HCB Chapter 281: Heroes Return
Chapter 281: Heroes Return
This was the first time that Min Xi participated in a serious naval battle. The last time they fought against pirate ships in the English Channel, they just fired cannons randomly without any plan. This time, he would fight the enemy with real guns and swords. If he didn't consider life and death, it was quite exciting for Min Xi.
The Xingyun was very lucky and was not hit by any shells. Min Xi clearly remembered that several of their shells hit the pirate ship.
When the enemy fled, they did not pursue them. When the battlefield was being cleaned up, Min Xi did not get involved. As soon as the war stopped, he left the command desk and ran to find Yun Ji: "Seventh Brother, we won!"
Yun Ji was lying in the cabin, listening to the noise outside. Many people were experiencing war for the first time and seemed very flustered. Although they were in a hurry, nothing went wrong and their ship was not hit. Yun Ji was lying on the floor, smiling and said, "I heard it. Congratulations!"
Min Xi was originally filled with joy after winning the war, but when he saw Yun Ji lying on the floor, he could no longer smile and quickly knelt down: "Seventh Brother, how do you feel?"
Yun Ji said, "Much better."
Min Xi took the lantern and carefully checked the wound. The bleeding had stopped. "We should go back to the port immediately, get off the boat and go to the inn to recuperate. The boat is shaking all over, and it's not good for rest and recovery."
Yun Ji readily agreed: "Okay."
This small-scale naval battle was a great victory, and Yun Ji successfully captured another pirate ship.
However, the Laurel was unlucky and suffered the most serious damage. The main mast was broken by a cannonball. Even if it was to be repaired, it would probably take a long time. Finally, Min Xi and Yun Ji discussed and gave the galleon that Yun Ji had seized to the Laurel.
In fact, they didn't really want that ship, because Yun Ji killed nearly thirty pirates on that ship, all of them were bloody. The bodies couldn't be thrown overboard at the time, and by the time the battle was over, the cabin had already been soaked in blood, which was quite troublesome to clean.
Although the people on the Laurel were a little disgusted by the fact that it was soaked in blood, this pirate ship was much better than the Laurel. Not only was it intact, but the ship was also newer and had more cannons. Judging from the value of the ship, they made a profit.
In this battle, in addition to Yun Ji being injured, there were also a few injured people on the other ships, but none of them were serious. Some of the injuries were not caused by the enemy, but by accidental bumps and collisions in the dark. The most important thing is that no one was lost!
The biggest hero of this war was naturally Yun Ji. After this battle, everyone treated him with special respect, a mixture of respect and fear. There was no other way, this man was too strong, he was prettier than a girl, and he killed people without blinking an eye. More than 20 people were killed by him, and the blood flowed all over the boat. Who wouldn't shudder when seeing this?
Of course, the Ming sailors did not see the scene of the blood-stained deck with corpses everywhere. They were not allowed to board the pirate ship at the beginning, and Min Xi did not let them board later, fearing that they would see the psychological trauma. If they saw that scene, they would probably give Yun Ji the nickname "Jade-faced Rakshasa".
The damaged ship had to be repaired, so Yun Ji had a few days to recover. The garrison commander of the Portuguese supply point came to visit him in person and gave him many gifts, including food, drinks, and daily necessities, especially several chickens, because he heard that Min Xi was buying chickens and eggs everywhere, and he would stew chicken soup for Yun Ji every day to nourish his body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that seafood is a hairy food and is not suitable for people recovering from injuries, so Min Xi did not dare to give him seafood.
The superior also sent some medicine, but Min Xi didn't dare to use it. They brought enough external and internal medicines and didn't dare to use the European medicines whose formulas they didn't know.
Min Xi never asked anyone else to take care of Yun Ji's health. Even when Diego wanted to help him, he tried his best not to let the other party do it for him. He took care of Yun Ji's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating personally.
Yunji's wounds did not show serious infection symptoms because of alcohol disinfection and the internal and external medicines brought by Daming. He only had a high fever on the first day of injury. Min Xi stayed up all night to take care of him. After the fever subsided, he did not have a fever again, and his wounds gradually healed.
By the time the ships were repaired and everyone loaded their belongings back on board to prepare for departure, ten days had passed. Under Min Xi's careful care, Yun Ji's injuries had mostly healed and he could get out of bed and walk around.
During this period of rest, other merchant ships came to resupply, and the news of their killing of the seven demons spread. By the time they arrived in Lisbon, Yun Ji was almost portrayed as a hero who could kill thirty pirates with one sword.
The Portuguese merchant ship destroyed the Seven Demons Pirates, and this incident did have a significant impact. At least in the rest of their journey, they never encountered pirates again and returned to Lisbon smoothly.
When the ship arrived in Lisbon, it was afternoon again. Looking at the familiar port and dock, Min Xi and Yun Ji were filled with emotion, as if they had traveled through time. A few years ago, they arrived in Lisbon on an early spring afternoon. Now it was another spring afternoon, but the moods they had when they arrived here were completely different.
There were many ships entering the port, after all, there were six ships in their fleet alone. Everyone lined up in an orderly manner waiting to enter the port. When it was the turn of the Xingyun and Tengyun to enter the port, Min Xi noticed that there were many people gathered on the dock.
Diego was extremely excited to return to his hometown. He asked curiously, "Boss, what are they doing?"
Min Xi said, "I don't know. We'll know when we go down and ask. Seventh brother, it's our turn now. Let's go down. You go ahead of me and go slowly."
Yun Ji raised his foot and stepped on the pedal. Before he stepped off the boat, he heard cheers from the crowd: "Welcome back, hero!"
Yun Ji didn't look up when he heard this. He just focused on the pedal under his feet and didn't think that the cheers had anything to do with him.
Min Xi didn't pay attention either, his attention was all on Yun Ji. Although his injuries had almost healed, the long sea voyage made it impossible for him to nourish his body, so the qi and blood depleted due to the injury were not replenished, and his body was still weak.
They stepped off the steps smoothly and stepped onto the solid pier. As soon as they got off, they were almost pushed down by the enthusiastic crowd: "Heroes, welcome to Lisbon again! Lisbon always welcomes you!"
Min Xi and Yun Ji both realized that this was talking about them. Were these people here to welcome them?
Captain Almeida, who had already left the ship, did not leave. He smiled and said to the two, "Everyone has heard about our story with the Seven Demon Pirates, and they are all here to welcome the hero Mr. Yun."
Upon hearing this, Yun Ji quickly clasped his fists and said to the crowd, "Thank you for your welcome! Lisbon is our second home to us. I love Lisbon very much."
The crowd burst into applause. Someone pushed through the crowd and said, "Please make way. The heroes are returning in triumph. We can't let them stand on the dock in the cold wind. I'm here to take my dearest Chinese friends home."
Who else but Baron Fernando was speaking?
When Min Xi and Yun Ji saw the Baron, they couldn't help but smile: "Pedro, my old friend, we meet again!"
Baron Fernando also opened his arms, laughed and hugged the two warmly: "Great, my dear friends, you are finally back safely, welcome to Lisbon again! I missed you so much! You are really amazing, the announcement has spread to Lisbon before you even arrived, I am so proud of you! You can create miracles wherever you are, especially you, Yun, you are now a hero for all of Portugal."
Yun Ji coughed lightly and said, "I don't deserve this. We were forced into this."
Fernando looked Yun Ji up and down: "Old friend, you don't look very good. And you have lost so much weight, are you injured?"
Min Xi looked at Yun Ji with some concern: "Yes, I have been on the road since my injury healed, and my body has not recovered yet."
Fernando said, "Then hurry up and go to my house. You can stay there until you leave Lisbon."
"Thank you Pedro. We'll move in after we find a place to live." Min Xi did not plan to live in the Baron's house for a long time. If possible, he and Yun Ji still wanted to live in the house in the north of the city. He wondered if Sanvis was still renting there.
Fernando said unhappily, "Old friend, isn't it good for you to live in my house?"
Min Xi smiled and said, "But we still have to stay in Lisbon for at least half a year, and we have so many companions, we have to find a place to accommodate them. I wonder if Mr. Sanvis still lives in the house in the north of the city. If he still lives there, we still want to move back there."
"I'm not sure about that. We'll know after we ask Walter's colleague." Fernando said, "Let's go to my house first. My carriage is here. Alice has been thinking about you all the time."
Min Xi remembered something: "Your child was born a long time ago, right? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Fernando's face suddenly lit up with happiness: "Haha, of course, she's a very cute girl."
"Congratulations!" Min Xi and Yun Ji said in unison.
"You can see my daughter when you come to my house. She looks like a little angel. You will definitely like her when you see her." Fernando looks like a daughter slave.
"That must be a cute baby. Pedro, you take Brother Seven back first. I will come to find you after I arrange accommodation for the sailors." Min Xi said.
Yun Ji said, "I'll wait for you."
"No, it's too windy here. You haven't fully recovered yet, so don't catch a cold. Go ahead. We're already in Lisbon, so what are you worried about?" Min Xi said with a smile.
Fernando said, "Min is right, I'll take you back first, Yun."
Yun Ji thought about his current physical condition and realized that staying would only cause trouble for Min Xi, so he nodded: "Okay, I'll go first."
Because they had to stay at the baron's house for a short stay, the plan was disrupted. Min Xi had to take the Ming sailors to find a hotel to stay in first, and then let everyone move in after renting a house.
It was impossible for the sailors to stay on the ship for half a year. Diego was temporarily allowed to stay on the ship with two Ming sailors to guard the cargo. Diego was Portuguese and it was easier for him to negotiate with the locals.