Chapter 229 Chapter 30: Chaos has not yet been solved
The three tiger-head flying fish boats raised anchor and set sail, heading west along the Yu River. Behind them, the roars of the wolves gradually faded away and could no longer be heard. The people crowded on the deck finally breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated themselves He was able to escape with his life from those vicious beasts.
At present, almost everyone is talking about the vision of heaven before Long Shoudu, and they regard Qi Ziyin as a being like the Emperor Baijiang. They all call him a great hero sent by God to save all people from the fire and water, and surround him. Laughing and jumping, no matter how the young man explained it, people still refused to believe that someone could block the siege of the wolves by himself.
But the young Duke Ye knew in his heart that if it weren't for Feng Weishu's sacrifice, everyone including himself and Ning Yue would have become the meat used by those giant beasts to feed themselves.
The night was getting thick, and the whining wind was mixed with the soft sobs of a girl. The boy in white followed the sound and saw that the girl with fiery red hair who had been pushed aside by the crowd deliberately avoided the noise. He was hiding alone in the shadow of the stern of the ship, his shoulders shaking slightly.
He struggled to push away the people in front of him, squeezed behind the girl and wanted to pat her shoulder, but he retracted his hand halfway - he knew in his heart the heart-wrenching feeling that the other party was experiencing at this time. , how hopeless and helpless he is. Even today, every time he thinks of the sacrifices of his father, Qi Heyin, he still feels like there are countless knives gnawing at his heart.
However, Ning Yue noticed a strange kind of attention behind her. She immediately guessed who it was. She raised her sleeves and rubbed her eyes that were red and swollen from crying. She turned her head and tried to squeeze out a smile at her companion, but was blocked. In her vision blurred by tears, she could only see a white figure. She could no longer hold back her emotions, and immediately threw herself at the other person, crying loudly:
"Zi Yin, my father died to save me! But until the end, I stubbornly never called him father again... But now I want to call him, but he will never hear me! Why did I How could he be so willful? He is my father who has taken care of me and protected me since childhood!"
Qi Ziyin looked at the girl curled up in his arms, hesitated for a moment, and then gently put his hand around the girl's trembling shoulders, but did not speak to comfort him. He knew that what the girl needed at this time was not some kind of comfort, let alone an insignificant sentence. "I understand", but she needs to know that there will still be people by her side in the future, silently supporting her unconditionally.
In the next few days, the young man took the trouble to personally bring Ning Yue food and water, stayed with her insomniac all night, and allowed her to vent her sadness, even if she got wet from the meal, he didn't care. Finally, , when the boat arrived at the mouth of Yushui, Ning Yue, who had been crying all day, finally agreed to eat some of the porridge brought to her, and her fluctuating emotions gradually stabilized.
"Zi Yin, I'm sorry. I -"
The girl only felt that her memory was very confusing these days, and she could only vaguely remember that she seemed to have said a lot of unpleasant things. However, the boy in white was still as he remembered, shaking his head gently, with an expression that was both shy and... With some naivety:
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. As long as Ning Yue makes you feel better, anything is fine."
The girl was moved in her heart, and her face could not help but heat up, but she did not dare to respond and quickly changed the topic:
"Where are we going next?"
The young Duke Ye was slightly startled, but his expression that seemed to be a little lost disappeared fleetingly:
"Previously, when I was in Yujing, I had written a letter to Luqiu Borong, asking for peace with Wei and Liang, in order to jointly resist the pack of wolves from continuing southward, but before I could receive a reply, I had to abandon the city. Now, I can only return to Ye first. The country rests and recuperates.”
Unexpectedly, the red-haired girl shook her head, seeming to have different opinions on this:
"Zi Yin, don't you plan to sail north again and continue to search for the ultimate power left by the ancestors to help you eradicate the alien beasts?"
"The ultimate power...what..." Qi Ziyin suddenly lowered his eyes. Since the death of his father, he has been extremely cautious about everything related to his ancestors. In addition, King Ye's Palace After searching for a long time but finding nothing, when I heard Ning Yue mention it again, I didn't dare to agree easily:
"Uncle Wang has been planning for many years, but he has not been able to find any trace of the ancient city. Now that the wolves have arrived, we only have these three ships left in our hands. If it is difficult to find any clues here, wouldn't it be We can only sit back and wait for death, even losing our homeland?"
"But it will take a month to get to Ye State. Earlier we were unable to stop the wolves in Yujing City. If Chain Yang Pass is also lost in the future, Mulu City will definitely not be able to stop it!"
Faced with the doubts of his companions, the young Duke Ye still refused to let go:
“However, so far, we are not even sure whether the power of our ancestors exists or not——”
"Ziyin, think about it carefully. We have already seen the power of firebolts, muskets and artillery on Hailing Island before. That is the best proof of the existence of the power of the ancestors! You believe me, now we can only find the power of the ancestors. This is the only hope to save Ye State and the world!"
Before the young man could finish speaking, Ning Yue shook her head again, her eye circles getting redder, "Besides - besides, if the Holy City and the power of the ancestors did not exist, then the grudges between father and Kun Jie for so many years would , and for what purpose? So many people lost their lives because of this, and for what purpose? Now, if we can't find the Holy City before Kun Jie, God knows what terrible things he will do!"
As the girl spoke, she suddenly took a few steps away, but her body curled up in pain. Under the moonlight, a faint halo of light suddenly emitted around her body, as if she was wrapped in the mist on the river.
Qi Ziyin didn't know what happened, so he quickly stepped forward and reached out to help him. Unexpectedly, his companion's thick red hair stood up on his head, like a burning fire.
"Ziyin, look carefully...this is my true appearance!"
As she spoke, fine scales appeared again on the girl's face. The thick webs between her fingers and the cleft cheeks behind her ears all proved that she was definitely not human. It also shocked the young man in white across from him so that his face turned pale. After a long time, he finally Stutteringly asked:
"Ning Yue, what kind of witchcraft have you been under?"
"I am not from the land. What you saw before was just an appearance disguised by magic!"
The red-haired girl revealed her true form in front of her companions for the first time, with tears streaming down her face, "The power of our ancestors is the supreme method that our Cangyu clan has guarded for generations. Now I no longer have any secrets in front of you, Ziyin, am I right?" Isn't this enough to convince you that the ultimate power does exist in the world?"
However, the young Duke Ye no longer had the intention to care about the strength left by his ancestors. Instead, he rushed forward and grabbed the opponent's arm:
"Change back quickly. If other people see you like this, they will probably regard you as a witch and force me to deal with you!"
Ning Yue also knew in her heart that her move was extremely risky, so she immediately activated the spell and transformed back into that pitiful mainland girl.
"Does Jiang Yan know about this matter?"
Qi Ziyin paused, then rubbed his forehead with his hand dejectedly and asked.
However, the red-haired girl did not directly answer her companion's question, but shook her head gently: "I didn't want any of you to know, but it seems that paper cannot cover fire forever..."
The young Duke Ye thought for a long time, and then nodded and agreed to the girl's request, and immediately ordered the fleet that had gradually turned southward to turn north. In this regard, everyone on the ship did not say much. Now they have already said this. The young people who saved their lives were full of trust. What's more, in their eyes, staying at sea is obviously a safer and wiser choice than staying on land.
As we headed north, we saw villages of all sizes along the Changzhou coast. The towns and cities were slaughtered by wolves and were devastated. When we arrived at Jinghui Bay, we saw dark clouds covering the sea in front of us, like an overwhelming rolling curtain. Like a drop in the ocean, three warships swept over them and stopped them from moving forward.
Seeing that the storm was approaching, Qi Ziyin had no choice but to order the ship to be temporarily anchored in the fjord on the shore, using the continuous islands to block it. Unexpectedly, the dark clouds above the head seemed to have eyes. No matter where the ship went, They were all following closely behind, as if they were going to blow everyone over into the Chanying Sea, destroy ships and kill people.
"Keep moving forward! Just now I saw a quiet bay on the shore ahead. Maybe we can get in and take shelter before the storm catches up with us!"
Qi Ziyin, who was standing on the command platform at the stern of the ship, ordered loudly. On the originally crowded deck, there were only dozens of senior sailors left to assist him in steering the ship. The rest were used as ballast weights and got into the belly of the ship. Got hit.
However, the red-haired girl who did not go into the cabin to escape with everyone on the ship firmly held the young man's shoulders and shook her head at him:
"Ziyin can't do it. We are determined not to escape this storm. If we venture into the fjord, these three ships will probably hit the rocks in the wind and waves, and everyone on board will be dead!"
"Ning Yue, tell me, where should we go? I grew up in Ye State and listened to countless stories about the boat master. I also went to sea with my father before and encountered many such storms on the way. But Without exception, you have to find a sheltered harbor and anchor down in order to avoid it."
Young Duke Ye Guo only thought that if he delayed for a moment longer, he would be in danger. Unexpectedly, what the girl in front of him said next made him stunned:
"We cannot stop being driven by the storm, we should continue to move northward!"
"You want me to rush up into the storm? Isn't this just asking for death?"
"I'm here. Ziyin, just give me the order. If you really can't handle it, I will have my own way to deal with it."
Ning Yue didn't explain much, but she spoke categorically. Qi Ziyin stared into the other person's eyes, and after a long silence, he nodded again and agreed to this seemingly unreasonable request, but still squeezed the ball in his hand. A sweat.
The true appearance of his companion was revealed in front of him, and he suddenly felt that he did not understand this girl with fiery red hair at all. However, every time he saw those clear blue eyes, the young man suddenly realized that the person standing in front of him She is still the same girl that has haunted me for many years. But the only thing that has changed is my state of mind.
Now, he finally found the other person, and they can never be separated again! The young Duke Ye secretly made a promise in his heart, and he must believe in her unconditionally!
Soon, the three lonely boats were enveloped in boundless darkness. Even at noon, the sky was as gloomy as an eternal night, with no trace of sunlight, and no stars, moon, or Milky Way.
As the strong wind rose, huge waves also arose in the sea. Amidst the vast waves, the tiger-headed flying fish boat heaved violently like a small boat. The people standing on the deck also had to tie themselves tightly with ropes. , so as not to fall into the water.
"Ning Yue! No matter what you plan to do, you have to do it as soon as possible! Otherwise, the ship under our feet will fall apart in less than half a moment!"
Qi Ziyin shouted loudly into the wind, but he couldn't tell whether the clothes stuck on his back were wetted by the sea water that surged up on the deck or by his own sweat.
The girl did not answer, but finally waited for the opportunity and sang silently in her mouth. Her red hair started to fly again, and in front of her companions, she displayed the breath that Feng Weishu had taught her in the dungeon!
There was only a loud thunderclap in the air, as if Pangu, holding a giant ax, was tearing apart the chaotic world. A small opening suddenly opened in the center of the thick dark clouds. The sun shined straight onto the sea from that gap, driving away the boundless The darkness happened to shine on the warship beneath everyone's feet.
Ning Yue chanted the spell again, and the hole in the cloud became bigger and bigger. Then there was a loud noise, and the cloud layer was like crystal falling on the bluestone, breaking into countless small pieces in the blink of an eye, and then became more and more... The thinner it becomes, it eventually dissipates invisible.
At the same time, the strong wind as sharp as a knife also stopped suddenly, as if it had never appeared on the sea.
"What happened? Ning Yue, why can you control the clouds and rain by yourself?"
The young Duke Ye was stunned and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.
The girl next to her shook her head, looking extremely tired, but her eyes were extremely firm:
"It's not that I control the weather, but that I prevent others from continuing to control the weather and prevent us from continuing to move north - the person behind all this is exactly the Kun Jie I told you about. And the more he stops, the harder it becomes. The more it proves that we are doing the right thing by heading north!"
At the same time, dozens of miles away on the coast, Kunjie, whose gong was broken, fell heavily to the ground, with a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He struggled to throw away the attendants who came to help him, but his eyes were always staring at the calm sea where the clouds had cleared and the fog had cleared, and he cursed fiercely:
"My daughter, now she would rather help Feng Weishu and those damn land people, but is unwilling to help her biological father achieve his wish! But it doesn't matter, there is still someone you care about who has not escaped. Without my control, we will have a long future!"
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