Chapter 440 Ji Yao's original intention and boarding
The brief episode did not affect the normal driving of the convoy, and Ji Yao did not remind anyone that just went out and entered, there were a few names of the corpses of the nameless people in the wilderness.
The convoy was in this high-speed running state for the next few days. Occasionally stopped just to replenish drinking water and food, and then began to run again. This situation continued until the evening of the sixth day of the trip. The Dongjie Mountain, which stood tall like a city wall, was already close in front of me. The narrow mud road under my feet would occasionally merge with a fork in the forest to form a wider road, and there were more and more pedestrians. There were huge joint caravans and groups of merchants in three or five. Of course, there were all kinds of warriors and monks carrying guns and sticks in places like Shenzhou Continent, and even saw armed people from some countries walking through the armor.
In the neutral area, the vast forests and vast sea of uninhabited people were surgingly walking through for days or even months. Now I see the East Jie Mountain in a distance and the crowds gradually gathering around me. Normal people's reactions unconsciously relaxed, and even their walking speed began to slow down.
However, Tianyou and their team were independent, not only did not slow down, but instead entered a sprint state more and more crazily.
The sound of the huge horse team running was not deafening, but it was also useful enough to be a pioneering one. So Tianyou's convoy broke through the waves of pedestrians and rushed past the passers-by who were evasive in panic, leaving only a scream and scolding behind him.
Tianyou has long been accustomed to this. They have been here in the past few days. The guard commander who was leading yesterday even showed off his riding skills and rode alone, and he hung his whole body on the side of the horse. He grabbed a young child playing in the middle of the road in front of the convoy and threw it into his mother's arms accurately. If he hadn't reacted quickly, wait for the convoy to pass...
However, even so, Ji Yao still had no intention of slowing down. Tianyou even heard the guard commander ask whether to slow down, but the convoy is still running now, even faster than before. Ji Yao planned to kill someone and never slow down. The reason for doing this... Tianyou already has some understanding of it.
Tianyou was still confused during the first two days. He was just a little late to go down the mountain, so Ji Yao almost couldn't control his emotions. Even if he was not his biological mother, this small mistake shouldn't have caused Ji Yao to be so angry. After that, when Tianyou got on the car, the speed of the convoy's speed and slowness made Tianyou confused. Until that night, Ji Yao personally took action to kill several unknown people who were secretly following the convoy. Tianyou finally guessed the reason for Ji Yao doing this. Then there was a large-scale investigation by Xuanfeng, and cooperated with Pandora's help from the periphery, and finally he completely understood the reason.
Ji Yao is not a lunatic. She made the convoy change its speed at a rapid speed, and there was only one reason--she was trying to get rid of the pursuit.
It’s not that someone threatened Ji Yao’s safety. Her strength was not the ones from the famous sects who took action personally, and even if there were 30,000 or 50,000 miscellaneous soldiers, they would not hurt a hair. Even if the heads of those second-tier sects were facing her, the winner would be only 46, and Ji Yao was still the one with a greater chance of winning. So, she was not afraid of being attacked, but was worried that some news in the convoy would be leaked. And Tianyou thought about the "news" that Ji Yao was worried about, and the only possibility was that he himself.
Tianyou was even slightly moved for this guess. Of course, his impression of Ji Yao would not change so quickly. This was just that Tianyou felt that Ji Yao was at least a little more conscious of being a mother.
Zhenyuan Shangxian had previously analyzed for Tianyou that once his identity as a prince was exposed, the Yeshen Temple would have to make up for the order for its reputation. Ji Yao was naturally very clear about such a simple truth, so she hoped to protect this secret and prevent others from noticeing this matter. At least it would be better if others knew it later.
For this reason, Ji Yao arranged a journey to recognize relatives without even saying goodbye, and did not even give Tianyou a goodbye. It was precisely because of this reason that Ji Yao could hardly control her emotions because Tianyou delayed most of the day. As for the strange pace of the convoy afterwards, it was just an anti-tracking measure taken after being targeted. Until that night, Ji Yao suddenly took action to destroy all the spies, and the convoy began to accelerate, galloping all the way, trying to completely get rid of the pursuers.
Of course, they cannot completely avoid the eyes of those who are interested, because their destination is clear. Ji Yao can only travel to Chu State. The fucking terrain of Shenzhou Continent determines that unless Ji Yao plans to fly all the way back, there are only a few roads to choose from.
For forces who dare to follow Ji Yao, it is too easy to block these path points at the same time.
However, Ji Yao's purpose is not to be discovered. Even if someone sees Tianyou, ordinary people will not think of his identity. Ji Yao's doing this is just to eliminate one possibility. She wants to reduce the time when Tianyou appears under the eyes of those who are interested in it, so as to reduce the probability of Tianyou's identity being discovered as much as possible.
However, although Tianyou could understand Ji Yao's idea, she did not agree with her choice. Judging from the current situation, she actually did nothing. Just like on weekdays, she would take Tianyou directly and openly to Chu State. Now, she felt like she had no silver here.
However, since Ji Yao has done this, Tianyou can no longer change anything when he figured it out, so he simply stopped saying anything. However, his attitude towards Ji Yao was slightly better. At least this cheap mother had plans to think about him, so it was worth changing her attitude towards her slightly. At least she couldn't always be so distant before.
The convoy rushed into the narrow pass of Dongjie Mountain, and the speed finally slowed down when approaching Sandalwood Village.
After all, Sandalwood Ferry is the only channel on the Dongjie Mountain. There is almost the only port suitable for bulk goods and people to pass through the entire east of the Neutral District. You can imagine how busy it is. In other words, the transportation in the Shenzhou continent is inconvenient and trade is not developed. If this is based on the standards of modern earth, even if the access to the customs clearance port is built into a 20-lane highway in both directions, it will probably still be blocked into a parking lot.
However, even with such a low trade traffic on the Shenzhou Continent, the valley from Sandow Village to Sandow Du is still full of traffic. Even if there are crowds at night, it is almost comparable to the train station during the Spring Festival travel rush. Now in the evening, it is the time for the highest traffic of the day. Travelers who can see Dongjie Mountain will estimate the time and try to enter the valley of Sandow Village before dark in the evening, so this valley is particularly crowded.
Although Ji Yao came with the intention of not slowing down even if she hit someone to death, she had no choice but to let the convoy move forward slowly with the crowd.
It was almost midnight when the convoy finally arrived at Sandalwood Ferry.
Of course, it is impossible for the princess to wait for the place to prepare everything like ordinary people. In fact, there is no need to rent a boat in advance. Ji Yao has a dedicated building boat here, and there are guards here to pose a banner in advance, and they will immediately dock and wait for them to board the ship.
I have to say that the Wang family's style is extraordinary. Ji Yao's tower ship leaned against the dock and looked like a flower building built in the water. She didn't look down from the deck. The three-story tower was erected five or six meters high, and there were also masts and watchtowers on the top. The height was probably ten meters. The deck was also amazing, and it looked more than ten meters tall than the civilian ship next to it. It even opened the door on the side, and after opening it, it was directly put down as a springboard to build it on the trest. Unfortunately, the infrastructure on the shore was not suitable, and this door was too high above the trestle. The tiles were put down at an elevation angle of more than 60 degrees. Not to mention the carriage, even the empty people had to use both hands and feet to barely climb up.
Knowing that Ji Yao was deliberately hiding his whereabouts, Tianyou did not get out of the car rashly and wasting Ji Yao's arrangement. At this time, he was observing the situation outside through the gap where the curtains were lifted. Seeing the cabin door that was a huge height above the trestle, Tianyou knew that the carriage would definitely not be able to get on. He was hesitating whether to go down to ask, but the carriage suddenly moved again and actually staggered on the trestle.
As the carriage approached, two long wooden frames on the deck of the building not far away gradually stood up and turned over. Under the wooden frame was a huge wooden board, which was enough to accommodate the entire carriage.
Tianyou didn't expect that the ship not only had side doors, but also had lifting equipment. The Wang family's ship was indeed extraordinary.
As the convoy approached, the hanging board was placed at a height of the same as the pier, and then the first carriage that took the lead drove up.
On the deck, dozens of boatmen turned the huge winch together, driving the rope to lift the hanging plate installed on the carriage to a height of the side cabin door. A boatman hooked the iron ring on the wooden board with a hooked stick at the front end, pulled it to the hull to make it flush with the cabin deck. Then two thick cross-woods extended from a point below the cabin door and just passed through below the suspended plate. At this time, the boatman above relaxed the suspended rope slightly, and the suspended plate fell steadily on the two cross-woods.
Tianyou carried the curtain and looked at the series of operations on the ship, but he was thinking in his heart that he must meet the designer of the ship if he had the opportunity.
It has been so many years since I came to Shenzhou Continent. This is the first time that Tianyou has seen real mechanical engineering design. Don’t underestimate this simple crane and crossbar. The origin of modern machinery actually comes from this. The difference is only the accuracy and structural complexity. In essence, they are not much different. It is not surprising that Tianyou, a time traveler, understands these, but as a native of Shenzhou Continent, it would be quite amazing to be able to design such mechanical structural equipment.
Although the equipment on the ship is driven by manpower, the King of Chu obviously does not lack people, so the efficiency is really not low when there are enough people. Soon the first carriage was included in the cabin as a whole, and the crane above was freed to put down the second wooden board.
Tianyou and his car drove onto the wooden board immediately, and then was lifted into the cabin during a squeaking squeak.
Even though it was night when the carriage entered the cabin, Tianyou's eyes immediately became dark. After all, the technology of the Shenzhou Continent was still unmatched with the earth. The wooden boat was afraid of fire and could not use torches to illuminate the cabin. With just some candles, it was impossible to generate much light. Especially this ship was not ordinary, and the cabin was even more dim. In addition, the Shenzhou Continent was not polluted and the moonlight was surprisingly bright, so it highlighted the dimness in the cabin.
However, darkness had no effect on Tianyou's vision. Now that he had entered the cabin, Tianyou had no need to hide it anymore, so he simply picked up the curtain and walked out.
Looking around with a light golden halo in his eyes, the scene in the cabin was full of eyes.
The cabin of this staircase is like a huge underground parking lot, with no watertight compartment, and it is all supported by columns on the upper deck, which can be said to be completely visible in the middle. Tianyou discovered the only six stairs at a glance. After all, the moonlight is very bright. The entrances to the upper deck are now like bathing in holy light, and they can't be seen.
Ji Yao also walked out of the carriage in front, and immediately a servant put up a step-style car stool. Someone from Tianyou and the others also brought the same car stool, but Tianyou jumped down without waiting for him. It was not the eldest lady who had lived in the deep boudoir for a long time, so how could she use that thing?
Hearing the sound of Tianyou falling to the ground, Ji Yao turned her head in front and reached out to Tianyou. Tianyou immediately jogged over and then Ji Yao walked towards the stairs with his hands.
Tianyou was still a little uncomfortable at first, but he struggled slightly but couldn't break free. After all, Ji Yao was not a simple princess, she was also the fairy of Biyou in Zixiao Palace. Tianyou's power was invincible in the same level, but she was still far behind Ji Yao's level. In addition, Tianyou was not so determined to break free, so she was easily pulled away.
Up the steps, they did not appear on the deck, but were directly in the boat building I saw before.
The boat tower on this ship is particularly tall and occupies nearly two-thirds of the entire deck. It can be said that except for the bow and stern, the entire deck is a boat tower.
The cabins on this floor look like guest rooms in an inn. Except for the central aisle, there are rooms on both sides, and there are quite a few.
Tianyou was pulled by Ji Yao and went straight to the second floor. This place is obviously different from the first floor. The section near the bow of the boat is a covered terrace, which can be viewed, cooled, or held a small banquet. The middle section is a closed hall, and its function should be similar to the banquet hall, but it is different from the front section. This is a closed indoor banquet hall.
There is a small area at the end, and the structure is similar to the one downstairs. It should be a bedroom, but from the perspective of the door, the size is much larger than the one downstairs.
Ji Yao did not take Tianyou to the third floor, but directly pulled him to the outside of the rooms behind. Tianyou glanced at the door and confirmed that there were only 6 rooms here. Ji Yao arranged Tianyou in the room in the middle of the starboard side, and Chu Feifan lived opposite him. Qi Xiaomei, who followed him, Hu Niu and Hu Qingxuan were arranged in two rooms on the left and right of his rooms. There were no personnel arranged for the rest of the rooms. It was because of the level that was not enough, so she could not stay in such a luxurious room.
Although there was no need to continue rushing, the boatman and the people who were guarding the road were not alone, so there was no need to rest or anything. After everyone got on the boat, the boat left the port and walked downstream along the river.
Those who followed Tianyou and the others were so tired that they were half-tired that they almost got on the boat and fell asleep. But Tianyou had been in the carriage and was not tired at all, so he naturally didn't want to sleep. When the boat gradually became quiet, Tianyou opened the door and walked out.
The princess' ship could not be the same as the civilian ship. There were guards standing on both sides of the corridor. Tianyou was discovered as soon as he came out. He quickly made a gesture of silence, and the guards were tactful and did not speak out.
He walked to the guard at the stairs with a slight foot, and Tianyou asked in a low voice: "Is there a kitchen on the boat? I'm a little hungry."
"Yes, young master. Please go back to your room and wait a moment. Now let them send some food."
Tianyou waved his hand quickly, "No, just tell me where I am. I'll get it myself. To be honest, this is the first time I've been on such a big boat. I want to go and see the scenery by the boat and feel the night view of the water and sky."
The guard immediately said that he could lead the way, but Tianyou did not refuse and followed him down to the cabin.
In fact, the kitchen is not far from where they first got off the bus. After all, no matter how big the building ship is, it is still on the boat. It is impossible that it is really as scattered as the ground building complex.
After taking some edible pastries, Tianyou came to the deck. Rejecting the guards' companion, Tianyou wandered around the deck alone.
Of course, he didn't come to experience the night view, nor did he care about any big ship. No matter how powerful the building ship is, can it compare with the 10,000-ton cruise ship on modern earth? Before crossing, his own private yacht was no smaller than this building ship. Naturally, Tianyou couldn't really get excited to sleep when he took a big ship like a rusty bun who had never seen the world. He was here to inquire about the news.
Tianyou, who was swaying on the deck, found a boatman working on the bow of the boat. At first, this guy was quite reserved. After all, Tianyou was a guest brought by the princess and lived on the second floor. Looking at his standard Zixiao Palace suit, you can tell that this is a monk. The identity and class status of the two can be said to be a difference between heaven and earth. Even if they shouted that everyone was equal for many years, some people still felt guilty and terrified when they saw the big man, not to mention that this part of the region even retained the world of slavery.
However, although the boatman was cautious, Tianyou was a chat expert. After talking about his experience before entering Zixiao Palace, he immediately tightened the relationship between the two. If it weren't for the patrol guards on the deck and the ground was not right, the two of them would probably be able to call each other brothers and brothers in a while.
After getting familiar with it, a lot of words will be easier to say. Of course, Tianyou was not stupid enough to ask directly, but deliberately used clichés and made some information indirectly.
The two of them didn't chat for a long time, but Tianyou got a lot of information.
From the words of the ship's ship, Tianyou not only understood the general national strength of the Chu State, but also focused on outlining the general information of the King of Chu. Although the ship's understanding of the King of Chu should be more one-sided, it is at least considered a reference.
In addition to learning about the situation of King Chu from the shipper, Tianyou also asked about the ship. The shippers knew a lot about this. They not only introduced various special devices on the ship, but also told Tianyou the production location of the ship. Unfortunately, the shippers did not know who the winch lifting equipment was designed by, but since they already knew where the shipyard was located, it should not be difficult to find out the designer.
After knowing the information he wanted, Tianyou stopped staying on the deck and returned to his room. However, as soon as he closed the door and walked to the bed, there was a knock on the door outside the room. The sound was very small, and if it weren't for the amazing ears, he wouldn't have heard at all.
Tianyou listened carefully and found that the people outside were knocking on Chu Feifan's door opposite, and it was accompanied by the maid's deliberate call.
After a while, a creaking sound came from the opposite side. It was thought that Chu Feifan came out. The maid deliberately lowered her voice and said something to Chu Feifan. Tianyou could hear the conversation, but because the volume was too low and the door was separated, he couldn't hear what he said clearly. But after a few words, Chu Feifan went out and followed the maid to the third floor. Listening to the footsteps, Tianyou knew that it was Ji Yao who had something to summon Chu Feifan. But Tianyou couldn't figure out what could Ji Yao summon Chu Feifan in the middle of the night.
However, no matter what happened, Tianyou didn't plan to pay attention. Listening to the sound of footsteps, he lay back on the bed, closed his eyes, and immediately switched the picture in his mind, turning into a perspective of looking down at the earth from a high altitude. This is the perspective of mocking Feng, and Tianyou is just sharing mocking Feng's vision.
Before, Ji Yao rushed away all the way and threw away the group of observers of unknown origin, but the place of Sandang Ferry was too obvious and they could not escape no matter what. Tianyou knew that the other party would definitely be targeting them again here, and the difference was whether the other party would make any moves. However, no matter whether the other party just wanted to find out the news or had any other thoughts, Tianyou didn't like the feeling of being passive, so he released the sarcasm in advance, letting him hover in the sky to see who was staring at them.
Chapter completed!