"Junior sister, I haven't seen you for a few days, how come you become so easy to trust others?"
"Senior brother, today you and I can still talk to each other, isn't it Mr. Xia who came to the rescue? If we don't believe him, who can we believe now?"
"Who is he? What is his identity? Where is he from? Why are you helping us? Do you know? Until now, I don't even know his name. Why should I believe in him instead of believing in myself? You know, there are no truly good people in this world.
If you don’t have a purpose, you won’t help us for no reason.”
"Senior brother, why do you talk like this? Mr. Xia designed to save you and gave you your IQ, why are you not grateful at all?"
"Hmph! I think he doesn't want my gratitude, but your affection, junior sister."
"Brother!"
"Senior brother is just afraid that you will be deceived. You must know that the world is dangerous, and how can a man in this world not be moved when he sees his junior sister?"
"Senior brother, stop talking nonsense! If Mr. Xia really meant it, I would no longer be perfect."
"Ah?!" Yuan An was shocked, "What's going on?"
Shang Rong didn't say anything, only said: "I know who to believe. Mr. Xia is a good man and a very smart man. As long as we follow him, we will be safe."
"Peace? What I want is not peace! But revenge for my brothers!"
"Senior brother, Senior Sister Xu warned you not to act rashly at the beginning. It was you who insisted on clearing out the Taihu water bandits and becoming famous all over the world. Now that everyone is dead, why are you still stubborn? Is what Senior Sister Xu said true?
?Senior brother has a personal grudge against the Taihu water bandits?"
"Are you blaming senior brother?"
"If I blamed you, I wouldn't save you. I just feel that the water bandits here are not something you and I can deal with."
"So, why are you unwilling to take me out of here?"
"Senior brother, if you believe me, I will stay here for two days."
…
In the water village, inside the big tent——
Xia Shang sat upright and didn't say a word for a long time.
Since Xia Shang came and sat down in the tent, Zhao Xiao only asked one question.
"Do all the recent events have something to do with you?"
Xia Shang did not answer, but Zhao Xiao was not sure either. He was just suspicious because the village had been independent for many years and had never experienced any of the recent incidents.
Mr. Wu and others disappeared without any reason. He left alone for one night, and thieves appeared in the village, and several brothers died.
These things make people unconsciously blame Xia Shang.
But Zhao Xiao had no evidence, so he could only doubt. He originally thought that if Xia Shang could have a reasonable explanation, he would not pursue it, because Xia Shang's value was there. Even if he really had a problem, Zhao Xiao had no intention of pursuing it further.
.
The strange thing is Xia Shang's silence today, his calm and composed performance, but he didn't say a word, which is really confusing.
Xia Shang didn't say anything, and Zhao Xiao didn't ask again. There seemed to be a silent confrontation between the two. Whoever spoke first seemed to be weaker than the other.
A voice came from outside the account, breaking the balance inside the account.
"Report! Mr. Wu is back!"
"Crooked Wu? Call him quickly!" When Zhao Xiao heard this, he was overjoyed. The thing he was most worried about did not happen!
But when Zhao Xiao saw Mr. Wu, he frowned again.
"Where is anyone else? Where is the money from the sale? How come you..."
Mr. Wu was dragged to the big tent with scars all over his body. When he saw the head of the house, his wife felt aggrieved and threw herself on the ground: "Head of the house, you have to make the decision for the villain! Wuwu...
"
Mr. Wu cried, really cried, he cried like a girl, and he didn't know what kind of grievance he had suffered.
When Zhao Xiao saw that something was wrong, he immediately became angry and said, "Speak! What happened? You're crying!"
Mr. Wu had runny nose and tears, and it took him a long time to regain his composure. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xia Shang beside him. He was so frightened that he fell to the ground and pointed at Xia Shang: "You... don't come here!"
Xia Shang was also curious, what happened to Mr. Wu?
Zhao Xiao looked at Xia Shang and frowned even more: "Tell me quickly, what happened to Mr. Xia?"
"Master, we...we have fallen into this guy's trap!"
"What's the meaning?"
"There's something wrong with the book he wrote!"
"Xia Chunqiu! It's really your problem!" Zhao Xiao was furious and raised his palm to slap Xia Shang.
Mr. Wu was shocked when he saw it and screamed: "I can't do it!"
"what happened again?"
"We still have several brothers in his hands!"
"Does he have any accomplices?"
"The villain can't figure it out. It seems that there are secret words in those manuscripts. Now the rich ladies from all the wealthy families in Changzhou have united together and vowed to rescue Mr. Cao. They arrested the villain and his brothers and beat them severely.
Letting the villain back today is just... just..."
"Just what?"
"I just want to inform the boss to let Mr. Cao go, otherwise the house will be leveled and Taihu Lake will be filled up with the corpses of all the water pirates."
"What a loud tone! But...where did Mr. Cao come from here?"
"Mr. Cao is Xia Chunqiu. I don't even know who he is anymore?"
Zhao Xiao turned his attention to Xia Shang: "Xia Chunqiu, do you have anything else to say?"
"Xia Chunqiu is me, and so is Mr. Cao. Don't be angry, Mr. Cao. I'm just looking for a way to escape."
"Hahahaha... get away? In Yanzi Shuiwu, I have never met anyone who can escape from my palm!"
"Zhao Xiao, it's not your fault who is in whose hands. I was just waiting without saying a word until Mr. Wu came back to show off. I have been planning for many days, and now I don't have to hide it anymore. From the look on Mr. Wu's expression, he should
You understand what is the best choice for the head of the family, right?"
Xia Shang smiled at Mr. Wu, who trembled with fright.
Mr. Wu slipped to Zhao Xiao's side and lowered his voice: "Master, for the sake of the present, let him go...he..."
"Snapped!"
Zhao Xiao slapped Mr. Wu with his backhand, sending him flying far away.
"Just a few eldest ladies from Changzhou? Are you asking me to be submissive?! I'm Cao!"
Zhao Xiao felt this was a shame and cursed angrily.
But as soon as he finished speaking, a shocking loud noise suddenly came from the entrance of Shuizhai.
"boom!"
The entire water village shook wildly.
"what's the situation?!"
"Report! Boss, a flying star fell from the sky at the outlet of our water village!"
"What the hell is that flying star? What on earth is it?"
Mr. Wu got up from the ground with difficulty: "Master, that's the Shenwu Cannon!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
There were three more loud noises, and smoke rose into the sky in the distance. The outpost tower of the camp was hit by a shell and turned into flying ash in an instant. The water bandits in front screamed again and again.
Another person came to report: "Oh no, there is a warship approaching from the outlet of the front camp!"
"Who the hell attacked me?! Find out where they are coming from and the number of enemy troops."
…
"Report! It's a battleship from Jingzhou Navy!"
"Fuck you! Are you kidding me? How could Jingzhou Navy appear here?"
"It's true! The leader is the daughter of General Li Yi, the admiral of the Jingzhou Navy. There are seven large and small warships, and the number of troops on board is unknown."
Mr. Wu added: "There are also five divine cannons!" (To be continued)