"I, I..." Utsunomiya Fengwu looked at the two people with cold expressions and murderous looks on their faces, and couldn't help but feel guilty.
Although she is cute, she is not stupid, especially when there is a bad guy opposite who extorts money from her.
She felt that something was wrong at the moment, as if she had bumped into some secret that she shouldn't have seen. She just thought about it for a moment, turned around and ran back.
Zheng Guang took out a sharp knife from his waist and whispered: "Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong frowned: "I'll do it, you can't catch up with her."
Utsunomiya Fengwu once stood in front of him that night. He had seen the little girl's movement skills, which were fast and strange, mostly sliding and leaping.
Although Zheng Guang is also good at martial arts, he does not have many means, and he has been sailing at sea all year round. When he comes to land, his skills have dropped by 10%, and he may not be able to catch up with Utsunomiya Kaede.
Zhao Tong was so fast that he didn't have to use all his strength. He rushed forward in just a few breaths and stretched out his arms to grab the girl's collar.
Utsunomiya Fengwu immediately turned around and struck out with a palm, but where Zhao Tao was his opponent, he was directly grabbed by Zhao Tao and brought back.
A cold light flashed in the girl's other hand, and a short sword appeared, with a single-edged slanted edge, straight and narrow, it was a Japanese sword imitated from the Tang Dynasty sword.
Zhao Tong sneered and slapped away the dagger. Utsunomiya Fengwu raised her leg to kick him again. Zhao Tong ducked sideways, then grabbed the girl's hands and twisted them behind her back.
Utsunomiya Fengwu was shocked: "You, what do you want to do?"
Zhao Tong didn't say anything. At this time, Zheng Guang also caught up and handed over a hemp rope. He took it and tied the girl's hand with a strong water buckle. Then he took out the silk handkerchief and stuffed it into her mouth. His hands reached his shoulders.
The girl couldn't help struggling on his shoulder, Zhao Tong said: "If you move again, you will take off all your clothes and throw her up the mountain to feed the snakes!"
Utsunomiya Fengwu immediately dared not move. She was most afraid of snakes. The reason why she was close to Maha was that the eagle was the nemesis of snakes. Moreover, once at home, a highly venomous snake circled behind her and planned to attack her. Maha caught the poisonous snake at the critical moment and saved her life.
Seeing that she was honest, Zhao Tong said calmly: "Remember, you will not die only if you obey!"
At this time, the eagle flew back in the sky and screamed, but it just hovered without falling down. Zhao Tao made a stranglehold in the air, and the eagle suddenly flew high. It was very afraid of Zhao Tao and did not dare to come down to rescue the girl. .
Zhao Tong smiled when he saw this and said to Zheng Guang: "Follow me!"
Zheng Guang hurriedly followed. The two of them walked on the mountain road and passed through the dense forest. It didn't take long for them to return to the wooden house...
Half an hour later, Zheng Guang finished the report. It turned out that when Bai Ao arrived in Fuzhou, Huang Jue had just returned, and the affairs of the Pu family in Guangzhou had been completed. Huang Jue heard what Bai Ao said was urgent and hurriedly brought the boat over.
Hero Island is a place that most pirates in Fujian and Guangzhou don't know about, but many pirates in the East China Sea of Zhejiang and Zhejiang know it. This place once became a forbidden area for pirates.
There is no other reason. The people on Hero Island are really very skilled in martial arts, and there are quite a lot of them. The small group of pirates are not as large as the people on the island. Not to mention robbing, sometimes they are killed by the people on the island before they even land. Kill them all.
As for the medium-sized pirate gang of five to six hundred people, it is not enough to look at. There are at least ten people on the island who fight each other, and they also bring food when they come.
As for the big pirate gang with thousands of people, they have no choice but to attack the Hero Island. They can't attack it even if they go to the island. If they stay for a long time, the other party will use the mountains and forests to wipe out the pirates in a short time.
Even if there are a few more pirates, it will not help. This island is big enough and can be destroyed one by one. Not only will the pirates suffer heavy losses, they may not be able to take advantage in the end.
Therefore, the pirates in Zhejiang and Zhejiang are not at odds with Hero Island. Hero Island does not do maritime business, but just lives their own lives. Over time, the pirates only use this place as a sea mark, and there is no need to occupy the island. Snatching thoughts.
Huang Jue himself didn't know where the island was, so he immediately contacted the pirates in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, especially Gunshui Leihuhu, who went north to Dengzhou with him last time.
When Lei Hu heard that this place was familiar to him, he was one of the largest groups of pirates from Zhejiang to Fujian, and he knew the geographical environment of this sea very well.
He is not an ordinary big pirate with thousands of men. He has thousands of men, and he is on the Fujian Road to appease the envoys. Behind him is the faint support of the King of Qin, and he suddenly becomes a man like a spoon on the East China Sea. .
After receiving Huang Jue's letter, Lei Hu immediately organized dozens of large ships, and called other pirate gangs, totaling 10,000 people, to meet Huang Jue at sea.
Huang Jue also brought five to six thousand people. He obeyed Zhao Tu's orders and continued to manage the sea. He was also nicknamed the sea dragon. He had many soldiers and thieves under his command. He was stationed in Fujian and guarded the sea lanes. He almost became the largest military force along the coast of the Song Dynasty. A piece of power.
When the two parties met, Lei Hu immediately described the general situation of Hero Island. After Huang Jue made some calculations, he led his men to kill him. However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the ship docked about five nautical miles southeast of Hero Island. There is a small island there, which can be Temporarily undergoing repairs.
However, Huang Jue didn't know the specific situation on Hero Island at the moment, so he planned to send people to the island to contact him. Although he had a large number of people, they were eating food from the sea. Although he was good at watercraft, he was not good at fists and feet, so there was nothing special about it. He was an outstanding master, and the person he sent was known to Zhao Tao, so he asked Zheng Guang to come over in a small boat alone, but he didn't expect that Zheng Guang would be seen by Zhao Tao as soon as he arrived at the island.
At this time, the three Du Bos also came back. After everyone discussed it, they felt that they should find Fang La first. After all, the purpose of going to sea this time was to capture Fang La. If Fang La was not found, even destroying the Hero Island would have no meaning.
But Fang Baihua had already appeared, but Fang La was still missing. According to Fang La's identity as the leader of the Ming Cult, he should be by the old island master's side, but the old leader appeared several times without Fang La following him.
If it is said that the person imprisoned in the cave on the other side of Yuanbao Mountain is Fang La, it cannot be justified. The owner of the Hero Island is the former leader of the Ming Cult, and Fang La is a junior, so he should be taken care of, not to mention that Fang Baihua has opened a shop outside to sell steamed buns. How could you watch Fang La being imprisoned?
Du Bo said: "Master, I don't think Fang La will be on the Hero Island. It's better to capture the island directly, and then seize the island owner and interrogate him to see if he knows the whereabouts of the thief chief."
Wu Song shook his head and said: "Since the female thief Fang Baihua is here, Fang La is most likely also here. This thief chief is so vicious that he used the golden cicada to escape his shell and abandoned his wife and children, but arranged for his sister to escape. How could it be that he is not in the same place?"
Zhao Tong heard this and said: "It is true that the golden cicada escaped from its shell. As for abandoning his wife and children, it is not necessarily..."
Wu Song wondered: "Sir, haven't you identified the wives and children of the thieves chief? Could it be that these people also have substitutes?"
Zhao Tong narrowed his eyes and said, "How could these people have a substitute? Even if they did, their secrets would have been revealed a long time ago. Everyone else can be identified without a doubt, but Fang La's second son is not so easy to identify!"
"Fang La's second son?" Wu Song was stunned: "Young Master is talking about the three-year-old boy Fang Hao?"
Zhao Tong nodded: "For such a young child, Fang Gu and others originally had little impression. After being poisoned by the Queen of Light, it is even more difficult to distinguish the appearance. It may not be true..."
Wu Song said: "Young master, what you mean is that Fang La not only escaped from the golden cicada's shell, but also ruthlessly killed Li Daitao, another child, and took away his own flesh and blood?"
Zhao Tong remained silent, and Du Bo said from the side: "That is troublesome. We need to root it out. I don't know where it is now?"
Wu Song thought: "What's so hard to guess? Fang La, a grown man, would not run away with his child. Fang Baihua must have taken him away before. Now if you search in Fang Baihua's shop, you will definitely find it!"
Du Bo's eyes lit up when he heard this: "The wild fire will not burn out, and the spring breeze will blow again. Young master, since the army has arrived, why not go to that bun shop to kill people now!"
Zhao Tong glanced at him and shook his head.
Du Bu only thought that he had an ambiguous relationship with Fang Baihua, so he remained silent and listened to Zhao Tu: "Finding Fang La is the most important thing. At present, we must first find Fang La's traces. As for Fang Baihua, a woman and child, it is not important." "
Wu Song said: "Master, isn't Fang La hiding in Fang Baihua's shop?"
Zhao Tong said: "If you want to hide, where can't you hide? Why do you want to come to this Hero Island?"
Wu Song said: "What does the young master mean..."
Zhao Tong said thoughtfully: "I'd better go and explore Yuanbao Mountain. I always think it's weird there. If I don't go and take a look, I feel uneasy. Now that the army has arrived, I'm not afraid of alerting the enemy."
Hearing this, Du Bo couldn't help but look at Zheng Guang: "Brother from the Zheng family, do you have an appointment with Fushuai?"
Zheng Guangdao: "No matter whether the grassroots return to deliver the letter or not, Fushuai will sail the ship to the island early tomorrow morning."
Wu Song said: "That's good. Let's take advantage of the dark and windy night to explore him. If we still can't find Fang La, we will arrest him and interrogate him one by one tomorrow!"
Du Bo also said so, and agreed to go out at midnight. Now they all went back to their rooms to rest, recharge their batteries, and explore Yuanbao Mountain again in the middle of the night.
The three of them led Zheng Guang to a side room to rest. Only Zhao Tong and the girl huddled in the corner were left in the room. The girl's face was as pale as snow, and she looked at Zhao Tong pitifully.
Zhao Tong thought for a while, walked over and took off the silk handkerchief that blocked the gag, looked at Utsunomiya Fengwu and said, "What did you hear just now?"
The girl's long eyelashes fluttered, shaking her head and not daring to speak.
Zhao Tong said softly: "It's best if you don't hear anything. Then you might as well talk about the situation in Japan. If you say it well, I will let you go. If you say it badly..."
He stretched out his hand and touched the girl's cheek. It felt delicate and smooth, but when he pinched it hard, the girl let out an "ouch" in pain, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
She was already thin and her cheeks were as small as melon seeds, but this time she was so pinched by Zhao Tao that she turned red and felt burning pain.
"Speak carefully. If you speak well, you will save a life. I believe in Buddhism and do not want to kill innocent people indiscriminately..." Zhao Tong walked back to the bed, half lying and half sitting, and closed his eyes slightly.
"I, I said..." The girl couldn't bear it anymore, her tears fell like broken pearls...
Huaxiang Baozi Shop, the door is closed, and the dark room inside is brightly lit.
Fang Baihua was sitting at the table, holding a little boy on her lap. The little boy was only three or four years old. He was holding a piece of cake in his hand and happily eating it.
"General Baihua, why do you want me to take the little prince away?" Huo Niang, dressed in red, stood in front of Fang Baihua, with a look of panic on her face.
Fang Baihua's expression was gloomy, she looked at the boy on her lap and said, "Just leave if I tell you to. Why are you so long-winded?"
Huo Niang shook her head vigorously: "I won't leave, and I won't leave even if the general doesn't leave!"
Fang Baihua looked up at her and sighed softly: "Take Fang Hao away. From now on, he is no longer a prince, I am no general, and eldest brother... is no longer a holy prince!"
Huo Niang's eyes widened: "General, you..."
Fang Baihua said: "Change his surname to anything. Any name is fine, but the surname cannot be Fang anymore. Do you remember?"
Huo Niang asked anxiously: "General, what are you doing? You let me go in the middle of the night, and you didn't tell me where to go or why. How dare I leave with the little prince like this?"
Fang Baihua looked a little sad when she heard this. She held her forehead with one hand and said, "You can go anywhere, to Japan, to Korea, to the south to Nanyang. If you can't come back, never come back!"
Huo Niang's expression changed drastically: "General, if you don't tell me the reason, my subordinates would rather die than leave the general's side!"
Fang Baihua looked at Huo Niang and shook her head: "Brother, I'm afraid I can't hold on anymore..."
Huo Niang immediately trembled: "Holy Duke...didn't the old leader think of a way?"
Fang Baihua shook his head and said: "The old leader's own end is approaching, so he only temporarily hangs on the life of the elder brother. Now the old leader's health is getting worse day by day, and he cannot protect the elder brother all the time. I went to see the elder brother yesterday, and he is already unconscious. I'm afraid Yes...I'm afraid there are only a few days left."
Huo Niang clenched her fists and said with a pale face: "But General, even if the Holy Duke cannot persist, why do you want your subordinates to take the little prince away from the island?"
Fang Baihua smiled bitterly and said, "I have my own reasons, just listen to me."
Huo Niang fell to her knees with a plop: "If the general doesn't say anything, my subordinates would rather die than leave."
Fang Baihua stared at her blankly for a moment, then suddenly said: "It doesn't matter if I tell you. Once you find out, take Fang Hao away with you immediately. Do everything as I say, change your name, and go to a place where no one can understand your identity." Life!"
Huo Niang lowered her head and said, "As long as the general has a reason, my subordinates swear to do what the general says and never regret it."
Fang Baihua was silent for a moment and said, "He's here..."
"Him?" Huo Niang asked blankly, "Who is he?"
Fang Baihua opened her mouth, but no words came out. Huo Niang immediately exclaimed: "General, did you say that the Bird King is here?"
Fang Baihua nodded, his face pale.
Huo Niang said in a panic: "How did he find this place? How did he find Hero Island?"
Fang Baihua said bitterly: "How did I know that he is omnipotent, there is nothing he can't do."
Huo Niang said: "But, but..."
Fang Baihua said: "I was hesitant at first, but seeing my eldest brother like this, it's better for you to leave the island and fly far away."
Huo Niang lowered her head: "General, why didn't you tell the old island owner about this?"
When Fang Baihua heard this, her sad expression suddenly turned cold. She looked at Huo Niang and said after a long time: "Are you asking me to harm him?"
Huo Niang murmured: "I don't dare, but..."
Fang Baihua's expression became colder: "No need to say it, some things have nothing to do with you. Now that I know the reason, I will leave immediately with Fang Hao. Just take these things!"
After saying that, Fang Baihua took out a bundle from the bed and placed it on the table, then stood up and picked up the child on her lap.
The child had already finished the cake and looked at her, slapping her hands and smiling, saying in baby words: "Sister-in-law... aunt."
Fang Baihua kissed the child's forehead and handed it to Huo Niang.
After Huo Niang kowtowed three times on the ground, she stood up and took the child. Fang Baihua handed the baggage over again and said, "I have already told Yu Lian about this. You two can go together. The ship has been prepared." , Yulian is waiting at the beach, go quickly!"
Huo Niang wanted to say something more, but she just gritted her teeth, then opened the back door with the child in her arms and left.
Watching Huo Niang's figure gradually disappear into the night, Fang Baihua closed the door silently, but could no longer hold back the grief in her heart, lying on the table and crying loudly...
Zhao Tong slowly opened his eyes, looked at Utsunomiya Fengwu in the corner, and said calmly: "Are you done?"
The girl whispered: "I, I only know so much."
Zhao Tong got up and walked around on the ground a few times. He didn't expect that the old island owner of Hero Island had been to Japan. No wonder he could invite Japanese people to watch the opportunity.
The situation in Japan at the moment was similar to what he expected. There was no mistake in the time. It was indeed the first ten years of the Kamakura shogunate. The head of the Utsunomiya family, Utsunomiya Asazuna, was also seriously ill. He was afraid that there would be nothing left to live for.
He walked over and looked at the girl. The girl shrank back in fear. He smiled and touched the girl's hair and said, "You can leave at dawn."
The girl looked at him and said "Huh". At this time, there was a knock on the door outside. It was midnight, and Du Bo and others were ready to go.
After calling a few people in, Zhao Tong thought for a while and still asked Bai Zhan to look after the house. As for Zheng Guang, he asked him to hide at the beach and prepare to meet Huang Jue's army.
Then Zhao Tong took Du Bo and Wu Song out. At this time, the girl in the corner suddenly whispered: "You, where are you going..."
Zhao Tong was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something, and said to Bai Zhan, "Let her go at dawn."
Bai Zhan nodded in agreement, and the three of them went out.
At this time, the full moon was in the sky, and the three of them took advantage of the moonlight to go directly up the mountain and into the forest. Following the road they had walked once before, they came to the back of Yuanbao Mountain again.
However, when they looked at the scene behind Yuanbao Mountain, the three of them couldn't help but be a little stunned. This place was very different from that night.
The weeds and thorns that had been deliberately covered up were trampled out of the way, and the tightly blocked entrance to the cave was revealed. Two people were standing in front of the cave entrance holding torches, muttering something in a low voice.
Zhao Tong looked at Wu Song, who shook his head: "Sir, something seems to have happened inside!"
Zhao Tong squinted his eyes and listened. He could vaguely hear a "bang bang" sound coming from the cave. In addition, there were shouts, but the distance was too far and he couldn't hear the shouts clearly. What is it.
He said: "Observe and observe first before talking."
The three of them hid in the forest and stared at the entrance of the cave. Just a moment later, they suddenly saw Fang Baihua hurriedly coming from the mountain path over there. After asking a few words at the entrance of the cave, they walked straight in.
About half an hour later, the sounds inside the cave were getting louder and louder. The two guards standing in front of the door looked panicked, and after whispering, they ran into the cave.
Du Bo said: "This is strange. What happened in the cave? Seeing that they were panicking, could there be some ferocious beast making trouble that cannot be suppressed by human power?"
Wu Song said: "Even if you are a big insect nest, you can't be a master with a few punches. Where did the ferocious beast come from..."
Zhao Tong frowned deeply and said nothing, unable to guess what happened in the cave.
After an unknown amount of time, I saw a person staggering out of the hole. This person was holding a nine-section steel whip. After a few steps out of the hole, he hit the ground with the steel whip, and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Then he fell to the ground, his body trembled a few times, and then became motionless.
Zhao Tong had some impressions of this man. At the banquet on the night he arrived on the island, this man and a few Hero Islanders came out first, and then several young people helped the Hero Islander out.
At that time, he saw that this man was full of vitality, full of energy, and elegant in his steps. He judged that he was at least a little master, so he was deeply impressed.
But this man actually died in front of the cave. Apparently he had suffered some heavy injuries in the cave just now, and he couldn't survive even if he ran away.
Just as Zhao Tong was in shock, several more people ran out of the cave. They also fell to the ground and died before they could run far. One of them had lost both arms when he came out. He only managed to run so far with one breath. But still did not escape the ending of death.
Looking at the tragic scene at the entrance of the cave, Zhao Tong took a deep breath. The sounds in the cave seemed to weaken at this moment, and the "bang bang" sound gradually disappeared.
After another long while, no one ran out of the cave. He muttered: "Go over and see what's going on!"
Du Bo, Wu and Song nodded in agreement, and the three of them carefully walked out of the forest and came to the front of the cave entrance. At this time, they saw that there were actually many candles burning inside, but it was so dark that they could not see the end at a glance...
(End of chapter)
