jdhmnovel Chapter 321 Obstruction to the Island
Chapter 321 Obstruction to the Island
By mid-morning, the morning mist on the sea had completely disappeared.
At this moment, the situation on the sea surface was clearly visible.
Xie Yushu was squatting at the bow of the boat, his lower half of his face completely covered with a piece of grayish-brown coarse cloth, revealing only a pair of sinister eyes.
The small boat moved slowly along the rocks, the oars making almost no sound when they hit the water, leaving only a few tiny ripples on the surface.
"Hey! Didn't I tell you to go slowly? We can't rush here."
Xie Yushu glanced back at Wei An and then lowered his voice, his gaze sweeping across the winding waterway ahead: "There are many hidden stakes in this area, so please, please don't run aground."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a figure suddenly stood up from behind a rock in front of him.
He was a boy of sixteen or seventeen, holding a harpoon and wearing a string of colorful seashells that glittered in the morning light.
"You two, stop right there."
Xu Chenghai shouted sternly, the harpoon tip pointing directly at the small boat: "Who are you? You look unfamiliar. Stop right there!"
"Stop! I'm talking to you two. If you don't stop, I'm calling for help..."
Xu Chenghai shouted, his eyes filled with vigilance.
Wei An's fingers instantly reached for the short knife hidden at his side, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
This patrolman is just a kid; we can kill him.
"Young man, don't misunderstand!"
Seeing Wei An's movement, Xie Yushu quickly stood up, hunching over and forcing a smile: "We're from a fishing village in the south. Our boat is flooded, and we'd like to borrow a place here to rest..."
"Nonsense! I think you're the bad guys!"
Xu Chenghai leaped onto the nearest rock, his harpoon gleaming coldly in the sunlight: "There's only one village, Guling, to the south. I know everyone there! But I've never seen either of you before. I don't care what your purpose is, get out of here now! Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action..."
Xu Chenghai noticed that Wei An's eyes were strange, and he stretched out his harpoon to stab him.
Wei An's knuckles turned white from clenching his fists.
He caught a glimpse of the empty reef behind the boy; he was all alone at that moment.
The short knife flashed with a cold light from within the sleeve; with a single leap, a fatal blow would suffice.
"We're leaving now, we're leaving now."
Xie Yushu suddenly raised his voice and grabbed Wei An's wrist with such force that he almost crushed the bone.
Wei An glanced at him in confusion, but still obediently turned the boat around.
After retreating to a safe distance, Wei An suddenly shook off Xie Yushu's hand.
"Why be such a coward? We should have just taken him down. There were two of us, one of him!"
Xie Yushu sneered, finding him naive: "You think this island patrol kid is just for show? That kid has a copper whistle hanging from the seashell at his waist, connected to the island's alarm bell. Once that thing is blown, all the men of the Xu clan will be there within half a quarter of an hour. Do you still think you have a chance of winning then?"
Xie Yushu had seen this thing with his own eyes.
Furthermore, the Xu family is very united and has always stood together against outsiders.
Especially their old patriarch, who was insanely protective of his own. He was almost beaten to death by these people because he took Zhanjilan with him when he ran away.
"So we've made a wasted trip? We might as well have just stayed put and waited for the boss to come and make contact. All you do is cause trouble!"
Wei An's tone was displeased, and Xie Yushu rolled her eyes at him.
"You row the boat first. We can't get in here. Let's look somewhere else."
According to Zhan Jilan, the island is not only inhabited by the Xu clan, but also by other people with different surnames on the other side of the island.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! This is it."
Xie Yushu pointed in a direction, and Wei An quickly rowed the boat there.
The terrain on the west bank was flat, so the two abandoned the boat and waded into the dense forest.
Mosquitoes were rampant in the woods, and Wei An's neck was soon covered in large welts from their bites.
"Damn it, what kind of place is this? So many mosquitoes..."
He muttered a curse under his breath and scratched his neck vigorously.
Xie Yushu suddenly covered his mouth and pointed ahead.
Outside the woods was an open area where several women were drying their fishing nets.
"Just knock them out."
As Wei An spoke, he was about to pick up a stone from the ground and throw it.
"Hey! Not everything needs to be solved by hand. Let's take a detour. Maybe we can get out of here."
As Xie Yushu spoke, he led his men further into the woods.
As we approached the edge of the woods again, we saw several more men.
"I think it's better to wait until it gets dark."
Xie Yushu spoke haltingly.
Seeing that Wei An was about to get angry, he quickly spoke up to explain.
"Think about it, even if we get to the island from here, we won't be able to move around when we get to the Xu family's place. The patrols there are non-stop, and since we don't have anyone to guide us, we can only wait."
Upon hearing this, Wei An remained silent for a long while.
"You seem to know quite a bit about this!"
After saying that, he jumped onto a tree and lay down.