In the middle of the night, the fog became thicker and thicker, and the "Fire Dragon King" seemed to be sailing mistyly in the clouds in the sky. All the searchlights were shining together, and only some hazy waves of water could be seen.

Although Ao Shaoxian had experienced many storms and was familiar with Daze, he had never seen such a thick fog, so he felt a little uneasy.

If he were sailing in the Emerald River, he could still command with his eyes closed. But now that the Emerald City had been lost, the route had changed. The geometry of the reefs in this unfamiliar water was very little known. For the sake of safety, he could only give the order to move forward slowly.

But what worried him most at the moment was not the dangerous reefs but the rebellion.

Peng Meng kills the snake-tailed bat dragon beast with an arrow and exposes the whereabouts of the Gonggong eight major forces. Once they are chased and surrounded by the rebels, a fierce battle is inevitable. Will the "Fire Dragon King" be able to break out from the attack?

Did the princess and her entourage arrive safely at Jiuxiang City?

Thinking of this, Ao Shaoxian couldn't help but feel chills in his heart. As soon as he came down from the turret after the arrangements were made, a guard came to report that the God of Arrow had urgently summoned him. He felt a slight shiver in his heart and walked quickly to Fengmeng's cabin.

The people on the boat were filled with joy and laughter as they were still immersed in the joy of annihilating the ferocious beasts and escaping from death.

When they arrived outside Fengmeng's cabin, they saw a commotion of people. Nearly a hundred people crowded forward and backward, crowding the cabin door. Ren Jiwu, no matter how much Shang Yang shouted at him to drive them away, he was still smiling and flattering, and they continued to gather like mosquitoes and flies.

Ao Shaoxian smiled slightly and felt bright in his heart. These merchants are all shrewd people who are good at speculation. They knew that the most favored Marquis Tao Tang in the wilderness today, Princess Yin Qi, and the Minister of War, Archer Shen Gong, one of the four most powerful officials in the dynasty, were here.

How could we not take the opportunity to get acquainted and flatter him?

At that moment, he squeezed through the crowd and shouted: "Ao Shaoxian has been summoned to pay homage to the God of Arrow."

When Ji Wu and Shang Yang heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief and shouted, driving away the crowd to protect him and entering the cabin. They immediately turned around and closed the door tightly.

"Mr. Ao, you are finally here." As soon as he entered the door, he heard the soft and melodious voice of the princess.

Ao Shao

She is so beautiful!"

Princess Yin Qi stood gracefully in white clothes. Her skin was as beautiful as snow and her appearance was as beautiful as a painting. Her bright eyes were as clear as autumn water, looking at the flowing light like ice plums and snow lotus. She was so beautiful that she couldn't look at her. When she saw him staring at her in despair, her cheeks turned red and she whispered: "Please sit down.

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Ao Shaoxian suddenly woke up, his face was burning, and he calmed down and said, "Thank you, princess." He leaned over and sat down on the beaver leather stool.

He glanced around and saw a handsome boy in white lying on a white tiger leather bench diagonally opposite. He looked very similar to the princess. He must be Fangxun who had returned to his original appearance. He was looking at himself thoughtfully with interest.

There was a blazing fire in the corner of the room, and there was a brass medicine jar on top of which the strange smell was steaming. Peng Meng had also returned to his original appearance and was sitting on the soft cushion next to the medicine jar, closing his eyes and adjusting his breathing, and the white steam was lingering on his head.

Wu Yin muttered something, and with his hands flying, he inserted dozens of silver needles into Peng Meng's key points all over his body to relax his meridians and activate his arteries.

Ao Shaoxian felt a twinge of confusion in his heart, so he just pretended not to know and said respectfully: "The Lord God has summoned me, and I don't know what instructions you have?"

Pengmeng opened his eyes and stared at him for a long time and said slowly: "What do you think about the demonic prophecy Chi Longhou who Gonggong revived the roar of the nine beasts?"

Ao Shaoxian said calmly: "I think this is just a trick of the Communist Party of China to deceive people and revive the corpse."

"Really?" Princess Yin Qi's beautiful face moved slightly and she stared at him and said in surprise, "Even if Mr. Ao saw the snake-tailed bat dragon with his own eyes, would he still think so?"

"That's right." Ao Shaoxian said calmly, not wanting to look directly into her eyes. "Even if the snake-tailed bat dragon really escaped from the bottom of the Nine Pythons, it doesn't mean that Gonggong was resurrected. If Gonggong really turned around and turned into a rebel army, he would have made a big splash.

Why should we hide in the clouds and mist and rely on a ferocious beast to rob the world?"

Peng Meng said with an moved expression: "What a 'pretending to be mysterious'. Marquis Chilong really hits the nail on the head. It's a pity that everyone in the world has been blinded by the conspiracy of the rebel party, and there are very few people with your discernment."

The gray eyebrows raised and he said: "Chi Longhou travels to Daze all the year round. He should know a lot about Yunmengze's water geography and the distribution of the Gonggong Eight-legged Rebels?"

Ao Shaoxian was slightly startled and didn't know why he had interrupted his words to this point, but he still said truthfully: "I know a little bit. Daze is dangerous and unpredictable. There are many places I have never been to. Although the Gonggong Eight-gut Party has its own territory, its whereabouts are unpredictable.

Changes are intangible and difficult to predict.”

Feng covered his head and muttered again: "I heard that the ancestor of Marquis Chilong is the Sixth Marquis of Zhenhai King?"

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Ao Shaoxian suddenly turned to another topic and felt even more strange in his heart: "The justice of Zhenhai is my great-great-grandfather."

Feng Meng said: "The king of Zhenhai, who is both charming, suave, loyal and righteous, is truly the number one hero in the wilderness in the past two hundred years. I think back then, he fought with 4,000 remnants of his army on the East China Sea against the three fleets of water monsters, broke their masts, sank the boat, smashed their skulls, and killed the monsters."

The army was in ruins, but its unparalleled grace made people look up to the mountains and remember it for thousands of years..."

The more Ao Shaoxian listened, the more surprised he became. Peng Meng, a man who had always been taciturn and taciturn, today, after scolding him, suddenly praised himself and his ancestors for the first time. There must be a reason.

Suddenly an idea flashed and he glanced at the princess. His blood surged and he stood up and said with a straight face: "Arrow God, please rest assured that Ao will protect His Highness to the death. Princess Zhouquan would rather break the mast, sink the boat, hit the skull and blow the bones," than let her go.

The bandit army injured Your Highness, and the princess did not insult the name of my ancestors' loyalty at all."

Everyone was moved when they heard this. Peng Meng narrowed his eyes and a rare smile appeared on his face, and said: "The son of the Ao family is so loyal and righteous that I can rest assured. It's just..."

He pondered for a moment and then said: "Now that the 'Fire Dragon King' has become the target of public criticism, what if the rebels come after the rebels and come after Chi Longhou, what do you think we have a chance of winning?"

Ao Shaoxian had already thought about this question many times and heard him ask it without hesitation: "Gonggong Bagu has been in exile in Daze for decades. He is probably more familiar with Yunmengze than me. The thieves have plundered many ships in these years."

The power is so great that there are at least three 'Nuwa' class battleships on par with the 'Fire Dragon King'. There is such a huge disparity between them that if they really fight, they will have little chance of winning, and at most, both sides will suffer."

Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and Fang Xun smiled and said: "Chilonghou, you have 'little chance of winning', how could you dare to pat your chest and promise 'I will never let the traitor army hurt Your Highness, Princess'? Isn't this contradictory?"

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Ao Shaoxian smiled and said: "Your Highness, I have no chance of winning, but I have no chance of escaping."

"Escape?" Princess Yin Qi's eyes lit up and she said, "Master Ao, what's his plan for escaping?"

When Ao Shaoxian was swept away by her clear and wonderful eyes, his heart suddenly jumped up again and he smiled slightly: "How dare you say that the clever plan was just thanks to Qiaozui's skillful hands. When Qiaozui built this boat, he used excess fuso wood to build a boat.

A submarine is hidden at the bottom of the ship. The outer body of the ship is covered with 'Western Sea Backlight Scales' and it appears invisible when it dives underwater, so it is also called the 'Shadowless Submarine'..."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this. With this invisible submarine, even if they were surrounded by a band of thieves, they could escape thousands of miles without anyone noticing.

Ao Shaoxian continued: "...If the bandit army comes after them, Ao will lead Donghai Erlang to fight to the death and attract the bandit army away. The Arch God can protect His Highness while the princess takes the Qianlong ship and quietly leaves from the bottom of the ship...

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Pengmeng shook his head and said: "Chilonghou Yunmeng Ze is surrounded by fog, storms, and dangers, and the rebels and traitors are here and there. Without you to lead the way and protect us, we won't be able to reach Jiuman Ze even if we stand out from the siege of the traitors."

Ao Shaoxian said: "My lord, please rest assured. I will select a few brothers who are very familiar with the situation in Daze to go with you."

Peng Meng said lightly: "It's not that Chi Longhou doesn't trust your subordinates. It's just that this trip has a huge responsibility, which affects the survival of the empire. I don't dare to slack off. In these troubled times, people are unpredictable. The bandit army's plan of reviving corpses has worked wonders again. Now the ship is full of people.

You and I are the only ones who firmly believe that Gonggong is dead. You are loyal, wise, brave, and know Daze very well, so you are the best choice. If someone else leads the way, who knows if he will have a change of heart?"

Only now did Ao Shaoxian understand his long-circuited intention, stood up, bowed his head and said: "Thank you God for trusting me. But Ao is the owner of the 'Fire Dragon King' and I have to live and die with the six hundred men from the East China Sea on this ship. Everyone on the ship died on the ship."

How dare you escape alone and abandon the ship full of brothers, without caring about the passengers? Friendship and loyalty cannot tolerate Ao's inability to obey his orders."

His words were so loud and righteous that Princess Yin Qi's heart was so shaken that Fang Xun could not help but applaud and said with a smile: "What a life and death companion! No wonder Chi Longhou's 'Fire Dragon King' can travel across the lake and the sea without encountering an opponent."

Peng Meng stared at Ao Shaoxian, his pupils gradually shrinking, and said calmly: "What Marquis Chi Long said is wrong. There are few things in the world that can only be done with justice at the expense of integrity. A ship can only save a thousand lives, but a national disaster is a lifetime.

The eternal calamity will end and all life will be ruined. The pros and cons of the choice will be clear at a glance."

Ao Shaoxian was silent. Did he not know these truths in his heart? But it was absolutely impossible for him to resolutely give up his good brother who had lived and died with him for more than ten years.

"Chilonghou, I know that you care about love and justice and are unwilling to be alone. But you don't have to worry about the safety of the 'Fire Dragon King'." Peng Meng seemed to have seen through his thoughts and raised his eyebrows. "At the beginning of this trip, your Majesty was worried about alarming the princes and Daze.

The reason why the rebels sprang up branches

This only allowed me to bring a hundred elite soldiers out of the capital secretly. But as you said, since the world already knows about this, why should we hide our heads and tails? The act of committing suicide by killing the snake-tailed bat dragon was also intended to attract the thirty-six princes.

Reinforcements from the fort.”

Everyone suddenly woke up with an "ah" sound.

In the sixth year of Gaoxin, in order to curb the expansion of the rebel party, the Emperor ordered the seven princes of the White Elephant, Flame Snake, Red Tiger, Green Eagle, Black Bull, Golden Monkey, and Yellow Bear to gather their elites and set up thirty-six fortresses along the coast of Daze for joint defense.

It is called "Thirty-Six Castles of Yunmengze". Emerald City is one of them.

Feng Meng said: "We, the Golden Chan, escaped from our shells and lured all the rebels and the emperor to the 'Fire Dragon King'. It would be best if the ships from the Thirty-sixth Fort could arrive before the rebels. But even if the rebels come first,

One step of the 'Fire Dragon King' may not last until the reinforcements arrive. As long as the reinforcements arrive and we are united, why worry about the enemy being destroyed?"

He paused and said calmly: "In the past few years, Gonggong has failed to suppress the eight bandits in East and Tibet. Today is the perfect time to 'lead the snake out of its hole' and gather the troops of the Thirty-six Forts to wipe them out in one go. If the 'Fire Dragon King' can do a great job, it will put an end to the chaos."

The number one hero in killing thieves can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. Does Chi Longhou think so?"

Everyone was overjoyed and praised the good deeds.

Ao Shaoxian thought for a while in his heart: "I have heard for a long time that his use of troops changes in a strange and invisible manner according to the situation, and he is good at using his strength to fight against the enemy. Sure enough, it is true." He vaguely felt that there was something wrong, but he couldn't think clearly at the moment.

When Peng Meng saw him pondering undecided, he smiled slightly and said: "If Marquis Chi Long feels that all the dragons of the 'Fire Dragon King' can rest assured, I will make a deal with you."

"Deal?" Ao Shaoxian was stunned.

Pengmeng stared at him and said word by word: "You take His Highness and the Princess to evacuate in secret; I will take your substitutes and stay on the 'Fire Dragon King' to command the battle. How about that?"

"God!" Fang Xun and others were shocked and all lost their voices.

Princess Yin Qi felt inexplicable uneasiness in her heart and frowned: "How can you go against the imperial edict by giving up halfway and violating the imperial edict when your father-in-law ordered you to do this?"

Pengmeng shook his head and said: "I have made such a decision because I am acting on orders. I hope the princess will understand. 'All rivers enter the sea by different routes to the same destination.' As long as it can ensure the protection of Your Highness and the safety of the princess, I will not hesitate to try any method. Now that the enemy is approaching, the veteran's meridians have not recovered.

Only Chi Longhou can take you away safely. And as long as the veteran is still on this ship, the rebels will never think that you have left..."

Fang Xun frowned and said, "It's too dangerous for the Lord Shen to stay here and I can't agree to it."

Pengmeng moved slightly when he heard the words, and his voice was choked with sobs as he said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for loving me so much... I died with no regrets. However, for forty-five years, the Communist Party and the Rebellion Party have been inexhaustible. As a soldier of the court, I have no shirking responsibility. This is

second negative difference

If the misfortune can lead to all the rebels, I should lead the army to destroy it. This is also God's will that An Neng can shirk? Besides, if I don't stay here, the fire dragon king will be in vain. Once the reinforcements from the 36th Fort arrive, there will be no one.

Who can direct and dispatch?"

Ao Shaoxian was confused by his thoughts and was speechless for a while. Although he did not want to leave the ship and flee, he had to admit that he was quite reasonable. He was like a god when it came to using soldiers. He was here to control the rebel army, even if it was ten times the size of his own.
To be continued...