Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Zhang Quan smiled miserably, "If you don't believe me, forget it, kill if you want."

Li Xu asked suddenly: "Is your island master healthy? I haven't seen you for many years. I don't know if he still remembers me."

Zhang Quan was stunned for a moment, as if he couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, and shook his head firmly after a while, "I don't know who you are talking about, which island owner, there is only the patriarch on our island, and he has been living in seclusion, so he must have never seen him." over yours."

Li Xu laughed, "You're very smart, but we only need a little loophole. It seems that you are a loyal person, so there is no need to ask questions. Kill it, don't you still have a few people alive? There's always someone who can ask something."

"Wait!" Zhang Quan said anxiously, "What exactly do you want to know? Which of my companions are still alive?"

Kou Xiao shrugged his shoulders, "Who knows their names, but there is a very young and handsome boy, wearing a heathen gray short brown, with a belt tied like a woman, and his companion, Thin and skinny, I don't know how many times I can withstand the whip, whether my bones are hard or not."

"Are they really still alive?" Zhang Quan asked anxiously.

"What? Is that your son or your girlfriend, so anxious." Kou Xiao teased, and when he received the puzzled look from Li Xu, he immediately became serious, "Okay, since you don't say anything, anyway, your injury is serious. Rescue is also troublesome."

"No, I said I said it, but I want to make sure they are still alive." Zhang Quan said forcefully.

Li Xu looked back at the sea, "How did you agree with your companions on the boat?"

Zhang Quan accepted his fate and said with difficulty: "We made an appointment to go back at sunset. If no one turns back, something must have happened on the island. Let them go first."

Li Xu looked at him in surprise, and praised him, "You guys are still very friendly."

Zhang Quan glared at him and said nothing. They came out with a mission, and they couldn't be wiped out on this island. They are precarious, and they have their own set of principles when they leave the island. It's like hanging your head on your belt, and it's only one person who can live, so don't drag anyone down.

Kou Xiao leaned close to Li Xu's ear and whispered, "It's okay to let them leave for a while, just inform Jia Ping to chase them."

Li Xu tilted his head to avoid his fiery breath, "The sea is vast, it's hard to catch up, and I want to use this boat to do something."

"Then find a way to occupy the boat." Kou Xiao and the others even killed 50 people, would they care about the remaining [-] or so people?As long as it is properly arranged, it is not without chance of victory.

"Let's not talk about that, let's eat something first." Kou Xiao's hare has already been roasted, and there are some fruits picked by his guards. Less than a bite to eat.

After eating, Kou Xiao wiped his hands with a leaf, pulled Li Xu aside and said, "My lord and Mu's bodyguard go back to report the news, let Jia Ping bring the troops over, and finally find a way to get rid of the people on that ship."

"What if the king disagrees?"

"why?"

Li Xu didn't look at him, but looked at the distant coastline and said, "I don't remember the way back, maybe I won't be able to walk in two days."

"There is a sign, and Guard Mu will definitely be able to find the way."

"Aren't there still a few fugitives hiding in the jungle? If they meet, my king's life will be lost."

Kou Xiao sighed, "You should have some trust in your guards, those little fellows, Guard Mu can take care of them."

Li Xu was angry, he had made so many excuses, why couldn't this man understand, he didn't want Kou Xiao to take risks.

"Is there no other way?"

"Of course there are ways, but the general thinks this is the safest and fastest way, not to mention that we have Zhang Quan in our hands, he should be the leader of this group, capture the thief first, capture the king first, what else is there if the king is in hand Very worried."

Li Xu snorted and laughed, "With his sloppy appearance, he might have dug a hole for you to show weakness just now, how can you believe it?"

Kou Xiao looked at him steadfastly, then suddenly smiled, he took Li Xu's hand and dragged him into the bushes, hugged him and asked, "Your Highness is worried about me, right?"

"You let go!"

"Don't let it go! Is it so difficult to admit that you care about me? It's not for you to say you like me. "

"Is it wrong for me to care about my subordinates?" Li Xu argued strongly.

Kou Xiao smiled even more heartily, "Don't worry, I haven't picked off this high mountain flower of yours yet, so I'm not willing to die, there really won't be too much danger, trust me."

Li Xu's face was a bit uneasy, "Is it related to this king whether you are dead or not? Let go, this king is leaving." Li Xu took He Zun away angrily, the route was obviously the same as when he came, Kou Xiao But for those who have seen the map he drew, saying that they can't find the way is really just an excuse.

He was in a good mood, so he was tolerant of Zhang Quan, pulled out the arrows from his body, and bandaged the wound to ensure that he would not bleed to death.

Li Xu let He Zun run on his back all the way, and picked up a young man who had been tapped and hid in the grass on the way. Li Xu recognized him at a glance as the handsome young man Kou Xiao said, and regretted that his eyesight was too sharp. good.

"What's your name?" Li Xu asked expressionlessly.

Jiang Lin didn't know who he was, but seeing that he was fair-skinned and handsome, dressed in strange clothes, he really didn't look like a bad person, and his defenses retreated a little.

"I'm Jiang Lin, I don't know who you are?"

Li Xu didn't talk to him again, and asked He Zun to tie his hands and lead him away, so that if he met his accomplices on the way, he could be taken as a hostage.

He returned to the base before dark, and as soon as Li Xu showed up, Jia Ping and Ye Changqing took him into the room together, and listened to the two earnestly analyzing to him the serious consequences of going out alone and the danger of Kou Xiao, saying It made him look like a young daughter-in-law who was kidnapped.

"Don't you want to know what happened to this king these two days?" Li Xu interrupted their thoughts.

Ye Changqing's temper was straighter, and he hurriedly asked: "What's the matter? By the way, why are you and Mu Shiwei back, and General Kou? He left you?"

Li Xu didn't want to waste time, so he told them both of the matter in a simple and clear manner, and then ordered Jia Ping to lead troops to assist, although he knew that when Jia Ping passed by, Kou Xiao would definitely finish the matter.

Jia Ping hesitated for a moment, then asked, "You brought someone back, is he one of those thieves?"

"Yes."

The two of them cared too much about Li Xu just now, and didn't even give that person a second look. Now they knew the seriousness of the matter, so they planned to ask a few words first to learn more about the situation.

Li Xu instructed: "Take it with Jia Ping, and ask on the way if you have anything to say."

Jia Ping cupped his hands and left in a hurry, only Li Xu and Ye Changqing were left in the room.

Seeing that Li Xu's clothes were dirty and messy, Ye Changqing sent someone to bring hot water to bathe Li Xu, and talked to him through a curtain.

Li Xu took a good bath, and the exhaustion all over his body suddenly surged up. He squinted his eyes and crawled out of the tub, wiped himself off briefly, put on his clothes and went out.

"Would you like something to eat first, my lord?"

"Is there porridge?"

"There is fresh shrimp porridge, and there is also a powder made from a root plant ground here. It tastes very good. Would you like a bowl?"

"Okay, send a copy to He Zun too, I'll take a nap after eating."

After Ye Changqing ordered to go down, he went to set up security. Jia Ping took most of the sailors away, and the remaining people must not be negligent at all.

Li Xu didn't sleep well this time. He woke up from time to time and asked the guards what time it was and if Vice-General Jia had returned, but all he got were negative answers. Jumped up on the bed and rushed out, where it looked like a sleeping person.

"My lord, I caught a person." A guard came to report and said, "The man was caught by Guard Mu. Vice General Ye led people to patrol nearby. Guard Mu, please go back to your room first. He will be there in a while."

Li Xu heard that the result was not what he wanted, so he turned and went back to his room, but he definitely couldn't sleep, so he just put on his clothes and wrote on the tree stump.

After a while, He Zun opened the door and came in, standing silently in the corner without saying anything.

Ye Changqing inspected the neighborhood and rearranged the important posts before returning. He already knew the news of the arrest, so he went to see Li Xu first before going to the prisoner's place.

It was said to be in custody, but in fact it was just tied to a tree and guarded by two sailor soldiers.

When Ye Changqing approached, he heard the man begging for mercy in a low voice: "You two officials, let me go, I really did not intend to trespass, I am not with the thief, I just passed by."

Ye Changqing thought the voice was a little familiar, held up a torch to shine a light on it, and exclaimed in surprise: "Wu Cang, it's you."

The person tied to the tree was Jiang Lin's accomplice, the thin man surnamed Wu.

Wu Cang obviously didn't expect to see Ye Changqing, so he yelled strangely: "You...you are Ye...Brother Ye?" Ye Changqing was actually younger than Wu Cang, but he was capable, and many people at that time voluntarily called him Brother Ye.

Ye Changqing was speechless, he should have thought of it just now, since the pirates came to the island, it is very likely to have something to do with it, he did not expect to meet an acquaintance.

He untied the rope for Wu Cang himself, and asked, "Who else came together?"

Wu Cang burst into tears immediately, "There is also Jiang Lin, Xiao Linzi doesn't know whether he is dead or alive, I... I escaped by myself, I am really ashamed of my brother."

The two reunited after a long absence, and they both had a lot to say. Ye Changqing personally took someone to meet Li Xu, and was going to ask him clearly in front of him. If Wu Cang still remembered the friendship between them and was willing to join them, then It's good.If he didn't want to, he could only risk his face and ask for a dead body for him. As for Jiang Lin, Ye Changqing's eyes darkened, and he didn't dare to look for the answer.

Li Xu said when he came back that only a few escaped from that group. Wu Cang was able to escape because he was good at climbing and was small and fast. Even his personal guards will surely die.

He knocked on the door of Li Xu's room, knelt heavily and kowtowed, "My lord, I have a merciless request from you."

Li Xu put down his pen, and saw that there was a person behind him, and the person stood there with a ghostly expression on his face, not knowing why he was stimulated.

"Get up and talk." He stood up and stretched his legs. There was no decent furniture here, so he could only use tree stumps as a table. After sitting cross-legged on the ground for a long time, his legs became numb.

Ye Changqing didn't move, and pulled the man behind him over to press him on the ground, "This man is Wu Cang, a friend I met on the island at the time. I didn't expect to bump into him this time. Feel free to ask if you have anything to say."

"Oh, what a coincidence." Li Xu looked at the thin man, and suddenly asked, "Do you know Jiang Lin?"

Wu Cang and Ye Changqing raised their heads at the same time, with complex expressions on their faces, Ye Changqing nodded and said, "I know, the two of them have a deep relationship."

Wu Cang seemed to have heard some funny joke, and sneered, "He has a deep relationship with you! After you left, he will never forget you. Jiang Linke is still alive?"

Li Xu nodded, he could hear gossip here, but he didn't rush to ask, but pointed to Ye Changqing and asked Wu Cang, "Do you know his identity?"

Probably because he knew that Jiang Lin was still alive, Wu Cang heaved a sigh of relief, and his tone became unkind, "Hmph, I didn't know before, and now there's nothing I can't figure out, but I'm just a lackey of the imperial court, a damned liar. Thanks to our brother's sincerity, I didn’t expect it to be used by someone.”

Ye Changqing didn't argue, "I'll tell you about me in private, let's talk about your plan for this trip first. This is His Highness King Shun of Nanyue. You should know that with him, you have no chance of winning."

"What kind of obedience to the king and disobedience to the king, we little people have never heard of it."

Ye Changqing said helplessly: "The general Kou Xiaokou must have heard of it, he is also on the island."

Wu Cang suddenly remembered the man who attacked them. He didn't know Kou Xiao, but the man's temperament connected him with the name.

"What do you want to know? I'm just a small person, just following orders, and I don't know much."

In fact, Li Xu has nothing to ask. He wants to know more about the island and the personal information of the island owner, but Wu Cang may not know much about it.

But Wu Cang's attitude was quite cooperative. Although he was cold-hearted towards Ye Changqing, Li Xu answered all his questions in detail. At the end, he asked anxiously: "My lord, since you are the king of South Vietnam, can you Let the villain live as the most ordinary people in South Vietnam?"

"Why are you living abroad?"

Wu Cang hesitated for a while, but said truthfully, "My parents were both criminals, and they settled on the island after being exiled overseas. I grew up on the island since I was a child. Many young people on the island are just like me. Our parents went, but our parents have always had a wish, hoping to return to Dayan and become a citizen of Dayan again."

"With such ideological awareness, why did you flee overseas?"

Wu Cang smiled wryly and said: "You have never been to Lingnan, where criminals gather, it is very difficult for people to survive. They either flee, die, or live without dignity. Fleeing overseas can at least start anew, but people are Those who are old-fashioned always want to return to the roots of fallen leaves."

Li Xu nodded, "Since it was committed by your fathers, you are naturally innocent. As long as you can abide by the laws of Dayan and live in peace in South Vietnam, this king will naturally tolerate you."

Wu Cang was really excited at this moment, "You... what you said is true?" In this era, families are all together, let alone father and son. How can anyone say that a father commits a crime and his son is innocent? Wu Cang Cang has been the son of a criminal all his life, and for the first time feels like a new man.

He kowtowed his head three times, and assured him: "Don't worry, the villain will abide by the law and will never make things difficult for the prince."

Li Xu thought to himself, this is really nothing to embarrass. If more people like Wu Cang come, he is quite willing to accept them. Although they are a little looser, they may be more difficult to discipline, but adversity produces talents. These young people who have experienced hardships More valuable.

After Wu Cang left, Li Xu looked at Ye Changqing and said, "This king will observe him for a period of time. If he is of good character, this king will consider recruiting him into the navy. And that Jiang Lin, he seems to be a man who can read and write." If he is willing, he can also enter the navy to be a civil servant."

Ye Changqing knelt on the ground for a long time. Although his sea trip was extremely dangerous, the group of friends he met was also sincere, and he naturally hoped that they had a good life.

Those who fled the island with him back then were escaped criminals, Li Xu didn't want to use them, but Wu Cang and Jiang Lin had never done anything bad, their natures were good, Li Xu was willing to give them a chance.