Chapter 945: Yue Pinghe

The Soul-Sucking Mirror in its master's bosom clicked several times, eh, he's showing off again!

The pirates who fell into the water faced the threat of man-eating Yin Serpents and had to swim to the stone beach. He Lingchuan's men captured dozens of prisoners without any effort. The sinking pirate ship had nowhere to go, and soon also raised a flag to surrender.

He Lingchuan's condition for surrender was to tie up the Third Island Master Yue Pinghe before the ship sank, otherwise everyone would have to be buried with him.

As soon as this condition was spoken, the opposite side fell silent.

Soon, roars and curses came from the ship.

He Lingchuan was too lazy to distinguish whose voice it was, just put away the flute and said to the people around him:

"Alright, the battle is over."

Before sinking, both ships were dragged ashore by Yin Serpents.

The defeated pirates went down the ship one by one, and were then pressed to kneel on the stone beach, not caring about the stones hurting their feet.

Back and forth, neatly but dejectedly kneeling in five rows.

The first to be escorted down was the bruised and swollen Yue Pinghe. He was covered in blood and tied up with five flowers.

Qiu Hu pushed him in front of He Lingchuan and ordered him to kneel.

Yue Pinghe gritted his teeth and didn't want to kneel, but Qiu Hu kicked him in the leg socket, kicking him directly to his knees.

Now, it was his turn to look up at this Island Master He who was smiling kindly.

"Why!" Yue Pinghe spat out a mouthful of blood foam. "Why did you recruit them, but launch a sneak attack on me!"

Of the three pirate groups in the Yangshan Archipelago, he was not the weakest; why was Min Tianxi recruited and Huang Zhao treated with courtesy, while he was sneak-attacked?

Yue Pinghe was indignant.

"Just because of you." He Lingchuan smiled. "Your reputation as the Third Island Master is too bad; I asked many people, and they all said you can't be trusted."

To be safe, he had the Rongshan disciples inquire about intelligence in Blade Harbor, and the opinions they got back were basically the same: Yue Pinghe's character and credit were indeed bad. Even the pirates under Yue Pinghe complained about their boss not doing human things after getting drunk in the tavern.

People who can't be trusted, people who are two-faced, why keep them?

If there were such people in his camp, He Lingchuan would have to pay attention to his back at all times.

Floating Life emerged from the void, and He Lingchuan grabbed it and spun a knife flower.

As soon as the knife came out, Yue Pinghe's arrogance disappeared, and he pointed at Huang Zhao, hurriedly defending: "That's slander! I have had a grudge with him for a long time; he is just making things up behind my back. You must not believe it."

On the ship, he still had the courage to fight.

After being tied down the ship, his knees hit the pebbles, and he knew that courage was useless; those who know the times are heroes.

"Then what should I believe?" He Lingchuan asked him. "What do you use to show sincerity?"

Yue Pinghe swallowed his saliva: "I have three treasures; if you take me in, those mountains of gold and silver will all be yours! From now on, I will definitely work hard for you!"

On the stone beach, the pirates looked at each other.

Holy cow! They all knew the boss saved money privately, but they didn't know he saved so much.

Thirty, no, fifty thousand taels! Yue Pinghe heard his tone was soft, so he became even more sincere. "It's my savings from the past thirty years; I am willing to offer it all to Young Master He!"

On the stone beach, the pirates looked at each other.

Holy cow! They all knew the boss saved money privately, but they didn't know he saved so much.

Fifty thousand taels! Yue Pinghe heard his tone was soft, so he became even more sincere. "It's my savings from the past thirty years; I am willing to offer it all to Young Master He!"

He Lingchuan pointed at them: "Do your subordinates know?"

Everyone's eyes were indescribable, pricking Yue Pinghe's face until it went numb, and he bit the bullet and said: "No, they should not, not very clear."

He admitted in public that he was hoarding wealth; it would be difficult to lead this group of subordinates in the future. But survival was the most important thing right now, and he could distinguish between primary and secondary.

"Hmm—" He Lingchuan nodded slowly, coming to a turn. "Not enough."

This little bit of life-buying money was not enough.

Yue Pinghe felt cold in his heart and wanted to beg again, but He Lingchuan pressed his shoulder and whispered in his ear:

"Your people are not important, and your money is not important. But, not having you is quite important."

Fifty thousand taels? Heh, go lie to ghosts.

Yue Pinghe's face turned pale.

He Lingchuan straightened up, patted his shoulder, smiled at him in a friendly way, and then there was a flash of cold light in his hand.

Most people hadn't reacted yet, but Yue Pinghe's expression froze, his eyes full of disbelief.

Qiu Hu stood up straight:

He Lingchuan's knife, he actually didn't see it clearly either.

A few breaths later, the head rolled onto the stone beach, and the neck blood splashed three feet.

The Third Island Master Yue Pinghe died on his own Centipede Island.

He Lingchuan leaned on the knife on the ground, word by word: "Third Island pirate leader Yue Pinghe, killing and plundering, harming the place, and poisoning endlessly, He acts on behalf of heaven. From now on, no pirates are allowed to make waves and rob ships in the Yangshan waters, otherwise, it will be the same end as the Yue thief!"

As soon as the last word was finished, the blood on the knife tip just finished dripping.

His gaze was like electricity, piercing people's hearts. The pirates swept by, whether they were Min or Huang's men or the prisoners on the ground, all lowered their heads and dared not look him in the eye.

He Lingchuan used the power of killing to intimidate the audience, and then ordered people to bury Yue Pinghe's remains, and then let the Yin Serpents drag the two ships back to the mountain belly dock for major repairs.

He, the island master, didn't have many ships under his command, so he couldn't waste them.

Qiu Hu specially removed all the storage spaces on Yue Pinghe and handed them over to He Lingchuan.

At this step, the Yin Serpent mission was completed, hissing a few times, splashing a few water flowers on the sea, and swimming back to Mount Qilin without looking back.

Yes, He Lingchuan had just signed an agreement with the Yin Serpent King, and in the blink of an eye, he urged it to fulfill its obligations and send Yin Serpents to help him wipe out the pirates.

Tonight the Earthly Yin Pulse erupted, and these guys came after absorbing enough baleful energy, so they had plenty of energy, unlike the sick look of the past few days.

Min Tianxi and Huang Zhao looked at each other, seeing the hidden fear in each other's eyes.

Although He Lingchuan didn't mention it, these Yin Serpents were clearly summoned by him to help, and anyone with eyes here could see it clearly.

Island Master He could summon these scourges of the Yangshan Archipelago at will, and everyone was shocked and admired him to the ground.

With the Yin Serpents helping, who would dare to have ideas about the archipelago in the future? Stable, stable, everything will be stable in the future.

He Lingchuan saw the change in everyone's expression with his own eyes, and when they called "Island Master He," it was finally sincere, knowing that the effect he preset had been achieved.

If you have good cards in your hand, you should show a little to the other party at the right time.

A fierce battle ended, and the next step was the link that pirates loved to see—

Scavenging for spoils.

In fact, the Third Island originally had two lairs. The other one was sneak-attacked by Yin Serpents not long ago, so Yue Pinghe concentrated all his manpower on Centipede Island, only to be wiped out by He Lingchuan.

The Third Island pirates also had a treasure house, located in a mountain cave deep in the stronghold. Usually, it couldn't be said to be impregnable, and it wasn't easy to break through layers of barriers and break in here.

It was just that this time He Lingchuan led the crowd to attack at night, breaking the stronghold too fast, and Yue Pinghe didn't even have time to pack up the treasure house before retreating.

He Lingchuan called Yue Pinghe's confidant and opened the treasure house under the gaze of everyone.

Inside, there were indeed gold, silver, jewelry, and various magic treasures, but they didn't even occupy half of the floor.

There were dozens of Third Island pirates at the scene, and they were a bit restless at first glance, not because they were greedy, but because the amount of treasure was far less than expected.

"So little?" He Lingchuan stroked his chin. "It seems Yue Pinghe built a rat warehouse privately and has been lining his own pockets."

He walked into the treasure cave and drew a groove on the ground with Floating Life.

"The treasures on the outside of the groove are the rewards for all personnel involved in tonight's operation. As for how to distribute them—" He looked at Qiu Hu and the two island masters. "Negotiate and report to me."

Whoa, the three highest piles of treasure were pulled out, and everyone smiled.

Fighting to death, isn't it just for a meal? The new boss is not stingy, everyone is relieved.

Next, everyone escorted the prisoners back, and Ding Zuodong, who came with the ship, took two new managers to count the remaining wealth in the treasure house and calculate the value of the assets on Centipede Island.

Before He Lingchuan rewarded his subordinates, the value of the property in the treasure house was less than 30,000 taels, not even as much as Yue Pinghe's self-proclaimed personal assets.

But Ding Zuodong found more than a dozen land deeds and business contracts in an inconspicuous box, corresponding to real estate and shops in the Mou Kingdom, Qing Kingdom, Blade Harbor, and several other small countries.

Pirates usually plunder goods, and they like gold, silver, and jewelry the most, followed by goods, and these contracts are the least. The risk of selling them is high, the cycle is long, and trading is inconvenient.

But these are not problems for He Lingchuan, just hand them over to Ding Zuodong to manage.

In addition, the buildings on Centipede Island are not worth money, but there are seven intact main ships and thirteen small ships in the mountain belly dock, as well as some small boats and fishing boats.

Although they are not all cargo ships, these are also what He Lingchuan needs.

The future business and transportation of the Yangshan Archipelago all depend on ships; how can it work without these basic means of transportation? Ding Zuodong looked at these things and smiled from ear to ear: "The remaining treasures in the treasure house should be over 17,000 taels; these land deeds and shops—" Ding Zuodong hesitated, he didn't know much about the prices in the Mou Kingdom and other small countries. "Let's estimate it at 9,000 taels conservatively first."

He Lingchuan hmm-ed. Buying the Yangshan Archipelago cost 80,000 taels, and wiping out Yue Pinghe brought back 26,000; this business is really worth doing.

Now, he has more than 240,000 taels in his hand again—

Although it won't last long.

Just came back from Mount Putuo yesterday.

When I repaid the vow to the Bodhisattva, I also prayed for peace and wealth for all of you, that is, my readers, and walked around the lotus platform 7 times.

So, if anyone's wish comes true within the next year, remember to go to Putuo to repay the vow. Hehehe.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 946 =====

There were actually many tools for extracting palm oil left on the island, and in another cave in the village, there were seven or eight hundred barrels of refined oil, the quality of which was also quite good; it was said that the delivery was originally due in five days.

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