Chapter 103
Xiao Tangqiu was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and asked, “Is it that serious? Why must one of us die?”
Shen Yuan took a deep look at Xiao Tangqiu, and then lightly said, “The Abyss Demon has successfully broken the ‘wall’ and came here, and might appear in front of us at any moment…”
Xiao Tangqiu sighed, “I promise I won’t die again, so let me go first. If you really encounter danger, you will be distracted protecting me.”
Shen Yuan stared at Xiao Tangqiu for a while in thought. Just when Xiao Tangqiu thought that Shen Yuan would agree, he shook his head and refused, “I feel more at ease with you like this.”
Xiao Tangqiu widened his eyes and was about to say something, but Shen Yuan’s eyes suddenly darkened. “Someone is coming.”
Xiao Tangqiu also heard the hurried footsteps. It was obvious that someone was coming over. The next moment, Shen Yuan pulled him to hide behind a nearby tree.
Just as they hid, a large group of people appeared in front of them. To be exact, these people should be two groups of people from different camps. Not only did they dress differently, they were also fighting fiercely.
Xiao Tangqiu immediately recognized one of the groups to be the pirates who had kidnapped them earlier. As for the other group, they were obviously also a group of vicious pirates, and they similarly took captives. They probably had the same ideas as the first group of pirates, intending to let the captives act as the vanguard when exploring the treasure cave.
When he saw that the captives were Tang Mianmian and co, he instantly felt relieved. It seems that Tang Mianmian and the others did not meet with an accident. They were probably washed further away on a different beach than Shen Yuan and him when they were washed up on the beach by the waves. And then they happened to encounter pirates who landed in both places, so they were both taken captive.
Tang Mianmian and the others apparently had the same idea as them, pretending to be subdued first, and then waiting for the group of pirates to take them to the pirates’ destination to take a closer look.
Xiao Tangqiu and Shen Yuan watched the battle. It didn’t take long for a victor to come out of the two groups of pirates. The group of pirates who grabbed them prevailed, and the group of pirates who took Tang Mianmian’s group fell to a disadvantage and were captured. Then they became captives just like their captives. It really came full circle.
Although the pirates who had captured them lost two captives, now that there were suddenly so many new captives, they no longer intended to look for the two that ran away. They took their crowd of captives to the mouth of the cave they found.
Xiao Tangqiu took a look at the terrain and discovered that the mouth of the cave was almost at the location of the whale’s blowhole. Who knew if this was a coincidence… But even if it wasn’t a coincidence, what could it mean? Could this island come alive and really become a whale?
Just as he was thinking about it, the pirates had already sent a large group ahead with other captives into the cave, leaving only a few pirates defending near the entrance of the cave. It was obviously the best time to sneak up. He was about to turn his head and discuss this with Shen Yuan, but Shen Yuan rushed up directly and brought down the pirates in an instant.
Xiao Tangqiu, “…” Well, when he was with Shen Yuan, there was really no need for him to act.
But Xiao Tangqiu didn’t give up, “Are you really not going to let me go?”
Shen Yuan glanced at him and said lightly, “You can just stay behind me.”
Xiao Tangqiu begged Shen Yuan, “But I want to fight with you!”
Shen Yuan said coldly, “You can say it again when you are strong enough to fight alongside me.”
Xiao Tangqiu was very unconvinced, “k2026;Then you have to give me time and s.p.a.ce to grow!”
Shen Yuan looked at Xiao Tangqiu’s unresigned expression and smiled, “Of course, but not now. If we can go back alive after this instance, I will give you special training.”
Xiao Tangqiu, “…Hey, hey, don’t stand up a FLAG!” Didn’t Shen Yuan know that sentence patterns like “If we can go back alive…” were all standard FLAG sentences!
Shen Yuan smiled and said, “So you have to listen to me obediently in this instance.”
Xiao Tangqiu was speechless and could only quietly follow Shen Yuan into the cave. With Shen Yuan there, there really was not much opportunity for him to take action. Shen Yuan had long proven that he could carry the scene alone with his strength countless times.
He could only settle down. Forget it, wasn’t it just hugging a G.o.dly thigh! There was no shame in just laying down to win!
This cave was long and deep, and it looked dangerous. Xiao Tangqiu thought they would encounter some traps. But nothing happened along the way. Tang Mianmian and co obviously were wary and vigilant at first, but they stayed safe and uneventful.
But it was just the calm before the storm. The more calm things were, the more dangerous things would become. Neither Xiao Tangqiu nor Shen Yuan relaxed their vigilance, and the group of pirates also did not dare to relax at all until they came to a huge sinkhole.
Xiao Tangqiu was shocked. It turned out that the end of the cave was such a big pit. He had never seen such a huge hole formed in the depression of a mountain. The rock wall was sheer and endless. The spectacle was grand and majestic. The width and depth of the entire thing were like a Tiankeng, well over a hundred meters.
He couldn’t help but start to think more. Did a meteorite hit this small island many years ago for such a Tiankeng sinkhole to form?
He took a closer look and saw that the top of the Tiankeng was a precipice, probably leading to the peak of the island, and the bottom of the Tiankeng was a lake formed by seawater. The lake was deep but calm, making it difficult to tell exactly how deep it was.
Just as Xiao Tangqiu was immersed in this incredible geographic phenomenon, a pirate ahead of them suddenly yelled in excitement, “I see it! That legendary ship is there! Let’s get down!”
“Then what about these captives?”
“Who cares about so much! Let’s send a few people down to take a look! If we really find the legendary treasure, we will send someone down to bring the treasure up!”
“What if there is danger down there? Let’s send a few captives down and take a look first!”
“Then what if they run away after getting the treasure?”
Just as the pirates were arguing, Tang Mianmian and co suddenly rioted. They had already cut apart the ropes around them at some point and worked together to quickly knock down the group of pirates. Then, a pirate with a machete sneaked behind them, trying to attack Duan Hongzhen.
The pirate raised the machete in his hand, but the next second, the machete was. .h.i.t and knocked down. He was taken aback and his foot slipped down the sinkhole.
“Ahhhhhhh!”
“Boss!”
“Leader!”
Several people looked back and when they saw that it was Shen Yuan and Xiao Tangqiu, they were overjoyed.
“Captain! That’s great! You aren’t dead!” Xue Junli was obviously relieved.
Yu Fuling and Sai Lulu were also very excited, and Duan Hongzhen sneered, “How can anything happen to the captain?”
“Oh oh oh! Qiuqiu you are not dead!”
Xiao Tangqiu was about to give Tang Mianmian a big hug, but Shen Yuan calmly pulled him aside, making Tang Mianmian miss his tackle.
Tang Mianmian finally noticed the rope around Xiao Tangqiu, and immediately raged, “Were you tied up by this group of b.a.s.t.a.r.ds too? Come here! I’ll help you untie it!”
Shen Yuan said lightly, “No need.”
Tang Mianmian couldn’t respond for a moment, “Why?”
Xiao Tangqiu gave a dry laugh, not knowing how to explain.
Shen Yuan said lightly, “This is a little lesson I’m teaching him.”
Tang Mianmian blinked, not knowing what to say for a while, but Fei You injected a sentence, “What kind of kink is this? Bondage play?”
Xiao Tangqiu refuted hard, “It’s not!”
He stiffly changed the subject, “By the way, what is the legendary ship that these pirates just mentioned? We should ask!”
Without waiting for him to speak Duan Hongzhen had already stepped on a pirate who was trying to escape. As soon as his voice fell, the pirate was made to scream by Duan Hongzhen.
“The legendary ship?” Duan Hongzhen touched his chin in interest and stomped on the pirate’s stomach. “Let’s hear it.”
The pirate yelled in pain, “Let me go!”
Duan Hongzhen increased the strength of his foot, “Are you going to speak?”
Seeing that the pirate looked like he’d rather die than yield, he took the pirate’s sword and gestured at the pirate, “I heard that the meat on this part of a person’s body is the most tender and delicious. Would you like to taste it? The taste of your own flesh?”
The pirate was shocked scared, and he immediately confessed, “T-there is a legendary ship here with legendary treasures on board. If you can get those treasures, you will be able to enjoy endless prestige, wealth, and also the most powerful force in the world…”
“Prestige, wealth, powerful force?” Xiao Tangqiu frowned slightly, “This legendary treasure really isn’t some kind of a martial arts secret technique book? or something?”
Duan Hongzhen continued to step on the pirate’s stomach and asked, “Where is this place?”
“This, this is Whale Island, and it is also us pirates’ Treasure Island.” Under Duan Hongzhen’s intimidation, the pirate honestly explained everything. “For hundreds of years, countless pirates have tried to come to this island to find the legend. To get to this island, you must pa.s.s the Ghost Sea, Siren Bay, and the last Whirlpool Horn. You come to Whale Island only by pa.s.sing through the seabed whirlpool…”
Xiao Tangqiu was not convinced, “No one has been to Whale Island for so many years?”
The pirate cowered and said, “Of course not. Many pirates have come before us, but basically none of them have left. So this place is also called the Tomb of the Pirate Ship, the place where a thousand ships are buried…”
Following his words, Xiao Tangqiu looked down and saw shimmering waves on the lake at the bottom of the Tiankeng, and countless shipwrecks faintly appeared under the waves