Chapter 2497: My Wife Is a Pirate 27

Bu Changji stood at the bow, the sea wind making his sleeves flutter loudly.

He frowned, watching the deteriorating sea conditions in the distance, feeling hesitant.

Even someone like him, who makes a living battling wind and waves year‑round, couldn't guarantee he'd escape unscathed in such weather where dragon energy ran rampant.

Moreover, he still had to snatch people from the clutches of another band of ruthless pirates.

As he weighed the pros and cons, unable to decide, his gaze suddenly caught sight of Jin Chen hurrying over.

Bu Changji's heart lurked, he lifted his chin, and raised his voice to the pleading fishermen below: "Good! I can help you rescue them!"

The fishermen instantly sparked hope, all looking up at him.

Bu Changji shifted his tone, stepping onto the ship's deck, his voice clear and domineering over the wind: "But I have a condition."

The village chief and the fishermen hurriedly asked, "What condition? Speak! Silver or grain? As long as we can provide it…"

Bu Changji cut them off, pointing at Jin Chen among the crowd, and said word by word: "I want Jin Chen to come with me to Stone Tower! If he agrees, I'll set sail to rescue them right away!"

The fishermen immediately erupted in shock, their bewildered glances darting between Jin Chen and Bu Changji.

"What do you want to bring Jin Chen back for?" someone asked, puzzled.

Bu Changji tugged at the corner of his mouth, revealing a near‑provoking, obsessive smile: "Let him sleep with me."

The fishermen: "!!!"

Everyone was stunned into silence by this shocking, outrageous demand.

Jin Chen: "……"

He first froze, then burst out laughing in anger.

Jin Chen pushed aside the stunned fishermen, stepped forward, looked at Bu Changji on the ship, and said loudly: "Fine. I agree."

In this weather, he couldn't let Bu Changji go out to sea alone.

"Chenzi!" Liu Ping'an beside him hurriedly grabbed his arm.

Jin Chen patted his arm and whispered, "It's fine."

Having said that, he stepped forward amid the crowd's complex, shocked stares, walking toward the massive Slaughter Wave Ship.

Bu Changji watched him really walking toward him, his eye sockets slightly hot and red, his heart feeling sour and swollen, yet he forced himself not to show weakness.

Just as Jin Chen was about to step onto the gangway, he suddenly changed his mind and barked: "Hold on, what a pity… I have to go rescue people first. Hai Liu!"

He shouted at a subordinate: "Take Jin Chen back to Stone Tower first, keep an eye on him, and we'll talk after I return!"

Before Bu Changji's words even faded, Jin Chen ignored his order, nimbly stepped onto the wet gangway, boarded the Slaughter Wave Ship's deck, and stood before him.

Bu Changji panicked, reaching out to grab him: "Get down! Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to go out to sea in this cursed weather? You'll get killed!"

Jin Chen seized his wrist with a reverse grip, looked into his eyes, and said calmly: "Two choices—either I go with you."

"Or I leave right now, and I guarantee you'll never find me again."

Bu Changji: "……"

He was choked by Jin Chen's decisiveness, unable to speak, his heart feeling as if it had been struck hard.

Jin Chen's steadfast gaze left him with no recourse.

"Damn it!" Bu Changji cursed fiercely, ultimately yielding.

He turned and barked at the pirates on the ship, "What are you standing around for? Anchor up! Hoist the sail! Set sail!"

The massive Slaughter Wave Ship slowly pulled away from the coast, heading toward the storm's center.

To those on shore, the ship seemed enormous, but as it sailed deeper into the turbulent far sea, it gradually became a tiny black dot rising and falling with the waves.

Carrying the hope of survival.

The farther the ship went into the deep sea, the more horrifying the situation became.

Dark clouds grew thicker, pressing straight down onto the sea surface; the deep water turned black, the wind whipped up towering waves that slammed into the hull like hills, one after another.

The whole ship shook and lurched violently.

Jin Chen patted the Zero Egg beside him.

Ling Gun Gun understood, flew to the bow deck, and exhaled a breath of auspicious beast aura.

【All right! Now it won't capsize no matter what!】

After a hard struggle, the ship finally managed to enter a relatively calmer sea area, still rocking heavily, but at least not as if it were about to capsize any second.

Jin Chen rested in the cargo hold; Bu Changji also entered, deliberately sitting half a cabin's distance away, his face somewhat pale.

Faced with such terrifying dragon energy, even he had no confidence, waves of dread washing over him.

Seeing the calm expression of Jin Chen opposite him, that feeling of grievance welled up again.

He couldn't help but say, "I took those fishermen's silver, yet you're good to everyone—risking your life for strangers, even braving this deadly weather to join the adventure."

Jin Chen: "……"

So after all this trouble, he still couldn't figure out who he was really doing it for.

How did he end up with such a personality that loves to pour oil on the fire?

"Do you really think that?" Jin Chen asked, annoyed yet resigned.

"What else?" Bu Changji sprang up like a lit firecracker; the ship lurched, he staggered, barely steadying himself by gripping a nearby wooden crate.

His hand hung at his side, clutching his sleeve tight, but the emotions inside, after that heart‑pounding ordeal, were nearly bursting out.

Bu Changji stubbornly suppressed the sourness at the tip of his nose, swallowed back his tears, strode a few steps to Jin Chen, grabbed his collar, and slammed him against the cabin wall, his eyes fierce, his voice hoarse and willful.

"Didn't you say you'd sleep with me? Then kiss me—quickly."

【Villain Heartthrob Value detected +5, total 68!】