MTL - Disaster For the Country · Return Journey-Chapter 15 wake up (1)

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the window slammed violently, and the sword stuck on it finally couldn't bear the force and fell down.

The shaky memory completely collapsed at this moment.

Qiu Jiang finally remembered everything.

She took a few steps forward, slowly picked up the sword, the shining blade reflected her face, it was her, but not her.

Her hands began to tremble, and the old feelings seemed to remain in her body, her heart was broken and her limbs were weak, and all kinds of consciousness collided desperately, which stimulated her to be unable to suppress it any longer, and screamed straight into the sky.

The sound shook the small objects in the cabin to jump up, and Yi Fei and Yundi retreated immediately on guard.

Qiu Jiang spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell straight backwards, right at Yi Fei's feet.

Yundi was in shock and said: "What did she think of? Why did she react so violently?"

Yi Fei stared at Qiu Jiang, who was as pale as paper, and the big puddle of blood with black blood clots on the ground, his eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice: "It seems that some kind of seal has been opened, and some monster has been released..."

Then, he walked over, picked up the weak monster, and took her back to the room.

Qiu Jiang was in a coma for two whole days, and only woke up on the third morning.

During this period, Yi Fei went to see her, and saw her trembling in a dream, with tears continuously falling from the corners of her eyes, which wet her hair and pillow.

"Qiu Jiang?" He called out tentatively. Qiu Jiang did not move, and did not respond to this address.

He called again: "Qi'er?" Still not there.

So he called Feng Xiaoya, Xue Cai, Mrs. Ruyi, Yishu, Feng Letian, etc. all the names he could think of, but Qiu Jiang just cried.

In the end, Yi Fei gave up, shook his head and sighed: "As expected of agate, I won't give up if I do this... But if it's not for Feng Letian and Feng Xiaoya, then what is it for?"

He knew that Qiu Jiang was collapsing.

— because he has been through it too.

Yundi asked worriedly from the side: "Do you want to invite a doctor?"

"The sea is vast, can you get it?"

Yundi has a headache: "I can only return."

Yi Fei stared at Qiu Jiang for a while, and said calmly: "No need. She will wake up. It will be fine when she wakes up."

Some collapsed, some remained calm, and some, like Qiu Jiang and him, only dared to cry in their dreams.

So on the third day, when he came again, Qiu Jiang really recovered.

After combing her hair and washing her face, she was kneeling and sitting beside her to eat.

Yi Fei looked at her from a distance and felt that her whole person had undergone a great change.

When we first met in Bai Ze Mansion, she was a well-behaved maid, taciturn and cautious, like a glass of tasteless and colorless water; later, after the identity of the elegant eleventh lady was exposed, she changed into a confident and decisive woman with no profound knowledge. It is like water freezing into ice, hiding many unpenetrable secrets, and occasionally cracks can be seen, revealing emotions; There is a chill that is repulsive for thousands of miles.

Yi Fei walked towards her: "Are you awake? You are quite alert, knowing that if you sleep again, you will be thrown overboard to feed the fish."

Qiu Jiang said lightly: "You can't."

"oh?"

"I have recovered my memory, which is more useful to you." Qiu Jiang continued to eat while talking.

She eats a lot, Yi Fei knows that now she is eager to recover her strength.

"You really remember everything?"

Qiu Jiang hummed in a low voice.

"So, are you really Yishu's person?" For some reason, Yifei suddenly felt a little nervous, feeling his heart beating a little faster.

After Qiu Jiang finished eating all the food, he put down his chopsticks, looked back at him, and said seriously, "It should be said that Yishu is one of us."

Yi Fei recognized the difference, and his expression suddenly became serious: "Is Yi Shu cooperating with you?"

"Ruyimen doesn't want a war, but your father insists on going his own way and insists on attacking Yiguo. We can only poison him and cause him to have a stroke."

Yi Fei's pupils began to shrink. He thought his father's stroke was poisoned by his eldest brother and Yishu, but he didn't expect it to come from Ruyimen.

"We wanted a more obedient puppet, so we chose Yishu. If I hadn't lost my memory and was trapped in Yunmeng Mountain, I should have been there when the Three Kings met."

Yi Fei's eyes flickered, and he suddenly smiled: "In other words, we should have known each other two years ago."

Qiu Jiang mercilessly interrupted his ambiguity: "Yes. You should have died that night."

Yi Fei immediately closed his mouth.

"I don't know why Ruyimen will help you escape..." Qiu Jiang pondered, "During the four years when I lost my memory, there must have been a lot of changes in the door."

In the past four years, although Yishu became Cheng's queen as planned, she also deviated from the original steps. I am afraid that Ruyimen's control over her is not as good as before.

The death of Princess Yujing of the Yan Kingdom shows that Mrs. Ruyi's plan to play the spring has completely failed. King Yan became alert and vigilant, and might even counterattack.

As for Tu Bi... Qiu Jiang's heart suddenly hurt, and she had to lower her eyes to cover up the momentary gaffe.

Ji Ying died unexpectedly. Ji Ying died, Zhao Yin also fell ill, and now Jiang Chenyu and Xue Cai ruled the court, all plans, all arrangements... all disappeared.

four years.

In four years, so much happened. And she missed it all.

I had prepared a retreat before Shafeng Letian, why didn't I follow the plan?

Ruyi Sanbao died in Yujing, how could Mrs. Ruyi let it go and not send someone to track him down?

Even if I was hurt by Feng Xiaoya and lost my memory, why didn't you come to wake me up?

Which step went wrong, causing me to be delayed for three full years in Yunmeng Mountain?

And who deliberately misled me, saying that my only relative in this world is in the Baize Mansion of the Bi Country, and who delayed me there for another year?

Is it Feng Xiaoya? Or was he and Xue Cai in the same game? I, who lured amnesia, followed Yi Fei back to Cheng Kingdom, was this also their move?

Or, the Yi Fei in front of him is also the person who arranged the layout?

Qiu Jiang stared at Yi Fei with a calm but weird look, which made his skin crawl, and he hurriedly flew back a foot: "If you keep looking at me like this, we'll have to We can't continue talking."

"I want to go back to Ruyi Gate." Qiu Jiang said in a deep voice, "I want to know what happened."

"Xiao Qi, the third brother was originally going to take you back."

"You can't go back like this."

Yi Fei raised his eyebrows.

"I don't know what deal you made with Xue Cai and the others. I used to want to find my memory, so I followed you. Now..."

Yi Fei said leisurely: "Now, you don't need to search for memories anymore, so naturally you don't need to go with us."

"Do you want to kill me?" Qiu Jiang's eyes suddenly sharpened, piercing like a sword.

Yi Fei didn't back down, and withstood the menacing sharpness.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

Yi Fei said softly, "Not a friend, but an enemy."

"But do you really know who is friend and who is foe?"

Yifei was silent. The room fell into silence again.

After a while, Chang Qiujiang said, "Xue Cai is from Bi Country. Feng Xiaoya is from Yan Country. And you and I are both from Cheng Country."

Yi Fei's brows twitched, these words seemed to poke somewhere deep in his heart.

"No matter how evil Ruyimen is, no matter how licentious Yishu is, it's Cheng Guo's own business, how can outsiders be allowed to intervene? Yan and Bi take advantage of the fire to rob. As the former third prince of Cheng Guo, with the blood of the royal family, do you want to help outsiders carve up yourself? the land of his own people?"

Yi Fei pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

"Ruyimen could choose Yishu before, but now I can choose you. As long as I return to Ruyimen, find out everything, get back the scepter, and become the new Mrs. Ruyi. The matter of Cheng Guo..." Qiu Jiang said, stepping forward After a few steps, hold his hand, "Let us Cheng people solve it by ourselves."

A series of changes took place in Yi Fei's eyes, as if a crescent moon was suddenly reflected on the surface of the sea, with ripples of light, followed by a smile.

"It's really... a reason that people can't refuse."

"do you agree?"

"Why not? As you said, Ruyimen and Cheng Guo are the same fate." Yi Fei took Qiu Jiang's hand, put it on his lips and kissed it slowly, as if deliberately teasing, but also seemed unable to restrain himself, "We... Too."

Qiu Jiang frowned.

Yi Fei winked at her and smiled affectionately and disgustingly.

At this moment, Yun Xingshan's cry came from outside, Qiu Jiang took the opportunity to withdraw her hand, and the two sat down respectively. Yun Xingshan rushed in with an invitation: "My God! Guess what I got!!"

On the red invitation card, there is a cursive character "九" painted on the upper left corner.

Yi Fei's eyes lit up: "Hu Jiuxian?"

Qiu Jiang immediately reacted: "Happy banquet?"

Yun Xingxing asked curiously, "You know that too?"

"Every year from the first day of July to the fifteenth day of July, Hu Jiuxian, the richest man in the four countries, will hold a happy banquet in the waters of Yiguo, and invite twenty-four distinguished guests to participate. Count the days, it's almost there."

"You're only wrong! In the past, the Happy Banquet was indeed held in Yiguo, but this year, it's moved to Chengguo! Look—" Yun Shanshan said as she stepped forward and opened the window, only to see a **** boat in the distance, The same "九" flag as on the invitation is hung on the mast.

Yun Shining's boat is already very luxurious, but in front of that boat, it's like an ant standing in front of an elephant.

Yi Fei said, "This is probably the largest ship in the world today."

"Jiu Xian, the captain is 32 feet long and 16 feet wide. It is divided into four floors, three floors above the deck and one floor below the deck. It can accommodate 800 people and carry 40,000 stone." Qiu Jiang accurately recited it in his mind. data in .

Both Yun Xingshan and Yi Fei looked at her directly.

After a while, Yi Fei curled his lips: "As expected of a thousand birds."

Qiu Jiang ignored his ridicule, stared at the "Jiuxian" hundreds of feet away, and frowned: "It seems that Hu Jiuxian is going to Cheng Guo to choose a husband, and he will host this year's happy banquet along the way."

"If he is going to be selected, this time will be the last carnival."

"How happy is the Happy Banquet?" Yun Xingxing's eyes were full of curiosity, "Why is everyone flocking to it?"

"Gambling games with beauties, wine, and rare treasures, those who are destined will get them."

"Exotic treasure? What kind?"

Yi Fei looked at Qiu Jiang, Qiu Jiang thought about it, and replied: "The three things five years ago were Longevity Sword, Zhenlong Chess Book and Luminous Ganoderma lucidum."

"How many years?"

Qiu Jiang pursed her lips: "I don't know about the past few years."

Yi Fei raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to sneer, but she gave him a cold look, stopped smiling, and clapped his hands instead: "If you want to know what this year's is, just go up and have a look?"

Yun Xingshan looked at the invitation, and smiled: "I didn't expect that I could receive the invitation, my lord. It seems that it is because I am also a candidate for the husband of the king."

"Then do you know who the other twenty-three guests are?"

"I'll go and find out!" Yun Xingxiong said and ran out excitedly.

Yi Fei stared at Qiu Jiang and said, "I was planning to take the Yun family's boat and go directly to Luwan..."

"Changed your mind now?"

Yi Fei stared at the Jiuxian in the distance, and slowly said: "There must be several other candidates for the husband among Hu Jiuxian's guests, and this is a good opportunity to catch them all. You know, doing something at sea is comparable to doing something on land. Much easier."

"In the end, everything can be blamed on Hu Jiuxian."

Yi Fei looked back and smiled at her: "It's comfortable to talk to someone who has a good heart."

Qiu Jiang was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Okay." She also wanted to know what happened to Hu Zhiren's line now.

***

Qiu Jiang held a sharp dagger and swiped towards Yifei.

Yi Fei didn't hide. So the knife fell on his brow bone, and a section of his eyebrow fell in response to the knife.

Qiu Jiang Dao was as fast as electricity, and it walked across Yi Fei's face with incomparable precision, and Yi Fei closed his eyes in enjoyment.

For a while, there was only a rustling sound in the room.

Finally, when Qiu Jiang stopped the knife, covered Yi Fei's face with a hot towel, and lifted it off again, Yi Fei's appearance became different again.

If he was only six points like Ding Sansan before, at this moment, he has become nine images.

Qiu Jiang handed the mirror to Yi Fei, and Yi Fei clicked his tongue while looking in the mirror: "Is this the legendary disguise technique?"

"It's just easy makeup." Qiu Jiang put away the knife and said calmly while washing his hands, "Ding Sansan has a withdrawn personality and is very strict with his subordinates. People outside don't know him, so you can easily get away with it, but, Once you return to the holy land, there are all companions who grew up with him, and your three-legged cat's level will easily pass through."

"I have you now." Yi Feiman didn't care.

"So from today onwards you have to get used to this kind of attire, get used to having medicine on your face for twelve hours, get used to bowing your head, get used to limping, get used to coughing from time to time, and..." Qiu Jiang curled her lips maliciously. , "I am used to spicy food."

Yi Fei visibly trembled.

He thought about it seriously for a long time: "Can I find an excuse to avoid this, for example, I am injured and can't eat spicy food for the time being?"

"Can't."

"Why?"

"Do you know why Ding Sansan always coughs?"

"pulmonary disease?"

Qiu Jiang shook her head: "Laryngitis."

"Then he still eats spicy food?!"

"He said that only by eating spicy food can he prove that he is still alive." When Qiu Jiang said this, there was something deep in his eyes, "Everyone in Ruyimen uses different methods to vent their anger. Some of them find a group of prostitutes to have a carnival , Some are bathing desperately; some deliberately catch a small tiger, raise it up and release it back to the forest; some... just eat spicy food. They eat, cough, and suffer constantly.”

Yifei stared at her: "What about you? How do you vent?"

Qiu Jiang was silent.

Yi Fei's eyes flickered: "I don't believe you are an exception."

"If you want to know something, you have to find it yourself." Qiu Jiang said lightly, "Some people are used to showing, and some people are used to hiding."

"You are the latter."

"At least I won't eat sugar in front of others."

Now it was Yi Fei's turn to change slightly. He understood what Qiu Jiang meant.

That's right, in fact, everyone has quirks, and his quirk is Sugar Man, which originated from his unspeakable childhood. So what about Qiu Jiang, Qiu Jiang's eccentricity, or what is her shadow?

For a moment, the curiosity in my heart overflowed.

But he also knew that Qiu Jiang wouldn't say anything.

The relationship between him and her is far from being able to fully share each other's secrets. So if she doesn't tell, he can only find it by himself.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Qiu Jiang took out the water basin and poured it out. During this process, Yi Fei kept watching her. If this woman just looks at the background and looks out of the crowd, and her clothes are very unremarkable, and she turns around and looks at her face, she just thinks that she is "pretty pretty". There was a very strange feeling, and then I noticed her inexplicably. And the more you know, the stronger the strange feeling in your heart.

It was as if he was staring at her clearly at this moment, and she didn't go very far, she was just doing an ordinary thing, but it made people feel very far away from her, she was like a scene in memory, her eyes froze Blink and it will disappear.

Could it be that this is a necessary trait for meticulous work?

Or, this is unique to Qiu Jiang, so Mrs. Ruyi loves her so much?

At this moment, Yun Xingxing came back excitedly: "Got it! Here, the guest list!"

Yi Fei immediately calmed down, took the list and read it.

When Qiu Jiang came back after splashing the water, Yi Fei smiled at her strangely: "It seems that you have to change your makeup too."

"What?"

Yi Fei flicked the list and it flew to Qiu Jiang's hand. The first name Qiu Jiang saw was Feng Xiaoya.

***

It began to rain lightly on the sea.

The sea water is blue, while the light rain is white.

Yuzhu is like a sentimental girl, throwing herself into the arms of the person she likes without thinking about herself, and then being mercilessly swallowed.

Feng Xiaoya sat on the deck, looking at the rainy sea, her pupils were deep, as if she didn't think about anything, but also thought a lot.

Jiao Buqi walked out of the cabin, put a black windcloak on him, and said in a low voice: "It's cold outside, come in, my lord."

Feng Xiaoya said, "What's the date today?"

"The first day of July."

Feng Xiaoya's eyes flickered: "It's the first day of July again..." Five years ago today, he married Qiu Jiang. I thought it was the beginning of a continuation of the frontier, but in the end it became a bad debt.

Occasionally, a few drops of rain were blown by the sea breeze and landed on Feng Xiaoya's face. He shrank in the black cloak, only showing his melancholy eyes and pale nose, and then said softly: "Fan Bibo The boat is also floating, my heart is full of rocks, and I can't turn it around."

"Who broke Mr. He's heart, why did he feel this way?" Accompanied by a high-pitched voice, the windshield curtain of the cabin was lifted, and a person came out.

This person was about in his early forties, wearing a blue robe, with a beautiful beard and white face, and looked shrewd and capable.

Feng Xiaoya looked back, her expression turned into a smile: "Is Mr. Ge feeling better?"

"Cough, don't mention it! My seasickness probably won't be cured in my lifetime. You said that Hu Jiuxian is really true. It's not good to hold a happy banquet somewhere, so I have to pick a boat! I have diarrhea every time and can't vomit. An Sheng..." Mr. Ge complained, wrapped his coat tightly and walked over, looked at the sea ahead and said, "Well, it seems that the rain will have to fall for a while...The visibility is so low, don't miss their boat."

"Don't worry. I have the best helmsman in the world."

Mr. Ge looked at Jiao Buqi enviously, and said with emotion: "Every time someone asks me why I envy Mr. He, I always answer three reasons. One is the appearance, the other is the father, and the third is the pair of servants who never leave. "

Feng Xiaoya smiled: "So you just cried and recognized my father as godfather?"

"I want to admit it, but he won't!" Mr. Ge beat his chest and sighed, "Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I saw your father, where did he go to enjoy himself?"

An incomprehensible strangeness flashed in Feng Xiaoya's eyes, and she said lightly, "The old man has passed away."

Mr. Ge was taken aback: "What? Prime Minister Feng passed away? When did it happen? Why haven't you heard about it?"

Feng Xiaoya stared at the raindrops in the sky, and said slowly: "My father once said that birth, old age, sickness and death are all kinds of things in the world, don't make a big show, so as not to hurt your enemies and relatives. Just treat it as a rain. Yes, it will be good if everything is moistened."

"It's a good one who has been here, seen, melted, and moistened everything. His demeanor is beyond the reach of vulgar mortals like us..." Mr. Ge was sad.

Feng Xiaoya changed the subject and said, "Although the first and second are useless, you can still work **** the third."

Mr. Ge suddenly regained his energy, and looked at Jiao Buqi eagerly: "Brother Buqi, you can make an offer. What do you guys want to come to me? Brother Feng Xian said that the contract of sale was returned as early as four years ago." Here you go."

Jiao Buqi was silent for a long time before replying in a muffled voice: "Now that I am free, I will not sell it anymore."

"If you don't sell it or sell it, can't we rent it? You work for me, and I pay you. How?"

Jiao Buqi glanced at Feng Xiaoya, his voice was lower, but his tone was more sincere: "Master, in one day, never leave and never leave."

Mr. Ge stood in awe, and bowed his hands in a big salute: "I was the one who was abrupt. I won't mention this matter again from now on."

Jiao Buqi said gratefully, "Thank you sir."

Mr. Ge shook his head and sighed: "How did you train these two caring people? I really envy others..."

Feng Xiaoya smiled: "Don't worry. There is a chance."

"Don't comfort me. If you don't hang up for a day, they will never abandon you. You are so much younger than me. How can I have a chance?"

"Don't worry, there is a chance." Feng Xiaoya said it again, her face was still calm and breezy, but her heart tightened when she heard it.

Mr. Ge seemed to realize something, and said: "Are you okay? Seeing you this time seems to be different from last time...By the way, where is your little lady? Why didn't you accompany me?"

Feng Xiaoya's eyes flickered slightly: "It's time to rest..."

"Ah? Just for King Cheng?" Mr. Ge was surprised.

Feng Xiaoya nodded.

Mr. Ge laughed: "That's right, women can't enjoy themselves in the world. What's more, Cheng Wang's appearance is even better than your Mrs. Qiu. It's good to rest, or to rest."

While talking, a boatman hurried out of the cabin and reported: "My lord, I saw Master Hu's boat."

Feng Xiaoya and Mr. Ge all cheered up and stared into the distance. Sure enough, there was a faint black spot in front of them on the left.

Mr. Ge shouted: "Quickly honk the whistle! Let go of the black flame!"

The boatman blew the horn, and at the same time, three black fireworks shot straight into the sky, exploded in the air, and flashed red.

After three strikes, three silver lines appeared above the black dot on the front left, which looked particularly eye-catching in the cloudy and rainy weather around.

Mr. Ge frowned happily: "Great! It's them! Speed ​​up and drive over—"

The boat that Feng Xiaoya was on immediately galloped towards the black spot, and as the distance gradually approached, the black spot became more and more clear and bigger, and finally, an extremely majestic and huge black ship appeared out of sight.

The ship is three stories high and more than 30 feet long. It is all connected by tenon and iron nails. There are five masts in total. On the masts are black sails made of bamboo, with a gorgeous Chinese character "九" drawn on it.

Seeing this sail, Feng Xiaoya knew that they had indeed arrived.

- Arrived at the annual Happy Banquet scene.

At this time, Qiu Jiang and Yi Fei had already pretended to be two servants and followed the arrogant Yun Shining on the "Nine Immortals".

***

"It's been ten years since the Happy Banquet was held. This year is the tenth year..." Mr. Ge said this, and smiled ambiguously at Feng Xiaoya, "In order not to make it the last one, Mr. He needs to work harder , Let Hu Jiuxian lose the election of Mrs. Wang."

Feng Xiaoya said indifferently: "A shrewd businessman won't bet all his wealth and life in one place."

"He Gong means that Hu Jiuxian is just going through the motions and won't marry the Queen?"

Feng Xiaoya looked at the guest list in her hand, and her eyes fell on three of them: "Unless, he has other plans..."

Mr. Ge also saw the three names, and pondered: "Indeed, in the past, the distinguished guests were all doing business with the Hu family, but this year, there are four more of you who are also candidates for Mrs. Wang. It's really confusing. ..."

"Changqin Ma Fu...Little Zhou Lang, Zhou Xiaolian...Golden Spear Cloud Shining..." Feng Xiaoya said these three names in a low voice, then raised her eyes to look at Mr. Ge, "How much do you know about them?"

Mr. Ge smiled.

***

After Yun Xingshan boarded the ship, she was led to the "Lidong" room by the housekeeper of the Hu family.

Yi Fei and Qiu Jiang immediately searched the room, and after confirming that there were no secret passages or surveillance, they sat down to discuss specific matters.

They also saw the names of Ma Fu and Zhou Xiaolian.

But this time, the commentator became Yun Shining.

"The Changqin was originally the totem of the great prince Lin Su. After his death, the Queen bestowed this title on Ma Fu. Not only because Ma Fu played the qin very well, but also because he was also very skilled in martial arts. Commonly recognized as the young man with the highest martial arts after Han Qi—of course, he is still a little worse than my brother."

Yi Fei looked at Qiu Jiang with a smile: "Do you have anything to add?"

Qiu Jiang thought for a while, and said: "Ma Fu has never been on the battlefield. If he really fights, he is indeed inferior to Yundi."

Yun Xingshan was overjoyed when he heard the words, and praised: "You have vision!"

***

Feng Xiaoya pondered and said: "Prince Changqin, he began to play music. Joy makes the sky clear and bright, sorrow makes the sun dizzy and the moon dark."

"Yes." Mr. Ge was quite emotional, "I was fortunate to have seen Ma Fu's martial arts. The weapon he used was the qin, which is worthy of the name of the long qin. This is probably the so-called good bamboo shoots from bad bamboos. His father Ma Kang, but The laughing stock of the nation."

"Is that Ma Kang who rides an elephant to court?"

"That's right, it's him. At that time, the third prince of Cheng, Yi Fei, was annoyed at Ma Kang and only gave his second brother Han Qi a **** BMW. He deliberately played tricks and said, 'Your Majesty should be equipped with a big cavalry. Master Ma is the oldest here. And among the hundreds of horses, the elephant is the biggest one, Mr. Ma, ride an elephant to the court from now on!' After that, Ma Kang could only ride an elephant to the court, and he couldn't stand it for a few days, so he resigned from office .”

Feng Xiaoya was thoughtful: "Have Han Qi and Ma Fu fought against each other?"

"No. Ma Fu and Han Qi had a good personal relationship during their lifetime. They often practice martial arts, and they have never defeated Han Qi. Therefore, his fame only rose in the past two years."

"It's not necessarily that you can't win, maybe you lost on purpose."

"In this case, this person is a man with a deep scheming mind, and he needs to be on guard." Mr. Ge paused and said to the second person, "As for Xiao Zhoulang..."

Feng Xiaoya continued: "The century-old Zhou family is the king of weapons."

***

"There is a saying among the folks in Chengguo that the Zhou family has six of the ten kitchen knives they use. This is true of all kitchen knives, let alone others. Compared with it, the so-called Xie Bin and others are nothing more than fireflies on the edge of the moon... "

When Yi Fei heard this, he glanced at Qiu Jiang with a half-smile, but Qiu Jiang didn't show any expression.

"Nowadays there is no war, and weapons business is not easy to do. Many shops have closed down, and only the Zhou family is still supporting. People say that a thin camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that its mother is Princess He'an. It is a pity that she died, otherwise Zhou The power of the family will be even greater. This Zhou Xiaolian is pretty good-looking, so he is nicknamed Little Zhou Lang." Yun Xing wrinkled his nose, "But he has a very strange personality. He is a gourd with a dull mouth, and he only answers after ten sentences. In a word, I often don’t know what I’m thinking, and I’m obsessed with comprehension.”

***

"Cultivation?"

"Well, every day I practice alchemy and want to ascend to heaven."

Feng Xiaoya showed an interested expression: "Interesting..."

"So Master Hu actually invited him this time, which surprised me. It would be a spoiler if he was there."

"So, what about Yun Shining?"

"Second Master Yun is a dandy, relying on his elder brother's power to pretend to be a tiger, but he has no heart, and I haven't heard of any evil deeds."

"Sir, why do you think Hu Jiuxian only chose four of us among the eight candidates?"

Mr. Ge pondered for a moment, then replied: "In my humble opinion, Mr. Xue cannot invite him..." At this point he showed an ambiguous smile, "Although Mr. Xue can be said to be his half-son-in-law."

Feng Xiaoya raised her eyebrows: "Are you referring to Hu Qianniang?"

"That's right, Xue Cai was appointed prime minister, but the scribes refused to accept it. Xue Cai put down the ring and challenged everyone by following the example of cooking soup on a tripod. On the seventh day, a scholar came to compete with him in playing the piano, but he broke the strings."

"So the scholar who disguised himself as a man clamored to marry him..." When mentioning this matter, even Feng Xiaoya couldn't help laughing.

"The scholar is Mr. Hu's only daughter. Her name is Qianniang. She is sixteen years old. Because of her mother's early death, Mr. Hu spoiled her to the limit. Although she is pretty, her character is really not flattering."

Feng Xiaoya said: "That would be bad. Xue Cai dislikes capricious people the most. Firstly, he is envious, secondly, he is jealous, and thirdly, he will never admit these two points."

"How old is Xiang Xue, how can he have that kind of thought. But with the power of the Hu family, he is worthy of it. Unfortunately, he is six years older than Xiang Xue. When Xiang Xue grows up, Miss Hu will be old."

Seeing that the topic was getting deeper, Feng Xiaoya stopped in time: "I won't go into details about this beforehand."

"Okay. Of the remaining two candidates, Wang Yuheng was injured in a martial arts competition and is being raised at home. Whether he can go to Guiyuan Palace next month is a question; as for Yang Shuo...not qualified."

"Why?"

***

"Of the five great gentry families, the most powerful one is of course our Yun family, but the Yang family always brags that they have a long history and have produced three generals. It's useless! The successor is weak, isn't it declining? The head of this generation is called Yang Hui, He only wants to be famous in his articles, but unfortunately his talent is not high, and he has spent most of his life without achieving anything..." Yun Xingshan suddenly looked serious when he said this, "But we have to be careful of his son Yang Shuo."

"oh?"

"Ma Fu can only be a bit deeper in the city, and a bit more hypocritical. Yang Shuo is a disgusting villain!"

Qiu Jiang raised her eyebrows and let out another oh.

Seeing Yun Xingxing's righteous indignation, Yi Fei laughed softly, and said leisurely, "Yang Shuo is a wonderful person..."

***

"It is reasonable to say that with such an old-fashioned father, the son should be upright and decent, but Yang Shuo is not. He had a falling out with Yang Hui when he was eleven years old, and he ran away from home for ten years. He wandered outside and made many friends. , from high officials and nobles down to traffickers and pawns, everyone has his friends."

"Maybe he has a bold personality and likes to make friends?"

Mr. Ge shook his head: "But none of the friends he made said anything good about him afterwards, they all scolded him."

Feng Xiaoya's eyes moved slightly: "What are you scolding him for?"

"Call him a fraud, cheat his friends' money to gamble, and disappear if he loses the bet; call him shameless, and get involved with his friend's wife and daughter; call him a fraud, in short, he hasn't done anything good in the past ten years."

"He's like this, how can he still make so many friends?"

"No way, although he is a bad guy, he has the real ability to pick one in a million."

"What is it?"

Mr. Ge pointed to his eyes: "First, he has good eyes." Then he pointed to his hands, "Secondly, he has good hands."

Feng Xiaoya's eyes lit up.

Mr. Ge said: "A good eye means that you can judge the origin of something you see immediately and estimate the approximate price; and a good hand means that you can imitate it, and the fakes you make can be confused with real ones."

Feng Xiaoya said leisurely: "Of course such a person will be welcomed, because many shady things need his help."

"Yes. But anyone who would hire such a person to do things has some problems, so there is nothing he can do about it being fooled by him."

Feng Xiaoya frowned: "The lewd wife and daughter are still too much..."

"How else can you say that he is not qualified to be on Master Hu's boat." Mr. Ge laughed strangely, "The reason why the Queen chose him is probably because she wanted to **** Yang Hui off, otherwise it would never be the turn of such a person to become Cheng Cheng. country's husband."

***

"As for Feng Xiaoya, I don't need to say more. Have you guys thought about a countermeasure?" Yun Shanxi clapped her hands and finished her explanation.

Yi Fei raised his eyebrows and looked at Qiu Jiang: "Do you have an idea?"

"Wait for the opportunity to capture Zhou Xiaolian and Ma Fu alive, then sink the ship and escape, and hand them over to Yundi as hostages."

"Then what about Feng Xiaoya?"

Qiu Jiang replied quickly: "Killed."

"Are you willing?"

"It's too difficult to capture alive." Qiu Jiang said coldly, "I killed my son, let alone my son?"

Yi Fei clapped his hands and praised: "You deserve to be the seven masters who killed decisively, cold-blooded and ruthless."

"Very well, then it's decided!" Yun Xing said, "Action!"

***

In the light rain, Feng Xiaoya's boat is getting closer and closer to the Jiuxian...

The black boat lowered the pedals, Meng Buli and Jiao Buqi carried Feng Xiaoya over on the sliding pole, and Mr. Ge followed closely behind.

A handsome, heroic man in his early twenties came to greet him, and said with a smile, "Young Master Feng, Mr. Ge, you have worked hard. Please come in—"

A pool of clear water first came into view.

I saw a three-foot-square hole deliberately dug out in the center of the deck, sealed it with waterproof wooden boards, and then introduced clean water, forcibly turning into a pond. The water in the pool is very clear, and the pebbles at the bottom can be clearly seen. There are even a few stunning beauties who are not afraid of the rain, swimming leisurely in the water in red clothes. The water should be hot water, the steaming mist is like smoke and clouds, and the red ribbon is waving around, it really is like a dream.

Above the sea, the clear water is like gold, extremely precious.

And this boat takes so much water to swim. This scene alone has lived up to the name of "happy".

Feng Xiaoya admired in her heart, but continued to move forward calmly on the surface.

After crossing the pond, the tall and wide cabin appeared in front. There are stairs on the right leading directly to the second floor, the ground floor is not open, presumably it is only for banquets.

Meng Buli and Jiao Buqi were about to lift Feng Xiaoya up the stairs when a large iron cage as tall as a person fell down beside the stairs. It is not accurate to say that it is an iron cage, the hollow pattern is very beautiful, and the inside is covered with soft Persian