On Peach Blossom Island, Huang Baiyuan, the head of the Huang family, looked at the letter in his hand in disbelief: "How could it be so fast?!"
In only three or four days, what can the Qin family dig out?
If there is no valuable treasure, and if an enemy comes, it will be abandoned like worn out shoes. Then tell the Fang family at this time, isn't it a free gift to them?
But if we don’t say it now, and Cao Jinxing is involved, there’s no guarantee that he won’t see anything. How to grasp this time?
Huang Baiyuan had a headache, and Gui Yihou and Qian Yusou couldn't think of a good way, especially looking at the news above. Cao Jinxing destroyed so many weapons of the Gongshu family in front of the Fang family, and even the helpless Xuan Tie of the Fang family
All the trap beasts will be destroyed without fail!
With such strength, even if you tell them, will they still attack the Qin family as they expected?
Huang Boyuan was so anxious that he turned around.
Once the Qin family gains power, it will inevitably squeeze the Huang family's living space. This is a major event related to the family's survival.
Qin Zhaonan went into seclusion. It was when the Qin family was weak that another more difficult Cao Jinxing came...
Are you just going to watch them salvage the sunken ship and get the treasure?
Wouldn't it be that all the treasure that Siyuan had spent to redeem Siyuan's promise to them was in vain?
"Master, don't worry."
Qian Yusou comforted him: "The Qin family's salvage was not going well. There were many traps on the sunken ship. According to the information obtained by the spies, a dozen of their masters had died. They had gold but could not retrieve a pound or two. They
They will only be more miserable than us."
"Yes, Master."
Gui Yihou said: "There are no masters in the East China Sea who are good at mechanism skills. Even if there were, the Qin family would not dare to invite them rashly. There is no guarantee that the person would not have evil intentions. Now Cao Jinxing has offended the public loser again and has ruined his life.
The Qin family may not know how many lives they will have to pay for the sunken ship. We can wait a little longer until the real treasure appears before revealing it. Whether Cao Jinxing will stay in the East China Sea for a long time, the Qin family may not be able to defend it."
"..."
Huang Boyuan pondered for a moment, this statement is indeed reasonable.
Machinery skills cannot be learned overnight. If the Qin family cannot recruit capable people, they will have to use their lives to fill them.
The better the treasures of the sunken ship, the more complicated the mechanisms, the more people will pay for their lives!
No family could bear to die in such a way. The Qin family was betting that the treasure in the ship would be enough to pay such a huge price.
"Send more manpower to keep an eye on Cangming Island."
"yes."
…
Qin Xuanque is really worried.
Four more people died because of the mining of Yuzhang Tower Ships. Moreover, this did not even reach the main cabin designed for Emperor Wu's trip. It was just an auxiliary cabin prepared for the entourage. He didn't know what was in it. He just entered the door and was already dead.
Thirteen people!
lost heavily.
The funeral arrangements and pensions for these people have to be done to stabilize the others, but even so, the enthusiasm for mining Yuzhang is still declining day by day.
Gradually, it has reached the point where everyone is talking about the ship. If we don’t invite experts who can crack the mechanism, no one will dare to enter the ship.
Qin Xuanque sighed deeply.
"Miss."
A servant quickly walked into the lobby of the Qin family and said to Qin Xuanque and Shi Yi: "The eldest lady, the second island owner, and the fourth island owner sent a message back: 'Mulangjun' is in Nanyang and cannot come..."
"knew."
Qin Xuanque sighed again: "Go down."
"yes."
The servant bent over and slowly exited the lobby.
"Are there any other mechanics?"
Qin Xuanque stretched out his hand and pressed his temples, saying: "'Little Zhuge' and 'Jiu Toutuo' are far away in the northwest of the Central Plains, and 'Mulang Jun' is in Nanyang... What a coincidence, Donghai is trustworthy and has attainments in the art of mechanism."
What should I do if all the people are gone? It’s almost the end of the month, and the ‘Dark Water Whirlpool’ will rise on Cangming Island. By then, I’m afraid it will be difficult to even go to the sea, let alone crack the mechanism technique, ugh…”
Qin Xuanque was worried and anxious.
Shi Yi smiled bitterly and took out a letter: "Look at this again..."
Qin Xuanque took the paper and glanced at it briefly. He was surprised and at the same time dumbfounded: "Cao Jinxing's injury healed early, which is a good thing, but it offends the loser, this..."
She shook her head repeatedly. The public loser had a great say in the circle of mechanics. Just a few words and two mechanics could benefit other mechanics a lot.
The residence of the Gongshu family is to the mechanics, just like the Imperial College is to the students, it is simply a holy place in their minds!
There is no need for Gongshu to explain it specifically. Once they are informed of this matter, it will be even more difficult for other mechanics to hire him in order to avoid suspicion.
"Can I just give up?"
Qin Xuanque was very unhappy.
"I'm afraid I can't hide it for long..."
Shi Yi shook his head and said: "Last time, people from the Huang family pretended to be pirates and followed the old four to steal a bottle of [Real Person Pill]. It was clear that they had planned it in advance. They might have picked up some rumors during this time, so don't be petty.
Look at [Seven-Colored Koi]; besides, Cangming Island is not monolithic. It’s almost the end of the month, and there are internal and external troubles. I’m afraid, I really have to stop..."
"Then..."
Qin Xuanque made a decision immediately. He was about to say that he would rest for a while and wait until the end of the month before talking. He might as well take advantage of this time to hire a reliable mechanic... Before he could finish, a voice came from the courtyard outside the lobby:
"No need."
As the words fell, Cao Jinxing and Qin Xuanji jumped down first, followed by Regulus XIV, Bi Fang and Xiang Jun, as well as the numb-looking Gong Shuyi in Xiang Jun's hand.
Qin Xuanque and Shi Yi looked outside the door.
The group of people walked into the lobby.
Cao Jinxing smiled and said, "I have someone here who can help." His mind moved, and Xiang Jun raised his hand and pushed Gong Shuyi in.
Gong Shuyi's face was numb and indifferent.
Shi Yi took a closer look and said in shock: "The young master of the public loser? This...how did he..."
"Borrowed it from the public loser."
Cao Jinxing said casually: "I was afraid that he would be dishonest, so I used telekinesis to control him first. You can let him crack the mechanism as much as you can. He is a genius that a public loser has never seen in a century. He must know his own mechanism very well and should be able to help.
Don’t worry about him leaking the secret. This person is not humane enough to break my mind-catching trick. Without my permission, even Gongsulun can’t let him reveal a word!”
"..."
This is not borrowing, it is clearly robbing.
But, grab it well!
Qin Xuanque and Shi Yi breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. The machine masters in Donghai are not as good as the direct descendants of the public losers. They are still the most talented among the direct descendants. With him taking action, nothing will go wrong!
Unexpectedly, Cao Jinxing was able to kidnap the young master whom the loser regarded as a treasure...
"Thank you, Mr. Cao."
Shi Yi earnestly clasped his fists and saluted.
Qin Xuanque followed Fu Shen and saluted, and said: "Without further delay, the 'Dark Water Whirlpool' is about to rise on Cangming Island. Second Uncle, I would like to trouble you to go and take this Young Master Gongshu over and collect the things in the core cabin as soon as possible."
Bring it back..." After a pause, she continued: "Let Mr. Cao choose ten of the salvaged things first."
"good."
Shi Yi did not hesitate at all, saluted Cao Jin and walked towards Gongshuyi.
Cao Jinxing added another psychological hint to Gong Shuyi, asking him to obey Shi Yi's order, watch the two of them leave, look back at Qin Xuanque, and said: "There is no need for the things, just take care of them. However, I have a question,
What is this 'underworld whirlpool'?"
"It is a natural phenomenon on Cangming Island."
Qin Xuanji said: "The tides in the East China Sea Islands have always been very regular. During the new moon or full moon, that is, at the beginning and end of the month, there will be high tides; during the first quarter or last quarter, there will be low tides. Cangming Island's
The tide changes are particularly large. Every two days at the beginning and end of the month, when the tide rises, an undercurrent will emerge from under the island, forming a huge whirlpool on the sea surface! The water in the whirlpool is very heavy, making it impossible to sail. Navigating in the whirlpool
, as if there were thousands of water ghosts clawing at the bottom of the boat and dragging it down, so the islanders called this undercurrent 'Dark Water', and the vortex it formed became the 'Dark Water Vortex'..."
"That's right."
Qin Xuanque added: "The Yuzhang building ship sank probably because of the Mingshui. In recent days, a lot of government weapons have been mined. Although they are not as good as the Vulcan cannon, they are also the leading killing weapons in the Han Dynasty. Sea beasts
It must be irresistible. The only reason why the heavily armed Yuzhang Tower can sink is due to Ming Shui..."
"Or maybe it's a mythical beast..."
Cao Jinxing murmured and added, "Have you not found out the origin of that undercurrent?"
Qin Xuanque shook his head: "The underworld water is extremely heavy. Where the whirlpool is formed, ships cannot sail, and people cannot touch it. Once caught in the whirlpool, the undercurrent will pull him deep into the seabed and drown, or he may die on the spot.
He was strangled and quartered, and died without a burial place!"
"..."
Cao Jinxing frowned and thought, the tide... the undercurrent...
It sounds like there are clues to follow, but I always feel like there is something going on here...
never mind.
Cao Jinxing was too lazy to go into details. Anyway, the tool man had been brought here and he had a good impression. He left directly and was about to go back to Tunyun Tuwu Tower to consolidate his realm. Qin Xuanque said "wait a minute" and took out a letter from his sleeve.
Handed it to him: "This is a secret letter sent by the Central Plains Chamber of Commerce yesterday. Although it is through the news channel of Wuliu Island, it is for you."
"For me?"
Cao Jinxing raised his eyebrows and took a look at the letter. It was really "Cao Jinxing personally expresses his gratitude".
It looks a bit like my elder brother's handwriting.
Qin Xuanque said: "I haven't read this letter. I wanted to send someone to Wojiao Island yesterday and hand it over to you, but I was worried that our people going to the island would leak out and reveal your identity, so...
…”
"It doesn't matter."
Cao Jinxing tore open the envelope, took out the letter, and read it.
It's really a letter from my eldest brother.
The letter was very long, with five or six pages. Cao Jinxing confirmed that it was Liu Zhenyuan's handwriting, and was about to go back to Tunyun Tuwulou to read it slowly, and said goodbye.
Qin Xuanji naturally hugged his arm and walked together. Qin Xuanque's eyes twitched when she saw it, but she didn't stop him in the end...
Return to Tunyuntuwu Tower.
Qin Xuanji ordered her servants to prepare wine and food. Cao Jinxing sat on the futon, took out the letter and read it.
Regulus was lying beside him, Bi Fang was standing on his shoulder, and Xiang Jun was guarding the door like a door god...
Qin Xuanji took the futon and sat next to him, peeking at the letter from time to time for fear of being discovered, looking like she was sitting upright.
Cao Jinxing couldn't help but laugh and hugged her: "You can watch it if you want. What are you afraid of?"
Qin Xuanji lay on his chest, blushed, and whispered: "Is it Mr. Liu who urges you to go back?"
"Um."
Cao Jinxing nodded and said: "But there is no rush. In addition to some major events that have happened in the capital recently, I am told to go back as soon as possible after I have recuperated. Firstly, for the reward of the Battle of Taizhou, and secondly... there are some things I want to discuss with me."
"thing?"
Qin Xuanji was stunned: "What's the matter?"
"It wasn't mentioned in the letter, so it's probably not a big deal."
Cao Jinxing said: "Wait until I write a letter for Yinghuo to send to the capital, and ask carefully."
"Um……"
Qin Xuanji nodded.
If it was really a big deal, it wouldn't go through the channels of Kiryu Island and go through many hands.
There are many more secretive and efficient ways for the Zhenfu Secretary to send messages.
Qin Xuanji hesitated: "Then...when will you go back?"
Cao Jinxing said: "I have to meet your father no matter what, and talk about our affairs, otherwise I won't be worried when I go back... What if they beat us up? What if you can't stand it when I leave?"
Cao Jinxing couldn't help but laugh.
"I can."
Qin Xuanji sat up straight, looked at him seriously and said, "I can definitely do it!"
——The unbearable subtext is that she is forced to marry someone else. Qin Xuanji has not considered this issue.
"..."
Cao Jinxing looked at that flawless pretty face and her resolute expression, and felt a rush of heat in his heart. He stretched out his hand to hug her into his arms.
"I know you can do it, but you don't have to bear it. I'll do it."
…
late at night.
The crescent moon is high and the sea breeze is blowing.
Outside Cangming Island, there are many merchant ships, masts in groups, and everything is clean!
Cangming Island is located on the southeast side of the East China Sea Islands. It has a large overall area and is second only to Penglai, Taohua and Wuliu Islands in the East China Sea.
However, because the island has many mountains, few specialties, and its remote location, it has not been taken seriously until this time the sunken ship was excavated.
At the bottom of Cangming Island, the Yuzhang Tower Ship was still quietly inserted in the bottomless trench, surrounded by black holes, giving off a sense of terror and eeriness.
This boat is sixty feet long, fifteen feet high, and has four floors. It is extremely majestic!
At this moment, outside the building ship, there are experts around, and inside the building ship, the atmosphere is solemn - the three island owners, including Shi Yi, are following Gong Shuyi and slowly swimming up to the second floor through the large hole opened up.
, come to the auxiliary cabin, which is second only to the main cabin in terms of luxury.
Yang Jingchen, the owner of the three islands, tightened his grip on the spear.
Mao Jiahe, the owner of the four islands, put on gloves.
——This cabin looks luxurious, but in fact it eats people without spitting out their bones, so it must be prepared carefully.
It was the first time for Shi Yi to enter the ship. Even with his knowledge, he couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the swarms of luminous night pearls inside and outside the second-floor cabin.
What a luxurious cabin!
Is this level just for the auxiliary cabin? What regulations should be imposed on the main cabin?
The three of them stopped at the cabin door.
Gong Shuyi swam straight in.
After all, he is a direct descendant of the Gongshu family, and he is familiar with the various traps set up by the family. Facing the old layout from more than a thousand years ago, Gongshu Yi appears to be very relaxed and at ease.
Throw a stone here, knock off a wooden board there... just a simple test, let various hidden mechanisms in the cabin activate, poisonous arrows, ground thorns, pits, flying needles... the sound of various mechanisms starting up comes and goes, jamming.
Kaka, overflowing with murderous intent!
"..."
The three island owners watched from behind and were terrified!
If we try this one by one, I am afraid hundreds of people will die...
After a while, the entire cabin was filled with all kinds of messy sharp weapons. Looking up and down, there were flashes of swords and shadows, and it was a cold feeling.
After Gong Shuyi was almost done with it, Shi Yi took the lead and the three of them carefully avoided various traps and swam to the innermost part of the cabin.
Then, they saw an ice coffin.
The hearts of the three of them were twitching!
Shined green by the night pearl, a coffin suddenly appeared in the eerie cabin, adding a bit of eerieness.
No wonder the sea water is so cold, there is an ice coffin made of ten thousand years of ice!
After Shi Yi asked Gong Shuyi and confirmed that there were no traps inside and outside the coffin, he worked with Yang Jingchen and Mao Jiahe to push open the coffin lid.
】
A woman lies in the coffin.
Her skin is snow-white, her facial features are picturesque, and she is beautiful.
The three of them were stunned.
Suddenly, the seawater poured into the ice coffin and covered the woman's body. The woman's legs turned into fish tails on their own - she was a lover!
The eyes that were originally closed suddenly opened, emitting a cold blue light!
Bang, bang, bang...
The heart that had been silent for thousands of years began to beat, beating faster and faster. The woman's eyes turned and looked at the four people, and murderous intent suddenly broke out.