twin moon

Chapter 137 No.17 Scene [-]

In late spring, the thick sea ice surrounding Qingwan finally began to melt in the warm wind from the south.Throughout the winter, the islanders were almost completely cut off from the outside world.Now that the plague has receded, they were lucky enough to recover a life from the gate of hell, and they have already repaired their boats and boats to prepare for the arrival of the new year's fishing season.

After Leng Jiayun's careful treatment, Qi Ziyin's illness has almost healed.On this day, he put on a thin jacket 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 boy's arrival, but he didn't stop his busy work:
"Little ghost, why don't you take good care of your illness at home, what are you doing here?"

"My illness is already cured, but I am locked up in the house every day, and I am about to go crazy. Besides, these days, islanders always visit me and bring me a lot of things. I don't like to be polite to people, naturally Avoid as far as you can."

Qi Ziyin grinned and smiled embarrassedly.Fan Zhen didn't look back, but the movements in his hands suddenly stopped:

"Do you still hate them in your heart?"

"At the beginning, there was indeed a little bit. But I couldn't help but think that if I had faced a seriously ill relative at that time, I might not have been dazzled by anger. Now, as long as everyone can recover, the previous suffering Those sins have meaning."

The white-clothed boy nodded, and muttered as if talking to himself, "But in life, no matter whether you are a king, a minister or a general, you must put the people's lives first, and that's the right way to be called He must be a hero who stands up to heaven and earth."

"A half-grown kid, the hair around his mouth hasn't grown yet. How can he be so compassionate and set up so many rules for himself so early?"

"It's all taught to me by General Baili."

"It really looks like something he would say. From this point of view, what other plans do you have for coming to see me today, kid?"

"Well, I want to ask Brother Fan to take me with me when we go out to sea this time."

"Bring you? Just kidding, can your small body withstand the toss?"

"I owe General Baili my life, so I want to finish for him what he hasn't done."

What Qi Ziyin said finally made Fan Zhen turn around.He handed the thick cable that he had just prepared to a sailor beside him, but he obviously lowered his voice:

"You mean looking for the city of gods? But kid, I went to sea this time just to check the sea conditions and go to the fishing village on the south coast to exchange some supplies. Besides, didn't you say before that the ultimate city in the city Is power very dangerous?"

"Brother Fan is wrong. There have been accidents in Qingwan several times, and now it is no longer safe. I just want to take this opportunity to let Brother Fan take me to see the wild land in the west called Yingzhou—"

Fan Zhen could hardly believe his ears? "Does Miss Leng know about this?"

"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 Chanying Sea is? Don't say that 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. Going 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’s too dangerous!”

"But if I can't persuade Sister Jia to give up looking for the City of Gods as soon as possible, I worry that it will become more and more difficult to persuade her to change her mind in the future! I believe you can feel it too, Brother Fan? Since General Baili passed away, Sister Jia has It's like getting into a dead end, becoming more and more paranoid, and can't listen to other people's advice at all. We can agree on a three-month period, and if we still haven't found land after three months of travel, we will turn back, okay? "

Fan Zhenxin also understood that what the kid in front of him said was not wrong.Now that Leng Jiayun, who lost Xiang Baili, has become sensitive and fragile, 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 is calm from beginning to end, showing a completely different appearance from that in winter.Qi Ziyin only felt that the boat under his feet seemed to be driving on a huge piece of black jade. Occasionally, he could see a group of flying fish jumping out of the water and skipping over the deck, breaking the awe-inspiring calm.Occasionally, some of the fish were unlucky and failed to return to the sea, and soon became fresh ingredients for the sailors on the ship to beat their teeth.

Although he was born and raised in Mulu City by the sea, the boy has never tasted such a rough but full of flavor grilled fish.The tough fish skin turns golden on the fire, just sprinkle some coarse salt dried in the sea, and a special spice brought by the islanders from Qingwan, which is even better than the one in King Ye’s palace. Those delicacies from mountains and seas are even more delicious, which makes your index finger move.

But when he was indulging in delicious food, he suddenly heard the sentinel on the top of the mast exclaiming loudly: "Something is floating in the sea ahead!"

Qi Ziyin immediately wiped the juice full of hands on the skirt of his clothes a few times, and ran towards the bow of the ship behind the sailors who had heard the sound.

I saw a few miles away on the sea surface, faintly appearing a piece of black shadow.Fan Zhen put his hand on his eyebrows, but put it down quickly, as if he was used to this kind of situation:
"It's likely to be some shipwrecks from the north. There may be a large ice floe ahead. Send me an order to change the course and go around!"

The climate in the Chanying Sea is changeable, and countless ships sink in it every year.And if there is a shipwreck before winter, most of the wreckage will follow the current all the way to the north, and finally be frozen in the ice-covered dark sea. It will not drift south again to Jinghui Bay until the ice melts next year. nearby.

But the white-clothed boy clearly sensed something unusual, and suddenly tensed up all his muscles: "These are not ordinary wreckages! Drive over quickly, I want to see clearly!"

Fan Zhen wondered why the kid next to him suddenly became interested in the wreckage at sea, but he still gave the order to move on.The warship soon got closer, and those seemingly wrecked things gradually revealed their true faces—no one could have imagined that they were actually more than a thousand small boats made of reeds, grasses, trees and vines. The vast majority are incomplete.However, in the scattered small boats that are still intact, there are the remains of soldiers in armor and helmets!
"These are the soldiers of Ye State's boat division!"

Qi Ziyin immediately recognized the black armor worn by the soldiers, and cried out involuntarily.Seeing that the expression on his face did not seem to be talking nonsense, Fan Zhen was a little confused:
"Little ghost, you said that the people lying in these boats are all from the country of Ye?"

The white-clothed boy nodded: "We have the custom of sea burial in Ye country. All the soldiers who died in battle will be sent to the sea along the Yan River in this kind of reed boat, so that the dead 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? There are so many of them?"

"During the days I left, there must have been a big change in the country of Ye! Let's quickly fish up the corpses and inspect them. If these small boats sink too soon, we won't be able to find any clues!"

As a result, everyone on the ship started to fish out the reed boats that still contained the bones.Regardless of the fear in his heart, Qi Ziyin inspected the corpses himself, and after a while, he found a letter that seemed to have not yet been mailed on a skeleton wearing the armor of a general.

The letter was written on a piece of silk as thin as veil, which seemed to be against the military rules, but the young man still found some clues from the soaked ink on it.

Just after reading the beginning of that letter, Qi Ziyin froze in place as if struck by a bolt from the blue.Because at the beginning of the letter paper, there was actually my own name written on it!
The content of the letter is not too long, but every word reveals incomparable despair.The person who wrote the letter told the young man not to return to Wanzhou rashly even if he received the letter sent earlier.Because Ye Kingdom was defeated and retreated one after another, it seemed that they could no longer resist Cheng Kingdom's Qingyao iron cavalry!

There was a "hum" in the boy's mind, and he hurriedly looked at the signature at the end of the letter, and saw that his personal bodyguard Wan Shi's name was written on it!Never thought that this was actually the last pen written by the other party before the last battle!
"Brother Stone—this corpse is actually Brother Stone? How is it possible!"

Qi Ziyin's gaze fell back on the remains that had drifted on the sea for a long time, leaving only some withered flesh and white bones.No matter what, he couldn't believe it, that was the young man who had been by his side, who was sometimes stubborn, but took good care of himself!
"Little ghost, you actually—recognize this person?"

Fan Zhen was also taken aback, and quickly raised his hands to support the boy who was a little unstable.Qi Ziyin hugged the corpse in front of him, distraught and indignant.

He couldn't figure out why, just a year after the capture of Yunzhi City, why the old country had yet another war with Cheng Guo, which was far away on the east coast of the mainland.He even couldn't figure out what kind of haste it was that forced Wan Shi, a young man working in the palace, to go to the front line.

But there is only one thing that is very clear - after this defeat, the homeland that was not involved in the war even when the four states and seven countries fought a few years ago will inevitably experience an unprecedented catastrophe.The young man couldn't help worrying about what kind of bloody storm the rich and vast country of Ye, which he loved so much, would face now!
"Brother Fan, I know this sounds contradictory, but can you please order the boat to turn around immediately and take me back to Qingwan?"

The boy in white suddenly raised his head, and solemnly asked Fan Zhen.

"...Do you want me to mobilize people from Qingwan to rush out a batch of firebolts to save Ye Kingdom? This is absolutely impossible!" A few days later, Qi Ziyin, who had just returned, hadn't finished his request, Leng Jiayun refused without hesitation.

"Sister Jia, you and General Baili have lived in Mulu City for more than [-] years, don't you have any affection for Ye Country?"

The young man standing in front of her never thought that the woman would give such an answer, and he was a little anxious.

"Ziyin, don't get me wrong, it's not that my sister is cold-blooded, and I often miss that land. But since the establishment of Qingwan, Baili and I have sworn that we will never let the islanders get involved in the conflicts of the land countries. Disputes. Now, this rule will never be broken for any reason! Besides, it has been a whole winter, even if I agree to send a boat to go south with you, the war may have ended by now, and the current situation in Ye Kingdom is very likely to be worse. Worse! I will never allow you to take this risk!"

The woman in purple gave a firm and decisive answer.Qi Ziyin stared into each other's eyes for a long time, and continued to ask without giving up:

"Did Sister Jia never think about what General Baili would do if he found out about this?"

"Don't use Baili to provoke me, Baili is no longer here! Maybe, maybe this war disaster is the punishment sent down by the heavens to those villains 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 is a very important star stream that has not been calculated, maybe it refers to this matter? I wish that the Shoucheng Palace at this time has been captured by the Cheng army, and the beast Qi Shouyu It has also fallen when the enemy army has fallen, and has been chopped into pieces!"

When she said these words, Leng Jiayun's brows and eyes no longer had the usual tenderness, and what was left was only overflowing raging anger.The disappointed face of the white-clothed boy also changed awe-inspiringly because of her angry words:
"Sister Jia, what are you talking about? Brother Zeming, did something happen to Ye Guo?"

However, before the woman could answer, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew out the candle on the table, and the door behind the two was suddenly knocked open by Fan Zhen from the outside:
"I'll talk about anything later, you two hurry up and follow me!"

Then came to their ears, there were bursts of cries from the islanders.The two had argued so fiercely before that they didn't know anything about what happened outside the house!

"What happened on the island?" Leng Jiayun asked.

"It's the murlocs, those murlocs are back! Qingwan can't keep it anymore!"

"Where is the defense of Crescent Bay? The islanders always have weapons in their homes, how can they give up so easily!" The woman in purple changed her face, but she shook her head and refused to leave.

"I can't stop it at all! The opponent is so powerful, it is even more difficult than when General Baili led us to recover Qingwan 20 years ago!"

Although he had heard from Xiang Baili how he led [-] elite soldiers to drive away the murlocs who occupied Qingwan, Leng Jiayun had never seen the tragic scene with his own eyes.Fan Zhen is a veteran of the year, but even if he is as brave as him, there is unprecedented despair on his face:
"Crescent Moon Bay has been captured in just half a stick of incense! Right now, I have ordered people to hide the big and small boats in the water cave to the east and wait for a while. If you want to survive, you can jump into the sea from the cliff and board the boat with me now. Go to the far sea to avoid it for a while!"

Fan Zhen roared loudly, pulled up Leng Jiayun, who was still hesitating, and rushed out the door.

Qi Ziyin didn't expect that fate would play tricks on him like this. Now that the matter of Ye country has not yet come to a conclusion, Qingwan also suffered a surprise attack.He suddenly realized that what Mo Zeming said in the woman's mouth before, those unfinished star streams did not refer to the changes in Ye Kingdom, but most likely referred to today's disaster!
However, in desperation, he didn't allow him to think about it anymore, so he had to follow his companion and rush out the door.

As far as the eye can see right now, there are thick dark clouds tumbling and gathering above the head, as well as lightning bolts falling on the island like giant snakes spitting out letters!In the midst of lightning and thunder, the boy looked down at Crescent Moon Bay hidden deep in the mountainside, and saw thousands of pale-skinned murlocs covered with scales against the firelight, like fish migrating from the sea. Like, densely packed up from the water to the shore!

At this time, the weapons held by those murlocs were exactly the same as those firebolts that his uncle Qi Shouyu secretly made in Hailingyu Fortress!
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