This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 368 Pirate King

Inside the stone cave, there was a hidden world.

Luo Zijun and Wang Qiangzhuang followed behind Shui Nan. After entering the stone cave, a young waiter dressed in black and carrying a lantern came to greet them.

He didn't speak, but led the three of them to the stone steps in the corner and down them.

The stone steps spiral downwards.

There were no railings nearby, and looking down, all you could see was bottomless darkness.

If one were to misstep, one might fall and be smashed to pieces.

The deeper you go, the darker it gets.

None of the four spoke; only the soft sound of footsteps and the thumping of Shuai Nan's cane on the ground could be heard.

About fifteen minutes later, a sliver of light suddenly appeared below.

On the right, near the wall, a passage appeared, and on the wall at the entrance of the passage was a dimly lit moonstone.

The young waiter slowed his pace, carrying a lantern, and turned into the dark passageway.

A chilling aura swept over us.

The passage twisted and turned, and after walking for a while, a stone gate suddenly appeared ahead.

Two guards in armor stood on either side of the stone gate.

The two guards were tall and wore black armor. They carried steel guns and wore strange masks, revealing only their cold eyes.

The stone door was slowly pushed open, revealing a stone chamber lit by an oil lamp.

The stone chamber was small, and several figures were busy with something inside. Some wooden planks were laid out on the ground, and some people were measuring them, while others were drawing lines.

The waiter led the three forward, through the stone chamber, and into another passage.

Then, a second stone gate appeared.

Inside the stone gate, there was an even larger space where people were busy at work.

As the group passed through the fifth stone gate and descended the steps to a luxurious passage paved with jade, a magnificent golden gate, seemingly cast entirely in gold, suddenly appeared before them.

At the entrance stood two rows of guards dressed in golden armor and holding golden spears.

The gate slowly opened, revealing a magnificent, golden palace.

In the center of the palace sits a pool, the railings of which seem to be cast in gold, and even the lotus leaves and flowers floating in the water are golden in color.

Luo Zijun and Wang Qiangzhuang were stunned by the luxury before them.

As they followed the attendants and Shui Nan into the palace, an aged voice suddenly came from the right corner: "I heard you were looking for me?"

The two turned their heads and saw a tall, red-haired man in a dark red robe standing in the corner. His face was so handsome, but for some reason, his whole demeanor, eyes, and voice had an extremely weathered and aged feel.

At his feet, in the corner of the wall, several large, golden chests were neatly stacked, their lids open, revealing dazzling treasures inside.

There is gold, jade, coral, agate, various pearls and gemstones, and some lustrous jade artifacts.

At this moment, he was holding a gold wine cup inlaid with two rubies, pouring himself a drink. His hands were withered and thin, resembling claws.

Wang Qiangzhuang was slightly taken aback, then quickly cupped his hands and said, "Senior, are you the Red Bird Senior who can cross hundreds of seas?"

The handsome, red-haired old man showed no expression on his face. He simply glanced at her, poured himself another glass of wine, and said in a weathered voice, "I am Red Bird."

Wang Qiangzhuang quickly said, "Then, senior, could you help us cross the waters of the Nine Islands Kingdom?"

Redbird raised his golden jeweled wine glass, took a small sip, and did not answer her question. Instead, he looked at the young man behind her and said, "The reason I am willing to see you today is because this little miracle doctor has saved many patients on our island. As the island lord, I should personally thank him."

Luo Zijun bowed respectfully and said, "Senior, we had no intention of disturbing you on the island, but we have important business to attend to and must cross the sea to the Kingdom of Women, so..."

"I will not go to sea."

Redbird interrupted him calmly, raised his wine glass, took a small sip of the scarlet wine, and closed his eyes slightly, as if savoring the taste.

"Senior, whatever your conditions are..."

Wang Qiangzhuang wanted to discuss terms, but his gaze suddenly fell on the treasure chests filled with gold and silver jewels in the corner, and he immediately stopped.

She had initially assumed the other party was a pirate who would be very fond of money, and therefore wanted to use money to negotiate. But now it seemed that if she actually said those words, she would only humiliate herself and become a laughingstock.

"I have no conditions."

Redbird opened its eyes and looked at her with a weary gaze: "Little girl, you have no right to give me anything, because I don't need it."

He paused, then pointed to the treasure chest in the corner and said, "Take one chest with you as payment for your medical treatment. You must leave here first thing tomorrow morning."

Shui Nan quickly and respectfully said, "Captain, this young man is already my son-in-law."

Redbird smiled faintly upon hearing this, glanced at the boy again, and said, "If he is willing to stay, then of course he can."

After saying that, he prepared to leave through the nearby Kinmen. Wang Qiangzhuang quickly said, "Senior, I heard that you helped some people go to sea some time ago? What reward did they give you? We can try to find a way to give it to you!"

The red bird stopped and turned to look at her, a hint of mockery in its eyes: "They didn't give me any reward. It's just that I owed their ancestors a favor back then, and I had to repay it."

After saying that, he left.

When Wang Qiangzhuang tried to chase after her, the guard at the gate gave her a cold look and closed the golden gate.

"Let's go."

Shui Nan shrugged, looking helpless: "No one can change the captain's decision. As you can see, we lack nothing, and the captain lacks nothing either."

Wang Qiangzhuang couldn't help but sigh.

She also knew that the other party didn't need anything or any promises from her.

The waiter, dressed in black, led them back the way they came.

Silent all the way.

When the three of them came out of the cave, the sun had already set in the west.

The sea in the distance was dyed golden yellow, and the sky had a bruised red hue.

"You will leave first thing tomorrow morning."

Shui Nan looked at Wang Qiangzhuang, offering no words of comfort or further explanation: "Meet at the dock tomorrow morning, and a boat will take you out."

Wang Qiangqiang knew that there was no point in staying here any longer, so he nodded silently upon hearing this.

Shui Nan then looked at the boy beside her and asked, "And you?"

Luo Zijun said, "I will naturally go with them, but A-Wu will probably come with me."

Shui Nan's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't. She just sighed self-deprecatingly, waved her hand, and left alone, leaning on her cane.

"He must be regretting it."

After he had walked away, Wang Qiangqiang said.

"What do you regret?"

Luo Zijun asked.

Wang Qiangzhuang withdrew his gaze and looked at him, saying, "I regret setting you up with his daughter. He originally wanted to use his daughter to keep you here, but in the end, he lost both his daughter and his money. Not only did he not keep you, but his daughter is also going to run away with him."

Luo Zijun watched the figure walk away without saying a word.

The two returned to the cell and told everyone the result, which immediately elicited sighs and angry curses from the room.

"Forget it, let's think of another way when we get to the town tomorrow."

Wang Qiangzhuang offered a few words of comfort, but his expression was worse than the others.

The sun set quickly.

Having nowhere to stay, the group naturally ended up staying in the prison cells.

After dark, Shui Nan asked A Kun to come and call Luo Zijun: "Dr. Hua, Master Shui wants you to come over for dinner."

Eating is just an excuse; sleeping is the real purpose.

Last night was our wedding night, so naturally we can't leave the bride behind tonight.

Luo Zijun left amidst the strange looks from the crowd.

"Hey……"

Song Erlang sighed deeply, having lost his appetite for dinner.

at the same time.

In the magnificent palace underground, as Red Bird was feeding the golden fish in the pool, someone came to report: "Island Master, someone is looking for you outside. It's Doctor Sun, who was just abducted to the island a few days ago."

"doctor?"

Red Bird was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at him, asking, "Who sent him here?"

The guard bowed his head and said, "He said that you sent a message for him to come."

Redbird frowned slightly, continued feeding the small fish in the pond, and after a moment, calmly ordered, "Go cut off his head and throw it into the lake."

Just as the guard was about to agree, he suddenly remembered something and said respectfully, "By the way, Island Master, that old man also said that if you don't let him in, he'll go to Eagle's Cry Peak to urinate and go to Fir King Valley to defecate."

Upon hearing this, the red bird, who had been calmly feeding the fish, suddenly trembled, turned its head, and stared at him with a burning gaze.

(End of this chapter)