Four grasp one's own life

  "What?!"

  Li Mo, who was gnawing on dry rations and staring out the porthole thinking of a solution, involuntarily let out a shout of surprise, only realizing what he had done when everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

  However, Li Mo ignored these gazes. With Zhao Long and the others around, even if people like Long Guozhang came over, he believed no one could touch him.

  So she ignored the gaze and pulled Xiaojing into the darkness with one hand.

  "Master, you're hurting me." In the darkness, there was no one else around, so Xiao Qiao didn't hide her voice either. Her sweet and gentle tone was like a heavenly music that made Li Da's heart skip a beat.

  "Hey, I'm not some clueless little kid, do you need to talk like that?!" Looking at the small, slightly pouted mouth, Li Mo prayed that he wouldn't have any weird uncle thoughts while simultaneously recalling Xiao Qiao's appearance from before, and this thought, combined with the girl's unique young daughter expression.

  False fire is rising!

  "Ah, you're just recovered from your illness and yet you're having all sorts of wild thoughts, you're only twelve years old!...” Li Mo suddenly stared blankly ahead, slapped his forehead, and said: “I'm so stupid, how could I have forgotten? I'm only twelve years old after all! A standard little shota!"

  It turned out that Li Mo was worried about the small window that only a child could pass through, and he was startled by Xiao Qiao. He, who was still in his pre-transcendence consciousness, had forgotten that he was also a child now, and due to his long illness, he was much thinner than an average 12-year-old boy, looking more like an 8 or 9-year-old. Passing through the window was not a problem at all. As for the iron bars covering the window, they were as easy to deal with as turning over his hand.

  Looking at the young master who was gesturing enthusiastically towards his own body, Xiao Qi's eyes were completely confused, her lips slightly pursed, and she carefully reached out to touch the young master's forehead, asking: "Young Master, what's going on...?"

  "Huh? Oh, nothing." Seeing Xiao Qiao's confused expression again and his gesture of touching his forehead with his hand, Li Mo quickly changed the subject: "Xiao Qiao, you said you had a gun earlier?"

  The young master finally stopped being foolish, Xiao Qiang let out a sigh of relief, suddenly turned around, and after a rustling sound, put something into the young master's hand.

  Gun! Revolver.

  Although Li Mo prefers the navy, it doesn't mean he's not familiar with firearms. Moreover, having studied in the US for five years, he has many friends who specialize in collecting antique guns, so as soon as he got his hands on one, he immediately felt it out.

  But what's strange is that a left-handed revolver isn't small either, where did this little girl hide it? Could it be...? Li Mo glanced at the boyish-looking Xiaojing, and evil thoughts arose!

  Although I really want to let this girl "demonstrate" how to hide a gun, but this location, this time, is not quite suitable! As the attention of the surrounding crowd gradually shifted away, Li Mu leaned out from the darkness and examined the handgun in front of him under the faint light.

  Colt P1840, what a legendary gun! .44 caliber, holding six rounds, once shone brightly in the war between America and Mexico.

  "This was given to me by Master Fu to secretly keep." After tidying up her collar, the petite and nimble girl turned around, saw the young master staring at her, and suddenly felt strange all over, as if she had been peeped at while bathing, making her whole body feel uncomfortable.

  Fortunately, the young master's attention soon shifted to the foreign gun. He watched as the young master skillfully fiddled with it for a few moments before opening the magazine, and was greatly surprised. Just as he was about to ask the young master when he had learned how to use a gun, he heard the young master ask

  "Huh? Why is there no ammo?"

  Taking the gun, Li Li was extremely excited, and didn't expect that Li Fuhe and Xiao Qiao would still have such an important treasure hidden away. Imitating the actions of cowboys in Western movies, with a flick of his wrist to the left, he quickly opened the magazine, only to discover that there were no bullets inside, and immediately felt deflated.

  No bullets? What's the use of a gun then? It's not even as reassuring as a dagger. Luckily, Xiao Kuai quickly replied, "Bullets? Oh......, young master please wait." After saying that, he pulled his collar and started searching.

  "Today, this girl, Young Master I want bullets, why are you unbuttoning your collar?" Along with Qiao'er unbuttoning her collar to reveal a patch of white skin, poor Li Da Shao's heart almost jumped out.

  It's okay, soon the little girl took out a small cloth package from her collar, and also dispelled Li Yunfei's idea of opening it to take a closer look.

  "Wait, wait, you can eat it when you grow up!" Seeing the little girl re-buttoning her collar, Li Mo slowly opened the cloth package, and with the fragrance of a young girl wafting out, ten yellow bullets finally appeared before his eyes.

  "Shorty, young master, what are you two doing?!"

  Li Fu saw Li Mo pull Xiao Qu to the corner, but he didn't expect that in a short while, Xiao Qu would take out the handgun they had managed to deceive the pirates into bringing on board. He was suddenly frightened and his face turned pale. This gun held all his hopes; originally, he planned to use it once they reached land to find an opportunity to escape with Young Master, but unexpectedly, Xiao Qu took it out at this moment. If the pirates were to discover it, wouldn't that be disastrous?

  Li Fu hastily turned around, using his body to block everyone's line of sight. Just as he was about to retrieve the handgun from Li Mo's hand, he saw Young Master's right hand shake slightly, and with a few quick movements, six bullets were instantly loaded. Then, with a light flick, there was a clicking sound, and the gun was cocked.

  "Young master, you can use......" This series of swift and nimble movements left the loyal old butler staring with wide eyes.

  "Ah, the teacher taught me!" With a quick spin of the pistol between his fingers, he swiftly reloaded and played with it for a bit. Feeling like a western cowboy, Li Mo immediately shamelessly pushed all responsibility onto that foreign teacher, who was after all a Western devil. He could bear with it for the sake of Young Master's plan.

  "Has the teacher taught?" Not only Li Fu, but also Zhao Long and several others who were attracted by this dizzying rotation and gun flower were stunned. "How didn't we know......?"

  No wonder Zhao Long and the others were staring with wide eyes, you know that in the Qing dynasty, foreign guns are still a rare toy, if someone has one, who wouldn't be careful and keep it as a treasure? Who would play around with it like this! Even Zhao Long, who had been in the new army for several years, only managed to get his hands on a single-shot pistol, which was then taken away by the pirates after they were captured, all for the sake of young master's safety.

  This handgun has already pained Zhao Long to death, after all, it's the young master! The foreign gun was actually used for fun, and he even treated it as a treasure. In order to cover up the small pistol, one brother died.

  "What's wrong? You're all stunned by just a few shots?" Li Mo put the gun on his waist, and indeed looked like a bandit leader. Seeing the crowd with wide eyes, he chuckled: "You're no good, wait till I've finished off the foreigner, I'll get each of you a toy to play with."

  "Get rid of the foreigners? Young master, don't be reckless!" Li Fu's face turned pale. This young master of his was originally a troublemaker, and although he had become more restrained after the great disaster, now that he had a gun in his hand, if something were to happen, how could he face General's dying entrustment?

  With a glance, he turned back to the young master and said: "Young Master, it's better for you to hand over the gun to me, we can... when we reach the shore..."

  "No way." Before he could finish, Li Mo interrupted him. Seeing Li Fu blowing his mustache and glaring at him as if he was about to snatch the gun from him, he hastily signaled for everyone to sit down and slowly said: "Do you know what these foreigners want to send us to do?"

  "Go dig a mine, didn't Young Master say so?" Little Chou suddenly chimed in from behind, facing Li Fu and the others' shaking heads.

  "Huh? You also understand English?" Li Mo was greatly surprised. He had only discussed the mining matter with Long Guozhang in English, and he didn't expect this girl to have understood it too. It seemed that his old man had indeed left him some good helpers.

  Li Mo's words, however, surprised Xiao Qiao: "Young Master has forgotten? Since Mr. Slo came, I've been accompanying you and naturally learned a few foreign phrases."

  "Oh... I didn't think of it for a moment." Li Mo's heart was guilty and he hastily interrupted.

  However, Li Fu and the others did not suspect anything, after all, the young master had been running a high fever since he went out to sea, it was normal that he couldn't remember things for a while, besides they were more concerned about how to escape at this moment.

  "Not bad, it's a mine." Li Mo nodded: "Since it's a mine, it must be in a remote location. The foreigners must have already prepared measures to prevent us from escaping. Moreover, we are not familiar with the terrain, facing dozens of long guns, can you rely on this and think it is possible to escape?"

  Patting the handgun, seeing everyone's face gradually becoming serious, Li Mo continued to add fuel to the fire: "We are all big men, nothing much, but if Qiao is discovered, what should we do?"

  "Master... Xiaoyu is not afraid, as long as..."

  Before he could finish speaking, a silent Zhao Long interrupted him: "Don't worry, young master. At worst, I'll stake my life on it. I have confidence that I can get you and Qiao Xi out of here."

  "Pshaw! Nonsense! You're going to risk your life, but do you have multiple lives? Besides, can you even take down this foreign gun?" Li Mo believed in Zhao Long's abilities, but at this moment, they were all among the few remaining family members he had left in this world. Seeing that Zhao Long was being cornered and looking unwell, he spoke with a heavy heart: "You are all the only relatives I have left in this world, I don't want you to get into trouble for me, so I dare not wait until we reach the shore before risking my life again."

  Li Mo said these words very sincerely, and as he thought of his parents and wife from his past life, now separated by the heavens, he couldn't help but let out a deep sigh. His true emotions were revealed for a moment, which shocked Li Fu and Zhao Long.

  "Young master, don't worry, Xiaojue will follow you even in death." Seeing the young master treating them with such sincerity, the little maid was the first to stretch out her arms and hug Li Mo from behind.

  "It's not bad!" Li Mo comforted and patted Xiaoyao's head, continuing: "My plan is to take the gun with me, go through that air window, then open the cabin door from the outside, and think of a way to seize the ship."

  Zhao Long and the others didn't expect to be taken so seriously. As the saying goes, "in times of crisis, true feelings are revealed." Adding Li Mo's current emotional state, with a sorrowful expression, suddenly made their persuading momentum weaken somewhat. However, they quickly reacted, "You're going to take the gun?" The young master is doing this for everyone, and he wants to take risks himself! Suddenly, one by one, they shook their heads like a rattle drum, especially Li Fu, who directly asked the young master to hand over his handgun.

  "Good grief, I can't just tell them that Young Master Ben has received military training in his past life and taking down a few pirates is as easy as chopping vegetables! Li Mo felt somewhat helpless, why did he have to go himself, it's such a hassle."

  Zhao Long, however, had a bit of a general's demeanor and calmly analyzed the situation: "The air vent is indeed an option, but those iron bars are as thick as fingers and can't be twisted off. Moreover, when I boarded the ship, I noticed that it takes ten steps to get from the air vent to the cabin door. The devils have set up a small observation post at the cabin door, with someone on guard day and night. If there's any noise, they'll definitely be alerted. And even if we manage to open the cabin door, I'm afraid we won't be able to seize control of the ship with just one foreign gun. Besides, none of us know how to navigate a ship, so who would sail it for us in the end?"

  Li nodded secretly, no wonder he was his old man's trusted subordinate, didn't follow blindly, and quickly analyzed the pros and cons.

  Li Fu saw Zhao Long's opposition and shook his head repeatedly: "I think it's better to wait until we reach the shore before thinking of a solution."

  "Why don't we make a big fuss and provoke the foreigners into coming, then kill them off directly at the cabin door?" suggested Zhang Shun, another imperial guard.

  "That's even more impossible, when the foreigners come, they'll definitely have four or five guns, and with such a narrow cabin door, we'll have to charge down and attack upwards, it's definitely not going to work!" Zhang Shun hadn't finished speaking before he was kicked in the foot by Li Qiang, who was also a member of the Imperial Guard.

  "Why don't you let Xiaoqiao go and try!" Zhang Shun said after being kicked.

  "It's not time for a little girl to take action yet!" Li Mo directly interrupted everyone's words and said: "The iron bar is no problem, I have a way, as long as we can get out, we can think of a way to open the cabin door without alarming the foreigners! As for driving the boat? Hehe, aren't they here?" Li Mo nodded towards Long Guozhang in the distance: "They are genuine naval officers."

  "No, that won't do either. If something bad happens, even if I die, I'll have no face to see Master!" Li Fu still shook his head, wanting to take away Li Mo's foreign gun.

  "It's settled then! If anyone tries to stop me, I'll blow my brains out right now and be done with it. It's better than being treated like a beast of burden and sent to dig mines!" Seeing that neither the left nor the right agreed, Li Mu's temper flared up instead, and he pulled out his gun, pointing it at his own head.

  This suddenly stunned Li Fu, who did not expect the young master to come up with this move. He was so angry that his hands and feet were shaking, but fortunately, Zhao Long supported the old steward who was about to fall and said: "The young master can go up, but he must agree to two things from Zhao Long, otherwise I will block him even if I die."

  "Alright, speak." Seeing the number one general Zhao Long finally compromise, Li Mo nodded.

  "Take Xiaojing with you." Zhao Long glanced at the small, delicate figure behind Li Mo and continued, "If there's no chance to open the hatch after going up, then Young Master must think of a way to escape on his own immediately."

  "Good." Li Li nodded silently, thinking: "You've gone up, you can't come out again, it's still me who has the final say."

  "Secondly, the gun will be given to Xiao Qiao. If we can't escape and are discovered, then leave Xiao Qiao behind as cover, and Young Master will immediately come down himself!" Zhao Long gritted his teeth and stated the second condition.

  "What?!"

  Li Mo turned his head and saw that her small face had already turned as white as a sheet of paper.

  Li Mochen didn't expect that the cold-faced Zhao Long not only had a cold face, but also a heart of ice. Handing the gun to Xiao Qiao meant he no longer had any say in the matter, and he would have to escape on his own after being discovered, leaving behind Xiao Yu's severed head. If he really did that, as a transmigrator, he would probably become an object of contempt for all men under heaven!

  "No way, absolutely not!" Li Mo shook his head, while Zhao Long didn't have any room for discussion, insisting that they must follow the rules, otherwise he'd rather wait until they reached the shore before making a move.

  Alas, it's really helpless. Whether it's Li Fu or Zhao Long who proposed the condition, they are actually considering themselves, while Xiaojing is just a little girl after all, sacrificing her would be better than having the young master get into trouble.

  Moreover, even if discovered, as long as Li Mo returns to the warehouse, Zhao Long has a hundred ways to find a scapegoat to deal with the foreigners, because he also knows that these foreigners would rather consume food than kill them, which means that these people still have value, so they won't easily kill everyone.

  Li Mo gritted his teeth, glaring at Zhao Long with a huff, wishing he could swallow the guy whole. Unfortunately, the difference in their combat values was too great, and since he still needed to persuade him to let himself go up, all he could do was stare at him.

  "Master, Chaekyung is willing to cut ties!"

  When Li Mo and Zhao Long stared at each other, Xiao Qiao suddenly walked out from behind, her slender body suddenly blocking the young master's way, her small hands clenched tightly, saying.

  Li Mo didn't expect this girl to stand up, just thinking of pulling Xiao Qiao back again, suddenly, Zhao Long knelt down in front of Xiao Qiao and said: "Qiao Xi, don't blame your brother Zhao for being ruthless, the young master can't be in trouble, absolutely not! But you rest assured, if...... I, Zhao Long, swear to avenge you by slaughtering these foreigners!"

  As soon as the words were spoken, Li Qiang and Zhang Shun also knelt down at the same time, saying in unison: "We are the same as Brother Zhao, as long as one of us is left, we will slaughter all the foreigners!"

  Looking at the three people kneeling on the ground, and seeing Xiao Qiao's face gradually hardening, Li Mo suddenly realized that he really didn't understand these people at all. Thinking back to his past life, he had seen many people with emotions and righteousness, but compared to the three in front of him, and especially Xiao Qiao standing in front of him, those people were nothing!

  For the sake of themselves, they would rather yield and give up. For the sake of themselves, Zhao Long and his two companions knew it was impossible to be a match for the foreigners with their fire guns and cannons, yet they still dared to make such an oath. What can one say or do about people like this?

  Li Mo's eyes were red-rimmed as he nodded: "Get up, I've agreed!"

  Since the young master nodded, and with Xiao Qiao's guarantee, Old Steward Li Fu had no choice but to agree. He knew that even if it didn't work out, as long as the young master hid back in the warehouse, Zhao Long and the others would have a way to hide him from being discovered.

  "I'll take a nap first." Watching Zhao Long teach Xiao Qiao how to use a gun, Li Mo was really unable to watch anymore. He took a deep breath, suddenly leaned against the cabin wall, and closed his eyes.

  "Sleep? Young master, aren't you going..."

  "Get out of my sight! What are you doing here in broad daylight? You're just asking to get killed!" Li Mu kicked Zhang Shun, who was still in shock, and before he could react, pointed to the poor woman in the corner and said: "Go, bring that woman over, I have business with her."

  "Looking for a woman... what's going on?" Zhang Shun became even more perplexed: "Young master, this isn't the right place!"

  Look at him, he must have thought of something wrong, and it's probably not the first time. Li Mu, who was already unhappy, kicked a few more times: "I'm going to ask her about the situation upstairs!"

  "Oh oh......"

  Misunderstanding... Zhang Shun nodded repeatedly and turned around to carry that woman over.

  Long Guozhang had been paying attention to Li Mo's every move, seeing them gathered together whispering for half a day, excited and gesturing, suddenly someone was sent to take away the woman from earlier, and he forgot to ask in time.

  "Pfft! Thought it was a man, didn't expect..."

  Several people around Long Guozhang couldn't help but roll up their sleeves, clench their fists, and spit wildly. If Long Guozhang hadn't spoken yet, they would have probably rushed forward already.

  Fortunately, after Zhang Shun took the woman back, nothing happened as imagined. He just honestly gave some dry food to the woman and occasionally talked about something, which prevented another group fight from happening.

  However, Long Guo Zhang and others did not put their minds at ease, occasionally glancing over at Li Mo's side. Especially Zhao Long, one look and you could tell that he was absolutely a veteran of the great war, crawling out from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Otherwise, his hands wouldn't be so ruthless and accurate.

  It was unclear how much time had passed, but as the light grew dimmer, the boat's rocking motion became more and more intense, with occasional sounds of vomiting coming from inside the cabin.

  "It's windy!"

  In the darkness, a pair of eyes suddenly opened, and took a deep breath.

  "From now on! My life can only be controlled by me!"