The Match (III)

The scene changed dramatically. The sky, which had been clear and sunny, was now Bingfeng solid, and as far as the eye could see, it was all white.

The biting cold made the adjutant shiver involuntarily, and he rubbed his body with his hands to warm himself up.

However, the temperature was so low that even with all my might, I couldn't warm myself up.

His clothes were stiff and covered with countless white substances, like frost, which also covered his face, hair, and other parts. He exhaled hot breath, which instantly froze into tiny ice crystals as soon as it was exhaled, falling to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Damn it, where am I?" The adjutant jumped up and down, trying to warm himself up by increasing blood flow, but his efforts were of little use. On the contrary, his body became stiffer and his breathing became even more listless.

"This is my world, my World of Ice." A clear voice rang out, and with it, a beautiful, ethereal Bingfeng slowly drifted down from above, stopping three zhang away from the adjutant. She smiled at the adjutant, like a plum blossom blooming in winter, so elegant and refined, with an extraordinary temperament.

The adjutant was momentarily stunned, but was quickly snapped back to reality by the biting cold. He glared at the Bingfeng and said, "What kind of skill is it to lure me here?"

"Oh, then I'd like to ask you this: if you possessed this ability, would you choose not to use it?" Bingfeng asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, the adjutant's face flushed red instantly, and he was speechless, frozen in place.

He was speechless. This was the other party's ability. If he had this ability, he would definitely use it, after all, it was a trump card.

"Beg for mercy and admit your mistake, and I might let you go. If you refuse..." Bingfeng's expression suddenly turned cold, mirroring the frigid world and making it even colder. A gust of cold wind suddenly rose from the ground, like knives, assaulting the adjutant's body. In no time, several bloody welts appeared on his exposed skin. The blood that had just flowed out was instantly Bingfeng, and the bleeding wouldn't stop.

The adjutant trembled slightly, a hint of fear flashing across his face, but it was quickly replaced by rage. He said, "If you've got the guts, fight me! What kind of hero are you, coming up with something like this?"

"I'm no hero! I'm just a woman," Bingfeng replied with a calm smile.

The adjutant froze, speechless for a long time. The other person was a woman; no matter how harshly he cursed, it was useless. Besides, he couldn't even beat a woman, so what right did he have to insult her?

"One minute, oh. If you don't apologize to me after one minute, hmph!" The hmph was soft, but it was like a sledgehammer, hitting the adjutant hard in the heart.

He understood that this seemingly gentle woman was truly enraged, and if he didn't comply with her wishes, a fight would likely be inevitable.

However, when he thought about his own identity, he was suddenly torn. He was a Marine, after all; what kind of person would he be, apologizing to a pirate?

His eyes darted around for a long time, but he still couldn't make a decision.

A minute passed in the blink of an eye.

Bingfeng walked towards him step by step. Behind her, endless cold winds swirled, carrying countless shards of ice. The powerful winds made the adjutant feel both chilled to the bone and immense pressure.

He staggered back several steps, then gritted his teeth, glared at Bingfeng, and roared, "Kill me if you want! I will never surrender, and I will never apologize to you!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Bingfeng's eyes, but she did not stop walking and continued towards the other party. When she was about ten feet away from the other party, Bingfeng no longer hesitated. She pointed with her slender jade hand, and countless cold winds carrying shards of ice rushed towards the adjutant behind her.

Ah...

A pitiful scream rang out as the cold wind and shards of ice tore mercilessly at the adjutant's body. In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the adjutant was covered in blood and flesh, his entire body stained red. Due to the icy cold around him, his blood immediately congealed and then turned into a thick layer of blood clots, covering his entire body.

"Hmph, if it weren't for the rule against killing today, you'd be dead by now." Bingfeng glanced at the other person, then turned and left. As soon as she left, the World of Ice slowly disappeared, and the clear sky once again came into view.

Bingfeng rose into the air and finally floated down lightly beside Wang Yan.

The adjutant, however, lay sprawled on the ground, covered in blood and his body stiff. If it weren't for his moving eyes, one might have thought he was dead.

The Rear Admiral glanced at it, his brows furrowing slightly. Then he looked at Fanxin and said, "Your side is indeed full of talented people. I admire you. Let's leave it at that for today."

"Aren't you going to make a move yourself?" Fanxin stared at the Rear Admiral with a smile. He couldn't see through this guy, but he knew that the other party must have the strength, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sit in this position.

The Rear Admiral chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Me? Heh, although I have some skill, I would still lose to you. If that's the case, then why bother with a contest?"

Fanxin paused for a moment, then said, "You are different from many other marines."

"What's different?" the Rear Admiral asked curiously.

"Others care a lot about their reputation. If they were humiliated by a pirate, they would definitely fight back," Fanxin said with a smile.

The Rear Admiral waved his hand and said, "I never do anything useless. Since I'm no match for you, I have no choice but to let you go. After all, I'm a commander, and I can't let my men make pointless sacrifices. Of course, if you insist on forcing me, I won't hold back either, hehe."

Before the two chuckles were finished, the Rear Admiral, who had been wearing a harmonious smile, suddenly turned icy cold, his expression completely changed, giving off an extremely sharp feeling.

Fanxin looked at the other person with some surprise, thinking to himself that this person was not simple. If he were to rise to a high position in the future, he would definitely become a formidable enemy of the pirates. However, he had no intention of solving all the problems for the pirates, and he did not dislike this man.

"That makes sense. Alright, I've taken care of my business, haven't I?" Fanxin was too lazy to argue. The result was the same anyway; he had defeated his opponent but hadn't gained anything. Rather than exhausting himself, he might as well just let it go.

"Don't worry, it's all done." The Rear Admiral waved his hand and said, "You can go now, I have other things to attend to."

Fanxin that the Rear Admiral had given the order to leave, Fan Xin didn't dare to linger. With a wave of his hand, he led everyone away.

"Sir, why not take them here and stop them? This fortress is special; it should be able to trap them," the adjutant said weakly. His wounds had been treated by the medic, but it would probably take quite some time for him to recover.

"This place might be able to trap them, but I sensed a chilling aura emanating from Fanxin. That guy is very strong. Once he goes berserk, everyone here will die." The Rear Admiral glanced at the other man and said, "I don't think it's wise to send them to their deaths like this."

"But when we fight pirates, isn't every battle a life-or-death struggle?" the adjutant said excitedly.

"Yes, but we lost, and this fortress is finished. Who can take responsibility for this?" The Rear Admiral waved his hand, unwilling to dwell on the issue, and changed the subject, saying, "Go and rest well. Come back to work after you've recovered."

After saying that, he didn't say anything more and turned back into the base.

The adjutant trembled with rage, his fists clenched tightly. He glared venomously at the retreating Fanxin of Fan Xin and the others, his entire being radiating murderous intent.

However, he suddenly remembered something, his face turned pale, and he collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon.

He remembered the formidable strength of the Bingfeng. What use was his hatred if he was too weak? He could only think about it in his heart.

Fan Fanxin had no time to care what his adjutant thought; at this moment, he had already led everyone away from this area and reached the middle of the sea.

The Little Black Cat jumped up excitedly and immediately played a video, saying, "Look, look, this video has been uploaded all over the world!"

Fanxin glanced at it; it was indeed the video of their battle just now. He nodded slightly and smiled, "They kept their word, after all."

"Hmph, if he dares to break his promise, I'll go straight there and wreck his lair," Wang Yan said coldly.

Fanxin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and remained silent. He knew that Wang Yan was absolutely capable of doing it. With her fiery temper, anyone who dared to disobey her would likely suffer a terrible fate.

"Alright, with this video, the Beast Kingdom should know that we didn't do it." Fanxin nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.

Although he wasn't afraid of those guys from the Beast Kingdom, he would be in trouble if he were targeted.

"Hmm, but that guy who framed us probably saw this too. Will he make another move?" Bingfeng said with some worry.

Fanxin Xin frowned immediately. If that were true, it would be a real problem. He was silent for a moment, then said, "Right now, there's nothing we can do. We still don't know who framed us. We can only take it one step at a time."

"How despicable! If I find out, I'll never let him get away with it," Wang Yan said bitterly. Such underhanded tactics were not the act of a gentleman; she hated guys like that the most.

Fanxin's expression hardened. That bastard almost made him take the blame; how could he let him off so easily? However, he had no leads at the moment and could only put the matter aside for the time being.

"Alright, let's leave this matter for now and get busy with something else." Fanxin Xin chuckled, taking out all the treasures she had collected, and said with a smile, "If you like anything, take it. I'm planning to exchange all the things I don't want for banknotes."

When Bingfeng Wang Yan and the others saw the glittering gold treasure inside the box, their eyes widened in disbelief, and it took them a long time to recover.

"Where did you get this? Did you rob that gang?" Bingfeng asked in surprise.

Fanxin Xin chuckled, shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "No, I found a treasure trove at the bottom of the sea. I found a lot of treasures, and not only these, but many more are in the Diamond Space."

"Yes, we found it together!" the Little Black Cat cheered excitedly.

"What good luck!" Wang Yan picked out a pair of gold earrings, put them on his earlobes, looked at himself in the mirror, felt they were great, and immediately put them away.

Bingfeng didn't stand on ceremony and picked out several things he liked from inside.

"Want more?" Lin Xuan asked.

"That's enough. You can take the rest and exchange it for money." Bingfeng waved her hand. She didn't care much about money anymore. As long as she had something to use, that was enough.

"Alright." Fanxin looked at the Little Black Cat and immediately said, "Search for the nearest island right away; we need to go there to exchange money."

Without hesitation, the Little Black Cat dispatched robots to search for them.

The remaining people packed the boxes and made estimates. It took three hours to finish everything.

Meanwhile, the robot returned, bringing back the latest news.

"It's only a few hours from here to over there. Let's go, we'll go straight there," Fanxin said after a moment's thought.

No one objected. So the ship began to turn and head towards its new destination.

Several hours later, they arrived at the island. Upon asking, they learned that the island was called Bodhi Island.

The reason it was given this name is because there is a huge Bodhi tree on the island.

After mooring the boat on the shore, Fanxin left the Little Fox, Wang Yan, and Sun Zhijian to guard the boat, while he went ashore with Bingfeng and the Little Black Cat.

"Where should we go first?" Bingfeng asked.

"Let's go to the money exchange and exchange all those things," Fanxin Xin said after a moment's thought.

Although he wasn't short of money, he still planned to exchange it, since carrying so much gold was really inconvenient. Moreover, although gold was a hard currency, it wasn't easy to use because its appraisal and transportation were too troublesome.

Moreover, the price of gold fluctuates daily, changing every day. If he sells at the wrong time, he could suffer significant losses.

He checked and found that the price of gold was currently at a peak; if he sold now, he could make a large profit.

"Alright then, Little Black, go and look for the money exchange." Bingfeng nodded and said.

The Little Black Cat chuckled, then leaped lightly into the sky. It immediately activated its Mechanical Eye and looked down.

In a short while, the entire island came into view, including the area where the money exchange was located.

"How remote! Hehe, but that's no problem for me." The Little Black Cat quickly located the money exchange, smiled calmly, and then gracefully landed back on Fanxin's shoulder, saying, "Follow my instructions."

Fanxin and Bingfeng nodded slightly and slowly headed towards the money shop.

Along the way, they bought quite a few things and put them all into the Diamond Space. They traveled and bought things at the same time, and it took them an hour to reach the entrance of the money exchange.

The money exchange was small, just two floors, totaling no more than forty square meters, and was located at the foot of a small hill. Apart from this money exchange, there were no other buildings there.

Fanxin was quite surprised. Money shops should be located in areas with high population density to thrive. Wasn't the owner worried about not having business here?