Mythical Three Kingdoms

After Gan Ning pulled off a big move, he immediately made a run for it. Although his pirate army seemed fierce, to an empire, it was nothing more than a joke. Back in the day, the Yellow Turbans had millions, filled with talented fighters, but they were beaten to their knees before they could even make waves.

Gan Ning’s strength was far behind that of the former Yellow Turbans. If he didn’t escape, once the Kushan Empire realized what was going on and went after him, even with his unbelievably good luck, safe retreat wouldn’t have been easy.

That’s why when Mengg Kambu received a new naval force at Kabe Bay and searched the Indian Ocean, no trace of Gan Ning’s pirates was found. Otherwise, that encounter would have been incredibly awkward.

Gan Ning headed south along the trade route. Though the pirates were somewhat puzzled, they didn’t ask questions. After all, Gan Ning was the Pirate King, he didn’t need to explain himself to them. More importantly, their bellies were full, so they were happy to wander around with Gan Ning.

With over a hundred ships of supplies trailing behind, they didn’t worry about food and drink. The pirates were enjoying daily drills on the deck. Most pirates lived normally, and only a few liked a life of blood-soaked swords. Of course, this was them not knowing what Gan Ning planned to do; otherwise, their mood wouldn’t be so cheerful.

As Gan Ning journeyed south, the weather remained favorable, with no major storms, allowing them to smoothly reach the West Coast of Australia. There, he decisively turned north. The area wasn’t easy to navigate, but Gan Ning had plenty of time and planned to sail north via the Java Sea.

[Unexpectedly, the Kushan navy should still be around Malacca. They should be much stronger than I am. I wonder if I can successfully lure them in.] While circumnavigating Australia, Gan Ning marveled at the vast continent, though he didn’t consider it comparable to the Central Plains. He only considered it a Great Island, albeit a resource-rich one.

Along the way, Gan Ning encountered many large islands, even stopping to land and replenish freshwater supplies. The islands were lush with vegetation. The farther south he traveled, the more vast he found the world, weakening his former Han-centric thoughts, yet the desire to see the Han Dynasty stand at the peak grew stronger.

"Toot!" Just as Gan Ning circled from the West Coast of Australia into the Southeast Asia region, the lead ship familiar with the waters ahead suddenly tooted. Gan Ning immediately ordered an inquiry, and soon, the two sides exchanged messages with flag signals.

"Lord, the pilot from Palatia stated that they spotted a super-large whale. Should we attempt a capture?" Sakara confirmed the situation and reported to Gan Ning.

To be honest, during this journey, Gan Ning had seen many mythical Great Kuns. Typically they were only a few dozen meters long. He had yet to see another whale comparable to the one encountered east of Qingzhou.

By the way, Gan Ning’s current ship bore purple-gold bells and a ghastly skull insignia on its sails. The ship’s design featured the Great Kun that had once saved Gan Ning. Because of this, although Gan Ning had encountered many Great Kuns during his journey, he had no intention of attacking them.

After all, during the previous naval battle with the Kushan, it was the Great Kun that saved his life. Gan Ning believed in repaying kindness, so when he saw a group of Great Kuns passing by, he even threw a ship’s worth of food to feed them.

"Stay away, stay away, I’ve told you not to mess with the Great Kuns." Gan Ning waved his hand and said.

On Gan Ning’s order, although the lead pirate ship watched the Great Kun, over a hundred meters long with its head poking above the water to sunbathe, with interest and the urge to catch it, they restrained their desires and complied by taking a detour.

"Whoa!" After the leading ship went around it, Gan Ning’s flagship followed, spotting the Great Kun, and the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed. Although all Great Kuns looked similar, there was only this one, which was so large and exuded a faint Cloud Qi even without being provoked.

"Stop, stop, stop, everyone halt the ships!" Gan Ning ordered all ships to stop. This was his lifesaving Great Kun, and his ship’s design had been changed to resemble this creature in front of him.

"Hey, hey, hey, Great Kun, I’m inviting you to eat!" Gan Ning unleashed his aura, using his Heart Connection to transmit his voice to the Great Kun. Though it didn’t understand Gan Ning’s words while basking in the sun, it could sense his emotions. The Great Kun lifted its head, its enormous body towering over Gan Ning’s flagship by several folds!

"Moo~" Its habitual breathing sound almost prompted the pirates on Gan Ning’s ship to take rash actions, but Gan Ning was pleased to see the fully healed wound on the Great Kun’s head—this was the very one that had saved him.

"Feed, feed, feed." Gan Ning ordered a ship’s worth of food to be brought over to feed the Great Kun. Meeting an old friend who saved my life, he had to at least treat him to a meal.

A ship’s worth of food was dumped, and the Great Kun swallowed it in a few gulps. Always satisfied with edible things, the Great Kun let out several contented moos, lifting Gan Ning’s spirits further.

"You’ve eaten my stuff, so come with me, I’ll take care of you!" Gan Ning excitedly communicated with the Great Kun through Heart Connection.

Although the Great Kun was clairvoyant, it had never communicated with humans. It could sense Gan Ning’s excitement but didn’t actually understand Gan Ning’s words. It mooed repeatedly because it hoped for another ship full of food.

"Ah, you agreed! Great, with you alongside me, dealing with those bastards at Malacca seems more feasible." Well, Gan Ning’s Heart Connection was quite amateurish; in truth, communicating with animals through Heart Connection is quite difficult. Gan Ning, hearing the excited moos of the Great Kun, thought it understood him and wanted to join him, not realizing it simply hadn’t had its fill.

The Great Kun continued to moo at Gan Ning, who firmly believed it got his message and was ready to accompany him.

However, the Great Kun’s continued moos meant: Are you going to feed me or not? If not, stop bothering me while I sunbathe. Don’t you know being only half-full is uncomfortable?

Meanwhile, Diao Chan, cooking shark meat, turned to look at Lyu Bu, "Fengxian, did you hear something just now?"

"Probably Little Black making noise," Lyu Bu casually replied.

Since returning from the Central Plains, Lyu Bu had ceased living on Australia’s East Coast and moved to the West Coast. This was also why Gan Ning happened across the Great Kun here.

"Little Black making noise? Could something be wrong?" Diao Chan naturally commented, "It’s rare for it to call out like this endlessly."