"It seems that you are not from the island." The woman in purple robe muttered a few words in a low voice. The woman in black clothes next to her whispered something. Her face suddenly changed. She pointed at Tie Mo and exclaimed, "You are that one?"
Po Governor Tie Mo?"
"Ah?" Tie Mo was startled. He couldn't help but look at the woman in front of him carefully, and then said in surprise: "You... are you Xu Meiling?"
"It's this girl!"
Tie Mo was speechless. What on earth was going on? Didn't Xu Wenhai force him to marry him? Why did the bride come here? Tie Mo never dreamed that he would meet his so-called future bride here. In fact, he
This was also the first time I saw Xu Meiling. The reason why I screamed out was all based on guessing. Nuo was a big man from Dongtou Island, wearing a brocade gown, and he dared to toss on the beach at night. No one except Xu Meiling had the courage.
.
At this time, Xu Meiling also looked at Tie Mo in confusion. For a while, she frowned and immediately clenched the saber in her hand, "What kind of Tie Mo are you? I am worried, and I didn't expect you to come to my door yourself.
Come on, that’s fine, I’ll send you to the sea to feed the bastard.”
Tie Mo was sweating. Now he really regretted coming to the beach. He couldn't find a way out and something bad happened to him. Seeing Xu Meiling and the maid next to him about to draw a knife, he quickly waved his hand and stepped back.
It's not that I'm afraid of these two women. I really can't fight. This is Dongtou Island. Fighting with Xu Meiling will do no good to me. He glanced at the small boat from the corner of his eye and showed a thoughtful look, "Wait a minute.
,Xu Meiling, if you have something to say, please say it."
"What are you talking about? If you hadn't done this kind of thing, my stinky dad would have forced me to marry you?" As she spoke, Xu Meiling had already drawn her saber and came forward quickly. Tie Mo was clearly about to cry but had no tears.
She is quite beautiful, but why is she more reckless than Aqige? She jumped to the side, dodged the knife, and grabbed Xu Meiling's wrist and said urgently: "Please use your brain and think about it carefully. If this is what I mean,
, can I come to the river at this time? I was also forced to go up the mountain purely by Island Master Xu..."
Xu Meiling was just a little anxious about the forced marriage. She was not really reckless. After hearing what Tie Mo said, she realized it. Looking around, there seemed to be no one else around. Xu Meiling was also a little hesitant, "Then come here.
What are you doing? You’re sneaky, it’s not a good thing at first glance!”
This made Tie Mo very angry. If he hadn't asked for help, he would have really wanted to teach this woman a lesson. He asked Xu Meiling to keep the steel knife away, and said helplessly: "I want to escape from Dongtou Island, why should I?"
Is it possible to make a big show of it? Your father is forcing us to get married. Of course I don’t want to. Is there anything strange about trying to escape? But you, it seems, are also thinking of escaping from the marriage. It seems that we want to go together.
Don’t you want to run away together?”
Xu Meiling frowned, her expression a little complicated. Seeing Tie Mo's unwilling look, she felt a little angry. The maid behind her was even angrier than Xu Meiling. She took two steps forward and said in a cold voice: "You
You don't know how to praise me. My young lady is as beautiful as a flower, but the red peony on the East China Sea means that the man who wants to marry her can build a bridge from here to Wenzhou Prefecture. Aren't you happy?"
Tie Mo glared angrily and said, "I want to get married and you are not happy, but if I don't want you to be unhappy, women are really difficult to mess with." Xu Meiling's expression changed, and she turned around and scolded, "Tia, don't talk nonsense.
!”
After telling the maid Tia to shut up, Xu Meiling put away the knife and looked at Tie Mo hesitantly, "Do you really want to escape? If so, I can let you go, but how can I guarantee that you will return to Yanguan Town once?
, won’t they attack us?”
"Hey, Miss Xu, you are very smart. If you want to know the reason why Island Master Xu forced us to get married, it is understandable that you are worried. But have you ever thought about what the Governor's deception will do to me?
What’s the benefit? I came all the way from northern Shanxi just to lie and trick Island Master Xu? What’s the goal? To get promoted and get a title? For this reason, wouldn’t it be easier for me and my brothers to surround and suppress the bandits?”
Now that things have happened, Tie Mo has told the truth. If he is really forced to get married this time, how will he face Hai Lanzhu and Chang Minyue after going back without having a headache in the future?
Tia wanted to say something, but Xu Meiling raised her hand to stop her. By this time, Xu Meiling already believed what Tie Mo said. If Tie Mo had bad intentions, it would not do him any good, "I believe you for now.
, but I can only send you to Matsu Island, and you can find your own way back when you get to the shore."
"Okay!" Tie Mo nodded hastily. As long as we get to the shore, no matter whether it is Matsu Island or Bird Shit Island, there is always a way to go back. But on Dongtou Island, there is really no way.
After confirming that there was no one around, Xu Meiling signaled Tia to continue untying the rope. At this time, the sea was still calm, and the breeze was gentle, with a faint salty smell. Tie Mo looked at the stars in the distance, feeling very unsure, leaning against a boat
Can this small broken boat be rowed to the shore? Now I can only trust Xu Meiling's skills. If the boat is destroyed and everyone is killed, it can only be because God is not open. Just when I wanted to turn around to see if Tia had finished her work, suddenly out of the corner of her eye
I saw something unusual in the distance.
Tie Mo didn't pay much attention, and said with a smile: "It seems that your father is guarding against this move. He actually put a patrol boat outside. It seems that we can't escape."
"Huh?" Xu Meiling muttered without even thinking about it: "How is that possible? How could I not know about the smelly daddy? This place is very hidden and not suitable for ships to dock. Even if you are patrolling, you don't need to hang around here." While talking,
, Xu Meiling followed Tie Mo's finger and looked into the distance, and sure enough she saw traces of bright light gradually approaching. It didn't look like it was a ship.
Soon, Xu Meiling's expression changed and she hurriedly shouted to Tia: "Tia, put out the torch quickly, the situation is a bit wrong, let's hide first."
Tia was very obedient and buried the torches in the sand one by one, and the surrounding area immediately fell into darkness. The three of them found a big stone and hid behind it silently. After about a quarter of an hour, the lights finally came closer.
, at this time, through the light from the ship in the distance, it was vaguely possible to see that it was a small fleet, with at least ten ships. However, these ships did not dock immediately, but stopped not far away, and passed by.
After a while, the torches on the ships gradually extinguished, and the ships were swallowed up by darkness.
There was a layer of anger in Xu Meiling's clear eyes. By this time, it was almost certain that these people were not soldiers on Dongtou Island. She patted Tia and Tie Mo and said softly: "Go quickly, these people
Most of the people were sent by Zheng Yiguan to attack us. They found this hidden place to stop, and they seem to be waiting for someone to pick them up. Humph, I will let these people go to the sea to feed the bastard in a while."
As if he guessed what Xu Meiling was thinking, Tie Mo quickly pulled her back and said, "Miss Xu, why don't you let these people go to the island? Don't you want to know who is the person who will help them?"
Xu Meiling's expression changed, and she took a deep look at Tie Mo, but she didn't say anything. She just took Tie Mo and Tia and left quietly. After about half a cup of tea, the big rock where Xu Meiling was originally stood
There was already a slight sound of wading nearby. Although those people tried their best to move gently and did not want to make any noise, how could there be no movement at all with so many people in this cold water?
A series of crisp sounds sounded, like common seagulls, but the sound seemed a bit nondescript in the silent night. Next to the big stone, a burly man whispered in a very low voice: "What time is it?"
"Brother Chen, it's almost time now. According to the agreement, that guy should be here! We have already sent a signal. When he hears it, he will come over as soon as possible!" The crisp sound of seagulls was exactly what the two parties agreed to do.
Signal.
Sure enough, not long after, several torches appeared nearby, and a man came over with a few followers. He just glanced at everyone and whispered: "My people will take turns in a while, and we only have half of them."
Hours of time.”
"Half an hour? That's enough. I believe Chen. As long as he can capture Dongtou Island, General Zheng will not treat you badly. When your brothers become prosperous in the future, you will have to support Chen even more!" The man surnamed Chen handed over his hand.
, the words were quite sincere. However, the man opposite reacted lightly and did not answer the question, "Let's finish the things tonight first!"
After that, the man led the man surnamed Chen towards the town in the distance. Although the road was remote and difficult to walk, he successfully avoided the surrounding police and patrols. Not long after, he saw the brightly lit town.
It was almost midnight, but the town still had a cheerful atmosphere. Especially the red lantern hanging at the entrance of the town looked very dazzling. The man involuntarily tightened his grip on the handle of the knife, "The next step is up to you...
....”
"Don't worry, Dongtou Island will be in chaos tonight. From now on, maybe you will be the master of Dongtou Island!" The man surnamed Chen smiled confidently. Dongtou Island is defenseless. If this can't cause chaos,
Dongtou Island, then Mr. Chen has lived so many years in vain.
"Get started, mess up the town first, and then find a way to find Xu Wenhai!" With an order, nearly two hundred strong men behind him stopped hiding. They had been suppressed for so long, and once they let go of their shackles, they roared like a group of wild beasts.
He rushed towards the town.
Maybe he was really unprepared and broke into the town almost effortlessly. But then, the man with the knife frowned tightly and shouted quickly: "Chen, please get someone back quickly."
, something is wrong."
The man surnamed Chen was in high spirits and couldn't help but frown and asked: "What's wrong? It's already this time, do you think you can still go back?"
"Idiot, my men and horses have not made any movement so far. And listen carefully, is there any movement in the east of the town? According to the plan, my people started from the east, but now there is no sound from there!"
At this point, the man surnamed Chen reacted suddenly, but it was already too late to call people back. Most people had already rushed into the town, but the expected chaos and massacre did not happen. Only bursts of fire and gunfire were heard.
The sound rang out, and after the bang bang bang, wailing sounds came from the town, but the person who fell was not Xu Wenhai's person.
Things happened so fast, in less than a stick of incense. Looking at the people who escaped, all in a mess, with desperate eyes, the man surnamed Chen felt that his chest was about to explode, "What's going on? You
...You lied to me..."
Just as he was about to take action, a sigh came from the distance, "Hey, Chen Jianghua, you don't have to blame him. What happened tonight has nothing to do with him. If you want to blame it, just blame your bad luck!"
Looking at the person who came, Chen Jianghua closed his mouth and his face turned gray, because the person who came was Xu Wenhai, the lord of Dongtou Island, and the only sea hero in the Ming Dynasty who could compete with General Zheng. Not only Xu Wenhai
I know Chen Jianghua, and even Xu Meiling and others know him. Chen Jianghua is one of the four tiger generals under Zheng Yiguan. I don’t know how many brothers died at the hands of Chen Jianghua in his early years.
However, Xu Wenhai did not focus on Chen Jianghua, but looked straight at the man behind Chen Jianghua with a very disappointed expression, "Ban Gu, it's you. I never dreamed that you would betray me. What on earth is this?"
Why?"
The man named Ban Gu stepped forward and his whole body fell into the firelight. He was tall and handsome, with a steel knife in his hand and resolute eyes. He had a vague aura. Ban Gu was not like Chen Jianghua.
With such a downcast face, he saluted Xu Wenhai as usual, "Island Master, it's Ban Gu who can't help you. You have shown great kindness to Ban Gu, and Ban Gu should be loyal to you until death. Over the years, I have served you
You have done a lot, both in front and behind the horse."
Xu Wenhai sighed and smiled bitterly: "Yes, I really value you, can't you feel it? If not, how could you be among the eight leaders with your age and qualifications?"
Ban Gu also had some gratitude in his eyes, but it was replaced by anger in an instant. He waved his hand and raised his voice a little, "So what? You have always known that this is not what I want. All I want is Meiling."
But you... actually want to marry her to a boy you've never met, and even if Meiling doesn't want to, you still want to force her. I would like to ask you, why don't you agree with us being together? "
Xu Wenhai was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Ban Gu to have such great resentment in his heart. But soon, he pointed at Ban Gu angrily and shouted: "You are eating the inside and outside, are you still reasonable? I don't agree with it? Yes."
Meiling herself disagrees. She looks down on you. What can I do? Could it be that I am forcing her to marry you? Who do you think you are?"
"You bastard, even if you are dissatisfied, you can just leave. The wealth you have accumulated over the years is enough for you to return to the shore and live freely, but you insist on joining Zheng Yiguan and attacking your brothers. How can I tolerate you?
?”
Ban Gu's face was twisted, and he shook his head in disbelief, "No way, you lied to me, how could Meiling disagree? I had a good conversation with her, we..."