Chapter 62: Island of Astonishing Change

  "Don't put down your weapons and surrender yet!" Yue Yun shouted sternly.

  Zhao Yao suddenly felt that Lü Hao's dagger seemed to be closer to his neck, and he was so frightened that he exclaimed: "Life is precious, everyone put down their weapons quickly!"

  Having said that, Dai Tou threw down the Shui Ling eyebrow needle in his hand.

  Zhao Yao's twenty subordinates looked around and saw that they were surrounded, and under the opponent's crossbow shooting, it was estimated that only a complete defeat would be achieved. Seeing their leader Zhao Yao surrendering, they also lost the courage to resist, throwing down their weapons and surrendering.

  Yue Yun was somewhat unexpected, earlier that Wang Lao San came up, although only eight people, but vowed to die rather than surrender, so that he and Yang Yue had to spend a lot of effort, even the subordinates who had just surrendered were injured two people, before beheading Wang Lao San and the other eight.

  He originally thought that Zhao Yao and the twenty or so people were also ruthless and desperate. But unexpectedly, Zhao Yao was so afraid of death that he actually surrendered just like that.

  However, Yang Yue didn't show any surprise, apparently she was quite familiar with Zhao Yao's personality.

  She said coldly to Zhao Yao at this time: "Zhao Yao, you choose for yourself, serve me or continue to die for Zhou Lun?"

  Zhao Yaoyi heard Yang Yue ask such a question, and knew that his life was saved. He immediately calmed down in his heart and hastily expressed his loyalty: "Fourth Master, what are you talking about? Who else can I follow if not you? That Zhou Lun is already dead, do I still need to die for him?"

  Yang Yue let out a cold hum, her gaze even more piercing as she said: "Alright! Then tell me about the situation on the island. What's the current state of affairs?"

  Zhao Yao hastily smiled and said: "Fourth Master, the island is now basically under the control of the Great Master, but not everyone on the island is obedient to him..." He then detailed the situation on the Four Seas Island to Yang Yue and Yue Yun.

  It turned out that yesterday morning, just as Huang Cheng's Nanhai was about to set sail, Zhong Ziyi ordered Zhou Lun to call Huang Cheng ashore, saying he had important matters to discuss. After Huang Cheng disembarked, he was shot by Zhou Lun's hidden crossbowmen and became a hedgehog with arrows.

  Immediately, Zhong Ziyi and Zhou Lun's trusted followers boarded the Nanhai, slaughtering all of Huang Cheng's confidants, leaving only some ordinary sailors who expressed their willingness to be loyal to them. And a batch of Zhou Lun's men were transferred to the ship, with Zhou Lun going to meet Yang Yue instead.

  Zhong Ziyi and Zhou Lun still wanted to keep the sailors of Nanhai because among the four warships, Zhou Lun's Beihai had been sent on a special mission (what specific mission, Zhao Yao was not clear), and Yang Yue's Xihai went to Japan. Zhong Ziyi's Donghai had to stay on the island and did not dare to move lightly. Otherwise, Yang Yue and Yue Yun would not have been able to control Nanhai so easily.

  According to Zhao Yao, there are only Zhong Ziyi's own flagship Donghai and some small warships on the island, which is not very strong. After suppressing the rebellion of his subordinates, Zhong Ziyi announced that he would lead all members of the Four Seas Gang to Qingzhou to surrender to the Jin State in three days, saying that the Jin State had offered him many favorable conditions, enough to make everyone live a worry-free life for the rest of their lives...

  He then said sycophantically: "However, you and the subordinates of the second master do not want to surrender to Jin Guo. Even among the subordinates of the first master and the third master, there are many who do not want to go. Now the first master has ordered that you and the subordinates of the second master be imprisoned in the large prison at the center of the island, waiting for the third master to return and discuss how to deal with these disobedient people..."

  Yang Yue's beautiful eyes blazed with anger, and she slammed her hand on the wooden table beside her, furious: "This Zhong Ziyi is really detestable! He's completely a useless and unlearned young master. When he drifted to the sea at first, Second Master and I still thought of him as the son of the former great saintly king Zhong Xiang, so we supported him as the new leader. Who would have thought that this act of kindness would harm our brothers with backbone!"

  "Miss Yang, the situation is now very clear. Zhong Ziyi must be trying to kill you and Huang Cheng, then take over your troops and surrender to the Jin country. That's why he borrowed an excuse to send your ship and a large number of subordinates to Japan. Then, when you were not on the island, Huang Cheng was alone and unable to defend himself, so he secretly attacked him. And let Zhou Lun sit in Huang Cheng's ship to pick you up, planning to take advantage of the opportunity to harm you on the ship. In this way, even if your troops return to Four Seas Island on the Western Sea, they will be a dragon without a head, and the situation will be irreversible. It's just that he didn't expect Zhou Lun not only failed to kill you but also let you kill him, and we took back the Southern Sea ship."

  Yang Yue nodded in agreement after hearing Yue Yun's analysis. She quickly made up her mind and turned to leave.

  "She immediately said resolutely: 'Young Master Yue, I want to kill my way back to the Four Seas Island! Exterminate the rebel Zhong Ziyi, rescue our subordinates who are unwilling to surrender to the Jin people, and avenge my second brother. Do you know if you can help me?'"

  Her beautiful eyes sparkled with anticipation, revealing a look of expectation.

  Yue Yun was startled, and his heart skipped a beat. He had just surrendered with these dozens of pirates, and he didn't know if they were reliable or not, yet they were going to engage in a fierce battle with another group of pirates? Although Yang Yuning's unyielding spirit in the face of death made him admire her, was he really going to follow this newly met beauty into the midst of knives and fire? He hadn't become so infatuated that his judgment was clouded.

  He glanced around and then said in a low voice to Yang Yue: "Miss Yang, don't be too impatient either. Revenge should be carefully planned. Rushing to Four Seas Island like this may lead to failure! Moreover, we can't afford to waste our resources. If we fail once, there will be no chance of turning things around. Why don't we find a quiet place to discuss it carefully?"

  Yang Yue thought about it and felt that she was being a bit too hasty. After all, this ship wasn't her Xihai number, but the Nanhai number. And the pirates on board were not only Huang Cheng's followers, but also Zhou Lun's followers. Although these people now claimed to listen to her, when they really returned to Sihai Island and faced Zhong Ziyi, it was still a question whether they would remain loyal to her or turn against her.

  Yang Yue nodded, her bright eyes glanced at Yue Yun, and a stunning smile appeared: "Well, Mr. Yue, let's go to the captain's room to discuss how to turn the current situation around."

  "Hmm, but Yang, you'd better call Li over too, she might have some ideas as well!" Yue Yun said.

  "Let her join the discussion as well? She's just a weak and delicate little sister, what ideas could she possibly have?" Yang Yue asked somewhat displeased.

  She even thought that this Yue Yun was really uneasy if she didn't see Li Yu Rong for a moment. Was she worried that I wouldn't let her off?

  After they cleared out Zhou Lun's men, Li Yu Rong was quickly rescued and is now resting in a clean room. Yang Yue ordered two pirates to keep an eye on her.

  "Hehe, Yang young lady, although Miss Li has no experience in fighting, she plays a crucial role in resolving the current crisis we are facing." Yue Yun said with a smile.

  Yang Yue listened and was secretly delighted, because Yue Yun referred to Li Yu Rong as "her", but referred to herself with a "we", meaning she was on her side. Her mood suddenly improved, but she remained expressionless and said: "If that's the case, then it's up to you!"

  After a pause, she turned around and said to Lü Hao: "Lü Hao, go bring Miss Li to the captain's quarters, just say there's something that needs to be discussed with her!"

  Lü Hao responded with a sound and was about to leave, but Yue Yun said: "Yang Niang, let Lü Brother, Song Brother, and Zhao Brother come to the captain's room too. I actually have a preliminary plan in mind, it just so happens that everyone can come together to discuss and see if it's feasible."

  Yang Yue was taken aback at first, but after all, she had been the leader of a pirate gang for many years and immediately understood the meaning of Yue Yun's words: there was no trusted person by her side now, while Lü Hao, Song Zhong, and Zhao Yao were three leaders under Huang Cheng and Zhou Lun. If they could win their loyalty, they would basically be able to control this ship. And letting the three of them come together to study strategies showed that she trusted them.

  Although it's also very dangerous, if one of the three people has ulterior motives and informs Zhong Ziyi about the plan after learning about it, then I'm done for. However, in this situation where we're outnumbered, there's no choice but to go all-in and take a gamble.

  Yang Yue nodded after understanding this point: "Then the three of you come together for a while! If I can successfully retake the Four Seas Island, kill Zhong Ziyi, you will have made great contributions, and I will entrust you with important tasks! I will appoint the three of you as captains of the three large warships in the East Sea, North Sea, and South Sea!"

  Lü Hao and the other two exchanged a glance, their faces filled with gratitude, but in their hearts they were thinking, "With just this one ship, going to counterattack Four Seas Island is probably no different from sending ourselves to our deaths."

  The three of them had already made up their minds, and they would listen to Yang Yue and this young man from the Yue family to see what kind of plan they could come up with. If it was really feasible, then they wouldn't mind following Yang Yue. But if it was clearly a suicidal move, then they would defect to Zhong Ziyi after the battle began.