Chapter 943: Attack on a Rainy Night

I don't know where a few more gusts of wind came from, pulling clusters of dark clouds onto the sky. In the blink of an eye, a rainstorm came.

That could no longer be called a downpour, but a basin-pour—the heavens were holding a large washbasin and pouring it onto the ground endlessly.

Once it rained, the island seemed to be isolated from the world, and the visibility on the water surface was less than fifteen zhang.

Yue Pinghe had drunk some wine and taken a nap, but suddenly woke up at the hour of the Rat, remembering one thing: "By the way, have Min Tianxi and the others returned?"

The subordinates asked each other, and soon someone reported: "I heard they returned to the dock an hour ago. The brothers patrolling the sea met their ships returning; both ships went back, and the lights were very bright."

Yue Pinghe kicked out: "You didn't report to me when there was news?!"

The person clutched his leg, kneeling on one knee in pain: "You, you were asleep, I wanted to report to you tomorrow morning, and, and it wasn't a big deal."

"Whether it's a big deal, you decide?" Yue Pinghe rubbed his eyes and thought, it really wasn't a big deal, so he kicked him again. "Then did they have any casualties? Did the one surnamed He return too?"

"They were all chatting and laughing, looking very relaxed." The person answered with a bitter face. "A teenager stood at the bow, looking less than twenty years old, but Island Master Huang, Island Master Min, and several fierce-looking fellows were all standing behind him. That should, should be the one surnamed He."

The fact that the Yangshan Archipelago had a new owner had recently spread in Blade Harbor. Everyone rolled their eyes and watched the joke at first, but now they tore off the "big sucker" label on the new island master and changed it to "unfathomable."

Because there were more rumors spreading everywhere, saying that the two pirate groups roaming the Yangshan Archipelago had actually surrendered to this new island master!

People who heard the rumors for the first time all said: Impossible, absolutely impossible!

Even the official authorities were powerless to resolve the pirate disaster, so how could it be easily subdued by a young outsider?

This was unreasonable.

The pirate who came to report might not recognize He Lingchuan, but looking at his bearing, and then at the attitude of the two pirate leaders toward him, he could guess that it was He Lingchuan, the legendary new island master.

"Can the Yin Serpents really do nothing to him?" There were many legends about this new island master, and the most widely circulated was that he could drive away baleful energy. But no matter how many times he heard this news, Yue Pinghe felt there was bias.

He was not an ignorant country bumpkin; things that ancient immortals wouldn't even touch, could a young man easily deal with? But the attitude of the Yin Serpents toward He Lingchuan was what puzzled him the most.

"I heard they killed many Yin Serpents when they went to sea last time." The subordinate said. "Perhaps they shocked the remaining Yin Serpents?"

"There is a big guy who survived from ancient times deep in Mount Qilin; that's not an ordinary person... no, that's not something humans can deal with." Yue Pinghe frowned and thought for a long time. "What exactly did the one surnamed He go to Mount Qilin for, and did he not provoke it?"

If he provoked the Yin Serpent King, how could those two ships of people return complete and unharmed?

"Investigate again!"

"Yes." The confidant responded, preparing to send someone to inquire again early tomorrow morning.

Yue Pinghe yawned, just leaning on the couch, and sleepiness surged again.

Raindrops hit the roof, the wine was slightly tipsy, and it was a good time for sleep.

Before falling asleep, his last thought was:

The one surnamed He seemed to have some real ability; when Min Tianxi comes to negotiate later, should he adjust his strategy and lower his conditions? If he didn't know how to look at people and serve dishes, he wouldn't have climbed to this position.

Near dawn, the wind and rain gradually subsided.

Yue Pinghe dreamed that he led people to rob a big ship, and there were countless gold, pearls, and beauties on the ship. He was hesitating about which treasure bracelet to wear, the gold-inlaid jade one or the silver-chiseled ruby one, when he suddenly heard a deafening shout:

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Yue Pinghe was startled, just about to hide the treasure chest behind the bed, when his arm was shaken violently:

"Island Master, wake up!"

He sat up in shock, discovering that robbing ships and seizing treasures were all dreams, and someone killing their way to the door was reality! Yue Pinghe grabbed his subordinate's collar: "Calm down, who is killing their way over?"

"The First and Second Islands! They took advantage of the rain to land on the island from the west, our brothers didn't discover..."

"Trash!" Yue Pinghe hurriedly put on armor and grabbed the long sword by the pillow. "Where have they attacked to?"

"The outer gate of the big stronghold can't be held. Those few who rushed to the front are very powerful, and there is a great monster helping..."

"Tell everyone to retreat to the second gate and hold it for me!" Yue Pinghe's heart tightened. "What great monster?"

"A spider as big as a house!"

Yue Pinghe cursed: "The one surnamed He!"

The process of Min Tianxi being subdued by He Lingchuan had long spread to him. The one surnamed He had a powerful helper, which was this giant spider monster.

It was said that it could fight more than ten giant Yin Serpents alone without falling behind.

Why did He Lingchuan suddenly attack? Yue Pinghe was both shocked and angry; wasn't it agreed that Min Tianxi would come to negotiate?

Just as he rushed out, another pirate with a face full of blood rushed in to report:

"Boss, the second gate is broken!"

Damn it. The strongest gate, the second gate with the most complete defense, was actually broken in such a short time? Yue Pinghe screamed in his heart that it was bad, and tried to calm down: "Go to Centipede Cave! Everyone retreat to Centipede Cave and get on the ships!"

The island was named after this Centipede Cave, and this cave led directly to the seaside, which was a natural and hidden port dock. Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows; the Third Island pirates had secretly placed several ships of various sizes there for temporary escape.

When Yue Pinghe rushed out with a group of confidants, he happened to see his own men retreating in a sorry state, and arrows rained down from the opposite side, forcing everyone to dodge everywhere.

The sturdy second stronghold gate didn't know what it was hit by, and even one door fell off, being stepped on by everyone.

The enemies rushing to the front were indeed all fierce, and Yue Pinghe recognized Min Tianxi and Huang Zhao, these two villains, at a glance.

Especially that fellow Min Tianxi, who usually liked to shrink to the back when robbing or fighting, saying that a commander should not appear lightly, but wasn't he charging at the front line right now? Was he trying to please his new master? Yue Pinghe was so angry that his teeth itched.

There were indeed great monsters in the enemy formation, but not one, but two!

The giant spider reported by the subordinate was among them, but the other was a ghost-faced giant ape standing one zhang tall!

This thing had a bone-hard armor that was impervious to swords and spears. Flying arrows hitting it were like stabbing a steel plate. It grabbed the broken stronghold gate on the ground as a weapon and smashed many people flat.

Yue Pinghe also saw it grab a pirate and throw it into its mouth, and the man's scream stopped abruptly, followed by blood splashing from the ghost ape's mouth, as if Yue Pinghe himself had bitten into a juicy tomato.

This scene of eating people alive scared many Third Island pirates, none of whom wanted to die so... miserably.

Fortunately, after Yue Pinghe appeared and roared a few times, it still acted as a stimulant, and the trend of his side's collapse slowed down. There were many brave people among the crowd, who responded to Yue Pinghe's instructions and turned back to block the opponent's attack.

In the chaos, Yue Pinghe suddenly looked at a teenager.

This person was tall and straight, with sharp eyes, and with a few casual instructions, he easily controlled the rhythm of the attack.

I don't know where a cold arrow flew out, aiming straight at his face. The teenager didn't even move his eyelids, and the big man beside him lifted his copper staff and knocked the arrow away.

Yue Pinghe had never seen He Lingchuan, but at first glance, he understood that this was the new owner of the Yangshan Archipelago, the mastermind behind the attack on Centipede Island tonight! "Retreat!" He stared at He Lingchuan hatefully. "Everyone go to Centipede Cave, steady and steady!"

The Third Island pirates listened to his orders and retreated while fighting.

Qiu Hu pulled a fierce pirate into a brain-split with two staves and said to He Lingchuan: "The formation didn't collapse when retreating; these pirates are not much worse than the Heishuicheng army."

He Lingchuan smiled bitterly. Has the Heishuicheng army of the Yuan Nation become a comparison unit? After all, it was a local army, no matter how bad it was, it was still stronger than ordinary pirates.

However, the Third Island pirates advanced and retreated with evidence, attacked and defended with methods, and their performance in the face of the joint attack of the First and Second Islands was quite remarkable, except for the initial panic.

This quality reminded him of the fierce bandits who once occupied Immortal Spirit Village and fought fiercely with He Chunhua's army.

On the contrary, the cooperation between the First and Second Islands on his side was unfamiliar, plus it was an away game, and they didn't exert their numerical advantage.

Fortunately, he had already investigated this problem beforehand. Huang Zhao and Min Tianxi both admitted that although the two pirate groups had cooperated many times in the past, they were all intercepting ships and plundering, and the opponents were mostly guards hired by merchant caravans, not well-trained government soldiers.

That is to say, they were experienced in looting, but had no precedent for regular combat.

He Lingchuan didn't care much; if they had no experience, they could practice.

He commanded unhurriedly and didn't care about the Third Island retreating to Centipede Cave.

The more problems exposed in battle, the easier it would be to adjust later. Moreover, these hundreds of pirate soldiers were hard to come by, and they would be his main foundation for a long time; he couldn't bear to see too many of them injured.

Tonight the rain was heavy and the wind was sparse, so He Lingchuan immediately changed his mind and didn't return to Blade Harbor.

After the heavy rain, the sea was filled with mist, and the visibility was less than ten zhang; wasn't this the best time for a sneak attack? So he ordered Min and Huang to gather their troops and launch a surprise attack on Centipede Island before dawn.

The attacking side extinguished the ship lights in advance and approached Centipede Island hidden in the thick fog. By the time the sentries on the island discovered the abnormality, the enemy had already touched the island and attacked the stronghold gate for the first time!

If this gate were still there, the losses of He Lingchuan's side would inevitably increase.

Even now that both the second gates were smashed, there were many mechanisms in Yue Pinghe's stronghold, which were activated one after another at this time, causing quite a few injuries to Min and Huang's men.

Especially the Third Island pirates retreated while fighting, and two of the sorcerers muttered words, then raised their staves and knocked on the stone wall by the road at the same time.

The terrain here was excellent, with two giant rocks intersecting above, forming a triangular angle with the ground, and the Third Island pirates fled through this angle.

There were several stone walls built by humans in front of the giant rocks, which usually didn't look like they were doing anything, just feeling like painting a snake and adding feet. But now that the two knocked like this, the stone walls shook a few times and suddenly stood up as three stone giants, blocking the narrow passage tightly!

These stone men moved clumsily and were hard to hurt people, but each was over a zhang tall and as wide as a wall, sitting in front of the passage like Arhats, and the pursuers couldn't get through.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 944 =====