There seemed to be a slope of grass sloping upwards under his feet, and Zhao Xingde looked left and right, and the surroundings were blurry.

There are a few people who are walking up with themselves, a bit like Chen Dong, Deng Su, and a bit like Li Sihai.

Although the weather was very clear, he couldn't see their faces clearly, and Zhao Xingde didn't think about why? It seemed to be a hike and mountaineering when Taixue was in the past, everyone didn't speak, they walked up with their heads down, the wind blew the green grass undulating, they gasped, and walked up step by step. The terrain gradually became steeper, the wind on the mountain was getting stronger and stronger, and the weeds were getting shorter and shorter, but they could still let Zhao Xingde and they grab the grass stalks and climb up, he used his hands and feet at the same time, I don't know how long he climbed, and finally reached the top of the mountain, looking around, it was empty and vast, and there was no one around.

"What about them? What's going on? ”

Zhao Xingde turned around and looked at the front and back, left and right, only pieces of floating clouds floated by, and the wind on the top of the mountain blew his clothes and fluttered.

His figure became a little lonely from high spirits, and at this moment, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him, and he walked up, his steps getting faster and faster. Li Ruoxue turned around suddenly, her face was slightly swollen, a deep tooth mark was bitten on her lips, her complexion looked very haggard, her eyes were gloomy, and there was a bit of sadness and grievance in her eyes when she looked at Zhao Xingde. Zhao Xingde only felt a pain in his heart. "Ruoxue-" He snorted, but he couldn't make any sound, and couldn't help but speed up his pace and walk towards her, however, no matter how fast he walked, the distance between the two seemed to have not been shortened, which made Zhao Xingde extremely anxious, just when he wanted to run over and grab Li Ruoxue, her figure gradually dimmed and blurred. Where he used to stand, only the wind from the top of the mountain was blowing......

"Ruoxue-" Zhao Xingde suddenly opened his eyes, and there was darkness in front of him.

He slowly came back to his senses, only to realize that it was just a nightmare, and his clothes were already soaked with cold sweat.

The night outside was pitched, and it was still a long time before dawn, and he couldn't sleep anymore, his mind was buzzing.

The panic, fear, and reluctance in the dream all turned into bitterness, Zhao Xingde exhaled a long breath, pressed the ups and downs of his mind, and got up in his clothes, at this time, it was impossible to forcibly sleep, he could only get up, pick up the lamp and read the book, his eyes fell firmly on the page, but his thoughts were as difficult to control as a galloping ape. In the dream, Li Ruoxue's aggrieved and sad eyes seemed to be looking at him with her cheeks on the other side. The long-suppressed longing erupted like a volcano, and it was difficult to stop.

In his lifetime, Zhao Xingde has had a sense of loneliness in this world that outsiders don't know. Since he was a child, he lived a life of exile with his parents, although he was taken care of by many Qingliushi people, and since then Chen Dong, Deng Su and others have become friends with him. The personality has also changed a lot step by step, but this deep-rooted loneliness has never changed, and even penetrated into the bones. Because of this, he attaches more importance to affection than anyone else, but he gives people a feeling of indifference and detachment. Li Ruoxue is the person he first met, who can no longer have this feeling of loneliness, so he also occupies the most special place in his heart.

And Han Ningshuang and Zhao Huan also established an intimate relationship with Zhao Xingde like a partner under special circumstances, which made him unable to give up, and even gave birth to a certain desire to possess. Therefore, he was not forced by Song Guo or other pressures, but wanted the two of them to stay by his side, and he didn't want others to touch these two and the women he cherished. It is precisely because of this that Zhao Xingde has a deep guilt for Li Ruoxue, and even dared not for a while, not knowing how to ask Li Ruoxue to forgive his mistakes.

"Ruoxue, frost, Huan'er ......" In the ups and downs of thought, Zhao Xingde whispered their names.

It wasn't until the sky gradually turned white and the password for the change of guard sounded outside, that he pushed the door out and inspected the officers and soldiers on duty.

A red sun rises in the east, and the sun shines on the blue waves.

Today is the day when the Nanhai sailors set off from Yuntun Port. The defenders of Yuntun Port specially built flower towers and platforms, as well as altars to worship the dragon king and pray for the safety of the fleet. On the hillside, on the plain, on the trestle, on the beach, on the reef, there are people everywhere. If it weren't for the ban issued by the Yuntun garrison, many fishermen would have planned to row boats to send sailors and merchant fleets away.

In Zhou He's eyes, Zhao Xingde was obviously not resting well, there were bloodshot spots in the corners of his eyes, and the bags under his eyes were also very obvious. Still, the governor's eyes were bright. The people around him are very familiar with his emotions, which shows that his mood is not very good, people are not sages, at this time, you should try to talk to him as little as possible, otherwise it will be easy to provoke his temper. Zhao Xingde usually never talked about family affairs, so his subordinates guessed that this was probably because of the unpredictable wind and waves, and he was worried about whether the South China Sea Sailor could arrive in time to fight in Dashi.

"Dashuai," Zhou He asked cautiously, "Is it possible to lift anchor and raise sails?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Xingde replied lightly.

"Let's go!" Zhou He didn't say much, waved his hand down vigorously, and ordered loudly.

The horn sounded, the artillery rang out in unison, and the large and small warships of the South China Sea Navy Division raised their sails and anchors one after another, forming two columns on the sea.

The sailor slowly left the port of Yuntun, and twice as many merchant ships followed closely behind the sailor's warship, and the clouds and sails covered the sky and the sun.

The spectators on the shore were blocked, the crowd erupted into thunderous cheers from time to time, many children jumped and jumped happily, and some old people excitedly pointed to the sea covered with big ships, and chanted to their children, such a big scene, I have never seen it in my life, and I don't know when I will see it in the future.

"Is my sister on that boat?" The ragged teenager held his mother's hand.

"That's right." The mother turned her head and secretly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Why did my sister marry so far away?" The boy stood on the abrupt reef, looking at the fleet

"There are good people over there, your sister can eat enough every day when she gets married."

The choked voice was strange, and although the young man's heart was full of sorrow, he forced a smile and said: "In this way, don't cry, mother, then when I grow up and can work and earn money, I will take you on a boat to see my sister." He just looked at the sky reluctantly. But he didn't notice that his mother turned her back, and muddy tears continued to flow down her withered yellow cheeks.

The blue sky is far away, the last column of lonely sails disappears into the sky, the people on the shore linger for a long time, some people start small business on the spot, others are asking when the Song fleet will call at the port next, and when will the autonomous place of the Chamber of Commerce allow stalls to open shops......