With the help of Mrs. Ashi, the four of them left Cheongju City together, returned to Sakai Town, picked up Xu Yihou, Zhu Junwang, Tang Jing and others, and prepared to go to Satsuma immediately, when Lin Feng suddenly proposed to go to the church to remember Miss Louise, who died tragically in Luzon. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

This request is not excessive, judging from what happened to Lin Feng, he should not provoke Konishi Ronzo again, in order to prevent being recognized, he also seriously disguised himself, and Zhu Hui accompanied him to the Sakai Town Cathedral.

It was Sunday, and the two men went into the church and stood behind the crowd for Mass, when the choir had just finished singing a hymn and the faithful chanted in unison: Hallelujah, Hallelujah......

From the podium, the priest shouted: "May the mercy of the Father, the grace of Christ, the gift of the Holy Spirit be with you. ”

Lin Feng also shouted with the disciples: "Also with your heart." ”

"May Heavenly Father and Christ grant you grace and peace."

"Give it to you too."

"May the Lord be with you."

"Dear Catholics, now we all confess our sins and celebrate holy sacrifices with devotion."

Then all the believers beat their chests together, and some even wept bitterly, and everyone replied in unison: "I confess to Almighty God and to all the faithful that I have sinned in my thoughts, words and deeds." I beseech the Virgin Mary, the angels, the saints, and all you faithful for life, to pray for me to the Lord and our God. ”

The priest continued: "May God Almighty have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and give us eternal life. ”

Lin Feng chanted "Amen" with all the believers, and suddenly, taking advantage of Zhu Hui's unpreparedness, he got up and ran to the holy platform and said: "Ask the Lord to have mercy on us, may the Lord be with you, Amen." ”

Zhu Hui was suddenly shocked, and also ran over, only to see Lin Feng kneeling in front of the priest and crying bitterly, taking out a bag from his arms, and presenting it with both hands, at this time, even if he ran up to stop it, it was too late.

"Father, this is a relic left by Miss Louise in Luzon, please let God keep it for her." As he spoke, Lin Feng took the thick golden cross from his neck and handed it to the priest.

"May Miss Louise be with the merciful Lord, and may she rest in peace."

When the priest finished speaking, Lin Feng got up and leaned into his ear, whispered a few words, then turned around and got off the holy platform, leaving the church without looking back.

Zhu Hui caught up and said: "Uncle, for the sake of the kind-hearted Luo family sisters, for your daughter A Ying, and for the hard work of Brother Wen Tao, we are sincere to you, I hope you don't play any tricks again." ”

"Hehe, you kid thinks too much." Lin Feng smiled and pointed to his neck and asked, "Could it be that I took the cross to follow Elder Moonsky?" ”

"What did you say to the priest?"

"That gold necklace was given to me by Miss Louise, it is a sacred object of their Westerners, Miss Louise died for me, I can't stand her, now I give this thing to the priest first, let it bless Miss Louise in heaven for eternal life."

Shortly after they left, the church mass was over, and the priest took a wax pill out of his bag, and after reading it, he immediately sent someone to Satsuma Kameyama Castle.

At this time, the lord of Satsuma, Shimazu Yoshihisa, was in high spirits, since the summer of the second year of Longkei ((1569 AD), he sent his younger brother Shimazu Yoshihiro to Ningbo "tribute", in the city of the guest hall was treated as a "state guest", this trip also earned a lot of silver, after Shimazu Yoshihiro returned, they began to fight with their neighbors, the first year of Tensho (1573 AD) conquered Osumi, and after three years of campaign, drove out Hinata Ito Yoshisuke, and realized the unification of the three southern states of Kyushu.

At this time, the ambitious Shimazu Yoshihisa was ready to send a tributary ship to Ningbo again to find Guo Guoqiang to discuss, but Guo Guoqiang said that now the times have passed, and the Ming Dynasty has reached the Wanli period, as the saying goes, once a son of heaven and a courtier, the original and Shimazu family "befriended" the minister General Wang Chong, who was shipwrecked in Kyoto last summer, and now no one buys their account.

Shimazu Yoshihisa was annoyed and ashamed, scolded Guo Guoqiang, and as soon as he was brought back to Akimeura, he received a secret letter from the Sakai Town Public Association.

Although Shimazu Yoshihisa didn't know who wrote this letter, after reading it, it turned out that Lin Feng told him that if he wanted to continue to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, he must start in Qiumepu in the near future and take Xu Yihou, Zhu Junwang and others hostage.

So, Shimazu Yoshihisa did not dare to slack off, and immediately sent Shimazu Yoshihiro to Akimeura to arrest people. At this time, Zhu Hui and others had just met Guo Guoqiang, and the group was warmly entertained, and they were ready to rest here for a day, boarding a ship from Tsubo Town to Naha Port in the Ryukyus.

Returning to Qiumepu, everyone has different memories, Lin Feng is the saddest, quietly went to the ruins of the castle and roared to the sky, with words in his mouth, calling for each lost brother, with tears on his face, and kneeling on the ground and burning the dark paper, so that Zhu Hui and Tang Jing who were hiding on the side were quite moved.

Xu Ling'er and Han Xiaoyu went to visit those villagers who seemed to be familiar, and Guo Guoqiang accompanied the two old men to the bay between the Tianshen Nose and the headland, looking back on the vicissitudes of this place......

When everyone gathered at Guo Guoqiang's house for dinner, Lin Feng excused himself to have a stomach upset and hid in the room to sleep, and when Guo Guoqiang was holding up the wine glass with tears and toasting one by one, Shimazu Yoshihiro suddenly brought someone in, he wanted to play a game, and wanted to arrest all the people in the house, but at a glance he recognized Tang Jing, a "wealthy merchant in Jinling", who had made a deal with him in Ningbo, and immediately understood the "intention" of the letter sent by the Zhonghe.

I don't know why Yoshihiro Shimazu came? Guo Guoqiang and the others were stunned for a moment, and then they all got up to greet him.

At this time, Shimazu Yoshihiro was a little embarrassed, waved his hand behind him, and asked the thugs to retreat first, he walked to Tang Jing's approach, picked up a glass of wine and said: "I don't know if Mr. Tang has arrived in Satsuma, please forgive me, come, I will toast you." ”

Tang Jing, who was submissive, was at a loss, touched a glass of wine with him, and drank it all with his head up.

Then, Shimazu Yoshihiro poured two glasses of wine for Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang, and said quite politely: "Two gentlemen, my brother suddenly fell ill, drank this glass of wine, and accompanied me to Kameyama City. ”

Guo Guoqiang felt that something was wrong, stepped forward and bowed, and replied: "Please forgive Lord Yoshihiro, they will return to China tomorrow, please don't be embarrassed for the two old gentlemen, I know a Lang Zhong who has a wonderful hand to rejuvenate, and I will take him to Guishan City tomorrow to consult Lord Yoshihisa." ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro was furious when he heard this, pointed at Guo Guoqiang's nose and scolded: "Your conscience is greatly broken! Since you are here to entertain Mr. Tang, why don't you inform us? If you still want to continue to be a samurai in Satsuma, be honest with me, otherwise, I will cut off your head and feed it to the dogs. ”

"Mr. Jinling Haoshang Tang personally came to pick up the two old gentlemen to return to China, they came and went in a hurry, and there was no time to go to Guishan City to meet them, and I asked Lord Yoshihiro to forgive me." Guo Guoqiang replied.

Shimazu Yoshihiro held back his anger, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Mr. Tang, you are a distinguished guest of our Shimazu family, I don't know that Mr. came and missed the welcome, please don't be surprised, we are going to send a tributary ship to Ningbo this year, and I hope to see you in the guest hall of the city." ”

Tang Jing smiled slightly and replied: "In this case, please let the two old gentlemen go with Lord Shimazu Yoshihiro, I can pay a better price for this year's Ningbo tribute." ”

At this time, Shimazu Yoshihiro remembered the past, a few years ago, when they were fighting year after year, I heard that Yujing sent a business group, and he has been doing business with Sakai Town and Jinai Town, and he has never taken care of their Shimazu family, and now this "Jinling Wealthy Merchant" has arrived in Satsuma, and he has not even come to Kameyama Castle, there must be a reason! From this point of view, if these two old men are not controlled, I am afraid it will be difficult to force Tang Jing to comply.

So, Shimazu Yoshihiro stood up, bowed to Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang, and said politely: "Tired two gentlemen, follow me to Guishan City, and it's not too late to heal my brother before leaving." ”

Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang glanced at each other and nodded to each other, they knew that Shimazu Yoshihiro had no good intentions, so in order not to delay Zhu Hui and the others to send Lin Feng away, they decided to go to Guishan City.

But Xu Ling'er, Zhu Hui and Han Xiaoyu didn't do it, they all understood the danger, and at the same time pulled out their sabers......

Guo Guoqiang was afraid that the situation would get out of control, and pleaded: "Lord Yoshihiro, the hour is not early, the two old gentlemen have just returned from Sakai Town, wait for them to rest for the night, and it is not too late to go to Kameyama City tomorrow." ”

"Human life is at stake, how can we wait any longer?" Shimazu Yoshihiro pulled out his saber and aimed it at Guo Guoqiang, scolding: "You bastard who eats inside and out, don't talk nonsense with me!" ”

Suddenly, a group of fierce and vicious samurai rushed in, and everyone was very worried that Shimazu Yoshihiro would make a mistake, so he accidentally arrested Lin Feng, and they all shed tears helplessly......

Xu Yihou smiled slightly and persuaded: "Ling'er, Zhu Hui, you don't have to worry, it is our duty to hang the pot to help the world and save the dead and help the wounded, let's go to Guishan City, you should leave tomorrow." ”

"Child, there are Uncle Guo and Mr. Nanguangfang here, don't worry for us, after you go back, follow Elder Yuekong without distraction, make a big show in the heaven and earth, and never come back." Zhu Junwang preached emotionally.

After hardships and hard work, they still failed to save the two old men, Xu Linger and Zhu Hui couldn't help crying, taking this opportunity, Shimazu Yoshihiro pulled the two old men out of the living room with a mysterious smile on his face, and ordered his subordinates to prepare a sedan chair.

The two small sedan chairs carried away Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang, and Guo Guoqiang led everyone to shed tears and sent them out of Qiumupu until they disappeared into the vast night......

Zhu Hui trotted all the way back to Guo's house, pulled Lin Feng up from the bed, pointed a short knife at his chest, and asked, "Who sent the letter to the Shimazu family?" ”

"Virtuous nephew, it's really wronged." Lin Feng pretended to look confused, and then said: "I know everything just now, if it weren't for the lonely force, I would have wanted to go to them desperately." ”

"You seem to know they're coming tonight!" Zhu Hui said, eager to tear this demon to pieces.

At this time, Guo Guoqiang said: "Although today's incident is strange, it may not have anything to do with His Excellency Lin Feng, since he stepped into Satsuma, he really did not contact any outsiders, everyone should remember that Shimazu Yoshihiro once burned his merchant ship in Kinjiang Bay, trying to put him to death, I believe he will never take the initiative to contact the Shimazu family." ”

Zhu Hui became more and more suspicious that Lin Feng had stumbled in the church, and even if he was exposed now, it was useless, he was silent for a moment, and came to apologize to Lin Feng with a red face.

After a night of silence, the next day, Guo Guoqiang sent the five of them on a merchant ship bound for the Ryukyus, before boarding the ship, Zhu Hui asked Guo Guoqiang to help investigate, is it a letter from the Sakai Town Public Association to the Shimazu family?

After a two-day voyage from Tsubo Town, the merchant ship docked at the port of Naha in Shuri, disembarked and headed straight for the Hayashi family brewery.

Now, Luo Aping and his wife inherited this soju shop, but the business is not too prosperous, for the moon sky elder's ocean exploration plan, entrusted by Guo Yi, Ma Wu and Zhang Gou'er both went to Yuegang, at this moment, only the Luo sisters stayed at home.

Knowing that Lin Feng was back, Luo Amin was not excited at all, she and her sister took the children out of the house, invited everyone into the house, thanked Tang Jing and Zhu Hui, and accompanied Xu Linger and Han Xiaoyu to chat.

The Luo sisters treated Tang Jing, Zhu Hui, Xu Ling'er and Han Xiaoyu as guests, and held a banquet every day to entertain them warmly, and accompanied them all over the Anli River, but Luo Amin and her daughter never took care of Lin Feng.

Time has passed, and Shuri City has long been a matter of people, but Lin Feng is still a prisoner of the imperial court, so he stayed at home honestly and didn't dare to go anywhere, just like that, about ten days passed, and he didn't know when he would return to Yuegang, he had never been so easy in his life.

In the evening of this day, Guo Guoqiang sent someone to deliver a letter to Zhu Hui, and it was the priest of the Sakai Town Public Association who delivered the news to Shimazu Yoshihisa, saying that if the Shimazu family wanted to continue to pay tribute to Ningbo, they would quickly send someone to Akimepo to arrest Doctor Xu.

New hatred and old hatred suddenly surged into his heart, but Zhu Hui didn't tell anyone again, and secretly decided to treat Lin Feng, a poisonous snake, without any mercy.

In the dead of night, Zhu Hui went to Lin Feng and said: "Uncle, I once heard Brother Gou'er say that when the Shuri government came to arrest you, you were lying in a huge river lamp and floated across the Anli River, you are really a person of great fate!" ”

Lin Feng replied with a smile: "Yes, the ten miles and eight villages around here are all our compatriots, according to the custom of Jiangnan, every year on July 14, the river lanterns are released, and after a few months, you can see the moving grand occasion." ”

"Uncle, come with me for a walk, I want to see the night view of the Anli River."

These days, Lin Feng is almost depressed, and it is rare for Zhu Hui to come and chat with him, so the two of them left the mansion, facing the looming fishing fire, and chatted along the banks of the Anli River......

The moon and stars are scarce, the cool breeze on the river surface makes people refreshed, and he crossed the river embankment to a secluded place, Zhu Hui slowed down, suddenly threw out a rope, pulled it back, and threw Lin Feng to the ground, and then, he shook the rope, but he didn't want to strangle him, but Lin Feng had to turn over, and soon the rope wrapped around his arms.

Tying Lin Feng to a thick vine, Zhu Hui showed a sharp blade, grabbed one of his hands, and said with emotion: "First cut off your hand for Old Uncle Xu and my father!" ”

Lin Feng's neck was tightly strangled, and he replied in a weak voice, "Hugh has wronged a good person." ”

Zhu Hui stopped talking nonsense with him, straightened his arm, raised the steel knife to take a closer look, only to hear Lin Feng tremble and ask, "Don't you want that treasure?" ”

"I'll leave it to you for the funeral!" With that, Zhu Hui wanted to cut off one of his hands and slowly torture it to death, when suddenly, a man in black snatched his sharp blade.

"Who are you?" Zhu Hui turned around and asked.

"Nan no Amitabha Buddha is a letter from a poor monk from Tsubo Town to the benefactor."

Hearing that this was Wen Tao, Zhu Hui sighed deeply and hurriedly bowed to him, but he didn't know what to say.

Wen Tao squatted beside his brother and asked softly, "Nan Wu Amitabha, donor, do you really want to know the whereabouts of Hong Zhenren?" ”

"Wen Tao, what did you say?" Lin Feng was taken aback when he heard this.

"Hong Zhenren has sent a letter."

"Where is he now?"

"Brother, as long as you no longer have illusions about the Wako newspaper, I will tell you about Hong Zhenren's situation."

(End of chapter)