It was a gloomy night, and Jiang Mantian always felt uneasy all night long when he was inside the cave.
Haifeng Island existed before the previous dynasty was destroyed. At that time, the four major families were rampant in the East China Sea. Even the previous dynasty's control over the East China Sea was very weak.
At that time, the main output of the East China Sea was salt. The needs of the East China Sea in the past dynasties were mainly interference in salt affairs. Compared with the Gyeonggi region and other economically developed areas, the East China Sea has always been a neglected remote area. If it were not for the Han family later After opening up maritime trade, no one will look at the East China Sea differently.
Be prepared for danger in times of peace, this has always been the family motto of the Donghai Jiang family.
As early as when the Han family was still the king of the East China Sea, the Jiang family had secretly built an underground warehouse on Haifeng Island, which cost a lot of money. What's even more terrifying is that in order to keep the island secret, the Jiang family secretly bought it from the prison. A large number of prisoners came to build this place. After it was built, all the prisoners were slaughtered. Every inch of the Jiang family's secret warehouse was soaked in blood.
Being inside the mountain, although the place where Jiang Mantian lived was very luxurious, the chill in the mountain still made Jiang Mantian feel uncomfortable all over.
He turned over and sat up, walked to the table and poured himself a cup of tea. Then he walked to the bronze mirror in the corner of the room and looked at himself in the mirror. There were already a few strands of white hair on the temples. Jiang Mantian frowned slightly.
He seemed very calm about Shen Liangqiu's death, but he would never let outsiders know about the shock inside.
He has always been cautious and careful in his work, and has been planning for many years. He is just waiting for the Northern Expedition of the Chu Army. The opportunity that the Jiang family has been waiting for for many years will come. But who would have thought that at the last moment before dawn, Shen Liangqiu suddenly fell, and The plan he had planned for many years collapsed in an instant. His eyes were cold and he was already thinking of Qi Ning, who was like a dark cloud hanging over his heart.
It was precisely because after evaluating Shen Liangqiu that he believed that Shen Liangqiu had more than a 70% chance of passing this level, he took the risk. For him, there were not many times in his life when he made big bets, but this time Forced by the situation, he could only force him to take a gamble, but the result was a complete failure. He really couldn't believe that in a short period of time, Qining was able to figure out Shen Liangqiu's conspiracy. He admitted that he was still a kid after all. I looked at that Jin Yihou.
He landed on Haifeng Island the day before yesterday. There was no movement from the navy yesterday. Only the main warships sent out were chasing the Jiang family fleet. He believed that under his own planning, Jiang Yishui could easily escape from the East China Sea. The pursuit of the master, but to make up for the losses caused by Shen Liangqiu's downfall, requires a lot of energy and thought. Jiang Mantian sighed softly, only feeling that people are not as good as God. No matter how rigorous his planning is, there will always be some key points. variables occur.
If Shen Liangqiu had not coveted Mrs. Tantai's beauty and had an affair with Mrs. Tantai, Shen Liangqiu would not have had to rush to Tantai Zhilin. Qing would know a few months later that everything would go according to the original plan. If the court sent other officials, Shen Liangqiu might be able to get through this incident safely and bury Tantai Zhilin's body at sea smoothly.
As long as one of these factors appeared, the situation would not be what it is now. However, all the unfavorable factors happened to appear at the same time. Jiang Mantian could only lament to himself.
All he could do now was wait.
Over the years, he had planned everything in an orderly manner, and everything was in his hands. However, this setback made him lose the initiative. In the current situation, he could only wait for Qining to leave.
Qining stayed in the East China Sea for a day, and the East China Sea was full of dangers, so he did not dare to carry out the next plan easily.
The lone lamp on the table lengthened Jiang Mantian's shadow. Jiang Mantian sighed softly and stood up. He knew that it was just after midnight and it was still early before dawn, so he had to take a good rest to recharge his batteries.
Only by maintaining enough physical strength and energy can we make it to the end in this struggle.
He walked to the bed and was about to force himself to sleep for another hour when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside. Jiang Mantian looked very panicked when he heard the footsteps, and vaguely felt that something was not good. At this time, outside the door A voice has already been heard: "Master, something big... something bad is going to happen...!"
Jiang Mantian felt a shiver in his heart. He quickly walked to the door and opened it. He saw a middle-aged man outside holding a big knife in his hand and panting heavily. On his clothes, It actually had blood stains on it.
Jiang Mantian's expression changed drastically: "What happened?"
"Master, a group of... a group of pirates came out of nowhere and suddenly came in." The man's face was full of horror: "Our people can't resist it at all, and... and as soon as those slaves saw the sea The bandits were all captured without any resistance at all...!" At this moment, messy footsteps sounded again in the stone path. The man immediately clenched his knife, and several people ran over from the stone path, all holding big swords in their hands. When they saw Jiang Mantian , all shouted: "Master, hurry up, they are coming here soon."
After Jiang Mantian escaped from the dock, he ordered Jiang Yishui to lead the fleet to continue heading to the South China Sea to divert the Donghai Navy, while he took a dozen guards who had been fostered for many years to land on Haifeng Island.
These people were the guards who followed Jiang Mantian to the island. Seeing that these guards were all covered in blood, they had obviously fought with others. At this time, he heard the faint sound of killing, and Jiang Mantian could not judge at all the origin of the killing. No matter where they came from, there seemed to be killing sounds from all directions.
His face turned pale and his body shook.
The head of the richest family in the East China Sea has always been calm and composed in front of others. Everyone who has met him has to admit that the head of the Jiang family has the courage to remain calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai. But at this time, Jiang Mantian's But there was an unprecedented look of horror on his face, and he murmured: "How is this possible, how is this possible...!"
"Master, it's too late, they will kill you soon." The middle-aged guard had already grabbed Jiang Mantian's arm: "Let's escort the master out of here. Sun Jiu, where is the ship we landed on the island? Hurry up. Lead the way, let's rush over quickly...!"
Although the guards were frightened, they were well-trained and did not panic too much. They crowded around Jiang Mantian and wanted to protect Jiang Mantian from leaving.
Jiang Mantian jerked away and said angrily: "What are you doing? You said that pirates came to the island, it's just... it's nonsense."
"Master, how dare you talk nonsense? Listen carefully, they are getting closer and closer to here." The middle-aged man said anxiously.
The killing sounds kept coming and going, and they were indeed approaching.
"How many pirates are there?" Jiang Mantian couldn't help but ask.
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads. Things happened in a hurry. Haifeng Island, which was originally an iron-walled island, was unexpectedly killed by a group of pirates overnight. The entire Haifeng Island was in chaos. How many people were there and who were they? He couldn't explain clearly, but the middle-aged man said: "Master, there are definitely a lot of pirates who have been killed here, and they are all very ferocious. We can no longer stay here."
"Where are the Ghost King and the others?" Jiang Mantian calmed down at this time: "Don't worry, the Ghost King has great martial arts, and Master Lu's martial arts are also extremely high. There are mechanisms in each stone path. Although the pirates Public, not necessarily...!"
"Master Marquis, it's not just pirates." The middle-aged man looked grim and said with a grimace: "I just saw officers and soldiers. Among the pirates, there were sailors from the Donghai Navy mixed in."
"You mean that group of pirates and the navy of the East China Sea are mixed together?" Jiang Mantian felt unbelievable, as if he was dreaming: "How can the pirates and the navy be together? This... what is going on...!" He Although he was calm-minded, his mind was in chaos at this time, and he couldn't figure out why such a situation occurred.
"Master, I just killed an East China Sea soldier with my own hands." The middle-aged man said: "They are indeed colluding together, and those pirates all obey the orders of the sailors...!"
"There is someone there." Before the middle-aged man could finish speaking, he heard shouts not far away. Several figures suddenly appeared on the other side of the stone path. Jiang Mantian looked over and saw only five or six fierce pirates approaching. They rushed over here, waving big swords in their hands, shouting: "Take the head and get the reward."
Jiang Mantian's guards also reacted quickly. One of them shouted loudly: "Kong Sheng, hurry up and protect the master from leaving. We'll hold on." With a loud shout, he rushed forward with a sword, and two more guards behind him killed him.
The middle-aged man Kong Sheng didn't hesitate anymore, dragging Jiang Mantian and running away. The other two guards followed behind Jiang Mantian to protect him.
Jiang Mantian staggered and followed Kong Sheng to the other end of the stone road. They were very familiar with the path inside. When they reached the corner, they immediately turned left. Before they could run very far, they heard the sound of murder coming from in front of them. He heard the sound, but he had no choice but to turn around quickly and run to the other side.
The three guards protected Jiang Mantian as he turned east and west in the spider-web-like stone road. From time to time, they encountered a group of pirates appearing in front of them. They could only turn around and run away. Every time the pirates appeared, they were a group of pirates. There are at least seven or eight people in a group, and there can be dozens of people at most. The martial arts of Jiang Mantian's guards are not weak, and they may not be at a disadvantage if they are about to fight, but how many people are there? Everyone knows that as long as you are entangled by a group of pirates, other pirates will come to support you when they hear the news, and you won't be able to leave even if you want to.
Fortunately, Jiang Mantian was very familiar with the paths inside. Although the group of pirates rushed in, they were far less familiar with the roads inside than Jiang Mantian. Under Jiang Mantian's command, a few people avoided several groups of people and finally ran together. In front of the stone door, he opened the stone door. After entering, he quickly pressed the button and closed the stone door. At this time, everyone including Jiang Mantian's face was already very ugly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Running down the road, several people felt that Haifeng Island was full of pirates and officers and soldiers. This was originally Jiang Mantian's territory, and he was the well-deserved master, but the desperate escape just now seemed like a trespassing... Entering someone else's territory and being hunted, you instantly become a guest.
Jiang Mantian usually also boxed, and his physical fitness was much stronger than that of ordinary people, but after running away, he was already out of breath. When the stone door fell, he waved his hands and said: "First... stop for a moment, here... They can't get in here, wait and see... see how the Ghost King and the others deal with it...!"
Several guards were thinking, looking at the current situation, it was obvious that the Donghai navy and the sea bandits were wiping out Haifeng Island. The opponent had a large number of people and was powerful. Even if the Ghost King was good at martial arts, in the current situation, it was impossible to reverse the situation. Jiang Mantian still hopes that the Ghost King will make a comeback, which is simply wishful thinking.