Chapter 144: Chapter 144 Cooperation
Sang Yan didn’t refuse.
She went along with his kiss.
If this body was what he ultimately desired, then she would grant it to him.
But as he kissed, he stopped again.
“Enough…”
He collapsed on top of her, murmuring, “He is a true gentleman.”
He knew He Ying hadn’t touched her since.
In that case, how could he take away her purity?
Like this, he could no longer give her happiness.
“I’m sorry.”
His tears fell, dripping onto her neck.
Drop after drop.
Warm wetness.
Sang Yan’s clothes were also wet,
She didn’t leave but instead reached out to pat his back and softly asked, “Do you regret it?”
“…I don’t regret it.”
He remained stubborn, “No matter what I beco, Ah Yan, I don’t regret this journey.”
This period of fugitive life was his beautiful dream.
If he had the chance to do it all over, he would still make the sa choice.
Only he would do it better.
Not let her get hurt.
Not let her suffer.
“Ah Yan, I love you.”
“Why do I love you so much?”
He was asking her, and it seed like he was also questioning himself.
Sang Yan couldn’t answer.
She was ready to be ravaged by him; she hadn’t expected him to cease his advances.
At this mont, the pain he had long brought her was suddenly released.
Who could hate soone who genuinely loved them?
“Jiang Ke, hang in there, we’ll definitely leave this place safely.”
She cheered him on.
But Jiang Ke’s voice was fading, “Ah Yan, when I just fell asleep, I dread about my brother.”
He often wondered, when Jiang Ling was drowning, what was he thinking?
Surely, it wouldn’t be—if only he hadn’t married her.
So, like his brother, he wouldn’t regret his actions either.
“Ah Yan, you’re wonderful… my brother… certainly wouldn’t… have any regrets either.”
His voice grew weaker and weaker.
Sang Yan was very worried, “Jiang Ke, what’s happening to you? Hold on. You can’t leave behind.”
But there was no sound from him.
She hurriedly checked his breathing and found he had just fainted.
A great relief.
A great relief.
As long as he was still alive…
But reality was not that fortunate.
He kept falling into a high fever again and again.
Sang Yan began to worry he would burn himself into an idiot.
The towel was repeatedly soaked, used for cold compresses.
She also called for soone to bring so blocks of ice.
After a night of busyness, his fever finally subsided.
But unexpectedly, after Jiang Ke woke up, he struggled to rise, wanting to thank Lv Tianrui in person.
Lv Tianrui, upon hearing this, found it amusing and, as he also wanted to interrogate his identity, agreed.
Jiang Ke was helped by pirates to the council hall.
In the council hall
Lv Tianrui sat at the head, leisurely playing with his little green snake.
Beside him was the second-in-command, Gref.
Gref looked at Jiang Ke entering, covered in blood and in a sorry state, and felt annoyed, “Boss, why keep such a person? Just throw him and that pretty boy together into the sea.”
Lv Tianrui chuckled softly, “You know what kind of person he is, and you want to kill him? Maybe he’s our cash cow!”
Relying on robbing rchant ships, although it brought in huge profits, was still too little.
He Ying was full of ambition and wanted to pull off sothing big.
Back in the day, the Lv Family started out by robbing military supplies.
At that ti, rchant ships would readily hand over their valuables upon hearing the Lv na.
But things are not the sa as before. There are more pirate gangs now, and the Lv Family’s deterrent power isn’t as strong. It’s ti to do sothing to shake up these demons and monsters of the sea.
Unaware of Lv Tianrui’s thoughts, Jiang Ling gave a pale smile and flattered him, “Mr. Lv’s foresight is truly admirable.”
He had figured it out. This Lv Tianrui was a greedy man, fixated on wealth and sowhat concerned about his reputation.
That would be his point of breakthrough.
Thinking this, Jiang Ling knelt on one knee, “I, Jiang Ling, thank Mr. Lv for sparing my life.”
He wanted to live.
First, to ensure Sang Yan’s safety. Secondly, to seek revenge.
For the grudge of a severed arm, he wanted Lv Tianrui’s life!
Lv Tianrui didn’t sense the murderous intention from Jiang Ling. He just felt he had tad a fierce beast.
No, what kind of beast was he now?
Just a useless man missing an arm.
Just look at that day on the rchant ship, relying on his martial arts skills to fight and kill, but now isn’t he behaving?
If he had known this would happen, why bother in the first place?
“So how will you thank for not killing you? Empty thanks are nothing but a fart to !”
He took a sip of tea, blew on the froth, and waited for Jiang Ling’s response.
Jiang Ling replied, “I believe Mr. Lv is curious about my identity.”
This was a topic of interest to Lv Tianrui.
He imdiately put down the teacup and eagerly anticipated the revelation.
Jiang Ling continued, “To be honest, I am a convict wanted by the court for abducting the Emperor’s woman. The so-called pretty boy that everyone thought was just so pet, was actually the Emperor’s favored concubine, the future Empress of the great Da He.”
“What! You, you little—!”
Gref turned pale with fright, nearly unable to stay in his seat, and almost rolled off his chair.
On the contrary, Lv Tianrui laughed heartily, “Excellent! Excellent! This is interesting!”
Being a pirate, the worst of the worst, he naturally only appreciated the worst kind of people.
That’s what Jiang Ling thought, and he thought right, and continued, “The dog Emperor stole my love, forcibly took her into the palace, where’s the wrong in taking her back?”
“No wrong! No wrong! A man should act just so! How can the hatred of a stolen wife be so easily dismissed?”
Lv Tianrui clapped in delight, looking at Jiang Ling with more admiration.
From the first glance, he took quite a liking to him.
And it proved his exceptional insight!
“Even though I find myself in this sorry state now, I have no regrets. Life and death are worthless, the true value lies in living spiritedly.”
Each of Jiang Ling’s sentences was more forceful than the last.
This kind of power was infectious.
Lv Tianrui ignited on the spot: “Haha, yes, yes, that’s the way to live. Quickly, quickly, offer him a seat.”
His fondness for Jiang Ling was evident.
Gref, frowning, felt as if his boss had been brainwashed, about to be conned into doing sothing foolish.
“Boss, boss, this man is spouting dangerous nonsense—”
He intended to advise him.
But was imdiately shut down by Lv Tianrui: “You shut your mouth!”
Then he beckoned to Jiang Ling, “You continue!”
Jiang Ling then continued, “I have laid out my cards, wanting to propose a cooperation with Mr. Lv.”
Lv Tianrui asked with a smile, “What cooperation?”
Jiang Ling lowered his eyes, hesitating, “This cooperation… it’s indeed a gamble against all the world, I fear that it may… it might put Mr. Lv in danger.”
He said as much, but each sentence was enticing.
Lv Tianrui was hooked and demanded, “What cooperation! Don’t beat around the bush! I’m a pirate, what do I fear? My own brother was butchered by my own hands!”
Seeing this, Jiang Ling turned to the side and said, “Mr. Lv, I think for this cooperation, the fewer people who know, the better.”
With that, he glanced at Gref, adding, “Of course, for your safety, this gentleman here can stay.”
He knew he hadn’t yet won Lv Tianrui’s trust.
So he was “considerate” for his sake, allowing him to keep soone for his protection.
Lv Tianrui didn’t find Jiang Ling all that dangerous, looking at his amputated arm, his weakness, seemingly on the verge of fainting, what danger could he pose?
But he had suffered at Jiang Ling’s hand and should be cautious, so he ordered everyone else to leave, leaving only Gref at his side.
Mainly because this man was the second in command, and so important matters also required consultation with him.
“Speak.”
Once everyone had left, he urged.
Jiang Ling wasted no ti and said directly, “Mr. Lv, since ancient tis, beauties have been the downfall of nations. If you use her to threaten the Emperor, extort a million gold, I bet the Emperor will not hesitate.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gref exploded!
“You, you are out of your damned mind!”
Gref pointed at him and cursed fiercely, “You have ill intentions! You want to get us killed! That’s the Emperor! You dare extort him? Boss, don’t be fooled by him! He’s out to kill us! He wants revenge!”
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