Pirate Attack

When Li Jiuchuan agreed, the corners of Ye Tian's lips rose slightly. Taking her hand, he strode toward the courtyard exit.

Zhou Long said nothing and silently followed.

Leaving Hu Liena standing alone in the wind, utterly disheveled.

Her resentful eyes nearly dripped with tears.

She frantically tugged at her hair twice, then jogged after them.

Ye Tian was too wicked!

He actually used Li Jiuchuan to threaten her.

It had to be said that Li Jiuchuan truly was a threat.

It seemed she needed to leave Golden Turtle Island as soon as possible. That way, Ye Tian would once again have only her by his side.

"Wait for me!" Hu Liena hurried over.

Ye Tian looked back and smiled at Hu Liena. "I didn't invite you, Nana Meimei."

Hu Liena flicked her hand and raised her chin. "I want to stay with Jiuchuan Sister. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

Sensing the increasingly heavy smell of gunpowder, Li Jiuchuan looked awkward.

How could she fail to see the jealousy on Na Na's face?

She stepped forward and wrapped an arm around Hu Liena's waist, then looked at Ye Tian to ease the tension.

"Haha, anyone who comes to Golden Turtle Island is my guest. Let's all go together."

Ye Tian did not object.

Hu Liena deliberately moved closer to Ye Tian and hooked her arm through his sleeve.

"Let's go."

She shot Ye Tian a sidelong glance as she spoke.

There were no fishing grounds around Golden Turtle Island.

At its core, it was a port. Ships came and went, and even if there were schools of fish, they would have been scared away.

But that did not affect everyone's mood for fishing.

Even though, aside from Ye Tian, the others caught almost nothing.

Zhou Long looked at the few fish in the fish basket beside him and could not help extending his spiritual power beneath the sea to scout.

"Twenty meters to the left, there's a knife fish."

"Hm?" Hearing Zhou Long's reminder, Hu Liena let out a puzzled sound.

But she immediately understood.

Her sparkling eyes lit up. She instantly reeled in her rod and cast it toward the direction Zhou Long had indicated.

Sure enough, the moment the hook entered the water—

The fishing line began to tug with force.

How could the poor knife fish possibly compare to Hu Liena in strength?

With Hu Liena pulling and yanking without a trace of ladylike grace—

The knife fish barely had any chance to struggle before being dragged ashore.

"This knife fish is so beautiful." Hu Liena beamed smugly, using Soul Power to knock the knife fish unconscious before placing it in the basket.

Li Jiuchuan clapped and praised her. "Sister Na Na, you're amazing."

Seeing Na Na's smug look and Li Jiuchuan's heartfelt perfunctory praise, Ye Tian could not help laughing.

Sure enough, leisurely days were the most pleasant.

Wandering the continent as a Soul Master was nothing but asking for trouble.

Fortunately, he had not chosen that path back then.

However, the pleasant fishing time did not last long.

The weather at sea was unpredictable.

A moment ago, the sun had been shining and the breeze gentle.

Before long, a strong wind suddenly rose.

Waves crashed against the shore, splashing quite a bit of seawater onto the two women.

But the Li Family servants who had come with Li Jiuchuan seemed to have prepared for such a situation long ago.

An elderly woman brought over two robes and handed them to Li Jiuchuan and Hu Liena.

She reminded them, "Young Master Ye, young ladies, judging by the sky, a typhoon is probably coming."

"You should leave the shore quickly."

Having lived on the island for so long, the servants' instincts about the weather were almost never wrong.

As someone who had transmigrated, Ye Tian also knew how to read the clouds and predict the weather.

He raised a hand before his eyes and gazed into the distance.

A windy day was definitely coming.

"Alright." He clapped his hands and stood up, looking at the two women. "Safety comes first. Let's head back as soon as possible."

"Alright." Hu Liena still looked reluctant to leave.

Li Jiuchuan gazed out at the sea for a long time before saying dejectedly, "This typhoon came so suddenly. It'll probably bring torrential rain with it."

Having lived on an island year-round, she had some understanding of typhoon patterns.

At that moment, Zhou Long, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly became alert.

"Look over there."

Zhou Long pointed toward the distant sea.

Hearing Zhou Long's words, Ye Tian took several steps back, climbed onto a large rock, and looked into the depths of the ocean.

A dark fleet of ships appeared in his field of vision.

"What is it?"

Li Jiuchuan was rather short and could not see what was happening in the distance.

So she followed Ye Tian's lead and climbed onto the boulder.

Following Ye Tian's gaze, she looked out into the depths of the sea.

When she caught sight of the skull flag flying from the lead ship, her expression abruptly changed.

She muttered, "P-Pirates."

Zhou Long stepped forward and guessed vigilantly, "The typhoon probably came too suddenly, and there's no nearby harbor to shelter from the wind. The pirates must be planning to attack Golden Turtle Island ahead of schedule."

Hearing this, Li Jiuchuan immediately jumped down from the rock. She had no time to worry about the others.

Lifting her skirt, she ran off at full speed. "I have to tell Grandpa right away!"

Watching Li Jiuchuan's departing figure, Zhou Long came to Ye Tian's side and quietly asked, "Young Master, should we leave early, or..."

He did not finish the sentence, leaving the choice to Ye Tian.

Neither typhoons nor torrential rain could affect the submarine. Even if they left now, they would not be threatened by the weather on the way back to the East Sea Coast.

Ye Tian narrowed his eyes and looked toward the distant pirates. "Leave? We haven't gotten our money yet."

Not a single coin of the five million for treating Li Haitian had reached his hands.

If he simply gave it to the pirates, would this trip not have been for nothing?

"I understand." Zhou Long bowed. "I'll go to the port and notify the submarine to prepare for battle."

With that, he turned and headed toward the port.

On the other side, Hu Liena came to Ye Tian's side and smiled calmly.

"With you here, Brother, those pirates still dare to come. They're truly outrageous."

The news of her and Ye Tian coming to Golden Turtle Island had long been relayed to the Holy Knight Order at the Pope Palace.

A high-level Spirit Hall patrol squad had actually been circling outside Golden Turtle Island all along, secretly protecting their safety.

Therefore, Hu Liena was not afraid of the pirates at all.

If the pirates dared to come, the Spirit Hall patrol squad would not mind doing the East Sea a good deed while they were at it.

Hearing Na Na's words, Ye Tian rubbed her silky golden hair and chuckled.

"Don't praise me too highly. Maybe later, a band of pirates will capture you and make you their chief's wife."

"Then would Brother come rescue me?" Hu Liena raised her head, looked at Ye Tian, and asked sincerely.

Ye Tian smiled faintly.

This was an easy question.

He gently patted Hu Liena's forehead. "Silly sister, how could you possibly get captured?"

Warmth filled Hu Liena's heart, and her gaze at Ye Tian softened considerably.

Brother was such a good person.

But Ye Tian's next sentence sent Hu Liena's blood pressure soaring.

"If you got captured, I'd definitely have made a deal with the pirates. Why would I rescue you? Wouldn't that just be making trouble for myself?"

Hu Liena glared fiercely at Ye Tian's back.

Panting heavily, her little cheeks puffed up as she huffed, "I'm the sister you'll never be able to shake off!"

"Oh?" Ye Tian tugged at the corner of his mouth and narrowed his eyes. "Don't speak too absolutely. Sooner or later, you'll get married."

Hearing that, Hu Liena's little face flushed crimson, and she lowered her head.

For a moment, she did not know what to say.

Suddenly, her body stiffened.

She felt Ye Tian's arm settle across her shoulder.

Her face flushed even deeper, and she looked at Ye Tian, who was so close.

"Y-You, what are you trying to do?"

Hu Liena covered her chest, her heart racing wildly.

"What am I trying to do?" A perfectly timed smile appeared on Ye Tian's lips as he stared into Hu Liena's eyes. "Isn't what you're thinking a little too obvious?"