Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 207 The Reasons for Jumping into the Sea
Two days ago, several huge ships were sailing on the endless sea. Two of them were obviously merchant ships. Their hull structure had larger cargo holds and a more stable main structure, and they did not pursue extra speed. The remaining five were warships of the Jin Kingdom.

Its obvious sign is that the hull and sails are all painted with black tung oil, making these five warships look like huge monsters sailing along the waves in the darkness.

On the deck of the ship, there are a number of thunder cannons "purchased" from the State of Song. This ancient cannon, loaded with gunpowder and lime, has various inconveniences and basically has no room for use on land, but at sea, its deterrent power is quite good.

Relying on thunder cannons, the Song army had the upper hand most of the time in the battles with the Jin army at sea.

It is a pity that the imperial court was corrupt and not only did they fail to improve the thunder cannon over the years to make it more excellent and advanced and adapt to more situations and environments, but the Jin people learned the technology and equipped many warships with this powerful weapon.

In the main room of a warship, Wanyan Honglie sat in the main seat, accompanied by Sha Tongtian and others, entertaining Ouyang Feng and his nephew.

Wanyan Honglie picked up a bowl of wine and said to Ouyang Feng: "Thank you Mr. Ouyang for helping me achieve great things. I will first offer you a bowl of wine. After the success, I am willing to share the great country with you."

This is typical political rhetoric. If applied to today's companies, it is actually the same as the leader's words "work hard and I will give you equity when the company goes public."

In fact, if it really happens, don’t think too much about whether you will be divided into two kingdoms. You need to think carefully about whether they will use you as a target.

Ouyang Feng obviously didn't take it seriously. He picked up the wine bowl in front of him and drank a sip with Wanyan Honglie, then said, "The mental method that the prince showed me some time ago..."

Wanyan Honglie laughed: "Mr. Ouyang, please relax. When the matter is accomplished, I will definitely not let you down."

Then Wanyan Honglie told him his plan.

Without the support of absolute military force, they could only resort to "taking advantage of wits", so Wanyan Honglie came up with two plans to capture Guo Jing.

Plan one, with Ouyang Feng's uncle and nephew as the main people, they would go to the island to propose marriage normally, and then wait for Guo Jing to arrive on the island.

As long as Ouyang Ke could capture Huang Rong first and make her Huang Yaoshi's son-in-law, Guo Jing would be isolated and helpless on Peach Blossom Island and would not be able to escape at all.

After capturing Guo Jing, they can do whatever they want with him and force him to tell them the whereabouts of the Liancheng treasure.

The second plan was that if Ouyang Ke did not become Huang Yaoshi's son-in-law, Guo Jing would have the opportunity to get Huang Yaoshi's help, and then Wanyan Honglie would appear with Wanyan Kang to disrupt the situation.

It doesn’t matter whether Wanyan Kang can marry Huang Rong. What matters is that Guo Jing cannot be happy.

Then Wanyan Honglie took the opportunity to negotiate with Guo Jing and got the clue of Liancheng's treasure.

Wanyan Kang sat aside with a gloomy face the whole time. It was obvious that he did not agree with this, but Wanyan Honglie insisted on his own way. With the intention of repaying his gratitude, he did not put up a firm resistance.

"Who!" Ouyang Feng, who was disdainful in his heart but showed no expression when listening to Wanyan Honglie's plan, suddenly frowned, and the wine bowl in his hand flew out, first breaking the window and then hitting a black shadow.

Along with the sound of the wine bowl breaking, the eavesdropping figure seemed to fly out, then turned over and ran towards the deck rather staggeringly.

Ouyang Ke, Sha Tongtian and others ran out in unison, and saw a woman rushing onto the deck, intending to lower the small boat tied to the deck and leave the huge warship.

Because there were only a few boatmen responsible for operating the boat on the warship, and almost no guards or patrolling soldiers, no one stepped forward to stop the woman's actions.

Ouyang Ke recognized at a glance that the woman was none other than Mu Nianci. Seeing her graceful figure and extremely beautiful face under the moonlight, he became very interested. Although he knew that the woman was the confidante of the young prince Wanyan Kang, he did not take it to heart. Instead, he had just heard Wanyan Honglie's proposal to let Wanyan Kang be the 'substitute'. If he failed to marry Huang Rong, he would let Wanyan Kang take over. He had been feeling a fire in his heart.

When he saw Mu Nianci at this moment, the evil fire surged up.

He secretly thought that the young prince was trying to steal his girl, so he put a hat on the young prince first.

No one owes anyone anything.

"It turns out to be Miss Mu! Miss Mu, you eavesdropped on the secret conversation between the prince and my uncle, and you may have ulterior motives. I will capture you and interrogate you thoroughly." After saying that, he didn't even use the folding fan in his hand. He stretched out his claws and grabbed Mu Nianci in the chest.

Generally, when upright people in the martial arts world fight with women, they rarely aim at the chest, perineum and other parts, and they will not use claws, which have strong aggressive moves.

But Ouyang Ke was a lecherous thief, so the purpose of his claw was very clear and there was no ambiguity, which was to take advantage.

Although Ouyang Ke was lustful and had never been focused in practicing martial arts, he was born into a famous family after all and was taught by the great master Ouyang Feng. He was extremely fast and almost grabbed Mu Nianci's collar with just one grab, but Mu Nianci dodged it lightly with the Xiaoyaoyou body technique.

Mu Nianci drew her sword from its sheath and used sword skills to chop Ouyang Ke's wrist while leaping back.

But with a hissing sound, a small piece of Ouyang Ke's sleeve was cut off, and a poisonous snake flew out of Ouyang Ke's sleeve and bit Mu Nianci's chest.

The poisonous snake opened its mouth wide, revealing two ferocious fangs. Mu Nianci was so scared that her sword almost dropped from her hand. Her face turned pale. She only had time to swing her sword violently and cut the poisonous snake into several pieces, but she did not dare to take another step forward.

Because more poisonous snakes swarmed out around Ouyang Ke, all staring at Mu Nianci with ill intentions.

Ouyang Ke looked at the broken sleeve and was also awed. He thought to himself, "This little girl is really hard to fight."

"Then I thought, this woman must be in a state of confusion at the moment, and if I say something to her, she might collapse without a fight."

Then he said to Mu Nianci, "Miss Mu, you just heard it. The young prince doesn't want you anymore. You will be alone and helpless in the future. You might as well follow me! I have countless beautiful maids in Baituo Mountain, but there is no beauty from the south of the Yangtze River like you. When you become my concubine, I will love you very much. In the future, besides Miss Huang, you will be the most favored one in Baituo Mountain Manor."

Upon hearing this, Mu Nianci's face revealed misery, and her hand holding the sword tightened as she retreated step by step towards the side of the boat.

But then there was a sound of Canglang, and then the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

A sharp sword stabbed towards Ouyang Ke at an angle, straight into his throat.

Ouyang Ke was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and tried to dodge, but the sword light quickly formed a ball and was about to wrap around Ouyang Ke and scrape him into pieces.

With Ouyang Ke's current martial arts skills, how could he be a match for Wanyan Kang?

He waved his folding fan to block the blows, but failed to block a few blows. He looked very embarrassed, and wounds appeared on his body. Although they were not very deep, they were bleeding and looked scary. "Kang'er, stop it!" Wanyan Honglie's voice rang out behind Wanyan Kang.

Then there was a fierce palm wind coming towards the back of Wanyan Kang's head.

Wanyan Kang raised his sword to block, but his arm became numb from the powerful palm force. He moved sideways a few steps and barely stood still.

The Wedding Dress Magic Skill, the Divine Illumination Skill, and the Small and Large Zhoutian Sword Techniques are all rare skills in the world. Wanyan Kang, who has a lot of magical skills, has the only shortcoming that he has practiced for too short a time and his skills are not deep enough.

When facing Ouyang Feng's hard-charging and aggressive tactics, his weaknesses will be revealed.

"Young prince has such vicious means and beautiful swordsmanship. With such means, I think the Sixth Prince will have no use for us uncle and nephew." Ouyang Feng looked at Ouyang Ke's embarrassed appearance at the moment and said sarcastically.

Wanyan Honglie still had a lot to rely on Ouyang Feng, so he immediately reprimanded Wanyan Kang, "Kang'er! Apologize to Mr. Ouyang and Master Ouyang quickly."

Wanyan Kang's face was as gloomy as water. He slowly moved his feet and stood in front of Mu Nianci.

Mu Nianci said, "You don't need to pretend. If you really want to, leave with me now."

"Let's go together and inform Brother Guo not to fall into the trap. Then we can live in seclusion together and never care about the affairs of the Jianghu or the imperial court again."

Wanyan Kang's eyes fluctuated, and there was a hint of yearning, but it quickly disappeared.

Today, his evil nature is at its peak, and living in seclusion and eating simple meals is not an option for him.

"Kang'er! Don't listen to her nonsense. You are my son, and you are destined to enjoy all the glory and wealth in this world."

"It's just a woman, how many can't you get?"

"Even if you like her, father will grant your wish. You should apologize to Mr. Ouyang first, and then make amends to nephew Ouyang."

Wanyan Honglie then said to Ouyang Feng: "Mr. Ouyang! I think you are also aware of the misunderstanding. Although Kang'er is a little impulsive, there are some things that a man cannot help but do."

"If Mr. Ouyang still wants to get the second half of that technique, please calm down and let's continue our discussion."

Ouyang Feng was about to speak when he heard Mu Nianci laugh miserably and said, "Yang Kang! Are you leaving or not?"

Wanyan Kang turned around, and his eyes subconsciously showed a hint of ferocity.

His identity, although not a secret, is also a taboo that cannot be mentioned.

Wanyan Kang does not resist the identity of "Yang Kang", but being called out in public will shake his position.

Seeing Wanyan Kang's ruthless eyes, Mu Nianci laughed miserably, then jumped off the boat without looking back and plunged into the dark and turbulent waves.

Wanyan Kang went forward to grab it, but missed. He wanted to jump down with them, but was surrounded by Sha Tongtian and others and held down.

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On the small fishing boat, Mu Nianci explained the whole story to Qiu Chuji.

Qiu Chuji skinned and sliced ​​a grouper that he had just caught from the sea, then found some soy sauce, dipped a little in it, and tried to pass it to Mu Nianci.

"Do you want to eat?" Qiu Chuji asked.

Mu Nianci's pretty face was covered with tears, and she said with a little temper: "Master!"

Qiu Chuji put the fish fillet into his mouth, chewed it, then sighed and said, "Although the taste is okay, I still like to eat it cooked."

"Even with the rough sea, it's hard to cook. The fishing boat is too small...it can't withstand the wind and waves."

Mu Nianci grabbed the plate of fish that Qiu Chuji had cut, wiped the tears from her face with her hands, and then asked, "Master, do you want fish soup or fried fish?"

Although the fishing boat is small, it has all the necessary facilities, including a small iron stove embedded in the deck and a hanging pot hanging on the roof of the boat.

"Then... give them all a little!"

"It's no trouble!"

Mu Nianci said sullenly: "No trouble!"

Qiu Chuji smiled and said, "Look! You are such a good girl. If I were not a monk, I would be attracted to you. My stupid disciple, the Yang family has burned incense for eight generations to wait for a good wife like you. If he doesn't know how to cherish you, I will break his legs for you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Nianci lowered her head and put lard into the round, high-walled iron pot. The tears that had been flowing uncontrollably finally stopped.

By the time Qiu Chuji had eaten the fish fillets fried in lard and the fish meat with kelp and felt somewhat satisfied, the Peach Blossom Island was almost within reach.

From afar, one could hear the strange sounds of musical instruments coming from the island.

Mu Nianci's internal strength was weak, so when she heard these sounds, even though they were far away and the peach forest blocked the most impactful part, she still looked a little dazed.

Qiu Chuji stretched out a palm, and transmitted his true energy through the air to her, helping her to calm her mind.

"It looks like a fight has already started. I don't know what will happen now!"

"Let's go! Let's go and take a look."

(End of this chapter)