Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Old Friends Reunited

In the middle of the night, I was woken up by the sound of waves.When I opened my eyes, everyone around me was sleeping soundly, but the rain outside was frighteningly heavy, and the tent was blown upright, as if a giant was knocking outside.I was startled, fearing that the tent would be blown away, I turned over and heard Qian Wenyi say: "Tan Zhi, it's still early, let's sleep a little longer." Because I just woke up, I was still a little dazed. When I sat down, I looked around, but I saw Qian Wenyi sitting by the fire, adding some firewood to the fire.There were only some charcoal left in the fire, and he looked at the firewood thoughtfully.I rubbed my face, squeezed hard to the side of the fire, and said, "Why aren't you asleep?"

Qian Wenyi looked around, and suddenly whispered: "Tong Zhi, everyone else is asleep now, I have something to ask you." His face was very solemn, and I felt a sudden shock in my heart, and said, "What is it?" Qian Wenyi frowned, and said, "I have thought about it a lot when I was ordered to come out this time. Lord Wenhou explained it very well, but did he ever say what to do if the negotiation fails?" My heart skipped a beat, almost thinking that he had seen the secret order from Marquis Wen, but I immediately remembered that it was impossible.I forced a smile and said, "What do you think about this? The alliance between the Lord of Wuyang and our army will have a lot of advantages and no disadvantages. It will definitely work out."

Qian Wenyi said: "If the owner of Wuyang City really wants to unite with our army so much, why doesn't he send someone to contact us, but wants us to go to Wuyang City?" In fact, the Mayor of Wuyang had already sent Zheng Zhao to contact him, but Qian Wenyi didn't know about it.I smiled slightly and said, "It has already been sent." Qian Wenyi raised his eyebrows and said, "Really?" I nod.Qian Wenyi tapped his left palm with his right fist, and said, "That's not too bad, otherwise I would really think that Lord Wenhou wants us to die. You think, Wuyang City is located in the south, and it has long been the territory of the snake people. So far, the city has not been broken, so most of the city lord He has already fallen to the snake people, but we have to discuss with them about joining forces, isn't it too long? Since the city lord He has sent people here, it is correct, he Most of them are feigned surrenders in order to make ends meet. However, I really can’t figure it out, would the snake people really believe them?”

I said: "I can't figure this out either, but since Wuyang City has never fallen, the snake people have already believed them, but we don't know the reason yet." Qian Wenyi said: "Yes. If it is said that the lord of the Wuyang city turned against Cang Yuegong, it is understandable for Cang Yuegong to believe him. But the snake man, alas, since I went to sea, I have been thinking, what if I am City Lord, no matter how you back down, you can't think of any bargaining chip that can make the snake man trust me." I feel a chill in my heart.Indeed, I have never thought of this question!No wonder Marquis Wen wanted to set up that secret plan, which was actually a way out. It seems Marquis Wen also had this suspicion!But, why did Marquis Wen tell me that I can't open it until I'm desperate?It made me open it early.Why didn't he say clearly that he would wait until the negotiations failed?

With Qian Wenyi and I's wisdom, probably we can't figure out Marquis Wen's foresight.In any case, with Marquis Wen's ability, his strategy has never failed so far, and I can only believe that Marquis Wen has already made arrangements, and every deployment of his has its deep meaning.I said: "Things in the world are ever-changing, the most important thing is to adapt to the situation. Let's see when the time comes, anyway, it is always a fact that Wuyang City never fell." Qian Wenyi said: "I hope so, otherwise our trip will be for nothing, and our lives will be wasted here, but it will be too worthless."

I was disturbed for a while, and Qian Wenyi and Qian Wenyi sat by the fire, silent.This rain seemed to be endless. I don't know how long it has passed. It must be a whole day. When it cleared, it was almost dusk. On land, such a heavy rain must have flooded the water, but on the sea, after the tide ebbs, the water surface seems to have dropped a lot, and the sea seems to be boundless. negligible.We couldn't do anything when it was raining, but when the weather cleared, Pu Shifang immediately ordered the soldiers to repair the Tianchi.I told Pu Shifang that there was no need to be in such a hurry, it was getting dark, but Pu Shifang said that the captain of the Wufeng ship had suffered such a big loss, and he would definitely not let it go, if he didn't leave early, I'm afraid something would happen.In the battle with the captain of Wufeng, 18 people from the water army were killed. Those 18 people were buried high on the island, and a wooden monument was erected in case they had the opportunity to be buried in the Central Plains in the future—but I don’t think that’s too much. It is possible, these eighteen people are afraid that their bones will be buried on this reef forever.

The damage suffered by Tianchi was not serious, and the sailing was not hindered. We set sail again at dusk.Perhaps after experiencing that catastrophe, God also showed compassion, and the journey has been smooth and safe since then.We set off on July 17th. If it had rained all day, we would have faintly seen the shadow of Wuyang City on August 25th. It took less than one and a half months before and after. The estimated two months were more than half a month faster. Seeing Wuyang City, my heart suddenly eased down.Even if something unexpected happens, at least we have arrived at our destination.I stood at the bow of the boat, watching the gulls flying around the bow and stern, and felt relieved.

Conquests, killings, plots, all of these are temporarily far away from me.But as soon as I arrived in Wuyang City, I would fall into a new conspiracy.When I was at sea, I only felt that the most boring thing in the world was to take a boat, but seeing that it was about to arrive, I suddenly felt a little nostalgic.Although there are too many dangers at sea, at least I don't have to worry about others plotting against me on board. Just as I was fascinated, Ma Tianwu suddenly came over and said, "General Chu, Mr. Ding has something to ask, please go and discuss with General Chu."

After the battle with Captain Wufeng, Ma Tianwu and I became friends, but at this time he spoke seriously.I nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away." Tomorrow, I will definitely be able to enter the port of Wuyang City. Ding Ximing will probably discuss with me how to deal with the Lord of Wuyang City.However, would he know that Marquis Wen secretly made a secret plan to sacrifice him?I was thinking wildly, and when I arrived in front of Ding Yushi's cabin, I said, "Master Ding, the last general Chu Xiuhong is asking to see you." Ding Yushi said weakly inside: "General Chu, please come in."

The door was opened, and I saw Ding Yushi sitting on the bed with a pale face.I was taken aback, and said: "Master Ding, is your body against peace?" Ding Yushi said: "When I woke up today, I felt chest tightness and uncomfortable, it's not a problem. General Chu, I'm going to Wuyang City soon, have you made proper arrangements?" I bowed and said: "The last general has given orders, and everyone is ready." Ding Yushi said: "That's good." He looked at the cabin roof and fell silent for a moment.Although I am also a deputy envoy, Ding Yushi's cabin is not comparable to mine, it is far more gorgeous, and there is a landscape painting on the wall, painted by some famous hand, the clouds are steaming and the sky is majestic, and the atmosphere is myriad.

As I was watching, Ding Yushi suddenly said, "General Chu, how confident are you in this matter?" I was taken aback, and said, "What does Master Ding mean?" "Discuss with City Lord He about joining forces." He stood up, took two steps, and said: "There are many events in southern Xinjiang, but Wuyang City has survived wind and rain for more than a hundred years, and the city owners of all generations have their own merits. " I said: "Master Ding's words are very true. City Lord He has something extraordinary, so he must know which is more important. This matter is related to the fate of all of us human beings. City Lord He will definitely put the overall situation first." If the opponent is not a snake man, no one would dare to believe the Lord of Wuyang City.I thought to myself, Ding Yushi already felt that this matter would not go well, would he be aware of Marquis Wen's intentions? After bidding farewell to Ding Yushi, I also returned to the cabin to prepare.I'm about to disembark soon, and I need to tidy up my belongings.I didn't bring anything with me, I didn't bring any long weapons when I came out this time, the Baipi Knife, Hand Crossbow and Meteor Hammer were all on my body, and what I took with me was only a box of arrows from the Hand Crossbow.I was flipping through, and suddenly found a wooden box under the bed. The wooden box is very delicate, I couldn't remember where it came from for a while, but suddenly, I remembered.This box was taken from the pirate ship during the battle with Captain Wufeng.I had someone put it in my cabin after getting on the boat that time, but I forgot about it completely afterwards. If I didn’t plan to disembark today, I’m afraid I would throw it under the bed for a while.I picked it up and looked at it. There was a small lock hanging on the box, but there was no key.I took out the Baipi knife, put the blade on the lock ring, and patted it lightly with the other hand.The lock ring is not thick, and it was cut off with a "click".I twisted the lock ring and lifted the lid. I thought it might be some kind of gold and jewelry stolen by pirates, but I didn't expect that it was just a thin short jacket.This jacket is made of leather with scale patterns on it. It may be some kind of fish skin. The workmanship is very good. It is only equivalent to the thickness of thick cloth, but it is not beautifully made, and there is no decoration. It seems to be underwear.But the underwear is made of leather, which doesn't seem very comfortable.If this is soft armor, it is too thin, and I am afraid it is useless.I shook it and gestured, but it was about the same size as me. As I was watching, someone knocked on the door, and I said, "Come in." It was Qian Wenyi who came in.As soon as he came in, he said, "Controlling, the Vanguard Battalion is ready and ready to disembark at any moment." I nodded and said, "Okay. Sit for a while, I'll tidy up and go take a look together." I was about to put away the leather jacket when Qian Wenyi suddenly said, "Control, what is this?" I said, "It's a leather jacket, I got it from a pirate ship." Qian Wenyi said: "Is it Fang Moyun's boat?" I said by the way: "Yes." As soon as I finished speaking, I was suddenly stunned.The pirate Fang Moyun is very brave, what is even more difficult to deal with is wearing a black soft armor, that soft armor is invulnerable to swords and spears, even a hundred knives cannot cut through it.If I'm not mistaken... My mind brightened, and I pulled out the Baipi knife.Qian Wenyi was taken aback, and said, "Control, what's wrong?" "Hold it for me." I handed him the leather jacket, and inserted the Baipi knife upwards.With the sharp edge of Baipi knife, even the steel lock ring can be cut off at once. This kind of leather clothing should be pierced through with a knife, but just after piercing it, the tip of the knife feels an extremely flexible resistance, and it can't pierce it. go in. Qian Wenyi knew the sharpness of my Baipi Dao, seeing this scene, he couldn't help but "ah", and said: "This is a soft armor!" I was elated for a while.Unexpectedly, what I picked up by hand turned out to be a treasure.I said, "Looks right." Qian Wenyi rummaged through it and said, "What is this kind of soft armor called?" I said, "I don't know either." Qian Wenyi said: "Perhaps General Park knows, ask him." Just as he finished speaking, Pu Shifang's voice sounded outside the door: "General Chu, are you there? I have something to do..." Surprised and delighted, I opened the door and dragged him in, saying, "General Park, come and take a look." Pu Shifang was baffled by me, I picked up the leather jacket and said, "General Pu, take a look at what this is." When Pu Shifang saw the leather jacket in my hand, he was shocked and exclaimed: "Shazhiluo!" He snatched it away, looked carefully, and said, "It's really Shazhiluo!" I said: "You know?" Pu Shifang saved himself from losing his composure, and returned the leather jacket to me, and said in awe and fear: "Forgive me, General Chu, the last general is very rude..." I knew that once he said something like this, there must be a lot to talk about, so I interrupted him and said, "Okay, let me acquit you. General Park, do you know this soft armor?" Pu Shifang said: "This shark weaver is made of the skin of a large shark in the Arctic Ocean. That kind of shark is called 'Hammerhead Shark'. It is extremely fierce and its skin is extremely flexible. It was originally used to make armor. However, once the hammerhead shark dies, the outer skin will immediately become hard and brittle, making it unusable. Only when it is caught alive and peeled off, it can be dried immediately with fierce fire can be used to make armor. However, it is difficult to generate fierce fire on board, and the number of hammerhead sharks is very small. , hard to get." I said, "It's so rare." Pu Shifang said: "That's right. Back then, Old General Li took great pains to catch two hammerhead sharks at sea, and transported them alive to the shore, and then he peeled off two skins and made them into shark weaving fish and shark man fish. Two pairs of soft armor. General Chu, yours is exactly Shazhiluo." It turned out that it belonged to Li Yaotian's father.I couldn't help being a little disappointed, and said: "I snatched it back from the pirates. The clothes that Fang Moyun was wearing must have been scallops, but unfortunately he was buried in the bottom of the sea. General Park, you can return it to General Li." Pu Shifang said: "This..." I said: "This is General Li's late father's relic, so it belonged to him in the first place." Although I said it generously, I really didn't want it in my heart.I have seen the soft armor on Fang Moyun before, if I also have one, then I will have the sharpness of a hundred swords in advance, and the toughness of a shark weaving in my retreat, it is really like adding wings to a tiger.If it belongs to someone else, then I don't want to return it at all, but it belongs to Li Yaotian's father, so I can't take it for myself. Surprised and delighted, Pu Shifang suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to me.I was taken aback, helped him up and said, "General Park, what are you doing?" Pu Shifang said: "General Li and the last general have talked about it several times. They wanted to take back these two treasures from the captain of Wufeng, but they have not been able to do so. It is very embarrassing. General Chu can let General Li get what he wants, and the last general I am really happy in my heart, very happy." His words were blunt at first, but now he was agitated, and he stumbled even more, but I also felt it in my heart, so I didn't dare to laugh at him, and said: "General Park, get up quickly .” Pu Shifang put away the shark Zhiluo, and said again: "General Chu, I don't dare to be so kind... That thank you, by the way, I also have a sea rhinoceros armor by my side, although it is far less than the shark Zhiluo, I would like to dedicate it to you." General Chu will use it." I smiled and said, "No need, General Park can use it himself. By the way, are all the injured brothers from the Water Legion healed?" In the battle with the captain of Wufeng, most of the casualties were in the water army. Eighteen people died and twenty-three were injured. Two of them were seriously injured. Fortunately, the medical officer on board the water army was very good. The injuries have not deteriorated, but they have not recovered. . Pu Shifang said: "The last general is here for this matter. General Chu, those two brothers have not been well, and the last general wants to let them disembark to recuperate after they dock in Hong Kong. I wonder if General Chu will allow it?" I said: "That's no problem." Thinking of him coming to ask for instructions tremblingly, I smiled and said: "General Park, you can make up your own mind on some matters, so you don't need to ask me for instructions. If I keep talking like this, then I dare not talk to him." You spoke." Pu Shifang blushed slightly, and stammered: "Yes, yes, the death penalty for the last general. General Li also said that this is the worst thing about the last general, and he must correct it in the future." I smiled wryly.Pu Shifang's temperament probably cannot be changed.I sighed and said, "When can I arrive at Wuyang City?" When he mentioned this, Pu Shifang was no longer embarrassed, and said: "I can arrive at dusk tomorrow. If we hurry up, we can go to Wuyang City for dinner tomorrow." Going to Wuyang City for dinner, that's not going to happen.When it got dark the next day, we were still about a mile away from Wuyang City.Qian Wenyi and I stood at the bow of the boat and looked at Wuyang City, which was getting closer and closer. In the night, the lights of thousands of houses in Wuyang City looked peaceful, as if we had never been hit by a war.As I was watching, Pu Shifang suddenly walked up to me and said in a low voice: "General Chu, Wuyang City sent two fast boats to approach us." The Lord of Wuyang City doesn't know who we are, does he?I said, "Say hello to them and explain why you're here." Pu Shifang nodded, and gave an order to a soldier beside him.Although Wuyang City has always maintained its independence, the semaphore is used in common with the empire. Now that it is dark, the sign is used as a sign at night.I watched the soldier on the watchtower make a few signals with red and yellow lights, and a ship coming out of Wuyang City also returned a signal. Pu Shifang said: "Okay, they know our purpose, let us Follow them into port." Finally arrived!I just felt a lot lighter all of a sudden, and said with a smile: "I can't eat dinner, so I can have supper. I wonder if Wuyang City uses imperial coins?" The layout of Wuyang City is roughly similar to that of Dongping City, but the south gate of Wuyang City is a water gate.The Water Corps was used to the exhaustion at sea for more than a month, but the Qianfeng Battalion was not used to life on board. They were already exhausted and eager to jump ashore as soon as they landed.Qian Wenyi shouted: "Line up, Master Ding, please go ashore first." The Qianfeng Battalion and the Water Corps had just completed their formation, and three people had boarded the boat from the shore first, and one of them said loudly: "I am Liu Wenchang, the South Gate Division of Wuyang City. May I ask where you are from?" Just as I was about to reply, Ding Yushi had already stepped forward and said, "I, Ding Ximing, Yushi of the Imperial Procuratorate, is ordered by the king to discuss with the Lord He of Wuyang City, and report quickly." Liu Wenchang was taken aback when he heard the words, and said, "People from the empire?" Maybe the empire hadn't sent anyone for a long time, so he was also a little surprised.As for Wuyang City's main alliance with the empire, he, a small Nanmen Division, probably didn't know about it.He thought for a while, then looked at Ding Ximing suspiciously, and said, "Please wait on the boat for now, and I will report to Mr. Zheng." As soon as I heard this "Mr. Zheng", other people didn't care about it, but I felt as if I had been hit in the head, and said, "Is it Zheng Zhao?" Liu Wenchang looked at me and said coldly: "Please, this general, please don't speak out about Mr. Zheng's name." Zheng Zhao's status in Wuyang City is so high?I still remember that Zheng Zhao once said to me that there is a saying in Wuyang City that "20,000 private soldiers are less than six."And Zheng Zhao made a detour from the west after exhausting all kinds of hardships, and finally returned to Wuyang City. Suddenly I thought of one thing, and my heart turned cold.I didn't expect to meet Zheng Zhao so soon. He has the ability to read minds, and he can think of anything I think. The most terrifying thing is that if Zheng Zhao knows that Marquis Wen has such a secret plan, what will happen if he joins forces with the Lord of Wuyang City? I'm afraid there is no need to talk about it, and it will definitely fail. No wonder Marquis Wen said in a vague way that I would not open the kit until "the moment of despair". Zheng Zhao was the one he was worried about!He asked me to serve as the escort, and it was precisely because I knew Zheng Zhao's ability that I wouldn't be caught off guard, but I was so stupid that I couldn't figure out Marquis Wen's intention after thinking all the way, but I didn't think of Zheng Zhao!And when Liu Wenchang said that he wanted to ask Zheng Zhao for instructions, he probably wanted Zheng Zhao to spy on our real intentions. What on earth should we do now? At this time Liu Wenchang had already gone down.On the shore, the soldiers of Wuyang City lined up all around, more than a thousand people, each of them looked like an enemy. Judging from this posture, if they think that we have malicious intentions, they will kill us all.I just felt at a loss and didn't know what to do. I only felt a blur in front of my eyes, but the sweat was streaming down my forehead. Qian Wenyi also noticed the difference in my demeanor, and said with concern: "Control, are you uncomfortable?" My face must be extremely ugly now. When I heard his words, my heart lit up, and I pretended to be weak and said: "Yes, I suddenly feel weak all over, as if I was sick. Qian Wenyi, help me direct the brothers to get off the boat. I have to lie down for a while, or I won't be able to hold on." Qian Wenyi was taken aback, and whispered: "Ill at this time? What a coincidence. Commander, go and rest, I'm here." I fled back to the cockpit, closed the door, wiped the cold sweat from my forehead, sat down and thought about the current situation carefully. The biggest crisis now is that I know Marquis Wen's secret plan ahead of time, if Zheng Zhao should not know about it, unless I don't think about it at all.But despite such a plan, the words on Marquis Wen's handwriting came and went in his mind, and the more he wanted to think about it, the more he kept thinking about it. How can we keep Zheng Zhao from knowing?Pretending to be sick can only escape for a while at most, but as the deputy envoy, how can I not see Zheng Zhao?Unless...unless you kill him! Thinking of this, I shook my head again.In public, Liu Wenchang was already suspicious of us. Even if I could kill Zheng Zhao without anyone noticing, how could he trust us?I just feel at a loss.Marquis Wen sent me here because I knew Zheng Zhao's details, but I didn't expect that by mistake, it was self-defeating.Now it's really "the time of desperation", but Marquis Wen doesn't have a second tip to give me a secret plan. Now I can only rely on myself.I thought about it silently, trying my best to let myself think about the past, but no matter how I tried to control myself, I couldn't help but think of Marquis Wen's secret plan. Today is August 26th.Could it be that my death day is today?I am a little dumbfounded.The only way now is probably suicide.After I die, Zheng Zhao will not know that Marquis Wen has such a secret plan.But of course it is impossible for me to commit suicide. Is it really desperate? No, I still have a way! Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to my mind.I remember that when I meditate, I can keep myself from distracting thoughts. If I can use the method of meditation, maybe I can handle it. That's the only way to do it.I gritted my teeth and tried to cheer myself up.Since Zhenqingzi taught me the method of meditation, I have practiced it every day, but I have never practiced mind reading skills, so now I have to bite the bullet and give it a try. I have memorized the book that Zhenqingzi gave me by heart. I recited it first, straightened out the order of the front and back, and thought about how to be lucky.Just after thinking for a while, a voice suddenly came from outside the door, and someone said: "General Chu is an old friend I haven't seen for a long time. He is sick, so I need to take a look, haha." This is Zheng Zhao's voice! I turned over and fell on the bed, desperately trying to make myself think about the breath in my body.In fact, you don’t have to sit upright to meditate, you can just lie down.Lying flat and falling into meditation, Zheng Zhao must also be unable to grasp my thoughts.As soon as I lay down, the door was opened. Zheng Zhao walked in with a haha, and said, "General Chu, how are you? Are you okay?" As he came in, I suddenly felt a pain in my brain, almost like a sharp needle pierced in, and I almost groaned.How is this going?My heart was slightly flustered, and my head was so painful that it almost split open.I endured the severe pain and tried my best to control my mind. As if being sucked into a huge vortex, my body immediately lost weight and fluttered up and down like a feather.No, it's not floating anymore, but being swept by the strong wind, flying up and down involuntarily, going straight up to the sky for a while, and sinking into the spring again for a while. Although I closed my eyes, there were countless figures flashing in front of my eyes.Qi Lie, Su Wenyue, Marquis Wu, Pu Anli, Lu Gongxing, the princess, the little prince... These people flicker before my eyes, no matter whether they are dead or still alive, it seems that at this moment, they are all Became a shadow, and was also sucked into this vortex.There are also many figures that I don't know at all, probably I have met once at some time, and the same dross rises, lingering, and there is also... her. is her!Her face flashed past among a large number of figures, as if swept away by a strong wind.I haven't seen her for a long time, and her appearance has begun to blur in my memory. I don't remember her appearance clearly anymore, but I know almost immediately that it is her. Snow-white fingers, the sound of a pipa like broken beads and jade... Her face remained the same, with a hint of sadness.That trace of melancholy is like the first ray of morning light passing through the dew on the leaves in the morning, like an old dream that has not been completely forgotten in the cold night, like a trivial hope for tomorrow... I seem to be drawn to the edge of an abyss, and if I go any further, I will fall, and I am afraid that I will never be able to escape.As soon as I saw her, a strange force seemed to surge through my body, and my body immediately became heavy. war.What is war?Is war killing people?A student I taught in a military school once asked me what a famous general is. At that time, I told him: "The duty of the army is to end wars and protect the people. If the army kills the people instead, or asks the people to join the battle, then that's the point." The commander has already failed, and he is definitely not a famous general." When I said this, I was only expressing my feelings about Wuhou's massacre of the city and the destruction of the country and Cang Yuegong's all people's soldiers, but now I suddenly seem to know my truth again. Thought. War is not killing people, war is a last resort, not for the name of a famous general, the real purpose is to protect!I went into the war, so many soldiers fought bloody battles on the front line, wasn't it just to protect my family and my country?We stand here, and no one can drive us out!I am guarding, guarding the people I love, guarding myself! I straightened my stiff body. Although the gust of wind was like a knife, it seemed to weaken a lot immediately.I will not retreat, even if fate dooms me to accomplish nothing, my life will be lost at any time, but I will not retreat, I want to protect everything I like! The wind was still strong, and there was thunder in my ears resounding across the sky.Countless thunders fell from the sky, piercing my chest like thousands of long swords. I endured the severe pain and remained motionless. I want to protect my everything! I don't know how long it took, and suddenly the fierce wind seemed to disappear without a trace, and it became bright again. I just felt relaxed all over, as if I had been exhausted after a hard fight. , I seemed to hear Qian Wenyi's voice. Is Qian Wenyi by my side?I opened my eyes, and saw Zheng Zhao at a glance. When I saw Zheng Zhao, I was shocked.He has always been calm and unhurried, even when Cao Wendao and I chased him outside the west gate of the imperial capital, he was not as frightened as he is now.But now, a face that is so white and bloodless is covered with a lot of sweat, and it seems to be more tired than me. Sure enough, Qian Wenyi was at the side. Seeing me open my eyes, he was overjoyed and said, "Control, are you alright?" I sat up and said, "It's nothing. What's the matter?" As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Qian Wenyi suddenly say, "What's wrong with Chu Xiuhong? If he dies, then we will be in trouble." Why was Qian Wenyi so rude? I was a little unhappy and said: "I'm not finished yet." Qian Wenyi was stunned for a while, and sweat dripped down his face involuntarily, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, yes, you will be fine if you control your auspicious appearance." But as he was talking, I seemed to hear him say: " How does he seem to know what I'm thinking?" How is this going?I was taken aback, and suddenly I had a flash of inspiration, and I understood everything in an instant. I have learned to read minds!What I am reading now is what Qian Wenyi is thinking!I was overjoyed and breathed out quickly, but suddenly my eyes went dark, and a strange force in my consciousness seemed to suddenly rise up again.I was startled, and quickly adjusted my breathing to make myself sit upright.Qian Wenyi came up again and said, "Tongzhi, are you okay?" When he leaned over, I felt that he seemed to be saying, "What kind of disease does Chu Xiuhong have? It seems strange." I opened my eyes again, desperately resisting the force in my consciousness, and said, "It's nothing, you go out first." When Qian Wenyi and I were chatting, Zheng Zhao stood motionless, like a clay or wood sculpture.I don't know what he's trying to trick, and I don't know if he knows what I'm thinking now. If Qian Wenyi gets close to me, I'm afraid I'll be controlled by that force instead.I reluctantly said: "You go out first, close the door, I want to talk to Mr. Zheng." Qian Wenyi said: "Okay." He closed the door and went out. When I went out, I felt that he was thinking at the end: "What happened to the system?" As soon as he left, I sat up straight and faced Zheng Zhao.Zheng Zhao was still staring straight at me, motionless like a zombie, which made me a little hairy.I said, "Mr. Zheng, please sit down." Now that I have practiced mind reading, I can also read his thoughts, but now I can't seem to feel anything.But reading what Qian Wenyi thought in his mind just now, it was easy and easy. What's going on? Just as I was thinking about it, Zheng Zhao sat down and said, "Yes." His face was still extremely stiff, but now it seemed that he suddenly had a serious illness, and his eyes were staring at me. Not like a normal person. Did he suddenly go crazy? "I'm not crazy." As soon as I heard Zheng Zhao's answer, I almost cried out.In this situation, it is obvious that he knows everything I think, but I can't know his thoughts. It seems that even if I have practiced mind reading skills, I can only read Qian Wenyi's thoughts, but not Zheng Zhao. what to think.I was disappointed for a while, and said: "Okay, since you know my secret, kill me if you want." "What secret?" I almost thought that Zheng Zhao was making fun of me, but when I looked up, I saw that he was terrified and sweating more, it didn't look like he was making fun of me.Could it be that he really suddenly fell insane? Suddenly, I suddenly remembered the scene when I was interrogated by Wei Zongzheng.That time Wei Zongzheng sent someone to monitor me, and Chen Zhong secretly discussed with me at night, but he listened to it.If it wasn't for my mistake that time, I was able to use the mind-stimulating technique suddenly, I am afraid that Wei Zongzheng would have been aware of Wenhou's strategy at that time.That yamen servant fell for my mind-stimulating technique that time, just like Zheng Zhao now. Could it be that this time I still haven't practiced mind-reading skills, but mind-stimulating skills? My heart trembled, and Zheng Zhao's body sitting on the chair also trembled suddenly, as if he was about to stand up. My head seemed to be turned upside down, and my body seemed to turn over, which was indescribably uncomfortable.I took a long breath to make my breathing even, and looked at Zheng Zhao.Now if someone came in, he would be puzzled. Zheng Zhao and I sat facing each other, neither of us moved. If Zheng Zhao really fell for my mind-bending technique, then I should be able to order him to do things.I looked into his eyes and said silently in my heart: "Zheng Zhao, stand up." Sure enough, Zheng Zhao stood up with a "hoo"! I was ecstatic for a while, it seems that I have indeed practiced the mind control technique!But before I could be happy, Zheng Zhao frowned suddenly, and said in a low voice, "How could you..." He's about to get out of my control!I was taken aback, but not knowing what to do, I just stared at him.Zheng Zhao's face changed a lot, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and he said this sentence hesitantly: "Will...will...take...heart..." "I will!" I suddenly interrupted his words, Zheng Zhao's eyes flashed, then suddenly dimmed, and he stopped talking, and the strange power in my mind also weakened immediately as if it had been hit head-on.I took a deep breath and wiped the sweat from my forehead.Just at this moment, I was also sweating, as if I had run 17 or 18 miles. At this time, I have already roughly understood the clues, what I have practiced must be mind-taking, not mind-reading.Zheng Zhao wanted to use mind-reading skills to spy on my mind, but he never expected that I would actually be able to manipulate minds, so he was caught off guard by me.And because I captured his soul, now his brain has almost become a part of my body, and his mind reading skills will be used on Qian Wenyi, so I can understand what Qian Wenyi thinks . Although I restrained him, I couldn't figure out what to do with him.Zheng Zhao said that mind-reading is very tiring, and he can't use it many times a day. Mind-stimulating is a level higher than mind-reading, so I'm afraid it will be more tiring, but I don't seem to feel anything now.It's just that I can't control him forever. Once he breaks free, he will order someone to kill me when he knows that I have the mind control technique. what should I do?kill him? I thought together, and Zheng Zhao suddenly showed a trace of fear on his face.It seems that although I have controlled him, he still retains a part of his sanity, just like when I was hit by his mind-stimulating technique, my body is no longer under my control, but my mind is still clear.Comparing the two, it seems that my willpower is stronger. As soon as I was proud, my mind suddenly turned, and I was hit on the forehead with a sap, and I immediately fell on the bed, but the force was overwhelming. Zheng Zhao is fighting back! But although I understand, I don't know what to do.Although my will is stronger than his, but I am far less proficient in the use of mind-stimulation techniques, but I am so complacent that I don't know what is good or bad. If I am controlled by Zheng Zhao, then he will find out all the secrets in my heart.I was regretting endlessly, but now I couldn't think about it anymore. As soon as the back of my head touched the bed, I heard a "boom", and the force suddenly disappeared without a trace. I am under control!That was the first thought that came to my mind.That time I was hit by Zheng Zhao's mind-boosting technique, and the situation was a bit like now. First, a huge force kept pressing down, and suddenly disappeared without a trace, and then I couldn't help myself.Now that I am controlled by him, then everything will be squeezed out by him, right?I was terrified and subconsciously drew the knife. As soon as my hand touched the handle of the Baipi Knife, I suddenly realized that I hadn't fallen for Zheng Zhao's mind-bending technique.If I was really hit by the mind-stimulating technique, how could he allow me to draw my sword?When I thought about it, I still couldn't believe it. I stretched out my hand in front of me, opened my hand and clenched it two or three times before I believed that I really didn't fall into the mind-stealing technique.However, with Zheng Zhaoda gaining the upper hand, why didn't he fight back?I looked intently, but it was Zheng Zhao half sitting on the chair, his eyes rolled. he died?I was taken aback, and only said that he had exerted too much force and lost his strength and died.If Zheng Zhao died, there would be no way to explain to the Mayor of Wuyang City, and there was no need to talk about the negotiation.I jumped out of bed, walked to him, lifted his shoulders and said, "Mr. Zheng!" Just as he shook his shoulders, Zheng Zhao opened his eyes and murmured, "You... how could you?" My heart froze, and my brows frowned. Zheng Zhao's face was squeezed suddenly, and immediately stretched out, becoming normal.I looked at him and whispered, "Are you okay?" "fine." 郑昭慢吞吞地在椅子上坐稳了。他的动作变得十分机械，倒象是个木偶。看样子，他又被我控制住了，而且和刚才不同，我意识中已感觉不到那股正在反抗的力量。难道我的摄心术突然间威力大增么？可是我自己知道自己这点摄心术实在靠不住，刚才郑昭的反击如此之强，怎么会突然间如此不济？难道他真的是用力过度，以至于全然不设防了？ 突然，我看见他后脑勺上撞出的一个大包，登时恍然大悟。哪里是什么用力过度，方才郑昭突然反击，以至于我摔倒在床，他自己一定也没有好果子吃，一样摔下去。我是坐在床上的，倒下时后脑勺摔在软软的被褥上，自然没什么大碍，他却是撞在桌子边上，结果撞了个七荤八素，怪不得马上被我控制住了。 虽然郑昭被我控制住了，可是我仍然不知道该拿他怎么办。我该问问他五羊城主的立场么？可是也不知道怎么个问法。 我站到他跟前，弯下腰，看着他的眼睛，慢慢地道：“郑先生。” 郑昭也慢慢地站了起来。一看到他那副迟钝的样子，我又有点得意。但还没来得及高兴，就觉一凛。方才就是因为得意忘形，差点被郑昭反扑成功，如果现在郑昭是在装样麻弊我，那可糟了。 想到这里，我心中一动，看着郑昭的眼睛，低声道：“郑昭，你现在会听我的话，按我说的做么？” 郑昭看着我，慢慢地点了点头。我一阵狂喜，心知这一步成功了，又道：“好，那你要记住，如果你想对我用读心术，就会头痛欲裂。” 我其实是想到了方才自己头痛得要死，才顺口这么说的，那准是郑昭对我用读心术，而我拼命反抗所致。最主要的是不能让他对我用摄心术，我看着他，慢慢说：“还有，如果……” 我刚要说如果怎么样，门外突然有人叫道：“阿昭，你在里面么？” 这声音来得太过突然，而一听到这个声音，我更是目瞪口呆，连要说什么话都忘了。 这个人是我认识的！我无论如何也料不到，刚到五羊城，还没下船，居然马上碰到了两个旧识。 我刚一分神，忽然觉得象有一条冰柱插进头顶，直插到后背，那种冰冷而坚硬的剧痛让我一下子缩成一团，不由呻吟起来。我抬起头，正好看见郑昭低下头看着我。 此时他哪里还有半分白痴样子，一脸都是猜疑和惊异，其中似乎还带着几分妒忌。我吃了一惊，想站起身来，但哪里站得起来，我的身体仿佛已经不属于我一样了。 我中了郑昭的摄心术！ 虽然身体动不了，神智却很清楚。而我中他的摄心术，这也是第二次了。看来方才门外那人一叫，我被分了神，我的摄心术登时被郑昭攻破，而他随之而来的反击却是我再也挡不住了。 到了此时，我只有咒骂自己太过得意忘形，另外就是骂自己太过蠢笨。我方才对他暗示说如果他对我用读心术会头痛欲裂，却忘了让他用摄心术时也头痛个半死。我的摄心术远没有他那么纯熟，被他控制住后，除了还能保持头脑清醒以外，根本没办法反击。我拼命想要平静下来，但方才门外那人的声音却已扰乱了我的心神，哪里还能保持半分平静？ 现在只能希望我对他的暗示有用。如果郑昭接下来对我用读心术而痛起来的话，那我还有一线反败为胜之机，否则文侯的秘计，我心中的隐事，什么都瞒不过郑昭了。 郑昭走上一步，低声道：“楚将军，方才到底发生了什么事？” 我心中霍地一亮。看来郑昭中了我的摄心术时并不象我能保持神智清明，他并不知道自己发生了什么事了。现在如果我乱说一气，说不定可以瞒过他去。我脑子飞转，已想好了三四个借口，正要说时，但一开口，却说道：“方才，郑先生你……” 我要说出我制住了郑昭的事！我虽然想好了借口，但我的嘴好象也不由我控制一样。我吓得魂飞魄散，这等情形以前并没有过，看来快两年不见，郑昭的摄心术也高明了许多。而我一开口，势必要什么都说出去了。