doctor wife three marriages

Chapter 423 423. Go First
The night sky over the sea is endless and full of stars.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Qiu Jing couldn't help sighing, "Min Rou said that the most beautiful thing on Xingluo Island is the starry sky, and it's true."

Gu Ling stared at the island that appeared in sight, it was so dark that she couldn't see anything clearly, like a sleeping lion lying on the sea.

Inland, standing on a high place, you can also see the same beautiful starry sky... Guling didn't want to spoil the scenery, so she didn't say it.

"Where to stop?" Qiu Jing asked.According to the plan, they will not get too close to Xingluo Island, and they will mainly rely on negotiations to achieve their goals.

Gu Ling checked the distance with her eyes, "Wake up everyone, speed up, prepare the trebuchet, throw the explosives on it first, and remember the location."

Qiu Jing's expression was shocked, "Okay! If they don't let people go, we'll set them on fire!" He was about to make arrangements, but he told Gu Ling not to show up, not to reveal his identity, and not to rush to Xingluo Island.If you really want to go, they will go together.

Gu Ling nodded, "Got it."

Qiu Jing patted Gu Ling on the shoulder, "If you dare to mess around, we will break up our friendship." After saying that, he left.

The soldiers brought here are all elite, and they are the best archers in the southern army of Yuanqian State.Their daily training along the way was arranged by Gu Ling. Limited by the environment on the ship, the intensity was not high, so they all gathered their energy and waited for the shot. After hearing the order, they quickly made preparations.

Qiu Jing took the map of Xingluo Island and its surroundings drawn by Gu Ling based on Min Rou's description, where each ship should be positioned, which forest to throw the explosives into, and how far they would be thrown, all of which were planned by Gu Ling in advance. They just need to be serious about it.

After the deployment, the ten ships quickly dispersed and headed towards their respective positions.

Except for Qiu Jing who lit the lamp when he was holding the map to make arrangements, open flames were rarely used on the boat. Now that the lights were off, it was pitch black.One is to avoid being discovered by the guards on Xingluo Island, and the other is that the ship is carrying a large amount of flammable and explosive materials, and ignition is very dangerous.

At first, Min Rou accidentally learned about the sea chart of Xingluo Island, and told Gu Ling and Su Liang, but the people on Xingluo Island did not know about it.

But as Lao Mu and Cen Man came to Xingluo Island and had been arrested with a high probability, the people on Xingluo Island naturally knew that their positions had been exposed.

It is because Gu Ling thinks that there is something special about the island that makes Mo Yan entrenched here all the time, otherwise he would wonder if the people on Xingluo Island have run away long ago.

At the darkest hour before dawn, all ten ships arrived at the designated positions, set up their catapults, and aimed at the target position.

Qiu Jing stood at the bow of the boat, and the sea breeze was very cool. He felt that if there were guards on Xingluo Island patrolling the seaside at night, their boat would be spotted soon.

Qiu Jing sent a silent signal smoke into the air, and the next moment, black "stones" flew out of the ten ships, crossed a parabola at almost the same height in the air, and landed on the island.

The first wave, the second wave, the third wave... Each ship dropped five times in total, the positions were scattered, and the explosives that were finally dropped on the island circled around at a similar distance.It couldn't blow up the center of the island, but it was really blown up, enough to turn Xingluo Island, which was originally surrounded by beautiful forests, into a sea of ​​flames.

The boat that Qiu Jing and Gu Ling were on was facing the sea pier of Xingluo Island, and there were ships of all sizes moored beside the pier.

"Why hasn't it been discovered yet?" Qiu Jing felt a little strange, "Could it be that the people on the island have withdrawn?"

Gu Ling shook her head slightly, "They won't leave easily. Maybe they made a trap formation, and they are not afraid of someone going to the island."

Qiu Jing nodded, "It's also possible. Maybe Senior Mu and Senior Cen were trapped when they went to the island. So you must not go."

Gu Ling said in a low tone, "Don't read it." Qiu Jing almost wanted to engrave the words "I am your cousin and I am for your own good" on his forehead.

"When will we do it? Wait until they find out?" Qiu Jing asked.

Gu Ling took out a spherical object from her arms, "Say hello to them."

Qiu Jing followed the black ball with his eyes, watching it cross the night sky before dawn, like a small stone, smashing towards the pier of Xingluo Island.

But it's no pebble.With a bang, the pier of Xingluo Island was blown up in sight. Not all the ships fixed around the pier were destroyed, but most of them broke away from the control of the land and drifted away with the sea water.

The corners of Qiu Jing's lips curled up slightly. He liked this way of greeting very much.

As long as there are people on Xingluo Island, they will appear soon.

The sky is pale, and the sea under the morning glow is shining with colorful light.

Finally, a figure appeared on the shore, near the bombed pier.

Qiu Jing ordered his boat to move forward for a while to facilitate the conversation.

When they got a little closer, they saw eleven people standing on the shore. The leader was wearing a mask on half of his face. It was He Wei who had almost killed himself in the outskirts of the capital earlier.

And He Wei held a hostage in his hand, it was Lao Mu.

Lao Mu had iron chains on his hands and feet, his eyes were covered with a black cloth, his mouth was also gagged, and he was still wearing the same clothes as when he left home.He didn't know what happened, but he guessed that his own people had come and wanted to talk, but he could only make a whimpering sound.

Someone said something beside He Wei, and He Wei said, "Qiu Jing? Did Gu Ling ask you to come?"

At this moment, Qiu Jing thought of Sheng Yue who made him "miss" all the way.Why didn't Sheng Yue show up?Is it because of an injury?Still haven't returned yet?If Sheng Yue hasn't come back...

Qiu Jing's eyes flickered slightly, "Gu Ling didn't send me here, but I came to find him!"

He Wei frowned, and heard Qiu Jing say, "Sheng Yue took Gu Ling away, hasn't he come back yet?"

He Wei's complexion changed instantly.

Qiu Jing watched their reactions, sure enough, Sheng Yue really didn't come back.

Gu Ling, who was in the cabin at this moment, felt a slight sinking in her heart.Sheng Yue hasn't come back yet?Otherwise, He Wei would immediately refute Qiu Jing's words.With Sheng Yue's strength, only one hand was broken, and if he wanted to come back, he must be faster than them.Could it be that he went somewhere else...

Qiu Jing didn't think too much about it for the time being, and just planned to continue the lie, "He Wei? If you don't want your entire island to be bombed, hand over all of our people immediately! Gu Ling, Senior Mu, Senior Cen, Yuan Yuan Ying, Yuanye, and Senior Mo Fei."

He Wei snorted coldly, "Ignorant child, so arrogant!" After saying that, he drew his sword and put it on Lao Mu's neck, "Want to save someone? Come up if you have the guts. If you don't come up, I'll kill him first!"

Qiu Jing didn't talk nonsense, and gestured to a boat on the right, "Say hello to Elder He first!"

As soon as Qiu Jing finished speaking, ten flaming arrows were shot from the boat, all aiming at the same position on the shore.

He Wei looked at them coldly, thinking they were just trying to set the fire on fire, and waved a few people over to put out the fire.

It's just that when the balls of flames landed on the island, a violent explosion suddenly occurred, and the fastest walker among the people arranged by He Wei to go there was directly knocked out.

He Wei's expression finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Gu Ling heard the second explosion, and it was not the explosives he made.Judging from this, Mo Yan should have planted minefields around the island, so that only he himself knows where is safe to go, and if outsiders go to the island, they will die if they are not careful.Therefore, the island does not need someone to patrol the shore day and night.

Since Lao Mu was alive, Gu Ling felt that Cen Man should be fine, but she was not brought here.Those landmines should have happened after Lao Mu and Cen Man were caught.

Qiu Jing said in a cold voice, "You should know how many ships and people we have. Explosives have been delivered to your island before dawn, and they are everywhere. As long as you ignite it, the result is what you see. Everyone, Prepare!"

Qiu Jing raised a red flag, and the two boats closest to him could be seen raising the red flag and passing it on. Soon, all ten boats around the island were ready to shoot arrows.

He Wei gritted his teeth, "Small tricks! Call everyone out, burn their boats, and see who gets killed first!"

Qiu Jing didn't panic at all when he heard the words, "You are only going to call people now, are you sure it will be faster than us? Most of your boats are useless. Since they are still on the island, it means that there are some important treasures on the island. I guess Right? We can only blow up to the periphery when we set fire to it. Maybe no one will be killed. But today the wind is strong and there are fires everywhere. Can the people on your island be saved by then? Can your baby be kept alive? He Wei, as I said at the beginning, I am only here to save people. If you let him go, we will leave immediately, let’s not talk about other grievances today! Otherwise, the consequences will not be what you want! If you If you need to ask Mo Yan for instructions, then call him out! Of course, you may not dare to let Mo Yan see us, because you are hiding a very important matter from him! Will tell him!"

He Wei was so angry that his face was livid. People around him asked him what to do, whether he wanted to ask Mo Yan for instructions, but He Wei immediately rejected him, "Master is in retreat, so no one is allowed to disturb you!"

After saying that, He Wei said coldly, "Qiu Jing, I don't know if Sheng Yue caught Gu Ling, but he took people out and never came back!"

I know... Qiu Jing snorted coldly, "I don't believe it!"

"You'd better believe it!" The sword in He Wei's hand moved a little closer to Lao Mu's neck, "I can only let this person go, the others are impossible! If you don't agree, I will kill him!"

"If you dare to touch our people, then there is nothing to talk about!" Qiu Jing said, and was about to raise his hand, ordering the boat on the left to continue bombing.

At this time, the fire caused by the first wave of explosions was getting bigger and bigger. If the fire was not put out quickly, the consequences would be very serious.And if Qiu Jing attacked with all his strength, Xingluo Island would soon be engulfed in flames.

He Wei knew that they had hostages, and Qiu Jing would not really set fire to Xingluodao, but not all of them, but only a few places, would be enough for them to panic.Because there are not many people on the island, many masters were lost before.Fire fighting has nothing to do with martial arts.

And Gu Ling guessed right, many places in these woods were planted with landmines to prevent foreign invasion, and they were indeed planted after Lao Mu and Cen Man were captured on the island, to prevent Gu Ling and the others from coming again.But He Wei didn't expect that the enemy came, but they didn't land on the island secretly as they expected, but attacked with fire.

This fire must be contained as soon as possible, and if it continues to burn, or another fire starts elsewhere, not only the explosives that Qiu Jing threw on the island will explode, but also the minefields on Xingluo Island itself will also explode.The consequences could be disastrous.

At the same time, He Wei was also worried that things would make a big fuss and Mo Yan would be drawn out.Regarding the fact that Su Liang is Mo Yan's granddaughter, so far, Mo Yan is still ignorant of the fact that He Wei and Sheng Yue have jointly concealed it.

"Okay! Return all your people to you! But without Gu Ling, he is not on the island at all!" He Wei said sharply, "Hurry up and find someone to put out the fire! Bring all the people he mentioned!"

Then he yelled at Qiu Jing again, "If you dare to act rashly again, if you make a move, I will kill one of your men! Put down all your arrows!"

Qiu Jing frowned, "Sheng Yue really didn't come back? Could it be that he was killed on the way back with Gu Ling?"

This was Qiu Jing's intentional play, but hearing it in the ears of the people on Xingluo Island, they had to doubt that it was really possible.

Qiu Jing was actually wondering if he was going to make things big, and it would be best to lure Mo Yan out and tell the secret.But this idea was quickly dismissed.

Gu Ling explained that the primary purpose this time is to save people, and no extra problems should be allowed.In case He Wei is provoked and the situation is out of his control, the hostages may be harmed.This is a psychological game, and the degree must be grasped. Even if the situation is temporarily beneficial to one's own side, one cannot make further progress and cause other troubles.

Therefore, Qiu Jing asked his own people to stand still, and they didn't have to worry about the people on the shore attacking the ship with fire.Because it is too obvious to set fire to the ship on the shore, it can be seen at a glance, and it can be guarded against or intercepted.Conversely, it was impossible for the people on Xingluo Island to intercept the flaming arrows shot by five hundred soldiers from all directions at the same time.

This is the advantage of being proactive: as long as you are well-deployed and prepared, you can occupy a favorable position.

About two quarters of an hour later, the fire near the pier had not been completely extinguished, but another explosion occurred in another place.

Qiu Jing didn't notice it before, but now he also discovered that Xingluo Island itself has its own landmines... Defense is very useful, but it is too dangerous, and if you are not careful, you will hurt your own people.If their plan this time is to sneak into the island secretly, it will be bad.

As the sun rose, the light grew brighter.

Qiu Jing narrowed his eyes and saw that Cen Man was brought over. Like Lao Mu, her hands and feet were tied with iron chains, her eyes were blindfolded, and her mouth was also gagged.

Not long after, Lao Bai also came over.The last ones brought here were Yuan Ying and Yuan Ye.

Qiu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.Before that, he was really worried whether these people would be killed on Xingluo Island.Fortunately, they are still alive.After all, living people have value.

"How do I know if you will leave after you release him?" He Wei has calmed down.If he released all the hostages and Qiu Jing ordered to shoot arrows, Xingluo Island would really be destroyed.

This was expected by Qiu Jing, "You can only trust me."

He Wei snorted coldly, "Stop talking nonsense! Listen carefully, one of these people must stay, and you can take the others away! Otherwise, who knows if you will break your promise afterwards? There is no room for bargaining, you pick one!"

Qiu Jing frowned, and heard Gu Ling's voice behind him, "Let Yuanye stay."

Qiu Jing knew that it was definitely not because Yuan Ye had the least relationship with them, and Gu Ling must have had special considerations in choosing him, so she said loudly, "Okay! Yuan Ye stays, and you let the others go!"

Unexpectedly, He Wei changed his mind, "No! It seems that you don't care about Yuan Ye's life, change someone else!"

Lao Mu on the shore raised his hands that were bound by iron chains, and waved at Qiu Jing, expressing that he would stay.

The current stalemate situation is not good for both sides.It was impossible for He Wei to release all the hostages, because that would not guarantee the safety of the follow-up Xingluo Island.If Qiu Jing insists on not compromising, He Wei may kill in a fit of anger. As long as there is only one hostage left, he can still threaten Qiu Jing.

"Is your master okay?" Qiu Jing asked Gu Ling without looking back.Only one of the hostages was Gu Ling's master, and that was Lao Mu.

"Also." Gu Ling replied.

Qiu Jing felt weird, but he didn't have time to think too much at the moment. Since Gu Ling said yes, he said loudly, "Leave Gu Ling's master, Senior Mu! Let the others go immediately!"

He Wei then found a boat and asked Lao Bai, Cen Man, and Yuan Ying to go aboard, and then sent a man to drive the boat to send it over to Qiu Jing.At the same time, the sword in his hand was always on Lao Mu's neck.

The distance is not far.

The hostages were blindfolded all the time. After watching them board Qiu Jing's boat, He Wei said loudly, "Get out immediately! Otherwise, I will kill him!"

"If something happens to Senior Mu, we will raze Xingluo Island to the ground next time we come back! Withdraw!" Qiu Jing gave an order, and the ten ships turned around at the same time, and slowly converged, heading away from Xingluo Island.

The fire on the shore was finally extinguished. He Wei looked at the woods filled with smoke and dust, and was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke. He took off the cloth stuffed in Lao Mu's mouth, and slapped him hard.

But Lao Mu laughed, "Surnamed He, will you still be able to sleep in the future?" He was here to save people, but now there is nothing left for him, there is only one hostage left, and it is even more impossible for He Wei to kill him.And Lao Mu believed that Gu Ling would definitely come to rescue him, so he was not in a hurry.This time, they have won.

Just when He Wei took Lao Mu back, Qiu Jing found that Gu Ling had disappeared, and there was a letter left by Gu Ling in the cabin, which contained only one sentence, "You go first, I will save Master."

Qiu Jing's face darkened, and Gu Ling finally chose to sneak into Xingluo Island secretly.Fortunately, now that there are minefields on the island, Gu Ling can find a way to avoid them.

Apart from losing weight, Cen Man was not injured. She said that she had been locked up since Shangdao was arrested, and she was blindfolded when she left. She didn't know much about Xingluo Island.To Qiu Jing's surprise, apart from Cen Man, Lao Bai and Yuan Ying, who are good people, have lost their memories, obviously memories that were deliberately erased.

"Then shall we wait for Xiao Gu?" Cen Man looked worried.

Qiu Jing shook his head, "No. Let's go back first, I believe he has a way to rescue Senior Mu and escape from Xingluo Island." To be honest, although he was really a little angry that Gu Ling didn't discuss it with him.But after thinking about it, maybe Gu Ling didn't decide whether to go or not. She made a temporary decision based on the development of the situation. It is very likely that she hid under the ship that brought the hostages over from Xingluo Island. She really didn't have time to talk to him. discuss.

In this way, Qiu Jing decided to follow the arrangement of taking care of Ling, and they retreated first.For other matters, it is up to Gu Ling herself.

(End of this chapter)