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Chapter 560 Do you dare touch me?
quiet……

Both pirate ships and merchant ships were completely silent at this moment.

The salty sea breeze lingered in our throats, and even the sound of breathing was crushed on the decks of the two ships.

Qi Bao slumped to the ground, his wrist, which was being held down by the sailor, still in a twisted, struggling position.

The pirates' mouths were agape, and saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths onto the deck, spreading out dark water stains.

Uncle Li.

That's a fifth-grade expert!
On land, he alone can safeguard the prosperity of a large family.

Even on this vast ocean, he is a well-known figure, someone who can speak directly with even the Third Young Master of the Iron Dragon Gang.

And yet, this very person…

It was smashed to pieces with a single slap?!

How could such a scene not make everyone feel heartbroken?

Zhou Baining's fingertips dug deeply into Liang Jin's arm, but she couldn't feel any muscle tension.

At this moment, she no longer cared that she was still lying in Liang Jin's arms; her mind went blank, and her almond-shaped eyes widened:

"you you……"

This giant, whom she had just regarded as a brute, now seemed like a war god from ancient times, with every inch of his muscles surging with a chilling power.

It was only at this moment that she realized that the real master was not An Lansheng, but this big guy who had been overlooked by her all along!

Even Zhao Laoqi was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time before suddenly snapping out of it:

"The power of the dragon and the elephant..."

"He possesses the strength of a dragon and an elephant!!!"

Zhao Laoqi's roar suddenly shattered the deathly silence. He staggered backward, the boning knife clattering to the ground.

"He didn't use any internal energy at all!"

As a fifth-rank expert, Zhao Laoqi naturally saw things more clearly.

Throughout the entire process, Zhao Laoqi did not notice any fluctuations in Liang Jin's internal energy.

In other words, Liang Jin killed a fifth-rank master with a single palm strike without using any internal force.

Instead, he relied solely on his physical strength!

How incredibly strong must one's arms be to do that?

It can only be described with words like innate divine strength or the power of a dragon and elephant.

Inside the cabin of the pirate ship.

After a moment of silence, Zheng Aoshan's voice rang out, his voice like sandpaper rubbing against pig iron:

"He's someone important!"

"I present this to Zhou Baining; from now on, you are my sworn brother!"

Everything I have is yours!

Zheng Aoshan's words once again surprised everyone.

A suppressed gasp filled the air on both boats.

The sailors' hands gripping the ropes were bulging with veins, the warriors looked at each other in dismay, and even Qi Bao stopped sobbing.

Neither the pirates nor the warriors expected that Zheng Aoshan would value Liang Jin so highly.
They actually want to become sworn brothers with him?!
Such temptation is enough to drive any江湖人 (jianghu person, a person from the martial arts world) crazy!
Once they become sworn brothers, it's essentially the same as becoming the adopted son of Zheng Jiaogu, the "Angry Wave Yama".

From now on, when people at sea see Liang Jin, they will probably have to call him "Fourth Young Master"!
Becoming the core of the Iron Dragon Gang means controlling half of the East China Sea shipping lanes, and even the imperial navy has to take a detour.

For a moment, everyone looked at Liang Jin with envy.

There wasn't a trace of jealousy.

Because they all knew that Liang Jin had earned his position through his own abilities!
Qi Bao knelt weakly on the ground, covering her face and crying.

He knew that the woman he loved was about to be taken away, and that he had no chance left.

Zhou Baining let out a soft sigh.

The glimmer of hope that had just begun to rise in her heart was extinguished once again.

As for herself, she was destined to be a lamb among wolves.

Zhou Baining closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting trembling shadows beneath them. She knew all too well that no one could refuse such a condition.

At this time.

But she heard deafening laughter coming from above her.

Liang Jin's laughter was like a booming bell, making the copper bells on the pirate ship ring loudly.

"Who do you think you are, to presume to call me brother?"

These words sent a shiver down everyone's spine.

The whole place was dead silent.

Only the sound of waves crashing against the ship's side resonated in everyone's hearts.

Countless eyes stared at Liang Jin in disbelief.

Is this guy crazy?!
If he doesn't accept the offer, fine. But if he says a few words with high emotional intelligence and does some things according to the rules, Zheng Aoshan might not make things difficult for him.

But he actually... spouted such outrageous nonsense!
Isn't this just forcing Zheng Aoshan to turn against them and courting death?
Zhou Baining's eyes also suddenly opened, staring at Liang Jin in shock.

She never expected Liang Jin to be so bold.

On the pirate ship.

Zhao Laoqi's face turned a deep purplish-red, and a beast-like growl escaped his throat:

"You brat, my third young master is giving you face by recruiting you! But you're not taking this face seriously, are you?"

"I'll cut a thousand gashes into you, then drag you to the stern of the boat and let you be devoured by a thousand fish and shrimp until you die!"

He suddenly grabbed the boning knife; the rust on the blade, mixed with undried blood, gleamed menacingly in the sunlight.

Liang Jin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

Then his finger pointed towards Zhou Baining in his arms.

This caused Zhou Baining to let out a muffled groan.

But then, her eyes were filled with surprise.

Because of Liang Jin, she was able to release her pressure points.

Before Zhou Baining could speak, Liang Jin casually tossed her aside with a flourish of his pen, as if she were some insignificant trifle.

Furthermore, Liang Jin didn't even bother to glance at her, instead keeping a cold eye on Zhao Laoqi on the pirate ship opposite.

A sinister smile appeared on Liang Jin's face:

"I remember I just said I'd tear your mouth apart!"

Zhao Laoqi's heart trembled upon hearing this.

Even Zhao Laoqi, whose hands were covered in blood and sins, couldn't help but feel a sense of fear the moment his eyes met Liang Jin's fierce gaze.

Then Zheng Aoshan's voice rang out:

"You're not giving me any face, and you still want to mess with my people?"

Liang Jin chuckled:
"Do you think I dare?"

After saying that, Liang Jin suddenly leaped up.

He was like a huge, ferocious beast, his body smoothly drawing a beautiful arc in mid-air as he jumped straight from the merchant ship towards the pirate ship.

And the place where he landed was right where Zhao Laoqi was standing!

Liang Jin was in mid-air, but he had already reached out and grabbed Zhao Laoqi!

Zhao Laoqi looked up in shock, his thin frame already shrouded in the shadow cast by Liang Jin's massive body.

He gripped the boning knife tightly in his hand!

But it was trembling...

His knife skills were superb, especially his ability to peel skin and remove bones, which was so skillful that he could turn a living person into a clean skeleton in the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea.

If it were in the past, if anyone dared to grab him like that, he would only need to swing his boning knife into a ball to turn the grabbing hand into a white, bony hand, with every piece of flesh cut into even, neat pieces.

But this moment.

Zhao Laoqi dared not draw his knife!

He had tortured and killed too many people in his life, and witnessed the extreme fear that people felt before they died.

He once enjoyed this extreme fear.

But at this moment, he personally experienced this fear.

An invisible yet inexplicable danger seized his mind, making him stop breathing.

He knew that the moment he drew his sword, the man would die!
This fear made him feel like a fish out of air, unable to resist opening his mouth to gasp for air.

Liang Jin's figure had already landed.

"call!"

His large hand reached out, his thumb gripping Zhao Laoqi's chin, while his four fingers were already inside Zhao Laoqi's mouth.

Liang Jin grabbed Zhao Laoqi's chin and ripped it open!
"Tsk-!"

The sound of flesh and bone being torn apart mingled with the sound of blood splattering as Zhao Laoqi's jaw was ripped off like a tattered piece of cloth.

"what!!!!!"

Zhao Laoqi screamed in agony.

Because his jaw was torn off, his tongue lost its support and drooped limply.

Without his jaw, he couldn't even speak; he could only let out painful roars from his throat.

The laceration stretched all the way to his earlobe, and half of his mouth was truly torn apart by Liang Jin.

Such an injury is not fatal.

However, it was destined that Zhao Laoqi would never be able to chew again for the rest of his life and could only live on liquid food.

Even as his mouth was torn apart, Zhao Laoqi didn't dare to retaliate.

He covered his mouth in terror and collapsed onto the deck.

He kept pushing off the ground with his feet, quickly moving his body away from Liang Jin.

His crotch was already soaked; he had actually wet himself in fear.

"hiss!!!"

Everyone gasped again.

How cruel!

Liang Jin's methods are simply too bloody and violent!

And yet, his strength is enough to support his brutality.

On the merchant ship, Qi Bao was terrified when he saw this scene.

He then realized that he had offended an extremely ruthless master!
Uncle Li had been smashed into a pulp, and Zhao Laoqi's jaw had been torn off. As for Qi Bao himself... His legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, unable to bear thinking about it any longer.

Zhou Baining's pretty face was also somewhat pale:
"he……"

She had previously resented Liang Jin for slapping her and for throwing her away like trash.

But now she realizes that Liang Jin has really gone above and beyond to treat her.

On the pirate ship.

Even the ruthless pirates around them couldn't help but slowly retreat and move away from Liang Jin at this moment.

And finally, footsteps echoed from inside the cabin.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The footsteps were unusually heavy, accompanied by a metallic clanging sound.

As soon as the footsteps sounded, the pirates showed expressions of respect and fear.

"You've got some nerve, daring to touch my people!"

With that sound, the pirate ship's hatch suddenly burst open, and the sound of steel plates colliding was like muffled thunder rolling across the sea.

The moment this person appeared, the black dragon flag on the mast moved without wind.

This man looked to be in his fifties, and his height was over two meters, only slightly shorter than Liang Jin's.

In particular, he was also muscular and strong.

The difference is that he has a lot of body hair.

He had thick, greasy black hair on his head and a bristle-like beard around his mouth.

His skin, exposed to the sun year-round, was as black as charcoal.

What is particularly surprising are his arms, which are covered with iron armor, as if they were a pair of iron arms that could be used for both offense and defense.

It's no surprise that this person is none other than "Iron Whale King" Zheng Aoshan!

Liang Jin toyed with the bloodied jawbone, then suddenly laughed out loud:
"It seems you are Zheng Aoshan."

"This thing belonged to your subordinates, here it is back!"

After saying that, Liang Jin suddenly threw his blood-soaked jaw out.

Blood-streaked bits of flesh from his jaw sliced ​​through the air like a crimson flying knife aimed straight at Zheng Aoshan's face.

Zheng Aoshan remained unmoved, staring menacingly at Liang Jin, seemingly unconcerned that his jaw was about to fly towards him.

The jawbone was about to strike Zheng Aoshan.

Sudden--

"Crash!"

With a clanging of chains, an anchor flew from the side and blocked Zheng Aoshan's path.

"Bang!!!"

The jaw collided violently with the anchor.

In an instant, the jawbone was smashed to pieces, flesh and skin flew onto the mast, and teeth mixed with blood rolled off the deck, making a sickeningly loud clattering sound.

The iron chain suddenly taut.

The heavy anchor was pulled back in an instant.

Everyone turned to look and saw that the owner of the anchor was actually a strong woman who looked to be about forty years old.

Although this woman was not as tall as Liang Jin and Zheng Aoshan, who were both over two meters tall, she was still over 1.8 meters tall, which was much taller than most women.

Her dark skin was covered with tiny scars, and her amber eyes were set in deep-set sockets.

Her upper body was covered by a short armor made of tanned sharkskin, revealing her wheat-colored waist and abdomen, with muscles taut like taut cables. Her arms were wrapped in heavy anchor chains, with a few dried dark red bloodstains stuck between the links.

At the end of the chain was a heavy iron anchor—not for decoration, but a real trophy torn from a merchant ship.

Although this person's aura was not as strong as Zheng Aoshan's, it was much stronger than Zhou Baining's.

Clearly, she is a martial artist at the fourth rank!
Liang Jin looked at the woman and said calmly:

"It seems you must be 'Anchor Lady' Lü Chenzhou."

Zheng Aoshan also had a wife, known as "Iron Anchor Lady" Lü Chenzhou.

Legend has it that Lü Chenzhou used an iron anchor as a weapon, wielding it like a meteor hammer, smashing anyone who struck him into a pulp.

Liang Jin had never heard of Lü Chenzhou before, but he had seen intelligence reports about him in the past:

[Intelligence 3: Pirate Granny Lü Chenzhou was originally the leader of a pirate group in the East China Sea. After her forces were wiped out by the Iron Dragon Gang, Lü Chenzhou was forced to submit to Zheng Aoshan. She appears loyal to her husband, deceiving everyone. However, she is actually filled with hatred, waiting for the day she can avenge her brothers. If you can help her successfully take revenge, you will gain her loyalty and her body.]

Lu Chenzhou cruelly said to Liang Jin:
"Kid, so what if you've heard of me?"

"You've messed with members of our Iron Dragon Gang, you're doomed!"

As he spoke, Lü Chenzhou gripped the iron chain and stepped forward, intending to launch an attack on Liang Jin.

suddenly!

An iron fist came crashing down.

"Bang!!!"

The iron fist struck Lü Chenzhou squarely in the face, causing her nose to bleed profusely.

And the one who threw the punch was Zheng Aoshan!
Zheng Aoshan, with a stern face, coldly said:

"I haven't even spoken yet, so who gave you the right to speak?"

Lu Chenzhou wiped the blood from his nose, chuckled, and retreated, his face showing no sign of anger.

Zheng Aoshan then stepped forward.

He is like a mountain, giving people a sense of unshakable solidity.

Especially when he stares at people, the ferocity emanating from his very bones can send chills down your spine.

"Before you die, I will crush every single one of your bones!"

After Zheng Aoshan finished speaking, his aura suddenly emanated from him!
His imposing presence was like a monstrous wave, causing both ships to rock violently under his pressure, their masts groaning under the strain.

The people on the merchant ship felt as if they were about to be crushed to death by the giant wave under this terrifying force!
Zhou Baining felt the terrifying aura and gripped the railing tightly:
"Could it be... that the rumors are true?!"

"Has Zheng Aoshan really... broken through to that realm?"

According to legend, Zheng Jiaogu had three sons.

The eldest son was born from a consanguineous marriage, resulting in physical deformities and disability, and he was unable to practice martial arts.

The second and third sons are both exceptionally talented, and it is said that they have both reached the third rank and are also candidates for the leader of the Iron Dragon Gang.

When Zhou Bai Ning first heard this legend, she thought it was just a rumor spread by the Iron Dragon Gang to bolster their reputation.

After all, third-rank martial artists are extremely rare in this world, so how could the Zheng family possibly have two?

But now it seems that this rumor may not be unfounded!

No wonder the Iron Dragon Gang has dominated the East China Sea for decades, and no one has been able to stand against them!
"If he really is a third-rank official, then..."

Zhou Baining couldn't help but look at Liang Jin, a hint of worry in her eyes.

At this time, on the pirate ship.

Zheng Aoshan stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Laoqi from the ground.

He lifted Zhao Laoqi up, pointed him at Liang Jin, and said in a deep voice:

"A blood debt must be repaid with blood!"

Having said that, Zheng Aoshan was clearly ready to make a move.

Just as Zheng Aoshan's killing intent was about to materialize, Liang Jin suddenly spoke, his voice as calm as if he were chatting:

"You, dare to touch me?"

The pirates were taken aback at first, then burst into deafening laughter.

Is there anyone in the East China Sea that the Iron Dragon Gang dares not touch?
Isn't that ridiculous?

Even when the prefect of Dongzhou came, the Iron Dragon Gang killed him without hesitation!

Zheng Aoshan sneered repeatedly, the barbs on his armored fists gleaming coldly.

"I'd like to hear what makes you think I won't dare to touch you!"

His words were full of sarcasm, and his fists, covered in iron armor, were clenched tightly.

The moment Liang Jin speaks will be the moment he dies!
Liang Jin provided the answer:
"I am a member of the Hualongmen sect."

Upon hearing this, the people on the merchant ship looked at each other in bewilderment, clearly unaware of what the Dragon Transformation Gate was.

Even Zhou Baining racked her brains to recall, but still couldn't find the answer.

but……

Zheng Aoshan's pupils contracted sharply, and the muscles beneath his black iron armor tensed instantly.

He looked at Liang Jin with disbelief, as if trying to confirm whether Liang Jin's words were true or false.
Liang Jin continued:
"I am still the chief disciple of the Hualong Sect."

Zheng Aoshan's expression froze.

The chief disciple of the Hualong Sect is the future pillar of the sect.

Such a person naturally holds an extremely important position within the sect.

Zheng Aoshan's clenched fists slowly loosened.

If Liang Jin is truly the chief disciple of the Transformation Dragon Sect, then he really cannot kill him!

Liang Jin then threw out another sentence:

"At the same time, I am also the sect's inspector and the sect leader's personal guard commander."

He stared intently at Zheng Aoshan and repeated the question:
"You, dare to touch me?"

All eyes turned to Zheng Aoshan.

While others were unaware of what Liang Jin's identity meant, Zheng Aoshan knew it very well.

If Liang Jin wasn't lying, then he is the number one person below the elders in the Hualongmen!
Do not!
His power is even greater than that of ordinary elders!

He can be considered a confidant of the Dragon Transformation Sect Master!

Zheng Aoshan certainly can't touch this kind of person!

Because he came here with the mission of assimilating the Dragon Gate and joining forces.

How can we let a small conflict ruin the Iron Dragon Gang's grand plan?

Under the incredulous gazes of everyone.

Zheng Aoshan's facial muscles twitched, and finally a somewhat enthusiastic but very forced smile appeared:

"So...it's a distinguished guest."

His voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth, and the forced smile on his face was more like a grimace.
"Please come inside, we'll serve you the best wine and food!"

These words instantly stunned everyone!

(End of this chapter)