Qi Huan shook his head with some melancholy, looking at the endless, undulating sea. Turning around, the outline of the pier was no longer visible. He sighed and continued:
"Miss Jun understands people. If everyone was as enlightened as you, I wouldn't have such a hard life. But...since you can say that, you probably know friends who have suffered like this."
Jun Aoyan shrugged.
"My parents. The biological kind."
"Ah, this..."
Qi Huan didn't know what to say for a moment.
"They treated me badly because they thought I was a daughter. I had a younger brother who died in infancy, so they said I was a ghost who begged for life. As long as I can remember, they beat me with fists and kicks. What they left to me was nothing but It’s just this solid skin. Hahaha, it’s heat-resistant and frost-resistant, so that’s okay.”
"Miss Jun is the sweetheart..."
Jun Aoyan looked at him and said as if joking:
"Did you hear that I had a bad relationship with General Jun in the later period, so you thought that I had another purpose for this trip?"
"Ah, uh, not really. Didn't the Grand Master also say that? It's nothing like that."
"You really think so?"
"To be honest, I know very little about your family's affairs, and I dare not make any assumptions."
"Haha, yes. It's up to you whether you believe it or not, but I still have to say that my godfather treats me very well. He has taken care of me longer than my biological parents. After all, the kindness of raising me is unforgettable. I I respect and love him more than my biological parents.”
"Well, I believe you."
"Tell me another joke."
"What?"
"This is what my godfather told me: When he found me, I was in my parents' arms. They were all burned out, but I was safe. It sounds impossible, right? I know, I was too young at the time, and he Afraid of scaring me. In fact, I know very well how I got here all these years. I also remember it very clearly. I just sat next to them and didn’t shed a single tear. The versions you heard are all It was made up. My dad thought I had forgotten it. When I asked him again, he said they were trying to protect me and that they loved me very much. If you think about it for a while, you will know that saying this will only increase the child’s guilt. That’s all. Even after seeing the scene at that time, he knew that in fact, they didn’t love me at all, that’s why he said that.”
Qi Huan was a little dizzy. Instead of discussing the matter, he said:
"You suddenly said so many things to me, whom I have only met a few times... It's a bit like giving your last words, haha."
"Maybe. I'm very pessimistic. But it doesn't matter, I'm not afraid. Are you afraid?"
"Of course I'm not afraid anymore."
"Yeah."
Qi Huan chatted with the others for a while, walked around in a circle, and returned to the cabin. Bai Ya lay on an old blanket with his eyes closed and his legs crossed. He didn't know if he was asleep or not.
"Go, go, move somewhere for me."
"Take it yourself."
"Tch, stingy."
Qi Huan tried his best to push open a large box next to him. Most of the goods are secured by nailed cloth covers and cannot be moved, leaving little room for people to rest. Qi Huan sat on the box and rested for a while, but couldn't stop talking anymore.
"The first wave of civil servants went to sea, and nearly a hundred people went to sea. Eight of them were quite big officials, and each of them brought a lot of followers. The court must not have guessed that they would never come back. The second wave was almost the same. Hundreds of people, including more than a dozen generals, also brought accompanying private soldiers to show our country's prestige. The second batch was larger than the first batch because the soldiers were heavily armored and there were more ships and sailors to take care of. Servants, medics, cooks. The result is the same."
Bai Ya ignored him, wondering if he really fell asleep. Qi Huan didn't care, he continued:
"At first, everyone thought that the people were being detained, but the third and fourth batches of people came over...especially the army, and there were also unknown numbers of undisclosed batches of people transported privately, at least a million people. Take the Biluo Islands The scale and capabilities of the army, even if they really did not fight and were taken as prisoners, were a bit suspicious. Later, there was a rumor among the people that they were all killed, otherwise how could they survive? Because it is indeed tenable and caused There was quite a bit of panic. But from one day onwards, the idea of a paradise in the world became popular, overwhelming these horrifying rumors..."
"I don't think it's the news coming from over there." Bai Ya didn't open his eyes, but said, "I prefer to believe that it is the court's method of controlling public opinion. There are many talents who are proficient in Yin and Yang among the twenty-eight grand masters. It is not difficult to achieve this. If everyone doubts that the imperial court has wasted taxes and young men, it will be difficult to win people's hearts."
Qi Huan was silent for a while.
"Although your prejudice against the imperial court is not a day or two, I will not deny your point of view this time. In fact, I also doubt it. After all, the South is so far away, but the news seems to appear from all over the country at the same time. It is not that there is time. Passed on stage by stage. So I just asked Miss Jun, but I couldn't find out the reason. She didn't seem to know anything. Also, who would tell General Jun's daughter that he had already gone to the South Country..." Qi Huan turned He stood up and thought again, "That's not right. Maybe this is also the method of the Southern Kingdom. Since they can create such a barrier, maybe the rumors can also create an atmosphere that does not arouse suspicion? Alas, all this can It’s really hard to say. Oh, aren’t there insects on this boat? Why am I so itchy?”
Qi Huan stood up and jumped around, but he didn't find any insects. He knelt down beside the box, opened it, and looked through it one by one to see what was inside. He seemed quite bored, and Bai Ya glanced at him sideways.
"Do you really think Jun Aoyan doesn't know anything?"
"Probably, that's what I think now. Ah, this is like an onmyoji tool. Oh, there are so many talismans. Which box is the pen, ink, and cinnabar in?"
"Don't you think something is wrong?"
"What's wrong?" Qi Huan asked, and opened another box, "Oh, this box is millet. Why aren't there any moisture-proof measures? I'm really convinced."
Bai Ya sat up straight. In the dark room, he raised his head and stared blankly at the cabin roof.
"When Jun Luanjiu picked her up, her house was in ruins after the war, right? Her parents were burned to charcoal."
"That seems to be what happened."
"Why is she okay?"
"Then who knows?" Qi Huan buttoned the fourth box, "I wasn't there. Maybe like the general, she was hidden somewhere."
"Don't her parents want to see her?"
Qi Huan's movements paused. He froze there and thought about it.
"Then she hid herself."
"Really?" Bai Ya stood up and patted the ashes, "You don't care about your parents' life and death and are hiding? It may make sense logically. Children are timid and powerless, right? Jun Luanjiu can tell you at a glance Judging from the situation at that time, coupled with the statement that she had great strength since she was a child...you can figure it out for yourself."
After that, Bai Ya stretched his muscles and walked out of the cabin. The two sailors saw him coming out and quickly hid aside. Qi Huan was sitting alone in the cabin, suddenly feeling cold all over his body.
No one is normal.
But he didn't really care. Qi Huan is not a very optimistic person, but he is more open-minded than anyone else. Whether it was Bai Ya, Jun Aoyan, or other sailors and officials on the ship, their past and thoughts were not very important to him. As long as he has the confidence and ability to deal with this group of people and sudden changes, that's enough. Knowing too much about their past affected his judgment. Of course, that didn't mean he wasn't interested in listening.
Bai Ya walked out and closed the opened box to see what he was going to do. I saw the man surnamed Bai walking next to Jun Aoyan, wondering what he was going to do. She was talking to the sailor, and the sailor was stunned for a moment. Then she turned around and saw Bai Shaoxia standing behind her. She turned her face slightly and asked calmly:
"What are you doing?"
"I was thinking..." Bai Ya's eyes moved away, "Is your Mo Dao stronger, or my scimitar?"
"You don't know if you don't try. But trying here may not be a good choice."
The sailor took a step back and stayed away. He hurriedly reported to the supervisor of the stern inspection. It's strange to say that the tone of these two people's words was clearly polite, but it always made people feel like they had a gunpowder smell. Qi Huan came over immediately, fearing that the two of them would cause more trouble.
"makes sense."
Bai Ya twitched the corner of his mouth and let go of his hand that was originally on the handle of the knife.
"A fight of arms?" Aoyan said suddenly.
Bai Ya didn't speak. He showed no particular interest, nor did he scoff at the offer. He thought for a moment, nodded, and rested his elbows on the side of the boat. Jun Aoyan called a sailor over and let go of Mo Dao. The knife fell straight down, and the sailor panicked. Qi Huan ran up and caught it together.
It seems that she also intends to take action. So the two men held hands, their elbows fixed on the side of the boat, and their eyes stared at each other. This was probably the first time they had looked at each other seriously. Aoyan saw the mysterious gloom and indifference in Bai Ya's eyes, that kind of indescribable heavy sleepiness. But she was serious, and Bai Ya could see an excited light in those mahogany eyes, which was somewhat baffling to him.
There is no need for anyone to time it, both of them exert force at the same time. For a long time, their hands were frozen like this, not tilting that way at all, like a perfectly balanced scale. It wasn't until their tiger's mouth turned slightly red that Qi Huan realized that they had been exerting force for a long time. The ship rises and falls with the waves. Under these unbalanced conditions, how do they achieve such a stable status by using brute force to control and balance? Other sailors and supervisors also arrived, but no one dared to stop them. A few pairs of eyes just watched the two of them tit for tat.
Their eyes were very determined, like burning with fire. Bai Ya rarely became interested, and Aoyan almost laughed. Under the sun, sweat dripped from their foreheads, and their arms began to tremble slightly at the same time, but no one refused to admit defeat.
Qi Huan walked between the two of them and let go of Mo Dao's hand.
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