"Xia Shenyan, the envoy from the Huang Kingdom, has met the Four Gentlemen!" The young man bowed.
"Four gentlemen? I'm afraid you've mistakenly admitted that you are the envoy. I'm the envoy Chi Chaan." Chi Chaan refused to admit his identity. "But I'm here to do something good, and I actually pushed back the wedding date. The envoy's surname is Xia, and the prime minister of the Huang country is Xia Jiang. who?"
"It's my father." The young man replied.
"Okay, I am Liao Chun, the Four Gentlemen of Sword Tower."
I didn’t expect that this young man’s life experience would be so high. "Sure enough, you have inherited your father's sophisticated city. If it were Xiao Guang, he would definitely be rejected if he came to urge the marriage. Are you a practitioner?" Chi Chaan asked, "How old are you this year?"
"I am not a practitioner. I am only twelve years old this year."
"Although you are not a cultivator, you can make cultivators work for you. You are very good." Chi Dun poured two glasses of wine, one for himself and one for Xia Shenyan, "What do you want from me? Tell me."
Xia Shenyan did not drink the wine from the bowl.
"Four gentlemen, I received news that some people have spread the news that you are about to appear in Daze."
Chi Chao's drinking movement stopped abruptly.
"Who else could it be besides you? Just spread it, so what?"
"Don't you know? The Sword God once single-handedly destroyed the dark dragons and fish and shrimps in Daze. Although after the Sword God returned to the ruins, the area of Daze was revived, they have not forgotten what the Sword God said in their bones. Everything they do, they hate the Sword God and everything about the Sword God. As the disciples of the Sword God. Moreover, their cultivation level is only at the entrance level, how could the evil people of Daze give up these good opportunities to wash away their shame?" Xia Shenyan said.
"Then what do you think I should do?" Chi Chaan knew that Xia Shenyan would have backup plans. Otherwise, the prime minister's son would not easily go on a mission to another country.
"I brought my country's national treasure with me this time - the teleportation stone. You can teleport directly to the deserted country with me."
"Why did you tell me this, and why did you ask me to use teleportation, a foolproof method of arrival?" Chi Chaan asked.
"Because the Wild Country has the Meteor Dragon Zhi that can cure rot, you can only take it if you survive to the Wild Country."
"Are you using the hope of life to force me to become the lackey of the Wild Kingdom? Do you think this trick will be useful to the gentlemen of the Gui Kingdom Sword Tower?" Chi Chao said with a smile, "Help me thank the Prime Minister for his kindness."
"No, my father just wants to make friends with the Four Gentlemen." Xia Shenyan explained.
"There are no permanent friends, only eternal interests. I wonder what I need to do to be the Prime Minister's friend?" Chi Chaan wanted to know what Xia Jiang's purpose was in throwing out the big bait of Yulong Zhi.
"I just want you to replace Princess Duanmuzao with Princess Duanmuyang. My father on Huanghuang's side can handle it on his own. All you have to do is help him get started."
There must be something fishy about substituting people for no reason. Chi Chaan thought.
"I heard that Xia Xiang was in his forties and his wife died young. Emperor Huang only had an arrogant, lustful and ignorant prince and two princesses, one was Duanmu Zao and the other was Duanmu Yu. Everyone knows Xia Xiang's heart! She will soon have a mother who is not a few years older than herself.
Xia Shenyan did not refute this matter.
"Do you agree, Four Gentlemen?"
"I'm sorry, Emperor Gui asked me to take back Duanmuzao, not Duanmuyang. For the honor and disgrace of Gui, our envoys can sacrifice their lives." Chi Chaan rejected Xia Shenyan.
"But what if Gui Guo is sorry for you?" Xia Shenyan argued, "Your whereabouts were revealed by King Ningling."
"Gui Guo didn't feel sorry for me, it was just the villains in Gui State who felt sorry for me. When I go back, they will naturally have nothing to gain."
"Are you really not afraid of death and don't want to live? This is your last chance!"
It was a very contradictory sentence, but Chi Chaan's answer made the two no longer contradictory.
"Because of the poison, I am not afraid of death; because of the poison, I don't want to live."
"Have you really thought about it?"
"Yes, if that happens, immediately start conveying the proton and the princess away. They are just looking for an excuse to rob me. Remember," Chi Chaan ordered.
"Four gentlemen, you taught me a profound lesson today. I will love my country like the four gentlemen in the future."
After the boat sailed for more than a month, the speed of the boat began to slow down, and the color of the water changed from green to brown, indicating that they had reached the border of Daze.
Daze is located at the junction of the three countries of Gui, Huang and Xi. It is also the place where the tributaries of the Li River in Gui State and the Chishui River in Huang State converge. A large amount of sediment carried by the flowing water settles here, thus forming a swamp.
There are many dangers in the swamp. If you are not careful, you will die and become a food for fish and shrimps.
Fugitives from the Three Kingdoms gathered here, deliberately guarding passing merchants to kill people and steal goods, ignoring the law. The Three Kingdoms have mobilized their forces to encircle and suppress many times. Although they were effective, they would rise again soon. The three countries had no choice but to block the navigation route here and use dry roads instead.
Only some well-equipped large ships and merchants dare to pass through here. They all have a safe passage that they have invested countless material, manpower and financial resources to try out.
Traveling by water is much faster than by land, so these ship traders are more profitable than horse traders.
The escorting fleet sailed into this swamp where fish and dragons were mixed. The soldiers on the ship all held weapons in hand and were ready to defend themselves against the enemy.
Chi Chaan stood at the bow of the boat, his left hand ready to draw his sword at any time.
Xia Shenyan stepped forward and said, "Don't be nervous, there won't be any water bandits attacking at this moment."
"Why?"
"Most water bandits follow a small boat first. If people are sent out, the small boat will immediately escape. As soon as people board the boat, the small boat will appear behind the big ship and follow them, and so on. The deeper they go into Daze, the smaller the boats will follow behind the fleet. When the fleet arrives not far from the border exit of Daze, all the boats will swarm up. Massacre!"
Are you waiting for work? First consume the physical strength and spirit of the soldiers on board, and finally use a powerful offensive to press the soldiers who are on the verge of collapse to achieve the least consumption of looting and killing.
Chi Chao let go of his ever-prepared hand and began to adjust his mentality.
This is a typical guerrilla tactic: when the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack. Chi Chao slowly thought about countermeasures.
The only way to eliminate the water bandits is to surround them. But Daze is so big, they are not familiar with the terrain, and they don't have enough manpower. I think this method is not possible, so I have to take it one step at a time.
After dinner at night, Xia Shenyan's attendant suddenly invited Chi Chaan to his cabin.
After entering, Xia Shenyan sat at the table. There was a Gui soldier tied up lying on the ground. Xia Shenyan asked other attendants to surround him, for fear that the man would seek death.
The attendant who brought Chi Chaan closed the door outside. Xia Shenyan looked at Chi Chaan at this time: "Four gentlemen, this person is an accomplice of the water bandits. This is the letter found from him."
Spread out on the table was a piece of paper and a disemboweled fish.
There were still wet stains on the paper, obviously it had just been taken out of the fish maw.
Chi Chaan took a look at the content on the paper and found that it was written in secret language and could not be understood.
"What does the letter say?" Chi Chaan asked.
Xia Shenyan replied: "Burn the ships on the ninth day of the fifth lunar month to disturb the morale of the army. Cooperate inside and outside to capture Chi Chao alive."
After listening, Chi Chao took out the short knife from his waist and walked step by step towards Xizuo on the ground.
The man didn't panic, and waited until Chi Chao pulled out the plug from his mouth. The man immediately yelled: "Fuck you! Kill me if you can! You are a bastard of a sword god! I won't let you go even if I turn into a ghost!"
"It's so noisy!" Chi Chaan couldn't help but stabbed the man's thigh with his knife and twisted it.
Xia Shenyan was very surprised. Logically speaking, a gentleman from Guiyuan would not do this.
"Ah!" the man shouted in pain.
"Hey!" Chi Chaan pulled out the knife again, and blood immediately spurted out from the man's thigh.
"You son of a bitch! Dog, son of a bitch!"
"ah!"
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"Envoy Xia, can you hand this person over to me?" Chi Chaan said.
"Why not."
"Thank you, Ambassador Xia!" Chi Chao dragged the man's injured leg away and dragged it all the way to the deck.
The man was cursing during the whole process.
On the deck, Chi Chao took out the golden sore medicine and sprinkled it on the man's wound. The blood coagulated immediately, and he put the bottle of medicine into the man's clothes again.
The man was brought to the ship's rail by Chi Chao. "Go back and tell your leader that I, Liao Chun, can be restrained as long as he does not harm the people on the ship. Let him come quickly, otherwise I will hand myself over to another Daze." Rough bandit."
The man still couldn't figure out why Chi Chao stabbed him, treated him, and finally let him go. At this time, Chi Chao had already cut off the rope that bound him, and then kicked him off the boat.
After doing all this, Chi Chao breathed a sigh of relief. The news will spread within a short period of time and the water bandits will launch an attack in advance. This is what Chi Chao wants.
The giant ship sailed to a place where the water flow was stagnant and stopped. They were going to rest here tonight. The boatmen also took the time to repair the damage caused by this month's sailing.
Chi Chaan did not go down to the boat to have dinner as usual, but was alone on the deck looking at the starry sky and the vast expanse of swamp.
There was a shimmering light floating on the surface of the lake. When Chi Chuan took a closer look, he found that it was an oil lamp on a small fishing boat.
Under the oil lamp, an old man in coir raincoat is sitting with a fishing line, as if he is in another world.
Chi Chao, a fisherman who has lived in Daze for generations, met many of them along the way. The water bandits will not bother these people because they have nothing of value except fishing gear and boats.
The life of a fisherman is to catch a fish when he is hungry, and to scoop a bowl of water when he is thirsty. When they needed daily necessities, they would trade their catch.
Is he the one I'm looking for? Chi Chao asked in his heart. Need to confirm again.
Chi Chaan lowered the boat and rowed towards the small fishing boat alone. However, the strange thing is that no matter how long he rows, the distance between the fishing boat and him remains the same, and he still stops next to the big boat. How is this going? Are you not allowed to get close? Chi Chao returned to the ship.
Boarding the bow of the ship, Chi Chao recalled the message Chi Dao left for him - fishermen like to listen to poems and poems.
Chi Chao looked at the entire Daze, and suddenly felt something, and started to recite poems loudly.
Long memories of Daze
Lean on the railing and look upstairs all day long
Fishing boats in twos and threes
It’s autumn on the island
The sound of the flute echoes in the reed flowers
White birds line up and suddenly startle
Don't come here to adjust the fishing rod
Thinking about the cold water and clouds
After reciting a poem, the fishing boat got closer to the big ship. You can see the fishermen on the small boat nodding slightly in praise.
not enough. Chi Chaan thought. Then he recited:
Right or wrong, success or failure turns to nothing
The green hills are still there
Several degrees of sunset red
White-haired fisherman and woodcutter on the Nagisa River
Used to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze
Happy reunion over a pot of wine
How many things happened in ancient and modern times
Everyone is laughing and talking
"Why don't you hurry up and come and have a drink with me." As soon as Chi Chaan finished singing, a voice full of vicissitudes of life rang in his ears.
Chi Chaan was so happy that he immediately rushed to the dining room to bring out two jars of fine wine, and couldn't wait to drive the boat to meet the fishermen.
The fisherman looked at the young man who boarded the boat with admiration. He could see that there was a majestic aura and a will to cut off everything hidden in the young man's frail body.
"I didn't expect that the person who arrived turned out to be a gentleman from the Sword Tower. It really makes my broken fishing boat shine!" the fisherman said with a smile.
"Senior, you are joking, let's drink." Chi Chaan opened the lid of the wine jar, and a refreshing mellow aroma hit his nostrils.
"Guilin Sanhua wine that has been stored in the cellar for thirty years! Old man, I seem to have only drunk it once in my life. Pour it for me!" The fisherman took a deep sip.
"Ta!" Two wine glasses appeared out of thin air on the small table in the boat.
Chi Chaan poured a large bowl for the fisherman. The fisherman picked it up and drank one mouthful after another, seemingly unable to stop. After he finished drinking the bowl in his hand, Chi Chaan handed his own bowl over again, passing it on one after another. The two altars and three flowers were all drunk by the fishermen, but Chi Huan didn't touch any wine.
"If the old woodcutter knew that his apprentice had brought such fine wine for me to drink, would he be so angry that he would hunt me down with a hatchet?" The fisherman went wild.
"Boy, what's your name?"
"Liao Chun"
"Old man, I remember you! You came to me to see if I can detoxify you, right?"
"Actually, yes, actually not." Chi Chaan nodded.
"Unfortunately, I don't have any medical skills, so I can't help. You came to Daze because you heard that the old pharmacist once appeared here, so you came here to try your luck. See if you can meet him?" The fisherman finished his drink. The face is slightly red.
"That's right, does senior have any news about him?" Chi Chaan asked excitedly.
"You may be disappointed. The old pharmacist has left Daze."
After hearing this, Chi Chao was dejected and depressed.
At this time, the fisherman said again: "But old man, I can send you to the old pharmacist at any time."
Veins popped up on Chi Chaan's forehead: ""Senior, you can't finish what you said in one go! "
"Okay, okay. Don't be angry. Although I can send you to the old pharmacist, should you consider how to get out of your fleet? And the water bandits have already begun to surround you."
Chi Chaan thought for a while and said, "Senior, do you have the ability to send the fleet out of Daze?"
"Easy." The fisherman stretched out his palm and turned it over.
"That's enough. When the time comes, I will tell the seniors to take action." Chi Chaan stood up and left.
"Wait a minute, I just drank your wine, how can I let you leave empty-handed? Here you go!" The fisherman threw a black stone to Chi Chuan.
"This is a water-breathing stone. You can breathe freely underwater by holding it in your mouth. It will come in handy then."
"Thank you, senior!" Chi Chaan said goodbye to the fisherman after taking the stone into his arms.
