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Chapter 387

Chapter 387

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Hey, the Yangzhou merchant fleet ran into pirates today! Pei Hongxiu gripped the steering wheel and frowned: "Huwa! Quickly change the 'anti-wolf spicy cloth' to 'anti-pirate candy'!" Huwa squatted behind the ammunition compartment and chuckled, clutching a freshly cooked "sugar-coated cannonball"—though called a cannonball, it was actually Persian lion-patterned brocade wrapped in dark blue frosting, with a malt candy clenched in the lion's mouth. With a "swish," he tossed a package onto the pirate ship: "Catch! Our Yunjin specialty, the 'Sweet Lion's Roar'!" The pirate chieftain took a bite of the sugar coating and suddenly widened his eyes: "By Allah! Why does this lion go 'Awoo'?" It turned out Huwa had hidden a sound-making gear inside the brocade, which triggered a child's voice saying "Time for candy" the moment it was bitten. Pei Hongxiu seized the chance to shout: "Surrender and you won't be beaten! I'll give you 'Abbasid Astrological Candy'!" Huwa immediately threw out a handful of fluorescent candies, drawing a 1010-yard frost trail across the night sky, even brighter than fireworks. "Miss Xiao! Hurry and bring over the 'Analects Golden Quotes Candy'!" shouted Huwa.

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