Shark Lie Song

"These people should be the legendary 'Xi people' family."

After Chen Fang woke up, he supported his upper body with his left hand on the bed board. The knuckles of his right index finger curled up and kept tapping his forehead: "I remember a long time ago when the teacher of the Dark Guard School talked about geography, but It's been too long and I don't have a deep impression..."

Bian Chaoge leaned on the pillar in the middle of the room with his arms folded, his handsome face was stained with a trace of fatigue after many days of travel and dust.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, we can leave this Gobi tomorrow."

Chen Fang put down his right hand and shook his head. The place he just hit was already red and swollen.

Bian Chaoge looked at him calmly, his eyes lingering on the red and swollen place.

"Why didn't I think about it at first, because what impressed me the most was actually the teacher's sworn promise that no one could survive in this Gobi because of the harsh environment, and the earliest aborigines were 'Xi people'. Extinct more than a hundred years ago..."

Chen Fang paused while he was talking, then shook his head and smiled, muttering to himself that the teacher is a big liar, and he almost killed them—if he didn't go with the flow, even if 10 of them were right There are more than [-] people, and the opponent still has the right time and place, and his side will never win such an easy and complete victory.

Bian Chaoge collapsed for a long time, and he couldn't help smiling at this moment.

"Seriously, you really don't want a position?"

He walked to Chen Fang's bed and sat down. Chen lowered his consciousness and moved to make room for him in the cramped bed—but the next moment, after he realized it in an instant, he raised his hand and wanted to slap himself in the mouth, and he held back. Then he moved back without a trace and moved as close as possible to Chaoge.

Bian Chaoge didn't care about his small movements, his eyes were still clear, and he stared at Chen Fang frankly and without blinking.

Under Bian Chaoge's overly serious eyes, Chen Fang finally cured his perennial ADHD.

"Chaoge, let me ask you, tell me the truth: what is the purpose of seeking fame?"

"Naturally, it is for the glory of the family and the glory of the individual!" Bian Chaoge blurted out without hesitation—then he thought that for someone like Chen Fang who grew up without a father and mother, the family probably doesn't even count as a fart in his heart, so He hurriedly continued, "Of course everyone has different goals, this is undeniable."

Chen Fang nodded.

Bian Chaoge waited patiently, but Chen Fang didn't seem to want to speak again.

"so what?"

"En?" Chen Fang babbled as if waking up from a dream, and then his eyes became clear for an instant, "Me?... I'm very simple! You said that I joined the army, not for the purpose of getting promoted and getting rich, which is meaningless. First of all, the emperor can't let me I am in an important position, and then I am lazy by nature-if you say that I have worked hard all the way, I can be a general at the age of 50 or [-], or at least have such a bright future, then I may really work hard to see... But now the future has passed It is clearly placed in front of me, that is, no matter how hard I try, I am still a shady little bastard, so what do I do with all my hard work? The leisure time is not long enough, and the rest of my life is not enough to waste?"

Bian Chaoge felt that sense of powerlessness began to come back: he knew it was not easy to persuade Chen Fang, but every time he was refreshed by Chen Fang's miraculous logic - the most frightening thing was that he always felt that Chen Fang's Heresy is not only reasonable, but very reasonable!

Chen Fang put his head on his knees and watched Bian Chaoge continue his high-spirited talk.

"And I think...Actually, as a person, it's better not to be in an important position." Chen Fang waved a finger in front of the two of them, "I'm not a kind person, and I may use whatever means to achieve my goals—— Moreover, my unscrupulousness is fundamentally different from Xiao Jiang's unscrupulousness. Not only will I disregard human life, but I will not regard human life as the people..."

After Chen Fang finished speaking, he raised his head and smiled brightly, showing his little canine teeth to Bian Chaoge.

"Tell me, for someone like me, how can you have the heart to hand over the people of Dacheng to me?"

Bian Chaoge's heart sank suddenly.

He naturally knew that Chen Fang didn't hide anything from him, that he thought about everything in his heart, and said what he had to say - but it was this honesty that made Bian Chaoge feel a little uneasy in addition to his heartache...

But the reason why Chen Fang is Chen Fang is that Bian Chaoge knew what he was thinking the moment he frowned slightly, and the reassuring words in his eyes have already come out.

"In this case, I am doomed to be out of power in this life. But how good it is, let me be a spear or a sharp sword in your hand," Chen Fang clenched his right hand and put it on his chest—that is where the heart is, " Let me be your sword, and I will cut wherever you point... This way I don’t bother to think so much—after all, I was really tired in the first half of my life.”

Bian Chaoge's thousands of words finally sank to the bottom of my heart.

"Well, from now on, you will be my sword."

He gave Chen Fang such a promise, his eyes and tone were unprecedentedly firm.

but……

Chen Fang was not unhappy when he heard this, a grimace appeared on his boyish face.

Bian Chaoge didn't know what step he could do for Chen Fang—what step he could do for Chen Fang who lowered the seemingly impregnable bottom line again and again.

Two people have their own concerns: one is to get what they want, and to be able to accompany the person they yearn for after half a lifetime of trekking; Tiny cracks appear...

Although the crack is very visible to the naked eye, Bian Chaoge knows that he is already there...

He laughed at himself, thinking of Zhou Jue's unintentional words many years ago for no reason:

"A wise person, if he happens to have a good skin—just like that gorgeous but poisonous mandala, if he avoids it, he will sink, and then he will never recover..."

Bian Chaoge had laughed at him for being too narcissistic at the time, but Zhou Jue fought with him angrily and amusingly.

"You think I'm talking about myself?"

……

Now, he finally understands.

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The army set off half a day later. Although they had enough food and grass at this time, the water source was far from enough...

Bian Chaoge was anxious, but he could only mobilize the army in an orderly manner, as a belief to reassure all members.

but……

If you don't get out of this Gobi as soon as possible, then the situation of the army will be in jeopardy!

"Report!"

Bian Chaoge reined in the reins, and Chi Yan let out a long hiss across the sky, barely stopping, and in front of him was the travel-stained intelligence agent.

"speak."

Bian Chaoge didn't talk nonsense.At this time, his mouth was parched, and it would be good if he could say even one less word.

"Report to the border commander!" The intelligence agent swallowed hard and said, "The Lord of Wei City has brought three thousand militiamen ten miles away to prepare to respond!"

Everyone who heard these words lifted their spirits!

You know, since they "repelled" the Xi people, God seems to be against them, the sun is hot all day long, and they don't even give a little wind-the rumors in the army are that they collided with the local people That's why the gods condemned them and let them sleep here forever to be buried with the leader of the Xi people who didn't even have time to show their faces.

Bian Chaoge was naturally the happiest - he had just put on his armor and was in command, and the chair was not even warmed up, so this rumor came out!

Only Chen Fang knew how unresolved the depression in Bian Chaoge's heart was.

After Xiao Qing heard the news, he immediately stepped forward. Under the escort of the Bian family's personal guards, several important generals left the main force and left first, and the rest of the lieutenants joined the main army.

The intelligence agent raised his hand to stop Bian Chaoge the moment he raised his horsewhip. Bian Chaoge's body was faster than his thoughts, and he drew his sword back, and it lay directly on the intelligence agent's neck.Beside Chaoge, Chen Fang's soft whip had already been wrapped around the spy's waist, and when he made any unfavorable move, the whip would directly wrap the flesh and tendons around his waist!

By the way, at this moment, he aimed at the spy's head without blinking.

The poor intelligence agent has been rushing back and forth in the hot summer and water-scarce Gobi, and now he encounters this situation—especially when several people surround him like a real murderous copper coin and iron wall—

He knelt directly to the ground.

"Master Bian, spare me! This subordinate offended you!"

Bian Chaoge withdrew his sword first.Although he mistook this person for a gap for a moment, Bian Chaoge was able to intuitively conclude that he was not.

Shun Qi and Chen Fang maintained their original postures and refused to let go, protecting Bian Chaoge firmly like the left and right protectors.

The intelligence agent trembled and said what he should have said a few minutes ago.

"There are reports in Weicheng, and there are traces for the sharks!"

Bian Chaoge's eyes widened in an instant, and the next second he whipped his horse and galloped in the direction of Weicheng...

Shun Qi and Chen Fang looked at each other with a tacit understanding, and they both got on their horses.

Chen Fang took a step ahead, following Bian Chaoge's footsteps and chasing in the direction he left;

By the way, he glanced at the young soldier who had been intimidated by the three, comforted him softly, and then untied the water bottle tied to his horse and handed it to the spy.

"Thank you for your hard work. See you in Weicheng!"

The little soldier was flattered and waved his hands again and again, rejecting the lieutenant's kindness.

"No, no, no, the kettle...water is such a precious thing!..."

Let it go with a warm smile.

"Isn't it going to the city soon? It's okay, I always want to ride faster. Take it!"

The young soldier's eye sockets were wet, but he followed the water bottle handed to him, and he was not willing to open it and drink it, but hugged it tightly in his arms.

Shun Qi smiled at him, raised his whip and lowered his hand, the horse groaned in pain, and immediately chased in the direction where Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang were galloping like an arrow.

……

Bian Chaoge hurried to Weicheng, impatiently courting the city lord for three rounds, and then impatiently wanted to get to the point.

But the city lord is not very bright-minded. At this moment, he has to introduce his daughter-in-law and Bian Chaoge--Bian Chaoge is a good-looking talent and has such a prominent family background, young and promising. If this battle is won, then After boarding this boat, the day when my family will be prosperous is just around the corner!

In that way, you will never have to spend your entire life in this desert where the yellow sand stretches to the sky and the eyes are closed, while the lips and teeth are breathing!

But although the city lord's abacus was sound, he didn't expect that Bian Chaoge would be someone who didn't play cards according to common sense.

For example, this city lord, if your family thinks that he is a handsome young man, there is probably a little bit of hope - but he is a girl!

In this way, let your face be like the moon on a silver plate, and your color be like spring flowers - if the direction is wrong, no matter how hard you work, the wood will not be ground into embroidery needles!

The master behind him couldn't stand it any longer, and reminded the city lord in a low voice that business is important, business is important!

Only then did the city lord reluctantly reveal what Bian Chaoge was thinking about.

"Master Bian... so, you still have to meet someone with me!"

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"And this person wants you to meet with him alone and have a detailed chat."

The city lord conveyed the mysterious man's message dryly, and it was obvious that he didn't want to be the messenger at all.

If it wasn't for the sake of a hundred taels of gold... the city lord thought dirtyly.

Of course, Bian Chaoge's answer was also expected.

"not see."

What he said was categorical without any possibility of negotiation.

"This...Master Bian, although I don't know what it is that you are obsessed with in such a critical situation, but you'd better meet this person," the master asked Bian Chao earnestly. Song suggested, and then you thought of something and added, "I don't know if you have a subordinate named Qiuju? If it is here, that person can also go together."

Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang exchanged glances quickly, both of them saw doubts from each other's face, and they didn't know how that person knew the existence of "Qiu Ju"?

Shun Qi didn't know who "Qiu Ju" was, but his innate intuition allowed him to see the small movements of Bian and Chen...

He frowned indiscriminately, and then calmed down quickly...

Although surprised, Bian Chaoge out of thin air has a lot of affection for this master who seems to be much wiser and more open-minded than the city lord of Weicheng.

"Oh? Give me a reason?"

Master took a step forward, clasped his hands and cupped his fists and said to Bian Chaoge.

"This person doesn't look like you or me in appearance or shape—as for what to do, I'd like to ask Bian Shuai to meet him with his own eyes."

Bian Chaoge thought about it for a while, then walked out the door.Behind him, the master followed two steps forward to lead the way, and Chen Fang bypassed those who were in the way and followed quickly.

Seeing the situation, Xiao Qing could only shake his head helplessly, and then acted as Bian Chaoge's agent to control the overall situation.

Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang followed the master until they reached the deepest part of the courtyard, getting more and more remote——Chen Fang had walked side by side with Bian Chaoge from the distance of two backs from the beginning.

"Dare to ask Master, where are we going?"

Bian Chaoge asked with his right hand attached to his sword hilt, his voice was Gujing Wubo's calm.

The master stopped after hearing this, and clasped his hands to explain to Bian Chaoge: "This person has a weird personality, Bian Shuai hopes to forgive you! All your problems will be solved after you meet him."

Bian Chaoge closed his jaw slightly and stopped speaking.

Seeing this, the master turned around and continued to move forward quickly.

……

Not long after, the three of them came to a remote corner of the mansion, where there was nothing but a well and drought-tolerant flowers and plants in twos and threes.

The master bid farewell here.

While nodding towards the song, Chen Fang's beautiful eyes stared at the slipping figure of the master like a falcon.

So neither of them paid attention to a tall figure behind them.

"You two, wait a long time."

Chen Fang and Bian Chaoge could barely turn their heads and bounced two meters away in an instant.

"who?!"

"presumptuous!"

Both Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang put on a defensive posture, and the man behind him, dressed in white and covering his head with a hood, stretched out his hands and made a "truce" gesture.

"Don't be impatient, you two, I don't have any malicious intentions."

Bian Chaoge asked loudly to the person who came, "Who do you dare to ask? If you are sincere, why don't you give your name and name to show people your true colors?"

Chen Fang maintained his aggressive posture without saying a word.

Although the face of the person in front of them could not be seen clearly under the cover of the hood, the two of them could clearly feel his incomparable powerful aura—the person standing there seemed to think that the two of them were funny and unreasonable, but with A feeling of resignation, then shook his head.

Chen Fang and Bian Chaoge were instantly more alert.

"That's it," the mysterious man finally put down his figure and was honest with the two of them first, "I hope the two of you won't be surprised, I really don't have any malicious intentions."

The man took off his hood, and a head of blue and white hair appeared. After the two of them saw clearly, a pair of blue eyes as deep as the sky and blue sea appeared on the man's face.

Chen Fang and Bian Chaoge were absent-minded for a moment.

They couldn't tell what kind of eyes they were, but they only knew that at the moment they saw it, the hot desert seemed to disappear, and they felt as if they were in the deepest seabed. The two made a dreamlike seduction.

"As you can see, I am a mermaid," the man said dangerously, not only did he not have a trace of fear in his voice, he was afraid that he would be chopped into pieces and made into dried fish in the next second—on the contrary, there was a strong sense of fear in his voice. Contemptuous of the madness of all living beings, "Don't even think about arresting me. Let's not talk about strength first, let's talk about the world. I'm afraid I'm your only hope to see the little lover of your dreams again."

Chen Fang clearly saw that after the mysterious man said these words, Chaoge's hand next to him trembled uncontrollably.

Then, Bian Chaoge gritted his teeth and replied.

"it is good."

……

"Let me introduce myself first," the mysterious man brought Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang to a dilapidated hut. There was nothing in the room except a dilapidated straw mat in the corner and a tub half filled with water. ——Anyway, Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang would not believe that a mysterious person with a strong aura would sleep on it, "I am Ming Yuan, the patriarch of the Eastern Sea Merman Clan."

Bian Chaoge wanted to raise his hand, then lowered it again, and finally only three words came out of his mouth.

"Bian Chaoge."

Ming Yuan smiled and didn't express anything about Bian Chaoge's attitude, but turned around directly, boasted into the basin with one step, then lifted the hem of his clothes and sat down cross-legged.

Now the two of them didn't have so much visual defense when facing Ming Yuan, who was getting shorter in an instant.

Chen Fang noticed that the moment Ming Yuan lifted his clothes and sat down, there seemed to be strange patterns on his legs...

However, he thought to himself: how does this mermaid have legs? ...

In a flash, Chen Fang thought of Wan Chengjing's legs again - then he shook his head, quickly put these messy thoughts behind him, and continued to surround Bian Chaoge Anwei with 12 points of energy.

"Forgive me, you two. The mermaid family cannot do without water. I also came to the hinterland of the desert with full sincerity." Although Ming Yuan was in a broken wooden basin, his posture was still contemptuous. "There is a lot to say, so let's start as soon as possible." .”

"Currently where Dasheng is located, there are three merman tribes that have become climates: the Donghai tribe—that is, my tribe, the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea." Ming Yuan didn't give the two the right to choose, but chose to speak directly. It's just that I'm used to being a superior person "And the two you want to arrest are people from the Nanhai clan."

"Since ancient times, the mermaid clan has needed human females to reproduce, so the fisherman's daughters along the coast will disappear dozens of people in a few decades. That is why there is a custom on the seaside that a woman cannot go out alone, because it is said that she will be captured by a water ghost, gouged out her heart and sucked her blood."

Chen Fang and Bian Chaoge gasped, especially Bian Chaoge, who had always known about this because Haiyan would report it every year—but because the number of people was not large, the court never took it seriously.

But was that the reason?

After all, it is a woman - Bian Chaoge once thought bitterly, if the lost is a man, would the situation be very different?

"...the mermaid tribe has a sacred object called 'merman tears', I don't know?" Ming Yuan's narration finally paused briefly when he mentioned the mermaid tears, Bian Chaoge gave him a slight nod, Ming Yuan continued, "It would be easy for Bian Shuai to know about this thing. The most precious treasure in the world, 'Shark Tears', is known to exist only three..."

Now Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang couldn't sit still.

"Three!"

Chen Fang was a secret guard who grew up in the palace, so he naturally knew about Merman's Tears—one of the many tasks of their secret guards was to protect all kinds of rare treasures of the royal family, and Merren's Tears were naturally among them.

Not to mention Bian Chaoge - the happiness of himself and Zhou Jue is tied to this walnut-sized bead, and his desire for shark tears is far beyond what anyone can reach.

"Yes, three," Ming Yuan nodded, and then said in a deep voice, "I hope you two will listen carefully to what I'm going to say next."

There is no need to say any more at this time, Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang will not be as before, but will concentrate on listening to Ming Yuan's every word.

"Three 'merman's tears', the first in the Yellow Sea, the second in the South China Sea, and the East China Sea—nothing," Ming Yuan said the word "nothing" softly, "If it was possible, I wouldn't go to the trouble of committing a crime with my own body." It is a pity that although the fighting power of the Huanghai clan is weak, the head of the clan and the elders are very clear-headed, so they directly took the treasure of the clan, the "merman's tears" It was handed over to the imperial court through some means and received a huge reward."

Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang looked at each other, and then Bian Chaoge asked the question that both of them wanted to ask.

"Why do you insist on 'Shark Tears'?"

After hearing the gentleman's nod, Ming Yuan continued.

"Because for human beings, this object is just a symbol of power, and its function is to show national strength - for me, the mermaid race, it is a treasure that can speed up fertility and reproduction."

After listening to Bian Chaoge, he made up his mind and said directly what Ming Yuan wanted to say.

"So you need me to help you crusade against the Nanhai Clan? Naturally, helping you is also helping myself."

Ming Yuan smiled.

"It's easy to talk to smart people. Naturally, I can personally attack the Nanhai tribe. Although the men of my tribe are brave and good at fighting, because the Nanhai tribe has been sheltered by two pieces of mermaid tears for many years, the number of people is smaller than that of our tribe. much more prosperous."

Bian Chaoge looked straight into Ming Yuan's eyes.

"So if you can use external force, your own clan can save a single soldier——Clan Chief Ming's method of borrowing a knife to kill people is really high!"

Ming Yuan was silent at first, and then couldn't help laughing out loud.He waved his hand.

"Bian Shuai is also a good bargainer! In fact, you and I both know that if you and I cooperate, who will benefit more in the end?" Ming Yuan put away the smile on his face, and followed each other word by word. Bian Chaoge laid out the facts, "If you cooperate with me, you will first know the exact location of the Nanhai Clan and save a lot of time; then, I will provide the habits of underwater creatures and some supplies to help your soldiers be invincible."

Bian Chaoge was still scheming in his mind, but Ming Yuan directly said all the rest.

"Bian Shuai, since this is the case, let's stop testing each other - I really need your help, but it is also necessary for your lord to attack the South China Sea, right? For your young master of the Zhou family?"

Bian Chaoge knew that since Ming Yuan already knew about "Qiu Ju", he must also know about Zhou Jue.

Or even more, because of Zhou Jue's incident, this old spicy mermaid named Ming Yuan made up his mind, felt that the right time, place and people were in harmony, and then set up such a trap!

"You are going to send troops anyway, and I will escort you this time. After the matter is completed, if you can bring back your lover, I can also get a 'Shark Tears'."

When Bian Chaoge heard this, his eyes lit up.

"The patriarch is so generous—and I don't know what to do with the remaining merman tear?"

Ming Yuan looked at Bian Chaoge, finally shook his head helplessly and laughed.

"Bian Chaoge, Bian Chaoge!... You human beings are so arrogant, do you really think that we are all beasts, so our wisdom is far inferior to yours?" Ming Yuan raised his eyelids, and his blue eyes looked directly at Bian Chaoge, "Then what's left? One, of course, is for you to go back to the emperor's old man for a 'commission'."

Bian Chaoge shuddered.

"in this way……"

"make a deal."

"Oh, and one more thing."

After going out, Ming Yuan and Bian Chaoge seemed to talk casually.

"What's the matter?"

"I don't care how you treat the murlocs in the South China Sea... But, if you find Wanqi Jing, can you spare his life and give him to me?"

Ming Yuan said softly.

Bian Chaoge frowned.

"Does the patriarch Ming know that I am at odds with this person?"

Ming Yuan did not speak.

Bian Chaoge took a few deep breaths.

"I, promise the patriarch."

……

It was already midnight when Bian Chaoge and Chen Fang returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Chaoge..."

Chen Fang was a little worried, but he turned a deaf ear.

Only two words of Ming Yuan echoed in his ears.

"You are very similar to your great-grandfather..."

"Human beings... I have seen the fall of the previous dynasty, and then the establishment of a great empire... Time is but a drop in the ocean to me."

——Are you wrong?

Bian Chaoge asked himself silently in his heart.

All he could read from Ming Yuan's tone was his disdain for human beings—like ants.

So, was my decision to team up with him a mistake?

Chaotic thoughts were clamoring in Bian Chaoge's mind, he quickly went back to the room and shut Chen Fang out.

The moment before he fell, Zhou Jue's face appeared in front of his eyes.

……yes.

If you can save Jue'er...

So what about cooperating with the devil?

……