Chapter 72 Others are fishing, but you are fishing for dead bodies?
A group of soldiers gathered on the bow deck, talking in low voices.
"Why did you have to fish out something like this?"
"Who said it wasn't? It's really disgusting. It's a bad omen. Will the road ahead be smooth?"
When Xiangying walked over, he heard them shaking their heads and sighing.
Xiang Qianqian's crying voice came from the middle of the crowd: "I, I didn't expect that there would be this thing in the net."
Supervisor Ke pointed at her and cursed: "You are such a fool. When you pulled it up, you saw that it was a dead body. Didn't you know to throw it back into the river with the net?"
Xiangying's voice suddenly interrupted: "Dead person?"
The soldiers who were watching immediately made way for her.
Xiangying walked in and saw that it was indeed a dead person.
He had been dead for several days, and his skin was swollen and looked unrecognizable.
The only way to tell from his wet and torn clothes is that he is probably a young man.
There were knife holes in his heart and abdomen.
Xiang Qianqian was afraid of being angered by General Ke and his men, so when she saw Xiang Ying, she cried and begged her for help regardless of the unpleasantness that had happened before.
"Big sister, this is not my fault. I thought it was a fish, so I scooped it up. Didn't you also say before that when a fishing net catches a big fish, it sinks very fast?"
The skinny monkey walked behind Xiangying without knowing when, and he lowered his voice:
"Princess, please don't worry about this. According to our Nanyue customs, if a sailor encounters a dead body, it means that this trip will not return. It is a bad omen!"
Xie Chen learned the news and brought people here as well.
I happened to hear Xiangying's cold sneer.
Supervisor Ke frowned: "You're still laughing? Look at what your sister has done!"
Xiangying crossed his arms and said, "I laugh. You men who have been to the battlefield and seem brave are so scared when you see a dead person in the water."
"Are corpses rare on the battlefield? What a fuss! If I were you, I wouldn't care about the dead bodies. I would think about how to deal with the pirates ahead."
Guard Supervisor put his hands behind his back and snorted solemnly: "Why should we be afraid of the pirates? When our Nanyue cavalry entered the mountains and rivers of Western Zhou, they just hid in puddles and cried."
"This time, they saw that we have six large ships traveling together with so many good soldiers and powerful weapons. If they dare to attack us, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg. We will kill them without returning."
Xie Chen spoke at the right time, his tone cold: "Throw the corpse back into the water, send out flares, and tell the following ships to step up patrols."
The two military supervisors, Ke and Wei, looked at each other in surprise.
"Jie Chen, do you also think Xiangying is right and are afraid of this little pirate?"
Xie Chen pursed his lips and said, "There is a gorge in the dangerous river, called Hulukou, which is easy to enter but difficult to exit."
"Pirates rely on narrow waterways to set up camps and rob passing ships."
"No matter what you do, be prepared in advance."
After saying that, he looked at Xiangying and said, "Let's go and apply the medicine."
Xiangying did not object, turned around and left, and the soldiers immediately made way for him.
Xie Chen followed her.
Supervisor Ke frowned and wanted to complain to Supervisor Wei: "Why did he..."
"Forget it!" Wei Jianjun waved his hand, "Just do as he says."
General Ke looked at the crying Xiang Qianqian helplessly and angrily.
"You'd better pray that no disaster will happen, otherwise..." He snorted, flicked his robe and strode away.
Xiang Qianqian returned to the room in a daze.
Concubine Yu and the Seventh Princess both went to Xiangying to inquire about the news.
The only person in the entire cabin was the old Concubine Shangguan, who was reclining on the couch to rest.
Hearing Xiang Qianqian's movements, Concubine Shangguan opened her triangular eyes and glanced at her sinisterly.
"You smell too much like fish. Change your clothes quickly."
Clothes? Where are the clothes?
"Not to mention the clothes I could change, I didn't even get to change my meat today."
She wiped her cheeks. She had been working hard to catch fish on her own these days despite the wind and sun, and her face was a little rougher than before.
But just after two days of good life, it became like this again.
Concubine Shangguan frowned: "What happened?"
Xiang Qianqian told the story of how they rescued the dead body.
She hung her head and sobbed, "Can you blame me for encountering a dead body? It floated down the river and into the net by itself."
"Besides, what elder sister said is right. These soldiers, who are said to have fought in the battlefield and killed people, are still very scared when they see a dead body. They have no ambition at all."
Concubine Shangguan's wrinkled face was full of calculations and considerations.
"Something's wrong," she suddenly said, "How could it be such a coincidence that you ran into a dead body when you went to fish? How come Xiangying stands on the bow of the boat to fish every day and nothing happened?"
Xiang Qianqian wiped her tears and complained to herself: "I'm just unlucky!"
Concubine Shangguan rolled her eyes and knocked on the bed board: "You useless bastard, she took advantage of you!"
"Grandmother, what do you mean by that?"
"This Xiangying, most likely had fished out the body a long time ago, but she was smart and threw it back into the river without saying anything. Unlike you, you are honest and stupid, and gave others an excuse to make trouble."
Xiang Qianqian's tearful almond-shaped eyes were filled with doubt: "No way?"
"Why not?" Concubine Shangguan laughed, "You said a few days ago that Xiangying didn't stop you from standing with her to fish. Do you really think she doesn't care?"
Xiang Qianqian's eyes flickered, and then she came to her senses.
"I was wondering, she's usually very confrontational, but why is she so tolerant in this matter? It turns out she's been waiting for me."
After saying that, she kicked the wooden barrel at her feet hard.
With a bang, the wooden barrel hit the cabin and broke into pieces.
"She's waiting for me!"
At this time, Xiangying was lying in Jie Chen's room, asking him to apply medicine.
Xie Chen said in a calm voice: "Have you forgotten what I said a few days ago?"
Xiangying glanced sideways: "Hmm?"
Seeing that she really had no impression, Xie Chen reminded her: "I told you to come and apply medicine every day. How many days have you not come?"
Oh! It's about this matter.
Xiangying silently complained in her heart that the reason she didn't come was of course because the medicine here from Jie Chen was not effective.
The medicine spray in her space is more convenient and effective.
Xie Chen lowered his eyes and glanced at the injury on her lower back.
"Did anyone give you medicine? You look much better."
Even the scope of the bruises has been reduced.
Xiangying responded casually: "I asked Taoxue to help me a few times. You are so busy every day, why should I bother you with such trivial matters every time."
"I'm not busy." Xie Chen replied quickly.
Xiangying was silent for a moment: "I'm not that delicate."
Now even Jie Chen understood it completely.
She didn't need his help.
Thinking of this, his movements slowed down a lot, his sword-like eyebrows drooped and his eyes were thin, and he seemed to be distracted.
After applying the medicine, Xiangying tied his clothes tightly.
She did not forget to remind him: "These pirates are not trivial. In recent years, with the chaos and war, some people who can't survive have turned to them for help."
"Now they have a large number of people and many weapons. Don't underestimate them. By the way, I want to give you a gift."
Xie Chen raised his eyes instantly: "What gift?"
Xiangying took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and smiled with his phoenix eyes.
"Take a look."
Jie Chen unfolded it, his face was stunned: "This is..."
(End of this chapter)
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