Big Thunder Island.

Seeing the four pirates fall to the ground, Brother Gao swung his sword with a bit of regret, shaking off the rain water on his sword.

Is it easy to pull out such a long knife in one go?

Young Master Zhao stared at the two people who fired the guns in amazement, wondering what the hell kind of gun is this? How can it shoot without even igniting it?

"Thank you both for saving me." Then he remembered to thank them.

It was pitch dark and the two women were wearing men's clothes, so it would be strange if Mr. Zhao could tell which one was a boy and which one was a girl.

Xiaoyun was about to reveal her identity, but Jiang Xueying pulled her back and she had to shut up.

Then Miss Jiang bowed, took the little maid and disappeared into the darkness.

They are two enthusiastic people who wish to remain anonymous.

Young Master Zhao couldn't help but secretly praise him, and thought to himself that he must dig out the man with the gun.

~~

Xiaoyun was pulled into the cabin by Jiang Xueying, and then she muttered, "Miss, why do you do good deeds without leaving your name?"

[零零看书00kxs] "Is this a good thing?" Jiang Xueying widened her beautiful eyes, put the pistol into the holster, and stuffed it into Xiaoyun's arms.

"If Brother Zhao knew that I fired the shots, he would have to avoid me from now on, right? You fired all four shots, did you hear me?"

"Ah?" Xiaoyun opened her cherry-like mouth and said in embarrassment: "Miss, I only have two hands."

"I believe you can do it." Jiang Xueying patted the little maid's face. "Practice well."

"Oh..." Xiaoyun lowered his head in frustration, looking at the four guns in his arms. It's so hard for me...

Jiang Xueying pointed at her dirty robe and her deliberately smeared face.

"Besides, how can I let Brother Zhao see this face? I haven't taken a shower for three days..."

"Oh." Xiaoyun nodded as if she understood, thinking that the lady's focus was very strange.

"What are you standing there for? Go and boil some water so I can wash myself up."

"Ah, I know how to do this." Xiaoyun hurried downstairs with the pistol in his arms.

Jiang Xueying leaned against the porthole and looked at Brother Zhao who was looking for her everywhere at the dock.

I feel both happy and sad in my heart.

The good news is that Brother Zhao personally brought people to rescue me, which shows that this adds a lot of points.

What worries me is that if he knows that I am not some simple young lady but the granddaughter of Wang Zhi, what will he think of me?

How would those people around him who came from the Qi Family Army view him?

Alas, the little girl's mood fell into a low ebb, and she wanted to walk away quietly.

At this time, Zhao Hao shouted to the boat: "Is Miss Jiang on board?"

"Oh, I'm here, I'm here." Xiaoyun ran up quickly and stuck her head out to answer for her.

"Are you okay?" Zhao Hao asked again.

"It's okay, it's okay." Xiaoyun wanted to answer, I'll see you after taking a shower.

But Jiang Xueying pinched him and whispered, "I was just a little frightened."

"I was just a little frightened." Xiaoyun had to act as a mouthpiece.

"It's a blessing," Zhao Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

"The young lady said that it is inconvenient to meet the young master in the middle of the night, so she should pay her respects to her brother in the morning." Xiaoyun got goosebumps all over her body after relaying Jiang Xueying's words.

It is convenient to shoot in the middle of the night, but inconvenient to meet people in the middle of the night?

"Okay. My sister's reputation is the most important." Zhao Hao nodded in understanding and turned to leave. Suddenly he remembered something and took off a sachet from his waist and asked Gao Wu to tiptoe and hand it to Xiaoyun.

"This is the 'Spirit-Concentrating Incense' made secretly by the imperial physician. Putting it next to your young lady's pillow will prevent her from having nightmares."

"Thank you, sir." Xiaoyun hurriedly took it.

After Zhao Hao left, she handed the sachet to the blushing lady with a smile.

"Miss, here's the sachet."

"Go and boil some water." Jiang Xueying snatched it away and stomped her feet to chase away the talkative maid.

Then he held the gourd-shaped sachet inlaid with kingfisher feathers and stared blankly.

Brother, do you know what it means to give someone a sachet as a gift?

He probably doesn’t know...Sister Ma said he hasn’t figured it out yet.

However, I guess the little princess has not yet received the sachet given by her brother, right?

When Miss Jiang thought of the young county lady from the capital whom she had never met before, she immediately became furious.

Why does Brother Zhao like you and not me?

I was obviously here first.

How could I, Jiang Xueying, lose to a bug in a rice jar?

Miss Jiang's clear eyes were filled with endless fighting spirit.

~~

Over there, Wu Ji's shop assistants and Kunshan militia were cleaning up the battlefield.

Altogether they collected the bodies of twenty-six bandits and captured one hundred and twenty-three persons, including a dozen wounded.

On the Wu Ji side, five guys were killed in the battle and a dozen were injured, but fortunately, all of them were minor injuries.

As for Kunshan, the bandits surrendered as soon as they joined the battlefield, so naturally there were no casualties.

In addition, a lot of valuables were seized, but they all belonged to Wu Ji, so of course they had to be returned to their original owners.

However, the two sides had a small dispute over how to deal with the prisoners.

The problem mainly lies in the rewards offered by both parties.

Wu Ji offered a reward of 100 taels for each person killed, but did not mention how to deal with prisoners. So they wanted to kill all the prisoners, at least half of them to exchange for money...

In Kunshan, killing people and taking prisoners are both counted as 30 taels. Unlike Wu Ji's people, they have a deep hatred for the pirates, so they are naturally unwilling to commit such a crime, especially the old soldiers, who think that killing prisoners is unlucky.

The people from Wu Ji said, we will kill him and give you half...

Many Kunshan militiamen thought that this was a good idea.

Hearing that the Kunshan militia was shaken, the pirates burst into tears in fear.

Finally, Master Zhao was alarmed. Under Gao Wu's protection, he came over to inquire about the situation, and he couldn't help but laugh or cry.

They are discussing how to fleece the boss...

"Are your principles so worthless?" Zhao Hao scolded his militiamen and said, "To me, people are very precious. Do you know that?"

The captives were so moved that they all felt that Master Zhao was a living Bodhisattva.

But Zhao Hao changed the subject and said, "These are all free labor..."

“……”The prisoners were stunned.

"You all suffered this disaster because you were transporting grain to Kunshan. I should compensate you." Then Master Zhao turned around and smiled at the people from Wuji:

"How about giving each of them a hundred taels of silver to calm everyone down?" This was originally the reward planned for the Wu Ji guys.

"Thank you very much for the generous reward!" The guys in Wu Ji were overjoyed and hurriedly bowed to express their gratitude. Naturally, they no longer mentioned the prisoners.

"Take all the people onto the boat." Zhao Hao glanced at his men and sighed, thinking what the hell was going on.

By the time everything was packed up, it was already dawn.

People suddenly discovered that the rain, which had been falling for nearly a month, had suddenly stopped.

Although the sky was still gloomy, everyone burst into cheers.

At this time, the alert scout came to report that Jin Ke had returned with his men.

Master Zhao was overjoyed and quickly ordered his men to set sail and leave Dalei Island.

As soon as the fleet left the reed bay, they saw ten speedboats escorting five gunboats, slowly approaching from the north.

"Sir, I have accomplished my mission!" Jin Ke reported to Zhao Hao from a distance, clasping his fists: "The bandit leader has been captured, and all the silver has been returned intact!"

"Haha, good! That's great!" Master Zhao smiled and gave Jin Ke a thumbs up when he heard that.

He is truly a good comrade who can stand the test.

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