Chapter 257 - Bald Jokes

He imagined what that pink tongue would do inside his mouth or a couple of inches below his belt. His imagination was most certainly running rampant disregarding where they currently were.

He subconsciously bit his lower lip as he moved a step closer but before he got too close he was brought back to earth by Xiaoyu's incessant crying.

In a swift motion, he turned his head to the side while nervously scratching the back of his neck pretending like what just happened earlier had nothing to do with him.

Ji Yao wanted to laugh at him but he couldn't. He cleared his throat as everyone gathered on the main deck after being called over by Big Hei and Xunshi Zhe. Lan Wu understood his meaning and spoke in a voice loud enough to reach the other ships. Everyone was staring at this pretty girl with their expressions turning ugly as her crime was exposed.

It was obvious what the outcome of such a crime would be. As soon as Lan Wu was done with his 'show and tell' Ji Yao stared at her one last time before issuing his command. "Strip her of everything she benefited from the Concord and throw her overboard," he said and right after that, he turned to leave.

But before he could go far, Lady Ching Sei intercepted him and whispered something to him. At first, he wore an expression of annoyance but after a few of her words, he showed a look of reluctance before giving in.

"Do whatever you want," before walking away. Rui Fei's brow creased as he watched them whisper to each other. He was curious to know what this woman who had been advocating for a traitor had to say and the only way to find out was to follow Ji Yao so he caught up with him. The two people disappeared into the cabin shutting the door on the rest of the world. Lady Ching Sei heaved a small sigh before turning towards Xiaoyu her expression changing to a glower as her ribbons slowly slithered around her.

Since this young girl lacked discipline she naturally ought to teach her a lesson. Xiaoyu was still so young and had the opportunity to turn things around if she does survive.

At her command, the ribbons began to strike at her body like a belt hitting flesh the only difference being the amount of force put in those strikes. Xiaoyu couldn't take the excruciating pain. She lay on the ground motionless biting her lip to stop her from crying out. 

Her tears still flowed but something else, something much more sinister was slowly taking root inside of her. Soon the loud cracking sounds from the ribbons and the occasional whimpers from Xiaoyu were the only things one could hear on the main deck.

Everyone was afraid of even coughing as they didn't want to attract Captain Chang's attention to themselves and possibly get caught up in the crossfire. By the time she was done, she was panting heavily towering above Xiaoyu. She began to take everything away from her be it her jewellery, her storage pouch, hairpin everything except the clothes on her body.

She then proceeded to pick Xiaoyu up by her collar, pointed in a certain direction and said, "You will eventually see land there." After saying that she tossed her into the water. With a loud splash, Xiaoyu vanished under the water.

Lady Ching Sei stared at Big Hei gesturing for him to lower a dandy. Big Hei understood her meaning. He lowered the small rowing boat into the water before Xunshi Zhe readied Red Bane for sail.

It seemed Ji Yao had agreed with what Lady Ching Sei said to him. Unlike those previously condemned under section 713, Xiaoyu received a lifeline which increased her odds of survival.

The entire crew was silent as they sluggishly dragged their feet to their delegated duties. None of them could grasp the fact that the pretty little miss who vowed to follow Ji Yao to the end actually betrayed him and she was thrown overboard with no hesitation.

Lady Ching Sei was no longer in the mood to stick around so she stretched out her hand and a ribbon shot upwards till it caught hold of the main mast of her ship. Without a second thought, she leapt off Red Bane and swung towards her ship.

As light as a feather, her feet touched the deck of her ship but she was suddenly startled when she heard a familiar male voice speak to her from behind asking, "Are you okay?"

Lady Ching Sei abruptly turned around about to say something when one of her crew members spoke first. "Well well well, look who decided of his own accord to get onto our ship. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Captain, how should I deal with him?"

The girl who spoke looked nothing feminine apart from her painted nails. Her head was bald and shiny like she had gotten into a bottle of vaseline by accident. Her clothes were a dark shade of blue, her boots accessorized with silver chains.

She stood there with her arms leisurely folded across her chest but her expression was chilling to the bone. The other crew members also surrounded him. They were all women in various shapes and sizes their skin tones completing a full skin colour palette.

Zhang Li wanted to be the bigger man for his white moonlight's sake but that bald head was too eye-catching that he couldn't resist the urge. "Huh, what happened to your hair? Did you get lice or something?" he said with his hand on his waist wondering if he should take this taunting up a level.

He was about to say, "You look like a penis wearing clothes," but before he could she replied.

"What lice? I lost a fucking bet, you idiot. Tsk, Captain let me throw him overboard..... better yet let's purify him. We are in need of a eunuch to serve us."

"Besides he doesn't even use it so why not just chop it off," said another girl while making a cutting gesture with her hand. The girls broke into a peal of boisterous laughter as their gazes shifted below Zhang Li's belt. 

Lady Ching Sei felt a little annoyed for some reason. Her girls had made so much fun of Zhang Li countless times and she had even chimed in adding a joke or two but today she wasn't as happy about this. She stood in front of Zhang Li blocking their views and said, "Catch up with Red Bane."

As soon as she said this they scattered like flies not daring to question her. She turned to look at him but before she could chase him off he said, "Can you show me your cabin.. I always wanted to see what your tastes are like in private," with a smile so bright you would think he won a Polo shirt at a Sunday night Bingo.