Gazing at the dying Taitish, Sheyan painfully covered his eyes with a handkerchief. Then, he pulled down his pants and pounced onto her. He sighed and said, "Forget it, saving a life is better than building a seven storied pagoda. Let this old monk inject her with a milky white nutritional cardiac stimulant!" The candlelight flickered and was finally extinguished by the wind. Half an hour later, Taitish stood up brimming with vigor ….. Oh, why did I upload the unabridged version! (The above is purely for entertainment, if you take it seriously, you'll have to face the wall for 10 seconds. Haha. Finally, I'll say a few words of nonsense in this chapter for free. Hehe.)
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At present, Taitish's vitality was on the verge of exhaustion, resulting in her aging and feeble appearance. Yet at this crucial juncture, Sheyan suddenly recalled Taitish's words.
".... I'm not even 40 years old this year, yet I've already turned into this neither human nor ghost state. It's all because of the two sacrificial totemic beasts that Jiejie feeds, constantly sucking away our life essence..."
Sheyan's heart stirred, as he immediately inspected the party storage. Instantly, he found a soft and gentle glow within the multitude of objects. That object was originally a small piece of the totemic beast's toe, but after being absorbed into the party storage, it was separated into dregs and that glow.
After retrieving that glow, he pondered for a moment. Then, he simply treated a dead horse as a living horse, and pressed it into Taitish's chest. That glow was like a sponge absorbing water, as it directly dissolved into Taitish's body. In an instant, it was as though this woman was struck by an electric shock, as she bounced up like a prawn that left the water. Then, as she fell, she coughed loudly, as streams of black blood spurted out from her nose and mouth. Even her ears and eyes were overflowing with blood; an extremely fishy stench.
Logically speaking, such a situation wasn't a good sign. It was as though Taitish was being tormented before her death.
However, a miracle suddenly happened. The massive coughing up of blood quickly stopped. Her skin began to slowly become smooth, and her wrinkles quickly disappeared. The color of her hair changed from white to gray, and then to black. Even the appearance under the veil seemed to be undergoing a drastic change.
In less than ten seconds, everyone could see that although Taitish was unconscious before and was still unconscious now, the difference between the two was simply like the difference between heaven and earth. Compared to her previous state of being on the verge of death, the current Taitish seemed to be in a deep sleep.
At this moment, the gazes of the pirates towards Sheyan were filled with reverence. Without a doubt, in their dictionaries, Sheyan was once again shrouded in a mysterious and terrifying veil that allowed him to plunder the lives of others in exchange for compensation! Of course, everyone wanted to have more youth and didn't want to be the unlucky one who was robbed.
Truthfully speaking, Sheyan didn't expect such a situation to occur before he took action. Nevertheless, he maintained his composure and calmly spoke to the pirates.
"Let her sleep for a while. Bring her to see me when she wakes up. Now, bring me to the lower cabin. I believe you've already prepared materials for me to plunder your powers. "
Upon hearing Sheyan casually referring to corpses as' materials', the pirates felt their hairs standing on end. Yet, they were filled with yearning for such terrifying powers. This was the logic of pirates. As long as one was powerful, then regardless of whether one's powers were righteous or evil, they would be respected and even worshipped. Thus, all of them were simultaneously anticipating to receive Sheyan's bestowal of powers.
This time, the majority of these pirates who wished to obtain powers would be satisfied. Because this ship was the flagship of the gypsy queen, 'Jiejie'. Most of the guards on board were clad in standard equipment, and were all clad in the uniform armour of the gypsy steel guards. As for the weapons, they were relatively plentiful. Sheyan believed that plundering would definitely be a bountiful harvest. After pondering for a moment, Sheyan wasn't in a rush to plunder. Instead, he decided to wait until his title was promoted to 'Pirate Captain'. He believed that his plundering capabilities would definitely rise substantially then.
During the course of the voyage, Sheyan sought out Carpenter Spike, and retrieved the formidable harpoon cannon and 'Greenland Lethal Weapon' he purchased from the auction house. Of course, there was also the dark-gold shipbuilding material he obtained from the auction of the June's Flower. After discussing with Spike, Sheyan decided to proceed with the modification immediately.
When Spike saw those two items, his face revealed a perilous expression. As it turns out, his forte lay in repairing. Instead, the task of assembling and adjusting the ship was usually handled by a higher ranking shipwright, similar to a chief engineer. To Spike, the difficulty of such a task was akin to requesting a western doctor to perform acupuncture; a state of helplessness.
After listening to Spike's explanation, Sheyan could only shrug his shoulders. Nevertheless, he wasn't in a hurry. First, he would converge with the Hill Maiden before deciding on anything else. Speaking of which, the pirates were already exerting their utmost effort, not daring to slack off. Furthermore, those working on the deck were all experienced hands. Nevertheless, the voyage of the ship was indeed smooth and steady. Sitting on the deck, one couldn't feel the ship moving at all. Nevertheless, speed was indeed a shortcoming. At most, they could only chase up to a fully loaded merchant ship.
After sailing for roughly half an hour, a pirate suddenly reported to Sheyan.
"Boss, that woman has awoken and wishes to see you."
Sheyan asked in astonishment.
"Which woman?"
The pirate who reported to him shrugged his shoulders and replied.
"It's that girl called Taitish."
"Oh!" At this moment, Sheyan finally understood. Because he had personally witnessed the decrepit appearance of those gypsy diviners under their veils, Taitish had always been the image of an old granny in his heart. Thus, it was indeed hard to associate her with a younger 'woman'.
"Let her in." Sheyan replied indifferently. Nevertheless, when Taitish stepped into his cabin, Sheyan was inwardly startled. Probably due to the stark contrast between her previous image in his mind and her current appearance.
Previously, Taitish had wrinkled skin and white hair, stooped and aged. Instead, she was now a thirty-year-old woman standing before Sheyan. Her skin had the unique soft brown of a Latin American woman. Her skin was brimming with the lustre of vitality, firm and bountiful.
Even the white gown of a gypsy diviner couldn't conceal her curvaceous figure. Her breasts seemed to be tearing apart her gown, as her unkempt blonde hair lazily draped over her shoulders. Her lips were as thick as Angelina Jolie's, and her slightly slanted red phoenix eyes brimmed with craftiness accumulated over the years.
The first impression this woman gave off was one of lust. She was completely different from the previous Taitish.
Although she had only absorbed a small portion of the brilliance from the toe of that sculpture, that brilliance was the condensation of more than a hundred women's youthfulness and vitality. Therefore, her complexion immediately glowed with radiance. Not only did she regain her youthfulness, her prowess was greatly enhanced, and her complexion would remain eternally youthful. Unless she died, she wouldn't age.
With a single glance at Taitish, Sheyan could tell that although she was currently lust, the ambitions hidden behind her lust were deeply buried, and hard to discover. Nevertheless, to Sheyan, the aged countenance of the gypsy diviner was already deeply ingrained in his heart. Therefore, he could directly discern the essence of Taitish.
"You're awake?" Sheyan asked indifferently. "How do you feel?"
To this incomparably astute woman, Sheyan had long thought of a countermeasure. Wanting her to serve him unswervingly was practically impossible! Nevertheless, to Taitish who had experienced all sorts of desolate changes in this world, the most intimidating factor was still the cruel reality.
Taitish bowed deeply and replied.
"I'm deeply grateful for Mister Yan's assistance."
When Sheyan heard the way this woman addressed him as' Mister Yan ', he immediately understood her intentions. Don't be fooled by her respectful actions. In actual fact, when she addressed him as' Mister Yan ', it was exceptionally estranged. Evidently, she had already made up her mind to leave. If not, she would've addressed him as' Boss' or 'Master'.
Moreover, this woman was proficient in gypsy divination and black magic. She should've regained her youthfulness, and her prowess should've improved tremendously. Therefore, she naturally didn't place Sheyan in her eyes.
Sheyan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on Taitish's reply. Instead, he replied indifferently.
"There's no need for thanks. Saving you today isn't necessarily not harming you."
If Taitish's prowess had improved tremendously, why didn't she just leave? Why would she rush here to listen to Sheyan's orders? Of course, it was because she had absolutely no idea what method Sheyan had used to save her! She was afraid of leaving behind any hidden dangers. When she heard Sheyan's words, her heart instantly tensed up. Yet, there was also a faint dread. Even if one's prowess and authority were high, one would still revere a domain that one couldn't understand or tread upon.
"This …... what do you mean?"
Sheyan calmly replied.
"I've cultivated a secret art of the east, which allows me to absorb the essence of all living things under the heavens! I can absorb a portion of the enemy's strength for my subordinates to use. However, you're an exception. Because you should know, your youthfulness and vigor were mostly sucked away by a mysterious black magic! Am I right? "
Taitish nodded silently.
Sheyan then lifted his coffee cup and drank a mouthful before continuing.
"When I was forging the Baladine Bloodsail, I encountered an enemy. It was an incomparably valiant gypsy diviner. She was actually able to transform into a demonic ghost, but ultimately, she fell into a disadvantageous position. Yet at that moment, that priestess consecutively tossed out 5 spades of the same color, activating the elephant-headed humanoid sculpture that once accompanied Jiejie to deal with me!"
Taitish belonged to the 'red faction' gypsy faction. Her deck of cards were all hearts, but she was relatively knowledgeable about the other factions.
When she heard Sheyan's description, she instantly knew that such a matter was absolutely impossible to fabricate. A gypsy diviner who could transform into a demonic ghost and even play a straight flush of spades sounded extremely preposterous, but in reality, such a person did exist. She was Trish, the publicly acknowledged candidate with the highest probability of becoming the next 'Jiejie'! If not for Taitish being a high ranking member, she wouldn't have known of such a secret. (To be continued. If you like this work, I welcome you to donate your recommendation votes or monthly votes to * * (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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