mtl008 Chapter 347 Who would complain about money being too heavy?
Chapter 347 Who would complain about money being too heavy?
Xu Yiyi squinted at the corpse on the ground and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When she turned around, her expression became very meaningful, and she said softly, "What are you trying to say?"
Old Lu was quite a coward, immediately raising his hands in a gesture of surrender: "What can I say? I dare not say anything, except to praise your abilities."
Old Lu was inwardly bitter, but his expression was as obsequious as could be.
Even though Xu Yiyi, that brat, isn't very strong—he could easily beat her with a single finger—he still doesn't dare to provoke her.
It's truly frustrating.
The sea breeze, carrying the stench of blood, swept past. Xu Yi forced a smile at him, flicked the blood off his longsword, and watched as groups of pirates escaped from the crevices in the rocks not far away.
"My lord, I'll go after them."
Lin Ke nodded in agreement, and A Yue immediately replaced her bow and arrows with Zhao Cheng's spear, leading a group of people to follow and crawl into the crevice in the rock.
As the smoke of battle slowly dissipated, Zhao Cheng led his troops to clear the island of Sheweiyu, while soldiers continuously carried spoils of war out of the village.
The wooden crates slammed to the ground with a dull thud, while the gold and silver jewels inside jingled and tinkled with each impact.
"These bastards are really rich! How many ships did they rob to get all this stuff?"
Old Lu squatted on a rock, sighing repeatedly, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, squinting at the training ground ahead: "If only I had known, I would have become a pirate too, living a life of luxury and happiness..."
Xu Yiyi glanced at him sideways when she heard his muttering.
Old Lu noticed her gaze, pouted, and said timidly, "I was just kidding."
Lin Ke stood to the side, his expression very solemn.
Xu Yi glanced at it once and then continued to slowly and meticulously wipe the bloodstains left on the long knife with the rag. His movements were as skilled as if he were killing fish in a restaurant.
"Girl, I'm actually quite curious."
Old Lu watched Xu Yiyi's movements, spat out the grass stem, and grinned: "Look at how swiftly you kill people, aren't you afraid at all?"
Lin Ke happened to be passing by and stopped when he heard this, his gaze falling on Xu Yiyi.
Xu Yi didn't even raise her head. The blade twirled in her hand, reflecting her calm expression: "What's there to be afraid of?"
She casually tossed the rag in her hand away: "It's just like killing a chicken or a fish."
Even without Lao Lu's knowledge, she remained remarkably calm during her first murder.
Old Lu laughed heartily and gave her a thumbs up: "You little girl, you've got some nerve. To be honest, the first person I ever killed was my beastly father. I was so scared on the spot that I had nightmares that night. After that, I ran away from Jianzhou City and made my way in the world. It was only after killing a lot of people that I became as calm as you are now."
Old Lu sighed inwardly. If it weren't for that incident, he wouldn't have been like a stray dog, leaving his home and his mother, and being chased and beaten by these officials for decades.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yiyi's gaze fell on Lao Lu, as this was the first time he had spoken about his own affairs.
"why?"
Xu Yiyi lowered her voice.
Old Lu glanced at her and scoffed, "Because he's not human."
His tone was as calm as if he were discussing the weather: "Ever since I can remember, he always beat and scolded my mother. She was covered in sore skin that I killed him. That's all."
Xu Yiyi remained silent for a long time.
Lin Ke, who was standing beside her, was unaware of what they were talking about in hushed tones and was still frowning because of what Xu Yi had just said.
He had seen far too many people who were afraid because they couldn't accept their first murder, and he had also seen many madmen who took pleasure in killing.
Even after he returned from his first battle, he had nightmares for several days in a row.
But Xu Yiyi's almost indifferent reaction was rather perplexing.
"Your movements are quite practiced," Lin Ke said calmly to Xu Yiyi.
Xu Yiyi slightly raised her thin eyelids, a half-smile curving her lips: "This is nothing! If you had seen me kill fish, you would know that my movements can be even more skillful."
As they spoke, another sea breeze carrying the stench of blood swept by. The people present didn't even blink. Not far away, the soldiers were counting the pirates' corpses.
Lin Ke suddenly noticed that the sunlight shining directly on her cheeks revealed a layer of extremely fine downy hairs.
She's a little girl who hasn't even shed her pubic hair yet, but she speaks and acts with remarkable maturity.
"Tell me, whose personality do you resemble?" Old Lu suddenly asked, his tone tinged with doubt.
According to what he knew, Xu Yiyi's biological father was also a soldier. Could it be that she took after her father?
"Who knows?"
Xu Yiyi shrugged, perhaps taking after her grandfather.
"Sir, something's wrong!" Zhao Cheng shouted.
Lin Ke walked over quickly, his face as cold and hard as he looked at the mountain of spoils in front of him.
The officers and soldiers continued to carry boxes of gold and silver jewelry out of the pirates' warehouse. The gleaming gold ingots shone brightly under the torches, along with silks, satins, ivory, spices, and rare antiques.
There were even several boxes with official seals, which were tax silver that had been reported to have "sunk due to storms" last year.
Old Lu grabbed a handful of gold beads and clicked his tongue in amazement: "These bastards are much more extravagant than your government officials!"
Lin Ke did not answer.
Xu Yiyi stepped forward and couldn't help but click her tongue at the dazzling array of gold and silver jewelry.
"These people are rich enough, right? Why are they still so hung up on that sunken ship?" Xu Yiyi asked, still puzzled.
Old Lu scoffed: "Who would complain about money being heavy? Would you? I certainly wouldn't."
Lin Ke led his men into the village.
The room of the chief, Chen Hu, was furnished in a very rough style, with tiger-skin chairs and a menacing knife rack. The whole room exuded a deliberately maintained air of authority.
Jiao Tu, the second-in-command, had a room filled with all sorts of bottles and jars, with a mixed smell that made it difficult to distinguish anything at first glance.
Xu Yiyi leaned closer to take a look out of curiosity.
"Don't move, these bottles and jars are full of poison," Zhao Cheng warned in a deep voice.
……
Xu Yiyi followed Lin Ke and toured the village. Afterward, the group arrived at the Hall of Gathering Righteousness.
Inside the spacious hall, a shark head totem hangs high, and the chairs on both sides of the long table remain as they were during meetings.
Just as Lin Ke was about to investigate further, a personal guard rushed over and shouted, "Go!"
He frowned and left.
Xu Yiyi was still engrossed in the Hall of Righteousness when she came to her senses and found herself all alone.
The hall was eerily quiet, with a thick layer of blood scabs on the floor.
Stepping on it, my shoes felt strangely sticky.
She walked in cautiously, her fingertips tracing the edge of the table.
Standing in the hall, looking at the main seat in the center, he squinted for a while before strolling forward.
After looking around in all directions, I suddenly felt a slightly raised spot.
A single tap of the knuckles produces a clear, hollow sound.
"There's definitely something fishy going on..."
She gripped the beast head on the armrest and twisted it forcefully.
With a loud bang, a hidden door suddenly cracked open in the ground!
Xu Yiyi didn't have time to think it through before jumping off the main seat.
Unexpectedly, the moment her toes touched the ground, she heard the sound of mechanisms, and several hidden arrows shot from all directions! She turned to dodge, the flash of her blade forming a dense net, the arrows clattering as they fell to the ground.
Before they could even catch their breath after dodging the rain of arrows, the stone slab beneath their feet sank in again.
"boom!"
A trap filled with chilling, sharp knives suddenly opened up!
Xu Yiyi hurriedly stepped on the wall for leverage, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw a dark figure darting out from the shadows. The masked man grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to the ground!
"Don't touch it if you don't want to die."
The masked man's voice was hoarse, but the eyes he revealed sent a shiver down her spine.