I looked at Ling'er calmly and said, "Although I am not a probe, and I have never obeyed the rules of probes, there is a rule that I can't break." That is, the treasures of China must not flow overseas from our hands. ”

"Therefore, whether it is the Divine Explorer or the Demon Gate, they will not cooperate with overseas adventurers. ”

I said in a deep voice: "At the beginning, I agreed to your condition because I thought you were going to hire me to explore the forbidden area overseas. If that's the case, even if I'm wanted by the Holy See, I wouldn't mind sneaking overseas to explore the forbidden area with you. However, not in the territory of China. ”

Ling'er looked at me for a long time before nodding and saying, "I understand, excuse me." ”

Ling'er didn't threaten me or plead with me, and the words I had prepared were useless.

However, when I saw Ling'er get up to say goodbye, I didn't know what to say, because at that moment, I did feel a little uncomfortable. After all, Ling'er has spared no effort to help us in Britain.

Without Ling'er, a few of us would have died overseas. However, this rule of exploring the hands of God does not involve life and death, but the bottom line. I can't touch it.

I stood up and wanted to say something, but the fox mother pushed the door and walked in: "Please stay." ”

The fox mother waved her hand and said, "Miss Ling'er, if you are not in a hurry, we can talk about it again." ”

Ling'er nodded and sat down, and the fox mother said straight to the point: "We can't touch the rules of the god hand, but it's not impossible to be flexible." ”

When I looked at the fox mother in shock, the latter gently gestured to me with a slightly calming gesture before slowly speaking: "The rule of the Divine Exploration Hand is not to cooperate with overseas adventurers, but it does not say that it is not possible to cooperate with non-governmental organizations in Huaxia. If you and your team become Chinese, we can still cooperate. It depends on how Miss Ling'er chooses. ”

My eyes lit up, and then I frowned.

The meaning of the fox mother is very simple, that is, let Ling'er join the nationality with his team, so that there is no such thing as cooperating with overseas adventurers. As long as we can guarantee that the secrets in the forbidden area will not leak out, it is enough.

However, this is the most important decision in Ling'er's life. When she joined the nationality, it means that she broke away from the Tulip family, not only gave up the astronomical financial resources and prominent status of the Tulip family, but also wanted to start from scratch in China, there are not many people in the world who can have this kind of courage.

What I didn't expect was that Ling'er hesitated for less than a minute before nodding and saying, "I agree." ”

I was surprised, "You don't want the Tulip Family anymore?"

Ling'er smiled faintly: "The Tulip family does not belong to me in the first place, besides, I believe that as long as I live, I can establish my own family." Money, this kind of thing is more fulfilling than you earn yourself, don't you say?"

Ling'er paused for a moment and then said again: "What's more, if I don't leave the tulip, I will turn into a snake." I will not allow myself to live in a glass box for the rest of my life for the sake of power for just a few years. ”

"Okay!" Mother Fox picked her thumb: "I'll go and help you go through the formalities right away, before the formalities are completed." Do not do anything about it, lest it cause any trouble. Wang Huan, you check the information carefully, and you must ensure that Ling'er is foolproof. ”

The fox mother said she would do it, and left us in the house in a hurry.

I didn't understand why the fox mother was so excited, and later, I found out what the fox mother was planning.

That night, the fox mother called me over: "Wang Huan, this time you have to keep Ling'er no matter what, do you know?"

Seeing that I was ignorant, the fox mother said seriously: "Wang Huan! This time you have made great contributions to the research institute again." Did you know? Ling'er has a team of adventurers of all Chinese descent, called the Seven Star Adventure Group. Although their strength is not as good as that of the disciples of the Divine Hand Sect, they can dominate in the breeze, how much help will this be for us?"

I was stunned: "Mom Fox, are you going to kidnap people again? You really spare no effort for the research institute!"

The fox mother said mysteriously: "That's not the point, do you know? The point is that Ling'er is an investment genius, and Tulip has been invincible in the financial market in recent years, because of Ling'er's unique vision." ”

"Think about it! Is the little money you earn enough for you to marry a daughter-in-law? If you marry Si Ruo in the future, will you still be able to eat and drink from your father-in-law? With Ling'er, it's different, with her, you can definitely make your money reproduce countless offspring......

I was dumbfounded: "Fox mother, how do I feel that you want to invest?"

The fox mother smiled and said, "It's not me, it's us?"

Mother Fox pointed to the Yingying Yanyan in the living room: "We are ready, we are ready to ask Ling'er to help us invest, and we will be shareholders of her company in the future." ”

There was a cold light in the fox mother's eyes: "If you dare to make Ling'er turn into a snake, we will join forces to make you have something less." ”

Xia Qingqing leaned over gently: "If you pull Ling'er over, we promise to cure you!"

"I'm not sick, I'm fine, I'm fine now. "I was so frightened that I quickly ran away, these women, big and small, can do anything, so it's best for me to hurry up and check the information.

I spent three days in the database of the institute, and I also saw Ling'er's social skills, and by the time I came out, Ling'er had already mingled with the girls in the institute. It's probably a matter of time before you become a girlfriend.

I didn't need to speak, but someone asked me about the situation.

But I have no clue about Wang Zhi's affairs, there are too many legends about Wang Zhi, but there are too few that can be used. Historically speaking, Wang Zhi was the target of being exterminated by the imperial court, and no historian would write a special book about him. Wang Zhi's main range of activities is not on land, and there are no positive stories about him that can be found, and the most legends are Wang Zhi's hidden treasures, or shipwrecks and the like.

However, from those legends, there is no really useful point. Not even folklore ballads.

I spread out the information and sat down and said: "Judging from Wang Zhi's life, Wang Zhi is a pirate and a businessman, and his final goal is to 'blackmail the government and open the port and open the city', and Wang Zhi was finally beheaded for believing in the imperial court. This is the evaluation of Wang Zhi by modern scholars. ”

I paused at this point and said, "But, have you ever thought about a question? Since Wang Zhi has established himself as king, why should he lean towards the court's recruitment?"

Ren Tianqing raised his head and said, "You mean, Wang Zhi is a bit like Song Jiang in "Water Margin"?"

"Wang Zhi is by no means Song Jiang. I shook my head and said, "Song Jiang's banner is to do the right thing for heaven, but Wang Zhi is not." ”

"Song Jiang never proclaimed himself king and established the name of the country. Yangshan only has a leader, no officials. Wang Zhi occupied Songjinpu, not only proclaimed himself the king of Hui, but also established the country as the Song dynasty, and also canonized officials. From this point of view, he is by no means Song Jiang's character. ”

According to historical records, Wang Zhi has cooperated with the imperial court many times to exterminate other pirates, but this does not mean that Wang Zhi is bent on submitting to the imperial court. The relationship between the pirate king and the imperial court in the Ming and Qing dynasties was mostly sometimes cooperative and sometimes antagonistic, as was the case with Wang Zhi, and the same was true of the later pirate king Zheng Zhilong. ”

"The eight words 'to blackmail the government and open the port to the city', in a sense, already represent that Wang Zhi has put his status as high as the imperial court. ”

I said this before I said in a deep voice: "I now think, what is the reason that prompted Wang Zhi to give up the good situation and compromise with the imperial court?"

Ye Xun heard this and took my words and said, "According to what you said, if Wang Zhi establishes the Song Kingdom, will Wang Zhi's treasure be hidden in Songjinpu?"

"No!" I shook my head and said, "Let's not talk about it, what is the cooperation between Wang Zhi and the Oriental people? The character of the Oriental people alone is not enough for Wang Zhi to fully trust." Oriental people are wolves, and when their owners are strong, they will be as docile as dogs, and once their owners are injured or seriously ill, they will not hesitate to bite off their masters' throats. Wang Zhi would not have thought of this. ”

"Another point is that both pirates and bandits are cunning, and they don't leave all their treasures in one place. There are definitely secret treasure spots. In case you can make a comeback. Therefore, Wang Zhi's treasure will definitely not be in his lair. ”

Ren Tianqing worried: "There are no maps, no legends, and no folk nursery rhymes to refer to, if you want to find Wang Zhi's treasure on the sea, isn't that equivalent to looking for a needle in a haystack?"

Xia Qingqing looked at Ling'er: "Is there an exact place for the clues you found?"

"No?" Ling'er shook her head and said, "Of the information we can find, only the Tulip has participated in Wang Zhi's maritime trade and sold muskets to Wang Zhi. That's all. ”

The fox mother nodded and said: "If you look at it this way, Tulip did have in-depth cooperation with Wang Zhi. ”

"The reason why the musket was able to be introduced to the East was because Wang Zhi played a key role, and without Wang Zhi's trade with the Franc Pirates (Portuguese) at that time, the musket would not have been introduced to the East, in a sense, it was Wang Zhi who accelerated the unification of the East. ”

"At that time, the musket was the most advanced weapon in the world, and Wang Zhineng got the musket in the hands of the Francophone pirates, which shows the extent of cooperation between them. There should be no problem with Ling'er's judgment. ”

The fox mother paused and said, "Judging from the information currently in the possession of the Divine Explorer, it is not for nothing that there are legends about people being able to turn into snakes. However, they are concentrated inland, not along the coast. There should be no similar legend in the West about turning into a snake. ”

"If Ling'er's inference can be true. The curse of the Tulip Family should have come from one of Wang Zhi's subordinates, who may be a descendant of the Ancient Witch Sect, and also a Witch Sect that worshipped the snake totem. ”

Ren Tianqing exclaimed, "This mission is not related to the Five Poisons Sect, right?"