"Ah Hu, there are so many pirate gangs that responded to Fengyu Zhong's summon and attacked Heavenly Saints City under the command of the Temple of Immortals. Do you know why I came to talk to you in person instead of anyone else?"
Fengyu Zhong asked in a friendly manner.
His voice was neither hoarse nor shrill. It was soothing and mellow, like a spring breeze.
His smile was natural and sincere, too, as if he were really chatting with a young brother.
But for some reason, his hooked nose, which was as sharp as a saber, gave him a creepy feeling.
Even though Li Yao saw it through Neltharion, he still felt creeped out, as if his entire spine had been grabbed by a pair of cold hands and there was nowhere to run.
Luo Jinhu, the captain of the Tiger Teeth Pirate Gang, was shuddering in fear, not knowing what to do.
"Pa da. Pa da. Pa da."
His hands behind his back, Bai Xinghe paced forward slowly. His feet were making noises when he walked.
It was not until then that Li Yao noticed that the Pirate Potentate was wearing a pair of loose slippers below the colorful beach pants.
"How intimidating!" Li Yao remarked sincerely.
A slacker's shirt, beach pants, and casual slippers. Galloping in the sea of stars, assaulting the enemy's starships, and standing in front of a brutal bandit in the Core Formation Stage, he was making the bandit sweat hard and feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
This was the style of a Yuanying monster. This was the dominance of the Pirate Potentate!
Li Yao was fascinated. He made up his mind that he would make such an outfit for himself when he became a Yuanying one day.
Galloping in the sea of stars in beach pants and slippers was the demeanor of a real expert!
"Thirty-one years ago, your Tiger Teeth Pirate Gang was betrayed and had only half a starship left. Who helped you regroup? Who killed your enemy, huh? "
Bai Xinghe walked to Luo Jinhu's back and patted his shoulder neither lightly nor heavily. He said indifferently, "Twenty-two years ago. You robbed and killed the son of the leader of the Soaring Cloud Sect in the East Wind Space Zone. You were hunted by three Exo Societies. Who helped you escape and take care of the mess? Huh?
"Seventeen years ago, who was the one who provided you with a huge amount of resources to help you reach the Core Formation stage, hmm?"
Luo Jinhu trembled even more violently.
Behind Neltharion … Li Yao could hear the trembling in his bones.
Bai Xinghe sighed softly and said, "Ah Hu, I know that the Temple of Immortals has surfaced over the past year, and Fengyu Zhong is rising fast. He is about to become the new Pirate Potentate. Therefore, it is not strange that many people have joined his side.
"However, I really didn't expect that even you, Luo Jinhu. All of you have betrayed me! "
"Betrayal is nothing out of the ordinary on Spider Den. Where is my heart? It doesn't hurt much. I was just wondering if my eyes had gone blind because of my old age, and I couldn't even see through people.
"That's why I came to your starship to see if you, Luo Jinhu, have really become a traitor. What do you think? "
"I haven't!"
The last three words were like three red-hot needles. They pierced into Luo Jinhu's tailbone brutally.
Luo Jinhu shuddered and jumped to his feet. He screamed like a pig being butchered. "Boss Bai! Master Bai! Big brother! I have remembered all the good things that big brother has done for me. I don't dare to forget them for even a second! If I betray big brother, am I still a human being?
"Big brother, you know that my business hasn't been going well over the past two years. Last year, two armed carriers were lost in the Banan Space Zone. A brother in the high level of the Building Foundation Stage in my legion was heavily wounded and needed a lot of resources to treat him.
"This time, it was only because the Temple of Immortals offered a very high price that I accepted their offer and went to Heavenly Saints City.
"It was purely a business matter. I didn't hurt Boss Bai's interests at all. You can't say that I betrayed you!"
Bai Xinghe smiled. "Oh. So, you didn't betray me. You just made a deal with the Temple of Immortals and went to Heavenly Saints City. How was it? Was Heavenly Saints City fun?"
Luo Jinhu was dazed for a moment, but he soon realized what Bai Xinghe meant.
His face was pale, and he was sweating hard. He stammered, "Boss — Boss Bai, in fact, when the dozens of pirate gangs accepted the offer, we didn't know that the Temple of Immortals would be so crazy!
"We, we thought that they were only doing assassinations in Heaven Sacred City, playing with explosions and the like."
"Who knew that they would do something as inhumane as luring extraterrestrial devils?
"I swear to you that the small fries like us didn't know anything about it beforehand. We were only helping them deliver assets and personnel.
"All the assets were stored in boxes with barriers. Most of the people of the Temple of Immortals were wearing masks, too. We couldn't see their faces clearly, either.
"Who knew that it would be such a big deal?
"Although we space pirates had already given up on life and death, who was not scared of the uncanny things? If we had known that they were going to set up an extraterrestrial devil, who would've gone with them?
"When the extraterrestrial devils arrived, we were all greatly surprised, but we had already boarded the pirate ship. There was no turning back. We could only grit our teeth and go on with it!
"To be honest with you, Boss Bai, although the Temple of Immortals gave us some magical equipment and barriers that were said to be able to resist the extraterrestrial devils, they were not very effective.
"Many space pirates were swallowed by the extraterrestrial devils. I'm told that an accident happened to an altar of extraterrestrial devils. All the brothers of a pirate gang were swallowed and turned into devilized people!
"Because of the incident, many brothers complained that they had been tricked by the Temple of Immortals. They even discussed that they would ask Black Spider Tower and Fengyu Zhong for more money after they returned to Spider Den. We hated them so much that our teeth were itching. How could we betray Boss Bai?
"That explains a lot. You were tricked. You did not mean to betray me, and you did not harm my interests … Bullsh * t!"
Bai Xinghe's last word exploded, raising a tsunami on the bridge. Dozens of light beams on the control panels were shattered and obliterated all of a sudden!
Bai Xinghe jabbed Luo Jinhu's spine hard and roared, "You idiots! You don't know what's good for you. Did you not see through the Temple of Immortals' intention?
"They tricked you into ambushing Heavenly Saints City without telling you the real methods. It was a plan to kill two birds with one stone!
"Striking the Cultivators was one thing. But on the other hand, the space pirate gangs that participated in the battle of Heavenly Saints City were all hooked onto the ship. You will be tied to them from now on. You won't be able to get off even if you want to!
"In the past, the space pirates were just scabies to the world of Cultivators. After all, we could not cause any trouble. It was difficult for the Cultivators to make up their minds to annihilate us at the cost of all their elites!
"But right now … Space pirates, extraterrestrial devils, and Immortal Cultivators. The combination of the three has become a great problem for the world of Cultivators! They will risk their lives to kill us even if they have to pawn their pants!
"Since the moment the extraterrestrial devils arrived, the space pirates who participated in the battle of Heavenly Saints City have all been labeled as members of the Temple of Immortals. You are on the must-kill list of the Cultivators. There is no way for you to run away!
"No. Not just you. The Cultivators won't care which space pirate gang participated in the battle of Heavenly Saints City. Which space pirate gang didn't participate in the battle? They will certainly gather all their elite troops and attack Spider Den. Annihilate all the space pirates. Annihilate every last one of them! Annihilate them!
"Do I have to apologize to the Cultivators when the time comes? Fellow Cultivators, although Boss Bai is guilty of unforgivable crimes, I didn't participate in the battle of Heavenly Saints City. I was not involved in the battle of Heavenly Saints City. I am not on the same side as the Temple of Immortals. Why don't you let me go, fellow Cultivators?
"Is it good for me to explain it this way? Is it good?
"You idiots. Not only are you asking to be killed, you are dragging Boss Bai along with you. And you claim that you did not harm my interests or betray me?
"If you really did not want to betray me, why didn't you tell me in advance?
"If you were in trouble, I could've helped you! When have I ever not helped you solve a problem? Why did you decide on your own this time? Why? "
Luo Jinhu's spine was almost broken by Bai Xinghe's poke. He collapsed to the ground like a dead dog, breathing heavily.
After roaring for a long time, Bai Xinghe finally vented his anger. His face suddenly changed, and he became casual again, as if he were a completely different person. "Ah Hu, how old are you?"
Luo Jinhu was dazed. He did not understand why Bai Xinghe suddenly raised such a question. Trying to cheer himself up, he replied, "A — a hundred and three years old."
"Okay."
Bai Xinghe smiled, as if the storm a moment ago had nothing to do with him. He said with a smile, "A hundred and three years old, and you are already in the Core Formation Stage. You are more or less an adult now. Do you believe in the bullsh * t of immortality?"
Luo Jinhu replied gloomily, "I — I don't believe in immortality no matter how stupid I am."
"Then, what did they tempt you with exactly?"
Bai Xinghe's smile turned cold. "If it was just money, you could've come to me for help. But since you accepted the Temple of Immortals' employment without saying anything, there must be something more valuable than money. Something that I can't offer. What is it?"
Luo Jinhu hesitated for a moment. Then he gritted his teeth and confessed everything. "Boss Bai, truth be told, not just me, there are so many brothers in other pirate gangs who are all living on the edge of their blades. Immortality is an unrealistic thing that can only fool three-year-olds. Of course, we don't believe in it.
"Just look at the people of the Temple of Immortals. They don't look like they have lived for hundreds of years, either!
"However …
"Boss Fengyu — well, Fengyu Zhong said that the Temple of Immortals is extremely powerful. A lot of Immortal Cultivators are lurking in the major space zones of the Flying Star Sector. When the time is right, they will attack at the same time, overthrow the reign of the Cultivators, and establish a kingdom of deities on the ground of the Immortal Cultivators!
"In the brand-new country, the Immortal Cultivators will be the supreme masters. All the ordinary people will be the slaves of the Immortal Cultivators. They will be driven, exploited, and enslaved by the Immortal Cultivators. They can do whatever they want!
"Space pirates like us are rats on the street today. Everybody wants to beat us up. We live in fear and cannot be seen in the light of day!
"However, as long as we help the Temple of Immortals succeed, when the Immortal Cultivators really rule the Flying Star Sector, we will be the regular army of the kingdom of deities on the ground!
"With the scale of the Tiger Teeth Pirate Gang, as long as we work hard, we will definitely be appointed as the commander of a fleet in a certain space zone!"
Bai Xinghe nodded and smiled. "That explains a lot. A kingdom of deities on the ground sounds much more reasonable than an immortal life.
"However, Ah Hu, it's better to be a stranger than a stranger. Instead of joining the Temple of Immortals, why don't you stand on my side and help me build a great Flying Star Imperium? Then, I'll make you the general commander of the universal army. What do you think?"
Luo Jinhu observed his face and managed to smile. "Boss — Boss Bai, you must be kidding …"
"You know that I'm kidding, too!"
Bai Xinghe's face changed again. He kicked Luo Jinhu's pale face with his slipper and kicked him to the ground!
Bai Xinghe stomped on the ground and roared thunderously, "You know that I can't establish a Flying Star Imperium. You know that you, Luo Jinhu, don't deserve to be the general commander of the universal army. You know that I'm lying to you, too?
"You are so smart now. Why were you so stupid to believe the Temple of Immortals' bullsh * t?
"Kingdom of deities on the ground? Commander of a fleet in a certain space zone? Do they deserve it? Do you deserve it?
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