A muffled thunder sounded from outside the sky, and the rain outside suddenly became heavier, and the sky and the earth were white.

In the dimly lit room, Fang Yue and Ren Junlin sat opposite each other.

Fang Yue wanted to open the window, but the rain suddenly became heavier, and the rain fell straight from the window to the house, so he had to close the window again.

"After listening to your advice, I have been paying attention to the movements of the Haikou in the East China Sea on the sea, and recently I heard the news that they do have the possibility of attacking the county seat of Ping'an County."

Ren Junlin's expression was serious, and they, the merchants who ran the sea transportation, would be more or less implicated in Haikou.

Except for a small number of people who have lost their conscience and have direct collusion with the pirates, selling stolen goods and purchasing daily necessities for the pirates, as well as providing intelligence.

In most cases, it was a last resort to pay some protection money to the sea pirates along the route, in exchange for the safety of the merchant ships at sea and not from harassment and plunder.

But the sea is different from the land, the whereabouts of the pirates are uncertain, although some of the pirates will divide the sphere of influence, but they can't stand some small pirates running around, and you have nothing to do with them in the vast sea.

Therefore, after paying the protection fee, the merchant ship is not necessarily safe at sea.

Once the cargo of a merchant ship is hijacked by the pirates, the merchants have to find some middlemen who can eat both black and white, and find the pirates to ransom the goods of the hijacked ships and the people on board.

This back and forth, these shipping merchants are involved with the Haikou, and the internal news of the Haikou can occasionally be heard.

Ren is one of the few shipping merchants in Ping'an County, who used to sell rare timber mainly by sea, and then gradually turned to medicinal materials, and then tried to open their own medicine shop.

After Fang Yue learned the information about Haikou's possible siege of the city from the nightmare, in addition to going to the county government to report it, he also informed Ren Junlin, a classmate and friend from his childhood, and asked him to help him find out the specific news of Haikou through the door of the Ren family.

Now that the Ren family has hurriedly moved back to Yutou Town, they realize that something is wrong.

Fang Yue said: "I don't know what the scale of Haikou is? In addition, is the county government ready and has it reported to the authorities? ”

Since the Ren family slipped away, it means that the scale of Haikou this time will not be small, and there is no confidence in whether the county can hold the county seat, so this time it must be reported and reinforcements are transferred from outside.

Sure enough, Ren Junlin said: "I can't find out the specific news, but we have gathered several sea bandits on the islands near the coast of Baiquan Mansion, and even the legendary East China Sea Sea Sea Kou King has come, and the number of sea robbers is only more than 10,000 people."

Ren Junlin was worried in his heart, so many pirates, relying only on the county seat of Ping'an County's own troops, could not hold it at all, once the pirates broke the city, they would inevitably be sacked, and they would suffer heavy losses as big families in the city.

"After hearing the news, my father contacted other big families in the city and made a message to Huzhi County, asking the county lord to report to the city and transfer reinforcements. Hu Zhixian agreed on the spot. ”

Fang Yue breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good to report it, I'm afraid that those officials will not take Haikou seriously." As long as we pay attention to it, with the strength of our entire Baiquan Mansion, we will not be afraid of those pirates. ”

The imperial court stationed in Baiquan Mansion has no less than tens of thousands of troops, and as long as they are prepared, they can still hold it.

Even if the main general with the troops is brave enough, it is not impossible to kill the invading pirates without leaving a piece of armor.

Ren Junlin obviously felt the same way, so although he was worried, it was also out of the prudence of the merchants.

In fact, I still feel that if I find out the news in advance, there is a great hope that the county will hold on.

In his thoughts, even if tens of thousands of pirates all come to attack Ping'an County, with the county city wall, they can resist for a while, as long as the reinforcements arrive, the pirates who come ashore will be the turtle in the urn.

Of course, the troops in Ping'an County are still too weak, and it is possible that they were accidentally captured without waiting for reinforcements.

Considering this risk, the Ren family temporarily moved back to Yutou Town, and then returned to the county seat when this wave of limelight passed.

On this side of Yutou Town, it is remote, but it is also relatively safe, and there are mountains to hide behind.

The two didn't expect that the reinforcements they expected did not exist at all, and this time Haikou was not only here to make money, but also wanted the lives of the people in Ping'an County.

Fang Yue asked again, "Is there any news of the imperial court sailors?" It stands to reason that these pirates are usually in the vast sea, and it is not easy to catch them, but now that they have gathered on the offshore islands, why don't they see the imperial court sailors dispatched? ”

This is in private, Ren Junlin couldn't help but complain: "Don't mention these bastards, they usually eat and take cards at various passes, but when they are needed here, they disappear, and they don't know where to hide at all."

Speaking of the imperial court sailors, Ren Junlin was not angry, they were maritime merchants, originally to rely on the protection of the sailors, but as a result, these people usually accept their property offerings, but they don't see anyone at the critical moment, so Ren Junlin can't be dissatisfied.

Fang Yue frowned, even if the imperial court sailor was incompetent, it was also the imperial court sailor, and the relationship with Haikou was that of a cat and a mouse.

Now the Haikou are about to block the door, but the court sailor is gone, which is strange.

Haikou's existence, the other party said that it was like a fish in his throat and a man's back, which caused a large part of his energy to be involved now.

He just wants to build a big workshop in Yutou Town now, and he is afraid that before it takes shape, he will let Haikou come to the door and ruin everything.

If the Imperial Court Sailors were powerful enough to exterminate or drive away these East China Sea pirates entrenched in the offshore islands of Baiquan Mansion now, Fang Yue would be able to start his "Workshop Plan" as soon as possible. ”

Build a workshop and earn money, whether it is harvesting merit points or buying martial arts cheats, it can be easy.

……

The topic of Haikou is over here, in fact, Ren Junlin specially rushed over to find Fang Yue in the rain, not just to talk about Haikou affairs.

He took out a cloth bag from his arms and said with a smile: "I heard that you have been buying martial arts cheats everywhere recently, I have a few copies here, can you see what price it is worth?"

Fang Yue took the cloth bag with some surprise, untied it and saw that there were four martial arts cheats inside.

Look at the big characters on the cover, they are "Huoyun Gong", "Flame Palm", "Fire Xingshu" and "Fire Iron Body".

This is actually a complete set, including all the internal strength, palm method, light work, and hard work.

Ren Junlin said: "I can't study literature, so I barely passed the exam as a child." Later, for a while, I was interested in martial arts. My father helped me to invite a famous martial arts teacher to teach, and he also spent a lot of money to buy this set of martial arts cheats from a disciple of a broken sect.

Of course, I didn't practice martial arts later, and this set of martial arts cheats was put on the shelf.

When I returned to the town from the county, I happened to hear someone say that you were buying martial arts cheats, so I simply brought them to you. ”

Fang Yue couldn't put down these four martial arts cheats, these happened to be what he was lacking at the moment, but he still shook his head and said: "These four martial arts cheats are a complete set, the internal skills are complete, the price is only a few hundred gold, I can't afford to pay the price now."

Ren Junlin said: "It's useless to keep these martial arts cheats, stay in the study and eat ashes, I brought them here, I just want to give them to you." ”

When Fang Yue heard him say this, he was not hypocritical, and said with a smile: "Since you are generous, I will not be polite to you." I really need these martial arts cheats right now. But you came here in the rain, probably not specifically to send these cheats. Tell me, but what do you need my help with? ”

Ren Junlin coughed twice and said, "It's not my dad yet, you have to force me to run in the rain, I said that I can't wait for the rain to stop, I'm anxious." ”

"Master Ren wants to find me? I don't know why? ”

"It's my sixth mother who has had a problem recently and has lost her soul."