Chapter 12: Good for letting go and not fighting, gentle and good as jade?
Chapter 12: Is it so good that I don’t fight, and I’m as gentle as jade? ()
When the pirates saw that the boy was killed just now and had no power to fight back, they suddenly turned around and realized that the boy was playing with them.
"The Third Head of the House is dead!" The pirates' screams rose and fell, and they all dared not fight again. They fled from the merchant ships. In just a moment, they fled into the fog on two pirate ships and disappeared.
When the person hiding in the cabin saw the pirates escape, he walked out in fear and thanked Tang and Yan. An old man in brocade clothes invited him into the cabin, poured water and tea, and asked Daming. Yan Zixiao smiled and said, "You don't have to be so polite. I just happened to pass by here and acted bravely. It was originally the true nature of our generation."
Tang Xiaofeng thought to himself that if he had not met them, this ship would not escape the disaster, but if he had not met this ship, he and Yan Zixiao would probably be drowned by the sea. From this point of view, it is not certain who can save whom. So he smiled and grabbed the old man's hand and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome."
When the old man asked, he realized that they were originally flying from Dongkou Mountain to Junzi Country. He couldn't help but say in surprise: "The Junzi Country is located directly south of Dongkou Mountain, but it is located between Junzi and Daren. It is the southwest of Dongkou Mountain. Did you fly in the wrong direction?"
Yan and Tang looked at each other in shock, thinking that they were flying south, so why did they fly in the wrong direction?
They didn't know that although they started flying south, people and migratory birds were different, and they could not distinguish the direction by themselves without a clear reference. This was like a blindfolded person. Although he thought he was walking along a straight line, in the eyes of others, he was twisting and twisting, like drunkenness.
Although the two of them were not blindfolded by the cloth, the sea was vast and there was no reference point. In addition, the fog was heavy, they thought they were flying south, but in fact they had already had the wrong direction.
Of course, this is mainly because although they learned the ability to fly with swords, they were the first long-distance flight, and they had no experience. In addition, the sea was different from other places. Even the most experienced sailors would often get the wrong direction without a guide to a guide car or a lighthouse.
Fortunately, they met this merchant ship first. If they continued to fly forward, they would not rely on the gentleman country on the left and the great man country on the right, the final result would probably be to fall into the sea and become a pair of mandarin ducks falling into the sea.
The old man smiled and said, "Since you are going to the country of gentlemen, you might as well rest on this boat. I am going to the country of gentlemen to do some jewelry transactions, but I don't want to meet thieves here. If you don't dislike me, after you arrive at the country of gentlemen, I will let you join me and thank you for your life-saving grace."
Tang Xiaofeng laughed and said, "Don't dislike it, don't dislike it."
At this time, a child's head came out from behind the old man and looked at Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao curiously. Seeing that the child was very interesting, Yan Zixiao teased him and said, "What's your name?"
The child is about five or six years old and has not yet lost his childishness. His eyes blink like stars: "My name is Xu Youyou. They said you can fly, do you really fly?"
Tang Xiaofeng had a blank expression on his face: "We can fly. Actually, we are not humans, we are monsters. Have you ever seen monsters that cannot fly?"
The child screamed and then shrank behind the old man.
Yan Zixiao stared at Tang Xiaofeng with anger and pulled Xu Youyou over: "Don't listen to his nonsense. Although we can fly, we are not monsters. I will fly to you later."
Yan Zixiao grabbed Youyou's waist from behind, flew over and then flew over.
Tang Xiaofeng lay on the side of the boat, slanting them with his eyes, and sometimes he slanting over and sometimes he slanting over.
Mr. Xu stood at the bow of the boat, watching Yan Zixiao play with his grandson, and laughed loudly.
At this time, Tang Xiaofeng already knew that Mr. Xu was from the most eastern remote island. The island was close to the extreme of the Eastern Desert, and the pearls and jade were as valuable as dung.
However, in a gentleman country, pearls and jade are rare, but everyone likes to inlaid with pearls and jade, so what he does is to trade pearls and jade for silk. The last business is often extremely profitable.
Of course, although the profits of this kind of sea business are high, the risks are also high. It is not new to encounter strong winds and waves, and the ships are destroyed and people are killed.
Tang Xiaofeng naturally knew this truth. It was like in ancient China, when local tea and silk were transported to Central Asia, they could often sell hundreds or even thousands of times the price. People often went out of the sea once, and when they came back, they became a wealthy businessman. Outsiders didn't know the truth and thought he had picked up a treasure pot on the sea.
But the so-called wealth and honor are in danger, just like this time, if it weren’t for Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao, Mr. Xu’s business would be in vain and would even have to accompany him in.
Yan Zixiao flew in the sky with Youyou and suddenly fell down: "There is a boat coming over there."
Several people looked at each other, but saw five warships coming, including a fighting ship and four 博六. The green flags fluttered on the warship, and a string of beautiful jade was painted. Tang Xiaofeng said: "Is this a warship from the gentleman country?"
"That's right," Xu Laodao, "The gentleman country uses jade as a totem, which means 'to give in and not fight for it, and be gentle and kind as jade'. No matter the rich and poor, the noble and humble in the country, the manners and words are rude and polite. The farmer gives way, and the traveler gives way. I heard that this gentleman country was built by the officials and people who escaped from the Heavenly Kingdom during the Five Barbarians' turmoil and the efforts of the Heavenly Kingdom's officials and people who escaped from China. Today, the court is full of Hu Feng and Hu Qi, but this gentleman still maintains the ancient etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty. The saints and saints passed on, and the rituals and music education were the same. Even when Yao and Shun were in the ancient times, it was only like this."
The Celestial Empire that Mr. Xu mentioned was the Central Plains. Since the Five Barbarians invaded China and the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Hu Feng entered the Central Plains. Both etiquette and custom were far different from those in the Han and Jin Dynasties, not to mention the "Zhou Li" that everyone yearned for, basically no longer exists.
Tang Xiaofeng saw that the five warships were covered with armor and crossbows, clearly coming to suppress the enemy. The fighting ship was getting closer and closer, and one of them stood on the deck and said loudly: "Is it Mr. Xu on the ship?"
"So it's Prime Minister Wu?" Mr. Xu was overjoyed and explained to Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao, "The one who came to Wu Zhixiang, the Prime Minister Wu Zhihe of the Gentleman Kingdom. He and his brother Wu Zhihe were important officials of the Gentleman Kingdom. He has met me several times in the past and has had good friends with each other."
Yan Zixiao said in surprise: "Since he is the prime minister, why do you personally lead troops to sea?"
Tang Xiaofeng smiled and said, "Didn't the ancient etiquette system imitate the gentleman country? In ancient times, there was no distinction between civil and military officials in the court. It was said that when they entered, they were prime ministers, and when they left, they were generals. When they were led by the prime ministers themselves, there was nothing strange about it."
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "I know so much, little brother."
Tang Xiaofeng shrugged. In his previous life, he was a good kid who studied hard and improved every day. In this life, he had a father who had been to Tanhua and a sister who loved reading. Under the influence of his eyes, he naturally understood more things than others.
Several bridges came over, and Wu Zhixiang and Mr. Xu greeted each other. Mr. Xu told Wu Zhixiang about plundering pirates. Wu Zhixiang said: "It is because bandits in the waters of the Great Kingdom have risen recently and are worried that someone will be killed. So he led a fleet to patrol the seas every day. Mr. Xu was in danger, but Yu failed to rescue him in time, so he was ashamed."
Mr. Xu quickly replied: "When we are in danger, we are in the territory of the Lord. Why should the Prime Minister apologize?"
Wu Zhixiang bowed again: "Although it is not the sea area of the gentleman country, it is also around our country. It is actually the fault of the original ruler's rule. If Yu and Yu brother are well-managed, they will naturally be virtuous to conquer the world and the bandits and pirates will go away by themselves, how can Mr. Xu be in danger? I am ashamed."
Mr. Xu bowed back again: "The Prime Minister has been too strict with himself."
Seeing that the Wu Prime Minister was highly respected, Yan Zixiao kept reflecting on herself and couldn't help but praise: "It turns out that she is a gentleman. When will the officials of our dynasty have such demeanor, then the world will be peaceful."
Tang Xiaofeng rolled his eyes.
Wu Zhixiang asked: "I wonder how Mr. Xu escaped from the bandits?"
Then Mr. Xu introduced to him: "Fortunately, Miss Yan and Mr. Tang arrived in time to save Lao Chen, so that my grandparents and grandchildren could be safe."
When Wu Zhixiang saw that Tang and Yan and the other two were not old, he couldn't help but be surprised. He also learned that both of them had the ability to fly with swordsman flying and kill people with ten steps, so he did not dare to underestimate them. After greetings with them, Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao had to bow to him.
Wu Zhixiang asked: "I wonder which bandits you encountered?"
Tang Xiaofeng shrugged and said, "There is a most powerful guy who claims to be a hero in Guifu Mountain. Others call him the third leader."
Wu Zhixiang was shocked and said, "Is that man covered in tattoos and using a golden ring sword?"
Tang Xiaofeng said: "That's right."
Wu Zhixiang sighed: "That is the 'Ghost Sword' of Guifu Mountain's powerful mountain. On the East China Sea, people have always killed people like numb. I don't know how many people died at his hands. I didn't expect that the two of them could escape from his sword."
"So his nickname is Ghost Knife?" Tang Xiaofeng smiled, "His sword is indeed very fast and powerful, so I don't even have the chance to capture him alive, so I had to kill him."
Wu Zhixiang was shocked again and said, "It's amazing, it's amazing that the little brother was able to kill him. However, there are three leaders in Guifu Mountain. The leader is Shi Zhongtian. I heard that he has practiced a flying sword, but he can take the heads of a thousand miles away, and go to heaven and earth, and he can do everything. Almost no one can defeat him in the East China Sea. The second one is Hu Erniang, who heard that she is good at using magic tricks and is mysterious. People often turn into blood and their souls will scatter at a glance. The two who killed their sworn brothers today will definitely come to take revenge in the future. You must be careful."
Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao looked at each other, and they didn't feel much fear. They had been practicing swordsmanship for two years in Dongkou Mountain, and they also wanted to know what they were capable of now. If Shi Zhongtian and Hu Erniang really came to cause trouble, then let them do it.
Chapter completed!