Perhaps several things were already destined to happen. It seemed as though they were coincidences, but they also seemed to be inevitable.
It had been long determined that Shen Leng had to go down to the southern coastal region. He was a soldier than Zhuang Yong specially selected. Because Shen Leng went to the southern border, Mr. Shen decided to bring Master Cha to Mount Ting Tai. Since the three of them were not around, Ye Liuyun decided to go to Anyang.
He was able to find Uncle Chen, and he had even made a trip to the daoist temple where Mr. Shen forged the sword for Shen Leng. However, the three most important people were not around, even though he was Ye Liuyun, he would still have to go back without achieving anything.
Ye Liuyun stayed in Anyang for seven days before he returned to Changan city. At this moment, Shen Leng had already left Hesu. When Ye Liuyun hastened on with his journey through the night for seven days and seven night
The Great Scholar Mu Zhaotong returned home and shut the door of his study tight. He told his men that he did not wish to meet with any guests. He needed to process everything that happened. He did not have to think too much about the matter pertaining to setting up a government in the Nanyue area. He felt that he did not have any selfish motives - he still felt that Bai Guinan was more qualified than Ye Kaitai. Even though three years ago, the Bai clan of Xiangning did look for him to discuss this matter, as they hope that in the future, when the emperor set up a government in the Nanyue area, he would help the Bai clan. However, Mu Zhaotong did not regard this as a personal favor. If Bai Guinan was not capable, even if he fought with his life, he would not be able to do it. Thinking about it made him feel at ease; Nanyue was a very vital place. Naturally, the emperor would use his trusted aide. He felt that he was indeed negligent. The emp
“So this is the sea.”Standing on the beach by the sea, Shen Leng looked far away. Even though he had a lot of conjectures about the sea and yearned greatly for it, when he was truly standing by the sea, he could not help but feel as though his mental state had opened up more and more. He wanted to scream, he wanted to take a deep breath, even if there was a fishy smell amidst the sea breeze. Ever since he killed those few scouts who laid in ambush, the rest of the journey was safe and sound. It seemed as though the people who wanted to kill him had temporarily given up on their plan. Nonetheless, Shen Leng did not let his guard down the entire time. He knew how strong his opponent was, and furthermore, he was still in hiding. He took a deep breath, to the point he could not take in any more air into his lungs, and exhaled till there was no more air left in him.“Where is the Qiuli Empire?” asked Chen Ran as he walk
Shen Leng bent over and picked up the book which Cen Zheng used to hit Wang Gendong in the head. Unexpectedly, he did not return the book. Instead, he took it with him and left the tent. After they left, Wang Gendong was curious about what it was. Shen Leng passed the book to him. It was a book about the history of the local county.“Why did you take this? Although the general did not ask you to return it to him.”“It’s something they were going to give us in the first place, why should I return it?”As Shen Leng walked, he flipped the book. “There are detailed records of Yangcheng county’s every village and town, the distribution of their population, and most importantly, there is a simplified map at the top.”Earlier on, Wang Gendong did not pay any attention to that item at all. He could not help but to have a whole new level of respect for Shen Leng.“You’re saying that the general gave it to us inten
Six Great Ning’s Xiong Niu ships, coupled with a few smaller scale battleships belonging to Hujian, headed over to their rescue, as expected. When Shen Leng brought his men back, he went to look for Military Officer Wang Gen Dong and told him to look for General Cen Zheng, saying that the moment they saw the signal, they would have to send people over immediately. The Qiuli Empire only had three battleships, hence they did not dare to continue fighting zealously. After they overturned Shen Leng’s fishing boat, they turned around and left at full speed. Shortly after, they left the Navy’s fleet in the dust. Military Officer Xing Shangxing was eager to earn credit, hence he commanded his men to pursue and attack the Qiuli battleships. However, after giving chase for about thirty minutes, they could no longer see their masts clearly. The sound of the Qiuli men mocking them could still be heard in the air. Cen Zheng immediately ord
The three Qiuli battleships were hauled back to Hujian’s harbor. The troops were immediately assembled and were informed to leave at any time. Of course, the Qiuli people could guess the reason behind them stealing their battleships. No matter what, they could not allow the Qiuli people to snatch their battleships back. The majority of the soldiers were asked to remain on the Xiong Niu battleships and lay out a defense on the outside of the harbor. During this period of time when the Navy troops were preparing to evacuate, Garrison E’s people and Hujian’s artisans entered the Qiuli battleships and remained inside to sketch. They received orders to go up north at any time and were not allowed to return home in the next year or so. They were to stay in Anyang’s dock to coordinate with one another and build new battleships. There were very little men who remained in the camp by the shore. Military Officer Wang Gendong received orders to take three ten-man sq
The six Xiong Niu battleships split into two teams - the team at the front comprised two ships, and the one at the back comprised four ships. They surrounded the three Qiuli battleships and started on their journey back. Because they left in a hurry, they did not get to see Garrison E’s general and the Hujian official that went over to see them off. Originally, Cen Zheng predicted that the Qiuli troops would not give up on their three battleships that easily. However, when he thought about it carefully, for the Qiuli Empire to assemble a large number of battleships and head down to Hujian’s tiny harbor, it would take at least five days. During that amount of time, the Navy fleet would have already traveled far up north. Inside the three Qiuli battleships, the artisans ate and slept in there. They would start drafting as soon as they woke up, and slept whenever they were exhausted. They had people who were specially appointed to serve them food and drinks.
On their way back, they passed by Yunxiao. Master Cha noticed that Mr. Shen could not help but glance over at the Daoist temple on the mountain. She sat in front and asked, “Do you want ]Mr. Shen shook his head. “No. Even though it’s already been 16 years, this place is still Yunxiao city.”Master Cha responded, “It’s already been 16 years, I’m afraid nobody remembers how you look like anymore.”Mr. Shen answered, “As long as one person remembers, you and Shen Leng will be in danger.“In that case, why are you not avoiding Zhuang Yong?”“That’s because I know Zhuang Yong well.”Mr. Shen added, “Firstly, Zhuang Yong doesn’t know what happened that night. Later on, I heard that he was intercepted on his journey back and went straight to Changan.”“Secondly, Zhuang Yong cannot be working for the empress. That will never be possible.”Master Cha nodded, “I heard that presently, the empress
Of course, Liu Lang Dao was not poor.When Shen Leng opened up the package, he realized that there was a wooden box. After he opened up the wooden box, he saw a thick wad of silver banknotes. Apparently, rich people give gifts in the form of silver banknotes. Shen Leng thought to himself - if he carried a basket of silver ingots on his back and gave it to him, it might look less elegant, but it would have been more gratifying. In Shang Ping Bank, which was backed by Great Ning officials, one could withdraw money anywhere. Not only could they deposit and withdraw money in that bank, they were able to do so at any other banks that had a business relationship with Shang Ping. There were bigger and smaller denominations - the smaller ones were worth at least a hundred taels each.Master Cha took the silver banknotes and counted with her fingers. Thereafter, she wanted to remove her shoes.“Approximately 10,000 taels of s