Prayer Deep Pool...
Sea fog drifted overhead, and seawater lapped against the hull of the ship.
Zhang Yan was holding the Godslayer Spear, standing on the deck with her eyes closed, trying to relax.
Meanwhile, Janet had just been relegated to the role of [first mate, full-time cleaner, and music box maker].
He was holding a toothbrush, squatting on the ground cleaning up the bloodstains left from the fight.
Just then, a speedboat emerged from the sea fog.
Janet looked up, her eyes lighting up.
She recognized the three strange women standing at the bow of the boat at a glance.
Lu Zhihui, the tattooed nun in tattered robes; Wu Shuang, with a missing arm and a knife; and Lin Ying, aloof and dignified!
As a socialite who regularly traded intelligence in this area, Janet had naturally dealt with them before.
In order to demonstrate his diplomatic value to Zhang Yan and to conceal his current miserable slave status.
Janet immediately stood up and shouted at the opposite side:
"Hey! Isn't this Sister Lu Zhihui and Sister Wu Shuang?! Long time no see!"
"You don't need to come over! Your sister Gongyao already came with the large fleet to inform us!"
"Our Purple Pearl has agreed to the imperial amnesty and surrendered to the court! From now on, we are colleagues. Please return!"
Janet's casual shout was, to them, equivalent to saying your ancestral grave had been dug up.
On the deck of the Clippers.
Wu Shuang and Lin Ying froze on the spot.
"Sister Song... has she already come?"
Wu Shuang trembled all over, biting her lip, "She actually..."
"They really betrayed us, becoming that beast Gao Qiu's dog..."
"How... how could this happen? Sister Gongyao clearly promised!"
Why did you lie to me! Is that so-called dream of becoming an official really that important?!
Lin Ying was also trembling, caught in a state of self-doubt and collapse.
"More important than us sisters!"
"Amitabha..."
Lu Zhihui clasped her hands together, lowered her voice, and spoke quickly in a tone that only the three of them could hear.
"My two sisters, now is not the time to be sad!"
"Since Song Gongyao has already begun to win over foreign pirates, it means that the decision to grant them amnesty is a done deal!"
"Since the Purple Pearl wants to be the court's lackeys, let's send these future enemies to their doom in advance!"
"And while we're at it, let's seize this diving-capable Purple Pearl, giving ourselves a way out!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Shuang and Lin Ying immediately revealed their murderous intent.
Right!
That's right, now that things have come to this, there's no other way but to rebel!
Lin Ying lowered her head, concealing the unusual expression on her face, and tacitly retreated behind Lu Zhihui.
"Hahaha! So Janet has already agreed to Commander Song's proposal! That's wonderful news!"
Lu Zhihui put on a hearty Smile Face and directed the Clippers toward the Purple Pearl.
"Since we'll be colleagues working for the imperial court from now on, why not just bump into each other by chance!"
"My dear sister, would you mind if the three of us sisters came aboard and we could have a celebratory drink?"
Janet got a little carried away when she saw how polite her old acquaintance was.
I was just about to turn around and ask Zhang Yan for instructions, but at the very moment the two boats were less than ten meters apart...
"Do it!"
Lu Zhihui let out a low growl.
Lin Ying, who was hiding behind, raised her head, and her face split open!
A long spear emerged and locked onto Janet was still grinning foolishly!
In Lin Ying's subconscious, Janet was still the captain of this ship.
As long as we use Spatial Banishment to instantly kill her, the Purple Pearl will be leaderless and easily obtained!
Oh my god...
Janet was terrified and stood there, not knowing what to do.
She really doesn't have any fighting ability!
However, just a second before Lin Ying's Face Gun!
Zhang Yan, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them!
Since undergoing the trials with Jiangnan, her sense of danger has become extremely sharp!
The moment Lu Zhihui laughed out loud, Zhang Yan had already sensed the other party's malice!
"Buzz!"
Zhang Yan flicked her wrist, and a golden light pierced through the sea mist!
The [Cosmic Ring] arrived first, even though it was delayed!
"Bang!!!"
A muffled thud!
The Cosmic Ring slammed into Lin Ying's newly cracked cheeks!
The space spear, which was about to be launched, was immediately slammed back into place.
Lin Ying, bound and restrained, was thrown onto the deck!
"Ah! It's Spirit Artifact! There are experts on board! Be careful!"
She realized it immediately.
"Lin Ying!"
Wu Shuang's eyes widened in fury; she never expected that besides Janet, there was someone else on the Purple Pearl...
There was such a ruthless character hidden away!
And their attire clearly doesn't belong to the pirates of this Prayer Deep Pool.
They must have been sent by the imperial court to offer amnesty!
"You lackey of the imperial court, how dare you harm my sisters! You'd better pay with your life!"
Wu Shuang roared and leaped into the air, slashing her broadsword straight at Zhang Yan's face!
"Amitabha Buddha, with wrathful eyes, I send you to your death!"
Lu Zhihui has completely abandoned all pretense of civility.
She ripped off her robe, revealing her two tattooed arms.
The next instant, the [Wrathful Vajra] tattoos on her two arms began to move as if they were alive.
It covered her entire body in an instant!
Lu Zhihui's body grew half a meter taller, his muscles bulging.
She swung her crescent-shaped shovels with both hands, forming a pincer attack with Wu Shuang, and smashed them at Zhang Yan!
Two seasoned pirate captains, each with a battle-hardened reputation, struck with deadly precision!
"Sister Zhang, help me!!!"
Janet, who was almost teleported to the bottom of the sea to be fed to the fish, screamed in fright.
He then scrambled to hide behind an oak barrel, trembling with fear.
Faced with this overwhelming 1v2 attack, Zhang Yan showed no sign of backing down; instead, her fighting spirit ignited.
She was a woman trusted by the Dragon God!
"You think you can mess up my place?!"
Zhang Yan gripped the shaft of the [Godslayer Spear] with both hands, advancing instead of retreating, and charging straight at it!
"When!!!"
The sounds of battle echoed across the sea, and the shockwaves ripped a large section of the Purple Pearl's wooden railings off the water!
The deck beneath Zhang Yan's feet was cracking inch by inch, but she not only withstood Lu Zhihui's attack.
He even had the strength to flick his spear back and deflect Wu Shuang's severed-arm broadsword!
"Boom! Bang! Crack!"
The hand-to-hand combat of three top-tier fighters caused the Purple Pearl to suffer greatly.
The deck was riddled with splinters, the cabin windows were shattered, and several masts were chipped.
Janet, hiding behind the barrel, looked at her teetering warship, her heart aching as if it were bleeding!
"Stop hitting it! My boat! My money!"
Janet wailed, her face contorted with grief.
Shut up, you foreign woman!
Wu Shuang forced Zhang Yan back with a single strike, her eyes red-rimmed, and she pointed at the two of them angrily through gritted teeth.
"You traitors who have forgotten their ancestors! Lackeys of the imperial court!"
Even if it costs me my life, I'll chop all of you Gao Qiu's sycophants into pieces and feed you to the fish today!
"Ha?!"
Zhang Yan, who was about to pick up her gun and fight again, paused when she heard the words "lackeys of the imperial court," her face full of confusion.
No, when did I become a lackey of the imperial court?
I don't even know what Gao Qiu looks like!
Janet, who was hiding behind the barrel, immediately understood the cause and effect after hearing Wu Shuang's angry rebuke!
These three women...
They're against being recruited by the government!!!
They mistakenly believed that the Purple Pearl had become a lackey of the imperial court, which is why they came to kill and seize the ship!
"Wait! Stop!!!"
In order to save her Purple Pearl, Janet unleashed the strongest will to survive of her life.
She paid no heed to the chaotic flashing swords and charged straight into the center of the battlefield, waving her arms wildly.
"Misunderstanding! A huge misunderstanding, sisters!!!"
Janet, tears streaming down her face, pointed to the sky and swore, "We didn't become their lackeys! We're not government officials!"
"We were forced to abdicate by Song Gongyao's massive fleet, and had no choice but to feign agreement to the amnesty!"
"Our surrender was fake! We were planning to infiltrate Deep Pool Fortress as spies and cause sabotage!!!"
"Gah!"
Lu Zhihui's crescent shovel came to an abrupt halt in mid-air, the resulting gust of wind whipping up Zhang Yan's hair.
Wu Shuang stared blankly at Janet with her broadsword.
"A fake... a fake surrender?"
"Yes!"
Janet cried so hard that snot bubbles came out of her nose.
"Otherwise, do you think it's just a paltry twenty taels of gold as a deposit from Song Gongyao!"
"Can you buy my priceless Purple Pearl?! Do I look like a brainless idiot?!"
"..."
Lu Zhihui retracted the crescent shovel, and the Wrathful Vajra tattoo on his body also retreated to his arms.
She glanced at Zhang Yan, who had also put away the Godslayer Spear, and then at the messy deck.
"We almost inflicted heavy damage on our own troops..."
Soul Return Town, Central Forest Garden.
As a wisp of black Human Emperor Lamp, Jiangnan's figure reappeared.
As soon as he landed, Jiangnan habitually glanced at the System Panel.
His steps faltered as his gaze swept over the line [Adjudication Sequence Puzzle is currently (7/8)].
For someone with a slight obsessive-compulsive tendency, this 7/8 is like a grain of sand in their shoe.
The fact that his phone battery was stuck at 99% made him feel uncomfortable, both psychologically and physically.
"No, we absolutely can't let it remain like this."
"I need to find another premium area to check in as soon as possible and complete the last piece of the puzzle."
Jiangnan was secretly making plans in his mind.
Before that, however, he planned to check on the progress of the 250,000 square meter unfinished house in the RV area.
After walking through several streets, Jiangnan was still several hundred meters away from where the RV was parked when he suddenly stopped.
On a passing tree, a figure in a dark green military uniform was sticking out his buttocks.
They peered cautiously towards the RV.
It was Xu Wange, the top-tier superhuman from the Dragon Ascension Squad who had previously wielded double maces.
And the direction she was peeking at was Shen Lian, who was directing the engineering corps towards the RV.
Jiangnan's wicked sense of humor suddenly kicked in.
He walked over quietly and squatted down next to Xu Wange.
Then, with one hand, he took out Memo Pad and casually handed it to Xu Wange right under her nose.
What are you looking at?
Xu Wange was watching intently, and subconsciously replied, "Looking at my sister..."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Xu Wange belatedly realized that someone had appeared next to her!
She turned her head and met Jiangnan's expressionless face.
"My God!"
Xu Wange was so frightened that she slipped and fell flat on her back from the Tree Roots.
"Ouch! That hurts so much..."
Xu Wange rubbed her aching back as she got up from the ground. When she saw who it was, her face was full of resentment.
"Dragon God! What are you up to?"
"You walk so quietly, you can scare people to death, you know?"
Jiangnan Nan remained expressionless, casually flipped the note over, wrote a new sentence, and tossed it over.
[It's nothing, just curiosity.]
[Since you're sisters, why do you have different surnames? One is surnamed Xu, and the other is surnamed Shen?]
Xu Wange caught the note and patted the dirt off her clothes.
She glanced at Shen Lian in the distance, then at Jiangnan, and sighed.
"If anyone else asked me that, I'd slap them across the face and tell them to mind their own business."
Xu Wange gave a wry smile, "But if you're curious, Lord Dragon God, then I'll tell you."
She leaned against the tree trunk and lowered her voice. "Actually... she's not my sister, and we're not sisters either."
She is my daughter.
Upon hearing this,
Jiangnan narrowed his eyes, and even pulled his hand out of his pocket.
He glanced at Shen Lian, who had a full head of white hair but was young and pretty, in the distance.
Then she looked at Xu Wange, who Xu Wange almost exactly like Shen Lian except for a scar.
Isn't this a bit too big a leap?!
These two standing together, you could easily mistake them for twins, let alone mother and daughter!
Seeing Jiangnan's unusually embarrassed expression, Xu Wange couldn't help but laugh.
"Doesn't it seem unbelievable? But actually, I'm already 69 years old this year."
"It's simply because their physical abilities have surpassed human limits, leading to an upgrade in their life level."
That's why she's maintained her youthful appearance, looking like her sister.
Jiangnan felt like she had stumbled into a melodramatic family drama.
However, everyone likes to listen to gossip, and Jiangnan is no exception.
He decisively extended his hand and wrote on the note.
Please tell your story.
Xu Wange looked at the note, her eyes dimming.
She pulled a shriveled cigarette from her pocket, lit it, and started smoking.
"This story begins decades ago with the devastating earthquake that struck our province and shocked the entire nation..."
Xu Wange's voice became somewhat hoarse.
"Back then, this damned apocalypse hadn't yet arrived."
"I don't have Supernatural Ability; I'm just an ordinary housewife."
"I have a husband who loves me very much, and two lovely children. My son is named Shen Ling, and my daughter is her, Shen Lian."
"That was supposed to be Ordinary Sequence day..."
"But that sudden earthquake destroyed my home and everything I had."
"I was taking a nap at home with them when the earthquake struck."
"The moment the building collapsed, I desperately pulled my daughter and son out of the rubble."
"But..."
Xu Wange's eyes gradually reddened. "Just then, my husband had just gotten off work and walked downstairs."
"He thought we were still trapped inside, so he rushed into that dilapidated building..."
"Then, the building collapsed completely, and he never came out again."
Jiangnan listened quietly without interrupting her.
"But this... is only the beginning of misfortune."
Xu Wange's fingers, holding the cigarette, trembled violently.
"Just as I was leading my two children to Safe Zone, the ground suddenly collapsed a second time."
My two children fell at the same time!
When I rushed over like a madman, I saw...
A massive, load-bearing stone pillar has them firmly stuck.
"That stone pillar is like a seesaw..."
"No, it's actually more like a Libra."
"One end of the stone pillar was pressing down on Shen Ling, and the other end was pressing down on Shen Lian."
"If you lift one side with force, the other side will be crushed by an even heavier force..."
"The workers who were passing by told me that only one person could be saved."
"And... Shen Ling is the easiest to save."
At this point, Xu Wange lowered her head in anguish and fell silent.
Jiangnan silently put away the Memo Pad and didn't ask any further questions.
Because the ending is already very clear.
Faced with that desperate choice between two options, Xu Wange ultimately chose her son Shen Ling, based on probability.
Shen Lian, the daughter who should have been crushed by the stone pillar, miraculously survived in the ruins.
This perfectly explains why Xu Wange was watching her from afar.
It's not that I don't want to acknowledge her, but that I'm too ashamed to face her.
In this somber atmosphere.
"Drip drip drip!"
Xu Wange's military walkie-talkie suddenly rang.
Xu Wange threw away the cigarette she had extinguished.
Because she knew that in front of the Dragon God, the military's actions were neither necessary nor possible to conceal.
Wan Changzheng's voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"Captain Xu, please respond."
"Received, Chief. Please proceed."
Xu Wange immediately reverted to her military demeanor.
"Plans have changed! Halt the escort mission immediately!"
Wan Changzheng's voice carried a hint of anxiety and determination.
"We just received an urgent report from the Canglan Continent: an hour ago, the base storing teleportation talismans was attacked by the Desolate God Society."
"This has resulted in a massive loss of teleportation scrolls, making it impossible to support the entire army's teleportation to the Weird Island!"
Since we can't travel by space, we'll have to go by water!
"The main force must cross the foggy seas by naval fleet!"
"Xu Wange, I now order you and Chen Bin to immediately abandon your guard duties."
"Head at full speed to the [Red-Class Zone] surrounding Soul Return Town, the Bone-Burying Abyss!"
"You must light the [Spirit-Summoning Lighthouse]!"
"Only the lighthouse's beam can guide our fleet across that forbidden sea and land safely!"
Upon hearing the command over the walkie-talkie, Xu Wange turned serious. "Mission accomplished!"
Jiangnan, who was standing to the side, suddenly brightened up the moment he heard the name of the place.
Red-Class Zone!
Bone-Burying Abyss!