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Chapter 2133: Chapter 2133: King of the Pirates (24)

They were about to return to the island, and those who went out were very happy. But as they approached the island, everyone smelled an overwhelming scent of blood. The waters were filled with prowling sharks, and the sea was bloodstained red.

"What’s going on?"

"Why is the island so quiet?"

At this hour, it was the usual cooking time, the island should be filled with smoke from cooking fires. But now, why was it so deadly silent?

Usually when they returned, the islanders would notice them from afar and greet them at the dock.

Yet today, there wasn’t a soul in the direction of the dock.

Chuzheng got the news and ordered the boat to be stopped first.

"Island Master... it seems there’s no one left on the island." The nearby waters were filled with blood, attracting these many sharks. What does this mean?

Everyone dared not think deeply. Aside from fear, there was only panic left in their hearts.

Despite the scorching sun on their skin, all they felt was a chilling coldness all over.

"What exactly happened, where are the islanders?"

"Why are we stopping? Why not hurry onto the island?"

"My heart is in a tumult, I’ve no peace..."

Chuzheng ordered a small boat to be lowered; she would go take a look with others first.

"Island Master, there are sharks..." This small boat would be attacked.

"It’s fine, those afraid can stay behind." Chuzheng’s expression was cold, her tone calm—she didn’t seem angry because some dared not board the ship.

Some worried about their loved ones on the island and boarded the ship with Chuzheng.

Bu Qing hurriedly ran over, anxious to board.

"Stop him."

Two pirates immediately stopped Bu Qing, who struggled fiercely but couldn’t make a sound.

Chuzheng frowned, watching him for a few seconds, then returned to the ship and took the person from the pirates’ arms: "I’ll go up and take a look, be back soon. Be good, wait for me here."

Bu Qing shook his head, he saw it... the sea was full of blood.

"Listen to me."

With so much blood on the sea, how would the island be? Bringing him up, Chuzheng feared he would have lingering psychological shadows.

But Bu Qing was very stubborn.

Chuzheng took a deep breath, leaned over, and kissed him.

As Bu Qing relaxed slightly, she knocked him unconscious with a hand strike.

Pirates: "..."

The Island Master even hit like this; this was too damn cruel!

Chuzheng placed Bu Qing back in the room: "Watch him, if he wakes and I haven’t returned, knock him out again."

Pirates: "..."

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Bu Qing had a dream, filled with blood, he couldn’t see the people, only the blood—lots and lots.

Whose could it be...

Bu Qing woke abruptly, breathing air in haste, his heart seemingly about to leap from his chest.

Where was this?

Bu Qing glanced around—this was Chuzheng’s room... why was he here...

The back of Bu Qing’s neck ached a bit, and he rubbed it, remembering why he was here.

Where was she?

Bu Qing flung aside the quilt, getting up without bothering to wear shoes, ran straight outside.

Squeak—

The door opened, the familiar figure entered his pupils.

He paused abruptly, standing still.

"Awake?" Chuzheng glanced him over from head to toe: "Why aren’t you wearing shoes..."

She reached out a hand, Bu Qing turned and ran back to the bed, wrapped himself up in the quilt.

Chuzheng: "..."

Chuzheng’s half-extended hand made a turn, touching her own hair.

"Then sleep a bit more, I’ll come and accompany you for a meal later."

Chuzheng left the room.

She had just returned from the island and had to inform others of the situation.

There wasn’t a single survivor on the island, everyone dragged near the shore, each had their throat slit, blood flowing into the sea.

They roughly counted; the numbers were off.

A third of the people were missing, it was unknown if they were taken away or tossed into the sea, becoming shark fodder.

Most of the dead were ordinary islanders, and the missing ones were mostly teenagers and pirates.

Chuzheng believed those people might still be alive.

Judging from the coagulated blood, this incident must have happened just before their return.

A flag was stuck into the pile of bodies on the island.

"This looks like Ao Biao’s flag!"

"Ao Biao?" Chuzheng couldn’t recall this name from the original owner’s memory, nor had she heard it since arriving.

"It’s a different pirate group." The pirate explained, "In the past, it clashed with the Great Island Lord... well, they didn’t get along."

Pirates weren’t just one group; Ao Biao and the Great Island Lord were considered rather famous pirates.

And these two harbored grudges against each other.

The cause of the enmity was nothing other than interests.

A couple of years ago, Ao Biao collided with the military; that battle severely weakened him, and he’d been keeping a low profile since then.

"Ao Biao definitely killed the people on the island!"

"Did he take the others away?"

"If we hadn’t left... perhaps this wouldn’t have happened."

"Why could Ao Biao find Phantom Island?"

Before Ao Biao’s strength was reduced, he had been trying to locate Phantom Island.

But he could never find it...

How did he find it this time, and just when they weren’t around...

The pirate group was visibly agitated, some blamed Chuzheng for taking them away, causing the current situation, harboring resentment towards her.

Especially those who wanted to save the Great Island Lord earlier.

Seeing the pirate group’s own members were about to cause trouble, those aligned with Chuzheng began to worry.

"Island Master, what do we do now?"

"Do you know his base?" Chuzheng remained calm, ignoring the commotion below.

Perhaps Chuzheng’s calmness was infectious, it gave them a sense of reassurance.

"We don’t know..."

How could a pirate’s headquarters be exposed to opposing parties?

"We can use the process of elimination." Chuzheng said, "Firstly, it won’t be near Phantom Island."

Pirates: "..."

Phantom Island’s surroundings were well-known to the Great Island Lord and his group; if there was truly a base, it would only be underwater.

However, that’s clearly impossible.

Chuzheng had someone bring a map: "Which lines do they usually intercept?"

Given the circumstances, commercial routes were basically fixed; even changes were made along existing lines.

They knew their opponent’s territory, and soon a pirate marked the areas on the map.

"These two lines."

The map was very rudimentary, just by looking at it, the area was large, making it impossible to pinpoint.

However...

Chuzheng looked at the people below who were close to causing trouble: "Go down and tell them, everyone is gone, causing a scene won’t bring them back. If you want revenge, be quiet. If not..."

Chuzheng’s tone turned: "Do you find those sharks adorable?"

Pirates: "!!!" Not adorable!

Pirates immediately relayed Chuzheng’s words below, the noisy pirates quieted for a moment, someone stood out and shouted upward: "Island Master, will you really avenge everyone?"

Chuzheng’s lowered eyes were filled with coldness: "I don’t need to explain my actions to you; be quiet, or jump down yourself."

Pirates: "..."

Could they defeat Chuzheng?

The answer was no.

Thus...

Gradually quieting down below, everyone gazed towards Phantom Island, emotions of grief, anger, sadness, and others described their expressions.

Why did everything change like this after going out just once?

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