parentshiftbook Chapter 3 Eliminating the Thieves
Chapter 3 Eliminating the Thieves
Two hours later, the sky began to brighten.
Lu Cheng splashed some cold water on his face, washing away the joy.
The skill of spearfishing was truly beyond his expectations.
Originally, I only planned to practice the fork technique one last time, but in my excitement, a little practice in the middle of the night was equivalent to several days of practice!
Spear fishing technique
[Rank: Common]
[Level: Mastery (97/100)]
The proficiency level increased from 92 to 97!
It's truly just a hair's breadth away from perfection.
Now that I have the harpoon in my hand, I can wield it as easily as using my own arm, without any hindrance.
This will be a great help for what we need to do next!
Put down the harpoon, compose yourself, and start cooking.
When the daylight was fully bright, Lu Cheng packed up his fishing nets, picked up his harpoon, and went out of his house.
When passing Old Man Ge's courtyard, he only slowed down slightly before continuing on his way.
At this time, Old Man Ge would usually be waiting in the courtyard, but today the gate was closed and the courtyard was quiet.
Only after Lu Cheng's figure disappeared did the tightly closed courtyard gate creak open.
Old Man Ge stood neatly dressed inside the door, his expression complex.
Behind him, an old woman leaned against the door of the inner room, her face also drooping.
"Hmph, what a heartless guy! We not only saved him, but we also took him fishing. Now that we can catch silver sturgeon, he just..."
"Alright, shut up and go cook!" Old Man Ge snapped before she could finish, slamming the gate shut and turning to walk into the inner room. "What are you trying to do, nagging like that! You've been fishing with Lu Cheng these past few days, catching silver sturgeon is his skill."
The old woman, however, was not convinced and retorted, complaining to Old Man Ge:
"Cooking is fine, but we're not going out of the ship. What's the point of eating? It's a waste of food."
"You!" Old Man Ge glared at the old woman, but said nothing. He sighed, walked around her, went back into the house, and lay down again.
The old woman looked at Old Man Ge, and finally went to the kitchen.
Before long, smoke rose from the chimneys, drifting against the mist towards the Dragon Beard River.
……
"Oh no, Master You! That kid's rowing so slowly, he must have spotted us!"
On the turbulent Longxu River, a fishing boat sways in the water.
The rower gave a low shout into the cabin, startling You Lancang from his drowsy state.
Yu Lancang suddenly opened his eyes, threw off the blanket and sat up straight, but his head hit the cabin with a "thud".
Ignoring the pain, Yu Lancang quickly crawled out of the cabin and squinted at the front.
A hundred feet ahead, another group of boats could be seen slowly moving forward on the river.
Due to the great distance, the turbulent waters, and the large waves, even those with excellent eyesight could not see the people on the boat clearly.
But You Lancang stared intently for a long time before slapping his fan on his subordinate's head and saying coldly:
"Shut up, you're so jumpy."
"He should be rowing slowly. This kid has only been on the boat for a few days. It's already good enough that he can learn to cast the net. How can he row the boat so smoothly? He's probably tired."
"But just in case, slow down a bit, just enough to see the outline of his ship."
"Wait until he stops to cast his net, then follow him."
After saying that, he retreated back into the cabin, rubbing the spot where he had been touched.
In order to obtain the fishing location for silver sturgeon from Lu Cheng, he moved his bedding from his home to the cabin overnight.
Having listened to the waves all night, and then being startled and bumped just now, my temples are throbbing with pain.
His men, however, suffered even more. Not only did they have to keep watch from before dawn, but now they also had to row a boat.
I can't take it anymore, neither mentally nor physically.
Now that You Lanchuang is taking his anger out on him again, he really curses You Lanchuang in his heart.
But he had no choice; he dared not disobey.
He gritted his teeth and cursed inwardly while rowing the oars with all his might.
About half an hour later, the thug suddenly realized that Lu Cheng in the distance had stopped at some point.
The two ships were now less than fifty feet apart and could already see each other.
Just as the scoundrel was at a loss, a vicious whisper came from inside the cabin from You Lancang.
"Speed up, run straight at him, knock him over!"
"what?"
"What do you mean 'what the heck'? He's already cast his net, which means the silver sturgeon is right here. Why keep him around?"
Upon hearing this, his men stopped arguing and rowed with all their might, increasing the boat's speed by more than 30% immediately.
Yu Lancang sat in the cabin and chuckled coldly in a low voice:
"Hmph, what's the use of casting a good net if it's still a virgin?"
He followed Lu Zhongyou in the same way, trying to find the spawning grounds of the silver sturgeon.
However, the two were discovered by Lu Zhongyou not long after they started following him, and he then led them around in circles on the river.
The two, realizing what was happening, immediately attacked Lu Zhongyou.
But Lu Zhongyou remained as stubborn as ever, refusing to reveal the location of the Silver Sturgeon Waters no matter what.
However, it seems that Lu Cheng does not have the same insight as Lu Zhongyou.
"You little bastard, you still want to make money off me? Heh heh heh, today I'll send you down to reunite with your dead old man!"
The distance of fifty zhang was covered in an instant.
"boom!"
The two boats collided.
You Lancang's boat had two adults on board, and its draft was much deeper than Lu Cheng's boat.
The bow of the ship suddenly rushed into Lu Cheng's ship from the stern, lifting Lu Cheng's ship high up, stern up and bow down, almost vertical.
But after such a powerful impact, Yu Lanchuang wasn't much better off.
His boat also lost its balance.
Although it did not capsize, it spun and slid off Lu Cheng's boat.
Then, propelled violently upwards by the buoyancy of the river, it swayed violently up, down, left, and right.
Although the rower had made preparations, how could he possibly stand firm on the violently pounding boat with just his feet?
He screamed and fell into the river instantly.
Fortunately, they were all beggars on the river and were good swimmers. They quickly rose to the surface and clung to the gunwale, thus avoiding being swallowed by the surging river.
Once the ship was stable, Yu Lancang stumbled out of the cabin.
Holding a folding fan in his left hand, he pointed at Lu Cheng's empty boat and laughed triumphantly:
"Hehehehe, you little bastard, go feed the fish for me! Hehehehe..."
"Brother You, help me out, Brother You."
A man's voice came from the stern of the boat.
Yu Lancang turned his head and glanced at it, then excitedly shouted:
"Useless! How could it fall down like that?"
He glanced again at the empty boat that had stabilized about two zhang away, snorted coldly, walked to the stern, bent down and reached out to pull people up.
Just as I bent down, I saw a dark shadow dart past quickly beneath the surface of the river.
The festering sore instantly triggered a powerful alarm in Yu Lancang's mind.
Without time to think, he blurted out "Be careful!" and quickly withdrew his body from the outside.
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a bright light pierced the river like lightning, sweeping past the spot where You Lancang had been leaning out.
Yu Lancang instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
The fork barely grazed his scalp.
If his reaction had been even the slightest bit slower, he would have already passed away.
Lu Cheng, returning to the water, secretly lamented his disappointment, not expecting You Lancang to react so quickly.
Although I knew that You Lanchuang would definitely be on guard by now, I was still unwilling to miss this opportunity.
With a heavy heart, he struck again.
With a twist of his legs, his body rose rapidly to the surface, his right hand holding the harpoon upside down, ready to thrust it out with all his might as soon as it broke the surface.
But just as Lu Cheng was about to emerge from the river, a dark light pierced down even faster.
Yu Lancang, as expected of someone who had been through many fights, did not panic even after escaping death.
Seeing that the dark shadow underwater had not disappeared, he instantly guessed Lu Cheng's next move.
He picked up the harpoon from the cabin and stabbed it.
At this point, Lu Cheng had exhausted his strength and it was too late to change direction and dodge.
In a moment of crisis, he had no choice but to use the harpoon in his hand to intercept upwards.
With his perfect swimming skills, Lu Cheng can not only swim through the waves like a fish.
They can also use water power to increase their strength.
With the near-perfect [Spear Fishing Technique], they finally succeeded in intercepting Youlanchuang's attack.
When the two forks intersect, their forces collide, creating a string of bubbles.
Lu Cheng was alarmed by the rapid reaction of You Lancang on the water's surface. He immediately realized that this would not only fail to kill You Lancang, but might also cause him to accidentally stumble.
Without pausing, he used the force of the two forks striking each other to quickly move away from his original position.
Just as Lu Cheng dodged, the harpoon came stabbing down again.
Furthermore, it was faster and heavier than the first strike, and the angle was also more tricky.
If Lu Cheng is not willing to give up and tries to stab a third time, he will definitely be pierced by this fork!
When the first fork of the rotten sore failed to achieve its purpose, it quickly stabbed three more times.
But Lu Cheng had already left, so how could he possibly stab him?
Only after the dark figure had completely disappeared did Yu Lanchuang stand still, holding his fork, and calmly watch the area below the boat.
Only after everything was clear did they slowly lean against the awning of the cabin and become alert.
"Old Diao, there's a ghost underwater, you yourself..."
He was only halfway through his sentence when Yu Lanchuang realized that his men had already disappeared into the waves.
However, a large patch of red appeared on the side of the ship that it had been climbing, clearly indicating that it was blood spitting out of its mouth.
It turned out that Lu Cheng, who was underwater, had casually finished him off at some point.
Although the shadowy figure remained underwater the entire time, You Lancang knew it must be Lu Cheng.
As Yu Lanchuang's initial contempt vanished, a shadow quickly settled over him.
This child is truly terrifying; both his swimming skills and his temperament are astonishing.
Yu Lancang was panting heavily, his chest heaving like a bellows at full throttle, cursing inwardly:
"What a ruthless Lu Cheng!"
"This is not the kind of ability a teenager should have."
"Is it possible that Lu Zhong is possessed by that dead ghost?"
Otherwise, how can we explain how a weak scholar who could only read books two months ago suddenly acquired such abilities?
Looking at the surging water and the glaring crimson on the ship's side, You Lancang was filled with shock and anger.
At the same time, I also felt a chill run down my spine.
Let's get out of here!
If we don't leave now, Master You might just die on the river!
"Damn it, we've capsized in a ditch, and now we're trapped in shallow waters."
"You little bastard, you just wait and see. If you're so capable, you'll never be able to come ashore again in this lifetime."
Yu Lancang suppressed his heartbeat, held a fork in his right hand for alertness, and held the oar with his left hand.
But the boat hadn't gone far when they heard a "crack" sound under their feet.
Turning his head, he saw three sharp blades with barbs protruding from the bottom of the cabin.
The panic in Yu Lanchuang's heart instantly suppressed his anger.
Lu Cheng wants to scuttle the ship!