In the pavilion of the back mountain, there are three animal offerings on the table: the head of a pig, the head of a cow, and the head of a sheep, and a pair of white candles as thick as a child's arm are burning in the wind.

"Brother, I respect you." Jin Gang spilled three glasses of water and wine on the ground one by one, and then drank one of his own, "Sula is your son, I won't kill him with my own hands, and you don't blame me for being ungrateful, only a fool would believe in the word 'righteousness' these days." ”

Jin Gang pulled out the nine-ring knife on his back, this knife is three feet long, three inches wide, weighs 30 catties, there are nine holes on the back of the knife, the hole is inlaid with iron rings, and he has charged into battle for more than 20 years, killing people, slaughtering leopards, slaughtering wolves, and is the only trustworthy good brother in his life. "Drink a glass of water and wine first, and then feed you blood food in the evening." Jin Gang lifted the flask and poured it slowly, and the clear wine slid down the blade like mercury, leaving no trace of water stains. He carefully wiped the big knife with deerskin, even the handle of the knife did not let go, every time before doing a big thing, he would sit here and contact the Nine Ring Knife, which would keep his mind calm, but also arouse the high fighting spirit in his heart, and finally reach the perfect state of the unity of man and knife.

"Brother, since the fall of your country, I have known that it is impossible for us to be sons and daughters again. Although the people who went to inquire about it said that Sulla was dead, if he did not see his body for a day, then everything was possible. Sure enough, Sula finally came to the door today, I arranged him in the guest room just because I didn't want Caiyun to meet him, this girl is good at everything, but it's a pity that she is too infatuated, this can't work. In the past, Sula was a prince, and Caiyun would definitely enjoy endless glory and wealth if she married him, but now that Sula has become a slave of the dead country, it is a little inappropriate for Caiyun to follow him again, not only will he suffer hardships, but he will also be hunted down by the Majapahit Kingdom, maybe even I will be implicated. Although the Golden Lion Tribe is powerful, how can it compete with a country? Caiyun is so beautiful, if I marry her to a powerful person, then I can enjoy Qingfu for the rest of my life. The evening breeze blew softly, and Jin Gang's heart was full of thoughts.

"Three days ago, two envoys from the Majapahit Kingdom came to the Golden Lion tribe and promised to give me five thousand taels of gold as a reward if I killed Sura and to support me in uniting the other tribes of Temasek. I hope day and night that Sula will come to the Golden Lion tribe sooner and throw himself into the net, and today I finally made me wait, and after tonight I will be the most powerful person in Temasek, ouch! Jin Gang suddenly shouted, he was thinking too much just now, and he accidentally cut his finger with his own knife, and blood immediately gushed out like a spring. His face was solemn, and his heart was uneasy: "This is a little bad, will I have a bloody disaster tonight?" ”

"Phew! Lao Tzu doesn't believe in this evil! This knife has done me so much, so what's the point of feeding it some blood? Jin Gang's eyes were wide with anger, and his momentum was violent, and a terrifying murderous aura permeated the pavilion, even if the demons and monsters saw him, he had to avoid its edge.

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The tower went down the mountain and walked more than ten miles, and a large river dozens of zhang wide lay in front of it, and the water was extremely turbulent.

"After walking so far, they shouldn't have come after them. Tower King, I want to drink some water. Sula jumped off the tower, squatted down by the river, washed her face, drank a few more sips of water, and felt much more sober. He sat beside a Manraka tree, looking at the night sky where he couldn't see his fingers, and couldn't help but feel sad. "The hope of borrowing soldiers is gone, and my future is like this night, without a glimmer of light. Now there is no way forward, there are chasing soldiers behind, and it is difficult to protect even yourself, so what is there to talk about the great cause of recovering the country! Sulla couldn't help but be disheartened and hid her face and wept bitterly.

Of course, the tower understood Sulla's mood at the moment, put his hands on his shoulders, and said earnestly: "Do you know what a person's biggest failure is? It's not about losing your home, it's not about losing your wealth, it's about losing your confidence and losing your fighting spirit, so what is the point of life if you live like the walking dead? You have to cheer up, and hopefully there will be. ”

Listening to the words of the tower, Sula only felt that his eyes lit up, and he seemed to be full of strength. At this time, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, the moon crept into the sky, and the earth was bright again.

"See that fawn?" The tower pointed to the river.

Sulla's eyes widened and she saw a fawn drinking from the river, furry and cute. "Oops, not good! Fawns are in danger. "I saw a fierce hound quietly hiding in the grass, and it crept forward a few steps, and suddenly pounced on it. Sula was so anxious that she was about to give a warning when a surprising scene happened, when the fawn deftly flashed to the side and kicked out with two hind hooves. The hound was kicked twice in the stomach and fell into the river with a "plop", and was immediately swept away by the rushing water.

This scene made Sula stunned, it turned out that the fawn had already found the shadow of the hound in the water when he drank the water, but he did not panic, but quietly observed his opponent's every move, and the moment the hound pounced, he cleverly dodged it, and kicked the enemy who had lost his center of gravity into the river.

"The Hound is much stronger than the fawn, but it is the fawn that wins in the end, what is the reason for this? Because he didn't give up, he relied on his ingenuity to save the day. Sula, you are like that fawn now, and the country of Majapahit is the hound, and with your wisdom you will definitely be able to defeat them, isn't there me? I'll help you too. The tower continued to enlighten him.

Sura was full of confidence at the moment, "Yes! I can't give up, I'm going to make it. ”

"Will you succeed? Stop dreaming. You are now cornered, surrender! Suddenly, a gloomy voice came.

Sula turned his head in astonishment, and a large group of people appeared behind him at some point, it was Jin Gang who spoke, and there were two envoys of the Manjapahit Kingdom standing beside him.

A person was pushed out of the crowd, and Sulla's heart suddenly cut like a knife when he saw it, it was Caiyun! Her hands were tied behind her back with ropes, a rag was stuffed in her mouth, and there was a red palm print on her white face.

Caiyun looked at Sura with complicated eyes, concerned and worried, but more worried.

"Do you think you can escape from the palm of my hand? I have a hound, and he knows you as soon as he smells what you've used, but it's a pity that this beast threw himself into the river for the sake of a fawn. Jin Gang said pretendly, "Sula, for the sake of my uncle and nephew, I don't want to be rough, lest you suffer from flesh and skin, so you should be caught!" ”

Sula said angrily: "I can understand why you came to arrest me for money, but why did you arrest Caiyun, she is your biological daughter!" ”

"I raised her for sixteen years, but she betrayed me for you." When he mentioned Caiyun Jingang, he was furious, "If this dead girl hadn't been my daughter, I would have killed her a long time ago." ”

Tie Ta clasped his hands on his chest and watched coldly, in fact, he had already discovered the movement of the chief and others, but he deliberately did not remind Sula, in his eyes, these people were like chickens and dogs, without any threat, he suddenly rushed towards the big rock by the river at high speed, the fire flashed, and the stone was torn apart. This thunderous blow frightened everyone into silly, and the two messengers trembled even more.

"Is your head as hard as this stone?" The tower said coldly.

Everyone subconsciously protected their heads, and they were extremely frightened, this guy who eats is flesh and blood, how can it be compared to a stone!

"Chief, if you are a man, come up and fight Sulla alone, and if he is not your opponent, I will turn around and leave, and never bother with it again. If anyone dares to bully less with more, hum! Then don't blame me for being rude. The tower said proudly.

Everyone was so frightened that they retreated again and again, and the aura of the tower was too powerful.

Jin Gang is overjoyed, this buffalo is so powerful, it would be a bit tricky to stick a bar in the middle, and it is really good that he has taken the initiative to quit now.

"Sura, do you dare to go up and duel him?" There is a reason why the tower did this, although Sulla is brave, but he is always pampered, maybe the slightest blow will make him depressed and slumped, only by constantly honing him, through the baptism of blood and battle, can he grow into a real warrior, and the great cause of recovering the country will be successful.

"Uncle, this is the last time I'll call you that, now let's have a fair duel." Sula walked up without fear.

"I accept your challenge and give him a knife." Jin Gang smiled contemptuously, he is the number one warrior of the Golden Lion tribe, even in Temasek, he is one of the best figures, he once single-handedly killed two leopards when he was young, although he is now older, but he is confident that he is still very sure of dealing with Sula, a powerless scholar, but he never expected that Sura has also learned a lot of kung fu under the guidance of the guards over the years, although he dare not say that it is hidden, but it is definitely not as vulnerable as he imagined.

Sula slashed at the head, and the chief blocked the move with a horizontal knife, and the tip of the knife slid down to the opponent's lower abdomen. Sula dodged quickly and slashed at the enemy's shoulder with a backhand. The two of them fought back and forth, and the iron rings on the nine-ring knife collided with each other and "clanked" non-stop, making everyone feel bored for no reason.

After dismantling more than a dozen moves, Jin Gang has completely gained the upper hand, slashing horizontally and vertically, attacking again and again. Sula only had the ability to parry and had no power to fight back, so he kept retreating, and suddenly he stumbled under his feet, and a cut more than three inches long was made on his left arm, and blood immediately stained the placket of his clothes.

Caiyun nervously watched the fight on the field, and when she saw Sura injured, she lowered her head and sobbed, and couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

Sula finally couldn't support it anymore, and dragged the knife away after a quick attack, Jin Gang chased after him with a knife, and just when everyone thought that Sula was about to abandon the knife and admit defeat, he suddenly stabbed back the knife and made a move "return to the horse pistol".

Jin Gang didn't have time to dodge, the sharp tip of the knife pierced through his chest like cutting tofu, he looked at his chest in disbelief, and muttered: "Sure enough, there is a bloody disaster...... A stream of blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fell to the ground and stopped moving.

Everyone was stunned and wanted to rush over to help, but when they saw the tower staring at them, no one dared to act rashly.

Ignoring her injuries, Sula hurriedly ran over to cut the rope on Caiyun's body, took out the rag from her mouth, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." Caiyun took out a silk scarf from her bosom and carefully bandaged Sura's wounds.

"Caiyun, I really didn't mean to......" Sura felt guilty.

"It's none of your business." Caiyun comforted, and then said loudly to the people, "Uncles and brothers, my father did not hesitate to betray Sula in order to get a bounty, and he does not deserve sympathy. Then he told the conspiracy of the chieftain and the messenger.

Everyone was very angry when they heard this, and they couldn't imagine that the hero they admired was such a despicable and shameless villain.

Caiyun struck while the iron was hot, "Sula and I have already had a marriage contract, and now he is the new chief of the Golden Lion Tribe, do you have any opinions?" ”

Sura can even defeat Jingang, he is definitely a worthy warrior, and everyone raised their hands and cheered: "We have no opinion, we support Sula." ”

"Thank you, Caiyun." Sula said affectionately as she held Caiyun's hand.

Caiyun is face of joy, although he does have a little selfishness, but more for the sake of the future of the tribe, the chief's throne is coveted by everyone, and if it is not handled properly, there may be civil strife, Sula has ideals, has a strategy, and the Golden Lion tribe will definitely have a better future under his leadership.

Sulla walked up to the two messengers and said majestically, "Go back and tell your king, that one day I will go to him to settle accounts, and get out of here at once." ”

Iron Tower smiled with satisfaction, Sulla had grown up quickly, and her hard work had not been in vain.

In the following period, Sulla, with his ingenuity and bravery, led his men to unify several nearby tribes, and they became the most powerful tribes in Temasek.

Standing on the top of the mountain and looking into the distance, with a panoramic view of the magnificent rivers and mountains, the tower said to Sula: "Husband has made great achievements, the four seas are his home, you don't have to go back to restore the country, here is your beautiful wife, industrious people and countless brave soldiers, isn't it better for you to build a new country here?" ”

Sula suddenly realized, "King Tower, thank you for reminding me. Yes, I will build a new country here, and the name of the country will be ......" He thought for a moment, smiled and said, "Let's call it the country of Manraka (in the area of present-day Malacca)." He remembered that in his most difficult time, under the Manraka tree, the King of the Iron Tower had taught himself the most vital lesson of his life, where he had taken the first step towards realizing his ideals.

"King of the Iron Tower, Lord Zheng, I have had two wishes since I was a child, the first is to be a good king, and now this ideal has been realized." On the treasure boat, Sula said yearningly, "Chinese civilization has a long history and is brilliant, my second wish is to go to China to visit and study, can you help me introduce you?" ”

"Welcome." Zheng He said enthusiastically, and immediately instructed his personal entourage Yin Qing to take charge of Sula's visit to China. Soon after, Sulla brought a delegation of several hundred people to the capital to pay tribute, and the emperor was overjoyed and officially canonized him as the king of Manraka.

"King of the Tower, you are really a visionary!" Zheng He said with admiration, "If you help Sulla become king, he will definitely repay the favor, and we will be able to pass through this strait unimpeded in the future." ”

The tower laughed, "I hope so!" Only in this way can China's maritime trade continue to prosper and China's interests be effectively guaranteed. ”