Chi Danmei stood on the edge of the cliff, overlooking the mountains. The morning light shone on the mountains, which were lush and green. Looking to the south, she could vaguely see a piece of white mist.
Chi Danmei knew that it was not mist, but the sea, but it was far away and looked like clouds and mist.
Jiugong Mountain is located on the bank of the East China Sea. On the top of the mountain, the mountains and rivers intersect, creating a majestic atmosphere.
Chi Danmei naturally did not expect that Qining would meet her biological father in Jiugong Mountain, but until now, Chi Danmei still did not know that the man was Changling Marquis Beitang Qing who once fought on the battlefield.
Qi Ning and his son were in the wooden house for a long time. Although Chi Danmei was curious about what they were talking about, this was a matter between their father and son, and of course it was not good for her to get involved.
Hearing the sound of footsteps behind her, Chi Danmei turned around and saw Qin Ning walking towards him with a calm expression. She took two steps forward and had many questions to ask, but in the end she didn't say a single word.
"He is Beitang Qing, Marquis of Changling." Qi Ning did not let Chi Danmei continue to wonder: "He may have the World Map in his hand, but I am not sure, but it is not easy to get the World Map from his hand, or rather , almost impossible."
Chi Danmei's beautiful face changed slightly, and she said in surprise: "Then you are not... from the Northern Han Dynasty royal family?"
Qi Ning smiled faintly, walked to the edge of the cliff, looked into the distance, was silent for a moment, and finally said: "This time we may have returned empty-handed. With Bei Tangqing's temperament, if he hadn't been willing, no matter how forced, he wouldn't have Hand over the map of the world."
"It can't be said that you returned empty-handed." Chi Danmei sighed softly: "At least you know your life experience and met your biological father."
Qi Ning just smiled and said nothing.
Beitang Qing was obviously very annoyed by Qi Ning's decision, and did not continue the topic. Qi Ning had no intention of continuing to entangle with Beitang Qing, and took Chi Danmei down the mountain. Gaoshan was waiting for the two of them at the intersection at the top of the mountain. He came over and led the two of them down the mountain without saying much.
"When are we leaving?" Chi Danmei asked softly.
Qi Ning said: "It is useless to stay here any longer. We can go down the mountain today."
"You don't want to spend more time with him?" Chi Danmei felt a little strange in her heart, thinking that it was not easy for father and son to meet each other, but Qining's reaction was too calm, even a little cold, which is really against human nature. .
Qining shook his head and said nothing.
Chi Danmei thought to herself that it seemed that the conversation between father and son was not going well, but she couldn't ask more questions.
Although Beitang Qing told Qi Ning the details of the duckweed plan and even wanted Qi Ning to participate, Qi Ning was not very interested in it.
The core of Duckweed's plan is to provoke a fight between the Grand Masters and use the Grand Masters to deal with the Grand Masters. However, in order to implement this plan smoothly, there is an indispensable condition, that is, the Xuanwu Divine Beast really exists, and Will really appear in the East China Sea.
Without seeing the Xuanwu beast, it is certainly impossible for several great masters to fight to the death.
Although there are records in ancient books about the appearance of the mysterious beast Xuanwu, no one can be sure whether it is true or false.
Once the Xuanwu Divine Beast is just a legend, or the Ksitigarbha song cannot lead to the Xuanwu Divine Beast at all, then the Duckweed Project will become a piece of paper without any meaning.
However, Qi Ning can also understand that Duckweed is facing a Grand Master, and it is indeed impossible to have a perfect plan to deal with those monsters with terrifying power.
Although Jiugongshan and his party did not get the World Map as they wished, they also figured out the questions they had always been puzzled about. They did not return empty-handed, but without the World Map in hand, Qining really couldn't explain it to Longtai, but He thought again that Longtai should already know that he is the blood of Beitang Qing. This time when he returned to Beijing, he would be honest with Longtai and tell the truth about what happened in Jiugong Mountain. If Longtai could accept it, then everything would be easy to deal with. If Longtai was hesitant, but it would be better for him to withdraw as soon as possible.
However, without the World Map, the Qinhuai Army's Northern Expedition would naturally be more difficult.
He did not stop at Jiugong Mountain, and he never thought that Beitang Qing would change his mind and hand over the World Map. After all, Beitang Qing was from the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty. Deep in his heart, he already cared about the interests of the Northern Han Dynasty. Seriously, it is almost impossible for him to fight the World Map with his own hands.
Gao Shan sent the two of them to the foot of the mountain without saying much, but Qin Ning nodded slightly to Gao Shan, then turned around with Chi Danmei and left. When they reached the exit of the mountain road and passed the waterfall, they saw the madman-like Tianzhu. Kewu was sitting under the big tree beside the waterfall. He didn't seem to see the two of them and didn't say hello.
Qi Ning knew that the sword madman was still thinking about the method of combining sound and sword, so he did not bother him and left along the path he came from. Passing the narrow mountain front, he found the horses tied outside. The two of them could only go up the mountain. For a day, the horses were tied up in the woods, and there was fodder nearby, so the guy couldn't go hungry.
After leaving Jiugong Mountain, the two of them did not delay and went directly to Shizikou Seaport. There were many merchant ships berthed here, mainly communicating with the two seaports of Weihai and Binjun. Qining set out from Weihai Port when he came, so he found it at the pier. Picked up a cargo ship that was going to Weihai.
Cargo ships come in different sizes. Large cargo ships often have to park on the shore for several days, but small ships only park for a day or two, and then set off when the cargo is full. In order to rush for time, Qining could only take a smaller cargo ship. Although it was said to be small, there were fourteen or five crew members on board. In addition, there were seven or eight passengers who took a free boat to Weihai. Including Qining and two others, there were more than twenty people on board.
Starting from Shizikou, it takes three days at sea to reach Weihai Port. Except for the captain, who has a separate room to rest in the cabin, everyone else, including the crew, can only rest in the bottom cabin at night.
If it was just Qi Ning, he wouldn't mind being in the bottom cabin, but Chi Danmei was accompanying him. Although she was disguised as a man, she was still a female dependent. When the bottom cabin rested at night, the smell was so bad that Qi Ning was not good. Let Chi Danmei be crowded together with a group of men. He is not short of money, and as long as there is money in the world, many things can often be solved. Qining paid ten times the ship's fare, and finally allowed the captain to free up a room. In an extremely small room, someone took out rolls and spread them on the floor, which was an explanation to Qining.
Although this room is small, fortunately there is a window. Looking out from the room, you can see the scene on the sea.
At dusk, all the cargo had been loaded, and the captain personally sang a song, pulled up the anchor and set sail. There were more than a dozen ships of various sizes moored in the harbor. No one would care if a ship left. These cargo ships come and go all year round. On the sea, even when sailing at night, the route is clear.
Although the two of them were sleeping on the same bed in a narrow room, and Qining had an extremely alluring beauty next to him, his mood had been quite low these past few days. He had never smiled from beginning to end, and naturally he had no intention of it. Make out with Chi Danmei.
Chi Danmei can naturally understand Qi Ning's mood.
Qining traveled all the way to Liaodong just to get the World Map, but returned empty-handed. Although he knew that Beitang Qing was his biological father, there seemed to be quite a disagreement when the father and son met for the first time, otherwise Qining would not have After leaving the wooden house, we went straight down the mountain.
The two of them were lying on their sides facing each other, Qi Ning had his eyes closed, Chi Danmei looked at Qi Ning's eyebrows, blinked, and blew lightly into Qi Ning's eyes twice, Qi Ning smiled bitterly and said: "Don't be serious. You have stirred me up, otherwise there would be too much noise in here, and I'm afraid the outside would hear us and think we have a habit of cutting off our sleeves."
Chi Danmei spat lightly and said: "You are just thinking wildly in your mind. When did I tease you? If I really want to tease you, you can't stand it." After saying that, she deliberately pushed her breasts forward.
Chi Danmei's words are true. With her hot figure and seductive charm, if she really wants to be aroused, even the saint can't stand it.
Qi Ning opened his eyes. In the night, there were no lights in the room. He could only vaguely see Chi Danmei's charming eyes and said softly: "Can't you sleep?"
"Aren't you asleep too?" Chi Danmei said softly, "Are you still thinking about what happened on Jiugong Mountain?"
"There is nothing to think about." Qi Ning said: "I just think that after traveling all the way to Liaodong and not getting the World Map, it will be difficult to reply to the emperor after returning to Beijing."
"I can't blame you." Chi Danmei said: "Who knew Beitang Qing would be on the mountain? But I heard that Beitang Qing was once the number one general in the Northern Han Dynasty, with outstanding military skills. If I told Beitang Qing that he was imprisoned in Jiugong Shan, your little emperor will have peace of mind."
Although Qi Ning did not tell Chi Danmei too much, he told her the reason why Beitang Qing was in Jiugong Mountain on the way. If Beitang Qing wanted to make himself emperor, or even planned to do so, Qi Ning naturally couldn't explain it to Chi Danmei.
Qi Ning sighed softly: "You said that I am from the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty, but I want to help the Chu Kingdom conquer the Northern Han Dynasty. Isn't it unreasonable?"
"I know you may be in trouble because of this." Chi Danmei sighed quietly: "But you have been born in Chu State since you were a child, and the little emperor of Chu State trusts you very much. Do you want to leave the little emperor and turn around and pick up The knife pointed at him? From the moment I learned about your life experience, I knew that you were in a dilemma. If you were loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty, it would be unjust to the Chu State, but if you helped the Chu State, it would be unfilial to Beitang Qing. "
Qi Ning thought that if it were based on common sense, what Chi Danmei said was absolutely correct. However, it was really impossible for him to regard Beitang Qing as his father, and it was certainly not unfilial.
"Just like when I took away the Phoenix Qin in the palace, I was unjust to you at that time, but... Hey, if I didn't do that, I would be unfaithful and unfilial to the island owner. How do you want me to make a choice?" Chi Danmei smiled bitterly. He said: "At that time, I was thinking that if it were not the island owner, I would have been dead long ago. I handed the Phoenix Qin to him to repay his kindness, and then come back to apologize to you."
Qi Ning raised his hand and hugged Chi Danmei's waist, and said softly: "I can understand your difficulty now." After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Has the island owner ever mentioned the Xuanwu Divine Beast to you?"