Bai Xiaowen specially asked for two guards because he had two boats.
One of the ships was a Ming warship that Hu Zongxian promised to allocate to him, and the other was the flagship of the Japanese pirate Chen Duyan.
The two boats are about the same size, and each boat is equipped with a sentry and ninety soldiers on duty. These soldiers who have followed Yu Dayou for many years are incomparable to those two-footed fishermen.
They are all extremely skilled.
The leader of the two sentry soldiers was the dark-skinned captain named Zhang Ting.
Zhang Ting was respectful to Bai Xiaowen along the way, but when they got to the waters near Wusha Island, there was a dispute.
"No, we must first go to the West Island to connect and deliver the secret message!" Bai Xiaowen said.
Delivering secret messages is an official task under Hu Zongxian's faction. It is an A-level task in itself, and of course it is not elite level. The reason why Bai Xiaowen puts this task first is to put public affairs first before private matters, and secondly to put easy matters first before difficult ones.
Zhang Ting shook his head repeatedly: "If we can't delay the Lord's injury, we must go to the Ghost Reef of the North Island immediately to pick ghost wormwood."
"Even if I take the wormwood and don't deliver the letter, I can't go back." Bai Xiaowen planned to reason with him.
Zhang Ting was thinking quickly and said: "Master Bai Xiaozhen, why don't we divide our troops into two groups? You go and join the Japanese pirate lady, and I will take the brothers to pick ghost wormwood, and finally we will meet up and return to the camp."
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "That's not right. Master Sun once said that there are ghosts in the place where ghost grass grows, which is very dangerous."
Zhang Ting said with a smile: "Are you afraid of ghosts when you are fighting against men? Don't worry, Master Bai Xiao, we will have no complaints even if we die."
Hua la la, the soldiers in one boat knelt on the ground. Fortunately, the people in the other boat didn't know, otherwise the people in both boats would have knelt down.
This kneeling is no different from being forced.
Bai Xiaowen hummed and said: "Before leaving, what did the governor-general say in the order? I told you to obey my orders. What, are you going to disobey me?"
Zhang Ting frowned: "We regard the general as our father. If the general doesn't wake up for a day, we will be very anxious. Please help Bai Xiaozhen!"
Bai Xiaowen: "It is a business matter for me to contact you and deliver the letter, but it is a private matter to find the medicine. I should not use private matters to neglect public affairs. However, because of your savior's heart, I promise you..."
Zhang Ting did not expect Bai Xiaowen to relent so easily. He was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly to thank him.
"Don't thank me so early," Bai Xiaowen said lightly, "Zhang Ting, since you are not afraid of ghosts, then only ten people are allowed to pick up the medicine and take a small boat to do it. The others must follow me to the West Island to pick up the message.
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Zhang Ting hesitated for a while and then agreed. If he disagreed again, Bai Xiaowen would definitely not allow him to leave the ship. When the time came, he would be labeled as disobedient and Yu Dayou would not be able to save him even if he woke up.
As a veteran of military battles, Zhang Ting had never believed much in the theory of retribution from ghosts and gods. He agreed, then called ten of his most elite soldiers aboard, and took a small boat straight to the north.
Bai Xiaowen ordered the ship to sail, but the remaining soldiers were no longer as respectful to him as before. They probably felt that Bai Xiaowen did not put the matter of collecting medicine first, and they were resentful.
Bai Xiaowenhun didn't mind. Anyway, these soldiers wouldn't be obedient. As for their slightly different attitudes, just pretend they were invisible.
Sitting in the cabin, Li Shuyi asked in a low voice: "Can Zhang Ting and the others really harvest the ghost wormwood?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Why do you ask such a stupid question? What is the difficulty level of this task?"
"A-level elite mission..." Li Shuyi thought for a while and said, "So, it will be difficult for Zhang Ting and the others to complete the mission. Then why did you let them go?"
Bai Xiaowen: "Taoist Sun Xuanqing just said that there are ghosts in the place where the ghost mugwort grows. We don't know what the strength of these ghosts are or what their weaknesses are. In this case, let Zhang Ting and the others test the water first... etc.
After I sent the letter, I sailed to Guijiao, Beidao, to collect herbs."
According to Bai Xiaowen's guess, even if Zhang Ting and others cannot harvest the ghost wormwood, at least they should not be annihilated on the ghost reef of the North Island. After all, their ten elite soldiers are not weak. Especially Zhang Ting,
Rare and elite masters.
After Zhang Ting was frustrated, he could only wait for Bai Xiaowen to return to the ship. When he met him, he could ask Zhang Ting about some characteristics of the ghost and prepare some targeted measures.
Of course, it would be even better if Zhang Ting harvested Artemisia vulgaris and completed an A-level elite mission effortlessly. Is there anything more beautiful than this?
Under the cover of night, the two boats sailed to a bay in the West Island. After sending the signal, they began to wait quietly.
At the zenith of the moon, a small boat came through the waves, and a man boarded the official ship.
Obviously, this person was the messenger sent by the famous prostitute Wang Cuiqiao to contact her. Bai Xiaowen was slightly surprised that this person was actually a scholar.
In the Ming Dynasty, a time when the rich and powerful were wealthy and educated, it was not that a person who wore a long gown and a coat was called a scholar, but only those who actually had the reputation of being a scholar were considered a scholar.
"Late-born Luo Longwen, have you met two... military masters?" Luo Xiucai was a little confused when he saw Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi in charge. Bai Xiaowen had already changed out of the tattered clothes that were defaulted by the rules of the spirit world when he landed ashore.
What is shown is the original magician's robe. Li Shuyi also shows the original kendo robe.
Such a Taoist priest, a swordsman in strange robes, sitting among a ship of officers and soldiers, looked weird everywhere.
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said: "I am a Taoist disciple practicing in seclusion, and this is my junior sister. You don't have to call me Jun Ye. My surname is Bai, and her surname is Li. You can call her whatever you want."
"...Yes, Immortal Bai, and this Immortal Li, Immortal Li..."
"Brother Luo, since he has a great reputation, why should he succumb to being a thief? This reputation as a Japanese pirate is not easy to wash away." Bai Xiaowen handed over Hu Zongxian's secret letter and began to talk.
Luo Longwen shook his head and said, "I don't care about fame and fortune."
"...Okay." Seeing that Luo Xiucai was unwilling to talk more, Bai Xiaowen did not force him to ask about his identity and instead asked:
"The day before yesterday, Xu Hai had a fight with the Japanese pirates under Ye Mazi's command. Did Brother Luo know about it?"
"Yes, it was Mr. Hong, the second master, who led his men to fight with Chen Duyan, who was under Ye Mazi's command. To be honest with Mr. Bai, I am Mr. Hong's military advisor. Mr. Hong originally wanted to annex the treasures that Chen Duyan had snatched, but unfortunately he was suddenly
The two people who showed up took him away."
"You also saw that naval battle, that's good," Bai Xiaowen asked, "What happened afterwards, did you accept new people on the ship?"
Luo Longwen was startled for a moment, then nodded: "There are two newcomers on board. These two people are like falling from the sky, and they can't be traced... However, their strength is amazing. They have helped Xu in the past two days."
I have killed several fierce generals under Ye Mazi's command, so he must be reused."