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After Wang Hou finished talking about his experience, he asked, "Did you encounter anything over there?" How did you come here? The process was very simple: after the convoy separated from Ceylon on August 28, it sailed at sea for twenty-one days, and arrived at Mugudushu (present-day Mogadishu, Somalia on the east coast of Africa) on the ninth day of September.

Fei Xin, who accompanied Zheng He on his voyage, described the wooden bones as follows in the fourth volume of the Xingcha Triumph: The wooden bones are bound to the country, and they can be reached by the wind for twenty days and nights since the little Gülen (present-day Kuilang in India). Its country is bordered by the sea, and the rocks are the city, and the stones are the four or five floors of the house. The man's curly hair hung down and a cloth was wrapped around his waist. Women usually wear their hair on their heads, and jewelry on their ears, neck, and chest. The land was yellow and red, there was no rain for several years, and there were few crops, but the rich went on ships to do business in other places, and the poor lived by fishing.

After three days of docking, the fleet continued southward, lasting three days to reach Bulava (present-day Bulava, a town in southern Somalia), which is described in the Star Cha Survey as a country by the sea and a settlement of inhabitants. Salt ponds can be found everywhere, and as long as you throw branches into the pond and then scoop up the branches, they will form white salt and eat them. There is no farming, fishing is the business. The men's and women's costumes are similar to those of wood and bones, and there are many animals, and gold and silver are used for trade, and they can also be exchanged with duan silk, rice beans, and magnets.

After another nine days, arrived at Zhubu (now the area of the mouth of the Juba River in Somalia, Africa), the history of the Ming Dynasty records: Zhubu, the population is not large, and the customs are quite simple. There are no grass and trees on the ground, and there are lions, leopards, camel-hoofed chickens, ambergris, incense, golden amber, pepper and the like.

Ten days later, they arrived at Malin (located in Malindi, in present-day Kenya), and the history of the Ming Dynasty recorded: "Malin, go to China far away." In the thirteenth year of Yongle, he sent an envoy to pay tribute to the unicorn. …… And the Ma Lin and the envoys of Zhufan entered with Lin and Tianma and Shenlu, and the emperor received them from the gate of heaven. Hundreds of officials congratulated. "The unicorn here, the giraffe.

After a three-day rest in Malin, the fleet set off to send the last of the envoys from Slow Basa (present-day Mombasa, Kenya) back to China, and four days later, arrived at the final station of the fleet, and after five days, returned to Mugudushu, where they would meet Zheng He's fleet and decide on the next step of the journey.

In the next ten days, in addition to enjoying the beautiful scenery of Africa, Liu Hanyan and the four of them played mahjong on the boat. Idle and bored, seeing that there were at least three months before the fleet could arrive, Liu Han said suddenly: "It's better to go to Adan Country now, so as not to be bored here." A few people were reminded that after inquiring about Nanhai Gong, they knew that the wooden bones were all about 3,000 miles away from Adan and passed by land, and the distance was closer.

After discussing with the four, they decided to rush to Adan. After hearing what Yan'er said, Sect Leader Liu first disagreed, no wonder, if you are not familiar with life, how can there be girls running around? Zhuang Zhaoxue was worried that Wang Hou and Qiao Lin's long-term relationship would bring disadvantages to Senior Sister Yan, so she persuaded Master on the side: "Senior Sister Yan is an active person, and being idle like this is not good for her health, so let her go to Adan, maybe she can help Wang Gongzi." ”

When Sect Master Liu heard what his apprentice said, he felt that it made sense, so he nodded in agreement. At the moment, the four people and four horses left the fleet, because they wore road hats, passers-by rarely encountered trouble, in fact, with the martial arts of the four people, it was already thankful not to trouble others, who would dare to provoke them?

More than 2,000 miles, it took only 15 years for the four of them to arrive at the country of Adan on December 16, and after inquiring about it, they knew that the fleet had not yet come, so they found an inn near the harbor and stayed there, and when they heard that the fleet was coming today, they waited here early. At this moment, the six people were separated for nearly four months and were finally reunited, more than two months earlier than the original expectation of half a year.

A few people were chattering non-stop, when an etiquette officer came over and invited everyone to the banquet hall for dinner. The banquet hall is a square hall with ten tables horizontally and ten vertically, a total of 100 tables, and most of the people are seated. The hall is filled with the smell of sandalwood, smoked sandalwood, spraying perfume is the hospitality of Adan people to receive distinguished guests, just above, there is a stage about three feet above the ground, there are more than ten people on the stage beating the tambourine, blowing the trumpet, accompanied by the sound of music, some people wave the waist knife, singing and dancing.

The ceremonial officer led the six people to the table above, and soon after they sat down, someone brought milk tea, coffee and other drinks. Jolene explains: "We don't have a local custom to drink alcohol, so there was no alcohol on the table, and after dinner, we went back to our room and had a few drinks. Li Zhixian glanced at Wang Hou and said with a smile: "Didn't Princess Qiao Lin not drink before?" Why didn't you see each other for four months, but you fell in love with it? ”

Seeing her smile ambiguously, Qiao Lin reacted and sighed deliberately: "People don't drink it, but there are people who pull it every day...... However, the taste of Gujing Gongjiu is indeed very good. Wang Hou was choked on a sip of milk tea and coughed, and Liu Hanyan only stared at the performance on the stage.

The effort was not large, King Amand and Zheng He walked in side by side, and the audience immediately burst into warm applause, and the two frequently greeted and responded. Zheng He saw Wang Hou at the next table, and came over to greet him: "The Desperate Gang is here so well today?" It seems that the Wang gang leader is unwilling to go to the chief seat? ”

Wang Hou got up and said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng, actually...... I'd love to change the table. Zheng He laughed, arched his hand to everyone, and returned to his original position. Liu Hanyan glared at Wang Hou: "You said you want to change the table, what do you mean?" Wang Hou scratched his ears and cheeks, and pointed to the stage: "This is closer to the stage, and you can see it clearly." ”

This table was set side by side with Zheng He's chief, parallel to the stage, Wang Hou was anxious to speak, Qiao Lin said: "Liar, this is already the closest, get closer to you, on the stage......"

While talking, someone served the dishes, which were very sumptuous, the main dishes were roasted whole sheep, steamed beef, and chicken, duck, fish and shrimp, etc., the side dishes were mainly vegetable salad and kimchi, the main food was bread, Arabic flatbread, rice, and the drinks were juice, coffee and tea. While everyone was eating, King Amand and Zheng He whispered a few words, stood up and said loudly: "Everyone, some are old friends, and some are coming to Adan for the first time, Adan means happy place, there are scenery, food and jewelry, and of course, beautiful women......"

Everyone laughed, and Liu Hanyan asked Qiao Lin: "It turns out that there are beautiful women here?" How can I only see you? After eating for a while, find a few for the helper. "What are you looking for?" Jolene deliberately played dumb.

Over there, the king waved his hand to signal the crowd to be quiet, and continued: "At the same time, this is also the place where the descendants of the saint Adan live, and countless heroes and warriors have appeared......"

When he was in Guri, Wang Hou heard Jolene talk about Adam, not only knew that she was a great hero like the saint of Adam, but also knew that the Qur'an recorded six saints, of which the saint Adam was the first and the common ancestor of mankind, and legend has it that Allah created Adam out of clay to give wisdom and called on all the angels to pay homage to Adam.

Listening to the king again: "Forty years ago, a monk appeared in Adam, and at the age of thirty, he became the first master of Adam, but he traveled all over the world sixteen years ago, and he was always the dragon who saw the beginning but not the end. Wang Hou guessed that he might be talking about the holy monk Tiesaro, who had heard from the eldest princess that the holy monk had a very good relationship with King Adan, and sixteen years ago, he sent the Red Right Envoy to the Zoroastrian altar, and later settled in Ceylon, and founded the Lotus Sect ten years ago at the behest of King Adan. Perhaps the holy monk had a heavy responsibility, so the king of Amander did not name him.

After a pause, the king added, "...... Twenty years ago, another master appeared, and everyone respectfully called him Master Ali. Wang Hou nodded: It turned out to be Qiao Lin's master, I fought with him in Lianhua Farm, the martial arts are indeed good, and we are only competing in secret weapon kung fu, he obviously had reservations at that time, I heard that he was also sent there by King Adan to prevent the Guli Kingdom from trying to seize Suo Island.

"It's just that a year ago, he went out of town, so I can't meet with you...... However, he has five disciples, among which the eldest disciple is Adan's protector general, and his martial arts are better than blue. Today, the king will let him come to cheer you up, okay? In the midst of everyone's roar, Armand beckoned a man to his side. The man was not more than thirty years old, and he was a head taller than the king.

Wang Hou retracted his gaze and asked, "Qiao Lin, is he your senior brother?" Qiao Lin smiled and said, "Yes, his martial arts are much higher than mine." ”

The protector of the country bowed deeply to the king, bowed to Zheng He again, turned to the stage, waved his hand and motioned for more than a dozen people who had been singing and dancing to go down, and spoke aloud in Arabic. Jolene snorted coldly at first, but then laughed out loud and clapped her hands.

Wang Hou didn't understand what the general was talking about, but he heard the interpreter say: "Just now, the general said that he heard that there was a general with high martial arts in the Ming Dynasty, and it was better for two people to compete on the same stage than to perform alone, so the general wanted to ask General Zhaoyi for a few tricks, and asked General Zhaoyi to give advice." ”

Wang Hou was stunned: How could it involve himself? He knew that on such an occasion, although there was no risk in just performing martial arts, he could not be defeated, otherwise he would lose face of the Ming Dynasty; and can't win easily, so that Adan Guo can't step down, and the best result is a draw. But it's okay to say this, the duel between masters, if you really want to move, how can you easily achieve a draw? Just like the last time in front of the door of the Kishi Seafood Restaurant, Zheng Zongbing and Hu Jun fought, neither of them dared to give in to the move, and they were exhausted.

More than half of the people present knew Wang Hou, but at this moment, whether they knew or didn't know each other, when they heard that there was a good show to watch, they all showed excitement and expectation, and some applauded like Qiao Lin. Wang Hou knew that he couldn't refuse, so he got up to look at Zheng He, but when he saw what Zheng Zongbing was talking to the king, a sneer appeared on the corner of the king's mouth. I couldn't help but feel moved: Let's see if this posture will be prepared to perform martial arts in advance? The general who was not in a hurry just now seemed to have received the message a long time ago, would he have received the king's instructions in advance? Is it really just for everyone's fun?

Under the gaze of everyone, Wang Hou slowly walked to the stage, but his mind turned quickly: When he was in the harbor this afternoon, when the king heard Qiao Lin and Zheng Zongbing say that I was a master, the king was curious, maybe he wanted to challenge me with this? I heard Qiao Lin say that when I come back, I will be forced to marry, will Qiao Lin pull my arm in front of so many people, and make the general of the protector unhappy, could it be that Qiao Lin is going to marry, it is his senior brother?

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