Gu Piaoran’s meaning was very clear, that is, although his side had bowed their heads, they still wanted to maintain some dignity.
Xue Wuchang shook his head and said, "No! We must capture Wu Zhao, and there can be no mistakes. We can only..."
Gu Piaoran shouted angrily: "Does the Hell Gate really think that my Red Ding Palace is made of mud? All ships, get ready, ram me!"
Gu Piaoran gave an order, and the sailors immediately turned the bow and rushed towards Xue Wuchang at full speed. The people on our boat were immediately in chaos, and the tomb robber Lao Qiao shouted anxiously: "Mr. Gu, think twice! It's not worth it for Wu Zhao..."
"Shut up!" Gu Piaoran shouted, and everyone on the ship suddenly became quiet. Although I couldn't see the situation outside, I could guess that the sailors under Gu Piaoran must have taken some tough measures to forcibly suppress the commotion on the ship.
A short moment later, I heard Xue Wuchang shouting, "Stop the boat, stop the boat... I agree..."
Xue Wuchang didn't dare to die with Gu Piaoran. Gu Piaoran was now a top-rank master of Hongding Mansion. In Xue Wuchang's opinion, if the top-rank master really died at sea because of his refusal to give in, Hongding Mansion would never let it go with Hell Gate, so he was scared when the time came.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but countless questions arose in my mind.
Who brought the Hell Gate? Was it an undercover agent from the Xuan Jing Division? If that was the case, why didn't he bring the Xuan Jing Division here, but instead brought the Hell Gate, which had a subtle relationship with the Xuan Jing Division
Did someone from Hell Gate plant an undercover agent in Gu Piaoran's team? This is impossible. Since the undercover agent can lurk beside Gu Piaoran, it proves that he knows Gu Piaoran's identity as the heir of Rumor Gate. Why doesn't he directly expose the fact that Gu Piaoran is not a sorcerer of Red Ding Mansion
Could it be that the Hell Gate has been following me? That's not right. If the Hell Gate had been following me, they would have been suspicious of Gu Piaoran's identity a long time ago.
As countless thoughts raced through my head, I subconsciously muttered to myself, "It would be nice if I could see outside."
"You can see it." The voice suddenly came from beside me and startled me. Then I remembered that among the three sailors who had just gone out, the one who was good at disguise had also come back from outside.
I originally thought that person had gone somewhere else, but he followed me silently. The other person was so close, but Ye Jin and I didn't notice him at all. The other person's skill alone was enough to scare us.
The man seemed not to notice my surprised expression. He reached out and fiddled with something, and immediately an exquisite mirror frame popped up in front of our eyes.
Heavenly mirror!
During this period of time, I have also been trying to digest the secret skills of the Zhan family. Although I cannot build a mechanism myself, it is no problem for me to recognize some classic mechanisms of ancient times. The Tiangong Mirror, which can see the nearby scenes without blind spots, happens to be one of them.
The sailor adjusted the Tiangong mirror and turned to the side of the ship. Our two stand-ins had already lowered the lifeboat. When my stand-in was about to board the ship, Xue Wuchang suddenly said, "Wu Zhao, didn't you say that you would take my head when we meet again in the rivers and lakes? Why are you silent now?"
The stand-in said coldly: "You can catch up with us and see who can kill whom."
The stand-in's voice, tone, even expressions and movements are almost the same as mine. People who are not familiar with me will definitely not be able to tell that it is a stand-in.
Xue Wuchang snorted coldly: "I hope you can still be so stubborn when I catch up with you."
While Xue Wuchang was speaking, he waved his hand gently, and the other two large ships of Hell Gate immediately began to close in on the middle, blocking our retreat.
Gu Piaoran said coldly: "What do you mean by this, friend?"
Xue Wuchang smiled nonchalantly and said, "I just want to get closer to you. Anyway, the space I left is enough for Wu Zhao and the others to pass through, so you don't have to worry about them not being able to get out."
Xue Wuchang's intention was obvious. He didn't want to abide by the one-hour agreement. As long as my stand-in left a certain range, they would immediately hunt him down. As for the two moving boats, they were just to prevent Gu Piaoran from rescuing me.
Gu Piaoran snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back and turned away, never looking at Xue Wuchang again. My stand-in bowed to Gu Piaoran and was about to get up and get off the boat when Tong Xiaoyao suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute! Wu Zhao, you really can't escape this time, leave the knife to me!"
The stand-in imitated my tone and said, "Are you okay?"
You Ran also asked anxiously: "Tong Xiaoyao, what on earth are you going to do?"
Tong Xiaoyao said confidently: "Wu Zhao is holding a precious sword. He is about to die, but he wants the sword to be buried with him at the bottom of the sea. Isn't this a waste of natural resources? This is too selfish!"
You Ran was so angry that she stamped her feet repeatedly: "That's someone else's knife. They can do whatever they want with it. What's it to you? What's the difference between you and a robber?"
Xue Wuchang laughed loudly at this time and said, "This lady is wrong. Miss Tong is right. In fact, all the magic weapons in the world can be regarded as ownerless. Those with virtue can take possession of them. Wu Zhao is going to die anyway, so why must he hold on to such a rare sword? It is better to contribute the sword, maybe it will be of greater use."
"Yes, yes, yes..." Tong Xiaoyao was overjoyed when she saw someone supporting her, "If I'm not mistaken, that precious sword was forged using the long-lost secret method of 'Forging Dragon'. If it were in my hands..."
"Tong Xiaoyao, shut up!" You Ran finally couldn't help but yelled, "Tong Xiaoyao, I'm warning you, don't think that just because you can do something, everyone in the world will have to accommodate you..."
Tong Xiaoyao also said stubbornly, “Su Youran, let me tell you, I have my own principles when doing things. Don’t interfere!”
While the two people were arguing fiercely, my stand-in kept silent and seemed to be watching the show. In fact, he was probably analyzing what I would do if I were there.
After just a moment, the stand-in looked up and said, "You two can continue arguing. I'm leaving now."
As the stand-in turned to leave, I secretly shouted, "Oops!"
The substitute's reaction was correct, but he underestimated Tong Xiaoyao's persistence. If he stood up and jumped off the boat, there might be no problem. Even if Tong Xiaoyao wanted to chase him, Gu Piaoran would be able to stop her.
But once the stand-in said something, it was equivalent to forcing Tong Xiaoyao to take action.
As soon as the stand-in finished speaking, Tong Xiaoyao suddenly moved her feet, and her figure suddenly crossed a distance of five or six meters, and appeared in front of the stand-in like a phantom. Although Gu Piaoran, who was standing not far away, also tried to stop her, his fingertips were easily slipped past Tong Xiaoyao before they even touched her collar.
By the time Tong Xiaoyao stood firm, it was too late for Gu Piaoran to attack, and he could only watch as the other party grabbed the substitute's shoulder with a claw. My substitute didn't have any Rakshasa sword, and even what he had on him was just a canvas package, and only he knew what was inside.
As Tong Xiaoyao attacked, the double instinctively blocked her palm. Although the double's movements were fast, his skills were far inferior to Tong Xiaoyao's, and his arm was broken by the opponent after just one collision.
As the stand-in instinctively covered his broken arm and stepped back, Tong Xiaoyao pulled the canvas bag off his body, grabbed both sides of the bag with both hands, and tore it into pieces with a little force.
A wooden stick about the same length as the Rakshasa fell out of the package along with several bundles of things*.
I instantly understood Gu Piaoran's idea. After he let the substitute go, Xue Wuchang would definitely send someone to hunt him down. When the substitute had no way to escape, he would detonate the bomb and blow himself to pieces. Naturally, Xue Wuchang would have difficulty telling whether he had chased the wrong target.
When I appeared in the magic path again, even though Xue Wuchang knew he had been tricked, he couldn't find any trace of Gu Piaoran.
However, Gu Piaoran did not expect Tong Xiaoyao to suddenly show up and seize Rakshasa, and now all his plans have failed.
All those who understood the truth retreated to the cabin at the same time. They knew that Xue Wuchang would not give up, so no one wanted to get involved in this mess. Only Su Youran quickly ran to Tong Xiaoyao's side.
Tong Xiaoyao still didn't understand what was going on until this moment, and instead pointed the finger at Gu Piaoran: "Mr. Gu, did Wu Zhao give you the sword? You two were the only ones in the cabin just now, he must have..."
“Xiaoyao, stop talking and come with me quickly!” Su Youran was so anxious that she wanted to cover Tong Xiaoyao’s mouth, but she couldn’t stop her from talking at such a fast pace.
Tong Xiaoyao shook off Su Youran’s hand and said, “No, I need him to give me an explanation!”
Xue Wuchang also said in a deep voice: "My friend on the other side, shouldn't you also give me an explanation?"
"As for explanations, of course there are..." Gu Piaoran said slowly, and Ye Jin's stand-in suddenly threw out a flying claw, hooked the side of Xue Wuchang's boat, and without waiting for the other party to react, he immediately pulled the rope behind the flying claw, used the force to stand up and flew straight to Xue Wuchang's boat. My stand-in also jumped into the air after him.
When the two people flew out of the boat one after the other, Ye Jin's stand-in pulled the fuse on his body in the air.
Xue Wuchang's face suddenly changed as he quickly retreated, stretched out his hand to grab a subordinate beside him, and threw him at the two substitutes. The three of them collided in mid-air, making a dull sound like sandbags colliding, and then they all fell silent at the same time. The bodies that had not yet landed flew in the opposite direction towards our ship.
Gu Piaoran immediately grabbed a wooden barrel on the deck and threw it at the flying corpses, knocking them into the sea. As soon as the three corpses entered the sea, the water column raised by the * rushed up between our two ships, and the dancing water droplets instantly blocked my sight.
However, before the water droplets rushed up into the sky, I saw Gu Piaoran turn around and throw Tong Xiaoyao and Su Youran into the cabin.
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