In the cabin, after seeing the face of the tall young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Helena's eyes widened right away. Placing her hand on her chest, her breathing quickened as she muttered in a trance, "Is it you, Fandersar? Is it really you … God bless me!
I'm not … I'm not dreaming, right? Am I really going to die and seeing the last beautiful illusion of my life, or have you really come to me … "
"You're not dreaming, Helena! I'm right in front of you! I'm right beside you! I'm right beside you …" The tall young man used his hand to gently and carefully caress the girl's face as though he was touching a translucent dewdrop under the sun. Holding back his tears, he stuttered and in the end, choked with sobs.
This touching and beautiful scene broke the hearts of the bystanders, but it made Zhang Lisheng, who was in the corridor, feel that it was extremely melodramatic. He could not help but feel his scalp tingle. Curling his lips, he planned to go to the deck to see what was going on. However, the instant he took a step forward, two warriors wearing round hats and holding machetes blocked his way. "Sir, please don't walk around casually for the time being."
The young man was stunned. Looking at the hunchbacked warriors standing in the entire corridor, when he was about to say something, he suddenly heard Annete, whose face was flushed with joy, shouting loudly not far away, "Tantorn Family's guards! That's Mr. Lisheng! He's a monk from the Frost Mainland! He's the one who saved us from the Hellfire people's cage!
It's also me who asked him to save Helena this time! Don't stop him! "
The two round-hatted guards standing in front of Zhang Lisheng knew that even though the young man who spoke was dressed in rags like a beggar, he was actually the young master of the Bailile Family, so they could not help but look at their leader.
A middle-aged man guarding in front of the cabin door, who was not tall but gave off a cold and towering feeling like an iceberg, exchanged glances with his subordinates before replying expressionlessly, "Didn't you guys hear Young Master Annete's words? Get out of the way!"
"Yes, Sir West!" The two round-hatted guards hurriedly made way. Zhang Lisheng smiled insincerely and said, "Thank you." When he passed by Annete, he was stopped by the latter. "Mr. Lisheng, we're saved! Do you know? We're saved …"
"Young Master Annete, you can tell from the posture of these people that we've either encountered pirates who hijacked the ship or we've been saved." Zhang Lisheng smiled and interrupted the young man's words. "Since that Sir West is very respectful to you just now, of course, we've been saved."
"Why are you still so calm even though you know that we've been saved?" Annete was stunned and suddenly began to suppress his excitement. Lowering his head, he muttered under his breath in annoyance, "No, you did the right thing, Mr. Lisheng. My teacher has long told me that as a real man, I must remain calm no matter what major event I encounter, whether it's joy or sorrow.
I lost my composure just now, and I even lost my composure in front of the Tantorn Family's guards. This is really too embarrassing … "
In the echoing corridors of the cabin. The young man's voice was not loud but it was just loud enough to enter everyone's ears. When Zhang Lisheng saw the faint smile on the guards' faces, he recalled the help that Annete had given him just now and casually said, "Stop talking, Young Master Annete. Otherwise, you'll be more and more embarrassed.
Let's go on deck and enjoy the sea breeze. That will calm you down. "
"Alright, but I'll go look for my teacher first and tell him the good news that we've been saved. I'll see you on the deck later, Mr. Lisheng," Annete replied and sprinted forward along the corridor. After turning a corner, he disappeared without a trace.
Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, walked quickly to the bottom cabin stairs alone and climbed up to the deck. At once, a row of ships that were tightly connected by iron chains that stretched for several miles on the sea entered his sight.
Looking at the ships floating and sinking on the surface of the sea, even the smallest one seemed to be four to five times larger than the wooden ship under his feet. Not only that, but they were all connected together by thick chains. Suddenly, a strange thought rose in the young man's heart.
After pondering for a while, he passed by the panicked sailors who did not participate in the riot but were still detained by the warriors and came to the steering cabin.
When he saw that Hanoo was indeed staying in front of the rudder as he had expected, looking at the fleet of ships printed with a golden warrior's coat of arms outside the window with a blank expression, he walked up to the navigator and asked even though he already knew the answer, "Hanoo, do you know how many bizarre twists and turns have happened just now?
Most of the sailors on the ship have rioted. In the end, just as I beat those crazy sailors down, a group of guys wearing round hats and holding machetes suddenly appeared. Then, Annete told me that we're saved … "
"You stopped the sailors from rioting?" Before Zhang Lisheng could finish his words, Hanoo suddenly snapped back to his senses and turned to stare at his face as he blurted out.
"Yes," Zhang Lisheng nodded. "What's wrong?"
"Sigh, there's really such a thing as fate in this world. Some people are lucky and some people are unfortunate …" Hanoo became silent for a while and sighed. As though he did not hear Zhang Lisheng's question, he flashed a bitter smile and muttered.
"Yes, I also think that there's such a thing as fate now." Hanoo did not want to answer. Zhang Lisheng was also smart enough not to ask anymore. After pondering for a while, he looked at the vast sea outside the window and said, "The rescue fleet can actually find us in such a vast ocean. If this isn't fate's arrangement, then what is it?!"
"It's indeed fate's arrangement that we're saved, but it's a joke to say that this fleet is here to rescue us," Hanoo gritted his teeth and said.
"Why?" The young man asked curiously.
"Nobody would be crazy enough to tie more than ten merchant ships with iron chains and sail them into the deep sea for a search and rescue. Otherwise, the fleet would be completely annihilated if it encounters a sea monster or a strong hurricane," Hanoo replied in annoyance. "A fleet that would do this must be carrying very expensive goods to sail offshore. In this way, if any of the ships were to have an accident, they wouldn't sink and could just barely follow the fleet and continue to persist to the nearest port.
It's December now, and the Kattaman City State's annual expo will be held in the most prosperous city, Sannianka. If my guess is correct, the Tantorn Family's fleet must have been rushing to Sannianka City to avoid the storm when they accidentally bumped into us. In other words, we're already not far from the land. "
The instant the navigator's words left his mouth, a bearded middle-aged man wearing a black sailor hat suddenly walked into the steering room with a few sailors. Bending down, he walked directly to the helm and glanced at Hanoo from the corner of his eyes. "You must be Navigator Hanoo, right? I'm Danas Salter, the first mate of the Tantorn Trading Company's Cormorant.
Due to the reason that the brave and loyal Captain Anduki was seriously injured in order to save Miss Helena, Young Master Annete of the Bailile Family has agreed that I'll temporarily be the captain of this ship. "
Upon hearing this news, Hanoo shuddered. His face turned pale as he said with a trembling voice, "I'll immediately give the helm to you, First Mate Danas, no, Captain.
I also wanted to follow Captain Anduki to fight against the rioting sailors, but someone needs to be at the helm, so … so … "
"Mr. Hanoo, the helm is under my control now. Not only that, I'm very familiar with this sea area so I don't need a navigator anymore. For this reason, you can go to the deck and watch those rioting sailors bathe in the sea and fulfill your wish of fighting against them." The bearded man snatched the helm from Hanoo's hand sarcastically and no longer said a word.
Hanoo, who was pushed away from the helm, staggered a few steps back and also did not say a word as he staggered to the deck. Looking at his dispirited back, Zhang Lisheng suddenly understood that not taking the risk to save the employer's lady during the rioting of the sailors seemed to have a great impact on the future of this navigator.
However, the young man did not have the mood to care about such a trivial matter. After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked the bearded sailor, "Captain Danas, may I know how long it will take for us to reach the shore?"
Danas was stunned for a moment. Looking at Zhang Lisheng beside him, he saw that even though Zhang Lisheng's clothes were ragged and his face looked haggard, his bearing was by no means like an ordinary sailor. For this reason, he replied in a tone that was neither enthusiastic nor cold, "I don't know how fast this ship is right now, sir, but if it's an ordinary ship, we can reach the shore by tomorrow morning."
"Thank you. Looks like we have enough time." A strange smile crept upon Zhang Lisheng's face. After thanking him, he strolled out of the steering room, leaving behind the acting captain who was baffled.
The instant he stepped onto the deck, he suddenly saw more than ten sailors on the ship who did not participate in the rioting were nailing a few smooth planks with thick iron nails on the side of the wooden ship with their trembling hands.
At the side, 70 to 80 rioting sailors, whose heads were covered with blood and whose arms were tied with a thin but strong leather rope, were looking at the large planks that were protruding out of the ship's side with a pale face. Their teeth were chattering as they struggled in pain.
When a rioting sailor accidentally saw Zhang Lisheng appearing on the deck, he suddenly shouted incoherently as though he had gone mad, "It's you! It's all your fault! My death would've been worth it if I could have a good time with Miss Helena's maids, but in the end, it's all because of you! I'm going to die in vain! I'm going to die in vain …"
When the guards guarding beside Annete, Helena, and the Tantorn family's young master saw the rioting sailor going mad, they did not care who he was targeting and directly waved their whips to curl them around his neck accurately, wrapping them around his neck until his face turned blue and purple. His tongue stretched out all the way to his chin before they finally retracted their whips.
"These rioters are really crazy!" Upon seeing this scene, the tall and mighty young master of the Tantorn family looked at Annete and said, "Dear Annete, they're all your family's sailors. Since you've decided to use the ancient 'law of the sea' to deal with this riot, then quickly announce it.
As your friend and brother who has prayed in the same temple since young, I'm very willing to carry out your sentence as a 'helper' at such a special moment. "
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