Chapter Twenty-Six: It's Not that Enemies Don't Meet
Yan Feiyan's shrugged shoulders suddenly stiffened, she slowly straightened up, lifted a lock of messy hair on her cheeks, and said hopelessly: "What else can be done?" Fight, can't fight, escape, can't escape. Even if you escape and the vast sea, how can you guarantee a safe return to Fuchun? Vaan is not stupid, he must have snatched all of our ships. ”
"Miss, why don't you find reinforcements?" Bai Yu looked at Yan Feiyan calmly: "Yizhou is the territory of the Yue Kingdom. ”
"Yue Guo?" Yan Feiyan groaned for a moment, her eyes suddenly became cold, she stood up, slowly took a step back, and pressed the handle of the knife on her waist with her hand: "Are you Sun Shao's person?" ”
Bai Hua smiled, she spread out her hands, slowly took off the long knife at her waist and put it on the ground, and then took a step back: "Yes." ”
Yan Feiyan was confused by her actions, and looked at Bai Yu vigilantly, not daring to take it lightly. Bai Hua came to Yizhou two years ago, she is alert, literate and hyphenated, and her martial arts skills are also good, and she soon became her personal guard, she trusts Bai Hua very much, and today she suddenly found that Bai Hua was actually the person arranged by Sun Shao, she was very shocked, and her mind was blank.
Thinking of the failed assassination in Dongye five years ago, Yan Feiyan suddenly felt a little blushing and very angry. Sun Shao teased her, but he didn't let her go, he has been secretly spying on her for the past few years, since there are Bai Yu among his cronies, then there must be someone else. As soon as she thought of this, she couldn't help but look around, the muscles in her body tensed in an instant, and with a "bang", the long knife was pulled out in half.
Bai Wei frowned: "Miss, you are too nervous. ”
"Shut up!" Yan Feiyan shouted nervously: "You are a fine man, I still trust you so much." ”
"Who's Jianxi?" Mu Zhiqiu slammed the door and broke in, and when he saw the posture in the room, he was taken aback, and the long knife flashed and put it on Bai Xuan's neck. Father Mu followed in on crutches, glanced at Bai Xuan, who was calm, and waved his hand: "Ah Qiu, put the knife down." ”
"Abba—"
"Let it go, if she wants to kill Miss, Miss's life will be gone." Father Mu couldn't say anything, pressed Mu Zhiqiu's hand, turned around and closed the door, and motioned to Bai Xuan: "Bai Jun, please take a seat." ”
Bai Wei smiled and bowed: "In front of my father, there is no seat for me, and I will stand and reply to my father's inquiry." ”
Father Mu raised his eyelids, and his sophisticated eyes stayed on Bai Yu's face for a moment: "You're not the first, are you?" ”
"Of course not." Bai Yu nodded: "The day Miss left Dongye City, we had someone follow. ”
Yan Feiyan gasped. She hadn't left Yizhou for five years since that assassination failed, so Sun Shao sent someone to follow her at that time. She thought about it carefully, yes, when she was in the Houguan Shipyard, a middle-aged man followed the boat, because he was a medical craftsman, Daddy Mu's leg was broken at that time, and he was in need of a medical craftsman, she thought it was good luck at the time, but she didn't expect that this was Sun Shao's arrangement at all.
"So it's been five years." Father Mu blinked his old eyes, pulled his gray beard, and nodded: "In five years, you haven't done anything unfavorable to us, so you just spy on us?" ”
"It's not you, it's the whole Yizhou." Bai Wei shook his head and said confidently: "Although I don't know anything about the situation of other colleagues, I dare to say that the person who is most familiar with Yizhou now must be King Yue, and he must be on the way to Yizhou." ”
"You are so sure?" Mu Zhiqiu sneered: "Isn't it too self-righteous." ”
"Not really." Bai Yu smiled: "My Royal Highness is the best at seizing the opportunity, Yizhou is in turmoil due to the gold mine, it is impossible for him not to know." And to come to Yizhou, starting from Qiantang, this half month is the last tailwind, and it is impossible for him not to seize this opportunity, so, I am sure, he is on the way. ”
Father Mu and the frightened Yan Feiyan exchanged a look, and they both believed Bai Yu's words to varying degrees. Although they don't know much about Sun Shao's situation, but in the assassination five years ago, Sun Shao played them in the palm of his hand, and has been secretly watching them for five years, and they don't know anything, this scheming alone is enough to prove that Sun Shao is not a rash person. Bai Hua can become Yan Feiyan's cronie within two years, and her ability is naturally extraordinary, she believes in Sun Shao so much, and naturally she has her own reasons.
"King Yue is the king of Yue who was personally entitled by the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty, and thousands of miles of sea and frontier are his territory, last year he inspected the Bohai Sea, defeated the Gongsun of Liaodong, and left the East China Sea to supervise General Su to pacify the East China Sea, and the next target is naturally the South China Sea. Even if there was no gold mine, he would have come to Yizhou. Bai Yu calmly spoke: "His Royal Highness King Yue said that he wanted to settle his old suspicions with Miss Bing and resolve his hatred ......"
"Dissolving hatred? Hundreds of people in my Yan family died in vain? Yan Feiyan shouted angrily at the top of her throat, tears welling up in her eyes.
Bai Yu didn't say anything, just looked at Yan Feiyan with pity, this poor woman had been immersed in hatred since she was born. It's a pity that she doesn't have that talent, and after the assassination failed five years ago, she has been obsessed with it, and she has been practicing martial arts hard all the time, so that she has not considered her life's major events when she is over twenty. The saddest thing is that no matter how hard she works, she is not Sun Shao's opponent, and the gap between her and Sun Shao has not only not narrowed because of her efforts, but has become wider and wider. Five years ago, Sun Shao was a businessman with no future, she was a village owner, and five years later, Sun Shao became the king of Yue, she was still a village owner, and she was a village owner who was about to be destroyed.
After two years of getting along, Bai Hua was full of sympathy for Yan Feiyan, at this moment, she just quietly looked at Yan Feiyan who was crying bitterly, with sympathy and comfort in her eyes, but no shameful smile.
Father Mu kept looking at Bai Yao's face, and Bai Yao's calm and pity slowly calmed his anger. After a lifetime of fighting, seeing his comrades-in-arms leaving him one by one, his state of mind has become very indifferent, and his hatred has also returned to flattening, what he thinks about most now is how to let Yan Feiyan live quietly.
Of the three cadres of the year, he is now the only one left as a cripple, and Lei Zi, who can take on the responsibility of the successor, is seriously injured again, and his life and death are uncertain, and Yan Feiyan alone cannot support it. Father Mu was clear about the future of Baihu Village, although he was reluctant, but he knew that Bai Yu revealed his identity at this time because they had no other choice.
"Can King Yue keep our White Tiger Village?" Father Mu was silent for a long time before he said slowly.
"It's not something I can promise." Bai Wei shook his head: "If Daddy is interested, why don't you send someone to the beach to wait and talk to His Royal Highness King Yue, wouldn't it be better?" ”
"Are you sure he'll be there in the next two days?" Daddy Mu crooked his mouth and said with some disbelief.
"If it doesn't happen in these two days, it will also be the life of Baihu Village." The corners of Bai Yu's mouth twitched, and he said meaningfully. Daddy Mu was speechless. He originally wanted to say that Bai Hua was blowing the atmosphere and suppressing her momentum, but he didn't expect Bai Hua to ignore him at all, and directly pointed out the current predicament of Baihu Village. It doesn't matter when Sun Shao comes, if he doesn't come this time, he can come next time, but Baihuzhai can't wait.
"You go out first." Father Mu waved his hand, Bai Yu walked out empty-handed, and Mu Zhiqiu looked at her coldly. Bai Xuan didn't think so, but Mu Zhiqiu was a little nervous. Bai Wei leaned against the wall, his arms easily hugged his chest, and silently looked at the mountains in the distance. Mu Zhiqiu was enraged by her calmness, and said hatefully: "Annihilation! It's a shame that Miss trusts you so much. ”
"Did I do anything unfavorable to the White Tiger Village?" Bai asked lightly.
"You ......" Mu Zhiqiu opened her mouth to stammer, she bit her lip and thought about it: "Not now, but there will be in the future." ”
"Who knows what will happen next?" Bai Xuan sneered and looked down at his toes: "Ah Qiu, you don't know, even if I don't say it, the White Tiger Village won't last a few days, I just don't want Miss to die so badly." Uprooted from home, far from his homeland, even your father, he doesn't want to bury his bones in a foreign land, right? ”
"But...... But you're ......"
"Ah Qiu, the rebellious general is the one who killed the Yan family, but the young lady also assassinated His Royal Highness the King of Yue, but she herself did not succeed. His Royal Highness King Yue could have cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but he didn't, but let her go, the hatred between the two families has been leveled, do you think that at this time, the White Tiger Village is gone, you are all dead, and you can take revenge? ”
Mu Zhiqiu was speechless, if she wanted to be reasonable, she was not Bai Yao's opponent at all.
"What a sharp mouth." Father Mu pushed open the door and limped out, followed by Yan Feiyan, who was full of tears: "Bai Fangqing, can I trust you?" ”
Bai Xuan glanced at Yan Feiyan, and quickly stood up straight, clasping his hands into fists: "Dad, Bai Xuan is willing to use his surname to guarantee that Miss is worry-free." ”
"Okay." Father Mu nodded lightly: "Ah Qiu, you pick ten people and accompany Miss Bai to the beach to wait." ”
Mu Zhiqiu pouted, sulking for a while, but he didn't dare to disobey his father, so he had to stomp his feet, turned around and left, and soon rushed over with ten strong young men, and went in to help Yan Feiyan pack his luggage. In a short time, thirteen people disappeared into the dense jungle behind the wall.
After a day and a night of sneaking, they got out of the mountains and forests and came to the seaside ten miles away from Baihu Village, a place called Huya Reef. As the name suggests, Huya Reef is full of sharp reefs like tiger teeth, some mostly exposed on the surface of the sea, while others are hidden underwater, with only a sharp corner exposed, and countless underwater ones. The waves crash against the reef, stirring up snow-white spray, and the sound of the waves is like a roar, which is shocking.
"Not good." Mu Zhiqiu looked at the empty sea, and his face became ugly: "It looks like there will be a storm." ”
Yan Feiyan, who had not spoken for a long time, looked at the rough and foaming sea, and her heart sank to the bottom. Along the way, she was thinking about how to face Sun Shao, but now she found that it was not easy to face Sun Shao, this year's storm was earlier than in previous years, Sun Shao's fleet was nowhere to be seen, if they were still at sea, they would definitely not be able to escape this storm, and this helpless last hope would also be destroyed by this storm.
It's God who wants to destroy my Yan family! There was only one thought left in Yan Feiyan's mind.
Bai Xuan's face was also ugly. By all accounts, she just didn't expect today's storm to come so early, two months earlier than last year. Could it be that His Royal Highness King Yue's trip to Yizhou is destined to be unsmooth, and my more than two years of hard work will come to naught? Is my family destined to be an official slave for the rest of his life?
Bai Hui is a native of Nanyang, and her father, Bai Zhong Bai Xiaochang, once served as Nanyang Gongcao. Bai Zhong was originally a timid person, six years of Jian'an, Liu Biao attacked Xi'e, Bai Zhong was also in the city, heard the shouting and killing outside, frightened to hide in the house, covered his hair with a quilt and trembled, it was the West Hubei Chang Du Raid alone to lead the troops to resist, fought for a long time, Bai Zhong dared to show his face, the next day before he dared to go out, on the fourth day and the fifth day, he mustered up the courage to pick up arms and go to the city to fight, he said to Du Raid, it turns out that bravery can also be cultivated, so it has become a laughing stock of people.
Bai Zhong's ability is average, and the courage he cultivated did not last long, and it was difficult to survive in the troubled times, and his official position was never promoted, and he was later idle at home. In the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Hou Yin rebelled, Cao Ren led troops to break Wancheng, and Bai Zhong was suspected of rebellion, and the whole family was not an official slave. The following year, Cui Qian broke through Wancheng, and then Guan Yu protected the Son of Heaven and stayed in Wancheng, although the Bai family did not have the worry of the surname, but the identity of her family's sinner became a verdict. As Bai Zhong's eldest daughter, Bai Wei was unwilling to live like this for the rest of her life, she saw that Guan Feng had a female guard by her side, so she took the initiative to find Sun Shao, became a secret soldier under Zhou Yi, and was sent to Yizhou.
Sun Shao's promise to her is to take down the White Tiger Village, return the freedom of your family, be an official and do business, and listen to everyone.
For this promise, Bai Hua endured in Yizhou for two years, and today finally saw hope, but was blown away by a storm, and the despair in her heart was much more than Yan Feiyan.
In the evening, the storm came as scheduled, the sky was as black as ink, and I couldn't see my fingers, I couldn't hear human words in my ears, all I could hear was the whistling wind, and the thunder of the waves crashing on the reef.
Yan Feiyan and Bai Hua stood on the beach in the rain, holding a boulder tightly, letting the raindrops the size of beans beat their bodies like whips, desperate tears and rain flowed, they looked at each other, and finally hugged each other, hugged their heads and cried, the same desperate mood made them temporarily abandon the distinction between friend and foe, and became two bitter people who sympathized with each other.
At the same time, Daddy Mu looked up to the sky in the White Tiger Village and sighed, and Lei Zi looked at the rain curtain under the eaves, like a mourner.
The storm raged all night, and at dawn the sea returned to its former quietness, and the waves gently lapped against the washed away reef, as gentle as a mother soothing her sleeping child. When Yan Feiyan and Bai Hua, who were sleeping under the boulder, were woken up by Mu Zhiqiu, they were greeted by a piece of ship planks and the depressed faces of the guards.
"Where did it come from?" Before Yan Feiyan could speak, Bai Yu grabbed the board of the boat and asked anxiously.
"You are from the country." Mu Zhiqiu said coldly, pointing to a lacquered word on the wooden board, the word is only half of the word, it can be seen that it is a "戉" word, Bai Yu got up and ran to the seaside, the seaside can be seen everywhere with the ups and downs of the ship, all kinds of sundries dotted among them.
Bai Yao's heart was suddenly cold, King Yue was here, but he encountered a storm and was destroyed by the storm, not only could not save Baihu Village, but also could not occupy Yizhou, and even his life and death hung by a thread.
"Providence, providence-" Yan Feiyan suddenly opened her arms and roared on her back: "God, open your eyes, I can see that the enemy has been punished by God before I die, and I will die without regrets, and I will die without regrets......"
Yan Feiyan looked crazy, crying and laughing for a while, until she fell to the ground.
She climbed to the top of a tall reef, put up a pergola, and searched the sea with all her might, hoping to see the shadow of a fleet, but she saw only pieces of wreckage and occasional corpses, but there was no complete warship.
Bai Huang was desperate, her body went limp, and she sat down on the reef, shaky. Although Mu Zhiqiu hated her, seeing her like this, he couldn't bear to watch her fall and die, so he climbed onto the reef and tried hard to carry her down. Bai Hua hugged the reef and didn't let go, muttering to himself: "Look, see if there is a boat ......"
"There's a boat, do you want me to pick up two more for you?" Mu Zhiqiu said angrily.
"Warship...... King Yue's warship ......" Bai Yao cried loudly: "Look quickly, King Yue's warship ......"
"Fart's warship......" Mu Zhiqiu scolded, but her voice stopped abruptly, she looked at the sea in a daze, let go of Bai Xuan with one hand, put it on her eyebrows and looked at it for a moment, and suddenly patted Bai Xuan's shoulder in ecstasy: "Fang Qing, Fang Qing, look at it, it's a war ship!" ”
Bai sat blankly, deaf to her, Mu Zhiqiu's hard slapping didn't work, her eyes were weeping, and she was staring blankly at the blue water. Mu Zhiqiu was anxious and pinched her hard, and she woke up a little in pain.
"Look, it's a warship!" Mu Zhiqiu jumped excitedly and pointed to the sea.
Bai Yu was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, she jumped up, and looked at the boundless sea.
On the sea, a building ship has just exposed its hull, the sails are full of wind, facing the wind and waves, getting closer and closer, and on the sea behind them, countless sail shadows are like mushrooms after the rain, one after another. Closer and closer, clearer and clearer.
"It's a warship!" Bai Yu couldn't help laughing, and then laughed again, "It's a warship, it's the warship of King Yue, except for King Yue who is blessed by God, no one can escape such a storm." ”
Yan Feiyan also stood up, looking at the warships getting closer and closer in the distance, stunned, sad and happy. In just one night, she experienced hope, despair, and ecstasy, and now she is back to square one, and even the storm is helpless Sun Shaohe, so does she still have a chance?
"Why is Master Yan still single, doesn't the old and ugly old man want you?" When Sun Shao saw Yan Feiyan, who was unrelenting, his first sentence surprised everyone. Yan Feiyan was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered the curse that Sun Shao had cursed her in Dongye City, and she was suddenly so angry that her face turned purple and her lips trembled.
"Hahaha......" Sun Shao laughed and beckoned to Bai Yao, who hurriedly rushed forward and bowed: "Meet the king." ”
"Well, I thought you were a talent at the beginning, but I didn't look away." Sun Shao motioned for Bai Yao to get up: "Your family has been freed from slavery, your younger brother is studying with Zhao Xijiu at the Taoist Academy in Zhuya, and your mother is doing well, but unfortunately your father just passed away two months ago, so I didn't have time to inform you." ”
Bai Yu was inexplicably grateful and thanked him again.
"You take a break for half a year, and then you decide whether to continue doing things or go home." Sun Shao waved his hand, and Guan Chao behind him walked up, and he was about to lead Bai Yao down to rest. When he was in Yizhou, Guan Chao was an old acquaintance with Bai Hua's one-line contact. Bai Hua hesitated for a moment, and then saluted again:
"Great King, Minister...... Asking to participate in the war, the minister is familiar with the terrain of this place, and he also understands the customs of the Yi people, so he can help the king. ”
Sun Shao raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Okay, I can't ask for it." You go and rest first, and I'll have someone invite you to the meeting later. ”
"Whoa." Bai Xuan clenched his fists like a man, turned around and left. When passing in front of Sun Shangxiang, Sun Shangxiang stretched out his arm to stop her, looked at her, and said with a friendly smile: "Good job, give us women a face." How's that, are you interested in following me? ”
"The general is?" Bai Yu saluted, listened and looked at Sun Shangxiang curiously, and soon recognized Sun Shangxiang's identity as a woman.
"This is Her Highness's aunt, Fifth General Madame Sun." Guan Chao hurriedly introduced.
"Fifth General?" Bai Yu is inexplicable. Not to mention her, even Sun Shangxiang herself doesn't know why Sun Shao gave her such a title.
Sun Shao didn't know that Sun Shangxiang was digging into his corner, so he said to Yan Feiyan with a smile: "Master Yan Zhai, after five years, can you make progress?" ”
"You haven't made much progress, but you may not have the same good luck as last time." Yan Feiyan was so angry that he didn't choose to speak.
"Luck?" Sun Shao spread his hands and said to the generals behind him with a smile: "Everyone, I only lost a few cargo ships in such a storm, isn't my luck good enough?" ”
Cui Qian touched his chin, looked at Yan Feiyan and the others with nervous faces, and sneered: "King, it seems that the owner of this village does not welcome the king, do you want to bring someone to kill her, destroy her broken village, and clear the road for the king." ”
"Hey, hey......" Heda rolled his eyes, "Didn't you say okay?" In the sea, you sailors are vying for the lead, and I will take the lead when you go ashore, why haven't you gone ashore yet, you want to rob my business, why don't you pirates talk about integrity at all? ”
Cui Qian rattled a wicked laugh: "The king said that it is fun to learn and learn it." We have learned so many mountain tactics from you, and we have never had the opportunity to intern. We'll do it for you. ”
Before his words fell, Chen Hai also picked it up, and patted He Da's shoulder seriously: "I said Bozhi, it's not that I criticize you, there is something wrong with your thinking." What do you call a sailor? We are all warriors of the Yue Kingdom, we are all swords in the hands of the king, what else do we share with each other? Who cuts it or not? Old sign, don't you say? ”
"That's that, that's." Cui Qian nodded repeatedly.
"However, a small broken village can't work your famous urging signature, so it's better for me, a nobody." Chen Hai hugged Cui Qian's shoulders and smiled.
"Think beautifully!" Cui Qian's eyes rolled, and he reached out and brushed Chen Hai's arm away: "I know that you bitch has nothing to do and is courteous, and you don't have a good heart." ”
(To be continued)