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Chapter 2119: Chapter 2119: King of the Pirates (10)

The footsteps gradually faded away, but Bu Qing’s breathing grew heavier. They were enveloped in the Dark, unable to see each other’s faces or expressions.

Chuzheng confirmed that the person had walked far away and released the young man, "Did you get beaten when you came back today?"

The young man shrank into the darkness, his breaths becoming gradually weaker, as if he were a non-existent entity.

Chuzheng: "..." What’s wrong with you, kid?

"What were you doing in that room just now?" Chuzheng asked again.

The young man abruptly lifted his head, and in the Dark, Chuzheng could feel his gaze.

His breathing was slightly out of control, perhaps not expecting his actions to be noticed by someone.

"Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone," Chuzheng reassured him with a couple of words.

The young man’s breathing gradually calmed down.

Chuzheng felt a bit of a headache, "I’ll take you back to your room first."

Chuzheng took the opportunity to grab the young man’s hand. Startled, he struggled, but Chuzheng held on tightly, "Don’t move around, or we’ll attract attention, and then who’s going to be the unlucky one?"

Young man: "..."

The young man’s fingers and palms had a thin layer of calluses, rough and hard to the touch, likely from years of labor.

Bu Qing was led by Chuzheng, marching boldly through the corridor. The young man was so nervous that his palm sweated slightly. He stared at the silhouette ahead of him, eyes filled with confusion and timid fear.

Chuzheng delivered him to the outside of his room. Under the dim light, the young man pointed inside the room, then shook his head.

"Is there someone inside?"

The young man nodded.

Someone of his status absolutely wouldn’t live alone.

"I can take you away." Leave this place, free from suffering.

The young man was stunned, then quickly looked down and shook his head, rejecting Chuzheng.

Chuzheng was puzzled, "Why don’t you speak?"

The young man’s breathing paused for a moment, and he opened his lips without making a sound, shaking his head silently.

Chuzheng narrowed her eyes slightly, "You can’t speak?"

The young man pinched his tattered clothing, nodding his head slightly.

Chuzheng: "..."

The records didn’t say he was mute!

The young man took two steps back, bowed to Chuzheng, and then quickly returned to his own room.

Chuzheng stood bewildered outside.

Bu Qing peeked outside through a crack in the door, observing that person standing there for a long time before leaving.

Bu Qing tiptoed back to his own bed. As he lay there, his mind was preoccupied with thoughts about that person.

Will she really not tell anyone?

-

The next day.

Bu Qing hadn’t fully awoken when someone pulled the blanket off him, and a familiar voice exploded beside him, "You’re still sleeping? Get up quickly, something happened!"

Something happened?

Bu Qing jolted awake.

Everyone in the room had already gotten up and was hurriedly packing.

What happened?

The room was in chaos, and no one spoke, as if no one was there to clarify.

Bu Qing dared not delay and hurriedly got himself together, following the others outside.

Once outside, Bu Qing heard people gossiping.

"No one knows who did it. Just looking at it makes me scared."

"Who knows who he offended outside, always strutting around arrogantly. This is just karma..."

"Shhh!"

The gossipers were obviously cautious, not speaking openly. Upon reaching the front courtyard, Bu Qing saw Zhou Feng lying on the ground, his mind buzzing. Stiffly, he followed the crowd to approach.

Zhou Feng’s body was covered in red rashes, his hair disheveled and filthy, clothes smeared with mud and grass.

How did he become like this...

-

Zhou Feng had been discovered early in the morning in a field on the island, with half his body buried in the dirt. The person who found him almost thought he was dead.

The Zhou Family was furious, but no one knew who did it, not even Zhou Feng himself could recall clearly.

All he remembered was falling into a muddled sleep, feeling someone come in, and then... upon waking, he saw the Zhou Family surrounding him.

Zhou Feng was seriously injured and wouldn’t be getting up for two or three months.

The Zhou Family scoured everywhere for the culprit. Those who had been bullied by Zhou Feng and might seek revenge became top suspects.

Yet after much investigation, they found nothing.

Without finding the real culprit, the island’s residents found it bizarre and started spreading some rumors.

They suggested that Zhou Feng got his comeuppance.

That there was something unclean on the island.

It was at this time that Zhou Feng’s companions, those few hooligans, met similar fates to his.

This frightened some people greatly, prompting them to seek the Great Island Lord. Previously, when strange occurrences happened, the Great Island Lord couldn’t find the culprits. Now with another incident piling on, the Great Island Lord was overwhelmed and tasked the Third Island Lord with investigating this matter.

Everyone’s account matched Zhou Feng’s, no one saw who did it, and there was no evidence.

It’s as if there’s an invisible person on the island...

People grew even more frightened.

Seeing the island on the verge of chaos, the Great Island Lord decided to lead everyone in a ritual for the Sea God to dispel their fears.

"Sea God?"

Zhuang Ping nodded, "We all depend on the sea to make a living, so we must worship the Sea God."

Whether pirates or island dwellers, everyone lives off the sea.

When the weather is bad, it can be life-threatening.

So worshipping the Sea God is important for everyone on the island, even the pirates.

Even murderous pirates must show respect to the Sea God.

"That Zhou Family matter is eerie. Who exactly did it?"

Zhuang Ping knew the corpse incident was Chuzheng’s doing, so when others were flustered outside, he remained calm.

As for the Zhou Family incident, Zhuang Ping was unaware, so he naturally found it peculiar.

Chuzheng interjected, "Where is the worship conducted?"

"Ah... oh oh oh, the worship of the Sea God is at the Sea God Temple."

There is a Sea God Temple on the island, at its highest point.

Chuzheng went to take a look at that Sea God Temple first.

It was pretty luxurious, with a statue of the Sea God in the center, three-headed and six-armed, with a blue face and fangs, holding a trident, foot on a Divine Dragon.

Chuzheng: "..."

Chuzheng circled the Sea God statue twice, contemplating something.

-

On the day of the Sea God worship, all residents were to send representatives to the Sea God Temple. Those who couldn’t enter the temple lined up outside, forming a grand procession down to the mountain’s foot.

If this were modern times, it would look like a cult gathering, easy to report.

Apart from worship days, entry into the Sea God Temple is prohibited to avoid disturbing the Sea God.

Today, as everyone brought offerings to worship and opened the door, they found the Sea God missing, leaving the crowd in shock.

The news spread rapidly, causing a stir among the people.

"The Sea God is gone!"

"What?"

"How could it be gone?"

"Could it be that the Sea God is really angry? This whole time I’ve felt something was wrong, and now the Sea God is missing!"

Although the Sea God Temple is off-limits, someone cleans it at regular intervals.

This time, before deciding to worship the Sea God, the Great Island Lord had someone clean the temple in advance. According to the cleaner’s memory, the statue was still there when she finished cleaning and left.

The statue is so heavy that no one believes anyone could secretly move it, so they conclude the Sea God must have vanished on its own.

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