They immediately took everyone onto their ship and, after settling them on the next island, set off once again.

After this incident, Su Mo discovered something.

The pirates at sea are somewhat different from the thieves on land.

The pirates are more ruthless in their actions.

They don't mind draining the pond to catch the fish.

Because the Nanhai is vast, they are not confined to one place and move around the Nanhai at will.

Therefore, when they come across a caravan or a ship they want to rob, they tend to leave no survivors.

Not only do they take valuables, but they also take away young and beautiful women and small children.

These can be sold for a good price.

Thus, Su Mo considered that when encountering pirates, it's kill or be killed—they are not people of the Green Forest but simply a band of brigands.

While some may be willing to follow rules and build relationships, most of them are a bunch of madmen, robbing with bloodshot eyes.

Encountering such people, sparing them would only lead to them harming others, truly making it hard to hold back.

This incident was the second small episode in their entire journey, and the third episode occurred when Su Mo's Messenger Eagle returned.

At that time, Sea Snake Zeng Chou said he wanted to avenge his crew on Su Mo's ship.

Therefore, he asked Su Mo to give him a poison to take, so that afterward, they could go their separate ways to seek clues.

Su Mo didn't really believe those words.

As the saying goes, one should not be intent on harming others, but should not be oblivious to defense against them.

Even with the likes of Ouyang Qing from the Bohai Association, Su Mo was cautious and had Yang Xiaoyun follow them just in case, let alone with this Sea Snake Zeng Chou?

This person was always known for being insidious and ruthless in his actions.

Therefore, Su Mo tricked him into taking the Huangquan Pill, deliberately telling him it was called Three Days of Pain.

Even the effects were fake.

And after he left, Su Mo had his Messenger Eagle follow him to see if it could uncover anything.

As a result, when the Messenger Eagle returned, it indeed brought back some clues.

It brought back a token...

When Su Mo saw the token, his head felt a bit heavier.

But after the initial shock, upon examining the token again, he was stunned for a while.

The token was ordinary, neither gold nor jade, just a piece of iron, perhaps too stingy to use better materials, and it was very light.

But the words engraved on the token surprised Su Mo greatly.

It read [Heavenly Mechanism]!

Speaking of 'Heavenly Mechanism', Su Mo couldn't help but think of the Tianji Pavilion.

Wei Ziyi once said that there was once a Tianji Pavilion in the Jianghu, which made a living by selling information.

No matter the information, as long as one could afford the price, it was available from the Tianji Pavilion.

Consequently, unknowingly, they offended many people.

Over thirty years ago, it was burned to the ground in a great fire.

The old Pavilion Master of the Tianji Pavilion even cried bitterly, and since then, the Tianji Pavilion has been deeply hidden...

Now the Messenger Eagle brought back such a token.

Could it be that Zeng Chou went to the Tianji Pavilion to gather information?

Wouldn't that mean the Tianji Pavilion...is in the Nanhai?

Su Mo thought for a moment and decided to keep the token; it might be of great use later.

Moving forward, the island they were about to dock at was Chi Yan Island.

According to their original plan, if they wanted to cross the Nanhai, this would be the starting point.

From this place, traveling all the way westward, they would head towards Xizhou.

But this time, that's not possible.

From Chi Yan Island, head south first to Gupiao Island, then to the Qi Family.

This was the first leg of their journey.

Therefore, there was to be only a brief stop at Chi Yan Island.

However, as Su Mo and his group were about to disembark, Zhen Xiaoxiao couldn't help it anymore and cried out, hoping Su Mo would let her get off the ship to have a walk.

"Master, I'm really suffocating here.

"Even if we don't go to an inn for a feast...

"Even if we just wander around a bit?

"Please let me get off."

When this chubby girl cried, it really was like the ground shaking and mountains swaying.

Su Mo looked at her and could only nod, bringing Zhen Xiaoxiao along as they disembarked.

But as soon as they reached the pier, Su Mo's brows furrowed.

Something was odd about the atmosphere on the dock.

The merchant ships and those flying banners of fierce beasts stood in confrontation.

Figures stood at the edges of their ships, staring each other down.

A confrontation seemed imminent.

The busy workers on the shore appeared hurried, as if disaster loomed over them.

Yang Xiaoyun whispered:

"It looks like one side is the merchants' ships, and the other is the pirates' ships?"

"Pirates rarely dock at regular ports; they have Black Island to stop at, so why are they here?"

Wei Ziyi was also a bit surprised.

Having been at sea for some time, she wasn't entirely clueless about the maritime situation.

When pirates come to ordinary islands, the islanders naturally fear them.

Therefore, they all have their own stopping points...Black Island.

Black Island is a generic term.

It doesn't refer to any one island being called that.

But many places specifically for pirates to take refuge are called this.

Some places are hidden, while others have names that disguise them as normal places.

Only true sea marauders know the Mystical within.

However, this Chi Yan Island was clearly under the jurisdiction of the Nanhai Alliance.

It couldn't possibly be a Black Island.

Su Mo glanced at both sides and sent a message to Song Yuanlong, telling him to be careful. If anything went wrong, he could unleash the White Tiger to intimidate the pirates.

Then he entered the city with a few others.

Despite Zhen Xiaoxiao's talk about just wanting to stretch her legs or not caring about having a feast...

Once she hit the streets, all she saw was food galore. She sniffed the air and headed straight for the inn.

Su Mo was speechless, but since they were already ashore, not sampling the island's delicacies would be a wasted trip.

So he led Yang Xiaoyun, Wei Ziyi, Little Situ, Zhen Xiaoxiao, and Fu Han Yuan to find the largest inn in town.

Zhen Xiaoxiao was instantly overjoyed, and when the waiter came to ask what they wanted to eat, she talked nonstop for one pot of tea's time without taking a breath.

Su Mo was speechless; with such a talent, it seemed a waste not to go into storytelling.

He waved to interrupt Zhen Xiaoxiao, who was planning to spend an hour just listing dishes.

Just as he was about to have Yang Xiaoyun order, there was an uproar outside the inn.

Then a voice shouted sternly:

"Ximen Ye, hand over the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture, and you may be spared today!"

Su Mo and those present instinctively exchanged glances.

Each expression held its own peculiarity.

Poison Dragon Pill Scripture...

Why is it the Poison Dragon Pill Scripture again?

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