Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Pirates

Jiang Ke burst into the room at the stern of the ship.

A bunch of men were engaged in gambling inside.

He grabbed the brawny man with whom he had a grudge and demanded, “Was it you who pushed her into the sea?”

The brawny man had already heard from others that the pretty boy he had harassed was pushed into the sea and even gloated a bit about it. Now that he was caught, he panicked, “I didn’t. Let go of me. I was just drunk that day. I’m a good person. Who would do such a heartless thing as to push that pretty boy into the water? If I wanted to push someone, it would be you!”

Jiang Ke scrutinized his eyes, and, seeing no pretense, released him, then turned to the others, “I’m looking for the murderer. If anyone saw anything, speak up. I will reward you handsomely.”

The crowd began to whisper among themselves.

But in the end, no one offered any useful information.

It was simply an unsolvable mystery.

Jiang Ke clenched his fists, holding back his rage, and turned to leave.

Sang Yan looked at him returning and asked, “Did you find the murderer?”

Jiang Ke hung his head low and said in a muffled voice, “I’m useless, I didn’t find anything.”

Sang Yan had anticipated this outcome, and said, “That’s why, when you’re out and about, it’s best to be kind to others. If you had spared someone that day, maybe none of this would have happened today.”

“Maybe it wasn’t those guys.”

He still suspected Qi Jiu.

This person had deep schemes and was bound to cause trouble.

Sang Yan knew he was talking about Qi Jiu and shook her head, “I don’t think it was him.”

That man had an upright look in his eyes and brows. If he truly was from the Beiqi Royal Family, he would certainly be too proud to stoop to harming a woman.

Jiang Ke didn’t understand her thoughts and felt she was looking at Qi Jiu in a different light, and said jealously, “Anyway, in your eyes, everyone is better than me.”

Sang Yan didn’t argue.

After what he had done, how could she think well of him?

Ridiculous.

She wasn’t sick.

“Ah Yan, I was wrong.”

He cupped her chin, looked into her eyes, and made a startling confession.

Sang Yan was startled, “What have you done wrong?”

Could it be that he had come to his senses?

Was he planning to send her back?

A sense of expectation rose in her heart.

But that expectation was met with disappointment.

Jiang Ke said, “I was wrong to take you out to sea. If we had gone somewhere else, I would never have let you suffer like this.”

Sang Yan immediately didn’t want to talk to him anymore.

She thought he had seen the error of his ways, but it turned out he just regretted choosing the wrong destination.

“Ah Yan, why aren’t you talking?”

“I have nothing to say to you.”

She was so annoyed with him.

She closed her eyes.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Jiang Ke, feeling hurt inside, said with a slight whine, “Well, if you won’t talk, then don’t. It’s not like you were going to say anything I wanted to hear.”

Sang Yan: “…”

Great, now it was her fault.

The pillow beside her sank down.

Turned out he had lain down next to her.

She pushed him off the bed.

But he hugged her over the blankets, murmuring, “Ah Yan, if you had died, I would have died with you. I’m glad you’re alright.”

Sang Yan: “…”

She completely believed that this madman would do something as drastic as dying for love.

“You, you——”

She wanted to say: Don’t die with me, I don’t want to see you even as a ghost, if you follow me, you would contaminate my cycle of reincarnation.

But looking at his face, equally gaunt, haggard, and weary, and thinking about his age of only eighteen, she felt an untimely softness in her heart.

What a cruel fate.

Time marched on as usual.

They were getting closer and closer to Puluo Country.

When word spread that they would arrive in Puluo Country in three days, Jiang Ke could hardly contain his excitement.

Victory was in sight.

He was about to spend blissful days with her for the rest of their lives.

The entire ship was immersed in the joy of reaching their destination.

“I heard that the beauties of Puluo Country have amazing figures.”

“Yeah, yeah, you know those, um, attributes.”

“Hehehe, buddy, you’re making it hard for me to restrain myself.”

“Hey, brother, we’re in the same boat here, let’s do it together when the time comes!”

…

They huddled together speaking lewdly.

As Jiang Ke passed by, he headed back to his room, straight over to the person on the bed.

Sang Yan was both shocked and angry, “What are you doing?”

She hadn’t expected Jiang Ke to suddenly become so impetuous.

These days, their relationship had been quite pure.

Having been admonished by her, Jiang Ke also came back to his senses, said nothing, went to the table, and drank a pot of cool tea.

Sang Yan watched with mixed feelings, “What’s wrong with you? Were you drugged?”

Remembering the must-have plots in novels about being drugged, she grew nervous, “Jiang Ke, if you dare to come any closer, I will never forgive you.”

Maybe her threat was compelling or perhaps the cool tea quelled the fire within him, but he ultimately managed to control himself.

“Don’t be afraid. I won’t do anything.”

“Then get out. I don’t want to see you right now.”

“…Alright.”

He complied and left the room, standing guard outside.

He regretted that he had acted foolishly for a moment, letting their relationship cool down.

But he really wanted something to happen between them, a kiss or perhaps something more intimate. As an adult man, he was in agony.

“Why are you sitting outside?”

Han Mo came by, his tone mocking.

Jiang Ke looked up at the sound of his voice, glanced at him, but did not respond.

Ever since his fallout with Qi Jiu, the latter had been treating him as non-existent. It also indirectly revealed his opportunistic nature—he was warm to you only when it was profitable. Once you became useless, you were nothing in his eyes.

He understood this very well because he was the same kind of person. But having experienced it firsthand, it didn’t feel good.

But Han Mo was different.

He treated him the same as usual, with consistent teasing, and even sarcasm.

He found Han Mo somewhat interesting.

“I want to sit outside, is there a problem?”

He replied irritably.

Han Mo looked at him with a smile, “No problem. It’s just that you look particularly pitiful. Like a homeless dog.”

Jiang Ke wanted to “bite” back, “Han Mo, if you can’t speak properly, then get lost!”

So Han Mo left.

After he was gone, Jiang Ke stood up.

Not wanting to sit outside like a foolish dog, he thought for a moment and then headed to the bow of the ship.

There, he saw an extravagant large ship coming in the distance.

There was a tall flag fluttering on the ship.

The flag bore a large golden-black “Lü” character.

Curious, he casually pulled a passenger to ask, “What ship is that?”

The passenger, who was fishing, looked up and got so scared that he dropped his fishing rod, “It’s, it’s a pirate ship!”

His face was filled with terror as he shouted, “Bad news, bad news, the pirates are coming!”

All of a sudden, the whole cabin boiled over.

Everyone began to hide their valuables.

“Damn it, these cursed pirates, how did we run into them?”

“All my savings of two months are on this ship, what am I going to do now?”

“Quick, hide your daughter well. I heard that pirates love to kidnap women!”

“They’re even more ruthless than bandits! And they’re desperate for women!”

…

Their words pierced Jiang Ke’s ears like thorns.

Thinking of Sang Yan, he too became anxious. As soon as he entered the room, he urged her, “Sang Yan, change your clothes quickly, the pirates are coming!”

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