It's actually not that Su Mo wants to stir up trouble.

Encountering pirates on the sea, a normal person would naturally keep their distance.

Even someone not entirely normal would clearly avoid getting involved.

But Su Mo has his own considerations.

This journey is to cross the South Sea and make several stops along the way.

He aims to understand the vast ocean better.

The idea behind this is to expand the business of the Ziyang Escort Agency.

The model in Donghuang has been proven effective.

His ambition is starting to swell.

He's considering whether the business of the Ziyang Escort Agency can be spread to all corners of the world.

If this comes true, the Ziyang Escort Agency could claim to be the second in the world; who would dare claim to be the first?

And since this is the plan, he needs to deal with these pirates regardless.

Putting aside this point, even without plans to expand the escort agency,

crossing the South Sea must involve mingling with these pirates.

If he were to leave the South Sea peacefully without any encounters, he would feel it goes against his adventurous nature.

Fortunately, before delving deep into the South Sea, he has already encountered sea robbers and must engage them.

Let's see what these sea bandits are made of.

Those outside hearing Su Mo's words were momentarily stunned.

However, after a slight pause, they still responded:

"Yes!"

Then they went to relay the command.

With another matter arising, administering acupuncture to Zhen Xiaoxiao was temporarily set aside.

One by one, everyone emerged from the rooms, even Zhen Xiaoxiao carefully made her way to the deck, taking a breath of the fresh sea air.

The crowd gathered at the ship head, looking far away, they saw a ship sailing on the horizon.

Someone handed over the Thousand-Miles Eye, and Su Mo took it to look at that ship.

He could somewhat understand how Song Yuanlong and others identified it as a pirate ship.

The ship had a flag, but it did not bear a straw-hat skull.

The flag fluttered, depicting a totem of a fierce beast.

The ship's hull was weather-beaten, an indicator of long sea voyages.

No fishing nets or schools of fish could be seen on the deck, nor were there any people, suggesting it wasn't a fishing boat nor a passenger ship.

Eliminating these possibilities left few options.

The fierce beast appeared ready to devour anyone in sight.

It could be determined that they were not mere simple attackers.

Most likely, they were maritime marauders.

With Song Yuanlong at the helm, Su Mo's large ship approached the other vessel.

From afar, the details were indistinguishable, but up close, this ship clearly bore the marks of numerous battles.

The ship had cuts and hack marks all over.

There were stains of unwashed blood, set deep in the grain over time, forming dark brown specks.

Seeing this, Su Mo furrowed his brow:

"Why is there not a single person?"

This ship wasn't very large, perhaps due to bigger ships being less maneuverable at sea.

They may seem imposing, but would be unable to escape from experts.

The time required to turn the ship would be enough for others to attack multiple times.

Hence, standing here, Su Mo could clearly see across the deck.

Yet to this point, he had not seen a single person.

This seemed somewhat unreasonable.

"Is it... a feigned scheme?"

Wei Ziyi was also puzzled: "Intentionally setting up an empty city trap, waiting for us to board and then rushing to slaughter us all at once?"

"..."

Su Mo felt that this guess didn't seem plausible.

Judging by Song Yuanlong and their reactions, it was obvious that encountering such a pirate ship, ordinary vessels wouldn't dare approach, let alone board them?

After pondering, Su Mo asked Fu Han Yuan to summon the two disciples of the Canglan Divine Blade.

Seeing daylight suddenly, these two also took a deep breath.

But upon seeing the familiar endless waves, they couldn't help feeling slightly depressed.

When they noticed the Thousand-Miles Eye in Su Mo's hand, their expressions changed simultaneously:

"Is that... the Thousand-Miles Eye in your hand?"

"... Young Hero, you have a keen eye."

Su Mo smiled and said: "Once, a visitor from Nanhai met me in Donghuang.

This item was given to me as a gift."

"That person probably had ill intentions towards you."

The young man frowned: "The Thousand-Miles Eye in Nanhai is a forbidden item. The Dragon King Hall, Gui Xu Island, and the Nanhai Alliance, the three major forces, absolutely do not allow ordinary people to possess it. If you are discovered by their people carrying this Thousand-Miles Eye, you may be slaughtered by the three factions in no time."

Su Mo nodded: "Hmm, this is true, given that, could you Young Heroes please take a look at what's happening on the opposite ship?"

"A ship?"

The young man was stunned and only then noticed another ship on the sea.

With just a glance, he frowned slightly: "Pirates?"

They, the senior brother and sister, had been adventuring in the South Sea, for not just a day or two; their experience far surpassed that of Song Yuanlong.

Whether it was pirates or regular seafarers, they could tell at a glance.

After a brief contemplation, he took the Thousand-Miles Eye handed over by Su Mo to look closely.

After viewing it, his expression changed even more:

"It's the Hucang Flag!"

"Hucang Flag?"

The female companion was also stunned upon hearing this:

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

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