The sea breeze blows, and the waves sound.

The old wharf on the east side of Ninghai Port has been built for some years, which is smaller and older than those on the west side, and is now mainly used to dock some fishing boats. Now, the ships of the Imperial Navy and the ships of the Canghai Alliance occupy the wharf on the west side of Ninghai Harbor, and the other ships have been rushed to dock here.

The New Year's Festival is a festival of family reunions, the ships have basically stopped sailing, and in a harbor city like Ninghai, there are always many people who are adrift for one reason or another, or simply homeless, even so, most people still don't want to spend the festival at sea, because many ships are empty, leaving ships with the ups and downs of the waves.

On the deck of a merchant ship, Xue Lihua was playing chess with Xiao Tianlei, Xiao Tianlei was thinking about a chess piece, Xue Lihua held her cheeks, did not urge, stared at the chessboard, and glanced at Xiao Tianlei quietly from time to time.

Today is already the day of the New Year's Festival, Wu Tiexiong has already brought Li Xiaoyu's brothers and sisters back to Yinghai yesterday, originally, Li Xiaoyu invited everyone to Yinghai for the holiday, Xiao Tianlei and others refused, Xue Lihua also stayed in Ninghai, Ninghai City is now overcrowded, and he couldn't find a place to live at all, so he stayed on the boat of Xiao Tianlei and others for two days.

After two days of contact, Xue Lihua found that Xiao Tianlei was actually very easy to get along with, not as cold as he seemed to be on the surface, except for the martial arts, he seemed to be just a fairly ordinary person, easy-going and funny, and occasionally a little silly, saying something that others didn't understand, but he was often in a daze, leaving others cold. There's not much joy or anger.,The attitude towards everything is very indifferent.,Finally, there's a look of "that's it anyway".

In the past two days, Xiao Tianlei and others have been staying on the merchant ship, playing chess, chatting, or writing and drawing on a piece of paper, Xue Lihua couldn't understand what was painted at all, stayed for a while, and asked him what he thought, he said that he was dealing with affairs, and he handled things like this?

Xue Lihua often thought of Master and others in the past two days, and kept telling her when she went down the mountain, as well as the earnest teachings in the past, how affectionate men in the world are, don't be deceived by rhetoric, but now that she takes the initiative to approach, Xiao Tianlei has no rhetoric at all, it is difficult for her to hear a good word, but she has heard a lot of words that are disturbing the scenery and annoying, so it makes her feel at ease.

Xue Lihua wanted to get along with Xiao Tianlei for a while, and even invited Xiao Tianlei to go to Lingzhou to quell the rebellion, but Xiao Tianlei always laughed it off and didn't say anything.

Da, Xiao Tianlei finally fell, Xue Lihua showed a smug smile, and a son fell.

"Uh...... I lost! Xiao Tianlei happily admitted defeat, and said in his heart that his IQ was really average, and he couldn't win a few people in chess.

"Today is the New Year's Day, and you plan to spend it at sea? The city is lively, don't you want to go shopping? Xue Lihua suddenly asked.

"Well, no, we have something to do."

"What can happen?"

"Confidentiality."

Xue Lihua wrinkled her nose dissatisfied, although she had been together for a few days, she still didn't know Xiao Tianlei's identity, and she refused to say her name.

Of course it is necessary! Not to mention that Xue Lihua participated in the competition and wanted to participate in the war against Lingzhou, Xue Lihua said before that she went to find her cousin, and her cousin was not someone else, it was Xue Dingfang, the dragoon general who had fought with Xiao Tianlei, how could Xiao Tianlei inform Xue Lihua of the conspiracy, however, he was not more wary of Xue Lihua, and generously said that he wanted to keep it secret, and Xue Lihua was not satisfied.

"Didn't you go to find your cousin?" Xiao Tianlei asked, they are going to act tonight, or do they have to send Xue Lihua away.

"When I went yesterday, my cousin was busy with military affairs and didn't have time to see me, so I should be able to see him this afternoon."

"Oh!" Xiao Tianlei nodded, this would save him a lot of tongue.

Xiao Tianlei stopped talking, thinking about tonight's events, Xue Lihua also thought about things quietly, and after a while, Xue Lihua suddenly asked, "Brother Xiao, there are a lot of girls who like you." ”

Xue Lihua asked a little suddenly, but Xiao Tianlei didn't deny it, and said calmly: "Well, there should be a lot, but the main thing is to like this face, liking is not the same as liking, young girls can't tell the difference." Actually, I think it's a lot of trouble, and I don't want to look like this, huh? "With such a face, it is really conspicuous, it is inconvenient to do something sneaky, it is like being a thief, Xiao Tianlei doesn't like this very much.

Xue Lihua didn't expect Xiao Tianlei to think like this, but she was a little curious, and asked, "Then what do you want to look like?" ”

"Hmm...... I guess that's how it feels! ”

Xiao Tianlei took the pen and paper, and after a while, he drew a picture, which was a general face of Kenjiro in his previous life "Hokuto God Fist", and he also specially drew the upper body and arms, bulging muscles, iron-blooded real man, Xiao Tianlei felt that this was like a man.

Xue Lihua was also surprised when she saw this kind of painting for the first time, and then compared the characters on the painting with Xiao Tianlei, stayed for a long time, snorted, pointed at Xiao Tianlei, and laughed regardless of the image: "You want to look like this...... You're not kidding me...... Looks like this...... Hahaha! "Tears burst out of my eyes,

Xiao Tianlei had a black line on his face, he had long wanted to tell people about this little distress and wish, Xue Lihua's reaction was not unexpected, but Xue Lihua's reaction was a little bigger, and the demeanor of a chivalrous woman was pinched?

In the afternoon, Xue Lihua went ashore to see Xue Dingfang and invited Xiao Tianlei to accompany him, Xiao Tianlei refused, can he still be good if he sees Xue Dingfang? It's no wonder if you don't get caught.

Xue Lihua had to go alone, and when she arrived in Ninghai City, Xue Dingfang's temporary residence, because she had already been here yesterday, Xue Dingfang had an explanation, and Xue Lihua was directly led in.

Xue Dingfang has just been free, he took his dragoon guards this time, rushed to Ninghai City from the north of Xinjiang, walked thousands of miles, rested for a few days, and was busy with all kinds of entertainment and military affairs, and heard his subordinates say that his niece was coming, he immediately thought of Xue Lihua, and really saw Xue Lihua himself, Xue Dingfang was also taken aback: "Lihua, it's really you!" What are you here to do? Didn't you learn art in Lingyun Palace?! ”

"Uncle Cousin, I'm going to Lingzhou with you!" Xue Lihua said directly.

"What are you doing in Lingzhou?" Xue Dingfang shouted angrily.

"Of course, it's to fight against thieves, I have already participated in the competition of Sword Lake Palace and obtained the qualification." Xue Lihua said proudly.

"Ahh Monkey business! Do you think the conquest of Lingzhou is a play house? If something happens to you, how can I explain it to your parents?! Xue Dingfang was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, but he was worried that Xue Lihua would have an accident.

"Uncle Cousin, don't underestimate me, your niece is not as good as she was at the beginning!" Xue Lihua comforted Xue Dingfang.

"If it's other opponents, it's okay, this time it's the Brotherhood, it's not your average tricky! Even if you learn a skill, I can't feel at ease! ”

Xue Dingfang solemnly persuaded Xue Lihua that the army recruits martial artists, and generally asks them to do some more dangerous things, since the first battle in Northern Xinjiang, after learning the identity of Xiao Tianlei, Xue Dingfang paid attention to some information about the Brotherhood. As far as Xue Dingfang knew, the imperial court had sent Xuanwuwei and many martial artists to deal with the Brotherhood, but they did not get any advantage in the hands of the Brotherhood, and there were many casualties.

In fact, for the expedition to Lingzhou, Xue Dingfang has been worried, these days, the expedition to Lingzhou a cadre of officials, generals, many times to discuss the military strategy of the expedition to Lingzhou, most of the officials, generals are very optimistic, that the attack on Lingzhou from the sea, the imperial court's naval army, and the assistance of the Canghai Alliance, there will be no problem. As long as the fleet reaches the coast of Lingzhou, the army will go straight to the hinterland of Lingzhou, and the power of the Brotherhood will not be able to resist it at all.

However, Xue Dingfang and several other generals and staff members analyzed every action of the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood's style of acting has always been secretive, often greatly surprising to ordinary people's expectations, and it is impossible for the Brotherhood not to notice such a big move by the imperial court this time, maybe it has laid a big net and waited for the imperial army to get in, and in the past few days, for this matter, Xue Dingfang has been arguing with other officials and strategists.

The dispatch of troops this time is also hasty, the soldiers who were mobilized, except for some elite soldiers, the combat effectiveness of other soldiers is really worrying, just talking about military discipline is not good, in the past few days there have been several soldiers fighting in Ninghai City, ruining the wives and daughters of the people. There are too many unknown factors for the sea march, and the Canghai Alliance may not be reliable, and he doesn't know anything about the movements of the Brotherhood, so many unfavorable factors, this battle is dangerous, how can Xue Dingfang rest assured that Xue Lihua will go?

Xue Dingfang is very doting on his niece, and he also has a headache, Xue Lihua has been strong since she was a child, and she likes to compete with boys in everything, and it is not easy to persuade her.

Xue Dingfang's face was gloomy, and Xue Lihua couldn't help but wonder: "Is it really that powerful?" It's not that the Brotherhood is just some kids in the ravine, the others are some Shanyue barbarians, the one who was said to ride a pig last time, but a thief who only knows how to escape? ”

"That's for the sake of the face of the court, if the brotherhood is really so easy to deal with, it will be exterminated last time! The boy who rode the pig was able to defeat me, Zhao Chengbi, and Cheng Xianliang, although the three of them were a little tricky and relied on their mounts, but their real skills were no less than mine, and the last time they conquered Lingzhou, Wu'an Bei almost lost his life. ”

"Wu Anbei, just that old man who looks at people with his nose Wu Anbei?"

"It's him, Wu Anbei has a bad temperament, but the martial arts of the battlefield are not under me, he has suffered a big loss, and I don't dare to say that I can win that kid."

"Uncle Cousin, don't you grow up with other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige, who doesn't know your prestige today, besides, you have been galloping on the battlefield for many years, I don't believe you are still afraid of a kid?!" Xue Lihua held Xue Dingfang in her mouth, and beat Xue Dingfang's shoulder.

"Afraid? I'd be afraid of a hairy boy! I'm going to meet that kid again this time! Xue Dingfang was also aroused by some pride, and it was quite embarrassing to say that the last battle, so he asked to participate in this expedition. Seeing Xue Lihua's well-behaved appearance, Xue Dingfang said that he couldn't persuade Xue Lihua, so he had to say: "That's it, you will follow me this time, and you are not allowed to run around without my consent!" ”

"Do you agree?!" Xue Lihua was pleasantly surprised.

"Well, okay, today is the New Year's Day, don't talk about those official things, I won't go out, I'll have a meal together later, it's also a holiday, I'll live here tonight, don't run around! You girl, you don't know how to go home during the New Year's Festival, come to me ......" Xue Dingfang muttered, seeing Xue Lihua's eyes rolling, he asked, "What, you have something?" ”

Xue Lihua said in the period: "I ...... I have...... A few friends who want to spend the holiday with them......"

"You are a girl's family, what are you running around at night, there are many fake soldiers in the city, many of them were pirates before, if you go out, you will definitely get into trouble!" Of course Xue Dingfang disagreed, not to mention those pirates, who had been a soldier for three years, and the sow raced the sable cicada, many soldiers forgot what the woman's surname saw when they saw it, maybe they did something out of the ordinary, Xue Lihua is such a beautiful woman, coupled with her temper, it is very easy to cause trouble.

"Whoever dares to provoke me, I castrate him!" Xue Lihua said viciously.

"Look at it, when you open your mouth, you will be castrated, who will dare to ask you in the future! I really shouldn't have sent you to Lingyun Palace, those old women there ......" Xue Dingfang taught Xue Lihua a lesson, and made up his mind to be optimistic about Xue Lihua and let him not go out to cause trouble.

Xue Lihua also realized that she was a little unpresentable, her face turned red, interrupted Xue Dingfang's words, and said, "Uncle Cousin, you are not allowed to arrange my master and them!" ”

"Don't say it, don't say it, I'll have someone prepare a meal, call your cousin and them, and eat together."

That night, Xue Dingfang called several members of the Xue family in the army to eat together, and Xue Dingfang kept staring at Xue Lihua, but Xue Lihua waited and waited, and finally, found a gap to sneak out, and deliberately changed into women's clothes, dressed up a little, and wanted to surprise Xiao Tianlei.

At this time, it was already late at night, Ninghai City was noisy at this time, the lights were bright, and the voices of many people in the barracks outside the city could be heard from a distance, and there were also some people in the city who were carnivaling, and there were many drunks on the street, Xue Lihua rode a horse and hurried to the dock.

When Xue Lihua arrived at the merchant ship where Xiao Tianlei was, she was taken aback, only to see Xiao Tianlei standing at the bow of the ship, looking at the dark sea, wearing a faint blue armor, which was not an ordinary cargo at first glance. Usually Xiao Tianlei is a little sluggish, and his hair is also very casual, at this time, Xiao Tianlei is neatly groomed, his eyes are deep and attentive, Xue Lihua seems to be seeing it for the first time, her face can be said to be flawless, heroic and cold, and it makes people blush and heartbeat when she sees it.

Xiao Tianlei was also slightly surprised when he saw Xue Lihua, Xue Lihua's facial features belonged to a more gorgeous type, and it was even more delicate when she changed back to women's clothes, even if she was not decorated with jewelry, she was also brilliant and bright, which made people shine, but what surprised Xiao Tianlei was not so, but Xue Lihua came at this time, should it be said that she came at the right time, or was it not the right time?

Xue Lihua was very satisfied with Xiao Tianlei's reaction, and asked generously, "How do you see me dressing?" ”

"Well, yes, pretty one." Xiao Tianlei nodded.

Xue Lihua was secretly happy, looked at Xiao Tianlei again, and asked, "Brother Xiao, what are you going to do when you're dressed up?" ”

Xiao Tianlei put on his horn helmet and said, "Wearing armor, of course you want to fight, okay, I should go!" ”

"Go, where are you going?" Xue Lihua was puzzled.

Suddenly, at this time, there was a sound of rushing water, at first Xue Lihua thought it was the sound of waves, and then heard that it was a huge thing swimming in the water, following the sound and Xiao Tianlei's gaze, Xue Lihua was shocked to see that there was a monster floating on the water, she saw a pair of eyes glowing with green light, getting closer and closer, and finally, Xue Lihua saw clearly that it was a terrifying big boar, wearing thick armor pieces made of thick chains, and the thick fangs were also filled with spikes, hideous and terrifying, but also very powerful.

Wild boar floating on water...... This......?! Xue Lihua couldn't react a little, it is not unusual to say that a military general rides a BMW on the water and ice, but it is a bit unusual for a big wild boar to walk on the water by itself.

Of course, the big wild boar that came was steel-maned, not from the sea by itself, and its feet were on the back of the big shark Big Tooth, who had already transported several batches of personnel and supplies, all in order to burn those imperial navy and Canghai Alliance's ships in Ninghai Harbor, and deal with so many ships head-on, the Sea Shark Gang couldn't do it, so they could only burn it before they set off. However, the other party is not defenseless, even if the New Year has not relaxed, some soldiers have been sent to patrol, and there are some small boats guarding the sea, fortunately, there is the existence of Big Tooth, which can carry some people through the defense line silently, even so, it is not easy for such a little person to set fire, it is easy to be wiped out by the soldiers left behind on the ship, so, Xiao Tianlei asked Big Tooth to carry the steel mane, and his task is to set fire to it while attracting the attention of those guarding soldiers, so that others can calmly set fire.

"By the way, let me introduce myself, my name is Xiao Tianlei, from Lingzhou. Until next time...... Let's hope it won't be on the battlefield. After Xiao Tianlei said this, he jumped on the back of the steel mane.

"Lingzhou ...... Wild boar ......"

Seeing Xiao Tianlei riding the big wild boar, stepping on the waves, and disappearing into the night, Xue Lihua stood on the dock, her mind was in a mess, and a bunch of small drums and gongs were beating randomly. All kinds of information were strung together, and it was easy for her to guess Xiao Tianlei's identity, but she was a little reluctant to believe it.

Xiao Tianlei said that he was going to fight, and the direction he left must have been towards the ships of the navy...... Xue Lihua is a little unsure of what to do, what to do?

Just when Xue Lihua was hesitating, there were many gongs striking on the west side of Ninghai Port, and some ships on the dock were on fire, and many people shouted loudly. (To be continued.) )