Chapter 34: The Skeleton Ship
On the "Wind", which is constantly advancing through the wind, Shi Ziling is chatting and laughing with Sun Xiaohai, Qiu Feihu and others, and Sakura Xinmei and Kirithara Xiang accompany him on left and right.
Every time the two beauties appear on deck, they will attract the attention of everyone on the ship, whether it is the captain, the sailor or the escort accompanying the ship, even Yasushi Takakura's entourage will cast admiring eyes on the two women.
It's a pity that these two beauties only have one Shi Ziling in their eyes, and they ignore the deliberate flattery of others, so that many people on the boat are not jealous of Shi Ziling's good fortune.
On this day, the three of Shiziling had just finished practicing in the cabin, and they were very satisfied with their respective entrances, so they came out to breathe and look at the sea view.
Due to the calm wind, Sun Xiaohai and the other crew members had nothing to do, so they chatted with Shi Ziling and them.
Sun Xiaohai has been begging for a living at sea all the year round, and has been to many places, and his experience is very rich.
In order to show his extraordinariness in front of the two beauties, Qiu Feihu talked about his several distress experiences at sea, and naturally each time he relied on his heroic and invincible pirates to fight back, so that the cargo on the cargo ship could be saved.
When Sakura Xinmei heard something interesting, she would let out a few exclamations from time to time, which made Qiu Feihu speak more and more energetically, and with added fuel and vinegar, he simply said that he himself was the patron saint of merchant ships at sea.
At some point, Takakura Yasu and several of his entourage also came to the deck, and seeing Qiu Feihu's spitting appearance, the bearded man sneered disdainfully: "You are so powerful, I wonder if you have ever encountered a 'skeleton ship'?"
Qiu Feihu's face changed when he heard this, and he said, "What's wrong with the skeleton ship? Isn't it also a pirate? If I really run into it, I will also want them to walk around without eating!"
When Sun Xiaohai heard the name of "Skeleton Ship", he couldn't help frowning.
It is said that the pirates on this ship are extremely ruthless, but whenever a ship hits them, in addition to the cargo is looted, they often kill all the live parts on the ship, so that all the ships coming and going in the nearby waters are called "skeleton ships" and change color, but few people have actually seen the pirates on this ship.
But Sun Xiaohai once rescued an injured and drifting sailor at sea, and the cargo ship in which this person was located was robbed by the "skeleton ship", except for this sailor who fell into the water and fled, everyone else was killed.
After listening to the sailor's terrifying experience, Sun Xiaohai was shocked, from now on, as long as he went to sea to run the boat, no matter whether he made money or not, he would inevitably take Qiu Feihu and his escort team.
Qiu Feihu was originally a deputy general in the Yinyan Legion, one of the three major legions in Yanjing City, because the commander of the legion was the female general Hui Yinghong, Qiu Feihu was very proud of himself, and he did not want to be an errand under a female general, so he resigned and returned to his hometown in the south.
He and Sun Xiaohai have known each other since childhood, and have a deep friendship, it just so happened that Sun Xiaohai was looking for the escort team with the ship, and Qiu Feihu had nothing to do in his hometown anyway, so he pulled a group of people to be the leader of the escort team with the ship.
Since the two have cooperated, there has indeed been no major mistake, Qiu Feihu is indeed a master among all the guards accompanying the ship at sea, and ordinary pirates are really not his opponents. Although he had heard that the "skeleton ship" was very powerful, he was not very afraid.
The bearded man said coldly: "I heard that the captain of this skeleton ship, Nangong Ba, was once a fierce general under Nangong Bo, the city guard of Narcissus City, and was dismissed from his military position for violating military orders, and then he started a business at sea that did not cost money. ”
"This person is very strong, he was once one of the three masters under the Nangong family, so far, I have not heard of any boat that has escaped under his hands. ”
Sun Xiaohai was taken aback and asked, "How do you know the Dao so clearly, this old man?" Nangong Ba I know the Dao, I heard that the strength is not much worse than Nangong Bo, then he is one of the best masters in the south, how can he be the pirate captain of the 'Skeleton Ship'?"
The bearded man said coldly: "When we go to sea from the south this time, we will naturally find out all the troubles we may encounter. As far as I know, Nangong Ba has enough eyeliner on the southern coast, what ships are carrying what goods, and which guards are on board to protect, all of which are clear. In addition, Nangong Ba's strength is outstanding, so every time they make a shot, they have never missed. ”
"But don't worry, our cargo ship was chartered by a young rich man, and it was not loaded with valuable goods, so I don't think Nangong Ba has any interest in robbing an empty ship. ”
Qiu Feihu said suddenly: "Oh! No wonder you only caught up with us after we went to sea to take the boat, it turned out that you deliberately did this because we were sure that our ship was not in danger." I think you people must be eccentric! either afraid of being hunted down by the enemy, or you have a lot of treasure. ”
"Hehe, there is more than one 'skeleton ship' of pirates at sea now, and there are at least ten days to go to Dongli Island, even if you can't meet the 'skeleton ship', there is still a great chance of encountering other pirates. You're so great, you must be a great master, you don't want to ask us for help when the time comes. ”
Qiu Feihu's beard and Takakura Yasu's face changed color when he said this.
The bearded man sneered again and again, and said, "Please help? Do you think we are really afraid of Nangong Ba? We just don't want to attract attention." When something really happens, who asks for it doesn't know the way!"
Sun Xiaohai has rich experience, and he was secretly surprised by the big beard's tone. This person didn't even pay much attention to Nangong Ba, I don't know what the origin was.
Along the way, because everyone has gradually become acquainted, Takakura Yasushi and his entourage no longer hide in the warehouse every day, and usually occasionally come out to chat.
Sun Xiaohai knew that the bearded man's name was Shirakawa Gang, and he was Yasushi Takakura's bodyguard who spent a lot of money to hire from Higashirishima. However, Sun Xiaohai didn't know much about the masters of Dongli Island, so he didn't know the name of Shirakawa Gang.
Sun Xiaohai smiled and said: "Everyone is in the same boat, no matter what the situation is, it is still good to work together, don't you say? Since Brother Bai Chuan is confident, if something happens, I have to ask you for more help, Ha Lu Ha ......."
Takakura Yasu nodded in agreement and said, "Exactly, we also hope to arrive at Higashiri Island safely, and everyone should work together." ”
Shirakawa just saw that Takakura Yasushi had spoken, and it was inconvenient to refute it, so he didn't say anything.
Although Qiu Feihu hated the bearded Bai Chuangang's tone in his heart, he didn't want Sun Xiaohai to be embarrassed, so he stopped talking.
Sakura Xinmei on the side heard that this bearded man's surname was Shirakawa, and her heart moved, thinking that there is a famous school called "Broken Water Flow" on Higashirishima, and its head is two brothers, named Shirakawa Tsuyoshi and Shirakawa Xiong, I don't know if the bearded man in front of me is one of them.
Ying Xinmei was about to ask, but Shi Ziling on the side pointed to the distance and said, "That big ship over there is a little strange, it has been with us for a long time, I wonder if it will be a pirate ship?"
Everyone looked in the direction of Shi Ziling's finger, and all they saw was a foggy gray, and they didn't see any big ships.
An entourage beside Takakura Yasushi said: "Don't talk nonsense, okay, it's just a gray fog on the sea, you insist on saying that it's a pirate ship, trying to scare us?"
Seeing that this person was rude to Shi Ziling, Kirithara Xiang was about to scold him, but Shi Ziling didn't care, waved his hand, and said: "If you look more carefully, it's obvious that a big ship has been following us, but I really don't know if it's a pirate ship." ”
Everyone opened their eyes and looked carefully, but they couldn't see the fog clearly, and the bearded Shirakawa just teased: "This boy has listened to us tell too many stories about pirates, and he also wants to join in the fun." If the pirates come, you, the rich boy and your two beautiful maids, will end badly. ”
"You're so bold that you want to scare us!"
Sun Xiaohai's face was a little solemn, his sailing experience was extremely rich, and he knew that there would indeed be some pirate ships that would hide at a proper distance and follow the target ship, and when everything was ready and confirmed that there were no other ships passing nearby, they would suddenly attack.
Although Sun Xiaohai couldn't see the fog clearly, he didn't dare to slack off, he shouted loudly: "Wu San, go up there and see if there is a boat in the fog behind?"
A lean sailor answered the call, and climbed to the top of the high mast with quick movements, and after looking around, he shouted to the lower part of the ship, "Captain, I can't see clearly......
Qiu Feihu also felt that Shi Ziling was making a fuss, he and Bai Chuangang were full of martial arts masters, and their corresponding eyesight was better than that of ordinary people, they couldn't see the situation in the distance clearly, not to mention Shi Ziling, a young rich son.
Qiu Feihu said: "Shi Gongzi, you better go back to the cabin to rest for a while, you don't have to worry about the pirates if they really come, as long as you stay in the cabin and don't come out, we will beat them away." ”
Shi Ziling smiled faintly and said, "If you take a closer look, the ship has begun to accelerate, or it won't be long before it can catch up with us." Well, their flag has also been raised, and the flag has a big skull painted on it. ”
Everyone was a little hairy by what he said, but they couldn't see that there was a ship approaching, and Bai Chuan said angrily: "What's the matter with you, you're very happy that the pirates are coming, aren't you.......?
Before he finished his words, Wu San, who was climbing on the top of the mast, suddenly exclaimed and shouted, "Pirate ship! It's a pirate ship!" It's a skeleton...... Skull ...... Skeleton... Ship ......"