Chapter 568: The road ahead is bleak
Chi Wan tilted her head and thought for a while, "I just think that life is too impermanent, who would have thought that we were still in the tomb before." , now we have arrived at this inexplicable place. ”
The Ninth Prince made a joke, "I heard that in the past, there were emperors who would send people overseas to find immortal mountains in order to get the elixir of immortality, you say, is it possible for us to find an immortal mountain now?" ”
Chi Wan was stunned for a moment, and then cried and laughed, "Lord Wang, what are you thinking in your heart?" ”
"If I can find a place like an island, I don't want to go back to all those mundane affairs."
When he said this, he looked at Chi Wan, and there was a faint light flashing in his eyes, Chi Wan only pretended not to know, she and the Nine Princes will always be friends, and they can only be friends.
The Nine Princes smiled, "Just kidding, now that the King of Chu is gone, the Eastern Xuan Kingdom is in need of development, and this king can't be lazy if he says anything." ”
Chi Wan breathed a sigh of relief, for a moment, she thought that the Ninth Prince was serious, but fortunately, he could tell the difference.
"The prince is really joking."
A gloomy light flashed in the eyes of the Ninth Prince, but he didn't say anything, but turned around and went back to the room, dropping a sentence, "Don't worry, we can go back, and when we find land, we will dock." ”
"Hmm."
Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, they had been floating on the water for seven or eight days, and the injuries of the Nine Princes had been completely healed, but they had encountered a new problem, and their dry food had run out.
If you can't go back to land, you'll starve.
Chi Wan was very sad.
"There are only two cakes, no matter how much you save to eat, half a person can only last a day." Ji Wan grabbed her hair and sighed, she even looked for a fishing rod in the steamer, wanting to fish and eat.
Unfortunately, the steamer, although luxurious and exquisite, did not have these things.
"What are you doing?" A voice suddenly sounded behind him, faintly, it was the voice of the Nine Princes.
Chi Wan turned around and saw that the Ninth Prince was wearing a piece of clothing, and the wind was very strong, blowing his hair in all directions. She looked at the still somewhat pale face of the Nine Princes, and couldn't bear to tell him that they had no food.
"It's nothing, it's just that I kind of want to go back." Ji Wan lied.
The Ninth Prince looked at her and seemed to be smiling.
Chi Wan's face was a little red, feeling that she had been seen through, and she hurriedly changed the topic, "Why don't you wear your clothes well, it's windy here, beware of the heat again." ”
"It's okay, this king is not made of paper."
Ji Wan smiled wryly, lowered his head and was silent.
"Wanwan, isn't our dry food enough?" The Ninth Prince suddenly asked.
Chi Wan felt a little frightened, and hurriedly raised her head and disguised, "No, it's enough." ”
"Don't lie to me, I'm really done eating, how are you going to fool me and cut your own flesh for me to eat?" The Nine Princes sighed. Chi Wan is like this, thinking about others, always feeling that he is a wounded person, sick, don't let him think too much, as everyone knows, his body is already well, and he doesn't want to see her alone worrying about the food of two people.
He is a man, and this responsibility should be borne by him.
Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Chi Wan had to admit, "Actually, there isn't much dry food left." ”
The Nine Princes asked dryly, "How much is left?" ”
Chi Wan was a little embarrassed to speak, and after a while, she said, "Two cakes." ”
The Ninth Prince frowned, looking at her disapprovingly, there was only so little food left, and she was still trying to hide it from him.
"We have to land quickly." He made his decision on the spot.
Ji Wan smiled bitterly and looked at the water, landing? Easier said than done.
The Ninth Prince walked directly to the bow of the ship and found a map there, which he found when he was fiddling with the ship before, but he didn't expect it to really come in handy.
Based on the direction they were driving and the direction of the wind these days, the Nine Princes judged where they were probably now, and said with relief, "It won't be too far, it should be able to land soon." ”
After another two days, I finally saw the land, at that time, both of them had been hungry for more than a day, and their eyes were blackened for a while, and when they saw the land, they almost hugged it and cried with joy.
After being happy for a while, I hurried to the city to find something to eat.
They don't have to worry about running out of money now, because there are a lot of good things in that ship, and they can take a little bit out of it, and they will have enough money to spend. The two went to exchange some silver, ran to find a restaurant as soon as possible, ordered a lot of dishes, and ate in a big gulp.
After floating on the boat for so many days, the two of them really don't look good. From time to time, someone pointed at them, and one child directly said loudly, "Mother, there are two crazy people there." ”
The two of them ate for the same meal, and then continued to eat without changing their faces.
The woman was startled, and quickly covered her child's mouth, took the person away, and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense, beware of them beating you." ”
"If they dress so sloppily, they're crazy." The child kicks his legs.
Chi Wan sighed twice, "If I have a child in the future, I will definitely educate him well and prevent him from judging others." ”
The Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows jokingly, "That Wanwan has to work a little harder with General Xie." ”
Chi Wan blushed and took a sip, "I'll tell you seriously, you tell me this." ”
Hearing this, the Nine Princes couldn't help laughing, causing others to look sideways and point, not understanding how two beggar-like people could laugh so happily. After eating, Chi Wan really couldn't stand the strange eyes of others, so she hurriedly went to find an inn first, and the two of them freshened up before asking Xiao Er where they were.
It's quite a coincidence, the place where they landed on the shore was actually a county in the south of Dongxuan Kingdom, and the south side was by the sea, obviously the location of the tomb was just connected to the sea, no wonder they would float on the water for so long, fortunately, the two did not float to other places.
"Who is in power in Dongxuan Kingdom now, I heard that His Majesty is missing." Ji Wan pretended not to know and inquired.
Xiao Er is also a talker, and when he heard her ask, he told them that it was the regent who was in power now, and the regent abolished many unreasonable laws, and they were all beneficiaries of these restaurants.
When it comes to the regent, Xiao Er talks more, talks endlessly, and has an endless posture, obviously worshipping this regent very much.
Chi Wan and the Nine Princes glanced at each other, how could they not know that there was still a regent in Dongxuan Kingdom?
To tell the truth, the royal family of Dongxuan Kingdom has already been killed, the prince killed one pass before, and the king of Chu also killed one pass after he came to power, the nine princes are already the only ones left, where did the regent come from?
Chi Wan thought of a possibility, her heart suddenly pounded, she pretended to be very interested in this matter, "We have only come out of the mountains for a short time, and we didn't know that there was a regent. ”
Xiao Er said with a smile, "Originally, no, the ninth prince disappeared with His Majesty, the original general Xie Yutang didn't just become the regent, no way, the country's affairs can't be left unattended, and the people of General Xie, the regent, are very much loved by the people, I just hope he will continue to be the regent." ”
When Chi Wan heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried to see the Nine Princes.
You must know that the superior is very taboo about the people's hearts, if the people's hearts are good for themselves, if they are towards others, then there will be trouble, think about how the king of Chu was separated from Xie Yutang at the beginning.
At that time, Xie Yutang only had military exploits, and the King of Chu couldn't tolerate it, let alone that he was now so praised by the people.
The Nine Princes smiled at her slowly, as if they didn't care at all.
Chi Wan didn't know if he really didn't care, or pretended not to care, but she didn't want Xiao Er to continue, so she said to the Nine Princes, "Let's go out for a walk, it's the first time we've come here." ”
The Ninth Prince naturally knew what she was thinking, and he didn't expose it, but only followed behind Chi Wan, "General Xie has always been a good leader, and this country is handed over to him, and this king is also relieved." ”
"Lord Wang!" Chi Wan suddenly spoke, she didn't want the Ninth Prince to think that Xie Yutang was interested in that position, "Lord, Yutang is just in charge of you for some time, and when you go back, this position will definitely be handed over to you." ”
"Wanwan, you don't have to be so alarmed." The Nine Princes sighed, and his smile suddenly faded.
Chi Wan tried his best to maintain this Xie Yutang, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.
"Lord Wang?" Chi Wan was apprehensive.
The Ninth Prince smiled at her and changed the subject, "Since you have come back, let's find a way to go back as soon as possible." ”
Chi Wan didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't dare to ask Bian, so he agreed and followed.
The meaning of the Nine Princes is to pass the news to the local county guard first, and then the county guard will hand the news to the imperial court, so that Xie Yutang will soon be able to know.
Chi Wan also agreed, they had been missing for so long, Xie Yutang was probably going crazy.
The two did not delay and went straight to the county guard's mansion.
When the county guard heard that the Nine Princes were visiting, he was so frightened that he almost fell down, and said to the little guy who came in to report, "Are you sure it's the Ninth Prince?" ”
The little guy was also puzzled, "The villain hasn't seen the Nine Princes, but in the notice sent by the regent, it was mentioned that it was a man and a woman, and the people who came happened to be a man and a woman. ”
The county guard didn't dare to hold it up, although he didn't know why the Nine Princes came here, he hurriedly invited people in.
As soon as he saw the Nine Princes, his doubts were immediately dispelled, just because the Nine Princes looked very similar to the missing King of Chu, and he knew that the two were brothers at a glance. The county guard had seen the king of Chu before, so he could naturally recognize the nine princes, so he hurriedly greeted him with a big salute, and then invited people to the back hall to talk.
From the mouth of the county guard, they learned that Xie Yutang was really looking for them all over the country, asking local officials at all levels to report any news as soon as possible.
"Lord Lao sent someone to enter the capital quickly and inform the regent of the news."
The county guard hurriedly said, "This is the duty of the lower officials, and the prince does not need to be so polite." ”