In the temporary mourning hall of Yingbao Palace, except for the sound of candles crackling, it was extremely quiet. The people in the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info earlier have all dispersed, and only the young Chen Zongyuan is left to kneel and worship here silently. The spiritual seat was placed on the table in the middle of the place, and the wind blew in through the open window, blowing the white silk and white cloth on both sides and swinging around, and the smoke of three long incense snaked upwards, and the ash had already fallen into a vat of soot.

Chen Zuyi's coffin was placed in front of the incense offering, and the wooden board was not completely nailed, Chen Zongyuan had quietly pushed open the coffin after the person left, confirming that the person inside was his father Chen Zuyi.

Now he didn't know how long he had been kneeling, but he felt that his legs were like trees that had taken root in the soil, and when he wanted to move, he felt extremely heavy and difficult.

Chen Zongyuan is not a fool, and sorrow does not occupy all his heart at this moment.

He wanted to be quiet alone, not just to avoid the sad look in the eyes of others, he was actually carefully recalling what had happened from last night to now, because even now, he couldn't accept the fact that his father Chen Zuyi had died.

"Why did Wang Ce kill my father with his own hands? If it was really him, why did he neither run away nor take his place afterwards, but stayed here to set up a mourning hall to pay tribute to those he killed? Was it because his father died because of my father, so he wanted to take revenge? But why did he wait until now? After they made their knots, he had too many opportunities to do it. In this silent night, Chen Zongyuan's mind was constantly analyzing Wang Ce's words and actions today.

"My father obviously asked me to go to the court to welcome the people, how could he suddenly regret it, and how could he kill me? Could it be that just because I am his adopted son, he treats my life like a mustard?" Chen Zongyuan was thinking as he suddenly heard the voice of someone talking in the courtyard, and after listening carefully, he knew that it was Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing who were outside.

"Let's get out of here, in case these two find out that I'm still here, and they will come over and ask some miscellaneous questions, how can I be in the mood to pay attention to it at this time. Chen Zongyuan thought secretly as he slowly stood up, because he had been kneeling for too long, his blood was not smooth at this time, and he didn't stand up until he had a lot of effort.

At this time, he could see clearly in the moonlight in the courtyard, Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing were chatting while walking, and they were already approaching this side. Chen Zongyuan was distraught for a while and wanted to leave quickly, but he accidentally kicked a fruit bowl next to him, and only heard the sound of "boring and long", which sounded particularly harsh in this quiet night.

Chen Zongyuan secretly scolded himself for being so careless, and hurriedly wanted to pick up the fruit plate with his hands.

At this moment, all of a sudden, he only felt a cold cry on the side of his mouth, and then it was extremely difficult to breathe, Chen Zongyuan felt a cold hand covering his mouth!

"Who is it?"

In just a moment, Chen Zongyuan only felt that the blood in his body seemed to have coagulated, and his hairs stood up one by one. He thought to himself, his body wanted to resist, but suddenly he felt that it was dark in front of him, and everything in the room seemed to be turned upside down, and then he fell unconscious.

"Brother Ye, I heard a voice in the mourning hall just now, is that kid Chen Zongyuan still there?" Zhong Qing asked.

Ye Cheng couldn't be sure, so he said to Zhong Qing: "Qing'er, the Zongyuan brothers' family suddenly suffered a misfortune, I'm afraid it will be difficult to let go for a while, let him be alone for a while, and it's good to relieve the depression in his heart, let's not come forward and bother." ”

"Brother Ye, you can't think about it, we are here to do big things, how can we have time to let this Chen Zongyuan be depressed here? At that time, the reason why I wanted to fight with him and allow him two silver taels was to find a person who was familiar with the situation on the island for us, so that we could quickly find out those captive children, and now that we know that he is the son of Chen Zuyi, this person is even more crucial. If we can't take a good look at him, I'm afraid things will be much more difficult. Zhong Qing said.

Ye Cheng couldn't help but admire Zhong Qing very much when he heard this, but he didn't expect that this girl seemed to be careless on weekdays, but when she encountered a big event, she didn't let her eyebrows go, and she was not ambiguous at all.

Immediately, Ye Cheng nodded and said, "What Qing'er said is reasonable, then let's go over and see what is going on." ”

After that, the two came to the door of the mourning hall hand in hand, but saw that the candles inside were dim and the wind rustled. After all, Zhong Qing is her daughter's family, and when she saw this gloomy situation, she couldn't help but retreat a little.

"Brother Ye, I suddenly felt a little pain in my stomach, I don't want to go, let's go back. Zhong Qing tugged at Ye Cheng's arm and said.

Ye Cheng said with a smile: "Why did you analyze it so much just now, and you have to change the hexagram when you come?" It's okay, Qing'er, but don't worry, with me Ye Cheng here, I will definitely beat away those demons and monsters." ”

"Don't brag, demons and monsters are sometimes not scary, do you remember the masked man we met in the wooden house on Chongming Island? Zhong Qing still had palpitations.

Ye Cheng nodded and said, "That's the same, then Qing'er, you wait outside for a while, let me go inside first to see the situation, and then it's not too late for you to come in." ”

Zhong Qing had no choice but to nod and agree, and after Ye Cheng entered the mourning hall alone, Zhong Qing suddenly felt that the entire courtyard had fallen silent several times, and several big trees next to him were desperately shaking their branches and leaves in the wind, like monsters with teeth and claws. In the distance, the sharp cries of wild cats could be heard.

Zhong Qing couldn't help but put her hands on her shoulders, and the whole person felt a little chilling.

"Brother Ye, wait for me, I'm ...... I'll go in too. Zhong Qing finally couldn't bear it anymore, and took the initiative to step into the mourning hall.

Ye Cheng had already taken a turn in the mourning hall at this time, except for the coffin and the mourning hall, he didn't find any traces of anyone here, and he was wondering, only to see Zhong Qing break in in with a panicked expression.

"What's the matter? The outside is even more terrifying than the inside, isn't it?" Ye Cheng said deliberately teasing her.

"Who...... Who said that, I was worried about your safety inside alone before I reluctantly came in, did you find anything?" Zhong Qing said, tilting her head.

Ye Cheng shook his head and smiled: "I didn't find anything, except for the arrangement I saw earlier, there doesn't seem to be anyone here." ”

"Who said there was no one, you see, isn't there a person lying there?" Zhong Qing pointed to the coffin.

Ye Cheng looked at the coffin and said: "Yes, I originally expected to see this pirate leader Chen Zuyi, and there was a fierce battle, but I didn't expect that the Si people had already gone, and I really felt a little lost in my heart." ”

"If you have a loss, do you still want to see him?" Zhong Qing asked.

"Imagine that a poor man who was born in selling illicit salt, can overcome the waves step by step, become the leader of the pirates on the dominant side, gather warriors from all over the world, and monopolize the island of the South China Sea, he must not be an idle person, such a person has not seen or fought against him, isn't it a pity?" Ye Cheng sighed.

"Yes, yes, so I said that my life is hard, and I don't know how much risk you have to take, since you want to see him so much, anyway, he has just died, so it is better to simply open the coffin now and see your Chen Island Master demeanor. Zhong Qing said with her hands on her hips and puffing out.

Ye Cheng smiled bitterly: "How can that be made." No matter what bad things Chen Zuyi did, now the crime has not been reported to the world, and we have not found those children. As the saying goes, the dead are greater, and since we are in the coffin, how can we do such a terrible thing. ”

"Okay, you're a hero, I'm a villain. Zhong Qing pouted.

Ye Cheng smiled heartily, and hurriedly came over to take Zhong Qing's hand to explain and comfort, and then Zhong Qing said, "Then do we still want to stay here?"

Ye Cheng understood Zhong Qing's thoughts, and immediately took Zhong Qing's hand and walked out of the mourning hall. After the two left, the mourning hall returned to its coldness and silence.

After breaking up at the door of the house, Ye Cheng and Zhong Qing went back to the house to sleep peacefully, and they didn't say anything all night, and when they woke up, it was dawn. As soon as Ye Cheng opened his eyes, he heard the sound of someone talking in the courtyard, and if he listened carefully, there seemed to be a small number of people, which made the whole courtyard very noisy.

When Ye Cheng finished dressing and washing and went out of the door, he saw that Huo Ran, Ji Tianming, Hu Sanxiao, and Hua Niang were already in the courtyard, in front of them, Wang Ce stood first, with a serious face, and a man in his fifties kneeling beside him, and there were more than ten people standing around them.

Ye Cheng was curious, and just wanted to ask Huo Ran and the others, only to hear the old man cry loudly: "Lord Wang, you can't help it! I think that although these three Buddha Islands are not as good as the Central Plains, they are also vast and extremely rich in products, and the owner of Chen Island has finally laid this foundation, and now he is giving it away, how can he bear it!"

Wang Ce didn't even look at the kneeling old man, but said coldly: "What do you old-fashioned people who don't know the current affairs know? After returning early, we can still live and work in peace under the wings of the Holy Dynasty, if we use the mantis arm as a car, the consequence can only be the burning of jade!"

"Having said that, when the Lord Chen Island was alive, he worked hard to get an inch of land, and the imperial court repeatedly regarded the Three Buddha Islands as a problem of elbows and armpits.

When the people next to him heard the old man say this, they also talked about it one after another, some said that it was good to surrender and conform to the general trend, and some said that they must not surrender, and they could not hand over the foundation to others.

"Don't say any more!"

Wang Ce suddenly let out a loud roar, and the entire courtyard instantly fell silent.

"The island lord is not here, and all major matters are decided by my king, and now these people in front of you are the envoys of the court, and I can ask them to promise not to harm us and other islanders in front of them. In the matter of surrendering to Cheng, there is no room for maneuver, who dares to say more, don't blame me for the sword in Wang Ce's hand that does not recognize people!" Wang Ce first pointed at Ye Cheng and the others, and then said sharply.