"Master, your cabin is down below. Are you going to rest?" The big man who spoke opened his front, exposing his bulging muscles. Although his face was full of smiles, Commander Zhang could feel it. A trace of... contempt, just like the expressions on the faces of those generals who came from the border when they competed with Zhao's army in Bianjing.
"Commander Zhang, everyone is tired too. Let's take off our armor and rest. We will be at sea for a while." Cheng Jia said in the corridor on the second floor.
"Okay, brothers, go down and rest." Commander Zhang turned around and said.
Before he could finish his sentence, the imperial guards who could no longer stand had already relaxed, and some even sat on the deck.
Looking at the 'sailors' who were scattered around the deck, but always in a straight posture, Cheng Jia shook his head inwardly, and then looked far away.
The boat has sailed out of Hangzhou Bay, and the vast sea is as far as the eye can see. Occasionally, there are some small islands dotted in it. There are seabirds flying, the waves are churning, and the sea breeze blows on the surface, bringing a touch of coolness.
Under the leadership of the crew, the entourages were arranged into their own cabins according to the list, and Ban Xue and Shuan went to clean the cabin for their master.
"When you leave the Zhoushan Islands, take a route away from the coastline." Ling Qingyu said to Ding Dong.
"Yes."
Coming out of the wheelhouse, Ling Qingyu climbed onto the bow with the mast in her hand, the sea breeze blew her long hair tied into a ponytail at the back of her head, and her wide silk trousers seemed to be flying away.
The sea breeze blew head-on, and it seemed to blow away the gloom of these days, so Ling Qingyu jumped off the bow with a smile, and when he looked up, he was meeting the two people on the second floor.
"What are they doing in front of my room?" Ling Qingyu asked Yan San in a low voice.
"You want to drive them away?" Yan San also whispered.
"Leave the Zhoushan Islands first." Ling Qingyu finished speaking in a low voice, then walked to the second floor with a smile.
"Don't you two go to rest? It will take a while for the boat to arrive at Cochin, and you will be tired of seeing the scenery by then." Ling Qingyu laughed.
"It's the first time for Jia to see such a wide area, don't worry." Cheng Jia also laughed.
But Wang Xuanzhi looked her up and down and then said: "Isn't it appropriate for a woman to dress like this?"
"Master Wang, here, I am the boat master and the captain." Ling Qingyu replied lightly, and then pushed open the cabin door.
Cheng Jia followed her into the captain's cabin without any hesitation, then found a chair and sat down.
Wang Xuanzhi was stunned for a moment, and followed in. When he saw the appearance of the captain's cabin, he frowned slightly.
A chart was spread out on the table in the captain's room. Seeing that the two of them had come in, Ling Qingyu rolled up the chart and said, "Sum, get some water."
When Cheng Jia came in, he glanced at the sea chart, and was a little surprised. The territory on the sea chart was so wide and detailed that he had never seen it even though he was well-read and had a strong memory.
"My lord." Banxue ran down the stairs, rushed into the captain's room, rolled her eyes in the captain's room, and said, "My lord, this servant will bring the luggage down."
Several people in the room were stunned. Seeing the maid turned around to leave, Ling Qingyu smiled and said, "Girl, what are you doing with your luggage?"
"It's my servant's rudeness. This servant thanked Master Ling for his generosity and gave up the master cabin to my young master." Banxue said with a sweet smile and a slight salute. Then turn around and leave.
"Lord Wang's maid can really talk." Ling Qingyu said coldly.
Wang Xuanzhi's complexion changed slightly, and he was silent for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Banxue shouting from outside the cabin: "Rude! Don't get out of the way!"
"The main part of the captain's cabin, no one else is allowed to enter, and anyone who trespasses will be shot to death! Can't you read?" Thirteen Shadow outside the door said coldly.
Holding the bundle in her hands, Banxue saw that the cabin door that let her travel just now had been closed, and the two guards standing in front of the door had already unsheathed their swords, and one of them was still pressed against her throat.
Ling Qingyu got up and walked out of the cabin.
"Miss Ling, please give up the main cabin to the young master!" Ban Xue said with her head held high while the tip of the sword was still on her throat.
"Which onion are you?" Ling Qingyu sneered, then glanced at the imperial guards who were running up from under the cabin, and then glanced at the followers of the Wang family who were scattered around.
Wang Xuanzhi's face was a little dark, he didn't intend to occupy Ling Qingyu's place, but when Banxue made his voice just now, he suddenly wanted to see Ling Qingyu's reaction, if she sincerely gave in, he would not come to live, but never expected , Ling Qingyu didn't mean it at all, and directly released his hostility.
"Do you want to rebel? Don't let Miss Banxue go!" The servants in the cabin downstairs rushed out, and one of them shouted.
"Rebellion?" Ling Qingyu sneered, "Oh? Whose rebellion?"
Cheng Jia stood up and said to Wang Xuanzhi, "Master Wang!"
"What are you doing?" Wang Xuanzhi walked out of the cabin and shouted to Banxue, "Go back!"
Banxue was taken aback for a moment, but was startled when she saw the anger in Wang Xuanzhi's eyes, then stepped back a few steps, bowed her head and said, "Yes, it's the servant's fault, please forgive me, Miss Ling." Then a few tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, Slowly back to the third floor.
That Banxue was beautiful and pitiful, when the people who just came up saw it, their first instinct was a war between two women, Ling Qingyu bullied Banxue. There was something in the eyes looking at Ling Qingyu.
Seeing those people disperse hesitantly, Ling Qingyu twitched his eyes and turned back to the cabin.
"Brother Cheng, I'm going to rest first." Wang Xuanzhi cupped Cheng Jia and walked straight past Ling Qingyu.
Cheng Jia looked at Ling Qingyu worriedly. There were quite a few Wang family members on this boat. It was not wise for her to be so hostile now.
"Cheng Jia." Ling Qingyu smiled at him and said, "Who is yours here?"
Cheng Jia was taken aback for a moment, and said, "I haven't left Da Zhou territory yet."
"Hmph, as long as we get to the sea," Ling Qingyu sat on the soft seat and said with a light smile, "That's my Ling Qingyu's world."
She sat casually on the soft seat, the sun shone in from the porthole, casting a halo behind her, the smile on her face was full of absolute confidence and arrogance. Cheng Jia's heart skipped a beat, and then jumped up thumping.
"Miss Banxue? My lord is saying that we will not do it until our ship is near Guangzhou. Is it too early to do it now?"
"She dared to be so negligent and insult the young master, how can she bear it any longer, but it's just some rabble, can't you still solve it?"
"So, let's listen to Miss Banxue."
"Third Master, it's Jian Kuang Jian Chi from Yijian Villa, and a little plum from Hongmei Pavilion, and Dongliushui from Qingtianlou." Ying Shi hurried into the captain's room and said to Yan San.
"The Wang family is really willing to spend money." Yan San said coldly.
"Are they powerful?" Ling Qingyu raised his head and asked.
"Don't worry." Yan San smiled and rubbed her head. On the Fengshen, no matter who came, he would guarantee that she had the right to be arrogant, and Ling Qingyu, who was free, unscrupulous and invincible, was the real Ling Qingyu.
"Master Cheng, something is wrong on this ship." Commander Zhang was tall and uncomfortable in Cheng Jia's small cabin, moving his butt from time to time.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Jia sat on the bed, unable to do anything, this small cabin only had a bed, a table and a chair.
"You also know that I was just sent here to lead this army. The next three captains all followed the Wang family. I think they are going to make trouble." Commander Zhang said with a bitter face.
"They want to seize the ship?" Cheng Jia asked with a serious face.
"I reckon it is. One of my captains told me that they also looked for him, saying that the Wang family brought the boat master and sailors themselves, and it doesn't matter if everyone on the boat is killed." Commander Zhang continued with a bitter face. .
Cheng Jia clenched his fists. It turned out that this was the purpose of the Wang family. They didn't intend to go out peacefully at all, but directly snatched the Ling family's boat. How could they be so bold!
"This ship is really a good ship. My captain said that the members of the Wang family are full of praise, saying that with this ship, they are afraid that the business outside the show will not be able to run?" Commander Zhang muttered.
Cheng Jia sneered, it was a good idea, but, what are they going to do with Cheng Jia? I'm afraid that if he intends to strike first, everyone will be killed, and then he will be charged with treason, and then he will have to obey if he doesn't obey.
"However, let me tell you, Mr. Cheng, I don't think the people on the Fengshen are so easy to mess with. I'm afraid the Wang family will suffer." Commander Zhang looked around, moved closer, and whispered.
"How?" Cheng Jia asked.
"How should I put it?" Commander Zhang patted his head and said, "I don't think they are ordinary sailors. They have a murderous aura in them. It is impossible for people who have not experienced the battlefield to have them."
"Commander Zhang, if there is a conflict at that time, even if you don't help the people on the Fengshen, you can't help the people of the Wang family. Can you?" Cheng Jia stared at Commander Zhang.
"Understood, in fact, I can't understand their actions, isn't this robbery!" Commander Zhang nodded quickly.
In the evening, the Fengshen had sailed out of the Zhoushan Islands.
The smell of rice was also wafting from the Fengshen.
With the sea breeze blowing outside and the setting sun slanting, Ling Qingyu placed the dining table on the outside platform, and as expected, Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi also came.
There are not many dishes on the table, but they are enough for three people, Cheng Jia smiled and said: "The head of the family has a heart."
Wang Xuanzhi sat down silently, with a gentle expression on his face, he said: "I brought good wine, and the scenery is just right at this time, why don't you have a few drinks?"
Before he could finish his sentence, Banxue had already rolled up his sleeves, and with her snow-white slender hands, she put the jug and wine glasses on the table, poured three more glasses of wine with her own hands, and placed them in front of the three of them.
Ling Qingyu glanced at Banxue with a smile, and said, "Sorry, I can't drink."
Banxue's hand froze, her voice became choked up, and she said, "Miss Ling is still angry with Banxue?"
"Angry? I don't have time to be angry." Ling Qingyu picked up the bowl and said.
"If you're afraid that there's something wrong with this wine, then I'll drink it first." Wang Xuanzhi picked up the glass of wine in front of her, drank it, and said.
"I really can't drink." Ling Qingyu said with a slight frown.
Wang Xuanzhi didn't speak, he just picked up the jug and poured three glasses of wine, all in one go, and then said: "I'll give you an apology."
Wang Xuanzhi's face did not have the coldness that has been hanging these days, but a little sincerity, which made Ling Qingyu stunned for a while, so he had to hold a glass of wine and said: "I just hope that I can send you to the place safely, the sea is dangerous, Both are good officials who can plead for the lives of the people. Well, I'll take a sip, any more will be too much." He said, taking a sip of his wine.
"Young Master never toasts with others, and Miss..." Banxue pouted beside her.
Cheng Jia took the wine glass in Ling Qingyu's hand, and said with a smile: "In that case, Jia will drink this glass on behalf of the head."
Just as Cheng Jia's wine glass was raised to his mouth, Ling Qingyu held it down with one hand, looked at Banxue and said with a smile, "Miss Banxue, your complexion is not very good."
Cheng Jia and Wang Xuanzhi turned their heads unconsciously, and they saw the still paleness on Banxue's face.
"My lord, why don't you drink this glass of wine too." Ling Qingyu took the wine glass from Cheng Jia and handed it to Wang Xuanzhi.
"Okay!" Wang Xuanzhi took the wine glass and was about to enter, but Banxue knocked it down with one hand, and shouted: "No, sir." Seeing Wang Xuanzhi looking over in surprise, he hurriedly said: "Young master has drunk enough today. Can't drink any more."
Looking at the fully armed imperial guards who came up for a walk one after another on the deck, Ling Qingyu smiled and said, "Well, then I'll drink it."
"No." Cheng Jia shouted anxiously, but did not stop Ling Qingyu from taking the wine glass from Wang Xuanzhi's hand, and pouring it into his mouth.
"What's inside?" Cheng Jia turned her head angrily, and shouted at Banxue.
Seeing the flower-like smile on Banxue's face, Cheng Jia's heart seemed to sink to the bottom of the valley. He grabbed Wang Xuanzhi and said, "Tell her to hand over the antidote!"
"The antidote?" Wang Xuanzhi was a little confused, turned his head to look at Banxue, and asked, "What did you do?"
"My lord, you don't have to worry, this ship will be ours soon, and my subordinates will escort you safely to Fanwai." A follower of Wang Xuanzhi who walked down the stairs slowly said with a smile.
And from upstairs and downstairs, four people also came, twins in white clothes holding long swords, a young man in red clothes with a red plum drawn between his eyebrows, and an old man with a gray beard.
Xie Sanlang and Su Mu, who were in Bucai, stepped back, and three young men in black also came out from behind Ling Qingyu, their long swords in their hands brought out a gloomy cold light.
"What are you going to do?" Wang Xuanzhi said angrily. The entourage that he brought this time, except for the young servant, was his own, and the others were assigned by his father and elder brother. He has always known that there are dead men and martial arts masters in his family, and he also knows who is among the people brought this time, but Shouldn't they be keeping him safe? Why do you want to do something to Ling Qingyu now.
"This bitch is so disrespectful to the young master and has insulted the young lady. The prime minister ordered him to kill him on the Fengshen, and the Fengshen will naturally belong to the Wang family." Banxue said gloomyly.
"Is the poison in the wine or on the cup?" Yan San, standing behind Ling Qingyu, lowered his head and asked.
"It's probably on the glass, but it might be in the wine too." Ling Qingyu laughed.
Only then did Banxue feel that something was wrong, but she stiffened her neck and said, "The bastard is indeed brave enough to be able to joke when he is about to die."
Yan San picked up the jug, poured a glass of wine into the glass, and the next moment, he came to Ban Xue's side, pinched her chin, and poured the full glass of wine into her mouth, then clasped his hands together, Let the wine go down to the throat, and then pinch it hard, crushing the jaw.
After he finished all this, it was just a waste of time before everyone's eyes. The dagger in Ban Xuexiu's sleeve had just come out halfway, and the wine had already been poured down. He covered his mouth and went to his body to get the antidote.
Ling Qingyu watched her tremblingly go to get the antidote, and then looked at the imperial guards who had gathered on the deck and unsheathed their weapons, and said, "Put down your weapons now and spare you, otherwise, you will be shot!"
Her voice was not loud, but with a majestic penetrating power, the imperial guards on the deck were taken aback for a moment, and then they found that the sailors who were scattered around just now surrounded them one by one, resisting their swords.