Sure enough, it is this Mendes!
Just after approaching the Tulip, Gouzi began to heat up and pointed out the direction.
Li Yan already has doubts. The technique used to control the fish just now is related to Mendes.
Now it seems that it is indeed the case.
Li Yan really doesn't understand Western magic.
But he knows one thing clearly, the rules of this world will not change, no matter what sect or sect, there are always Da Tong small differences.
As long as the altar is disturbed, its magic can be interrupted.
Soul Severing Throwing Knife roared out, Blade Light flashed in the air, spun around, and blood splashed everywhere.
That Mendes screamed and fell to the ground, and both of his palms were cut off.
Li Yan is in no rush to kill.
First of all, this person's identity is important, and he is probably related to opium and the construction organization. There are many things that need to be asked clearly.
Secondly, the mission he took on from the Underworld was not only to get rid of this person, but also to find out the origins of the foreign evil spirits.
After cutting off Mendes's hands, Li Yan rolled sideways without saying a word.
There were many pirates outside the cabin, shooting with all kinds of muskets.
The firearms in their hands were strange and strange. Some were already rusty and had different styles. There were even junk items that they had assembled by themselves. This showed that they were obtained from naval battles and robberies. Compared with the standard firearms of the Great Xuan Dynasty, they were not even the slightest bit worse.
But even so, because of the large number of people, the gunfire was still continuous.
For a time, smoke was everywhere and sawdust exploded.
Because Li Yan pierced the bottom of the boat, the river water continued to rise, and the cabin was in chaos.
Flintlock Pistol and Li Yan, who tore open the oilcloth wrapping around their waists, were also ready to fight back with guns.
But at this moment, he frowned slightly and smelled a smell of sulfur in his nose.
This smell does not come from the musket, but from behind.
He turned around suddenly and aimed his gun at Mendes.
At this moment, the Red Haired Foreigners warlock's state has become a little strange.
He knelt in the altar that was submerged by the river, his body twitching and emitting a faint black smoke.
The smell of sulfur gushed out from his body, and the whale oil lamps on the tables around him burned abnormally and violently.
Backlashed!
Li Yan immediately saw the reason, and then frowned slightly.
Many spells and magic altars require the help of the power of ghosts and gods to control Gangsha Energy.
After losing control and backlash, they are often affected or possessed by Malevolent Qi.
But the smell of sulfur on this man's body was strong and abnormal.
In a short period of time, it has affected the surrounding environment.
Not only did the whale oil lamps burn rapidly, coins, knives and forks scattered in the water also began to slowly float up.
And the original green eyes of Mendes turned completely black.
Indifferent, violent...
It's not the look a human being should have at all.
Chirping, the other party suddenly spoke something.
Li Yan squinted slightly, raised his hand and pulled the trigger.
He couldn't understand what the other party was saying, but he definitely didn't have anything nice to say.
Boom!
In an instant, countless fragmented projectiles flew.
His Flintlock Pistol, after being modified by Jinzhou Weapon Refinement Grandmaster, is more powerful and equipped with two types of magazines.
The destructive power of single-head bullets is concentrated, and the coverage of shotguns is large.
With the addition of New-Style Gunpowder, the terrifying power suddenly appears in this confined space.
The heavy wooden tables and cabinets fixed with angle irons in the cabin exploded almost instantly, sending sawdust flying everywhere.
The wall surrounded by wooden planks had honeycomb-shaped holes, and several pirates outside also flew out with flesh and blood splattered everywhere.
As for the Mendes, it exploded directly, leaving no corpse.
However, Li Yan did not let down his guard.
After Mendes died, several thick black smoke dispersed from his body.
It is a Yin Energy, somewhat similar to the Netherworld Earth Qi, but it exudes a strong sulfur smell.
These black smoke rolled up and down. One of them wanted to pounce on Li Yan, but was frightened away by the breath of "Dragon Snake Plate" and the arm guard "Qian Nian". The rest roared out and penetrated into the bodies of several pirates.
Their whole bodies trembled, their eyeballs turned black, and cold and crazy murderous intent arose.
So difficult?
Li Yan Without saying a word, he grabbed the ultimatum.
Originally, I wanted to keep Mendes for interrogation, but since the other party is dead, there is no need to worry.
"Heaven has its rules, the earth has its rules, the underworld restrains the soul, and the yang avoids it!"
As the mantra was chanted, strong winds suddenly began to blow around, and darkness spread rapidly.
In the darkness, the sound of chains and armor could be heard.
At the same time, there was also a violent roar.
Speaking an unknown language, it mixed with the roars of wild beasts, forming a strange echo.
Li Yan hurriedly made secrets and listened attentively.
His Divine Ability can hear the words of ghosts and gods.
I didn't have time to use it just now, but now I heard it clearly.
"Is this a demonic energy?"
"No, it still smells like incense."
"It should be a foreign demon god. Let's capture him first and then..."
The soldiers and horses of the Yin Division moved very quickly, and within a few breaths, all the darkness dissipated.
At this moment, there was deathly silence in the cabin, except for the water seeping out of the damaged hull.
Li Yan frowned slightly, made a quick gesture, and took a deep breath.
At the same time, footsteps were heard from above.
But it was Lu San who used poisonous bees to kill the pirates on the deck, and then rushed in with Sha LiFei and others.
"Yan XiaoGe, what happened?"
Seeing the dead bodies on the ground, Sha LiFei was shocked and asked quickly.
Li Yan said in a deep voice, "We have been fooled. These Red Haired Foreigners are baits. Kong Hui and Yu Wenhai are not on the ship. San Er, let the falcon rise and see if you can find any traces. Search for others with me to see if there are any clues on the ship..."
After assigning tasks, everyone took action immediately.
After some searching, they discovered that the Tulip had been seriously damaged, and many of the keel joints were rotten. Even if they didn't damage it, it wouldn't have the ability to sail long distances, and it would be a sailboat halfway.
Obviously, using the Tulip to destroy the dock and create chaos was a long-established plan.
Everyone had Divine Ability, and a lot of clues were quickly discovered.
A specially hidden cabin was filled with whole boxes of Fushou Paste...
In the secret room at the stern of the ship, there were people who had been kidnapped and tortured. They seemed to be experimenting with Fushou Paste, and they all died of exhaustion...
In the secret compartment of the captain's cabin, there is a letter that was not burned in time...
At the same time, Falcon Li Dong also fluttered its wings and rose into the night sky.
But I saw that the pier was in a mess at the moment.
On the broken bluestone road of the wharf, oil splashes flowed from the muddy water. The bamboo dustpan of the fried cake stall was overturned in the muddy water. The steamed buns wrapped in fermented bean curd were trampled into black mud. Cao Gang's "Flying Tiger Flag" floated in the river, with half a fried river shrimp stuck to the corner of the flag...
"Ah~my silk!"
The merchants who came in a hurry lay down in the pile of goods and howled. The lake-blue suede silk had been soaked with blood and mud...
The porter carrying the bag was pressed under the camphor box, and the exposed half of his calf was twitching...
The fir door of the salt warehouse has been broken into strips, and the official salt bag has been torn open by the air waves. The salt man in the coat is lying on his back, with white meat on his chest. He is still holding a blue cloth salt bucket in his right hand. Even the donkey carrying the salt has a broken intestine, and half of his body is embedded in the earthen house...
Fortunately, there are a series of workshops and workshops in the distance.
There was no attack there, and with the noise, countless people holding torches came to provide relief.
Falcon Li Dong naturally doesn't care about this.
It flapped its wings and hovered in the night sky, searching Jinmen Pier, Abacus City, and the surrounding rivers one by one.
It's a pity that even the river is in chaos at this moment, and no enemy can be found to escape...
The next day, it was near noon.
More than two hundred miles away from Jinmen is Tongzhou City.
This is the end point of Grand Canal's water transportation.
There are several Canal Transport Yamens in the city, including Grand Supervisor of Granaries of Subordinate Second Rank, Director of Grain Collection Bureau of Principal Fifth Rank, etc. They are responsible for the acceptance, transshipment and storage management of grain. They are subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs and are responsible for the collection of grain and salary for the army in the capital, so it is called the "Little Household Department".
After the grain from the south is transported to Tongzhou via the canal, it will be stored in Xicang, South Granary, and Central Granary.
The earthen pier outside the east gate and the stone pier outside North Gate are the main grain unloading points.
The grain from Cao can be transferred to the capital through the Tonghui River.
It can be said that this is the granary of the capital.
The sun was shining brightly at noon, tanning Tonghui River's face until it turned into golden scales.
The canoe boats lined up across the Tongyun Bridge, and the boatmen's chants intermingled with the camel bells on the shore.
On the Shiba Pier, the watermen shouted with their bare arms, and the wheelbarrows rolled over the reeds in the cracks of the bluestone slabs.
Camel bells jingled in from outside the new city gate. The camel team from Zhangjiawan was carrying Jingdezhen blue and white porcelain. There were many shops along the street, with goods from the north and south. There were even Hu merchants from the Western Regions and overseas merchants. The excitement was no less than Jinmen.
East City In an inn, the private room facing the street has a half-open window.
A middle-aged scholar was leaning against the window lattice, stroking an emerald ring on his thumb.
He has ordinary facial features and average temperament, and looks no different from a down-and-out scholar.
Only when he glanced sideways from the corner of his eyes, his pupils flashed red.
Opposite him, also sitting was a middle-aged scribe, with sinister features and furrowed brows.
Exactly Jinghai Gang Third Master Chen, Yu Wenhai.
Compared with the Confucian scholar across from him, he was dressed gorgeously and had an extraordinary demeanor, but he was half sitting on a chair, upright, half with his head lowered. He didn't dare to move his chopsticks, and he was obviously a little reserved.
"Master."
Looking at the Confucian scholar opposite, Yu Wenhai asked carefully, "Those things are a pity... If we act swiftly, we might be able to kill Twelve Yuan Chen. If there is such a big fuss, Jinmen's foundation may be ruined."
The Confucian scholar opposite gave him a faint glance, "What, you can't bear to part with me?"
Yu Wenhai was startled and quickly lowered his head, "Disciple knows his mistake."
How could he be willing to talk even more.
Although he didn't have any good intentions when he joined Jinghai Gang from the beginning, he has laid out Ku Xin's plans over the years, won over many powerful people, and relied on Jinghai Gang's power to completely control Jinmen.
Ku Xin for many years was completely destroyed in one day.
Originally, he planned to summon experts and even use military firearms to deal with Li Yan and them.
But Master directly played the Tulip card, which really puzzled him.
The Confucian scholar opposite was naturally "Rotten Document Mister" Kong Hui, and now his name has been changed to Kong Zizai.
"Yanzhou Cauldron has no chance."
Kong Zizai raised his hand to pick up a chopstick of Baihe Vinegar Fish, put it into his mouth, tasted it, and said casually, "Yanzhou Cauldron will pass through the Dragon Vein the day after tomorrow. Those people have already suspected it. Commandery Commandant Office and Mystic Sacrificial Official will definitely send support, and there is no point in killing them."
"Jinmen's chess game is already dead. Instead of losing it, it would be better to play a greater role."
Yu Wenhai was a little confused and respectfully raised his hands and said, "Master, please give me some advice."
Kong Zizai looked out the window at Tongzhou City, "There is news from the capital that the matter of 'Jianmu' has been known to Mystic Sacrificial Official. All major Orthodox Xuan Gate are investigating. Many previous plans and layouts will have problems."
"If you move against the Tao, as long as you use it correctly, you can make a dead move."
"If we attack the Jinmen workshop, we will at most kill some people and cause trouble for those chambers of commerce."
"If you bring disaster to those Red Haired Foreigners, the imperial court will be on guard."
"Those large merchant associations of the maritime faction in southern Fujian and Guangdong Province colluded with the Hongmao Fan for smuggling for personal gain. They also concealed the situation in the Southeast Asian countries and found an opportunity to reveal this information to the local faction. They have been suppressed these days, so they will not miss the opportunity."
"Master, brilliant!"
Yu Wenhai suddenly became enlightened and quickly flattered, "The capital city still needs to learn from Venerable Master."
Kong Zizai's eyes suddenly turned cold. After Yu Wenhai was soaked with sweat, he said, "Don't sow discord. Zhao Qingxu is in the capital. I can't do what I can do. I caused Imperial Court to fight just to help him."
As he spoke, his eyes became complicated, "This time in Beijing, we must focus on Zhao Qingxu and don't cause trouble."
"There's news from over there, Qiankun Academy discovered something amazing..."
Suddenly, the noise outside the restaurant fell silent.
But at the end of Tongyun Bridge, dust and smoke were billowing, and a large group of cavalry galloped past on Official Road.
They were dressed in mysterious clothes and were all members of Commandery Commandant Office. People along the way were so frightened that they dodge.
Not only that, the soldiers and horses from the Tongzhou Camp also quickly entered the city and closed the streets one after another.
The leading Commandery Commandant Office official strode out with eyes full of murderous intent:
"According to the emperor's decree, all merchants will be strictly investigated and those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Commandery Commandant Office members cooperated with the guardsmen and rushed into various shops to arrest people.
"Isn't this the beginning..."
In the private room, Kong Zizai smiled faintly and said, "The emperor cannot control the Imperial Court dispute. Let's go. They are still waiting in the capital."
After that, he stood up to pay the bill and left the inn with Yu Wenhai.
A strange thing happened. At this time, the streets were full of soldiers and checkpoints were set up on important streets. However, the two people walked by in a big way, and everyone turned a blind eye to them. Like ghosts in the day, they quickly left Tongzhou...
"Sir, everyone in Jinghai Gang has been thrown into jail."
"Marines's Zhou Kang hanged himself out of fear..."
"Many people in the workshop have become addicted. Those who were captured said that giving them Fushou Paste will make them believe in the Maitreya Sect..."
"Everyone in the Chamber of Commerce related to Mendes has been arrested..."
Jinmen Commandery Commandant Office In the lobby, Tian Chiliarch listened to the report from his subordinates, and felt his eyebrows pounding.
He didn't expect that even though he hurriedly hurried and took his time, something happened.
The shelling of the San Cha River dock has caused an uproar in Imperial Court.
In addition to the Linqing Customs anti-tax riots a few days ago, Imperial Court will inevitably have a fight.
"What do these thieves want to do?!"
Tian Chiliarch was annoyed and slapped the table hard, asking his subordinates to continue dealing with the aftermath.
As for himself, he quickly got up and came to the backyard of Commandery Commandant Office.
Li Yan and others are gathered here.
The table in the room was piled with documents found on the Tulip.
Kong Shangzhao is holding the document, looking at it and copying it at the same time.
Li Yan really didn't expect that this alternative Confucian scholar brought from Luzhou would actually learn foreign languages.
He picked up the translated page and his expression became solemn.
Above, there is a document written by Mendes about how to communicate with others.
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