Xu Zhi stood in the center of the square in his ancestral hall, looking around with the corner of his eye, using it carefully, lest it be noticed by the elders in front of him and sitting on the left and right.

The exterior wall composed of yellow bricks and black tiles, the ground of a square in Nuoda is paved with countless rubble, and there is only a longhouse with the ranking of ancestors and ancestors standing on the square, and there is no other building similar to stone monuments and archways.

The ancestral hall is very simple, or rather simple.

It's not right either—

Xu Zhi denied the evaluations he had given one by one in his heart, and then considered the language and gave a conclusion that could make him more convincing.

The essence of this layout is to keep it simple and true.

The ancestral hall is a place to worship ancestors, so when the ancestors built the ancestral hall of the Xu family, they only left the most necessary things, in order to warn their descendants that the Xu family should be simple and true.

Some glitz and glamour will fade with the years, and only these "road signs" made of tablets will show the direction that transcends time.

Indulging in false fame and merit will only fail to see the real trajectory along the way, thus losing the inheritance, the family business, cutting off the incense, and destroying the peace of the soul of the ancestors of the Xu family in another world.

The Xu family only needs to remember what should be remembered in the long river of years.

Fifteen steps away from Xu Zhi, Xu Zhi's father, Xu Shuoguang, was sitting there.

On the two rows of chairs on Xu Zhi's left and right, sat the respected people in the family, the people who commanded the real power, and the heads of some important small sects, as well as the eldest brother Xu Changsheng and his younger brother Xu Minzhi, who had just been freed from the curse two days ago.

Among the people sitting in the left and right columns, the most important people were Xu Shuoguang, the head of the Xu family's main sect, Xu Sen, the commander of the Xishan army, and Sinong Huang Zhang, as well as the two heads of the small sect: Xu Song from the east and Xu Xiao from the south.

I can't read anything from the eyes of the others.

And the eyes of his eldest brother and cousin are much more understandable, not so much that Xu Zhi has a good understanding, but that his brother showed his hostility too explicitly, and it was all floating in the air explicitly.

"The meaning of the old lord is that he belongs to the second son of our family, that is, Zhi'er. ”

His father's voice sounded in the ancestral hall square, and Xu Zhi immediately retracted his thoughts that had floated out, lowered his eyes, and quietly waited for the discussion about the next head of the family.

As soon as these words came out, although Xu Zhi's eyes looked at the ground solemnly, he instantly felt that two original fluttering hostilities pierced the air and pierced his back.

It can be described as a man's back.

Xu Zhi smacked his lips in his heart: Haven't you learned to cultivate qi for so many years? If I hadn't won the support of my great-grandfather, I'm afraid that these two people would rush up and tear themselves apart.

As a father and head of the family, Xu Shuoguang continued: "I was ...... Uh, well, I respect what the old lord means, I don't know what you think?"

While speaking, Xu Shuoguang swept his gaze over the princes in the square, tossed and turned on his eldest son Xu Changsheng a few times, and finally skipped Xu Zhi who was standing in the center, took his gaze back, and didn't say anything again.

Xu Shuoguang observed the water in the square like a fisherman, and now the ripples on the "water surface" are not clear.

The situation is unknown, the depth is unknown, and he will not rashly operate his careful thoughts.

A voice came from the southeast corner of the two rows of seats, breaking the silence and taking the lead.

"I respectfully follow the old lord's wishes. ”

The one who said this was Xu Sen, the thirty-year-old commander of the Xishan Army, who touched the hilt of the sword on his waist and put the chips on Xu Zhi with a simple eight words.

After Xu Sen made his statement, the water surface fell silent again, but it was only the water surface that was quiet.

There is already an undercurrent underneath the water.

The head of the family, Xu Shuoguang's heart was slightly chaotic, and he had always regarded Xu Sen as the most unlikely person to fall to Xu Zhi.

When Xu Sen and his eldest son Xu Changsheng went to school, they ate and lived together, admired each other, and supported each other, so they could be said to be friends at the same table.

Lao Shangjun has been in the world for three generations, and he can still have such an influence!

Xu Shuoguang was quite troubled.

But the eldest son, Xu Changsheng, whose reputation for talent resounded west of the Jin Kingdom, did not believe that all the real power factions would bet on Xu Zhi, a mediocre talent who had been temporarily replaced three years earlier.

Xu Shuoguang saw a person in the column to his right stand up from the chair at the end of the table and saluted him.

That person is Huang Zhang, who is in charge of the dispatch of goods and materials.

It seems that he is also going to take a stand.

Xu Shuoguang nodded and allowed Huang Zhang to speak.

Huang Zhang cleared his throat and was about to speak, but saw Xu Xiao and Xu Song get up and glanced coldly at Xu Zhi who was standing in the center, and then the two quickly saluted the head of the family.

Everyone here understands that all the powerful factions are going to show their flags.

Huang Zhang suddenly became anxious, and hurriedly said: "Lord, foolishly think-"

Xu Song and Xu Xiao also chased after Huang Zhang, and when Huang Zhang said the word "be the master", he said: "The head of the family in the future should be——"

In the ancestral hall square, the words of the three of them rang out in unison, and Xu Zhi, Xu Changsheng, and Xu Minzhi all tightened their hearts.

Xu Shuoguang also closed his mind, longing to hear the answer to his heart through his own ears.

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The low-grade fever on Boyan Shen Yu's body was intermittent, and as the hull swayed, the drowsy heat, deep cold, and the erratic turbulence of the boat stirred into an indescribable nausea in his body.

In a half-daz, Shen Yu scolded softly with the only strength he had: "Suharu...... It's hard and uncomfortable to be like this bird, it's better to stay in the sixteen tents of Boyan and let people hack to death. ”

Suharu, a dialect derived from the Pingchuan Plateau, has a similar meaning to the Chang language for "killing a thousand knives".

", kill me...... Come on...... Ah, it's hard, it's hard to bear it, and I can't live this, here. ”

Ye Yuchang was disturbed by Shen Yu, and choked up: "People who are dying will not talk endlessly like you, don't those Xirong on the Pingchuan Plateau regard death as home? Why are you so virtuous?"

Shen Yu shot back angrily,

"I've been dealing with Chang people a lot, and it's going to be this virtue, uh, alas, it's uncomfortable, it's not happy......"

Ye Yuchang saw that the strength of the other party's counterattack was very weak, and knew that he was really in pain, so he no longer used words to provoke him at will.

comforted Shen Yu a few words, and only moaned in response to Ye Yuchang, and fell asleep again.

Looking at Shen Yu, who was in a hurry, Liu Yu felt a little irritable in his heart.

Tsk, it seems that this burning is really endless, isn't it good......

"Big brother, you have a little more warm feeling on your body, is there anything else?"

Jiang Niansheng's voice came from the square wooden cage on the side.

Ye Yuchang got up unconsciously, and subconsciously touched his chest,

Glancing at the cage in surprise,

In the inner pocket of the clothes on the chest, there was a small bag, a bag containing three copies of the essence of Yangchun.

"Ah...... It's just a personal thing. ”

While prevaricating Jiang Niansheng, Ye Yuchang warned himself in his heart,

not only provided food and water to Boyan Shen Yu, but also used the medicine of Nanyan Zheng Dan's family to this guy, as a person who met in Pingshui, he was already benevolent and righteous, even if he was a close friend.

If you even use the essence obtained from the adventure, it will be too much, and you have to rely on these to make up for the loss of the ship, this is the trophy that belongs to the Ye family, how can it be consumed in just two days after you get it!

Ye Yuchang muttered in his heart, and continued to say to Jiang Niansheng: "Besides, besides, it has nothing to do with you, uh, by the way, I don't know what your name is? Or, do you have a name?"

Ye Yuchang was afraid that the other party would chase after him, so he hurriedly diverted the topic.

Jiang Niansheng was stunned for a moment, then nodded,

"Hmm-well, let's say yes, my name is Jiang Niansheng, and that's probably what I wrote. ”

She used her slender fingers to write three words on the floor.

Ye Yuchang immediately understood which three words they were, but he decided to talk a little more, so that Jiang Niansheng's thoughts would be farther away from the Yangchun essence on his body.

If all she has is a vague feeling, she can just talk about it.

"I don't see it very really, you use Zhou Shu to get some water, and use water as ink to write, and I will understand. ”

"I'm cultivating the outer way, and I'm not proficient in it, and I'm afraid that I won't handle it well and hurt the boat, but since the big brother wants to know so much, then I'm ...... Try. ”

Ye Yuchang's words of refusal have not yet come out,

The swing of the boat suddenly became impatient, and the sound of the sea water slapping against the plank suddenly hit Ye Yuchang's ears.

The skin of Ye Yuchang's whole body suddenly had a slight pain that could only be experienced after being touched by Mai Mang.

My heart suddenly became empty.

The injuries suffered by the Yunpai when it hit the reef are still temporarily patched up with nanmu! It's like a patient lying on a hard bed after breaking his muscles and bones!

He was scared from the inside out, and hurriedly waved his hand to stop: "Stop, stop, stop...... I know, I know everything, I know what your name is!"

The cloud row shook under the churning of the seawater.

Even Ye Yuchang fell on his back, and once again felt the hardness of the plank, and the impact made Ye Yuchang cough nonstop, and the old wounds left on his body when the Yunpai hit the reef and collided with the ghost ship were even more faintly painful.

When Ye Yuchang regained his senses, the feeling of the sea turning the hull of the ship had disappeared, and the voyage seemed to be stable again.

Standing up his heavy body, Ye Yu was full of remorse for "self-inflicted" in his mind.

There was a knock on the small hatch, probably because the crew had also been affected by the emergency just now, so they came to report.

Ye Yuchang swayed to the hatch, pulled off the wooden wedge and walked out of the cabin, and took the hatch with him.

In the narrow aisle, Ye Yuchang asked the crew what was the matter when they knocked on the door, and when the crew reported to Ye Yuchang, they not only danced but also spoke incoherently, and they didn't know what to express for a long time, "ship, ship, ship".

Even when facing ghouls, the crew of the Cloud Pai would not have such a gaffe.

Anxiety and doubts rose in Ye Yuchang's heart at the same time, but he quickly pressed in his heart.

Holding down the shoulders of the crew with one hand, grabbing his collar with the other, he yelled into his ear: "Calm down! Fuck me down! Isn't it just that the sea water suddenly stirred, I'm afraid of a head!"

The captain's roar suppressed the crew's violent minds, and after a slight tremor in his body, Ye Yuchang rediscovered the sanity that belongs to human beings from the eyes of the crew.

"No, young ship owner, strange, strange ship, a strange ship has appeared!"

"The ghost ship?

Ye Yuchang's whole body was cold, and then his heart was irritable, and he immediately left the crew who was shaking their heads violently and climbed onto the deck.

Bastard, bastard!

The little girl was isolated from the cage with the engraved talisman armor, how could she still catch up with the cloud number!

As soon as his two feet landed on the deck, Ye Yuchang gasped and swept his gaze across the sea.

Although the wind and waves were high today, there were no clouds, and after sweeping the sea, Ye Yuchang didn't see anything unusual except for an island in the distance.

As for the ghost ship, it's even more nowhere to go!

Ye Yuchang hurriedly asked left and right: "What the hell are you talking about the strange ship-"

Halfway through his words, Ye Yuchang's gaze was inexplicably pulled back to the island.

When I looked at the island a moment ago, I subconsciously labeled it as an island in my heart by experience.

But after taking a closer look, Ye Yuchang tore off the label.

It's definitely not an ordinary thing like an island.

However, can it really be counted as a ship?

Ye Yu looked at it in the distance and thought silently.

The two main colors, silver and black, penetrate the distance between the waves, and the two colors outline a solid, rich figure along the edge of the thing.

searched his mind, if he wanted to annotate his physical characteristics, Ye Yuchang had no words except for the word "big".

Ye Yuchang felt that he couldn't understand the exact number of materials of this ship with his own brain, and it seemed that this ship didn't have even a single thing that could be called a mast!

"Put, put ......"

After swallowing a few saliva times, fear and curiosity squeezed each other, and finally curiosity burned the young captain to drink away the fear in the bottom of his heart.

After several struggles, Ye Yuchang said his order,

"Lean over the clouds and cloud numbers. ”

Bursts of reflection flickered across the eyeballs, and the thickness of the metal drove into the soul through instinct.

Ye Yuchang's mouth said a few words that he himself doubted, and said repeatedly and incoherently,

"It's all made of iron, a ship made of iron, an iron ship, a ship made of iron, a mo, not a creature of the gods?"