The sky-shattering artillery on the Chu army's warship turned the sea several feet high, and huge stones and soil rose into the sky, and then smashed into the water with a roar. The war lasted for a whole day. After Zhao Yue killed all the mourning birds that covered the sky, the top of Baiwu Island was temporarily quiet, and it was unclear what the other party was going to do next.
Duan Baiyue just wanted to let Chu Yuan go back to rest for a while, but Ye Jin hurried into the cabin, saying that the other party had changed again.
The dim light of the stars gathered on the opposite bank. I thought it was witchcraft or phosphorous fire, but later I found out that it turned out to be a pair of eyes.
"It's a sea monkey." Duan Baiyue said.
"The monster under the sea?" Chu Yuan asked.
"This East China Sea is vast, and no one can tell what's under it." Duan Baiyue said, "Don't worry about it, let's blow up a batch first."
Shen Qianfan waved his hand and gave the order, the sound of artillery fire resounded again, and the group of sea monkeys at the front screamed and fell into the water, and the blood instantly dyed the sea red. Seeing this, the sea monkeys in the back were furious, swarming forward with a howl, jumping into the sea one after another, their slender front claws swiftly paddling towards the Great Chu warship under artillery fire.
Shen Qianfan made a decisive decision and made the two largest iron-clad warships stand in the forefront to protect the rest of the warships from being approached by these monsters. Duan Baiyue patted Chu Yuan's shoulder: "Be careful yourself."
Chu Yuan said: "According to the opportunity, don't be brave."
Duan Baiyue nodded and jumped onto the frontmost warship. Xuanming Frost Iron glowed in the night, splitting sea monkeys into two halves. In the next instant, there were more of the same kind. Emerging from the sea.
Sharp nails and fangs can tear a warship apart in just a few moments. Qingqiu stood on the shore, holding a torch and grinning. Seeing that more and more battleships of Great Chu were damaged, Ye Jin asked anxiously, "Do you want to withdraw first?"
As soon as the voice fell, someone came to report from behind: "There are also enemy troops in the rear!"
When everyone heard the sound, they saw a huge old ship slowly approaching in the white fog. There were still dense eyes on it, dark green and hideous—there were at least hundreds of them.
The other party was obviously ready, Chu Yuan closed his eyes slightly and calmed down, and then said solemnly: "Go forward!"
Ye Jin and Shen Qianfan looked at each other, this is indeed the only way out at the moment, but... I'm afraid there will be heavy casualties.
The horn sounded, Duan Baiyue chopped the last sea monkey beside him into the sea, and wanted to go back to Chu Yuan to protect him, but there was an exclamation in the distance.
In the vast darkness of the night, a giant ship was swiftly breaking through the waves, and the mountain-like sails were full of stars. On both sides of the giant ship, there are countless warships wrapped in iron armor.
"It's King Daming! King Daming is here!" Someone in the Chu army used to be a fisherman in the East China Sea, and naturally he had heard countless legends about him.
Duan Baiyue was overjoyed, Chu Yuan turned a few steps and stepped onto the watchtower, watching the giant ship getting closer and closer from a distance.
"Your Majesty?" Shen Qianfan asked tentatively.
Chu Yuan nodded slightly, not knowing how he should feel.
Shen Qianfan took the lead, and then loudly ordered: "Go back!"
The exhausted Da Chu Navy finally had a moment of respite. The giant ship rolled over with an unstoppable attitude, and the silk nets covered with iron barbs were thrown into the sea, killing groups of sea monkeys with highly poisonous poison. The fishtail people stood on the bow of the boat, the bows were full of moon, and the sharp arrows shining with cold light were intertwined in the air into a net, penetrating one heart after another.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Qingqiu wanted to escape but was captured alive, and Chu Cheng was also beheaded by Zhao Yue. It was only at the beginning of the day that the battle was coming to an end.
Looking at the fleet of King Daming again, it has long since disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
The Chu army was victorious, and the East China Sea area was rejoicing. This afternoon, Duan Baiyue knocked on the door and said, "I'm in?"
Chu Yuan said: "No."
Duan Baiyue pushed open the door and walked in.
Chu Yuan said lazily, "You dare to disobey the decree."
"I heard that Sixi didn't even eat lunch today." Duan Baiyue sat opposite him, "The battle is over, what are you still busy with?"
"I want to rebuild Yunfu." Chu Yuan said.
Duan Baiyue asked, "To King Daming?"
Chu Yuan shook his head: "I'm afraid King Daming won't come back. He is happy in the East China Sea, much more comfortable than in this city of Kun. It's just that my father and emperor were blinded by villains and made a big mistake 20 years ago. If you can't do anything else, at least you can rebuild the Yunfu into a shantang or academy, so that the people on this side can also have their thoughts."
Duan Baiyue nodded: "You make the decision, and I will do it for you."
"In two months at most, I will have to go back to the DPRK." Chu Yuan said, "The battle went well, and the army didn't suffer too many casualties. It won't be long before the war starts again and the direct attack on Nanyang."
Duan Baiyue held his shoulders with both hands: "So you want to be separated from me for another year?"
Chu Yuan said: "It's only one year."
"One year is not long enough." Duan Baiyue touched his forehead, "More than three hundred days and nights, I am alone."
Chu Yuan smiled: "Go out for a walk? I've been bored in this room for a day."
Duan Baiyue nodded, and just stood up with him, but Sixi reported outside, saying that it was General Shen who asked to see him.
"Your Majesty, the King of Southwest China." Shen Qianfan had some sand and dirt on his body, and it was estimated that he had just returned from the seaside camp and had not yet had time to bathe and change his clothes.
"But what happened?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Go back to the emperor." Shen Qianfan said, "At the end of the day, I received a letter from Tianying Pavilion saying that Li Que ran away."
Duan Baiyue frowned.
Chu Yuan said: "Run? Where did you go?"
"I don't know, but nine times out of ten, I'm afraid he will find the person who lied to him before." Shen Qianfan said.
"But she doesn't even know who the other party is, how to find it?" Chu Yuan asked.
"Li Ying is also having a headache about this." Shen Qianfan said, "I don't dare to look for her in all the rivers and lakes openly, and I don't know where she went, and it is said that the original husband's family was secretly chasing her."
Duan Baiyue puzzled: "Chase?"
"It's not good to hear this kind of thing, and the Weihe Gang will not say it clearly." Shen Qianfan said, "It is said that the young master of the Weihe Gang was killed, and the mastermind behind it was Li Que."
Chu Yuan: "..."
Duan Baiyue said: "So the court wants to help find someone?"
"In ordinary affairs, the imperial court will naturally not interfere." Chu Yuan said, "But the person Li Que met back then was most likely Chu Xiang."
Shen Qianfan said: "I will understand at the end."
"Searching in secret." Chu Yuan said, "The Southwest House also sent a letter to her. Since she met her in Dali, it's hard to guarantee that she won't go to Dali to look for it again."
Duan Baiyue nodded: "I will repair a book and send it to Yaoer."
In the southwest mansion, Nan Moxie, with gray hair, was counting the days with his fingers.
"Master." Duan Yao squatted beside him and arched him, "Is there any black bean silkworm, give me two more."
Nan Moxie took out a bottle from his arms: "Take it."
Duan Yao laughed: "Thank you, Master."
"You said that this battle has been won, can the Southwest House be able to hold a wedding?" Nan Moye asked.
"The East China Sea won, but there is still the South China Sea." Duan Yao pouted, "And even if the South China Sea is pacified, there will still be a bunch of old officials in the court." His face was covered in blood, and he felt uncomfortable without remonstrance for a day, which was even more frightening than Zhong Gu.
Nan Moxie sighed: "Don't wait for me to enter the soil again before the little cub gets married."
Duan Yao patted him comfortably. According to his brother's current progress, it is indeed very possible.
On this day, there was laughter and laughter in Dakun City, and it was the people who were welcoming the sea god. Chu Yuan went out for a walk in micro-clothing, and it was late at night when he returned to the mansion, but there was no one in the bedroom.
Sixi said thoughtfully, "The King of Southwest was originally there, but someone came to look for him just now, so he went back to the next door."
"Who will come to him?" Chu Yuan asked.
Sixi said: "Looks like a person in the rivers and lakes."
Chu Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions. I read a book in the bedroom alone for a while, and after another full hour, someone pushed the door and came in.
"Have you finished talking?" Chu Yuan asked.
"It's the owner of Feiluan Building." Duan Baiyue sat beside him, "Just left."
"Jing Liutian?" Chu Yuan said, "What are you doing here?"
"What else can it be, it's for his younger brother." Duan Baiyue said, "After I told him about Jing Liuxuan's trace, I almost died of anger."
Chu Yuan asked, "Why?"
"What else could it be, it was collusion with the rebels." Duan Baiyue said, "Although Jing Liutian promised not to bring him back for the time being, it is a chess piece that Da Chu placed beside Chu Xiang. Listen to more news and make up for what you have done. But I always feel uneasy in my heart, so I sent a lot of confidants to Nanyang to stare at him secretly."
Chu Yuan handed him a cup of tea: "What did you stare at?"
Duan Baiyue said: "The waterway around Xingzhou Island has been completely closed, and the fishermen nearby are rumored that the island is haunted, and it is a ghost."
Chu Yuan shook his head: "nonsense."
"Let Chu Xiang and his party be in the East China Sea, and I don't know what will happen for the rest of the year." Duan Baiyue said, "With such a younger brother in the family, Brother Jing is also angry, so he came here to tell Ruo Da. When the war begins in Chu Tari, Feiluanlou is also willing to help, and he can make money, just hope that in the end, Jing Liuxuan can be spared."
Chu Yuan said: "You can decide this matter, you don't have to ask me."
"Then I will promise him." Duan Baiyue straightened his hair for him. "Let's not talk about this, there are not many people outside today, is it fun?"
"Wait." Chu Yuan stood up, took a small thing from the bedside, came back and handed it to him, "I bought it at the market, I'll give it to you."
Duan Baiyue opened the mahogany box and saw that it was a thin colorful rope with a small hollow bell tied to it. He couldn't laugh or cry, "It was for me?"
Chu Yuan said: "The boss said that it is for his daughter-in-law."
Duan Baiyue was dissatisfied: "That should be given to you by me."
Chu Yuan kicked him: "I am the emperor!" You dare to resist the decree.
Duan Baiyue muttered: "That doesn't matter."
Chu Yuan patted the table: "Four joys."
Duan Baiyue stretched out her hand obediently: "Chengchengcheng, I will wear it."
Tie it on the wrist, the length is just right, it can be wrapped around once, and then tied with a dead knot.
Duan Baiyue disliked: "Whose girl has such a thick wrist." It must not be sold.
Chu Yuan was complacent: "I told the boss that I made it a little longer."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Chu Yuan held his head and said, "I'm hungry."
Duan Baiyue suddenly thought: "I do it for you?"
"You still cook?" Chu Yuan's eyes were full of distrust.
Duan Baiyue said: "Well."
Chu Yuan thought for a while and shook his head: "I don't believe it, you have to eat by yourself, and I want to pass the meal."
"Try it once, just once." Duan Baiyue wrapped his arms around his shoulder, "I really know how to cook."
Chu Yuan took his hand away: "Why haven't I heard you say it before."
Duan Baiyue said: "I didn't know it before, I just learned it the day before yesterday."
…
Chu Yuan refused to speak to him again: "Four joys!"
Duan Baiyue covered his mouth.
Chu Yuan looked at him, and really didn't want to nod and promise.
Duan Baiyue said: "You don't want to wash the rice, and you have to rely on me to cook for the rest of your life."
Chu Yuan took his hand away and said, "Well." I don't wash it.
"Just try it in advance." Duan Baiyue continued.
Chu Yuan asked, "What if it doesn't taste good?"
Duan Baiyue said: "Then I will continue to practice."
Chu Yuan shook his head: "If I don't practice well, I'll change someone."
Duan Baiyue: "..."
Change someone