Luo Longwen also wanted to ask Bai Xiaowen why the news of Zhaoan spread everywhere. Seeing Bai Xiaowen so angry, he felt guilty first:
"Bai Xianchang, calm down, calm down... Several people who followed me last night are the confidants of my wife and reliable. I don''t know why they are known on the island."
Bai Xiaowen said coldly, "I doubt your sincerity in recruiting!"
At this time, a soft woman''s voice sounded:
"White fairy, please calm down."
Bai Xiaowen was stunned. He loosened Luo Longwen and looked at the two people in black robes behind him. They were not ordinary pirates, but women?
Two men in black robes lifted the black hood on their heads. Sure enough, they were two women.
The former woman has a graceful demeanor, green silk inlaid with pearls, and her skin is like snow. There is no dark appearance of other pirates on the island blown by the sea wind and exposed to the hot sun. She looks like an official lady.
The girl behind is wearing a double bun and respectfully standing behind the Zhucui woman. She is a servant girl. However, compared with the white beauty of the Zhucui woman, she is more or less yellow and skinny and has never grown.
Luo Longwen sighed: "Bai Xianchang, this is master Xu''s wife. Despite her dissuasion, she wants to see you in person. It should be enough to show our sincerity."
Bai Xiaowen arched his hand: "it seems that I have wronged you. But I can''t stay here for a long time and must leave at once. Madam will come in person. I don''t know what else to do besides answering the letter?"
The pearly white woman Wang Cuiqiao said softly: "the fairy should have been allowed to stay for a few days, but the wind on the island is urgent, so I won''t keep guests..."
"As for the command, I just told the immortal to his face that Mingshan (i.e. Xu Hai) was willing to recruit, but Wang Zhi''s warning made him have some scruples. In addition, several other masters have different people''s hearts in the recruitment and installation matter, so they still need some time."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly.
Wang Cuiqiao said again, "please ask the governor to ask the imperial court for an imperial edict to forgive Mingshan''s past sins as long as he obeys. If there is an imperial edict, I am sure to persuade Mingshan to return."
Bai Xiaowen frowned and said, "the amnesty of the imperial court is no small matter. Governor Hu doesn''t dare to take the responsibility easily. If you don''t accept the invitation given by the imperial edict, won''t governor Hu be a great crime of bullying the king? So it''s OK to invite the invitation, but Xu Hai needs to show sincerity."
Xu Wei explained this to Bai Xiaowen before he set out, and it was also stated in Hu Zongxian''s secret letter to Wang Cuiqiao.
Wang Cuiqiao sighed: "the governor asked Mingshan to destroy Ye Mazi, Chen Dong and other two Japanese pirates in Fujian as proof of his defection... However, this matter is urgent. Neither of the two Japanese forces is under Mingshan. Mingshan can''t make such a determination for a moment."
"It depends on her position in Xu Hai''s heart." Bai Xiaowen said.
Wang Cuiqiao nodded silently.
"Madam was originally from Jiaxing. After being kidnapped by Xuhai, haven''t you been close to your hometown for many years?" Bai Xiaowen''s voice was calm and added a small weight. "Wandering on the sea is not a long-term plan. Killing people and stealing goods is even more harmful to Tianhe. Please give me a clear lesson."
Seeing Wang Cuiqiao''s tearful eyes, Bai Xiao Wenxin knew that the heat had come and turned to look like he wanted to go.
Wang Cuiqiao sighed for a long time: "I''ve been living abroad. I don''t miss the zongzi in my hometown, the water chestnut in the South Lake, shadow puppets and flower drums... If I can return home for a day, even if I die immediately, I''ll enjoy it."
After that, Wang Cuiqiao took out a letter from her 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 meet on Jinmen island. I will try my best to persuade Mingshan to start with Chen and ye. If things can be done, Chen and ye will send it to Duke Hu''s desk. Please take more care of the pardon."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and replied, "this is nature."
After making an appointment with some joint details, Bai Xiaowen took several personal soldiers and left the island by boat.
Bai Xiaowen specially asked Wang Cuiqiao for several identity tokens of elite pirates. These tokens are made of iron, which are much more exquisite than the bamboo cards of the pirates at the bottom. There are more "anti-counterfeiting" processes and 13 secret records. With this identity token, if the identity has not been exposed, it will be regarded by the Japanese pirates as the elite pirates in the Xuhai camp.
Back on the warship, Li Shuyi''s first sentence was: "I know why Luo Xiucai wants to take refuge in the Japanese pirates."
Bai Xiaowen smiled but said nothing.
"He clearly likes Wang Cuiqiao!" said Li Shuyi. "When you fooled Wang Cuiqiao and them, I secretly noticed Luo Xiucai''s eyes. It''s definitely an admiring eye."
Bai Xiaowen continued to laugh without saying anything.
"Is it right?" Li Shuyi grabbed Bai Xiaowen''s arm and shook it hard to ask for the correct answer.
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "your woman''s intuition about these feelings is really sharp."
"Am I right?" Li Shuyi was very happy.
"In fact, last night, I tried Luo Xiucai twice but failed. I guessed about the relationship between men and women," Bai Xiaowen said, "Otherwise, Luo Longwen, a famous scholar, why would he be willing to invade? And although he said Lord Hong and Lord Xu, he couldn''t see how much real respect meant. On the contrary, when he mentioned Wang Cuiqiao, he was very respectful."
Bai Xiaowen paused and said, "also, Luo Longwen is the subordinate of Xu Hong, the second leader of the family. Xu Hong himself opposes recruitment... He ran over and delivered a letter for Wang Cuiqiao, the wife of Xu Hai, saying that there was no problem between the two people. It was impossible."
"This Luo Xiucai is really infatuated." Li Shuyi said.
"Well, never mind whether Luo Xiucai is infatuated or not. Let''s go to ghost reef now." Bai Xiaowen ordered to sail.
All the soldiers on board were excited when they heard that they were going to help Yu Dayou collect medicine. They set sail and took the helm with high enthusiasm.
Bai Xiaowen didn''t bother to talk about them, so he called a soldier: "where are Zhang Ting and them? Have you picked ghost Artemisia back?"
The soldier''s face turned red: "never."
"It''s only an hour''s voyage to ghost reef. They haven''t come back yet. It must be that the medicine collection is not smooth. Let''s follow their route and see if we can meet them." Bai Xiaowen said.
The two boats sailed towards the ghost reef. Gradually, the sea turned from blue to black, and the wind around them was a little cold. Looking up, the sun was still there in the afternoon, but the light was weak and felt pale.