Chapter 85: Striking the West
The glow of the skyrocketing fire reflects the remnants of the lantern raft on the surface of the lake, revealing an eerie beauty. The beautiful boat made the sound of a machine turning and slowly headed towards the center of the lake.
Nan Jinyu stood on the top of the painting boat of the Qin Palace, and took in the entire Yangui Lake at a glance, quite a posture of looking down on the world.
"What did those ships throw in?"
She thought that this was an era of cold weapons, but she didn't want to have artillery.
"Skyfire Bomb."
Xiao Chen saw that her face was unusually calm, and when he remembered what she said before, the doubts in his heart deepened.
Twin demon lotus, the demon star descended, reborn in the other world, and turned the tide.
The words prophesied by Qin Tianjian did not refer to the possible twins of the Nan family, but to the key figures in the rise and fall of the entire Great Yan Dynasty.
"Skyfire bombs? So apart from these things, are there any weapons of mass destruction? ”
Nan Jinyu pursed her lips, her eyes stayed on the crazy burning main flower boat, thinking that the opponent who couldn't succeed in the transaction would actually kill people, and her heart couldn't help but feel cold.
Treating human life as a mustard is a symbol of power in this era, and those behind-the-scenes manipulators are the real murderers of human life!
"There are no Great Swallows, but there are some curious objects in the hands of Persian merchants."
Xiao Chen saw her sad face, a pair of eyes reflected the sky-high fire, and unconsciously told the truth.
This kind of Gyeonggi major event has always been a secret that only important ministers of the Ministry of Industry will know, and she asked casually, and she actually answered.
"Musket or musket? Although the ratio and lethality of the heavenly fire bomb look strong, in fact, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small. ”
Nan Jinyu glanced at the holes in the flower boat and made a basic calculation.
Because most of the boats are wooden structures, they naturally burn very badly, but if they are changed to the battlefield, such an attack power may be to quench their thirst.
"There are all of them, but these things are expensive and hard to find, and most of the things that are accidentally obtained are used for treasures and enjoyment, and no one uses them for anything else."
Xiao Chen turned his face, and suddenly felt that the person in front of him was far from what he imagined, at least he needed to re-examine her ability and knowledge.
"Your Highness has it in your hand, right?"
Nan Jinyu nodded, and her gaze stayed on the few ships that were finally captured by the secret health because of the frequent loss of chains due to the replacement of ammunition, and then turned away.
"Do you want either?"
Xiao Chen hooked the corners of his lips slightly, and the simple words were extremely ambiguous by him.
"Want to ......"
Nan Jinyu pursed her lips and looked at him helplessly, only to realize how scary her subconscious reaction was.
Yebai stood a few meters away in cold sweat, the smile on the baby's face was completely frozen, and he said stiffly: "Master! The big fish is moving, waiting for you to show it. ”
"Bait."
As soon as Xiao Chen's words fell, he saw a signal flare flying out in Yebai's hand.
The yellow flare streaked across the night sky, and the boat that was struggling to row to the lake suddenly lost its balance, and the people on board fell into the water one after another, leaving only the snakeskin bag hanging from the stern of the boat, and the sound of whimpering and wailing was quite eye-catching.
Nan Jinyu retracted her gaze, didn't bother to look at the scumbag's transformation anymore, yawned and lay back on the couch.
"As soon as this matter comes out, presumably His Royal Highness will become the target of the public again, the forces in Beijing are complicated, it is better to avoid the northwest, is what the courtier said right?"
"Well, you're right."
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, seeing that she was indifferent to what was happening on the shore, he sat down next to her, "Then why don't you tell me how you learned about the Heavenly Fire Bomb and Fire Gun?" ”
"Well...... Nan Jinyu smiled mysteriously at him, her tone was still very tight, "I guessed!" ”
Xiao Chen's hand holding the cup paused slightly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Then what you just said, are they also nonsense?" ”
"Huh? What? ”
Nan Jinyu began to pretend to be confused, for fear that she would be locked up as a monster, after all, didn't Dayan also kill the magician as a monster?
"About the cycle of life and death, the intertwining of fate, and the exchange of souls."
Xiao Chen said quietly, every word spit out of his scarlet lips sounded creepy.
Nan Jinyu suddenly regretted it, although she was not surprised by this guy's super memory, but these things were unbelievable to explain, let alone understand......
"Does Your Highness believe in your orders?"
"I believe in myself more."
The slightly cool voice was a little relieved, Xiao Chen thought he had guessed the result, but he felt that something was wrong.
"Since Your Highness doesn't believe in fate, then there is no need to talk about this topic, I'll sleep for a while."
Nan Jinyu didn't want to be anything more diverse, and closed her eyelids.
"Because you've been through it?"
Xiao Chen didn't seem to take her words to heart, seeing that the painting boat was about to reach the shore, his mind naturally used elsewhere.
"I've seen it in my dreams."
Nan Jinyu said vaguely, it sounded quite like this.
She's not a person who is good at lying, so she can't look him in the eye and say, but she's not a stupid white sweet with an IQ of 255, and she won't do anything to kill herself!
"Master, it's here!"
Yebai reappeared in the bow of the ship, and there was already someone waiting on the shore to answer it in the morning, hidden in the darkness and inconspicuous.
"You stay and wait for me to come back."
Xiao Chen turned around and wanted to leave, the first half of the sentence was said to Yebai, and the second half of the sentence was to Nan Jinyu, the demon's face was a little more solemn, and he looked a little strange.
"Nope! I'll go with you. ”
Nan Jinyu instantly jumped up on the spot, flying behind Xiao Chen, if it weren't for the fact that the scene was all his men, she was afraid that she would rush over and hug him to make sure that she was not thrown down.
"Okay."
Xiao Chen glanced at her, grabbed her wrist with his backhand, and flew off the painting boat on tiptoe.
In the woods on the shore, it was impossible to see anything clearly, except for the bright eyes, with a scorching light in the darkness.
This is the first time Nan Jinyu has seen such a look in her life, and she calls it worship.
"Subordinates, see master!"
"Prepare to close the net."
The silver figure stood in front, the aura of slaughter spread out from between her eyebrows, Nan Jinyu's eyebrows and eyes condensed slightly, and she took a deep breath to relieve the coercion from the pavement.
The dark guard wore a uniform night clothes, and even the night white, who had always been dressed fancy, changed into night clothes, but Xiao Chen was still wearing the silver clothes, and he had no intention of changing them at all.
"Don't you have to change your clothes?"
Nan Jinyu lowered her voice and said, for fear that others would hear it and come to Xiao Chen's ear and cause a few low laughs.
"No, you don't."
Xiao Chen glanced at her, took the person into his arms, and flew up to the treetops.
The crowd quickly dispersed in three ways and hid in the dark woods.
Under the bright moonlight, a pair of moon-white figures shuttled silently, like birds skimming the treetops, which was not real.
Nan Jinyu spread all the pleasant moonlight, and at this moment she had forgotten her idiotic words a second ago.
"Master, the dozen or so of the original transaction have been chased, and the leader and deputy leader have led people to save the children, and they are now in the north to surround them."
From time to time, Yebai swept up the branches to report the news, vigilantly staring at the movements around him, and reporting the situation at all times.
"Spread out and keep chasing."
Xiao Chen stopped when he heard this, looked at the people scattered from all sides, and locked his eyes on one of them, "No, what about the Oiran brothers and sisters?" ”
"On the boat."
Yahaku didn't know why, after all, Musou Oiran was only a passive participant, so after the explosion, he left them on the boat, thinking that they didn't have the courage to escape again.
"Go back!"
Xiao Chen paused, pulled Nan Jinyu to turn around and rush back, twice as fast as when Fang had just arrived.
Although Yebai was suspicious, he still smelled a hint of danger and ran after them.
"Is that wrong for brother and sister? Afraid of them being demons? ”
Nan Jinyu barely managed to keep up with his speed with almost all the strength of breastfeeding, and his already messy hair in the night wind had almost all been scattered.
"No, I'm afraid they'll die."
Xiao Chen's words were concise and to the point, and after a few breaths, the three of them were already standing in front of the painting boat.
Except for the painting boat and flower boat that are still burning in the center of the lake, the entire Yangui Lake is quiet like a ghost lake, and the painting boat of the Qin Wangfu is quietly moored on the shore, which is not much different from when they left half an hour ago.
Woo......
Yebai took out a strangely shaped whistle and blew it, and the whistle made a strange sound like a whimper, like some kind of animal in this dark forest.
In the middle of the night, there was no response from the painting boat, except for the three people standing outside the painting boat, as if everything was still.
"It shouldn't be......"
Yebai muttered to himself, flashing onto the painting boat.
Nan Jinyu wanted to go up, but was slightly stopped by Xiao Chen, "Let's go up." ”
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Chen pulled Nan Jinyu to the top of the painting boat and quietly landed outside the pergola.
Layers of white veil fluttered in the wind, as if it was still the same as before they left, and in the darkness the vision became a little dull, Nan Jinyu followed the light to look over, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright light.
"Beware!"
Before she could shout, Bai Shahou stretched out her long sword and stabbed Xiao Chen's chest in a daze.
Zheng!
The swords collided and beeped, as if the hungry demon couldn't wait to devour the fresh blood, and the cold light and shadow became very strange in the moonlight, like a living thing.
"You stay behind me and watch carefully."
Xiao Chen smiled at Nan Jinyu, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and the sword in his hand seemed to have his own thoughts, dismantling the opponent's moves and scoring nothing.
"Hmm."
Nan Jinyu nodded seriously, slowly took out a bottle from her sleeve with her hand, and hugged her arm to observe it carefully.
The master's move is wonderful, which is completely different from her usual small fights with Tsing Yi, and her murderous moves are skillful and treacherous, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would almost have thought that the invincible spirit in their mouths on weekdays was probably intended to brag!
After a few moves, the white yarn on the pergola was divided into ten thousand silks, and the beauty was still beautiful, but nothing could cover it, revealing the people hidden inside.
"Hey, this is a woman!"
Nan Jinyu was amazed, knowing that Xiao Chen was sent like this in order to show her moves, if it weren't for this, the first move of this female assassin's life would be gone, where would it be left until now?
The man in black was shocked when he heard this, and then he was picked up by the sword in Xiao Chen's hand, and the sound of the blade entering the flesh sounded a little dull, followed by a scream.
"Ah......h
The woman turned her backhand, and the sword in her hand went into the wood for three points, so that she did not fall to the ground.
"Do you understand?"
Xiao Chen looked back at her and saw that her gaze was fixed on the assassin, and he suddenly felt a little helpless.
This wild fox really doesn't teach people to worry, even a woman can attract her attention?
"Got it!" Nan Jinyu said with a smile, and said to the assassin Nunu on the ground, "What about acquaintances!" ”
"Huh?"
Xiao Chen didn't know why, so he looked at her line of sight and saw a tattoo of a seven-colored auspicious cloud on the injured woman's waist, and he suddenly understood.
"What am I talking about? Are they acquaintances? ”
Nan Jinyu smiled like a fox, stepped forward and sprinkled something on the other party's body with a hard wind, and the man in black who was glaring angrily immediately fell to the ground.
In fact, before she could do anything, she had already smelled the strange fragrance, but because she wasn't sure where the other party was, she didn't squeak.
"You've found out a long time ago?"
Xiao Chen glanced at her, withdrew the sword in his hand, and suddenly took out something from his arms and handed it to Nan Jinyu.
"Well, what?"
Nan Jinyu stretched out his hand to take it, only to see that he was giving a delicate dagger.
The jeweled dagger does not look like a man's thing, and it is studded with colored diamonds, and the dagger is rustic.
"Return the favor."
Xiao Chen smiled at her, only the moon shone on the two of them in the dark, but she could see his expression clearly, and she deserved the words sincerity.
"Okay."
Nan Jinyu bit her lip, and before she could speak, she heard a scream from below, and the voice was Ye Bai.
Xiao Chen glanced at her, and the two of them flew down together, speeding towards the first deck.
Perhaps because all the lantern rafts on Yangui Lake were burned, except for the silent burning fire in the distance, the entire painting boat was hidden in the darkness, which was completely different from when they left.
Click!
Nan Jinyu's feet suddenly froze, and the deck made a creaking sound, startling her almost screaming.
"Nothing."
Xiao Chen pulled her to his side, the goal of the two people was obviously bigger than one person, but since he brought her out, he had considered the situation at the moment.
Squeak......
The door of the cabin was slightly open, and the cold wind poured from the outside in, making a hollow whimper, like a cry.
Xiao Chen mouthed Nan Jinyu and said silently: "There are people inside." ”
Nan Jinyu took a deep breath and nodded slightly, letting go of himself with him.
How can this demon not have the slightest consciousness of being in crisis? How to fight with one hand around her for a while?
"Woo!"
On the side of the large couch, a man in black could be faintly seen, apparently seriously injured, and he began to murmur when he caught a glimpse of them coming in.
"Night White?"
Xiao Chen stood in place, his cold voice seemed to have some kind of magic power, which could calm people's hearts.
The familiar white sandalwood in the darkness was scattered in the corner, and Nan Jinyu took a deep breath and suddenly caught a glimpse of the familiar smell in the corner.
It was the soul-chasing incense she placed on the Wushuang Oiran brothers and sisters, Yebai took the soul-chasing incense and chased it out, and finally caught the person back, and it was inevitable that he would be a little stained with it.
"Well, it hurts......"
Yebai on the couch made a sound again, it sounded like it was indeed Yebai's voice, Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward, and was suddenly grabbed by Nan Jinyu.
"Be careful! He's not ......"
Before Nan Jinyu could finish her words, she saw the seriously injured "Yebai" on the couch suddenly jump up, hang from the couch at an extremely strange angle, and hang upside down on the beam, revealing a miserable white grimace.
"Giggles......
Hao Ran's pale grimace reflected an unfamiliar face, and the voice he made was not like a human, which was instantly creepy.
"Back off."
The silver figure flickered and blocked Nan Jinyu behind him, and the sharp blade in his hand cut through the air and pointed directly at the opponent's throat.
"Woo, what a ruthless heart! You've killed me, King Qin! ”
The miserable white grimace opened its bloody mouth, and the voice that came out was still night white.
"What the hell!"
Xiao Chen frowned, and the sword in his hand slashed down at the other party's throat, but it seemed to be stuck on a ball of cotton, without a sound.
"It's a double-sided puppet......"
Nan Jinyu's eyes widened and she said, the word that popped out of her mind from somewhere was obviously something in the main owner's memory.
"Puppet?"
Xiao Chen reacted very quickly, turned around and returned to Nan Jinyu's side, but the sword in his hand suddenly passed in front of her and stabbed straight towards her face.
"It's a puppet!"
Nan Jinyu's eyes widened in shock, and she held her breath to see the sword in his hand but she didn't have time to dodge, so she could only watch him stab at herself.
"Whew!"
The sound of the long sword entering the flesh made a slight sound, and Nan Jinyu couldn't help but stand on end as she looked at the sharp blade on her neck.
Because at this moment her whole back slowly fell a soft thing, probably a puppeteer, and most likely a dead puppeteer......
"Scared silly?"
Xiao Chen stepped forward, pushed away the puppeteer on her back with one hand, and hugged the person into his arms.
"Sort of."
The slightly cool embrace exuded a familiar aura that made her feel peaceful, but the cold fragrance became stronger and stronger, and her sanity began to gradually dissipate.
"Why don't you get out of the way?"
The deep voice still sounded a little nervous, Xiao Chen rubbed her head, and hated to tie someone to her body.
"What if I shake your eyes?"
Nan Jinyu realized that she could hide at first, but she was in shock, and at the last moment she realized that there was someone behind her, and it was too late to be afraid.
“……”
Xiao Chen pursed his lips, he didn't mean to be tempted, but he didn't expect this girl to be much more stupid than he imagined.
"Yebai is not here, there is a smell of soul-chasing incense in the corner and by the window, he should be out."
Nan Jinyu pointed to the location of the window, Yebai didn't stay in and out for a long time before, it stands to reason that he won't leave a smell, if he stays, maybe he will be injured.
"Down there."
Xiao Chen groaned, his gaze followed the window, and landed on an inadvertent sword mark.
"How do you know?"
Nan Jinyu didn't know why, she hadn't seen Yebai's kung fu, and she didn't know how much more powerful than Tsing Yi, but Night Shadow and Night Charm were extremely powerful, Tsing Yi always told her.
"Dark."
Xiao Chen pointed to the notch, which was two concentric circles, and the smaller one was facing straight down.
"Then why are you still stunned? Let's go? ”
Nan Jinyu pulled his sleeve and was about to go down, not wanting to pull it without pulling it.
"You stay, I'll go, and in half an hour the Night Shadow will come back to pick them up, all at ...... time"
"Don't you think about it!"
Before Xiao Chen's words were finished, he was interrupted by Nan Jinyu.
She pulled the person in front of her a little irritably, grabbed him by the collar and approached on tiptoe, grinding her teeth viciously and said, "You want to throw me down?" Next! ”