74.
When I met Baron Hailian, it was around the spring of 463 AD. At that time, he didn't have so many halos on his head, and he was just an ordinary thug in Hongliu Port. The kind you see in newspapers and small paintings, with long scarves around the waist, square collars, and vests that are never buttoned.
Jiumeng City in spring is colorful. The newly blooming flower branches and the ribbons used to celebrate the queen's ascension to the throne a few days ago were entangled, quietly covering the blood stains on the walls that would not be washed off in the future—the scars of this city are deep, and it will take a long time to heal.
Ipa stood at the gate and hesitated for a long time. The reason was that there was a hole in the sock on his foot, and his big toe had slipped out of the hole, and he was still calling for other companions to escape from the fiber cage together. Later he will meet the most powerful person in Jiumeng City. Legend has it that the person has a pair of eagle eyes and can see the strands of human hair clearly in the dark—what if he can see through his dirty toes? manage
Biting his lip, the young man walked quietly to the wall, intending to take off his boots and tidy up the hole, but just as he was about to shake the gravel out of the boots, a voice came from the side, which scared him almost alone. The feet jumped up.
"Are you waiting for someone?"
Ipa turned his head abruptly, and saw a man from Dongzhou looking at him with his head tilted slightly. The other party was wearing a half-worn sailor suit, and his face was so beautiful that people couldn't figure out his age. His eyes were on his toes, and Ipa couldn't help but blushed, and quickly blocked his instep with his calf: "Yes, I am here Wait for the master here."
The man glanced at Chui Zhiting behind Yipa: "The Lord of the Sea? Why are you looking for him?"
"Mr. Klein recommended me to come here," Ipa explained. "A few years ago, I worked under him and was responsible for the news transmission of Eagle Return Mountain. This month, I was transferred to Jiumeng."
"Oh... it's from Ake."
"What did you say?" The other party spoke Dongzhou dialect, and Ipa didn't understand it. Fortunately, the young man didn't bother with the other party's muttering, and asked cautiously, "Are you the 'guide' that Mr. Klein said?"
"That's right. Do you want to see Hai Zhongjue?" The man from Dongzhou waved at him, a white mark at the end of his eyes was drawn up slightly with the corner of his mouth, "Then put on your shoes and follow me."
His appearance was also outstanding among the Dongzhou people. The knife wound at the corner of his eye not only did not damage his appearance, but made him stand out among the crowd like the flag of a sailing ship. He didn't speak very loudly, always with a nasal voice that didn't wake up. When he read the death sentence of Black Eagle with such a voice, even the people standing at the furthest distance could hear clearly... His palms are very thin, but It is very powerful, it can not only steer the 700-ton Lady in the Clouds to sail on the allowed sea, but also easily break the bones of the enemy.
"The letter of recommendation that Klein gave you three days ago, why did you come here today?"
"Ah, I came here with my sister, and I have to help her settle down first."
When hearing the word "sister", the Dongzhou people's expression softened significantly: "Is it settled?"
"Well, the medical school established by Her Majesty the Queen is recruiting female students, and she has gone to sign up." Ipa scratched her head shyly, and added, "She admires Miss Haiyu."
The Dongzhou native smiled.
This is one of the non-data points established by Hai Zhongjue. On the surface, it is a tavern in the Anwana District, but in fact, it uses the abandoned drainage channel as a connection to weave a huge network underground in the kingdom. Ipa hurriedly stepped on the footsteps of Dongzhou people in the dark, and couldn't help being curious: "Are you the baron's personal guard?" He knew that the baron was from Dongzhou, and he also had many friends of the same clan. The other party was in the tunnel. With such familiarity, one can tell at a glance that his status in the organization is not low.
The Dongzhou native hummed noncommittally, and glanced at Ipa: "You have kapok petals in your hair."
Yipa quickly dusted his head, and took a petal from his hair: "I'm sorry... Maybe it fell when I went to the Tomb of Glory just now."
"What are you doing there?"
Ipa replied without hesitation: "Of course I went to visit Mr. Flo's grave!"
Both the national announcement and the folk drama have already rehabilitated this young heroic soul, and his last words on the execution platform have already resounded through Tisu.
My soul never bowed to the guillotine.
Hearing Ipa's answer, the Dongzhou man showed a sad expression on his face, and then he shook his head and covered it, "That's just right, you can see Flo's brother Erica later, when the time comes Let him arrange work for you."
Ipa was stunned: "Can't I see the baron?"
"Unfortunately," the Dongzhou man raised his eyebrows at him, "The baron has already gone to sea today, so I said you should come three days earlier."
He has many titles. Contemptuous as "Baron Mudleg", respectful as "Shadow of Tisu", fearful as "Queen's Bayonet"... He has nothing to do with it. A person who acts according to his own heart, doesn't care what the outside world thinks of him—is he breaking the barrier between Shiratori District and Anwana District to make it easier for the Queen's carriage to enter the city? of course not.
It is true that such a person is very dangerous, but he can always choose the right road among the forked roads.
The two walked for about a quarter of an hour in the dark passage, and finally came to another stronghold. Ipa climbed up from the secret door, looking at the strange props around in surprise: "Where is this?"
"The backstage of the Grand Theater." Dongzhou native replied.
Dongzhou asked Ipa to wait in the room for a while, and went to call Erica himself. Yipa waited in the room anxiously for a while, and then saw a young man pushing the door and coming in. The other party looked young, but his stature was already tall and slender like an adult, which fit the crisp gold thread blue dress on him. The young man had a dirty face, and a pair of bright blue eyes hung high like a cat: "New here?"
"Ah, yes, yes." Ipa quickly handed over the letter of recommendation.
Erica quickly read the letter, frowned and said straight to the point: "Since you are recommended by Brother Ake, I think you should also know the basic rules. Then I will directly tell you the progress of Jiumeng, although The red hats have been kicked out, but there are still many dangers hidden in the city..." He spoke so fast that Ipa could only nod his head in a dizzy state, and he suddenly thought of one thing: "By the way, I just brought Who is the Dongzhou man I came over from?"
"Are you serious?" Erika looked at him with unbelievable eyes, "I have met a guy who is more stupid than Ding Leshui."
75.
After Hai Lian left the theater, he boarded the carriage directly at the door. Before he was seated, a voice from the opposite side sounded: "Your Excellency has been late for half a day."
"There's something I haven't finished, so I took care of a kid who used to work under Ake..." Hailian replied casually, then turned his head away, "Why, how much money did Master Fang lose in the past half day?"
The man on the opposite side of the carriage put down the newspaper in his hand, with a indulgent expression: "Not much, not enough for half a year's munitions expenses for the Lady in the Cloud."
The baron sneered unceremoniously when he heard this, Fang Tinglan couldn't help but leaned over and exchanged a kiss with him lazily leaning on his seat. Hai Lian supported the back of the chair with one hand, but his eyes fell on Fang Tinglan's hand: "What was written in the newspaper today?"
"Prices are rising, all directions are moving, the only good news is that Qin Weiheng is dead, and his useless son will inherit the throne." Fang Tinglan paused slightly, "There is also a new work by our great writer O'Brien, the protagonist is Lord Hai Zhongjue .”
Hai Lian picked up the newspaper and glanced at it, and couldn't help but be speechless: "... I think he has too much free time recently, so he writes these useless things."
"Speaking of which, isn't his "A Du Lier's New Edition" staged? How about it?"
"Don't mention it, anyway, I won't watch his drama again, watch it once and sleep again..."
…
Cross the Reflection Bridge, pass the Chuizhi Court, and walk through the colorful Jiumeng City. In the bustling Amber Square, the melodious sound of the tea qin, the Qiwu Terrace above the head is about to fly, and the sundial of the Chenming Palace runs silently. Rows of ships are moored in the eternally bustling Hongliu Harbor, and the Blackfish is quietly waiting for the captain and his lover.
They are facing the sea.
[Finish]
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It's over! ! It is my bad taste to use such a method as the final chapter >