Chapter 34: Soulmates are hard to find

After breakfast, Xiao Lang'er went to the island lord's mansion, the island lord's mansion in Palembang was built brilliantly and majestic, with a high spire, arrow towers at the four corners, tightly defended, and the inside was even wider, with triple gates, and each floor was heavily guarded, of course, mainly female pirates. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing Xiao Lang'er come in, these female pirates all saw his power last night, and were impressed by him, and the pirates guarding the door said to him, "Our pirate king Chen Island Lord is in the back garden, go directly to him!"

Xiao Lang'er walked through the long arcade road, the flowers and plants were dense everywhere, the fragrant wind was blowing, came to the back garden, only heard the sound of Heha, turned the rockery to see, a figure was flying, the posture was graceful, ten golden darts were shot out in his hands, shooting to different directions, three points into the wood, the golden darts did not enter the painted yellow circle, and a dart shot to Xiao Lang'er, as fast as lightning, Xiao Lang'er was caught off guard, had to stretch out his fingers to clamp it, the internal strength was so great, even his fingers were numb, it seems that the martial arts of the Chen Island Lord are very superb, not under himself。

"What a handsome kung fu! It seems that the island owner has a hard time meeting an opponent. Xiao Lang'er flattered, the female pirate king saw Xiao Lang'er coming, and dressed up, a special divine horse, there are two points in my heart, I saw his fists and feet last night, I have a little good feeling, there are really not many people like him who have both looks and ability.

"Shen Gongzi is not bad, there are not many people who can catch my dart, I'm afraid the number of people in the world can come. Seeing him praising his dart, Lord Chen was also very happy, after all, this is his own mastery, under this dart, I don't know how many heroes have been killed.

"Lord Chen is so young that he can command the heroes, he is really a heroine among women, it seems that he is not only strong in martial arts, but also has super leadership, otherwise how can he control so many fierce pirates. ”

"Shen Gongzi is too humble, I don't have any ability, I just inherited the inheritance of my ancestors. Island Master Chen said modestly.

"Could it be that the ancestor of the island owner is a wealthy family here?" Xiao Lang'er was very curious.

"I won't hide it from you, my ancestor is Chen Zuyi, the first to rule this sea area, it was very powerful at that time, there were more than 20,000 pirates, and founded a country in Java, and then Chengzu sent people to exterminate it, my ancestors fled to Palembang Island, and continued to operate here, for more than 200 years, it is also an iron wall, no one dares to offend. Chen Island Master glanced at Xiao Lang'er as he spoke, and Xiao Lang'er sighed in his heart, it seems that this woman is very smart, does she know her intention.

"Of course, as long as there is no malice, you can be friends, you can come happily and leave happily. Island Master Chen said kindly.

"I can't imagine that the ancestor of Island Master Chen is so famous, it's really disrespectful!"

Xiao Lang'er boasted.

"I take the liberty of asking, the owner of the island is so young and beautiful, I don't know if he has ever been married?" Xiao Lang'er suddenly felt a little stupid when he asked this sentence.

"There are too few men in this world who can get into my eyes, and my requirements are not high, that is, I can be all-round in civil and military affairs, martial arts can beat me, and literature must be able to beat me, otherwise I will not look at him squarely. Chen Daozhu opened his beautiful eyes and looked ahead, as if he wanted to see through all the men.

There was a guqin in the stone pavilion in front of him, and Xiao Lang'er said, "I'll play the piano for the island owner, how about the island master dance the sword?"

"I didn't expect Leader Shen to be able to play the piano, there is such a Yaxing, okay!" Chen Island Master pulled out a sharp sword, and the cold light flickered.

"Good sword!" Xiao Lang'er praised, said caressing the strings, making a crisp sound, pleasant to the ear, at first the sound of the piano was low, as if the small spring was dripping in the mountains, slowly becoming agitated, like a stream running through the mountains, sometimes the sound of the piano became whimpering, as if blocked by the mountain rocks, and then it became a high-pitched sound, as if rushing out of the canyon, and soon the momentum was impassioned, like a galloping horse, converging into a huge torrent into the sea, a cheerful sound came, the waves caressed the beach, the blue sky and blue sea, particularly open, and suddenly turned fierce, the little waves quickly plucked the strings, stirring out a noisy and chaotic soul's music, like thousands of waves, thousands of troops rushed in, a small boat swayed and struggled in the sea, still not sinking, and finally the music returned to calm, and Xiao Lang'er's fingers slid out a long aftertaste.

Island Master Chen was so immersed in the sound of his piano that he forgot to dance his sword, and even the female pirate guards around him suddenly fell into a dream.

"Towering mountains, oceans and seas, vast seas, waterfalls and rocks, like galloping horses, long aftertaste, I didn't expect Shen's piano skills to be so superb. Island Master Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of joy.

"I just confide my heart through the sound of the piano, and when I play the piano, I unconsciously integrate my own experience and feelings into it, so that the owner of the island laughs, and his subordinates retire!"

"Island owner, there are merchant ships infested fifty nautical miles from our island, do you want to intercept them?" a female leader came to report.

"This is a good opportunity, Leader Shen, it's up to you, give you ten clippers, twenty people each. Island Master Chen looked at Shen Lang with trust, maybe in her heart, she wanted to continuously improve his status, and took out the tune and handed the token to Xiao Lang'er.

"Thank you for the island lord's trust, I'll go and prepare!" Xiao Lang'er quickly stepped out of the island lord's mansion and walked towards the port.

There were hundreds of warships staying in the harbor, there were huge ships, there were small boats, Xiao Lang'er chose ten eagle boats, the speed was fast, so he could catch up with the caravan, ordered his subordinates to set sail and rocked the oars, and the eagle ships quickly sailed out of the dock and chased in the direction of the caravan.

Chen Island Lord watched the fleet leave from afar, and a feeling slowly occupied in her heart, this feeling tied her heart, and finally met a person who matched her with her appearance and martial arts ability, and the person next to her said, "Sister, are you worried that he won't be able to come back? I've been watching him for so long!" "Dead girl, what nonsense? I'll take a fancy to him!" "My sister seems to be blushing, I said it, I said it right, I said earlier, there will be someone from afar, who is here to surrender you." He grinned and ran away. "This ghost girl can understand my heart!"

Xiao Lang'er chased for two hours, and finally saw the caravan, the ship fluttered like a foreign flag, as if it was a Portuguese East India Company ship, the sailors on the merchant ship saw the eagle ship that was moving very fast, and shouted loudly, there are pirates! One by one, they pulled out their weapons to defend, because this ship was a merchant ship, and it was a Portuguese merchant ship, generally no one dared to rob it, it was rampant in Indian waters, and it also occupied some areas of Malaya, if anyone did not have long eyes to plunder the Portuguese merchant ships, it would bring cruel retaliation, but now there are only two or three cannons on board, which is useless at all.

Ten eagle ships approached one after another, surrounding two merchant ships, which were carrying two thousand tons of cargo, and they did not know what cargo they were carrying? The pirates used their hooks one after another, pulled the rope and flew up, the pirates were like wolves into the flock, and killed a lot of sailors at once, and forced the remaining sailors into a corner, Xiao Lang'er jumped on the mast, found the captain, drew his sword twice and knocked the captain to the ground, and took control of the merchant ship, several pirates went down to the cabin to check, it was full of goods, there were furs, tin foil, tea, tobacco, spices, etc., and thousands of gold coins were found in the captain's room, and the pirates cheered happily, and the gold coins rattled in their hands, and now there was a big harvest, and the owner of the island would reward a lot。

Xiao Lang'er ordered them to sail the ship to Palembang, and the captains of the two merchant ships had no choice but to sail the merchant ship to Palembang, saving their lives first, and then making money later.

When they saw ten eagle ships holding two huge merchant ships, the crowd in the harbor stood up, raised their fists and shook their swords and guns, and praised the pirate who had completed the mission, and each of the pirates who participated in the mission was proud. Immediately, a convoy of slaves came to unload the goods and unload them into the storehouse, while the gold and silver coins were transported to the treasure room of the island's mansion, where they were counted by the financial personnel.

This time the income is very rich, converted into silver, about 700,000 taels of silver, Xiao Lang'er and the pirates he led have made great contributions, and the leader of the merit will make a note to each person, and they can go to the finance department to receive the reward tonight.

The captive sailors and captains were temporarily imprisoned, and if they had money, they could write to their families and ask for money to buy them, and if they didn't, they would be slaves on the island.

At the island's mansion, the island lord Chen gathered hundreds of chieftains to confuse, and learned that this time it was the ships of the Portuguese East India Company that were robbed, and their strength was very strong, and if there was a conflict, the consequences would be serious.

"Brothers, this time we have gained a lot, but we are also facing a crisis, we have offended a behemoth this time, it is the Portuguese fleet that crosses the ocean, since we have offended, we are not afraid, we must be prepared to wipe out the fleet that may come, so everyone has to come up with a way, anticipate the enemy's plan first, and catch them off guard, I don't know what suggestions you have?"

The poisonous dragon took the lead and said, "It doesn't matter how many people he comes, we will fight with him, so that they will not come back." ”

"Sister Long is reasonable, but as far as we know, Portugal's strength is not trivial, it is said that there are thousands of ships, more than 20,000 armed men, and ships and ships are well artillery, as long as 200 ships are enough for us to drink a pot, let's think of a complete solution." Black Yarn said gloomily.

Xiao Lang'er shut up and didn't speak, he didn't expect the situation to become so severe, this scourge was also caused by himself, he originally wanted to rebel against Palembang and become his own arm, but he didn't expect to annoy the Portuguese, and the Portuguese would not bear it, they belonged to the kind of people who would be retribution, and they had to find a way to solve it, and a week later, they would gather a fleet in a port in India, estimated to have two or three hundred ships, and the outcome would be unpredictable, and the most important thing was not to let Palembang lose too much.

"Leader Shen, what do you mean?" said Island Master Chen's voice interrupting Xiao Lang'er's thoughts.

Xiao Lang'er pondered for a while, and immediately said, "Let's salute first and then soldiers, negotiate first, and then fight if we can't get along, once we start a war with a country, our losses will be a lot, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory, and we will be annihilated in the end, because we don't have a strong backing, we will lose one if we defeat one, and Portugal has strong economic support, and there are many colonies, which can provide a steady stream of financial support and military support." Xiao Lang'er talked eloquently, and everyone's faces became solemn, and it was indeed as Xiao Lang'er analyzed, if there was a war with Portugal, it would be devastating.

"Of course, I estimate that Portugal will not invade on a large scale, probably send more than a hundred warships to make a show, and they don't want to weaken their power in the South Seas, otherwise they will be attacked by other countries, my opinion, if the enemy comes, you can negotiate first, the bottom line of the negotiation is that we can return the ships and sailors to them, but we have to leave the goods and save some face for both sides, otherwise we will break up, what do you think?" Xiao Lang'er looked at Island Master Chen, and Island Master Chen's beautiful eyes glanced at Xiao Lang'er, and he didn't expect this kid to be so strategic.

"I see that everyone will act according to the advice of Leader Shen, Leader Shen is far-sighted, for the sake of our Palembang, and when the enemy ships arrive, send people to negotiate, tell them our bottom line, the poisonous dragon will find a good negotiator, and Heisha will now send a patrol fleet to pay close attention to the movements of Portugal. Yuan Chi led everyone to train, Fu Min took care of logistics, organized men and horses to repair the city wall, and repaired two more forts. Island Master Chen watched his subordinates give orders one by one.

"Subordinates obey orders!" said that everyone went to arrange, prepare for the inspection of the patrol, and drill the drill.

Xiao Lang'er was about to leave, only to hear Island Master Chen say, "Leader Shen, I still have important matters to discuss, you stay for the time being." Xiao Lang'er was happy in her heart, Xiao Yu'er was about to take the bait. Some leaders heard it, showing a look of jealousy, many leaders have coveted the master of Chen Island for a long time, but they only blame themselves for the gap in all aspects, at this time they heard that they wanted to leave Xiao Lang'er behind, and knew that they had a good impression of him, so they felt uncomfortable one by one, who called themselves too ugly, and not as capable as the other party, they would pat themselves, and they left with jealousy and hatred.

"You go upstairs with me, I want to practice calligraphy during this time, and there are some things that I don't understand. "The owner of the island Chen said and took Xiao Lang'er to the third floor of the island owner's mansion, a very spacious place, the decoration inside is very exquisite, bursts of fragrance are coming, as soon as he enters the door, there are two budgies, shouting loudly, welcome home, Sister Jiaojiao!