The Pikai River and the boat driven by the disciples of the Tianya Sect carried Yi Dan and the others along the sea route to the west. They set out at about the hour, and arrived near the southernmost state of Thanh Lam (present-day central Vietnam) in Annam. Like Qiongya Island, it is lush and full of life. Against the backdrop of the moonlit night, it looks so peaceful and beautiful.

While the ships were looking for a harbor and stopped, suddenly the south was full of war drums, and more than a dozen huge warships came and surrounded their ships.

At this time, Pi Kaihe, Yi Dan, Youming and others saw the appearance of those people on the warship. I saw that they were dark-skinned, thin, and obviously people who had been exposed to the sun for a long time. On the ship, a man in armor and looking like a general stepped out of the deck and asked Yi Dan and the others in Tang Chinese, "Where are you from?"

Yi Dan replied: "We are from the Central Plains from Qiongya Island, where are you from, general?"

The general raised his head and replied, "We are the navy of the Champa country, what are you doing in Champa? ”

Pi Kaihe replied: "Oh, it turns out that this is the sea area of Champa? Then we are going to go to Annam. I didn't expect to drift to the south, and I hope the general won't misunderstand. ”

The general said with some contempt and contempt: "Annan? haha, haha, is there still Annan?"

Pi Kaihe asked, "Why did the general say that?"

The general thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, it's not the Tang Dynasty anymore, and I'm not afraid to tell you the truth." In the past, during the Tang Dynasty, Annan, as the southern border fortress of the Tang Dynasty, was at war with us when we occupied the city. We can't beat Datang, so forget it. But now that the Central Plains is in turmoil and is torn apart, Annam wants to break away from the Central Plains and establish himself as the king on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wants to continue to invade the south and expand his territory. Although we are a small country in the south, we are not afraid of anyone. Hum. ”

Youming on the side opened his mouth and said: "Oh, I understand, what do you mean is that the current Annan would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail?"

The general said: "What kind of chicken, phoenix, crepe, I don't understand." Anyway, now they're hated at both ends. ”

Yi Dan whispered to Pi Kaihe: "I finally understand why Qu Chengmei is opposing his father's claim. It turned out that he had long known that there was little chance of going north to the Central Plains, so it was better to demarcate the Chu River and Han border in the north, and then do whatever he wanted in the south. ”

The general's ears and eyes were clear, and he heard Yi Dan's words, and then said: "That's right, but it's not so easy for them to do whatever they want. There are also many big countries in our south, such as Khmer and Sri Buddha, which are much more powerful than Na Annam, and although they cannot match the Central Plains, they are not easy to provoke. Now that Annan and we are preparing for war, the situation in the border area is tense, and a big war may begin. Don't go into the battlefield, or you won't be blamed for being injured by mistake. ”

Yi Dan arched his hand and said: "Yes, yes, the general is very right, we all understand." General, several of us are going to Annan on business, can you make it convenient for us to go north?"

The general looked Yi Dan up and down and said, "Okay, since you are not enemy spies, then I can let you go." However, if you want to go to Daluo City in Jiaozhou, please bring a word to the envoy of the Jinghai Festival, saying that we Zhancheng people are not easy to bully. ”

Yi Danqiu: "Okay, if you have the chance, we will tell you about it." ”

Finally, under the strict supervision of the generals of the Champa state, the boat in which Yi Dan and his men were traveling left the maritime boundary between the two countries.

They continued to go north along the coast and docked outside the Guluojiang port in Anyuan, Tanglin Prefecture, and sure enough, they saw that the heavy defense here was in full swing, and the sound was shocking. Their ship was stopped by the soldiers guarding the harbor, who shouted: "This is an extraordinary time, and non-local ships are absolutely not allowed to dock in this harbor." ”

Yi Dan stood on the deck and shouted: "Hey, we are from the Central Plains, dock for a while, and the ship will leave as soon as the people get down?"

The soldier asked, "Are you sure you came from the Central Plains, not from Champa?"

Yi Dan said: "We are indeed from the Central Plains, and we were blown by the wind and waves in Yazhou to the south to occupy the city, and we are not from the city. Trust us. ”

The soldier said, "What are you doing here? Now that there is a war going on here, you better get out of here quickly, or I will hurt you by mistake." ”

Yi Dan said: "Little brother, we are here to Annan to do business, please allow us to log in and talk in detail."

Soldier: "But it was explained that no one could land anywhere except the local fishermen."

Yi Dan stood on the deck, the ship slowly approached, she showed her beautiful face, and shouted to the soldiers on the shore: "We are from the Central Plains, can't we land here?

The soldier was attracted by Yi Dan's beauty and looked very fascinated. Yi Dan asked, "What? Still won't let us land?"

The soldier said to Yi Dan with a squint: "Girl, if you go ashore alone, our brothers can consider letting you come up." ”

Youming listened to the soldiers on the shore and teased his senior sister, and wanted to step forward to teach a few people. was pulled by Yi Dan: "Forget it, junior brother, we have something to ask for now, let them take advantage of it, don't worry about them." ”

"What's going on, girl, are you so pretty, go ashore and have fun with you?" the soldier continued to provoke Yi Dan in foul language.

"Yes, I'm afraid that if I play with you, you won't be able to bear it, right?" Yi Dan will plan and follow their words.

"Hahahaha, the little girl's mouth is quite powerful, so come ashore quickly and let the master learn your skills." The soldier continued to tease.

Without saying a word, Yi Dan kicked lightly from the side of the ship, flew to the shore, and stopped in front of several soldiers.

"Yo yo yo, I can also do some martial arts, my brothers are really lucky today, and they have picked up such a baby. When the soldier saw Yi Dan, he drooled and reached out to touch Yi Dan's cheek.

Yi Dan smiled, waited for a few soldiers to come to his side, and then quickly pulled out the nine-section whip from his arms and waved it a few times, and soon tied the hands of several people together.

"You... What are you going to do?" shouted the soldier in panic.

Yi Dan drew the sword in his hand and said, "If you scream again, I will throw you into the sea now." ”

When several soldiers saw Yi Dan's sharp sword, they no longer dared to shout.

Yi Dan motioned for Pi Kaiyuan's ship to dock quickly. After unloading the horses and baggage of the two, Yi Dan said goodbye to Pi Kaiyuan here: "Brother Pi, thank you for escorting the two of us all the way here. Now that the two of us have arrived at our destination, we have to work hard to sail the boat back to Qiongya Island. ”

Pi Kaihe said: "Miss Yi is welcome, this is what I should do." If Miss Yi has any needs in the future, please come to Qiongya Island to find me. ”

Yi Dan said: "Well, it's not good to stay here for a long time, so it's hard for Big Brother Pi to sail the ship in the starry night." ”

Pikai said: "We all grew up in the sea, which is not surprising. But you must be careful, you see, this is just coming to Annam, and it has already been like this, and in the next few days, you must be careful. ”

Yi Dan said: "Well, we will be careful, please Brother Pi go back, and then help me thank Mu Daxia and Mrs. Mu, thank them for such thoughtful care." ”

Pi Kaihe said: "Okay, I will definitely bring it, you must be careful here, after all, it is not as good as the Tang Dynasty now." ”

Yi Dan said: "Well, we will." It is not advisable to stop here for a long time, Brother Pi, go quickly, take care!"

Youming also said: "Brother Pi has worked hard for you, and there will be a period in the future."

"There will be a date later"

Seeing the boat of the Pikai River disappear into the vast sea of the starry night, Youming led the horse, jumped on the horse's back and said, "Senior sister, get on the horse quickly." ”

Yi Dan let go of the nine-section whip, jumped up, flew on the back of the sturdy horse, and began to run north.

"Quick, someone. A thief has broken ashore. Someone chased after him and shouted.

Yi Dan and the others rode north on horseback. After a while, a river in front of me blocked the way from west to east. The two stopped on the shore, with no way out, and there were pursuers behind them, anxious.

At this time, the horse under Yi Dan's crotch began to wade into the deep water. Yi Dan shouted, "No, horse, the water is too deep, it's dangerous." ”

But the horse didn't listen to Yi Dan's words and continued to wade into the deep water. Gradually, it floated in the water with Yi Dan on its back.

"Hehe, hehe, I didn't expect this horse to really be able to swim. Yi Dan shouted happily.

Youming was surprised and delighted, and saw that the pursuers behind him had caught up. He slapped the horse's back, let the horse under his crotch also wade into the water, followed Yi Dan, and the two rode the water horse and swam towards the opposite bank, while the pursuers could only stand on the shore and shake their heads and sigh.

After going ashore, the two walked along the official road for a while and stopped in a deserted forest. They lit a fire in the woods and dried their clothes. While arranging his clothes, Youming said with trepidation: "Senior sister, fortunately we have these two horses that can wade today, otherwise I really don't know what to do." ”

"yes, I didn't expect that there are really horses in the world that can wade in the water. Yi Dan said.

"Yes, the rarest thing is that they can still carry us across such a wide river. Youming said.

"This horse must be a rare thing, Mu Daxia gave us such a valuable horse, it can be seen that this deep friendship, we must not forget. Yi Dan said.

"Yes, of course I can't forget it, senior sister, Mu Daxia also painted a picture for you, that expressive pen, I was so jealous. Youming said sourly.

"Don't talk nonsense, Mu Daxia and I are just old friends, and there is no difference between them and Brother Yuwen and Zuo Daxia. Speaking of this, Yi Dan suddenly remembered his painting, so he said nervously: "Oh, what about my painting? When I waded in the water just now, it shouldn't have been damaged by the water?" Speaking of this, Yi Dan began to rummage through the baggage.

"As for me, I've already wrapped it in oiled paper for you. Youming took out the calligraphy and painting from the baggage and handed it to Yi Dan. Yi Dan took the calligraphy and painting, opened it and looked at it and said, "Well, it's okay, this painting is not damaged, otherwise I won't know how to explain to Mu Daxia in the future." Thank you, junior brother, I didn't expect your heart to be quite fine. ”

"Well, I know that in your heart, I'm not as good as a painting. Why didn't you ask me if I was injured or choked?" Youming said deliberately coquettishly.

"Senior brother, what's wrong with you?Did you get hurt somewhere?We fled too quickly just now, I didn't take care of you, I'm sorry!" Yi Dan hurriedly asked with concern.

"It's okay, I don't have any injuries on my body, but I have injuries in my heart. Youming said.

"Is there a hurt in my heart?, who hurt my dear junior brother's fragile heart?" Yi Dan heard Youming's coquettishness, and asked deliberately teasingly.

"Well, I won't tell you, let's find a place to rest quickly when the clothes are dry, there are too many mosquitoes here at night. Youming said.

"Well, I see there are lights not far ahead, it should be a town, let's try our luck there later. Yi Dan said.

"Okay, I'll clean it up first. Youming said as he packed his things. (To be continued.) )