Chapter 464: Encountering Pirates

The high seas.

Wang Yong's cruise ship had been drifting on the sea for three days, yet it still hadn't encountered that Ano Hao.

The Ano Hao was Yano's new fishing boat; they seemed to be deliberately avoiding Wang Yong's cruise ship, and wherever Wang Yong was, his shadow was nowhere to be seen.

"Ugh—"

"Ugh, ugh—"

Shi Youxuan leaned over the railing of the deck, unable to stop herself from dry-heaving a couple of times.

The intensity of her morning sickness had already passed; she was seasick.

People who aren't often at sea all get seasick, it's just a matter of degree.

Lao Qi was still lying in the cabin unable to get up; his reaction was much more severe than hers.

Zhang Ma was fine, and now she walked over with a coat and draped it over Shi Youxuan: "Eldest Young Mistress, shouldn't you stop standing here in the cold wind? If you catch a cold, both you and the child will suffer."

"I'm fine."

Shi Youxuan tightened the clothes around herself and said to Zhang Ma: "Cook me some millet porridge; I want to eat some. I'll stand here for a little while longer before going back."

"Alright."

Zhang Ma agreed and left.

The housekeeper was very efficient and followed orders.

She never said anything more than three times, nor would she stare at Shi Youxuan with worried eyes or sigh in corners.

If she had something to say, she said it directly; if you listened, you listened, and if you didn't, that was that.

If Shi Youxuan didn't listen, she would listen to Shi Youxuan.

There is a distinction between master and servant.

She was different from her aunt and Fang Jie.

The way of getting along with the housekeeper made Shi Youxuan feel more comfortable.

Shi Youxuan stroked her belly and said to the Baobao inside: "Son, Mom has wronged you, not living in a safe, comfortable house but coming here to blow in the sea breeze."

"But you have to understand Mom; Mom is doing this to find your father. In the future, there will be one more person to love and protect you, so in the end, it's all for you..."

"Your sister couldn't come even if she wanted to, so even if you're suffering, you have to endure it for me; no objections allowed!" Shi Youxuan became unreasonable as she spoke, regardless of who she was talking to.

"Ouch!"

Her belly was kicked once.

The corners of Shi Youxuan's mouth turned up, and she gently patted her belly in response: "Little thing, no objections allowed!"

Since boarding the ship, Shi Youxuan liked to stay on the deck, not because she liked the sea breeze, but because she didn't want to miss any chance of brushing past a fishing boat.

There were many fishing boats in this area, yet she had been here for three days and hadn't run into that legendary one.

Shi Youxuan was not discouraged; she believed that it wouldn't be long before she encountered it!

The wind rose on the sea, and the sky was covered with dark clouds; it looked like it would rain soon.

Shi Youxuan was preparing to return to the cabin when she spotted the silhouette of a fishing boat far ahead, looking very much like the legendary Ano Hao!

At the same time she discovered it, the first mate discovered it too.

The cruise ship put on full power to chase after it, but just as the distance closed, the boat in front suddenly began to accelerate as well.

"Eldest Sister-in-law, you should hurry back to the cabin." Wang Yong came over to urge her.

The sea wind grew stronger, and bean-sized raindrops were carried by the wind, pelting her body; even if Shi Youxuan was anxious, she couldn't stand on the deck anymore.

If the wind got any stronger, it might even blow her into the sea.

Once back in the cabin, the fishing boat was no longer visible.

Shi Youxuan negotiated with Wang Yong: "Can I go to the wheelhouse to watch? I promise I'll only watch from the doorway and won't interfere with the first mate steering the ship."

This put Wang Yong in a difficult position.

There were rules on the ship; women were not allowed in the wheelhouse, and especially since Shi Youxuan was pregnant, it was even more of a taboo.

However, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he said: "Eldest Sister-in-law, wait a moment, I'll go ask."

"Alright."

Shi Youxuan waited on the spot, but her heart had already flown to the fishing boat in front.

She felt her heart thumping violently.

She wanted to see that person immediately, but was also afraid of being disappointed after seeing him; what if Yano wasn't Sheng Hanyu, and they just looked the same?

Shi Youxuan didn't dare to think; she wasn't sure if she could handle the disappointment.

Wang Yong went to discuss it with the first mate and met with strong opposition!

However, the opposition was ineffective; the ship was Wang Yong's, and he had the final say. The discussion was just to give the first mate face; if he agreed, everyone would be harmonious, and if he didn't, he still had to listen to him.

By the time Shi Youxuan reached the wheelhouse, the visibility outside was extremely low.

The wind and waves had risen on the sea; at this time, the cruise ship could not continue to advance, or there would be a danger of the ship being destroyed and lives lost.

Although Shi Youxuan was anxious, she understood this logic. She would wait; she was now pinning her hopes on the weather, hoping that the fishing boat would also remain in place.

She waited in the wheelhouse for a while, and the first mate's face grew increasingly sour.

So Shi Youxuan went back to the cabin to rest.

Zhang Ma brought over the cooked millet porridge, which had sea cucumber and brown sugar in it: "Eldest Young Mistress, have some porridge."

"Alright, you can put it there; I'll let it cool before I eat."

Shi Youxuan was just making an excuse; she wasn't hungry at all.

"You should eat it now; it doesn't matter if you go hungry, but don't let the little young master go hungry." Zhang Ma stubbornly pushed the bowl of porridge in front of her; the Eldest Young Mistress's excuse had been seen through by the housekeeper.

Although the words weren't pleasant, the logic held.

Shi Youxuan scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, and then ate the whole bowl of porridge, and Zhang Ma took the bowl away.

"Bang!"

A loud noise rang out.

The ship seemed to have been struck, the hull shaking violently, and Shi Youxuan was almost thrown from her chair.

"Eldest Young Mistress, Eldest Young Mistress, don't be afraid, I will protect you." Zhang Ma stumbled in from outside.

Lao Qi also rushed in, closed the cabin door, told the two of them to stay inside and not move, and not to be afraid, as he would guard the doorway.

It was chaotic outside.

There were gunshots and shouting.

"Pirates."

"The Pirates are attacking the ship."

The alarm bells outside blared, with all sorts of sounds mixed together—footsteps, gunshots, and shouting!

At the same time, the cruise ship suffered varying degrees of impact, and the cabin shook violently.

The housekeeper pulled Shi Youxuan into her arms, using her own body to shield her.

"Bang, bang, bang."

Wang Yong pounded on the door, shouting as he did so: "Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

"I am fine, Zhang Ma and Lao Qi are with me."

Shi Youxuan also shouted loudly.

Lao Qi asked: "Do we need to open the door?"

Wang Yong left behind a sentence: "Do not open the door, just stay safely in the cabin, no matter who calls for the door, do not open it." After saying this, his footsteps faded away.

The rain stopped.

The wind was not blowing as fiercely as before, but the situation on the cruise ship was not optimistic.

Wang Yong and his men were brave and skilled in battle, but there were too many Pirates, and their weapons were more advanced, so Wang Yong was still at a disadvantage.

"Boss, what should we do? We can't hold on much longer."

Wang Yong's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth: "Even if we can't hold on, we must; no matter what, we cannot let the Pirates board."

A round of even more fierce resistance stunned the Pirates.

On the Pirate Ship.

The captain looked at everything before him and gave an order in a fit of rage: "Retreat, have our men all retreat, they are lunatics, we've run into lunatics today."

He had roamed the seas for over a decade, and this was the first time he had seen a cruise ship resist so fiercely.

It was clearly just a cruise ship, yet the firepower on board was actually this intense.

They could not keep fighting; they had already suffered over a dozen casualties, yet they hadn't even managed to board the other side's deck; it wasn't worth it.

The Military Advisor said from the side: "If you retreat so ignominiously today, we won't be able to make a living in these waters in the future, right?"

The captain's expression faltered; that was indeed the case.

A dignified Pirate Ship defeated by a cruise ship—who would fear them in the future?