The longing for them surged into his heart like a tide, making it difficult for him to let go. Finally, Yuan Chengzhi decided to send his most trusted apprentice He Tishou to the Central Plains to find the two beloved people who had made his heart beat.

After experiencing countless twists and turns and hardships, He Ti Shou finally set foot on the familiar yet unfamiliar land of China.

She ran around anxiously, trying to find any clues about Wen Qingqing and Ajiu.

Hard work pays off. After some difficult searching, she got news about the two people.

However, this news was like a bolt from the blue, which made her heartbroken - Wen Qingqing unfortunately lost her life in that cruel war. And Jiu chose to become a nun, shaved her head and took the Buddhist name Jiunan Nun Tai.

Due to the special identity of Master Jiunan and her erratic whereabouts, He Ti Shou was never able to meet her.

As the days passed, He Ti Shou's heart was filled with loss and helplessness.

However, fate always likes to play tricks on people. Just when He Tishou was about to give up hope, Master Jiunan unexpectedly came to the Taichung Branch of Dongzhou Island and appeared in front of him, which really proved the old saying that you can find something without any effort after searching for it everywhere.

Time goes back to the present, on the 101 cruiser, Nun Jiunan and He Ti Shou sit opposite each other, chatting about the long-forgotten past.

"Sister Jiu, Master talks about you every day! You may not know that in his heart, you are his first love. He often sighs, 'I missed you and will regret it for the rest of my life!'" He Ti Shou said with a smile, his eyes flashing with excitement.

Nun Jiunan shook her head gently, with a faint bitter smile on her face: "We are already sixty years old. The past of our youth has long disappeared without a trace like a passing cloud. At our age, how can we still have so many thoughts about love!"

Hearing this, He Ti Shou couldn't help but blink his eyes and asked mischievously: "Sister Jiu, if you really don't have a master in your heart, then why did you follow me to Nanyang this time?"

"Alas! We are all old acquaintances. I came here just to visit. My real purpose of this trip is to follow Xiaobao. This boy is a man of great luck. If we cultivators miss the opportunity, it will be very difficult to achieve the right result." Master Jiunan said slowly.

He Ti Shou heard this and nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Sister Jiu is right. Back then, my master had a fragment of a cultivation technique from the Huashan Sect, but he pondered over it for a long time but still could not comprehend the secrets. After I followed Xiao Bao, all kinds of wonderful techniques and precious resources came to me like a tide. I will definitely follow Xiao Bao closely in my life."

After hearing this, Nun Jiunan couldn't help but chuckle and said teasingly, "Look at what you said. Could it be that you are in love and want to become my disciple's wife?"

Upon hearing this, He Ti Shou's face immediately turned red with shame, and she replied coquettishly: "Go away, go away, you and I are already so old, how can you still be so shameless!" After that, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the laughter echoed in the air.

At this time, Wei Xiaobao came over with a smile on his face and asked curiously, "My beautiful sister and my beautiful master, what are you talking about here that makes you laugh so happily?"

When the two heard this, their faces flushed instantly, and they said in unison: "Go away, we adults are chatting here, how can you, a little brat, butt in? Go play somewhere else!"

"Oh my! I'm already the father of three children, why do you still treat me like a child?" Wei Xiaobao shouted with a puzzled look on his face.

At this time, Nun Jiunan, who was standing beside him, gently patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiaobao, stop making trouble, let's not talk about this for now. Let me ask you, at this current speed, how long will it take us to reach Brunei?"

Wei Xiaobao scratched his head, then quickly walked to the cockpit to inquire about the situation.

A moment later, he hurried back and shouted, "Master, I just asked the captain for information! We are about 50 miles away from Brunei. If we keep sailing at this speed, we will arrive in two hours!"

Before he finished speaking, a loud shout came from the ship: "Look everyone, there is a strange ship over there!" Everyone looked towards the sea when they heard it.

Wei Xiaobao also looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a peculiarly shaped sailboat speeding across the sea at lightning speed.

The ship is about 50 meters long and 6 meters wide. It has a pointed bow and a long and narrow hull. From a distance, it looks like a pair of sharp scissors.

What is even more striking is that the sails it is equipped with are completely different from those of other ships - the mainsails and secondary sails are numerous and huge in area, and these sails work together to propel the ship forward at a high speed.

According to Wei Xiaobao's rough estimate, the ship's speed could reach at least 500 or knots, which was even faster than the ironclad ship they were on! Looking at its displacement, it should not exceed tons.

"Is this the legendary clipper ship?" Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but exclaimed.

You know, a clipper is a fast transport ship that excels in speed.

Although its speed is amazing, its stability is relatively poor due to its own structure.

So usually, this type of ship is not suitable for use as a warship.

After all, once the artillery fires in battle, the powerful artillery recoil is likely to cause the clipper ship to lose balance instantly, resulting in dangerous situations such as capsizing.

"Xiaobao, that's the patrol boat of the Brunei Navy." He Ti Shou raised his hand and pointed to the clipper ship on the sea in the distance and introduced it to Wei Xiaobao beside him.

Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but look puzzled: "Why is there a clipper ship here? Don't these ships usually only appear in western waters?"

He knew that although clippers were extremely fast, they had a relatively small displacement and were less able to withstand storms. They were mostly used to transport goods near the coast and rarely sailed far to the Far East.

He Tishou smiled slightly and explained:

"This is all the work of the master. He specially hired skilled craftsmen from the West to build these ships."

"We not only built the Clipper, but also the majestic Galleon. Moreover, we have also successfully manufactured advanced weapons such as the flintlock rifle."

"Although Brunei's population is not large, its weapons and equipment are not inferior to those of the Dutch."

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