There are three wells in the palace, and there is one in the west courtyard. After Datou said this, he walked towards the well with his short legs. There was a large wooden barrel filled with well water, which undoubtedly contained watermelons brought back from Lingnan by a few people.

He sat down on the stone pillar under the tree, then raised his hand to signal everyone to sit down. After everyone sat down, his eyes swept across the faces of several people one by one. Several people rushed back from Lingnan, although he felt sad in his heart.

The joy diluted the fatigue on his body, but he still saw the physical and mental exhaustion that could not be concealed on the faces of several people. They often traveled far away, and traveling long distances was not enough to make them so haggard. The reason for such expressions was undoubtedly the recent period.

It was quite difficult to deal with the Japanese pirates, and Yu Yi had mentioned in his letter before that the process of searching for the earthly branches was not smooth.

While looking around at everyone, Datou shouted loudly from the well, "Come and help."

Hearing Da Tou yell, everyone turned to look at the well, and saw Da Tou using his toes to fish out the watermelon from the barrel. However, the barrel was too high, the watermelon was too big, and Da Tou was short of hands and feet, so he couldn't catch it.

Seeing this, Shi Xuanming hurried over to help and brought back two big watermelons in each hand. When Shi Xuanming put down the watermelons, he shouted to the servants again and ordered them to get the cutting knives. The weapons they all had were weapons that had seen blood.

, naturally cannot be used to cut melons.

The cutting knife was brought, and Datou cut the melon. Naturally, he gave the first piece, but after taking it, he handed it to Huang Silang with his backhand. The palace is everyone's home, and Huang Silang is a guest, so he should be polite.

Huang Silang declined several times to no avail, so he could only accept the treat with thanks. In fact, he didn't like eating fruits, so he couldn't refuse the kindness.

At this time, watermelons were not common in China, but I had eaten them more than once before. Master Dazhong from Longhu Mountain liked to grow them. Although the watermelons grown by Dazhong were not as big as those brought back from Lingnan, they were still popular.

It's sweeter than what everyone brought back.

Da Tou is a very impatient person. After dividing the watermelon, he eagerly asked how he escaped death that day.

As usual, he was concise and concise, telling what happened in a few words.

Everyone had been following him for a short period of time. They knew that he didn't like being sympathized with, and that the real situation was far more cruel and dangerous than what he told. However, since he was underestimating it, they couldn't ask for details.

After talking about his own experience, Datou began to talk about what happened after he disappeared. On that day, several people only thought that he was blown to pieces by Japanese pirates. Because it was raining at the time, the battlefield was muddy, and his smell was mixed with the smell of Japanese pirates.

At the same time, Huang Silang had an extremely sensitive sense of smell and could not tell which of the broken limbs and arms were his. In addition, everyone also found the broken Long Wei, his broken clothes and another one from the scene.

There was a belt bag containing the prince's gold seal, so everyone mistakenly concluded that he had been killed in battle.

That's exactly

Because of the misjudgment, they did not search everywhere afterwards, but instead directed their anger towards the remaining Japanese pirates. After setting up a tomb for him, the five of them began to attack the remaining Japanese pirates.

Previously, Yang Kai and others brought the camps of the seven major families. Since it was an expedition, the seven major families naturally would not bring the old, weak, women and children, but they did bring many craftsmen and chefs who were good at creating things. The killing of these people made them

Frustrated, and with all the patriarchs of the seven major families killed in battle, the remaining Japanese pirates were also holding back their anger. Faced with the attack of the five people, they directly used head-on confrontation. After a fierce battle, everyone on their side was either injured or poisoned, and the Japanese pirates

On one side, more than fifty people were killed or injured, and those who were beaten no longer had the will to fight, so they hid in the dense forest and fled to the southeast.

The seven major families originally landed from the seashore in the southeast of Silla, and the ships they took were docked on the southeast coast. These escaping Japanese pirates undoubtedly wanted to escape to the seaside and leave by ship, but what they didn't know was that their ships had been captured by the pirates.

It was burned.

Datou knew the location of the enemy's docked ship. At that time, everyone on our side only thought that he had been killed, and all the Japanese pirates who participated in the siege had his blood on their hands. In order to avenge him, several people rushed to the beach where the Japanese pirates docked the ship.

, sitting down and waiting, they would kill every Japanese pirate when they came, until they were all killed and no one escaped the trap.

After avenging him, everyone returned to the original place and tried to make contact with the Earthly Branch Yinhu. The areas where the Earthly Branches are located are fixed and it is not difficult to find them.

Although the Earthly Branches are all female figures, they are neither human nor alien, but a breath of spiritual consciousness transformed from the spiritual energy of the five elements. They are well aware of what is happening nearby, and they also know that the bloody battle between them and the Japanese pirates is to protect them, but

Yinhu was very cold towards Datou and others, with an indifferent face. In Datou's words, it was as if he owed him a lot of money.

They didn't appreciate it, so everyone on our side could only leave in frustration and rush back to China to report his death. They first found Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo, informed them of his death in battle, and then asked them to summon the spirit because he died too suddenly.

, they wanted to make sure he had any unfulfilled wishes.

There is indeed a soul-calling spell in Longhu Mountain, but to summon a person's soul, you need to know the person's birth date and birth date. But he is an orphan, and no one knows his specific birth date and birth date, so he cannot summon him.

He is the leader of everyone. The boss is dead, but they are still alive and well. This makes Datou and others feel ashamed. They have no face to face Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo, so they do not stay in the military camp for a long time. After a short stay, they

Leave in a hurry.

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An, several people went to see the emperor together. When they learned that he had died in Silla, the emperor's face was ashen and he cried bitterly. Since there was no body, he could not be buried in the coffin, so he could only stay away from court for seven days according to the state funeral ceremony.

Announce to the world.

Searching for and protecting the Earthly Branches was what he had been doing during his lifetime. In order to comfort his spirit in heaven, everyone followed his will and continued what he had never finished. Because before he died in battle, he took the Qinglong Reverse Scale and the Heaven-Returning Silver Pill.

Huang Silang entrusted the waist bag with the Dragon Vein Map and other items to Yang Kai, so everyone continued to search according to the Dragon Vein Continuation Map.

Everyone had rushed to Silla from Buhaman Mountain, so after discussion, they decided to search in the opposite direction, looking for Zi Shu first.

The five elements of Zishu belong to water, and they are far away in the frozen land of the far north. To get there, they need to go all the way north. Just when everyone was replenishing supplies from Corinqin City in the northernmost part of the Mobei Grassland and preparing to enter the snowy forest of the vast north,

Suddenly, he was plotted by Japanese pirates.

No one on our side expected to be plotted by Japanese pirates in such a remote place. Fortunately, he left some antidote drugs when he was alive, and Huang Silang also knew some pharmacology, so everyone was able to escape death.

The Japanese pirates did not expect that Huang Silang also knew some Japanese. Huang Silang overheard the Japanese pirates' conversation and learned that the reason why the Japanese pirates set up an ambush here was because the Japanese pirates also had a Dragon Vein Map in their hands, and knew where they might go next, and

The purpose of plotting against them was to regain the ancient magic weapon Tianji Rod that was snatched by him that day.

Although this was the first time he heard the name Tianji Stick, he knew what Datou was talking about. He met several Japanese pirates pretending to be them in Shenzhou that day. Among them, the Japanese pirate who pretended to be Datou was his old acquaintance Sasaki. These Japanese pirates

They rushed to Bulk Mountain to join Mitsubishi Mori. The leading Japanese pirate was named Ikeda. After killing this man, Yu Yi found a copper rod in his saddle. At that time, he did not know about this strange copper rod.

What's the use? It wasn't until I came to Bulxian Mountain to kill Mitsubishi Mori and others, and then found an important clue in the diary of one of the female Japanese pirates, that I learned that the copper rod was an ancient magic weapon and could be used

Come to kill the Earthly Branches. The Tianji Rod that Datou mentioned is undoubtedly this thing.

Although they escaped the Japanese pirates' plot, their destination had been predicted by the Japanese pirates. This group of Japanese pirates had been following and harassing them, causing everyone on our side to be on guard day and night, and it was extremely annoying.

However, although everyone on our side needs to be on guard against sneak attacks by Japanese pirates at all times, they are confident because they know that the other party wants to get the secret stick in their hands. Now that all the eight major families have been killed, as long as the secret stick is still in our hands, the Japanese pirates cannot harm them.

The remaining earthly branches.

It is precisely because of this idea that when everyone was on their way, they did not just fight for

Eager day and night, he first rushed to the frozen land of the far north to find Zi Shu. After explaining his purpose of coming, Zi Shu welcomed them warmly. Although the earthly branches are all transformed by the aura of the five elements, their temperaments are different, and they are somewhat withdrawn and gloomy.

, some are arrogant and aloof, while others are relatively kind.

After informing Zishu of the dangerous existence, everyone on our side rushed to the northwest desert, which is the area where the earthly branch Haizhu is located. The five elements of Haizhu belong to wood, and the area is an oasis in the desert.

Along the way, Japanese pirates would continue to appear and harass, and both sides had attacked many times. Fortunately, everyone on our side had taken precautions, and every sneak attack by the Japanese pirates would return without success.

For a long period of time, everyone on our side spent the long journey and frequent fights with Japanese pirates. Not long ago, Yang Kai suddenly asked Datou to rush to Lingnan Gupo Mountain where Wei Yang was located and where Wu Ma and Si She were.

After inspecting the situation in the area, Datou didn't know why at the time. Yang Kai only thought that everyone on his side was probably fooled. The reason why the Japanese pirates frequently harassed them was not to snatch the Tianji Rod, but to hold them back so that the main force of the Japanese pirates could deal with other earthly branches.

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At that time, Datou only thought that Yang Kai was suspicious, but he never thought that Yang Kai's words made him take a breath of cold air. The weakest times of the twelve earthly branches were the month, day and hour of their own time, and April of the year was already

, the fifth month is noon and the sixth month is wei. If the Japanese pirates want to deal with the earthly branches, the three months of April, May and June are the weakest times for Si Snake, Wu Horse and Wei Sheep respectively.

However, everyone on our side had been misled by the Japanese pirates before, thinking that as long as the Heavenly Secret Rod was in their hands, the Japanese pirates would not be able to deal with other earthly branches, so they ignored the months and hours when the earthly branches are weakest.

When he rushed to Gu Po Mountain in a hurry, he was dumbfounded. Yang Kai's guess was indeed correct. A deep trench was dug around Gu Po Mountain, and the trench was filled with locust trees, willows and other negative trees.

Tree trunks, among the five elements, wood overcomes earth. The Japanese pirates’ move is undoubtedly to weaken the earth element of Weiyang.

Since the trench was not completely closed, Da Tou went to the area where Si She and Wu Ma were to investigate. Like Gupo Mountain, a trench was dug around Huoyun Mountain where Wu Ma was located and flooded with water. Wu Ma's five elements belong to fire.

Among the five elements, water defeats fire. Huoyun Mountain is already dead silent. There is no doubt that the earth's energy has been broken and Wu Ma is dead.

Then go to the Yanyun Ridge where the snake is, and it's the same thing. Bring water to flood it and destroy its fire aura.

The results of the investigation made Datou the dead soul panic, and he hurriedly used Huang Silang's spiritual energy token to inform everyone on his side to rush to Gupo Mountain. Yu Yi returned to Chang'an for a visit after everyone went to Gupo Mountain. At that time, everyone on his side was planning how to take action, and

The Japanese pirates there were not alarmed.
Chapter completed!