Liu Qiao and the three of them waited on the dock for a while, and then saw a sergeant in battle armor walking straight towards them in the distance.

Liu Xiao looked carefully, and when he got closer, he could see that he was wearing a silver badge on his chest. I know in my heart that the person who comes is a centurion.

The centurion stood still in front of Caishi, clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency, please come with me, the general has been waiting for a long time." ”

Caishi nodded, hummed softly, and motioned to lead the way.

Yuan Baibai saw that Liu Wan was a little confused, and secretly explained: "Cai Shi once helped a powerful person in Jing'an Kingdom, so in return, the powerful man tried to give him an idle official body with no real power."

Liu Xiao suddenly, his heart became more and more sure that the color was not simple.

"Brother Liu, Miss Yuan?"

The familiar call interrupted Liu Xiao's thoughts, he looked up and found that it was Ye Daocheng walking from the side with a surprised face.

Liu Miao was deeply surprised, "Why are you here?"

The original white and color also stopped successively. The military centurion left first at the behest of Saitoki.

"I've been out of the mountains for too long, and the boat had been running for two days when I came here. Ye Daocheng stretched out his hand and scratched his head, embarrassed. Then he said a little frustratedly: "Hey, the next ship will have to wait for the first half of the moon to be able to operate." ”

Liu Wan nodded, he knew that the boat Ye Daocheng was talking about was sent to Jing'an Country by a powerful person or force in this Qianyu Lake or Baoxi City.

The so-called predecessors planted trees, and later generations enjoyed the shade. These people also slowly explored and opened up hidden routes according to the routes traveled by the official ships of Jing'an State.

After all, selling the same items directly to the military and selling some items to the territory of Jing'an is completely two or two prices, and the profit difference is more than one and a half points.

If you have the ability to cling to the high-ranking magnates of Jing'an Kingdom, gain their trust, and have stable transactions, it will be a great wealth and a long history.

In such a lucrative situation, there are naturally people who are willing to take risks, coupled with their own strength and a bit of luck, one by one the waterways will surface.

It's just that they not only transport all kinds of materials, as long as you are willing to pay a lot of "ship money", you can naturally carry people. To them, people and goods are the same, and isn't it just for profit to open this waterway?

In the early years, Jing'an Guo always turned a blind eye to such forces and ships, after all, didn't those high-ranking magnates do this for the purpose of enhancing their strength? In the final analysis, they still strengthened their national strength, and since they were advantageous, they would let them go, and no matter how they said it, they could not turn the sky upside down.

Now I am full of remorse, and there is nothing I can do.

Liu Qiao planned to take these privately owned ships before he was able to make a solid statement.

But this ship is still full of risks, after all, everyone knows how much the ship is worth, and this lake pirate has to live, right? After all, these private forces do not have the strength and deterrence of Jing'an.

This is also the reason why Liu Miao agreed to the girl's proposal without knowing the girl's intentions, because for him, no matter which choice is full of unknowns and dangers. It's just that now it seems that I have chosen the right one.

Liu Xiao was a little happy in his heart.

"Brother Liu, I don't know why you're here?"

Hearing Ye Daocheng ask like this, Liu Miao was blunt and said, "We are leaving to Jing'an Country." ”

Ye Daocheng looked back at the big military ship, and suddenly realized, a little envious, "Then I wish Brother Liu and Miss Yuan a smooth journey, and we will meet again in Qingfeng City." ”

Liu Miao hugged his fists and said: "We will meet again." ”

did not retain or invite Ye Daocheng to walk with him. Although they have known each other, even if their senses are good, they have only known each other for half a day. Moreover, he was only able to board the ship with the help of his original relationship, and it would be easy for others to make it difficult for others to make rash proposals.

Yuan Baibai also said, "Goodbye." ”

The two didn't stay, and watched Ye Daocheng turn around and leave.

Suddenly, Cai Shi opened his mouth and called softly: "This brother, stay at your feet." ”

Ye Daocheng stopped, turned his head to look left and right, puzzled, "Call me?" he pointed to the tip of his nose.

Shi Cai smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”

Ye Daocheng asked, "We know each other?" He looked at the man in colorful clothes, and wondered in his heart, he didn't know why, at first glance, it didn't seem that Brother Liu and the original girl were close.

Shi Cai still smiled and said, "I don't know." ”

Ye Daocheng thought about it and secretly guessed: Is it because I didn't mean anything to Brother Liu and the original girl when I said goodbye to him before, but I just picked on me, so it doesn't mean anything, but it still has to be meaningful.

He was silent for a moment, clasped his hands into fists, and said, "This brother, don't pass by, let's meet again." After saying that, he turned around and left, feeling helpless, this is interesting enough.

Shi Cai suddenly became messy and unconsciously stretched out his hand.

When Ye Daocheng was about to disappear from everyone's sight, he finally came back to his senses and shouted, "Brother, aren't you going to take a boat?"

Ye Daocheng was stunned for a moment, and looked back at the man in colorful clothes, who still couldn't look good, but he barely had a little good impression.

The old man, who was also his teacher and father, once said to him earnestly: "Daocheng, whoever is born owes no one except his parents." So, if someone treats you well in the future, you can take it and remember to return it to others when you have the opportunity. Don't be angry if no one treats you well, after all, no one owes you. But it doesn't prevent you from being nice to him. ”

Ye Daocheng walked quickly in front of Caishi, hugged his fists and saluted, grinning, "Dude, thank you"

Liu Wan shook his head and smiled when he heard this.

Yuan Baibai laughed out loud.

The two of them couldn't help but think at the same time, and the flowers and colors did have a bit of that meaning.

Ye Daocheng looked at Cai, who was a little stunned, and stretched out his hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Brother, are you leaving?"

Cai Shi replied, "Let's go, let's go." ”

After speaking, he turned around and saw the black lines in his head, and said in a deep voice: "Come with me." ”

A group of people, the color time is in front. Ye Daocheng was in the center, and from time to time he glanced back at Liu Qiao and Yuan Baibai, who were walking last, and grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth.

A few people came to the side of the boat and walked up the stairs beside the boat.

Although there were many people busy under the boat, there were almost no people on the boat except for the sergeants who came and went.

Liu Qiao and the three of them followed Cai, and within a moment, they came to the wide deck of the third floor.

Liu Miao raised his eyes and looked forward, there was a long table not far away, with a few simple side dishes on the table, a white-haired old man was eating there, and not far behind him were two sergeants guarding him.

As if sensing the gaze of several people, the old man put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and beckoned to everyone.

Cai Shi nodded and walked forward, motioning for Liu Qiao and the three to follow.

Getting closer, Liu Miao saw clearly that the old man was wearing a standard battle armor, his pale white hair was meticulously groomed, and he had a short beard on his face, although his face was covered with the ravines of the years, and his eyes full of vicissitudes were bright and deep.

The old man looked really old, but he didn't make people feel contemptuous.

The old man watched a few people arrive, and said calmly: "It's here." ”

Cai Shi nodded, turned to Liu Qiao and said, "This is General Ma, and you have to rely on the general's support along the way." He turned back to the old man and said, "They are the people I said." ”

General Ma frowned, his expression was not angry and arrogant, and he said in a deep voice: "Didn't you say that the two of you are good?"

Cai Shi was a little unhappy, "Which one is missing?"

General Ma didn't let go, "Poor!"

Cai Shi was suddenly defeated, and said with a hippie smile: "I said Lao Ma, can you not be so serious, you have known each other for so long, how about selling me a face?" Seeing that the old man's expression did not ease, he hurriedly said: "This time I came in a hurry, next time I will definitely bring you a jar of good wine that I brewed myself, besides, there is no one in such a big place as you." ”

When General Ma heard the wine, his majesty was gone, and he was obviously poisoned by Caishi's wine. Said helplessly: "Let's take a few friends down to rest first." ”

As soon as the words fell, a sergeant behind him walked out from behind General Ma, came to Liu Qiao and the three people, held the long knife in his left hand and leaned out from his side with his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "Please." ”

The three of them clasped their fists in salute and followed the sergeant to the cabin to rest.

General Ma waved his hand again, dismissed the other sergeant beside him, and waited until only him and Caishi were left, General Ma first sighed faintly, and then said a little melancholy: "There may be no next time." ”

Without anyone else present, the current General Ma seemed to have become much older all of a sudden, as if this was what he was.

Cai Shi couldn't help but ask, "You want to go?" although he knew that he was knowingly asking.

General Ma nodded and said in a deep voice: "The order that came with the ship last night should never come back." ”

Aya was a little sentimental and fell silent.

General Ma was the pioneer of this military waterway and the builder of Baoxi City, and he has never left this place since the city was built.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is the emperor of the soil here, after all, he has done a few things over the years.

The two have known each other for many years, and General Ma is also a person he rarely sees, and he is also a rare friend who has forgotten his years, but he is older, after all, he is a demon clan.

Cai Shi knew that General Ma was not a person with ambition and hegemony, he was just old, and he had no heart or strength to seek more for his country, and he only hoped that this old bone could hold the lifeblood of this painstaking effort for Jing'an Kingdom.

Saitoki remembers that the two of them had a drink. After drinking, General Ma staggered to his feet, staggered with steps, and said while gesturing, "Today... The whole country... Below, that is, even the king, I don't believe it... Ever, I... Only trusted... Myself, of course ... That's, that's the one who is upside down, the one who protects the country... Real people can... Barely counted half, half. Of course... It's still very reluctant. ”

Cai Shi calmed down and teased: "You broke your promise." ”

General Ma smiled, and couldn't help but think that back then, he had said that he would rather stay here until he was old and stay until he died, and never wanted to return to the smoky Jing'an.

Thinking about it now, patting your ass and leaving, isn't it too addictive?

General Ma smiled again, "I'm about to die, I still want to go back and take a look, to see if my old bones can add a tile to the shaky foundation of Jing'an." If a tile doesn't make it, if it doesn't make a handful of soil, if the soil doesn't make it, I can always raise a layer of ashes, haha. ”

The old man laughed.

Laughing and smiling, but there are old tears.