kvmb Is Chapter 419 considered a hero saving a damsel in distress?
Is Chapter 419 considered a hero saving a damsel in distress?
Seeing Manager Chen's reaction, Lu Yangyang realized that she had lost her composure and that things might be getting complicated.
But right now, protecting the people on the ship is the priority.
"Manager Chen, people are the most important thing. Go and gather everyone together. If the situation gets out of control, prepare to escape immediately." Lu Yangyang shouted, pulled Manager Chen aside, and whipped away the pirates who were attacking them.
Manager Chen disregarded everything else and hurriedly summoned his men to protect the passengers and the most important cargo on the ship. Large ships like theirs were equipped with small boats and bamboo rafts for escape, and in a critical moment, saving lives was the most important thing.
He had been engaged in maritime freight for several years and had encountered pirates before. The ships approaching them were of unknown allegiance, and although the situation was bad, it was not yet the worst.
He quickly calmed down and directed the people to gather together, ready to lower the boat at any time.
Hearing the commotion, Luo Jing rushed over. He quickly caught up with Lu Yangyang, snatched a knife from a pirate, and tossed it to her. This wasn't the first time the two had fought side by side, and they moved toward the deck together in perfect unison.
More and more pirates are climbing onto the ship.
To make matters worse, another ship was getting closer and closer.
Lu Yangyang immediately understood why Steward Chen had said "no good".
At times like these, encountering a large ship, whether it's a pirate or another merchant vessel, is never a good thing. If it's a pirate ship, such a large ship indicates that they have a large crew and have been subjected to a large-scale robbery. If it's a cargo ship, one should be wary of the other party taking advantage of the chaos at sea to double-cross them.
This is the current reality of maritime trade: once regulatory loopholes appear, endless evils will begin to breed.
Manager Chen clearly understood this better than she did, and as soon as the large ship approached, he shouted, "Launch the ship—"
Several small boats were quickly lowered into the water, and Lu Yangyang, Luo Jing, and the thugs on the boats began to retreat in an orderly manner when they saw this.
Suddenly, with a loud bang, the approaching large ship sideways collided with their ship, and the entire ship shook violently from the close-range impact.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the pirates attacked Lu Yangyang and his group.
Just then, a figure dressed in red descended from the sky, wielding a curved blade. He landed in front of Lu Yangyang, kicked away the pirate who was pressing forward, and then the curved blade flew out, ending the pirate's life.
Lin Wuji flicked a strand of hair away from his forehead with his fingertip, turned around, and gave Lu Yangyang a dashing smile: "Miss Lu, what a coincidence, we meet again!"
Lu Yangyang never expected that the person who disembarked from that big ship would be that annoying Lin Wuji.
However, Lu Yangyang did not lower her guard because of this, and asked directly, "Want some help?"
Lin Wuji raised an eyebrow: "If I help, would that count as a hero rescuing a damsel in distress?"
Lu Yangyang lashed out with her whip: "Get out of the way if you're not going to help!"
Lin Wuji narrowly dodged to the side: "My dear lady, this is really unreasonable of you. When others rescue a beauty, she usually repays them with her body. But you, instead, just lash out with a whip. Are you planning to repay kindness with enmity?"
Lu Yangyang was utterly speechless: "Can you please stop talking nonsense? Are you going to move or not?"
Seeing Lu Yangyang's cold and stern expression, Lin Wuji had no choice but to stop joking and shouted to his men, "Brothers, catch the pirates! Don't let them get away!"
Lin Wuji's brothers were all skilled men. When the pirates saw that the people on the opposite ship had come to help, they immediately realized that they couldn't do this job today. They quickly sent out a signal and blew a whistle. The pirates who hadn't climbed onto the ship didn't linger and turned around to jump into the sea.
The remaining pirates who could leave also quickly left. What was about to break out was over in less than a quarter of an hour. Apart from the dead, only two pirates were captured, and the rest all left.
Manager Chen, who had already abandoned ship, never expected things to turn out this way. He hurriedly came over and bowed to Lin Wuji gratefully, saying, "Tiancheng Trading Company thanks Chief Lin for his help. We will definitely come to Yingzhou to express our gratitude in person."
"Manager Chen, you're too kind. I've known Miss Lu for a while now, and I've even had drinks with your boss. We're old friends. It's no trouble at all for a friend to help me out." Lin Wuji waved his hand, indicating that Manager Chen shouldn't be so polite.
Despite saying that, Manager Chen still said politely, "If it weren't for Chief Lin's help, Tiancheng Trading Company would have suffered heavy losses tonight. I'll have someone tidy up the cabin and prepare some food and wine. I hope Chief Lin will do me the honor of coming."
Lin Wuji crossed his arms and leaned closer to Lu Yangyang: "Would Miss Lu do me the honor?"
Lu Yangyang: "..."
Regardless, Lin Wuji had helped her today, so it would be too embarrassing for her to refuse. Lu Yangyang gritted her teeth and was about to agree when she heard someone shout, "Oh no! Those two pirates have died from the poison!"
"What?" Lu Yangyang immediately looked at the place on the deck where the pirates were being held not far away. Sure enough, the two of them had become two corpses lying limp on the ground.
Lu Yangyang shouted towards the cabin, "Wen Qingqing!"
Wen Qingqing had been inside taking care of Elder Meng and the others and hadn't come out yet. Upon hearing Lu Yangyang's call, she hurriedly responded and ran out, saying, "Coming!"
Lu Yangyang ran to the two dead pirates. The pirates' faces were covered with veils. When the thugs guarding them saw Lu Yangyang coming, they hurriedly reached out to pull off the pirates' veils, but Lu Yangyang stopped them: "Wait!"
Lu Yangyang looked at the two pirates on the ground. Only after Wen Qingqing ran over did Lu Yangyang use the tip of her knife to lift the mask.
Under the face mask were the faces of two ordinary young men, but their faces were now ashen, and black blood foam remained at the corners of their lips, clearly indicating that they had died from poisoning.
Lu Yangyang turned to look at Wen Qingqing.
Wen Qingqing bent down and took out a silver needle, dipped it in the blood foam, and smelled it. She frowned and said, "It looks a bit like cinnabar poisoning, but cinnabar poisoning usually doesn't kill people this quickly. It usually takes at least one to two hours, but it does take effect very quickly."
Lu Yangyang immediately looked at the thugs guarding the pirates: "How long after they were poisoned did they die?"
The thug was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "Just, just a moment ago, I saw him twitching. I was just about to see what was wrong when he stopped moving. The other one was the same."
Lu Yangyang raised her hand: "Bring the lamp over."
Manager Chen immediately ordered someone to bring a lamp to illuminate the surroundings for Lu Yangyang. Lu Yangyang grabbed the pirate's chin, pried open his mouth to take a look, then took out the blade she carried with her, cut open his clothes, and severed his esophagus and stomach. A thick, black substance and a pungent, fishy stench instantly made the onlookers take a few steps back and bend over to vomit.
Lin Wuji also subconsciously took a few steps back, his face turning pale.
"How could a pirate take cinnabar for a long time?" Lu Yangyang observed the other party's esophagus and gastric juices and spoke expressionlessly.