Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

That night, two unremarkable men sneaked into Kou Xiao's room. They closed the window gently, and then stood by the window without moving, as if they were thinking about something.

There was a light cough on the bed, and the two of them knelt down hastily, the top of their heads suddenly lit up, and they saw a pair of feet walking towards them.

"Head up."

The two raised their heads, their eyes were a little apprehensive and evasive, but they still saluted the bearded man in front of them.

"You know my identity?"

"The villain doesn't know, but the master has explained before that if there is chaos on the island one day, let us find the Nanyue people on the island."

"Then why are you looking for me instead of Master Qin?"

"Because... because the master told us that we should find the most popular person."

The corner of Kou Xiao's mouth twitched, thinking that Ye Changqing wasn't afraid of making mistakes when he explained it like this?At that time, he didn't know that he would come to the island of shelter.

"Are you two alone on the island?"

"No, we went to the island in batches, but we were divided into different places. There were five people with us. There were too many people, so we only came two."

Kou Xiao asked them a few more questions, and asked them about the details of the residents on the island, but it was of little use. not much.

"What can you do here to help?" He knew that Li Xu had arranged for people to go to the island very early on, but at that time they didn't know that there would be a conflict with Shelter Island so soon, what role could these people play?They are just ordinary fishermen.

The two looked at each other, and then said in a low voice, "We have dug a secret passage from a hidden cliff on the shore to our residence. I don't know if it will be useful."

Kou Xiao was a little surprised, "How did you do it?"

They laughed together, and the short man said: "There are more than [-] people living together in our house. Everyone took turns digging day and night. It took half a year to get through this tunnel, but the tunnel is not big. , only one person can pass through."

Kou Xiao thought deeply, this kind of tunnel is still useful for personal escape, but it is really useless for the army to suppress the situation. The two people probably knew this, and said with some embarrassment: "Our ability is limited, and we can't help much. .”

"No, you've done a good job." Kou Xiao said affirmatively, and he asked again: "Do you know that there is a gold mine on the island?"

The two nodded and said: "The master said before we came here, let us try our best to mix in. At that time, three people were indeed dragged to work as miners, but we have not been able to contact them, and we don't know how he is now."

Kou Xiao thought of the hundreds of miners who were buried in the mine. He didn't know if there were any of them. His eyes darkened, and he said in a low voice, "I'll send you a mission."

"Okay, you order."

Kou Xiao explained them a few words carefully, and then watched them leave. He knocked on the door of Li Maosheng's room, picked him up from the bed, and ordered: "Choose a few people to go to the mine and watch them. Report immediately."

Li Maosheng woke up completely, put on his clothes and said, "Your subordinate, go yourself."

"No, your face is so recognizable that someone will notice you as soon as you leave."

When the sun rose, the wind shelter island entered another day of turmoil. The island was now a three-legged rivalry, and competition for territory occurred from time to time. As a result, the people below broke the boundaries and could freely enter and exit the restricted area.

This is a good thing and a bad thing for them. The good thing is that they have a lot of freedom. The bad thing is that there is less control and personal safety can no longer be guaranteed. The people at the bottom became even more chaotic.

A group of common people made trouble at the gold mine in the early morning. They came to look for their relatives. Most of the miners on the island were slaves robbed by pirates from outside, and some of them were islanders who made mistakes and were punished. Mining here, the rest are islanders living on the island. Some people are poor and can't live on, so they will send one or two to the mine to do coolies.

But these people are not unable to start a family. There is an area on the island dedicated to the families of the miners, and these people cannot go out. Therefore, most ordinary people on the island do not know that there are gold mines on the island.

There was a lot of news about the collapse of the mine that day. These people had heard it a long time ago, but they didn’t dare to look for people because of the rules on the island. But the owner of the island died, and the chief executive was killed one after another. The island was completely in chaos. What else could they do? Don't be shy, even if the family members die, they still have to get compensation, otherwise wouldn't they die in vain?

Of course, when Island Master Wu was alive, no one on the island dared to say the word death in vain.

The manager of the mine, surnamed Jin, looked at the family members who were crying outside, and said expressionlessly: "The list of casualties is still being counted, and compensation will be issued when the list is finalized. Everyone will go back and wait. Anyone who dares to make trouble, Don't talk about compensation, don't even want your life."

Seeing that he was so sensible, everyone stopped crying for a while. In addition, there are nearly [-] guards here, all of whom are armed. Even if they want to make trouble, they have no capital to make trouble.

"Then... can Guan Jin be the master? The island master is gone, and the young island master has gone to sea. Now there is no one in charge on the island. We have all seen your kindness, but what if someone refuses?"

"Who won't? I manage this mine. If anyone dares to say no, first ask my guards if they agree."

"Yes, we are relieved with your words. Now the island is in chaos. Don't worry, we must be on your side. Compared with the three big stewards, your character is obvious to all. "

Everyone responded one after another, as if they wanted to support Guanshi Jin to seize power.

Guanshi Jin narrowed his eyes, moved his fingers slightly, but still scolded loudly: "Don't talk nonsense, go back and stay well, don't get involved in those messy things, the young island master will be back soon, those bastards, Do you think it's their turn to call the shots when the old island owner is gone? It's crazy."

After the family members dispersed, Guanshi Jin returned to the wooden house, sat and thought for a long time, and his confidant asked in a low voice: "Master, are we really not going to fight?"

"Whether we want to fight or not depends on the timing. You see, if we hadn't gone out before, we might have died by now. When they fight for a ugly Yinmao, we won't be too late to see the situation."

"Are you worried about the young island master? But the villain feels that he may not be able to return in triumph this time."

"How to say?"

"South Vietnam has a population of one million. Although Kou's army is only 5, they can make up for two at any time if one dies. As long as Kou Xiao is there, South Vietnam can be defeated by tens of thousands of people. I am afraid that the young island owner will suffer."

"But as long as he doesn't die, we won't be able to defeat us if he brings soldiers back."

"That's true, let's wait a little longer, let them fight first, and consume each other's strength, let's sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

Guanshi Jin smiled and nodded slightly.

The corners of Kou Xiao's lips curled up after listening to the report, as long as he didn't really stand aloof from the world.

"Notice, do it!" Kou Xiao winked at Li Maosheng, and then the two walked out of the room one after the other.

Kou Xiao sent Qin Zuxin to that secret road, among all the people, he is the only one who doesn't know martial arts, so it's better to hide.

"Tell the families of the miners to keep an eye on the mine and Guanshi Jin all the time. No matter how nice the words are, they can't be foolproof. And if they want to support Guanshi Jin, they have to do something for him. Otherwise, there will be no support for him."

Li Maosheng didn't quite understand the twists and turns, but he just had to follow orders.

The matter of the mine quickly spread to the ears of several other chief executives. They originally wanted to wait until the opponents were dealt with before robbing the mine, otherwise it would be cheaper for others.

The gold mine is the most important asset on this island, and they depend on this mine to live such a happy life, so it is a must.

"I thought the man surnamed Jin had no desires, but he wanted to be a fisherman." The other three chief executives also understood, and the one waited for them both to be hurt to clean up the mess.

Thinking about it this way, the three big stewards suddenly stopped fighting for territory, and the island regained its calm for a while, as if it had returned to the peaceful days of the past.

Li Maosheng rushed to find Kou Xiao, "General, why are they not in a mess?"

Kou Xiao shrugged his shoulders, "I finally figured it out, I'm so stupid."

"Then shall we fight again? Although there are not many troops on the island, the terrain is complex. If they unite, this battle will not be easy."

"Did they die a lot during this period?" Kou Xiao asked an irrelevant question.

"Yes, there are many corpses thrown into the sea every day."

"Let the group of people hidden on the island pretend to be people from the three parties, and then stir up the muddy water in this pool. It's not so easy to coexist peacefully."

"The subordinate understands." Li Maosheng quickly ran out to do some work, Kou Xiao sat in the room for a while, then changed his clothes and went out.

People who met him on the road were in a hurry, and occasionally acquaintances nodded to him, but no one approached him to talk.

After the island became chaotic, Kou Xiao and the others seldom came out in an open and honest manner. Everyone saw that they did not participate in the struggle for power, so they did not come to trouble them. After all, Qin Zuxin is a businessman from Nanda, and they will still do business with him in the future.

And they were not afraid of Qin Zuxin causing trouble, he only brought a hundred people here, and this number of people couldn't make a big wave.

Kou Xiao made an appointment to meet with one of the chief stewards, and when he saw him, he said confidently: "Our master Qin said that he wants to leave first, and come to the island to pay a visit to the new island owner some other day."

The big steward's eyes flashed, and he persuaded with a smile: "What's the meaning of this? But the hospitality on the island is not good?"

"Hmph, don't you guys understand that the hospitality is not good enough? The island is in a mess recently. Our people dare not go out casually. It's too embarrassing. Everyone's time is precious, how can we waste it here, waiting for you We've decided on a new island owner and we'll come again."

"Didn't Master Qin come to discuss treasure hunting? Although the old island owner is gone, I can help. Why don't you invite Master Qin to talk about it?"

Kou Xiao sneered and said: "I don't think so. Although you are the chief steward, those few are also chief stewards. It won't be too late to talk after you decide the winner, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

The chief steward was a little annoyed. Didn't this person mean that he might not be the new island owner?He glanced at Kou Xiao, "Isn't Lord Lu optimistic about my subordinates?"

"That's not true, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you to talk about leaving, but when your young island master comes back, aren't all the things you did all in vain, and he can completely arrange that you conspired to kill the old man?" Island owner, when the time comes, there will be no one left in your group of old people, and he can take over a brand new shelter island, do you think you are stupid?"

"Oh? What's your opinion, Chief Lu?"

"I don't dare to be a high opinion. I am a martial artist with no brains, but I also know that there are no tigers and monkeys to be kings in the mountains, but what if the tiger comes back? Isn't it your first priority to work together to destroy the tiger? I said you are stupid, so don't you If you don’t admit it, what’s the use of fighting to the death here, the young island owner will save trouble when he comes back, and if you kill you, there will be no worries at all, it’s easier than directly inheriting the island owner.”

The chief manager looked at Kou Xiao gloomyly, "Master Lu knows a lot of things. Aren't you all staying in the house recently? Where did you get the news?"

"Haha...you are really stupid, we will not participate in the struggle on the island, but we have to protect ourselves, it is not a secret that it is difficult to know a little news about the island.

Our master Qin originally wanted to wait for the new island owner to be elected to continue cooperating with the island, but we didn’t know that you couldn’t stop fighting once you started, it’s so noisy every day, instead of wasting time here, why don’t we start now? Leave and come back when you're done fighting. "

"You also said just now that when the young island master comes back, all of us clowns will be finished, so why not wait for him to come back?"

"That's what I said, but we are also afraid of being angered by the young island master. After all, we are outsiders. If he wants to frame us for doing something bad, wouldn't we be unable to leave?"

"Young island master led troops to attack South Vietnam, who knows when he will come back, hey..." The chief manager sighed, but he was thinking about Kou Xiao's words in his heart. They dared to fight to the death, and they wanted to kill him before he came back. When the situation is settled, when he becomes the new island owner and guards the island, it will not be so easy for Wu Yun to come up.

But what if he could really take down South Vietnam?He knew how much the people on this island wanted to go back to the mainland. As long as Wu Yun could win the battle, it would be useless for him to take the position of the island owner. No one would turn to him.

"Lord Lu, in your opinion, does Master Shao have a chance of winning this attack on Nanyue?"

Kou Xiao said bluntly: "If it is a face-to-face fight at sea, the young island owner will naturally win, but if he wants to lead people ashore to capture the territory of South Vietnam, he will definitely lose."

"Oh why?"

"Because there are so many people in Nanyue, each of them would have drowned him with a mouthful of spit. Moreover, the Nanyue people and the pirates have a sworn feud, so it is impossible to surrender. How can you occupy Nanyue with just your few people?"

"Hmph, I can't tell that Lord Lu is quite loyal, but have you ever thought about it, as long as Master Shao can capture Minzhou City and use Minzhou City as his base, what are you afraid of?"

"Minzhou City is guarded by General Kou, how can it be so easy to fight."

The other party stopped talking, as if weighing the pros and cons, Kou Xiao put on an impatient look, and urged: "This is all your own business, and has nothing to do with us. I am here to inform you on behalf of Mr. Qin that we will leave the island tomorrow."

"You are not afraid that we will kill them all, after all, you are also South Vietnamese."

"Tsk, it doesn't matter if you kill me. If you kill Master Qin, where can you find such a good businessman to cooperate with? Do you think all the businessmen in South Vietnam are as shameless as Qin Zuxin?"

"Since Chief Lu despises Master Qin, why does he still protect him?"

"No way, he gave a lot of money, and I have to support my family, and what he did has nothing to do with me, and I didn't betray Nanyue." Kou Xiao said confidently.

After saying this, he bowed his hands to the chief steward and left, then went back and told everyone to pack their bags and leave early tomorrow morning.

After he left, the chief steward sent someone to inform the other three colleagues that if they joined forces on the island, they could still keep Wu Yun out.

Kou Xiao didn't pay attention to what decision this group of people would make. He bought seafood on the island with great fanfare, and invited the people he had been friends with on weekdays to drink and eat. His words revealed that as long as they went to South Vietnam in the future, they could go look for him.

Everyone's thoughts are a little confused. There have been too many changes on the island these days, and everyone has returned to the precarious days before. Some people may think this is an opportunity, but more people are tired of this kind of life. .

If it wasn't for the identity issue, they would all want to go back to the mainland with Master Qin's boat, but unfortunately, they can only be desperadoes in this life.

Kou Xiao went back drunk, and returned to normal after entering the room, except that his cheeks were a little red, he couldn't tell that he had drunk at all.

Li Maosheng came in and said, "General, after you finished, some of you sneaked out to find some senior managers."

"Oh." Kou Xiao nodded to show that he understood. He invited these people to eat and drink, and drew a big cake for them. Those who have ideas will definitely talk to the big manager.

Kou Xiao didn't know exactly what they talked about, but that night, there was a lot of noise outside, and in the second half of the night, Li Maosheng came to tell Kou Xiao with a happy face, "General, tens of thousands of people left the island just now. Most of it."

The corners of Kou Xiao's mouth curled up, and he got up and stretched, "You can teach children, they are not stupid after all."

Li Maosheng asked curiously: "Are they going to stop Wu Shao Island Master?"

"It may also be to find him to share a piece of the pie, it depends on the situation of the island master Wu Shao."

"Then when do we start?"

"Tomorrow night, let's leave the island early in the morning, and come back when we are completely out of their sight." Kou Xiao asked him again: "Has that manager Jin sent troops?"

"Some miners saw people coming out there, but not many, maybe not more than three thousand." Li Maosheng felt that this Jin Guan was too stable, but it was a pity that he did not participate in the power struggle, otherwise the others might not be his opponents.

Kou Xiao also wants to look at this steward Jin with admiration. This person is probably the one who can see the situation most clearly on the island. Early in the morning, he decided to save his strength and wait for Wu Yun to come back. He waited for the others to discuss sending troops to stop Wu Yun. Island owner, he was tempted again, so he sent some people to join. If it was successful, he would be able to deal with those few people with all his strength. If it was not successful, he could turn his back temporarily and say that he was persecuted.

"Go and rest, leave early tomorrow." After Kou Xiao explained, he drove the people away.