Abandoned Woman Busy Farming-Chapter 2386 - 2385: Not Simple

"How can you possibly know the Shushan Sword Technique? Wasn’t it said that Shu Mountain no longer exists and the Shushan Sword Technique has been lost for hundreds of years?" Qiu Zhi exclaimed in surprise.

Bai Ruozhu quickly perked up her ears. What exactly is going on here?

The leader of the Black Pirates laughed loudly: "Your Zhongyuan’s Shu Mountain Sect has long been extinct, but we have passed it down at sea. Today, you’ve injured my men; none of you should think of surviving!"

A bloodthirsty gleam appeared in his eyes. It was clear this is a demon who enjoys killing, yet where did that previous scholarly demeanor come from?

Could she have misunderstood? Bai Ruozhu felt this Black Pirate leader was full of mysteries.

Mo Beishan wielded his sword, killing a pirate, loudly saying: "Stop boasting, everyone in the River Jiang knows Shu Mountain is almost legendary, any Shushan Sword Technique you have is just pretending to be a few tricks to fool people."

Qiu Zhi’s expression changed slightly, but from his demeanor, Bai Ruozhu could see that the Black Pirates’ sword array was truly formidable. As for Mo Beishan saying that, mostly he didn’t want to affect their side’s morale because of it.

Li Jin anxiously said: "Boss Black, we don’t interfere with each other’s affairs; your Black Pirates have their rules, never attacking our Danliang official ships. Why break the rules now?"

Boss Black laughed, "The rules are set by me, and I’ll change them as I please. I’ve received Zheng Xin’s invitation to raid the ship. Too bad he won’t see it happen, so you’ll all accompany him in death here."

Li Jin’s face turned pale, "Since when did Zheng Xin get involved with you? You’re actually willing to offend the Danliang Dynasty for him?"

Boss Black laughed loudly, "You’ll all be dead, who will know what I’ve done?"

Wounded, Wang Lu expressed gratitude: "Thank you, Boss, for avenging Zheng Head. Even dying now is worth it for me, Wang Lu."

Wang Lu was still loyal to Zheng Xin, yet none of the others had discovered this.

The people on the boat were unusually angry; they worried about Wang Lu for a long time, even resented Duannian and Wa Wei. But Wang Lu had snuck off on his own, even called the Black Pirates to kill everyone on the boat.

At this moment, Boss Black suddenly made a gesture, and all pirates quickly retreated to their ship.

Before Bai Ruozhu could figure out what Boss Black was planning, the pitch-black pirate ship had already opened fire on them.

Actual fire, with rockets shooting over, and three cannons extended from the side of the pirate ship, launching cannon fire at Bai Ruozhu and her crew!

"No wonder these Black Pirates are rampant at sea; this preparation is truly thorough." Even Tang Feng couldn’t help but marvel.

Jiang Yichun furrowed his brow, "With a coordinated sword array and Western cannons, these Black Pirates are indeed remarkable."

The people on the ship cried out in alarm; they saw rockets coming, and were terrified into trembling by the cannon sounds. It felt as if disaster had struck, were they really going to die here today?

Just when everyone was in despair, they suddenly found the rockets deflected, and the cannon didn’t hit the deck. It was Yuan Licheng who had quickly set up the array.

Yuan Licheng discreetly gave Jiang Yichun a signal. Bai Ruozhu saw it and immediately understood; Yuan Licheng was telling them to finish quickly.

A formation isn’t an absolute defense and can’t guarantee being unbroken. Yuan Licheng’s urgently completed array surely wasn’t optimally strong.

It would likely withstand a certain amount of attacks before being destroyed, so they had to finish quickly; otherwise, if the array broke, those with Martial Arts would be fine, but ordinary people on the boat might not fare well.

Even if they let these people hide in the ship cabin, if the ship were damaged by cannon fire, how would they survive on this vast sea if it sank?

With this thought, a ruthless gleam appeared in Bai Ruozhu’s eyes. Her fingertips concealed in her sleeves swiftly flicked, firing out many poison powders.

"Qiu Zhi, help Yuan Licheng; the rest come with me!" Jiang Yichun quickly made the decision.

Bai Ruozhu followed Jiang Yichun, swiftly treading the iron chain to charge at the pirate ship.

Boss Black squinted his eyes, "Cut!"

With his command, all the iron chains instantly snapped, and everyone leveraging them, including Jiang Yichun, fell toward the ocean.

Bai Ruozhu, her mind focused, took out a scarf from Space, flicked it, and it wrapped around the ship’s side. Then she pulled on it for leverage, her body flying onto the pirate ship.

She quickly looked toward Jiang Yichun and saw him seizing the opportunity, not jumping onto the deck directly but landing on one of the protruding cannon barrels to sabotage it.

Bai Ruozhu nodded privately; by this point, their attack was incoming, so she dared not get distracted, wielding her dagger while scattering much poison.

"Set up arrays!" Boss Black maintained an air of calmness, seemingly unconcerned that Bai Ruozhu and the others had charged over.

The pirates formed a sword array, creating an especially bewildering scene.

Clearly, it was a pirate ship, clearly dressed like pirates, yet they were dancing swords, laying out the Shushan Sword Array, even those ruffians appeared to have acquired a touch of celestial grace.

Bai Ruozhu and Gao Zhou attacked, but were blocked by the impenetrable sword array, while behind the array, a group of archers were sneakily shooting rockets, intensely frustrating.

Boss Black showed a mocking expression, "Keep pounding their ship hard, I don’t believe that damn array can’t be broken."

A group of attacking pirates shouted collectively, "Yes," their voices synchronized and powerful, like well-trained soldiers.

Everyone on Bai Ruozhu’s side felt puzzled, but there was no time for them to think further now.

However, the passive situation didn’t last long, as Boss Black’s face finally changed. He quickly pressed his chest several times.

"You used poison?" He glared, "I never expected Danliang Dynasty would have such despicable people."

Jiang Yichun flipped back onto the ship, saying with utter disdain, "You sneak attack ships, slaughter helpless ordinary people, isn’t that despicable?"

Boss Black’s demeanor calmed down, "Hmph, there’s no point in talking, we’re retreating. I’ll remember this grudge!"

Those forming the array quickly tapped their acupoints, and some were sitting cross-legged, expelling poison from their bodies.

Bai Ruozhu glanced below, where all the cannon barrels seemed retracted, and the side of the ship looked like a copper wall; she didn’t know how many Jiang Yichun had sabotaged.

"You think you’ll escape today?" Jiang Yichun said, swinging his sword to charge forward. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Suddenly, he hit a barrier, bouncing back.

"Array!" Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but exclaim; even this pirate ship had an array, yet it seemed no one had been seen setting it up. Was it incorporated during the construction as a permanent defensive array?

Jiang Yichun gritted his teeth, "I don’t believe you can always stay defended without coming out."