The Book of Troubled Times

In the backyard, Hua Zhenming was pacing back and forth, anxious in his heart: "The third master has been here for so long, how come it's calm?"

Others were advising: "Commander Hua, don't be anxious. With the strength of the third leader, he attacked the whole regiment when he first came back that day and shocked everyone. The brothers who were not convinced by the third leader who appeared out of nowhere became submissive overnight. This It's something that ordinary people can do... No matter how strong Zhao Shou is, he can't be the opponent of the Third Master..."

"But why didn't she get beaten when she went in..."

"This is a calm situation, maybe it's not a battle, maybe it's a negotiation, or maybe it's drugging the other party..."

Everyone looked at each other, and a scene emerged in their minds:

The enchanting Third Master Yingying sat in someone's arms, holding up a glass of wine and saying, "Sir, take this sip, and I will be yours tonight..."

No more, nosebleeds came out.

But the pirates seemed to think that similar scenes were normal. Hua Zhenming didn't care. He nodded and said: "If this is the case, you will see the third master carrying this person out in a while. Don't let up, stay here. If anything goes wrong, go and help the third master immediately."

The pirates were nervous, but the scene inside the house was completely different from what people imagined.

Sanniang, who was usually seen as voluptuous and lazy in people's eyes, looked very serious. She slowly wiped her crab-eating hands and stared at Zhao Changhe closely, as if whether he was a house-warming pig or not was particularly important in this matter.

Because she despised "Zhao Shouyi" before coming here, she did not play the role of a boss lady with dedication. She did not change her clothes after coming from a pirate gang. The silk clothes she wore were neither the theoretical silk clothes of a brothel madam, nor the clothes worn by Huangsha Ji. On the contrary, he is quite charming and capable, with a strong sense of being a rough and tumble bandit or pirate, which reminds Zhao Changhe of Yue Hongling, but even more wild.

When he became serious at this time, Zhao Changhe always felt an inconsistent sense of the change of time and space. The lazy and smiling turtle dimmed, and was replaced by the Venerable Xuanwu of the Four Symbols Sect.

After the unaccustomed feeling of disobedience passed, Zhao Changhe began to feel that this kind of Sanniang was more in line with his original imagination of Xuanwu. Then he raised the jug and poured Sanniang a glass of wine: "Yes, I am the fire pig in the lower room of Xuanwu Seat. I have wine. Do you have a story, sir?"

Sanniang said calmly: "Do you want my story, or the story of the pirate group, or the story about why we persuaded people to return and expel the fishermen and merchant ships this time?"

Zhao Changhe said: "Can't you tell everything?"

Sanniang said: "Do you want me to tell the truth?"

"I think there should be nothing that can't be said..."

"The truth is, I'm not as familiar with you as you think."

"..."

Sanniang smiled slightly and leaned back on the chair to drink: "You have fun in you. I think it's interesting. It can distract me from the boredom of facing the sea or the yellow sand for a long time. As for the rest, besides Huang, you and I Apart from the cooperation in Shaji, is there any special friendship? To take the ancient sword Dragon King?"

"Isn't it?" Zhao Changhe thought of Beimang's little ambiguity. Even though he knew that there was nothing to talk about, he still subconsciously felt that they were very close...

"The sword is still on you, and I have no intention of asking you to return it. A smart person like you should actually think of it. This is because I don't want to owe you a favor... You copied the Rejuvenation Technique and gave it to me. Although the Four Symbols Sect has not yet People know it well, but the Dragon King should be yours. I used the excuse of lending you the sword, but I actually gave it to you."

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to be so meandering. I thought you were lazy and slow."

In fact, your judgment is right, I really don’t want to use my brain... Sanniang smiled slightly: "Do you think you know me very well?"

Zhao Changhe thought for a while, then laughed and said: "If the Venerable said that, then the essence is that the Venerable did not treat me as a domestic fire pig. On the contrary, I regard myself as a member of the Four Symbols Sect and am particularly close to the Venerable. I feel like everyone can trust each other.”

"The first half of the sentence may be correct. It's not just me. Isn't Suzaku a little hesitant?" Sanniang smiled: "The second half of the sentence may not be true. Who can trust your mouth to deceive lovers and deceive flowers?"

Zhao Changhe said helplessly: "I am true to her."

"Really?" Sanniang's eyes were full of fun again, and she seemed to want to do some more work. She finally endured it and said calmly: "I'd better tell you about the situation here first."

Zhao Changhe refilled her wine and said, "I'm all ears."

Sanniang said: "Since ancient times, the fear of going to sea has been wind and waves. You should be able to imagine that since fishermen went to sea, they would worship some beliefs such as the sea god and the dragon king to protect people from wind and waves and return home safely."

Zhao Changhe nodded: "This is natural."

"In fact, these gods do not exist - maybe they existed in the last era, but they do not exist in this world. Naturally, they have no efficacious effects. It is nothing more than a kind of superstition or sustenance." Sanniang said: "But starting from the past two years Someone got it right."

Zhao Changhe immediately understood: "The Emperor of the Sea."

"Yes, he is called Poseidon in the sea. He has really performed miracles and moved the ship away when the storm came... With more and more miracles, more and more faith has been harvested. Now, almost all the people in the sea have Basically all the members of countries large and small and even pirate groups believe in it, and they are still very fanatical."

Zhao Changhe said: "It is normal for gods with miracles to gain fanatical beliefs...Based on the analysis of the situation I know here, the recovery of the Sea Emperor may be related to the power of this kind of belief. This may be the reason why the Sea Emperor in the past two years has The reason why the emperor moves more and more frequently and begins to invade the land is that the more faith he has, or the wider the scope of his rule, the closer he is to complete recovery... Well, maybe there is still a chance to break through to the first level, after all, before The gods are vying for it, and now he is a bit of a standout, so he has a great chance.”

This is why Poseidon is eager to advance to land... The Wang family's unreasonable behavior is completely solved here.

But was Wang Daoning really controlled or brainwashed? The usual thinking of the aristocratic family was abandoned, and the sister who was the queen also gave up, and accompanied the Poseidon to fool around...

Sanniang leaned back on the chair and sipped her wine, feeling a little comfortable.

It is comfortable to communicate with smart people. Not only does it not require a lot of words, but the other party can also draw inferences and even provide peer intelligence in return.

No wonder no matter Zhuque or Tang Wanzhuang, when this kid is around, they always don't like to use their brains... Who can love themselves so much...

Sanniang sighed in her stomach and said: "That's right. Although there are many islands and small countries in the sea, it is actually sparse. The total population is very small. Compared with the land of China, there may not even be one in ten thousand. This is In the past two years, Neptune's tentacles have begun to reach out to fishermen and merchants who go to sea on land, deliberately creating waves and saving people, directing and performing miracles on their own, harvesting the faith of fishermen and letting them spread it back."

Zhao Changhe said: "Is this why you persuaded us to return?"

Sanniang said calmly: "As you said, it was just a robbery, and we just rushed back after the robbery."

"That's not what I'm thinking about..."

"what is that?"

"You usually stay in Huangshaji. You can't control the pirates here, right?"

"Yeah. Actually, we don't have much contact. I'm just here to visit relatives..." Speaking of this, Guigui got angry. Damn it, if your family's love hadn't asked me to come out to take care of your little lover and her little love rival, I would be thousands of miles away. All the way from Huangshaji to Donghai? After all, your family affairs are none of my business...

I came here, of course I had to find my old organization to use it, but I ended up getting involved in new things.

Zhao Changhe said: "Since the pirates here have lived at sea for a long time, why won't their faith be harvested by the Sea King? Do they have other beliefs? The Night Emperor? Or... the Dragon King?"

Sanniang's heart skipped a beat when she complained. This little man is really smart...

She hesitated for a moment, not wanting to talk too much about pirates to Zhao Changhe, because it would be difficult to avoid talking about her past, and the relationship between them was not that important. After thinking for a while, he said: "Anyway, you know that the pirates here are not like the Poseidon Emperor... their degeneration into pirates has a lot to do with it. Since they are pirates that the Poseidon Emperor does not tolerate, they will naturally face a crackdown. This is what I The reason why I ask you for a fleet is that your fleet is very strong..."

"The government is coming to suppress you?"

"Yes, many forces in the sea are coming together to suppress us. We have spies in various countries and received the news in advance." Sanniang sighed: "Why is my life so miserable? If I come to visit my relatives, I will be suppressed..."

Zhao Changhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He still didn't hide this turtle habit, and he couldn't take it seriously enough to hold an incense stick.

Sanniang seemed to realize that her attitude had lost her temper again. She put the wine glass on the table with a bang and stared with beautiful eyes: "Well, having said that, are you going to give me the boat?"

"Why didn't the Hai Clan come in person instead of turning it into a government-controlled bandit suppression?"

Sanniang glared and said, "How do you know there is no Sea Clan among the people here?"

"Sanniang..."

"Call me Your Majesty!"

"Okay Sanniang." Zhao Changhe sighed: "Are you stupid? You clearly know that I want to fight against the Sea Clan. You and I obviously have a natural cooperative relationship. Why are you always worried that I won't help? Yes? How about you go and sit at the same table with Baoqin next time?"

Sanniang said coldly: "You may have made a mistake... I asked you for the fleet, not you."

Zhao Changhe was stunned and pointed at his nose in surprise: "You don't need my help?"

"That's right, because I don't want anything happening here to reach Tang Wanzhuang's pillow. The Tang family's sailors are easy to fool, but you can't."

Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked at her for a while, then suddenly smiled: "It's nothing more than the remnant of the Dragon King, nothing special about it. As I said just now, the one who can't trust the house fire pig is the Venerable himself."

He picked up the wine pot again, but this time he did not pour wine for Sanniang. He poured himself a glass and drank it in one gulp: "The fleet can cooperate with you, but I must follow. I must be responsible for the Tang family fleet. In addition... …”

"What?"

"Your Majesty, I very much doubt that without my intervention, your affairs may not be so easy to do."

Sanniang smiled: "You are self-righteous. Then you can follow me. Whenever I need you to move a finger, you are my boss!"

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