Chapter 68: The Fog
It has been more than six hours since Zishou heard the sound of the bone flute.
When people describe the wonders of the realm of heavenly immortals, they usually say: travel to the North Sea in the twilight.
In the morning, it was still in the Beihai in the far north, and in the evening, it was in the Cangwu City in the south of the sky.
Travel all over the flood in one day.
Although today's flood famine is not what it was at its original level, it is undoubtedly a very wonderful realm to be able to go back and forth in one day.
It stands to reason that Zishou flew with all his might, and this time was enough to walk back and forth in the East China Sea, and he left a mark on Emperor Yu, so he would not be able to find the position of the fleet.
At this time, the sun is already setting, and it is about to fall into the night, where is Zishou at this time?
The waves in the center of the East China Sea moved slightly, the sea water was as red as blood under the sunset, and the son in red clothes fluttered with big sleeves, and the halberd on his chest gently floated on the sea surface with the rhythm of the waves, and his body was pulled out of a long shadow by the sunset.
Opposite was a cloud of pure white and thick mist.
Even on the open and sunny sea, gently blown by the sea breeze, this cloud and mist were not blown away, and even when the sea breeze blew past, not even a trace of clouds could be blown away.
The clouds and mist are faintly in the form of a person, and it is thought that there is a person hidden in the clouds and mist and confronting Zishou quietly.
I don't know how long they've been facing off.
"Your Majesty is really talented. ”
An ethereal man's voice came from the clouds, which seemed to be real and illusory, and it was not real, but the tone was very emotional.
Zi Shou habitually squinted like Wu Zhiqi, a faint blue light flashed in his eyes, and he didn't answer, I don't know if he disdained to answer or if there was something else hidden.
"It's a pity, if you hadn't reached the Heavenly Immortal Realm, the throne of the Great Shang might have to be sat by someone else in the future. ”
The voice was playful, as if there were no regrets.
"However, this is a little interesting, otherwise the opponent is too vulnerable, and it is also very boring. ”
"With the help of external forces, it may be able to protect you for a while, but it can't protect you for a lifetime after all. ”
Zishou finally spoke, and a cold voice sounded on the sea.
"I will kill you with my own hands one day. ”
The man in the cloud chuckled when he heard this:
"The head of the foreign minister is just waiting for His Majesty to take it. ”
"It's just that you should worry more about your fleet, and if I hold you off for a day, then they may not be in a good situation. ”
The man in the fog chuckled again, and before he could reply, he turned into a cloud and flew into the sky, flying west at a great speed.
Only the sound of the bone flute gently blows, empty and desolate.
Zishou's tense muscles all over his body finally relaxed, his face instantly became a lot paler, he stared at the flowing clouds, the blue light in his eyes gradually dissipated, knowing that even if he flew away at full speed, he couldn't catch up, so he had to snort coldly and gave up the idea of chasing the past.
Early in the morning he left the fleet and followed the sound of the flute alone, and soon saw the man hidden in a cloud of mist. With his eyesight, he could see at a glance that the clouds and mist that enveloped this person were the same as the clouds that trapped the fleet, and he knew that the attacks he had received in the past two days were nine times out of ten caused by this person.
Just as he was about to catch up with him and kill this pretending to be a ghost, an inexplicable sense of crisis suddenly enveloped his whole body.
It was as if he took one more step and would be in great danger.
The danger comes from the unknown, but also from his intuitive judgment.
He had always trusted his instincts, so he stopped, just staring silently at the clouds and the people in the mist.
The patience of the people in the fog is also excellent, and they wait quietly without saying a word, but Zishou can clearly feel that there is a pair of eyes in the fog staring at him.
This confrontation came in the evening.
It seemed that the clouds that had not melted all year round had finally shaken a little, and Zishou couldn't tell whether this person was showing weakness or really unable to support it, but he didn't dare to take the risk of trying, so he could only say a few words to that person, and then let him fly away.
However, the day's observation was not fruitless, he had already covered his eyes with the Xuan Vortex Divine Water when he first began to confront this person, carefully observing the clouds and mist.
The Xuanxuan Vortex Divine Water can transform all things and break ten thousand laws.
The sound of the flute is not the key, or maybe it's just a trick.
This kind of cloud and mist has no effect on the human body, but it can drive demon beasts, either containing some kind of medicine, or a certain magic weapon is released, and they are born with this ability.
If it is a drug, then it is impossible to work on all kinds of demon beasts, it should only be specific to a certain kind of sea beast, so the latter is more likely.
Then it is a magic weapon that can control the demon beast and release the clouds.
Was it the bone flute he used to play?
However, this magic weapon is extremely expensive to use
Zishou thought silently while feeling the spell he had left behind and flying in the direction of the fleet.
Judging from this person's flight speed, he is only slightly faster than his full flight, unless he is also in the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and he is only slightly stronger than himself, but if he really has such a magical weapon, then there is no reason for him not to take advantage of this to fight with himself, and he should never just put on a defensive appearance and wait for himself to take the initiative.
And since he dares to defend, it proves that the defense of this magic weapon is extremely strong, at least it can block the full attack of himself holding Taiyi.
Then his own realm will definitely not be higher than himself, and the people of the fairy realm will always have a sense when they break through the realm of heaven and earth, and the royal family of Dashang has always collected information on martial arts in the world, and he thinks about the masters of the human race, and he doesn't remember that there is such a person who is good at making clouds and mist Taoism. And his body shook in the end, which should have been caused by the lack of realm and the great pressure he was under after confronting him for a day.
So he should have just used the power of that magic weapon that could drive away demon beasts.
But where does the sense of danger come from?
It should be some kind of formation, and after being arranged by him in advance, he just waited for himself to take the bait. This person's mana is insufficient, and even with the help of the power of the magic weapon, he can't defeat himself, so he wants to use the power of the formation to complete the assassination, but he is alert enough and does not chase deeper.
If it weren't for the fleet, he might really try it in the formation, after all, since the master's retreat, he hadn't fought heartily for many years.
What's more, with the Xuanxuan Vortex Divine Water, that formation may not be able to stop him, so although there was some regret in the man's words, he didn't feel too much regret.
Self-proclaimed minister?
If it is called so, it is either a vassal in the outer court outside the court.
Or, it is the people under the princes of the eight hundred towns.
Listening to his accent, he is not like a barbarian in the Quartet, but it may also be the smoke released by the people in the fog in a vain attempt to blind his eyes.
A magic weapon that can release smoke on the surface of the sea for a long time to ward off demon beasts, and it can also have extremely fast speed and extremely high defense, which can make people in the lower realms exert extremely strong strength.
The magic weapon is so miraculous, it should have the level of the innate spirit treasure in the master's mouth, right?
I don't know if it's the magic weapon in the wilderness, and where did this person get it.
You'll have to ask him carefully when he's out of customs.
A man in the fog who claims to be a foreign minister.
It seems that he is in the right direction to let Yin Run's search.
Regardless of whether the person is a so-called "foreign minister" or not, it is necessary to check the subordinates of each prince.
In his journey to conquer Dongyi, he set up a situation to intercept him, and he was still hiding in the clouds and mist to pretend to be a ghost, he should be the so-called military advisor of the Dongyi people.
Zishou thought coldly, and flew back for a while to see the fleet that had broken out of the clouds and mist.
At this time, it was already night, and the officers and men in the fleet were relieved to see the return of the red clothes.
Gu Ji hurriedly stepped forward, took the Taiyi halberd from His Majesty's hand, and then followed him towards the cabin.
Yin Rui also walked to Zishou's side, of course, he was extremely tall, he would not let His Majesty look up to him, but leaned over and walked while quickly reporting the loss to Zishou.
"Thirty thousand soldiers were wounded, and five thousand were killed. ”
"A total of five hundred and twelve boats were damaged, except for those who returned to the ship as soon as the beast tide was discovered, and the spare ones, almost all of them were destroyed, eighty-seven of the small wings were damaged, and fourteen of the big wings were damaged. All ships are currently being repaired. ”
"There is a lot of loss of clean water this time, so when Your Majesty decrees, please prepare more water for storage. ”
"It is expected that in three days, we will arrive in Dongyi, except for the soldiers in charge of baggage, and 90,000 soldiers will be rested by then. ”
"Enough to kill all the Dongyi people. ”
Even when reporting the casualties of the soldiers, Yin's tone was low and calm, and only when he said the last sentence, he was full of murder.
Zishou had already walked to the cabin, Gu Ji put Taiyi on the shelf, and then carelessly poured a cup of tea for Zishou.
After listening to the battle report, Zishou drank the spiritual tea in the cup in one gulp and was silent for a while.
"Soldiers' bones?"
"I have collected the burial as much as possible, and asked the cultivators to create a cold breath to preserve it, and they will all return to their hometowns when they return. ”
The sergeant of the Great Shang Army died in the barbarians, the territory died in the country, and the bones must be returned to the hometown.
After the death of a soldier, the local government must support his parents, take care of his widow, and raise his children until they are able to support their families.
This is an iron law that has not changed for 500 years.
Therefore, businessmen are not only brave and warlike, but also willing to spill their blood on the frontier.
Zishou nodded, his face was better, and said: "The piper should be Dongyi's military advisor, he has a very powerful magic weapon, and that strange fog should also be made by a magic weapon, but I couldn't catch him this time." ”
Yin Rui was a little surprised, he could make His Majesty in the Heavenly Immortal Realm return in vain, that person was not only cunning and insidious, but also had a strong magic weapon by his side, it was really a little difficult to do, he frowned and thought.
"Last time, I asked you to check the people in the princes' mansions, don't relax, that person claims to be a 'foreign minister' in front of me, maybe it is a person from the prince's mansion, and immediately after the result, he will use the jade talisman to send me the news. Zishou's voice was a little tired, and he rubbed his eyebrows with some warm tea.
Yin broke his fist and left the cabin.
Zishou lay down on the couch, put his hands behind his head, stared at the ceiling of the cabin and thought silently, his body that had been tired and tense for a day and a night finally relaxed, and after a while, he fell asleep, and a slight snoring sounded.
Gu Ji, who had been standing in the corner, stepped forward lightly, gently covered His Majesty with a thin quilt, sat cross-legged in the cabin, and silently guarded the sleeping son.