Thirty-seven, Hillary seeking redemption
"They...they killed people!" Hillary twitched on the beach: "Didn't they convert to Christ? But they actually killed people with crosses! And it's not war, it's killing people! I saw with my own eyes that they killed all the innocent residents of a village in order to grab a bag of pepper - and the villagers of that village had just sent them food and water, but they repay the villagers' help in this way! I saw with my own eyes that they hijacked a merchant ship, robbed the goods, set fire on the sea, burning the people all over the boat alive, and they had surrendered! I wanted to stop it, but I couldn't stop it. They said, those are pagans... Woo, woo, I know pagans are not good, but should I kill people like this?"
What makes Hillary even more sad is that when the ship enters some church ports, Binson will also go to the church to give charity. The priests and monks in the church usually accept the donation without hesitation, bless them, and praise them for their future blessings in heaven.
"How can you bless them? How can you bless them? How can these people go to heaven? They should go to hell!"
"To this day, I often hear the dying screams of the merchant on the ship. Lord! Why do you want me to see these! Why do you want me to see these! Are you trying to test me?"
Hillary curled up in pain on the beach, as if there was also an inexorable sin hidden in her body. Although she was disgusted with the hypocritical Catholics, Li Yanzhi couldn't help but pity her when she saw her in such a painful appearance.
"She is just an ignorant girl who has been fooled for a long time."
So he comforted her: "Don't cry, your Lord will forgive you. After all, people are not killed by you, and you can do nothing."
"No, no!" Hillary bit her lip and said, "I... I am actually afraid of them. Not only can I refuse them strongly, I do not act according to the teachings of Christ, but I also become their accomplices without knowing it!"
"accomplice?"
It was on the sea surface of the East China Sea. At that time, these Folang Ji people were also unlucky. They did not meet the Guards who had lost their combat effectiveness, but met the Salt Gang who dared to fight their lives! As a result, they failed to plunder along the coast of Songjiang Prefecture, but were hit by the salt people, killing two Portuguese and more than twenty small Western Tufans. Although they captured more than a dozen fishermen near Chongming Island as a supplement, they lost a navigation sailor familiar with the sea surface of the East China Sea during the battle of Songjiang, so their ship drifted into the East China Sea surface north of the Grand Master and got lost. Moreover, the failure suffered in Songjiang also caused them to have psychological shadows for a period of time and they did not dare to approach the western continent easily.
On this sea surface between China and Japan, the sailors on the St. John had a disagreement. Carlson and others suggested that they go south and return to the South China Sea area they are more familiar with. However, Binson believed that they should go north because the South China Sea area was too far away. If they turned around and went south, they might not find a place for supplies. Although the East China Sea was unfamiliar, if they could successfully find the legendary Japanese island, everything would turn around.
"Watou Island? But who knows that place on our boat? We have only heard people mention the approximate location of that place. Besides, it's not a good time!"
Just as they were lost and the food and water were about to end, they met a Chinese fleet returning from Japan.
"Chinese fleet?" Li Yan was moved when he heard this. He suddenly remembered He Jiu, "Can it be the caravan where He Jiu is?"
Judging from Hillary's next description, it seems to be correct.
At that time, the poor nun was approaching despair after witnessing the killings carried out by many cross-wearing robbers to satisfy their selfish desires. Although she was on the boat, Hillary was almost hoping that the ship would never find land and would just sail into hell! But contrary to her hope, they saw the ship before all the food and water were used up!
"Haha... the Lord is blessing us!" Binson was very proud, but the fleet that drove across the street was not small in size, especially the main ship. Although he didn't know the firepower, the volume alone was exactly twice as large as the St. John. Therefore, the Furangs did not dare to act rashly for a moment, so they decided to use tricks. They invited the nun Hillary to ask her to come to the ship as a representative for help, and asked the other party to give them some water and food.
At this time, Hillary actually mustered up the courage to resist - of course, it was a very limited resistance: "Captain Binson, you have to guarantee that after they help us, you will not attack them in reverse like last time after getting water and food! Otherwise... Otherwise... I would not accept the order even if you push me into the water and feed the sharks!"
Binson's eyes suddenly became sharp and he almost wanted to draw his sword to kill her. However, although Hillary was rescued by him, she had her special status in this pirate group. Binson not only needed her to be a translator, but also needed Hillary to help appease the group of Nanyang sailors and Chinese sailors. For a pirate leader, threats and comfort are his two hands against his subordinates. In addition, he also hopes that Hillary can help him get some resources from the upper class of Europe in the future.
"Okay." Binson said restrainedly.
"You have to swear," said Hillary.
"I swear." Binson said, touching the cross on his chest.
"Okay, I hope you can keep your oath." Hillary said: "Otherwise, the Lord will not forgive you. And I will never help you again!"
After Hillary decided to cooperate, a smile appeared on the corner of Binson's mouth that was difficult to detect - but Hillary didn't notice it at that time.
Li Yanzhi sighed when he heard this. This girl is so kind, so kind that she is a little stupid!
A foolish and kind person can sometimes bring great harm to people. The generous Guangdong shipowner was moved by her innocence when he saw Hillary and actually believed her. He felt that such a kind girl, even a foreigner, should not be a villain, so he agreed to help the "Folang Jiyuan Guest" on the ship. But the matter was as described by He Jiu at the beginning:
Binsong first used a small boat to transport seven people from his side. At first, he was polite and with innocent faces, Hillary mediated from it. The old ship owner quickly relaxed his guard against Binsong and followed the small boat to transport five people over, and there was also a big box. The old ship owner thought the box was a gift, but who knew that the box was filled with weapons! In the absence of guard, the old ship owner was captured and lost his life in the end, and the fleet was finally kidnapped by them.
This was the second time Li Yanzhi heard about this incident. Even so, he still felt anger. Looking at Hillary crawling at his feet, listening to her crying, he suddenly didn't feel pitiful, but felt that she was a little hateful!
"The Lord must curse them!" Hillary cried.
"If there is really a Lord and He is a just God, He will definitely curse you!" Li Yanzhi said coldly.
Hearing that Li Yanzhi, who had been comforting himself, suddenly said such heavy words, Hillary raised her head with surprise and fear: "The Lord will curse me... No, no! I, I..."
"You said just now that you are an accomplice!" Li Yan said straightforwardly: "And it is not an accomplice who is unconscious, but an active accomplice!"
"No, no!" Hillary cried out: "I didn't mean it!"
"You didn't mean it, but you did it intentionally! That old man believed in your innocence, so he relaxed his vigilance and was killed!"
"No! No! Ah, yes, but... but they promised me... Binsong and the others didn't tell me that way at the beginning!"
"But you knew what kind of people they were, right?" Li Yanzhi sneered: "When you saw that old master, have you ever told them about Binson's evil deeds in the South China Sea? If you said that, would that old master still trust Binson?"
Hillary couldn't speak anymore.
"That's a very important thing, but you didn't say it! You concealed it! You said you hate Binson and the others, but you still helped them! Because you are afraid of death! You are not unaware that they may regret it, but you are afraid that you will miss this opportunity. You said you hope the ship will sail to hell, but that's just thinking about it. In fact, you are very afraid that you will starve to death with the gang of robbers on the sea! Or thrown into the sea by Binson and feed sharks! That's why you convince yourself to believe in them! For your own life, you took a risk, risking that some others would be slaughtered!"
He said something, Hillary shook her head. When he finished these words, Hillary had already shaken her head to the Fengyang Flower Drum and shouted: "No, no! I'm not! Ah! But why am I so scared? Did I really know that it would be like this at that time but still became their accomplice? Lord! Is this true? Did I really think so at that time?" She looked up at Li Yanzhi: "But why do you know that I am hiding so deeply - the idea that I don't even know myself? Are you the devil in my heart?" Then she looked at the long whip in Li Yanzhi's hand: "Or, are you the angel sent by the Lord to urge me?" (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in. There are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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