As soon as Long Wuji's words fell, the carriage slowed down significantly. Without waiting to stop, Bai Ye pushed open the door and jumped out of the car.

The salty sea breeze gently blows with the sound of the tide. Compared to the hot and humid daytime, the seaside air in the middle of the night is much more pleasant.

Xiao Ye greedily inhaled a few puffs of wet air and looked up. A bright sea of stars filled the pitch-black sky in front of him, and the flickering starlight was connected with the lights in the naval camp not far to the north.

Where they are located should be a small pier in the corner of the naval camp. Long Wuji went straight along the uninhabited plank road and boarded a small boat tied to the dock.

Bai Ye followed up with two steps and jumped on it as well. Before he could stand firmly, he found that the old steward Tao was also sitting on the boat. It can still be seen in the night that Tao Lao's face is very dark.

"I heard you went into the net?"

Bai Ye didn't expect that there would be Tao Lao tonight, and immediately shrank into the corner of the dinghy.

Tao Lao still didn't give up: "It seems that I really have to prepare two bodyguards for you." The emperor is not better than Quanzhou, or even anywhere. Xiaolan has been grounded. From tomorrow onwards, you will stay in the Nine Old Halls, and you are not allowed to come out. ”

The dinghy silently slid away from the dock and sailed towards the open sea against the wooden fence of the big camp that stood in the water.

The stars in the night sky are very clear, and Bai Ye can still distinguish the direction. If the route remained the same, they should have gone to the bright light in the air in the southwest.

It was a headland jutting out of the shore, and on a high grey ridge stood a stout lighthouse, a dazzling light flickering in the night.

It was pitch black all around. Bai Ye muttered more and more as he picked up the boat gang. The dinghy was only twenty feet long, so should it really be up to it to row across the sea to the pirate island?

A shadow suddenly appeared in the left field of vision. Gliding silently in front of the dinghy.

Bai Ye hesitated for a moment, and then bowed down. It was too close, and he could already see that the spur was approaching a slightly larger clipper. The sail of the ship is painted with the blue royal emblem of the Dalan Kingdom, and a big word "patrol" is also written.

Xiao Ye was not sure whether the boat was friend or foe, and he couldn't swim, so he always didn't catch it on this sea, and he froze all over.

As if they hadn't seen them, the patrol boat passed by the dinghy and sailed back to the water village.

Bai Ye turned over and sat up with a flushed face, and secretly glanced at Tao Lao and Long Bo who were sitting behind.

The two elders stared in the direction of the dinghy and ignored him. Under the starlight, the old steward's fluttering white beard was a little dazzling, and Longbo's gold-like resolute face seemed to be covered with a faint pearl.

Bai Ye finally put his mind at ease and looked at the lighthouse in front of him.

It is said that the speed of the dinghy is not slow, but the headland seems to be so far away.

Tao Lao seemed to sense his thoughts, and said in a reassuring voice: "Half an hour will be there in another quarter of an hour." ”

It was a long time before the dinghy finally got around the lighthouse. Looking at the scene in front of him, Bai Ye sighed in surprise.

The terrain they're in now is wonderful. You can't see it at all until you get closer, and there is a low hill hidden behind the stone hill where the lighthouse is located, and there is also a lookout lighthouse on the mountain. Two opposite headlands enclose a fjord.

This side should be completely under the control of the navy, and the Yulin army stationed in the town can't see the situation in the fjord.

For example, the giant ship in the middle of the fjord.

It turns out that the people of Pirate Island can be so close to land.

The dinghy silently approached the black side, and the sense of oppression grew.

It's a big ship.

Along the soft ladder, a group of three people climbed up to a height of three or four feet before stepping onto the deck. Bai Ye, who had a little weak legs, was surprised to find that this was only the first deck. The portholes of the black hole were drained all the way, and from his footing, the bow and stern of the ship could not be seen at all.

There was a very high cabin on this level, and Uncle Lomb led him through the deck with ease, passing a number of barefoot sailors in open-sleeved shirts, and two flights of gangways before finally climbing to the first deck.

Bai Ye couldn't help but look around curiously. The three masts, thicker than him, plunged into the sky, and the pure black sail tops were all hidden in the night, and it was impossible to see clearly.

Although Bai Ye didn't know the art of navigation, what he saw in his eyes was enough to shock him. To be able to drive such a large ship so close to land, these pirates are really good enough. The water in this small bay is also deep enough.

The three of them stood on the first deck and waited for a while, when a slender hunchbacked sailor came out and motioned for them to follow them to the aft cabin.

Bai Ye was about to follow, but the sailor reached out to stop him, "You stay." ”

The guest is as he pleases. Tao Lao and Long Bo hesitated for a moment, but nodded at the same time. Bai Ye was taken to a large cabin in a daze.

The cabin was huge, and many sailors came in and out, but no one paid any attention to him. Xiao Ye didn't know what to do, so she found a wooden stool by the door and sat down quietly, observing and waiting.

The roof and walls of the cabin are firmly embedded with huge fluorite. This kind of fluorite cypress night is very familiar, and there are many of them in the dark caves of the old town. But it's all rough red rough. The lighting fluorite on the ship exudes a softer and brighter pale yellow. It feels like it's a lot more expensive.

A large long table with five sets of cutlery is fixed on the floor. There are many copper covers on the side of the cabin and on the wall, and when you smell it, you can know that it is a prepared meal. There's even a charcoal stove in the corner with a delicious soup simmering on it.

I haven't had food since the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Bai Ye is so hungry that her chest is pressed against her back.

The whole cabin is filled with the delicious taste of broth. He was very anxious in his heart, and he couldn't help pacing over, but he was a polite person, and he was really embarrassed to steal food, so he just stared at the soup pot.

A wooden spoon was suddenly handed over to him.

An old man who was barefoot, like a cook, held a spoon and chopsticks, lifted the copper hood and opened his mouth to eat something. But he was so anxious that he was a little hot, and while fanning the wind, he handed over the spoon casually.

Bai Ye only hesitated for a moment, and then knew that he really couldn't bear it. The milky white soup in the mouth instantly opened the taste buds, and the whole body shivered happily.

As the old man lifted the copper cover one by one, all kinds of delicious seafood were presented in front of the two.

Although he has been cooking Xijiang fish since he was a child, Bai Ye has only really eaten sea fish, scallops, and sea urchins in Qingtan City in his life. However, the dishes on the table looked even more glamorous, and they didn't even look like they could be eaten. Some dishes he simply bypassed.

The old chef seemed to sense Bai Ye's caution, and while moving his chopsticks, he introduced a few words vaguely: "This is a soft-shell crab caught in the tide cave over there in the Ul Kingdom, and it has just been peeled. ”

Bai Ye had never seen any crabs, so he frowned and leaned down, carefully observing the ...... covered in armor Food.

"The girl cooked well this time, and the jelly was quite complete. As he spoke, the old cook took a whole lump of crystal clear jelly from his plate. All that was left was a dry back shell, falling among the fangs and claws of his companions.

Bai Ye looked at the plate in amazement, pondered for a while, carefully picked out the empty shell, and arranged the remaining four symmetrically.

Looking up again, the old man had picked up some kind of orange stump from another copper plate filled with ice slag.

"This octopus was attached to the boat on its own, and it didn't take much effort. As he spoke, he picked up the whiskers covered with suckers, lit them in the dipping saucer, and sucked them into his mouth with a sudden thud, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

looked at the small half of the stump that was still writhing slightly, and sucked at the corner of his mouth. Bai Ye only felt his stomach churn a few times.

He didn't put his mind at ease until the next plate, this is surimi, the shape is relatively easy to eat, and he can't see it after eating a few spoonfuls.

One old and one young ate all the way in a row.

This year, the girl in his mouth should be in charge of the raw material preparation and cooking of the banquet. He was very picky, and he tasted every dish, but only a little.

Bai Ye became more and more scared the more he ate.

He himself tried to keep the dishes intact and symmetrical as much as possible. But this old fellow didn't care about the quality at all, and several times stirred up the beautifully presented dishes to the point of losing their shape.

Bai Ye really couldn't look at it, and stopped in a low voice: "It's going to be served in a while, it's almost done." How can this be served!"

The old man ignored it, stretched out his chopsticks and took away the tail of a sea fish, put it on the plate in his hand, and asked, "Which plate do you like to eat?"

"Naturally, it's all delicious, but ...... You ......"

The steamed fish in that saucer is more than two feet long is estimated to be the main dish, and Bai Ye deliberately bypassed it just now and didn't dare to put down the chopsticks, but now there is no tail.

This time it's over.

At this moment, Bai Ye suddenly felt a surge of spiritual power outside the cabin door. As soon as I turned around, I saw a little girl who was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old burst in.

The boy stamped his feet angrily, and the big sleeves of his wide robe with white ground and blue stripes bulged up, like a blooming wave.

"Grandpa, why are you here! I waited for you for a long time and didn't show up. The whole ship has been looking for you for a long time, and you have come here to steal food!"

Kashiraya clenched the chopsticks and wooden spoon in his hand.

He was embarrassed to see Tao Lao and Long Bo right behind the little girl, and he also showed a surprised expression.

The two of them whispered at the same time, "Old Elder?"

The old man looked a little displeased, and skimmed his chopsticks; "Wait, wait, it's obvious that you made me wait hungry!

As he spoke, the old man actually took a figure-eight step and sat on the main seat of the banquet. There was also a lot of chattering in his mouth: "Do you know, I'm almost in the ground, and the little obedient ones love to do it or not, and they don't want to honor me." But this time, I knew you were coming, so I made such a big table! I can still have more to eat. ”

Tao Lao laughed: "The lord of the island, don't be so pitiful when you speak." How could the eldest lady be willing to leave you alone. ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and the guests and hosts took their seats. Bai Ye, who was standing next to him stupidly, completely believed that this old chef who had eaten with him for a long time was actually the owner of the island?!

He forgot to salute with his hands and feet, and only bowed to the old man, Elder Shui: "Elder Shui......"

"No, I'm not. ”

Bai Ye was completely confused, and looked at the innocent little girl on the table again.

"Elder Water?"

"Eh, you're such an interesting person, do you want to catch anyone and shout at whom?" the girl propped her thin little arms on the dining table, and held her cheeks to him.

"Elder Shui is my mother, call me Linlang. ”

Tao Lao coughed, stood up and dragged Bai Ye to the empty seat. He whispered, "His mother is your father's distant cousin. In the letter to the Nine Old Hall Masters, it was her. ”

The chopsticks in Bai Ye's hand almost fell to the ground.

He stopped abruptly, and it took a long time to suppress his trembling voice, and asked quietly, "You hint at the Nine Old Sect, I am the son of the Pirate Island Water Elder?"

"Well, it's the son of Elder Water and the current saint. ”