Mao Feng stared at Zhou Xuan's back, who was facing away from him and completely unguarded. What if he suddenly pushed him into the sea right now?
Mao Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he weakly went limp again. He had never been so vulnerable before. Although Zhou Xuan had his back to him and seemed completely unguarded, Mao Feng was inexplicably afraid of Zhou Xuan's unpredictable skills. He dared not make that move, even though he desperately wanted to try. In the end, he gave in.
After calming himself down, Mao Feng quietly slipped into the cabin and hurried to the hall where his men were gathered. However, he froze as soon as he entered.
In the hall, dozens of his men lay sprawled on the floor, one by one. Whether poisoned or killed, it was unclear. Mao Feng, terrified, quickly checked their breathing, and what he found shocked him even more.
These people were all lifeless and their bodies were cold; they were clearly dead.
This was, of course, done by Zhou Xuan. Originally, he only wanted to eliminate these people's freedom of movement, but later, pressured by Mao Feng's ferocious aura, evil thoughts arose in his heart, and he killed all of Mao Feng's men on the ship. Although it was only through the invisible use of his supernatural ability, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction.
It seems that killing, killing more people, allowed him to release his repressed inner turmoil.
Mao Feng wanted to find an opportunity to turn the tide and subdue Zhou Xuan again, but Zhou Xuan's invisible ability surprised and terrified him even more, because there were only two people who came from Zhou Xuan's fishing boat: Zhou Xuan and Yu Jinshan. Yu Jinshan was still being controlled in the room inside.
Filled with fear, Mao Feng ran to another location, only to find that all his men on the ship were dead; not a single one was alive.
He rushed to the room where Yu Jinshan was being held. The two guards at the door were also lying dead in the alley. Mao Feng opened the door, trembling. Yu Jinshan was sitting in a chair with his head in his hands, in a daze. When he saw Mao Feng go in, he quickly stood up and asked nervously, "I... can I go back to the fishing boat?"
Seeing Yu Jinshan's frightened expression, Mao Feng had an idea. He ran outside and searched the body of the dead subordinate, finding a dagger. He intended to use it to control Yu Jinshan and hold Zhou Xuan hostage.
Guns were unnecessary, as they seemed useless. Mao Feng didn't know how Zhou Xuan had managed it, but now that he thought about it, he must have had another accomplice who secretly boarded the ship and then silently eliminated all his men. At this point, a dagger was safer than a gun. A gun that couldn't fire was just scrap metal, but even the worst dagger could still kill.
However, when Mao Feng searched for the dagger and ran towards Yu Jinshan in the room, the hand holding the dagger suddenly felt cold again and he couldn't move for a moment.
Mao Feng was startled. He looked around and saw no one. He thought that the pressure points Zhou Xuan had just used were still not fully healed and he was having some aftereffects. He quickly took the dagger with his left hand, but as soon as he held the dagger in his left hand, his left hand also became unable to move for a moment.
Mao Feng froze, then threw the dagger to the ground. As soon as he threw it down, he could move both hands again, which truly chilled him to the bone.
It turned out that Zhou Xuan let him go without hesitation because he was confident in his control and wasn't worried about him trying to escape. He was completely under Zhou Xuan's control; Zhou Xuan could make him live or die at Zhou Xuan's behest.
Mao Feng was stunned for a moment, but he was certain of Zhou Xuan's identity—he was indeed the super assassin in Tu's hands. Only the legendary figures in Tu's hands could possess such unpredictable abilities.
When Uncle Yu saw Mao Feng's flustered and nervous demeanor, which was completely different from the cold and calm expression he had shown when they first met, he found it rather strange. However, he dared not ask him any questions, fearing that angering Mao Feng would be detrimental to him.
Mao Feng was now certain that although he was not within Zhou Xuan's line of sight, he was under Zhou Xuan's mysterious and unpredictable control. He didn't know how Zhou Xuan did it, but it was indeed the case. As long as he made the slightest unexpected move, that terrifying and chilling feeling would come back to him, rendering him unable to move. It seemed that all of this was under Zhou Xuan's surveillance.
Mao Feng paused for a moment, noticing Yu Jinshan's equally stunned expression, and then said with a wry smile, "Captain Yu, I'm sorry, I apologize for my rudeness, but I would like to ask you to meet someone outside."
When Yu Jinshan saw Mao Feng suddenly become respectful, he became even more flustered. In prison, when you are given good food and drink, it usually means your death is imminent. Mao Feng's sudden kindness and attitude frightened Yu Jinshan.
"You...you...don't kill me, I...I..." Although Yu Jinshan had remained relatively calm until now, he suddenly felt the moment of execution approaching, and fear overwhelmed him, becoming uncontrollable.
Mao Feng, however, looked distressed and spread his hands, saying, "Captain Yu, why would I kill you? I want you to see one of your crew members, the one named Hu Yun."
"Hu Yun?" Yu Jinshan was taken aback, then quickly asked, "Why do you want me to see him?"
Yu Jinshan thought that Mao Feng and the others had also taken Zhou Xuan hostage, and that they might end up demanding a ransom. He still didn't understand Mao Feng's background.
Mao Feng pointed outside and whispered, "Captain Yu, please." Then he whispered to Yu Jinshan, "Captain Yu, please put in a good word for me with Mr. Hu Yun. I truly had no intention of harming you or your crew."
Yu Jinshan was stunned. Mao Feng's low, almost pleading expression was truly unimaginable to him. These people were lawless and unscrupulous on the high seas, with forty or fifty men, all armed, and cannons on their ship. Their own ship only had seven unarmed crew members. What was Mao Feng doing? He was treating him like an ancestor. How could this be?
However, Yu Jinshan had no other choice but to grit his teeth and follow Mao Feng's instructions. Whether he was acting or not, he had no way to fight against him.
Stepping out of the room, he saw the two armed guards who had been watching him lying motionless on the ground in the alleyway. He had no idea what had happened, and his panic intensified.
Mao Feng followed behind Yu Jinshan. When he tried to slip away from another direction, he found a rubber boat at the stern of the ship. He could escape to the rubber boat and then contact the submarine. Escape was not out of the question.
However, as soon as Mao Feng takes a step in another direction, he immediately feels a freezing sensation in his legs. If he takes one more step, he will immediately fall to the ground and be unable to move.
Mao Feng was both surprised and frightened, and had no choice but to follow Yu Jinshan onto the deck.
Yu Jinshan walked ahead, turned a few corners, and walked out of the alley. He immediately spotted Zhou Xuan standing by the ship's side.
Zhou Xuan smiled slightly and reached out his hand, saying, "Second Uncle, are you alright?"
Yu Jinshan felt a surge of emotion, his eyes welled up with tears, and he couldn't help but hug Zhou Xuan for a while before letting go. Then he glanced at Mao Feng, who had followed behind him.
Mao Feng had a respectful and fearful expression on his face, which puzzled Yu Jinshan. Who was afraid of whom?
Zhou Xuan comforted Yu Jinshan: "Second Uncle, everything's alright. You go back to the fishing boat first. Everything's fine there. Let me discuss things with Mr. Mao here. If we're going to cooperate, then let's cooperate. We'll head back after we've finished."
Yu Jinshan paused, somewhat disbelieving, and asked, "Really going back?"
Then he looked at Mao Feng, who quickly said, "Really, Captain Yu, I told you, nothing's wrong. I just wanted your fishing boat to help us out during the salvage operation. We might need your crew, and I'll reward you."
Yu Jinshan then realized that Mao Feng really would let him go back, but he also felt that it was not that easy. He thought about it again and wondered if Hu Yun would come to replace him.
Volume 1, Chapter 474: The Murderous Blade and the Fiery Meteor (Part 5)
Chapter 474 The Deadly Blade and the Fiery Meteor (Part 5)
Although Yu Jinshan felt that things wouldn't be that easy, he didn't dare or want to stay on the boat any longer and quickly returned to his own fishing boat via the gangway.
Fu Gui and the others hid in the cabin. As soon as Yu Jinshan returned, several people surrounded him and asked him in low voices. But how could Yu Jinshan explain it clearly?
Yu Jinshan couldn't explain it, so after thinking for a moment, he quickly ran back to the cockpit.
Inside the cockpit, the two armed assailants were leaning back in their seats, seemingly asleep.
Guan Lin, Yu Qiang, and Lao Jiang stared at each other, too afraid to step forward and snatch the guns from the two thugs to subdue them. When they saw Uncle Yu and Fu Gui running in, they immediately gestured to the two thugs not to wake them and to be quiet.
After his encounter on the opposite boat, Uncle Yu had an idea. He immediately used his fingers to test the breathing of the two men. It turned out that Zhou Xuan had frozen their brain nerves with his ice energy, so that they would be idiots when they woke up. But after killing those men, he decided to go all the way and also take care of the five armed men on the fishing boat.
Uncle Yu placed his finger near their noses and, sure enough, they weren't breathing. He was much calmer now than before, no longer as panicked as before. After a moment's thought, he said, "Fugui, Fushan, come help me lift these people up and throw them into the sea."
Fu Gui and the others were taken aback and quickly shook their heads, saying, "No, no, no... we wouldn't dare..."