"What a pirate-style meeting." This was Fang Yan's comment afterwards.

Rather than a meeting, it was a war of verbalism. The "friendly exchange" of giants from all sides was full of tension and gunpowder. They all exchanged saliva with "enthusiastic" smiles on their faces, as if they were about to break the other's heads in the next moment. During the meeting, Fang Yan kept guessing when these people would fight.

However, Fang Yan's expected result did not appear. The meeting ended successfully in Planck's summary sentence "Who has another nonsense, old man killed him with one shot", and decided the ambush location and time of this operation. What? Do you think of the specific action arrangement? Just kidding, if the pirates are willing to obey the command, they will be called pirates? At that time, they will be free to play, and they will be old fried dough sticks at the sea. Even if there is no agreement in advance, it will not be difficult to cooperate simply depending on the situation - of course Fang Yan feels that the probability of selling each other's teammates stabbing each other in the back is greater.

Follow Xia Mang and left the temporary meeting point. As he walked, Fang Yan found something was wrong. This was not the way he came. He asked Xia Mang in a low voice, and Xia Mang said lightly: "We are going to find Blackbeard. Don't you have a curse on you?"

Fang Yan was stunned. Although he had not felt it intuitively for several days, he still planted the impression that "Xia Mang was not happy with Holly" from clues, so he was actually on guard against Xia Mang. But now, Xia Mang took the initiative to take him to find Blackbeard to relieve the curse?

"Did he want me to lift the curse and leave early so as not to avoid Hawley's popularity and prestige on the ship getting higher and higher?" He had malicious speculation in his heart, but this did not prevent Fang Yan from saying "thank you" to Xia Mang sincerely. After all, he is the biggest beneficiary in any case.

But after thinking about it, Fang Yan still felt worried. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Captain, it is said that asking Blackbeard to help will cost a considerable price, but I don't have the black magic materials he needs now..."

Xia Mang kept leading the way in front of him, and said in a plain tone: "He will sell my face. But if the curse is serious, you have to wait until after this incident. Then you can raise the materials yourself."

Fang Yan focused his head and said sincerely: "Thank you, Captain."

Responding to Fang Yan was Xia Mang's silence. He was not a person who liked to talk much. The next journey the three of them were speechless until they arrived next to the Blackbearded Boat. Although the pirates guarding the boat were not friendly, no one dared to say anything when they saw Xia Mang moving along the stairs expressionlessly. Let Xia Mang get on the boat.

However, from the expressions of these pirates, Fang Yan also confirmed his guess: "Sure enough, Xia Mang and Blackbeard's relationship is not good. Although they are from the Whitebeard Pirates Group, there are only a few whitebearded old men on the ship, but they are hostile to each other because of their competitive relationship."

After the group boarded the boat, the Blackbeard Marshall, who had seen at the temporary meeting point, had already been waiting there. Of course, it was more likely that he had just returned and had not had time to go in before he could get in. Since he was nicknamed "Blackbeard", he naturally had a large black circle-faced beard, his rough face and bloody sneer always hanging on the corners of his mouth looked like a standard pirate captain. Although Blackbeard is a master of black magic, he is not as gloomy and mysterious as an ordinary black magician. When he first met, he gave Fang Yan a feeling of a little similar to Hawley, but he had a little more philanthropy and pride, and his aura was obviously stronger.

Xia Mang and Blackbeard met and just nodded and greeted each other. From then on, there was no sign of hostility in their expressions, but they did not have hypocritical enthusiasm. Both of them were very plain. This was different from what Fang Yan thought at the beginning.

Without any politeness, Blackbeard said straight to the point: "Xiamang, what's the matter with me? Don't say that you want to join forces with me in this operation." After that, he sneered.

Xia Mang said lightly: "There is no need to unite, we will not trust each other. This time we came to you just to help you lift the curse on the little brother around me. You... won't be able to do it, right?"

Blackbeard grinned: "Of course you can help. But you also know that we have a lot of expenses in learning black magic. You can't let me help for nothing, right?"

"Look at it first." Xia Mang's answer was short but could not be refuted.

In the expectant gaze of Fang Yan on the side, Blackbeard finally nodded after considering it, turned around and guided Xia Mang and Fang Yan to his captain's room. The second mate Rutgers waited on the deck. The style of Blackbeard's captain's room and Xia Mang are very different. Xia Mang's room is simple and clean without much decoration, but it can make people feel a high taste and style, but Blackbeard's room can only be described as gloomy.

When I opened the door, the light inside was dark, the cold and humid atmosphere made Fang Yan think of the reptile's nest. Many of the things placed in the house seemed a bit crowded, most of which were commonly used by black beards, such as biological limbs soaked in some viscous liquid, canned blood, and many other things that seem strange and strange to ordinary people. If ordinary people see these, they will probably be scared to have nightmares for several days, but the few people present remain calm.

"Sit." Sitting down in front of a rough black wooden table, the black beard raised his hand to signal Fang Yan to sit opposite him, and Fang Yan sat down as he said.

Looking at Fang Yan for a moment, Blackbeard said in as concise and easy-to-understand language as simple as possible: "What type of curse is there in you? Is there any place on your body that the mark of the curse appears?"

"Yes." Fang Yan nodded.

Blackbeard raised his hand and signaled Fang Yan to take off his clothes and reveal the place where the curse mark was, and said confidently: "It's easy to see the curse mark. This kind of curse is generally not profound and can be solved easily... You should expose it quickly and let me see!"

Fang Yan was stunned, turned his body and pointed at his left shoulder and said, "The mark of the curse is here. You can see the mark of such a big fist at a glance?"

The black bearded face sank: "Are you fooling me? There is nothing in the pan and there is no mark at all!"

Fang Yan looked at Blackbeard in shock and suspiciously, looked down at his shoulders, and the miserable white crown skull tattoo was clearly printed there. He looked up at Xia Mang blankly, with questions in Fang Yan's eyes.

Xia Mang frowned and said, "My sailor is long, and you really don't have any marks. Did you... you were shipwrecked at that time and had hallucinations?"

Fang Yan was helpless and really didn't know how to explain it. He raised his hand and sweared that he was definitely not an illusion but a real memory! He must have been cursed!

At this time, Blackbeard, who had just remained silent, raised his head and said, "There is indeed a curse on his body."

Fang Yan and Xia Mang looked at the black beard together. Fang Yan's eyes were full of surprise and expectation, but Xia Mang's eyes were full of confusion.

Blackbeard said, "When you were so excited just now, I vaguely felt a curse breath coming from your shoulders. Considering that you don't look like a fool who is idle and looking for death to make fun of us, I'll believe you've been cursed."

Fang Yan was excited to look at Blackbeard and said, "Then... is there a way to get rid of it?"

Blackbeard sneered and spread his hands, "I can't even find it. Do you still expect me to help you lift the curse? Haha, I can't do anything about your curse."

Fang Yan's hand drooped, lowered his head and bit his lip, and a wave of loss flashed in his eyes. Is this curse even Blackbeard, one of the top powerhouses in the Sea of ​​War, unable to do this?

At this moment, the black beard asked, "Little devil, I ask you, who gave your curse? Could it be... the Dark Lord?"

Then, before Fang Yan could answer Blackbeard, he shook his head and denied himself, "It's impossible, even the Dark King can't make me unable to sense even. Who is it? Who has such a terrible ability?"

Fang Yan, who was worried and cursed, did not notice it. Xia Mang and Blackbeard's faces looked ugly at this moment. The strong men with this power... At this moment, what they fear most is variables!

"Say! Who made the curse!" Blackbeard sternly.

After hesitating for a moment, Fang Yan decided not to tell the truth: "Actually, I don't know... I originally took a boat to Piltwolf that time, but after one night I woke up, I found myself lying on a sampan and wandering on the sea, with the mark of the curse appearing on my shoulders. The entire ship disappeared... I don't know why I slept very heavily that night and didn't feel any abnormality at all!"

Fang Yan's tone of speech was a little excited, as if he was immersed in that memory. When he spoke, his eyes looked at each other with the black-bearded eyes, and his eyes were filled with sincerity from the heart... He almost deceived him. He couldn't explain why, but his intuition told Fang Yan that the "ghost ship" could not be easily told to others. This intuition had saved him several times.

"That's it..." The black beard nodded half-believingly and said, "That's it. You lie there first, I'll collect some samples - don't worry, your captain is still watching here, and then I will slowly study whether it can unravel the secret. In addition, you have to find a way for yourself. After this feast, get some gifts and find an opportunity to pay homage to the Dark King. He is the only person on this sea who is better than me in the realm of black magic."

To be on the safe side, Fang Yan asked cautiously: "What is the 'collecting samples' collected?"

His hand was still touching his beard, and Blackbeard smiled brightly in an abnormal manner: "Your curse is on your shoulders. Of course, collecting samples is to cut off your shoulders."

Fang Yan was shocked.

Xia Mang said lightly: "He is joking."

Seeing Fang Yan's expression, Blackbeard laughed: "Hahahaha, I'll ask you if you're afraid! Collecting samples is just to collect some breath from you, and it won't hurt you."

Gripping his teeth nervously, Fang Yan turned to see the expression of "going" on Xia Mang's face, then turned to look at Blackbeard, nodded fiercely in his heart and agreed. Now he could no longer help. If he refused, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face of Xia Mang and Blackbeard, Fang Yan could only choose to believe the two.

Following Blackbeard's instructions, he posed and lay on a black bed facing up. Fang Yan took a tube of medicine from Blackbeard's hand and raised his head to drink it. Then his consciousness became blurred and he fell asleep in a few seconds. Blackbeard, who was standing next to Fang Yan, held a test tube and a delicate brush in both hands, and began to slowly brush Fang Yan's shoulders, brushing some invisible things into the test tube. It seems that as he said, collecting samples will not cause any harm to Fang Yan.

Looking at the Blackbeard's movements, Xia Mang suddenly said, "Will that existence that casts a curse have any impact on our plan?"

The black beard slowly collected his breath and said without raising his head, "No. The Sea of ​​Watching is so big, and it is normal to hide a few old monsters who don't care about the world in some dark corners. But I know a few. These old monsters generally do not leave their places, some cannot leave, and some do not want to leave, which has no effect on us."

A gleam flashed in Xia Mang's eyes: "Then, it's time to talk about the serious business." (To be continued)
Chapter completed!