Chapter 15: Dead
After Killing Feng took Xiaobao, whose life and death were uncertain, to go ashore and leave, the big ship of Tianfu also began to set sail. After witnessing this thrilling fight scene, the boatmen wanted to leave the big ship as soon as possible, so they shook the pulp and worked hard, with this strength and many years of sailing experience, the Tianfu boat ferried by the boatman quickly rushed through the Yellow River and went all the way to the north.
The speed of the boat was fast, but Zhu Qing became more and more uneasy, firstly because it meant that he would soon be separated from Chen Yuanyuan, and secondly, Zhu Qing had been thinking about Xiaobao. Although he left for only one day, Zhu Qing felt that the days had never been so long, he was waiting for the flying pigeon to pass the book, and the torment of waiting made him have to find Liu Qingfeng for help, Liu Qingfeng released a carrier pigeon to help Zhu Qing inquire about Xiaobao's news.
However, Jin Yiwei has always acted secretly, especially the killing wind, and it will not appear easily. So the carrier pigeon flew out for a long time and did not reply. I finally waited for the carrier pigeon to fly back, but it was the original sent back.
"It seems that Lord Killing Wind is hiding so deep that he can't even find the carrier pigeon." Liu Qingfeng took off the original and sighed. From teaching the secret of darts the night before to yesterday's death and death, Liu Qingfeng's attitude towards Zhu Qing has quietly changed. So when he saw the disappointed Zhu Qing at this time, he patted him on the shoulder, which was considered comforting.
"What are Zhu Gongzi's plans to enter Beijing this time?" Seeing Zhu Qing sullen in the shadow of Xiaobao's injury, Liu Qingfeng tried to help him divert his attention.
"I don't know." Zhu Qing shook his head, "I originally planned to follow Miss Chen into Tianfu with Xiaobao, but ......," Zhu Qing said.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Don't talk about you, even Miss Chen may not be able to enter Tianfu. Liu Qingfeng said.
"Why?" Zhu Qing really cared about this issue.
"Because Miss Chen has been discovered by Lord Killing Wind. This time, Lord Tian went south, originally to help the emperor choose beautiful women, you know that my Ming came in to worry about internal and external troubles, which made the emperor worried, so Lord Tian wanted to share the emperor's worries and please the emperor. However, you and I both know that Miss Chen can be said to be captivating the country and the city, and Lord Tian is reluctant, but this time, his Jinwu Zangjiao was discovered by the killing wind, and he can't hide it. Liu Qingfeng said.
"The country is in trouble, as the king of a country, shouldn't he take care of everything? Why do you still want to have fun? In Zhu Qing's impression, Emperor Chongzhen was not an arrogant and lascivious emperor, so he asked puzzled.
"There are some things that we can't say, and we just do what the boss tells us to do." Liu Qingfeng said and sighed.
Zhu Qing stood on the boat, overlooking the river, and did not say a word. Maybe Liu Qingfeng was right, there were some things that they couldn't control, but Zhu Qing felt that it was not something he could accept to let fate sway like this. But he looked at the vast river and didn't know where to go next.
Just when Zhu Qing was looking at the river intently, a carrier pigeon appeared in his vision. Zhu Qing looked at the carrier pigeon and patted Liu Qingfeng beside him excitedly, "Look, carrier pigeon!" ”
Liu Qingfeng looked in the direction of Zhu Qing, and sure enough, a carrier pigeon flew towards them.
"It's a carrier pigeon that kills the wind!" Liu Qingfeng said excitedly, and then blew a whistle and summoned the carrier pigeon.
When the carrier pigeon inquiringly fell into Liu Qingfeng's hands, Zhu Qing was extremely nervous, he was eager to know the content of the letter but afraid to know.
"How? What does the letter say? Xiaobao is still alive, is he? Zhu Qing watched Liu Qingfeng open the letter and asked anxiously.
Liu Qingfeng looked at the letter, then looked at Zhu Qing, his face calmed down, only to see Liu Qingfeng slowly shake his head and calmly spit out two words, "Dead." ”
Hearing these two words, Zhu Qing suddenly felt that his legs were weak and his body lost support, he staggered back, leaned on the railing and shook his head, and said in a low voice, "No, no, Xiaobao won't die." ”
Liu Qingfeng could see that Zhu Qing was on the verge of a nervous breakdown, so he stepped forward to help him and handed him the letter.
Zhu Qing took the letter with trembling hands, the word "dead" came into view clearly, one stroke at a time like a knife cutting Zhu Qing's heart, Zhu Qing couldn't control himself anymore, he tore off the letter in his hand, struggled to sprinkle it to the sky, and looked up to the sky and roared, "Gao Yingxiang, Lao Tzu and you don't share the sky!" The roar was filled with grief and indignation, shaking the confetti that floated in the air far and wide, and finally fell on the surface of the river as the sound faded.
Zhu Qing's shout in this life caused the people on the ship to walk out of the cabin one after another, and everyone was silent after knowing Xiaobao's news, although Xiaobao was just an irrelevant subordinate in their eyes, but the spirit of sacrificing his life to protect the Lord at the critical moment made everyone deeply moved.
"Zhu Gongzi, Brother Xiaobao saved the lives of you and me, this mood, I am the same as you, if the mob is not removed, the world will not be at peace!" Liu Qingfeng saw Zhu Qing roaring and swearing, and said from the side.
"That's right, Zhu Gongzi, Brother Xiaobao sacrificed for my Tian Mansion, and someone in my Tian promised you that he would definitely kill the thief and avenge Brother Xiaobao." Lord Tian came over at this time and said.
Chen Yuanyuan also walked over, she didn't speak, just stroked Zhu Qing's shoulder, which was considered comfort.
Zhu Qing saw that everyone cared about Xiaobao, comforted herself, and nodded fiercely with tears in her eyes.
In the evening, Zhu Qing set up a table of banquets at the bow of the boat, inserted incense candles, and saw off Xiaobao with Liu Qingfeng.
"Xiaobao, don't worry, I will avenge you! The brotherly love between our two brothers in this life is not over, and it will continue in the next life! Zhu Qing drank a glass of wine and poured a glass for Xiaobao into the river.
Liu Qingfeng also took a drink, and said with an oath, "Brother Xiaobao, I, Liu Qingfeng, never owe anything to others, I owe you a life in this life, don't worry, I will avenge you with Zhu Gongzi and let those traitors pay for their lives!" ”
Tonight's wind is a little strong, on a midsummer night, Zhu Qing actually felt a little cold, after Liu Qingfeng finished drinking, he continued to patrol the boat, and Zhu Qing continued to sit alone, which was regarded as being drunk by Xiaobao. Zhu Qing watched the incense candle in front of him gradually go out, and he gradually got drunk. When I woke up in the morning, I found that I had a cloak on my body. He looked at Chen Yuanyuan's room suspiciously, and saw Chen Yuanyuan smiling at him, Zhu Qing lowered his head slightly, smelled it, and felt that the cloak had a fragrance, and Zhu Qing's cold heart had warmed up a little in the past few days.
However, at this moment, on the Shandong boundary behind them, Xu Hongfei and the others' hearts were extremely cold, and at Xu Hongfei's White Lotus Volunteer Army station, there was a sudden cry, "Big brother, big brother!! This unresponsive cry announced that Gao Yingxiang, the king of the first generation, was seriously injured and died.
When the news reached the Shaanxi Shuangcheng Walled City, it was also a "dead" grief and indignation, and at the same time, a new hatred was igniting.