In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell on the sea level, the entire camp rose from the ground.
The soldiers had already packed their luggage and were ready to go.
After the mighty army left with Wang Lin and Lu Dayuan, Wang Ruicai returned to the villa and prepared to drive away with his sister and brother-in-law to return to Beijing to live a stable life.
At this time, he saw Shen Wenkang outside the villa.
He had already taken off his fine clothes and was wearing coarse cloth. He was driving an inconspicuous carriage parked outside. He looked like he was here to pick up Zhou Ling.
Wang Rui walked over, and Shen Wenkang bowed to him and said, "Master Wang is back."
Wang Ruidao: "Are you here to pick up Zhou Ling?"
Shen Wenkang smiled and nodded.
Wang Rui asked again: "Do you know where he will go? Or will you escort him there?"
After hearing this, Shen Wenkang felt ashamed and said: "The Seventh Master negotiated with the state government's Yamen and bought out our humble status with a lot of money. We don't have to go to Lingnan, but we can't stay in Taizhou. The Seventh Master asked me to wait for him here. He
He will take me and my family to live in a new place, but I don’t know the specific place."
Wang Rui nodded slightly. If he were not a heinous criminal, the government could indeed collect the ransom and just expel him from the jurisdiction. Of course, a guarantor was needed, and Zhou Ling's identity meant that the guarantor was the government government.
Officials dare not offend.
It turned out that Zhou Ling had already thought of his next move. Wang Rui said to Shen Wenkang: "Then you should act cautiously in the future and don't cause trouble to Zhou Ling again."
Shen Wenkang quickly said he didn't dare and turned pale with shame. He seemed to be frightened by this prison sentence.
Wang Rui said nothing more. He went to Zhou Ling's yard and saw Zhou Ling closing the door and walking out.
Zhou Ling didn't take any luggage with him, only the white-tailed snake on his wrist and a jar of plum wine.
When he saw Wang Rui, he looked a little surprised.
Wang Ruize said: "I just came back from the camp and saw Shen Wenkang."
Hearing this, Jiang Ling smiled and said, "He's here to pick me up."
Wang Rui said again: "Are you just going to leave like this? Without leaving a word?"
Jiang Ling slowly shook his head. He already said what needed to be said yesterday.
Today, there is no need to be pretentious.
When Wang Rui saw this, he didn't feel like saying anything else, so he said, "I dare not say thank you for saving my life. I don't know how far it is to go here, but I hope you will cherish it. If you have time, please send me a letter to report that you are safe."
Jiang Ling's eyes flashed slightly when he saw Wang Rui being so polite.
He was thinking that if he became the son-in-law of the Wang family, he would get along well with his uncles. Unfortunately, he did not have that opportunity.
He smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Definitely."
…
Lu Yunhong and Wang Xiu packed up and set off, but Jiang Ling had already left.
He left by boat, and Shen Wenkang just picked him up to board the ship at another port. Their purpose was to go to sea.
Before leaving, Wang Rui asked his entourage to go to the Yamen and ask him to pay attention to Zhou Ling's movements.
As a result, the entourage caught up with them in the evening and handed Wang Rui what he had copied from the Yamen regarding the whereabouts of the ship. The destination they filled in when leaving the port was "Iceland".
Wang Rui didn't know this place, so when he was resting at the inn, he handed Wang Xiu the whereabouts of Zhou Ling copied by his entourage.
When Wang Xiu saw the word "Iceland", he felt his breath stagnate, and a dense pain spread in his heart.
That was the place where she and Jiang Ling agreed to see the aurora, but now, Jiang Ling wants to find it. In this era, he may never be able to go to Iceland and see the aurora.
This is a journey with no return.
Wang Xiu crushed the paper, his expression complicated and difficult to distinguish.
Wang Rui sensitively sensed something was wrong and quickly asked: "If that place is dangerous, it's still too late to chase them now."
Wang Xiu remained silent and did not speak.
Lu Yunhong stood up and said: "If we have their route map, we should be able to intercept them back."
Wang Xiu closed his eyes and smiled bitterly.
"After leaving the sea, it is vast and vast, and there is no way to get back."
What's more, she knew very well that after Jiang Ling made this decision, he had no intention of coming back.
After Wang Xiu finished speaking, he went upstairs.
Wang Rui winked at Lu Yunhong and motioned for him to follow him and take a look.
But this time, Lu Yunhong stopped where he was. He said to Wang Rui: "Let her be alone." After all, the past Jiang Ling was looking for was just like the endless sea level, just numb and confused.
Consume yourself.
The current Jiang Ling and them are like two worlds. Although they have intersected, they are in different directions, so they naturally go further and further apart.
What makes Axiu sad is that Jiang Ling has never given up. But in this matter, even if he is as smart as Axiu, there is nothing he can do.
…
In the capital, Emperor Zhengxing received the news that Zhou Ling had left Dayan.
He was silent for a long time, knowing in his heart that Zhou Ling would never come back.
At the same time, Yu Deshui came to report that there was news of Mingxin outside the palace, and Ye Zhiqiu had already rushed there.
Emperor Zhengxing said neither lightly nor seriously: "Zhou Ling left, but he came. It seems that no one's experience will move him, except Axiu..."
"That's right. How could we forget about it after being together for who knows how many years?"
Emperor Zhengxing said, sneered, turned around and entered the inner hall.
Yu Deshui was confused, but had to follow him in a hurry. If Ye Zhiqiu really found Mingxin, would he bring her to the palace? He hadn't gotten the accurate answer yet, and it became increasingly difficult to guess the emperor's thoughts.
Also, King An unexpectedly appeared in Taizhou, and the Shen family's case came into the attention of officials. There was a lot of controversy.
The eldest princess went to the palace specially for this purpose, but I don’t know what the emperor said. The eldest princess didn’t enter the palace for more than half a month after leaving the palace.
Now he is waiting for Lu Yunhong and his wife to come back soon. Only the capital where they are is looking a little more lively. The eldest princess and the emperor will not be so cold, and the prince can be happy.
In the evening, Ye Zhiqiu took Mingxin into the palace and placed him in Liangyi Hall where he lived.
However, before the two of them had a cup of hot tea, Yu Deshui came to convey a message that the emperor wanted to see his true feelings.
Ye Zhiqiu stood up excitedly and said to Mingxin: "I know where the emperor's palace is, I will take you there."
Mingxin pursed her lips lightly and said nothing.
But Yu Deshui stopped Ye Zhiqiu and said: "The emperor wants to meet Mingxin first, and then ask Taoist Ye to give a lecture tomorrow."
Ye Zhiqiu's smile froze. This was the first time he had encountered a wall since he entered the palace. However, thinking of Ming Xin's ability, he understood the emperor's urgency and curiosity.
He nodded, took out a small amount of silver from his pocket and handed it to Yu Deshui, saying in a low voice: "Mingxin doesn't understand the rules of the palace, so I hope Eunuch Yu will take more care of you."
Yu Deshui pushed the silver in his hand back and said, "Don't worry, Taoist Master Ye, the emperor treats educated people with courtesy, not to mention that Master Mingxin is a monk."
After saying that, he took Mingxin to the Qinzheng Hall.
Ye Zhiqiu looked around uneasily, and Liu Qingzhu said slowly: "Master, don't look at it. Uncle Mingxin has great supernatural powers. If the emperor really wanted to deal with him, he would have come out long ago."
After hearing this, Ye Zhiqiu thought it was right, so he laughed and said calmly: "Your uncle Mingxin doesn't like to talk very much. Aren't I worried that he will offend the emperor?"
Liu Qingzhu said: "The emperor is the lord of the world and has a broad mind. How can he be dissatisfied because a monk is not good at speaking?"
"I think Master hasn't seen Uncle Mingxin for too long, and he's a little worried about gains and losses."
Ye Zhiqiu was told something important by his disciple and was too embarrassed to stay outside any longer, so he had to go back to the meditation room first.
The waiting time was too boring, so he thought of Lu Yunhong who was about to return to Beijing, so he gave him a fortune telling.
This calculation came as a surprise.
It turned out that he had calculated that Lu Yunhong's dragon was trapped in the shallows, and its momentum was very strong, and it seemed that it wanted to roar for nine days.
But now, for some unknown reason, Lu Yunhong's fate has actually declined. If it weren't for his good fortune, he would have been like a trapped beast at the bottom of a well, with no chance to look up to the sky.
Could it be that Lu Yunhong was injured on the battlefield?
But it wasn't mentioned in the victory report, and it wasn't mentioned in the reports written by Wang Lin and Wang Rui either. Logically speaking, Lu Yunhong was their brother-in-law, and if he was injured on the battlefield, he would definitely report him for merit.
Now it seems that if he did not make a mistake, there are only two possibilities.
First, Lu Yunhong was indeed injured. The injury was in a secret place and it was difficult to talk about it.
Second, Lu Yunhong was not injured, but his fighting spirit was wiped out by this war, and he was willing to dive into depression.
Ye Zhiqiu thought that when Mingxin came back, he would ask Mingxin if Lu Yunhong's fate had suffered any twists and turns.
But he waited and waited until he fell asleep and did not wait for Mingxin to come back.