A knife in love

Chapter 1579

Only then did Li Qiufeng understand that Xiao Dong was so shrewd and this matter was of great importance, why he had to bring shopkeeper Hu and his group along with him.The backside of this matter is extremely complicated, Xiao Dong is just a small character, and can't decide anything at all.He thought for a moment, and then said to Xiao Dong: "Do shopkeeper Hu and the others know what is in the iron box?"

Xiao Dong shook his head, and said in his mouth: "Master Hu and the others have never mentioned this matter, and naturally the subordinates will not tell them such a confidential matter. In fact, we all pretend to be ignorant, and the more we know about some things, the more we know." The less the better."

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said in his mouth: "Master Xiao has a good opinion. However, Li has one more question to ask. Is there any mechanism inside and outside the iron box?"

Xiao Dongdao: "How can there be no mechanism for such an important thing? There are many skilled craftsmen in the Firearms Bureau. They jointly built this iron box, and there are many ingenious mechanisms inside and outside the iron box. If someone wants to forcibly pry open the iron box, The mechanism will be activated. Not only will it shoot poisonous needles to kill the person who opened the box, but the most powerful thing is that there is a strange stone called dragon scale hidden in the iron box. This strange stone was collected from the Western Regions, and it is said that it suddenly fell from the sky hundreds of years ago. Landing, the local people regard it as a fetish, thinking that the dragon in the sky shed its dragon scales and landed in the world. There is nothing strange about the dragon scale itself, but if two dragon scales scrape and collide with each other, they will burn immediately The craftsman put the dragon scales in the iron box, supplemented by the news from the agency. If someone forcibly opens the iron box, the dragon scale stones hidden in the box will burn immediately, and in an instant, the firearm and gunpowder will be written The document of law and firearm array map was burned to ashes. That day, Xiaguan fell into the trick of Japanese pirates in Dongsheng Inn and was captured. The old devil asked Xiaguan how to open the iron box. Xiaguan knew that if he told the whole thing, the Japanese pirates would have no scruples , I will immediately kill Xiaguan, Zhang Yuanwai, Shopkeeper Hu and others. In desperation, Xiaguan pushed the matter to the adults. I thought that the martial arts of the adults are strong, and the pirates can do nothing to the adults. As long as the adults cannot be found , the Japanese pirates will not kill us. It’s just that I didn’t expect that my lord is also trapped here, I made a big mistake, and I hope my lord will forgive me.”

After Xiao Dong finished speaking, he bowed to Li Qiufeng to the ground.Li Qiufeng helped him up, and said: "Master Xiao is also helpless, he didn't mean to harm me. What's more, I was going to settle accounts with these Japanese pirates, and Master Xiao helped me a lot. Tomorrow, I will have a showdown with the Japanese pirates. Whether he can escape is still unknown. Li plans to lure the leader of the Japanese pirates onto the big ship, and then we will launch a sudden attack to capture or kill the leader of the Japanese pirates. As long as the big boat is in our hands, the Japanese pirates There are so many powerful people, but it is difficult for me. Master Xiao is very skilled in martial arts, and he will have to help Li with all his strength when the time comes."

Xiao Dong originally thought that Li Qiufeng really wanted to make this deal with Liu Shengzongyan, and secretly planned how to open his mouth so that Li Qiufeng could distribute the money to himself.Hearing Li Qiufeng's words at this time, I was terrified, and said: "It turns out that Master Li said that he wanted to do this business with the old devil, but he was deliberately delaying time and deceiving him. I am a stupid official, and I thought that my lord really deserved it." I don’t plan to go to Fusang anymore.”

Li Qiufeng knew what Xiao Dong was thinking, and said with a smile: "Li and Liu Sheng Zongyan have fought against each other many times, and I know that this person is cruel and treacherous. If you don't say it, he will spend 30 taels of silver to make this deal with us. He said he would give us 1000 million taels of silver, and he absolutely cannot trust this person. He just wanted to get the contents of the iron box, so he deliberately deceived us. No matter whether he succeeded in the end, he would not let us live Leave. Tomorrow's battle is a matter of life and death. If you want to bow your knees and surrender, you can only suffer humiliation in vain, and you still cannot escape death. Master Xiao, you have to understand the joints."

Although Xiao Dong is greedy for profit, he is also an extremely smart person.He naturally knew that the pirates were insidious and cunning, and he would never let him go easily.It's just that Li Qiufeng and Liu Shengzongyan's hypocrisy made Xiao Dong feel a little lucky, thinking that with Li Qiufeng's martial arts, Liu Shengzongyan was quite afraid, and maybe after he got the things in the iron box, he would let everyone follow suit. Li Qiufeng left together.In this way, not only can he escape with his life, but he can also earn a fortune.It wasn't until Li Qiufeng told the truth that Xiao Dong realized that his wishful thinking was completely wrong.Right now, there is only a desperate fight, and maybe he can escape by luck.Even if he wants to surrender to the Japanese pirates, the other party will never let him go.

Thinking of this point, Xiao Dong nodded and said: "Your Excellency understands what you mean. Please rest assured, Your Excellency. Tomorrow, I will obey your Lord's order and fight to the death against the Japanese pirates."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "I don't know what good plan your lord has for tomorrow?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Although there are many Japanese pirates, it is impossible for them all to flock to the big ship. According to Li's estimate, Liu Shengzongyan brought no more than ten followers on board at most. His men were originally like a cloud of masters, but this In half a year, we suffered repeated setbacks in the pass, and those masters were already dead or injured. Therefore, even though he brought people on board, we don't need to be afraid. As long as Li Mou makes a surprise attack on Liu Shengzongyan, Lord Xiao and Qin Wuge and others will go together Deal with Liusheng Zongyan's entourage. The boatmen under Fifth Brother Qin can take the opportunity to raise the sails and sail out to sea. Although there are many Japanese pirates waiting on the shore, they cannot fly to the boat. In this way, we can escape from here, and then It will be much easier to inform the Yamen of the prefect of Liaoyang and the Yamen of the governor of Liaodong that the Japanese pirates are entrenched in Dongliao County, and the officers and soldiers will come to encircle and suppress them."

Xiao Dong nodded and said: "Your Excellency, there is no plan left, and this group of Japanese pirates will definitely be wiped out in one fell swoop. A few days ago, the lower official wrote a letter to the Liaodong Governor's Yamen, but at that time he didn't know that it was the Japanese pirates who were causing trouble in Dongliao County. Therefore, the letter only said that the big ship was lost in Dongliao County, and that the Yamen of the prefect of Liaoyang and the governor of Liaodong were asked to help find it. However, whether the two yamen can send people to help, the official is not half sure."

Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, then said: "It seems that we will have to rely on ourselves tomorrow. Shopkeeper Hu and others don't know martial arts, so we must let them board the boat first, so as not to be detained by Japanese pirates on the shore. They obey Master Xiao , and ask Lord Xiao to tell them this matter in secret."

Xiao Dong laughed and said: "These guys are very cunning. If they see the big boat, they will definitely run faster than rabbits without us reminding them. These guys are timid and afraid of death. If we catch the big boat in advance Tell them about it, maybe it will show flaws."

Li Qiufeng thought about it, so he nodded.The two discussed again, and seeing that it was almost evening, they pretended to be nonchalant and returned to the main hall.Although there were more than a dozen people living in the main hall at this time, it was extremely quiet.Shopkeeper Yin and the others drank a lot of wine. Although they ate hangover soup later, they became slightly sober, but when they reached the main hall, the alcohol surged up again. They lay or sat on the bed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.Zhang Shi and Qin Laowu whispered for a while, and then they were really bored, and they each sat on the bed and closed their eyes to rest.Qi Jiu lay on the bed, put his arms under his head and fell asleep.Only the owner of Wang Zhuang was fidgeting, pacing up and down by the bed.It's just that he was wearing soft-soled cloth shoes, and he didn't make the slightest sound when he walked.

(End of this chapter)