Flocks of seagulls frolic in the water, looming islands look like mirages, and Ming Dynasty fishing boats occasionally appear on the clear blue sea, but there are no galleons of the Spanish Empire in sight.

Father Simon Almeida circled around the deck, and found that Cheng Blind and the others were still negotiating with Jiro Jiro to release them, so he quietly called his disciple Mark to the side of the ship and asked in a low voice, "Tell me the truth, who sent you here?" ”

"In order to rescue Mr. Felipe, Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan, Shen Daguan sent us a fishing boat to ......"

Before Mark could finish speaking, Simon Almeida raised his hand and slapped him, almost knocking out his front teeth, and scolded: "You bastard Dutchman, at such a critical juncture, you are still lying to me, and you have wasted all your hard work for you!" ”

Mark, who was quite aggrieved, looked at the master with tears in his eyes and persuaded: "Father, the disciple does not dare to forget the kindness of the master, but he does not want to see you deceived by the Japanese cowards anymore, and he has come to risk his life to advise you, Governor Lavizares will forgive you, and Archbishop Perez will forgive you......"

"You know!" Simon Almeida interrupted him and said excitedly, "Is treasure hunting really so important?" No, Mark, you're wrong, as far as I know, we're going to the last new continent on this planet, and whoever finds it first is whoever finds it, I was hoping that you would be the governor of this new continent in the future, and you, you're so disappointing to me......" At this point, he looked a little sad and shook his head helplessly.

"Now, have you chosen Mr. Felipe to be the governor of this magical continent?" Mark asked.

"Yes, that's all there is to it now. There is a group of cannibalistic barbarians on that continent, they live in the tropical jungle, no one is their opponent, only let these greedy pirates go to death first, and then, Mr. Felipe will mobilize a large army from the New Spanish continent to come to support, exterminate the barbarians there, and the pirates will almost die, and when the time comes, not only will the pirates' treasures be ours, but His Majesty King Philip will also give us this magical continent, and I will become an archbishop, and build the heavenly world in my heart there! Mark, do you understand? ”

After listening to Master's words, Mark was speechless, thinking that Father Simon Almeida and General Fernando were both going to hunt for treasures, but it seemed that he was too naïve, and finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Father, I'm sorry, but General Fernando sent us. ”

Simon Almeida suddenly realized the danger, looked at the vast sea, and guessed that General Fernando would never spare him, and the imperial warships may have circled into the bays of the deserted islands in front of them, and they had already set up their cannons, and when the six ships sailed into the sea, they quickly attacked.

At this time, Zhu Hui came over and said: "Mr. Mark, although I don't know what you just said, but now I understand that your master and General Fernando are not going to hunt for treasures, the purpose of both of them is to leave Governor Lavizarles behind and be the first to 'discover' that magical new world. ”

"Will the Japanese let us go?" Mark asked.

Zhu Hui glanced at Father Simon Almeida with disdain, and when he approached Mark, he whispered, "That treasure map should be in your master's hands, as long as you give the treasure map to the Japanese, you should let us go." ”

Knowing that the treasure map had been stolen by Simon Almeida from General Fernando's house, Mark immediately blushed and asked, "Even so, my master and General Fernando are incompatible, and if he returns to General Fernando's battleship with us, won't he be sent to death?" ”

"Don't get excited. Look, Mark, aren't there six big ships? Those ships are all our Ming sailors. Zhu Hui pointed to a ship next to him and continued: "As long as your master is willing to hand over the treasure map to the Japanese, we will all withdraw to this ship, and we can return safely. ”

So, Mark called Felipe over, and the three of them discussed in a low voice, Zhu Hui turned around to look, Chen Blind and the others were still arguing loudly with the Japanese, and still couldn't get Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan back, Qingkong was particularly excited, and sometimes fought with those Japanese ronins, Song He and Zhang Gou'er helped on the side, because there were too many Japanese on the ship, considering the safety of the hostages, they didn't dare to really clash with them.

After a while, Felipe got up and climbed up to the cabin on the third floor to pack his luggage, and Simon Almeida came with Zhu Hui and Mark to persuade him.

Jiro had the support of Father Simon Almeida, and he was extremely arrogant, and still refused to release Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan, at this time, he very much hoped that the priest would come forward to speak, and arrest Cheng Blind and the others and throw them into the sea, so as to save them from continuing to make trouble.

The six Daiseki ships were about to sail into the sea near the isolated island, and Simon Almeida was truly aware of the danger, but he could not say it clearly, so he stood reservedly in the middle of the quarrel, waved his hand at each of them, took out the treasure map, and said in Japanese that everyone could understand: "Please be quiet, please be quiet!" Ladies and gentlemen, this picture reads: Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao donated this huge treasure to God. For several days, I have been deeply repentant that I should not have organized this treasure hunt, and now, I have repented and decided to withdraw, Mr. Jiro Jibe, let's go back. ”

Jiro Jiro didn't expect him to say such a thing, and he was so angry that he wanted to catch Simon Almeida and throw him into the sea.

Simon Almeida held up the treasure map and went on to speak: "This treasure for God has been cast by Madame Wang Cuiqiao: if you want, take it, if you are willing to pay the same price." May I ask Mr. Jiro Jibe, are you willing to pay the same price? ”

"You bastard, if you will regret it, why bother to provoke us to help you!" As he spoke, Jiro Jiro wielded his scimitar, eager to split Father Simon Almeida in half.

"Hehe, Mr. Jibe Jiro, if you dare to threaten me, I will throw this nautical chart into the sea, even if Mr. Bai Haishan is in your hands, if you don't have this map, you will be lost at sea, and you will never find a place to hide treasures." With that, Simon Almeida was ready to tear up the picture.

Jiro Jiro quickly changed his face, stretched out his hand and smiled: "Father, please give me this picture, I will give you a boat, you can go wherever you want." ”

"Is that true?" Simon Almeida asked.

Jiro Jibe pointed to a boat next to him and replied seriously, "Of course, that ship will be given to you." ”

Felipe and Simon Almeida's servants packed the ship's luggage, Jibu Jiro ordered someone to escort Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan up from the bilge, these two old men fell into the hands of the Japanese, never succumbed, they have been abused by them to the point of inhumaneness, seeing Zhu Hui and others come to rescue them, they were so excited that they burst into tears......

At this time, Zhu Hui, Song He, and Zhang Gou'er also came over to comfort the two old men, and Jingkong stepped forward to hold Master's hand, crying and preaching: "Master, let your old man be wronged......

Bai Haishan wiped the tears from his eyes, raised his thumb and praised: "The back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, you descendants are better than Wang Zhi and Xu Hai and others a thousand times, ten thousand times, those treasures will be handed over to you in the future, and I will be blind to death." ”

Worried about the recurrence, Simon Almeida gave the treasure map to Zhu Hui and asked him and Cheng Blind and the others to be sent to the ship first, and when their ship reached a safe sea, Zhu Hui would give the treasure map to Jiro Jiro.

The Japanese ronin surrounded Zhu Hui, Song He, Zhang Gou'er and the clear space, and only then began to let Simon Almeida and Cheng Blind and others change boats, Mark accompanied Felipe, Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan to follow, just as the big ship they changed to change course, General Fernando's two warships suddenly rushed out of the bay of the isolated island, and suddenly the cannon roared in unison, setting off a huge wave several feet high, and the nearest ship sank......

Zhu Hui and the others were mentally prepared, and when the first cannon sounded, they threw the treasure map behind Jiro Jiro, and the group of ronins who surrounded them were also frightened and overwhelmed, and the four brothers fought their way out of the encirclement and jumped into the sea.

The ship suddenly exploded, and Jiro Jiro was also frightened, lying on the ground and picking up the treasure map, and began to be busy commanding the remaining four ships, avoiding the attack of the battleships as much as possible, but the two battleships were very nimble, always kept a certain distance from them, and soon sank another one.

It may be that General Fernando saw that Simon Almeida and the others had fled, and they abandoned the attack on the Japanese fleet and began to pursue in the direction of the Bass Strait.

When the Spaniards' warship was far away, Jiro breathed a sigh of relief, held the treasure map in his hand and laughed to the sky, and continued to hunt for treasure with the remaining three ships.

General Fernando's ship quickly caught up, and when it came within range of the cannons, they found Mark and Felipe standing at the stern of the boat, shaking their clothes and shouting at them.

Just as General Fernando was giving the order to open fire, one of the officers hurriedly stopped him and said, "General, aren't we here to rescue Mr. Felipe?" You see, he and Mr. Mark are out of danger and are beckoning at us. ”

"You know what, it's a Japanese ship, they're still hostages, if you don't sink them, can you save Mr. Felipe?" General Fernando shouted.

"But what if they kill Mr. Felipe? I, I can't afford to be a responsibility. ”

"You useless shit!" General Fernando pushed the officer aside and shouted at the group of Westerners: "Quickly reload the ammunition, fire, fire, fire!" ”

The Westerners noticed that the general was like crazy, and they ran over and kicked each of them, and began to operate the three cannons......

But the officer did not dare to assume such a responsibility, and still followed behind General Fernando, and persuaded: "General, you can't do it, you can't do it!" Mr. Felipe is not only a popular man of the Viceroy of Lavizares, but also a relative of the Viceroy of New Spain, and we have been hiding in the bay and not daring to attack easily, for fear that something will happen to him, as you have just seen, it was our men who took him to the ship in front, and they were heading in the direction of Luzon, and we could not open fire easily. ”

"What? You say Simon Almeida is our man? General Fernando asked angrily.

"Yes, the other day, when I was in service, Archbishop Perez said that he said that Father Priest would never betray the Jesuits......"

Before the officer could finish speaking, General Fernando turned around and waved him in the face, scolding: "Don't I know this priest better than you?" He was the one who colluded with the Japanese ronin to sneak attack Manila! When he raised his hand to beat the officer again, he suddenly noticed that someone had grabbed his arm.

"Do you want to rebel?" General Fernando couldn't believe that his soldiers dared to do this, and when he turned to look, it was Zhu Hui with a smile on his face.

General Fernando's eyes widened in surprise and asked in disbelief, "Y-Why did you come back?" ”

Although Zhu Hui could understand some Western, without Mark as an interpreter, it was still a little difficult to communicate with General Fernando, and he even told these Westerners that the three hostages had all been rescued, and Father Simon Almeida did not betray the Jesuits, but the treasure hunt was too anxious.

At this time, General Fernando's attitude had to be restrained, they caught up with the ship in front, and asked to send Felipe, Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan over, Simon Almeida could not easily comply, not to mention that Felipe was still dreaming of the governor of the magical continent, and he did not easily trust General Fernando, so in this way, the three galleons sailed side by side, arrived at the Batan Islands in the early morning of the next day, hid in the bay and stopped.

Father Simon Almeida understood that if he returned to Manila like this, even if Archbishop Perez trusted him and exonerated him, Governor Lavizares would come to him for trouble, so he came to consult with Cheng Blind about what to do.

Cheng Blind had already copied several nautical charts, and controlled Bai Haishan in his hands, therefore, treasure hunting was the first priority for him, and he was not willing to return to Manila to wait for the Westerners to convict him, he suggested to sail to Taiwan at night, he came forward to reorganize the expedition to go treasure hunting, but Felipe did not do it, and the three began to quarrel......

Just as they were arguing, they suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the cabin, and Simon Almeida immediately became alert and asked, "Who is it?" ”

"Master, it's me."

"Mark, what's the matter with you?"

"There seems to be a storm at sea, maybe we need to take shelter on Batan."

After listening to Mark's report, Simon Almeida opened the hatch, only to find a cold and shining sword against his chest, he was pushed into the cabin by Zhu Hui, Zhang Gou'er and Jingkong got in very quickly, put the steel knife on the neck of Cheng Blind, Song He and Mark guarded the hatch like two door gods.

Felipe yelled bad and collapsed on the floor shivering......

This exclamation attracted several of Cheng's blind men, and someone ran over and asked, "Song Zongqi, what's going on?" ”

Song He smiled and pointed at Mark, and replied, "The master of this foreign devil is cheap, you have to clean him up, clean him up, it's okay, go back and rest." ”

Since Bai Haishan and Xuande Zhenren were still in their hands, at this time, the atmosphere in the cabin was very tense, but Cheng Blind was not timid at all, and asked, "Three strong men, what do you want?" Are you trying to get me to Manila to die? ”

"As long as you let Mr. Felipe go, as well as Master Xuande Zhenren and Old Bai Senior, wherever you go, it has nothing to do with us, otherwise, I will send you to the Western Heavens!" Zhang Gou'er replied sharply.

"Well said!" Cheng Blind smiled slightly and asked, "Are you going to send you to the ship of the Westerners?" ”

Zhu Hui was worried that General Fernando, who had lost the treasure map, would not let Bai Haishan go, so he shook his head and replied: "Opposite is Lanyu in Taiwan, where there are our fishermen from the Ming Dynasty, just send us there." ”

Cheng Blind was happy, and replied very cheerfully: "Just what I want!" ”

At this time, Ximen Almeida and Felipe had nothing to say, Zhu Hui and the others took control of the situation here, took Xuande Zhenren and Bai Haishan into this cabin, and their ship sailed in the direction of Lanyu.

At dawn, General Fernando found that Zhu Hui and the others had run away, and Father Simon Almeida's ship was heading for Taiwan, and immediately set sail in pursuit, seeing that they were preparing to dock on Lanyu Island, he once again ordered his soldiers to set up artillery and sink them.

Suddenly, the exclamations of the soldiers were heard: General, we are surrounded by the Ming army's sailors!