Qipan Island is not an island, but an archipelago, consisting of nineteen islands of various sizes. The entire island stretches for hundreds of miles, and is truly an overseas country. There are more than 100,000 people living on this island.
A very small number of them are the natives of the island, living a life of working from sunrise to sunset. Most of the remaining people are pirates who make trouble on the sea.
The actual controller of this overseas country is Wang Sunli, known as the Lady of the East China Sea. All merchants coming and going need to pay a certain protection fee to her. Those who have permission from Qipan Island can go to the island to do business.
Either they sell goods brought from overseas on the island, or they sell off goods stolen from other merchants.
Qipan Island is like a large-scale trading market on land and sea. Qipan Island can become rich just by collecting taxes and fees. What's more, they often do business without capital at sea.
Turtle Island is the center of Qipan Island. If someone takes a boat to Turtle Island for the first time, before seeing the coast, he will first see a stone castle from a distance.
When I got closer, I realized that the castle was just a wall. Inside the wall were cornices, corridors, small bridges and flowing water. It was like a paradise.
After decades of management, this place has passed through the hands of three owners, and its heritage is deeper than anyone thought. Now, the owner of Qipan Island is Mrs. Donghai.
In the attic at the highest point of the castle, a woman was sitting in front of the window, looking at the horizon in the distance. She was about forty years old, with a slim figure. Although she was a mature woman, her charm was still there.
With a pair of pink and phoenix eyes, there was a hint of amorous feelings before she said anything. She looked far away, and within her sight, there was a solitary boat slowly approaching.
Li Xingzai was sitting in the cabin, and Xu Wentian was standing on the deck, moving the oars. It was low tide now, and with the momentum of the tide, it didn't take much effort to reach Qipan Island in one day.
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Li Xingzai used a jar of shochu to resist the cold sea breeze, and was recalling the information about Lady Donghai in his mind.
Back when Li Xingzai was mopping up a group of thieves at sea, he was at war with Qipan Island. Although there was no fight in the end, the relationship between the two families was definitely not that good.
At this time, Mrs. Donghai suddenly wanted to form an alliance with Li Xingzai, but she didn't know what the intention was behind it. This time, Li Xingzai used Chu Yunsheng's name to land on Qipan Island, but he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
The most relevant question in Li Xingzai's mind is: What does Mrs. Donghai look like?
If he was really tough and had to eat three kilograms of meat every meal, Li Xingzai didn't think he could be so cruel.
He drank a glass of wine and said to Xu Wentian outside the cabin: "General Xu, we are not in a hurry. You have a glass of wine to drive away the cold."
Xu Wentian thanked him but did not leave the deck. He glanced into the distance and his expression suddenly became tense.
"Your Majesty, a ship is approaching."
Li Xingzai left the cabin, stood on the deck and looked into the distance, and sure enough he saw a three-gallon ship approaching rapidly. There was a black flag hanging on the ship.
"Don't panic, he's a pirate from Qipan Island." Li Xingzai's expression was very calm: "Be careful and don't reveal my identity."
The reason why Li Xingzai borrowed Chu Yunsheng's identity was because the matter was urgent. He wanted to take care of the matter personally, and then he could directly recruit reinforcements back. But once his identity was exposed, Qipan Island would take measures to capture him, the Xiaoyao King.
In what way, Li Xingzai could not predict.
The sailboat quickly approached and did not stop when it was approaching the fishing boat. It seemed that the momentum was going to break the fishing boat.
It's coming menacingly.
A sneer appeared on Xu Wentian's lips. He picked up the oar and pushed it against the approaching ship. The ship pushed him backwards and retreated hundreds of feet.
Xu Wentian took advantage of the situation and got a little closer to the sailboat. The fishing boat turned and passed by the big ship.
The big ship was finally willing to stop, and the two ships were moored in the sea, facing each other.
A group of people appeared on the deck of the big ship, and the leader turned out to be a woman, wearing an embroidered cotton-padded jacket, her cheeks turned red by the sea breeze.
Xu Wentian held up the oar. He was too talented to be bullied by a few thieves. It was not convenient to do anything now. If Xu Wentian got the chance, he wouldn't mind letting these pirates know how powerful he was.
With a smile on his face, Li Xingzai clasped his fists and said, "But the hero of Qipan Island, Chu Yunsheng in Fengcheng, was invited by Lady Donghai to be a guest on Qipan Island."
Several people on the big ship looked at each other. Of course they didn't know about the alliance between Qipan Island and Luofeng City, but if they were really guests of Lady Donghai, they wouldn't dare to offend.
The woman cleared her throat and said, "What's the proof?"
Li Xingzai took out a letter from his arms, with a pure black cover and white flowers on it. The woman looked carefully and saw that it was indeed the symbol of Lady Donghai.
"I'm sorry." The woman ordered to put down the rope ladder and said, "Please get on the boat."
Xu Wentian was the first to board the ship. At this moment, he felt relieved. He was confident in his ability. As long as he got on the ship, everyone on the ship combined would not be his opponent.
Now, he can declare that he is the owner of this ship, as long as he looks at that person and doesn't open his eyes.
After boarding the ship, he nodded to Li Xingzai, indicating that he was able to control the situation.
Li Xingzai just started to take action, and the woman stared at him without moving. I have to say that Li Xingzai was really handsome. He was wearing a long gown and carrying a sword. When he stepped, he stumbled... The woman pouted and said with some regret: "
It turned out to be a lame man."
Li Xingzai grabbed the rope ladder and gradually boarded the ship. He held on to the side of the boat with one hand and extended his hand to the woman with the other, saying: "Excuse me, give me a hand."
The woman frowned. If Li Xingzai hadn't been a good person, she would have been unwilling to reach out.
Li Xingzai grabbed her palm, raised his head and gave her a bright smile, stepped onto the deck, and pushed the woman on the back, causing the woman to fall into the sea with a pop.
"Tsk, it turns out it's a drowned rat." Li Xingzai sighed.
Seven or eight pirates on the boat immediately surrounded Li Xingzai and the two of them. The woman popped her head out of the water, pointed at Li Xingzai's nose and yelled curses.
"I regard the good intentions of your eighteen generations of ancestors as the liver and lungs of a donkey. My aunt has to cut you into pieces and throw you into the sea to feed the fish."
Li Xingzai looked at her embarrassment with a smile, but he was not very angry. Suddenly, the smile on his face stopped immediately, and he said with a cold face: "I scared your eyes. I don't know where my military advisor came from. I am
The guests invited by your master, are the people on Qipan Island so unruly?"
The woman rushed into the water and lay on her back. She had grown up by the sea, so a flood couldn't really do anything to her. However, thinking about it over and over again, it was a bit embarrassing.