He didn't know how long he slept before Xiao Shizhu slowly regained consciousness, but he was still weak and his abdomen still ached slightly. The slightest movement would cause a heartbreaking pain, like a hacksaw sawing through every meridian in his body.
He simply lay there for a while, then opened his eyes with great difficulty.
The first thing that caught his eye was the wooden ceiling. Then he looked around, and saw that he was already lying in the cabin, his armor had been taken off, and he had changed into clean clothes.
The Moon-Destroying Sword was put into its sheath and lay quietly beside his pillow.
"General." King Kong walked in just in time. When he saw Xiao Shizhu opening his eyes, he quickly walked to his bedside and cried with joy: "You are finally awake!".
Xiao Shizhu turned to look at him and smiled, saying: "The arrow that can kill my brother Xiao Yi has not been made yet."
"Stop talking so much." King Kong saw that his lips were chapped, so he hurriedly got up and poured him a glass of water, then carefully helped him sit up, and slowly handed the water glass to his mouth and tilted it slowly.
Said: "Drink slowly."
"How long have I been sleeping?" After drinking a glass of water, Xiao Shizhu asked weakly: "Where is this?".
"You have slept for five whole days and five nights." King Kong helped him lie down again and said, "We are returning to China now."
"Where are the navy masters? Where are the navy masters from the Ghost Kingdom?" Xiao Shizhu asked anxiously again. He coughed a few times because he spoke too fast and was injured.
"All destroyed." King Kong raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Fortunately you woke up, otherwise it wouldn't be worth it even if the ghost kingdom was destroyed." Xiao Shizhu felt warm and moved when he said this.
Just as he was talking, Yingzhao's voice came from the door: "King Kong, prepare a stretcher quickly, we are almost to Shuoyue Island." Before he finished speaking, Yingzhao strode in.
When he saw Xiao Shizhu lying on the bed, he opened his eyes and looked at him, smiled at him and waved his hand, and was slightly startled. Then after he calmed down, he burst into tears and choked up: "Brother, brother, you are finally awake.
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"Why are you crying? You are Qianhu, the vanguard of Xiao's army. Be careful if your soldiers see you and laugh at you." Xiao Shizhu sat up again with the help of King Kong, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his chest, feeling a little panicked.
He asked: "Where is my letter?".
"Here it is." King Kong hurriedly went to the table to get it for him, handed it to him and said, "I took it off for you when you were changing clothes."
Xiao Shizhu took the letter, looked at the envelope in his hand, smiled lightly, his eyes were full of happiness, and told Jingang and the others: "Don't tell the ghost mother about my injury, so as not to worry her."
After saying that, he put the envelope into his pocket again and put it away.
"It's too late." King Kong and Yingzhao both looked embarrassed when they heard this. Then King Kong said to him: "You are unconscious, so we had to notify the ghost mother and ask her to prepare the best doctor.
Pick us up at the port."
"You're so talkative." Xiao Shizhu frowned and said, "Isn't it just an arrow? It didn't hit the vital point, so why bother to mobilize the troops like this?" But in his mind, he was thinking about how to reassure the other party if he saw the ghost mother.
"That's not an ordinary arrow, it's called Soul-Destroying." Yingzhao took a step forward and said loudly: "It was made by Emperor Fengdu. The arrowhead is made of black stone from Stone Pressed Hell, and the arrow shaft is made from Iron Tree Hell.
Iron wood can kill all souls. Half of the ancient gods in those days were killed by arrows like this. When I saw that arrow, I thought you were dead." After Ying's words,
He started sobbing again.
"Haha." However, Xiao Shizhu was not surprised when he heard this. Instead, he smiled softly and said weakly, "It seems that Emperor Fengdu is going to be disappointed. There are fake and inferior products in his weapons." After saying that, he got out of bed.
He put his feet into a pair of shoes. As soon as his feet hit the ground, although the wound was pulling and bursting with pain, he still reluctantly asked: "The troops conquered the enemy's naval port. How many casualties were there?".
"Not a single warship was damaged, the Xiao family's army suffered no casualties, and more than three hundred of the main four city guards died." King Kong reported to him.
"The casualties are not too great." Xiao Shizhu said, and walked slowly outside the cabin; Yingzhao and Jingang hurriedly followed, one fetched him a cloak and put it on him, and the other supported him.
When they came to the deck, the light of the overcast sun was a bit dazzling. Xiao Shizhu quickly raised his hand and put it on his forehead to block part of the sunlight. However, he saw that the mighty fleet was heading east towards each other, and the soldiers were busy doing their own duties.
Under the leadership of Yu Rong and Qin Yuan, the formation of the Yu people flew in the air with the fleet to escort it.
When the soldiers saw Xiao Shizhu, they were stunned at first, and then their surprised eyes turned into joy. Waves of commotions came one after another from all over the deck, followed by cheers one after another.
"Comrades, brothers." Xiao Shizhu took a deep breath and gathered enough strength to shout loudly: "I, Xiao Shizhu, am back again."
As soon as the shouts fell, the ship immediately fell into silence. After a short silence, warm cheers suddenly broke out from the silent crowd.
This battle not only won him more prestige among the Xiao family army, but also made Chunyun Xiaxing and 40% of the guards look at him with admiration and admiration. Xiao Shizhu's strategic thinking and tactical command ability are so strong that he has experienced many times.
Both Chun Yun and Xia Xing were far behind him in the battle. Even when he was seriously injured, he could still think calmly. This made Chun Yun and Xia Xing's admiration for him increase even more.
Even the people on Shuoyue Island in the distance knew about Xiao Shizhu and Xiao Jiajun; after learning that the first contribution to the defense of Shuoyue Island was attributed to Xiao Jiajun, they all praised Xiao Shizhu as the God of War from heaven, and Xiao Jiajun as the
The Heavenly Soldiers made Xiao Shizhu's reputation rise day by day.
At this time, Xiao Shizhu said hello to the soldiers and stood at the bow of the ship. Looking up, he saw Shuoyue Island in front of him at the junction of sea and sky. He stared at the small island in the distance and said to himself: "I'm going home.
Got it." He raised his hand and touched the letter stuck to his chest.
On Shuoyue Island, west of the military port.
After a great war, this military port was in dilapidated condition. Craftsmen and workers could be seen everywhere repairing and rebuilding.
The anxious and worried Ghost Mother stood outside the port with the imperial army and a dozen imperial doctors. Early in the morning, she received a report that after the army returned with Xiao Shizhu, she hurriedly took the imperial doctors to the military port.
Come.
But after seeing the fleet appear in her sight, the ghost mother became even more anxious. She could not calm down the worries that kept rising in her heart. She could only relieve them with waves of hesitant steps, but as she walked, she became more and more nervous, and her whole body
Just like the string of a bow being fully drawn, the fingers of both hands were clasped together, silently praying for Xiao Shizhu in her heart.
After the fleet docked at the military port, she couldn't wait to rush up to meet it.
As soon as they arrived at the port, they saw Xiao Shizhu slowly walking off the warship with the support of King Kong and Yingzhao. The ghost mother was slightly startled, and suddenly stopped, her heartbeat quickened, she was at a loss what to do, and her mind was in confusion as she stared blankly.
Xiao Shizhu opened her lips slightly, but could not speak.
There were surprises and surprises on his face, intertwined together to form a complex expression. Tears welled up and kept rolling in his eyes.
"After fighting such a victorious battle, I can be regarded as a hero of the Ghost Mother Country, right?" Xiao Shizhu walked up to her and looked around. After seeing the construction teams working hard everywhere, he still looked at them blankly.
His ghost mother smiled and said: "Why didn't we order applause, flowers, or a guard of honor to welcome the hero?".
Before she finished speaking, the ghost mother put aside her worries and panic, threw herself into his arms desperately, hugged him tightly without saying a word, shedding tears and sobbing quietly without saying a word.
But because her hands were wrapped around Xiao Shizhu's waist and touched his wound, Xiao Shizhu gasped in pain and snorted. After the ghost mother heard him snort, she quickly let go of him and looked at him.
His abdomen was bulging due to the bandage, and he asked softly: "Does it hurt?".
"It doesn't hurt." Xiao Shizhu smiled. The ghost mother glanced at his indifferent expression, quickly wiped the tears on his face, raised her pink fist and began to beat his chest, saying angrily:
"I told you not to go and you refused to listen. Are you hurt?" As he spoke, tears came out of his eyes again. His tone seemed to be complaining, but in fact he was concerned.
She has been strong all her life and has never cried. After Xiao Shizhu's arrival, she has shed tears for this man more than once. Even the ghost mother herself felt that this was very disappointing, but she just couldn't control herself.
Xiao Shizhu looked back and saw that all the sergeants behind him were watching silently. After looking at him with envious eyes, he quickly grabbed the ghost mother's fists and said: "I am injured.
If you hit her twice more, I'll be dead." As he spoke, he winked at the ghost mother, signaling to her that there were soldiers around her, so she shouldn't be so close.
The ghost mother turned a blind eye, broke away from his hand with her right hand, raised her index finger and lifted her feet slightly to stick to him, gently leaned her index finger on his lips, and whispered softly: "I don't allow you to say that you are dead.
, do you remember it?".
But when she saw Xiao Shizhu slightly tilting her head, the ghost mother put away her tender expression, put on a serious look, and said loudly to Chunyun and Yingzhao: "Thank you for your hard work, all the soldiers! All the soldiers who went out on this expedition will be rewarded with five taels of silver each."
. Each hundred households will be rewarded with 10 taels of silver, each thousand households will be rewarded with 15 taels, and the commanding generals will each receive one hundred taels. The Xiao family troops who penetrate deep into the enemy's territory will receive double the reward."
"Long live my Lord!" After hearing this, all the soldiers knelt down and kowtowed to the Ghost Mother and shouted.
"Let's go." The ghost mother took Xiao Shizhu's hand generously and said: "Let's go back to the palace." After saying that, she took Xiao Shizhu and walked out of the military port.
In the Fragrance Garden in the inner courtyard of Ghost Mother Palace.
Xiao Shizhu was lying on a bed with a gilt border, his head resting on a jade pillow, and a layer of lynx inlaid with mink fur was cushioned under him. His body was covered with a green silk brocade quilt. Apart from him, there was only one other person in the room.
Ghost mother.
Xiao Shizhu has also been lying here for five days. Thanks to his divine power, his wounds have healed after resting for a few days.
He turned his head and glanced at the ghost mother who was sitting on the edge of the bed, carrying the medicine bowl, then turned his head and stared at the ceiling and lamented: "When am I going to lie down?".
Since ancient times, whether in the underworld or in the human world, there have been many slaves and generals, but Xiao Shizhu is probably the only one who has asked the king to serve him.
"The imperial doctor has said that you have to rest." The ghost mother took a spoonful of medicine from the medicine bowl with a jade spoon in her hand. After blowing on it, she slowly handed the spoon to Xiao Shizhu's mouth and said softly.
Whispered: "Just lie down obediently. I'll stay with you when you get bored."
"Well, I just need you to accompany me." Xiao Shizhu drank the medicine, looked at the ghost mother with pleading eyes, frowned and complained: "It's too bitter, can I stop drinking it?".
"Good medicine tastes bitter and is good for diseases. If you don't take the medicine, the injury will not heal. Be obedient and drink all of it." The ghost mother coaxed him like a child. After feeding him another spoonful of medicine, she saw that there was excess medicine soup coming from him.
With tears flowing from the corners of his mouth, he quickly put down the medicine bowl, picked up his embroidered handkerchief and gently wiped away the medicine for him.
"Didn't you say that you will marry me when I come back?" Xiao Shizhu took another sip of the medicine, smiled evilly at the ghost mother and shouted: "How come it has been so many days and I haven't seen you mention the matter of getting married and entering the bridal chamber?
." After finishing his words, he looked at the other party with interest and added: "You're not kidding me, are you?".
"Where?" The ghost mother's cheeks turned slightly red, she patted his chest gently, turned her head and said shyly and coquettishly: "How can you have sex with your current body?".
"Who says it's not possible?" Xiao Shizhu patted his chest, raised his thumbs up and said proudly: "My health is fine?".
Seeing that the ghost mother didn't answer, he put his arms around her slender waist and said, "How about you come up and try now?" He arched his eyebrows as he spoke.
"Take the medicine." The ghost mother slapped his hand off her waist, picked up another spoonful of medicine, stuffed it into his mouth, and said angrily: "Shameless!".
"But yes, it's too early to get married now. We have to choose an auspicious day." Seeing that she was shy, Xiao Shizhu laughed, then put away his smile and said solemnly: "I heard that you shot that arrow at me.
It's very powerful, but what virtues do I have? As for using it on me? In the past few days, I have been thinking that the enemy army mobilized a large number of troops to get such a strange arrow to serve me. There must be something fishy about it."
After speaking, he frowned, and there was a suspicion between his brows.