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
Shen Leng did not stay at home for long. Zhuang Yong gave him four hours to return back to the camp. This time, they were able to snatch three Qiuli battleships in such a short period of time, Shen Leng had earned himself a huge credit. At this moment, within the Navy’s camp, all the officials who were Sixth pin and above were waiting for him to return and give them the details of what happened. Cen Zheng was someone who heavily regarded rank and fame, but he this time, he did not covet any credit. It took many people by surprise. General Yang Yuning smiled and looked at Zhuang Yong who was sitting in the center. “General, you must really fancy this little fella. You allowed him to go home first, while the rest of us are left waiting like ants in a hot pan.” To some extent, he was grumbling. But he said it in a nice tone and he made sure he did not go overboard. Hence, it did not annoy anyone. Zhuang Yong looked at Yang Yuning.
The six to seven muscular men at the entrance of the alley looked around with shifty eyes. After they were certain that there was nobody there, they quickly charged inside. After they got to the door of the courtyard, they drew out a dagger. One of them knocked on the door lightly. “Excuse me, is anybody home?”Master Cha was in the yard practicing with her sword. After she heard the knock on the door, she glanced at Mr. Shen who was laying on the chair with his eyes closed, pretending to be sound asleep. Mr. Shen’s mouth curled slightly upwards. “Sounds of daggers being unsheathed.”Master Cha nodded. She went over and opened the door. The men charged in immediately. However, Master Cha moved aside and did not stop them. After they entered, Master Cha closed the door, and slid the bolt on it.The six to seven men were somewhat stunned, as this situation was rather different from the previous times they took out thei
It was Shen Leng’s first vacation ever since he came back from the southern border. Before he came back, he specially brought his brothers to the Nanping River’s river bank to catch some fishes. After that experience, Chen Ran swore to never bring up catching fish ever again, and that if he ever did, he would crash into tree. Shen Leng felt as though he was going to crash into a tree. Master Cha smiled and went over to take the vegetables from Shen Leng. She smiled sweetly. “You’re back. Quick, go home.”No matter how bright Master Cha’s smile was, it was of no use. Shen Leng clearly felt that she had not completed her sentence. After she told him to go home, she was probably going to say something along the lines of wanting to beat him up. “Wait a minute.”Shen Leng took down the embroidered pouch that was hanging on his waist and gave it to Master Cha. “I specially asked for it to give it to you as a gift.”