Chapter 1187: Chain Strategy, Plan to Escape 3

One minute passed.

Nothing found.

Five minutes passed.

Still nothing found.

This place was not large to begin with, and the speedboat had been searched thoroughly; it was not there.

If it was not here, it should be on the old man; there was no more time to waste, so Sheng Hanyu decided to use a rock to smash the lock open!

This lock looked very sturdy; if he smashed it, it would make a loud noise.

It would not be easy to break with one strike, and smashing it multiple times would inevitably create a disturbance that the old man could hear from far away.

There was no time to worry about that now; just smash it!

He picked up a large rock and raised it high, just about to bring it down, when he heard his wife whisper: "Found it, the key is here!"

Inside the gunwale of the speedboat, there was a small groove, and the key was hidden there.

The two of them opened the lock, dragged the speedboat into the sea, started the engine, and sailed away from the deserted island.

Sheng Hanyu had a strong sense of direction; while on the deserted island, he had already judged the general orientation, and now he was speeding north.

If his judgment was correct, the north should be where fishing boats frequently appeared; as long as they reached a place with people, they would have nothing to fear, and they could be rescued once they found a phone to contact someone.

Shi Ran looked back; the deserted island behind them was already out of sight.

Surrounded by the boundless sea, she was incredibly excited.

"Husband, husband, we are free, aren't we?"

"We will be home very soon!"

"Oh yeah!"

Sheng Hanyu steered the speedboat, fully focused.

But he still looked back at his wife, gentle and doting: "Speak less; we have no supplies now, and we don't know how long it will take to encounter anyone on the sea."

Shi Youxuan:...

That's right.

Her husband's reminder was correct.

They didn't know how long it would take to meet someone, so they needed to speak less, move less, and perhaps even avoid getting too excited, in order to conserve their strength to last longer.

The sky was beginning to brighten.

The horizon revealed a pale white glow.

Soon, a red sun leaped out from the sea, instantly dyeing a patch of the ocean red.

The scenery was intoxicatingly beautiful, but the two of them had no heart to enjoy it.

Because besides having no food or water, the speedboat was also running out of fuel.

Sheng Hanyu dared not drive it anymore and let the speedboat drift on the sea surface.

The early morning sea breeze was still quite cold, and the clothes they were wearing were not thick, so they huddled together for warmth.

Neither of them spoke, communicating through their eyes.

Shi Youxuan worried that no boats would pass by this area, and it would be too tragic if they were to starve to death on the sea.

Sheng Hanyu told his wife with a firm gaze—they would not die, rest assured, a boat would come to save them soon!

He was right.

Just as the two were communicating silently, they saw a fishing boat appear on the distant horizon, heading rapidly in their direction.

Shi Youxuan stood up, took off her coat, and waved it in her hand: "Hey! Help!"

Sheng Hanyu: "Sit down, don't waste your energy; it's too far away to be heard, I'll just drive over."

Although the speedboat didn't have much fuel left, it was still enough to travel a few dozen nautical miles.

This was the open sea; standing up and falling overboard was no joke.

So she quickly sat down, and Sheng Hanyu steered the speedboat toward them, the couple wearing smiles on their faces, very radiant smiles.

They were about to be saved, about to see their loved ones soon; this kind of smile radiated from the heart and could not be suppressed.

But soon, the smiles froze on their faces!

The person standing at the bow of the boat was the furious old man.

It was over; the rescuers hadn't come, but the people who caught them had.

"Run!"

Sheng Hanyu turned the speedboat around and moved forward at full power.

The boat behind them pursued relentlessly; they had already pushed to maximum horsepower, but the distance did not widen.

"Whoosh—"

The wake at the stern of the speedboat vanished; it was out of fuel.

The pursuers behind were getting closer and closer, and the two could even clearly see the old man's furious expression.

Fifty meters.

Thirty meters.

Twenty meters.

Ten meters.

Five meters.

One meter.

The couple held onto each other, and Shi Youxuan tried to use her silver tongue to persuade the old man: "Uncle, let us go; catching us back is of no use to you, the pendants are all with Zhu Qingrui."

"Why do you want to catch us back? You'll have to serve us three meals a day; if we don't go back, you can do whatever you want, how free that would be."

The old man remained unmoved and waved a hand at his subordinates: "Tie them both up and bring them over, and use tape to seal the woman's mouth."

Shi Youxuan talked too much, and he had "suffered deeply" because of it.

Sheng Hanyu shielded his wife behind him, watching the approaching men vigilantly, and assumed a fighting stance!

These few men were all trained fighters, so the odds of winning were very slim.

But even if there was only the slightest chance of winning, he had to give it his all.

Having already escaped, he was unwilling to be dragged back!

Furthermore, he knew this was their only chance to escape; if they missed this time, he feared there would never be another.

He struck first, delivering a hand-blade strike directly toward the face of the man in front!

The man was caught off guard and was struck instantly.

Taking advantage of the man's brief moment of daze, Sheng Hanyu turned his hand into a fist and knocked him into the sea with a single blow.

The second man met a kick to the face—"Splash," he fell into the water as well.

The third man appeared before Sheng Hanyu, and he gasped!

This brute was huge, at least two meters tall, his muscles glistening in the sunlight.

The brute had a face full of flab and, just by standing in front of Sheng Hanyu without moving, exerted an invisible pressure.

But he had to try; what if the opponent was just a paper tiger?

"Ah!"

He used all his strength to kick the brute, but the brute didn't budge an inch; instead, Sheng Hanyu was rebounded, stumbling and nearly falling into the sea, but fortunately, his wife caught him.

The old man on the boat looked down and sneered: "I advise you not to make useless struggles; save your energy. Don't think I wouldn't dare to kill you."

"Go ahead and kill us, we don't want to live anyway," Shi Youxuan shouted.

She put on a look of being ready to die, but she didn't truly want to die.

Shi Youxuan was certain the old man was just trying to scare them and wouldn't actually do anything to them.

The reason was simple: the pendant around her neck was fake!

Zhu Qingrui couldn't find the real Treasure, so even if he wished he could chew their bones to dust, he had to keep them around for a while.

As long as they still had value, they were safe.

They could try again, try to find another way to escape this disaster!

She attempted to divert the old man's attention to provide an opportunity for her husband.

Unfortunately, the old man didn't fall for it.

He wasn't angry at all, nor did he waste words, simply ordering the brute: "Don't listen to her nonsense, grab them."

Sheng Hanyu blocked the way again: "You dare!"

The brute: "I dare!"

The two were about to clash head-on; in terms of both physical strength and ability, Sheng Hanyu would be no match for the brute.

He drew the Fish Bone Knife from his lower back, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes!

Today it was either the fish dies or the net breaks; Sheng Hanyu prepared to fight with all his might!