Four Harmonies and Good Fortune

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Yang Jun waited anxiously for news in the cabin, and soon a small boat went out to pick up Xue Er.

After Xue Er boarded the ship, he went straight to the topic of landing on the island.

Yang Jun said, "We need to act quickly. Those people must have heard the news and will escape by boat in a day or two."

Xue Er looked at Yang Jun and said, "Since we were the ones who launched the sneak attack first, we should split the loot 70%."

Yang Jun's face darkened, and he said coldly, "If it weren't for me, would you have been able to find that island?"

Xue Er retorted without backing down: "Without us, your manpower alone would only allow you to stand by and watch."

Seeing that they were at an impasse and neither of them wanted to give in, it was eventually the generals around Yang Jun who persuaded them to sit down and discuss the matter again.

After agreeing to take half each, Xue Er left.

Watching Xue Er's retreating figure, the general whispered, "Is the Commander really going to give the Demon Sect so much wealth?"

Yang Jun smiled coldly: "I'm just putting them off for now. Once most of their manpower on the island is used up, they'll only be able to follow my orders. Fifty percent? They won't even give me a penny, and they'll still beg me to take them in."

Seeing Xue Er's calculations regarding the money, Yang Jun felt more at ease. The demonic sect must have something in mind; otherwise, why would they be fighting so desperately?
Yang Jun picked up his water glass, took a sip, and smiled. Everything was arranged, and he was just waiting for the demon cult members to swim to the island after dark and clash with the islanders.

Once the fighting on the island had subsided, he would then go and clean up the mess.

……

On the island.

Several leaders gathered together. The leader was named Huang Qiong, a refugee who was summoned when he had nowhere else to turn. Because of his good martial arts skills, he quickly became a minor leader.

Afterwards, he led people to sail the seas, earning a lot of money for his master and gaining his master's trust. Only then did Huang Qiong gradually learn about his master's secrets and figure out who was in control of everything behind the scenes.

If Xie Yizhi hadn't gotten into trouble, he would have been willing to serve Xie Yizhi for the rest of his life. After all, Xie Yizhi had an air of authority, and people said that even kings and generals were like this. Huang Qiong firmly believed from the bottom of his heart that Xie Yizhi had a bright future and would be able to accomplish great things.

Upon hearing that Xie Yizhi had been imprisoned at home by the imperial court, Huang Qiong initially refused to believe it, only confirming the news after several inquiries. The imperial court wouldn't easily imprison a high-ranking official; once they took action, they would certainly investigate thoroughly.

Huang Qiong sensed danger, but couldn't decide whether to escape with her men or stay and try to rescue Xie Yizhi.

Just then, he received news that Yang Jun was leading the demon cultists this way.

Yang Jun came here secretly without informing him beforehand, undoubtedly to gain control of the soldiers and money on the island.

Huang Qiong naturally couldn't let Yang Jun succeed. If he lost everything on the island, he would only face death. If he could keep these things, he could still carve out a place for himself at sea in the future.

"If Yang Jun and the Demon Sect had arrived two days later, we could have left with our people."

There was so much to pack up on the island, and most importantly, there weren't enough boats. Xie Yizhi's method of controlling them was to restrict the boats so that they couldn't easily leave the island.

Those who went out to find a boat will not be able to return for at least a day.

"Yang Jun was afraid we would leave, which is why he didn't hesitate to join forces with the demonic sect to deal with us."

Since we were eating from the same pot, we naturally knew each other very well.

Huang Qiong asked, "Is everything ready?"

The subordinate nodded: "We'll take action immediately once the demon cult arrives."

Huang Qiong led his men out of the house and waited inside the dug fortifications. Shortly after dark, the spies lying in ambush on the riverbank sent back a message: "The people of the Demonic Cult have arrived."

Huang Qiong had no intention of letting anyone go, so he planned to wait until their people were deep inside the island before catching them like turtles in a jar.

Half an hour passed, and the people from the Demon Sect seemed to have vanished.

Huang Qiong frowned, feeling something was amiss, when a fire suddenly appeared in the west not far away, and then the fire grew bigger and bigger.

"It must have been set by the demonic sect."

Huang Qiong looked surprised. Why would the demon cult set fire to them? Did they think the fire would spread here and burn them to death?
It had rained yesterday, and the woods were still damp, so starting a big fire wouldn't be easy. He guessed that those people had set fire to the shacks outside the woods.

"Ignore them, it's probably a trap," Huang Qiong instructed.

But soon after, flames also broke out on the other side. Setting fires everywhere, yet no one comes out—what are they trying to do?
Immediately afterwards, Huang Qiong heard shouts. If his men hadn't been there, he would have thought a fight had broken out over there.

"It's a tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain," Huang Qiong said decisively. "They probably guessed that we were prepared."

As Huang Qiong spoke, her shouts grew louder and louder.

Do these people think that by making a big fuss, he will be fooled?

Does that mean he's a fool?

Thinking that ignoring it would stop soon, flames started appearing from other places, and the shouts continued unabated.

Huang Qiong couldn't understand what was going on.

……

On the ship outside the island, Yang Jun first saw the flames, then heard the sounds, and a smile appeared on his face: "They've started fighting."

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Judging from his appearance, it won't be long before he sets off to clean up the mess.

About half an hour later, the sound gradually subsided.

To be on the safe side, Yang Jun waited a while before giving the order: "Move the large ship closer."

He feared that the demonic sect would lose completely, which would be detrimental to him.

After the boat docked, Yang Jun jumped off and led his men to rush towards the fire, where the two sides must have fought.

A group of people had been running in the darkness for a short while when they heard footsteps. The two groups suddenly came face to face and simultaneously drew their weapons.

"They are from the island."

"Get them."

The two groups immediately started fighting.

After a long and drawn-out battle, Yang Jun realized that things were not as he had estimated. The group of people he was facing did not seem to have just gone through a fierce battle.

what happened?

what happened?
Huang Qiong frowned as well. The demonic sect was still causing trouble, so he couldn't help but bring his men to check. Sure enough, there were people waiting here, but... they didn't set up an ambush; they just charged straight at them.

However, I had no time to think about those things.

Huang Qiong ordered, "Surround them, and don't let a single one escape."

Yang Jun was forced to retreat, and panic began to set in. Something must have gone wrong.

"Quick...launch the rocket." There are still quite a few people guarding the shore; we need to get them in to help.

A little distance away, Xu looked at Xie Yuyan.

The old lady's plan worked, and Yang Jun was lured over.

“It was his carelessness,” Xie Yuyan said. “The spies he sent to the island hadn’t even returned yet, and he couldn’t wait to land on the island. I’m afraid someone else got there first, and his plans fell through.”

Yang Jun's spies were naturally dealt with by the demonic sect, and she thought that Yang Jun would become suspicious because of this.

Ultimately, it is money that moves people's hearts.

Xue Er subconsciously asked Xie Yuyan, "What should we do next?"

Xie Yuyan said, "We need to help Yang Jun from time to time, and we also need him to help trap the people on the island."

Then, we'll see when Wang Yan arrives.

(End of this chapter)