That night, Murong Fu sneaked into Prince Pingxi's Mansion again. With the help of Xia Guoxiang, he successfully entered the so-called underground palace and obtained the seventh book of the Forty-Two Chapters.
There are originally eight volumes of the Forty-Two Chapters, each containing a treasure map. Murong Fu had already obtained six volumes before, and including this volume, there are seven volumes in total. In fact, a treasure map is divided into eight parts, and one missing one is no longer significant.
It doesn't matter whether he can get the last one. As long as he returns to Yanziwu, Murong Fu can immediately go to Luding Mountain to find the treasure and secretly take it out.
Three days later, Murong Fu, Su Quan, Ah Jiu, Fang Yi and others left Shanhaiguan safely and returned to Yanshan Town to meet up with Shuang'er. When Fang Yi saw Mu Jianping unable to move, he felt guilty and said on the spot that he would take care of her.
The second half of Mu Jianping's life.
Su Quan also sympathized deeply with what happened to this kind-hearted little girl. After all, she did not send the two girls to Shanhaiguan intentionally this time, and such a thing would not happen. However, after hearing that Murong Fu had a way to help her recover,
After that, I felt a lot more at ease.
Half a month later, the group went to sea from Jinmen Pier and arrived near Shenlong Island.
Along the way, Su Quan also explained the situation on the island in detail. It turned out that Murong Fu renamed Wulong Hall as Wulong Camp and incorporated it into the Shenlong Army. At first, the five hall masters could still listen to Su Quan's words and act cautiously. However,
The Shenlong Army rapidly recruited troops and gradually lost control as its strength expanded.
The leader of Wulong Hall did not fall to Shi Lang's side. Instead, the five of them hugged each other and pulled themselves up the mountain.
Shi Lang only knew how to lead troops in war, and he was really a novice in power. He had nothing to do with the behavior of the five people. As long as these people did not lead the crowd to mutiny and did not affect his training of soldiers, he would just turn a blind eye.
Although Su Quan was aware of the stakes, he had no soldiers or power, and in the end, these five people became a climate, and the three parties became a tripartite.
Hearing this news, Murong Fu felt murderous intent in his heart and regretted that he should have killed these scourges in the first place.
It's no wonder that although he has thousands of years of experience and lessons accumulated by later generations, and his breadth of vision is unmatched by anyone in the world, he has a fatal flaw. This is the first time for him that everything is too idealistic, and in reality it is too
There are many variables, and the direction of development of things will naturally deviate to some extent.
"Well, if you don't come this time, I don't even know what to do." On the bow of the boat, Su Quan sighed with a complex expression, thinking about how glorious she was on Shenlong Island in the past, and how thousands of believers treated her.
He was respectful and obedient, but when Murong Fu treated him like this, he thought he would be on a higher level from now on, but instead he was reduced to a puppet, having to endure the gossip of the people below him all the time.
"Don't worry," Murong Fu said calmly with a calm expression on his face, "This time when I return to the island, I will eliminate all those unstable factors."
Hearing this, Su Quan felt an unreasonable chill in her heart. She knew that he was going to go on a killing spree and completely clean the Shenlong Island inside and out. She felt a little unbearable in her heart, "In fact, it's enough to just kill the first culprit."
Murong Fu's face remained calm, and he changed the topic and said, "Quan'er, if you no longer want to interfere with the affairs of Shenlong Island, I can take you back to Yanziwu."
Su Quan's body trembled slightly, and she didn't know whether her face was more happy or more lost. She asked somewhat unfoundedly, "Am I useless?"
Murong Fu was startled, "Why do you ask that?"
Su Quan said quietly, "Otherwise you wouldn't have asked me to go back."
It's not that she is greedy for power, but that Shenlong Island has been messed up, and now she is taken back by Murong Fu, and she feels quite unwilling to do so. In addition, she is used to being aloof. If she suddenly returns to being a little woman who cares for her husband and raises her children,
Somewhat reluctant.
Murong Fu's thoughts changed and he understood, and he said softly, "Quan'er, please don't worry, I want to take you back, but I can't bear to make you worry too much. Besides, the Shenlong Army can do this in such a short time."
It has grown to 100,000, and you have made great contributions. Is there any point in saying it?"
His words were not false at all. When he left the island, the number of soldiers and civilians on Shenlong Island was less than 10,000. Even with the troops who later moved from Xiake Island, the number was only 20,000 to 30,000. In just two years, he could
During this period, it has grown to a hundred thousand, which is simply unimaginable.
You must know that Shenlong Island does not have a stable source of troops. If you want to expand your army, you must find ways to sneak and deceive on land. All this must be done secretly, and you are subject to the constraints of the Qing court. You can imagine the difficulties.
However, it is precisely because of the rapid development that there are more soldiers and fewer generals. Most of the lower-level generals are served by former Shenlong Cult members. Most of these people are the confidants of the Wulong Hall leader. This makes their ambitions expand rapidly, thinking that they have
Have the capital to start your own business.
When Su Quan heard this, he sighed with a complex expression, "Actually, this is all due to the stronghold established secretly by Hong Antong in the past, and I didn't contribute much."
Murong Fu was stunned for a moment, and then Su Quan continued, "Don't look at that old man who seems to be overjoyed with success and loves to flatter you, but in fact he is very smart. He has long known that it is impossible to achieve anything with the strength of the island alone, so he
Let me lay many secret moves in the interior of the Central Plains and recruit troops. I just take what is ready."
Murong Fu suddenly realized that Su Quan had mentioned this matter before, but he looked down on Hong Antong, so he didn't take it to heart. Now it seems that Hong Antong is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Fortunately, he decisively killed him with a sword. The suppressed feeling in his heart
Sorry, I'm afraid it's much more than I imagined.
"No matter what, your contribution is the biggest one." Murong Fu said with a smile.
While he was talking, the boat had traveled an unknown distance. Looking around, there were several small black spots where the sky and water met. They were Shenlong Island and several surrounding islands.
"There are a total of seven small islands around Shenlong Island, like stars looming over the moon. Five of these seven small islands are now named after Wulong Camp." Su Quan introduced.
"Oh? So the Wulong Camps each occupy a small island?" Murong Fu heard the implication of Su Quan's words.
Su Quan nodded, "Yes, the other two islands are in the hands of Vice-President Wang. There are weapons workshops and shipyards on the islands. The leader of Wulong Hall has always wanted to get involved in these two places, but because of Vice-President Wang's
We are stronger than them, so we don’t dare to push too hard.”
After Murong Fu thought about it, he understood the connection. Wang Biao was his confidant, so he would naturally not let the lifeblood of these two Shenlong Islands fall into the hands of others. In addition, most of the economy of Shenlong Island and the source of rice and food came from Tianxialou.
Supply, the person who contacted him was Wang Biao, and the leader of the five halls did not dare to make any mistakes.
What makes him a little strange is that since Wang Biao already knew the situation on the island, why didn't he send a message back to Yanziwu?
While Murong Fu was thinking, suddenly a long horn sound sounded, and then he saw several small boats approaching quickly.
"Who are you!" There were about ten people standing on each boat, and a small leader among them shouted at Murong Fu and others from a distance.
Murong Fu glanced at them and saw that there were more than forty people in total, all of them were in high spirits, with bright armor on their bodies, and a good momentum.
"Sure enough, Shi Lang has two brushes." Murong Fu couldn't help but praise secretly. He could see a little bit through the lens. From this scout team, we could get a glimpse of the Shenlong Army.
"Don't be so presumptuous, it's me!" Su Quan took a slight step forward and shouted loudly.
The little leader didn't say anything. Instead, he waited for the boat to approach, looked at Su Quan carefully for a few times, and then saluted, "It turns out that Master Su is back. Damn it, little one, I bumped into Master Su."
"It's okay." Su Quan waved his hands and suddenly remembered something interesting. He curved his lips and revealed a teasing smile, and said, "This is the true leader of the Shenlong Sect and General Shi's immediate boss, Mr. Murong. I haven't seen him yet.
Pass!"
"Uh..." The scout leader's face was slightly stifled, and he looked at Murong Fu for a few seconds, wondering, "I only know that there are General Shi and several other generals in the Shenlong Army, but I don't know who is the superior of General Shi.
I’m sorry to have to obey my order.”
Murong Fu's face froze, as if he had eaten a fly. He felt as if he had eaten a fly. He could not find anything wrong. His face gradually darkened. It seemed that the situation on Shenlong Island was more serious than he expected. The soldiers below did not even know what he was eating.
Whose food was it, whose money was it, how could it be obtained?
"Forget it, we won't do it next time." Murong Fu said calmly. There was no point in arguing with these low-level soldiers now. Everything will wait until the scourge of the Shenlong Army is cleared up. By then, there will be no way to make vigorous rectifications.
Unexpectedly, the scout leader was unwilling to let Murong Fu go, and said coldly, "General Shi has an order that no one is allowed to step into Shenlong Island at will. Master Su can go there, but you can't."
As soon as these words came out, before Murong Fu could react, Su Quan flew into a rage and scolded in a sweet voice, "How dare you, do you know that even Shi Lang here would not dare to be so presumptuous!"
The scout leader's eyes flashed with concern, but he still said firmly, "The humble servant is not very courageous, but recently there have been many spies trying to sneak into Shenlong Island. General Shi has issued a strict order not to let a mosquito pass, otherwise the humble servant will be killed."
No guarantee.”
"You!" Su Quan was furious, saying that he was about to take action, but at this moment, Murong Fu reached out to stop her, and said to the scout leader, "Yes, military discipline is strict and orders are strictly enforced. Shi Lang is very good at training troops. What happened today
Let's leave it at that. Since you don't even believe Master Su, you might as well capture us on the island and let Shi Lang identify us. If you drive us away indiscriminately, if it turns out to be true and Shi Lang blames us afterwards, you will also be dead.
."
After hearing these words, the scout leader felt that they made sense. After a moment of hesitation, he nodded, "Okay, but you have to surrender and let us tie you up. If you make any movement along the way, I will kill you immediately.
"
Murong Fu's face looked somewhat ugly, while Su Quan next to him was stunned for a moment and looked at him with a gloating look, which was obviously saying: Look, I didn't lie to you.
After all, Murong Fu still did not resist, and also signaled to Ah Jiu and A Ke to be calm and not to take action.