The flowers bloom in two, one on each branch. The third prime minister of the left received a generous donation from Hu Xiya and temporarily stabilized the morale of the army in Luntai City.

Li Xiaofei returned to Huayun City from No Return Village with his two wives, and everyone was silent along the way.

Full of hope, he went to Qiyun Country to look for the Three-Tailed Falcon, but the answer he got was that this Qiyun Country was not the habitat of the Three-Tailed Falcon at all.

Li Xiaofei is most worried that Wang Ruoyun's body and mind can't stand it, and there is nothing more painful than the disillusionment of hope.

On the way, Li Xiaofei always wanted to try to say something, but every time he felt that it was too artificial. It's okay not to say it, but when you say it, it seems to be covering up something. At this moment, Li Xiaofei was not sure if there were really such three-tailed falcons in this world. Only silence hides everything, and silence brings a hint of indifference.

However, for Qi Yunguo, this time it was a great gain, and the snow-capped mountains that were insurmountable in the past can now be climbed.

The large lake behind Mount Sage is reachable in the near future. As long as Li Xiaofei and their methods are used, they can climb over several other snow-capped mountains and descend from places with gentle slopes to the lake.

When he arrived at Huayun City, Black Pearl ran over and hugged Li Xiaofei, "I thought you would die on the snowy mountain, but I didn't expect you to never die!" ”

Wang Ruoyun was a little surprised, and Hongrui explained to her, "The etiquette of the Fanbang people is very different from that of the Central Plains, she is just Xiaofei's friend and assistant!" ”

Li Xiaofei smiled, "If I die, will you wait here forever?" ”

"I'll take the rest of the people and continue our voyage, and I won't stop because of you"

Karina, the king of Qiyun Kingdom, prepared the last five hundred sheep and five hundred dogs in the city for Li Xiaofei, but Li Xiaofei refused them all.

Li Xiaofei asked the old conch to convey his meaning, "Don't use people to sacrifice the big snake in the future, explore the places behind the snow mountain, so that more people have a place to cultivate and graze, and the next time Daliang's fleet arrives, Daliang's ships can not load the goods of Qiyun Kingdom."

Karina nodded as if she didn't understand, and let the old conch convey her gratitude.

Li Xiaofei and his party continued to get on the boat and went south to catch up with Yu Shengzhi's fleet.

Leaving Qiyun Country, Wang Ruoyun looked at Huayun City in the sunset and sighed, "Small country and widows, if there is no living sacrifice of that living person, it will be an ideal paradise!" ”

Hongrui took Wang Ruoyun's right hand, "The sacrifice of living people is to maintain their small country and widows, and their existing land is not enough to feed more people, so there will be this living sacrifice."

Wang Ruoyun turned his face and said, "So, my sister already knew, will that King Karina also know?"

Hongrui smiled and said, "Actually, everyone in their Qi Yun Kingdom knows about it, but everyone doesn't say it." ”

Li Xiaofei came over to protect them, left and right, "It's windy, let's go to the cabin, this time we helped them cross the snowy mountain, it should be better for us to go to Qiyun Country next time!" The sacrifice of the living is coming to an end, and the serpent will live for three or five years at most. ”

"Let's think more about ourselves, I don't know where the other people have gone now, the vast sea, nine deaths, there is a year to go to Xiaoyao Island, and we have to find fresh water and food on other desert islands along the way," Hongrui expressed concern about the road ahead

The three of them turned around and entered the cabin, and Wang Ruoyun asked Li Xiaofei, "I think it's all smooth sailing when you go to sea, why did Sister Hong say it was so terrible?" ”

Li Xiaofei touched Wang Ruoyun's head, "Those experiences of nine deaths and one life are afraid to scare you if you say it, tornadoes, sea monsters, pirates, cannibals, we have all encountered them!" But the most terrible thing is that you can't find fresh water on the island for many days in a row. ”

"Encountering a tornado is nothing more than a gamble, a matter of a moment. Sea monsters, pirates, cannibals, and cannibals will fight when they encounter them, but the lack of water will not be solved no matter how high your martial arts are, no matter how much money you have! Hongrui added

"Being in this vast sea, I felt that we were no different from ants, and remembered that when I was a child, I carried half a bucket of water to drench the ant nest, and I felt that I could control the fate of ants. But it wasn't until later that I learned that we couldn't even control our own destiny. Sister Hong, husband, if you really encounter a tornado, it will not be in vain to walk in this world."

People say that the words of the dying are also good, and the sorrow is greater than the death of the heart, Wang Ruoyun's words are half the heart is dead and half is kind.

Li Xiaofei and Hongrui wanted to say something, but they didn't know what to say, or Wang Ruoyun himself broke the silence.

"When I was young, I was ignorant, and then I learned that it is not easy to live in this world, I pretended to be crazy for more than ten years, exhausted, but it is better than people who work hard year after year and have to worry about eating and drinking, I have seen Yuan Xin sell the gold leaves that his husband gave him in order to save those who can't afford medicine. In the past few decades, I have also understood that whether it is the emperor or the common people, they are not living a solid life. Even children as young as seven or eight years old have to brave the wind and snow to follow their parents on the streets to make a living. ”

Hongrui sighed, "Thousands of soldiers worked hard, and after a lot of hardships, they only changed the world in the end. Xiaofei, do you think it's worth it? ”

Li Xiaofei pushed open the half-sliding window, "It's worth it, it's not as good as a peace dog, the hard work of people in this world is better than the day." At the beginning, if I could have dozens of acres of fertile land, one cow and ten sheep in Lijia Village, I would not have fought for half a lifetime. It's just that many things are not as good as we thought. Many roads are not the roads we envisioned, but this lowly thing is still preserved, and the descendants of the family are still the family. Maybe this is providence! ”

"I see things as man-made, many things at the beginning, Xiaofei was too simple, and sacrificed too many people for the sake of the overall situation and the righteousness. The result is only for the emperor and the family to continue to enslave the people! If you weren't controlled by false fame at the beginning, you would be the one sitting in Luoyang City now! Speaking of the events of that year, Hongrui began to be indignant.

Wang Ruoyun didn't know what happened back then, so he smiled, "Sister Hong means that our husband has a chance to be the emperor?" Fortunately, this ship is full of people brought back from overseas by the husband, otherwise someone will go to snitch, and we will be exterminated by the Nine Clans! ”

Hongrui smiled, "He's an indecisive woman's benevolent person, it's a good thing not to be the emperor, the emperor is not a human being!" The person who is the emperor does not hesitate to sacrifice everything that can be sacrificed, how can Xiaofei be the emperor who loves his wife and son. His love is overflowing, and his kindness will infect others, and those who have been proclaimed emperors back then have also been destroyed by his flickering death."

Li Xiaofei's expression was very embarrassed, "I didn't expect Liu Jian to start at the alliance banquet back then, and it was still on Zhong Zhiming's territory." Alas, it's no wonder that I always think more about Liu Jian, which hurt Zhong Zhiming and his wife. ”

"Liu Jian is determined that you will always be soft-hearted and biased towards him, so he has repeatedly attacked the people around you, and the invincible Southern Navy has no name now." The more she spoke, the more angry she became

Li Xiaofei coughed for a while, "It's me, cough, cough, it's me who I'm sorry brothers, the three of us can say it today, and we are not allowed to mention it in the future." Liu Jian is ruthless, we still have children in Luoyang! ”

"Forget it, Sister Hong, now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, as long as our family is safe, we don't have to worry about small things like national affairs. Isn't that right?"

Hongrui calmed down a little, "I just don't think it's worth it for those dead friends, many of them could have been immortal." ”

The moonlight outside the window didn't know when it came in, Li Xiaofei looked down at the swaying moonlight, "This moon hangs in the sky, illuminates the ancients, illuminates us, and will illuminate future generations; The moon shows the way to the good guys and also to the bad guys. Over the years, I have also thought about revenge and justice for my brothers. But if it is decided today, I, Li Xiaofei, assassinate the king and raise troops to rebel again, then wouldn't I be as good as Liu Jian and become a sinner who messes the world? Sister Hong is right, I am not suitable to be an emperor or a commander, but the times have made heroes and once pushed me to the forefront. Now what we have to do is to do our best according to our destiny. ”

"I'm also indignant, I'm almost sixty years old, I really think that I, an old woman, will still provoke you to rebel. It's just that when people get old, they tend to think of the past and the dead. ”

Wang Ruoyun looked at the two of them, "It's not easy to live in this world, no matter how bastard Liu Jian is, he is also the master of Zhongxing who recreates the Great Liang to pacify the troubled times." At least the people of Daliang don't have to die in vain. ”

Li Xiaofei shook his head, "I see that Liu Jian is almost obsessed with immortality, and he came out to find immortality."

We must not be the only ones with the old medicine. Before we left, we sent 5,000 elite soldiers to the Western Regions, probably for this purpose. If there is a clue that a flattering person bewitches him that a certain country has immortality, Liu Jian will definitely send troops to attack. At that time, the life of the people of Daliang will be even more miserable! ”

"If we can't find the elixir, how are we going to deal with it? The 500 forbidden troops and more than 1,000 Jiangnan sailors he sent were all monitoring us, and we had less than 1,000 of our own people. Hongrui worries about the future.

"Don't worry, there will always be people who are greedy for rewards who will precede us to offer the emperor the so-called immortality and elixir. You know, anything can happen in six years. We wander overseas, unrestrained, and will not get involved in the struggle between the crown prince of the imperial court and the king of Jin. When the time comes, I will have my own way to persuade the forbidden army and the people of the Jiangnan Navy Division to return to Daliang together. Rest assured, no one doesn't want to go home! ”

"Home, I don't know what happened to Zhanfei and Sister Qing?"

"With Qing'er here, Zhanfei will be very safe, as long as Zhanfei is safe and sound, we can rest assured no matter what."

"Sister Hong, husband, don't you have a daughter? After all these years, why hasn't she been mentioned? ”

Li Xiaofei and Hongrui glanced at each other, "She is the leisurely princess who has seen you, and now she is Liu Jian's daughter." For the sake of her safety, we never talk about these things, let alone ask Liu Jian to see her. ”

Hongrui wiped her eyes, "She grew up with Queen Xiao since she was a child, and she must be smart and clever, and she will not bring herself to a dangerous situation." However, she has always been a hostage used by Liu Jian to blackmail Xiaofei, hoping that she can have a good home in the future. ”

Life at sea is dreary and dangerous, not only with seagulls flying in the wind and sun, but also by stormy whale sharks.

Fortunately, Hongrui and some of the people she taught could play the pipa and play the flute, which added a bit of interest to the fleet, otherwise many people would have been unable to bear this boredom and jump into the sea.

Under the guidance of Antonio and others, Yu Katsuyuki continued to sail south without danger.

"This sea voyage is really depressing, looking at the water and sky on all sides, as if it is covered by people, sometimes I want to see an island, even if I see a fleet."

"Your name is fish, fish into the sea is the right way, you should be happy" This Parthias learned some divination and fortune-telling things from Liu Mingge in his early years, and today he actually used it on Yu Shengzhi

"Haha, it's a pity that I'm a fish in the river, and I can't bear it when I enter this vast sea."

"General Yu, you are humble, as long as we can return smoothly this time, you will be the first person in the navy who deserves to be the beam!"

"Navy?" Ukatsuyuki was unfamiliar with the word navy

"Oh, it's the fleet sailing on the sea, that is, your Central Plains sailors"

Yu Shengzhi's heart fluttered, he used to feel that it was too peaceful, at most he was fighting pirates, and later bumped into Li Xiaofei's fleet, and his sailor ran to check on people but was all caught.

Originally, he planned to return to the capital after taking the path of General Wang and Prime Minister Xiao Cheng after working as a sailor for a few years, but now listening to this white-skinned Fanbang man, it turns out that he can still be the first person in the Liang Navy.

"Mr. Partias, I have some interest in your previous voyage with Master Li, can you tell us about it?"

"Well, what part do you want to listen to, is it my hometown or our sea monster fight, or the places we've been?" Parthias didn't hold it back

"Sea monsters? Is this thing really there? Then Mr. Lao Fu will start with the sea monster, first about the sea monster, then about your hometown, and the places you have been."

As soon as they heard the word sea monster, many soldiers on the deck ran over.

Parthias shrugged his shoulders, "I didn't expect you to be so interested in sea monsters, so I'll start with mermaids."

As soon as the mermaid was mentioned, the soldiers came to their senses

"Is there a male mermaid?"

"Idiot, they all said it was a mermaid,"

"There are male and female fish"

Yu Katsuyuki coughed a few times, "Alright, alright, all be quiet and listen to Mr. Parthias tell these anecdotes!" Don't interject"