Cao Duyun didn't seem to have any intention of making a move immediately.

He smiled and said, "This kind of hurricane and tsunami is also a rare wonder in the world, the younger brother has prepared a fine wine in the cabin, please drink with me, how about watching the scenery with the wine?"

Hua Bushi said: "Cao Gongzi has this Yaxing, and Hua Bushi will be accompanied." ”

Cao Duyun led the way and walked into the cabin first, and Hua Bushi whispered a few words to Zhu Hong before he followed. Yi Ruoying lowered her head and silently followed behind Cao Duyun, and also entered the cabin.

The cabin of the "Green Frog" was very large, and there was a large sandalwood table and a few chairs in the middle, and two servants stood beside it, each holding a flask and a glass. At this time, the storm at sea was getting stronger, and the "Green Cockroach" was bumpy and undulating between the waves, and the wine utensils were unstable on the table, and could only be held by people.

Walked to the table and sat down, Cao Duyun took the wine jug and wine glass from the servant's hands, poured the wine to the full, he was extraordinary in martial arts, although the hull of the ship swayed at this time, his arms were very stable when pouring wine, and even the sleeves of his robe did not shake at all.

He handed the wine glass to Hua Bushi and said: "Since we met in the 'Happy Island' of Changsha City, the younger brother has a sense of familiarity with Brother Hua at first sight. ”

Hua Bushi stretched out his hand to take the wine glass, Cao Duyun poured himself another glass, and the two looked at each other and drank it all.

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao said that this wine is for the friendship between you and me, the implication is that when this glass of wine is drunk, the friendship between you and me will also come to an end, and if you act in the future, you don't have to take care of the situation?"

Cao Duyun said: "Brother Hua misunderstood, and the younger brother didn't mean it. I can guess what Brother Hua is thinking in his heart, he must think that Cao Duyun cooperated with the Lord of Lu Island to plot the treasures brought by the various Jianghu sects who came to 'Wanyi Island', and killed many masters of various factions, which is a ruthless and completely disregard for morality, right?"

Hua Bushi said: "Yes, Hua Bushi really thinks like this, isn't it?"

Cao Duyun stared at the eyes of the eldest young master and said, "Let me ask Brother Hua first, what is morality?"

Hua Bushi said: "Take benevolence as the way, faith as righteousness, kill innocents, and betrayal of righteousness, how can you do it?"

Cao Duyun said: "The so-called benevolence is divided into small benevolence and great benevolence, and the so-called righteousness is also different from small righteousness and great righteousness.

Hua Bushi said: "Oh, what is it called seeking great benevolence and righteousness, please ask Brother Cao for advice." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Being kind and trustworthy to a few people is a small benevolence and small righteousness, and being kind and trustworthy to more people and seeking benefits for them is a great benevolence and righteousness." ”

Hua Bushi said: "But I don't know who Brother Cao is talking about?"

Cao Duyun said: "The public I am talking about is the thousands of Li people in the world of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hua Bushi said: "According to Brother Cao, you robbed the money of various sects, did you actually want to use it to help the people of the world?"

Cao Duyun shook his head and said: "Although there are a lot of treasures carried by everyone on the island, how can they be enough to help the people of the world? Moreover, in this troubled world, ordinary people have no power to protect themselves, and even if they have money, they will be robbed by the strongmen and invite disasters in vain. The great benevolence and righteousness mentioned by the younger brother is to change the current troubled times, so that millions of people can live and work in peace and contentment, and no longer suffer from the upside down. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Then how does Brother Cao want to change today's troubled times?"

Cao Duyun said: "If the situation is like today, the first chaos is in the rebellion of the rebels and bandits in all realms, and the biggest threat is the Manchu Iron Cavalry in the northeast, if you want to change the current troubled times, it is definitely not possible for one faction, and only the Ming Dynasty can do it." ”

Hearing this, Hua Bushi frowned.

In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the most powerful Liliang is naturally none other than the official government, whether it is the White Dao Sect, or the underworld Shili, or the rebel army that rises up, at most it can only be dominated by one side, and it is indeed difficult to change the general trend of the world, and it cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty that is in power. In this regard, Cao is not wrong.

However, the mediocrity of the Ming court and the greed of officials at all levels are also deeply touched by Hua Bushi, in fact, today's troubled times also started from this. And can such a court that has been corrupted to the bone make people hopeful and loyally assist?

Hua Bushi is not a politician, and he has no way to answer this question.

Cao Duyun saw that Hua Bushi was silent, and said: "In recent years, there have been many natural disasters in various realms, and the taxes are not organized, and now the imperial court treasury is empty, and it has reached the point where even the soldiers' salaries cannot be issued, and the Qing Dynasty iron cavalry has violated the territory several times, and is eyeing the mountain pass. ”

"I hate that many wealthy gentry in various places have taken advantage of natural disasters to sell grain privately, making a fortune in the country, and behind these gentry, there is a lot of support from the Jianghu sect. Shaolin, Wudang and other 'Central Plains Seven Major Schools', each has countless capital industries, accumulated a lot of wealth, are all clever and robbed, now the country is in danger, but neither willing to contribute money nor effort, the imperial court wants to take their treasures, why not?"

Hua Bushi lowered his head and groaned, but still did not speak.

Cao Duyun said: "These famous and decent people are usually pretentious and chivalrous, upholding justice, but in fact, they do everything for their own interests. Yu Jun, as an elder of the 'Huashan faction', in order to vent his anger, he had to kill dozens of people indiscriminately, where did he put the royal law and justice in his eyes? In fact, not only Yu Jun, but also Tang Zilan, Yuanguang, Baojing and others. In Cao Duyun's view, it is not a pity that they all died, and the treasure they carried was not unjust. ”

Hua Bushi raised his head at this time and said, "In this way, Brother Cao wants to get the 'Panlong Jue' and obtain the treasures of the Whale Devouring Island, but also to use those treasures to fill the treasury of the Ming Dynasty?"

Cao Duyun said: "Don't hide it from Brother Hua, the younger brother left Beijing and went south this time, because he was ordered by the Holy Lord to go to Jiangnan to raise money for the military needs of the imperial court." It's just that using ordinary means to raise money, it is really impossible to get these Jianghu sects to come up with silver taels, so Dusk Cloud will cooperate with the land island lord and set up this strategy to achieve the goal. As for the 'Panlong Jue' and the Whale Swallowing Island, it was Dusk Yun who accidentally learned along the way that it was rumored that the treasures on that island were more than the treasures carried by the various factions of the 'Wanyi Conference', which could solve the urgent difficulties of the imperial court, and the younger brother couldn't let it go, and asked Brother Hua to fulfill it and hand over the 'Panlong Jue' to the younger brother!"

The tone of the "Twilight Boy" was as if he was begging a friend for a small favor.

Hua Bushi said: "The affairs of the world are the success of the king and the defeat of the king, Brother Cao first robbed my wife, and now on this boat, with Brother Cao and General Xue's martial arts, our master and apprentice have no chance of winning, in this situation, it seems that Hua Bushi has no choice but to obey orders." But before that, I just want to ask the last question, if I hand over the jade pendant to Brother Cao, what is Brother Cao going to do with us?"

Cao Duyun said: "As long as Brother Hua hands over the 'Panlong Jue', the younger brother will send Brother Hua and his wife back to the mainland together." ”

Hua Bushi shook his head and said, "Brother Cao, why should you lie and deceive each other? Since you have appeared here and told Hua Bushi about many things, I am afraid that you were not prepared to let us get off the ship alive from the beginning, and what you said was to be sent back to the mainland is probably our corpse!"

This time, under the pretense of the "Wanyi Conference", the conspiracy to plot the treasures of the various major factions will inevitably be counterattacked by the major factions once it is revealed. And the fifty-five sects that came to the island this time are all big shili who dominate one side, and they are all over the Ming Dynasty, if they join forces, it is definitely not trivial.

"Wanyimen" has always been known for its secrecy, and the dragon on the rivers and lakes has not seen the end, this time it offended all the major sects, and others will find Lu Qiuhong to settle accounts in the future, but most of them are nowhere to be found. But Cao Duyun is different, even if the Cao family is powerful, behind it is the Ming Dynasty, but even if it is the government, it is difficult to cope with the joint revenge of all the Baidao sects in the world, and when it comes to Zuihou, I am afraid that Cao Duyun will still not be able to protect it.

Hua Bushi knew the relationship, and Cao Duyun didn't understand. Therefore, for Cao Duyun, this matter must not be leaked out, people like Hua Bushi who know the inside story must be killed!

The heavy killing intent revealed on Xue Yuan's treasure knife, the person he wanted to kill was Hua Bushi, I am afraid that this eldest young master had not yet boarded the ship, and Cao Duyun had already made haode arrangements.

Cao Duyun looked at Hua Bushi, still with a kind smile on his face, and said: "How did the junior brother do that kind of treachery, Brother Hua was too worried, and now, if Brother Hua doesn't hand over the 'Panlong Jue', is there any other choice?"

Although Cao Duyun's tone of voice was very calm, there was already a threat in his words.

He and Hua Bushi were across the table, only three feet away, and Xue Yuan was also in the cabin. Beside these two masters, as long as this young master who doesn't know martial arts dares to make a slight move, one of the two Cao Xue can easily take his life. In such a situation, there seems to be no other way but to obey.

However, Hua Bushi didn't have the slightest intention of being obedient, he shook his hand, threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground, smashed it to pieces, and slammed the table again, stood up, and said sharply: "Cao Duyun, you keep saying that justice and the royal law are what you keep saying, are you killing people and kidnapping, seeking money and killing your life in accordance with the royal law of the Ming Dynasty? You said that those people in the Jianghu sect such as Yu Jun killed innocents indiscriminately, aren't you yourself also careless about human life!"

A moment ago, he and Cao Duyun were still calling each other brothers, and they were very polite, but at this time, Hua Bushi was frowning and angry, and his voice was fierce, and he had become that arrogant and vicious young master, with a look of teeth and claws, and there was no longer a trace of Sven.

The speed with which this eldest young master changed his face was indeed incomparable.