Chapter 399 Hand over the flag
When Shen Yuexi saw the fire in the shipyard, she thought that all the ships under construction might be burned down.
She wanted to go out and put out the fire, relying on Daxiong. Just as she left the room, she saw Xiao Zhuo running up the stairs. He blocked her way and said, "Yuexi, stay in your room."
Shen Yuexi said to Su Mo, "Sister-in-law, please stay in the room. I want to talk to my husband."
She pulled Xiao Zhuo into the next room and said, "Husband, the shipyard doesn't work at night. Someone set it on fire to prevent us from going to the island. I can ask Big Bear to make it rain to put out the fire."
Xiao Zhuo said, "This is a good idea. But have you ever considered that it might be an assassin setting the fire to lure you and me out? It's not daytime now. If an assassin hides in the dark and attacks with a musket, no matter how many soldiers there are, they won't be able to stop him."
Shen Yuexi circled around twice and said, "So we're just going to watch the whole ship burn down?"
"The general and Governor Ren have already taken people to put out the fire," Xiao Zhuo led her to sit beside the bed. "I know your temper. You will definitely run to help. But this time, you absolutely cannot do that. The burning ship is a small matter, but you and the child are in big trouble."
Seeing Xiao Zhuo's concern for her and the child's safety, Shen Yuexi felt sweet in her heart. She took his hand and placed it on her belly, leaning into his arms and said, "Sister-in-law doesn't want us to hurt mother. What does husband think?"
Xiao Zhuo blew gently in her ear and said, "We've come a long way, and we know each other well. Don't you know what your husband will do? Let's just stay in the room and go to the shipyard when it's daybreak."
Shen Yuexi stood up and said, "Then I'll say hello to my sister-in-law first."
She went to Su Mo's room and said, "The general and the governor have taken people to put out the fire. My husband is afraid of assassins, so we will stay in the inn and not go out."
Su Mo said, "That's how it should be. Brother and sister-in-law, take a rest. I'll go outside and take a look."
Shen Yuexi knew that Su Mo would not be the target of the assassin's attack, so she did not stop her. She said, "If you want to go, you can watch from the dark. But you must not let the general recognize you, otherwise my husband and I will not be able to save you."
Su Mo smiled and said, "I will definitely be careful."
She took a dagger and put it at her waist, then wrapped a scarf around her face, left the inn, passed the checkpoint guarded by soldiers, and walked towards the shipyard where flames were rising into the sky.
Arriving at the shipyard, we saw a bustling crowd, a constant clamor, people carrying buckets of seawater to put out the fire. Several large ships near the shipyard's exit were engulfed in billowing flames and thick smoke, and the heat could be felt from a distance.
She didn't know which boats they were going to take, and was about to move closer to take a look when someone behind her grabbed her hand and said, "Momo, come here."
Su Mo recognized Xiao Beiheng's voice and followed him to a secluded place. Before Xiao Beiheng could speak, she asked, "Beiheng, was this fire set by my mother's assassin?"
Xiao Beiheng shook his head, as if he had something to hide.
Su Mo frowned and asked, "Who is that? Could it be you?"
Xiao Beiheng did not answer, but took Su Mo's hand and said, "Momo, we...we should not go to look for mother."
Seeing him hesitating, Su Mo became even more suspicious and said, "You must be hiding something from me. Tell me now, or I will ignore you."
Xiao Beiheng hesitated for a long time and said, "Momo, I was indeed the one who set the fire. We are no match for Mother. If we insist on going, we will all die at sea. I had no choice but to resort to this last resort... But don't worry, no one is hurt."
He wanted to burn all the ships so that Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo would not be able to go. However, he had already promised Su Mo that he would not kill innocent people in the future, so he sneaked in and started the fire in the dead of night when the shipyard was empty.
Su Mo sneered, "It's really a bad idea. My sister-in-law is rushing to the island to rescue my two sisters, and you actually burned the boat. Are you helping my sister-in-law or harming her?"
Xiao Beiheng lowered his head and accepted the scolding, not daring to argue. Seeing him like this, Su Mo had no choice but to stop talking. She turned around and looked at the shipyard. Seeing that the fire was getting more fierce, she knew that there was no way to put it out, and sighed helplessly.
"Young Madam, don't be angry," a ghost appeared from the darkness, "The Young Master is trying to save you."
Su Mo knew that assassins were always around, so she wasn't surprised to see Long appear. She asked, "Bei Heng just said we would die at sea. What's going on?"
Long said, "Since the young lady asked, I will tell the truth on behalf of the young master. The master has a fleet circling the island for protection. Each gunboat is equipped with twenty crouching tiger guns, and the entire fleet has four hundred cannons."
She made explosion gestures with her hands. "If any enemy approaches the island, then... boom, boom, boom, sink them all."
Su Mo was shocked and said to Xiao Beiheng, "If sister-in-law doesn't go, mother will send assassins to kill her. If she goes, she will be attacked by gunboats. What should we do?"
Xiao Beiheng said, "I'm fine on land. But at sea, I don't know how to deal with the gunboats."
Long said, "Young Madam, this matter has nothing to do with you. You should stay out of it. You've caused your subordinates so much trouble along the way that we can't even assassinate you."
Su Mo turned around and said, "No, I need to discuss this with my sister-in-law." Xiao Beiheng grabbed Su Mo and said, "Momo, do you really have to go to the island with my sister-in-law?"
Long said, "Young Madam may not understand one thing. We are respectful to the Young Master and Young Madam, but the fleet leader is not. He is a pirate by birth, and when it comes to cruelty, even the Young Master... would have to admit defeat. The only person he obeys is the Master. Whether it's the Young Master and Young Madam, or us, he will beat them all."
Su Mo asked, "If that's the case, how do you usually get in and out of the island?"
Long said, "The ship that picked us up had a specific flag. The fleet would not attack ships flying that flag, and would treat all others as enemies."
At this point, Long smiled and said, "Madam, if you want to go to the island with the young master to meet the master, you should take the same boat with us. If you take it with Xiao Zhuo and the others, the result will be very tragic. The young master cares about you so much, please don't go against his wishes, right?"
Su Mo thought: "Since Long is here, it means the ship that will pick them up is here. If we can find this ship, maybe we can get the signal flag and help my brother and sister-in-law reach the island safely."
She rolled her eyes and said to Long, "Now that you put it that way, it's true. I'm also someone who values my life, and I don't want to sink into the sea and feed the fish and shrimp. Let's go on the same boat with you."
Long jumped up and clapped his hands, saying, "Excellent! Young Madam is truly wise. After we assassinate Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi, we will immediately take the boat back to the island to meet our master."
Su Mo didn't expect Long to say that. She panicked and said calmly, "Can't we just take the boat now?"
"Sit down, sit down, but you have to finish what the master ordered first," Long said, waving his hand with a smile, "Sisters, let's get started."
As Long's voice fell, two assassins, Xun and Xue, immediately emerged from the darkness.
Su Mo was shocked and shouted, "You can't go." Worried about Shen Yuexi's safety, she ran towards the inn. Long finally saw Su Mo leave the inn and was unwilling to miss this opportunity. He and the other two assassins quickly passed by Su Mo on both sides and blocked her way.
Seeing the three people blocking her way, Su Mo drew out her dagger without hesitation and put it on her neck: "Get out of the way, or I will stab myself."
Long's eyes widened as he looked at Xiao Beiheng who was stunned beside him: "Young Master, what is the young lady doing?"
Xiao Beiheng was stunned by Su Mo's behavior. Only then did he react and hurried forward and said, "Momo, don't get excited. Put down the dagger, we have something to talk about."
Su Mo put the dagger to her neck and said, "I'm going to find my sister-in-law and go to the island with her. If you dare to hurt my sister-in-law, I will die here."
Xiao Beiheng knew that Su Mo was a woman who was not afraid of death. She even dared to jump off a cliff. She was definitely not the type of person who bluffed. He broke out in a cold sweat and shouted repeatedly: "Get out of the way, don't stop Momo."
Longye raised his hands and said soothingly, "Young Madam, please don't. We will never stop you. Just go back."
The assassin Xue, standing behind Long, interrupted, "Young Master, we can't let the Young Madam go back. What Long said is true. Didn't the Master warn you in the letter? If you were to take the boat out to sea, it would be sunk by cannon fire."
Su Mo saw that her threat had worked, and she felt more confident. She said to Long, "So, do you want me to live?"
Long said: "Young Madam, we didn't touch Shen Yuexi all the way because we were afraid of hurting you. But when we get to the sea, the fleet is not something we can control."
Su Mo smiled coldly and said, "Then give me the signal flag."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
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