"I'm so anxious and you're still in the mood to joke with me."
In the cabin, Akatsuki, who was sitting across from Ye Fan, stroked Baihu in her arms as she spoke to Ye Fan.
After learning that Ye Fan was just practicing his swordsmanship to relieve his boredom, her hanging heart finally settled down.
"You're making a fuss over nothing." Ye Fan smiled as he poured a cup of sake and placed it in front of Akatsuki. "This place is surrounded by experts. Who would have the guts to come here and cause trouble? Are they tired of living?"
"It's because this place is surrounded by experts that I'm worried about your safety," Akatsuki, whose face was covered by a veil, looked up at Ye Fan and said meaningfully.
Ye Fan's heart skipped a beat as he looked up at Akatsuki.
"You're alone here, so you must be careful." Akatsuki lowered her head and stroked Baihu's fur as she said calmly, "Do you know that I really thought they were going to attack you just now?"
Akatsuki's words warmed Ye Fan's heart.
No wonder Akatsuki was holding her sword with an anxious expression. She was worried that Matsumoto Takeyoshi would attack him in advance!
This woman was worried about his safety!
"You thought that Matsumoto Takeyoshi would send someone to kill me?" Ye Fan asked.
"Yes." Akatsuki responded.
"Don't worry. He won't do anything to me before the Nine Cauldrons are found," Ye Fan said calmly as he raised his cup and drained it in one gulp.
"Matsumoto Takeyoshi never does things according to common sense. The safer you feel, the more dangerous it is." Akatsuki looked up at Ye Fan and said.
Ye Fan was stunned. He didn't think that Akatsuki would take the initiative to say such words to him.
"If Matsumoto Takeyoshi really sent someone to kill me, what would you do? Join them? "Ye Fan put down his wine cup and picked up the wine pot to refill it.
"Of course I will help you." Akatsuki said without raising her head.
"Why?" Ye Fan asked with a frown.
Akatsuki's answer surprised him.
"Because you're a good person, and good people don't deserve to die." Akatsuki, who was hugging Baihu, stared at Ye Fan with her beautiful eyes and calmly said.
Looking at the determined Akatsuki, Ye Fan fell silent.
He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
"What? You don't believe me?" Akatsuki asked when she saw that Ye Fan was silent.
"I believe you," Ye Fan replied. "I'm just a little surprised."
"Thank you." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan, "Thank you for believing in me."
"You don't have to thank me." Ye Fan calmly said to Akatsuki, "If there really is such a day, you don't have to help me. Just don't become my opponent."
After hearing Ye Fan's words, Akatsuki didn't respond.
Ye Fan was also silent.
The two sat quietly like this. They could only hear the rustling of the waves against the side of the boat and the bubbling of the boiling water on the tea stove beside them.
"Are we friends now?" After a long time, Akatsuki broke the silence and asked Ye Fan.
"Yes." Ye Fan replied, "We are friends."
"That's good." Akatsuki said as she picked up the wine cup in front of her. She covered it with her long sleeve and drank the wine in the white porcelain cup.
Ye Fan quietly looked at Akatsuki, not saying a word.
"Have you heard? During the few days we went to Fire Dragon Town, Sato Kawa Kai and Fujita Tsuyoshi found the location of a divine cauldron." Akatsuki put down the wine cup, changed the topic, and said to Ye Fan.
"What?" Akatsuki's words shocked Ye Fan. He asked anxiously, "They found a divine cauldron? Where is it? "
He didn't expect Matsumoto Takeyoshi to know the whereabouts of the third divine cauldron so quickly.
"I heard that it's in the northeast of the Great Ming Dynasty, near Changbai Mountain." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan, "I just heard about it."
"Where did you get this news?" Ye Fan asked, "Is the news reliable?"
"The news came from a ninja under Matsumoto Takeyoshi," Akatsuki said, "The news should be reliable."
"Should be?" Ye Fan frowned and looked at Akatsuki.
"After meditating in the sleeping cabin this afternoon, I had nothing to do, so I went out to take a breather," Akatsuki said, "At this time, a small boat quickly approached the warship. Three people in the Great Ming Dynasty's attire came up from the boat, and I recognized one of them. It was a ninja from my hometown that I was familiar with."
"Hometown?" Ye Fan asked in return, "Did you get this information from your fellow villager?"
Akatsuki nodded.
"There must be something wrong with this." Ye Fan looked at Akatsuki and said.
"Why do you think so?" Akatsuki asked.
"Matsumoto Takeyoshi's subordinates are all the elites of Japanese ninja, and they are all loyal to him. How could they reveal such important information to you?" Ye Fan said as he picked up the wine pot and poured wine into Akatsuki's glass in front of him. "Even if you put a knife to their neck, they won't say a word to you."
What he said was the truth. Rather than saying that Matsumoto Takeyoshi's men were ninjas, it was more accurate to say that they were men of sacrifice. Their loyalty to Matsumoto Takeyoshi was at its peak. Even if Matsumoto Takeyoshi ordered them to commit suicide, they would not even bat an eyelid.
"I owe this person a favor, so he shouldn't lie to me." Akatsuki said as he politely reached out to hold the wine glass in front of him.
"You owe him a favor? What favor? "After filling Akatsuki's glass, Ye Fan put down the wine pot and raised his head to ask.
"He is a fellow villager of mine. Before I pledged my loyalty to Matsumoto Takeyoshi, I saved his life." Akatsuki said, "This person is very loyal, so he shouldn't lie to me."
"How many years have you not seen each other?" Ye Fan asked Akatsuki.
"Seven or eight years, why?" Akatsuki asked back.
"Seven or eight years is enough to change a person." Ye Fan said as he picked up the sake and took a sip.
Obviously, he was skeptical about Akatsuki's information.
"You mean, he is lying to me?" Akatsuki frowned and asked Ye Fan.
"I can only say that it is possible." Ye Fan put down the wine glass and said.
"He won't lie to me. Do you know why?" Akatsuki looked at Ye Fan with her beautiful eyes. "Because he also told me a big secret about Matsumoto Takeyoshi.
"Big secret?" Ye Fan frowned and asked, "What big secret?"
"Shadow Troop." Akatsuki said.
"Shadow Troop?" Ye Fan asked.
"Yes, Shadow Troop." Akatsuki said, "Before Matsumoto Takeyoshi came to the Great Ming Dynasty, he secretly sent hundreds of people to hide in the Great Ming Dynasty. These people's identities were extremely secretive, and they hid in the Great Ming Dynasty for more than ten years."
"More than ten years?" Ye Fan's expression changed. "So long?"
Akatsuki nodded.
"Who are these people? Why are they hiding in the Great Ming Dynasty? "Ye Fan asked.
"Their current identities are all elites in the Great Ming Dynasty. Medicine, mining, military equipment, salt industry, textile industry. In short, there are people from all three hundred and sixty industries. Whether it is the underworld or the legal world, there are people from Matsumoto Takeyoshi. Moreover, they are all outstanding people in their respective industries." Akatsuki said with a grave expression.
When these words came out, Ye Fan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
He only knew that Matsumoto Takeyoshi had great influence in the Imperial Court. However, he never thought that Matsumoto Takeyoshi had already secretly infiltrated the entire Great Ming Dynasty!
Now, as long as Matsumoto Takeyoshi wanted to, the Great Ming Dynasty's economy would instantly collapse!
What a scheming Matsumoto Takeyoshi! He had quietly taken control of the economic lifeline of the Great Ming Dynasty!
"How does he know this secret?" Ye Fan asked with a frown.
"It's very simple, because he is a member of the Shadow Troop." Akatsuki calmly said to Ye Fan.
After Ye Fan heard this, he lowered his gaze and fell into deep thought.
Originally, he did not believe the news that Akatsuki brought about the divine cauldron, but now it seemed that the news might be true.
The Shadow Troop's infiltration was completely in line with Matsumoto Takeyoshi's style of doing things. There was no doubt about this.
"You just said that they found the location of the divine cauldron?" Ye Fan raised his head and asked Akatsuki.
"Yes." Akatsuki replied.
"That is to say, this divine cauldron is already in their hands?" Ye Fan asked.
Akatsuki shook his head.
"Matsumoto Takeyoshi gave a strict order to only find out the whereabouts of the divine cauldron, and no one else is allowed to act on their own." Akatsuki said to Ye Fan.
Ye Fan's expression was serious as he slowly nodded his head.
Everything was as Qing Chenzi had said. Matsumoto Takeyoshi had long known the secret of the Nine Divine Cauldrons.
The reason why he only found out the location of the divine cauldron and did not send anyone to touch it was because he was afraid that the divine cauldron would disappear again!
That day, Qing Chenzi had told him that the Nine Divine Cauldrons had long since gained intelligence. Its location often changed, whether it was at the peak of a mountain or within the waves. Once it sensed the strength of the outside world, it was very likely that it would change location.
However, when he thought of this, Ye Fan suddenly raised his head!
That day, he had used 90% of the power of the Mysterious Sky Secret Technique to try and break the divine cauldron barrier in the Sishui River. He wondered if the divine cauldron would leave the Sishui River because of this!
If that was the case, then things would be really difficult.
Since the divine cauldron had intelligence, its hiding place would definitely be even more secretive. If he wanted to find it again, it would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
Ye Fan's expression became ugly.
Right now, he had two things to do immediately.
First, he had to confirm the location of the third divine cauldron as soon as possible. Second, he had to return to the Sishui River and see if the divine cauldron at the bottom of the river was still there.
Thinking of this, Ye Fan stood up from the futon.
"Where are you going?" Akatsuki saw the change in Ye Fan's expression and immediately asked.
"Go and prepare. Come with me." Ye Fan said to Akatsuki as he put on the wide Japanese white robe.
"Go out? Now? "Akatsuki asked in surprise.
"There's no time to lose. Let's go now." Ye Fan said as he took out the white jade mask and put it on his face.
"What's so urgent?" Akatsuki stood up from the futon.
"Go and prepare. If there's anything you want to say, we'll talk on the way." Ye Fan took Baihu from Akatsuki's hands and placed it on the back of his neck. Then, he covered it with the wide hat.
"Alright, I'll go prepare now. Wait for me." Akatsuki heard Ye Fan's serious tone and knew that this was a serious matter. She did not ask any more questions.
She turned around and went downstairs. She opened the cabin door and used her movement skill to rush towards the warship. A red shadow soared into the sky.
Ye Fan, who was dressed in a white robe, slowly walked to the deck and looked at the red shadow in a daze.
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