Three hundred great soldiers and three thousand sailors rushed out of the Sea God Temple, and the remnants of the pirates in Black Dragon City immediately began to rout and flee. These Dragon Palace tribesmen fought with the Tiger Thorn Warriors all night, and they were already suffering heavy casualties, and when they heard that the leader had been killed, they didn't have the slightest fighting spirit.

Huo Sanwen failed to escape, and was killed by Zhu Hong and Xiong Bailing in the melee.

The tiger warriors of the "Vicious Dog Gate" lost more than 30 people in this battle, and 70 or 80 people were injured, and the total damage was more than half. However, the number of casualties among the Dragon Palace tribesmen was twenty times greater than that of the Tiger Warriors.

The 200-strong war department fought head-on with the elite pirates of the 4,000 "Black Dragon Palace", killing more than 2,000 enemies overnight. After this battle, the name of the Thorn Tiger Warrior spread in the South China Sea, which made Shili fearful of all parties.

After dawn, the hundreds of pirate fleets that appeared on the sea at night did not attack the water village outside the bay, but retreated one after another, thinking that they also learned the news that the Black Dragon King had been killed. At this time, Peng San had already returned to the Dragon Slaying Ship, although he was seriously injured and could no longer personally wave the flag to command, he still ordered the fleet to attack in separate ways.

After half a day of fierce fighting and pursuit, the fleet of the Yuejing Navy Division and the "Wanjintang" sank more than 20 pirate ships and captured more than 10 ships, and the rest of the pirate ships fled without a trace, and the war at sea came to an end.

The only fly in the ointment was that the treasures seized from Black Dragon Island were not as much as Cao Duyun had expected earlier. There were a lot of gold, silver and jewels in the crystal palace, but more than half of them were burned by a fire set by Long Tingzu before he died, and when the sailors and soldiers climbed up the mountainside and everyone worked together to extinguish the fire, the treasures in the hall were only about thirty percent left.

Despite this, the value of these treasures was also two or three million silver taels, which was enough for the military expenses that Cao Duyun had secretly ordered to raise this time.

It has been more than 15 years since the rise of the "Black Dragon Palace", and it has dominated the South China Sea for eight years, but the fall of Zuihou was only one day and one night.

Although Meng Yixiao and Qiao Shuangchou escaped with their lives, the Black Dragon King was dead, most of the "Nine Dragons" were killed, and the Dragon Palace was hit hard, even if Meng Yixiao and the others still wanted to make a comeback, it was definitely not something they could do in the short term.

Cao Duyun ordered the destruction of the port, city walls, and village buildings on Black Dragon Island, and the civilians living on the island were also dismissed, some were sent back to Middle-earth, and many voluntarily moved to Okura Castle.

The largest pirate lair in the South China Sea no longer exists, and Okura Castle will not have to worry about pirates daring to invade again, at least for a few years.

In fact, in the ten years after this battle, Meng Yixiao and Qiao Shuangchou were nowhere to be found, and they did not appear in the Middle Earth Daming, although there were still "Seven Great Kou" in the South China Sea, as well as many sporadic bandits, but such as the "Black Dragon Palace", such a powerful pirate Shili who dominated one side never appeared again.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※For ordinary people, there is no festival in a year more important than the New Year.

The end of the year is always the busiest time of the year. And this year's Chinese New Year is the most lively year in the fifteen years since the founding of Okura Castle.

The 24th day of the lunar month is the small year in the south, also known as the Dust Day.

The streets and alleys of the city are lit up, and many of the big red Spring Festival couplets on the portals have been posted, and the sound of crackling firecrackers has sounded from time to time. The shops on the street are all open, and the inside and outside of the shops are crowded with customers, and business is booming.

People have joy on their faces, and they don't want to dust off their homes, but they want to walk around the streets.

It had been a month since the attack on Black Dragon Island.

For a long time, the "Black Dragon Palace" has been a major problem for Okura Castle, not only for the "Wanjintang", but also for all the merchants in the city who do ocean trade, and even the common people, the "Black Dragon Palace" is their lingering nightmare.

And now, this sleepless nightmare has finally been removed!

Although most people don't know the circumstances of that battle, everyone already knows that the "Black Dragon Palace" no longer exists, and from now on, they don't have to worry about the merchant ships being looted by the Dragon Palace tribes, and they can live in the city with peace of mind, and they don't have to worry about a large number of pirates coming to attack the city and kill people.

That's enough to put a smile on everyone's face.

So, it's no surprise that this year is more festive than every.

At dusk, Hua Bushi came out of the City Lord's Mansion and rode his horse through Orchid Street back to the Barking Tower. He seemed to be infected by the crowd on the street, and his face was also stained with a lot of joy.

"Hey, Young Master Hua, come and take a look, the newly arrived rouge gouache, buy a few boxes for Madame!"

"Authentic West Lake Longjing tea, how much do you want to send to the house!"

"Oh, Young Master Hua, I haven't been here for a long time, come in and have a few drinks!"

"All the medicinal materials in this pharmacy are sold at a discount, why don't you buy more young master Hua?"

After living in Okura City for more than half a year, many traders in the city have already recognized Hua Bushi, and when they walked through this orchid street, which was not too long, there were many people vying to greet the eldest young master and pull business, which made him feel like he had returned to Wuyang City in Xiangxi.

Of course, not all stores welcome Hua Bushi. Twenty steps ahead, there is a very luxuriously decorated shop, and a white paper is prominently pasted on the red lacquered pillar at the door, on which are written eight large characters:

"Evil dog boy is not allowed to enter!"

The shop has a gold-lettered sign "Shun Fat Tong" on the front door, which is a casino.

In fact, not only "Shunfa Hall", but also the entrance of the gambling hall in the entire Okura City are posted with signs that Hua Bushi is not welcome to enter the door. After the dog fighting gambling in the "Zixiao Conference", Hua Bushi won all the gamblers in Okura City, and the win was unknown, which was quite suspected of cheating, and now no one in the city will gamble with him anymore.

Looking at the blank paper, Hua Bushi only smiled bitterly.

Dismounted in front of the gate of the barking tower, the man immediately greeted him, took the reins from Hua Bushi's hand, and bowed down to greet: "The boss is back!"

Today, Hua Bushi has become the only boss of the Bark Sky Tower, because Cao Duyun has given half of his share to this eldest young master.

After the First Battle of Black Dragon Island, Cao Duyun returned to the mainland directly with the fleet of the Yuejing Naval Division. Now that he had obtained the treasure of the "Black Dragon Palace", he was in a hurry to rush back to the capital to restore the decree, and he had no time to come back to Okura Castle.

Before parting at sea that day, Cao Duyun came to find Hua Bushi, said goodbye to him, and pulled the eldest young master to the platform outside the top cabin of the Dragon Slaying Ship.

At that time, the wind was howling, and the waves on the sea were very strong, and even the giant dragon slaying ship was still a little undulating between the Lang tides. Cao Duyun was still dressed in a white shirt, standing steadily on the side of the gunwale, like a jade tree in the wind, but Hua Bushi did not have his light skills, so he had to hold on to the fence to stand on his feet.

"This expedition to Black Dragon Island, thanks to Brother Hua and the disciples of your sect, we can win in one battle," Cao Duyun raised his eyebrows and said, "If you want to talk about merit, Brother Hua should be the first!"

Hua Bushi said: "Brother Cao has won the award, and the sword that assassinated the Black Dragon King in the end was done by Brother Cao, how dare the younger brother fight for merit?"

A sea slammed into the side of the dragon slayer, the hull of the ship shook, and Hua Bushi hurriedly grabbed the wooden fence with both hands to avoid falling.

Cao Duyun was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Today's wind on the sea is not small, just like today's trend, in the wind and rain, if you want to gain a foothold, it only depends on whether Brother Hua can hold on to the wooden fence." ”

Hua Bushi's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What does Brother Cao mean by this?"

Cao Duyun said: "This dragon slaying ship is solid and huge, we are on this ship, as long as we hold on tightly, we can not be afraid of the wind and the giant Lang, Brother Hua thinks, which is the largest ship today?"

When it comes to ships, I'm afraid there is no bigger ship in the world than the Dragon Slayer, but Hua Bushi certainly knows that Cao Duyun means something else. He pondered for a while before he said: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the largest ship in the world is none other than the Ming court." It's just that the younger brother is immoral and incompetent, and he has no ambition to serve the court, so he is afraid that he will disappoint Brother Cao. ”

Cao Duyun smiled: "Brother Hua is not without talent, nor is he without ambition, but he is not here. I know that most of you in the rivers and lakes only consider the interests of one faction, and Brother Hua, as the principal of one faction, only thinks about expanding his own sect shili, and does not want to get involved in other disputes, and the younger brother also understands. ”

He changed his words and said: "But Brother Hua should understand that there is no difference whether it is in the rivers and lakes or in the imperial court, and in this world, strength is supreme. The continuous development and growth of Shili of the 'Evil Dog Gate' is not only a matter in the rivers and lakes, but also causes the fear of Shili from all parties, and conflicts are inevitable. If there is no great ship to ride, it may be perished in the midst of the strong winds. ”

Hua Bushi frowned and said, "What Brother Cao said about all parties, but does it also include the Ming Imperial Court?"

Cao Duyun stared at Hua Bushi and said calmly: "All conflicts and disputes originate from interests, and the imperial court also has the interests of the imperial court, which is naturally included. ”

Hearing this, Hua Bushi was silent for a while.

Although Cao Duyun didn't say it directly, Hua Bushi had fully understood the meaning of his words.

The rivers and lakes and the imperial court are inseparable, and in the rivers and lakes, how easy is it to be alone? The famous factions on the white road are inextricably linked with the Ming court, and the "Wudang" and "Kongtong" sects have always been supported by the imperial court, not to mention that even the "Shaolin" and "Tangmen" sects have some roots in the government, and the party strife in the Ming Dynasty and the opposition is continuous, and these sects are also the objects of co-optation and exploitation by the party in the DPRK and China.

And more importantly, the Ming court will not allow the existence of an overly powerful Liliang that is not controlled by it. If the strength of the "Evil Dog Gate" continues to grow, and it really becomes the leading gang in the realm of the Ming Dynasty, as Hua Bushi envisioned, then the opponent to face is not only the black and white rivers and lakes, but one day it will be the entire Ming court.