Xu Shu and others from Ai County left Ai County the next day. They came with a mighty army of 20,000 people. At this time, they returned to Xiangyang with less than 2,000 people. However, these two thousand people were all elites. Liu
Pan's Fengshi camp also had 500 soldiers and horses led by Zhou Cang. Yang Ling stayed in Changsha to organize the troops and horses related to Changsha this time. When Liu Pan left, Zhou Cang was unexpectedly followed by Ma Liang. Xu Shu kept coming along the way.
Questioning Ma Liang is obviously to train Ma Liang. More than a hundred people led by Ma Zhong showed up yesterday and never showed up again, but Xu Shu knew that they were secretly following the army.
Zhou Yu of Xiushui County also left Xiushui County with Han Dang and a thousand soldiers and horses shortly after Xu Shugang left, and rushed towards Jiujiang day and night.
The current on the Yangtze River was turbulent, and hundreds of boats were vying for the current. More than a dozen large ships were sailing on the river in a mighty manner. All ships passing by the large ships took shelter. The Flying Tiger Guards and Jinfan Thieves on the large ships were fully armed, and their stern momentum made them
The ships along the way avoided each other and did not dare to compete with him.
On one of the more than ten large ships, Liu Qi held a wine glass and drank slowly, admiring the falling rain outside the window. Putting down the wine glass, Liu Qi stretched out and lay on the soft couch beside him, feeling quite comfortable.
Boring, they had already set off from Jiangxia for four or five days. During these four or five days, apart from drinking on the ship, Liu Qi had nothing else to do.
He sighed and was about to get up and go outside when he heard footsteps behind him. Liu Qi turned around and saw Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao walking out surrounded by more than ten maids.
Xiao Qiao, who was originally depressed due to boredom, now had a smile on his face, which made Liu Qi's eyes light up. When Xiao Qiao saw Liu Qi, he took a few steps forward and said to Liu Qi: "Young Master, we are quite bored on the boat.
My sister wants to go ashore for a walk, can you?" After saying that, she looked at Liu Qi expectantly.
Hearing Xiao Qiao's words, Liu Qi was a little hesitant. It is said that he should return to Xiangyang as soon as possible due to the situation at this time. If he was delayed on the way, there might be other accidents. However, it was indeed boring on the boat and it was a good idea to go ashore for a walk. Liu Qi was also
Hard to decide.
Liu Qi looked at Da Qiao, hoping that Da Qiao could persuade Xiao Qiao to stop. Da Qiao took Xiao Qiao's hand and was about to speak, when he heard footsteps coming from outside again, and it was Wang Yi, the commander of the Flying Tiger Guard, who walked in.
Seeing Da Qiao and the two people here, Wang Yi hesitated and said, "Master, there is something strange in the sky outside."
"Oh." Liu Qi looked at Wang Yi and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The sky is faintly purple, Mo Jiang Qian has never encountered such a situation before." Wang Yi said.
"Let's go out and have a look." Liu Qi thought first and walked outside. Wang Yi followed him, and Da Qiao also followed him out of curiosity.
When a few people came to the bow of the ship, they saw purple gas rising into the sky in the north, and the purple gas was swirling and changing into different shapes. Not only Liu Qi and others noticed the changes in the sky, but people on other boats on the surrounding river also noticed strange things in the sky.
Everyone gathered around the bow of the boat and looked at the horizon.
Xiao Qiao looked at the purple clouds on the horizon and said happily: "Purple clouds, it's God who wants me to wait until we get off the boat to rest." After saying that, he came to Liu Qi's side and blinked: "Master, let's get off the boat and rest for two days."
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Liu Qi glanced at Xiao Qiao, nodded with a smile and said, "In that case, let's rest here for two days." After speaking, he looked at Wang Yi who was aside and said, "General Wang, look for the nearest ferry to get ashore. We will rest here for two days.
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"No." After saying that, he turned around and left. Not long after, he returned to Liu Qi and said, "My eldest son, the nearest ferry here is at a place called Yunzhu Mountain, which is not far ahead."
"Well, let's go ashore at Yunzhu Mountain." Liu Qi nodded.
"promise."
After speaking, Wang Yi went down to make arrangements. Soon more than ten large ships slowly docked at the ferry on the shore.
The ferry here is a small one, with only 500 soldiers and horses stationed there. After Wang Yi stepped forward to reveal his identity, he temporarily ordered people to take over the defense of the ferry. More than ten large ships docked here and Wang Yi had to guard against them.
"My eldest son, everything has been arranged." Wang Yi returned to the boat and said to Liu Qi.
"Well, let's get off the boat." After saying that, he stood up and walked off the boat under the leadership of Wang Yi.
As soon as he set foot on land, Liu Qi felt a lot more at ease and his mood improved. Not long after, Gan Ning also came to Liu Qi's side. He hadn't seen each other for a few days. Gan Ning stepped forward and saluted Liu Qi and said, "My lord."
"Well, Xingba needs to tidy up and I'll go for a walk together later." Liu Qi waved his hand.
"Nuo." After saying this, Gan Ning also looked relaxed. He had been feeling uncomfortable sitting on the boat for the past few days.
Liu Qi was about to talk to the two of them when he heard sweet laughter coming from behind him. Liu Qi turned his head, but Sister Xiao Qiao got off the boat and came over talking and laughing. Seeing this, Liu Qi's heart moved and he stepped forward and said: "
Do you two want to go out for fun with me or stay here and rest?" It is naturally much easier to travel around with beautiful women.
Just as Da Qiao was about to speak, Xiao Qiao said: "Of course I went to play, there is nothing here."
Liu Qi smiled and said: "In this case, you will have to suffer. You can't ride a carriage here."
Hearing that there was no carriage, Da Qiao was a little hesitant. After all, their identities at this time could not be revealed at will. Xiao Qiao on the side said angrily: "If there is no carriage, there will be no. You think that my sister and I have learned singing and dancing in vain."
"After that, he took Da Qiao and left first.
Behind him, Liu Qi gave Wang Yi a wry smile, and Gan Ning followed.
You can see the top of Yunzhu Mountain without standing at the foot of the mountain. It was already late spring, and the green color of the mountain was already revealed. Liu Qi and his party went up the mountain talking and laughing.
On the other side of Yunzhu Mountain, a middle-aged man was walking slowly. He was dressed in white and carrying a three-foot green peak. He had a gourd hanging casually around his waist, which seemed a bit nondescript. He looked like a knight-errant and a Confucian scholar.
The middle-aged man walked slowly, neither too fast nor too slowly. From time to time he took off the gourd hanging from his waist and took a sip. After drinking, he wiped the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, looking extremely free and casual.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man seemed to realize something and raised his head to look at the sky. He saw purple air in the sky billowing and changing. The middle-aged man couldn't help but stop. The middle-aged man looked up at the purple air in the distance with a frown and confusion.
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"What a thick purple aura. Since ancient times, only emperors have had such a rich purple aura. But how did the emperor end up here in Xuchang at this time?" The middle-aged man was puzzled.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man seemed to have some enlightenment and looked at the purple energy in the distance and murmured: "No, although the purple energy here is rich, it does not form a dragon shape. It is definitely not the image of an emperor, but it was formed recently."
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man was surprised and said: "Who can actually create such a vision? This vision is much more powerful than Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande and others."
Thinking of the purpose of this trip, the middle-aged man relaxed his brows, smiled, and headed towards Yunzhu Mountain, but his pace was much faster than before.