Chapter 58: Mermaid
There are three main waterways in the Huancheng River, one from the moat through Shuanglong Street to the outside of Shuaifu; a seaside that stretches into the north of the city; One leads to the east of the city, which is the main source of drinking water. Coupled with those tributaries that are neither wide nor narrow, the extent of the Huancheng River is really not small.
"Fortunately, there are cubs in the barracks to probe the way, otherwise this would not be able to surround the people of the Marshal's Mansion." Meng Yu couldn't help but sigh: "The seeds left by Mu Ying are too weak, and I can only be sure that the seeds are still in the water." โ
"I'll go to the north of the city, and you can do the rest." Qin Qian ignored Meng Yu's broken thoughts, stepped onto the boat's shed, and disappeared in a few jumps.
"Huh! Then you can bring me some shells! Meng Yu yelled in the direction where Qin Qian had disappeared.
The remaining elite soldiers on the ship looked at each other, and then a green-eyed Chao Meng Yu glanced over there, and reminded: "General, Vice Admiral Wei is talking about conch, not shells." โ
Meng Yu looked back in amazement, and then hung his head in discouragement: "Then I'll run again later." โ
The north of the city is bordered by the sea, and there is a waterway leading directly to the outside of the city. Moreover, because of the ships and goods coming and going in the north of the city, the entry and exit were much wider than those of the other city gates. Qin Qian thought that if he was the suspect, he would choose to swim out of the city and out of the water at the seaside pier. Of course, there is another reason - now An He is the most suspicious, and judging from the news that Qin Qian inquired about in An Jia, An He is a very filial son, and every time he goes home, he will bring back some shells dug by the sea for his parents, or catch some fish. This is a habit for more than ten years, and An He has not been home for a few days this time, Qin Qian thinks that he will definitely get more "loot" to go back to appease his guilt for his parents.
Cheng.
The seaside is framed by steel, and a large port is built. There are large and small ships parked along the harbor, each with a full load of goods, and many workers carrying goods up and down.
Qin Qian saw the largest ships at a glance, and there was a big word "palace" written on the sails. It was the fleet of the Miyaya family.
Qin Qian raised his eyebrows, found an inconspicuous corner to stand, and then looked at the fleet that he had never looked at carefully before. The fleet is very simple, but the materials used are good. Qin Qian had to admit that these ships were not much worse than those of the Shuai Mansion.
Next to the fleet stood a young man, who knew by his clothes that he was from the Gong family. If Qin Qian guessed correctly, that young man should be Gong Shenglang, the young master of the palace familyโalthough he didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the four families in Bermuda City, he also knew the family members of these families well.
Gong Shenglang also graduated from the Taiyuan, but unexpectedly he did not participate in any of the organs of Bermuda, but returned to the palace family and began to learn to run the family business - of course, it was a matter of time before he inherited the family business, but it was unwise for many people to finally graduate from the Taiyuan and give up the opportunity to intervene in the Bermuda City organs.
However, for the other three, the Gong family's behavior is clearly stating a position - to watch and not participate.
Because of this, Qin Qian did not have much hostility towards the Gong family.
"Whoa...... Gollum ......"
The subtle sound of water was almost negligible in the sound of the waves, but it made Qin Qian immediately come back to his senses.
Qin Qian smiled slightly, his gaze as swift as an eagle's falcon staring at a canal leading to the dock. The canal is very deep and is the channel through which the river drains into the sea. Looking down from above, it was a black patch, and with the traces of the flow of water waves, it was impossible to see anything in the canal.
Qin Qian used his spiritual power to conceal his breath, and walked silently on the ground next to the canal, and if he looked closely, he would find that although he was walking, the soles of his feet did not step on the ground at all, but walked in the air, as if there was a solid air condensed walkway under his feet.
Qin Qian walked to the position of the dock and stopped. The workers on the dock also spotted him, and Gong Shenglang turned his head and looked at Qin Qian with a slight surprise. Qin Qian was also quite surprised.
"General Qin." Gong Sheng has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is a very heroic young man. However, at this time, his face was not very good, and he stiffened for a moment before he showed a smile: "You're here." I don't know what the general is doing? โ
"I always thought that compared to the You family in the Marshal's Mansion, the Gong family was even more ...... Be content with the status quo. Qin Qian's feet fell to the ground, and his expression returned to his usual smile: "But obviously, everything can't just look at appearance." โ
"I don't understand what General Qin said." Gong Shenglang also smiled, but his smile was a little far-fetched.
"Huh." Qin Qian laughed twice, and then stretched out his right hand, palming his palm at the huge cargo ship behind Gong Shenglang.
He said, "Do you want him to come out on his own, or will I burn it with your ship?" โ
Gong Shenglang's face changed immediately, he showed some pleading looks, and finally smiled bitterly: "General, be merciful." โ
Qin Qian withdrew his hand and looked at Gong Shenglang with a smile.
Gong Shenglang bowed slightly to Qin Qian, and then said, "Please come on the boat with me." โ
Qin Qian raised his eyebrows, but didn't say anything, and followed Gong Sheng Lang onto the big cargo ship. The other people in the cargo ship had already driven Gong Shenglang out, and then Gong Shenglang took Qin Qian to the bottom of the ship.
It was dark in the cargo hold, but it was not much of an obstacle for Qin Qian, and he could easily see the contents of the cargo hold. This was also the first time Qin Qian had seen An He.
The cargo hold was empty in the dark, and there was a large water stain on the smooth wooden planks, and in the center of the water lay a man, or rather, a wild beast - if Ling Gu was there, he would have screamed "mermaid"!
It was a man, his long hair wet and dazed on his back and floor; His arms are very long, his palms are twice as long as ordinary adults, and there are translucent webbing between his fingers, which reveals a jade texture as a whole; His ears are fan-shaped fins, and the rest is invisible because his face is buried; From his waist down, there was a long fishtail, and if you measured his whole person from the top of his head to the tail of the fish, it was about eight feet long.
Qin Qian's gaze stayed on the tail of the fish for a while, the tail looked like a dragon and an eel, but the fine scales looked like an ordinary fish. It was dark in color, roughly the size of a human thigh, and had peeled off a few scales, where a short wooden thorn was piercing.
It was left by Mu Ying.
An He seemed to be unconscious, but the beastly characteristics on his body were slowly recovering to become an adult.
"It takes him half an hour to recover as an adult, and he is very sensitive during this time, and he can't be disturbed at will." Gong Shenglang hurriedly explained: "I also hope that the general will wait for a while, I guarantee with my life, he will not run, and ...... What he did was nothing more than what the Ma brothers deserved. โ
Qin Qian came back to his senses, glanced at Gong Shenglang a little strangely, and then understood - Gong Shenglang was not as good as him, and Gong Shenglang couldn't see Anhe clearly in the dark.
"Actually." Qin Qian paused for a moment and said, "I think it's best to let me take him away quickly, he's injured." โ
"What!" Gong Shenglang was shocked, and then hurriedly ran to the side to bring over a glowstone lamp, the light of the fluorite was very weak, and he probably didn't dare to stimulate An He, so he used this kind of lamp. But even such a faint light is enough to detect that something is wrong with An He.
"Anhe!" Gong Shenglang exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly ran over.
Qin Qian raised his eyebrows and quietly looked at the two people in the cargo hold - this Gong Shenglang seemed to have a very unusual relationship with An He.