Chapter 453 - 434: Capsizing the Ship

The people tailing them from the shadows finally breathed a sigh of relief.

’That’s hilarious,’ they thought. ’It’s the first time we’ve ever been afraid of an enemy agent being discovered by someone else.’

Yun Jiao had opened her eyes after being put into the back basket. She was bored, playing with her fingers and blowing bubbles.

The moment she heard the old woman’s voice outside, she froze, not daring to move, afraid the woman would notice something was wrong.

Thankfully, everything went smoothly in the end.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The middle-aged man carried Yun Jiao on his back all the way to a pier in town.

The area was filled with all sorts of characters and bustling with people. With the basket on his back, he blended into the crowd without anyone noticing anything amiss.

He arrived at a small, remote shop where a large man with a cigarette dangling from his lips was gutting fish.

"Boss, the delivery’s here."

The middle-aged man walked in and gave the boss a meaningful look.

The fish-gutting boss tossed his cleaver onto the cutting board and followed him to the back.

"How’d it go? You bring the person?"

The middle-aged man lifted Yun Jiao out of the basket.

He opened the sack. The child was sleeping soundly, unconscious.

"You’re sure that hair color isn’t dyed?"

The middle-aged man nodded. "It’s not. Her eyes are blue, too. I asked the locals. They said her hair and eyes used to be black, and that she can command the large fish in the sea.

They said she’s an excellent swimmer. During the shipwreck salvage, she could go to depths no one else could reach. I suspect it’s not just about being a good swimmer; she must have some kind of special ability."

"This is exactly the kind of person we’re looking for."

"Alright, since it’s her, arrange for a boat to take her back immediately. We don’t want any unexpected complications."

The middle-aged man thought so too. The child was well-known in the village, so her disappearance would likely be discovered soon. They had to leave before anyone realized what had happened.

"Miss He Ye has already arranged for a boat."

They didn’t have to wait long before a large ship, disguised as a freighter, appeared at the pier.

They carried Yun Jiao onto the ship.

Yun Jiao had heard everything. ’So, they’re taking the sea route.’

’That’s just... perfect.’

’Isn’t this bringing me right into my home turf?’

After that, the people on the ship and the middle-aged man spoke only in Japanese.

Yun Jiao couldn’t understand them, so she simply stopped listening.

She was taken out of the sack and placed in a private room.

After the people left, Yun Jiao easily slipped free of the ropes binding her hands.

There were guards at the door, but she wasn’t in a hurry.

She could feel the ship start to move.

’Someone should come once the drug’s effects have mostly worn off,’ she mused.

Her guess was pretty much correct. When the time was about right, the door opened again.

Yun Jiao pretended to have just woken up.

She held the rope in her hands, faking that she was still tied up.

"You’re awake."

The speaker was a woman.

She crouched in front of Yun Jiao. "Little one, you have a miraculous ability. I will take you to a wonderful place where you will gain great wealth and status. You’re wasting your talent here. Your life should be a much wider sky."

Yun Jiao started to fake-cry, wailing that she wanted to go home. "I want to go home! Let me go! I want to go home!"

"Go home? Don’t worry. The place you’re going to will be your new home."

Yun Jiao secretly pinched her own leg, and the pain finally squeezed out some tears.

’I’m so jealous of Brother Nine right now,’ she thought. ’He can really cry on command.’

He Ye found the child noisy and didn’t say anything more. In any case, after they took her back and brainwashed her, she would be loyal to the Empire just like the others. The most important thing was her ability, which had immense research value.

Not long after He Ye left, Yun Jiao heard a commotion outside, along with gunshots.

"Dammit, how did they catch up so fast!"

Yun Jiao knew it was time.

Taking advantage of the chaos outside, she broke the door down with brute force.

’As for what Uncle Lin told me to do earlier? Whoops, I forgot.’

The guard outside the door was completely stunned.

Before he could react, Yun Jiao punched him in the stomach. As he doubled over in pain, she leaped up and chopped him on the neck, knocking him out.

As she ran out, He Ye arrived with her people.

"Dammit, how did she break free and get out? Seize her!"

Because they wanted her alive, they were hesitant in their fight against Yun Jiao.

In the end, they were the ones getting beaten by Yun Jiao, their faces twisting in pain.

He Ye’s expression gradually turned vicious.

"You let yourself be brought here on purpose."

When she saw a child as small as Yun Jiao effortlessly lift a full-grown adult, she realized someone with that kind of power couldn’t possibly have been captured so easily.

Combined with how quickly the navy had caught up, she’d have to be a fool not to understand.

She raised her gun. "What a pity. I wanted to take you back to serve the Empire. I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful. In that case, just die."

BANG! BANG! BANG!

She fired several shots in a row at Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao dodged them and, standing on the ship’s rail, took out several steel ball bearings.

"A gift for a gift."

The ball bearings flew toward He Ye, even faster than bullets.

She didn’t have time to react. The wrist of her gun hand was pierced straight through.

One of her legs was pierced through as well.

"AHHH!!!"

Yun Jiao leaped into the sea.

"Miss He Ye, are you all right?"

He Ye’s face was contorted in pain.

"Get the ship moving! Break through their encirclement!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Yun Jiao was perfectly at ease in the sea.

A beautiful song echoed through the water.

Before long, several killer whales and Humpback Whales arrived.

"Do me a favor and ram that ship."

She pointed at the ship that was already struggling to speed away and led them in a charge toward it.

The people on board had guns, and Yun Jiao was afraid the killer whales would get hurt, so she had them attack from underneath the hull.

He Ye and her crew were focused on breaking through the blockade when, suddenly, the ship began to shake violently and tilt.

The people on board couldn’t keep their balance. They tumbled across the deck, and many of them dropped their guns.

"The ship is capsizing!"

A venomous look flashed in He Ye’s eyes. "It’s that child!"

Just as the words left her mouth, she tumbled into the sea.

Their ship completely capsized, and the people on it fell into the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

They began to struggle in the water.

Yun Jiao swam over, first knocking out anyone who was still holding a gun.

She didn’t confront them head-on, focusing mainly on sneak attacks.

She left the unconscious people for the killer whales to drag over to the navy ships.

As for the others, even when she appeared in front of them, they were helpless. They were knocked unconscious in a single encounter.

After dealing with everyone, Yun Jiao dusted off her hands.

"All done."

She dragged the last one, He Ye, and swam toward the navy ships.

She was pulled aboard a ship.

Lin Bin quickly wrapped her in a large towel.

"Uncle Lin, they’re all captured."

Lin Bin asked if she was hurt. "Didn’t I tell you not to be reckless?"

Yun Jiao gave him an innocent look.

"Nope, I’m perfectly fine."

Lin Bin sighed. ’Oh well.’ In the end, everything had gone smoothly.

Only then did he break into a smile. "Very good. When we get back, the higher-ups will definitely credit you with a major achievement."

"Coupled with your contribution to salvaging the aircraft last time, getting a promotion won’t be a problem."

After this, Yun Jiao would also receive a military rank. However, due to her special position and unique nature, the higher-ups would probably just grant her the rank without any real authority.

"And a bonus."

Yun Jiao nodded. "Okay. My grandpa and Grandma will definitely be very happy."

’This counts as bringing honor to my ancestors, right?’ she thought. ’Humans seem to care a lot about that.’