"But I want you right now," Ling Ao insisted forcefully as he continued to press toward Gui Qinshao, arms wide open, poised to embrace her.
In her panic, Gui Qinshao abruptly pulled out a golden short sword from beside the bed, its sharp tip pointed at Ling Ao’s chest, "Dare to come any closer and see what happens?"
Ling Ao burst out laughing, "Silly girl, if you’ve got the guts, then go ahead and really stab me."
"Thump... thrust..." Gui Qinshao really did thrust the sword into Ling Ao’s chest, blood spraying everywhere!
Sword Master Bi Xiao escorted Suo Ningbing back to Chaos Stone Island for a new large-scale trade.
This time, they were to receive over ten thousand gold coins, thus Suo Ningbing had to take charge personally.
After arriving at Chaos Stone Island, Sword Master Bi Xiao received a blood letter from one of his disciples, and he was utterly infuriated.
He had thought that Ashi Luo’s revenge would be over after the tragic deaths of his two female disciples, but it turned out it was just the beginning.
Just the day before, all eight female disciples in his villa had disappeared, and Ashi Luo left behind a special blood letter.
It read: Thank you, Sword Master Bi Xiao, for preparing so many beautiful women for my cauldron; Ashi Luo is immensely grateful.
Thinking of Ashi Luo practicing evil martial arts, Sword Master Bi Xiao instantly became anxious and had to leave Suo Ningbing temporarily, rushing to his sword villa.
After completing the trade, Suo Ningbing led the fleet, escorting over ten thousand gold coins, and with the protection of more than a thousand naval soldiers, they set off to return to Tianshui City.
Not long after leaving Chaos Stone Island, suddenly...
The sea ahead was densely packed with grotesquely shaped ships flying skull and crossbones flags.
Immediately, Suo Ningbing thought of a frightening name: the Rock Island pirates.
This group of natural-born plunderers, the most ferocious and brutal race among humans.
Any fleet that encounters the Rock Island pirates can expect only one outcome: women abducted, men killed, and all goods thoroughly pilfered.
"Full speed ahead, escape..." Suo Ningbing immediately ordered.
The pirates’ numbers were overwhelming, far outstripping her own naval forces.
Even if they had equal numbers, they stood no chance against the Rock Island pirates, so she made the snap decision to flee.
But... the Rock Island pirates’ ships were far faster than her naval forces.
Amid raucous, ear-piercing screams, in just half an hour, the Suo Family Naval Forces were quickly encircled by the pirate fleet.
With no escape in sight, Suo Ningbing calmly said to her family’s samurai, Suo Mu, "Send word to the opposing leader that we want to negotiate."
Suo Mu called out to the pirate flagship, "Rock folk heroes, my master wishes to negotiate with you!"
Then a man in his twenties stepped forward, revealing a sly and cunning smile, "Negotiation? Good. Invite your master onto my ship to negotiate, or I will obliterate all of you."
At that moment, Suo Ningbing emerged from the cabin, her gaze turning towards the pirate leader, about to speak.
But with just one look at the pirate leader, she was completely stunned.
That face resembled Suo Lun’s so much?!
Was she seeing things? Or was she dreaming?
Suo Ningbing blinked hard, and upon seeing more clearly, she found that it was indeed that familiar yet strange face.
"Don’t go..." Suo Mu quickly warned.
He then realized that Suo Ningbing had a ghost-like look in her eyes.
Without help, he turned his gaze towards the pirate leader and shuddered, unable to believe his own eyes.
Note: The second update is here, with two updates and 11,000 words today. I wrote this Chapter on the train in the dark; my working environment is really poor.
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