Xingcheng, the port, was now under the control of Guangjun Navy.
Groups of well-equipped sailors lined up neatly in the port. They were armed with bows, crossbows, spears and broadswords, and even wore steel light armor. They did not look like what a navy should look like at all. They were waiting quietly in the port. Like a liger waiting for prey.
On the highest deck of the largest flagship in the port, Yun Bailou stood leaning on the railing, smiling and looking into the distance. Standing here, he could already see beyond the low buildings around the port and see an extremely long distance.
Beside him stood Yun Shiba, a well-behaved woman in brown robes, and Yun Yi, a handsome man in snow-white Taoist robes. The two of them were obviously not as relaxed as Yun Bailou. They looked serious and said nothing.
Inside and outside the port, on and off the warships, there was an eerie silence. I don’t know how long it took before a shimmering paper crane flew from the sky. .
Yun glanced at the brown-robed woman and saw that the latter had no intention of reaching out, so he raised his hand and took the paper crane into his hand. After opening it and taking a look, he couldn't help but sigh softly and handed the letter to Yun Bailou. "The Shanshan Army failed to arrive at the city gate on time. Judging from the speed at which Lijun Qingqi left the city, I'm afraid it was too late."
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Yun Bailou took the letter and glanced at it, then folded it into a plane and threw it toward the Yashui River in the wind. He watched the letter fly dozens of meters with the wind before falling to the river.
But before the letter landed on the river, there was a sudden green light that twisted sharply, tearing it into pieces, soaking it in water, and being swept away by the waves.
"I have observed the Mountain Shaking Army at close range many times in the past few days. They are definitely the elite among the elite. It is impossible that they cannot reach the city gate due to their own faults." The brown-robed woman lowered her head slightly, with a cold look on her face. With a smile, "It should be that Meng Jiaoyang...dishonest!"
"It's reasonable," Yun Bailou looked back at Xingcheng indifferently, "It's extremely difficult for Meng Jiaoyang to dare to hide behind the Annan Conference and plot against Lijun with us. ."
"But the young master has made it clear to him before that after what happened at the Annan Conference, even if Meng Jiaoyang and Meng Sanshu knelt down in front of Luochuan and kowtowed together afterwards, it would be impossible to restore Lijun's goodwill. Why is he here? Deliberate delay?" The brown-robed woman's words were full of resentment, "After all, I missed this time, and it will be too difficult to find another opportunity to cripple Lijun Qingqi...!"
"Exactly," Yun Yi on the other side also frowned, "This time Cangyan Sword Sect, Tingfeng Pavilion and Xiaoyao Valley have left separately, but Golden Sword Sect and Baishou Mountain have quietly returned, and Guangjun, who is well prepared, has The navy and Shanshan Army were able to devour the Lijun Qingqi in one fell swoop, and even kill the Lijun prefect in Xingcheng. It would be difficult to do so if we miss today..."
Yun Bailou glanced at Yun Yi, who was full of regrets, and couldn't help laughing, "Yun Yi, I didn't expect you to be the greediest one among the three of us, hahaha."
Yun Yi's fresh and handsome face suddenly turned slightly red, "I made the young master laugh."
Yun Bailou waved his hand and said, "You are not saying that everything is impossible, but it will never be that simple. Remember, when facing Ruluo in the future, When you have the goal of great luck like Chuan, you need to be careful in your planning." He looked at the direction of the west city gate again, "After this round, I thought that the biggest result was just to suffer heavy losses after paying the price. That Lijun Qingqi made Luochuan less than 12% sure when heading south in autumn. This may give Nanyi some opportunities to take advantage of, and perhaps there will be unexpected surprises, and at the same time give Lijun more opportunities. No worries, that’s all.”
"But after all, I still overestimated Meng Sanshu, or underestimated that fat man Meng Jiaoyang," Yun Bailou chuckled, stretched out his hand and patted the railing, "Let the soldiers return to the ship, this Xingcheng game That’s it for chess.”
Yun nodded and disappeared on the deck.
However, the brown-robed woman hesitated for a moment and turned her head to look at Yun Bailou's side face and asked, "Does Meng Jiaoyang need some beating?"
Yun Bailou shook his head, "Originally, if they really didn't do a good job and delayed things, they would naturally have to be beaten. But if it is like this, Meng Jiaoyang himself is unwilling, and to a certain extent, he is unwilling to do so. If we push for this to happen, then it won’t work.”
The brown-robed woman was thoughtful, and then said, "Young master, are you saying that Meng Jiaoyang... already has enough say?"
"Probably so," Yun Bailou said, "Yongchang County is the Yongchang County of the Meng family after all. Even if the three warehouses are lost and the powerful families have grievances, they are just grievances in the end. No one is really willing to succumb to being a slave. After all, Meng Jiaoyang is not Meng Xiaotian, he knows how to give in and compromise, so there is no reason why the powerful families should not support him."
"So Meng Jiaoyang just wants to use Guangjun's power to intimidate Lijun so that Lijun doesn't dare to act rashly, instead of sincerely wanting to form an alliance with us?" The brown-robed woman's face became colder, and her whole body was full of true energy, giving people a It was a very dangerous feeling, but no matter how much energy he exerted, he would never really get close to Yun Bailou.
"Yongchang is borrowing the power of our Guangjun, and we are not borrowing the power of Yongchang. The best alliance is when the interests are related." Yun Bailou watched the elite navy at the port board the warship in silence, and suddenly He asked, "Do you know how Yongchang plans to handle the case of the old soldier from Li County?"
"Meng Jiaoyang personally took charge of the investigation and conducted a thorough investigation. He should have taken action on the two chief officials and several officials in the Sansifu Yamen in Xingcheng," Brown Robe said The woman said, "This Meng Jiaoyang is really afraid of that Luochuan to the core..."
Yun Bailou did not comment, but asked about something else, "Where is Yun San now?"
The woman in brown robe looked serious, "Young master, don't worry, she is already in Guang County and is very safe."
Yun Bailou shook his head seriously and said, "It's hard for us to tell what mystical secrets a mountain sect like Tingfeng Pavilion has mastered for a long time. Let her go to Qingjun to take refuge. Don't make any more moves in the short term." ."
"Yes," the brown-robed woman responded softly and then looked at Yun Bailou, "Is the young master also...?"
Yun Bailou smiled, "If Zhong Shuye is willing to come directly to kill me, then Zhong Shuye will no longer be Zhong Shuye." However, he paused slightly and said, "Let those two people stay in Jincheng and Huaicheng respectively. Show your head, and at the same time write a letter to Master Wan Qingsi in Xiaoyao Valley, asking her to help keep an eye on the recent movements of Tingfeng Pavilion, and tell her that when Guangjun takes Sucheng, I will invite her to go to Zaoshan Mountain to observe the scenery."
The brown-robed woman hummed and asked again, "Anyang County Yan Siyu?"
Yun Bailou pondered for a while and asked, "After Luochuan and Yan Siyu had a chat, Su Yiming followed Yan Siyu away?"
The woman in brown robe nodded.
"They should have discovered something. Keep an eye on Su Yiming." Yun Bailou took one last look at Xingcheng, then turned and walked back to the cabin, "But no matter what they discovered."
"Those three cities... can only be mine!"
