Chapter Sixty Counterattack

  Thanks for Su's reward!

  Yue Yun scratched the back of his head and said with a hint of embarrassment, "Actually, at that time I didn't think too much about it. I just noticed that the sailors on the deck were looking at you with some hostility in their eyes, and I felt something was off. A beautiful woman like you should be well-liked by men, and as one of their leaders, why would they look at you with such animosity? So when they pulled out the crossbow, I immediately reacted, didn't think much about it, and instinctively wanted to save your life, so I knocked you down. If you ask me what my true intention was in saving you, there are probably two reasons..."

  He paused for a moment, then looked at Yang Yue again, seeing that she was listening intently to his words. He felt a bit embarrassed and said with a wry smile: "The first reason is: if I don't save you, I'll fall into Zhou Lun's hands, and I'm probably dead anyway. But if I save you, maybe you'll be grateful and let me go... And the second reason is that it's a common problem for men: you're such a beautiful woman, any normal man would find it hard to bear the thought of you dying, and anyone who doesn't have a deep grudge against you wouldn't want you to die!"

  He originally thought that after saying it, Yang Yue would be a little angry. But unexpectedly, Yang Yue just hummed and then burst out laughing, revealing a slightly shy and charming smile: "You're actually quite honest, if it were someone else, they'd probably say something like 'I saw injustice on the road and drew my sword to help', or 'I'm a hero who upholds justice' to give themselves a good reputation. If you really said that, I would have thought you were a hypocrite. But since you've spoken such honest words, it actually makes me feel like you're a down-to-earth person!"

  She said that, and Yue Yun suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. He was about to say something else to change the subject, but he suddenly remembered that Li Yu Rong hadn't jumped into the sea with them, and now she's probably in Zhou Lun's hands.

  His expression suddenly became tense again: "Miss Yang, won't that Miss Li be in danger? She's a beautiful young lady, falling into the hands of these pirates, isn't it like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?"

  "Hum! Don't think so poorly of our people! We are the righteous army, not those pirates who do all sorts of evil..." Yang Yue's eyebrows furrowed in indignation after hearing this. However, when she got to this point, she suddenly became speechless - what was the difference between what she had been doing these past few years and piracy?

  Fortunately, the light here is very dim, and Yue Yun didn't notice the awkward color on her face.

  After a moment, Yang Yuefang said in a deliberately calm tone: "Young Master Yue, you can rest assured. Even if it were Zhou Lun or Zhong Ziyi, they wouldn't dare to humiliate Miss Li. This is the biggest taboo in our righteous army. I think they should follow the plan we discussed earlier and use Miss Li as a bargaining chip for ransom!"

  Although Yang Yue said so solemnly, Yue Yun didn't think so. In his opinion, Zhou Lun was a pirate leader who would even poison his sworn brothers with whom he had shared hardships, how could he be so kind?

  He immediately said: "Yang, no matter what they will do, we must think of a way to rescue Miss Li!"

  Yang Yue saw that Yue Yun was so concerned about Li Yu Rong, but in her heart, a faint sense of jealousy arose. She thought to herself: If I were in this situation, would he also be willing to risk danger to save me?

  Yue Yun said, but saw Yang Yue had no reaction, and she was unwilling to take the risk. He could only say: "Miss Yang, since you are not willing, then forget it! But Miss Li has great kindness towards me in raising funds for food, I must go save her. Let's part ways here!" After saying that, he prepared to jump into the sea.

  Yang Yue was startled and hastily stretched out her jade hand to pull him back, saying: "Young Master Yue, I'm not saying we shouldn't go rescue her, it's just that the time hasn't come yet."

  "Isn't it time yet? When will we go then?" Yue Yun asked hastily.

  Yang Yue had regained her composure by then; having decided to go and rescue people, she would no longer hesitate.

  She smiled slightly, her eyes gleaming with a hint of excitement. "It's already noon now, and the sailors on the ship should be having their lunch. According to custom, only one lookout will remain at the bow, and two sailors will stay on deck while the others go below to eat. This is our chance to board the ship."

  "Alright! Let's wait a bit longer then!" Yue Yun clenched his fists and said.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  "Before long, the two of them heard a bell ringing on the ship, followed by several pirates joyfully exclaiming: 'It's finally time to eat again! Let's go below deck for dinner!'"

  After the voices on the deck of the boat calmed down, Yang Yue took a dagger from Xiao Man's waist and threw it to Yue Yun, whispering: "Later you follow me, crawling along the side of the boat up to the deck!"

  Yue Yun's heart suddenly felt a little numb when he heard this. He was quite skeptical about being able to climb onto the deck with just a dagger.

  However, Yang Yue was familiar with the route and quickly found the recessed area of the ship's side, then grabbed some excess ropes hanging from the wind sail and climbed up lightly and quickly.

  Yue Yun was being extremely cautious, following the trail that Yang Yue had climbed, and moving up step by step with trepidation.

  When he got up to the deck, he saw that three people had already fallen to the ground, all of whom were killed by a single knife wound on the left side of their necks. Yang Yue was standing calmly and elegantly beside the ship's rail.

  Yue Yun was shocked in his heart when he saw this scene. Yang Yue's move was ruthless and effective, and he didn't even hear the sound of the person dying. No wonder she became the target of public criticism as a female pirate leader in the East Sea.

  Yang Yue saw Yue Yun just climbing up, smiled slightly and revealed two rows of white teeth: "Hehe, Master Yue, I've been waiting for you to come up, it's all done."

  Yue Yun's blood was stirred up by her words, and she immediately picked up a strange knife from the side of a dead pirate and said: "Let's go! We'll charge down and kill Zhou Lun directly!"

  Yang Yue hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay!"

  At this time, she also counted in her heart that most of Zhou Lun's trusted followers had gone to search for her with Zhao Yao and Wang Lao San in the nearby waters. There were only four or five people who were determined to follow him. The other sailors on the ship were basically following Er Dang Jia Huang Cheng, and she had a good relationship with Huang Cheng. As long as she could kill Zhou Lun in one move, there was hope to control the situation on the ship.

  The two immediately rushed into the passage leading from the deck to the inner cabin, and also encountered a few sailors who were eating quickly on their way. Seeing Yang Yue and Yue Yun holding strange knives and rushing in with a fierce look, they were all frightened and crouched on the ground with their heads in their hands.

  Yang Yuansheng feared that Yue Yun did not know the severity of the situation and would also kill these sailors. He hastily said, "They are not Zhou Lun's trusted followers, but ordinary sailors from the Nanhai."

  Several sailors heard this and nodded hastily. For these lowest-level personnel, the conflict between several leaders was the farther away the better. After one side wins, they can join the winning side, while getting involved blindly is dangerous, not to mention that even if they survive, if they stand on the wrong team, it will be a regrettable thing.

  However, Yue Yun obviously didn't want to let them off. Instead, he raised his dagger and placed it on their necks, saying in a cold voice: "If you want to live, then listen to us!"

  Those few sailors were terrified, but they still gritted their teeth and said: "You guys who are in charge want to fight it out, don't drag us into it! We don't want to get involved!"

  Yang Yue saw the situation and said, "Do you want these people to follow us in and kill together? They are probably not very reliable, if they turn their guns on us at that time, it will be even more troublesome."

  "No! I've just thought of a better idea! We don't need to fight them head-on!"

  After that, Yue Yun placed the knife on the neck of a middle-aged man wearing an eye mask and said with a smile: "One-eyed Dragon, take off all your clothes and pants for me!"

  "Ah!" The one-eyed dragon was terrified upon hearing this, his eyes wide with fear and confusion.

  Yue Yun saw that he didn't listen, so she exerted her strength and shouted loudly: "Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

  At this time, the one-eyed dragon only felt a slight pain in his neck, as if something slippery was flowing out. He was so frightened that he nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, and then took off his clothes and pants one by one...

  "That eye mask too!" Yue Yun shouted sternly.

  The one-eyed dragon could only tremble with fear and take off his own eye mask, handing it over to Yue Yun.

  Yue Yun only then discovered that the eye with the patch was actually good. He immediately laughed and scolded, "Why are you wearing an eye patch on a perfectly good eye?"

  "This... I heard from Old Pirate that wearing an eye patch makes one look more intimidating..." said Du Yan Long, his voice trembling slightly.

  "Hmph! Showing off? Why don't you just go all out and wear a full set of Captain Jack Sparrow's outfit? That would be even more impressive!" Yue Yun said coldly.

  "Jack Paisley? Which captain is that?" The Cyclops was taken aback, asking with some curiosity.

  "Never mind! I'll tell you later when I have time!" Yuet Wan knew there was no way to explain it clearly to him, so she turned her head to Yang Yue and said: "Miss Yang, I have an idea that might turn the situation around..."