Xiao Zhongke's suggestion made both of them silent for a moment, and after a while Liu Xuancheng said: "I think what Brother Xiao said is reasonable. It is impossible for us to investigate the matter clearly. Even if we want to atone for our sins, it may be delayed."

Time, anyway, the matter has happened now, it is better to send the people directly to the leader and leave it to the leader to make a decision! And the most important point is that this matter is probably what Wang Zhi said, or it may not be, all the key evidence is still there

It’s not enough to prove the matter. It’s better if we guess right. If we guess wrong and provoke a fight between the two sides, there will be countless casualties. Even if we die hundreds of times, it won’t be enough to apologize.”

Guo Qing immediately understood in his heart that Xiao Zhongke and Liu Xuan planned to throw the blame to Xu Hai and leave it to him to judge. He and the others were just handing over evidence.

At first, he really wanted to investigate the matter clearly, and then he took the blame, and finally suspected Wang Zhi. But now that he thought about it carefully, he was indeed a bit reckless, even if he could find all the evidence to prove that it was indeed Wang Zhi who sent people to say so.

It is not certain whether Xu Hai will send someone to settle accounts with Wang Zhi, not to mention that many of them are just his own guesses. As Liu Xuan said, it may be a fluke if he guesses right, but if he guesses wrong, if the two sides really fight and there are countless casualties, then in the end,

Isn’t it your own responsibility?

Thinking of this, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Guo Qing's back. What he had thought before was too simplistic, so he quickly said: "What you two said is absolutely true. I thought it was too simplistic before, so now prepare the ship immediately and put the ship on the road."

All the people and boats are sent to the leader, and you will be handed over to the leader for his care."

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Without further ado, Guo Qing immediately arranged for people to prepare to go to sea. As the only witness, Zhao Yuan was escorted away from the island by two Japanese pirates. In order to ensure that the evidence was not destroyed, the ship was towed.

It was not Guo Qing or the other three who personally delivered the goods, but was given to Guo Qing's deputy general.

There are dozens of Japanese pirate forces, large and small, on the sea. Among them, Xu Hai and Wang Zhi are the most powerful. Each controls a large area of ​​​​the ocean. The imperial court prohibits sea trade. In addition to banning commerce at sea, it also bans its own navy.

, such a huge country has almost no navy at this moment. Otherwise, with the firearms of the Ming Dynasty and their shipbuilding technology, they could easily create an invincible navy across the sea. With the strength of the ships and the power of artillery, how could they be as powerful as those now?

Where are Japanese pirates rampant?

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty obviously did not know enough about the sea. Perhaps in their eyes, the greatest role of the sea was just a place for people along the coast to fish. In other words, it was just a fish pond with endless sight.

So now the imperial court will only defend blindly at the seaside, being fooled around by the Japanese pirates. It is exhausted all day long, but it does not have much effect.

Both Xu Hai and Wang Zhi have their own flags. As long as the flags are hung on the ships, the Japanese pirates with small forces can only take a detour.

Although Zhao Yuan was the only living witness, he was not a prisoner, so he was not imprisoned, but could move around on the ship as he pleased.

"Brother, don't you know where we are planning to go?"

Zhao Yuan had asked the deputy general this question before.

"Hyuuga Island!"

The deputy general replied, looking at Zhao Yuan and smiling: "It seems that you have almost recovered!"

Zhao Yuan nodded and said: "Thanks to the old gentleman's medicine, otherwise I wouldn't have recovered so quickly."

The lieutenant general smiled and said: "That old gentleman's medical skills are not ordinary. You are also lucky. If you see the leader soon, tell him what you saw and heard in detail. Don't add jealousy. The leader hates it the most.

He is a liar.

Zhao Yuandao: "Thank you for your warning, sir."

The lieutenant general said: "It's not a warning, I just want to remind you. After all, this is a serious matter. Besides...!"

As soon as he said this, someone on the boat suddenly shouted in surprise: "Look, there is a boat in front of you, how strange it is!"

There is also a ship. It is a normal thing. There is no need to make a fuss. The deputy general was about to reprimand him a few words. After hearing this, he also looked up. Sure enough, a ship was heading straight towards him. The difference was that this ship

It was as dark as ink, and there was an emblem on the canvas on the ship. However, the emblem did not belong to Wang Zhi or Xu Hai. Instead, it looked unusually strange. It was a completely black sword.

"Whose ship is this? How strange!"

The deputy general wondered, but what was even more strange was that the ship actually saw Xu Hai's mark on his ship and had no intention of stopping at all, and continued to sail straight towards this side.

"Something's wrong!"

The lieutenant general became alert and shouted: "Everyone be prepared, there are enemies!"

You must know that this sea area was originally Xu Hai's sphere of influence, but there were actually enemies, and they were doing so with such great fanfare, even the deputy general found it a bit incredible.

The Japanese pirates on the boat immediately drew their weapons and looked ready to fight.

Soon, the two ships were only a few dozen feet away from each other. At this moment, you could see a row of people in white standing neatly on the side of the ship. Compared with the tense situation here, the other side was

He didn't even draw his sword, as if he didn't take these people seriously at all.

And just at this moment, someone shouted: "Look, someone is coming!"

Everyone looked again and saw that there was a small boat appearing between the two boats. There was a man in gray standing on the bow of the small boat. There was no one else, and no one else.

Boatman, the boat is coming straight on the sea at a very fast speed.

Zhao Yuan's eyesight was better than that of others. When he took a closer look, he found that the person who came looked so familiar. He was actually the old man he met outside the tavern and finally drifted away. He was known as the Sword Demon Xie Yunlou among the people in the world.

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When he was still more than ten feet away from the boat, he saw Xie Yunlou rising up from the boat with a slight tap, and then waved the sword in his hand seemingly casually.

A huge sword faintly appeared in the air, and then, the huge sword slashed at the mast.

"Crack!"

The huge mast could not withstand the sword that appeared out of thin air. Suddenly, broken wood flew everywhere, and the huge mast and the sail fell down with a rumble, hitting the hull of the ship.

The Japanese pirates below were so frightened that they hurriedly fled.

But at this moment, the old man landed on the bow of the ship as gently as a feather. He held the sword in his hand and looked at the Japanese pirates in front of him. At this moment, his sword had returned to its scabbard.

When acquaintances meet, they naturally have to say hello. Zhao Yuan immediately stepped forward, raised his hands and saluted: "Junior, thank you, senior!"

Xie Yunlou met Zhao Yuan when he got on the boat. He smiled slightly, but asked doubtfully: "When did you become a Japanese pirate?"

Zhao Yuandao: "Thank you, senior. This matter cannot be explained in one sentence. I am not a Japanese pirate. Senior, please rest assured!"

As soon as the deputy general heard the conversation between the two, he felt something was wrong. He immediately looked at Zhao Yuan and asked: "What do you mean by this? Who are you?"

Xie Yunlou nodded slightly and said: "Fortunately you are not, otherwise I would have killed you together today and cleaned up the house for Old Man Zhuge! Then should you follow me now or stay on this ship!"

Zhao Yuandao: "It's a fluke to meet senior. It would be best if we could go with senior."

Xie Yunlou nodded slightly, looked at the deputy general and others, and said: "I remember that you and others have not done any evil on the coast on weekdays, so today I will give you a small punishment but a big warning, and let you go. I hope you can change your ways. If

If you continue to stay here, the next time we meet, it will be the day you return to the west!"

Having said that, the sword in his hand was not unsheathed. He just waved it casually with the scabbard. There was a loud bang, and the whole ship couldn't help but tremble. The deputy general and others were suddenly overturned by the aroused energy.

, when everyone recovered from the shock, they were frightened to death when they took a look. They saw a deep crack appeared on the deck of the entire ship, and the unparalleled sword energy actually tore it apart easily.

Two decks!

At that moment, the deputy general shouted quickly: "Change the ship, change the ship, return to the island, return to the island quickly!"
Chapter completed!