For Wooding and his party, the so-called distance does not actually refer to the distance, but more to the ease of the way of traveling. ()
If we go by land, taking a horse-drawn carriage is undoubtedly not feasible due to the poor road conditions between the north and the south. If you choose to fly, you have to expend energy. But taking a boat by water is different. Although the speed may not be faster than a horse-drawn carriage, the advantage is that it does not need to be consumed. As long as there is no seasickness, the journey will be easy.
It was precisely because of the difference between the two that after seeing Wooding insisting on leaving, Haita immediately thought of taking the waterway.
Of course, someone thinks so too
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At the beginning of the new year, due to the inability of the Northern Arms Department to suppress it, news of the unusual activity of the Gray Army finally spread throughout Bran.
At this time, in the territory of Bran, the Northern Wilderness army was watching with eager eyes, and the gray-clothed army inside was setting fire to the prairie fire and rising up taking advantage of the situation. Amid internal and external troubles, the people in Southern Bran no longer have the leisurely and indifferent mood they used to have. Although they may not be panicky, worries are always indispensable. Any unconfirmed rumor can cause a lot of commotion, discussion, and panic
Under this situation, the economy of the north and the south will undoubtedly be greatly affected. Usually there is a constant flow of ships, but the Lenau River, known as the main economic artery of Bran, is now extremely deserted, with almost no large merchant ships traveling south or north. Relatively speaking, there are more and more official ships transporting passengers from north to south
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that in recent times, among the few ships still rushing back and forth, there is an anecdote circulating - that is, in the officially designated safe waters, an inconspicuous boat got stuck at the mouth of a key river. Days and nights. There was no sign of movement.
This situation is undoubtedly somewhat abnormal. At first the crew thought it was an abandoned hulk. But after getting closer, I found someone on the boat. He was a young man. He sat upright on the bow of the boat most of the time. His figure showed almost no signs of moving except for the ups and downs of the boat It was not that some kind-hearted boat approached and asked if he needed help, but what he got Most of the responses were that the young man smiled and shook his head without saying a word. Just sit.
As time goes by, no one will care anymore.
Originally, when the matter reached this point, it was considered to be an end. After all, no one wants to meddle in other people's business when they are away from home. Besides, this young man is obviously not normal, maybe there is something wrong with his brain and he should not be messed with.
But then a piece of news came out, once again bringing this weird boat and this weird young man into public view.
The source of the news is unknown. The general content is that a water bandit ship happened to see this strange boat when it passed the mouth of the river.
When I saw it, I saw it. Although the weird boat was stuck at the river entrance. But the river mouth is unusually wide, and this small boat is not arrogantly lying in the middle of the water. It doesn't affect anything at all. Besides, this lone boat weirdo doesn't look like he has oil and water at all. Even the water bandits who haven't opened for half a month won't take a fancy to him.
But there are so many idle people in the world, and I don¡¯t know which muscle suddenly went wrong. These passing water bandits actually thought of teasing the strange young man. Then, there will be no more
According to the crew members on the passing ship, they only saw a flash of human figures at that time, and then the dozen or so water bandits who were approaching capsized and fell into the river together with the boat under their feet. They quickly sank in the rising and falling river and disappeared.
Of course, rumors are always unreliable, and this is just one of the most concise versions. It is also said that this young man is actually a water magician. He stays here to experience the water elements up close. Those unlucky water bandits were directly swallowed by him using magic to mobilize the large rivers around him This is an advanced version, and there is another The most nonsensical version. It is said that this young man is actually the incarnation of an evil spirit in the water. He stays here to attract curious people, and then drags him into the river to seek his life
¡°Well, no matter whether these rumors are true or false, no matter what the identity of this weird young man is. The result remains unchanged, that is, from now on, no ship dares to pass through the surrounding waters, let alone approach the lone ship monster
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At noon that day, the weather was bleak and gloomy, and raindrops began to fall from the gray sky since early morning. By this time, the rain had shown signs of increasing. Looking around, the entire river surface is covered with a layer of gray mist, shrouding the undulating river water, giving it a somewhat hazy and freehand beauty.
Of course, the strange young man who had been sitting on the bow of the boat without moving was in no mood to appreciate this beauty. There is no shed on the boat. After the rain comes in, if he doesn't want to move or go down to the river to take a bath, he has to get up and use a wooden ladle to pour out the water in the cabin every once in a while
Thinking about this embarrassing scene, if the crew members who dare not get close see it, what kind of water magician or water ghost does this young man have?The outrageous identity rumors were self-defeating.
He stood up, wiped the rain off his face, and after draining the water in the cabin once again, the young man threw down the wooden ladle. With a depressed look on his face, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Wow, I'm so good at pretending! If I had known I'd buy a big boat and lie there Yes, isn¡¯t this suffering?¡±
No need to guess, the only person in the world who can destroy the beauty of the moment with such a smooth and unrestrained integrity is Tang En.
From the rumors currently circulating on this route, we can know that Tang En has actually been here a long time ago. I also tasted the sweetness of the last farm. I thought about modern novels and movies. After visiting famous mountains and rivers, the protagonist often gets the opportunity to have an epiphany and breakthrough, and then his strength greatly increases. So Tang En also did this, deliberately buying such a broken boat, floating on the river all day long, either entering system training, or just sitting on the bow watching the sun rise and set, the tide rises and falls
As a result, I suddenly realized something - I seem to be faking it!
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"Nine days have passed, do you still have to wait?" Just when Tang En was intoxicated with this realization and couldn't extricate himself, an old voice suddenly sounded in his ears, seeming to be impatient.
"Of course." Waving his hand casually towards the bleak sky above, Tang En sat back on the bow of the boat and replied with certainty, "I have a hunch that Wooding is coming."
"You said the same thing three days ago."
"Ahem, it's different this time." Not everyone whose lies are exposed in public will be ashamed, at least not Tang En, who has never known what the lower limit is. Just a few coughs. Open your hands very grandly. Facing the cold wind and rain of the river, his tone was exaggerated, "Have you felt it, Balao? Looking at this atmosphere and this environment and climate, do you feel a sense of grandeur about the impending war?"
¡°¡Does the feeling of wanting to punch someone count?¡±
"It doesn't count!" He simply refused, and Tang En shook his head with regret, "Ba Lao, this is the professional gap. You are a master. You have extremely keen perception. But it is a pity that you are not an assassin, so you lack the skills to deal with dangerous generals. Such a sense of anticipation Believe me, if you wait a little longer, Wooding will definitely come!"
"Haha, this excuse is quite new Then we'll wait a little longer."
"Ba Lao is wise."
The conversation is over. He handed over his hand and flattered her without any sincerity. Tang En continued to sit on the bow of the boat, leaning on his chin, staring blankly at the turbid river water swinging back and forth in a daze.
That¡¯s right, all the predictions about the approaching danger and so on were all made up by Tang En. He didn't believe it himself. I guess Balao didn't believe it either, just because he had been waiting for nine days. Both of them are a bit stuck and don't want to give up easily.
Logically speaking, after seeing the gray-clothed army suddenly rise up as if they had taken aphrodisiac, Wooding must have sensed something was wrong, and then went down the mountain with his sword in hand to seize this perfect opportunity. And now all the northern teleportation arrays connecting to the south have been destroyed by them. Between the only remaining land and water routes, Tang En was 80% sure that Woodin would choose to take the water route
Of course, all this is just speculation and there are too many variables. For example, Wooding failed to immediately see that something was wrong with the situation of the Gray Army, or it was not Wooding who came, or even if he came, he just wanted to take the land route, etc.
No way This is the so-called principle that everything depends on people and everything depends on God.
However, God seems to be on Tang En¡¯s side this time
"Huh?!"
A low voice of surprise suddenly came from his ears, which immediately startled Tang En, who was in a daze, and he couldn't help but grin when he realized it: "I said Mr. Ba, what are you trying to do? You're still a master. , Can you please stay calm in everything?"
"Okay." After a pause, he said in a calm tone, "Your assassin's prediction seems to have come true."
"Really? That's really eh?!" Tang En responded casually, his body suddenly shook, and his expression was unpredictable as the wind and clouds changed. The next moment, he suddenly jumped up like a corpse and shouted ecstatically, "Coming? Really coming?!"
"Calm down, you are a master."
"Oh! You're so calm! Is Wooding here?"
It seemed that Tang En's shameless attitude was a bit unacceptable. After a pause, Bamutu's angry voice came, "I don't know. The distance is too far and my perception is blurry. I can only roughly feel that there are many masters. Come this way."
"The master you are talking about, Mr. Bais above the air level?"
"Nonsense!"
"Then we can't run away! They must be right!" Air-level experts are not cabbages in the field, they can be picked up casually. The actual situation that Tang En knows is that there are very few warriors who can break through to the air level. Listening to Bamutu's tone again, who is coming here now?There are obviously not just one or two powerful people. In Bran's country, the only ones who can assemble such a luxurious lineup are the Bran Royal Court and the Temple of Light. With this combination, Tang En's confidence in his own judgment has greatly increased.
Of course, these are not the focus now. "Where's Wooding? Is he coming?" As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Tang En knew that he had asked a stupid question. The perception of masters is not omnipotent, especially for masters of the same level. As long as they don't meet each other face to face, as long as the other party doesn't accidentally show off their momentum, it will be difficult for the other party to detect it.
Sure enough, Bamutu shouted angrily, "Nonsense! You ask me, who am I asking? I don't even know when your kid sneaked into the girl's room, you want me to sense Wooding from such a long distance?"
"Haha, just asking casually, don't be angry." Twain laughed twice, rubbed his chin and thought for a while, frowning slightly, "That's not good. With Wooding's strength, why does he need so much to come to the north? The master is accompanying me Could it be that he didn't come?"
Tang En and Bamutu were running around destroying the teleportation array. They spent so much effort to create the current scene, and they were all heading towards Wooding. If he hadn't come, all this would undoubtedly be meaningless.
But Bamutu was calm: "It doesn't matter, we will bump into each other sooner or later. It is also a good start to warm up before the next meeting and give the heads of these masters."
Tang En thought about it after hearing this. No more worries. He sat back on the bow and waved his hands: "Since Mr. Ba is so enthusiastic, I will leave these experts to you to deal with."
"What, don't you want to take the opportunity to test your strength after your breakthrough? You know it's hard to find a master, and even harder to find a suitable sharpening stone!"
"Forget it, I'm from Bran." Are you kidding me? There's no way I would try my hand at a warrior of the same level. Isn't this looking for a trap It's not that I'm afraid of the air-level warrior who died in Tang En's hands now. There are several of them. Just because it's not necessary. Why fight for your life when you can solve it easily? Why not stay close to yourself if you are injured?
Of course, Bamutu didn't believe Tang En's casual reasons, but seeing that Tang En really didn't want to take action, he just laughed and didn't get entangled.
However, it turns out that no matter how much you hide, it is useless to face what Tang En should face
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At this time, it was more than ten nautical miles away. A medium-sized imperial transport ship was approaching quickly through huge waves. There were very few guests on board, only a dozen or so. It seems a bit abnormal, but in fact it doesn't matter who is here. All have the energy to mobilize a large transport ship.
On the bow of the ship, Haita walked quickly on the wet deck with an oilcloth umbrella. He opened it quickly and complained: "Master, it's raining. Why are you here?"
"You are just too careful. Your master, I am not that old yet to withstand even this little storm." After a pause, Wooding squinted at the gray river in the distance, frowning slightly as if Looking for something.
"What's wrong, master? Is there something wrong?"
"Just now in the cabin, there seemed to be a faint sensation sweeping across" Wooding's tone was not very sure, he hesitated, raised his hand and pointed flatly at the river on the right, "It seems to be in that direction."
Haita was stunned as he looked along, paused, and asked tentatively: "Master, you meanmore than ten kilometers away?"
Woodin was silent, which was why he was unsure. Being able to cover his perception at such a long distance, even if it was just so faint that it was almost negligible, was undoubtedly the most powerful person in his realm. But is there such a strong person in Bran?
After hesitating for a moment, Wooding shook his head and said, "Ask everyone to come over, just in case."
"Yes." Although he responded, Haita did not leave immediately. He seemed to have thought of something and looked dazed, "If there is really someone waiting thereMaster, have we been tricked?"
"There's no need to rush to a conclusion, it's just my vague feeling, it doesn't count." Waving his hand, Wooding narrowed his eyes slightly, "But now that I think about it, the long-distance teleportation array was really bad at the wrong time"
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A quarter of an hour later, in the mist in the distance, a medium-sized imperial transport ship gradually revealed its vague outline in Tang En's field of vision.
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In terms of long-distance perception, Tang En is not as good as Bamutu. This is determined by his strength. However, judging accurately from a close range, neither Bamutu nor Wooding was as good as Tang En. This was determined by Tang En's honed killing intent.
Bamutu didn¡¯t reply. He believed in Tang En¡¯s judgment, so he didn¡¯t need to.
The river is swaying lightly, and light rain is falling one after another, a kind of condensation called the war is about to begin.The atmosphere is rising and falling on the river, and the atmosphere is darkly stirring
Soon, when the imperial transport ship in the distance reached a position parallel to Tang En's boat, its speed gradually slowed down, and then it slowly turned its hull, and its direction was exactly towards Tang En.
Needless to say, Tang En¡¯s existence was undoubtedly discovered over there!
Finally, I¡¯ve been waiting for you, Mr. Wu The focus of Tang En¡¯s eyes has not changed. It has always been on the bow of the transport ship, the thin figure standing in the center of the crowd under the oilcloth umbrella.
To be honest, he couldn't see clearly, but Tang En knew that Wooding was also looking at him at this time. The corners of his mouth were raised in a slight smile. Tang En's mood is really relaxed now. Even though he knows that he is about to face the sword god Wooding, who is known as the number one master in the mainland, his mood is unprecedentedly calm.
This calmness with a hint of pride does not come from Bamutu hiding in mid-air, but from Tang En himself.
" Tang En has reason to be proud. He has only been in this world for a few years, and he came as a third-rate academic scumbag with no strength. But what now? His enemy is recognized as the strongest person in the world. Even this comparison is enough to make him confident, reserved and proud!
With a distance of about twenty feet, the transport ship, which was slowly moving forward relying on inertia, finally came to a standstill.
After a moment of silence, Wooding looked down at Tang En, who was standing on the boat like a straight spear. He did not show the unexpected expressions on the faces of Haita and Wen Silin. Instead, he patted the side of the boat, suddenly chuckled and nodded: "It is indeed you, Xiao Tang ."
¡°It¡¯s really you,¡± all questions will be answered naturally, and they will no longer be important.
Tang En also smiled and bowed: "Long time no see, Mr. Wu."
He stood up and spread his hands, "Have you had lunch?"
"Haha" Among a group of stunned masters, Wooding suddenly laughed up to the sky after hearing this, bold and hearty, then shook his head and said with a smile, "Xiao Tang, your way of greeting well, you are still so direct and polite. "
Have you had lunch? This was the greeting used by Tang En and Wooding when they first met. Now that they met formally for the second time, Tang En's greeting method remained unchanged. But this time is destined to be different from last time. Last time Twain invited Wooding to lunch, this time it was naturally impossible.
"Then because I'm so polite, could you please consider the possibility of returning home?" Touching his nose, Tang En squinted his eyes in embarrassment and smiled, "Sorry, you know, I am So direct, yet so willful.¡±
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