Traveler in the Pirate World

The familiar shop was already dilapidated, with the wooden windows half-open. The bolts on them had long been loose, and they were half hanging as if they would fall off at any time.

Green vines covered half of the wall, and white roots penetrated into the cracked wall and passed through the broken door. The rotten wood was easily crushed underfoot. Everywhere in sight was already empty, with only white spider silk covering the mottled wall.

The bad premonition became a reality. Rui had no time to feel sad before he could hear the sound of dense footsteps coming from all directions. Leaning against the damp wall, Rui looked out carefully and saw a large number of navy soldiers coming from all directions. They were holding guns and lined up in neat rows, with the black muzzles pointing directly at the dilapidated house.

The branch colonel wearing a cloak of justice stood in the center of the crowd, and next to him stood the captain of the guard whose clothes were still stained with water and sand!

"It's right here. That pirate attacked our ship and killed everyone except me. I believe your people have found our ship now. As the captain of the guard who has joined the royal family, I have no reason to lie to you!" The captain of the guard repeatedly emphasized the truthfulness of his words. This group of guys who only have justice in their minds are sometimes as stubborn as a rock. "I have already informed the local kingdom army that such a tragedy happened so close to their seaport. They should be held responsible for it!"

Most of his words were lies. No matter what means Rui would use, the final result would be the same. The king no longer had the patience to waste time with him. He was eager to squeeze out everything that Old Benny and Rui had.

In this deformed world, most nobles admire the ways of the Celestial Dragons. They do not care about the lives of ordinary people. Even if the population is greatly reduced, as long as they have enough Baileys, then all this will not be a problem. After all, people can be bought and sold.

Looking at the shrinking encirclement, Rui did not go out with his hands raised to surrender. Instead, he took a few steps and came to the residence on the second floor. The wooden stairs creaked under the heavy weight.

The furniture in the living room and bedroom seemed to have been roughly rummaged through many times. Old Benny's study was already empty, leaving only a pile of ashes under the fireplace that had been doused with water and then rummaged through many times.

After seeing all this, there was no need to think about anything else. All this must be related to the king, and there must be another purpose for him to let me return home this time.

This made Rui think that maybe his master and the others were still safe.

He jumped onto the windowsill, flew into the air, grabbed the eaves of the opposite house, leaned his back backward, turned over, and walked towards the city gate on the roof.

Several gunshots followed, and the navy began to chase along the street. A white figure flashed through the crowd, and several people in the alley two or three meters high jumped onto the roof and chased after Rui's receding back.

As expected, the city gate was blocked by the Kingdom Army, and passers-by were carefully checked one by one. With wolves in front and tigers behind, Rui had no choice but to take a desperate risk and move forward.

He leaped down, and countless tiny black dots shot out from his robe. The moment he landed, they turned into dense green vines that blocked the kingdom's soldiers on both sides of the city gate. He slipped through the narrow gap, and the moment he stepped out of the city gate, Rui was greeted by rows of black gun muzzles. It was obvious that the other side had been waiting for a long time.

Three months later, the streets of the Central Square were crowded with people. A team of royal soldiers escorted Rui slowly towards the execution platform.

The heavy iron chains dragged on the ground, making a chaotic noise. The prisoner uniform stained with blood was tattered. Rui lowered his head, and his messy long hair blocked his bloodthirsty and crazy eyes.

"You know what the people above want. As long as you write it down, everyone will be at peace, right?"

"You still won't give in? Come on, keep beating him until he's willing to give in!"

"This is a stubborn stinky bug. Forget it! The only way to keep your last value is to lure that old guy out. I don't believe his mouth will be as stubborn as yours!"

"Remember your lovely little childhood sweetheart? She was such a beautiful girl. She was just as stubborn as you, but I liked her!"

"Everyone here has tasted her, but you haven't. I'll tell you in secret that she's really moist, hahahaha..."

"You will die tomorrow, just like your childhood sweetheart. You will be burned by the flames, amid the cheers of the fools you wanted to save, and you will be nothing but a pile of dry bones!"

"Don't look at me like that, you can't scare me. I've seen this kind of look many times, but they have no chance of coming back to find me!"

"Do you think your short and fat master will come to rescue you tomorrow? I hope he will. Wouldn't that give me another toy?"

"Hey, how did your master, who is short and ugly, hook up with such a beautiful woman and give birth to such a lovely daughter? Your master's wife must have other lovers!"

"What a pity! Such a beautiful woman was shot in the head by those bastards right on the spot. I am not even interested in her corpse anymore. What a waste!"

"Oh~ Very good, this is the expression, I like it very much, do you hate me so much, you want to kill me right now, haha... it's a pity you can't do it.

Boy, pray that you will be born into a good family in your next life. Since when have you ever been qualified to refuse something that a noble wanted?

Oh? I almost forgot, you are a noble, what a loser, just like your stupid parents!"

Rui walked towards the platform step by step, where stood a huge iron cross more than three meters high, surrounded by neatly stacked firewood.

It was this cross that executed Selena. That day, she walked to the platform in a disheveled state amid countless insults.

"Burn that bastard!"

"Yes, burn that bastard to death! It's these guys who caused my family's land to not grow any food now!"

"My son starved to death because of them. Kill him!"

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The chaotic voices gradually became unified as Rui was hung on the cross with chains. People shouted "Burn him, Burn him..." For a moment, it seemed like an overwhelming tidal wave, as if this was really what the people wanted.

Rui looked down at the densely packed crowd in the square, his eyes slowly filled with endless sadness, and for a moment, he really thought he was wrong.

"No, maybe I was really wrong. I thought the world was too simplistic!" The flames had been ignited, and the thick black smoke contained a large amount of toxic gases and ashes, which made Rui a little suffocated.

Just when the kingdom's soldiers who had secretly surrounded the entire square were feeling a little disappointed, a faint smell of blood filled the air. Someone looked down following the smell and saw a large amount of blood that had covered their feet.

The earth began to tremble, green roots broke through the soil, and leaves as tall as a person unfolded, revealing red flowers.

In a blink of an eye, the square turned into a sea of ​​flowers. A unique fragrance filled the air and huge flowers bloomed little by little.

People stared blankly at the unfolding petals above their heads, and saw that the huge flowers were twisting their roots like animals.

Before they could scream or wail, the fang-like flowers swallowed some of them into their mouths, and the dripping saliva woke the dazed crowd.

"Ah!" The screams were much louder than before. They pushed each other and fled, no longer caring about anything else, even if there were people wailing at their feet or young children were separated from their parents.

"This is my revenge on all of you!" An old and deep voice sounded from the high platform. Behind the flames, under the cross, a hunched one-armed figure stood quietly.

Compared to three years ago, old Benny looked older, his hair was as white as snow, much longer than before, hanging on his narrow shoulders. His originally short stature was now hunched over, making him look even shorter. He was also thinner, so thin that he seemed like he could be blown away by a gust of wind. The empty sleeve of his right arm fluttered with the hem of his clothes in the heat wave, as if it would scatter into sparks at any moment, floating between heaven and earth.

Tears rolled down from Rui's eyes, and his heart ached. "I was wrong, Master!" Sadness, regret, anger... his heart was as violent as a raging sea, but he didn't know what expression he should have. Only in his eyes, which reflected the old man's back, was there an extremely complicated feeling!

"If it weren't for me..."

"It's not your fault, Rui!" Old Benny turned his head and looked at his apprentice, and said seriously, "Remember my words, it's not your fault!

It's not wrong to want to make sure everyone is free from hunger and cold, and it's not wrong to work hard on it. You've never done anything wrong, Rui!"

His voice suddenly became high-pitched and he turned around again to look at the chaotic square. He didn't care how many people were listening to him. He just wanted to tell his only remaining child that he was not wrong!

And tell everyone, revenge has begun!

"It is they who are wrong, those greedy, arrogant and prejudiced nobles, these ignorant and stupid people whose slavery has been ingrained into their bones and who have no self-awareness. It is this era that is wrong!

Everything today is just the beginning. I will use this kingdom as my tomb, as the eternal resting place for me, my wife and daughter, and you will all be buried with me!"

"Rui, are you willing to accompany me, your master, to see the end of this kingdom?"

"Yeah!" Rui nodded without any hesitation. Even though he knew there were too many innocent people among them, he didn't care!