Eternal Sword

Chapter 335 Secret Order
After Chen Tang left, Ali shrank back into the corner of the cargo ship, curled up, sat on the cold and damp wooden board, rested his chin on his knees, and looked dazed.

Chen Tang was a strange person, different from anyone she had ever met.

The master saved her, taught her martial arts, and told her to do things.

But the master never cared about her past or asked her name.

This Chen Tang had only known her for a few days, but he seemed to be quite interested in her.

Is it because I resemble his little sister?

No one in her environment, including the people around her, treated her as a human being.

Even she herself never considered herself as a human being.

As a hermit, he underwent countless cruel and inhuman trainings, one of which was that he could not regard himself as a human being.

Once you have human joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, and the seven emotions and six desires, there will inevitably be entanglements and flaws.

It is impossible to remain calm and rational all the time.

But Chen Tang seemed to treat her as a human being.

Talk to her, converse with her, eat with her, and crack some jokes occasionally.

Even though she never smiled.

This feeling is strange and wonderful.

She had never felt this before and was still a little uncomfortable.

Perhaps I only had a vague feeling like this in my hazy memories when I was very young.

Fortunately, my master only asked me to follow him and did not let me kill him.

Ali said secretly in his heart.

If her master ordered her to kill Chen Tang, she would still do it.

But she would hesitate and hesitate in her heart.
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The Shen family cargo ship was sailing on the sea, and with the help of the wind, it was going quite smoothly. It would probably arrive at a port in Tianhu Island tomorrow.

This night, the night is quiet and the sea breeze is blowing.

Chen Tang brought dinner to Ali and came to the deck, just in time to see Ye Yushi standing at the bow.

The round moon like a pearl hung high in the sky, and the bright moonlight fell on her and on the dark and deep sea, like a beautiful painting.

Today is Lantern Festival.

In China, today the streets and alleys are decorated with colorful lights and colorful carriages, and are bustling with activity.

Now, they are the only two strangers, drifting in the boundless ocean.

Perhaps feeling sad at the time, Ye Yushi took off the jade flute from his waist, placed it across his lips, and danced his fingertips between the flute holes, rising and falling with his breathing. The melodious flute sound was like a clear spring flowing over a stone, or like an evening breeze blowing through the woods, pleasant to the ears.

At this moment, Chen Tang seemed to have forgotten where he was. He could no longer hear the sound of the waves or the flapping of the sails.

The flute sounds were sometimes brisk, sometimes gentle, making people's minds float along, immersed in them, unable to extricate themselves.

In this flute sound, a dreamlike illusion seems to be constructed.

In a trance, Chen Tang seemed to have returned to his previous life, sitting with his family, celebrating the Lantern Festival. It seemed real and like a dream.

After an unknown amount of time, the flute sound faded away.

Chen Tang came back to his senses and suddenly realized that he was in tears.

At the bottom of the cabin, a thin figure stood on the edge of the cabin, with tears streaming down his face.

"Brother Chen is crying."

Ye Yushi turned sideways, looked at Chen Tang with a half-smile, and spoke in a soft voice.

"Ugh."

Chen Tang pulled up his sleeves, wiped the tears from his face, came to Ye Yushi's side, stood shoulder to shoulder with her, and sighed: "Jade Flute Fairy, your reputation is well-deserved."

"If you encounter a strong enemy in the future, you don't have to fight him. Just let him listen to your music, and all the grudges and hatreds will be put aside."

Ye Yushi smiled slightly and said, "You are talking nonsense again."

After a pause, Ye Yushi said, "The people in the martial arts world gave me this name only because I am good at using the flute sound in martial arts, but no one has ever heard me play the jade flute. Brother Chen is the first one."

Chen Tang's heart was moved, and he blurted out, "It would be nice if I could listen to it forever."

Ye Yushi heard the hidden meaning of Chen Tang's words, and rolled his eyes at him, looking at him with a look of anger and resentment. Chen Tang was stunned.

That touch of charm was a daughter's demeanor that Ye Yushi had never shown before. It was so moving, as if a fairy who had been banished to the mortal world had been tempted by human desires.
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At noon the next day, the cargo ship arrived at the port.

Chen Tang and Ye Yushi asked for a map of Tianhu Island and said goodbye to Shen Yu on the boat.

Shen Yu was reluctant to leave, but knew he couldn't keep her.

Chen Tang and the other person were about to leave when the door of the guest room was suddenly pushed open. A woman wearing a bamboo hat that covered most of her face walked in and then turned around and closed the door.

"You are……"

Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, feeling as if he had never seen this person on the cargo ship before.

Chen Tang's heart tightened when he saw this. He quickly stood in front of Shen Yu and shouted, "Be careful!"

If Shen Yu didn't recognize this person, the most likely possibility was that he was the hermit who was chasing him!
I didn't expect the hermit to arrive so quickly.

Their cargo ship had just docked when a hermit quietly boarded the ship!
Clang!
The ancient sword is unsheathed.

Ye Yushi already had a sword in his hand.

"take it easy."

The person who came took off his hat, revealing a somewhat old face with half-white hair. She was an elderly woman with a cold complexion.

"Grandma Zijing?"

Shen Yu was slightly startled, and asked in disbelief: "Why are you here?"

The old lady Zijing took out a token from her bosom, handed it to Shen Yu, and said, "I am following the young master's secret order to take you back to Sichuan West City."

"what?"

Shen Yu was stunned for a moment, but still took the token and looked through it carefully several times. He returned it after making sure it was ok, and said, "What does Uncle Sanren want? Who does he want to pick up?"

"You three."

Granny Zijing said, "The commander will tell you the details after you return to Sichuan City. But before you go ashore, you must disguise yourself and put on makeup to avoid being seen."

"There are spies from the Hermit Island nearby. Once you show up, you will definitely be discovered."

Shen Yu nodded, then reacted and asked quickly, "Uncle Sanren knows about the Hermit Continent?"

Granny Zijing seemed to see Shen Yu's worry and said, "Don't worry, the military commander won't make things difficult for them."

Chen Tang and Ye Yushi looked at each other.

The two had planned to leave, but it seems unlikely.

Judging from the other party's attitude, there seems to be no hostility.

Otherwise, there would be no need to go to so much trouble.

Granny Zijing said, "Let's get started now without further delay."

"Wait a moment."

Chen Tang suddenly said: "We..."

He was thinking about how to start the conversation, but Granny Zijing seemed to see through his intention and said coldly, "I'll give you half a cup of tea. If you delay it too long, it will easily arouse suspicion."

After saying that, Grandma Zijing turned and left.

Chen Tang walked over and took a look, but there was no sign of Grandma Zijing outside.

“Is this person sure to be okay?”

Chen Tang looked at Shen Yu and asked.

The sudden appearance of this Bauhinia grandmother made him feel a little uneasy.

"no problem."

Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "At least that token must belong to Uncle Sanren. It is impossible for others to forge it. But..."

"what?"

Chen Tang asked.

Shen Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that I also feel it's a little sudden. Granny Zijing has been serving Uncle Sanren all the time. I didn't expect her to come here so suddenly."

(End of this chapter)