Chapter 64: Out to Sea
Originally, it was already the time for Jiuquan Bo to rest, but tonight he was disrupted by a series of messy footsteps, and Steward Qiu didn't dare to really stop Bai Luo outside, so he followed Bai Luo to Old Man Bai's room while persuading and walking, and before Bai Luo could speak, Old Man Bai's voice had already come out: "Let her come in." ”
For the first time, the old man did not rest, but sat in front of the lamp and studied the scriptures.
Seeing Bai Luo's eyes red and swollen and his clothes disheveled, he obviously ran all the way from his residence to this place.
Bai Luo choked up and said, "Grandpa, what did you say to Wu Ye?" ”
Old Man Bai shook his head and said: "Luo'er, it doesn't matter what I say, what matters is what others want to say, remember, you are not an ordinary person, you are a descendant of my Bai clan." ”
Bai Luo's tears rained down.
Old Man Bai beckoned, Bai Luo lay on Old Man Bai's knees, and his emotions could no longer be suppressed.
Old Man Bai stroked Bai Luo's long hair and said, "You have enjoyed the glory and wealth that others can't expect in their lives, and you must also accept the difficulties and sufferings that others can't imagine. ”
Bai Luo's grievances over the years turned into two lines of tears, which instantly soaked the old man's clothes. Old Man Bai continued: "You have a good rest for two years, and everything will be said after two years." When I have time, I often come here to accompany my grandfather to read and drink tea. ”
Bai Luo cried in a low voice: "Wu Ye is gone, grandpa"
Old Man Bai said: "Those who should stay will always stay, and those who should come back will definitely come back." ”
Bai Luo was caressed by Old Man Bai, and his crying gradually lowered, some people were sad this night, and some people were sleepless.
"Dingfeng Bo" was originally one of the giant warships built for the Qi Navy, and after Ji Yuanhou learned the news of the sea beast, he used a great relationship to get a quota for a warship from Qi Henggong, and named it "Dingfeng Bo".
Three days ago, Ji Yuanhou's expedition group had arrived in Jicheng, this day was calm and cloudless, Ji Yuanhou stood on the high platform to sacrifice to the gods, and prayed for this voyage. After the ceremony, after several cannon shots, everyone boarded the ship, and the "Dingfeng Bo" slowly sailed into the North Sea.
The residents of Jicheng saw each other off, after all, there were too few opportunities to see a fleet of this size in their lifetime, and the leader of the fleet this time was the legendary Ji Yuanhou of the Qi Kingdom.
Among the four marquis of the Tian family, Boyong Marquis Tian Bo has a high position and a respected identity, and ordinary people only hear his name and have never seen the deity. Zhongwu Hou Tian Zhong, as a strong man in the town, has long been mythologized as an invincible god of war, and the people of Qi have a proud passion as long as they mention Zhongwu Hou. But these two marquis, as figures who influence the pattern of the world, have not appeared in public for many years, and it is rare for the people to see them.
Uncle Tian of Shuwen Hou Tian as the sacrificial wine of the Jixia School Palace, modest and erudite, without a trace of the big man's shelf, he can often be seen in the important activities of the Jixia School Palace, but it is precisely because Shuwen Hou is too low-key and friendly, the people's longing and fantasy for the four marquis of the Tian family does not seem to fit well with the image of Shu Wenhou, knowledgeable, but it seems to be a shortcoming. At this time, Ji Yuanhou appeared in the field of vision of all the people of Qi State, the youngest of the four marquis, when the four marquis of the Tian family were young and struggling, Ji Yuanhou, as the youngest brother, had a natural naughty and stubborn, and caused a lot of trouble, as the power of the Tian family in the Qi country and the Central Plains became stronger and stronger, Ji Yuanhou gradually matured and no longer caused trouble and provoked, but that kind of bloody impulse did not fade with age. For example, when the foreign Yi disturbed Zhou, everyone in the world knew the story of the mighty Qin State riding thousands of miles to save the king, but not everyone still knew the deeds of Ji Yuanhou who rode into the Di camp alone.
Like this time to go to sea to catch sea beasts, it is just a new addition to Ji Yuanhou's many legendary deeds, and the most popular among the four marquis of the Tian family is naturally this adventurous Ji Yuanhou. Who does not respect heroes, and who does not love heroes. Ji Yuanhou is a hero in the eyes of the people, a hero who loves adventure and cares about the people.
The "Dingfeng Bo" was driving at great speed in the calm waters of the North Sea, and Ji Yuanhou and many crew members accompanying him to sea sat in the conference hall. They are all Ji Yuanhou's own disciples. There were about thirty-three people, and more than sixty others were busy in other parts of the ship.
The helpers invited by Marquis Ji Yuan at the last birthday banquet were fifty-four people, all gathered in several other rooms and decks at this time, and Wu Ye was one of them, at this time he took the information circulated and carefully studied the contents on the deck. This is the information about the sea beast collected by Ji Yuanhou's subordinates. According to the feedback of the fishermen in the North Sea, they did find some anomalies during the period from last year to this year, such as the number of fish that has decreased significantly every time they go out to sea, especially some deep-sea fish species, which are basically extinct, which also proves the fact that sea beasts may exist to a certain extent. In addition, some reluctant fishermen have also gone to the farther sea to fish, and some of them say that they have seen thunder and lightning in the distance, and large clouds have gathered together, turning the sea area completely into night. However, that sea area is too far away, and these small fishing boats have been frightened when they go out to the sea, and where do they dare to go forward, aren't they looking for death?
As for picking up a lot of strange things along the current, most of them are worthless things, and occasionally there are some strange corpses or wreckage, which are also identified as the remnants of a known species, and have nothing to do with sea beasts.
Wu Ye read all the materials and found that all the information was speculation, and only the scale displayed at the birthday banquet was solid and unmistakable evidence. This time, Ji Yuanhou mobilized hundreds of people to go to sea to hunt sea beasts, not just by relying on a scale, but also with these inaccurate investigation information. Maybe Ji Yuanhou still has another secret that no one knows, but it has not been made public. So what's the secret? Wu Ye didn't know.
At this time, a hand was stretched out from the side and took the materials in Wu Ye's hand, and Wu Ye saw a flattering smile.
"Chai Zhi?" Wu Ye didn't expect Chai Zhi to also join this event.
Chai Zhi seemed to be quite happy when Wu Ye called out his name, after all, in his opinion, Wu Ye came out of the Bai clan and was favored by Ji Yuanhou, and there were two big clans behind him, which should be won over no matter what. And Chai Zhi felt that Wu Ye had a good character and was a friend worth dating.
Chai Zhi said with a smile: "Thanks to the Marquis of Ji Yuan, he can afford to serve the Hou Ye, and he will never give up." ”
Wu Ye pointed to the materials in Chai Zhi's hand and said, "Take a look, I feel that this time I go to sea, there is not much chance of encountering sea beasts." ”
Chai Zhi pinched the materials for a long time, didn't look at it, and didn't let go.
Wu Ye looked at him and asked strangely, "What's wrong?" ”
Chai Zhi smiled wryly: "I can't read. ”
Wu Ye shook for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Come, I'll read it to you." ”
Chai Zhi hurriedly waved his hand behind him and said, "Come here, let Wu Gongzi read the information to everyone." ”