Chapter 36: The Great Calamity of the Heavenly Wheel (Begging for Collection)

  In that era, few girls had a big name, and they were replaced with small names such as Xiuer or Chun'er. Zhen Niang blushed and said softly: "My surname is Zhao, my nickname is Zhen'er."

  "Zhao Zhen'er, that sounds pretty good." Huang Li praised for a moment, seeing Zhen Niang still silent, felt it was a bit boring, and suggested going back to the cabin.

  This proposal was exactly what Zhen Niang had hoped for, and the joy on her face revealed her emotions. The three of them turned around and walked towards the cabin, just as they reached the corner, a big man rushed out quickly, almost colliding with Zhen Niang.

  Huang Li reacted quickly, dodging to the side and facing Zhen Niang, using his back to block the big man. The force of the impact was quite sufficient, and in an instant he was stuck together with Zhen Niang.

  "Damn it, watch where you're walking!" a curse came from behind.

  Huang Li was furious and retorted: "You've just eaten a big fart, your mouth is full of stinky air."

  "Hey, what's with the attitude? You dare to talk to me like that?" The big man glared, rolled up his sleeves and was about to take action.

  "Let's go, stop fighting." Zhen Niang's face turned white, one hand holding Niu Niu and the other pulling Huang Li with all her might, almost embracing his arm in her bosom. She was extremely afraid of such a scene, which was similar to when the Bai family snatched her away initially.

  "Hey, big brother, calm down and don't bother with him." Wang Lao Hu, who was following behind Hei Lao Wu, hastily mediated from the side. They had hidden their short guns in their underwear and blended onto the ship. Now wasn't the time to take action, and exposing themselves prematurely would be a mistake.

  Hei Lao Wu narrowed his eyes, carefully looking at the guy who dared to play tricks on him. His gaze stopped on Zhen Niang's body, and a hint of lust flashed in his expression. He sneered coldly twice, "Little boy, I remember you. We'll settle this later." After that, he turned around and left with Wang Lao Hu.

  Huang Li stared at the back of Hei Lao Wu, seemingly with a sense of discontent. In fact, he was thinking to himself that this person seemed familiar, after all, they had only caught a glimpse of each other in the wine tower and hadn't gotten a good look.

  Zhen Niang thought Huang Li was not giving up yet, still hugging his arm to persuade him, "Huang Gege, let's go back to the cabin, don't scare the child."

  Huang Li's eyes narrowed, he remembered that this guy wasn't a sailor, how did he end up on the boat? Was there some kind of conspiracy? Zhen Niang's words reminded him not to be too surprised, so as not to scare the child. It was only then that he noticed Zhen Niang had been so flustered that she hadn't even realized her two soft breasts were pressed against his arm.

  "Hehe, it's all right, let's go back." Huang Li smiled reassuringly at Zhen Niang and subtly withdrew his arm. To be honest, he wasn't a gentleman, but facing the wife of the person who had saved his life, and with Lao Suo's last words in mind, he had always made a conscious effort to keep a distance from Zhen Niang.

  After entering the cabin, Huang Li had something on his mind, but his face was still smiling. It wasn't until Zhen Niang coaxed Niu Niu to sleep that his expression turned serious.

  "Zhen Niang." Huang Li closed the cabin door, turned around and said to Zhen Niang: "I have a bad feeling, maybe it's just a guess, don't be afraid for now!"

  Zhen Niang blinked her eyes, shrank into the bed, and a sense of fear floated up in her heart. A lone man and woman, together in one room, wouldn't he suddenly have evil intentions?

  The Huang Li did not expect that Zhen Niang was thinking in her heart that she might have become a beast, and slightly slowed down her tone to continue: "That big man who bumped into us earlier may be a pirate, mixed on this boat, I don't know what he wants to do. However, you also don't need to be afraid, with me here, we will ensure your mother and daughter's safety."

  Zhen Niang let out a slight sigh of relief, but then tensed up again at the word "pirate", and asked in a trembling voice: "Pirate, is it Redbeard? Are they going to rob us?"

  Huang Li hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Maybe it's just a matter of boarding the ship, let's not be too tense. However, making some preparations is always good." As he spoke, he took out a plastic mask from the pocket of his bulletproof vest, fiddled with it for a while, and raised an eyebrow at Zhen Niang, "I'll change my appearance, watch closely."

  "Huh? You——" Zhen Niang looked at Huang Li turn around, put something on her face, and when she turned back, she had already changed into a completely different appearance.

  Hehe, Huang Li flashed a glance at her head, blinked her eyes, then turned back to take off the mask, and faced Zhen Niang again, letting out a laugh.

  "This is what they call a sudden change of face," said Zhen Niang with a rare smile.

  Although he guessed wrong, Huang Li didn't want to explain much and said in a calm tone: "In the future, if I change my face, you should pretend not to recognize me and don't call out my name, got it?"

  Zhen Niang slightly furrowed her brow, paused for a moment, and nodded as if she understood but wasn't quite sure.

  Huang Li didn't want to say more, the matter was just speculation, and it had become too tense, which ended up scaring himself. He chatted with Zhen Niang for a few more sentences before returning to his bed, opening his trunk, secretly putting the pistol and dagger into his socks, tying a handkerchief around them, then lay down in his clothes and closed his eyes.

  The evening wind was blowing gently, and the ship was moving forward, breaking through the waves. The sea waves hit the hull of the ship, making a monotonous sound. It was already around 10 o'clock at night, and most of the passengers had fallen asleep.

  However, in the quiet depths of night, more than 20 pirates who disguised themselves as wealthy merchants and hid their guns in their underwear began to take action. They each drew short guns, took control of key areas such as the bridge and radio room, cutting off all contact between the Shun Tian and the outside world, and forced the crew to steer the ship towards shallow waters near the mouth of the Yellow River.

  Once the situation was under control, "Golden Tooth Laoliu" and others stayed in the bridge to guard the captain and first mate, while the chief engineer and others were locked in the smoking room. The rest of the pirates began to take the two crew members with keys to occupy the cabins and drive away the passengers.

  Huang Li was worried that something might happen, so he slept very lightly. To be on the safe side, while Zhen Niang and Niu Niu were both fast asleep, he also put on a mask, although it wasn't very comfortable. As soon as the cabin door creaked open, he woke up, narrowed his eyes, curled up in bed, and grasped the pistol on his leg. If there was an emergency, with his speed, drawing the gun and firing would be just a blink of an eye.

  As soon as the cabin door opened, a white-clad flight attendant was violently pushed in, followed by a burly man. The chaotic noise from outside immediately flooded into Huang Li's ears, with angry shouts, wailing cries and kicking sounds.

  Huang Li's heart sank, and although he felt the situation was not good, he thought that the few pirates were just targeting a wealthy passenger. He never expected there to be so many pirates, and their target was actually the entire cruise ship. He narrowed his eyes, pretending to sleep, gripping his gun tightly, thinking of countermeasures in his mind.