"Pay extra?"
Hearing those words, Hai Xing felt his heart bleed.
"Young Xia Yu, you know the Land of Sea's current situation. We really don't have any money..."
Xia Yu waved a hand. "I didn't say you had to pay now. Just like the bounty for the monster on Mother Island, you can pay me later when you have the money..."
Hai Xing was overjoyed. "Really? That's wonderful! Thank you on behalf of the people of the Land of Sea..."
Xia Yu said, "You're thanking me too soon. Let me make this clear first: if we actually encounter pirates along the way, I'll take care of them for you..."
"If we don't, I'll go deal with [Spiriting Away] first. My time is limited. I can't keep sailing around with you playing pirate hunt..."
Hai Xing laughed. "Hahaha, don't worry. I've turned the ship's lights up as bright as they'll go. Those pirates are sure to take the bait..."
"With someone as powerful as you here, how could I waste this opportunity? This time, we have to wipe out every last one of those utterly wicked pirates!"
As they spoke, lights suddenly appeared on the distant sea, rapidly closing in on the gold transport ship.
The crew immediately noticed and hurriedly called out a warning:
"Lord Hai Xing! A suspicious ship is approaching us. I'm afraid they're not coming in peace!"
Hai Xing nodded. "Good, they're finally here. We don't have to run this time. We'll wait right here for them!"
"Young Xia Yu, sorry for the trouble... I'll leave what comes next to you."
Xia Yu didn't respond, merely continuing to admire the surrounding night scenery in silence as before.
Making some extra money by dealing with a bunch of pirates along the way wasn't bad.
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