Chapter 942: Congratulations, My Lord

He sighed lightly: "Big Sister, we only have a dozen people, yet we have to rule such a large territory, and we have just subdued so many pirates! How many of them do you think have rebellious bones?" "Ah, not many, right?" Zhu Xiuer disliked complex human hearts the most. "Didn't the two leaders surrender to you?"

He Lingchuan said meaningfully: "As long as the timing is right, everyone has rebellious bones."

Isn't this Tianke gold scroll his amulet? Zhu Xiuer disagreed: "It's so tiring to keep scheming like this!"

"Where do we need to 'keep' it?" He Lingchuan laughed. "Give me some time, and I can turn them into loyalists."

Zhu Xiuer was curious: "Oh, how are you going to do that?"

"It's simple to say." He Lingchuan said leisurely, "Nothing more than the two words 'interest'."

Then, he stopped talking.

Zhu Xiuer spat at him, knowing he liked to sell suspense, so she simply didn't ask.

The return journey was safe and sound.

Min Tianxi and Huang Zhao had been waiting by the sea for over three hours. Looking at the Yin Serpents eyeing them covetously and full of malice, and looking at the increasingly dark sky, everyone felt empty inside.

Counting the time, it should be sunset now.

"How long do we have to wait?" Huang Zhao rubbed his feet for the tenth time. "What if..."

What if Young Master He died? Would the dozens of them left on the dangerous beach also become side dishes for the Yin Serpents?

Qiu Hu on the opposite ship turned his head and cast a sharp glance: "There is no 'what if'."

"..." Scared him! Is this guy a clairaudient? Can he eavesdrop from so far away?

Min Tianxi suddenly pointed into the distance, overjoyed: "They are back!"

The figures they had been looking forward to finally emerged from the dense forest!

Complete and unharmed, even full of spring breeze.

Young Master He returning is good news, great news.

The pirates couldn't help but cheer:

We can go back! The Yin Serpent that led the way hissed a few times, and the Yin Serpents in the forest and the sea gathered around, their eyes all falling on He Lingchuan.

Being stared at by so many monsters, others would have had goosebumps long ago. But He Lingchuan acted as if nothing had happened, because he held the treasure scroll and could understand the meaning of the leading Yin Serpent: This is the new master of the archipelago and the partner of the leader; from now on, no one is allowed to offend him!

The Yin Serpents flicked their tongues, and the hatred and malice in their eyes quickly disappeared.

From this point of view, they were as simple as Zhu Erniang's Earthly Cave Spider offspring.

After He Lingchuan and Zhu Xiuer boarded the ship, the ship slowly started, and the Yin Serpents were still accompanying the ship, but they did not interfere with each other. He Lingchuan then announced to everyone: "I have reached an agreement with the Yin Serpent King to allocate the southwest end of Mount Qilin and Drum Sound Island and Dragon Flood Island to the Yin Serpent clan for settlement; this will also be a human forbidden zone, you must not approach! Three days later, we will collect the entire Yangshan Archipelago except for the above three places. From now on, the Yin Serpents are our good neighbors and will no longer catch people to eat!"

For every sentence he said, everyone's eyes widened by a point.

Hearing the last sentence, the pirates on the two ships looked at each other, simply unbelievable.

Young Master He absorbed the Earthly Yin Qi and killed so many Yin Serpents? The other party didn't settle scores with him, and even agreed to divide the land and rule, becoming neighbors with him?

What was the Yin Serpent King thinking, was it forced to bow its head because it was threatened by Young Master He? He Lingchuan took out the Tianke Treasure Scroll from his bosom and displayed it before Min Tianxi and the others: "Look!"

The handwriting on the gold scroll was completely different from before. Min Tianxi first noticed the signatures of the two parties who drafted the agreement, which had been changed to He Lingchuan and Long Hao.

This Young Master He had actually re-signed an agreement with the Yin Serpent Lord!

Huang Zhao also leaned over and read carefully.

But the handwriting on it was very sloppy, grasping the essence of freehand brushwork, and every word looked like it was about to dance wildly off the scroll.

Simply put, from a distance, it looked like ghost charms, and the pirates generally didn't have a high level of education, so they found it particularly difficult to distinguish.

He Lingchuan only shook it a few times in front of them and then took back the treasure scroll, asking: "Do you understand? Is it written clearly?"

Qiu Hu and the others came over as soon as the ship started, and they also leaned closer to look, so they roared in response: "See clearly!"

"Not a word off!"

Min Tianxi calmed down and cupped his hands: "Congratulations, My Lord!"

In front of subordinates and companions, he couldn't say he didn't quite understand, could he? It would be losing face.

Besides, the Yin Serpents had respectfully sent Young Master He out, and this attitude itself already explained everything: they could walk sideways in the Yangshan Archipelago from now on!

Seeing that the dust had finally settled, Huang Zhao and the pirates congratulated him, the momentum like thunder: "Congratulations, Young Master He!"

If their view of He Lingchuan before was surprise, now it was admiration.

Clearly having hands stained with the blood of the Yin Serpent clan, yet still able to go back and forth to the Yin Serpent den alone and force the Yin Serpent King to sign an agreement—that was probably only this Young Master He before them.

Seizing back the islands occupied by Yin Serpents without a single drop of blood, and the Yin Serpents didn't dare to retaliate and even treated him as a guest of honor.

This move was truly beautiful.

Everyone couldn't guess how he did it, so they were full of awe for him.

Doing what others cannot do—that is a master.

He Lingchuan looked at the gazes they cast, knowing that the goal of his risky trip had finally been achieved. Those who were suspicious, probing, contemptuous, or even malicious toward him before had now all retreated, right?

He showed the treasure scroll with a bit of scheming, to prevent anyone from understanding it in a short time, he used his fingers to cover the important terms, which was the content that the Yin Serpent army had to serve him.

He had other calculations in his heart, so it was better not to let people see the gold paper and red characters clearly.

But even so, his image in everyone's hearts suddenly became tall and mysterious.

Solving the Yin Serpent disaster was real; intimidating people's hearts was false.

Collecting the whole Yangshan Archipelago was in the light; clearing the obstacles for his next step of development was in the dark.

This combination of false and real, light and dark, was very important for his future development.

With the pirates witnessing it with their own eyes, the residents of Blade Harbor and even Bailie would soon believe without doubt: Island Master He was the nemesis of Earthly Yin Qi and Yin Serpents, and the development of the Yangshan Archipelago was just around the corner.

The mirror in his bosom asked him: "Oh, the problems of baleful energy and Yin Serpents are both solved; are you, the island master, worry-free now?"

"No, the Yangshan Archipelago has not been fully recovered."

Thick clouds gathered, and the wind rose on the sea. He Lingchuan took a light breath against the cold sea breeze: "There is one more small trouble: Yue Pinghe."

There was still one pirate force that had not surrendered.

"Are you going to negotiate again?" Thinking of having fun to watch, the mirror was happy. "What good way do you have to win without a fight this time?"

"This..." He Lingchuan laughed. The warm light of the ship lamp shone on his face, like a mask plated on it.

"I'm tired of playing old tricks; I want to change to something fresh."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 943 =====