Chapter 510: Chapter 53: Coastal City of Zhao Kingdom (Part 2)

’Two more, two more...’

The young girl prayed in a low voice, her eyes fixed tightly on the fishing net her elder brother was pulling up. However, at that moment, the young man seemed to have seen something, and his movements froze.

"Brother?"

The girl followed her brother’s gaze, and upon seeing a shadow on the distant water surface, a look of panic appeared on her face.

"It’s a Sea Demon, brother, let’s go."

The man stared at the approaching shadow but did not immediately turn the boat around. Instead, he took out a small knife and cut the fishing net, the remaining net instantly sinking to the bottom of the sea.

"Sister, row back."

After cutting the net, the man jumped off the boat after leaving these words.

When encountering a sea demon while fishing at sea, for ordinary fishermen like them, the only solution was to sacrifice one person. Only by feeding the sea demon could they stop it from continuing to pursue them.

"Brother, give me your hand!"

But the girl was anxious, reaching out, trying to pull her brother back onto the boat. However, the man did not reach out. If he got back on the boat, the sea demon would definitely attack again, and then the sister couldn’t escape.

"Sister, listen! Don’t forget we still have a little brother at home. If something happens to both of us, who will take care of our little brother?"

Upon hearing ’little brother,’ the girl was startled. Their parents encountered an accident when fishing at sea, leaving only the three siblings. The little brother was only seven this year. If she and her brother were both gone...

Yu Shan saw his sister in a daze, knowing she had come to her senses. Then, he turned around directly, facing the black shadow coming toward him with determination.

"Brother!"

Yu Qing saw her elder brother resolutely heading toward the Sea Demon. Her eyes were filled with sadness, but she returned to the rudder, turning the boat around, then rowing towards the shore.

Yu Qing rowed hard, even though her hands were blistered by the oars, bleeding profusely, yet she seemed unaware, still desperately rowing.

There was still a little brother at home, and her brother had already sacrificed himself. She couldn’t let his sacrifice be in vain.

"Miss, wait a moment."

Until she was exhausted, Yu Qing finally stopped, wiping her tears with her hand. Just as she was about to look back, a warm voice came to her ears.

"Who?"

Yu Qing turned around, seeing a young man walking toward her on the sea’s surface in the sunlight, his posture quite leisurely.

A Martial Artist?

"Miss, do you know this person?"

Lin Chen looked at the young girl in front of him, lifting the young man he was holding with his left hand slightly.

"Brother!"

Yu Qing exclaimed, "Sir, this is my brother!"

Although her brother’s body was bloody and his clothes torn, she recognized him at a glance.

"Is this your brother?"

Lin Chen looked at the excited girl. He had just seen a man fighting a Sea Demon in the sea and had shot the Sea Demon dead with an arrow from a distance.

Unfortunately, although the man survived, his left hand was gnawed off by the Sea Demon.

"Thank you, Sir, for saving my brother’s life."

Yu Qing knelt directly on the boat to kowtow, seeing the girl’s reddened forehead, Lin Chen also sighed: "Take your brother to get treated, see if his left hand can be saved."

Being a fisherman, losing a hand means Lin Chen knows all too well. It means it will be difficult to fish again, and judging by the siblings’ worn-out clothes, it seems they live in poverty. Losing a capable adult in a fishing family is almost like losing half of its income.

"Take care of your brother, I’ll row."

As Lin Chen stepped with his right foot, the boat started heading towards the shore. Although Yu Qing felt it was inappropriate for a Martial Artist to row for them, she indeed needed to care for her brother now.

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Under Lin Chen’s full effort, the fishing boat reached the shore in less than two hours, and Lin Chen also saw many fishermen and fishing boats. But as these fishermen saw him standing on the boat, they respectfully made way.

"Sir..."

As the fishing boat docked, Lin Chen was about to leave when he saw Yu Qing biting her lip, looking at him with embarrassment.

With a moment’s thought, Lin Chen probably understood the girl’s reason for calling him.

The problem was, he had silver tickets on him, but they were Liang’s silver tickets. Technically, Liang’s silver tickets should be usable in Zhao’s Money Shop, as there was trade between countries. But taking out a Liang silver ticket might expose his identity.

"Sir, please save my brother, I can work for you as a servant."

With a slap, Yu Qing knelt again. She truly had no money. If their family had money, her brother wouldn’t have risked going to the sea demon’s territory.

Her brother’s severe hand injury would cost a few taels of silver at least at the medical hall, and even if she sold their house, it would take time. But her brother’s wound couldn’t wait, and the medical hall wouldn’t treat him without money.

"Take me to the medical hall."

Perhaps seeing the fellow fisherman evoked some sympathy in Lin Chen.

"Thank you, sir."

Yu Qing’s face lit up with joy and tried to carry her brother, but Lin Chen frowned, "Leave it to me."

He lifted his right hand and carried Yu Shan on his back.

"Thank you, sir."

Yu Qing’s face showed gratitude. She didn’t expect this Martial Artist to be so considerate. The martial artists she’d seen in the city were always arrogant towards common people like them.