Chapter 14: The Quest, the Battle, and the River

"It's okay, Kao'er just needs to choose well, and my grandfather will send someone to Zhou Yuan." ”

Ji Zhongding didn't care, waved his hand and said, as long as Ji Kao confessed, he could send someone over immediately.

Seeing that his grandfather was so resolute, Ji Kao didn't even know how to refuse, so he had to shirk and said: "It's late tonight, I can't see it really, my grandfather can take a closer look tomorrow." ”

When Ji Zhongding heard this, he smiled, it's good if he doesn't refuse, it's good if he doesn't refuse.

"It's okay, you can take a closer look tomorrow, if you don't choose well, your grandfather will give it to you. It is said that the last time the envoy attended the funeral of the Duke of Xianzhou, he also told your mother that he would choose a few maids for you in the Xin family. It's rare for you to come to your grandfather from afar, and it must make you more comfortable than at home. ”

Hearing Ji Zhongding's words, Ji Kao smiled reluctantly, can he say that he is not comfortable at all?

Ji Kao knew that he was in a special situation, and he might be very strange.

But he never believed that this kind of thing of giving him a beautiful woman was also among the oddities. I wouldn't believe that my grandfather's behavior was just to make him feel at home.

And the strange smiles of the two uncles and the silent expressions of the other subordinates made Ji Kao feel that there must be something strange in this matter.

Skipping this section, the next banquet will be more happy.

Youxin's family is worthy of being a Fang country that has been inherited for nearly a thousand years, and whether it is food or wine, it is indeed much better than Ji Zhou.

It is no wonder that hundreds of years ago, Chef Yi Zhi was able to understand the way of governing the country and the people from the five flavors of mixed Chen, and he had Xin's cooking skills, and he was really good.

After the banquet was over, Ji Kao immediately went to find Jiang Lan.

"Visiting late at night, what's the matter?"

Smelling the smell of wine on Ji Kao's body, Jiang Lan couldn't help frowning.

Ji Kao smiled apologetically: "I didn't want to disturb Sister Ying's, but at today's banquet, I encountered a strange thing, so I came to ask my sister for advice." ”

Jiang Lan let out an "oh" and looked at him deeply: "I didn't expect you to come to ask me for advice." ”

Since her father Ying Xu Xuan told her, all matters along the way, don't talk about it, don't worry about it, just follow Ji Kao's orders. She simply regarded herself as an invisible person, Ji Kao didn't look for her, she basically never spoke.

Hearing that Ji Kao asked her for advice, Jiang Lan felt a little strange in her heart.

Ji Kao didn't care what Jiang Lan thought, and told Jiang Lan all the things he encountered at night.

"Isn't this a good thing? Give you a few daughters of the Xin family as maidservants, and you accept it, don't all the men in the world think of Jiang Nu as a wife and Xin Nu as a concubine?"

Jiang Lan's eyes seemed to be full of disdain, both disdain for Ji Kao and disdain for men in the world.

Ji Kao smiled bitterly: "If Kao is willing to accept it, he won't come to visit late at night." ”

"Then you don't agree, what are you doing with me?"

I don't know why, hearing that Ji Kao was unwilling to accept these girls, Jiang Lan's gaze softened a little, and it wasn't too bad.

"I want to ask Sister Ying's to help me find out, why does my grandfather and two uncles have to be like this?"

"Oh, so I'm here to work hard. ”

Jiang Lan looked at Ji Kao with a smile, this so-called future saint really regarded himself as his guard.

Ji Kao crossed his hands and bowed deeply: "The test strength is weak, go in person, I am afraid that people will find out." And in the midst of the Xin clan, there is no one else available. This matter can only be entrusted to you, help each other all the way, keep it in mind, and there will be a report in the future. ”

Jiang Lan was silent, just glanced at him, and said for a long time: "It's better for me to ask who to ask." ”

Ji Kao said: "You can go to the inner courtyard and ask those girls directly, or you can find a few cousins of mine." ”

"You are waiting for me here. ”

Before the voice reached Ji Kao's ears, Jiang Lan's figure was gone.

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On the top of Fenglingdu, after the army was reorganized, it went north to the sacrifice party.

The soldiers of the Ji clan on the boat breathed a sigh of relief and escaped a catastrophe.

For the middle-aged man of unknown origin, the sergeants led by Boda were more respectful.

Everyone knows very well that this middle-aged man is either an incredible master, or an existence that the army does not dare to provoke.

The middle-aged man is still the same as when he first got on the boat, and he is not proud of it, and he has been watching the scenery from the boat from day to night.

Or rather, watching the two people facing each other across the river in the distance.

At nightfall, the sound of fighting and killing began to come from the vast darkness of the night, from the upper reaches of the river.

It is clear that this is a big war going on.

The old man standing on the south bank of the river, his hair was scattered, his eyes were closed, and he was quietly listening to the sound of murder. It seems that without looking with his eyes, he can hear how the battle is going by just listening with his ears.

The old man opposite him was different, he took the long sword from his back, and stood on the bank of the great river, silently fiddling with the river in front of him, as if it were the most interesting thing in the world.

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Not far from Fenglingdu, the army of the sacrifice party met the army of the Rui clan.

The Rui army they saw, with tattered clothes and armor, and their appearance was untidy, and they knew at a glance that they were a tired army after a long battle.

The general of the sacrifice side did not say much, and commanded the army to kill him.

Not long after the battle, the tired Rui army scattered and fled.

"General, are we going to chase?"

There is a priest and asks the leading priest.

"No, our goal is Shouyang Mountain red copper, nothing else is important. ”

After speaking, he commanded the army to move forward and headed towards Shouyang Mountain.

He didn't know that the remnants of the Rui clan, who were defeated by him, quickly gathered together after they left.

And the soldiers who gathered together, although their clothes and armor were shabby, their spirit was completely different from just now, and they were full of fighting spirit.

After the reorganization, under the leadership of a general, they rushed in the opposite direction in the direction where the priest's army had come.

The sacrifice side is to the north, and the Rui family is to the south.

By the time night fell, the sacrificial army had already come to a place not far from Shouyang Mountain, and also encountered the army of the Xuan clan.

The confrontation between the two armies began.

Seeing the small number of the Yan clan's army, the general of the sacrifice party sneered, there were not many soldiers, it seems that after a few months of melee, although the Yi clan won, the loss was not small.

Without thinking about it anymore, the general of the sacrifice party waved his master and killed him directly.

Feng Jili of the Yi clan, that is, the general who was considered a talented general by Ji Kao not long ago, saw the army of the priest coming, and he was also smiling, he had been waiting for a long time.

They stood still, set up their positions, and met the battle silently.

The army of the sacrificial party was violent, rushing forward to kill, thinking that if he defeated the army in front of him, he would be able to go to Shouyang Mountain to seize the red copper, and an irrepressible excitement rose in his heart.

However, not long after they rushed to kill, suddenly there were shouts from the left and right sides at the same time.

The army of the sacrificial party looked back, and on the flag on the left, the word "Rui" was written, and the word "Xin" was written on the right.

Shouldn't they have been defeated by the Clan?

At this time, the general of the sacrifice party finally panicked. Just as alarmed as he was their soldiers.

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At the Fengling Ferry, a strange army came, their clothes and armor were tattered, and they looked like a defeated army.

After coming to the ferry, without saying a word, they rushed directly to the priest sergeant who was stationed next to the big river and guarded their boat crossing the river.

There were not many of them, and they were very loose, thinking that they just had to wait for the triumph of the army.

Unexpectedly, the army they waited for was not a sacrifice, but the enemy Rui.

In a hurry, these remnants of the soldiers were ready to fight, but how could they be the opponents of the overwhelming Rui army.

Soon, they were pressed and beaten by each other in a manner similar to slaughter.

At this time, on the other side of the river, the old wizard with a bone staff in his hand suddenly moved.

He raised his bone staff, pointed to the heavens, and muttered words that no one else could hear or understand.

Between heaven and earth, by his actions, something seemed to be condensing.

Then, the old wizard pointed his bone staff at the river.

The top of his bone staff, glowing black and red, struck in the middle of the river. In the void, a strong wind blew up and blew on the river.

In an instant, the waves turned over the sky, and the flood did not stop, rushing from the south shore to the north shore.

The sound of the water was loud above the great river, and the old wizard with his cape and his hair was standing on the highest of the waves, and came across the river.

He had to cross the river to come, and he already knew that the priest was going to be defeated this time.

And the purpose of these soldiers, if nothing else, should be to destroy the boat crossing the river. If they were really allowed to do this, it would be difficult for none of the thousands of sacrificed warriors to survive.

On the north bank of the river, the old man who was fiddling with the river with his sword finally raised his head, his eyes were deep, and he looked at the old witch who had crossed the river.

Then he took the sword out of the river.

Just with the action of holding the sword, a water sword was drawn out of the air from the place where he was, and stabbed at the old witch Zhu who rode the wind and waves.

This water sword, fierce and ferocious, seemed to be about to cut the boundless waves coming from the south bank at the same time.

Under the stars and moon, the river became a battlefield, and two old men, one south and one north, began to compete with the river as their armor.

Unbeknownst to them, a building boat that they could hardly see was quietly leaning on the Fengling Ferry.

A middle-aged man with sideburns as white as stars was watching their confrontation with a smile.

Behind the middle-aged man were the stunned many soldiers of the Ji family.

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In the quiet room with Xin's family, Ji Kao was meditating and practicing qi refining in it, and suddenly felt movement around him, so he opened his eyes and found Jiang Lan looking at him lightly.

"You're comfortable, I'll go and find out the news for you, but you still have the leisure and elegant cultivation. ”

Ji Kao got up and smiled: "My cultivation talent is not good, so I should be diligent." Sister Ying, you have gained something this time, my grandfather wants to send a daughter to me, is there a problem?"

Jiang Lan's face was complicated and indescribable, and she seemed to have a hint of joy: "There is indeed a big problem." ”