Meng Dong

The sky was dark and the sky was stormy.The entire river surface was shrouded in gloomy black clouds, and it was dark as far as the eye could see, making it impossible to distinguish where was the river and where was the sky.

The bean-sized raindrops made a loud noise as they fell on the boat, which was inexplicably depressing in this weather.

Meng Dong listened attentively, then lowered his head to look at Yan Hong, who was holding a book of local chronicles on his lap, frowning seriously, and said softly, "Sure enough, it's raining."

"Yeah." It was too dark outside, so even though candles were lit in the cabin, the light was still very poor. Yan Hong struggled to read this book, so he just threw the book aside and lay on his back with his hands hooked. Meng Dong pointed his fingers and replied casually, "It will rain when the weather changes."

Meng Dong's expression looked a little pale under the dim light, and he straightened the hair on his forehead for Yan Hong: "Because I couldn't see the way ahead, the speed of the boat had to be slowed down, and it would delay the time to return to Jiangling. "

"Although it has indeed slowed down, it will take half an hour at most to enter Jiangling territory. There is nothing to worry about being so close to your own territory." Yan Hong slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "Besides, don't you I think it’s a bit boring to come here so smoothly, and it’s not worth the trip if we have to do something different before we go home, right?”

Meng Dong lowered his head and looked at Yan Hong on his lap with a complex expression. This person was lying leisurely on his lap with a relaxed expression, as if the bright sun or the strong wind and rain outside had no effect on him. Meng Dong even faintly felt that Yan Hong seemed to have been waiting for this heavy rain that would naturally slow down the speed of the boat.

Meng Dong couldn't help but turned his head and glanced out. It was too easy for something to happen in this kind of weather.He closed his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand to touch Yan Hong's face, his eyes fell on the jade pendant that Yan Hong put back around his neck again, and he clenched his lower lip hard.

Mishaps happen in a blink of an eye.

First, the hull of the ship suddenly shook violently, as if something had hit the ship, and the outside of the cabin suddenly became noisy, footsteps repeated, figures flashed back and forth through the window, Qingming's voice sounded outside the door: " There seems to be some trouble ahead, but we will take care of it quickly, please stay in the cabin for the time being."

Meng Dong's back was stiff, he clenched his fingers into fists, and just about to stand up, a pair of warm hands grabbed his fists, gently released the strength in his hands, and stretched out his fingers one by one , and then the fingers intertwined and held tightly together.

Meng Dong couldn't help lowering his head, looked at the two intertwined hands, then glanced outside the cabin, and said softly: "I'll go see what's going on outside, my lord, just wait for me inside the cabin."

"What's going on?" Yan Hong gently rubbed the back of Meng Dong's hand with his fingertips, turned over and sat up, "It's just that some people don't want me to go back to Jiangling alive. Speaking of which, my cheap uncle is worse than I imagined." Patience, I thought he would wait for me to enter Jiangling territory before taking action. After all, it would be more convenient to blame Liang people for this matter afterwards. It can only be said that he really wants my life too much, and he is afraid of entering Jiangling. In Jiangling, he will lose control of the situation in my territory.

Although it was a little different from what I expected, it didn't hurt too much.Since I came here for my life, I have to show my face to show respect to the current Holy Majesty. Yan Hong leaned over and gently kissed Meng Dong's side face, "So you should wait for me in the cabin, and I'll be right back." "

Meng Dong clenched Yan Hong's hand almost subconsciously. No one knew better than him what kind of scene it would be outside, and no one knew better than him why Emperor Guangxi had tolerated Yan Hong for so many years. Finally, he still wanted to kill.

With a smile on his lips, Yan Hong looked at the tightly held hands of the two: "Why?"

Meng Dong met Shang Yanhong's dark and bright eyes, he knew that these eyes could see through countless things, maybe including himself.But it's meaningless to speculate on these now. When he boarded this ship, he had already made up his mind, and there was no reason to go back on his word.So he just stood up, looked at Yan Hong's face, and said slowly: "I don't want to stay in the cabin alone, so let's go outside with the prince to have a look."

Yan Hong looked at him for a while, then slightly raised his eyebrows: "Okay."

The wind was violent and the rain was violent, even though both of them were wearing capes and hats, the corners of their clothes were soaked by the rain very quickly.The boat had long been in chaos, and there were constant sounds of fighting coming from the bow, which was especially clear amidst the sound of wind and rain.

As soon as the two of them left the cabin, Qingming came up with his guards. He glanced at Meng Dong before lowering his voice and said, "My lord, there are more thieves than we expected. For your safety, we'd better go back to Take shelter in the cabin for a while, there will be no accidents because there are villains watching here."

"Since they came here to kill me, I have to go and have a look." Yan Hong's voice came out from under the bamboo hat, even though there was already a lot of killing and cutting in front of him, his voice was still calm and even faint Smiling, he turned his head and glanced at Meng Dong, "If you're scared, I'll let them take you back to the cabin. When you get to the front, you won't have a chance to regret it."

"If I had been afraid, I would not have boarded the boat back to Jiangling that day." Meng Dong looked at Yan Hong quietly, "Now, my lord, we have no room for regret."

Yan Hong smiled lightly, and nodded slowly: "Yes, we have no room for regret." After speaking, he firmly clenched Meng Dong's hand and walked straight towards the bow.

There were several small boats lying in front of them, and one of them had only a broken hull, and it was this small boat that rammed directly through the night just now, forcing the big boat of Wangfu to stop.Fortunately, the hull of the ship was strong enough so that it would not sink under this blow, but the thieves took advantage of this opportunity to climb onto the deck of the big ship and fight with the guards of the palace.

It was only at this moment that Meng Dong deeply realized the abilities of the guards of the palace. Although they were inferior in number, they were not inferior in fighting scenes. Above the deck, do not give any thieves a chance to approach the cabin.

This is not something that the guards of the palace can have. They look more like a well-trained army, and this big ship is their battlefield.

Yan Hong's appearance brought the battle situation to a brief standstill, and both sides stopped at the same time almost in tacit understanding. Almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Yan Hong, and I don't know how many swords were aimed at him at this moment.

If Yan Hong didn't check, he slowly let go of Meng Dong's hand, patted the back of his hand reassuringly, and walked forward while taking off the obstructive bamboo hat on top of his head.He stopped in front of the people, and looked at the thieves in front of him one by one by the light from the lantern on the boat, and finally stopped his gaze on a person who was completely wrapped in night clothes, and shook his head slightly : "I thought General Liu would appear in more important places, for example, under the city of Jiangling. After all, marching and fighting are what you are best at, but I didn't expect that you would even have to do such a small thing as assassinating me yourself. I don't know if it's true that our Holy Majesty's subordinates really don't have any reliable people anymore, or is it because you think my life is too important?"

"It's a pity that the king of Xiannan County died young, leaving behind a useless son who only knew how to eat, drink and play, but they don't know that the king of Nanjun has a deeper city and greater abilities than the previous king." The man in black took off his mask. With the black cloth on his face, the tip of the sword in his hand pointed at Yan Hong, "Your Majesty has tried again and again for so many years, and the prince has not left the slightest flaw. It is really admirable. It's just that luck is still on your majesty's side." Over there, if it wasn't for the help of an expert, His Majesty doesn't know how long His Majesty will have to be released."

"This king should thank General Liu for his praise." Yan Hong's laughter was especially clear in the sound of rain, "If it comes to strategizing and fighting north and south, this king will never be able to catch up with my father in this life. But after all, my little brother I lost my father's protection when I was young, so I am afraid of death a lot. In order to let us live as orphans and widows, we always have to adopt some unsightly methods. Fortunately, our sage can't hold back, otherwise, my king I don’t know how long I can pretend.”

"After all, the hatred of killing one's father is irreconcilable. If I continue to pretend, I'm afraid that my cheap uncle will die of old age and won't give me a chance to do it." He lowered his head, rubbed his wrists casually, and then raised his eyes. It is a strong killing intent, "In order to play this absurd prince well these years, this king's martial arts has been wasted a lot, today is just right, I will try my hand with General Liu."

Everything happened between lightning and flint. Almost as soon as Yan Hong finished speaking, a long sword appeared in his hand. His figure flashed across the crowd. The blade pointed directly at General Liu's neck. The blade was washed by the rain. There was a cold light shining, containing endless killing intent.

General Liu didn't expect Yan Hong's movements to be so swift, he raised his sword in a haste to block, and the two sharp blades collided together, sparking flames, as if a signal, the two sides who had stopped their hands suddenly started to move. The torrential rain mingled like nothing.

Meng Dong was guarded by two guards, one on the left and one on the right, and he had retreated to the front of the cabin, barely isolated from the fierce battle.But the space on the boat is limited after all, although no one will threaten his safety for the time being, but as far as he can see, there are fighting figures everywhere.

The glinting blade and the blood everywhere added a chill to this dark rainy night.Meng Dong turned his head and glanced at the head that fell a few meters away, and couldn't help clenching his hands hidden in his cuffs. He lifted the hat on his head, and whispered to the two guards beside him: "You go Protect the prince, it doesn't matter if I'm here."

"My lord, don't underestimate our lord, there are not many people on this ship who can beat him." A figure lightly landed beside Meng Dong, and kicked away a thief who followed, "Your lord, but As I told you, nothing is more important than protecting your son, if you make a mistake, we can't afford to go around."

Meng Dong squinted his eyes slightly, staring at the person in front of him. He was still wearing the same Taoist costume. Even though he had been thoroughly drenched by the heavy rain at the moment, he was still recognizable.

Qingxin smiled immediately when she met Meng Dong's gaze: "Young Master, why do you have this look in your eyes? You should have expected that my identity as a Taoist priest is mixed with water. However, no one on this boat has any secrets, Young Master. Isn't that very clear?"

Meng Dong couldn't help raising his eyes, looking at the most elegant figure in the crowd.The battle situation is already very chaotic, and the weather is not good, everyone is in a panic, but Meng Dong can still find Yan Hong's figure at a glance.

Qingxin's words are true, both he and Yan Hong have hidden many secrets.He used to think that he had already seen through Yan Hong's secret, but now it seems that he has already revealed his true colors in front of Yan Hong.

Meng Dong stretched out his hand to wipe his face, and looked down at the rainwater mixed with blood on his palm: "Your prince is meticulous and careful every step of the way. He should have expected this step since he left the capital, so he wouldn't be so naive as to think that you can rely on it." With such a few people, they will be able to deal with Emperor Guangxi's killing move."

Qingxin wiped the blood on the long sword with the lapel of his clothes: "The prince is still a mortal after all, he has no magic tricks, he thought they would wait for us to enter Jiangling before attacking, so the reinforcements are still in Jiangling, so right now, we can only rely on Follow yourself and kill these people."

While talking, Qing Xin raised his sword and fell, blood splashed past Meng Dong's eyes, before he had time to see what was going on, he saw a dead body that was no longer responding being kicked into the water by Qing Xin, and Qing Xin had already retracted the sword, With a relaxed expression on his face: "Mr. Meng is a noble man after all, and he has never seen such a scene before. If you are afraid, it is understandable. I can send you to a safe place first. Anyway, our prince can still hold on for a while. "

Meng Dong looked away from Qingxin's face, suddenly raised his head to look at the sky, and said softly, "The rain has stopped."

Qingxin was puzzled, but Meng Dong didn't respond, instead he looked at the pitch-black river. The next moment, a red light broke through the wind from the night, and the entire river was suddenly illuminated by the flames into a bright red patch. The flying arrows followed closely and landed on the big ship one after another.

Meng Dong tilted his head slightly, and glanced at the sharp arrow beside him that had penetrated deeply into the plank of the ship. In the cabin behind him, the light of fire gradually spread outward. He took a deep breath and smelled the fire. The smell of oil made her turn her head to look at Qingxin beside her, and obviously found that the smile on Qingxin's face was barely maintained.

Meng Dong couldn't help but locked his eyes on the center of the battle. Yan Hong was still fighting with that General Liu. If it was only about martial arts, that man was indeed no match for him, but the people in the Palace were extremely inferior in number, and Yan Hong still had to fight against him. Concentrate on dealing with the open and dark arrows that come from behind at any time.

Meng Dong lowered his eyes slightly, and said calmly: "It seems that even if your prince is brave and mighty, he probably won't be able to last long. Even if everyone on this boat dies here, it will definitely kill him."

Qing Xin's face became extremely serious. He clenched the long sword in his hand, glanced at Yan Hong, and then at the gradually spreading flames behind him. It should take less than a quarter of an hour for the entire ship to turn into a sea of ​​flames. , no one on board will be spared from it.

A guard was forced by the fire and had no choice but to jump off the boat and fall into the river, but the next moment, a thief would jump off after him, entangle the man tightly, and then the two sank into the deep water together. In the river.

This kind of posture of dying together is unbearable for the people in the palace.

Qing Xin swung her sword to split the nearest thief, and went straight towards Yan Hong.Yan Hong saw his figure getting closer and closer during the fight, and shouted in a low voice: "Don't forget what this king told you!"

Qingxin paused slightly, turned her head to look at Meng Dong behind her, and said loudly: "My lord, this boat will sink if it burns for a while!"

There was no panic on Yan Hong's face. He raised his wrist and blocked General Liu's sword stabbing his chest. His feet moved slightly, and his figure swung behind the man. Blood splashed out from the thief's neck, staining his already distressed robe red.

Only now did Yan Hong have a chance to catch his breath. His face sank like water, and he looked at the flames behind him: "Take Meng Dong away first. I have to kill this Liu to escape today."

Qingxin wanted to say something more, but General Liu had already attacked again, Yan Hong swung his sword backhand, fought with this person again, and no longer had the energy to respond to Qingxin.

Qing Xin grabbed Meng Dong's arm back, and before he could make another move, Meng Dong slammed it away forcefully.The smile on Qingxin's face disappeared without a trace, he gritted his teeth and looked at the young man in front of him: "Mr. Meng, I will never ask about the grievances between you and my lord, but my lord wants to To save your life, if you still want to take the opportunity to make trouble at this time, I have no choice but to kill you and blame him."

The smile on Meng Dong's lips was very close to mocking, but he didn't respond to Qing Xin's words, but put his hand to his lips and whistled loudly, the sound pierced the sky and echoed on the surface of the river.

Almost at the next moment, Qingxin saw several boats that seemed to appear out of nowhere slowly approaching the big ship, and then a man in black landed in front of Meng Dong, and cupped his hands at him: "My lord, are you alright?"

Meng Dong shook his head slightly, and looked at Qing Xin calmly: "Now the Taoist priest doesn't have to worry about me anymore, I can protect your lord." He pursed his lips, and finally took a look at the battle situation, "Tell your lord , I'll wait for him on the shore."

Meng Dong's hands were tucked into his sleeves, no one could see that his nails had sunk deeply into the flesh.He followed the man in black to board the nearest ship without looking back, and his voice came softly into Qing Xin's ears: "Things have come to such a point, what the prince and I want should be considered to have come true. I have nothing to owe to your lord."

The place where the big ship was attacked was not too far from the river bank, and the boat was extremely brisk, and it quickly carried Meng Dong to the shore. The man in black cupped his hands at Meng Dong: "Young Master, everything is still according to your plan. During the process, because of the promise of the emperor of Chu, Guo Gu believed that the battle of Jiangling would be sure to win, so he really disregarded the dissuasion of the imperial chariot to go on his own. Your lord has already placed our men by his side, and we are just waiting for the two armies to start the battle. "

"I'm sorry for your lord this time. Without his role in it, how could my whole plan be realized so quickly." Meng Dong replied indifferently, but couldn't help looking at the river not far away. All I could see was the big boat in the middle of the river, which was blazing into the sky, and I couldn't see other movements clearly.

The man in black noticed Meng Dong's gaze and couldn't help but said, "Don't worry, my lord. Although our people's combat prowess is not as good as that of the Nanjun Prince's Mansion, it is very easy to save one or two people's lives from the chaos. Especially those He is the king of Nanjun, just now I saw that he is superb in martial arts, so there should be nothing wrong." At this point, he hesitated a little, and then asked, "According to your lord, the current battle situation in Jiangling is actually inevitable, even if The king of Nanjun died here, and the defenders in Jiangling City can still inflict heavy damage on the Liang army. Anyway, what we want is for them to go to war and take advantage of the troubled waters. As for who will win or lose between the Liang army and the Chu people, it has nothing to do with us. It is related, why does the young master insist on saving the life of the king of Nanjun?"

The clothes on Meng Dong's body were completely soaked by the heavy rain just now, and his temple hair was disheveled, making him look quite embarrassed.In addition, the night wind was blowing, and the chill was everywhere, which made him shiver uncontrollably, and then he glanced at the man in black: "The life of a Nanjun king doesn't seem to affect us. But if he dies , who can threaten the Emperor of Chu? Even if we kill Guo Gu and take down Jiangling City, how can we deal with Chu State?" Speaking of this, he couldn't help but snorted coldly, "Your lord has the ability to use both sides. It's really good, but it's a little bit short-sighted."

The man in black lowered his head, remained silent for a while, and then said again: "The villain is stupid. However, since the man has been rescued, you should rest assured. Madam is still waiting for you to meet, we should leave now." .”

Several boats docked by the river one after another. Meng Dong glanced past them, and finally stopped his gaze on a tall and straight figure. He took two steps forward, then stopped suddenly: "Everyone has been rescued. , should also give me a chance to say goodbye."

The man in black wanted to speak again, but Meng Dong waved his hand impatiently: "You step back first, I'll take care of myself."

The man in black was still quite afraid of Meng Dong, so he nodded, glanced at the tall figure walking from a distance, bowed and stepped back.

Meng Dong stood where he was, watching the man walking towards him step by step.The coir raincoat on his body had long been scattered during the fight, and the robe inside was also covered with blood. The hair that Meng Dong had tied up for him in the morning had also fallen apart, and his long hair fell loose, stained with blood.

Yan Hong pressed the other arm with one hand, and there was still blood gushing from his fingers, but he didn't care. He walked up to Meng Dong step by step, looked at his handsome face that could not be concealed even in such a state of embarrassment, and then used The blood-stained hand touched the jade pendant around his neck, and said softly: "It is this jade pendant that protects me well."

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When I was thinking about this chapter, I felt very refreshed. It was so painful to write, and I was really timid when I wrote about the big scenes. I have tried my best, and I hope everyone will forgive me.

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