He was of medium stature, dressed in a sailor's suit, and had a dark complexion, which looked like he had been exposed to the sea all year round.

"Are you?" Wu Song asked warily.

"My name is Ah Wei, and I am a sailor on a ship, brother, your surname?" said a sailor named Ah Wei.

"Wu Song," Wu Song reported his name and said, "Excuse me, what has happened to the sea recently, why have there been so few ships going to Xizhou?"

"It's not less, it's not at all. Ah Wei said, "Don't say that in this Xiangzhu City, even if you go to Huzhou Port, the largest port, you can't find a ship to Xizhou." ”

"Why?" asked Ning Yan on the side.

"It's not because of those pirates," Ah Wei said angrily, "Not long ago, the first pirate on the ocean, the Wang family pirates, had an internal fight, and the old man Wang, who was originally in power, disappeared, and it is said that he was killed.

The three sons of the old man Wang disobeyed each other and fought with each other, and so far they have not decided the winner.

The pirates of the royal family thus divided into three opposing factions. Each faction occupies an area of the sea. Previously, ships sailing in the royal pirates' sphere of influence could be unimpeded as long as they paid enough money.

Although the money is not a small amount, the shipowner can still earn money.

Now it's a good thing that the royal pirates are fighting among themselves, and the rule that you can pass by paying the money has been abolished. Any ship that sails from the sphere of influence of the royal pirates can be robbed.

After being robbed, the money is naturally gone, and sometimes, when those pirates are in a bad mood, the people on board will lose their lives. ”

"But, I don't think there are still many ships sailing in the harbor, why are there no more ships going to Xizhou alone?" Ning Yan wondered.

"The Wang pirates' sphere of influence is on the route to Xizhou," Wu Song explained, he had fought with the Wang pirates before, so he had a certain understanding of them, "so ships going to other places will not be affected, except for ships going to Xizhou." ”

"Brother is right to you again," Ah Wei clapped his hands and said, "So just like what I just said, not to mention here, on the entire West Coast, there is not a single merchant ship heading to Xizhou." ”

"We have an urgent matter to go to the Xizhou Continent, I wonder if Brother Wei can point out a clear way?" Wu Song said politely.

It's not profitable, this Ah Wei must have heard his conversation with Ning Yan just now before he took the initiative to come up, Wu Song looked at his words, and it seemed that there was a way to solve their problem.

"Brother is polite, I do have a way to go to Xizhou here, but I need a lot of money. Ah Wei pretended to be embarrassed.

"Money is not an issue, we have money. Ning Yan said immediately, took out a pocket, and opened it to reveal a bag of gold inside.

In the ground of the Far North, there is a large amount of gold buried, and the Jade Rabbit Sect has been operating there for twenty years, so naturally it has mined a lot of gold.

Wu Song grabbed Ning Yan and asked her to put away the gold. The so-called wealth is not exposed, otherwise there is a chance that it will cause future troubles. Ning Yan has lived in the extreme north since he was a child, and the people he usually comes into contact with are people in the Jade Rabbit Sect, and he is simple-minded and does not understand this.

"Brother Wei, you talk about your method first, I'll see if it's feasible, if it's feasible, let's talk about the reward. Wu Song said.

"Naturally," Ah Wei said, "There are no merchant ships going to the Xizhou Continent, but we have ships that can go to Black Bat Island, which is the first island to encounter after passing through the sphere of influence of the Wang pirates."

Once there, you can change ships and head to the Xizhou Continent. ”

Wu Song pondered for a moment and said, "I need to think about it." ”

"Yes," Ah Wei smiled, "I live in the seafood shop at the back of this street, and you can come to me at any time if you think about it." ”

Wu Song and Ning Yan returned to the inn, and Wu Song told the Jade Rabbit Sect Leader about the situation.

"What I mean is that Ning Yan and I will look in the city again tomorrow, if we can find a merchant ship heading to Xizhou, it will be great. If you really can't find it, then you can only consider that Ah Wei. Wu Song said.

"Okay, then let's do what Brother Wu Song wants, I'll thank you. "The Jade Rabbit Sect Master.

The next day, Wu Song and Ning Yan searched for it in the city again. Wu Song kept an eye on it this time, in addition to inquiring about the merchant ships going to Xizhou, he also inquired about the pirates of the Wang family.

At the end of the day, they still didn't find a boat. After a day of inquiry, Wu Song learned more about the pirates.

After analyzing and sorting out the news he inquired about, he basically clarified the ins and outs of the matter.

After the last failed raid on the Middle Boundary Island by the Wang pirates, the Wang pirates suffered a great loss of vitality. Wang Gong, the young head of the Wang family's pirates, originally had a high prestige in the family and was the successor recognized by everyone.

However, after this defeat, some people in the family had doubts about Wang Gong's ability.

His second and third brothers have always been eyeing the position of the Wang family's pirates, but the previous eldest brother Wang Gong was far higher than them in terms of prestige and strength, so the two did not move.

This time in the siege of Zhongjie Island, half of the pirates dispatched were Wang Gong's cronies, and many of them were damaged.

Wang Gong's prestige and strength have weakened a lot after this defeat. The second and third elders of the Wang family thought that this was a godsend and launched a rebellion.

The three brothers all have supporters in the family and have a certain strength. As a result, the pirates of the Wang family began to fight, and Wang Jing, the father of the three brothers and the head of the Wang family, who was supposed to come forward to quell the infighting, disappeared for some reason.

The infighting intensified, and eventually became the current situation.

Wu Song had to smile bitterly after knowing this. At the beginning, the reason why the pirates of the Wang family were defeated was because of Wu Song. In this way, the reason why Wu Song can't find the ship now is because of himself.

In the evening, Wu Songning and the two came to the outside of the seafood shop that Ah Wei told them.

The seafood shop is called Chen Kee Seafood, and there are very few products in the store, and there are almost no customers who come to the door. When Wu Song saw this storefront, he knew that this store was just a disguise, and this Ah Wei's real job was definitely not to sell seafood.

"Welcome, two of you, please come in!" Ah Wei greeted the two of them warmly from the store.

The two followed Ah Wei through the front façade and came to a courtyard at the back.

At a stone table, the three of them sat down. Ah Wei poured a cup of tea for the two of them and said, "This is our specialty here, Kuding tea, which is good for the spleen and stomach and other organs, you two try it." ”

People in the far north have no habit of drinking tea, Ning Yan has never drunk tea, out of curiosity, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"Wow! it's so bitter!" Ning Yan spit out the tea, stuck out his tongue, and frowned.

"Haha! girl, Kuding tea, Kuding tea, of course it's bitter. Ah Wei laughed.

"Brother Wei, I thought about what I said yesterday and wanted to talk to you in depth. Wu Song got straight to the point.

"Brother Wu, please speak. Ah Wei said seriously.

"If I'm not mistaken, then the ship doesn't belong to Brother Wei, the owner is someone else, and I want to meet him. In addition, I will also meet the ship where it is. Wu Song said.

"No problem," Ah Wei said briskly, "Brother Wu, if you want, I can arrange for you to meet the shipowner tonight." ”

"That's very good," Wu Song said, "then there is Brother Lao Wei, we are staying at the Jinhu Inn, and if Brother Wei arranges it, he will send someone there to inform me." ”

Wu Song and Ning Yan returned to the inn and waited for news from Ah Wei in the evening.

At the end of the day, a dark-skinned man came to the inn and informed Wu Song that he could meet with the shipowner.

Wu Song and the man left the inn, and after walking for half an hour, the two came to a dilapidated house.

The man knocked on the door, and then, someone opened the door from the inside, and Wu Song entered with the man.

The courtyard was very large, and the man led the way in front and took Wu Song to the backyard. There was a stone table in the courtyard, and four people were sitting around it, drinking and chatting.

All four of them are strong men with knotted muscles, and any one of them is a head taller and twice as strong than ordinary people. The man sitting in the middle was particularly strong, almost nine feet tall.

The person who brought Wu Song in walked to the table and said respectfully, "Big brother, someone brought it." ”

The man in the middle waved his hand and motioned for the others to stand down. When everyone left, only Wu Song was left in the courtyard, and the man said, "Please take a seat." ”

Wu Song walked to the table and sat down opposite the man, "May I ask the eldest brother's surname?"

"Okay, my name is Guan Fei, and everyone else calls me Brother Fei, what's your name?" Guan Fei poured a glass of wine and said nonchalantly.

"My name is Wu Song. Wu Song said.

"Here, have a drink. Guan Fei poured Wu Song a glass of wine and said.

"Brother Fei, our situation must have been told to you. We want to take your ship to Black Manta Island, the price is not an issue, but I would like to know what you have to ensure that we pass through the blockade of the royal pirates. Wu Song picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and then asked.

"The pirates of the Wang family have now split into three groups, and the three brothers of the Wang family each lead one group. Among them, the group of royal pirates that we are going to pass through are led by the third child.

In the early years, I was a member of the Wang family's pirates, when Wang Laosan was a child, and he learned the art of riding and archery with me, and I was his teacher. For the sake of that friendship, he allowed me to lead people through the pirate blockade. Guan Fei said.

After speaking, Guan Fei took out a sign from his waist, which was still on the table, "Oh, this is my waist card in the pirates of the Wang family back then." ”

Wu Song picked up the brand, which was not gold or stone, but was made of a kind of shell. The sign depicts a skull, and on the skull's forehead, the word king is engraved.

Such a sign Wu Song is very familiar with, and it is the symbol of the Wang family pirates.

In the middle of the waist card, there is a character engraved.

During the attack and defense of Moby Dick City on Midboundary Island, many pirates died outside Moby Dick City. Wu Song had seen this kind of brand from them, so he could be sure that Guan Fei was indeed a member of the Wang family's pirates before.

"Well, I believe you. Wu Song said, "When are we leaving?"