Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

If you're going to see Zhang San, be sure to bring two jars of good wine, because his grilled fish is fragrant and tender, perfect for drinking with.

In the middle of the great river, there is a giant ship. It used to be the ship of Hai Kuotian, the leader of the Purple Whale Gang, but now it belongs to Zhang San.

Jin Lingzhi bought the ship and gave it to Zhang San, simply because she had previously sunk Zhang San's precious old ship.

Several months have passed since the Bat Island incident, and no one can help but miss those thrilling and joyful days at sea.

When Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang arrived, Zhang San happened to be grilling fish.

The fire in the stove wasn't very strong, so Zhang San used a small iron fork to skewer a fish and grill it over the fire, occasionally brushing seasonings onto the fish with a small brush.

Zhang San knew who was coming even without turning around, but he ignored the two of them.

Even if the sky were to fall, he wouldn't care when he was grilling fish. No matter what happened, he would wait until the fish was cooked before doing anything else.

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "I've long heard that Zhang San's grilled fish is incredibly fragrant and tender. We brought wine today, but I wonder if we'll be able to try some of that grilled fish?"

Zhang San still didn't respond, but instead added two more fish to the stove.

Jiang Fengyue stopped bothering Zhang San, because he knew that the secret to Zhang San's delicious grilled fish lay in the word "concentration".

The two of them waited at a long table. Jiang Fengyue sat in the seat that Xiang Tianfei had once occupied, while the person who had previously sat in Chu Liuxiang's seat was Ding Feng.

However, both of them are now dead.

Many people died on this ship, yet Zhang San dared to live on it alone, and the ship was moored in the middle of the river.

After Zhang San finished grilling the fish and brought it to the table, he finally spoke his first words: "Eat it while it's hot."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the stove to start baking the next batch of fish.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhang San said, "What's wrong? Remembering your old friend?"

Jiang Fengyue said in a deep voice, "I came here this time to ask you to build a ship."

Zhang San asked in surprise, "Why are you building a ship? Are you going to sea again? If you are, you can use this ship of mine as you please."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head and said, "We don't want an ordinary ship."

Zhang San laughed loudly and said, "I wonder what kind of ship would be considered extraordinary."

The ship they are standing on now is one of the largest ships in the world.

Jiang Fengyue said, word by word, "I want a warship."

Upon hearing this, Zhang San was so frightened he almost jumped up, saying, "You want warships? Are you going to go out to sea to become pirates?"

Chu Liuxiang smiled and said, "You're wrong. We're not going to become pirates; we're going to raid a pirate's lair."

Zhang San's expression changed slightly, and cold sweat began to bead on his forehead. He said in a trembling voice, "Who? With this kind of entourage, are you perhaps planning to deal with the Heavenly General Shi Tianwang of the sea?"

Jiang Fengyue nodded and said, "Mm."

Zhang San couldn't help but shout, "Are you all crazy? Or do you have a death wish? Why would you be so foolish as to go to sea to fight King Shi?"

He spent many years on the sea and knew everything about Shi Tianwang's deeds, knowing just how terrifying Shi Tianwang was.

Jiang Fengyue slowly said, "If we don't prepare anything, we really have no chance of dealing with him, so we came to you."

Jiang Fengyue thought to himself, as long as he can find where Shi Tianwang is hiding, Shi Tianwang will never be his match.

Zhang San sighed, "I can help you build ships, but I will never go to sea with you lunatics again. The chances of dying at sea are far greater than on land."

Jiang Fengyue asked, "How long does it take to build a sturdy warship?"

Zhang San thought for a moment and said, "That depends on what price you can afford."

Jiang Fengyue said, "One hundred thousand taels."

Seeing Jiang Fengyue's straightforwardness, Zhang San was overjoyed and said, "In just one month, you will be able to see this one-of-a-kind ship."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head, clearly dissatisfied with the timeframe, and said, "A month is too slow. By then, King Shi will probably lead his troops to invade the mainland. I might be able to stop him, but some civilians will suffer."

Zhang San stroked his chin and chuckled, "If you want it faster, that's fine too, but you'll need to add some more money."

Jiang Fengyue said, "Two hundred thousand taels."

Upon hearing this number, Zhang San immediately shouted, "Ten days! Come here to pick up the boat in ten days!"

Jiang Fengyue shook her head again and said, "One million taels."

When Zhang San heard such a huge number, he almost jumped up on the deck.

He said eagerly, "Five days! Just give me five days. With this amount of silver, I can summon all the best shipwrights in the world and build you a ship that can deal with King Shi."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "Okay."

Five days later.

Two more boats have appeared on the river.

One was a large winged warship, with a huge hull covered in steel, and more than ten cannons mounted on its deck.

The other mid-wing warship was much smaller, but it looked more agile.

Jiang Fengyue patted Zhang San on the shoulder and smiled, "I knew you could do it. Why did you build me an extra ship?"

Zhang San laughed and said, "After finishing the big ship, I had a lot of silver and ship materials left over. I couldn't just keep them, so I built a smaller one."

He continued, "Don't look down on this small ship. It's not much worse than the big ships. The materials used are all of the highest quality, and it's faster than the big ships."

Chu Liuxiang pulled Zhang San aside and smiled, "In that case, let's set sail now."

Seeing that things were not going well, Zhang San tried to escape by jumping off the deck into the sea and swimming away like a fish.

Zhang San eventually went to sea with them. No one forced him. His excuse was that he was afraid Jiang Fengyue and Chu Liuxiang wouldn't be able to unleash the full potential of the two warships, which would bury his hard work.

He stood next to Jiang Fengyue; they were already on the deck of the warship.

Thanks to Zhang San's connections, the crew and sailors on both ships had extensive experience in naval warfare.

According to Zhang San, many of them had been pirates, but they didn't want to live that kind of life of constant fear, so they gave up their pirate ways and returned to land.

It's fortunate that Jiang Fengyue has enough silver to be able to get them back on the ship to deal with someone like Shi Tianwang.

Chu Liuxiang was on another boat. The two boats were not far apart. With Chu Liuxiang's lightness skills and underwater abilities, it would not be difficult for him to move between the two boats if something happened.

Jiang Fengyue looked at Zhang San and said, "You said that King Shi's men often hang around this area, so why haven't we seen them here?"

Zhang San looked out to sea from the deck and said, "Don't rush. The sea is so vast. We'll have to rely on luck to run into them."

Jiang Fengyue has always been lucky. Before they could finish speaking, a shrouded ship appeared in the mist on the sea.