The nine masts on the ship are each six or seven zhang long and five or six feet thick, and it is difficult for a person to hold them together, and the masts are pointing obliquely to the sky, which is quite magnificent. Although there are no sails on the giant ship, the red paint on the outside of the hull is as new, and there is a dragon carving on the bow, engraved with the word "treasure".

The word "treasure" alone is more than a person tall, painted with gold lacquer, and sparkles in the sun.

When everyone suddenly saw such a huge ship, they were all amazed by its magnitude and majesty, and they all guessed in their hearts the origin of this ship, and how it could be placed on land, but for a moment no one said a word.

Song Sichen seemed to have expected such a situation, and opened his mouth to introduce: "Do you know about Zheng Sanbao's order to the Western Ocean during the Yongle period? The wreckage of this huge ship was the flagship of the 'Sanbao Eunuch' ocean-going fleet back then. ”

Hua Bushi said: "It turns out that this is the legendary 'treasure ship', which is really breathtaking!"

Zheng He, the "Three Guarantee Eunuchs", went to the Western Ocean seven times, which was a feat of ocean navigation in the Celestial Empire, and was also a household name in the Ming Dynasty. According to legend, the "Zheng He fleet" consists of more than 200 ships of various types, of which the largest flagship is called "treasure ship", which has the meaning of "treasure ship". In addition to treasure ships, Zheng He's fleet also has a variety of ships such as horse ships, grain ships, seat ships, and war ships, which is really an invincible fleet that sails across the ocean.

It's just that Zheng He's voyage to the West was two hundred years ago, and now those ships have long since decayed and ceased to exist, and the sailors of the Ming Dynasty have long since lost their bravery.

Cao Duyun asked, "We are really lucky to see this ship, but I don't know how this treasure ship is here?"

Song Sichen said: "This gate lives in the South China Sea, good at ocean navigation, this treasure ship is the owner of the door spent a lot of effort to get the thing, put it here, often paint maintenance, in order to be as complete as new as now." Legend has it that Zheng He's fleet had hundreds of ships, and there is probably only one treasure ship that is still preserved in the world. ”

Cao Duyun let out an "oh", and looked at Hua Bushi, but saw that the eldest young master also had a dignified look on his face.

Of course, it is very difficult to get this treasure ship, and this ship is so huge, at least weighing more than 1,000 tons, it is a great deal to be able to transport such a large ship from the sea to land and place it outside the "Wanyi Manor".

Just by this incident, it can be seen that the ability of "Wanyimen" is extraordinary, Cao Duyun and Hua Bushi are both people with deep wisdom, and they have such a presumption in their hearts.

But I heard Song Sichen say: "Please follow me into the village and go to meet the master of the Lu Gate of this gate!"

The crowd came to the village. Chu Yiyi and Hai Hongzhu got off the soft sedan chair, and a group of more than 20 people followed Song Sichen to the bluestone gate.

The disciples of the "Wanyi Gate" who were guarding in front of the door, when they saw Song Sichen leading everyone to come, immediately flashed on both sides, and each bowed to salute, looking quite respectful and polite.

And enter the door and go straight for ten zhang, in front of you is a high pavilion, the pavilion is inscribed with the word "sea breeze". Walking into the Sea Breeze Pavilion, everyone immediately saw the owner of this island, who was also the master of the Lu Gate that Song Sichen said.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ most of the "Wanyimen" disciples on this island are dark-skinned and not very tall.

However, this land master is completely different. His face was like a beautiful jade, his skin was smooth and white, his sword eyebrows were starry, his nose was straight, three long strands of beard floated on his chest, and he wore a loose green cloth shirt, but he did not hide his majestic figure.

Judging from his appearance, he was about forty years old, except for a few years older, the appearance and demeanor of this Lu Sect Lord was almost not under Cao Duyun. And this kind of handsome character, everyone wants to take a few more looks, and it can leave a good impression immediately.

When everyone walked into the Sea Breeze Pavilion, the lord of the land island had already stood up in front of the main seat in the middle of the pavilion hall to greet him, clasped his fists and saluted, and said loudly: "In Xia Lu Qiuhong, he is the master of this island, and he has not treated you guests well, and I hope to forgive my sins!"

When he clenched his fists, he could see a valuable pearl ring on his fingers exposed between the sleeves of his robe.

Everyone who entered the door returned the salute one after another, and they didn't even dare to say it.

Lu Qiuhong pointed to the three people on the side and said: "These three seniors are the offerings of this sect, known as the 'Spirit Tortoise Three Immortals', and this 'Wanyi Conference' will be presided over by the four of us." ”

The so-called "worship" is found in many Jianghu sects, and to put it bluntly, it is the masters of these sects who have been recruited with heavy money. If a person is set up as an "enshrinement", his status in the sect is transcendent, and he is not under the head of the sect, but only for people with extremely high martial arts or status, the sect will do this.

The "Three Immortals of the Spirit Tortoise" mentioned by Lu Qiuhong are three old men with white beards, who had been sitting on the chair next to them before, and only then stood up.

Everyone saw the courtesy again, and even praised it for a long time.

The three old men all had ruddy faces and wore cloth robes, looking like a master of the world. Lu Qiuhong introduced them one by one, one of them was seven feet tall and named Gui Wuwang, the other was only four feet tall and named Gui Wuyan, and one was moderately tall and short, but he had a big belly and a swollen figure, and his name was Gui Wuyi. These three people have similar names, tall, short, fat and thin, but they are different, and I don't know if they are really brothers.

Everyone calls it "Jiuyang", but in fact, the name "Spirit Turtle Three Immortals" is completely unknown in the rivers and lakes, and even Chu Yiyi, who knows countless people and can be called a "jack of all trades", doesn't know it, and it is even more impossible for others to hear of it.

At the time of Lu Qiuhong's introduction, the three elders only hugged their fists, and their expressions were very arrogant, and they seemed lukewarm.

After greeting each other, Lu Qiuhong said: "You have come across the ocean, it must be very hard, the disciples of this sect have arranged a place for you to live, please rest in the back garden of the village for the time being." ”

Cao Duyun said: "Thank you to the land island master, but I don't know when the 'Wanyi Conference' will be held, so we can make some preparations." ”

Lu Qiuhong said: "The 'White Bird' you are riding has arrived on the island, and all the sailboats sent by this gate to welcome your guests have returned. Tonight, you will rest on the island for a night, and tomorrow at noon, the 'Wanyi Conference' will officially start as scheduled, and Lu will send his younger brother to lead the distinguished guests to the meeting. ”

Nangong Qi, the third master of the Nangong family, said: "In this way, the people from all the sects in the Central Plains who came to participate in the 'Wanyi Conference' have now arrived on your island?"

Lu Qiuhong said: "Yes, they have all arrived, and now they live in the Manor." ”

Nangong Qi said: "That's great, before attending the conference, I want to visit friends from several sects, I don't know if it's convenient?"

Lu Qiuhong said: "All the distinguished guests who came to this island are now living in various courtyards in the back garden of the village, if Mr. Nangong wants to visit, you can ask Steward Song to lead you there, but whether those distinguished guests are willing to meet Mr. Nangong depends on themselves." ”

Nangong Qi said: "Of course. The head of our family has a friendship with the seniors of these sects, and they will be willing to meet. ”

Lu Qiuhong nodded and said, "That's good." ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "There is another matter, Lu has to remind you, after you live in the village, if you have any needs, you can inform the disciples of the village, and they will be satisfied." However, there are many snakes and insects on this island, and most of them are highly poisonous, and there are some trapping mechanisms in the mountains and forests, so if it is not necessary, it is best not to go out of the village at will, otherwise if you are accidentally injured and poisoned, it is not easy to treat. ”

Among all the Jianghu sects, there are many stable places that are unwilling to be visited by outsiders, and this island is the general altar of "Wanyi Gate", and it is not surprising that there are some forbidden secret places. Although the meaning of this land island lord is suspected of restricting movement, everyone knows this, and they have not raised any objections, and there is no need to think about whether the snakes, insects, and mechanisms he said are true or false.

After all, everyone is here for the "Wanyi Conference", just want to reach a deal smoothly and get what they need, and they don't have much leisure to explore the secrets of "Wanyi Gate".

At this time, Hua Bushi's eyes were attracted by a half-foot-high, red coral tree placed on the antique shelf in the corner of the living room.

The decoration and accessories of this loft are not much different from the living room of ordinary rich and noble families, but in addition to a few pieces of antique porcelain on the antique shelves, there are also a lot of coral sea shells, and the coral tree seen by Hua Bushi is one of them.

As soon as the eldest young master entered the living room, he fell into the crowd, and when Lu Qiuhong introduced the "Three Elders of the Spirit Tortoise", he was also perfunctory, and at this time everything was done, but he walked to the antique shelf and looked down at the crimson coral tree.

It wasn't until Cao Duyun, Nangong Qi and the others were about to say goodbye and leave that Hua Bushi suddenly came back to his senses, followed Song Sichen out of the hall with everyone, and walked towards the residence in the back garden of the Zhuangyuan.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Wanyi Manor is really not small, at least there are more than 100 courtyards.

A group of ten people from the "Evil Dog Gate" were placed in one of the courtyards. Hua Bushi learned from the steward Song Sichen that the dozens of sects that came to participate in the "Wanyi Conference" were arranged in various courtyards in this manor.

At the gate of the courtyard, there are two disciples of the "Wanyi Gate", who not only serve as guards, but also can spread news at any time to serve the distinguished guests living in the courtyard, and if the guests want to be discharged from the hospital, they will also accompany them.

Although this courtyard is not big, there is actually no need to go out, just because all the needs, just say to the "Wanyi Gate" disciples outside the door, and they can be met immediately.

Eating and drinking is no problem, even if you want to find a woman, there is no problem.

Although Hua Bushi was a little curious about what kind of women could be in "Wanyimen" on such an ocean-going island, he didn't want to try it, but just ordered to send some wine and food.