Early the next morning, Gao Muqing led Lin Jue and others to the bottom of the cliff at the west end of the cottage. Lin Jue had sneaked into this place before, but he was halfway up the mountain but didn't go down to the lake below.

On the shore of the lake below the cliff on the west side of the island, two cliffs emerge from each other, revealing a gap several feet wide in the middle. Climb to the top of the cliff on one side to see the whole pattern. Originally, this gap led to the surface of the lake outside the island, and it is unknown whether it was artificially dug or naturally formed a piece of water. Ships from outside can reach this semi-secluded location from the breach. There are various caves carved into the cliff face, and several large boats are docked under the cliff face, and a gangplank ropeway leads to the entrance to these caves. Hundreds of minions were busy carrying supplies in and out of the ship.

Lin Jue and the others sighed. In 20 years, Gao Yuankui not only built this deserted island in the middle of the lake into an impenetrable cottage and turned the top of the mountain into a city, but also built various warehouses and docks around the island according to the terrain. Without Gao Muqing's introduction, Lin Jue also knew that this place must also be a place to reserve supplies.

Some things can be transported to the inner village for storage, while others cannot. It is impossible to carry too much material up the mountain, so this is the best place to store it, as the boats can go straight down the cliff. These can be transported directly into a cave on the cliff face for storage, or simply placed on a boat. This is a semi-enclosed water surface, there will be no strong winds and waves, and it is completely possible to store the big ship directly as a warehouse. Moreover, the terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are only dozens of soldiers on the cliff at the breach, and the sluice gate at the gap can be completely blocked by closing the sluice gate at the blight in the event of an enemy attack. Unless the cottage has fallen, and you can attack it from above, you don't want to attack this place.

Ma Bin recognized at a glance the ship that was transporting the birthday gift, but he had been on the ship for a while. Gao Muqing led everyone onto the big boat. The ship did not suffer much damage, and even the shipwrights who were hijacked at the time were still working as coolies on board. Seeing Ma Bin coming, these people burst into tears and howled. For more than a month, they were abducted here, living a terrified life every day, being beaten and scolded if they were careless, and they didn't know if they could go home. Although Ma Bin also beat and scolded these people when he was on the boat, seeing Ma Bin at this moment is closer than seeing relatives.

In the cabin, the giant red coral trees that were transported in large wooden crates filled with sand had not even been opened, so they were not damaged in any way. The ivory pagoda was taken by Qiu Biao and taken for himself, and it had already been sent back to the ship at this moment. Lin Jue, Shen Tan and the others carefully inspected it, but they didn't find any damage. It was only then that everyone breathed a sigh of relief. He ordered the ivory tower to be placed in a brocade box.

"Lin Gongzi, everything has been checked, and there is no damage. Then I will hand over this ship to you, you ...... You can go back to the business. On the bow deck, Gao Muqing whispered to Lin Jue.

Lin Jue bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, now my Lin family is saved, and things won't get out of control." Thank you Mu Qing for understanding the righteousness. ”

Gao Muqing returned the salute and said: "There is no need to be like this, this is a good thing between you and me." So...... Lin Gongzi can now leave. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "It seems like you want to drive me away." ”

Gao Muqing smiled and said, "Childe is too careful. Leaving early and leaving late is all walking, let's leave it at that. From then on, the mountains and rivers are long, if there is a fate or there may be a time to meet again, if there is no fate, this life will be forever. ”

Lin Jue frowned and said: "How can Mu Qing say that it is so tragic, Hangzhou is not far from here, and we will always see each other." And we are all young, and we will have a long time to come. ”

Gao Muqing said softly: "Sometimes it's not possible to meet if you're close. If you don't want to, the end of the world is just a stone's throw away. And I thought about what you said last night, and I admit that what you said makes sense, but I can't leave this cottage behind. I decided to run this place well and dedicate my life to it, just like my dad did. So maybe one day, the court will come to encircle and suppress, and I will die here. It's a long time for you, but for me, it's a real need to survive. ”

Lin Jue was stunned, nodded and said, "It's okay, follow your inner choice." As long as you live up to your heart, it is the best decision. ”

Gao Muqing nodded slightly, saluted again, and turned around and walked to the springboard that led to the cliff at the bow of the boat. Lin Jue shouted, "Mu Qing, please stay." ”

Gao Muqing turned around and smiled: "What? Does Lin Gongzi want to eat before leaving? ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "Of course not, but before leaving, I want to ask you for a gift." ”

Gao Muqing raised his eyebrows and said, "What gift?" I don't have any expensive gifts here. There is no treasure of gold or silver. ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "I don't want gold and silver treasures, I want the new clothes you wore the night before." ”

Gao Muqing frowned and said, "What do you want to do with that thing, I have already thrown it away." Tattered. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "You didn't throw it." I want that bridal dress back, and when I get married, I will use it as a wedding dress. ”

Gao Muqing frowned and said, "It turns out that you want to wear it for your future wife, but why do you want me to wear this one?" And it's already in tatters, and it's stained with blood, aren't you afraid of bad luck? ”

Lin Jue shook his head and said: "What's unlucky, I want to remind my future wife that I can live to marry because the person who once wore this wedding dress helped me, and I can't forget her." ”

Gao Muqing thought for a while and smiled: "You are really a weirdo. If you want, I'll give it to you. I will command someone to fetch it. ”

Soon after, a female guard arrived with a wooden box, and inside it was the wedding dress that had been washed cleanly and smoked fragrantly. Gao Muqing said that she threw it away, but in fact, she collected it preciously. Lin Jue actually didn't have any other intentions, he just wanted to tell Gao Muqing through this move that although the wedding was fake, he still attached importance to this matter and was not indifferent. Although Gao Muqing was plain on the surface, she could see that she understood this.

Gao Muqing led people out of the big ship, and Ma Bin, Shen Tan and the others were already ready to leave, urging Lin Jue to leave this place of right and wrong quickly. So the great ship set out slowly, passed through the narrow pass to the lake, and then raised its sails and departed in the southeast direction with the force of the northwest wind. More than a dozen small boats of lake bandits accompanied him on the left, but this time it was not a threat, but an escort. This is a small boat specially arranged by Gao Muqing, which is to escort the big boat out of the control of the lake bandits safely.

Lin Jue stood at the stern of the boat, his eyes looking at the cliff where he had left. Not long after, Lin Jue saw the figure that appeared at the top of the cliff. The wind on the top of the cliff is urgent, and Gao Muqing's clothes are fluttering, like a goddess.

As the boat drifted farther away, the figure on the top of the cliff had become a black spot, and the two of them were separated by thousands of blue waves, shining golden in the sun, like an insurmountable moat. Throughout, the two did not wave a single hand.

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In the evening, the big ship crossed the Qingzhou stream in the east of Hongze Lake and arrived at Baima Lake. When they arrived at White Horse Lake, they were basically out of the control of the lake bandits. White Horse Lake and Baoying Lake are connected, and dozens of miles northeast of Baoying Lake is Chuzhou City, in fact, in recent years, the key prevention direction of the Chuzhou garrison is Baima Lake and Baoying Lake. The sudden attack at the bay of Baoying Lake was an accident, both because of the sudden attack of the lake bandits and because of the psychological paralysis of the garrison here.

As the sun sets, the sails are golden in the sunset. After arriving at Hakuba Lake, everyone immediately relaxed. Ma Bin and Shen Tan were the happiest, and the success of this errand was greatly unexpected to them. In fact, they didn't have much hope for coming, but they had to come because of their duty. But what I didn't expect was that they almost didn't help, and all the things were solved by this little son of the Lin family, who couldn't look down on him at all, and they almost didn't do anything, only suffered in the cottage for more than 20 days in vain.

For Lin Jue's perception, although his appearance has changed after the competition on the boat, he is not completely admired. Although these methods are clever, but in the eyes of Shen Tan, Ma Bin and others, these are all sideways, although they lost that competition, Ma Bin was not convinced. What really made these two people worship was Lin Jue's methods on the island.

When they were still in the dark and had nowhere to start, Lin Jue was already in the middle of the island and knew from the words of others that the cause of the old villager's death was unusual. and boldly dug Gao Yuankui's grave, and since then he has mastered the bargaining chips that can cooperate with Gao Muqing. This kind of thinking and planning is the most powerful means, which is incomparable to the strength and martial arts. Lin Jue was right, he relied on his brain, not his strength, and he didn't brag.

Moreover, during the competition on the boat that night, Lin Jue said: It is a wise choice to fight with fists and feet, otherwise you will die a miserable death. At that time, Ma Bin and Shen Tan both thought that Lin Jue was bragging. But after that killing night on the island, the two of them completely understood that Lin Jue's words were not bragging. Ma Bin and Shen Tan combined are not as good as Qiu Biao's kung fu, and after Qiu Biao pounced on the second floor that night, Ma Bin once thought that Lin Jue was finished. Although he has that 'body armor' body protector, and although Qiu Biao has wasted one hand, with Qiu Biao's martial arts, he can also twist Lin Jue's neck off with one hand.

But what happened next made them stunned. When Qiu Biao fell downstairs with a scarlet face, they all thought they were dreaming. In fact, Qiu Biao was indeed killed by Lin Jue. Afterwards, Qiu Biao and Shen Tan asked Lin Jue what kind of guy he used more than once, they knew that it must be a firearm, but they didn't know what kind of firearm in the world was so powerful. They want to see and see. However, Lin Jue did not satisfy them, which is actually understandable, this is Lin Jue's life-saving guy, and it is understandable that Lin Jue did not show it. But after this incident, they understood that what Lin Jue said that day was not bragging, but true.

In the competition on the ship that night, if Ma Bin chose to use a blade, he would have ended up like Qiu Biao. Thinking about Qiu Biao's death, a cold sweat broke out on Ma Bin's back.