South China Sea.

On the calm sea, a large ship filled up its sails and headed towards Ryukyu along a fixed channel.

Yang Xingzhou lay in the cabin and fell asleep soundly, while the firebird would fly into the water from time to time, catch big fish and bring them to the deck to peck at them.

The people controlling the big ship were none other than the Huangyan Japanese pirates who had been subdued by Yang Xingzhou. It was more than enough for a few dozen people to control a big ship. The weather had been calm these past few days, so it was time to set sail, and Liuqiu Island was already in sight ahead.

There were three waves of Japanese pirates who came to the coast of the Central Plains, one along the coast of Fujian, one near Taizhou, and one along the coast of Shandong. However, the leader of the Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong was beaten to death by a group of people from the Sun family. After that, few Japanese pirates dared to harass Shandong.

, the most critical thing is that supply along the coast of Shandong is inconvenient, and survival is not as good as on the southeast coast. Therefore, the Japanese pirate rebellion is the most serious on the southeast coast.

The leader of the Japanese pirates in Taizhou was originally Ichizo Miyamoto, but he was publicly challenged and killed by Li Xunfeng, leaving the group without a leader. The Shaolin traitor monk Xinyu became the temporary leader. Now Xinyu was killed by Yang Xingzhou, and the remaining Japanese pirates were all killed.

After being poisoned by Yang Xingzhou, the leader of this wave of Japanese pirates became Yang Xingzhou.

However, the recognized true leader of these Japanese pirates was Taro Hikawa Okamoto, who often lived in Ryukyu. It is said that Hikawa Okamoto studied under Fuso Kendo master Miyamoto Musashi. His martial arts and swordsmanship were unparalleled, and there was no one enemy for him.

, even once fought with the head of the Sun family and escaped with his whole body, enjoying great reputation overseas.

If Yang Xingzhou wants to secure his position as the leader of the Japanese pirates, he must either gain the approval of Hikawa Okamoto, or kill Hikawa Okamoto and become the commander-in-chief of all Japanese pirates. There is another way, and that is to grovel.

If he considers thieves as the main force, he may also become the leader of a wave of Japanese pirates near Huangyan, but this path is naturally not within the scope of Yang Xingzhou's consideration.

There was only one way he could choose, and that was to kill all the influential commanders of the Japanese pirates. The remaining commanders had to be appointed by himself. If that was not possible, all the Japanese pirates would be killed, and he would just allocate new troops to form new ones.

"Master, we are almost docking!"

Facing the fierce He Kui who had been subdued by Yang Xingzhou, he got into the cabin and reported to Yang Xingzhou: "Our ship will stop at a port in Zhongshan Kingdom soon. The commander-in-chief, Hikawa Okamoto, lives in Zhongshan Kingdom now, and there is him at the port.

As long as we log in, his people will know."

At this time, the Ryukyu Kingdom was also known as the Zhongshan Kingdom. Because it was located at an important maritime location, it was called the "Ten Thousand Kingdoms Capital". Maritime trade between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom was carried out there, and the fleets of the Southeast Asian countries could not do without this place. Trade

Location is extremely important.

It is also for this reason that the Ryukyu Kingdom has long been targeted by the Japanese Kingdom. Recently, there have been many voices from the Japanese Kingdom wanting to occupy Ryukyu and make Ryukyu their own territory. And Nikso Okamoto is the representative of a group of forces in the Japanese Kingdom. On weekdays,

He made friends with the princes and ministers of the Zhongshan Kingdom and secretly won over some forces that opposed the king. When the time came, he cooperated with the Japanese army internally and externally, killed the king, and merged Ryukyu Island with the Japanese army.

This kind of thing was originally an extremely confidential matter, but if Hikawa Okamoto wanted to do something today, he needed manpower. Some of his subordinates were Central Plains people who had surrendered. There was a Central Plains person who liked wine and was an alcoholic who was bragging to others.

At that time, he revealed this matter, so that many Japanese pirates knew that Hikawa Okamoto had a big plan and was not an ordinary bandit leader, and everyone obeyed him.

After the news leaked, Hikawa Okamoto was furious and replaced all the Central Plains subordinates around him with Japanese people. Even the second leader Tao Benwo was a little contemptuous, thinking that the Central Plains people could not be trusted, and even thought that the reason why this subordinate spread the news was that

This is what Tao Benwo secretly ordered me to do.

As a result, the two were at odds with each other and often clashed with each other, almost to the point of a life-or-death showdown.

Hikawa Okamoto has high martial arts skills, but Tao Benga's cultivation level is also not low, and there are many people. If there is a conflict, Hikawa Okamoto will not be able to take advantage at all. Therefore, both sides exercise restraint and do not want to develop into an uncontrollable situation.

situation.

Yang Xingzhou has learned the general situation from these Japanese pirates these days. He is very interested in Hikawa Okamoto and can't wait to meet him for a while.

"The sun wears steel! This guy's name alone is domineering, let alone anything else!"

The more Yang Xingzhou thought about it, the happier he became: "This Japanese man has no other special qualities, but his name is good, hahahaha!"

After the ship docked, Yang Xingzhou shouldered his spear and hung his sword at his waist. Under the leadership of He Kui, only two of the crew members got off the ship, walked through the port, and headed inland.

At this time, Ryukyu was extremely prosperous, and merchants from all over the country gathered together. The dock where they docked was crowded with people, and there were many restaurants on both sides. Many of your bare-backed servants were running back and forth carrying sacks, carrying goods.

Not far from the port, there was a small building in front of him. He Kui said in a low voice: "Master, this is the territory of Hikawa Okamoto Taro. We divide gold and silver and discuss matters here, but Hikawa Okamoto

I don’t live here on weekdays. His real place of residence is the capital of Zhongshan Kingdom. He will only show up when we return after doing a big business."

Yang Xingzhou smiled and said, "Let's go in and take a look!"

He Kui said nervously: "Master, there are many masters here."

Yang Xingzhou disagreed: "Just kill him!"

He spoke in such an understatement, but He Kui's body trembled when he heard it. Knowing that his indifferent words contained so much bloodshed and calmness and cold-bloodedness that killed countless people, he did not dare to say more. He only felt that his hair was standing on end.

, a layer of goosebumps appeared on the skin.

Yang Xingzhou glanced at He Kui: "You wait here, I'll go in and take a look first."

He Kui bowed and said: "Yes!"

I found a place on the street and squatted against the wall, not daring to step forward. I saw Yang Xingzhou taking long strides towards the small building and passing through the gate in an instant. Then there were angry scoldings and shouts from the yard.

The shouting only lasted for a while and then disappeared. After a while, Yang Xingzhou walked out of the door, patted his gown, and said to He Kui: "Come in!"

He Kui had an expression of disbelief on his face. He was surprised and confused at the same time. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked towards the courtyard gate.

After entering the courtyard gate, they found that the courtyard was full of people, all with their eyes widened but unable to move at all. There were also several torn corpses in the courtyard. They must have been picked to death by Yang Xingzhou's spear.

This courtyard and the small building in the courtyard have always been regarded by Hikawa Okamoto as an important place in the Ryukyus. They are very tightly guarded on weekdays. Many masters gather in the courtyard. On weekdays, Hikawa Okamoto punishes his disobedient subordinates here.

In progress, many secret volumes are also hidden in the small building inside, and few people can sneak into it.

Even the top master of Ryukyu, Mao Fengyi, led 300 imperial guardsmen and suffered heavy losses in this courtyard. The original plan to capture Hikawa Okamoto could only be put on hold for the time being.

This courtyard is regarded as the most dangerous courtyard in the entire Ryukyus, and the small building in the courtyard is regarded as the most mysterious. Even King Chako cannot enter. It is also a holy place in the hearts of many Japanese pirates, because it is the residence of Hikawa Okamoto. One, he once met his teacher Miyamoto Musashi here.

In the minds of many Japanese warriors, Miyamoto Musashi was far more respected than the king, and only Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were qualified to rank alongside him.

The fact that Miyamoto Musashi lived here shows how much he valued Hikawa Okamoto. This was also an important reason why many Japanese ronin were willing to obey Hikawa Okamoto.

However, such a heavily guarded place, regarded as a sacred place by many Japanese pirates, was vulnerable to Yang Xingzhou. He was like a tiger scurrying over a flock of sheep. He knocked these people down in a matter of seconds, as easily as eating and drinking.

"Why are you still stunned?"

Yang Xingzhou glanced at He Kui who was in a daze: "Go get a bucket of water and continue the same old routine of giving medicine!"

"Oh oh oh!"

After He Kui came to his senses, he hurriedly looked for the kitchen and took out the bucket. Yang Xingzhou took out the pills and dissolved them in the water. He Kui took the bowl and fed each of the living people a bowl.

After seeing that all the feedings were finished, Yang Xingzhou opened a man's acupuncture point: "Boy, you have drank my poison..."

"Pooh!"

After the man resumed his actions, he suddenly spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm and rushed straight to Yang Xingzhou's door.

As Yang Xingzhou was thinking, a layer of invisible energy emerged in front of him, and the phlegm suddenly turned a corner and flew into the distance.
Chapter completed!