Martial Arts Crossover: It All Started with Hijacking Li Canghai

"Let go? Why should I let go?" Qin Han grinned mischievously, instead hugging her even tighter, inhaling the fragrance of her hair, and whispering in her ear, "Cheng-mei, you smell so good."

"Buzz!"

Cheng Ying's mind suddenly went blank...

"You...you...you"

Even after looking at the three of them, you still couldn't say anything. It was only then that Cheng Ying belatedly realized that Qin Han had been calling her "Sister Cheng" and saying... saying that she smelled nice.

In all her life, Cheng Ying had never been addressed with such an intimate name or spoken such explicit words of love by a man.

She had some strength left to struggle, but it seemed to be drained away in that instant. She collapsed softly into Qin Han's arms, no longer having the strength to struggle.

I don't know if I should be angry or shy, I just know my heart is beating so fast, so fast...

Looking at the shy, demure beauty in his arms, Qin Han couldn't resist the urge to kiss her...

Just as the atmosphere in the room was romantic and Cheng Ying closed her eyes, waiting for something, a series of noisy shouts of killing suddenly came from outside!

"kill!"

"There are pirates!"

"Quickly! Protect the lady!"

"Gantah!"

Then came the sound of swords clashing...

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"Huh?" Qin Han was surprised. With his current strength, he could hear the commotion on the entire merchant ship immediately.

This sudden turn of events annoyed Qin Han; they were almost about to kiss that little mouth, what a disappointment.

He loosened his arms from around Cheng Ying's waist, thus ending the ambiguous and romantic posture between the two.

Cheng Ying quickly broke free from his embrace, her face flushed as she moved far away from Qin Han, clutching the jade flute that had returned to her hand, her palms sweating nervously.

Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. She didn't know why, but all she wanted to do was say something to break the awkward silence.

Suddenly, the sounds of fighting outside grew louder and louder.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

"what!"

"Damn it!"

The sounds of insults and fighting grew clearer, and even Cheng Ying and her two maids could hear them clearly.

"What...what happened outside?" Cheng Ying frowned, her brows furrowed with unease. Her aunt had been preoccupied ever since she left, but she wouldn't say anything when asked. She wondered if something had happened to her aunt.

Qin Han listened for a moment, then shook his head, looking indifferent. "I don't know. It sounds like pirates from the Yangtze River region have boarded the ship. Anyway, they're definitely not after me. How about... we continue eating?"

As he spoke, he picked up his chopsticks and took a piece of fragrant Dongpo pork, looking completely carefree, as if the deafening shouts of battle outside had nothing to do with him.

Cheng Ying's eyebrows shot up. "You...you..." she pointed at Qin Han, her voice fierce. "You...you're not planning to just stand by and do nothing, are you?"

How could this person do this?

People outside are fighting to the death, and he still has the mood to eat here?

Qin Han smiled faintly, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Cheng Ying with a leisurely air: "Sister Cheng, isn't Madam Ruan's ship known as the 'Number One Imperial Merchant in the World'? What storms hasn't she weathered? Aren't those petty pirates easy to deal with?"

He paused, then smiled and continued, "I think you and Madam Ruan have a good relationship. Since she can lead such a large Chai family merchant fleet all by herself, she must be a capable woman. How could she not handle a few pirates at sea? Why are you more worried than an outsider like me?"

Logically speaking, Qin Han's statement is not wrong at all.

In this world, Ruan Xingzhu is indeed not a simple woman. Not only does she have the support of her husband's family, the Chai family, and her own family, the Ruan family, she can also mobilize the power of the Song Dynasty government through the Chai family.

It can be said that once they entered the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, on the Yangtze River, everyone, whether from the underworld or the legitimate world, had to give the Chai family, the "Number One Imperial Merchant in the World," some respect.

Unfortunately, there are always exceptions.

The reason Ruan Xingzhu appeared here this time was not a very honorable thing. She came here without telling everyone, because she wanted to meet her old lover Duan Zhengchun in secret.

Therefore, although the ship that Ruan Xingzhu was on looked no different from the Chai family's merchant ship, the guards on board were all her trusted confidants. The only truly top-notch experts she could rely on were Cheng Ying and three other first-class experts. There wasn't even a single innate expert on the entire ship.

The ship is currently sailing on the Yangtze River, far from Dali town, with no village or shop in sight. Not only has it not yet entered the territory of the Song Dynasty, but even if it did, it would be unable to mobilize the power of the Song government.

It's easy to imagine that under these circumstances, if they were to encounter a powerful, organized, and premeditated pirate group, and if the enemy ship also had a few highly skilled martial arts experts, then Ruan Xingzhu would be in real danger this time.

Cheng Ying was unaware of Ruan Xingzhu's romantic history and considered it a normal business transaction. She felt that Qin Han was right, as her aunt's current status meant there was indeed no problem.

However, seeing that Qin Han was not involved, he was still angered by Qin Han's indifferent attitude.

"You...I..." The intellectual young woman was furious, more so than she had been in over a decade. "You hitched a ride with my aunt, and she...she treated you so kindly, and you just...and..."

She wanted to say, "You even flirted with me," but she was too embarrassed to say it. The image of him holding her in his arms just now flashed through Cheng Ying's mind again, making her cheeks burn once more.

"Shouldn't you be out helping now?" Cheng Ying swallowed back the most embarrassing words, but her tone was still full of dissatisfaction.

That huffy expression seemed to say: You've been eating and drinking here for free, and... and you did that to me, and now that something's happened on the ship, you just want to sit idly by?

There's no such logic in the world!

Looking at her puffed-up face, which seemed to say "You ungrateful bastard," Qin Han couldn't help but find it amusing. This girl was truly adorable.

She nodded slightly. Playing around is fine, but serious business still needs to be done.

The reason I boarded Ruan Xingzhu's boat was to go to Sichuan. Since I had received a favor from him, it was only right that I help him when he was in trouble.

Could it be that he used all that martial arts skill to play the fool?!

Seeing that Qin Han was still pouring wine, Cheng Ying no longer wanted to pay attention to him and turned to leave. Qin Han had no choice but to get up and follow her. This girl was one of the betrothed wives, and he didn't want anything to happen to her. Just as he was about to follow her to see what was going on outside, he got up.

Before Cheng Ying could even step into the room, the wooden door was suddenly kicked open from the outside with brute force!

Wood chips flew everywhere as a burly man, dressed in a blue robe and wearing a hideous mask, stormed in, wielding a broadsword.

The burly man's gaze swept across the room, and when he saw Cheng Ying standing in front of the table, her cheeks flushed and her eyes moist with shame and anger, a naked desire burst forth from the eyes beneath the ghost mask.