Fortunately, these stone houses were originally used to stack gunpowder and cannonballs. The materials for the bombs were readily available. After Yu Ren ordered Liu Qiang, he said to Shi Tingzhu, the only one who was still with him, "Let's go over there and investigate."

Exploring the enemy’s situation.”

So, Yu Ren took Shi Tingzhu and climbed up a hillside next to the fort. Although the hill was not very high, it was very steep. Looking down from here, you can see the entire island.

At this time, figures were flashing on the island. Groups of people, holding torches, were pouring towards the fort from all directions. Yu Ren was secretly anxious as he watched.

At this time, Yu Ren heard a loud noise coming from the bottom of the hillside. Then, there were several loud noises in succession. Yu Ren breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Liu Qiang and the others had finally succeeded in exploding the cannon.

"Quickly..." Yu Ren was about to turn around and ask Shi Tingzhu to go down the mountain and ask Liu Qiang to finish blowing up the cannon. Then he led his brothers to retreat to the mountain and use the mountain here to stand still and wait for help. Just when he opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a burst of energy coming from his back.

Huge pain. Yu Ren instinctively rolled forward.

He saw that Shi Tingzhu had drawn his waist knife and was slashing at him.

Yu Ren never expected that this person who was originally responsible for protecting his safety would suddenly attack him secretly.

At this time, Yu Ren had no time to think too much. He didn't even have time to draw his sword, so he could only use the sword and sheath to hold Shi Tingzhu's sword.

Shi Tingzhu is indeed the number one master in Daqu Mountain. When he saw that he could not kill Yu Ren with one knife, he immediately followed with another knife, one after another, without any interruption. His movements were too fast, Yu Ren was so fast.

Ren had no time to fight back, not even time to stand up.

Yu Ren felt that Shi Tingzhu's sword was like a strong wind in the desert, blowing towards him endlessly. He could only instinctively wave his sword to block it, without any time to think. This was the first time he encountered such a terrifying opponent.

Under the attack of Shitingshu, Yu Ren felt like a grain of sand in the desert, which might be blown away by the strong wind in front of him at any time.

Just when Yu Ren felt that he was about to lose his support, Liu Qiang suddenly shouted: "Shi Tingzhu, what are you doing? You traitor, stop it quickly. Otherwise, I will let the eldest lady destroy your whole family."

Shi Tingzhu suddenly heard Liu Qiang's cry and panicked. He never thought that Liu Qiang and the others, who were still at the bottom of the mountain just now, would come so quickly. He also didn't expect that his sneak attack didn't kill Yu Ren. Not only

He was not hacked to death, but he was still able to resist. The failure of this crucial blow directly led to the exposure of the current action.

Shi Tingzhu was panicking, and his men's movements also slowed down. Yu Ren saw this opportunity and jumped out of Shi Tingzhu's knife ring. Then he used his sword as a knife to open his Qiankun Ten Sections.

Yu Ren's Ten Sections of Qiankun were indeed very powerful. Shi Tingzhu's offensive was suddenly no longer possible and he had to change to a defensive stance. The people on the hillside quickly rushed up and surrounded Shi Tingzhu.

Seeing that the situation was over, Shi Tingzhu couldn't help but sigh, and simply gave up resistance and threw the steel knife in his hand to the ground.

Liu Qiang rushed up angrily and drew his sword to chop Shi Tingzhu. Yu Ren quickly stopped Liu Qiang from being reckless. He knew that Shi Tingzhu must have many secrets hidden in him. Before he could figure out why he wanted to kill him,

, Yu Ren didn’t want him to die.

"Let's hear what he says first?"

Although Liu Qiang was stopped by Yu Ren and sheathed the knife, he still gave Shi Tingzhu a heavy kick. He kicked Shi Tingzhu forward and fell over. "You are a wolf-hearted thing. Three years ago, you were so miserable in Hangzhou city.

You have no food to eat. It was the eldest lady who took you in because she felt sorry for you. Not only did the eldest lady take you in, she also made you the leader. I didn’t expect you to repay the eldest lady like this today. Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?

?”

Shi Tingzhu lowered his head and said nothing.

"Say! Why don't you speak?" Seeing Shi Tingzhu lowering his head and saying nothing, Liu Qiang stepped forward and kicked him again.

Although Shi Tingzhu received two heavy kicks, he still did not speak. Instead, a young man standing behind him answered. "Liu Tou, I know why Shi Tingzhu wanted to assassinate Mr. Yu."

"Oh! Tell me." Seeing that this young man actually said that he knew Shi Tingzhu's motive for killing him, Yu Ren couldn't help but feel happy and quickly asked.

Seeing that Shi Tingzhu was kicked by Liu Qiang twice without even making a sound, Angkor Yu Ren knew that he was not a weakling. If he didn't want to talk about such a person, even if he was tortured, it would be in vain. But, this

The question is very important.

You know, even if Yu Ren can't be said to be a member of their Li family, at least he is on the same front as them. And he is still helping them deal with the tricky problem of Chen Qian Island, no matter from any angle

After all, the Li family had no reason to kill him. What's more, he had such a special relationship with Li Ying.

Such an analysis can tell how serious the problem is. Yu Ren knows that on the battlefield, the most terrifying thing is often not the enemy on the opposite side, but the traitors hiding in his own camp. These people are the most destructive and threatening.

. If you can't immediately figure out the true identity of Shi Tingzhu and his purpose of assassinating you, then not only your own life will be in danger, but also all the brothers in front of you will be in danger.

And such potential dangers also threaten Li Ying.

Just when Yu Ren was about to ask Shi Tingzhu about his motive for assassinating him, the killing sounds of the pirates led by Zhong Laosan at the foot of the mountain were getting closer and closer.

Yu Ren had to put aside Shi Tingzhu's problem for the time being. "Liu Qiang, tie him up first! We will interrogate him later. Now quickly arrange for the brothers to secure the key points on the mountain and spread many rocks to stop Zhong Laosan.

Offense is the key."

Liu Qiang agreed and quickly arranged for his brothers to prepare. At this time, the shouts of killing were getting closer and closer at the foot of the mountain. Yu Ren suddenly saw the cloth bags thrown by several brothers on the ground, which contained the unused contents of the fort that had just been exploded.

of gunpowder.

Yu Ren was overjoyed. He was worried that they were unable to bring bows and arrows this time because it was a sneak attack. Although there were many rocks on the mountain, most of them were too big, and there were too few that could be used to kill the enemy. Here we are.

This batch of gunpowder is simply even more powerful than a tiger!

Yu Ren looked around. Except for Shi Tingzhu who was tied up and placed on the ground, the only one here was Yang Xiaoqing, who just said he knew the inside story. Although Liu Qiang looked reckless, he still had some sense of the overall situation. He knew that investigating Shi Tingzhu's matter was important.

Therefore, Yang Xiaoqing, who knew the inside story, was very important. In order to prevent Yang Xiaoqing from being killed by the enemy on the front line, Liu Qiang left him with Yu Ren, and he could also protect Yu Ren.

"Brother Xiaoqing, come and help me. We must help Liu and the others to repel Zhong Laosan's attack and defend the hilltop. Otherwise, once Zhong Laosan attacks the hilltop, we will have no way to survive.

Already."

Yang Xiaoqing naturally knew that the situation was urgent. "Mr. Yu, please give me your instructions."

Yu Ren then asked Yang Xiaoqing to work with him to wrap the gunpowder in cloth to make a bag, and then wrap the gunpowder in cloth strips to make fuses and use them as explosive bags. Although this method was a bit crude, but Yu Ren saw it before his eyes.

That's all I can think of.

Looking at Yu Ren and Yang Xiaoqing who were busy there, Shi Tingzhu, who was tied and thrown on the ground, suddenly spoke. "It's useless. You should hurry down the mountain and seize the ship and escape. No reinforcements will come."

If you stick to it like this, you will only die in the end."

Yu Ren was shocked. This was the result he least wanted to see. They managed to attack the island. If they gave up like this, it would not be that easy to attack the island next time. And his original

The expectation was that as long as they guarded the top of the mountain for two hours, Jiang Jiulang's reinforcements would definitely arrive. By then, they would be out of trouble.

However, what does Shi Tingzhu mean by saying that there will be no reinforcements? Could it be that something happened to them in Daqu Mountain? If this is the case, wouldn't Li Ying be in danger? Thinking of this, Yu Ren couldn't help but become anxious.

"What's going on? What do you want to do to the eldest lady?" Yu Ren no longer used his explosive pack at this time, but rushed forward and lifted Shi Tingzhu from the ground.

"The eldest lady is fine. It's just that we brothers who attack the island are afraid that something will happen." Shi Tingzhu said.

"What will happen?" Yu Ren asked several questions in succession, but Shi Tingzhu did not answer.

"I know what happened. It must be Jiang Jiulang who didn't come to help us. This guy is with Jiang Jiulang. Jiang Jiulang must have ordered him to assassinate you, Mr. Yu." Yang Xiaoqing shouted.

After hearing this, Yu Ren suddenly understood.

Jiang Jiulang must have become jealous because he saw Li Ying's affection for him, so he wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of himself. He deliberately planted such a killer around him in the name of protection.

Take advantage of the opportunity you have on Chen Qian Island to kill him. In this way, no one will suspect him.

From this point of view, when Shi Tingzhu said there would be no reinforcements, it is obvious that Jiang Jiulang did not intend to meet them as planned. If this is true, then they are really in danger. This hilltop place is too small, although there is a mountain stream

, but there is almost no food. Even if they can defend the top of the mountain, as long as Zhong Laosan traps them on the mountain for a week, they will all starve to death without them killing them.
Chapter completed!