That night, Cao Mian and Di Lan returned to the Royal Empress from the southern beach of Bangladesh.
Unlike a pitch-black beach, the Royal Empress is one of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, moored far away and brightly lit.
However, there are usually not so many lights at night. Cao Mian guessed that the people on board were afraid that the princess and his future son-in-law would not be able to find the boat when they returned, so they turned on all the lights on the boat.
This time, I went to the beach alone with Dylan. It seemed to others that the two might have a romantic atmosphere, plus a little firewood.
In fact, Cao Mian knew in his heart that the role he played on the beach just now was similar to the lights on the boat right now.
Light bulbs.
On the beach, Di Lan seemed to cast a miraculous firefly light, but in fact it was a greeting to Lin Shuo from a thousand miles away.
I stood by and watched, what is it if it is not a light bulb
But it's nothing, this job is what I deserve now, it's just a cover.
Cao Mian was on the boat and saw a man standing on the deck of the cruise ship from a distance.
Looking at the figure, I can recognize it, it is the butler.
Although this butler is British, he is actually the chief steward of the Nordic royal family. Although he does not have a public position, he is the first among the internal officials, and he still has the title of baron.
The old man was in his fifties, and his hair was already gray, but he combed it meticulously. He stood upright on the deck like a flagpole.
Under Di Lan's personal operation, the boat drove into the dock of the cruise ship, and the housekeeper was already waiting in the dock.
The butler stretched out his hand, lifted the princess off the boat, watched Dylan go up the stairs, and then took a step forward, blocking Cao Mian:
"Mr. Cao, please stay."
Just as Cao Mian got off the boat, he quickly stopped: "What's the matter?"
The butler first looked at Cao Mian, and then asked, "Mr. Cao, is it safe for the princess to come?"
Cao Mian thought to herself, could she be insecure
And whether she is safe or not, I can't ask me about it? Comparing the abilities of the two, in fact, he is the one who needs to be protected.
Although he thought so in his heart, Cao Mian still said, "Of course it's safe."
"However, I remember that neither of you had any safety equipment on your body." The butler continued, with more cautious and hesitant words, "Did you remediate it... in terms of behavior?"
Cao Mian has a fiancée, so when he heard this, he could understand what kind of safety the housekeeper meant by "safety".
"Okay, let him come up." Dylan said loudly on the stairs, "Housekeeper, from today on, this Mr. Cao is my godbrother, please don't misunderstand me."
"Yes, princess." The housekeeper bowed slightly, took a step back, and then looked at Cao Mian with some amusement.
Although Cao Mian is honest, but with a father like that, he is born with the ability to read words and demeanor.
Seeing the butler's expression, Cao Mian felt a tightness in his chest, and his breath was blocked there.
He understood.
That means, just once, he was directly reduced from fiance to younger brother. It seems that Mr. Cao is not very satisfied with the princess in that respect.
But there was no way to clarify this matter, let alone refute it, Cao Mian sighed, and walked up the stairs with a sad face.
Di Lan was on the stairs, laughing so hard that he couldn't stop laughing. When Cao Mian came up, he said, "I'll treat you to a drink to heal your wounded soul."
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After two cups of tequila, the grievance in Cao Mian's heart disappeared.
Through this incident, he understood one thing.
All my current qualifications to be on this yacht are not his doctorate status, let alone his fencing champion skills, but the princess in front of me, who looks up to me.
As tall as Cao Mian is in the eyes of the princess, then Cao Mian is as tall as she is on this ship.
And the reason why the princess looked at him high was because of his status as the eldest son of the Cao family.
Except for Her Royal Highness, the people on the boat are just the intersection of these two months, and the past is over.
And when I go back this time, I really should give an explanation to my family.
It hasn't been a day or two since the old man wanted to give him the position of the Patriarch of the Cao family.
The Cao family, the mastermind of the hunting gate, should he take over this mess
If you really want to pick it up, how do you pick it up
With these things in mind, the scene should not be cold, Cao Mian said: "By the way, sister, the Miao Chengyun you mentioned earlier, this person can't see the light, why is that?"
"Huh?" Di Lan cast a sidelong glance at Cao Mian, "Have you finally remembered who you are? Have you started collecting information for the Cao family?"
"Isn't this a small talk, you can talk if it's convenient for you, and forget it if it's inconvenient." Cao Mian said.
"Actually, it's nothing." Di Lan said indifferently, "I cooperated with Miao Chengyun, and that was in the past. At that time, the party he represented provided some technical support for the treatment of my own genetic disease.
But at that time it was just a business, an equivalent exchange, and they got what they wanted.
As for why this person Miao Chengyun can't see the light, it's actually very simple, because his status, whether it's the morality or the law of the world, is not allowed. "
"The identity is not allowed?" Cao Mian frowned, "Illegal child? But even if it is an illegitimate child, it doesn't mean that any moral laws will not allow it. Natural human rights, birth is a reason."
"He's not an illegitimate child." Dylan shook his head, "He's actually a clone, that is, a clone."
"ah?"
"He's someone's alternative," Dylan said.
"Someone, who is it?" Cao Mian asked.
"Ask your father, or Lin Shuo, they should know." Di Lan said.
"Oh." Cao Mian nodded, and then smiled slightly: "Then I guess this person must have lofty goals and is also very proud."
"Why do you say that?" Dylan asked.
"Things can't be done in a lifetime, then add another self, two lifetimes." Cao Mian took a sip of wine, his face was slightly rosy, "He feels that what he wants to do is more important than himself, so He doesn't care about his uniqueness in this world, but chooses to clone himself to continue his career.
To say that he is proud is because he thinks that only he can accomplish this, and no one else can.
Only when the above two conditions are met at the same time will such a situation occur. Otherwise, cloning myself, I can't think of other meanings.
And we humans already have a way to pass on genes, and this way is far more interesting than boring scientific experiments.
Oh, so speaking of it, this person should have another characteristic. "
"What characteristics?"
"I was hurt by a woman."
"The intelligence analysis ability is good." Di Lan stretched out his hand, patted the table in front of Cao Mian lightly, and said with a smile, "He is the material to be the head of the Cao family."
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Himalayas, 6,000-meter snow line.
This trip into the cave, in fact, both Cao Yusheng and Lin Shuo paid attention to the formation.
The hunters of the six families acted in the mountains and forests, and there was a default formation, that is, the Zhang family stood in front, the Lin family stayed behind, the Su family wandered around, and the other families stayed in the middle.
If the Zhang family in the team is stronger and has mastered the peacock, then according to the actual situation, the hunters of Lin Zhang and Zhang can switch positions.
Of course, there are many things to pay attention to exactly what formation to use, but it remains the same.
In most cases, the hunter at the rear has the widest vision in the team. Therefore, the hunter must have a clear mind, quick response, and must master powerful long-range attack methods. And this person is often the Lin family.
The Lin family's position in the hunting team has an overview of the overall situation, and they are the main attackers. Their own inheritance is strong, so after the decline of the Yun family, they naturally became the leader of the family.
Similar to the Lin family, each hunter's position in the team not only serves this hunting operation, but also serves as a status symbol of their family for thousands of years.
The Zhang family is in the front, the Su family is wandering, Cao Miao is in the middle, and the Lin family is in the back.
Every position is held by the ancestors of each family based on their ability.
Therefore, unless there are special circumstances, generally this formation will not be moved easily.
Last night, Cao Yusheng touched Zhang Jin's bottom, and then said that since this young man can peacock, he should replace Lin Shuo as the empress.
Lin and Zhang switched places.
When Zhang Jin heard it, he almost jumped up, and he was so happy.
Because the back of the hall is the position of the main attacker, the young man felt that the mastermind thought highly of him.
Lin Shuo didn't say anything at the time, thinking that Zhang Jin was still a naive kid.
In most cases, the hunter in the rear has a good vision and can be the main attacker, but it does not include the cave terrain.
When people walk in the cave, the people in front have vision, but the people behind often don't.
Therefore, Cao Yusheng's action was actually an open praise and a secret derogation, and he slipped the kid Zhang Jin from the front to the back, so as not to scurry around to get in the way and block Lin Shuo's shot.
Although Zhang Jin is simple, he is not a fool after all.
At this moment, as soon as a few people got into the half hole reserved by Cao Yusheng, the space here was narrow, and Zhang Jin felt something wrong as he touched his belt.
The uncle is about 1.8 meters tall, and the chasing master is three meters tall slung across his back.
When he stood alone, most of the vision in the hole was basically gone.
But if only Uncle stood in front of him, Zhang Jin would not be afraid.
Peacock is the unique skill of the Zhang family. It is not for nothing that it can be compared with Master Zhui in long-range attacks.
This is the most basic technique.
Uncle thin, the land that flows out is enough for Zhang Jin to take out.
Behind the uncle is the uncle wearing the exoskeleton.
That set of keel armor was designed to be light and fit very close to the body. It was indeed unobtrusive, but it couldn't hold back that my uncle was a fat man.
This fat man was in front of Zhang Jin, even if Zhang Jin had a throwing knife in his hand, there was basically no room for his left and right sides to make a move.
But it's okay, you can't go left or right, and you still have to go on the road.
The Zhang family shot with flying knives, and the trajectory of the knife path may not be straight.
For example, Peacock's first knife: Feng Duyue, walked in an arc.
The subsequent three swords also have their own characteristics, and it is not a problem to bounce off the wall.
People in the door say that peacocks can't hide, and that's the reason.
No matter where a person is hiding, as long as the Zhang family knows, his life will be hung on the Zhang family's wide belt.
A peacock has seven tail feathers, one tail has one life.
Now that the left and right shot space is blocked, Zhang Jin is not afraid, there is still room above.
As a result, the boy looked up and saw that Wei Xingshan was 1.98 meters tall.
Lao Wei is wearing thick-soled hiking shoes and a helmet on his head, which is actually two meters higher.
This big man walked in front of him, and he had to stretch his waist from time to time, otherwise his helmet would rub against the roof of the cave.
Even for this sake, Zhang Jin still has a way to throw the throwing knife in his hand.
Next to Wei Xingshan's ears, there are two empty fields, not big, but enough.
But Wei Xingshan blocked not only Zhang Jin's shooting space and vision, but also Zhou Lingshi's vision.
The hole is small, and the torch is useless. Zhou Lingshi has already gone out now, but there is enough light in front anyway.
Zhou Lingshi followed behind Wei Xingshan's buttocks, looking left and right, and standing on tiptoe to look forward from time to time.
Coupled with Zhou Lingshi's head that was shifting from left to right, Zhang Jin's hands were hanging down, not hanging on his belt.
The Zhang family's three sets of special skills: Fudo, Horse Head, and Peacock, are named after the three Ming kings of Tantric Buddhism.
It can also be seen from the name that when these three sets of stunts appeared in the Jianghu, Tantric Buddhism was relatively popular in the world, otherwise the people in the sect would not put these three names on it.
The unique skill of the head of the Zhang family, the first four swords of the peacock, was created in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Northern Wei Dynasty, more than 1,500 years ago.
The last three knives were added one by one by descendants of the Zhang family in the next 1,500 years.
The last big sword was accomplished in the late Qing Dynasty. Counting, the three swords are one sword in five hundred years.
So the last three swords are difficult to practice, and Zhang Jin hasn't mastered it yet.
Zhang Jin is not stupid, he already knew it from the posture in front of him.
My old Zhang family, this ancestral unique skill that has been passed down from 1,500 years ago, is now being guarded by the four people in front of me.
Once his own throwing knife is shot, it will be all his own.
Now that the formation has been set before, if you want to protest now, your own mouth can't do such a complicated communication project.
Come on, let's accept the magical power of the peacock.
Although Zhang's family members are fierce, they are also transparent and quick to adjust themselves.
Zhang Jin poked his hands back and held Tang Dao in his palm.
I am the queen of the palace, and now the front matter is out of my control, so let's guard the back.
Zhang Jin turned his head and looked back, only then did he remember something, and his thoughts were broken.
I was thinking about how the peacock made a move just now, and forgot a very important thing.
The last person to leave, remember to close the door!
The half of the cave where my group of people came in, although there is only half of it, it is also a cave!
The white-headed flying corpse will come from behind!
The matter that I could easily solve with two or three swords just now, now everyone has walked five or six meters, so I just remembered.
Lin Shuo and Cao Yusheng did not explain this matter, but this is common sense, there is no need to explain it, Zhang Jin usually knows it.
As soon as his hand touched his wide belt, Zhang Jin really forgot.
Fortunately, I remembered, there should be time to make up for it now.
Zhang Jin was about to take a step to make amends, when he heard Anne's shouting:
"The front is about to meet the enemy! Both ends!"
"Zhang Jin! There's also a head at the back!"
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