On the afternoon of March 1st.
The ceremony for Tang Zhao to enter the water was very brief, and the matter was highly confidential. No gongs or drums were arranged from the beginning. Even Dong Xingyu wanted to hold a ceremony to worship Dongjun, but Tang Zhao refused because he "don't want people to see the true purpose." "
In the end, everyone actually went to the riverside to see Tang Zhao off. After all, this trip may be a farewell, and we all still want to see each other one last time.
After the ceremony, most of the team that originally sent Tang Zhao away also left, but they did not disband. Instead, they stayed in the camp hundreds of feet away and were on standby, ready to attack at any time. There was only a small tent by the river. Outside the tent stood a young man, and inside sat an old man, a white fox, and a sunflower.
The white fox is naturally Ling Baoyu, and the Xiangyanghua is the sword Xiangyangzi who came from afar. The old man with a white beard is the current commander of Shan Changnan of the training camp of the District Inspectorate.
The young man outside was a swordsman transferred from other places, named Fang Weiran.
Although the operation is kept secret, a certain amount of force must be left here to facilitate the response. It is best to have a few and capable people. If Tang Zhao is in danger, it can help him block the first wave of possible troubles and buy time for the large troops on standby in the camp to dispatch. .
Commander Nan is an experienced old swordsman. He was a powerful figure in the past, but now he has retired and taken up the post of mountain commander. He looks old, but his strength has not declined. He is one of the top swordsmen in Yunzhou. He is as stable as a mountain in holding the battle here.
Needless to say, Bai Hu and Xiang Yangzi were not only Tang Zhao's friends, but also had special abilities, and their appearance was not eye-catching. Two masters of this level staying here would not give people the feeling of "strength in numbers".
The strength of Fang Weiran outside is pretty good among swordsmen, but he is only a swordsman. He cannot be the main force in such important events, but his ability is very special, involving space, and he can temporarily cut off attacks for people and is almost invincible. The protective cover may be useful during the response, so I left him to guard the door outside the tent.
Commander Nan, on the other hand, was sitting at the small table in the tent, making a pot of tea, holding walnuts in his hand, leaning back on the chair and closing his eyes to meditate.
The white fox, on the other hand, was walking around inside and outside the tent, looking very anxious.
Xiang Yangzi leaned against the door, just in the sun, one eye rolled out of the flower plate, and said: "Why are you so anxious? You are not young anymore, why are you so restless? How long has it been since you got into the water? I might not even find the Golden Crow after half a day. At least I have to wait until tomorrow if you don’t worry anymore."
Ling Baoyu shook his head and said hurriedly: "Don't you feel it? At noon, the earth shook. Isn't it that Tang Zhao is in trouble underground?"
Xiang Yangzi said: "Just one or two slight blows, and everything will be fine soon? You probably have been off the ground for too long, forgetting that the earth may shake all the time, and if you move randomly, you will be fine." Let's live in peace. Tang Zhao has only been down for half a day, and even if the shaking caused by him is at most like opening a passage."
Ling Baoyu said: "You don't know, how can you be so confident? Do you think that the golden crow has been observing the ground for a long time? Does it already know about Tang Zhao going into the water? Maybe...it has been bribed by the turtle bandits. , is already on the evil side, Tang Zhao was killed as soon as he got into the water, so nothing will happen if he waits longer..."
The two of them have become familiar with each other these days. Xiang Yangzi said bluntly: "Are you suspicious again? Find something to fill in your suspicions as soon as possible. How could the turtle bandits find the Golden Crow in advance? Tang Zhao brought a monitoring agent with him. The magic weapon, if he dies, people here will know. Taking a step back, the magic weapon has failed. I can sense the power of the sun in the land. The power of the sun fluctuated a little at noon, but it didn’t work at all. There was no riot, it calmed down quickly, it was completely within the normal fluctuations, and there is no chance of anything serious happening. Don’t worry.”
Ling Baoyu felt a little relieved and then thought again: "What kind of form do you think the Golden Crow Sword will only exist in? Is it a creature like you or a natural form like Lang Liang? Will it be in human form? I heard that the Golden Crow Sword has always existed in all dynasties. He is a top-notch handsome man, will the Golden Crow Sword be the same..."
Xiang Yangzi wouldn't have rolled his eyes, if he could have rolled his eyes to the sky earlier. Just as he was about to say something, Commander Nan suddenly opened his eyes slightly and said, "Coming?"
Tang Zhao is here?
Ling Baoyu and Xiang Yangzi looked outside at the same time and saw the river flowing quietly outside without any splash at all. Where did it come out?
However, someone outside said: "Teacher, I am getting stronger with age, and my ears and eyesight are still as sharp as before."
A tall young man walked in, and Ling Baoyu recognized him as Yunzhou's Xing Ji.
Commander Nan said: "I'm aging prematurely, but you haven't made any progress either. It's only been half a day and I can't help but come and have a look. I'm afraid I'm going to get tired of looking at you these days."
Xing Ji smiled and said: "Ten years ago, the teacher said that I was vomiting by looking at my face. Now isn't it cured? It shows that I am still cured."
He looked back at the river and said: "Besides, I didn't come here on my own. The king is also concerned about this. This river water affects millions of people in Yunzhou. Who can sit down safely?"
As he spoke, he sat down.
Commander Nan had known what this student from many years ago was like. He shook his head and said: "If the prince is concerned, he will naturally ask the envoy. One soldier is enough, why will you be allowed to come? Don't you have something serious to do?" It’s not that the search line has been pushed to the edge of Lingzhou recently. As the swordsman who is most familiar with Lingzhou in the mansion, why don’t you go and preside over there?”
Xing Ji said sternly: "I can't hide anything from the teacher. Who else can I do about Lingzhou? I will set off today, come here to have a look and then set off. There may be another military order during this trip, maybe You won’t be able to come back this year or even one or two years from now.”
Commander Nan said with a straight face: "You are doing these meaningless things. Look - why don't you just set off? You know that coming to take a look won't change anything, but you come here again. It's no use to act like a child. .”
Xing Ji touched his chin, acting like a child. He had used this word to teach others a lesson before, but he didn't expect that he would be in the same turn.
In fact, how could he not know that in only half a day, there would be no results here, and that the trip here would be in vain? If he was working in Zhongtian Mansion, only a few steps away from here, he would have to stretch his arms and remain calm for a few days. However, the Lord gave an urgent order and he would leave in the afternoon. Once he left, he didn’t know when he would return. Still worried, come and have a look.
If you don’t come to see it, maybe the next time you hear the news it will be bad news.
It might be Tang Zhao's bad news, or it might be his own bad news.
This is not to scare him. As a soldier who has fought on the front line and in the human world for many years, people have been passing away around him, and he has experienced many times: separation means eternal farewell.
Seeing the flowing river water, Xing Ji was in a trance for a moment. Thinking of the water flowing into the sea, it was like time being irreversible. The living are short-lived and the dead are eternal. He also thought of many old friends, and he could not help but feel sad.
Commander Nan knew that he had touched something on his mind, so he stopped mentioning his childlike behavior and closed his eyes slightly, as if he was a senile and numb old man, falling asleep in the afternoon sun.
After closing his eyes and resting for a moment, he heard Xing Ji say: "What the hell?"
Commander Nan suddenly opened his eyes and saw at a glance that the river was surging under the sun, and waves were stirring up, as if they were churning.
It's really churning!
At this time, Weiran, the housekeeper at the door, had already shouted: "The waves are rising, are people coming out?"
Ling Baoyu rushed out with a whoosh. Commander Nan and Xingji were not happy, but were alert at the same time, with tense expressions——
It's unreasonable for Tang Zhao to come back at this time!
There may be enemies coming or other unexpected events, so be prepared to meet them. Almost at the same time, a golden-red tiger-shaped beast arrived, and the walnut in Commander Nan's hand also lit up.
Then, I saw a human head rising from the river.
Then, Tang Zhao climbed up from the river dripping wet.
It was just him, no one else, and no car.
Looking at it like this, he was in despair.
Tang Zhao came ashore and spit out a mouthful of water first. When he raised his head, he saw that he was surrounded by people. And they are all acquaintances.
"Ah, Mr. Xing, Miss Ling, Senior...hey, they are all here, what a coincidence?"
Xing Ji looked at the river first and saw that the water surface had returned to calm, and it didn't look like anything else had followed. Looking at Tang Zhao's condition, although he was covered in water and looked a little embarrassed, his expression was calm and stable, and it didn't look like someone was chasing him.
So, is everything okay?
No, it looks like something happened. He looks like he has lost his armor. He may have suffered a big loss!
Fortunately, the person is indeed fine.
He took a few steps forward, stood between Tang Zhao and the river, facing Tang Zhao sideways, his eyes observing the water, and smiled at Tang Zhao: "It's only a coincidence that I am here, they are not a coincidence, they have been waiting for you. Just come back." He patted Tang Zhao's wet clothes and said, "Things don't always happen overnight, so it doesn't matter if you suffer setbacks. Just get over it later. If you are angry, let's endure it for a while, and pay back twice as much later."
When Tang Zhao left, he looked at the luxury car, taking his little brother with him, wearing a halo to protect his body, and not getting wet. How majestic was he? Now when I come back, there are no cars, no people, and I am dripping wet. It seems that I have suffered a setback.
After all, he is one of our own, and he is very happy to be back in Xingji. As for the other person who has not come back...who is that?
Anyway, except for Tang Zhao, no one present remembered Zheng Yun's name. For example, Ling Baoyu had already forgotten that there was another person.
Tang Zhao touched the water on his face and said, "Huh? Frustration? I haven't suffered any setbacks?"
Xing Ji was startled and said nervously: "You... have you seen the Golden Crow?"
Tang Zhao said: "I saw it. Fortunately, I fulfilled my mission."
Xiang Yangzi interjected from the side: "How about the Golden Crow Sword? Is it just a sword? How are you doing?"
Tang Zhao said seriously: "He is a swordsman. His Highness the Golden Crow is indeed the real Golden Crow Sword."
Xing Ji said: "It didn't do anything to you, right? Then why are you so wet... and the others are missing?"
Tang Zhao explained: "His Royal Highness Jinwu is by no means an enemy. He is very kind to me and we are very compatible. As for me... my water repellent is burned out."
At that time, he was too close to the Golden Crow. Although the sun protected his body and his clothes were made of special materials, all the magic tools that were not fireproof were burned out, including the water-proof talisman array.
He came out of Fuso and entered the river. He was soaked in hot water before he realized what he was doing. Even the Six-Dragon Car was too burned to start.
If there is a setback on this trip, it will be a considerable loss of property.
At that time, Tang Zhao could have teleported out directly, but he had already fallen into the water. It would have been that way if he could teleport or not. He still swam up. After all, this was the way of return that had been agreed upon long ago, which would make everyone feel at ease.
As for Zheng Yun...
Jinwu left him behind and said he had something to ask.
Tang Zhao guessed that it had discovered some kind of connection between the "Sun Holding Envoy" and the Golden Crow Sword, and wanted to ask about it alone. He still trusted Jinwu, and Zheng Yun had no objection at all, so Tang Zhao could not interfere and returned alone.
Because he has important business to do.
Thinking of business, he hurriedly said: "Mr. Xing, I still want to see the prince."
Xingji didn't ask what happened next, and said directly: "Then follow me."
Tang Zhao said: "No, it's the same as last time."
Xingji paused for a moment and said, "Are you asking the prince to come see you again?"
(End of chapter)
