Chapter 21: Risky Journey
"City Lord, today's subordinates have heard about the affairs of the court, this Wei Chi Song and Yu Chi Ze are becoming more and more unobstructed, and the court will openly attack the city lord." Zhai Jiang'er hugged the grievances.
"The main thing is that Wei Chihao is encouraging them behind his back." Wei Chiqing said slowly.
"Then how does the city lord plan to deal with this dream girl, although he has appointed a few adults to investigate, but there is still a heated discussion in this market." Zhai Jiang'er said worriedly.
"Since you can't change the minds of the people, let's divert the attention of the people." Wei Chiqing said, took out a letter from his body and handed it to Zhai Jiang'er.
"My subordinates understand." Zhai Jiang'er walked out of the hall after saying that.
Yu Chong pavement.
"Brother Chong, but I've heard that the old city lord seems to have entered the little city lord's decoction before returning to heaven." Ah Fu said humbly.
"Where did you hear it, don't talk nonsense." Yu Chong hurriedly poked his probe out of the shop.
"It's spread in the streets, saying that it's the news from the old city lord's personal female officer."
"This must have something to do with Yu Chihao, I don't know how the city lord will deal with this." Yu Chong said with some concern.
"Yu Chong, you go out with me."
Yu Chong looked in the direction of the voice, and it was Yan Ruo sitting in the carriage waving to him.
"Okay." Yu Chong didn't care about Ah Fu anymore, and rushed out with one arrow step.
After getting into the carriage, Yu Chong asked puzzledly, "Miss Yanruo, where are we going?" ”
"You'll know when you get there." Yan Ruo sold Guanzi.
It's not just that after a long time, the carriage stopped, and Ju Xiang said to the carriage that it was over.
Yan Ruo said, "You go back." ”
"Miss, if something dangerous happens along the way, what if Ju Xiang is not around." Ju Xiang said.
"You are so long-winded, when I am air, I will protect Yan Ruo." Yu Chong began to pretend to be a big-nosed elephant.
"Ju Xiang is out of the way, this trip, we are on the official boat, you still have to protect the safety of the city lord."
Yu Chong followed Yan Ruo's voice and looked forward, sure enough, it was the official wharf in Southern Twilight City, and he saw that it was heavily guarded and ready to fight at any time.
"Yu Chong, you and I should put on this black robe first and then get off the carriage." Yan Ruo said.
The two put on the black robes that had been prepared long ago, got out of the carriage, and Yan Ruo asked Ju Xiang to leave quickly.
Ju Xiang knew that she couldn't resist the young lady, so she left first.
Yu Chong followed Yan Ruo into the dock of the official house, and just after a few steps, Yu Chong heard someone behind him whisper, "These two people are really bold, they dare to take the official boat to the north." ”
Yu Chong Yanruo got on the official ship, only to see the boatman kneeling in the direction of the deck to pray for blessings, the two entered the cabin, Yu Chong asked Yan Ruo in a low voice, "I heard Xu Ying and others say before that the north pier of our South Dusk City is not open to the people, because the northern waters are extremely dangerous, this is true." ”
Yan Ruo actually giggled, "The most important thing is not only that the sea is dangerous, but that the place we are going to is a little dangerous." ”
"Place? To the north of our South Dusk City is the boundary of the Danling Nation, since it is by boat, we have to go north, it is difficult, we have to go to Beihun ! Yu Chong's expression was a little surprised.
"It's Beihu." Yan Ruo said unhurriedly.
"Why do you want to go to a place where the folk customs are so fierce, I heard that the earliest Beihun was brought together by many tribes, and for many years of continuous warfare, and finally let the smallest of them unify the entire territory of Beihu, that person is called Hu Qian."
"Heh, I didn't think you knew so much, yes, it was this Hu Qi who unified the whole territory of Beihu, that Bei Hu is similar to this Danling nation, they are all nomads, but this Hu Qian knows that a country can only last for a long time if it has comprehensive development, so it continues to blend with Penghua and Zunji to learn from each other's strengths, and now it has become a military power like Zunji." Yan Ruo told the story.
"Then we are here for ......," Yu Chong asked.
"Presumably you have also heard the talk of the old city lord returning to heaven in the past two days."
"Yes, it is rumored that the return of this old city lord to heaven is related to the current city lord."
"Do you believe it?" Yan Ruo looked into Yu Chong's eyes and asked.
"Although I haven't met the city lord himself, judging from the various decrees he has made to Nandui City since he succeeded to the throne, I believe that it was not the city lord's doing, and I can vaguely understand the ambition of the city lord." Yu Chong said what was in his heart.
"That's right, our trip is to go to Beihun to find the lord Hu Ran to help me in Nanducheng." Yan Ruo said.
"Beihun is so far away from us, can he still help us?" Yu Chong asked puzzled.
"It's politics, you'll know later, but before we can get to Beihun successfully, we'll have to pass through what the dock defenders say are dangerous." Yan Ruo's face gradually became solemn as she spoke.
"There is really a dangerous place, that Miss Yanruo does not escort with Juxiang." Yu Chong said a little uneasily.
"There are still too few people around the city lord, I told Commander Zhai before that I will transfer you directly to the palace city to help the city lord, and Commander Zhai also agreed, but the city lord is still hesitating and wants you to get more information outside." Yan Ruo said.
"It's because I can't bear my identity as a meticulous worker." Yu Chong laughed after speaking.
"Yu Chong, you must not underestimate the power of this dock gang and the cooperative sect, there is no eternal enemy, sooner or later it can be used by the city lord, but it has not reached that stage." Yan Ruo began to focus on Yu Chong's tutoring.
"Well, what kind of sinister method is it?" Yu Chong was still very curious.
"I didn't go north for two hours to go north from the South Twilight City, and I arrived at an inland sea area, where a huge whirlpool will appear from time to time, and the so-called danger is also talking about the uncertainty of this whirlpool."
"Ah, then we ...... this trip"
"Don't be too surprised, as long as you cross this huge mountain water, you will be safe, there is a pier at the end of this area, one is the pier in Beihu, and the other is Wulin."
"Wu Lin? What is this place, how have never heard of it. ”
"The existence of Wulin is a terrifying existence for Beihu, when Beihun was fighting, there was a tribe close to the border of Wulin who wanted to develop eastward, and as a result, they invaded the boundary of Wulin, and the border of Wulin was all towering giant pines, and it was okay during the day, but at night, it was ......" Yan Ruo seemed to deliberately sell Guanzi.
"What's wrong with the night, Miss Yanruo, don't sell it." Yu Chong said anxiously.
"At night, the invading soldiers disappeared one by one, and in the end only the commander and his own soldiers remained."
"Later, later, you can say it quickly."
"Later, after invading 3,000 people, in the end, only about 20 people remained, and they have long since disappeared, and no one dares to come to this witch forest realm again."
"Then didn't you just say that Wulin actually has a wharf, and who are the people in it, and they also go to sea?"
"No one has ever boarded that pier, and I'm going to the North by land a lot of people from the South Twilight City."
"Then why don't we take the land route this time, the waterway is so dangerous." Yu Chong asked.
"Taking the land route will inevitably be known by Wei Chi Hao and Wei Chi Song, and the city lord let them take the water route in order to avoid suspicion."
But the waterway is so dangerous, and the people at the dock don't know that there is still a waterway leading to the north in my southern twilight city, Yu Chong thought to himself.
"You don't have to worry too much, since my Southern Twilight City can have an official ship to Beihu, it means that this road can work, and every year the city lord will deliver food and cloth to Wulin." Yan Ruo said.
"Isn't it true that Wulin can't see people, and they can also accept it?"
"It's all in your pocket."
"Unloading on that dock?" When Yu Chong spoke, his voice trembled slightly.
"That's right, I said Yu Chong, you are such a big person, I am not afraid of a weak woman, what are you doing so frightened, you look outside the cabin, the scenery is also unique, have you ever seen this giant mountain on the west side?"
Yu Chong looked at Yan Ruo's voice and saw the towering giant mountain, but he couldn't see the top of the mountain at a glance, and the official ship entered the sea area of the giant mountain, and the light couldn't shine in, making it look more and more gloomy.
"The other side of the giant mountain is the range of activities of the Danling nation, where it is a natural horse farm, and we in Nanducheng and Beihun have purchased military horses from Danling." Yan Ruo talked a lot to Yu Chong on this trip, which further enriched Yu Chong's vision.
"How long will it be before we get to the North Hub?" Yan Ruo asked.
"It's going to take another hour." Said the boatman of the military.
"Yu Chong, if you're tired, go and rest." Yan Ruo said.
"No......" Yu Chong hadn't finished speaking, only to feel the hull of the ship shaking violently.
"It's not good, the warship suddenly got out of control and sailed into a huge whirlpool." The boatman desperately controlled the hull, but the warship was not controlled at all.
"What?" Yan Ruo also began to worry.
"Hold on to the mast and don't move it." Seven or eight soldiers from the same ship came to help the boatman hold the rudder, but it was still to no avail.
When it was too late, I saw that the military ship was spinning faster and faster along the huge whirlpool in the sea, and everyone was so dizzy that they couldn't tell the north and south directions.
Yu Chong hugged Yan Ruo from behind at this time, and grabbed the mast tightly with both hands.
The boat was still spinning, and Yu Chong felt that the sky was spinning, and he was about to vomit.
With a sudden click, the mast broke, Yu Chong and Yanruo fell into the water in a panic, Yu Chong glanced at the whirlpool, and saw that the entire official ship was swallowed by the whirlpool.
Yu Chong helped Yan Ruo, let her also hold the mast, and strive to row to the shore, the two of them didn't know how long they rowed, and raised their eyes to see a dock in disrepair, although the style is very close to that of Nanducheng, but the tone of the pier is very gray.
Yu Chong first lifted Yan Ruo onto the dock, and pressed down with his own hands, and the sea water also took advantage of the situation.
"Why is this dock in Beihun so dilapidated?" Yan Ruo said.
"It's the first time you've come to Beihun for the first time." Yu Chong said.
"Yes, Commander Zhai came in person before, and there can't be no one around the city lord to let you and me come."
"The dock has always been a lively place, how can there be no one, eerie." Yu Chong said in confusion.
"It's not good, this is not the dock of Beihu, this is the dock of Wulin." Yan Ruohua pointed to the giant pine behind the dock with a disgraced expression.
Yu Chong saw that he couldn't see anything except the giant pine.