Volume 2: A sudden change in the prison, a red-clothed man goes out to find a thief Chapter 196: A gamble, a bicycle turns into a motorcycle
There is a country called Heben on a small island in the east of Tang. Their land is not large and the population living on it is not large. When Tang discovered them during another voyage , it sent envoys to visit them several times, aiming to record their customs, national strength, people's livelihood and government affairs. At the same time, the envoys of Tang also worked hard to establish contacts with local rulers in order to lay a relatively friendly foundation for relations.
After this happened three times, our country gradually learned that there was such a group of guests coming from the ocean.
Their ships were unimaginably large, and the people on board wore gorgeous robes, carried extremely sharp swords, and carried all kinds of rare treasures. They came from a rich country, a huge land with countless people, money made of silver and gold, countless wealth gathered there, and countless countries regarded it as the center.
The narrations of these Tang envoys made the Chinese people yearn for the Tang Dynasty. So in the following years, they tried their best to learn the navigation skills of the Tang people, hoping to build ships that could cross the ocean like the Tang people.
Finally, when the first group of envoys from their own country arrived in Tang State with the Tang people on the boats they had built over many years, although they had been mentally prepared, they were still amazed by the vastness and wealth here. Under the hospitality of the Tang envoys, they stayed in Tang State for a full six months before reluctantly leaving by boat.
As soon as they returned, they told their people what they had seen and heard in Tang. In their slightly exaggerated words, Tang had obviously become a land made of gold. Gold and silver could be seen everywhere, there were utensils made of jade, and even palaces. The land paved with flat stone slabs was unobstructed, and people were like ants under the magnificent palace.
The whole country was shocked, and for a long time afterwards, they sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty again and again, begging to learn from the Tang people about production, manufacturing, culture, etc. The Tang people taught them some things, but not others. They would learn naturally if they were taught, and they would try their best to learn secretly if they were not taught.
But for ordinary people and locals, Tang is always a legendary place, and the ships that can cross the sea are in the hands of those nobles. They also yearn for Tang, but they can't even take care of their current life.
Finally, a down-and-out samurai couldn't stand it any longer. His name was Wada Mamoru. He didn't want to live this hopeless life any longer. He wanted to make a change, even if it meant giving up his dignity as a samurai. So he decided to take a risk and give it a try. He used the only skill he had, his swordsmanship.
He gathered a group of people, about twenty or thirty people, which was a large team in a place like his own country.
One night, they took advantage of the cover of darkness and hijacked a nobleman's ship on the coast, and ordered the crew to take them to the Tang State.
This was Wada Mamoru's decision. He was going there, to the legendary golden land, to start his new life.
He was going to be a bandit there, rob a shipload of gold, then return disguised as a Tang noble and marry his beloved girl, Miss Murayama Nako.
Although he has not killed anyone yet, he believes that for Miss Nazi, he can definitely take that step.
The time spent at sea was quite boring. Apart from the endless sea, there was almost nothing to see. In the first one or two days, you could still admire the beautiful scenery of the sea, but then you would fall into a long and anxious wait. Wada Shou wanted to reach Tang State as soon as possible, but he also knew that being anxious would be useless.
While waiting idly, he learned a little bit of Tang language from an old sailor. He found that he seemed to have a talent in this area, and with just a little casual study, he had already learned a few simple daily conversations.
I don’t know how long it had been, but one day, He Tianshou stood at the bow of the ship and looked out aimlessly.
Suddenly, he felt that he saw something and opened his eyes wide. As the boat moved forward, he was sure that he saw a piece of land, yes, a vast land.
He was extremely happy and called out to everyone who came.
So everyone gathered at the bow, and amid the cheers, Wada Mamoru opened his arms, and the sea breeze blowing in his face was a little salty, but so pleasant. He laughed along with everyone else, because he felt that his real life was about to begin.
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At night, there was one more person at the dinner table in Qianjialou , or rather a person and a puppet.
At the dining table near the door, the strange old man sat there quietly, appearing very polite.
Although they had just seen this man in the farce of stealing the secret treasure of the saint some time ago, the people in Qianjialou were a little worried at first, but when they heard that this man was Li Si's friend, they temporarily let down their guard.
After spending some time together, they had a certain understanding of Li Si's character and felt that Li Si's friend should not be a bad person.
Although I don’t know the purpose of the strange old man coming here, since we will be neighbors in the future, it would be better to treat him well.
A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. In the streets and alleys of the market, this saying is more than just saying.
In order to prevent misunderstanding, Li Si explained to everyone that the strange old man was a person who could not speak or make any expressions.
Knowing this, the soft-hearted Zhang Susu's attitude towards the strange old man immediately improved a lot. She herself had experienced great changes in her life, so she always had an inexplicable sense of closeness to people with similar miserable life experiences.
This is probably another reason why birds of a feather flock together.
At the dinner table, Xiao He always picked food for Li Si.
Ever since he knew that Li Si was the so-called thief saint in the martial arts world, he would come to please his brother from time to time. When asked why, he did not hide much and said directly that he wanted to learn martial arts, but he did not want to learn Li Si's unique skills, but only wanted to learn some of the most basic martial arts.
Li Si thought about it for a while, then taught him a mantra of internal energy, and told him to come back to him for the follow-up mental method after he had developed internal energy.
Xiao He, who was overjoyed, meditated and practiced every night, which made Banjiexian, who lived in the same room with him, unable to sleep well. He had to work every day with dark circles under his eyes.
Hao Dayou often hasn't slept recently. Li Si can feel it. After Hao Dayou falls asleep, he always stands by the door behind the hall and watches his movements.
Hao Dayou is skilled in martial arts, and he is quite skilled at it. Li Si discovered this but never exposed it. He also did not expose the fact that Hao Dayou was secretly monitoring him.
After all, his reputation as the King of Thieves doesn't sound good. It's normal for some people to be worried about a thief like him suddenly moving into the store.
"Hey, have you heard?" At this time, Xiao Cao, who was sitting at the dinner table and eating, suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at everyone and said.
"Recently, a group of very strange bandits appeared near Mingzhou City."
