Mingjun walked on the street of Chihuyan with his body hunched slightly.
He is nearly sixty years old, already considered old among mortals.
Because of the hard work he put in when he was young, although he is still in good spirits now, his hair has turned gray and the wrinkles on his face are much older than his actual age.
He is walking towards home at the moment.
Mingjun did not call the sedan chair on the roadside to see him off, but chose to walk back alone.
It was also in this alone state that he showed a little of his true emotions.
He is very nervous!
The toughness in the box before was just to support Shen He.
After all, Xue Lian was facing the noble family with Qixing behind her!
Even if there is even a hint of news about the quarrel between you and your family, you and even the family behind you will suffer disaster! This terrifying existence!
You don't even need your family to take action, those caring people who smell the smell will take action against you out of the desire to curry favor with your family.
Mingjun knew all the risks, but he still did it.
Fortunately, Xue Lian didn't finish the matter in the end, and he managed to survive.
Although he was afraid, he did not regret his choice to do that.
As long as he thinks of Shen He's experience as a child, he is unwilling to let her be wronged again.
I didn't expect Ah He to actually leave Ouyang, but it was a good idea to leave. So Ouyang does not seem like a good match to me. Why didn't Ouyang come to see me since he was leaving?
A trace of disappointment and worry flashed across Mingjun's face. He didn't know where Shen He went when he ran away this time, and he was a little worried about her safety.
His pace was not fast, and because he was worried, it was already afternoon by the time he walked slowly through Chihu Rock, walked past the school, and returned to his home.
Mingjun, who kept his head down and just walked on, felt that he was very hungry. Walking such a long way also made his legs begin to swell. Seeing that he was about to reach home, he silently quickened his pace a little, hoping to get home early and do something.
Some food.
But as soon as I turned an intersection, I saw that the front was packed with people for some reason.
These people seemed to be gathered in front of a house, arguing fiercely about something.
He looked up in confusion and realized that the people in front of him were the Wang family, the head of Xuanmen.
That is the main line of his family.
Before the Wang family moved to Liyue Port, their life was pretty good, and they had branched off into several branches over the centuries.
Wang Mingjun is one of them, and Shen He's father is another one.
Xuanmen is different from other ordinary families or families in Liyue. Even if the families have been separated for three generations, blood relationships are recognized among each other.
Famous families will write all the family members in their branches into a genealogy.
Therefore, for thousands of years, unless the contact is slowly lost over time, as long as the name is left in the genealogy, the family will recognize it.
Therefore, even though Mingjun's family was separated from the main line by many generations, now seeing that the main line family was surrounded, he walked away without thinking too much.
In the distance, he heard someone in the crowd shouting.
"You Wang family are so unkind! You deceived us all!"
"Yes, it's in vain that you are still the leader of Xuanmen this term. If you don't give me an explanation today, I will go to the General Affairs Department to apply for your impeachment!"
"That's right, since our Xuanmen lineage moved to Liyue Port, haven't we all supported each other to get to where we are today? Your royal family is living alone?!"
Everyone was talking to each other, making Wang Yunsong, who was standing at the door, smile bitterly in his heart.
He wanted to refute, but in this heated and angry situation, he couldn't get a word in.
As he got closer and closer, Feng Jun heard the crowd's condemnation, and he became more and more confused.
What did the mainline people do?
Why is everyone so excited?!
When he came to the outskirts of the crowd, he didn't understand the situation and wanted to find someone to ask about the situation first.
Scanning his eyes, Mingjun came to a relatively familiar person, reached out and patted the other person's shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Old Wei, what happened?"
"Wang Mingjun?!"
What Mingjun didn't expect was that as soon as he asked, the old Wei exclaimed after seeing clearly that it was him.
The loudness of the voice and the complex expression that seemed both surprised and surprised made Mingjun completely confused.
What's even more bizarre is that as his name was shouted in Lao Wei's blaring voice, the crowd suddenly stopped as if a pause button had been pressed.
All those quarrels stopped at this moment.
People turned to look at him, and the expressions on their faces quickly changed from confusion to surprise.
Such a scene made Mingjun take half a step back unconsciously.
He didn't understand what happened to these people today, and the pairs of eyes made him feel terrified.
Just when Mingjun didn't know what to do, Wang Yunsong, the leader of the Wang family, walked through the crowd and came to him.
Wang Yunsong held Mingjun's hand excitedly, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, and asked slightly quickly: "How is Mingjun? Have you met anyone from your family?"
"I've seen it." He replied while looking at the silent crowd. Finally, he looked at Wang Yunsong and asked, "Brother Song, what's going on?"
"Hahaha" Wang Yunsong did not answer when he heard this, but laughed heartily.
He stretched out his other hand and patted Mingjun's shoulder, and asked with a smile: "Tell me, is your family going to discuss some cooperation with you?"
Um?
Mingjun gradually discovered that things seemed to be somewhat different from what he expected. It seemed that the center of the incident was not Brother Song, but himself.
Mingjun, who had some guesses in his mind, glanced around again and saw that the people surrounding him had their eyes widened and looked at him without saying a word, as if they were waiting for his answer.
"Your family wanted to cooperate with me on something, but I refused."
"Hahaha, cooperation is good, cooperation eh?!!"
Wang Yunsong, who was smiling just now, was frozen in place as if he had been cast a restraining spell.
He slowly raised his head mechanically and looked at Mingjun, his expression full of disbelief, and asked again in a trembling tone: "Mingjun, what did you just say? I'm old and can't hear you clearly."
"I said those cooperations were rejected by me."
Wow——
Mingjun had just finished speaking, but before Wang Yunsong could speak, the crowd that had been quiet before became excited at this moment.
"Refuse?! Why?"
"Why did you refuse?"
"You actually refused such a huge benefit?!"
People quickly surrounded Wang Yunsong and Mingjun.
They were talking noisily, but because there were so many people talking, Mingjun couldn't hear what they were saying.
Wang Yunsong and Mingjun supported each other, and with the help of the servants, they managed to pass through the crowd and return to the house.
People in the Xuanmen lineage were naturally unhappy when they saw the two of them leaving.
They all wanted to follow what happened at the Han Tingli family, but the Han family was not the Wang family after all.
With the servants holding the door open, the two old men, whose combined ages were over 130 years old, finally found temporary relief.
In the yard, Wang Yunsong beat his old waist, and without caring about anything else, he directly asked Mingjun: "Those outside have just come from Han Tingli. According to Tingli, Ningguang summoned Liyue merchants this time.
This is a big matter. Your family intends to support the Han family and is willing to cooperate with your family. Why do you refuse it when you say it?"
"Brother Song, do you still remember what I told you before, that when I lived in a village on the outskirts of Lisha, I had a distant relative?"
"You mean that Shen He, right?" Wang Yunsong frowned and thought for a moment, then continued, "That's what you said. When the child was still young, his father was blinded by lard and cruelly sacrificed the child to
The evil one?"
"right!"
Mingjun said with a hint of nostalgia: "That child had a hard life. Her mother died when she was a child, and she was cruelly abandoned by her father. When I received the news and rushed there, the child had disappeared.
Her father also realized at that moment what he had done, went crazy, and died soon after."
"I thought the child was just gone. Although some villagers in that village said that an immortal rescued the child, I didn't believe it."
"What we in Liyue are most in need of are spirits of fairies, ghosts and monsters, but except for Prince Yan, I have never seen any of them, so I never believe it. I just treat it as a thought."
"Unexpectedly, last year, before the Hai Lantern Festival, I suddenly met her at the school gate, and I realized that Ahe was really saved by an immortal."
When it comes to excitement, Mingjun's emotions are a little choked up.
He slowed down before continuing: "It was also at that time that I learned that Ahe is following Ouyang now. It was her immortal master who sent her to protect Ouyang."
"Later, I found out that the two of them were together."
Hearing this, Wang Yunsong's frown deepened, and he puzzled: "Isn't this a good thing? Since Shen He's girl can be with Tianshu Xing, and his family asked you to cooperate, why did you refuse?
Woolen cloth?"
"That's because I haven't finished speaking." Mingjun paused and explained in a slightly lower voice, "Because I don't think Ouyang is a good match!"
"Why?! Tianshu has a good reputation in the eyes of the people of Liyue Port?"
"snort."
Mingjun snorted coldly and said in a slightly angry tone: "If Ouyang is really good to Ahe, I can't say anything, but do you think a man who is not even willing to give Ahe a wedding is really a good match?
?”
Um?!
Looking at Mingjun with an angry look on his face, Wang Yunsong was also surprised.
He never expected that it would be so complicated.
He turned his head and glanced at the "battle for the door" going on at the gate, sighed and persuaded: "But since Shen He chose Ouyang, wouldn't you make things difficult for Shen He by doing this now?"
Mingjun shook his head and said: "No, the person who came to see me today was Xue Lian, the young lady of your family. She personally told me that Ahe has now left Ouyang and left Liyue Port."
"And when she asked me to cooperate, she also wanted me to get Ahe back, but how could I still agree?"
"That's why I decided to refuse!"
After Wang Yunsong heard this, he sighed helplessly.
He understands Mingjun's choice, but those other people who are almost crazy for profit are not willing to listen to this explanation.
He turned to look at the door and said with a wry smile: "In this situation, what do you want me to do?!"
Mingjun looked at the chaos at the gate, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face.
He really had never thought of such a situation.
But for him to sacrifice Ahe's happiness in exchange for the interests of those people, Mingjun felt that it was not worth it!
The two old men looked in the direction of the gate together and began to discuss countermeasures in their hearts.
night.
The chaos in the Xuanmen realm has not spread to other places. Although the news has spread bit by bit, it has only spread around the school.
Chihuyan, South Pier, when work was over in the afternoon, a group of Qianyan troops came and surrounded the place.
Externally, it was said that a new ship was about to enter the sea and it was inconvenient for the people to check, so it was under martial law.
But the real situation is naturally not like this.
Under the moonlight, tall warships lined up at the dock.
Beidou commanded his brothers who were carrying boxes of supplies from the dock to the warship.
According to the agreement, tonight is the day to go out to sea for exploration.
Beidou is making preparations.
"drink!"
With a soft shout, Beidou lifted the five boxes stacked higher than her.
Then he leaped into the air with a slight tap on the ground, and landed steadily on the deck of the Death Star.
Such skill made the Qianyan Army on the side gasp in surprise, but the sailors of the Southern Cross Fleet were not surprised.
In the cabin, just after Beidou put down the box, he heard Chongzuo's voice coming from behind.
"Sister, Ning Guang is here."
"Oh? She's finally here."
Beidou patted the box he just put down and said, "These supplies are treasures. You know where to put them. I'll go see Ning Guang first."
"Okay." Chongzuo agreed without any nonsense.
Beidou smiled and patted Chongzuo on the shoulder and walked out of the cabin.
Chongzuo, who was left behind, looked at the box and began to work.
He naturally knew what was in the box. It was not a treasure, but it was indeed very important to the eldest sister - wine.
On the other side, Beidou came to the deck, looked around under the moonlight, and soon saw the condensed light on the dock.
Without any delay, Beidou reached the vicinity of Ningguang in a few leaps.
As the exam was approaching, she took a closer look at Ning Guang and asked curiously: "I don't see it. I obviously feel that you are more tired physically, but why do you feel that you are mentally better?"
Hearing this, Ningguang said with a slightly hoarse voice: "It's a great honor to have the famous Captain Beidou care about me."
"Your body really needs a good rest." Beidou frowned. She heard the hoarseness in Ningguang's voice, thinking that he must have been working at high intensity for a long time.
Ning Guang shook his head and did not explain too much: "Now is not the time, let's do it some time later."
"Then you have to be more careful." Beidou's expression became confused and he continued, "You are a big customer this time. If you fall down before I complete the task, I don't know who to ask for my wages.
.”
"hehe."
Ningguang chuckled lightly and said in a rare teasing tone: "Now that Ouyang is back, if what you said really happens, are you still worried that you won't be able to get Maura?"
"Oh? Ouyang is back?"
"Well, you didn't know?"
"I have been busy with the things you asked me to do recently. You are a big customer. Our Southern Cross fleet is very professional."
The two chatted casually, flirting with each other, and at the same time, they were waiting for someone.
Soon, a flash of lightning flashed, and Ke Qing, who was covered with travel and dust, finally rushed back.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. There are too many things going on at Minlin's place, so there's been a delay."
"It doesn't matter to me." Beidou spoke first.
She knew that Keqing and Ningguang should still have something to talk about, so she said goodbye wisely.
"You guys chat for a while, I'll go back and do some final inspections. I'll be leaving in about half an hour."
After saying that, Beidou turned and left.
After Beidou walked away, Keqing turned to Ningguang and asked: "Now that I am back, how are your preparations? Can you insist on holding the merchant back for more than three days?"
"Don't worry about this." Ningguang said confidently, "If it were before, I would still feel a little nervous during the three days, but not now. I didn't expect Ouyang's efforts to be so big this time, so I
I am confident that I can hold off those businessmen for more than a week! I’ll give you enough time and space!”
"Really? That's great!" Keqing didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and she felt more confident in completing the exploration mission.
The same was true for Ning Guang, but she still reminded: "Your main task this time is to find out the information about the Warcraft. According to the records in Liyue's ancient books, the strength of Warcraft varies from high to low. Currently, Liyue only has this sea power.
, don’t be impulsive."
"Don't worry, I can still tell which is more important."
Keqing glanced at the night sky and said goodbye: "It's almost time, I'm going to the boat too."
"good."
The two said goodbye.
Ningguang stood on the pier, watching Ke Qing lead Qian Yanjun onto the warship, and then slowly sailed away from the pier under the guidance of the Southern Cross fleet.
Under the moonlight, Ningguang stood there for a long time before silently turning around and leaving.
She couldn't rest yet. She hadn't fully digested the map sent by Ouyang. She had to take advantage of the last moment to try to digest it.
Now that Qingqing has set off, tomorrow's "battle" will be up to you.
There's still a few left, but there's not enough time, so let's go first.
