Chapter Seventeen: Retrieving the Ferocious Horse

  Huang Camelback narrowed his eyes and carefully examined the gifts sent from Guangzhou Prefecture. He seemed to have escaped the pain of his son's glorious death. However, in these days, this forty-year-old man had visibly aged a lot! For the departure of his son, he did not blame heaven or earth, nor did he blame anyone else! He felt that this was the fate of himself and his son! Fortunately, his son died gloriously, bringing honor to the Huang family, and providing a reason for him to continue living in the world and suffering.

  Huang Tianxi didn't have to die! According to the original plan made by Old Four Mao, after completing their harassment and distraction mission, Jin Laoye's fleet could return to Devil's Island. However, this order was ignored and distorted! It was also because of this unauthorized change that Mao Four and Zhang Xiaowu were able to survive and be rescued from certain death. That was when Jin Laoye suddenly turned around after sinking the "Kankan" ship and said: "Brothers! Old Four has taken Water Ghost Brother to blow up the Red Hair's ship! Do we go back now or go save them? You decide! I'll count to three, those who want to go back raise your hands!"

  As a result, when Jin Lao Yao turned around to count to three and then turned back, he found that not a single person had raised their hand! As a result, Huang Tian Xi and the other three brothers died at the moment they pulled up Mao Si...

  No one on the entire Devil Island told Lao Da Mao Four and Big Sister about this. Because that day, Huang Tuo Bei made a ruthless remark: "My son died in vain! Our Hei Sha Gang can do without him Huang Tian Xi, we can also do without me Huang Tuo Bei, but absolutely cannot do without Lao Da Mao Four!"

  This slightly hunchbacked cripple silently bore the pain of losing his child, managing the marriages for Eldest Brother and Little Sister. He didn't need Eldest Brother and Little Sister to feel indebted to him, nor did he pay attention to the uncomprehending glances from other older and younger brothers. He just knew: Eldest Brother had arranged a very happy later life for someone like him, although this happiness was now dimmed by the death of his son...

  "Second Brother, you say this thing is just good-looking, what's the use of it? Ah, what can it be used for?" Huang Tuo Bei was studying an old laptop on a red wooden square table that had been transported from Guangzhou.

  "I'm not sure, anyway, the boss brought it when he came. Don't move! Don't move! That day, Huang Mazzi wanted to touch this and was stared at by the boss until he broke out in cold sweat! Alas, Huang Mazzi!" Zeng Erliu stopped Huang Tuo Bei from continuing to study with interest, and suddenly remembered Huang Mazzi who died on the Qinglong ship with Zhou Laifu. Huang Mazzi, the least favorite apprentice of Master Zhou Laifu, ultimately became the companion who accompanied his master to heaven! The world is indeed unpredictable... Zeng Erliu also admired Huang Tuo Bei's openness and optimism for this reason.

  "Humpback, we've been brothers for over 20 years now, right?" Looking at Humpback nodding his head, he showed a sighing expression. Zeng Erlang continued to say: "We've lived for 20 years, can we still live another 20? Compared to Mao Sanlao, He Lao and Zhou Laifu, we are indeed lucky! But, but is it that I'm not content, thinking of that day Fang Lao Tai Ye... Alas! Not saying anymore, not saying anymore! Damn it, why do I feel like I'm getting more and more muddled with age?!"

  "Brother, I know what you're thinking. You still have your old mother in Qinzhou, but what about me? I've got nothing left! Didn't Brother Guo Liang say that Big Brother was thinking about our future path as brothers? I think Old Four is a sensible person! Otherwise, he wouldn't have fought with Old Three the other day!" Huang Tuo Bei said, his eyes welling up with tears. With his old brother, there was no need to hide his emotions.

  "Hunchback... Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives, Guo Liang is here!" Zeng Er Liu looked at Li Guo Liang hurrying over in a small run.

  "Where's Lao Da? Why are you all at Xiaojie's place, where is he?" Li Guoliang asked a series of questions, obviously feeling anxious.

  "Took dozens of young people to Xiaohuan Reef, heard that they seemed to be salvaging something, might have been that day, oh, the big boss dropped something there!" Zeng Er almost revealed the situation when he saved Mao Si at that time, which was a secret among seven people.

  "What's dropped?" Li Guoliang also shifted his attention to this side. He was originally going to inform Old Master Mao Si that the Qinglong number had been fully repaired and could set sail at any time. It's just that he was used to walking fast and speaking quickly, which made people think he always had urgent matters.

  "It's unclear, it might be a big deal, both the Golden Dragon and Black Dragon have been mobilized, and they've also brought many pulleys and other equipment." Ernai replied.

  "Whatever, hey, what were you two brothers talking about just now? You don't look too happy, hunchback brother. Ah." Li Guoliang felt a bit unhappy in his heart, why didn't they inform him when they went to fetch things? But then he let it go, these past two days he had been busy with his own affairs, and was getting anxious over nothing, no wonder the big boss and little sister didn't call for him!

  At this time, a loud noise came from the foot of the mountain.

  Three people walked out and took a look, hey! It's really lively! The brothers are all surrounded by the dock, on the front deck of the Golden Dragon, there is a bright yellow thing, someone is holding a rope-like thing around that thing.

  "Damn it, Lao Na! Can't see clearly, let's go down and take a look at what strange things there are." Huang Tuo Bei, because of his notoriously poor eyesight, muttered to himself as he walked down the mountain.

  "Hunchback, wait, how can you just leave like that!?" The other two also hurried to catch up. After all, such a lively scene, such a rare thing is not often seen.

  Three and a half old men arrived at the dock, that yellow thing had already been hung on the dock, brothers surrounded it in three layers inside and out, only Mao Four was moving something in its belly.

  "Make way, make way, let us old guys take a look too!" Li Guoliang said as he squeezed in among the crowd. He still had the nerve to call himself an old guy! With his skills in jumping and throwing flying knives, 10 young people couldn't catch up with him! And besides, he was only around 37 or 38 years old anyway!

  As expected, someone in the crowd started talking. "Hey, when did Brother Guoliang become an old man? I think he's definitely one of those people who are old but not in heart, that thing gets up early every day!"

  "Haha......" The crowd burst out laughing.

  Big sister He Ningfeng didn't know anything else, curiously looking at Mao Si fiddling with something in the car. Anyway, it's not clear what it is! He said that this thing called a car was found on the seabed about half a kilometer west of Xiaohuan Island, fortunately, the sea near the reef group is only tens of meters deep, and under the cooperation of two 300-ton large ships and dozens of brothers, using tools such as winches and screw jacks, it was easily salvaged.

  "Who said I'm talking nonsense?" Li Guoliang's cold face fell, but no one paid attention to him, who didn't know that Brother Guoliang was a kind-hearted person with a cold face and a warm heart?

  "What on earth is this thing?" Huang Humpback began to carefully examine the new object again.

  "Old Huang, this big brother said it's called a Hummer H2!"

  "What? You dare to spit on me?! This is clearly a iron-plated turtle shell! You little brat, always trying to make fun of me!"

  "It's really true, Big Brother has come out, go ask Big Brother!"

  Mao Si opened the car door and crawled out from inside. He Congfeng hurried forward to see if the man was okay, this iron thing wasn't reliable, in case he got hurt it wouldn't be worth it. Anyway, He Xiaojie didn't dare go up, even the "bang" of the car door closing made the beauty's heart skip a beat...

  "I'm fine. This is a car, it's not a horse-drawn carriage! It's just a tool, it won't hurt me. Hey, the three old brothers have come to watch the commotion? Hehe, otherwise, let's go take a look inside, it's just a bit wet." Ma Si deliberately teased everyone, trying to dispel the fear in the hearts of these pirates who had never seen the world. This Hummer H2 was indeed brought along with him, but like himself, it hadn't reached its intended destination either. One was thrown onto the beach, and the other was thrown into the sea! Who knows what's going on with the Dragon God plan?!

  "No, no way!" The three so-called old guys waved their hands in unison. It's okay to be curious about unknown things, but there's no need to take risks... This isn't going to kill foreigners and rob them!

  "Alright, alright, everyone can disperse! Just leave a few people here to help out. Jingfeng, tonight have the kitchen add some good dishes to treat the brothers. Mao Si wants to inspect the engine and electrical components. Although it has undergone 'primitive modification', is there water inside the engine? Can the electrical system still be used after being soaked and dried? These are the decisive factors for whether this H2 can fly on land in the future!"

  The boss has spoken, and everyone naturally dispersed, leaving only a few burly men to help out on the side...

  The eight-cylinder diesel engine shows no signs of water ingress, but the electrical system must be thoroughly inspected. Any components that can be disassembled should be taken apart and dried in the sun. The battery is likely to be scrap, however, it's still necessary to wait until everything is completely dry before trying again.

  With a "bang", the engine compartment cover closed, and Mao Si jumped into the cockpit again. "Brothers, push from behind!"

  Three strong men, under Lao Da's guidance, distinguished between front and back, ran to the back and pushed.

  In the astonished eyes of the crowd on the mountain, at the mountain gate and at the dock, the powerful and majestic war horse powered by human force started to move, then stopped under the stairs at the mountain gate...

  "Frost, there's something I want to tell you, but don't worry if you hear it... it's nothing much, just treat it as a story. We'll talk about it at dinner time. I'll go take a look at the things brought by our Guangzhou brothers first. Ah, why not come together?" Ma Si's thoughts were clearly somewhat scattered, because he didn't know how his beloved woman would react after knowing the truth... At least when he finally figured it out that day, he was also startled for a moment...

  "Oh, what's up? Ah, okay, I'd like to take a look too." The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder on the mountain path, which was not very flat.

  "Frost, if I weren't Mao Si or if Mao Si never existed in the first place, oh! I don't even know what to say."

  In He Ningfeng's eyes, he started acting foolishly again.

  "You go ahead and talk, I'm listening."

  "What I mean is that I'm not Mao Four, ah! Damn it, why is my mouth so stupid?! Mao Four really didn't know how to explain this matter, and it was to a beautiful 20-year-old girl born in 1901. Does she know what time-space is? Does she know what time-space shuttle is? No! She doesn't know and can't understand! She's even afraid of cars..."

  "I get it, you're not Mao Si!" He Ningfeng encouraged the man, hoping that this silly guy would return to normal after speaking out his silly thoughts.

  "Ah, as long as you understand! Let me start again. This year is the 27th year of Guangxu, right? That's 1901, isn't it?"

  He Jingfeng nodded, thinking to herself: Really, let him talk and he'll be normal again. As long as I go along with what he says, maybe he'll recover a bit faster! So be it, even if he says I'm not He Jingfeng, I'll still nod... With the noble spirit of treating illness and saving people, Big Sister decided to humor this foolish fiancé to the end.

  "Well, according to the 1901 way of speaking, that's right. My birthday is June 19th, 2003. In other words, I didn't appear until 102 years later." Ma Si Bian said as he carefully observed Big Sister's expression, deciding to stop immediately if there was any adverse reaction.

  "Really, you were born after 102 years." He Congshuang nodded calmly and encouraged the foolish Mao Si to continue his madness. The man in front of her said he was born after 102 years, so be it! Anyway, he's already over 20 years old now, anyway, he won't do anything to me! In just over 10 days, I'll be his wife, what can he do? Shrink back into his mother's womb and wait another 102 years to come out again?

  Go crazy, go crazy! Maybe after going crazy enough, it'll be alright...