sea

Chapter 207
This road climbed over mountains and ridges, and finally got out of Kunlun Mountains, and saw the vast Gobi, wild sand all over the sky, and the bones of people and horses along the way, which was shocking.

Everyone was running day and night, exhausted, but Gu Zhen seemed to be full of energy. While driving, he cheered up everyone, and told jokes from time to time, vulgar, elegant, and endlessly.Yao Qing didn't want Gu Zhen to be in the limelight, and even when she was sick, she would make things difficult from time to time. In this way, the two of them would inevitably quarrel. Gu Zhen was good at sophistry, and Yao Qing lost more than he won. Even in his dream, he was thinking about how to defeat Gu Zhen.

Lu Jian was worried. Once, while Yao Qing was fast asleep, he begged Gu Zhen not to fight with her. Before Gu Zhen answered, Xianbi smiled and said, "It's fine to have a fight. Girl Qing is aggressive by nature. If she is listless , her body deteriorated faster. She racked her brains to fight against Gu Zhen, but it could stimulate the potential in her body. Cursing like this is stronger than 'Kanglong Pill'." Xianbi is proficient in medical skills, and Lu Jian heard it and also I can't say anything more.

On that day, Su Wenxiang smelled the steam, followed it, found an oasis, everyone filled it with clear water, and bought dozens of healthy camel horses from the herdsmen, and negotiated to rest in the oasis for half a day before going on the road.It was night, when everyone gathered around the bonfire, Xue Er played "Uli Wow La", Qing'e played the ruby ​​flute, and Qin Zhiwei roasted a fat lamb until it was golden and tender, making people salivate.

Everyone walked for several days in the barren mountains and Gobi, and they finally saw green water and green grass. They were all very excited, and even Yao Qing took a sip of kumiss.She was weak, and as soon as the wine entered her throat, two touches of bright red appeared on her cheeks.Only Yu Zhao thought the wine was too weak, and scolded while drinking: "Is this considered wine? His grandma's is worse than urine!" He drank a bowl after cursing. I felt that my hunger was still not satisfied, so I went to grab Gu Zhen's wine again.

The two chatted about a wine jar, one said: "brother, you have to be pitiful brother." The other said: "my wine bug is also making trouble." The other said: "brother, you are not righteous." One said: "Brother, don't let you go, but this thing can't let go, otherwise the wine worms will rebel, what can I do to suppress it?"

Xian Bi was amused and annoyed, she simply turned her head away and asked Zuo Feiqing how she was captured that day, Zuo Feiqing wanted to answer, but Ning Ning suddenly said: "Senior Brother Zuo, I have a few words to tell you." Get up and go to the distance.

Zuo Feiqing hesitated for a while, and said to Xianbi: "I'll come as soon as I go." Suddenly seeing Xianbi's strange eyes, her cheeks felt hot, she sighed, and followed Ning Ning.

When the two reached a secluded place, Ning Ning said: "Brother Zuo, I beg you one thing...don't tell anyone about my father's death." Zuo Feiqing asked strangely, "Why?" Ning Ning was sad Smiling: "Daddy did a lot of evil during his lifetime. Half of the people here are his enemies. Even if they are not enemies, they look down on him from the bottom of their hearts. If they know the news of his death, they will be very happy if they don't say anything about it. Brother Zuo, you know Yes, Dad died for me, no matter what mistakes he made during his lifetime, I don't want him to be despised after death."

Zuo Feiqing wanted to say: "Can you hide it for a while, and for a lifetime?" When the words came to his lips, seeing Ning Ning's miserable expression, he swallowed the words unconsciously, and said, "That's fine, I'll just pretend What happened in Yuhe Valley never happened, if people asked, I would say that you and I were captured by Wan Guizang on the top of Xitianmen Mountain."

Ning Ning was filled with grief and joy, and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Senior Brother Zuo..." Before the words finished, tears were already streaming down.Zuo Feiqing sighed, took out a snow-white towel and handed it to Ning Ning, Ning Ning wiped away her tears, handed it back to Zuo Feiqing and said: "Brother Zuo, you were injured twice, is your injury better?" Zuo Feiqing said : "It's okay, after taking Xianbi's elixir, plus my own internal strength, this injury can still be suppressed."

Ning Ning nodded and said: "Daddy taught me a method to heal internal injuries. It is very effective. If you have nothing to do, how about I heal your injuries?" Zuo Feiqing said: "I can't ask for it. If my sister has any sad thoughts, It's inconvenient to tell others, but you can say that Zuo is not good at words, but he can listen to people." Ning Ning smiled unconsciously, both of them were lonely people, and their backgrounds were similar, and when they spoke a few words, they felt that they were very big. To hit it off.

Back at the station, Qin Zhiwei’s whole lamb banquet was ready, roasted whole lamb, stir-fried lamb liver, fried lamb brain, haggis soup, mutton steamed buns...all of them were delicious.Everyone rushed to eat and drink, making a commotion, except for Xianbi, no one paid attention to their whereabouts.

The next day at dawn, everyone set off again, gradually out of the depths of the desert, the bandits in the sand became more and more serious day by day, but this group of people gathered together, the strength of force was no less than a large army, no matter how many bandits, they met You have to admit that you are unlucky.Gu Zhen did it even better. Once he met bandits, he would not only kill people, but also steal goods. Whenever he caught the bandit leader, he would force the bandits to hand over their jewels, gold and silver.He talks and laughs freely on weekdays, making people feel like a spring breeze, but when he punishes these bandits, he is full of tricks and cruelty, which makes Yu Zhao and Zuo Feiqing, who have experienced many battles, even shudder.

Yu Zhao couldn't help but said: "Brother Gu, I see that you have two faces, one face is the good fortune boy under the seat of Avalokitesvara, and the other face is the impermanent old ghost of His Highness King Yama." Gu Zhen laughed. : "Brother Yu, you don't know something. I learned it from Sun Wuzi, which is called: 'Soldiers are impermanent, and water has an impermanent shape'. A good man talks about virtue, so I will follow him; Force; if a traitor plots, I will plot with him. I will never do anything to convince others with virtue." Yu Zhao shook his head and just smiled wryly.But Yao Qing said: "Soldiers and waters, they are clearly people who see people and behave like men, see ghosts and become ghosts, and see bastards and behave like turtles."

Gu Zhen laughed and said, "You can't talk nonsense about the word tortoise, there is brother tortoise on top of tortoise."

"Brother Turtle?" Yao Qing was stunned, her face flushed, and she cursed, "Stinky fox, don't dare to talk nonsense, knock your teeth out, pull out your tongue!" , Only then did I feel relieved.

After leaving the desert and soon entering Fengdu Dayi, Gu Zhen used the money he robbed from the bandits to buy horses and dredge his joints.Lan You and Qing'e grew up in the west and followed Ayes for a long time. Not only did they know many foreign languages, but they also knew many business contacts. Therefore, they became Gu Zhen's right-hand men, serving as interpreters and guides.With the help of the two of them, Gu Zhen bought thirty high-quality food horses, and they were all replaced by slave horses except for riding by everyone.As for making money to open the way, I found that the world is as black as crows, and officials here are corrupt and bribery, not under the Ming Dynasty, Gu Zhen scattered gold and silver, invincible, and the checkpoints of all countries are like nothing.

Suddenly, for more than ten days, everyone rushed to the horse, and the magnificent city walls of Istanbul have been left behind.At that time, there were many vassals in Europe, and there were many small countries. They fought for many years, and every inch of land was washed with blood.The people are filthy, poor and miserable, thieves are thronging, plundering is common, knights are heavily armored, there are groups of knights, there are both domestic warriors and hired soldiers, Gu Zhen and others travel through the country, encountering troubles from time to time.Gu Zhen wields money with one hand and martial arts with the other. In the eyes of the local aborigines, this group of people are supernatural, as if they are proficient in magic. They are no match for spears and heavy armor.

Although the journey was smooth, the worry in Lu Jian's heart became more and more serious day by day. Yao Qing was getting weaker and weaker. She still had the strength to argue with Gu Zhen before, and gradually lost the strength to speak. .Lu Jian didn't have much ginseng left, so Yao Qing's surviving life was all due to the support of the "Great King Kong power".The others also saw that something was wrong, and they all felt sad, but Gu Zhen's fighting spirit remained unabated, and he tried his best to encourage his companions.When everyone was exhausted, they almost forgot about Wan Guizang, but Gu Zhen occasionally dreamed of this person in his sleep, and when he woke up, he felt awkward and unspeakable, always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of it. where.

On this day, the crowd rushed all day and night, when they suddenly heard the sound of rushing water coming from ahead, Xue Er listened carefully and said, "It's the sea."Gu Zhen asked: "What kind of sea is this? I'm afraid it hasn't been mentioned in the "Shan Hai Jing"." Lan You said: "This is a strait. The place where we stand was once the hometown of the Duke of Normandy. The strait Over there, that's England."

Xianbi sighed suddenly: "That's where King William set out to conquer England." Lan You and Qing'e were both shocked, looked at Xianbi, and said in surprise: "Miss Xianbi, you also know this anecdote? "Xianbi smiled and said nothing, Lu Jian said: "Sister Xianbi's hometown is Yingjili." Lan You smiled and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, no wonder I think Miss Xianbi is not like an ordinary westerner, I never thought of coming from such a far away .Speaking of which, my sister went into business with her master, and she has only been to Frank, but she has never been to the country across the sea." Xianbi laughed and said, "I have never been there, I just heard about it since I was a child."

Gu Zhen frowned, looked back at Mo Yi, and saw that he was staring at Zi Weiyi, doing mental calculations with his fingers, and after a while, he shouted loudly: "We are going to cross the sea!" Everyone's hearts sank.After traveling day and night for many days, I seldom closed my eyes. Even though I have superb internal skills, I am exhausted.But now it seems that the future is still endless, and the sea is not like the land, even if there are deserts and mountains on the land, villains and bandits, they can't help this group of masters.The wind and waves in the sea change, and when a hurricane comes together, there will be a catastrophe. No matter how high your martial arts are, it will be useless.Sometimes the weather is not good, and when there is a headwind, the voyage will be greatly slowed down.Yao Qing is like this again, even if there is no hurricane and tsunami, the days will drag her down to death.

Everyone didn't say these thoughts, but they unconsciously showed them on their faces. Lu Jian could see clearly, and deep despair surged in his heart.Suddenly Gu Zhen was silent for a while, jumped off the horse, walked to the beach a few steps, stretched out his index finger to dip in the sea water, smacked it in his mouth, closed his eyes and shook his head, savoring for a long time.Yu Zhao salivated greedily, jumped off the horse, and said happily, "brother, is there wine in the sea?" Gu Zhen didn't make a sound, still looking intoxicated.Yu Zhao didn't smell the wine for two days, couldn't hold it back, stretched out his hand to grab a handful, gulped it into his mouth, but felt bitter and astringent, spit it out, widened his eyes, and shouted angrily: "Gu Zhen, you liar, it's all sea water, where is the wine?"

Seeing his expression, everyone lost their melancholy and laughed loudly. Gu Zhen opened his eyes and said with a smile: "Brother Yu, don't be fooled. I didn't say that there is wine in the sea. You want to drink it yourself. What can I do?" After thinking about it carefully, Gu Zhen did not say that there is wine in the sea, so he couldn't help but resentfully said: "It's not wine, why do you taste it?" Gu Zhen smiled and said: "I'm just looking at the water here or the water in the East China Sea. Make it saltier." Yu Zhao wondered, "What's the result?" Gu Zhen smiled and said, "It seems a little salty here." Xianbi frowned, and couldn't help but say, "Gu Zhen, you still have the heart to mess around right now, Can't cross the sea?" In these days, everyone has regarded Gu Zhen as the leader, no matter how big or small, all matters are entrusted to him, and it is up to him to decide whether to cross the sea at this time.

Gu Zhen glanced at everyone, and said with a smile: "Pass, why not? How can you fall short for the sake of the mountain?" Xianbi sighed: "I'm afraid it's only two feet and three feet, that's desperate." Gu Zhen smiled. Said: "I can't care about everyone, but in my eyes, Gu Zhen, there is no such thing as despair. Even if I stay in Jiuyou Prison, I can't see the sun, moon and stars, and I eat rotten food. I don't despair. Life Even if I can't leave a name in history, I must be remembered by this world, Gu Zhen." At this point, Gu Zhen took a deep look at Lu Jian, got on his horse, and shouted, "Who will come with me? Boat?" Qing'e said: "I'll go." Xue Er also said: "I'll go too." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "You two are really enviable." Qing'e smiled slightly, Xue Er was both ashamed and happy, his face seemed to be covered with a red cloth.

In less than two hours, the three of them came back with a two-masted sailboat. The boat was small and could only accommodate people, not horses.The people had no choice but to abandon the horses and let them go. The horses had run from Persia to this place, and they were already very tired. Besides, they stayed together day and night, and the rider and the mount developed a friendship.Several women looked at the thin horse's figure, their eyes were slightly red.

Most of the sailors on the ship were Franks. Seeing that the group of passengers had strange appearances and mixed Chinese and foreigners, they were all curious.People in Central Earth have been traveling for many days, exhausted and dying, and they are happy to take this opportunity to sleep and meditate to refresh their energy.

Gu Zhen led Lan You to talk with the captain about the situation on the other side of the strait. Lan You interpreted from it. The captain was an old man in his fifties. Girl—that little Elizabeth left a mess. Little Elizabeth was a Protestant, not a Catholic, and the King of France and Philip of the South were not happy, and neither was the Pope of Rome, they liked Mary of Scots, no I like this little Elizabeth. It seems that there is going to be a big mess. The Spanish warships are like a group of rogues, wandering by the sea every day. I have seen the seventh ship this month. Look, there is going to be a big mess, little Elizabeth is going Step down and Mary of Scots will take her throne."

Gu Zhen was at a loss when he heard it, and after detailed questioning, he finally realized that there is not one country across the sea, but two countries, England and Scotland.Each country has a queen, the queen of Scotland is Catholic and the queen of England is Protestant.But the King of France and the King of Spain on this side of the sea are also Catholics. Although the gods believed by these two sects are similar, the canon rituals are quite different. Now that a Protestant is the queen, the king on this side of the sea is naturally angry and wants to find Elizabeth. Trouble.

The old captain of the captain had limited knowledge, and Gu Zhen couldn't figure out much about it. Fortunately, he knew the situation on the other side of the sea, so he let him do his own thing, and ordered Lan You to go back to the cabin to rest, while he went to the side of the ship and looked around.The sea in front is vast and boundless, and the cliffs on the coast stand behind, blocking the sun behind. The beach is dark and gloomy, like a ghostly ghost.The sea water is also dark, from blue to gray to dark.Gu Zhen looked at the deepest and darkest place, condensed like a stone statue, and meditated quietly until the sailboat reached the other shore.

After resting for a day, everyone recovered a lot of energy, and the journey on land was a little more angry.Mo Yi observed the Ziwei instrument day and night, and guessed that the destination was in the southwest of the land, and it would take three days to get there at a fast pace.When everyone got this good news, their hearts were all smooth.

The next day, everyone was resting in an inn, Yao Qing came to her senses at this time, it was expected that the horse would be jolted less, this time when she woke up, her energy was better than before.Asked where Lu Jian was, Lu Jian replied, "This is England."

"Yingjili?" Yao Qing said happily, "Isn't it Master's hometown? Take me out quickly." Lu Jian hesitated and said, "Ah Qing, it's windy outside, but it's still warm inside." Yao Qing's eyes turned red, and she said angrily: "Are you willing to let me suffocate to death?" Seeing her pitiful look, Lu Jian had no choice but to carry her on his back.

After leaving the inn, the two walked along a light red winding path, watching while walking.Yao Qing was in great spirits, humming some unknown tunes from time to time, reached out to pick the leaves by the side of the road, brushed off the frost flowers on them, put them in front of her eyes, and looked at them with relish.

The sky in a foreign country is high and clear, glowing with light blue light. There is a large oak forest on the side of the road. The edge of the forest is stained purple by the autumn frost. From time to time, a jackdaw flits out of the forest, like a small black cloud. fly over.There are many unknown flowers and plants growing on the ground, some are withered, some are still tender, Yao Qing recognized some, and pointed out: "Look, Lu Jian, that's a thousand leaves, that's a gorse..." Then After saying two names, a burst of dizziness hit, and I couldn't help closing my eyes, tears streaming down the corners of my eyes.Lu Jian hurriedly said: "Ah Qing, are you tired?" Yao Qing said: "I'm not tired, look, there is a hill over there, shall we go there?" Talking to Lu Jian, Lu Jian heard it, but there was no joy in it, but infinite sadness.

(End of this chapter)