As dusk approached, the Dinnus working all over the island gathered on the flat martial arts field in front of the fortress, handed over their tools, and queued up to receive today's food. The food provided was the size of two fists.
The brown rice steamed buns can only be swallowed with cold water, but no one dares to complain. All they can hear is the sound of chewing. After all, this is what the hungry Din slaves will eat next day.
It was the only food they could get before leaving. In just a moment, they had swallowed the whole bun in their hands.
As the crowd gathered, a large group of sand gulls with red beaks and silver backs gradually gathered in the sky above the fortress, creating a dense darkness - no matter how careful the slaves were, there would always be large and small food crumbs falling after every meal.
Although large pieces of debris will be picked up and stuffed into the mouth together with the sediment by hungry people, the smaller debris can be considered a quite meal for this petite seabird.
A hearty meal.
The seabirds called loudly to their companions, circling and waiting, their chirping sounds resounding through the sky. At the same time, in the dungeon of the fortress, Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin, who had sneaked in under the cover of night, also used this noisy sound as a cover.
He lowered his voice and called Ning Yue's name anxiously.
At the feet of the two of them, the guards who had just been knocked unconscious were lying paralyzed. Although defenses were strengthened everywhere on the island, it was at the time when most of the sentries were taking turns to have meals, which actually provided an opportunity for the two teenagers to take advantage of it.
Excellent opportunity.
However, things did not progress very smoothly. The two of them each took a bunch of keys collected by the guards and searched the entire dungeon, except for a dozen or so people behind the closed cell door.
Apart from the corpse that turned into withered bones, not even the shadow of his companions could be found.
In desperation, they had no choice but to return from prison and plan to find other ways.
"Yue'er isn't here at all! Could it be that Fan Zhen deceived us?"
The black-eyed boy did not give up and was still thinking about where to look. However, Qi Ziyin carefully took out a few thin and long threads from his arms and stopped him:
"Probably not. I just found this through the half-open door."
By the light of the fire in the dungeon, Jiang Yan immediately recognized those strands of red hair falling from his companion's head, and his heart immediately beat rapidly:
"Damn it, it's half an hour before night falls. Where are they going to take Yue'er? If they dare to hurt her even a little bit, I will make these bastards come back ten times and a hundred times!"
Jiang Yan bit the flesh around his cheek until he felt his throat was so dry that it was smoking. For a moment, he couldn't think of any other way. However, at this moment, a chuckle suddenly sounded in the dungeon.
The sound of speaking:
"It seems that this red-haired witch is indeed an excellent bait. She actually lured you two to show up obediently. But I would like to see, how do you plan to make me come back tenfold or a hundredfold?"
The two teenagers immediately turned around and saw that it was Yu Li who had grabbed one of Ning Yue's arms and walked in from outside the prison. Behind him was a group of fully armed swordsmen and axemen, which instantly blocked Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin's escape route.
died.
At this time, the sea snake mask on the young general's face had been taken off. He stared at the two uninvited guests who had become turtles in the jar with a pair of bulging eyes, and turned to push the girl towards the soldier behind him.
He drew out his broad-backed saber with his backhand and started provoking angrily:
"What can I do to this little girl? Among the girls in Tianshui Lane, there is no one better than her. I don't know what the mismatch between the two of you is that you would like such a thing!"
"How can Yue'er compare to those promiscuous women in Fireworks and Willow Alley! You rebellious beast, why don't you shut up!"
Qi Ziyin didn't know that the other party's words were actually implying that Ning Yue was an alien. Finally, he became angry and started to curse loudly. However, Yu Li just glanced sideways at the young master in front of him and pointed contemptuously. Licking the sharp edge of the knife in his hand, he retorted:
"The young master worshiped Xiang Baili as his disciple. Could it be that he only learned the art of swearing in a few years? The Japanese general does not intend to kill anyone today. If he knows better and surrenders obediently, I can spare you two lives!"
"I'm defeated! You know you can't beat me, so you use such despicable methods!" Before Qi Ziyin could say anything again, the black-eyed boy stretched out his hand and pointed directly at the tip of Yu Li's nose, his eyes so sharp that he seemed capable of killing someone. !
"Jiang Yan, please stop provoking me! Do you still want to ask for a fair duel? Unfortunately, there is not so much fairness in this world. People who really want you to die will not care about what they use. By what means!"
Because of the previous fights, Yu Li was quite afraid of this dark-eyed child. Seeing that he was not going to give in easily, he actually straightened the saber in his hand and attacked the unarmed General Yan first.
The young man flexibly tucked his lower abdomen to avoid the opponent's momentum. However, at this time, he did not have a suitable weapon and could not fight against him. He could only drag Qi Ziyin to dodge left and right, suffering in the narrow dungeon. Struggling.
A maniacal smile showed on Yu Li's face that he was confident of victory. Facing its continuous fierce attacks, the two young men were gradually forced into a desperate situation. However, at this critical moment of life and death, the team of swordsmen and axemen behind Yu Li It seemed that something terrible had happened, and everything was suddenly in disarray.
"A bunch of losers! Can't they even look down on a weak woman?!"
Yu Li was distracted by this, and turned to look behind him impatiently, only to see that the soldiers under his command had turned around and launched defenses towards the entrance of the dungeon. Before he could react, he heard "Puff!" After a few calls, the soldiers in the first row fell down in response, and died before even making a sound.
After that, Yuli just vaguely saw a few figures coming into the dungeon. He didn't know how many people there were, but they were very brave. They actually threw the soldier's body through the air and hit the second row of soldiers. Staggering here and there, the entire unformed defense line is on the verge of collapse.
"Defend the enemy, fend the enemy!"
Yu Li took a sharp look at Jiang Yan and Qi Ziyin, who almost became his victims, but he had to let them go temporarily and turned around to solve the trouble behind him. However, the two teenagers who were lucky enough to escape suddenly suddenly Recognized those who entered the dungeon.
What is unexpected is that it is Fan Zhen who refused to help save people even during the day!
The young man was both surprised and grateful in his heart, and for a moment they both froze on the spot. Fan Zhen, who had finally entered the dungeon, saw this and immediately shouted loudly: "What the hell are you doing? I can't fight for it. I risked my own life and that of my brothers to come to the rescue! Hurry up and take that girl with you to fight out!"
The man raised his hand again and threw a backpack he was carrying behind him towards the feet of the teenagers. There was a clang sound and the heavy package hit the ground and scattered in all directions. It turned out to be a bundle of confiscated weapons!
Jiang Yan saw at a glance that his diamond-toothed Xiaotian Mo was among them, and immediately reached out to grab it. Yu Li, who was fighting with Fan Zhen, couldn't help but panic when he saw this. However, as soon as Mo Dao came out, he It was difficult for anyone to stop him. Before General Pinghai could call for reinforcements, the two axemen beside him had already been cut in half by the seven-foot-long sword.
Then, the black-eyed boy successfully snatched Ning Yue in the chaos, and cut the ropes tied to the girl with just the tip of the knife, but before he could say a word, he dragged her and rushed out of the dungeon!
Qi Ziyin also picked two long knives from the package to protect himself, and he attacked and defended with Yan, taking turns to defend against the enemy. The enemy soldiers swarmed in, and after a hard fight, everyone's physical strength gradually became exhausted. Fortunately, there was a fork in the fortress. Quite a bit, after a stick of incense, they finally got rid of the tail behind them and were able to slow down a little.
Now, everyone was on a covered bridge hanging on the edge of the cliff. The sea breeze blew gently, and Ning Yue's nose suddenly felt very sore, and she burst into tears. Jiang Yanze awkwardly held the girl's shoulders and asked nervously about the other party Whether she was injured or not, and what exactly she had gone through. But he didn't know that the red-haired girl was worried that the mystery of her life experience would be known by her companions, so she never mentioned the confession forced by Marquis Jinghai last night.
Qi Ziyin, who was standing aside, suddenly felt uncomfortable when he saw the two friends being so close. He had to avoid looking away and asked Fan Zhen next to him: "Brother Fan, why did you suddenly change your mind and lead people to help?" Are we here?"
"I'm not here to help you! The reason why I did this is to save myself! Do you think that the person named Lu didn't know about your sneaking away in the afternoon? In order to prevent the escape from being exposed, I had to design a trick to trick him into entering. He was killed deep in the woods, but he also lost two brothers because of it."
Fan Zhen responded, but his tone was full of resentment, "A black ship requires at least ten people to operate it to go to sea. Now there are not enough manpower, so I have to turn around and come back to save you! It's a pity that this impulse not only affects me, but also myself." There is no way to escape, and it is very likely that we will die here together with you two brats!"
"Are you actually planning to snatch a black ship from the opponent and escape?!" Qi Ziyin couldn't help but be surprised.
"Nonsense, besides those black boats, is there anything else floating on the sea on this island? I have ordered the others to seize the boats first, and you can set off after they are rescued. Just one more question, you two Since all of them are wearing the uniform of Ye Guo Zhoushi, they should all be knowledgeable about navigation, right?"
Unexpectedly, the other party only wanted to ask about such an important matter when the matter was about to happen. This method of doing things made Qi Ziyin smile bitterly in his heart, and then nodded: "Sailing and sailing, of course it is not a problem for the two of us."
"Great! I made an appointment with my brothers. After seizing the ship, we would wait in a water cave next to the rocky beach at the foot of the cliff. The dungeon is not far from the stables of the fortress. We will kill the generals there together and seize some fast horses. Meet them!"
As Fan Zhen spoke, he raised the tip of his knife and pointed at the location of the water hole. But before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard several loud thunder-like noises coming from above his head! On the top of the fortress, someone unexpectedly set up a Several powerful artillery pieces were firing volleys at something unknown in the sea!
"broken!"
The man's rough face changed color instantly, he picked up the knife and ran towards the observation deck next to the covered bridge. The teenagers looked at each other, and hurriedly gathered their minds and followed closely behind him.
What Fan Zhen said was true. The fog on the sea really dissipated completely after nightfall. After cutting down the guards on duty, they climbed up and looked into the distance. With the stars and the bright moon illuminating the sea, the group could clearly see a black ship. The boat was sailing awkwardly among the dense rocks under the cliff, trying to plunge into the depths of the Tianwu Strait.
"The turtle egg that killed a thousand swords actually left me alone! Even if a few of them can lower the sails and lift the anchor, it will be difficult to control the speed and direction of the boat in such rocks!"
Fan Zhen threw the weapon in his hand to the ground dejectedly - now there were only six people around him including Ning Yue. Even if he could grab another black ship, it would be impossible to go to sea smoothly.
While he was cursing, he looked up to the heights of the fortress. Through the pale moonlight, he really saw the dark shadows of the artillery on the top of the fortress. As he spoke, those shadows erupted into a dazzling fire and a deafening loud noise. Ringing through the sky again!
He quickly turned his head, wanting to look at the black ship that was still struggling to move forward among the rocks. But in this flash of lightning, the ship seemed to be severely pulled by an invisible force, and the advancing ship seemed to be pulled hard by an invisible force. The speed suddenly slowed down. Then, the towering mast and main sail of the ship began to slowly capsize, falling into the inky water.
The black ship that lost its power was like a fragile vase, swept up by the waves and pushed hard to the nearby rocks. It immediately turned into a messy wreckage on the water, and then quickly sank to the bottom of the sea!
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