69. But grudges. Heroes have fallen
How can the two of them forget the lingering words of the bone erosion ** on the sea? Quietly looking at the lover who had faded away, although the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed and kind, Su Quan felt that the other party was more steady, no longer so impulsive, and a taste of a mature man came to his face.
"Hong Antong finally died in your hands, is this a big revenge?" Su Quan's gorgeous face was calm, and she didn't answer the other party's greeting, but asked rhetorically.
Liu Meng nodded, then shook his head again, looked up at the gradually covering night, and said in a deep voice, "I want to go to Snake Island." Casually untying Su Quan's sealed acupoint, Liu Meng pulled up the other party's tender jade hand and said seriously: "I need you to lead the way, okay?" ”
After calling Wei Xiaobao, the two discussed, and then ordered someone to find a body bag to pack Hong Antong's body, and then asked Xuanzhen Daochang to take everyone to the stronghold in the mountains first, Liu Meng took Wei Xiaobao and Shuang'er to share a big car, turned to the south, and after getting out of the possible tracking of the Qing soldiers, he turned to the east, preparing to go to Laizhou to hire a boat to go to sea, and go to Snake Island to set up a mourning hall to worship the martyrs of the Wuyue Sword Sect.
When Shuang'er was out of Yanjing City, he was frightened by the sound of the Qing soldiers shelling the Earl's Palace, coupled with the inconvenience of the woman every month, she had a little low-grade fever, and she had been lying in the car and recuperating in a groggy state. At the moment, Su Quan was responsible for taking care of Shuang'er in the car, and the brothers Liu Meng and Wei Xiaobao sat on the wheel to catch the car, and agreed with Gao Yanchao to meet in Laizhou and move freely along the road to the south.
The brothers had silver tickets on them, and when they arrived at the market, they made a big purchase of a large cart and set it up comfortably, and bought an extra mule, some dry food and drink, and then like a caravan in the movie, they carried the woman on a leisurely journey.
After a while, when he came to Laizhou Port, Liu Meng found a boatman who was familiar with the dock, hired a fast boat at a high price to prepare to go to sea, and invited a master who was good at handling worship and worship, and gave silver to purchase the corresponding things for the construction of the mourning hall. I took the time to go to the small cliff near the sea three miles south of the port, which is now called "insecticidal platform" by the locals.
Two years have passed, and the insecticidal station has long since regained its former quietness, when the cleared weeds have grown wildly, and the wind has been blowing and dancing, as if singing the praises of the blood and loyal souls sprinkled here.
Liu Meng walked to the top of the cliff that he had fallen into the sea, stood stunned for a while, drew his sword to clear out an open space, brought out the wine and food in the food box, lit the pillar incense, knelt there and looked at the barren grass around him, and couldn't stop crying with sadness for a while.
Senior Uncle, Senior Brother, Senior Brother Feng, as well as Cong Busheng and Hui Lin and other senior brothers and sisters, each of them appeared in front of him one by one, as if he was still here, fighting bravely with the enemy.
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The hired sail fishing boat sailed extremely fast, and under Su Quan's guidance, it arrived at Snake Island in two days. Carefully avoid the reef on the edge of the island, and when you get to Snake Island, you can see that the trees on it are scorched, and the rubble and remnants can be seen everywhere, all of which are traces left after being bombarded by artillery at that time.
The bombardment was followed by a fire, and the snakes on the island were almost completely burned, and the road was full of charred bones. The group of snakes that were enshrined as sacred objects in the sect in the past are now ending up like this, Su Quan inevitably feels a little emotional, and Liu Meng and Wei Xiaobao feel very happy, and their hearts are relieved.
Wei Xiaobao was once forced to come to Snake Island, and along the way, he explained the original layout of the island from time to time, and occasionally asked Su Quan for confirmation. When I arrived at the original lobby, I saw the broken walls and remnants, and the continuous bamboo house hall was all gone, and I couldn't help but dance with my eyebrows, boasting of my merits to Liu Meng.
According to Liu Meng's instructions, the hired people chose a flat place here, unloaded and moved everything they brought on the ship, and erected a mourning hall. Liu Meng changed into sackcloth, wore filial piety on his head, held the tablet engraved with the Wuyue Sword Sect to the hall, and transported Hong Antong's corpse, cut off the head with his own hands, sacrificed it in front of the hall, and then cried and bowed.
The sect's blood feud has finally come to fruition, and the next thing Liu Meng has to think about is how to complete the task as soon as possible so as to end this sad scene world.
Fortunately, with the help of Wei Xiaobao, the last "Forty-two Chapters Sutra" was also obtained from Wu Sangui, and the broken sheepskin Liu Meng hidden in the cover was put away, and after waiting for the wind to loosen up a little, he sneaked back to Yanjing City again, went to the inn in Qianchuanzi Hutong, took out the broken sheepskin of the first few parts together, and spelled out a complete treasure map.
After sailing through the waves and coming out of Snake Island on a fishing boat, Liu Meng's whole person was much more relaxed, looking at the blue sea and blue sky, holding Su Quan's warm fragrant nephrite body, and making jokes with Wei Xiaobao Shuang'er on the other side from time to time, just hoping that the boat would drive slower and stay away from those rivers and lakes vendettas and family and country disputes.
Unfortunately, a cannon shot broke the warm atmosphere, and I saw that on the sea in the distance, two ships were chasing and rushing towards them. The one behind was larger, and it was chasing and firing guns at the same time, but it was all driving at high speed, splashing water and splashing, and it was difficult to hit at all.
In addition to Wei Xiaobao, Liu Meng, Su Quan, and Shuang'er all have martial arts, and the four of them don't know how many dangers they have experienced, so they are not afraid at the moment, but let the boatman speed up, wipe the left sideline to meet it, and see who the gunboat is fighting.
Wei Xiaobao's eyes were the sharpest, and he first spotted the familiar figure on the clipper in front of him, and couldn't help shouting: "It's Master!" Hey? There is also one who seems to be Zheng Keshuang. After a while, when they got closer, Liu Meng also recognized a few people on the clipper boat opposite, who were Chen Jinnan, the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, Qian Laoben and others, and the guards of the Yanping County Royal Mansion in Taiwan were also on board.
The gunboats behind are sharp, and they can't get any advantage at sea. Liu Meng immediately ordered the boatman to wave the flag, and after contacting the clipper, they turned left and rushed to a nearby island, wanting to abandon the ship and go ashore, so as not to be hit by the cannon and sink into the sea.
The island was very close, and in the time of a pillar of incense, the two boats all washed ashore and ran aground, and the big guy shouted and jumped down. Liu Meng had the best light skills, so he naturally took Wei Xiaobao with him and hid behind the boulders on the island with Su Quanshuang'er. And Chen Jinnan and others also ran over, and a girl with a graceful figure and extremely beautiful appearance was also among them, Liu Meng was also overjoyed when he saw it, it turned out to be Ake.
informed each other of the recent situation, and when they talked about being chased by gunboats, it turned out that Shi Lang was patrolling with the Qing court sailors and met a ship flying the flag of the Zheng family in Taiwan, so they naturally chased after each other. Without saying a word, the gunboat lowered its five small boats and rushed towards the island with dozens of soldiers, led by a burly general, who commanded the soldiers to line up in a horizontal column and bend their bows and fire a volley together. It's just that the boulder is towering, and the distance is far away, and the arrow is already powerless after it flies, and it doesn't cause damage to everyone at all.
Chen Jinnan shouted: "Everyone, pay attention, Brother Feng, Brother Liu, as long as we hold here, they won't be able to come up." Liu Meng agreed, and together with Feng Xifan, who had a white face and a black beard, each with a long sword guarded the passage from the boulder, waiting for the Qing soldiers below to attack.
Feng Xifan shouted below: "Shi Lang! You shameless Han Annihilation, if you have the courage, come up and fight me to the death! ”
Sure enough, it's the plot of the all-you-can-eat island. Liu Meng carefully looked at Shi Lang below, this is a general who subdued Taiwan, and he also occupies a certain position in the history books. Seeing that he was unmoved, he laughed and said: "Chen Junshi, Captain Feng, the two of you have superb martial arts, and you are extremely admired below, as the saying goes, those who know the times are Junjie, so the two of you should take Zheng Gongzi down and surrender together." ”
Feng Xifan and the others here naturally scolded and scolded, Chen Jinnan was cautious, and frowned after seeing the other party's actions, and said, "How did they drive the boat back?" Yes, this is to bring the soldiers back to the big ship. ”
Zheng Keshuang, who had been shrinking back with a pale face, exclaimed: "What? Do they still have to transport troops? How can this be born? Master Feng, Master Chen, come up with an idea. Wei Xiaobao grinned and said, "What is there to be afraid of, anyway, what they want is you, if the big guy can't beat it, he just has to sacrifice you." ”
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Keshuang's face turned even paler, and Chen Jinnan scolded in a low voice: "Xiaobao Hugh is talking nonsense!" Then he said to Feng Xifan, Liu Meng and the others: "While the Tartar reinforcements below have not yet arrived, everyone rushes down together, Brother Feng, you and I have joined forces, and we must capture Shi Lang as soon as possible, so as to force the other party's big ship to leave and give the big guy a way out." ”
After finishing speaking, everyone shouted in unison and rushed down with weapons together. Needless to say, Chen Jinnan and Feng Xifan, Qian Laoben and several other subordinates of the Heaven and Earth Society and the guards of the Yanping County Palace, are also skilled, and those ordinary soldiers are opponents, and they are all rushed to pieces. Especially with Liu Meng's humanoid killer weapon, he used his superb body technique, and every flash was a human life reimbursement, and the seventy or eighty soldiers below were quickly defeated, and their legs and feet quickly turned around and fled into the sea, relying on the water surname to swim in the direction of the big ship.
When Liu Meng came back with everyone, Shi Lang had been restrained by Chen Jinnan and was talking about something. In the original book, it was here that Chen Jinnan was killed by the despicable and shameless villain Zheng Keshuang due to carelessness. Now that he is present, can he save this somewhat pedantic hero?
Logically speaking, he is Wei Xiaobao's master, and he is also close to himself, and it is natural to save him. But he is also Taiwan's military advisor and the chief helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Society, if he is allowed to live, will it change the direction of history in the future? Will Shi Lang succeed in recovering Taiwan and coastal islands in the future? Will the situation of China's great reunification change as a result?
Without waiting for Liu Meng to hesitate to make a decision, he saw Shi Lang suddenly run wildly, everyone was stunned, and suddenly there was an exclamation, Zheng Keshuang retreated violently, and Chen Jinnan was already with a bright sword behind his back.