Three full days have passed since Qi Ziyin and his party left the camp on the mountain. During this period, no ships were seen in the nearby waters, and no one landed on the island to cause trouble for them. Gradually, everyone returned
After he relaxed his vigilance, even the young man himself began to feel that there might have been some fuss before.
However, they were still unable to find the whereabouts of Leng Jiayun and others, so they had to continue to search and mobilize some people to start building ships, hoping to make preparations to leave the island as soon as possible.
In the evening of that day, Qi Ziyin, who had spent the whole day cutting wood with his own hands, leaned against a tall coconut tree in his clothes and fell asleep. The wind blowing from the sea was warm and moist, and soon his body was sore.
He fell into dreamland. However, while half asleep and half awake, the young man suddenly felt something cold put on his neck:
"Stop making a sound! Are you all here already?"
The young man opened his eyes suddenly and found an unfamiliar face appearing in front of him. The bright long knife in the other person's hand glowed with a chilling cold light in the moonlight. It turned out to be a fully armed soldier.
Qi Ziyin suddenly felt bad, and all his previous worries became reality at this moment. From the corner of his eye, he saw that several people around him had been restrained by dozens of other soldiers, and for a moment he did not dare to act rashly anymore——
At the moment, Fan Zhen seemed to have taken several islanders into the mountains to collect wild fruits and was not in the camp. The young man instinctively covered his companions and nodded under the other party's questioning.
"Be honest! If you lie, I'll cut out your tongue!"
The visitor continued to shout in a low voice, but the hand with iron fingers covering the young man's mouth relaxed, "How did you come to this island? Could it be the same person we caught in the woods a few days ago?
Like the group of people, they also encountered a storm in the sea?"
"Exactly, exactly! Is everyone else okay?"
Hearing what the soldier said, Qi Ziyin couldn't help but feel happy. But in a blink of an eye, the other party saw the young man's Yin Ya placed on the pillow, and the expression on his face became more and more fierce:
"I don't know if they are good now. I only know that you have stolen the weapons and food we stored on this island, and you are carrying all kinds of weapons, large and small. You are definitely not an ordinary fisherman business traveler! I will hand you over.
After giving it to your Excellency, he will make his own decision!"
As expected, as Qi Ziyin expected, the camp on the mountain was indeed occupied by these soldiers! The soldier on the opposite side shouted, stretched out his hand and pulled him up from the ground. But the young man became more and more frightened - because it was not until just now that
, he finally saw clearly that what the other party was wearing was actually the navy master's standard black armor decorated with sea falcon patterns!
It seems that this army of unknown origin should have used the fjord in the south to station on the island for a long time. And they may have hurried because of the storm three days ago.
He left the camp by boat and did not return until today.
However, the young man in white did not say this on the spot. He just lowered his head and walked towards the camp on the mountain. Because he vaguely heard someone in the forest not far away using leaves to imitate a seabird on the island.
The cry - it was Fan Zhen telling him that he was following behind, ready to wait for an opportunity.
Following the soldier back to the camp on the top of the mountain, Qi Ziyin smelled the aroma of barbecue from a distance. However, what he did not expect was that the soldier did not imprison him as a prisoner, but instead directly invited a
Inside the tent.
"The general always treats prisoners favorably. He is busy with something at this time. After you have filled your stomach, he will naturally come to see you!"
The expression on the sergeant's face seemed a little unusual. Before the young man could continue to ask questions, another plate of sliced barbecue was brought in front of him.
For several days, the young man in white clothes and the other islanders had only eaten wild fruits. Without any trace of meat, he was already so hungry that his chest was pressed to his back. At this time, he could not bear the gluttony in his stomach, and he would not starve to death even if he hugged him to death.
The ghost thought, so he opened his stomach and stuffed the piece of meat into his mouth like a wind.
Just halfway through eating, I suddenly saw a man wearing the armor of a naval commander walking in from outside the tent. It turned out that the man had been secretly observing the group from beginning to end, and he must have been the general mentioned by the soldiers.
"How does this meat taste?"
Qi Ziyin immediately stood up from his seat and bowed respectfully:
"Thank you, General, for your kind hospitality. We all ended up here due to a shipwreck, and we can't help but be grateful for our rescue!"
"So, your ship really sank in that devastating storm three days ago?"
"Exactly."
"Then the other dozens of people we captured on the island are all your companions?"
"Dozens of people are still alive?!"
Qi Ziyin heard that the number of survivors actually exceeded his expectation, and he couldn't help but show a hint of joy on his face, "The general said they must be our companions. Please let me recognize them as soon as possible."
However, unexpectedly, the man opposite him suddenly turned serious:
"I didn't expect that the pirates were so polite in their speech! The acting was good, but don't think that you can escape the eyes of this general. This island is isolated offshore, and ordinary caravans and fishermen rarely pass by.
Tell me, is the lair where you pirates use to hide is nearby?"
"We are definitely not pirates. I hope the general will understand clearly!"
The other party looked at Qi Ziyin with his face wrapped in fine cloth jokingly, but he was not moved at all. He squinted his sharp eyes and asked loudly:
"Not a pirate? Well, I want to ask you, general. Among the wreckage of the ships that washed up on the shore, we found an iron ram and a schooner suitable for high-speed travel. These are all found on warships.
There are some objects, how do you explain them?"
"I--"
"Furthermore, many of you have beluga tattoos on your bodies that are only used by pirates. After being tortured, they even admitted that they are from Qingwan. It is indeed a common practice among the vassal states for decades.
There is no doubt that the captured pirates are pirates! How are you going to argue with this?"
Only then did the young man in white realize that the other party had identified himself from the beginning, and no matter how he explained it now, it would be in vain.
Before he could finish his words, he saw the general wave his hand, and the curtains around the tent fell simultaneously with a "chi" sound. It turned out that there was a strong bonfire burning in a wind-sheltered open space outside the tent. And on the fire
What was being roasted was not a wild deer, but a stripped prisoner!
Qi Ziyin vaguely recognized the man's face. He was actually his companion who cut down trees with him during the day. And the meat he just ate came from this man! The young man finally understood why those who brought the meat to
The soldier who ate by himself would have a strange expression on his face, and immediately felt his stomach churn, and he would vomit out all the food he had eaten.
But the general seemed to have watched a good show, and laughed out loud at Qi Ziyin's embarrassment:
"A pirate is a pirate, he can even swallow human flesh! Don't you think the meat has a strange smell?"
"A dignified captain, but he convicts innocent people without asking any questions and does such an unscrupulous thing. Who is the evil bandit?!"
Qi Zi, who was salivating at the corner of his mouth, couldn't bear it any longer and angrily scolded the other party on the spot. The general's eyes trembled slightly, he stepped forward and raised his iron-fingered hand, and slapped him hard on his already injured face:
"Presumptuous! What I, Zhuo Xiukuo, hate the most are you pirates. Since I know that the person standing in front of you is the boat master, why don't I just confess my sins and obey the law!"
"Are you——Zhuo Xiukuo?!"
Hearing the other party mention his name, the young man suddenly remembered the obedient lieutenant on the ship when he went to sea with the fleet many years ago. After hearing that he was trapped in Hailing Island, this man was temporarily promoted to the commander of the fleet, but after that he led
The fleet disappeared in the Tianwu Strait and never returned to the DPRK. Unexpectedly, after so many years, it would actually meet him on such an isolated island.
"I didn't expect that my general's name has even been heard of by an unknown bandit like you? It seems that I have led my brothers to live on this island over the years and killed countless rogue pirates passing through this place. It has been quite effective! After some time,
I will sell all of you pirates to Changzhou as slaves, and when my reputation as Zhuo Xiuguo reaches the ears of the emperor one day, it will be just around the corner that I can become an official in the capital!"
Not only was Zhuo Xiukuo not surprised because the young man recognized him, but he was actually very pleased with himself. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that most of the so-called rogue pirates he mentioned were business travelers who had lost their way, or unfortunate survivors of shipwrecks.
That’s all.
Qi Ziyin wanted to say something more, but before he could speak, he suddenly heard a long whistle in the forest, and then a sharp arrow shot out of the air, accurately shooting off the long quill on the helmet of the general in front of him:
"Let him go immediately! Otherwise, the next arrow will take out your heart!"
The person who called out was none other than Fan Zhen, who had been following the young man. I don't know what method he used, but he made the bushes around the camp make a rustling sound at the same time. For a moment, it seemed that hundreds of people were surrounding him from all directions.
"How could you losers let the bandits get so close to the camp that you didn't notice them!"
Zhuo Xiukuo seemed to be frightened by the swaying woods and froze for a moment. The boy in white immediately seized the opportunity, pushed him to the ground with his shoulders, and then rushed towards the dense forest lifelessly!
"They don't have that many people at all, otherwise it wouldn't be thunder without rain! What are you doing standing there in a daze? Go and catch them!"
Only then did the general react. He immediately waved his sword and ordered a group of armored soldiers to rush into the forest. However, the army, who were wearing heavy black armor, could not catch up with the young man. Zhuo Xiukuo became so angry that he actually waved the sword in his hand.
With his long sword, he chopped down a soldier next to him and roared at the camp behind him like a mad dog:
"Bring that woman out!"
Hearing this, Qi Ziyin, who had almost escaped into the forest, suddenly felt a thump in his heart. When he turned around to look, he saw a purple figure being pushed by the soldiers and brought to Zhuo Xiukuo. He immediately stopped in his tracks.
The soldiers behind him gradually caught up. However, no matter how Fan Zhen shouted and urged from behind, he could no longer move his legs.
"Leave me alone, you can run away if you can! The captain's ship is parked in the fjord behind, and our people are still imprisoned on it——"
Seeing that the boy in white stopped because of her, Leng Jiayun immediately became anxious. But before she could finish her sentence, Zhuo Xiukuo grabbed her hair:
"Kid, you and all your accomplices in the forest get out of here now, or I will kill this woman on the spot, roast her on the fire, and then feed you her piece by piece!"
Qi Ziyin knew clearly that the other party would really do such a thing. He sighed softly, turned around and walked back: "Brother Fan, please come out too. Sister Jia and the others are now hostages. If you want to save me,
And if I sacrifice them, I will not feel at ease no matter what."
"Oh, I didn't expect that pirates also have feelings and righteousness."
Zhuo Xiukuo laughed and pushed Leng Jiayun back to the guarding sergeant behind him. He picked up a roll of hemp rope with his own hands and tied the young man tightly like a rice dumpling.
"Kid, haven't you ever learned that on the battlefield, a woman's kindness will cost everyone's life?"
The general with a ferocious expression waved his knife repeatedly in front of the young man, "I won't kill you today, but those people who are ambushing in the forest and this woman will all die. This is a lesson to you! If you dare to do it again in the future,
Come on, I will kill you all one by one!"
"How dare you! Do you know who I am?!"
Seeing that the other party was not keeping his word, the situation suddenly became out of control. Qi Ziyin had no choice but to raise his voice, intending to use his identity to calm the other party.
"Don't tell him!" Leng Jiayun and Fan Zhen became anxious upon seeing this, but they could not stop the young man from continuing.
Zhuo Xiukuo narrowed his eyes, as if it had nothing to do with him: "You? You're just an unknown pirate. Who cares what your last name is?!"
Unexpectedly, the young man in white clothes in front of him sneered: "Actually, you have already vaguely guessed my identity. Otherwise, when you saw me trying to escape just now, why didn't you just order the arrows to be fired to drive us all away?"
"Okay, since you are seeking death, don't blame me for being rude!"
Those words provoked Zhuo Xiukuo to jump on the spot, and he swung his knife and wiped it on the young man's neck. Qi Ziyin did not hide, and as expected, the opponent's knife stopped less than half an inch away from his throat, and he froze in place.
Neither does it advance, nor does it gather.
"
The young man in white loudly announced his name, causing the surrounding soldiers to discuss in low voices.
"Brothers, don't listen to his nonsense! It's not like this general has never seen the young master's face before, so he doesn't look like this!"
Zhuo Xiukuo was a little anxious, and actually stretched out his hand to tear off the fine cloth wrapped around the young man's face. The newly scabbed wound was torn open by him, and blood flowed out. However, under the sound of Leng Jiayun and others,
While exclaiming, Qi Ziyin seemed to feel no pain at all and continued to stare and said word by word:
"Previously, your sergeants found a pair of Xuanchi double blades from me. They were weapons given by General Baili. There is no other weapon in the world. You can't fail to recognize it! In fact, the general has been fighting from the beginning.
I have decided to pay attention, and want to use me as a bargaining chip for my return, so I can go to my Uncle Wang in Mulu City to claim credit. It’s a pity that I am like this now, and I can only prove it if I am left alive.
identity, so you are always afraid that I will run away alone, and you even do not hesitate to use various shameless means to force me to submit!"
"I'll let you talk again!"
Zhuo Xiukuo finally became angry and raised the hilt of the knife in his hand and hit the young man's injured face hard, knocking out three or two front teeth immediately. But now his mind has been completely seen by Qi Ziyin, and there is no other way to deal with it.
make.
"Now if you attack any of Sister Jia and the others again, even if it only hurts a hair, I will never help you say a good word in front of Uncle Wang, so please do it yourself!"
With just a few words, the imposing young man actually made the other party take a step back.
In desperation, Zhuo Xiukuo had no choice but to put the bloody sword back into its sheath. After thinking for a moment, he shouted an order to the soldiers: