"The lives of those in the Bohai Association, I, Zeng Chou, will give you an explanation."

"It's just that I currently have urgent matters to attend to. Once this is resolved, I will personally make my way to Pingyang Island."

"Alright."

Hearing this, Wang Chengying also cupped his fists and said:

"Sea Snake Zeng Chou may be sinister and vicious, but his word is gold."

"I'll be waiting for Lord Zeng on Pingyang Island."

"Goodbye."

Zeng Chou said no more and turned to leave.

However, being at sea, with no crew to man the big ship, it couldn't move. So he had to find a small boat from the ship, and with a mighty effort, tossed it into the water before jumping aboard to gradually row away.

Su Mo watched him leave, slowly sinking into thought.

Finding someone in the vast ocean naturally isn't easy.

Zeng Chou claimed he would investigate, so he surely has some channel to find information.

With a slight pondering, he looked up. There was the sound of eagle screeches overhead, initially circling above Su Mo's head, but as Zeng Chou moved further away, the eagle cries also drifted farther.

As for his original ship, he treated it the same way as before.

He set it on fire straight away.

After that, Su Mo, Wang Chengying, and the others returned to their respective ships to continue their initial journey.

Yang Xiaoyun gazed into the distance in the direction Zeng Chou had departed:

"That pill you gave him, was it poison or not?"

"It was."

Su Mo nodded: "The 'Three Days of Pain' was just to scare him, merely to teach him a lesson."

"If he seeks a cure, it would also mislead him."

"What I gave him was actually the 'Huangquan Pill' that Little Situ gave me back in the day."

"If the poison activates in half a year, he would die painfully within moments."

"And if treated improperly, it could prematurely trigger the poison."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaoyun then smiled:

"True to yourself."

Zeng Chou may carry the name Sea Snake, but why would Su Mo trust him to go to such lengths for his subordinates?

The scene of slicing down that man in the green robe is still fresh in Su Mo's mind today.

So, the small trick used against Xu Lu back then, when applied here, was instead a hidden deadly scheme.

"In half a year, I guess we haven't left Nanhai yet.

"If by then he comes seeking us, we can detoxify him.

"Otherwise..."

Su Mo gently shook his head: "We'll see."

"As expected, Evil Su, you're so thorough."

Wei Ziyi repeatedly cupped his fists:

"I humbly admit defeat."

"...Go away."

"On this vast sea, where would you like me to go?"

Wei Ziyi had a hint of the mischievousness of an unrepentant scoundrel.

Su Mo was momentarily helpless, casually asking:

"Isn't Little Situ awake yet?"

"Not yet."

Yang Xiaoyun glanced at the sun high in the sky and laughed:

"She can't hold her liquor. After drinking all that you handed her yesterday, she even wanted more...

"And ended up drinking too much.

"Miss Dongqing was complaining about you this morning, saying you shouldn't have given their young lady alcohol."

"Hmm, indeed, it was a lapse in judgment."

Su Mo chuckled wryly: "But I couldn't just let her choke to death in front of me, could I?"

Amidst their idle chat, Su Mo couldn't help but glance at the pirate ship still engulfed in thick black smoke.

This was the second one they'd encountered.

The island where the silkworm farmers lived, the pirate ship under Hucang's flag, followed by the Sea Snake's pirate ship.

The killer seemed to be traveling the same path as they were.

But where exactly is this person now?

Initially, Su Mo did not intend to get entangled with this person, but Zeng Chou's words yesterday were indeed alarming.

The Qixue Sword Slave is truly fierce.

If left unchecked, who knows how many innocent lives would be lost?

Therefore, Su Mo now had the mind to intervene.

Unfortunately, finding a person in this vast sea... was truly too difficult.

In the following days, the sea was still calm.

No other pirates were encountered.

After all, with the Bohai Trading Company's big ship ahead, unless there was something special, why would anyone want to attack them?

The ship not only had experts hired at a high price by the company.

Even if robbed, they would have to face the company's bounty, and what awaited them were endless assassinations.

Some, confident of surviving these assassinations, naturally became more renowned.

But for others, certain of their death, launching such a suicidal raid was meaningless.

As such, Su Mo and his company sailed almost without hindrance and arrived at Pingyang Island.

Pingyang Island is a large island with a big city on it, called Pingyang City.

Below Pingyang City are many towns and the like.

Unlike those other places where the entire island is just a village, Pingyang Island is not comparable.

Today, however, Pingyang Island seemed particularly lively.

The docks were almost full of ships.

Su Mo, accompanied by Yang Xiaoyun, Wei Ziyi, Little Situ, and Fu Han Yuan, disembarked.

Onboard remained only a White Tiger pretending to nap in the cabin, and Zhen Xiaoxiao, who was ordered to stay locked in the room and not allowed out to indulge.

In such unfamiliar lands, if White Tiger were to step foot on the island, he might scare several people to death.

It was better for him to stay onboard and watch over things.

Surveying the surroundings, they discovered that there were quite a few Jianghu fighters around, with some whispering and others casually chatting.

After listening briefly, Su Mo understood what was happening.

His expression turned a bit strange as he subconsciously glanced towards Wang Chengying's Bohai Trading Company.

Suddenly, he heard Little Situ say:

"Brother Su, let's go into the city to buy Xiao Xiao some medicine."

Hearing this, Su Mo nodded immediately: "Then let's go."

"Oh dear."

Little Situ quickly added: "Young Master Wang hasn't come out yet. Brother Su, you should wait a bit for this host. Such a small task as buying medicine, I can handle it myself."

To add force to her words, she thumped her chest vigorously.

This resulted in her choking and coughing repetitively.

Yang Xiaoyun quickly helped her catch a breath and said, somewhat amused:

"Alright, alright, you go ahead. Old Fu, you stick by Little Situ's side to protect her."

"Yes."

Little Situ, seeing Fu Han Yuan, kept shaking her head:

"No trouble, no trouble, we'll be back soon."

After speaking, she had the Four Maidens from the East, South, West, and North carry her as she scampered off.

Fu Han Yuan stood there, unsure of whether to follow.

Eventually, Yang Xiaoyun had to say:

"Watch over her from the shadows."

Only then did Fu Han Yuan nod and follow along.

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