Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 197 Disaster at Sea
It took Lu Ping and his companions several days to travel north from Anning County and then east by boat from Taiyue County before they finally reached the East China Sea.

"Luckily I don't get seasick, otherwise Xiaolin would be in great danger."

Looking at the vast sea in front of him, Lu Ping felt a little melancholy.

"I don't know if I can catch up."

"If it's too late to rescue them, then I'll have no choice but to destroy that place as revenge for you."

Previously, the group arrived at Taiyue County under the guidance of Xuanyuan Sanguang. After some search, they finally found out that the ship that carried Du Sha and others out to sea was from the Shenlong Gang.

The Shenlong Gang is just a small to medium-sized gang in the local area. Due to territorial issues, it has been in constant conflict with the Fengwei Gang for many years. The leaders of the two factions are named Yun Conglong and Wu Weiyang respectively, and they have been confronting each other for many years.

When Lu Ping first heard these names, he didn’t remember anything.

It was not until he heard that the two gangs announced their merger in Sanhe Building a few days ago, with Wu Weiyang as their leader, and that Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua and others were witnesses, that Lu Ping finally remembered this matter.

This is the story of Bat-Legends.

In this story, neither Yun Conglong's Shenlong Gang nor Wu Weiyang's Fengwei Gang is actually important.

Not only because their leaders, the real Yun Conglong and Wu Weiyang had died long ago, but also because these two gangs eventually fell into Ding Feng's hands, and their appearance was just to lure out the Bat Island, a den of vengeance.

Ding Feng is the apprentice of "Bat Prince" Yuan Suiyun, and is also the official representative of Bat Island. He is mainly responsible for expanding customer base, attracting people to the event, and hosting auctions, etc.

The announcement of the merger of the Shenlong and Fengwei gangs happened two days before Lu Ping and his men came to resist here. And just yesterday, another ship of the new gang went out to sea, with its destination being a mysterious place on the sea.

If everything developed according to the plot in the original novel, then the ship should have been designed by Ding Feng and others to go to Bat Island, and Chu Liuxiang, Hu Tiehua and others were also on the ship.

In order to find someone, Lu Ping and others specially hired a ship and found an old captain with 30 years of rich maritime experience, intending to catch up with the ship that set off the day before.

Of course, the money for renting the boat will be reimbursed by Hulong Villa.

The ship sailed downstream along the waterway and after a long time, finally entered the East China Sea.

In fact, the ship that Chu Liuxiang and others were riding on went out to sea only one day later than the ship that Lu Ping and others were riding on. However, because Lu Ping and others did not have a map to the Bat Island, they immediately lost their target after entering the East China Sea and could only drift around on the sea.

"Du killed those villains and took Lin Pingzhi to Bat Island. I can imagine the reason behind this. Maybe it was to pry the Military Scriptures out of him!"

Bat Island often auctions off martial arts secrets from various sects, or rare medicinal herbs and treasures, but Lin Pingzhi himself is of little value, and the only valuable thing on him is the martial arts volume of the Weapon and Armor Martial Arts Manual.

"But why did they bring Shangguan Haitang with them? Her martial arts skills are not that high..."

What? You mean because of her looks?

Don't be ridiculous, that's Bat Island! It's a place where we do things with the lights off!!

No matter how good-looking you are, what's the point? In the end, it all comes down to your figure!!
Lu Ping remembered that Shangguan Haitang did not have a good figure.

So after thinking about it, I felt that if they were really caught on Bat Island, Lin Pingzhi's situation would be more dangerous than Shangguan Haitang.

If he revealed his martial arts skills directly, he might still be able to survive. But he was afraid that the boy was too loyal and would not reveal a single word, and then he would suffer.

There were only five passengers on the boat: Lu Ping, Murong Jiu, Duan Tianya, Gui Hai Yidao, and Xuanyuan Sanguang. Among these five people, only Lu Ping knew the "inside story" of Bat Island.

Except for him, everyone else only knew that the two ships that Du Sha and Chu Liuxiang took were likely to go to the same place, and that this place was only passed on by word of mouth among a small number of people.

Fortunately, the boatman Lao Zhang, who was driving the boat, had also heard some related rumors, and Lu Ping and others learned some information from him.

"Actually, I don't know much about it. I just heard that it's a mysterious gold-spending den on the sea, with all kinds of strange things in it."

"However, I heard that those who frequent that den of brothel are all gangsters."

"Those underworld people are trading things that we ordinary people can't use or even cash in. If we're not careful, we might even get killed. So, few of us come here..."

The weather at sea is strange and unpredictable. It may be clear sky one second and cloudy and windy the next.

The black sky above my head seemed to weigh 100,000 tons, so heavy that it seemed like it was about to collapse.

Lu Ping looked up at the sky and could clearly feel the oppression from nature.

"Hey Hey hey……"

"Lao Zhang, it looks like a typhoon is coming. Is your boat okay?"

The transition months between summer and autumn are when typhoons are most prevalent in coastal areas.

This world has no interstellar satellites, no weather forecasts, and no appearances of Mazu. Even the continental structure is very different from that of the Earth in the previous life. Whether or not one can go out to sea depends entirely on the experience and judgment of the old sailor.

"Don't worry, I've used this boat for ten years and there has never been an accident. There will be absolutely no problem!"

Lao Zhang had just drunk some wine in the morning and his face was still a little tipsy.

He patted his chest, his face full of pride and confidence.

But seeing his appearance, Lu Ping was not happy but shocked: "What?! You have been using this boat for ten years?!"

Lu Ping had no idea what level of shipbuilding technology this world had reached, nor did he know how much ten years would account for in the lifespan of a wooden ship.

But he knew that ten years was not a short time span.

"When was the last time your ship was overhauled?"

"Three months ago."

Three months... Does this still meet the standards or not?
Lu Ping turned to look at the other four people and gave them an inquiring look, but saw that the four of them shook their heads at the same time, obviously knowing nothing about such matters.

"Lao Zhang, it seems we can only put our lives in your hands..."

"You better drive the boat carefully!"

"Don't be careless, pay close attention to your surroundings, and be careful about everything!"

"That's right... We only have one life, we are not allowed to test it!!"

It is extremely difficult to escape at sea compared to on land.

If the boat was damaged by a typhoon, leaked, or sank into the sea, Lu Ping thought to himself that even with his current internal strength and lightness skills, combined with his ability to turn wind into stone, it would be difficult to bring so many people safely ashore.

Seeing that everyone looked so frightened, Lao Zhang just felt funny.

"Don't look at me like this. After all, I am an old sailor with 30 years of rich experience. It's easy for me to deal with a typhoon of this magnitude!"

"But since you're so worried, I'll find a place to dock and wait until the typhoon passes."

Lu Ping and others nodded frantically at the same time.

"Alright... leave this to me. I'll find a place to dock soon. As for you youngsters, just go to the cabin and enjoy the wine and meat!"

"By the way, bring me a jar of wine!"

"Drinking while sailing?" Lu Ping frowned, thinking that this was not a good thing.

Old Zhang laughed loudly and shook his head, saying, "How can you young people understand the romance of us old sailors? When sailing on the sea, drinking against the wind and waves, this is what it's like!"

"The wine is in the kitchen, bring me a jar!"

Seeing how persistent he was, the others could only nod in agreement and went in to get him a jar of Jianghu Zui. Then they watched him for a moment with concern, but when they saw that he was still methodical and confident, they gradually put their minds at ease and went about their own business.

Three minutes later, a huge wave came and swept Lao Zhang, who was standing on the bow, into the sea.

“……!!”×N
It happened so fast that several people didn't even react and their brains were offline for several seconds.

When they finally realized what was happening, the five people's pupils suddenly trembled. They rushed to the side of the boat and shouted loudly towards the heaving sea.

"Lao Zhang? Lao Zhang! Where are you? Are you okay?!"

"Don't be ridiculous. Aren't you an old sailor with thirty years of experience?"

"The next big wave is coming, come on up quickly!!"

However, no matter how long they shouted, there was no response from the sea, only the sound of waves hitting the wooden boat again and again.

The five people felt a sinking feeling in their hearts at the same time.

"It seems that Lao Zhang is in great danger..."

"Don't think about Lao Zhang, we are really in danger now!!"

The Heaven and Earth Spy was still concerned about Old Zhang, whose life or death was unknown, but Xuanyuan Sanguan on the other side simply sat down.

"The atmosphere is just right, and the opportunity is rare. How about we all make a bet? What should we bet on... That's right! Why not bet on whether we can be saved this time!"

Lu Ping's mouth twitched: "Then I bet I can be saved!"

Xuanyuan Sanguang was stunned: "So careless?"

"Nonsense! What does it matter if we lose if we can't be saved?"

"Yes..."

On the other side, Murong Jiu's voice came faintly.

"It is rumored that some pirates would disguise themselves as fishermen or sailors, take passengers to the deep sea and then jump into the sea. They would then sneak onto the ship and kill the passengers and take their belongings."

"Do you think Lao Zhang is a pirate?"

In fact, not only pirates, but many river pirates also do this, and this kind of thing is not uncommon in the world.

Murong Jiu's face turned pale as she spoke. She simply couldn't imagine what would happen in the next moment, in this desperate situation on the verge of death, for a weak woman like her to be on a boat with four men.

Indeed, the current situation made her think too much.

But in this matter, she was indeed too confident.

The four people on this boat were either extremely serious or extremely weird. In short, no one would do what she was worried about.

"If that's the case, then I'm not worried!"

Lu Ping smiled bitterly: "If someone comes, at least there is still a chance of survival."

"I'm afraid that Lao Zhang will really get drunk and sink into the sea. Then the five of us who can't even steer the boat or raise the sails will be left alone and helpless!"

Just as he finished speaking, a strong wind blew up on the sea, the sails were under pressure, and the whole ship began to move in an unknown direction.

(End of this chapter)