In late spring, the thick sea ice surrounding Qingwan finally began to melt in the warm wind blowing from the south. Throughout the winter, the islanders almost completely cut off contact with the outside world. Now that the plague has receded, they were lucky enough to recover it from Guimen Pass.
With only their lives to spare, they have already repaired their boats, large and small, in preparation for the arrival of the New Year fishing season.
After Leng Jiayun's careful treatment, Qi Ziyin's illness was almost healed. On this day, he put on a thin coat alone and found Fan Zhen in Crescent Bay who was preparing supplies for going to sea again.
Fan Zhen was obviously a little surprised by the young man's arrival, but he did not stop his busy work:
"Why don't you take good care of your health at home, kid? Why are you here here?"
"I have recovered from my illness, but I am almost going crazy after being shut up in the house every day. Moreover, these days, islanders always come to visit me and bring me many things. I don't like to be polite to others, so naturally
Avoid as far as you can."
Qi Ziyin grinned and smiled sheepishly. Fan Zhen did not look back, but the movements in his hands suddenly stopped:
"Do you still hate them in your heart?"
"In the beginning, there was indeed a point. But I can't help but think that if I had faced a seriously ill relative at that time, I might not have been blinded by anger. Now, as long as everyone can recover, the suffering that I suffered before will
Those sins will then have meaning."
The young man in white nodded and murmured as if he was talking to himself, "But in life, whether you are a king, a minister or a general, you must put the people of the world as the most important thing. Only then can you be on the right path and be called a general."
He is an upright hero."
"How can a half-grown boy, whose hair has not yet fully grown around his mouth, be so compassionate and compassionate, and set so many rules for himself early on?"
"This is what General Baili taught me."
"It really seems like something he would say. So it seems, kid, what other plans do you have for coming to see me today?"
"Well, I would like to ask Brother Fan to take me with him when he goes to sea this time."
"Take you with me? Are you kidding? Can your little body withstand the torment?"
"I owe General Baili my life, so I want to finish what he has not done for him."
Qi Ziyin's words finally made Fan Zhen look back. He handed the thick cable that he had just arranged in his hand to a sailor next to him, but he obviously lowered his voice:
"Are you talking about looking for the City of God? But kid, I just went to sea this time to check out the sea conditions, and went to the fishing village on the southern coast to exchange some supplies. Besides, didn't you say before that the ultimate city in the city
Is it very dangerous?"
"Brother Fan thought wrong. Qingwan has had accidents several times, and now it is no longer safe. I just want to take this opportunity and let Brother Fan take me to see the wild continent called Yingzhou in the west——"
Fan Zhen could hardly believe his ears. "Does Miss Leng know about this?"
"I-I haven't told her yet."
Qi Ziyin was not good at lying, so he had to tell the truth.
"That's even worse! Do you know how big the Chanying Sea is? Don't say that the Yingzhou in the west only exists in legends. Even if you go from Qingwan to the nearest ice field in the north, it will take at least a month to go back and forth.
Time. We are heading west. I don’t know how long it will take before we can see the land. The supply of fresh water and food is a problem. It is too dangerous!”
"But if we can't persuade Sister Jia to give up looking for the City of God as soon as possible, I'm worried that it will become more and more difficult to persuade her to change her mind in the future! I believe you can feel it, Brother Fan, right? Since the death of General Baili, Sister Jia has
It's like we've been driven into a corner, becoming more and more paranoid and unable to listen to other people's advice. We can agree on a three-month period. If we still haven't found land after three months of travel, we can turn back, okay?
"
Fan Zhen also understood in his heart that the kid in front of him was right. Now that Leng Jiayun has lost Xiang Baili, he has become sensitive and fragile, so it is better to prepare as soon as possible.
After pondering for a long time, he finally nodded and agreed to the other party's request.
The Chanying Sea in late spring was calm from beginning to end, showing a completely different appearance from that in the dead of winter. Qi Ziyin felt as if the boat under his feet was sailing on a huge piece of black jade, and occasionally he could see a group of flying fish.
Jump out of the water and pass over the deck, breaking this awe-inspiring calm. Occasionally, there are fish in the school that are unlucky and fail to return to the sea, and they soon become the fresh ingredients used by the sailors on the ship to make teeth.
.
Although he was born and raised in Mulu City by the sea, the young man has never tasted such a crude yet full-flavored grilled fish. The tough fish skin takes on a golden color on the fire and only needs to be sprinkled with some from the sea water.
The coarse salt produced by drying and the special spices brought by the islanders from Qingwan are actually more delicious and delicious than the delicacies in King Ye's palace.
But just as he was immersed in the delicious food, he suddenly heard the sentry on the top of the mast exclaim loudly: "Something is floating on the sea ahead!"
Qi Ziyin immediately wiped his hands full of juice on his clothes and ran towards the bow of the ship following the sailors who had already heard the sound.
A few miles away, a patch of black shadow appeared vaguely on the sea. Fan Zhen put his hand in front of his eyebrows, but quickly put it down, as if he was used to this situation:
"It's probably some shipwrecks drifting from the north. You may encounter a large ice floe ahead. Send me an order immediately to change course and go around it!"
The climate in the Chanying Sea is changeable, and countless ships sink in it every year. If a shipwreck occurs before winter, most of the wreckage will follow the sea currents to the north, and will eventually be frozen in the ice-covered sea.
It will not be until the ice melts next year that it will drift south again to the vicinity of Whale Bay.
But the young man in white clearly noticed something unusual, and suddenly tensed up his muscles: "These are not ordinary wrecks! Drive over quickly, I want to take a closer look!"
Fan Zhen was a little curious as to why the kid next to him suddenly became interested in the wreckage on the sea, but still gave the order to continue moving forward. The battleship soon moved closer, and what looked like wreckage was gradually revealed.
True appearance - no one could have imagined that they were actually more than a thousand small boats made of reeds, grass, trees and vines, and most of them were incomplete. However, in the few small boats that were still intact, there was lying
The remains of soldiers wearing armor!
"These are soldiers of Ye Guo Zhou Division!"
Qi Ziyin immediately recognized the mysterious armor worn by the soldiers and cried out. Fan Zhen saw that the expression on his face did not seem to be talking nonsense, and he was a little confused:
"Kid, do you think those lying in these boats are all from Ye State?"
The young man in white nodded: "Our country of Ye has a custom of sea burial. Whenever soldiers who die in battle will use this kind of reed boat to be sent all the way along the Yanjiang River into the sea, so that the deceased can rest in peace. But I never knew that these reed boats
The boat is so strong that it can float so far!"
"But how did these soldiers die, so many of them?"
"A big change must have happened to Ye Guo in the days since I left! Let's quickly fish up the bodies and inspect them. If these boats all sank in a while, we won't be able to find any clues!"
As a result, everyone on the ship took action and fished out the several reed boats that still carried the corpses. Qi Ziyin couldn't care less about the fear in his heart and personally inspected the corpses. After a while, he found a body wearing teeth.
On the skeleton of the goalkeeper Jiayi, a letter was found that seemed to have not yet been sent.
The letter was written on a piece of silk as thin as gauze, which did not seem to comply with military regulations, but the young man still found some clues from the soaked ink on it.
As soon as he saw the beginning of the letter, Qi Ziyin felt as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue and froze in place. Because at the beginning of the letter, his name was written boldly!
The content of the letter is not too long, but every word reveals incomparable despair. The person who wrote the letter warned the young man that even if he received the letter he sent before, he must not rush back to Wanzhou again. Because Ye Guo has successively
After being defeated, it seemed that they could no longer resist Cheng Guo's Green Harrier cavalry!
There was a "buzzing" sound in the young man's mind, and he quickly looked at the signature at the end of the letter, and saw that the name of his personal bodyguard Wan Shi was written on it! He never expected that this was actually the name of his personal bodyguard Wan Shi before his last sacrifice.
The ultimate piece of writing!
“Brother Shitou—this corpse is actually Brother Shitou? How is that possible!”
Qi Ziyin's eyes fell back on the remains that had been drifting on the sea for a long time, with only some withered flesh and white bones left. No matter what, he couldn't believe that it was the body that had been with him, sometimes a little stubborn, but taking care of him.
That young man with a plus!
"You kid, you actually—recognize this person?"
Fan Zhen was also shocked, and quickly raised his hands to support the unsteady young man. Qi Ziyin, however, hugged the corpse in front of him, filled with grief and anger.
He couldn't understand why, just one year after the capture of Yunzhi City, his motherland started another war with Chengguo, which was far away on the east coast of the mainland. He even couldn't understand what kind of haste it was that allowed the country to
Young people like Wan Shi who served in the palace also had to go to the front line.
But only one thing is extremely clear - after suffering this defeat, the homeland that was not involved in the war even when the four states and seven countries were fighting a few years ago will inevitably experience an unprecedented catastrophe. The young man
I can't help but worry about what kind of bloody storm the rich and vast country of Ye that I deeply love will face now!
"Brother Fan, I know this sounds contradictory, but can you please immediately order the ship to turn around and take me back to Qingwan?"
The boy in white suddenly raised his head and asked Fan Zhen solemnly.
"...You want me to mobilize the people in Qingwan to rush out a batch of fire bolts to save Ye State? This is absolutely impossible!" A few days later, before Qi Ziyin, who had just returned, finished his request,
Leng Jiayun refused without hesitation.
"Sister Jia, after all you and General Baili have lived in Mulu City for more than twenty years, don't you have any feelings for Ye State at all?"
The young man standing in front of her never thought that the woman would give such an answer, and he became a little anxious.
"Zi Yin, don't get me wrong. It's not that my sister is cold-blooded. I miss that land from time to time. But since the establishment of Qingwan, Baili and I have sworn that we will never let the islanders get involved in the conflicts between the land countries.
Disputes. Now, this rule will never be broken for any reason! Besides, a whole winter has passed. Even if I agree to send a ship to follow you south, maybe the war has ended long ago, and the current situation in Ye State is very likely to
Worse! I will never allow you to take this risk!"
The woman in purple gave a firm and decisive answer. Qi Ziyin stared at the other person's eyes for a long time, and continued to ask without giving up:
"Has Sister Jia never thought about what General Baili would do if he learned about this?"
"Don't use Baili to provoke me, Baili is no longer here! Maybe, maybe this war disaster is God's punishment for those evil people who killed him! No wonder I was giving medicine to that silver-haired kid before.
At that time, he also vaguely told me that there was a very important star flow that could not be completed. Maybe this was what he was referring to? I wish that Shoucheng Palace had been captured by the Cheng army at this time, and that beast Qi Shouyu
He also fell to the enemy and was torn into pieces!"
When she said these words, Leng Jiayun's brows and eyes no longer had the usual gentleness, and what was left was only overflowing with raging anger. The face of the boy in white was filled with disappointment, and he also became stern because of her angry words.
Change:
"Sister Jia, what did you say? Brother Zeming, did he actually think that something would happen to Ye Guoguo?"
However, before the woman could answer, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew out the candles on the table, and the door behind the two of them was suddenly knocked open by Fan Zhen from the outside:
"If you have anything to say, we'll talk about it later. You two, hurry up and follow me!"
Then what came to their ears were the cries of the islanders. The two had argued so fiercely before that they had no idea what happened outside the house!
"What happened on the island?" Leng Jiayun asked.
"It's the fishmen. Those fishmen are back! Qingwan can no longer defend it!"
"Where is the defense of Crescent Bay? Islanders always have weapons at home, how can they admit defeat so easily!" The woman in purple's expression changed, but she shook her head and refused to leave.
"It's impossible to stop it! The opponent's overwhelming force is even more difficult than when General Baili led us to regain Qingwan twenty years ago!"
Although she had heard from Xiang Baili how he led five thousand elite soldiers to drive away the fishmen who occupied Qingwan, Leng Jiayun had not witnessed the tragic scene that year. Fan Zhen said
He was a veteran back then, but even though he was as brave as he was, his face showed unprecedented despair:
"With only half a stick of incense, Crescent Bay has been captured! Now I have ordered people to hide the large and small ships in the water cave to the east for a while. If you want to survive, follow me and jump into the sea from the cliff to board the ship.
Let’s go to the open sea to take shelter before we talk!”
Fan Zhen shouted loudly, grabbed Leng Jiayun who was still hesitating and rushed out the door.
Qi Ziyin did not expect that fate would play tricks on him like this. Now that the matter in Ye State has not come to an end, Qingwan has also suffered a sneak attack. He suddenly realized that what Mo Zeming said in the woman's mouth before was not yet settled.
Liu does not refer to the changes in Ye State, but most likely refers to today's disaster!
However, in his desperation, he was not allowed to think any more and had no choice but to rush out of the door after his companions.
Wherever he could see now, there were thick dark clouds rolling and gathering in the sky above his head, and streaks of lightning falling on the island like giant snakes spitting messages! During the lightning and thunder, the young man lowered his head to see what was hidden beneath his feet.
In the Crescent Bay deep in the mountain, thousands of fish-men with pale skin and scales were seen, reflecting the firelight, like a school of fish migrating from the sea, densely packed on the shore from the water!
At this time, the weapons in the hands of those murlocs were exactly the same as those firebolt guns that his uncle Qi Shouyu secretly made in Hailingyu Fortress!
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