twin moon

Chapter 155 No.20 Scene [-]

Three full days have passed since Qi Ziyin and his party left the camp on the mountain.During the period, I didn't see any ships appearing in the nearby waters, and no one came to the island to make trouble for them.Gradually, everyone relaxed their vigilance again, and even the young man himself began to feel that there might have been some fuss before.

However, they still couldn't find the whereabouts of Leng Jiayun and others, so they had to continue to search, while mobilizing some people to start building the ship, hoping to make preparations for leaving the island as soon as possible.

In the evening of that day, Qi Ziyin, who had personally done the work during the day and led others to chop wood all day, fell asleep leaning against a tall coconut tree with his clothes on.The warm and humid wind blowing from the sea soon brought him, who was sore all over, to sleep.However, while he was half asleep and half awake, the young man suddenly felt something cold on his neck:

"Shut up! Are all of you already here?"

The boy suddenly opened his eyes, and found a strange face appeared in front of him.The gleaming long knife in the opponent's hand shone with a menacing coldness under the moonlight, and it turned out to be a fully armed soldier.

Qi Ziyin suddenly felt bad, all the previous worries became reality at this moment.From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the people beside him who had been restrained by a dozen or so soldiers, and he didn't dare to act rashly anymore——now Fan Zhen seemed to be taking a few islanders into the mountains to collect wild fruits, and he wasn't there. inside the camp.The boy instinctively took cover for his companion, and nodded under the other's questioning.

"Be honest with me! If you lie, I will cut out your tongue!"

The visitor continued to shout in a low voice, but the hand with the iron finger covering the boy's mouth loosened, "How did you come to this island? Could it be the same as the one we caught in the woods a few days ago?" Like the group of people in the sea, they also encountered a storm in the sea?"

"Exactly, exactly! Is everyone else okay?"

Hearing what the soldier said, Qi Ziyin couldn't help but feel happy.But in the blink of an eye, the other party saw Yin Ya who was placed beside the pillow by the young man, and the expression on his face became more and more fierce:
"I don't know if they are doing well now. I only know that you stole the weapons and food we stored on this island, and you still carry all kinds of weapons, big and small. You are definitely not an ordinary fisherman business brigade! Send you After giving it to an adult, he will make his own decision!"

Sure enough, as Qi Ziyin expected, the camp on the mountain was indeed the permanent residence of these soldiers!The soldier on the opposite side snorted, and stretched out his hand to pull him up from the ground.But the young man became more and more startled - because until just now, he finally saw that what the other party was wearing was actually the standard Xuanjia with the sea falcon pattern of the boat master!

It seems that this army of unknown origin should have used the fjord in the south to station on this island for a long time.And perhaps it was because of the storm three days ago that they left the camp in a hurry, and they didn't return until today.

However, the white-clothed boy didn't say anything about this guess, and just walked towards the camp on the mountain with his head down.Because he vaguely heard in the woods not far away, someone was using leaves to imitate the cry of a seabird on the island—it was Fan Zhen telling him that he was following behind, ready to move.

Following the soldiers back to the camp on the top of the mountain, Qi Ziyin smelled the aroma of barbecue from a distance.However, what he didn't expect was that the soldier didn't lock himself up as a prisoner, but directly invited him into a tent.

"The general has always treated prisoners preferentially. He has something to do at this time, and he will come to see you naturally after you have filled your stomach!"

There seemed to be something unusual about the expression on the sergeant's face.Before the young man could continue to ask questions, he brought another plate of grilled meat and presented it in front of him.

For several days, the white-clothed boy and a group of islanders only fed on wild fruits, and he was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back without any meat.At this time, he couldn't bear the glutton in his stomach, and with the idea of ​​not being a starving ghost, he opened his stomach, and stuffed the meat into his mouth piece by piece like a windstorm.

Just halfway through eating, he suddenly saw a man in the armor of a boat master walking in from outside the tent.It turned out that the other party had been secretly observing the group from the beginning to the end, presumably he was the general that the soldiers were talking about.

"How does this meat taste?"

Qi Ziyin immediately stood up from his seat and bowed respectfully:
"Thank you, General, for your kind hospitality. We all fell here due to shipwreck, and we are grateful for being rescued!"

"So your ship was wrecked and sunk in that murderous storm three days ago?"

"Exactly."

"Then the other dozens of people we captured on the island are also your companions?"

"Dozens of people are still alive?!"

Qi Ziyin heard that the number of survivors far exceeded his expectations, and he couldn't help showing a hint of joy on his face, "The general said it should be our companions, please let me recognize them as soon as possible."

However, unexpectedly, the man on the opposite side suddenly put on a straight face:

"I didn't expect that the pirates could speak very politely! The play was well acted, but don't think that you can escape the general's eyes. This island is isolated overseas, and ordinary caravan fishermen rarely pass by. Say, is the lair that you pirates use to hide nearby!"

"We are definitely not pirates, and I hope the general will find out!"

The other party jokingly looked at Qi Ziyin whose face was wrapped in fine cloth, but he was not moved at all, and asked loudly with slanted sharp eyes:

"Not pirates? Well, this general asks you, we found an iron ram and a schooner suitable for high-speed driving among the wrecks of the ships that washed ashore. These are only found on warships. Some objects, how do you explain this?"

"I--"

"Besides, many of you have tattoos of white whales that pirates would only use. After torture and torture, they even admitted that they came from Qingwan. There is no doubt about the captured pirates! How do you plan to quibble about this?"

It was only then that the boy in white realized that the other party had identified his identity from the very beginning, and no matter how he explained it now, it would be futile.

Before he finished speaking, he saw the general wave his hand, and the curtains around the tent fell down at the same time with a "chih".It turned out that it was in a sheltered space outside the tent, and right now there was a pile of vigorous bonfires burning.But the one roasting on the fire was not a mountain porpoise or wild deer, but a prisoner who had been stripped of his clothes!

Qi Ziyin vaguely recognized the man's face, it was actually his companion who fell trees with him during the day.And the meat I just ate came from this person!The young man finally understood why the soldiers who brought the meat to him had strange expressions on their faces, and suddenly felt his stomach churn, and he vomited out all the food he ate.

But the general seemed to be watching a good show, and laughed out loud at Qi Ziyin's embarrassment:
"A pirate is a pirate, he can even swallow human flesh! Don't you think that meat has a strange smell?"

"The majestic boat master, who convicts innocent people without asking indiscriminately, and does such unconscionable things, who is the villain?!"

Qi Ziyin, who was drooling at the corner of his mouth, couldn't bear it anymore, and angrily scolded the other party on the spot.The corner of the general's eyes trembled slightly, he stepped forward and raised his hand with iron fingers, and slapped him hard on his already injured face:
"Presumptuous! What I, Zhuo Xiukuo, hate the most are you pirates. Since I recognize that the person standing in front of you is a boat master, why don't you obediently confess your sins and subdue the law!"

"You are - Zhuo Xiukuo?!"

Hearing his name mentioned by the other party, the young man suddenly remembered the submissive lieutenant on board when he went out to sea with the fleet many years ago.Hearing that after he fell to Hailing Islet that year, this person was temporarily promoted to the commander of the fleet, but after that, he led the fleet and disappeared in the Tiannu Strait, and never returned to the court.Unexpectedly, after so many years, Qi would actually meet him on such an isolated island.

"I didn't expect that the name of this general, even you, an unknown thief, has heard of it? It seems that these years I have led my brothers to live on this island, killing countless rogue pirates passing by here, and it has been quite effective! After a while, Then I will sell all of you pirates to Changzhou to be slaves, and one day my reputation, Zhuo Xiukuo, will reach the ears of the emperor, and I will be declared an official in the capital, and it will be just around the corner!"

Zhuo Xiukuo was not surprised because the boy recognized him, but became complacent.But anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the so-called rogues and pirates in his mouth are probably lost business travelers, or unfortunate survivors of a shipwreck.

Qi Ziyin wanted to say something more, but before he could open his mouth, he suddenly heard a long whistle in the forest, and then a sharp arrow pierced through the air, and accurately shot off the long feather on the helmet of the general in front of him:
"Release the person immediately! Otherwise, the next arrow will take your heart!"

The person who shouted was Fan Zhen who had been following the young man before.I don't know what method he used, but at the same time, the bushes around the camp made a rustling sound, and it seemed that hundreds of people surrounded him from all directions at once.

"You idiots, how could you let the thieves bully you to the edge of the camp without noticing it!"

Zhuo Xiukuo seemed to be frightened by the swaying forest, and was slightly stunned in place.The boy in white immediately seized the opportunity, pushed him to the ground with his shoulders, and rushed towards the dense forest desperately!

"They don't have that many people at all, otherwise it wouldn't just be thunder but no rain! What are you doing in a daze, go and catch me!"

Only then did the general come to his senses, and immediately swung his sword and ordered a group of soldiers to rush into the forest.However, the army wearing heavy black armor couldn't keep up with the boy's footsteps at all.Zhuo Xiukuo was furious, he swung the long knife in his hand, chopped down a soldier beside him, and roared towards the camp behind him like a mad dog:
"Bring that woman out!"

Hearing this, Qi Ziyin, who had almost escaped into the forest, thumped in his heart. When he turned his head to look, he saw a purple figure pushed and shoved in front of Zhuo Xiukuo by the soldiers, and immediately stopped in his tracks.

The soldiers behind him gradually caught up.However, no matter how Fan Zhen yelled and urged him behind him, he could no longer move his legs.

"Leave me alone, you run as long as you can! The boat master's boat is parked in the fjord behind, and our people are still locked up on it—"

Seeing that the young man in white stopped because of him, Leng Jiayun became anxious immediately.But before she could finish her sentence, Zhuo Xiukuo grabbed her hair:

"Little devil, you and those fellows in the woods get out now, or I will kill this woman on the spot, roast her on the fire, and feed you piece by piece myself!"

Qi Ziyin knew that the other party would really do such a thing, sighed lightly, turned his head and walked back: "Brother Fan, you all come out too. Now sister Jia and the others are all hostages, if you want to save me And sacrificing them, no matter what, I will not feel at ease."

"Yo, I didn't expect that pirates still have love and righteousness."

Zhuo Xiukuo laughed, and pushed Leng Jiayun back to the guard behind him, while he himself picked up a roll of hemp rope and tied the boy tightly like a rice dumpling.

"Little devil, haven't you learned that on the battlefield, the kindness of a woman will kill everyone's life?"

The general with a ferocious expression waved his knife repeatedly in front of the young man, "I won't kill you today, but those people who are ambushing in the forest and this woman will all die. Take it as a lesson for you! If you dare to kill me again in the future Come on, I'll kill all of you one by one!"

"How dare you! Do you know who I am?!"

Seeing that the other party did not believe what he said, the situation suddenly became out of control, Qi Ziyin had no choice but to raise his voice, intending to use his own identity to suppress the other party.

"Don't tell him!" Leng Jiayun and Fan Zhen became anxious when they saw this, but they couldn't stop the boy from continuing.

Zhuo Xiukuo narrowed his eyes, as if he had nothing to do with himself: "You? You're just a little-known pirate, I don't care what your name is?!"

Unexpectedly, the white-clothed young man in front of him sneered: "Actually, you have already vaguely guessed my identity. Otherwise, you just saw that I was about to escape, but why didn't you just order to shoot arrows and drive us all to death?"

"Okay, since you want to die, don't blame me for being rude!"

Those words made Zhuo Xiukuo jump up on the spot, swiped the knife and wiped the young man's neck.Qi Ziyin did not hide, as expected the opponent's saber stopped less than half an inch from his throat, he froze on the spot and neither advanced nor retracted.

"

The boy in white announced his name loudly, causing all the soldiers around him to discuss in low voices.

"Brothers, don't listen to his nonsense! It's not that this general has never seen the face of the young master, it's not what he looks like!"

Zhuo Xiukuo became a little anxious, and actually stretched out his hand and tore off the fine cloth wrapped around the boy's face.The wound that had just scabbed was torn open by him immediately, and blood gushed out.However, under the exclamation of Leng Jiayun and others, Qi Ziyin seemed to feel no pain at all, and continued to stare at each word and said:

"Earlier, your sergeant found a pair of black and red double blades on himself. They are weapons given by General Baili. There is no second one in the world. It is impossible for you not to recognize them! In fact, the general has been fighting since the beginning. Be careful, if you want to use me as a bargaining chip for your return, go claim credit to my Uncle Wang in Mulu City. It's a pity that I have become like this now, and I can only prove myself if I stay alive identity, so you are always afraid that I will run away alone, and even use all kinds of shameless means to force me to submit!"

"I told you to talk again!"

Zhuo Xiukuo finally became angry from embarrassment, raised the hilt of the knife in his hand and hit the young man's bruised face severely, knocking out three or two front teeth immediately.But now Qi Ziyin has completely seen through his mind, and there is no other way to do it.

"Now if you attack any of Sister Jia and the others again, even if you only hurt a hair, I will never help you say a good word in front of Uncle Wang, please do it yourself!"

With just a few words, the imposing young man actually made the other party take a step back.

In desperation, Zhuo Xiukuo had no choice but to put the bloody knife back into its sheath, and after thinking for a while, he shouted to the soldiers:

(End of this chapter)