Tang Lun woke up.
He immediately felt his body was very cold.
Even though he was wrapped in a thick blanket, he still felt cold. That chill seemed to be emitted from within his body.
Thus, he hurriedly hugged the blanket tightly.
In just a few hours, he seemed to have aged ten years.
Whatever lofty aspirations he had had turned into bubbles.
"Brother Tang Lun is awake?" Xuanwu Jin Zhuo said.
Tang Lun raised his eyelids and looked at Jin Zhuo.
He was just a mediocre person. Just because he had a powerful son-in-law, he was able to stand on the side of the winner.
How unfair was the world?
"Kill me." Tang Lun sighed, "Brother Jin Zhuo, on account of the fact that we're both old nobles, kill me. This is Watchful Cliff Island, no one will know if you kill me. You won't have any responsibility. "
Jin Zhuo said, "I won't kill you."
Tang Lun said, "Then let me go, let me go."
Chou Tianwei was dead, the Tang family's private army was all dead, there was no hope for him anymore. After returning home, he would just spend the rest of his life here.
Anyway, there were beauties and good wine, he would just live the rest of his life in comfort.
Jin Zhuo said, "I can let you go, but you have to do something for me. If you do it, I will let you and your son go. "
Chou Tianwei said, "What is it?"
Jin Zhuo said, "There is still a group of pirates on the sea. Although there are not many of them, they are driving ships. I need to get rid of them. They must be eager to get on the island and get their share of the gold."
Wasn't that so?
Usually, these pirates did not give a damn about Tang Lun. But today, they were paying their respects and flattering him.
They wanted Tang Lun to plead for mercy and ask the Pirate King to give the order to replace them on the island.
Everyone is getting their share of the gold, but we have to patrol the sea. Why?
Tang Lun said, "You want me to summon them to the island and kill them all?"
Jin Zhuo said, "Yes!"
Tang Lun nodded and said, "Alright!"
He did not care about anything now. Chou Tianwei was dead, what was the use of the remaining pirates?
Jin Zhuo said, "You go alone, leave your two sons with me."
Tang Lun said, "Alright!"
… … …
More than two hours later!
The two thousand pirates patrolling the sea happily disembarked.
Finally, there was no need to be exposed to the wind on the surface of the sea. After patrolling for a few days and nights, there was not a single ghost.
His Majesty was being too cautious.
"Thank you, Earl Jin Hai!"
"Count Jin Hai is amazing. Our king really listens to you."
"From now on, Count Jin Hai will be my lifelong friend."
These pirates praised Tang Lun and patted their chests, saying that if Tang Lun needed anything in the future, as long as he gave the order, they would definitely do it for him.
The Count of Jin Hai, Tang Lun, said, "Marquis Nu Chao knows of your ambitions, so he specially left a batch of gold for you. After distributing it, you have to hurry back to the sea to patrol."
"Definitely, definitely, hahaha!"
The Count of Jin Hai Tang Lun said, "Marquis Nu Chao knows that all of you are working hard, so you will receive more gold than the others. It's just that this gold has just been refined, so it's not gold coins, but gold nuggets. "
"As long as it's gold, who cares if it's gold coins?"
"Isn't that right? Gold is even better. Make it into rings, necklaces, earrings, and bring it out. Isn't it cool? "
Tang Lun brought the two thousand pirates to a smelting field.
This smelting field was made of stone, and it was very large, nearly ten thousand square meters.
This was one of the two smelting workshops on the island. After the iron ore was crushed, it was smelted here.
Outside the smelting workshop, there were dozens of pirate warriors guarding it.
The pirates that Tang Lun brought were slightly surprised. These pirate brothers guarding the workshop were a bit unfamiliar.
But this was nothing. There were more than thirty thousand people, how could he recognize all of them?
One of the pirate leaders said, "Tang Lun, why didn't you go to the King's camp? Why did you come to the smelting workshop to get the gold?"
Tang Lun said, "Gold sand is dug out from the mines. Don't you need to refine it into gold nuggets here?"
"That makes sense, that makes sense. Us brothers are short-sighted and have made a fool of ourselves in front of you, Count Jin Hai."
The smelting workshop's door opened.
"Go in and get it yourself. Everyone takes one piece, no more." Tang Lun said, "You guys have been patrolling the sea and have worked hard, so everyone gets two pounds."
As soon as these words came out, the two thousand pirates' eyes turned green and they rushed in crazily.
Sure enough, the table was filled with gold nuggets.
Although it was a little red, it was definitely gold.
"Everyone, don't fight, don't fight!"
But what was the use of saying such words now?
After the two thousand pirates rushed in, they crazily snatched the gold nuggets.
They held one in their left hand, one in their right hand, one in their chest, and one in their crotch.
Those who were slow didn't even get a single piece.
Immediately, the pirates started fighting again.
"The King said, one piece per person, don't fight."
"The gold is mine when it's in my hands. Don't think I'll take it out."
"I'll beat you to death, beat you to death!"
Immediately, the one to two thousand pirates in the huge smelting workshop fought with all their might.
It was at this time.
"Bam!"
The workshop's door closed.
Some of the pirates were alarmed.
Why did they close the door?
Then, they found that there were all kinds of firewood piled up around them.
There were also several barrels, which were violently split open, and the fish oil inside flowed out.
A few pirate leaders were immediately alerted and exclaimed, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, this is a trap, run, run …"
Then, some of the pirates ran outside desperately.
Most of the pirates were still fighting frantically, desperately fighting for the gold.
And at this time.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"
Hundreds of rockets were shot in from the window.
In an instant, the fish oil was ignited.
The firewood in the workshop was ignited.
"Boom, boom, boom …"
Suddenly, the entire large workshop was burning.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Kim clan outside directly unfolded their armor and nailed it to the window, completely sealing any gap.
The entire workshop turned into a sea of fire.
The surviving one to two thousand pirates screamed wildly, cursed wildly, and struggled desperately.
They used knives, their bodies, and desperately hit the door and the window.
But everything was in vain!
Just ten minutes later!
There were no more screams, no more struggles.
The remaining one to two thousand pirates were all dead.
Outside, Tang Lun Count looked at the thick smoke rising into the sky and said to Xuanwu, "Brother Jin Zhuo, I have done what you asked me to do. All these ships belong to your Kim Clan. You've made a fortune. "
At this time, even if Tang Lun's heart was dead, he was extremely jealous.
More than a hundred ships, even if they were sold, it would be an astronomical figure.
Chou Tianwei fell, and the Kim clan was full.
Then, Tang Lun said, "Brother Jin Zhuo, can you let us go now?"
Jin Zhuo said, "No hurry, you still need to do one more thing for us, one last thing."
Tang Lun said, "What is it?"
Then, he immediately thought of something and said, "You, you want to pretend to be Chou Tianwei's pirate army and go to Jinshan Island. You want to use me to take back Jinshan Island?"
Jin Zhuo Count nodded and said, "Yes!"
Tang Lun looked at Xuanwu and said, "Brother Jin Zhuo, everyone says you are honest. How are you honest? You are very treacherous. Aren't you afraid of eating too much and dying? "
Xuanwu said, "Brother Tang, are you saying you don't agree?"
Tang Lun said with grief and indignation, "Do I still have a choice?"
… …..
Inside Xuan Wu Mansion.
These days, Mulan was really tired.
It had been more than twenty days.
The entire defense of the Count's castle was completely on her shoulders.
And she only had a thousand private soldiers, and less than half of them were new recruits.
Of course, because of the sturdiness of the castle, it was impossible to lose.
Moreover, whether it was Chou Tianwei or Tang Lun, they would not dare to attack directly.
However, Mulan still didn't sleep more than three hours a day. Yet, she had to wash up and smell good every day.
So, every day, she did not sleep on the bed, but in the bathtub.
Xiao Bing bathed her, and she slept at the same time.
It was fine if she was physically tired, but the problem was that she was mentally tired.
Even though Husband's plan was wonderful, how could Mulan not worry?
Father led four thousand people to Wangya Island to face Chou Tianwei's thirty thousand people.
Husband's side was even more dangerous. He only led two thousand people to take over Raging Tide City.
Until now, there was no news.
Of course, no news meant that there was news. At least it meant that nothing had happened.
It was really worrying.
Husband wouldn't be injured, right? He was so weak.
That pervert Chou Yao 'er's martial arts were so strong.
Every time she thought of this, Mulan's heart would burn with anxiety. She wanted to grow wings and fly to Raging Tide City, fly to Shen Lang's side.
Of course, it would be even better if she could stab Chou Yao 'er to death.
This shameless woman, one day, I will cut you into a thousand pieces, a thousand pieces!
You dared to trample on my Husband, dared to take his first time.
Gritting her teeth, Mulan closed her eyes and fell asleep.
… …
The Count's wife, Su Peipei, knelt in front of the ancestral hall.
On top of it, there were ancestral tablets and a portrait.
This was the only portrait in the ancestral hall, and it was of the ancestor, Jin Zhou.
The greatest generation of Kim family, Xuanwu.
She had been kneeling here for a few days and nights.
And for the sake of sincerity, she didn't eat, only drinking rice soup.
"Ancestors, please bless my husband, Jin Zhuo, and bless my son, Shen Lang, to be safe and sound, and to be victorious."
"Ancestors, bless my Husband Jin Zhuo, bless my son Shen Lang!"
The reason why she said son and not son-in-law was because she was worried that if she said son-in-law, the ancestors would think that he was an outsider, so they might as well not bless him, or at least bless him a little less.
Women were very idealistic.
And at this time!
The castle's gate opened, and a person and a horse flew in.
It was Jin Jianniang.
She was covered in blood, and the horse she was riding was also dripping with blood.
"Miss, Madam, there's an enemy, there's an enemy!"
Suddenly, Mulan woke up.
Madam Su Peipei suddenly got up, picked up her sword, and rushed out.
… …
"Madam, Miss, a large number of bandits have appeared in our fief, holding the flag of Bitter Joy."
Bitter Joy, a famous super bandit in the entire Tiannan Province. He had hundreds of subordinates, killed countless people, and committed all kinds of crimes.
And this person was mysterious, it was said that no one had seen his lineup.
"They are wantonly burning and looting in our fief, committing all kinds of crimes."
"Several villages have been burned, and hundreds of houses have been reduced to ashes."
"More than a hundred innocent people have been killed."
"I was leading a patrol team and happened to encounter them doing evil, so I rushed to fight. But I only had twenty people, and the bandits had more than a hundred people. Our twenty people were completely annihilated, and I was the only one who broke through and came back to report. "
"Now this group of bandits are killing and burning like crazy!"
Jin Jianniang knelt on the ground, and blood immediately flowed all over the ground.
Physician An Zaishi and the three female physicians from the Count House rushed in, ready to treat Jin Jianniang at any time.
Mulan rushed up and touched Jin Jianniang's vitals a few times, then heaved a sigh of relief.
Although there were many wounds on the sword maiden, none of them were fatal.
"They could have killed me, but … it seems that they deliberately let me break through and come back to report." Jin Jianniang said, "I suspect that there's a trap."
Mulan said, "Sisters, bring the sword maiden to treat her."
Because of the difference between men and women, she did not let Physician An Zaishi go.
But if the injuries were serious, then she could not care so much, and saving her life was more important.
"Miss, there's a trap here. Someone is pretending to be the bandit Bitter Joy. They want to lure the snake out of its hole and create a diversion." Old Master Lin said, "Although Bitter Joy is a bandit, he has never appeared in Nujiang Prefecture before. Is there anything he wants here?"
Physician An Zaishi said, "Yes, it must be so, Miss must not be fooled!"
He was a physician, and usually did not express his opinion at home, but this was a crucial moment.
Mulan frowned.
There must be a trap here, and it was to lure her out of the Count House.
What did the enemy want to do?
Directly attack the castle?
Absolutely impossible!
Whether it was Chou Tianwei or Tang Lun, they were not that crazy. This was almost a rebellion.
Moreover, the Xuan Wu Mansion castle was on a mountain, and the walls were thick and high. Even five or six thousand people could not take it down.
Then what was the enemy's goal?
She directly put aside the enemy's true goal.
Should she save the people in the fief?
Or let these bandits burn, kill, and loot?
Was it a real rescue, or a fake rescue?
The so-called fake rescue was to send a team of cavalry to patrol and raid everywhere, but not to fight head-on.
And the real rescue required Jin Mulan to personally lead the cavalry to kill these bandits.
Mulan closed her eyes and said in her heart, "Husband, what should I do? If I leave the castle, I will follow the enemy's wishes. If I don't save them, I don't know how many of my Kim family's people will die, and how many people will be homeless. The people killed may have children, and even babies. "
"Yes, I must save them."
"Jin Mulan, what's wrong with you? If you do not save them, what qualifications do you have to be the owner of this land? "
"Husband and I will also have children in the future, shouldn't we do good for our children?"
Mulan opened her beautiful eyes and said, "Mother, do you still remember your swordsmanship?"
Su Peipei said, "Even if I forget, once I put my life on the line, I will naturally remember."
Mulan said, "I will lead 300 cavalry to save the people of the fief and kill the so-called bandits. I will leave 700 men for you to guard the family castle. "
Su Peipei said, "Yes, mother will guard it."
Mulan said, "I don't think the enemy will attack the Black Tortoise Count's residence in broad daylight. No one has the guts to do so. They will probably send a small group of experts to ambush our house. Therefore, our battle strategy will also have to be tailored to our individual martial arts. We will use concentrated crossbows to kill."
"Yes." Su Peipei said.
Then, her maidservant brought a set of armor.
Su Peipei, the wife of the Count, put on the armor for the first time.
The men have gone out to do important things, leaving the house to us women.
I, Su Peipei, may be lazy, but I love to look good, and every day I am not doing beauty treatments or face masks.
But in critical moments, I can also protect the family.
Doctor An Zaishi hurried out.
Mulan said, "Uncle An, what are you going to do?"
Doctor An Zaishi said, "Go into battle with the young lady."
"No, Uncle An, your martial arts are better, staying at home is more useful." Mulan said.
At this time, a person rushed in.
It was Shen Lang's younger brother, Shen Jian. He was also wearing armor and holding a sword.
"Sister-in-law, are you going to fight? I want to go too."
Shen Jian practiced martial arts every day, he had many teachers.
Jin Hui, Jin Zhong, Mulan, Xuanwu, and Jin Shiying had all taught him martial arts.
Because of his lively personality, he couldn't find which area of martial arts he should learn.
"Nonsense, you stay at home and protect mother and father." Mulan said.
Shen Jian said, "Sister-in-law, I've been practicing martial arts for half a year, I think I'm quite strong."
Mulan said, "Follow orders."
Shen Jian angrily retreated, swearing to become stronger and useful.
…
Mulan donned her armor again and walked out of the courtyard.
The 300 riders were all gathered.
At this time, Jin Jianniang rushed out.
"Miss, I'll go with you to fight." Jin Jianniang said.
Mulan said, "You're injured!"
Sword Lady said, "My injury is not a problem. I saw my brothers killed by those beasts with my own eyes. If I don't go, I won't feel at ease for the rest of my life."
"Okay!" Mulan said, "Then we sisters will kill the enemy together."
Mulan turned over and mounted the horse. Jin Jianniang did the same.
The two led the 300 elite riders out of Xuan Wu Mansion.
Like an arrow leaving the bow.
…
The sun was setting and night would soon fall.
On a mountain not far from Xuan Wu Mansion.
Over a hundred black-clothed warriors were lying in ambush here. The leader was standing on a tree, looking down at Jin Mulan, who was on the back of a horse, with a complicated gaze.
He was Marquis Zhenyuan's Su Jianting!
Jin Mulan!
She should have been his wife.
So beautiful!
So hot.
So pure and flawless.
Shen Lang was going to die soon, and she was going to become a widow.
Unfortunately, the Crown Prince regarded her as his exclusive property.
Night fell completely.
Su Jianting jumped down from the tree, pulled up his mask, and ordered in a low voice, "We've successfully lured the tiger away from the mountain. Is everyone ready with ropes, hooks, and other tools?"
"Everything is ready!"
Su Jianting said, looking at the brightly lit Xuan Wu Mansion Castle.
That thing was in the castle. His father had ordered that they must get that thing at any cost.
No matter how many people died, no matter how many people were killed.
In short, they must get that thing.
"Let's go and sneak into Xuan Wu Mansion."
"If we encounter any resistance, no matter who it is, even Su Peipei, kill them all."
As he gave the order.
One hundred black-clothed masters of Marquis Zhenyuan's Mansion galloped toward Xuan Wu Mansion in the dark.
Su Jianting, dressed in black and wearing a mask, was also hidden in this group of masters.
One hundred people, like one hundred poisonous snakes, sneaked into Jin clan's castle.
… …
More than ten miles away!
Tang Yan, the martial arts fanatic, was riding a horse and standing at an intersection in a daze.
This was a three-way road.
Should I go left, middle, or right?
Which road leads to Xuan Wu Mansion?
He did not practice Meteor Fall anymore. His master, Li Qianqiu, had prepared a new sword technique for him!
He heard that it was a very powerful sword technique.
However, this sword technique was just a piece of jade.
It was an ancient secret manual, the kind of jade that was engraved with countless layers of patterns that had not been analyzed yet.
His master said that if he were to analyze it, it might take more than ten years.
However, there was a super genius who could analyze it in a very short period of time. That person was Shen Lang.
Therefore, Tang Yan came alone.
It was really difficult. The outside world was too scary.
Along the way, he encountered three groups of robbers who blocked his way.
Of course, he did not know that he could have encountered more robbers. However, after he killed the first three groups, more than ten groups of robbers decided not to come.
Encountering robbers was not a big deal. The problem was that he did not know where to go and got lost more than ten times.
He was asking for directions every day.
He had prepared a map, but who could understand it?
Tang Yan could understand it instantly when it was written in a martial arts manual. However, if it was written in other places, he really did not know what it meant.
Tang Yan asked his master to bring him here, but his master said that he could not come and even looked scared. He really did not know what was so scary about Xuan Wu Mansion.
However, it was dark now. There was no one to ask for directions.
However, his master said that if there were two roads, he should choose the right one. If there were three roads, he should choose the middle one.
Since there were three roads in front of him, he would choose the middle one.
Although he often chose the wrong one in the past, he still had to listen to his master.
Tang Yan, the martial arts fanatic, rode his warhorse and galloped along the middle road.
Sigh!
This idiot finally chose the right one this time.
The left road led to Xuanwu City, the right road led to Lanshan City, and the middle road led to Xuan Wu Mansion.
… …
Raging Tide City, inside the main castle.
The cook, Shu Shu, was very quiet, as if she was not afraid at all.
Occasionally, she would look at the alchemist, An Zaitian.
"Miss, you saved me. I am very grateful. I am worse than a beast to harm you," Shu Shu said. "But if I did not poison you, my son and daughter would have died."
Chou Yao'er shook her head. "I don't blame you. Then why did you suddenly disappear not long ago? Why did you stop poisoning me? "
Shu Shu said, "First, because I am pregnant. Second, because the situation has changed. Chou Tianwei suddenly needs you again. "
As soon as she said this, Shen Lang immediately looked at this cook in a different light. She was indeed the daughter of a scholarly family.
Her words were very clear and she was very knowledgeable.
Originally, Chou Tianwei thought that Chou Yao'er was useless. Keeping her alive would do more harm than good.
However, it was said that Wangya Island had an ancient metal vein, so Chou Yao'er suddenly became important.
Raging Tide City needed her to guard it, so he temporarily stopped poisoning Chou Yao'er.
Moreover, Shu Shu was already pregnant, so he simply made her disappear and pretended to kill her to prevent her from divulging the secret.
Chou Yao'er closed her eyes.
Godfather wanted to kill her?
He actually wanted to kill her?
All these years, I have been loyal to you, and you actually want to kill me?
You clearly know that I have no ambition and will not threaten Chou Xiao's position, but you still want to kill me?
Is it because I have overshadowed you?
Is it because my martial arts made you afraid?
Would a man kill because of fear?
Chou Yao'er was not shocked or even angry.
She was just a little disappointed and a sense of relief.
Shen Lang was right. I don't owe Chou Tianwei my life anymore.
This debt has been repaid!
Suddenly, Chou Yao'er said, "Shu Shu, did you and Chou Tianwei do it willingly?"
Shu Shu said, "No, I was raped by him. He is a beast. When he ravaged me, he shouted your name the most."
Immediately, Chou Yao'er felt disgusted.
Letting out a long breath, Chou Yao'er said, "Shu Shu, do you want to leave with me? Still cook for me? Your cooking is delicious, I am used to it. "
You are such a big-hearted woman.
Shu Shu once poisoned you, and you still want her to cook for you?
Shu Shu knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, big miss, but … I have a man, we have a child, I want to go home with him."
Then, her beautiful eyes looked at the alchemist An Zaitian.
Immediately, An Zaitian's tears flowed out.
He had been a spy by Chou Tianwei's side for more than 10 years, but he had found a woman, this … this was enough.
Chou Yao'er looked at Shen Lang.
After a long while, she said, "Shen Lang, this castle is also yours, Nu Tiao City is also yours. I will take my people far away, we will never meet again! "
… …