The weather in Zhongqiu was not too cold, but Cai Gan felt that his body and mind were about to be frozen.

When the seawater first enters, there is not much feeling, but compared to air, the thermal conductivity of water is obviously better, which undoubtedly makes it difficult for people who fall into the seawater to maintain their body temperature for a long time.

Cai Gan, who was glad that he was not captured by the monks in the ward guards, was already extremely regretful in his heart why he escaped. If he was captured obediently, he might be imprisoned at this time, and even beheaded when the big leaders such as Shi Tonghai led a large number of pirates to attack the island.

But at least he doesn't have to feel his life slipping away like now, and experience the kind of ghost messenger who can only watch the seducing ghost in the underworld stand beside him, sneering and looking at him, waiting for the moment when he closed his eyes, to hook away his soul, and let his body swell and rot like all creatures dead in the sea, and finally sink into the dark and unseen light under the sea abyss...

No, I can't die yet, I can't just give up.

Cai Gan, who already felt his eyelids become heavier and heavier, the sunlight on his head becomes more and more dazzling, and his body soaked in the sea water is getting colder and colder. After thinking of the terrible scene, his last hope suddenly ignited in his heart.

Even if he dies, he will find an island to use as his burial place. Even if his body after death is pecked by birds, he will not want to sink into the dark seabed and never see the light of the sky.

The greatest source of motivation for mankind is hope.

With this last hope, Cai Gan exerted his last power.

He tried hard to distinguish the direction through the sun above his head, and controlled himself to drift towards the nearest island and reef in his memory.

But after all, people are not creatures that can control everything with their minds. No matter how great their desires are, when they work hard to a certain extent, but still cannot see any positive feedback, hope will turn into disappointment, and then completely drive people into the abyss.

Cai Gan didn't know how long he had worked hard or how far he had advanced. All he knew was that his last bit of strength had been exhausted, but in addition to the sea water, there was still sea water around him.

He finally fell into complete despair, and there was no trace of blood on his pale face, as if the body had been soaked for several days.

On top of his head, he seemed to feel that Cai Gan was about to die, and the birds began to circle, as if waiting for his complete death, waiting for the opportunity to have a full meal.

But when Cai Gan, who had already completely fallen into despair, heard the sound of birds above his head, hope surged in his heart again.

He is not those land ducks who know nothing about the sea. He is a descendant of fishermen. He has been a pirate for several years and is much more familiar with the sea than the land.

Therefore, he knew very well that with so many birds above his head, it undoubtedly proved that there was land not far away from nearby, or a large ship that could dock so many birds.

Whether it is land or sea boats, for him at this time, it represents a word.

hope.

The hope of being able to die on land, the hope of not letting one's corpse be suppressed by endless sea water for millions of years, and even,

Hope to survive!

...

Cai Gan, a pirate who has been wandering on the sea for several years, naturally had no big mistakes in his judgment.

Just ten miles away from him, several ships that looked uncommon and even some worn-out were galloping on the sea.

These seemingly worn-out sea ships are naturally ships led by several major pirates such as Shi Tonghai.

According to the plan designed by Zhang Fu, they had already started to prepare themselves when the two official ships sailed to Baihua Mountain and gathered together. After the signal came from Baihua Mountain, they rushed to Baihua Mountain and then wiped out Baihua Mountain in one fell swoop, plundered all the wealth and women, and left.

But for some reason, the signal that should have risen half an hour ago according to the plan is still missing. The pirate leaders who are already suspicious and guarding against each other are still as quiet as water in the face of this situation, but there are already storms in their hearts.

They were all guessing whether someone was jealous of Baihua Mountain's wealth, so they secretly sent their subordinates behind their backs, wanting to plunder a round of money before the plan was implemented, and snatch away the most valuable treasure.

The most suspected of this is naturally the initiator Shi Tonghai.

First of all, although the entire plan was formulated by Zhang Fu, an "outsider" who has a good relationship with various pirate forces, no one can guarantee whether Zhang Fu would reach some deals with Shi Tonghai first.

After all, Zhang Fu and Shi Tonghai are the leaders of this matter.

Secondly, their confidants were riding on a ship together, which was considered to be mutual supervision. It was too difficult to bypass other forces and take action.

But Shi Tonghai was different. His men occupied a ship alone.

Even if the ship is smaller, it is not impossible if Shi Tonghai secretly hid in twice the number of subordinates.

Baihua Mountain's wealth is so jealous that even Zhang Fu has begun to doubt Shi Datong.

As for other situations, especially whether their subordinates would be defeated by the monks guarding the Baihua Mountain, or even captured alive, they never appeared in their minds.

What a joke? Even the two thousand houses on the main island dare to use the fortifications built on a few nearby islands to guard against the attacks and looting of these pirates. The so-called monks who can only scare and scare the rogues at most want to defeat the nearly 100 elite subordinates they sent. What a joke?

If this is the case, why are they still pirates? It would be better to surrender early.

...

When several pirate leaders were suspicious of each other but did not dare to provoke them, the pirates under their command had already become impatient.

For pirates who make a living by looting, they don’t have to worry as much as their leaders. All they think is when to take action, where to loot, and how much they can gain.

They had already known the original plan, and their hearts were already filled with the desire, and they were waiting for the moment of climbing Baihua Mountain.

But now it has been nearly half an hour since the moment they indulge in robbery in their hearts. How can they not be upset?

Many pirates who wanted to vent their annoying seabirds were resting their attention, hoping to let the sword in their hands see the blood.
Chapter completed!