Chapter 182: Chapter 182
The Pirate King's emissary stood a hundred meters away.
So he saw Chou Xiao crawl out of the mouth with his own eyes and saw Chou Xiao's head cut off.
However, he couldn't see or hear what was happening in the house.
Throughout the whole process, Jin Hui, Shen Shisan, and Jin Shiying stood by his side.
As long as he moved, he would die.
Shen Lang placed Qiu Xiao's head on his hand. Instantly, his hand was covered in blood and it was still warm.
The Pirate King's emissary could not help but ask, "Why?"
He was truly unable to understand. Had this Shen Lang really gone mad?
Was he not afraid of the Pirate King's wrath? Was he not afraid of the Kim family being destroyed?
Shen Lang did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Where's your ship?"
The emissary looked at the dock behind him.
A small boat was docked there. But it was a boat that could cross the sea. How small could it be?
Shen Lang ordered, "Everyone, help me move these two thousand heads onto the boat. Let this brother carry them back."
Then thousands of recruits from Xuan Wu Mansion appeared, pushing wheelbarrows filled with human heads towards the pirate ship on the dock.
In a short time, all two thousand heads were loaded onto the ship.
The Pirate King's emissary looked deeply at Shen Lang, then turned and left.
He did not make any threats.
Because there was no need. War was inevitable.
Next, he would accompany the Pirate King to lead tens of thousands of troops to Cliff Island and kill everyone on the island.
Everyone left.
Only Jin Jianniang was still standing there.
Before Shen Lang walked over, her face was already red.
He looked over and saw that the valiant girl was at a loss. It was as if she did not have a place to put her hands and feet. Her legs were tightly pressed together, and she was extremely nervous.
Girl, don't be like this.
If you twist your legs like this, the curve of your waist and buttocks will be very obvious. I really can't help but want to grab them.
But I can't do this.
I can't make my wife sad again. I'm a person who has made mistakes before. I may be scum, but I have my own bottom line.
So leave quickly. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't control myself.
Shen Lang said, "Thank you, Sword Maiden."
Jin Jianniang shook her head and said, "I am the one thanking Son-in-law for letting me vent my anger and personally killing this evil thief."
Shen Lang: "Do you want to eat before leaving?"
"No, no need." Jin Jianniang said, "Miss still needs my help. I don't have anything to do here, so I'll leave now."
Then, Jin Jianniang left in a hurry.
Not far away, Jin Hui was at a loss as to what to do.
Jianniang, I … I'm your brother. How could you not notice me standing here?
You didn't even look at me, didn't say a word, and just left.
I wanted to ask how my wife was doing at home.
Jin Hui sighed inwardly as he recalled the scene of him squatting in the latrine for half the night.
"Sigh, the gigolo is really not a good thing."
Then, he hurriedly covered his mouth. Even though he was only saying it in his heart, what if the son-in-law could read minds?
…
Only Shen Lang and Xuanwu were left in the house on the mountainside.
They looked at the huge mine not far away.
Tens of thousands of people were busy in the mine.
Of course, they were not mining or panning for gold, but putting the finishing touches to the shocking trap.
How long had this Wangya Island Strategy been prepared?
It had been half a year since this strategy was proposed, and it had been nearly four months since it was put into effect.
There were at least a few thousand people, and at the highest, more than ten thousand people.
It was really a big effort.
Tens of thousands of people used half a year to build an inescapable net and a shocking trap.
Now, it was finally working.
Shen Lang said, "Father-in-law, it's almost the New Year."
Xuanwu and Jin Zhuo said, "Yes, it's three days away."
This year's Spring Festival was different from the past.
Jin Zhuo Counted, "Every year's Spring Festival in the past, it looked lively, and our house was decorated with lanterns and streamers. I actually don't like it at all, and I'm even afraid of it every time. Because it means extravagance, but you can't not be like this. Nobles have their own rules. There are a lot of things that are useful or not, but they must have them. Otherwise, this imposing manner will disappear, and people will say, 'Look at the Kim family, they are so frugal and frugal, they must have declined.'
Shen Lang understood this.
Most of the time, a country paid attention to morale. It was the same for the nobles, including big businesses.
The face of the cards was the most important.
Many great businesses were actually operating in debt, but as long as the cards were bright, people would still think that they were the sun at high noon.
Confidence and morale were indispensable.
So it had not been easy for Father-in-law in the past twenty years to maintain the family's cards.
Jin Zhuo Counted said, "Now we finally don't need to forcibly maintain the cards, nor do we need to put on an extravagant show."
Shen Lang said, "Because we have prepared a bigger, more extravagant show."
Jin Zhuo said, "This year's Spring Festival, our family can't reunite. Why don't you go home and have a New Year's Eve dinner with your parents, Mulan, and mother-in-law? "
Shen Lang thought about it and still refused this tempting proposal.
"No." Shen Lang said, "Next, the Inescapable Net project is coming to an end, and it is also the most critical moment. We can't take it lightly, and we can't make any mistakes."
"We can't survive this New Year, and neither can the enemy."
"The war is coming soon!"
Xuanwu said, "Yes, the war is coming soon. The shame left by grandpa will be avenged by you, his grandson-in-law. After this war, my Xuan Wu Mansion will rise again. "
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"This New Year is really hard to survive."
In the most gorgeous courtyard in Nujiang City, a stunning beauty sighed.
The weather was really cold.
There were a few snowflakes falling just now.
The cold wind was howling outside, but it was as warm as spring inside.
The stunning beauty wore a fox fur coat, which made her eyes and teeth look even brighter.
She raised her jade-like hand and looked carefully through the light from the window, as if to see if her hand was still tender and mottled from the cold.
Of course not.
It was still Qianqian like jade, as white as a spring onion.
She sat lazily.
Beside her, there were four maids and ten eunuchs.
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun didn't even have a place to sit, and even when he stood, he had to bow.
This woman was called Zhao Yan.
The crown prince's confidant and concubine.
She didn't marry into the family, but she could represent the crown prince's will outside.
Therefore, even the governor of the border didn't have a seat in front of her.
"Alright, all of you can leave."
All the maids and eunuchs left, except for an old eunuch who was highly skilled in martial arts.
"Is there really a gold mine?" Zhao Yan asked.
Tang Lun said, "There really is a gold mine. The young lord of Nutiao City, Qiu Xiao, saw it clearly. There are countless golden sand in the depths of the mine, as well as gold bricks that have just been refined. There are at least fifty thousand pounds in the mine."
Zhao Yan's expression didn't change as she took a sip from her teacup.
"A gold mine isn't like that." Zhao Yan waved her hand.
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun stepped forward and opened the paper.
It wasn't Qiu Xiao's original, but a copy, the one given to the Pirate King.
Zhao Yan said, "A gold mine isn't like that. It's impossible to see a large amount of golden sand in the mine, and there wouldn't be so much gold, unless …"
"An ancient gold vein." Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said.
Zhao Yan lazily reclined on the chair and lightly said, "What do you mean by this?"
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "I want to ally with Qiu Tianwei to take down Wangya Island."
"Yes."
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "Qiu Tianwei is worried that the Monarch will be angered, so …"
Zhao Yan said, "So what?"
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "His Highness the Crown Prince works hard for the country, and I don't have much respect for him. I'm willing to offer 25% of Wangya Island's gold mine as tribute every year."
Zhao Yan said, "If a vassal's territory is taken by pirates, as a Monarch, it would be a loss of face. Now we can use the war in the South Kingdom as an excuse, but once the rebellion is over, there will be no more excuses. If the State of Yue's territory is occupied by pirates for a long time, wouldn't it be a loss of dignity? "
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "Consort Zhao is right."
Zhao Yan wasn't even the Crown Prince's Consort.
Jin Hai Earl continued, "Wait till we take down the Cliff Gazing Island, annihilate all the troops of the Black Tortoise Earl Manor, and kill Jin Zhuo and his wife, as well as Shen Lang and his wife. Only Jinmu Cong will be left alive. Even if he's alone, he can still represent the entire Jin Clan.
Zhao Yan was silent.
Jin Hai Count said, "When the time comes, Jin Mucong will become the new Xuan Wu, and we will arrange a marriage for him. After that, we will openly return Jinshan Island and Wangya Island to him, so in name, these two islands will still belong to the Xuan Wu Mansion. "
Zhao Yan said, "You want to marry your daughter to Jin Mucong, and let your son marry Qiu Yao 'er. In this way, Jin Mucong will become a puppet, and the entire Xuan Wu Mansion will become your two families' private property, right? "
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun bowed and said, "I will always be the Crown Prince's henchman, and Qiu Tianwei also has great respect for the Crown Prince. The Third Prince has Marquis Zhenxi and Count Wu An, but he doesn't care about us old officials. I can't stand them. "
This was proof of allegiance.
If the Crown Prince could take over this matter, then in the battle for the throne, Qiu Tianwei and Jin Hai Count would stand on the Crown Prince's side.
Zhao Yan frowned. "How many soldiers are you planning to send?"
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "Around thirty thousand, almost ten times the Xuan Wu Mansion."
Zhao Yan said, "How much gold did you say is stored on Wangya Island?"
Jin Hai Count Tang Lun said, "Fifty thousand catties."
Zhao Yan said, "Send thirty thousand catties here after this."
Tang Lun was startled, but he didn't dare show it on his face. He bowed and said, "Yes!"
Tang Lun then said, "Also, about Jin Mulan, do you want her dead or alive?"
Zhao Yan said, "Of course I want her alive. Would I stop the Crown Prince from taking her? But in order to prevent her from harming the Crown Prince, cripple her meridians. Cut the tendons in both her arms and legs, then reconnect them. She will be able to walk, kneel, lie down, pout, and scream. "
"Yes." Tang Lun bowed.
Just like that, the matter was settled.
It didn't seem like an important negotiation at all.
In fact, when the Crown Prince agreed to send Zhao Yan here, he had already agreed in his heart. This matter was already settled.
It was just a formality for them to talk when they met.
It was the same between modern countries. Both sides had already negotiated all the terms and conditions, and then the leaders of both sides would come forward to sign the agreement.
Otherwise, how could such an important matter be settled in a day or two?
"Then I will take my leave and tell Chou Tianwei this great news," Tang Lun said.
Zhao Yan said, "Once you've decided, act as soon as possible."
Tang Lun said, "Yes! After I meet with Chou Tianwei, I will immediately return home to gather my troops and prepare for war. "
Then, Tang Lun retreated until he was out of Zhao Yan's sight.
Zhao Yan said lazily, "Someone, take my visiting card to the Xuan Wu Mansion and tell Jin Mulan to come see me."
"Yes!"
A eunuch took the visiting card and left in a hurry.
A smile appeared on Zhao Yan's beautiful face.
Junior Sister Mulan, the river flows thirty years east and thirty years west, isn't that so?
We learned martial arts together with Grandmaster Zhong Chuke, but in the end, my family suffered a drastic change. I, a noble girl, fell to the mortal world, while you still stood high above.
Now, your Xuan Wu Mansion is about to be destroyed.
And I, Zhao Yan, have risen once again, and can even control your fate, Jin Mulan.
Fate makes fools of people, how interesting.
Zhao Yan stretched out her Qianqian lily-white hand, as if she was holding Jin Mulan, and suddenly squeezed.
… …
Raging Tide City!
Pirate King Chou Tianwei was constantly in a state of excitement.
How many years has it been since he felt this way?
When a person constantly wins, they will become completely numb to victory.
An ordinary victory would not be able to stir the lake in his heart.
The last time he was excited was 20 years ago, when he destroyed the Jinyu Count's allied forces.
Since then, the Chou Clan completely soared and established the foundation of Raging Tide City.
In these 20 years, Chou Tianwei was completely invincible on the sea.
This kind of invincibility is sometimes a kind of loneliness.
Especially in recent years, Chou Tianwei didn't even have the chance to fight.
He had three generals under him, his adopted son Chou Hao, his son Chou Xiao, and his adopted daughter Chou Yao 'er.
Each of them could take charge of their own affairs.
Especially Chou Yao 'er, she was like a female overlord who won every battle.
The Crown Prince and Third Prince of the State of Yue came to recruit him, and promised to make him the Marquis of Raging Tide.
Chou Tianwei was only a little moved.
I have a city, dozens of islands, and tens of thousands of troops.
What is a mere Marquis of Raging Tide? '
What I want is an even greater hegemony.
What I want is to establish the Chou Clan's foundation for a hundred years, or even a thousand years.
Now, this opportunity has finally come.
Just like what the Daoist Alchemist said, he controlled the Ancient Gold Vein in his left hand, and the Jinshan Island's iron mine in his right. With money and weapons, why should he worry about hegemony?
Didn't the Great Jin Kingdom rise because of the Ancient Gold Vein?
Of course, at a crucial moment, he stabbed his ally, the Great Qian Kingdom, in the back.
Currently, the Great Jin Kingdom was the most powerful kingdom after the Great Yan Empire.
The Great Qian Kingdom was divided into four. The Great Jin Kingdom alone took one quarter. The Great Qian Kingdom had fallen, and the Great Jin had eaten its fill.
Chou Tianwei stood by the window, looking towards the east of Cliff Gazing Island.
It was almost the New Year.
Let's have a good New Year first, then gather our armies and go on a killing spree.
At this moment, Chou Yao 'er's castle was filled with the atmosphere of the New Year.
Of course, this was just the hundreds of women entertaining themselves. Chou Yao 'er didn't care about the New Year at all.
To her, every day was the same.
Lv Yi died, and Xu Qianqian followed her, but she couldn't become her personal maid.
One of her most trusted female warriors personally took care of her life.
"Master, are you sure you don't want to listen to [Journey to the West]?" Xu Qianqian asked.
Chou Yao 'er shook her head and said, "No!"
After knowing that the book was written by Shen Lang, she didn't want to listen to it anymore.
She stood by the window, looking towards the sea.
She didn't like to use her brain, but she could smell the scent of a conspiracy.
This came from her intuition.
At this moment, the sound of a bell suddenly rang out on the pier.
The entire city was shocked.
The bell of the lighthouse sounded normal.
But it was so urgent and sharp that it was completely abnormal.
Then, a ship appeared on the sea.
This ship wasn't big, and it had the flag of Cliff Gazing Island.
The deck was densely packed with human heads.
Everyone was shocked. Did the demoness Miss Chou Yao 'er go on a killing spree again?
I don't think so!
She has been in Fury Tide city recently, and all the pirates who resisted were killed by her.
The ship gradually approached.
Only then did everyone see that the head on the deck was very familiar.
They seemed … seemed to be the pirates of Fury Tide city.
They looked at the head in that person's hand.
Everyone was shocked!
This, isn't this the head of the little pirate king Chou Xiao?
How, how did he die?
This scourge actually died?
… …
Chou Tianwei sat by the window.
Three plump beauties were hugging him, not even an inch of clothing on them.
A young woman, also naked, was kneeling on the ground.
Chou Tianwei held a carving knife in his hand, drawing on the girl's back.
Drawing the map of Cliff Gazing Island.
Blood dripped, the girl trembled in pain, but she didn't dare to make a sound.
Otherwise, she would die miserably.
Halfway through, Chou Tianwei couldn't help but feel a little dispirited.
He had seen too many beauties over the years, and slept with too many.
So ordinary beauties really couldn't arouse any interest.
He couldn't help but hesitate about one thing in his mind.
Was he really going to give Jin Mulan to the Crown Prince?
Keep her? Couldn't he?
Just imagine, Jin Mulan, a famous beauty of a hundred years of nobility, kneeling on the ground and allowing him to carve words on her buttocks. Wasn't it wonderful?
Why did all the good things in the world have to go to the Ning clan?
Why did all the beauties in the world have to go to the Ning clan?
The grand hegemony needed stunning beauties to decorate it.
At this moment, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.
"Master, something bad has happened."
Chou Tianwei's hand trembled, and immediately a long wound appeared on the girl's back.
"What's the matter?" Chou Tianwei said.
"Shenlang killed the Young Master, killed more than two thousand pirates, and sent all their heads here."
Chou Tianwei instantly felt like he was struck by lightning.
As if he had heard the most ridiculous thing, he didn't move for a long time.
This … this was impossible.
This didn't make sense.
Even if Shenlang was crazy, Xuanwu couldn't be crazy.
"Crack!"
Chou Tianwei's hands suddenly exerted force, and the carving knife in his hand was broken.
He decided that if it was a false report, he would skin the confidant who brought the news.
… …..
The dock of Nu Tiao city had been completely blocked.
Thousands of pirate warriors guarded every corner of this place.
Pirate King Chou Tianwei appeared on this ship.
Under his feet, there were more than two thousand heads.
In his hand, he was holding Chou Xiao's head.
That's right, this was his son, his only son.
In the battle more than twenty years ago, he was injured, although he could still sleep with women, he could no longer have children.
So, Chou Xiao was the only heir of his family.
And now … he's dead.
Chou Tianwei almost didn't dare to imagine what his son had experienced before he died.
Why was there such fear on his face?
Several of his teeth were broken, and his face was covered in blood and flesh.
The messenger beside him clearly told him everything he had seen.
Chou Xiao was castrated, his neck was broken, and he crawled thirty feet with his teeth, begging for mercy in incomparable humiliation.
In the end, he was still beheaded by a female warrior under Shenlang.
Not only did he die a horrible death, but he also died of torture and humiliation.
The messenger said: "Shenlang asked me to tell you, restrain your grief, Young Master Chou Xiao's death was not peaceful."
Pirate King Chou Tianwei closed his eyes.
His vision went black, and he felt dizzy.
His body suddenly shook.
"Roar …"
"Ugh …"
From his mouth, from his throat, came a beast-like roar.
Because he clenched his teeth too hard, his mouth was full of blood foam.
"Why? Why? "
"Shenlang is a madman, is Jin Zhuo also a madman?"
"Why? Why did he kill my son? "
Chou Xiao's anger spewed out, and his mouth was full of blood foam.
"But, all of this is not important, it's not important."
"Order all the pirates in the surrounding islands, gather all our troops, all our allies."
"Prepare for war!"
"I want to kill everyone on Watchcliff Island, not leaving a single person, a single blade of grass, or a single tree."
"I want to skin every man in the Kim family, pull out their tendons, and put them to death."
"I want to ravage every woman in the Kim family to death, cut up their flesh, and cook them."
"I want to cut Shenlang into a thousand pieces, and make him regret living in this world."
"I want to wipe the Kim family from this world completely!"
"Gather the troops, prepare for war, prepare for war!"
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