s family."

If not for fearing the Good Person Card losing his clothes and suffering, she wouldn’t have bothered bringing them back.

Zhuang Ping: "..."

How do you know it’s Zhou Feng’s family’s if you picked it up?

Zhou Feng was the youngest son of the Zhou Family.

On the island, the Zhou Family was quite wealthy. They had someone in the pirate group, of considerable status, whom quite a few admired and flattered.

Zhou Feng could be called a little tyrant among the teenagers on the island, bullying many people’s children.

When Chuzheng did things, Zhuang Ping didn’t dare to ask much, and promptly sent the items to Zhou Feng’s family.

After delivering the items, Zhuang Ping returned, looking a bit odd.

"What’s wrong?" Zhuang Ping’s wife came over to ask.

"Ah, it’s not that Zhou family’s boy again, beating his family’s that slave, I think one day he’ll beat him to death."

On the island, those who could afford to buy slaves, bought them either for work or to have a pretty one to warm the bed.

Insults were common, but seldom were they beaten to death.

That youngest Zhou Family son was one of the few exceptions, frequently pressing and beating his same-aged family slave for no reason.

"Don’t talk much about the Zhou Family’s matters," Zhuang Ping’s wife reminded, "You know that family doesn’t make sense."

Zhuang Ping sniffed: "Just because they have someone in the pirate group as a steward. Alright, alright, let’s not talk about him, where’s the child?"

Zhuang Ping’s wife pointed to the side room.

Chuzheng sat outside the side room, the baby was still placed in a bamboo basket, she supported her chin with one hand, looking over, seemingly listening to their conversation.

But upon closer inspection, it seemed she wasn’t.

The baby was grabbing a gold nugget in her hand, happily putting it in her mouth to bite.

Zhuang Ping: "..."

Perhaps greed is hereditary.

-

Night falls.

After everyone fell asleep, Chuzheng climbed over the wall, heading to the Zhou Family.

The Zhou Family mansion was much more luxurious than others, even had slaves on night watch at the gate.

However, it was late at night, the gatekeepers slumped against the wall, sleeping like dead pigs.

Chuzheng silently entered the mansion.

There was a very important question...

Which room does Zhou Feng stay in?

Chuzheng went by each room one by one, not finding Zhou Feng, but instead spotting Bu Qing.

He was sneakily appearing at the end of the corridor, checking if anyone was around, then quickly heading in a certain direction.

Chuzheng followed him, intent on seeing what he was up to.

Bu Qing finally stopped at a room door, looked left and right, circled to a nearby window, carefully pushed it open, observed for a moment, then climbed inside.

"..." Wasn’t he supposed to be a soft and weak little pity? Why can he do something like climbing through a window?

I feel like my emotions have been deceived.

Roughly a stick of incense time passed, Bu Qing exited the room, returning the way he came.

"This late, and the lady still wants to eat, it’s really... I’m so sleepy."

"Just complain a bit less, or you’ll get punished again."

Voices came from directly facing Bu Qing, he didn’t expect anyone at this time, startled, and knocked over a corridor flowerpot as he turned around.

"What was that sound?" The people over there heard the noise and quickened their pace toward them.

Bu Qing didn’t have time to hide, was embraced by someone, and then his mouth was covered, hiding him in the darkness.

A scent unique to girls wafted into his nose from between the fingers covering his mouth.

He recognized this scent.

The person by the sea...

The two people over there had already approached, the boy dared not struggle.

"There’s no one here."

The two checked around, finding nothing unusual.

"Could it be a cat?"

"Maybe... Let’s go, it’s so eerie."

"Hey, have you heard those recent rumors around the island?"

"How could I not, it’s so scary. You don’t think that sound just now was..."

"Stop talking nonsense, let’s go quickly."

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