The sea breeze was blowing, and Duan Baiyue stood on the deck, watching the clouds change in the sky.
Sikong Rui held a jar of wine and asked, "Drink?"
Duan Baiyue returned to God: "You made it?"
Sikong Rui said, "Yes."
Duan Baiyue shook his head: "Don't drink."
Sikong Rui took back the wine jar: "Just right, this is the red brocade that I brewed when I got married, and I don't want to give it to outsiders. I just saw you standing here all morning, thinking that if I can't think of it and jump into the sea, I will still have to fish it. It's better to get drunk."
Duan Baiyue asked, "Why should I jump into the sea?"
Sikong Rui said: "You didn't do this before, you would be ecstatic from time to time, and once you were in a trance, it would last for several hours. Although you wore a mask, you couldn't block your eyes. Since you were sincere, there was someone who could drink in your heart. "
Duan Baiyue laughed: "So what?"
Sikong Rui said: "If I were you, let alone disfigurement and poison, even if I fell into the devil's way, I would ask my sweetheart if I would still like to follow me."
Duan Baiyue shook his head: "Unfortunately, I'm not you."
Sikong Rui said: "I always thought that if you like someone in the future, no matter whether the other party agrees or not, you will lead troops to grab the person first." So forbearance.
Duan Baiyue smiled and said: "If I rob him, I am afraid that the Kyushu army will rise up and the world will be in chaos."
Hearing this, Sikong Rui became more and more puzzled, and he circled around him with his hands behind his back.
Duan Baiyue brought the person in front of him: "Speaking of business, what do you think of Emerald and Myanmar?"
"The Emerald Kingdom?" Si Kongrui said, "Why, do you still want to find Tianchensha?"
"Tianchensha will naturally look for it, but I won't put all my thoughts on Tianchensha. After all, it's just a legend, and it's not worth it to spend too much energy." Duan Baiyue said, "Xiao Wu also took people to explore. However, I managed to get through the vast white fog, but I only saw a barren island and reef, which didn't look like it could live in people."
"When Master Nan wrote the letter, I went to find it a few times." Si Kongrui said, "Even if it is a full picture of the South China Sea, it can only indicate the general orientation of the Emerald-Myanmar Kingdom. When it gets bigger, it’s called the Emerald and Burmese country, and no one can tell which area is inhabited. If you want to find out, you can only wait for their trade ships on the waterway, and every other day, they will bring witch medicine mines out for sale. , for some necessities of life."
Duan Baiyue said: "So mysterious?"
"It's mysterious, it's better to say it's closed." Sikong Rui said, "But the South China Sea is vast, and there are all kinds of strange people. It will attract people's envy and hatred, and everyone will live in peace with each other."
Duan Baiyue nodded: "So it is."
"But I heard people say that their Chinese has been getting better and better in the past two years, and they shouldn't want to be blocked forever." Si Kongrui said, "After all, only when countries are connected vertically and horizontally by sea and everyone can help each other, they will make money."
Duan Baiyue's heart moved: "The more you speak Chinese, the better?"
Sikong Rui said, "It's not just the Emerald and Burmese countries. Nowadays, which island country in the South Seas doesn't want to go to the Great Chu, a casual business can be enough to catch fish at sea for a year, and a fool will not be willing to learn Chinese. That's why I say You don't have to worry, maybe in a few years, the Emerald Kingdom will open its own door and exchange Tianchensha for gold and silver."
Duan Baiyue smiled and shook his head: "Lend your auspicious words."
Sikong Rui pounded him with his arm: "Who is your sweetheart?"
Duan Baiyue said: "I have known him since childhood, and I have long regarded him as my life."
Sikong Rui was flattered: "Could it be me?"
Duan Yao was walking past, but her face turned pale when she heard it, and she turned around and returned.
Anyone is.
Days passed, and the route was unimpeded. When they were about to arrive in the White Elephant Country, they temporarily left the Southwest Army on a hidden island, while Duan Baiyue and others disguised as ordinary merchants and went ashore in the name of Wangxi Jiao for registration. There were people coming and going on the pier, and it was really lively. There were also many caravans from Da Chu, all queuing up for inspection and entering the city.
Sikong Rui secretly stuffed a piece of silver in the past, and the guard waved his hand to let go, but did not let everyone wait, not even the mask on Duan Baiyue's face.
The city gate is made of white boulders, and the dome is painted with gold, which is very beautiful against the blue sea and blue sky. Two stone statues and white elephants are lying on the ground, their proboscises are raised, and passers-by will touch them and say yes. Can make money and pray. After entering the city, it was even more dazzling. When I encountered a shop with a more prosperous business, there were merchants on the three floors and the three floors outside. It was almost impossible to walk on the street.
Sikong Rui said: "I don't know if this time is a coincidence or a coincidence. It just happened to catch up with the Chamber of Commerce."
Duan Baiyue said: "It's not bad to take the opportunity to see the customs."
Duan Yao looked left and right, and after a while, she bought a bunch of gadgets, saying that she was going to take it back to the Southwest Mansion as a gift. Not long after returning to the resting inn, they slipped out to watch the fun. Duan Baiyue and Si Kongrui naturally ignored him. The two went out to find a teahouse, sat and drank tea and chatted, while discussing follow-up plans.
Duan Yao bought glutinous rice at the stall, wrapped it in banana leaves and ate it while walking. The young master of a prosperous and prosperous family is tall and straight, and he has attracted many daughters to take a peek at him along the way.
Si Kongrui just saw it, and laughed and joked: "Yao'er is more promising than you."
Duan Baiyue turned her head and looked down, the corners of her mouth raised.
"Young Master." Someone shouted from behind.
Duan Yao stopped and turned around, and saw that it was a 16- or 17-year-old girl, probably from fishing all the year round. Her skin was a little dark, but her eyes were bright.
"Call me?" Duan Yao asked.
The other party nodded: "My name is Oriole."
Duan Yao asked, "Are you from Da Chu?"
Oriole said: "I am from the White Elephant Country."
Duan Yao was surprised: "Then you speak Chinese really well."
"Learn more." Sikong Rui said.
Duan Baiyue looked at the two with great interest.
Oriole stuffed something into Duan Yao's hand, turned around and ran away, leaving another group of girls covering their mouths and laughing.
Duan Yao bowed his head in wonder, and saw a small pink and white flower.
"Little Young Master, it's the girl who fell in love with you." Someone next to him explained with a smile, "It's called the flower of love."
Duan Xiaowang smiled calmly, and inserted the flower into the crack of the wall with his backhand: "Ah, unfortunately, I'm already married."
We're getting married... Everyone is very sorry to hear that. But think about it, it's strange that such a handsome and lavish young master is not married.
Duan Yao decisively turned around and went back to the inn, still sleeping well.
Sikong Rui frowned: "Is someone staring at Yao'er?"
"What are you doing, staring at Yao'er, he just came along with the little girl." Duan Baiyue looked at the man with the head and the head in the crowd, "It seems that he is either a gangster or a ruffian."
While the two of them were talking, the man had turned into an alley and quickly disappeared into the crowd.
In the evening, Duan Yao slept contentedly and got up to eat. When I went downstairs, I saw that Duan Baiyue and Si Kongrui had come back, and there were more people around. It was the little girl they met on the street during the day.
Duan Yao: "..."
"Just right." Duan Baiyue said: "Someone is looking for you."
Duan Yao instinctively took a step back.
"Young Master." Oriole carried the bundle in his hand, "Take me away."
I'm taking you away. Duan Yao was stunned and thundered, whether it was because he didn't wake up, or because the girl in front of him had fallen into evil.
Duan Baiyue told Xiao Er to clean up a private room.
Duan Yao quickly followed, but when she turned around, she saw Oriole still standing in the same place. Someone was already pointing at him. She couldn't bear it for a while, so she beckoned to her again.
"Thank you, son." After entering the house, Oriole's face flushed.
Duan Yao hurriedly said, "I'm really married."
Duan Baiyue raised the corner of her mouth.
"Silly boy, it's really like someone else has a crush on you." Si Kongrui slapped him on the head.
Duan Yao breathed a sigh of relief, oh, so it wasn't.
"Three uncles, please take me out to sea." Oriole "putong" knelt on the ground.
"The girl gets up and speaks." Duan Baiyue said.
"Yeah." Duan Yao pulled her up, "Do you want to go to Da Chu?"
"Whether it's Da Chu or Langzhou, it's fine to go anywhere, as long as you can leave this White Elephant Country." Oriole said, "Even if it's just a populated island, it's fine."
Duan Yao shook her head: "But it will take a while for us to leave. Do you have no money to take the boat?"
"These." Oriole took out a silver note from the bag, "I have money, and if it's not enough, I have a box of jewelry."
"So rich, why don't you go by yourself?" Duan Yao was even more puzzled.
Duan Baiyue smiled: "I guess I can't get away by myself."
"Someone is looking at me." Oriole whispered.
Sikong Rui tapped the cup with his chopsticks and sighed: "Well, it's just outside the door, let's talk about four less people. You little girl is not kind, you know that you will cause trouble, and you deliberately run into this inn, even though we all carry swords. , but it may not really be kung fu."
Oriole lowered his head without saying a word, and squeezed his hands together crampedly.
"Tell me what's going on." Sikong Rui said, "Seeing how pitiful you are, if you really have difficulties, I can consider taking you with me."
"Those people outside the door are killers." Oriole said.
Sikong Rui asked, "Which sect and faction?"
Oriole said: "Sword."
Duan Yao interjected: "Which word?"
Oriole said: "The sword of the sword is the largest killer organization in the White Elephant Country, and the leader is from the Chu country."
Duan Yao twitched the corners of her mouth, what's not good, it's called Jian. If two sects quarrel, and the other side scolds you sluts, you don't even have a position to refute.
"Chu people?" Duan Baiyue said, "What's your name?"
Oriole said: "Bao Dadu."
"Pfft." Sikong Rui almost choked. A killer organization, called Jian, doesn't matter, the name of the leader still sounds like a stable mother, what is Bao Dadu, if it were me, I would be too embarrassed to say it.
"Bang dang", the door of the private room was kicked open, and Oriole suddenly turned pale, looking at the leader in horror.
Duan Baiyue looked up and glanced at it, and saw that the gangster in the day was also among them.
"What?" Duan Yao coldly stood in front.
"Ask me what to do? I want to ask you what you want to do!" The leader spat fiercely. "Outsiders, don't mind your own business, get out of the way quickly, and don't delay my young master's visit!"
Duan Yao looked back at Oriole: "Are you getting married today?"
"This is the wrong girl." Before she could speak, Duan Baiyue shook her head first, "On the big day, it's not good to wait at home to be married. You and I are not relatives, so what are you doing here?"
Sikong Rui also motioned for Duan Yao to retreat behind him.
"Everyone who wants to come to this inn can testify that this girl came to the door by herself, and it has nothing to do with us." Duan Baiyue continued to say kindly, "People from outsiders don't want to cause trouble, since you are here, please hurry up and bring her. Take it away, don't delay our business talks."