"As long as we arrange for people to keep an eye on the port for twelve hours during that period, we should not miss it."
Tian Ming talked eloquently, "There is only one formal entrance and exit to the mirage, and there is a high probability that Yun Zhongjun's brother who transported Shi Lan also took this route."
"If not, I think we'll have to rely on boats. As long as there's someone watching at all times, it should be quite conspicuous."
"If that doesn't help, just tell Qian Taki in advance and ask her to help keep an eye on it during that time, and everything will be fine."
Shao Yu touched his chin and pondered for a long time before saying, "If we intercept the person before he is sent back to the ship, then it would be better. If the person is sent back to the ship, can we... still get on the ship to rescue him?"
When the Mirage is about to set sail, who knows how the situation on the ship will change?
Regardless of the increased difficulty of rescuing people, what if time is accidentally delayed and the ship sails away?
Tianming also knew Shaoyu’s concerns, and his answer was:
"If it doesn't work, just swim back."
"No matter how troublesome it is, it won't take too long to save someone. At worst, we have to jump off the ship and swim back. Besides, we can also use the Suzaku trap."
Shao Yu also agreed with this. Although the method is a bit stupid and tiring, it is still a feasible method.
But... there is another risk.
"Tianming, you have ignored the possibility of failure." Shaoyu reminded.
"Once the ship sails, it goes without saying that people can be rescued. Even if they reach the sea, there is no way to get back."
"But if we fail to save people and are forced to retreat, we won't be able to go up again!"
"Uh..." Tianming grinned and finally spread his hands and said, "I can't do anything about it."
He had considered this problem before, but had no solution.
No one can make any progress if the ship sails far, and the Suzaku can't go deep into the sea - the weather at sea changes too drastically, and if there is a slight storm, the Suzaku will have to be sent.
It was Shi Lan who interrupted at this time and stopped the topic, "Let's discuss these issues later."
Everything is speculation now, and the specific situation has not yet been determined. There is no need to hold on to some possibility.
No matter how many plans you make now, it will all be in vain when things go wrong.
When talking about one thousand to ten thousand, you still have to play it by ear.
As Shi Lan wished, Tianming temporarily pressed these possible follow-up arrangements and began to finalize the first step:
"All in all, let's start preparing in all aspects."
"You two contact the manpower and do something you can do."
"I'll wait for the opportunity to board the ship and find Qiantaki to ask about Yun Zhongjun's situation and see if there's a suitable time to take action."
"If possible, it would be safer to take action against Yun Zhongjun. If it is not possible, I would consider waiting for the mirage to set sail."
After saying that, Tianming took a sip of tea and moistened his throat.
Shao Yu and Shi Lan both had no objections to this arrangement, but the former still asked:
"We have to go back to the mirage tomorrow. Let's go find someone. What are you doing during this time?"
Tian Ming sat down with a smile on his face and said, "I'm going to rest first and recharge my batteries. I'm the main force!"
Shaoyu rolled his eyes at him, hissed, and then assigned an extra task to Tianming:
"Then you can cook during your break. Didn't you learn from the cook?"
"Are there any ingredients here?" Shao Yu asked Shi Lan as he spoke.
Shi Lan nodded, "There should be, but not too many."
Tianming quickly intervened to correct Shao Yu, "What I learned from Chef Ding was knife skills, not cooking!"
"That's about it. Aren't you very skilled at naming your dishes?"
Shao Yu waved his hand nonchalantly, and then left with Shi Lan without waiting for Tian Ming to respond.
Tianming gritted his teeth and got up to take a look at the kitchen.
Although it is true that he did not learn cooking skills from the chef, he can still make a simple meal.
After taking a look and confirming that there were indeed enough ingredients, Tianming left the house without cooking.
Obviously, he didn't intend to really lie down and rest as he said before. He also had things to do, but he just didn't want to tell Shao Yu and Shi Lan.
Under the shadow of the sun, Tianming cautiously walked through the empty Songhai City, approaching Gu Xun's residence.
Although he had never taken the initiative to look for Gu Xun after coming to Sanghai, he had already found out where Gu Xun lived.
But this time, he planned to meet his uncle Gu.
Of course, you may not see anyone, after all, Gu Xun may not stay where he lives in broad daylight.
Tianming is just trying. If you can't see it...then look for another chance.
Moving carefully along the hidden corners, Tianming spent more than a stick of incense and finally found the place.
Looking at the inconspicuous single-family courtyard in front of him, Tianming felt that this place was not suitable for Uncle Gu's status as a national master, but at the same time, he felt that it was quite suitable for Uncle Gu's temperament.
Many times Gu Xun made him feel like an old man in his twilight years. It was perfect for such a person to live alone in a remote and inconspicuous courtyard...
After thinking wildly for a while, Tianming confirmed that no one was around, and quickly turned over the wall and into the courtyard.
As soon as he entered the yard, he heard the familiar lazy voice with no vitality:
"What's wrong with the Feng Shui designation of this place? The door is fine but not many people leave."
After landing at dawn, I turned around and saw that it was indeed Gu Xun, lying on the recliner with his eyes closed as if he was asleep.
Of course, just by looking at it, there won’t be any ridicule from before when I fall asleep.
Tianming smiled awkwardly, patted the dust on his hands, moved towards Gu Xun, and whispered:
"Uncle Gu, Uncle Gu!"
Gu Xun didn't blink an eyelid and replied lazily, "Just tell me if you have anything to say."
"You are a rare guest here, so you won't come if you have nothing to do."
"Hehe..." Tian Ming made the old man blush when he said this. He only came to the door when he had something to do, which was really embarrassing.
However, Tian Ming had no choice. He was stuck on the position issue, so he couldn't come to say hello for nothing, so he had to come to ask for advice now, so he reluctantly came.
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"Uncle Gu, I have something to ask you." Tianming kept speaking in a low voice as to the purpose of his visit.
Gu Xun snorted and replied lightly, "Shi Lan's brother?"
"Hehe, you really know." Tianming smiled and nodded, "We want to save people, but it seems we don't have enough time."
"So what are you going to do?" Gu Xun asked Tianming first.
Tianming didn't hide anything, and replied frankly, "I initially plan to catch Yun Zhongjun directly and trade his life for brother Shi Lan."
"It's an essential solution." Gu Xun agreed with his idea, but he changed the topic and denied it, "But the actual feasibility is zero."
"Do you think we can't do it?" Tianming, who was rejected, was not anxious and asked for advice honestly.
Gu Xun explained calmly, "Yun Zhongjun is easy to deal with. He is the weakest among the five elders, but he is the captain of the Mirage and one of the people the emperor cares about most."
"No one inside or outside the empire will allow him to get into trouble at this juncture."
"Including...Uncle Gu, you?" Tianming's face darkened and he asked this question in a rather sluggish tone.
Gu Xun answered truthfully, "Including me."
Then he made everything clear directly, "But even if you don't tell me about this matter, you can't make it happen if I don't intervene."
"The fact that you are able to enter and leave the mirage unscrupulously now is the result of everyone's deliberate indulgence, whether it is the Yin Yang Family or the Shadow Guards, it's not that they don't know it."
"If your behavior crosses the line, they will naturally stop it."
"Can you three juniors defeat Yun Zhongjun, and can you defeat Xinghun Yueshen and the elders of the Yin and Yang family?"
These words directly broke Tianming's defense.
He had a look of disbelief on his face, and his hands were gesturing unconsciously, "It's impossible! It's impossible..."
"They...why did they do this?"
Gu Xun finally opened his eyes at this time, and his calm eyes calmed down Tianming's mood.
"Why do you think they want to indulge you, or rather...indulge you?"
Countless thoughts flashed through Tianming's mind, and he quickly caught the most direct one:
"They... need me to board the mirage?"
"Business and hustle and bustle, good things come and good things go." Gu Xun nodded, "They indulge you, so naturally they need you."
"You are very important to the Yin Yang family and the emperor."
"You are also very important to the mirage's departure."
After a complex change occurred on Tianming's face, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and his face, which was always full of vitality, showed a rare look of sincere decadence:
"Uncle Gu, what is so special about me? Why is it so important to so many people?"
"What do they want from me?"
"Why... this is complicated." Gu Xun also sighed and replied, "If we talk about the root cause, it is because of the ridiculous and sad fantasy of a certain emperor, and the boring and unnecessary paranoia of a certain madman."
"If you want to talk about the direct reason...because of your parents."
"My parents..." Tianming was stunned for a moment, and then he became excited, "My parents!"
Tianming's mood instantly changed from decadent to radical and irritable, "It has something to do with my parents...but why don't I know anything!?"
"You all know about them, but I don't!"
"You won't tell me either!"
"Why!?"
"What is it that you can know that I can't know?"
Looking at Tianming who was a little out of control, Gu Xun didn't speak in a hurry. He waited until Tianming calmed down before replying calmly:
"You will know about your parents."
"But what I want to tell you now is what you are facing now."
"I must first explain that there is no such thing as fate in this world, and there is no destined fate."
"But Tianming, I must also remind you that if you don't distance yourself from Mirage, if nothing happens, you will definitely go overseas with Mirage."
Tianming's mood obviously has not fully recovered, and he asked in a somewhat stiff tone, "So what? At the worst, I just go out to sea with you. I don't believe that old man Yun Zhongjun can really find the fairy mountain."
"I can't say whether there are fairy mountains or not, and I can't say what you will encounter." Gu Xun explained lightly, "I say this not to emphasize that you will definitely encounter danger or pay a price, but to say that you will definitely encounter danger or pay a price.
Let me tell you that going out to sea on a ship is a completely unknown journey."
"You may be safe, or you may be buried overseas."
"So, you have to think about it."
Tianming's face fell into deathly silence. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Where are Shaoyu and Shi Lan? And Qianlong, she is also on the boat?"
"They... Shaoyu Shilan is different from you."
"It is much more dangerous for them to go to sea with mirages."
"You are just traveling with an uncertain future. They really have a narrow escape from death, or even a dead end."
"As for Qiantaki... her mother should know it well, so you don't have to worry too much."
After hearing these words, Tianming's face became uncertain again, and then asked:
"What about Shi Lan's brother?"
"He?" Gu Xun replied casually, "If it weren't for catching you, he wouldn't matter at all."
"If you want to save him, wait for the opportunity when he is sent back to the mirage."
"But let me remind you first, that opportunity may be very dangerous."
"I understand." Tianming nodded, not caring about the danger Gu Xun said.
No one would think that rescuing people from the hands of the Yin Yang family or from the mirage is a simple matter. The issue of danger has been fully considered since he decided to help Shi Lan rescue people.
Now, there is no need to worry anymore.
"By the way, there is also the giant boss..."
Tianming's words were directly interrupted by Gu Xun raising his hand, "Don't think about it, they are more important than Yun Zhongjun, and there is no way the Mo family can take them away from the mirage."
"When you go back, you can speak frankly to the Mo family and persuade them to give up and stop struggling."
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After finishing all the questions, Tianming wanted to say goodbye and leave. After a moment of hesitation, he couldn't help but ask another question:
"Uncle Gu, why... why are you willing to tell me everything this time?"
In the past, Gu Xun always spoke halfway when talking to him. Although he would remind him where necessary, he only let him know what was going on, and rarely let him know why.
This time, she told him in such detail, uncharacteristically.
Gu Xun's fingers tapped on the armrest of the lounge chair. After a moment of silence, he said leisurely:
"After this farewell, you won't see me again in a short period of time, so I think it's time to tell you something."
"Including, your parents' matters."
Tianming's face suddenly stiffened, and immediately his eyes were fixed on Gu Xun, his eyes full of expectation, but he did not dare to speak.
Gu Xun ignored his gaze and said to himself, "In fact, you should already know the identity of your father, but you just don't know that he is your father."
"Who is he?" Tianming finally couldn't help but ask.
"The former leader of the Mohist family, the hero who assassinated the Qin Dynasty in the past - Jing Ke."
This answer was like a thunderbolt, causing Tianming to freeze completely, and the expectation in his eyes instantly turned into disbelief.
Jing Ke, he had heard this name more than once.
Whenever people around him talk about the plan to assassinate Qin ten years ago, they will mention him. Everyone says that he is a brave hero, and Shao Yu also regards him as his idol.
Tianming also respects him very much, but not as emotionally as Gao Jianli and the others.
To Gao Jianli and the others, Jing Ke was once a living brother of life and death. To Tianming, he was just an anti-Qin righteous man who deserved respect, nothing more.
