Actually, let's talk about it. This meeting between Zhang Fan and Joanna. The opening is indeed a little strange. For Zhang Fan. He was a little confused about Joanna's feelings. When she was here before. Although there are many intersections between Zhang Fan and her. But there aren't many. What I really want to say. Zhang Fan treats her as a friend. A friend from a foreign country.

And even now. At this point where it is absolutely impossible to describe the relationship between the two as ordinary friends. Zhang Fan can't get rid of this kind of thought. Even. The reason why Joanna is here now. Zhang Fan can be explained by the word friend.

Well, after all. Since it's a friend. Then it is natural to have a caring way between friends. Now. Joanna was in danger. And it's not that kind of small thing. It is the kind of wind and waves that can completely drown and swallow people.

And Zhang Fan, who is Joanna's friend, saw her suffer. Naturally, it is very normal to lend a helping hand.

It's just that it just looks like it on the surface. Ultimately. These are all lies. Even if someone came to ask Zhang Fan. And Zhang Fan told him that to Joanna, he was just like a friend. Just lend a helping hand to a friend when they are in trouble. Then he is just deceiving himself. Just ask. For an ordinary friend. Can you take such a big risk?

Don't look at how simple this thing is. Zhang Fan just moved his mouth. He instructed his men to make a detour as they sailed home. It's as simple as taking Joanna over. You know, there's a lot of risk.

In this day and age. Sailing is a very adventurous one. It is also something that requires a lot of courage. Above the sea. All things are changing rapidly. It's hard to predict accurately. Even if it's just a very small variable. All have the potential to lead to very different outcomes.

And Zhang Fan has never been to sea. Although he only used these two understatement words to instruct Wang Xiliang. But that doesn't mean Zhang Fan doesn't know how much of a stake there will be. And obviously. With such a big risk. Just for a woman like Joanna. And who can say. They're just friends.

At this point, it is already very illustrative. Not to mention just now. When Zhang Fan and Joanna met. The complicated feelings that are revealed.

And for Joanna. It's not the same thing. She may have had a good impression of Zhang Fan when she saw him last time. It's just that this is really a very normal thing. After all, Zhang Fan no matter what way he said it. are very "suitable" for her.

That's right. Zhang Fan is a reader. Perhaps there is no such thing as a "reader" in Europe. But if it comes to Wenchen. That's it. And for Joanna, who is already a soldier. Whether it's choosing a husband or a lover. She doesn't even need her man to do the same job as herself. Especially this particular kind of work. If it is true. Joanna wanted to find a learned man even more. And obviously. Zhang Fan is very much in line with her conditions.

And. What made her have a good impression of Zhang Fan. And that's not all. If that's all. She definitely wouldn't. As a matter of fact. There were other factors that influenced Joanna's decision. First of all. Zhang Fan is an aristocrat. He was a nobleman of the Ming Dynasty. From this point of view. He and Joanna's identities are compatible. It's not because Joanna has a high vision. Or whatever. It's really because she herself is also from an aristocratic background. Both from childhood education and from tradition. She is all hoping to find a partner with equal status.

This is called a door-to-door pair. Everything is the same. Maybe from the perspective of people 500 years from now. It's very feudal. The backwardness of the branch. It can even be said to be very inhumane. Not free. But in that environment. This is the best way to do it.

Such. It can save a lot of trouble. If two people of unequal social status are combined. Perhaps their union has a lot of freedom. Including pure love. But what about life after that. They are not able to detach themselves from society. Differences in status can cause a lot of trouble later on.

And it's not all that Joanna has a good impression of Zhang Fan. As a matter of fact. The rest of this part. It's a bit of a coincidence. When Joanna came to Daming. happened to catch up with Zhang Fanren in Jiangnan. So it can be said that Zhang Fan was the first Ming Dynasty nobleman she saw. And when she learned. Zhang Fan is not proud. Rather, a commoner of origin. This inadvertently made Joanna have a lot of curiosity about Zhang Fan. I want to get to know him.

And. Civilian-born people. There will be no innate sense of superiority like the children of the family. Especially after she came into contact with Zhang Fan. Zhang Fan's approachable way of treating people. It really impressed her.

And also. A more important point. The time when Joanna stayed in Gangnam. It was just the time when the Japanese invaded in a big way. And that time. Zhang Fan did not choose to escape. Instead, he took the initiative to stay. A Wenchen. Able to actively stay on the battlefield. Defend against enemy attacks. That's a pretty big thing. Although such literati. China's history abounds. But Joanna didn't know this. What she saw. And to see it with your own eyes. There is only one Zhang Fan.

One obviously doesn't know martial arts. No one has ever killed anyone. Face off against a horde of vicious enemies. Still swinging the sword in his hand. It's a thing that requires a lot of courage. Joanna didn't want her partner to be a military man like herself. But she naturally doesn't want her man to be a wreck. When they saw the enemy, they fled in fright.

These. Some are coincidences. Some are inevitable. But they're all combined. This made Joanna have no way not to have a good impression of Zhang Fan.

But a good feeling is a good feeling after all. The good feeling is too deep. If there are no variables, it will never turn into love. Especially for Joanna at the time. There has been no major change in her home. She still has her own country. There is an emperor of his own that needs to be allegiance. She also has this family in her hometown waiting for her to return.

Joanna is not a woman who gets dizzy and doesn't care about anything for the sake of love. She is very geographically intelligent. At that time, she told herself very sensibly. If she turns her good impression of Zhang Fan into love. There will be absolutely no result. It will also be sad. So at that time, Joanna was also very sensibly alienated from Zhang Fan. In fact, to the end. The two rarely see each other.

And Joanna after returning home. But it happened like that. That's for her. Undoubtedly a very heavy blow. What happened to her. It can make everyone feel hopeless.

And man is in despair. There will always be a desire to see hope. Even if it's just a little phantom. For Joanna. This is especially true of her. That encounter. Whether it's luck or something. In a word. Joanna was supposed to die immediately. Unexpectedly survived.

Although said. She was then treated. The death penalty is not immediate. But let him go into battle like an ordinary soldier. Fight the enemy on the front line. It's no different from the death penalty. She's a soldier though. But she's just an officer. It is an officer who commands soldiers in battle. Sword. She can dance; Gun. She'll open. But that doesn't mean she's going to do these things better than the average soldier.

And this kind of treatment is tantamount to a disguised death delay. Let Joanna see hope again. Although the mind is close to a dead ash. But it has not been completely eliminated. And now. Once again, hope. Although only what she thinks of herself. But it was enough to give her the courage to continue living.

And this hope. Naturally, there is Zhang Fan's existence. Especially. When Wang Xiliang told her about it.

The reason why she didn't say yes right away. Or is it because of that innate self-esteem. She felt. If you say you've just had an accident. Just returned to him with Zhang Fan's fleet. It doesn't just make her look like a selfish person who just exists to survive. It's more like something that a despicable person who treats Zhang Fan as a lifesaver would do. This is both for Joanna herself. Or for Zhang Fan. It's all unfair.

Fortunately, Zhang Fan didn't know this. And Joanna wasn't going to tell him about it now. If Zhang Fan knew. I'm afraid I'll scold her. After all. It looks like Zhang Fan. Joanna is a nobleman again. And then the military. Be strong again. But she was always a woman. And women. In this world. Even in this patriarchal society. All have some special rights.

Even Joanna followed Wang Xiliang's ship to come here back then. Zhang Fan would definitely not think that she was greedy for life and afraid of death. Or a woman who sees herself as a lifesaver. After all, Joanna's choice. It's just too dangerous. That's the **naked risking their lives.

But it's also a loss of time. She was able to survive safely. And during this time. Joanna thought a lot about this. She found that she didn't know when she couldn't stop thinking about Zhang Fan. Maybe it's because her past is long gone. Except for Zhang Fan, there is really nothing worth thinking about for her.

None of that matters, though. Important: Joanna discovered. In this kind of situation, it is not very common for the two to see each other. She has fallen in love with Zhang Fan. Sounds incredible. But that's just the way it is.

Now. She finally came to Zhang Fan.