Cicada Kotaro just looked at Qi Ning, and then listened to Qi Ning continue: "The island is for you to live for the time being, the sea is rich in materials, as long as your people are diligent, they will not starve to death." The five hundred taels of gold you said will not be provided here, of course, if you Flying Cicada clan can really make contributions to the imperial court in the future, the reward for you will not be less at that time. He smiled slightly and said, "Actually, you don't have any choice, since you want to go back to take revenge, it's better to die than to live." ”

Cicada Kotaro glanced down at Flying Cicada Danfu who was lying in a pool of blood, was silent for a moment, stepped forward, and said, "If you can help us return to Dongying, I can make a life and death covenant with you." ”

"You're mistaken." Qi Ning shook his head and said: "The covenant of life and death is to be decided, but it is not me and you, but the Flying Cicada clan and my Great Chu Empire!" ”

"What?"

"You made a covenant of life and death with me, I asked myself that there should be no way to help you return to Dongying with the power of one person, if you really want the Flying Cicada clan to be able to avenge the shame one day, you can only rely on the power of my Great Chu Empire." Qi Ning said solemnly: "Therefore, if the Cicada clan wants to sign a covenant of life and death, they can only sign it with my Great Chu Empire, and swear allegiance to my Great Chu Empire." ”

Cicada Kotaro shook his head and said: "The Cicada Clan has always had only the leader and the master make a life and death covenant, this is the rule of the Cicada Clan, and it cannot be changed. ”

"In front of me, don't speak according to the rules of the cicada clan." Qi Ning said lightly: "In my place, there are only the rules I set. I promised you that you would help you return to Dongying, and on the condition that the entire Cicada clan would be loyal to the Great Chu Empire. If you feel that you can't agree, I can let you out of here this time, but I've always been a very stingy person, and I won't give others too many chances. Raising his hand and making a gesture, the officers and soldiers behind Kotaro immediately moved out of the way.

Cicada Kotaro took two steps back and glanced back, a separate road led straight to the gate, but the officers and soldiers were staring at him, as if they were about to pounce at any moment.

Cicada Kotaro glanced at Qi Ning again.

He knew that although the person in front of him smiled from time to time, there was no room for reversal in the words he spoke.

Negotiations have always been backed by strength.

With the current situation of Eastern Qi, it is almost impossible to recapture Linzi and restore the country, let alone help the cicada return to Dongying.

The cicada clan no longer has enough capital to negotiate with the other party, and the other party's negotiating strength is naturally very different, at least compared with the cicada clan, it is heaven and earth.

In the face of absolute strength, Cicada Kotaro knew that he really had no room for bargaining with the other party.

Qi Ning seemed to see the thoughts of Cicada Kotaro, and suddenly waved his hand to signal his officers and soldiers to withdraw from the granary for the time being, and the officers and soldiers naturally did not dare to disobey, and withdrew from the granary in an orderly manner, and soon only Qi Ning and Cicada Kotaro and their companions were left in the warehouse.

Cicada Kotaro didn't hesitate any longer, and stepped forward and said, "As long as you can help us return to Dongying, the Cicada clan will swear allegiance to the Great Chu Empire from now on." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "If you can seize the opportunity, you can be regarded as a person who understands current affairs." ”

Cicada Kotaro faced Qi Ning and knelt on one knee on the ground, and the secret ninja next to him also knelt down, Kotaro used a knife to separate a hole in his palm, and then received it, dipped his index finger in blood, drew a blood line on his forehead, and said respectfully: "The eighth generation leader of the Cicada clan, Cicada Kotaro, swears that from today on, the Cicada clan will be loyal to the Great Chu Empire, life and death will remain the same, if this oath is violated, the Cicada clan will be doomed!" ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and said, "I can promise you here that when the time comes, I will do my best to help the Cicada Clan return to Dongying, and even help you wipe out several major ninja schools that are hostile to you." ”

What Cicada Kotaro asked was here, and when he heard Qi Ning's promise, he lowered his head even more, looking extremely respectful.

"In addition to sending you to burn the grain depot this time, does Shen Tuluo have other tasks?" Qi Ning immediately asked.

Qi Ning naturally won't have any good impression of the cicada secret forbearance, he came to Huize this time, the ultimate goal is to get rid of Shen Tuluo's Eastern Qi water division, this time set a trap to trap the other party, knowing that it is the flying cicada secret forbearance, naturally he wants to use the flying cicada secret forbearance to complete his purpose.

Cicada Kotaro shook his head and said, "This mission is not sent by Shen Tuluo!" ”

Qi Ning was surprised: "Isn't it Shen Tuluo? He had already thought that these cicada secret ninjas must have been sent by Shen Tu Luo to carry out the mission, but at this time, he was surprised to hear that the flying cicada Kotaro actually said that it was not sent by Shen Tu Luo.

Cicada Kotaro said: "The previous leader did not make a life and death covenant with Shen Tuluo, and his orders, the Cicada clan does not need to obey them. ”

Qi Ning frowned and said, "Who did Flying Cicada Danfu sign a life and death covenant with?" "But in my heart, I thought that the person who signed the covenant of life and death with the flying cicada Danfu could be the mysterious hidden master?

Since the master of the Flying Cicada Secret Ninja was not Shen Tuluo, Qi Ning immediately thought of Duan Shao, the prince of Eastern Qi.

When he was in the East China Sea, Qi Ning found out some information about the hidden lord from Jiang Changfeng's mouth, and determined that the hidden master was not a general person, and it was even likely to be a person in a high position, and the identity of the hidden lord was special, and he was noticed on the bright side, and because of this, he couldn't easily go to the East China Sea.

If the hidden lord is the prince of Eastern Qi, it is also very likely.

Jiang Changfeng said at the beginning that it was impossible for the hidden lord to go to the East China Sea, and Duan Shao was the prince of Eastern Qi, his every move was always noticed by many people, and it was naturally impossible for him to go to the East China Sea openly and honestly with his identity, even if he went secretly, there was a huge risk, after all, the national policy of the Eastern Qi State before that had always been Han Chu, and he tried not to conflict with any of the two powers, if Duan Shao's secret trip to the East China Sea was discovered, it would definitely cause a dispute between the two countries, and this was naturally the result that the people of Eastern Qi did not want to see, with Duan Shao's shrewdness, it is naturally impossible to leave any handle that is criticized by the Chu State.

"Is it Duan Shao, the prince of Eastern Qi?" Qi Ning asked again.

Cicada Kotaro still shook his head and said, "It's not him either." After a slight pause, he finally said: "The leader of the previous generation is loyal to Moying!" ”

"Moying?" Qi Ning was even more surprised, this name was very unfamiliar, he had never heard of this name before, and wondered: "Who is Moying?" ”

He was still worried that Flying Cicada Danfu had not revealed who he had made a life-and-death covenant with before, and he thought that this Cicada Kotaro would also keep his mouth shut, but at this time, when he heard that Cicada Kotaro revealed the name of that person, his heart was slightly wider, and he knew that since Kotaro could say that person's name, other things would naturally be able to be said to him.

Although the Cicada Clan has signed a life-and-death covenant with the Great Chu Empire, Kotaro is naturally not a stupid person, knowing that the young man in front of him represents the Great Chu Empire, and from now on, the owner of the Cicada Clan's allegiance is actually the young man in front of him.

After all, it was Qi Ning who promised them to help them return to Dongying, just as Cicada Kotaro represented the Cicada clan, and Qi Ning represented the Great Chu Empire.

The Great Chu Empire is not destroyed, as long as it exists in the world for one day, then the Flying Cicada clan will always be the slaves of the Great Chu Empire, and of course they cannot do anything that harms the interests of the Great Chu Empire.

"Mo Ying is a disciple of the Lord of Baiyun Island in the East China Sea!" Cicada Kotaro said: "The previous leader made a life and death covenant with him, and the Cicada clan has been obeying Moying's orders all these years. ”

"Disciple of the East China Sea?" Qi Ning's face changed suddenly, and he was taken aback.

There are three major disciples under the main seat of Baiyun Island in the East China Sea, and Qi Ning is naturally very familiar with Bai Yuhe and Chi Danmei, but the big disciples of the East China Sea are always like a fog.

The only time Qi Ning saw the Great Disciple of the East China Sea was that night in the palace, Chi Danmei and the Great Disciple of the Eastern Sea joined forces to seize the secret treasure in the palace, but that night the Great Disciple of the Eastern Sea was masked, and Qi Ning had never even seen his true face, and if the name and surname of the Great Disciple of the Eastern China Sea were unknown.

At this time, he finally knew that the Great Disciple of the East China Sea was called Mo Ying, but he never expected that the master of the Flying Cicada Clan would be the Great Disciple of the East China Sea.

Could it be that Moying is the hidden master?

Thinking of this, he quickly denied it, Mo Ying's identity is very unusual, as a great disciple of the East China Sea, of course, his strength is not comparable to ordinary people, but this great disciple of the East China Sea has always been a divine dragon, Qi Ning is sure that the hidden master cannot go to the East China Sea, but Mo Ying obviously does not meet this condition.

Although Moying has a special identity, there are very few people in the world who know Moying, even if he walks on the streets of the East China Sea in a bright way, no one will recognize him.

Moreover, since that Moying has the courage to sneak into the Dongqi Palace, the East China Sea is naturally not a problem.

The five great grandmasters are bound by the covenant of Longshan and are not allowed to get involved in the disputes of the world, but this restriction is only for the great grandmasters, and Qi Ning has never heard of the covenant of Longshan stipulating that the disciples of the great grandmasters are not allowed to be involved.

"Mo Ying is not only a disciple of the East China Sea, but also ...... and Shen Tuluo, the governor of the Eastern Qi Naval Army, are brothers. Since Cicada Kotaro has made a life and death covenant with Qi Ning, he is already a master-servant relationship, and he no longer hides it from Qi Ning: "It's just that Mo Ying became a disciple of the Lord of Baiyun Island very early, and his identity has been well hidden, and there are not many people who know his true identity." ”

Qi Ning took a deep breath, the owner of the Flying Cicada Secret Ninja was the Great Disciple of the East China Sea, Mo Ying had already surprised him, and at this moment, he was even more shocked to know that Mo Ying was actually a brother with Shen Tuluo.

In an instant, Qi Ning had already thought that he knew that Mo Ying was a son of the Eastern Qi Military Honor family, why did the East China Sea Island Lord still accept him as an apprentice? Shen Tuluo's father and son are two generations of famous generals of the Qi State, and they have an unparalleled status in the Qi military, as the son of the Shen family, Mo Ying will never turn a blind eye to the dynastic dispute, which means that the purpose of cultivating Mo Ying by the East China Sea Island Lord is to enhance the strength of the Qi State.

Moying is not a hidden master, is it ....... Will the hidden lord be Mo Lancang, the owner of the East China Sea?