Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2412: Chapter 2413: The Most Terrifying Strategist

A figure appeared on the shores of Gu Island; from the back view, he seemed to be a young man.

”It’s been ten days, still no sign of them, not even bodies. Could they have disappeared into thin air?” Qingyue’s voice sounded, seemingly talking to himself, mixed with confusion and worry.

Suddenly, there was a clamorous noise from afar, with quite a few people’s voices.

”What happened to me?”

”Where is this?”

”My head, where’s my head?”

”...”

A group of people chattering, took quite a while to find their Boss.

Black Boss opened his eyes, bewilderment in his gaze, but quickly his expression turned bloodthirsty again.

”Damn it, I’m going to kill them!” he roared in anger, but soon his stomach growled, and he looked deflated.

Apparently, stomach growling was contagious, as soon other people’s stomachs began rumbling too.

The man on the beach rushed over in a few strides, saying excitedly, ”Great, you’re still alive!”

Black Boss, in a foul mood, gave him a fierce glare and said, ”What are you talking about? If we weren’t alive, would we be ghosts?”

The man said nothing, pulling aside one of the pirates to pat him, quickly restoring a calm expression.

”You’ve been missing for ten days; do you recall anything that happened during this time?” the man asked.

Everyone froze in shock, Black Boss widened his eyes too, ”Ten days? That long?”

”Ten days ago, you landed on the island to attack those Danliang men. Afterward, you all disappeared. They boarded the Black Pirate Ship, eventually seized control. After reorganizing for two days, they sailed away.” The man spoke leisurely, as if recounting someone else’s story.

Black Boss was furious, ”What? How did you protect the ship?”

The man raised his eyebrows, ”Just me against all of them? Besides, I had already sneaked onto the island to look for you guys.”

”Why didn’t you lose consciousness?” Black Boss asked urgently.

”Probably because my wisdom is exceptional, and it’s hard for me to be affected.” The man replied casually, almost driving Black Boss mad with rage.

The pirates glared at the vast ocean, seeing only an endless expanse, realizing they were on a deserted island, a place exceptionally eerie, leaving them wondering what to do now.

Many pirates were dejected, some directly sitting on the ground, despondently saying, ”What are we going to do now? Without a ship, how do we leave?”

Black Boss’s eyes flashed with Cold Light; he had led a group raiding across the seas for years, plundering at will, even taking others’ lives at their mercy. But this time, they were overturned, stranded on this deserted island.

No ship, an endless sea, how would they escape?

The man noticed their despair but remained calm, saying, ”Don’t worry, on the day you went missing, I signaled the master. While coming and going takes time, the master will soon send someone to pick you up.”

This statement reinvigorated everyone, and the man instructed a few people to fish and build a fire for cooking; no matter what, they first had to fill their bellies.

Black Boss, already frustrated, held his anger inside upon seeing the man become the backbone of the subordinates, feeling even more oppressed. Unfortunately, trapped here with so much unknown, they had to rely on him, swallowing their wrath.

...

Currently renamed the Harmony vessel, the pirate ship had workers painting the mast as per Bai Ruozhu’s request. Honestly, they wanted to complain—white easily gets dirty, soon becoming gray. But Bai insisted it matched the ship’s name.

Perhaps this was because Master Bai’s surname was Bai? The ship workers silently speculated.

Jiang Yichun had imprisoned the captured pirates for several days, sending people to interrogate them, revealing some things yet nothing critical.

Such as their Shushan Sword Technique was taught by Black Boss, whose inner strength was remarkably formidable.

Jiang Yichun had people monitor them, picking out the three core members to hand over to Bai Ruozhu.

Bai Ruozhu’s methods were straightforwardly brutal; she brought Fo Lanying to the Prison Cell today, directly feeding the three an interrogation substance.

”You were right to find me for this; if it were Yizi and the others, they’d be scared to death.” Fo Lanying looked excited, ready to apply torture, but the three quickly seemed soulless, confessing everything, astonishing Fo Lanying.

”Goodness, your substance is too effective. Then why did you call me here?” Fo Lanying mumbled.

”Didn’t you say it’s been ages since you hit anyone, feeling bored? Once we’re done questioning them, you can have some fun.” Bai Ruozhu said with a smile.

Fo Lanying nodded with satisfaction, ”You certainly think things through; thanks.”

The three said plenty, yet these pirates surprisingly knew nothing about Black Boss’s master She Zongyi. They only knew there was such a master, yet they had never seen him.

They also said the master’s Martial Arts prowess was extraordinary, Black Boss’s Martial Arts was taught by him, and the Shu Mountain Sword Array was also passed from the master to Black Boss.

”You guys were poisoned earlier; how did you detox?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

Previously interrogated, they all said Black Boss gave them Detoxification Pills.

”Detoxification Pills from Black Boss.” Two of them still said this, genuinely unaware of anything else.

Fortunately, the last person said, ”I accidentally saw the advisor give Black Boss something; later, Black Boss gave everyone the antidote, the bottle taken out was from the advisor.”

”Who is the advisor? How old is he? What does he look like?” Bai Ruozhu quickly asked.

”He looks under thirty, ordinary appearance, just paler skin than us. He’s younger than the Boss, so sometimes the Boss doesn’t like him. It’s said the master trusts him greatly.” The pirate answered drowsily.

Bai Ruozhu squinted, obviously having sent many into the Strange Land, yet not seeing such a person—all seemed rough pirates.

Afterward, boarding the ship, they hadn’t seen anyone matching his description; did he escape amid the chaos?

”Where did the advisor go? When did you last see him?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

The three shook their heads, indicating forgetfulness, evidently not frequently encountering him, unaware of the advisor’s whereabouts.

”Why didn’t you mention the advisor during previous interrogations?” Bai Ruozhu asked.

Someone shivered, eyes dull, saying, ”We didn’t dare; the advisor appears infrequently, yet we know he’s more terrifying than the Boss.”

Fo Lanying grew curious, ”How terrifying?”

”Once, someone behind his back said the advisor was just a pretty face, not manly. Of course, the advisor wasn’t around, but somehow, the ship’s Mechanical suddenly activated, impaling him onto Row thorns, instantly killing him.”