NOVEL NEXT Chapter 204 - A Pack of Worthless Rats
The deck was full of people. Everyone saw a young man who was completely drenched being carried onto the boat by Yang Yi and another man.
“What's going on? “Who is this?” Zuo Shaoqing looked at the unconscious man on the deck and covered himself with a wet coat. He quickly ordered: “Call the doctor!”
Soon, someone brought him some dry clothes and a cloth. He didn't want to avoid any suspicion, so he changed his clothes on the spot and explained: “Master San, this is Liu Ping who went out to sea with Boss. We caught him in the sea and he never woke up.”
Zuo Shaoqing bit his lips and forcefully stopped his emotions. He went up to feel the young man's pulse. It was very weak, but he was still breathing. He must have been in the water for too long and his stomach was swelling.
The coldness of the tentacles made his heart turn cold. Something must have happened to Lu Zheng, otherwise, this wouldn't have happened.
When Lu Zheng wanted to rebuild the navy, there were a lot of men who were moved by the Cao Sect. The people with Cao Sect were all experts in water, so they were definitely the best candidate to be the navy's soldiers.
Lu Zheng had chosen a few generals that were assigned to different water master stations to assist the generals who were unfamiliar with the situation at sea. Liu Ping was the one assigned to Crane City, and this time, he was also dispatched to sea with Lu Zheng.
Zuo Shaoqing brought along quite a few doctors from Crane City this time. He didn't tell anyone the purpose of this trip and a few older doctors didn't want to go out to sea. In the end, Yang Yi sent people to kidnap them.
After the doctor had diagnosed and treated him, Zuo Shaoqing ordered his men to carry him into the cabin. He changed his clothes and covered him with a thick blanket. Then, he drank a bowl of medicine and waited for him to sweat.
The process of waiting was very long. Zuo Shaoqing had already ordered people to move the boat upstream towards the sea area where he found Liu Ping. He only wished that he could make it in time as he couldn't imagine the days when there wouldn't be Lu Zheng in his life.
The current him could forget his hatred and forget about his career, but he couldn't afford to lose the man he had accompanied to this day.
The two of them had not been together for long, but he felt that there was a huge tree in his heart called Lu Zheng. If he were to forcefully dig it out, perhaps he would not be able to survive.
“Master San, you don't have to worry, Master Lu's ability is so strong, he's absolutely invincible in this world. No one can hurt him.” Luo Xiaoliu consoled Zuo Shaoqing with a sobbing tone. He also consoled himself, “Yinyi is so amazing, he will definitely be fine.”
Zuo Shaoqing patted his hand and stood silently at the bow of the ship, looking at the calm sea in the distance.
The ship's speed was raised to its fastest, this time they dispatched over thirty ships, divided into three directions. Zuo Shaoqing's team had brought ten ships, he originally planned to take a detour back to Crane City before he could find them, but he did not expect to encounter this kind of thing on the last day.
Now, he wouldn't rest until he found Lu Zheng.
Zuo Xiaolang felt the change in the atmosphere. He held Zuo Shaoqing's leg without moving, and stood beside him obediently.
Wang Zhenhai secretly stared at the child again. Ever since he noticed that the child looked similar to him, he couldn't help but look at that skinny body.
Thinking that he was looking at Zuo Shaoqing, he consoled him with good intentions: “Don't even think about eating the swan meat like a toad, don't even think about how you don't have anything now. Even if you're still the Third Young Master of the Wang Family, you'd better not think about that.”
Wang Zhenhai was confused by his words and quickly reacted. He explained with a red face: “It's not what you think!”
Seeing his skepticism, Wang Zhenhai asked hesitantly: “Don't you think that the child he brought with him … Is it very similar to me? “
The youngster rolled his eyes. How could he not feel that as long as he had seen them, who would not notice? However, he was the son of San Ye, so no matter how big of a question was, it could only be hidden in his stomach.
He laughed and teased, “So being like you is your son? “Stop daydreaming, I …” Halfway through his words, the young man realized that he had almost exposed his master's identity and shut his mouth.
“But what?” Wang Zhenhai followed up, but the other side silently shook his head, “Anyway, I'm not the person you can think of.”
Wang Zhenhai was aware of this. Although he had approached a servant before, he still preferred women.
He stood at the same spot for a while, thinking of a reason to go up and try to get close, when he saw someone run out and said: “Master San, Liu Ping woke up!”
As such, Wang Zhenhai felt his vision blurred and a shadow passed by. When he looked closely, he could no longer see the pair of father and son on the deck.
Zuo Shaoqing rushed into the cabin and anxiously asked when he saw the pale young man: “What happened? “Where's Master Lu?”
The young man clutched his chest and coughed a few times. After drinking too much seawater, his entire body was like a dead radish. He could only hoarsely utter a few words, “Lord …” Encountered… Pirates… “I don't know …”
“You mean you met pirates?” “A lot?”
Liu Ping nodded, using his finger to make a “12” sign, stammering: “A lot…” We… “I've been tricked …”
Zuo Shaoqing smacked the table and asked with a sullen face, “Do you still remember in which direction?”
Liu Ping nodded and forced out three words: “Yue Ying Island!”
Yang Yi, who was at the side, quickly ordered his men to bring the nautical map over. Fortunately, the island wasn't too far away and the nautical map was marked, so without waiting for Zuo Shaoqing's order, the fleet headed straight for that point.
After Liu Ping fell into the water, he tried his best to hold onto a piece of wooden board, but his injured arm was unable to swim, so he could only tie himself to the wooden board with his belt. He originally wanted to swim over slowly with one hand, but didn't expect the waves to get further and further away.
At least his luck was good. Otherwise, if he floated on this boundless sea for half a day, he would definitely die.
Zuo Shaoqing saw the fatigue on his face. His wounds were not serious, but his bones could be seen after being soaked in the sea water. He suppressed the panic in his heart and said: “Rest well. You will be fine!”
Liu Ping stuttered another sentence: “I …” Before the ship sank… “They're fine …”
“Yes.” Zuo Shaoqing heaved a sigh of relief. At least he knew that Lu Zheng was still fine half a day ago. f(r)ee
At this moment, the three ships under Lu Zheng's command were leaning against Ying Island. The island was inspected by the navy, and after confirming that there was no danger, they gave the signal to the main ship.
Lu Zheng stabbed into the chest of a pirate and threw him towards the pirate leader. Just as Lu Zheng was about to capture the pirate leader, the other side's idea coincided with his plan, so the two main ships quickly crashed into each other.
Lu Zheng's ships were all skilled. If it was a one on one battle, he would definitely win, but there were more people on the other ship. Of the seven ships that were previously destroyed, more than half were dead, while the remaining pirates climbed onto the other boats.
As the two sides approached each other, the pirate leader was amused by their numbers. He arrogantly repeated his persuasion. As far as he was concerned, this was a battle without any suspense.
However, he realized that things weren't as simple as he thought. Although the pirates were all fierce and ruthless, Lu Zheng's soldiers were brave and battle-ready. They killed many more people than the pirates.
Furthermore, there were a few powerful hidden guards protecting Lu Zheng, so no one could get close to him. Instead, the people around him were quickly cleaned up.
The pirates were no match for the regular army. Looking at such a powerful enemy made them feel a sense of retreat, and all of them wished they could stay as far away from their boss as possible.
“What are you all waiting for, let's attack together!” The pirate leader grabbed one of his subordinates and threw him forward. He took the opportunity when Lu Zheng's spear was about to pierce into the man's chest and swung his blade.
This knife cut off the pirate's head that was used as bait, and slashed across Lu Zheng's chest, cutting through his outer clothes.
Lu Zheng's face was sullen. He didn't have the slightest good impression of someone like Lu Zheng, who could even sacrifice his subordinates as he pleased. All he had to do was curse: “A heartless rat!”
When Zuo Shaoqing's group arrived, both sides were already in a weakened state. He used his clairvoyant eyes to search for Lu Zheng's figure, but his line of sight was blocked by the tall sails.
“Prepare your bows and arrows!” Zuo Shaoqing gave the order and stopped fifty meters away from the battlefield.
At first, Lu Zheng thought it was the pirates' reinforcements. Only the pirates themselves knew that they were out in full force this time, and there was no way for them to send reinforcements.
When the fleet got closer, Zuo Shaoqing had his men hang the flag of Cao Sect, which made Lu Zheng's group cheer.
“Shoot!” Zuo Shaoqing shouted and hundreds of arrows flew out. Because he was afraid of hurting his own people, he did not let them shoot at them. Instead, he shot at the bodies of the ships that were obviously not his own people.
Hundreds of arrows were stuck into the boat at the same time. The stronger of the two could shoot out a hole in the ship's hull. The pirate ships were all made of wood. After a few rounds, three of the ships slowly sank into the water.
Both sides who were in high spirits were stopped by the submerging sea water below their feet. Seeing that the boat was sinking, they hurriedly jumped into the sea.
Zuo Shaoqing let the fleet approach, and when they see one of their own in the water, they fish it out. Zuo Shaoqing told the fleet to fish it up when they see one of their own in the water, and it's a pirate's fork.