Chapter XXXIII
After listening to Fang Shuo's words, Mei Yanhuan grabbed the teacup and was silent for a while, and then Fang Shuo said, "Brother Fang, I am grateful for your help." However, it was all a transaction. That's not the situation you want to see. ”
"Brother Mei, don't think about it, this matter is not exactly a transaction. I had already formed a bond with Tianque Tower, and I couldn't go to Yuzhou, so it was better to stay in Qingzhou. Moreover, I don't like to owe favors on credit in my next life, so you should think that I made a decision in order to get rid of it. Fang Shuo said in order to dispel Mei Yanhuan's concerns.
"Okay, since Brother Fang's words have come to this point, then Yan Huan is no longer pedantic. The East China Sea League thanked Brother Fang for his help, and Yan Huan respected Brother Fang for a cup. Mei Yanhuan raised his hand and saluted.
"Brother Mei doesn't have to be polite, please." Fang Shuo replied.
Until the banquet, the two talked happily.
After the dinner, Fang Shuo went back to his room.
But as soon as he sat down, before Fang Shuo could catch his breath, He Yan came to knock on the door.
"Lao Fang, open the door, open the door, it's me, Lao He." He Yan shouted.
Sighing, Fang Shuo got up and opened the door: "I said, can't you let me rest for a while?" ”
He Yan was not polite, he didn't care what kind of face Fang Shuo was, he sat on the chair when he entered the door, squinted at Fang Shuo and said: "Old Fang, I really can't see it, you went to the north here, and actually brought back a pair of mother and daughter, I said, could it be the romantic debt you owe in Qingzhou?" ”
Fang Shuo rolled his eyes when he heard this, and scolded angrily: "You really can't spit out ivory from your dog's mouth, what are you talking about, do you think I look like the kind of person you say?" ”
"What do you mean, I see, you're that kind of person." He Yan said with a smile.
With a cold snort, Fang Shuo sat down opposite He Yan.
Turning his previous face, He Yan straightened up and asked solemnly: "It was all a joke just now, Lao Fang, have you really decided to help the Mei family?" ”
"That's right, I've already decided to stay in Qingzhou." Fang Shuo nodded.
He Yan was puzzled and asked, "Why?" Didn't you say you wanted to help each other? ”
Fang Shuo sighed and said helplessly: "I also want to help each other, but if the providence is like this, what can I do?" ”
At this time, Fang Shuo told He Yan about what happened on the Guheng Ridge and why he wanted to stay in Qingzhou.
"Why, don't you always want to persuade me to stay in Qingzhou? How do you change your attention now? Fang Shuo asked with a smile.
He Yan slapped the table and said loudly: "How could I forcibly leave you in Qingzhou just for myself?" Am I that kind of person? ”
"Oh?" Fang Shuo said strangely.
"Ahem, but I'm glad you decided to stay." He Yan said.
"Alright, let's go back and rest. Anyway, you kid must also follow him to the East China Sea League, and I won't advise you. But you have to remember that you have to practice diligently, otherwise, if something happens, I may not be able to save you. Fang Shuo admonished.
"Okay, junior brother, I must keep in mind my senior brother's teachings." He Yan squeezed his eyebrows and said.
Fang Shuo scolded with a smile again, and He Yan went back.
Putting his clothes on the bed, Fang Shuo lay down and thought about it for half a night. Now that he's decided to wade through this troubled water, he's going to have to be prepared. The most important thing is to protect He Yan and his own life, otherwise how can he explain to He Father and Mother.
On the second day, when it was just past dawn, Fang Shuo was lying in the house meditating.
"Young Master Fang, have you woken up? The eldest prince instructed you to go to Qingxuan Pavilion for breakfast. The little guy outside the door.
Getting up and opening the door, Fang Shuo nodded and said softly, "Got it." I'm tired of the little brother. ”
The little guy outside the door saw that Fang Shuo had already risen, so he gave a salute and left.
Came to Qingxuan Pavilion, at this time, Fang Shuo found that not only himself, but also Lu Laodao, He Yan, Jian Qingyan and Qu Ping were all here.
"Senior Lu, everyone, early." Fang Shuo raised his hand to salute and greet.
"Fang Xiaoyou is early." Lu Laodao smiled and saluted back.
"Early." Jane said lightly and hugged his fists.
"Early." Qu Ping returned the salute.
"Hmm." He Yan responded.
Mei Yanhuan also came: "Fellow Daoists, morning." ”
After eating breakfast, Fang Shuo asked Mei Yanhuan: "Brother Mei, is it time to gather everyone here at this time, is it time to go to the East China Sea Alliance?" ”
"Yes, that's what I'm talking about. The league sent a letter last night, and there will be a treasure boat here today. In order not to delay the trip, Yan Huan had to disturb everyone. Please take the crane to the east first, move to Meishan, and we will go to Lincang immediately. Mei Yanhuan said with a straight face.
After speaking, Mei Yanhuan led everyone to the East Garden, where He Yan and Jian Qingyan often competed.
At this time, six huge cranes were resting in the garden.
"Oh, what a big crane." He Yan didn't seem to have seen the world.
"These cranes are all fed by special people sent by the government, just to prepare for going to Meishan. They are all extremely spiritual, and they can spread their wings and soar with a light pat on their necks. Please choose to take one head, and we will go to Meishan and then change to board the boat. Mei Yanhuan said.
He Yan was excited, and hurriedly chose a spirit crane.
When this Linghe saw the living person, he was really not afraid at all, and gently stroked He Yan's clothes with his long neck.
"Lao He, do you want me to accompany you?" Fang Shuo said with concern.
He Yan said confidently: "Oh, I still have to accompany you?" Don't worry, I can climb the mountain no matter how high it is, and there is no problem at all. ”
"You've never climbed to the top of the mountain, it's not as good as mountaineering, can you do it?" Fang Shuo said.
He Yan said impatiently: "Why are you such a mother-in-law?" Can this little thing stump me? In the future, I'll want Edgeworth. Let's go. ”
With a hard foot, hugging the neck of the Linghe, He Yan turned over and rode on the Linghe.
As soon as He Yan got on the Spirit Crane, he showed off to Fang Shuo: "Old Fang, how is it?" ”
Fang Shuo sighed and didn't make a sound.
At this time, Mei Yanhuan said softly: "Everyone, after Yanhuan first makes a small trick, we will go to the top of Meishan together." ”
As soon as the words fell, Mei Yanhuan pointed to the sky with his right hand, and at the same time pinched the trick with his left hand, took a deep breath, and spit out a large thick fog from his mouth.
The mist drifted lightly, enveloping a large blue sky.
Everyone also rode on the Linghe together, and when Mei Yanhuan said "go", everyone patted the Linghe's neck and rode the crane into the air.
He Yan was even more excited and shouted loudly.
Fang Shuo looked at him worriedly, for fear that something would go wrong with He Yan.
Jian Qingyan followed He Yan and echoed: "Brother He, you are arrogant this time." ”
"Young people, just be angry. Hahahaha. Lu Laodao also laughed.
Because of the thick fog, no mortal on the earth could see it.
So, everyone is also up to He Yan's temperament.
The Meishan mentioned in Mei Yanhuan's words is a green mountain not far to the east of Meifu.
This mountain rises more than 300 zhang from the ground, towering into the clouds. Of course, compared to Dongyue Taishan, Meishan is still a lot smaller.
With the help of these spirit cranes from Meifu, it didn't take long for everyone to come to the top of Meishan Mountain.
It is really worthy of the well-bred spirit cranes, they only lightly clicked a few times, and landed firmly on the top of the mountain.
At this time, on the top of Meishan Mountain, the blue sky reflects the sea, and the white clouds support the sun.
After the group got off the spirit crane, the six spirit cranes did not stop and flew back to Meifu.
Here, Fang Shuo was watching the scenery that he had seen rarely, and he casually glanced to the side, only to find that He Yan was pale, pursed his lips, and his body swayed slightly.
"Lao He, what's wrong with you?" Fang Shuo hurriedly asked.
He Yan closed his mouth and didn't speak, his left hand was on Fang Shuo's shoulder, and he only used his right hand to swing vigorously against Fang Shuo.
"What's wrong with you, this is?" Fang Shuo frowned and wondered.
With a sound of "vomit", He Yan couldn't hold back any longer, and after only a few steps, he fell on the edge of the cliff and vomited.
Looking at He Yan's appearance, Fang Shuo came to his senses, it turned out that He Yan was dizzy when he rode a crane up the mountain.
"Who patted his chest just now and said, Master, how can I be afraid of heights, no matter how high a mountain can be, let alone such a small mound." Fang Shuo smiled evilly and imitated He Yan to speak.
Hahaha, laughing for a while, Fang Shuo patted He Yan on the back and smoothed him out.
At this time, He Yan was relieved.
Together, He Yan defended himself for vomiting: "The master is not afraid, but I ate too much early in the morning, and I panicked, so I vomited, trying to be comfortable." ”
"Tell me, what are you good at? We're not going to laugh at you. Fang Shuo crossed his arms and said.
He Yan was not convinced, and he had to quarrel with Fang Shuo.
At this time, fortunately, Mei Yanhuan came to relieve the siege, he pointed to the sky and said, "Everyone, the treasure boat of the East China Sea Alliance has arrived." ”
Fang Shuo and He Yan looked in the direction Mei Yanhuan pointed, and a huge wooden boat with a height of three stories floated from the east with a sea of clouds.
"It's called a boat?" He Yan exclaimed.
The wooden boat was more than six zhang high, more than twenty zhang long, and more than five zhang wide.
Mei Yanhuan explained: "He Gongzi doesn't know that a floating ship of this scale is actually not big. Not to mention that there are bigger treasure ships in the East China Sea League, I heard that there is a floating treasure ship called Kunpeng in Tianque Tower in Yuzhou, which is 100 zhang long and 15 zhang wide. Compared to such a giant ship, this forest lion is small. ”
"I'm a good girl, there is such a big ship in this world. If you really want to compare, it must be dozens of times larger than a cargo ship transporting goods by sea. He Yan was stunned when he heard this.
As he was talking, Lin Shi stopped against the Meishan cliff, and the side of the boat was only slightly higher than the Meishan cliff.
A long-bearded man wearing floating cloud brocade stood on the deck of Lin Shi and saluted loudly to everyone on the top of the mountain: "Mu Wenyuan of the East China Sea Alliance, I have seen all fellow Daoists. ”
"Uncle Mu." Mei Yanhuan saluted and said with a smile.
Everyone returned the salute together.
Mu Wenyuan nodded to Mei Yanhuan and continued: "The time has come, please board the ship." ”
Lu Laodao boarded Lin Shi first, and said to Mu Wenyuan: "Wenyuan, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”
"Yes, old Lu. Wait a while and return to Lincang, we have to have a drink. Mu Wenyuan said to Lu Laodao with a smile.
After that, Fang Shuo and his party also followed and boarded the boat.
As soon as he got on the boat, Jian praised lightly: "What a floating boat." Although the Sprinkle family was also fortunate to see it when they were in Liangzhou, if you compare the two ships, this one is much more magnificent. ”
"What, Brother Jane, doesn't your division have a floating boat?" He Yan asked.
Jian lightly waved his hand and said: "There are many mountains in Liangzhou, and it is inconvenient to use floating boats. Besides, those who cultivate martial arts have the heaviest foot strength. When you practice, you have to travel thousands of miles back and forth every day. If anything, you don't need it. ”
Thinking of his master, He Yan turned his head and asked Fang Shuo again: "Do we have a floating boat in Xuanyue Mountain?" ”
"This floating boat should be made of floating wood, and there is indeed a little bit on the mountain, but give it early, cough cough cough, Master has already given it to other sects. Nowadays, there are no floating boats. Fang Shuo replied.
Oops, really, I almost slipped out.