Longmen Bay, which is a small bay. It is in the shape of a pocket, inland on three sides, and connected to Tokyo Bay to the south, and only a few miles from the entrance, where the famous Red Flag Gang is entrenched all year round.

This powerful pirate gang is also divided within it. There is a bead department responsible for stealing pearls, a merchant department engaged in trade, and the most powerful pirate department, among which the pirate department has the highest status.

The pirate department is all elite in battle, and all of them are brave and good at fighting. They were not limited to the Ming people, there were both Annamite people, Champa and Siamese people, as well as many Japanese robbers, forming such a powerful ragtag army.

As the leader of the pirate department, Blood Boundless is the real head of the Red Flag Gang, not only owning dozens of warships and subordinates, but also commanding the other two departments, and is fully responsible for many affairs of the Red Flag Gang.

The leader of the beads is a water leopard from Tanto, who was recognized as the best pearl diver in the whole of Tokyo Bay when he was young, and is now also old and strong, and often goes into the water to dive pearls.

The leopard in the water is now nearly fifty years old, and its body looks very tough, but its eyes have a sense of vicissitudes. Unlike the higher-ups of the other two ministries who liked to stay in the luxurious fortune boat, he was still happy to live in this small fishing boat and live next to the other tribesmen.

In his heart, these Tanhu who followed him were not only his subordinates, but also his family, and he also won everyone's respect and trust.

Night was about to fall, and he crouched on the bow of the boat and nibbled on a cucumber, watching the small boats in front of him gradually swallow up the night, and his eyes that had been full of vicissitudes flashed with a touch of melancholy.

Supposedly, the waters of Tokyo Bay are rich in Hepu Zhu, which should be a great blessing for their local people, but in fact it has evolved into a great disaster.

In order to make a living, their ancestors had to engage in the pearl diving industry, from the Wuhu people, pearls, pearl households, pearl people continue to evolve, and they need to go into the sea to dive pearls when they are more than ten years old.

Just pearl diving in the middle of the sea is no easy task.

This is an era of manual work, pearl divers do not have any protective equipment on the seabed, and pearl shells cannot be harvested for too short a stay, and if they stay too long, they may drown.

In addition, pearl diving is not only a danger of dying from lack of oxygen, but also the possibility of being attacked by marine life such as sharks, or being killed by typhoons.

Lin Zhaoke, the prefect of Lianzhou, said in "Pearl Diving": "I don't hear the wailing every day, 100,000 strong men are half alive and dead, and the dead are often buried in the belly of the fish." "This is a testament to the fact that pearl diving is a very risky operation.

Nowadays, good pearls are becoming more and more difficult to pick, and the risks that need to be taken have also increased suddenly.

The current pearl diving model requires more than two people to work together. One person tied his waist with a long rope, carried a basket into the water to collect pearl shells, and immediately vibrated the rope when he picked the pearls, so that the people on the boat pulled up.

Not to mention whether it will be suddenly attacked by sharks and other fish and beasts, if the people above can't pull it, maybe the rope suddenly breaks, and the pearl diver may die.

It is precisely like this, every time you go pearling, you almost have to fight for your life.

It's just that gradually, the situation is getting worse and worse, and I can still fight a little bit of wealth before. However, with the occupation of the pearl pond by the imperial court, they were classified as Tanhu, and the imperial court began to enslave them to pearl diving, and the pearls they fought for with their lives had to be handed over to the imperial court.

Especially in this dynasty, they were marked with the chrome seal of Tando, and they had to accept the envoys of the government for generations to carry out pearl diving for the imperial court.

Their ancestors resisted, but it was in vain, and they were destined to not be able to compete with the entire Ming Dynasty. In the same way, they had to choose to be passive and slacking off, unwilling to go to pearl diving.

It's just that these evil officials in charge of pearl diving have no humanity, and in order to prevent them from being lazy, they even tied stones to their feet and sank directly to the bottom.

They pinch the point to pull it up, and if the basket doesn't get a harvest, it will make the time go a little longer. As a result, many people even went to pearl diving with their lives, but they were still pulled by the people above, and finally drowned.

It is said that the craftsmen in the world are the most bitter, but in his opinion, they are the ones who are really bitter. Like the winter of the fifth year of Jiajing, the weather was extremely cold, but the officials also forced them to go to the sea to catch pearls, and the number of tankers who finally froze to death is difficult to count.

In order to survive, hundreds of them had to fall into the trap and make a living by stealing pearls.

It's just that they still can't seem to escape their fate, and they still live so humblely.

A gale had affected the area the other day, and even though it was a relatively closed bay, many boats were overturned, adversely affecting the lives of many people.

Most importantly, the sudden gale killed many of his men, and many of the ships were still hung with white cloths, looking so lonely in the hazy night.

Just when I lost my mind, I heard footsteps behind me.

He turned around and saw his son Shui Dakang bringing someone to escort Yang Qiang over, and when he saw that Yang Qiang's face was obviously wrong, he asked his son suspiciously: "What happened?" ”

Shui Dakang asked Yang Qiang to let go, handed over an axe, and just wanted to tell the ins and outs of the matter, but Yang Qiang took the lead.

Yang Qiang's eyes were red, and he stubbornly said to the leopard in the water with hatred: "Master Leopard, Xian Wen of the Pirate Department bullied my daughter Xiu'er, I can't bear this matter!" ”

The leopard in the water took the axe handed over by his son, and found that the axe was sharpened, so he immediately raised the axe and frowned and asked, "Yang Qiang, what do you want to do?" ”

"I'm going to find them desperately!" Yang Qiang's chest was full of anger, and he raised his head and said angrily.

The leopard in the water handed the axe to his son, and immediately scolded: "What do you do to fight with others, how many lives do you have?" I warned you earlier, no matter what you do, think about what the result will be! ”

"I can't do that anyway, this breath...... I Yang Qiang can't swallow it! Yang Qiang's tears welled up, and he immediately turned his face away.

The movement here is not small, and several boats in the vicinity have people coming out, asking each other about what is happening here.

Shui Dakang looked at Yang Qiang's appearance, his heart was moved with sympathy, as if he had made up his mind, and said seriously to his father: "Dad, the people of this pirate department are really too deceitful, they are simply treating us as slaves, or we will ......!" ”

"Shut up!" Shui is leopard immediately shouted loudly, stared at his son sternly and forced him to swallow his words back, then turned his head to look at Yang Qiang and said in a slight tone: "I'm looking for blood to go and ask for justice for you!" ”

Yang Qiang's eyes were still choking with tears, and he nodded silently, but his killing intent was not reduced.

Longmen Bay is a very strange terrain, this bay is inland on three sides, but the Longmen Peninsula, where they are located, is exactly three sides facing the sea.

In the southern part of the island, there are a lot of sea boats connected together, and the lights on the boats are very lively. Among them, the large fortune boat landed in the center, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard from there, and the occasional unbridled laughter could be heard.

Although Blood Boundless is notorious, its appearance is surprising. He is nearly forty years old, and he does not have the kind of fierce face, nor does he have five big or three thick, but he is of medium stature, and he looks stronger than ordinary people.

At this moment, he is following more than a dozen backbones to have fun here, accompanied by some scantily clad women. Half-drunk, someone has run to the next room to release the excess hormones, where the woman's moaning can be heard.

Wine, cooked meat, women, make this place like paradise.

Blood Wuwu sits in the middle like the ancient mountain king, but there is no woman by his side, he prefers to drink quietly alone, and eat directly with his hands.

Hearing the leopard coming, he frowned a little irritably at first, and then waved his hand: "Lead him up!" As he spoke, he stuffed the meat in his hand into his mouth, and commanded his subordinates on both sides: "Stop!" ”

The pirate's face was obviously unhappy, but he was already accustomed to obeying the boss's words, but looking at the leopard in the water who was brought in, his eyes were not good.

For these pearl divers, they look down on them in their hearts, except for being able to dive in the water for a long time, but they are useless. It's just that they have to treat these pearl divers well, so that they can save some face.

It's not the first time that the leopard in the water has come here, it's not the first time I've seen this kind of scene, but my brows still can't help frowning slightly, I don't like such unbridled fun-seeking, and I know better where these women come from.

Blood Wuya drank a lot of spirits, but his mind remained calm, and he asked lightly to the leopard in the water who came in: "Three masters, I don't know what is going on?" ”

The leopard's face was slightly straight, and he immediately told what had happened, and then asked seriously: "Xian Wenke is here?" ”

"Isn't that what you want to do? How much compensation do you want, just open the number! I compensated you for Xian Wen! As soon as the words fell, a bearded man in the banquet said with a big grin.

The leopard in the water frowned slightly, first glanced at the blood boundless, and saw that he did not make a sound to restrain his subordinates, and then said solemnly: "This is not a matter of compensation!" Xian Wen made such a bestiality, he should give an explanation to Yang Qiang's family! ”

"Confession? What do you want to explain, this is to hurt and anger! Immediately, another obviously unkind voice sounded next to him, clearly protecting Xian Wen.

Shui Dakang followed behind his father, and at this time he couldn't help but say angrily: "This is so hurtful and angry? Xian Wen committed such beasts, shouldn't he give an explanation for this? ”

"Isn't it a woman? Otherwise, this woman will be brought back to you, and you can do whatever you want, quack! The bearded man from before pushed the woman next to him into the hall and smiled unscrupulously.

The woman was caught off guard and fell to the ground all at once, which immediately drew another burst of laughter.

Blood Wuyan undoubtedly felt that it was excessive, and immediately scolded the bearded man: "Chen Ba, you shut up Lao Tzu!" ”

The bearded man named Chen Ba shrank his neck, but he still muttered: "This is something Xian Wen did wrong!" But how much compensation do they want, they have to make a price, right? ”

Even if it is the temperament of a leopard in the water, there is a fire in the chest here. It's obvious that the other party is doing things that are not as good as beasts, but now they are like calling them a child, and they actually want to compensate for it.

Although he always knew that their status in the Red Flag Gang was not high, and they had even been despised by these pirates. But he always felt that some basic respect could still be obtained.

When Bloody Boundless finally opened his mouth to stop his subordinates, his heart was undoubtedly filled with hope, but Bloody Boundless' words made him feel a chill immediately.

The bloody gaze retracted from Chen Ba's body, and said lightly to the leopard in the water: "Three masters, this matter will be a big matter and a small matter!" Your life is not easy, you go back and ask the party, what compensation he wants, and I will try my best to satisfy him! ”

The leopard in the water knew Yang Qiang's temperament very well, and originally wanted to reiterate that the party did not need compensation, but finally swallowed it back. He nodded slightly, and then led his son Shui Dakang out of here, leaving this place where pirates were looking for fun.

Only this time, there was a wave of anger burning in his heart.

Bloody Wuya looked at the leopard in the water who left, his face showed a solemn look, and he suddenly looked behind the screen, and immediately scolded angrily: "Get out!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a young man dressed as a son-in-law come out from behind the screen, it was Xian Wen, the young sect leader of the Haidong clan in the past. It's just that there is no romance in the past, and the whole person has a little more decadent.

Xian Wen saw the blood on his gloomy face, and immediately hurriedly explained: "Big boss, you can't blame me for this, it was that girl who took the initiative to tease me!" ”

"Whew! You don't pee and take pictures, who will look at you! Knowing Xian Wen's virtues, Blood Wuyan naturally wouldn't believe this, and immediately spat angrily.

Chen Ba's drunkenness was gone, and at this time, he excused Xian Wen and said: "Big boss, those people in the pearl stealing department have been dishonest recently, I think it's just an opportunity to let them understand their status!" ”

"What's wrong with their status? If it weren't for them, how would we have gotten so many pearls? Blood Wuya immediately asked rhetorically.

Chen Ba first nodded in agreement, but then said proudly: "Big boss, that's right!" But if we hadn't been able to go to the Pearl Pond to pick them, they would have already clicked on those officers and soldiers guarding the Pearl Pond! ”

When Blood Wuya heard this, he also acquiesced. From his point of view, if it weren't for the heroic enough of their gang, how could they make the officers and soldiers of Zhuzhu honestly blink and close their eyes.

The other pirates present were naturally on their side, and immediately expressed their approval, raising the importance of the pirate department and contemptuous of the pearl divers of the leopard in the water.

Soon, the place returned to its previous bustle, and everyone continued to drink and have fun here, so unpleasantly.

It is said that when the leopard in the water returned to his boat, he said inexplicably: "The last bit of affection is gone, call everyone over, let's have a meeting!" ”

"Yes!" Shui Dakang's eyes flashed with joy, and he immediately saluted respectfully.

At the same time, a behemoth appeared in Tokyo Bay, followed by dozens of warships, heading in the direction of the dragon gate, like a shark with its dorsal fin exposed on the water.