Chapter 764
Another way
Xiao Hong hung her neck from the beam and swayed back and forth. As if she felt that this posture was not good, she floated up, hooked her feet on the beam, and looked down, facing Pan Yun and Xue Shao who were sitting.
Xue Shao couldn't help but look away, staring intently at the window as he spoke to Pan Yun: "So, they know about your agreement with Cao Jixiang, and that you came here for the silver. We won't let the news leak out, so it's Cao Jixiang's side that's the problem?"
Pan Yun rubbed his fingers together in deep thought, remaining silent for a long while before finally saying, "I believe in Cao Jixiang's loyalty and ability. Do you think he might be tempted to leak the information to the young emperor first?"
Xue Shao remained silent.
Pan Yun sighed, "I forgot to tell him before he left that he shouldn't tell the Emperor yet."
After swinging around enough, Xiao Hong let go of the roof beam and floated sideways back and forth, looking as if she were lying in front of the two people. Bored, she asked, "Do I still need to keep an eye on her? Can I show myself?"
Pan Yun: "You don't need to keep an eye on me anymore. You can show yourself now, but you have to act like a human, not like a ghost."
Bored, Xiao Hong floated up and stood still: "I think those pirates aren't being honest. They must still have a lot to hide. I'll go scare them, and maybe they'll tell you."
Pan Yun looked out into the darkness of the night, lost in thought: "That's a method..."
Xiao Hong's eyes lit up, but Pan Jun took her to the main ship to find Yang Shan and suggested locking the four pirates up together.
Yang used all his methods but only managed to uncover some minor details; they refused to reveal the mastermind behind it all.
Yang Shan knew they were waiting for the boat to dock.
After the ship docks, they may be silenced, or they may have a chance to survive.
But he couldn't kill them, much less stop the ship from docking.
The silver on Pan Yun's ship was the most important thing.
Moreover, if the silver on their ships is indeed as much as they claim, their conspiracy will be exposed once it is presented to them.
He cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains.
The ultimate goal is the most important.
Therefore, Yang Shan was willing to give it one last try.
"You want to eavesdrop on their conversation?" Yang Shan ordered someone to bring the four people out.
Pan Yun said, "Find them a place where they can communicate with us without us being able to hear their secrets."
Yang Shanwei was slightly surprised: "Shouldn't they be locked up in a place where it's convenient for us to eavesdrop?"
Pan Yun pointed at Xiao Hong and laughed, "Lord Yang, my fellow Daoist has a supernatural ability that allows him to become invisible. As long as we let them lower their guard and talk, we don't need to worry about eavesdropping."
Yang Shan looked at Xiao Hong in surprise.
Xiao Hong smiled at him, her figure becoming ethereal before him, and finally disappearing without a trace.
Yang Shan's eyes widened: "This, this..."
Pan Yun smiled at Yang Shan.
Yang Shan suppressed his excitement and murmured, "Truly miraculous. Master Pan, please wait a moment, I will make the arrangements myself."
Yang Shan personally escorted the four people he had brought out to the stern and locked them up, then ignored them completely.
The four of them quietly took their places in their respective corners, glanced at each other, and remained silent.
Yang Shan wasn't in a hurry. He simply ordered his men to guard the door and prevent them from committing suicide.
Then dig up the cook and cook them a delicious meal overnight: "Take out all the good ingredients and cook them a meal as if it were their last meal."
Upon hearing this, the cook perked up; this was not something to be taken lightly.
He immediately took a knife and killed the last chicken, then stewed it overnight.
Then there are bean sprouts, and cabbages that have been stored in a large vat—these are all good things.
They also took out sea cucumbers and salted fish.
The aroma of chicken soup wafted out, and Pan Yun and Xiao Hong followed it into the kitchen. Watching the cook busy at work, they couldn't help but swallow hard.
Pan Yun: "It needs to be eaten with rice, right?"
Little Red's eyes gleamed: "Can I sneak a bite while I'm eavesdropping?" The cook smiled and said, "If the young lady likes it, I'll serve some to you in a bit. You can eat first."
He said regretfully, "It's a pity there's no fresh fish; it's missing something in terms of flavor."
Pan Yun immediately replied, "Fresh fish? I have some, just wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned and ran out.
Xiao Hong followed closely behind.
The two of them clung to the gunwale and looked down, but the sea was dark and they couldn't see anything at all.
Xiao Hong: "Do fish sleep at night?"
"Don't sleep, otherwise how can we have night fishing?" Pan Yun walked around the gunwale, but couldn't tell which side had more fish, and the boat was moving.
After thinking for a moment, she called out to Pan Xiaohei in her heart: "The time has come when you're needed!"
Pan Xiaohei: ...
Fifteen minutes later, Pan Xiaohei came over with a steamed bun in his mouth. Pan Jun took the bun and raised an eyebrow: "Use this?"
Pan Xiaohei rolled his eyes at her.
Pan Yun chuckled, tore the steamed bun into pieces, took out his longsword, and cast a spell to make it stand up.
The sword has been used quite frequently these past few days. It has become lively, and as soon as it came out, it happily circled in the air before finally coming to a steady stop in front of Pan Xiaohei.
Pan Xiaohei jumped onto the longsword.
The longsword carried it to the sea.
Pan Yun controlled the sword, and Xiao Hong aimed to throw slices of steamed bun into the sea.
As the boat passes by, many fish will avoid it, but some sea fish will chase after the boat.
Before long, Pan Xiaohei's claws moved with lightning speed, grabbing and slapping, sending a flash of silver light flying, but the boat only moved forward a short distance...
Just as the fish was about to fall, Pan Yun couldn't help but dodge and leap out, catching the fish in mid-air and kicking it. The fish flew high into the air and landed on the deck with a thud.
The fish were stunned. It took them a while to react and they started jumping violently, but they couldn't get back into the water no matter how hard they tried.
Pan Yun spun in mid-air, then flew back to the deck, stepping on the air.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he flew back carrying Pan Xiaohei's sword and changed locations to continue his stakeout.
Xiao Hong finally found something fun and started throwing slices of steamed bun down in quick succession.
Pan Xiaohei also got the hang of it. Whenever a fish tried to show itself to eat the steamed bun, it would grab it with one claw and then swat it, making the fish fly into the air. This time, Pan Jun didn't need to lift a finger; Xiao Hong floated out and brought the fish back.
As a result, fish flew through the air in more than a dozen parabolic arcs, and then landed on the deck with a series of splashes.
Yang Shan and the officers and soldiers on the ship were attracted by the sight and stood silently watching from the side.
An official from the Court of State Ceremonial couldn't help but feel envious and jealous: "No wonder the people on their two boats were so strong when the fight broke out; they never lacked food."
Yang Shan couldn't help but glance at him: "Do I lack food from you?"
The officials remained silent, not because they were hungry, but there was a difference between delicacies and dry rations.
Unfortunately, I tore more than ten pieces off a single steamed bun, and once they were gone, there were none left.
Pan Yun, still wanting more, had Jian bring Pan Xiaohei back.
Pan Xiaohei was also having a lot of fun, and said to Pan Jun, "I'm going to steal another steamed bun from the kitchen."
Xiao Hong exclaimed excitedly, "Let's steal two!"
Even the flying sword trembled in Pan Jun's hand.
Just as Pan Yun was about to agree, Yang Shan's voice suddenly rang out: "Master Pan..."
Pan Yun turned around. (End of Chapter)