Chapter 276 Landing on the Island

In the surgical emergency room of Beihai Prefecture Hospital, Nu Jiaolong was lying on the hospital bed, his face pale.

When she saw Shen Ning coming in from outside, the dark-skinned female bandit leader looked away, looking a little embarrassed... But when she thought about how it was someone else's place that saved her life, she finally bit the bullet and said, "Meet the princess."

Shen Ning's gaze fell on the wound from her shoulder to her chest. The wound had been sutured and covered with white gauze, but some bloodstains could still be vaguely seen. One could imagine how dangerous the wound had been.

She walked over and asked: "What's going on? You said there are Japanese pirates?"

Nu Jiaolong gritted his teeth and nodded: "It was my carelessness. A few months ago, I... a commoner... a commoner..."

Nu Jiaolong suddenly realized that he was talking to the princess, and hurriedly wanted to change his words, but for a moment he didn't know how to address himself.

Shen Ning interrupted her: "Don't worry about that, just say it directly."

Nu Jiaolong breathed a sigh of relief and then continued speaking.

It turned out that a few months ago, she had rescued several people at sea. Those people said that their families were broken up and they had nowhere to go. After observing them for a few days, she felt that they were reliable, so she kept them in the water fort.

As a result, she accidentally heard two of those people speaking Japanese in their conversation yesterday, and she was shocked to realize that she might have let a wolf into the house.

She originally wanted to capture those people quietly, but she alarmed them. It turned out that those people were very powerful in martial arts. Not only did they kill many of her brothers in the Water Gang, they also injured her and took away her son.

"They asked me to pay 12,000 taels of silver to redeem him..."

Nu Jiaolong pulled the corner of his mouth and smiled helplessly. "Even if you sell me by the pound a hundred times, I won't get ten thousand taels. The pirates' lair is on an unknown island in the sea. Without their people to lead the way, it's impossible to find it. And that island is full of dangerous shoals and reefs... I can only pretend that I never had that child."

The female bandit leader's face turned pale as she continued, "But I overheard them the other day saying they wanted to sneak into Beihai Prefecture and get the recipe for the imperial thunder bomb... This is a matter of great importance, so I felt I should come and tell the princess."

Nu Jiaolong said: "The princess is a good person. She has saved tens of thousands of people in Beihai Prefecture. Please be careful..."

Unknown islands, shallow reefs?

Shen Ning's mind became active. She calmly comforted Nu Jiaolong: "Don't think too much for now. They are blackmailing you for money, so your son is safe for the time being. You should heal your own injuries first before you go to save your son."

Nu Jiaolong smiled bitterly and closed his eyes, his face pale.

She had been fighting in the Water Gang for many years, and her character had long been as cold and hard as a man's. But when it came to her own flesh and blood, even Nu Jiaolong's heart was almost broken, and she hated herself for being blind and careless and letting the wolf into the house.

But she also knew that she couldn't save her son.

Not to mention that it was impossible for her to come up with the ten thousand taels of silver. Even if she did, the people on the other side were the inhumane Japanese pirates. It was unknown whether they would let her son go after getting the silver.

She knew her son was doomed...

After leaving the hospital, Shen Ning asked Yuan Yue to arrange to verify what Nu Jiaolong said.

Even though the female bandit leader's expression and injuries could not be faked, it is better to be safe than sorry.

In the evening, Yuan Yue replied, "What Nu Jiaolong said is indeed true. Her Water Gang is in chaos right now. The young master was abducted, and many people died. Some are even trying to seize power, saying that Nu Jiaolong didn't know how to judge people, which led to her getting into trouble and killing her gang members..."

Shen Ning pondered for a moment, then said: "I want to see what the island where the Japanese pirates are entrenched is like. If it is suitable, why don't we occupy it... That place should not be far from Beihai Prefecture. If it can become our private territory, then maybe we can help Beihai Prefecture in the future."

Beihai Prefecture is outside Liaodong Pass. Although she also plans to strengthen and raise the city walls of Beihai Prefecture, the time and place are limited after all, and the defense is not as good as Liaodong Pass. If there can be a secret base in the offshore waters to take care of each other, it may be of great use in the future.

It so happened that there were thousands of slaves on the slave ships in the harbor... They were all recruited and placed on the island without anyone noticing.

The Queen has always been a huge hidden danger. Even though she is thousands of miles away and is still constrained in every way, if she can have her own secret power, it can be a way out.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Ning told Yuan Yue about her plan: let Yuan Yue take people to pretend to be Nu Jiaolong's subordinates, and take the silver with her to the Japanese pirates' lair... and then arrange people to follow and try to see if they can take down the Japanese pirates' lair.

After all, those Japanese pirates still had their eyes on her, so she simply used attack as defense to eliminate the trouble once and for all.

Yuan Yue also thought this plan was feasible, so Chen Ning went to find Nu Jiaolong the next day.

When Nu Jiaolong heard Shen Ning say that she was willing to provide silver to redeem her son, she was almost stunned and could not believe it at all: "Why? Princess, why are you so kind? This..."

Shen Ning raised her hand to stop her: "I have my own plans. I am just taking advantage of the opportunity of you saving my son. However, you must understand that there are some things that I am not completely sure of... If you don't want to go, I won't force you. If you agree to go, I can't guarantee that I can save your son, and you may also be in danger."

Nu Jiaolong shouted without hesitation: "I do, I do!"

She knew very well that if she gave up, her child would die in the hands of the Japanese pirates, and she didn't know what kind of torture he would suffer before death.

Although Princess Yong'an wants to use her, there is a certain possibility that she can rescue her son.

The only difference is that she needs to take risks...

If there is really a chance to save her child, she would not be afraid even if she died without a burial place!

She had already lost hope in her heart and had to force herself to give up even if it broke her heart. But now that there was suddenly hope, how could she let it go?

"I will go, Princess. I am willing to go... Even if I cannot save her, that is my mother and I's fate. Even if we die, we will never blame you in the slightest. We will only be grateful to you."

Shen Ning stood up: "Then you should rest well for the next two days. I will let you know when you are ready."

Two days later, Nu Jiaolong contacted the Japanese pirates on the island.

Those Japanese pirates were very cunning. They never showed up and just used carrier pigeons to deliver messages.

Nu Jiaolong sent a letter to the Japanese pirates, saying that she had tried every possible way but could only raise 5,000 taels of silver, and she could not raise more.

Saying that he could raise 5,000 taels of silver was also Shen Ning's strategy. She was worried that Nu Jiaolong would raise 10,000 taels of silver in just a few days, which would arouse the suspicion of those Japanese pirates.

Sure enough, after hearing Nu Jiaolong say that he had raised 5,000 taels of silver and could not raise more, the Japanese pirates relented and asked Nu Jiaolong to prepare and deliver the silver to a deserted island not far from the Jiaolong Gang.

The island was very small and had only a forest. There was nothing to do there and it was just deserted.

The Japanese pirates asked Nu Jiaolong to deliver the silver to the island and then leave. They would return her son after confirming that the silver was intact.

Nu Jiaolong agreed, but asked to see her son first.

She stated in the letter that she would only take five followers to the island where the Japanese pirates were, and as soon as she saw that her son was still alive, she would immediately send someone to send money.

There were only five of them, so the Japanese pirates were not afraid at all. Moreover, although Nu Jiaolong was already over 30 years old, he had been fighting for many years, so even though his skin color was a little dark, he had a good figure... One of the three Japanese pirate leaders laughed.

"People are coming to us on their own accord, so why should we refuse them? Once we get the five thousand taels of silver, it's up to us to decide whether to release them or not."

That night, accompanied by five followers, Nu Jiaolong took a small boat to the small island... After confirming that there were no ambushes behind Nu Jiaolong, another small boat appeared, blindfolded Nu Jiaolong and her "followers", and then took them onto the pirates' boat and headed to the pirates' lair.

The five followers of the Dragonite are January, February, March, May, and June...