Chapter 669

Tuozi and Bojiao also looked at them two with squinting smiles.

Luo Yurou shouted directly: "Master, if we don't slow down, we'll crash into their flying boat! Maybe they really are in trouble and need our help!"

Ye Liuyun heard this, froze for a moment, then began to think.

If it were him wanting to cross the mist, he would surely have prepared in advance. At least he would have a map.

And as long as he had a map, he wouldn't get lost; even if he kept going straight, he could make it out of the Fog Sea.

He looked at them again; they were all ordinary Heavenly Gang Realm cultivators—three men and one woman—with a small flying boat.

What kind of courage would it take to dare board such a small flying boat and cross the Fog Sea?

Moreover, the ship they were riding was a bandit's warship. Did these people actually dare to ask bandits for help? Or do they simply lack any experience?

It's hardly possible that they have no experience at all. Even when Ye Liuyun first saw that Black Shark Warship, he could tell it was a bandit ship; they couldn't have failed to realize that.

"Then why are they stopping us?" Ye Liuyun asked, somewhat puzzled.

He then activated his Golden Pupil and sized up those people. The three men were about thirty years old, the woman slightly younger, but dressed flamboyantly, preening and posing over there.

When those few people saw Ye Liuyun's flying boat coming straight at them, they weren't surprised; they immediately dodged backward. Even the flying boat shifted sideways, scraping the hull to avoid the impact.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil examined closely and then discovered several thin lines attached to the flying boat. It was those lines that had pulled the boat apart. There must still be someone far away.

Afterwards, those people immediately cursed as they boarded the flying boat and chased after Ye Liuyun's warship.

"Bandits?" Ye Liuyun questioned doubtfully.

"Smart!" Du Yan praised in a sentence.

Then he explained to Ye Liuyun and Luo Yurou: "Those who travel this Fog Sea all have important business or are merchants; there are no idle people. They at least would hire captains and crew, so they wouldn't get lost!"

Looking at these people, the woman is frivolous, the men not steady enough; they hardly match their expensive clothes. Moreover, a small flying boat like theirs would take ages to get through the Fog Sea.

So these people are obviously bandits using a bait-and-switch!

"But why would bandits attack us? We're sailing a bandit warship ourselves!" Ye Liuyun voiced his confusion.

Du Yan continued explaining: "There are two possibilities. One is that the news of the Black Shark's death has already reached them; they were just testing whether we are amateurs.

The other possibility is that we've trespassed. Bandits also have their own territories. Their earlier behavior was a warning. If we don't retreat, we'll have to fight."

Ye Liuyun nodded, feeling even more admiration for Du Yan's seasoned wisdom.

"What should we do then?" he asked immediately.

"What else can we do? Keep going; if we can't, we fight! In this extraterritorial starry expanse, there's no reasoning—only strength decides."

Du Yan the drunkard said it indifferently, as if he were already used to such things.

At that moment, Tuozi and Bojiao each left the control room to check the machinery and formation status, preparing for battle.

Luo Yurou, Du Yan also assigned her a task, telling her to get busy.

Li Sanniang and Aizi, who were cooking, also went to the weapons station and took their positions.

"In the upcoming battle, we'll still need to rely on your puppet; otherwise we probably aren't a match for them!" Du Yan also assigned Ye Liuyun his task.

"No problem!" Ye Liuyun replied, then returned to the private chamber's Xuan Kong Shi, letting everyone come out to prepare for battle.

Everyone soon finished their preparations.

The flying boat trailing behind them had long been shaken off, but Du Yan showed no slackness at all; instead, his expression grew even more solemn.

Suddenly, a warship as large as the Black Shark appeared ahead on their route, and the moment it appeared, the attack weapons it carried opened fire directly.

The energy beams slammed into the shield, shaking the Black Shark warship so hard it trembled.

However, the opposing warship fired only once and then stopped.

"They mean for us to stop the ship! Otherwise they'd keep bombarding!" Du Yan said while slowing down, explaining to Luo Yurou, and he was quite attentive in guiding her.

"You all go to the deck and prepare for battle!" Du Yan turned his head and told Ye Liuyun.

"Okay! You prepare to seize their warship!" Ye Liuyun hadn't forgotten about taking resources.

After saying that, he led everyone out of the cabin, and they all stood on the deck.

As the two ships slowed and drew near, the deck of the opposing warship also showed some bandits.

One of the men resembling a bandit chief shouted directly: "Black Shark, you've trespassed. Do you think our Mist Tracing Gang is easy to bully? Why don't you come out and speak, sending a few newcomers to fool me?"

Immediately, he saw the appearances of Wu Qingcheng and the others, then quickly added: "Or are you planning to use a beauty trap to lure me?"

Upon his shout, Ye Liuyun and the others understood—this person thought the warship was being commanded by the Black Shark.

The formation designed by Tuozi for the warship can shield against Divine Sense detection, so outsiders with low cultivation cannot see inside.

This bandit gang, their chief is only at the Yin Yang Sixth Layer realm, so of course he can't discern the situation inside the warship.

The bandit chief rambled on, seeing no reply, he spoke again somewhat displeased: "Black Shark, you're looking down on me, Tu Yun..."

"Don't shout!"

Ye Liuyun spoke up to interrupt his shouting, fearing he'd say something unpleasant without restraint.

"The Black Shark has already gone to see King Yan! Now this ship is mine!"

"What?"

Bandit chief Tu Yun opened his mouth in disbelief, staring with fishy eyes at Ye Liuyun for a long while.

Then he burst out laughing: "You little brat, that joke isn't funny at all! With your Yin Yang Third Layer cultivation, you dare to challenge me?"

Then he added: "If the Black Shark doesn't want to come out, I'll first teach you a lesson on his behalf, so you learn how to speak to your father!"

Ye Liuyun leapt from the warship, holding the Demon Slaying Sword horizontally before his chest.

"All this nonsense—everything is decided by strength!"

"You little brat, you're quite arrogant!" Tu Yun's face changed, and he was about to strike.

One of the bandits beside him leapt out first: "Boss, let me take care of him. With such low cultivation, don't dirty your hands!"

That bandit is at the Yin Yang Fourth Layer realm; he thinks he's enough to deal with Ye Liuyun.

Little did he know, Ye Liuyun disliked that the bandit's cultivation was too low.

"Too weak!"

Ye Liuyun hoisted the Demon Slaying Sword onto his shoulder, stood to one side, and instead called Lei Ming up to deal with him.