Chapter 337: Trickery
Lu Qiuhong was originally standing in the middle of the deck, he only felt that his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys were torn apart, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and his body fell irresistibly, like a rag bag, it flew out several feet sideways, and fell into the sea outside the ship!
This heavy blow Liliang was so big that it was enough to be fatal, it was not something that anyone could achieve at all, even if Lu Qiuhong's martial arts were world-shattering, the True Qi of the Talisman would not work at all! This Wanyi Island Lord didn't figure out what hit him until he fell into the sea.
Could it be that it was because he had done too many evils that God appeared to let him fulfill his oath and was struck by thunder from the sky?
Although Lu Qiuhong himself didn't know, everyone else on the deck could see that what hit this land island lord was of course not a thunderbolt in the sky, but an iron ball the size of a watermelon. The iron ball knocked Lu Tiehong away, and its momentum was unabated, and it smashed on the deck with a bang, and the sawdust flew one after another, and suddenly smashed a big hole in the ship's board!
Standing in the middle of the deck, Lu Qiuhong was the most conspicuous target, and he was the first to suffer, being smashed by the cannonball.
This cannon was not the only one fired at the "Green Cockroach," and only a roaring sound could be heard, and at least 20 or so huge cannonballs flew straight toward the sailing ship! Except for three or five shells that fell into the sea and splashed a few feet high, most of the shells hit the hull of the ship, smashing several large holes in the deck and the side of the sailboat, and several of the disciples of Wanyimen who were standing on the deck were also killed, and their bones were broken by this row of shells, and they immediately lost their lives.
A mast five or six feet long on the "Green Frog" was also hit by a shell, broke off from it, toppled over, and smashed down on the ship's plank.
I could only hear someone shouting, "That's a giant shark ship, it's rushing towards us!"
Three or four hundred zhang away from the "Green Lee", I saw the shadow of a huge black ship suddenly appear on the pitch-black sea, like a moving mountain peak, and it was obvious that a row of artillery just now was fired from that ship. At that time, there was a thunderstorm in the sky, and no cannon sound was heard on the "Green Cockroach".
Although the black ship was not as large as the treasure ship, it was much larger than the "Green Cockroach", with a deck three or four feet out of the water, and the ship's side was high and wide, and it was covered with layers of holes for firing artillery, which looked like a fortress floating on the water. The bow of the ship was not the pointed tip of an ordinary sailing ship, but a flat shape, with rows of steel spikes protruding from the front, designed to ram enemy ships, like the sharp teeth of a behemoth. At the top of the mast, a large triangular flag was hung, embroidered with a black dragon with teeth and claws.
Judging from the appearance of the hull alone, it is obvious that the "giant shark ship" was not built for long-distance voyages to carry cargo, but a complete warship, and its shape is somewhat similar to the "loach ship" that Hua Bushi and others encountered at sea when they came to Wanyi Island before.
However, this huge black ship is at least ten times larger than the "loach ship", and if you talk about the proportion of the size of the hull, it is indeed like its name, like the difference between "giant shark" and "loach".
If it is on a calm sea, even at night, there will be no thing that the two ships are hundreds of feet apart and have not been discovered. It's just that at this time, the storm on the sea is in full swing, and the giant Lang is in the sky, although the giant shark ship is large, it is not easy to be noticed when it hides behind the big Lang, and there are obviously people on the other side who are good at driving ships, and they have been approaching under the cover of Feng Lang, so that the "Green Shark" can enter the firing range, and then suddenly appear and open fire.
In just one row of shelling, the "Green Cockroach" was already heavily damaged, several large holes were pierced in the side of the ship, and the sea water immediately poured in, and the entire hull began to tilt!
"Run, it's the Black Dragon King!"
If it was said that the artillery raid only made the people on the "Green Cockroach" panic, at this time, the gunboat that attacked them was discovered, and it was the flagship of the legendary sea overlord "Black Dragon King", which made them all as afraid as if they had seen death.
Unlike Hua Bushi and other inland sects, the disciples of Wanyi Sect have been at sea for a long time, and they have all heard of the "Black Dragon King", and no one does not know that the ships that have been plundered by the Dragon Palace have never been left alive.
The Black Dragon King is the god of death in the South China Sea!
Whether it was the sailors on the ship or the disciples of Wanyi, it was already a mess in a moment, some people shouted to quickly turn the rudder and row, trying to make the "Green Cockroach" change course and escape the range of the guns of the giant shark ship, while others simply moved the lifeboat hanging by the side of the ship, and were already thinking of abandoning the ship to escape.
The disciples of Wanyi Sect who were originally on the deck with muskets also left Hua Bushi and the three of them and joined the ranks of escape, at this time, everyone was thinking about saving their lives, where could they care about killing.
Lu Qiuhong, as the master of Wanyi Gate, was hit by a cannonball and fell into the sea, and at this time, no one thought of saving him. However, this kind of thing is not surprising, how can a sinister, capricious, and never faithful head have disciples who are truly loyal to him?
Even if Lu Qiuhong hadn't been directly killed by the big iron bullet just now, now that he was swallowed by the giant Lang, most of them would be drowned. Perhaps, this is the retribution he deserves for his many unrighteous acts.
Hua Bushi looked at the "Panlong Jue" on the deck in front of him. In order to compete for this thing, too many lives have been killed and injured, but now this pale yellow jade jue has fallen in front of the eldest young master, as if this is a gift destined to be left to him by God.
He stretched out his hand to pick up the "Panlong Jue", and when he raised his head, he saw Cao Duyun's gaze. Of course, Cao Duyun also wants to get this piece of jade, but now that he is highly poisonous, his whole body has lost all his martial arts, if he wants to grab it, he is afraid that even the sea red beads around Hua Bushi may not be able to beat it.
Hua Bushi didn't hesitate, took the "Panlong Jue" into his arms, and suddenly said to Cao Duyun: "The giant shark battleship of the Black Dragon Palace is coming, in fact, Brother Cao already knows, right?"
Cao Duyun said: "Why did Brother Hua say this?"
Hua Bushi said: "This is my guess. If no one had delivered the news to the Black Dragon Palace, how could they have appeared here so coincidentally, and the person who delivered the message must be you, Brother Cao. ”
Hua Bushi would make this speculation, of course, it is not unfounded.
Earlier, Yi Ruoying was in the secret passage under the Nanshi Cliff, and once broke Hua Bushi's plan to steal beams and replace pillars with fake clothes and pretend to be Zhen Jue in Nanao Town.
It wasn't until the eldest young master inadvertently mentioned Ma Wude just now that Lu Qiuhong didn't seem to know about this person's appearance in Nanao Town, and Hua Bushi thought that it was actually Cao Duyun who told Yi Ruoying about fake admiration.
In fact, the only person who can find out that the jade pendant is a good product is the one who finally grabbed the fake pendant. In the Seven Stars Observatory that day, only Leng Badao and Ma Wude were the only ones who were competing for the jade pendant, and Ma Wude, one of the nine sons of the Dragon Palace, seemed to be even higher. Based on this, it is speculated that Cao Duyun must have something to do with one of these two people.
Cao Duyun is a member of the government, and it is unlikely that he will collude with the "Guangdong Underworld Alliance". The Black Dragon King was far away in the deep sea, never went ashore to commit crimes, and the plundered ocean-going merchant ships were also illegal trading ships according to the Ming Dynasty's "sea ban order", so there was no conflict between this group of pirates and the Ming court, and there would be no obstacle for Cao Duyun to form an alliance with them.
The cooperation between this "Duyun Prince" and Lu Qiuhong is actually a deception, each with his own scheming. Cao Duyun colluded with the Dragon Palace Ministry, and the Black Dragon King's battleship arrived here tonight, I am afraid that he also had the intention of taking the opportunity to get rid of Lu Qiuhong and "Wanyi Gate".
Although Lu Qiuhong is strong in martial arts, his character is too inferior, and he is not able to use it at all, and if he stays by his side, sooner or later there will be disaster.
It's just that Lu Qiuhong started faster, and before the battleship of the Black Dragon Palace arrived, he had already made a sneak attack first.
Cao Duyun did not deny Hua Bushi's words, and said: "In the current situation, it won't be long before the troops of the Black Dragon Palace will occupy this ship, Brother Hua will definitely not be able to keep the 'Panlong Jue', why don't you hand over the jade pendant to the junior brother now, so as not to be unfavorable to the three of you." ”
Hua Bushi shook his head before he spoke: "I have already told Brother Cao before, don't be too confident in everything, things may not develop as you think, this piece of jade, this young master does not plan to hand it over to others for the time being." ”
Cao Duyun looked at Hua Bushi, but there was a complicated look in his eyes, and said, "Could it be that Brother Hua doesn't believe it, is it out of good intentions for the younger brother to say this?"
Hua Bushi said: "I believe that Brother Cao will not deceive people at this time, and I also know that you must have made an alliance with the Black Dragon King's subordinates, but unfortunately, the credit of this Black Dragon King does not seem to be much better than Lu Qiuhong!"
Cao Duyun said: "What does Brother Hua mean by this?"
Hua Bushi said: "If I guessed correctly, the one who instructed Brother Cao to assassinate Mr. Ma Da in Nanquanzhuang was the Black Dragon Palace, right?"
Cao Duyun said: "Yes, Sima Zhufeng has been smuggling in the ocean for many years, amassing huge fortunes, and violating the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so he is a damned person." This person is the great enemy of the Black Dragon King, and killing him is the only condition proposed by the Black Dragon Palace. ”
Hua Bushi said: "Then the Black Dragon King promised Brother Cao's condition, presumably after obtaining this 'Panlong Jue', it will be owned by Brother Cao?"
Cao Duyun said: "Although there are other conditions, they have indeed agreed to this matter. ”
Hua Bushi said: "That's it." However, Brother Cao has ever thought about what kind of enmity the Black Dragon King has with Mr. Martha, how could he want to kill him so much, and if he has no plans for 'Panlong Jue', how can he know so much about this Jue and be able to distinguish the truth from the fake?"