Chapter Sixty-Six: The Widows
In the second half of the night, the sea breeze suddenly rose, the waves were surging, and the tower dived towards Rainbow Island alone, although the wind and waves were fast, but he was full of interest, and the person who dared to fight the wind and waves was the real man. After a cup of tea, the terrain gradually rose, and after diving for more than ten feet, his feet were already in the sand, and he surfaced to see that he was in a dark cave.
The tower swam deeper into the cave, crisscrossed like a labyrinth of narrow waterways, full of reefs, and countless small holes hidden in the cave, and no one dared to guarantee that there would be no ambush inside. After swimming two or three miles, the line of sight suddenly opened up, a small port appeared in front of me, and dozens of small boats were lined up and docked on the shore.
"The location here is hidden, the terrain is complex, if the sailors rashly attack, there will definitely be a lot of casualties, fortunately they were discovered, this trip was not in vain." The tower was very happy, this was his first mission since he went to sea, and although he didn't believe in any luck, he also hoped for a good start. He dived underwater and checked from beginning to end, and found that only a few of the pirates were scattered and hidden in the boat, and the others probably went to sleep on the island.
The tower quietly came to the side of a widow, only to see him holding a knife in both hands, his ears trembling slightly, he should be listening carefully to the movements around him, the arrow under his feet has been wound, and he can fire it as soon as there is any wind and grass. Tie Ta rubbed his hands lightly on his neck, only to hear a crisp sound of "click", and the guy fainted without a sound, and his neck joint had been dislocated.
"It's too unbeaten." The tower shook his head and threw him ashore, then dived towards the next target, and without much effort he had eliminated all six widows, lying on the shore unconscious like dead pigs. He got to the bottom of the boat and used a horn to top it, and the boat suddenly broke a big hole, and the sea water poured into the cabin "with a bang", and in a short time a shallow layer of water accumulated, and at this rate, it was estimated that it would sink in a quarter of an hour, and such a long time was enough for him to do a lot of things. The tower did the same, and put all the ships in a hole, and the absence of a ship at sea is like a poisonous snake losing its fangs, and these pirates can only be captured.
The tower went ashore and walked along the harbor, and after touching the road of Rich, he came out of the cave, the low terrain suddenly turned high, and the undulating mountains were covered with thorns and trees, and although the sky was cloudy, and the forest could not see his five fingers, he still made a great discovery.
Hidden in the dense bushes was a cave, and two would-be pirates were lying in ambush in the grass, most likely their base camp, which made the tower overjoyed and quietly touched to stun them, when the pirates spoke.
"How many people did you kill when you robbed that Ming merchant ship yesterday?"
"I killed three, what about you?"
"Then you are less than me, I killed five." He smirked.
"Don't be too happy, next time we'll compete to see who can kill more." The other was unconvinced.
It stands to reason that a man like him, who has experienced all kinds of bloody massacres on the grassland, will not have mercy on the enemy, but the tower has always believed that human beings are the spirit of all things, with thoughts and consciences, how can they be compared with beasts such as lions and hyenas? Now it seems that he was wrong, and he was very wrong, the ferocity of the Japanese is beyond the reach of even the hyenas known for their ferocity, at least the second African brother will not kill indiscriminately when he is full, but they take pleasure in killing, and a group of animals who eat people and do not spit out bones to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, they are really pedantic, no! It's just stupid.
In fact, it is no wonder that Tie Ta, he received a traditional Confucian education from Lao Ma, paying attention to "governing people with benevolence, treating people with sincerity, and convincing people with virtue", these truths have been deeply engraved in his mind. For most of the six months in Wudang Mountain, every day I came into contact with people who had attained the Tao, and what I heard was either compassion or helping the world to save people, and this kind of thinking was even more deep-rooted. Whether it is a person or a worker, the tower uses this as a standard to measure himself, the previous six widows, including the two in front of him, he did not intend to kill the killer, he only hoped that one day they could rein in the precipice and wake up.
"Iron Tower, Iron Tower, you are so naΓ―ve, jackals are born to eat people, how can you suddenly change your temperament? These widows are out-and-out white-eyed wolves, but you are still stupidly in front of Mr. Dongguo. Or is the master visionary, he has long reminded himself that to eliminate evil is to do good, why do you suddenly forget everything? What's the use of reading more sages? If you can't be different from each person, treat it flexibly, and just blindly be a good person, not only will you not solve the problem, but you will also hurt more innocent people. The more he thought about it, the more ashamed he became, and he secretly swore in his heart: "From now on, I will never allow myself to make the same mistake again." β
Unloaded the burden of thoughts, the tower felt relaxed and high-spirited, strode over and patted the two on the shoulder.
The wolf was taken aback, and without looking back, he quickly drew his knife and slashed back, but unexpectedly slashed into the air. The two turned around vigilantly, but they didn't see anyone, only a buffalo standing behind them, which made them very happy, and said with a cruel smile: "Haha! After eating salted fish and bacon for so long, I can finally eat fresh beef today. β
"Don't think about beef, let's go eat soil!" The tower stepped up, grabbed the heads of the two with both hands and bumped into each other, only to hear a crisp sound of "bang", as if it had smashed two watermelons. He threw the two bodies into the grass and walked into the cave unhurriedly. The cave is very spacious, and the Japanese are sleeping with knives back to back in their arms, and it is estimated that there are two or three hundred people densely, although there are many people, they do not make a single sound, which shows that their military quality is quite good.
In the corner to the left of the cave entrance is a thick layer of hay, piled with rice, salted fish, bacon, ham and other food, and there are more than a dozen half-human-high wooden barrels, both white and brown, next to it. When the tower opened the lid and smelled it, the white barrel was filled with fresh water, and the brown barrel was filled with liquor.
"These guys really know how to enjoy themselves, but they won't have a chance to drink in the future." The tower sneered.
At the end of the cave is a secret room separated by stones, which is full of gold and silver, pearl porcelain, looking at the style and pattern of porcelain, it is clear that they are all made in China.
"I'll serve you a pot today." The tower took out all the fresh water and poured it out, then poured the liquor on the grain, picked up a handful of hay and rubbed it, a wisp of green smoke rose from between his fingers, and then sparks burst out. The tower threw the flames in a haystack, and with the help of liquor, the fire spread rapidly. At this time, God also came out to help, and the fierce sea breeze poured into the cave, and the fire became more and more uncontrollable, and soon the whole cave was plunged into a sea of fire.
Standing outside the cave, listening to the screams of ghosts and wolves howling inside, Tie Ta felt an indescribable joy in his heart, although God has the virtue of a good life, but they are all heinous bad people, only in this way can more innocent lives be saved.
In a flash of fire, a widow burst out of the hole and rolled on the ground a few times to extinguish the fire. Immediately afterwards, twenty or thirty more people rushed out, their clothes and hair were all on fire, and their faces were scorched and embarrassed.
The person who came out first was none other than Yamamoto, the leader of the Japanese who ordered the release of arrows during the day. "Yaga, did you set the fire?" He asked through gritted teeth.
Iron Tower sneered, "Looks like you're not too stupid. β
"I'm going to kill you!" Yamamoto rushed towards the tower with his sword in both hands, and shouted, "Whirlwind Slash!" A swift burst of qi through the air, and even the ground was split into a crack half a foot deep.
"Kill me? It depends on how many pounds you have. The tower flashed sideways, shook its head, and the hard horns hit him in the ribs.
"Ahh Yamamoto screamed and flew up four or five feet high, and then fell heavily to the ground.
This is the first time in the life of the tower to fight with humans, he also wants to see how powerful these self-proclaimed high-level creatures are, so he is a little conservative, and only uses one success, otherwise Yamamoto would have died on the spot, and now it seems that their strength is much stronger than that of lions, but it is still difficult to threaten themselves.
Yamamoto lay on the ground with a disgraced face, muttering to himself, "How is it possible that I am the best samurai in Fuso, or the head of the Ten Great Shinobi, but I am only one of his generals?" Chinese kung fu is truly unfathomable. A stream of blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fell to the ground and stopped moving.
The other would-be wouldn't stand there in a daze at first, and then they scattered in fright, only hating their father and mother for having two legs missing, and even Yamamoto-sama was no match for this buffalo, so wouldn't he be looking for death if he went up by himself?
The tower didn't bother to chase after it, there was nothing on the island, and sooner or later they were all dead. In fact, what is the difference between chasing and not chasing? Even the tower himself did not expect that the thunderous blow just now had left an indelible shadow in their hearts, and a month later these people died one after another, and the curious doctor opened the corpse to see that the cause of death was a ruptured gallbladder, which means that they were all scared to death, of course, these are all later words.
When the tower came to the port, it was just right, all the boats had sunk, and as for the few widows, they were still unconscious. "If you're lucky, I'll spare your dog's life today, but you don't even want to stand up in the future." These people's neck joints have been dislocated, and of course the tower will not help them recover, and the meridians will die after a long time.
Back to the treasure ship, the sky was just slightly bright, Zheng He and the tower stood on the bow of the ship and watched the rainbow island, the island in the morning light is particularly beautiful today.
Twenty or thirty would-be robbers came out of the woods, kneeling on the beach, each holding a pair of white trousers with a branch in his hand and begging for surrender.
Zheng He led 200 sailors to the island, and first moved all the gold and silver treasures in the cave back to the treasure ship, which are the wealth of the Chinese people, and today they can finally be returned to their original owners.
The Wako knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Let's surrender, spare us!" β
"We, Huaxia, are magnanimous and treat the captives preferentially, and go back to tell your shogun, from now on, you are not allowed to come to Rainbow Island again, nor are you allowed to rob the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise you will be completely wiped out." Zheng He warned them harshly.
"We know, and we won't dare again."
"Give them a dinghy." Zheng He ordered.
The pirates happily came to the seashore and were dumbfounded when they saw that there was nothing to eat except a bucket of fresh water.
"Not leaving?" Tower's eyes widened, he didn't have the slightest affection for these guys.
"Let's go, let's go......" The Japanese quickly got into the boat and escaped, the most important thing now is to save his life, and as for the rest, he will find a way later. I'm a good samurai, will I starve to death? When he was hungry, Lao Tzu even dared to eat human flesh. Everyone looked at their accomplices with ill feelings, as if they were looking at a fat pig.
"This battle wiped out two or three hundred Japanese pirates, and I think they should be honest." Zheng He's heart was overjoyed.
The tower did not have the slightest joy, looking at the sea in the distance and was silent, as if thinking about a very important question.
Zheng He asked puzzledly: "I think you seem to have something on your mind, can you tell me?" β
"Although the Japanese have surrendered, we must not take it lightly." "I saw it very clearly just now, they are soft on the surface, but their eyes are full of cunning, cruelty, and greed, and such people are white-eyed wolves that cannot be raised. The Japanese will definitely be a big problem in China, and they must be guarded against! β