PDLP Chapter 539 Abandoning Ship and Reaching the Island
Chapter 539 Abandoning Ship and Reaching the Island
Hundreds of sheep collapsed, and the boatmen realized they had done something wrong, and fell silent for a moment.
"Can you still smell the blood?" Fatty Wang led Sanchuan and Sihai to sniff left and right, but they could only smell the salty dampness of the sea.
"There shouldn't be any more."
San Chuan shook his head. "My nose isn't very sensitive, so I really didn't smell any blood."
Sihai clenched his fists and circled the cabin like a puppy, only smelling of milk.
He looked toward the source of the smell.
Wuyuan can crawl and stand, but he can't walk yet.
Right now, I'm crawling around inside the cabin; I can't stay still at all.
So the flavor remained.
"Is everything alright?" Aoyama emerged from the back building.
At this time, the fog was so thick that even the people standing on the boat could not see clearly.
"It's hard to say, let's just stay here for now." Xu Yiyi looked around. "Everyone, be careful. Don't think that everything will be fine just because the fog is blocking the boat."
Aoyama nodded in agreement, then, thinking that the boatman might not be able to see, quickly added...
The fog completely enveloped the ship, leaving only a wet, grayish-white atmosphere and the blurry black shadows of the reefs all around.
Uncle Qingshan stood at the bow of the boat and said in a low voice to everyone on board, "Duling, wake up! Listen up, keep your eyes wide open, and be on your guard."
Upon receiving the order, the boatmen quickly gripped their poles or short sticks, pressed themselves against the gunwale, and dared not utter a sound.
Xu Yiyi still held the short knife, her eyes scanning the surroundings like a fierce lioness.
After Old Lu snapped all the sheep's necks, he leaned against the shadows by the cabin door, like a silent stone statue.
"Don't be so tense, relax. If those pirates find you, you take your three younger brothers and leave first. I will protect you with my life."
Lao Lu spoke in a very serious tone.
Xu Yi glanced at him and said, "You jinx! Why do you want to die? Can't we all just live our lives?"
As she spoke, she rolled her eyes at him again.
Old Lu chuckled and didn't say anything more.
The cabin door suddenly opened, and Fatty Wang poked his head out. His face was still white, but the cold sweat that had appeared earlier had dried.
He tiptoed up to Xu Yiyi, his voice barely audible, as if afraid of being overheard by the pirates: "Master, hiding in the fog isn't a perfect solution. What if... what if the pirates see us once the fog clears? How about we abandon ship and go ashore? Find a cave or something to hide in; it's better than staying on the ship and being a sitting duck."
"Don't you agree?"
Xu Yiyi was intently observing the surroundings when she heard this. She turned her head, glanced at him, and then looked at the slightly menacing black silhouette in the mist.
Her voice remained as calm as ever, yet it chilled Wang Pangzi's heart to the bone.
"What's in front of us isn't an island, it's a group of reefs. They look high, but they're hollow underneath. When the tide comes in, more than half of them will be submerged."
Moreover… even if there were places to stand, it wouldn't be enough to hide so many people on the boat. The tide is coming soon, and once the water rises, those who tried to hide will either be swept away or trapped on the isolated reef, with nowhere to escape.”
She paused, then looked back ahead.
"Now, the ship is our island. If we hold it, there might still be a glimmer of hope. Abandoning the ship and going to the island would be suicide."
Fatty Wang opened his mouth, looked around at the vast emptiness, and felt a deep sense of regret.
He shouldn't have volunteered to go to the prefectural city; now he's almost in danger.