Luo Longwen also wanted to ask Bai Xiaowen why the news of Zhao'an spread everywhere, seeing Bai Xiaowen so angry, he felt weak first:

"Bai Xianchang, calm down, calm down...... The few people who followed me last night were all Madame's henchmen, reliable, and I don't know why the island knew about it. ”

Bai Xiaowen said coldly: "I am a little skeptical about your sincerity in recruiting An!"

At this time, a soft female voice sounded:

"White Immortal Elder, please calm your anger. ”

Bai Xiaowen was stunned, let go of Luo Longwen, and looked at the two people in black robes behind him, who were actually not ordinary pirates, but women?

The two men in black burqas lifted the black hoods on their heads, and sure enough, they were two women.

The former woman was quite graceful, with green silk inlaid with pearls, her skin was like snow, and she did not have the swarthy appearance of other pirates on the island who were blown by the sea breeze and the scorching sun, and she looked like an official lady.

The girl in the back is wearing a double bun, standing respectfully behind the Zhucui woman, she is a maid, but compared with the white beauty of the Zhucui woman, she has a little yellow skin and thin skin, and has not grown up.

Luo Longwen sighed: "Bai Xianchang, this is Xu Ye's wife, she wants to see you in person despite the dissuasion, it should be enough to show our sincerity in recruiting An." ”

Bai Xiaowen arched his hand: "It seems that I blamed you by mistake." But I can't stay here for long, and I must leave immediately. Madame herself has arrived, I wonder what other instructions I have besides replying to the letter?"

The pearl-green fair-skinned woman Wang Cuiqiao said softly: "I was supposed to accommodate the immortal to stay for a few days, but the wind on the island is urgent, and the concubine will not stay as a guest......"

"As for not daring to take orders, I just told the immortal chief in person, Mingshan (that is, Xu Hai)'s thoughts, I can guess a little. In his heart, he is also willing to recruit An, but Wang Zhi's experience made him have some scruples in his heart. In addition, several other leaders are not in line with each other in recruiting people, and they still need some hard work. ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly.

Wang Cuiqiao said: "I beg the Governor to ask the court for a letter of pardon, stating that as long as Mingshan is obedient, he will be pardoned for his past sins." If there is an edict, the concubine is sure to persuade Mingshan to get lost and return. ”

Bai Xiaowen frowned and said: "The court's pardon is not trivial, and Governor Hu does not dare to take on this burden easily. If the edict is given, but you don't accept Zhao'an, won't Governor Hu become a big crime of bullying the king? Therefore, it is okay to recruit An, but Xu Hai needs to show sincerity. ”

This answer was also explained by Xu Wei to Bai Xiaowen before he set off, and it was also written in Hu Zongxian's secret letter to Wang Cuiqiao.

Wang Cuiqiao sighed: "Your Excellency the Governor wants Mingshan to eliminate Ye Mazi, Chen Dong and other two Fujian Japanese Invaders as proof of surrender...... It's just that this matter can't be rushed, and the two Japanese forces are not under Mingshan. Mingshan may not be able to make such a determination for a while. ”

It depends on the status of the lady in Xu Hai's heart. Bai Xiaowen said.

Wang Cuiqiao nodded silently.

"Madame was originally from Jiaxing, and after being captured by Xu Hai, she hasn't been close to her homeland for many years, right?" Bai Xiaowen's voice was calm, and he added a small weight, "Drifting at sea is not a long-term solution, and killing people and goods is even more harmful to the heavens and the peace, please Mrs. Mingjian." ”

Seeing Wang Cuiqiao's tearful eyes, Bai Xiaowen knew that the time had come, and turned around and made a gesture of wanting to leave.

Wang Cuiqiao sighed long: "I have lived overseas, and I haven't missed the zongzi in my hometown, the water chestnut in Nanhu, as well as shadow puppets and flower hubs...... If I can return to my hometown for one day, even if I die immediately, I will be happy. ”

After that, Wang Cuiqiao took out a letter from his sleeve, handed it to Bai Xiaowen, and said softly: "Bai Xianchang, please report to Governor Hu, three days later, Chen Dong and Ye Ma invited Mingshan to gather on Kinmen Island. I will try my best to persuade Mingshan to attack Chen and Ye. If it can be done, Chen and Ye will send their heads to Hu Gong's desk. The matter of pardoning the edict also asked Hu Gong to bother more. ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded and replied, "This is natural. ”

After making an appointment with some joint details, Bai Xiaowen took a few personal soldiers and left the island by boat.

Bai Xiaowen also deliberately asked Wang Cuiqiao for a few identity tokens of elite pirates, these tokens are made of iron, which are much more exquisite than the bamboo cards of the low-level pirates, and there are more "anti-counterfeiting" processes, with thirteen secret marks. Holding this identity token, if the identity has not been revealed, will be considered by the Wako to be an elite pirate in the Xu Hai faction.

Returning to the warship, Li Shuyi's first words were: "I know why Luo Xiucai wants to take refuge in the Japanese Invaders." ”

Bai Xiaowen smiled but did not speak.

"He obviously likes Wang Cuiqiao!" Li Shuyi said, "When you fooled Wang Cuiqiao and them, I secretly paid attention to Luo Xiucai's eyes, which were definitely admiring eyes." ”

Bai Xiaowen continued to laugh without saying a word.

"Is it right?" Li Shuyi grabbed Bai Xiaowen's arm and shook it vigorously, asking for the correct answer.

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "You women are really keen in their intuition about these loves. ”

"Am I right?" Li Shuyi was very happy.

"Actually, last night, I tried Luo Xiucai twice without success, so I guessed the relationship between men and women," Bai Xiaowen said, "Otherwise, why would Luo Longwen, a scholar with a reputation for merit, be willing to join the court? On the contrary, when Wang Cuiqiao was mentioned, he was very respectful. ”

Bai Xiaowen paused, and then said: "Also, Luo Longwen himself is a subordinate of Xu Hong, the second master, and Xu Hong himself opposes Zhao'an...... He ran over and delivered a letter for Wang Cuiqiao, the wife of the big boss Xu Hai, saying that there was no problem between the two, and it was impossible at all. ”

"This Luo Xiucai is really infatuated. Li Shuyi said.

"Okay, don't care if Luo Xiucai is infatuated or not, let's go to Ghost Reef now. Bai Xiaowen ordered the boat to sail.

When the pro-soldiers on the ship heard that they were going to help Yu Dayou collect medicine, they immediately became excited one by one, and they took the helm with enthusiasm.

Bai Xiaowen didn't bother to talk about them, so he casually called a personal soldier: "What about Zhang Ting, did they come back from picking artemisia?"

The soldier's face turned red: "No." ”

"It's only an hour's journey to Ghost Reef. They haven't come back yet, so it must have been a bad time for them to collect medicine. We followed the route they took and saw if we could meet them. Bai Xiaowen said.

The two boats sailed in the direction of Ghost Reef, and gradually, the water turned from blue to black, and the wind around them became a little colder. Looking up, the afternoon sun was still there, but the light was faint, and there was a feeling of paleness.