Start with the fisherman

Chapter 14 Returning Safe and Sound
On the other side, the other people who were dragged into the water by Cao Ze's fishing net had also broken free from the net, turned the boat over, and stood on the boat again, looking at the surging sea not far away, without any intention of going over to help.

Who can defeat Brother Tiezhu underwater?

Sure enough, they soon saw blood emerging from the sea in the distance.

"That boy is really capable. If it weren't for Brother Tiezhu, we would have capsized in the ditch today."

Someone said with some fear.

"I never realized before that this guy is so good at casting nets!" others echoed.

"If it weren't for Brother Tiezhu, we wouldn't be so careless. It wouldn't be so easy for him to catch us!"

Of course, there are always people who are stubborn.

However, just as he finished speaking, he saw a man emerging from the sea. The man grabbed the edge of the sloop and climbed onto the boat. He was holding a harpoon in his hand, with a person on it!

After reaching the shore and throwing the harpoon on the boat, Cao Ze sat on the sloop and gasped for breath.

Although the fight just now was brief, it touched the brink of life and death several times. If Zheng Tiezhu had not misjudged his own cultivation level in the end, it would be hard to say who would win.

The first time he killed someone, Cao Ze's heart beat wildly, as if someone was beating a drum in his chest.

He raised his right hand, and blood was flowing on his bronze-like skin. Zheng Tiezhu's dagger was stuck in the muscle, nearly an inch deep into the flesh, which made Cao Ze terrified. If it weren't for the skin grinding that had tempered his flesh and blood to be extremely tough, his right arm would have been lost by this blow.

Even so, if the wound was a little deeper, it would probably have hit the bone.

The battle was over, the adrenaline subsided, and as Cao Ze was soaked in the sea water, waves of severe pain came from his arms, making him grimace in pain.

The people on the light boat also saw clearly that the person who climbed onto the black-sailed boat was not Zheng Tiezhu, but Cao Ze. Then, the person who was harpooned...

In an instant, several people's ghosts were scared.

Some clever ones quickly rowed the boat, and the boat drew an arc, turned around and flew towards Bishui Village.

Cao Ze calmly washed the wound with the clean water on the boat, then used Zheng Tiezhu's short knife to cut a piece of cloth and simply bandaged the wound. Then he used his left hand to grope Zheng Tiezhu's body.

Zheng Tiezhu's performance just now clearly shows that he has some martial arts skills. It would be great if he could get his hands on a martial arts secret book.

But soon, he threw Zheng Tiezhu off the boat in disappointment.

Not to mention martial arts secrets, Zheng Tiezhu didn't even have a penny on him.

“It’s not a good habit not to carry all your possessions with you!”

After complaining, Cao Ze stood up, walked to the stern, and rowed with his left hand.

With just a slight effort, the black-sailed boat shot out like an arrow. After just a few breaths, the black-sailed boat had caught up with the fleeing light boat.

"Water monkey, hurry up, shake faster..."

Such a commotion made everyone on the boat terrified, and they kept urging the young man who was rowing the boat.

Only then did they realize what kind of person they had offended. They remembered that when Brother Tiezhu was rowing the oars just now, the speed was far from this fast.

But all in vain.

When he was still four or five meters away from the light boat, Cao Ze rowed the oar again, then picked up the harpoon, bent his legs slightly, and instantly crossed a distance of several meters and landed steadily on the light boat.

Everyone on the boat suddenly felt weak in the knees, and the water monkey let go of the oars with both hands and pushed them to his companions' side.

"Aze, we were wrong!"

"We were wrong!"

"Please let us go. We used to take a bath together at the beach when we were little. Have you forgotten? I am Xiaoyong!"

With a thud, one of the young men knelt directly on the boat, his face covered with tears and snot. His face was a little distorted due to the fear of death.

"Aze, we didn't do anything to offend you. It was all Tiezhu's instigation. It has nothing to do with us. It was Brother Tiezhu who forced us to do so. We had no choice..." The others followed suit and looked at the young man with the harpoon as if they were looking at a killer god crawling out of hell.

Cao Ze looked at these people's faces carefully.

There were four people in the canoe.

He knows them all!

He remembered these faces clearly.

But when I was looking outside my yard yesterday, the expressions on these faces were not like this.

puff!
No nonsense, harpoon strike.

These people are not Zheng Tiezhu. With Cao Ze's current strength, his speed of attack was extremely fast and they had no time to react.

It was not until Cao Ze dealt with the second person that the remaining two people woke up from their dream and jumped into the sea with a splash.

Unfortunately, in front of Cao Ze, who was only slightly good at swimming, they had no chance of escape.

In just a moment, two bright red areas appeared in the sea.

After searching the bodies of several people and searching the boat, they only found three large coins and a dozen copper coins...

After collecting the fishing net with several holes in it, Cao Ze returned to the peng boat and cleaned the deck with sea water. Then he rowed out of the coral island and let the boat drift alone on the sea.

Killing someone doesn't feel good, but Cao Ze doesn't regret it at all. If he were given another chance to choose, he would still do it without hesitation.

These people deserve to die!

After wandering around the coral island, Cao Ze soon found the trace of the yellow croaker again.

After spending half an hour catching two large yellow croakers, he rowed back to the boat.

Recalling Zheng Tiezhu's movements during the fight, Cao Ze couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"It's time to find a martial art to learn!"

Cao Ze pondered in his heart.

Zheng Tiezhu was only at the second level of body forging, but he was able to crush me, who was at the third level, in battle. The importance of martial arts is self-evident.

In the novels I read in my previous life, the protagonist was often the monster who crossed levels to kill people. I didn’t expect that when it came to me, I was almost killed by someone who crossed levels.

As expected, I was not destined to be the protagonist!

This also made him more determined to hide his strength. If Zheng Tiezhu had not been careless today, the final result would be hard to predict.

However, revealing some strength when necessary can also save a lot of trouble.

Pull the boat to shore and tie it up.

Cao Ze walked towards the fish market carrying two large yellow croakers.

This time, he did not put the fish in a bag or cover it up. Instead, he walked into the fish market carrying two large yellow croakers as long as an adult's arm.

Since Zheng Tiezhu can run rampant in Bishui Village, he should not need to be afraid of too many things. He has to let the people of Bishui Village know that he, Cao Ze, is not so easy to mess with. After all, when he went out to sea to fish, Su Xiaozhi was still in Bishui Village.

Soon someone noticed Cao Ze, after all, the two big yellow croakers in his hands were too eye-catching.

The news that Zheng Tiezhu had his eyes on Cao Ze had long been no secret in Bishui Village. When Cao Ze went out to sea today, everyone was discussing it. Without exception, they all believed that Cao Ze would not be able to come back.

However, now Cao Ze not only came back, but also brought two big yellow croakers!
The fish market in Bishui Village suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

(End of this chapter)