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Chapter 2134: Chapter 2134: King of the Pirates (25)

Dock.

The scorching sun blazed as workers were loading the sealed boxes onto the ship.

A worker paused to catch his breath, wiping sweat, and asked, "Are these filled with stones? Why are they so heavy?"

Another worker lowered his voice nervously, "I heard it’s silver."

"Silver?" the worker exclaimed.

"Shh! Keep your voice down."

"How do you know?"

"Someone accidentally dropped a box earlier, and it cracked open a bit, someone saw it."

"Whose shipment is this?"

"That I don’t know... Come on, let’s go."

The two workers carried the box onto the ship. Behind them squatted a man, watching them leave. The man’s gaze shifted among the bustling workers and finally settled on the pile of boxes.

The man squatted for a while, then stood up and moved toward the boxes.

Just as the man was contemplating how to get close to the boxes, a commotion broke out ahead.

"What’s going on?"

"Go have a look."

Two of the guards around the boxes left to check, and the remaining ones craned their necks to see what was happening.

The man, surprised at his luck, quickly moved behind the boxes and pried one open.

The gleaming silver inside nearly blinded him.

Little did the man know, someone was watching him from a three-story building behind him.

"Island Master, are you sure this will work?"

"If we can’t find them, we’ll have them lead us to them. Why wouldn’t it work?"

"But we don’t have many people with us." A pirate worried, "And Ao Biao’s men might kill us."

"They won’t. Before they kill me, haven’t I already captured them?"

"..."

Are you that confident?

-

All the boxes were loaded onto the ship, and the other pirates had boarded first.

Chuzheng led Bu Qing, boarding last.

After a period of careful nurturing, the boy had gained some weight, looking even more attractive.

Except...

"What are you afraid of? Hold your head high and chest out..." Chuzheng pinched Bu Qing’s waist.

Bu Qing: "..."

Slaves couldn’t walk with their heads high and chests out. Bu Qing was used to it, and it was hard to change.

Chuzheng sighed, taking it slow was the only way.

Chuzheng and Bu Qing disguised themselves as newlywed couples and boarded the ship. Their room was somewhat in the middle.

Bu Qing opened the window to look outside, from where he could still see the shore.

"Do you like the land?" Chuzheng leaned next to him, following his gaze.

It was Bu Qing’s first time on land, feeling completely different from being on an island.

The land had many new things he hadn’t seen before; even the air and sunshine seemed different.

He liked the land.

But...

Bu Qing turned to look at Chuzheng, held her hand, and slowly wrote a few words.

——I like the place where you are.

Chuzheng: "Wherever you like, we’ll live there."

The boy was stunned for a moment, his fingers brushing across Chuzheng’s palm.

——Is it possible?

"Of course."

The light in Bu Qing’s eyes gradually brightened, unable to think of what to write, he leaned over and kissed Chuzheng’s cheek.

Sunlight poured in from the window, and the boy seemed like a luminous body, making it hard to look away.

-

The journey on the sea was smooth and uneventful, without any danger or encountering pirates.

"Island Master, do you think Ao Biao’s not coming?"

"..." How would I know if he’s coming! "Let’s wait a bit more."

"But we’re about to pass the best area for action..."

Going further ahead, there might be official patrol ships, making it unsuitable for action.

Furthermore, the risks at sea were many; Ao Biao and his men might not have received the message or got delayed by something.

Overall, the chances of missing the opportunity were quite high.

Chuzheng thought if they missed it, they’d have to do it all over again? And they couldn’t transport silver, they’d need something else valuable. It seemed troublesome.

Two days later.

Chuzheng was teaching Bu Qing to write when suddenly there was a commotion outside.

Bu Qing instinctively looked outside.

Chuzheng calmly sipped her tea, "Focus."

Bu Qing withdrew his gaze, obediently finishing the last stroke.

He held up the paper, indicating Chuzheng to see how well he wrote.

"Not bad." Chuzheng didn’t even look, knowing that Good Person Card’s praise was always right.

Bu Qing happily put it down, pointing outside.

"Want to go see?" Chuzheng set down her teacup, "Alright, I’ll take you to have a look."

Bu Qing: "..."

He was just curious about the noise outside, not intending to see.

Chuzheng put a coat on Bu Qing, leading him out.

The hallway was filled with confused faces, unsure of what was happening.

"Pirates! Pirates are here!!" Finally, someone shouted, running up.

People in the hallway panicked at the news, some rushed back to their rooms, others tried to escape.

Chuzheng exchanged a glance with a few pirates hidden in the crowd, calmly shielding Bu Qing as they headed outside.

The merchant ship was surrounded by two pirate ships, the pirates on board cheering with their weapons as they tried to cross over.

Chuzheng found one of her team pirates watching the spectacle, "Is it Ao Biao’s men?"

Chuzheng appeared silently, startling the pirate.

"Yes... it’s Ao Biao’s flag, it’s his crew."

"Alright." Chuzheng left Bu Qing behind, "You’re to protect him. If a hair is harmed..."

Pirate: "..." Weren’t we supposed to let Ao Biao capture us?

Why does what the Island Master said sound different?

What plan has changed?

And even if the plan changed, shouldn’t we be dealing with Ao Biao’s men?

Clearly, they were not.

They were just there to protect Bu Qing on Chuzheng’s orders.

Chuzheng went down alone.

The pirate group cheered her on from the side.

The sounds of battle grew louder over the sea, with others hiding in the cabin, afraid to peek.

Seeing the situation turn bad, Ao Biao’s men tried to flee.

All the pirates retreated to their ship, opening the distance between vessels.

As they loosened the ropes, Chuzheng grabbed a rope and leaped onto their ship.

"Ah—"

The skies were ablaze, as if stained with blood, reflecting on the sea, casting a shimmering glow.

-

An unnamed small island somewhere in the sea.

Zhuang Ping had almost lost count of the days since being captured here; every day filled with labor and hardly any rest.

He didn’t dare close his eyes.

Every time he did, he would see the bloody scenes of his wife and child lying in a pool of blood.

He hated it...

But he was powerless, afraid to avenge them, lacking even the courage to follow them.

Many people from the island were captured here too. Zhuang Ping knew resistance was futile and quickly submitted, working hard and trying not to provoke the Steward.

Sure enough, after the initial days, things got easier for him.

But others who refused to yield were beaten to death.

As Zhuang Ping watched another person get thrown in, he whispered after everyone else had left, "Don’t fight head-on. Submit for now. Survive to have a chance for revenge."

"Pah, not everyone is like you!" The person spat and cursed through gritted teeth.

Zhuang Ping sat back down, "If you lose your life, how will you avenge them?"

"..."

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