Slave to Queen: One Night Bride

Chapter 115 Encountering Pirates

The merchant ship fled quickly, with no way forward or backward. Zhao Deji watched from the cabin on the third floor, and the pursuers became more and more anxious.Lin Zhijie was well-informed, and he maintained his composure in the panic. He looked at the sky and said, "We are sailing along the west side. There are many islands in front of us, so we can avoid them."

Zhao Deji was desperate at this time, and he completely obeyed Lin Zhijie's advice.Hua Rong and Xu Caizhi also have no sailing experience, so they can only rely on him.

After fleeing like this for five or six days, Jin Jun failed to catch up, but kept in sight.Lin Zhijie ordered that the speed of the ship not dare to be reduced at all, but fortunately there is enough water on board, so there is no danger for the time being.

However, drifting like this is not a solution. Although he gradually got rid of the Jin army's pursuit, he drifted for more than a month, stopping and walking, but he couldn't find a place to land.

In the evening of that day, the sky suddenly dimmed. Flocks of seabirds uttered extremely depressing calls, skimming across the sea, flocks of flocks, not knowing where they were going.

The captain rushed up: "Sir, it's not good, it's going to rain heavily."

Lin Zhijie stomped his feet and sighed, "Speed ​​up, don't stop."

"However, this is too dangerous, and it will be dark again. We must find a place to stop."

There are many pursuers behind, and stopping is a dead end, Lin Zhijie resolutely said: "Go on."

"Yes."

The sky was as black as ink, and after a while, there was a heavy rainstorm.The merchant ship was tossing on the sea, under the turbulent waves, at this moment it was completely like a speck of dust in the desert, and it would perish at any moment.

Zhao Deji sat in the inner cabin, watching the huge waves outside layer by layer against the window with a frown.Standing beside him, Hua Rong and Xu Caizhi were staggered from side to side, especially Hua Rong, who was almost unable to stand still.

Lin Zhijie came in hurriedly, holding a very strange dress in his hand: "Your Majesty, this is the 'life jacket' that I brought back from a small western country when I was on a long voyage, and you put it on."

Zhao Deji himself couldn't sit still, as the chair was tilted here and there, he only firmly grasped the armrest with his hands, and said sadly: "If the sky is going to kill me, how can I save a small piece of clothing? Lin Aiqing, put it on yourself .”

"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important."

Zhao Deji saw that he was loyal to protect the Lord, took the life jacket, and suddenly saw Hua Rong staggering on one side, with disheveled hair, dark and shapeless complexion, he sighed, and handed the life jacket to her: "Rong'er, put it on."

Hua Rong was so shaken that she almost vomited, she hurriedly shook her head: "Guan, don't worry about me, your dragon body is important."

Seeing Hua Rong's resolute refusal, Zhao Deji stopped persuading him, so he put on the life jacket and looked at the huge waves outside: "If God has the eyes to escape this catastrophe, my Great Song Dynasty will surely turn danger into good luck."

Everyone couldn't comfort him, Lin Zhijie had already hurried down to discuss a solution with the captain.

The ship had already begun to flood, and in the dark night, it had been blowing for an unknown period of time. The captain was about to order the mast to be cut, when the storm suddenly stopped.

There were people who had fallen to and fro on the board of the boat, each of them was in a mess, thinking that there was no way to reincarnate, but when the big storm suddenly stopped, they all jumped up for joy.

Zhao Deji was covered in water, the life jacket was sticking wetly to his body, Hua Rong barely leaned against the door of the cabin, his whole body was so weak that he couldn't even stand upright.

Xu Caizhi was barely awake, stepped forward to support Zhao Deji, only to see Lin Zhijie hurried up: "Your Majesty, the storm has stopped."

Zhao Deji sat completely slumped on the chair, and murmured: "Taizu bless you."

Lin Zhijie had many risks in going to sea in his life, but he had never seen such a big storm. What was even more bizarre was that the storm stopped by itself. He was even more in awe of Zhao Deji: "Your Majesty is the real dragon emperor, Taizu blesses you, and the minister will be yours!" Do your best to drive."

"I can get out of this catastrophe, Ai Qing is nothing less than an inexorable feat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the storm, the sea calmed down in the middle of the night, and mountains were hidden in the sky. Looking around, it was boundless, as if the whole world had fallen into a deep sleep.

Looking back, the golden army's ships have long since disappeared, and they don't know where this sea area is. Everyone has completely lost their way in the sea.

Zhao Deji said: "Mister, where should we go next?"

"Return to Your Majesty, wait until dawn, and make a decision before making a decision. Now, everyone had better take a rest first."

"so be it,"

All the people who had fought against the storm for most of the night staggered to and fro on the deck.Lin Zhijie went to open a huge sealed box, took out a change of clean clothes and distributed them to everyone.

Hua Rong felt hot and cold all over at this time, but she was afraid that everyone would be worried, so she didn't reveal a word, went to a cabin to change clothes in silence, and when she came back, she saw Eunuch Kang serving Zhao Deji, who was already asleep on the bed in the cabin.Xu Caizhi slept next to him with his sword in hand.

Hua Rong retreated silently, stood on the deck, found a place that was slightly wiped dry, and looked at the mountains on the sea in the dark night, as ethereal as a fairyland.She rubbed her hot forehead and leaned against the ship's side in a daze. She suddenly saw Yue Pengju and called out "Pengju" in surprise. She lost her head and almost hit the cold deck. Bright.

A fiery red sun rose from the sea, which was very different from the sun seen on land.Faintly, there are continuous islands in front of it, and I don't know how big or how many.

Lin Zhijie took a short rest, and accompanied Zhao Deji to the cabin on the third floor, looking at the distant sky.Zhao Deji said: "Where is this?"

Lin Zhijie said: "Young minister is also very strange, not very familiar with this area, obviously lost his way last night."

He called his son: "Shiro, you have been in this sea area all these years, are you familiar with it?"

Lin Silang stared at it for a while, then shook his head. His brother-in-law Zhang Shiwu suddenly said: "This is a deserted island. The villain once ventured past here. There are a group of pirates living on the island..."

"pirate?"

Hua Rong at the side suddenly thought of King Qin, looked closely at this sea area, but couldn't remember it at all, and didn't know if it was King Qin's sea area.

Zhao Deji had a few months of seaside garrison experience, but that was basically superficial, and he had no real driving experience. He ran and fled for several days. .

"The villain went to sea when he was a teenager, and he met pirates with his father, so he was very impressed. If you bypass this archipelago and go east, you can go out."

Lin Zhijie said, "Do you have to go around here?"

"Yes, there is an outlet there, otherwise, the ship will enter the ocean and never go anywhere."

Lin Zhijie turned his head to look at Zhao Deji, and Zhao Deji looked at the sailors on his ship. These people are also capable of fighting, because they are bodyguards to protect the goods.

"Old man, are you sure about fighting the bandit leader?"

Lin Zhijie shook his head: "Although I'm not sure, the grassroots have a plan."

Zhao Deji hurriedly said: "It's okay to say, old man."

"Your Majesty's grace is so great, why don't you recruit this gang of bandits, and promise high officials and rich salary, they will definitely wash their hands and serve the court, and in the future, they will also gain a wife and shade."

"Okay, that's it. But who is going to persuade?"

"Caomin's son Shiro can go."

He shouted, and Lin Silang stepped forward immediately. Lin Silang was 35-[-] years old, of medium build, dark complexion, and very strong. He walked on the sea all the year round and had been to many small countries along the coast to do business.

Seeing that he was willing to take such a big risk, Zhao Deji sighed: "The old man is loyal, if I can escape this catastrophe, I will definitely reward you father and son heavily."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lin Shiwu said: "At the time, my father bribed the pirates generously to escape. I still recognize their pirate leader's surname Zhou. He is quite a bold person, but I don't know if he is still the same person."

"Okay, you and Shiro will go to investigate first, and the boat must dock and make some repairs. In addition to rushing out to sea, there is not enough clean water on the boat. It is best to get some clean water."

"Yes."

At the moment, Lin Zhijie picked out a few capable sailors. Hua Rong had stayed on Qin Dawang Island for a few months and was familiar with some pirate ways, so he said, "Old Lin, I'll go with you."

Lin Zhijie hurriedly said: "Girl, the bandit leader is ruthless, it's too dangerous."

Only Xu Caizhi and Hua Rong were left beside Zhao Deji, and he didn't want her to take risks, so he shook his head: "Rong'er, you are a woman after all, it's inconvenient, let's wait and see first."

"Yes."

After another day, it was almost evening, and the boat was approaching the continuous archipelago.As far as the eye can see, the island is covered with green onions, and I don't know how wide or how long it is, but in Hua Rong's mind, this is not King Qin's island.

She didn't know if she breathed a sigh of relief, but silently watched the evening sea breeze blow up the fine white sand.

The ship hadn't landed yet, and several warnings had already sounded, apparently from pirate surveillance.

Zhang Shiwu was already prepared and shouted a few slogans. The pirates hesitated a little, as if acquiescing to the big ship approaching far away.

Lin Shilang and the others brought some gifts from the boat, and put a small clam board ashore.

As soon as the boat docked, several pirates rushed up. Zhang Shiwu spoke some jargon and asked directly, "Is Brother Zhou here?"

This group of people is King Zhou's minions, and they were overjoyed when they saw that they brought generous gifts: "Who are you? I'll take you to see Brother Zhou right away."

Brother Zhou, known as Zhou Qi, was drinking and having fun. When he saw Zhang Shiwu coming forward with a cage, he pointed at him, "You boy, you look so familiar."

Zhang Shiwu saluted: "Little Zhang Shiwu, I have seen Master Qi."

Zhou Qi laughed loudly: "I remember, your old man gave me a big gift, boy, what are you doing this time? Are you in trouble? Or was it robbed by other pirates?"

Zhang Shiwu saluted respectfully and lowered his voice: "The villain has something important to report."

Zhou Qiping retreated to the left and right, and after listening to Zhang Shiwu's speech, his complexion changed greatly, mixed with joy and worry, and after a while, he suddenly said: "Brother Zhang, you gave me a fortune for nothing, but I dare not accept it lightly. To be honest, this A few days ago, the island has already surrendered to my king, so I have to seek his opinion."

"Good talk, good talk."

"I'll send my brothers to greet you, Brother Zhang, you go back and wait first. As soon as I have news, I will notify you immediately."

"Thank you, Seventh Master Zhou."

The boat docked temporarily on the shore, and everyone anxiously waited for everyone to return.It wasn't until the afternoon that I saw clam boards sailing back.

Zhao Deji was anxious all the time, but seeing Lin Silang's face was happy, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Silang, do you have a clue?"

Silang saluted: "Return to Your Majesty, the bandit on the island is called Zhou Qi, and he is known as Qi Ye. But he said that his island was taken over by another bandit leader not long ago. He said that he can't make the decision himself, so he has to ask the big master for instructions." Report back to His Majesty. At present, he allows us to dock temporarily."

"Who is the leader of the robbers?"

"He refused to disclose it, only said that his surname was Qin."

Hua Rong's heart skipped a beat. She was worried that this sea of ​​anger was close to King Qin's sea area, but because it wasn't this island, she kept thinking to herself, maybe it wasn't.Now when I hear the surname "Qin", I feel cold in my heart.If it was King Qin, how could he accept the reward of Zhao'an?
Zhao Deji also used to defend in this area of ​​the sea, but for a short period of time, his foundation was insufficient, and secondly, he had never met King Qin face to face, so he didn't know him at all, so even though he had heard of "King Qin" before, he didn't know who he was.

Hua Rongqing knew something was wrong, but she couldn't say anything.I only heard Lin Silang continue: "Zhou Qi is very tempted. He has already set off to report to the leader. He said that there will be news by tomorrow morning at the latest."

The pirates have their own special communication methods, but at the moment, everyone is hiding on the edge of this isolated island, and the golden army will catch up at any time, and staying there is no way at all.Had to dock temporarily.

A group of patrolling little pirates didn't know they were the Son of Heaven, but they didn't dare to neglect Zhou Qi's orders, they just looked at the fleeing people curiously.

(End of this chapter)