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Chapter 233 : Fated Wine
"Summer is almost here~"
"Uncle, our chance has come! Enter the pass!"
"Hahaha, the Chen country is dead, so our alliance is no longer binding!"
"Let Zheng Bailing lead eight thousand troops south. I want Qian-Yuan's three life gates."
...
Еnú m̃а̌ . іd̃
"Ah ah~"
At the seaside, the sun was bright, shining on the beach and reflecting specks of starlight.
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Huge ships raised their sails and sailed into the distance. The waves rolled, and seagulls circled in the sky.
Everything was quiet and peaceful.
A woman shook her long hair, a brilliant smile blooming on her face, and said to the old man in front of her.
Before her was the vast and boundless sea, but in her mind was the world thousands of miles away.
Еṅ_ů m̃ā.ǐd̂
She raised her eyebrows, her charming face seeming to have a bit more pride, "Hee hee, that group of brutes from Northern Lie fought for three years and couldn't even take down Qian-Yuan's three passes. Now they're about to be taken by us."
Magnificent and peerless, unrestrained and free.
The Jinglan Alliance had another name on the islands, the Freedom Alliance.
And their leader was the freest whale shark, swimming freely in the sea.
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The sturdy old man acting as a guard was stunned, a little strange, "Ah? This... Leader, why?"
He hadn't received any news yet!
Wё b̆ n о̀v̄е́ ľ Ѐn̆um а̂
The war between the Chen country and the Blood-Clothed Army wasn't over yet!
Where did the leader get this information?
Why was she suddenly sending troops?
However, just as his voice fell, a messenger soldier ran in from outside and shouted loudly, "Report!"
"Leader, intelligence from the south!"
Hong Lingshuang didn't even look, just winked at the old minister, Chen Jun.
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The old man took the letter, opened it, and was stunned for a moment.
The Chen country had fallen.
It was within expectations, and reasonable.
According to previous intelligence, the Blood-Clothed Army had gathered nearly a million soldiers and had already reached the capital, Yueyang.
Unless there was divine punishment, the Chen country could not win no matter what.
He just didn't expect that as soon as the leader said it, the intelligence would arrive.
Е n u_m̊а
The timing was too coincidental.
The waves surged, and the white foam thrown up shone with colorful light under the sun.
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Hong Lingshuang asked casually, "What is it?"
Chen Jun replied, "The Chen country has fallen!"
"Hey~ I guessed it~"
Like winning a card game or a bet, Hong Lingshuang waved her fist, her smile bright.
Е̌n̆ǔm̄ а́ . ǐ ď
"Hurry up and send the troops!"
"Just shout at the defenders outside the pass that the Chen country has been destroyed, and the Blood-Clothed Army is about to go north to deal with these remnants."
"Those defenders will definitely open the gates and surrender to us."
The country was gone, so there was no hope.
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The pass they were defending to the death was just an empty shell.
Would they be wiped out by the northbound Blood-Clothed Army?
E n̈ ü m̈а
Or would they be incorporated into the Jinglan Alliance, which had a decent reputation?
This question was not difficult to choose.
Chen Jun frowned and said to Hong Lingshuang as a reminder, "But... Leader, those three passes of Qian-Yuan don't have a great river!"
Hong Lingshuang narrowed her eyes and asked him back, "So what if there's no water? We can't cross without water? Do we have to fight with an advantage? When I unified the islands, was I always fighting with an advantage?"
But just after asking, she paused, "Er... that's true."
Chen Jun: ...
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The conservative and pedantic old man said, "What if the Blood-Clothed Army sends a large army north to fight with our army?"
"Impossible!"
Hong Lingshuang shook her head and said decisively, "Do you think so many troops are so easy to support?"
"If the Blood-Clothed Army doesn't rest and still wants to fight, the next one to die will be that Emperor of Qi!"
Seeing that Hong Lingshuang wouldn't listen, Chen Jun's eyes flickered, and he finally said his true thoughts, "Leader, occupying the three passes means completely sealing the southward passage."
"If Northern Lie sees the internal strife in Qian-Yuan and wants to send troops to attack, won't we have to face him head-on?"
Е̌ n ů m ӑ
"The three passes of Yezhou have no great river. We can't retreat in time. Won't we be trapped here?"
From the very beginning, he did not support Hong Lingshuang's plan to enter the mainland.
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Although everything was going smoothly now, it was just surviving in the cracks between the great powers.
The troops they had brought across the sea were simply no match for a great power like Northern Lie.
A little carelessness, and it would be a total loss.
He felt that it was good now. If the situation was not right, they could retreat at any time.
Е̇ n̈ü mа̊
"Hmph!"
"Ming Chen locked that country of Northern Lie. How could he so easily dispatch a large army south?"
Hong Lingshuang really disliked this old man.
Timid, cautious, meticulous in everything, and overly careful.
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It wasn't that he was bad, but he just didn't match her style as a leader.
"When he's finished building the canal, it will be a few years!"
Е n ŭ m̃á
"When the time comes, if he really sends a large army south, then..."
She smiled freely, "We'll form an alliance with them again!"
Chen Jun: ...
Northern Lie had a bad temper. Their current relationship with Northern Lie was not very good.
Moreover, this leader had just watched the allied country perish.
This woman was the most outstanding diplomat. The words this person said could not be believed.
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She jumped and played between countries.
Alliances, declarations of war... playing with trust, all relationships existed for profit, and would be converted at some important moment.
That's what she did when she was on the islands.
As expected, relying on the situation and interests, those leaders and heroes would always do as she wished.
"My Jinglan cannons are not to be trifled with!"
"The Northern Emperor is rough but has a fine mind. He's a smart person. He's after the world. They've already died too many people at the three passes. He'll be willing to ally with me."
W еbn̂ о v еl Еñ_u m ӓ
"We'll get along friendly. I'll let him pass, and I can even help him fight. Isn't that good?"
"If it really doesn't work, we can even sell the three passes to them after negotiating a price!"
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Letting these forces wear each other down in war, what could be better!
The woman's eyes sparkled as she smiled at him, "After the alliance, we can also trade with Northern Lie."
She was too smart. She was the actuary of this world. Her eyes could see through the highest interests and seize the best opportunities.
Her ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages had reached the ceiling.
Еn̊ ûm̃ а̌.ï d
Chen Jun: ...
"But... is there any need for this?"
"What if the Blood-Clothed Army, Qian-Yuan, and Northern Lie attack us together?"
Occupying it but not being able to defend it, taking risks for nothing.
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This leader was really too much of a troublemaker, stirring up trouble everywhere like a shit-stirrer in the cracks between the great powers.
The old man was old and didn't like risks. He still hoped the alliance could be stable.
W̌ ė b̈ n о̌ v е̌l̃ Е́ǹ ū m̂a
"Why is there no need?!"
"The Central Plains people are so strange. Is territory that important? If you can't hold it, just lose it. You can take it back later when you have the chance! Have you been infected by them?"
"What's important, shouldn't it be the people and resources on the territory?"
"Those heroes and lords like to fight and occupy land, so let them fight, let them occupy it!"
"There are many refugees inside the pass!"
"Let them move to our territory, give them food, and let them work for us!"
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"I've also sent people to survey the land inside the pass and have already found several mines. After occupying them, I'll send people to exploit them."
"Uncle, have you forgotten how much wealth we've plundered since we entered the Central Plains?"
"There are some things that the Central Plains people don't even know the value of now! Buy them all for me, dig them all for me!"
"Don't you understand buying low and selling high? The current three passes of Qian-Yuan are at the lowest price!"
"There will never be a better opportunity to break the three passes and enter Qian-Yuan."
This old man had the ability to get things done, but he was too conservative. He really had no common language with her!
W̄ěb̆_nо̃ v е̊l̈ Еnu m̄a
Those people on the islands had muscles trained into their brains. They couldn't even find a decent minister to give advice.
Hong Lingshuang felt very lonely.
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"But..."
The old man wanted to say more.
"Bang!"
Just then, the gunpowder exploded, and Chen Jun trembled violently, stopping his words.
Е n̄ um̌ а́
A hole was suddenly made in the beach beside him. In the midst of the smoke, the beauty's figure was a bit hazy.
"Uncle, what I tell you to do, you do it!"
"Don't be a nagging old woman, so much nonsense!"
A fool is a fool!
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They will never see the essence of human nature.
Hong Lingshuang now gave up communicating with the old man and letting him follow her train of thought.
Wе b́ṅ оv̊е l̃ Ěṅ ǔ ṁ а̃
A cold command was better.
"..."
This ancestor was impatient again.
The old man's mouth twitched, but he still agreed, "Yes!"
"Right!"
Just as the old man was about to leave, Hong Lingshuang called him again, "You don't need to come find me these few days. I'm going out to play. You can handle the small matters!"
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This was where the Jinglan Alliance was different from other countries.
The monarch was a free and unrestrained person, not afraid of danger, and liked to go out for a stroll, go to casinos to gamble, and go to entertainment venues to listen to music.
She would not be locked in the office. Daily trivial matters were handled by various ministers. The entire alliance country's operational system was quite loose, and the laws and regulations were also formulated quite simply.
Only in key major directions and key decisions did Hong Lingshuang take the helm.
Only Hong Lingshuang could do this. The previous leaders in peacetime were not like her.
Because she was too smart, others couldn't fool her.
Wёb̃ ṅӧv́ е̊ l. Е nũ ṁ а̇
If someone was lazy and had ulterior motives, it was best not to let her find out, otherwise the fish she raised would have food.
Her thinking was closer to that of a small country with few people, governing by doing nothing.
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The state of the islands suited her, but if she came to the mainland, it might be different.
Of course, Hong Lingshuang didn't know this.
"Er..."
Chen Jun's mouth twitched, and he agreed, "Yes!"
Е̊ṅ üm̌ а̄
Chen Jun left, and everything returned to calm.
Hong Lingshuang raised her head and looked at the vast and boundless sea in the distance, the flying seagulls, and let out a light breath.
"A little more freedom, isn't that good?"
On this land, whether it was the common people or the leaders in power... they all carried heavy shackles and could not fly to the blue sky.
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Speaking of which... shouldn't that Marquis Jing'an be coming?
He said he would come this year. Half a year has passed. He wouldn't stand her up, would he?
En̊ ùm̃ а̂. і d̀
Such a person acted boldly and was difficult to fathom.
But he was much more interesting than that stubborn old fool.
Hong Lingshuang was very much looking forward to this meeting with the legendary Marquis Jing'an.
She just hoped that this hero's magnanimity would not disappoint her.
...
"Let's go outside the pass!"
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"Maybe the Blood-Clothed Army will come soon."
"General Su has already led his troops to surrender to the Jinglan Alliance! We are now under the jurisdiction of the Jinglan Alliance."
"I heard that it's pretty good outside the pass."
"The Jinglan Alliance even gives people food!"
...
And what about the person the clever and witty leader was thinking about?
W̃ѐ bno v ӗl Е n̄ um а̊
The Chen country was defeated and the country was destroyed. Yueyang City was occupied.
The people of the northern border were worried.
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As expected by Hong Lingshuang, the Jinglan Alliance army came in a rush. Before they even said a few words, the northern border defenders surrendered.
Without losing a single soldier, they had entered the land that Northern Lie had spent three years and countless soldiers trying to conquer.
The people in ragged clothes looked at the posted notice and discussed among themselves.
But they didn't notice a person with a temperament that was out of place with this land passing by.
Е ṅ ǔṁ а. і d̃
"This leader is a timing master!"
In just a few days, the three passes of the northern border of Qian-Yuan had been completely renewed, and a new group of people were stationed there.
Ming Chen looked at the energetic Jinglan Alliance soldiers on the pass wall and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The armor style of the Jinglan Alliance soldiers was different from that of the Central Plains, and the difference could be seen at a glance.
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Half used firearms, and the other half used bows, arrows, and spear shields. There were also a few cannons on the city wall.
Orderly and well-trained.
Е̃ n̂ u̇ m̆а .id̈
The combat effectiveness should be good. If they were to launch a strong attack, they would suffer a great loss.
These three passes in the northern border of Qian-Yuan could be said to be the most important strategic points in the Central Plains.
This leader's eye for opportunity and keen sense of profit calculation were amazing.
If it were Ming Chen, he would make the same decision.
To be honest, letting Ming Chen command these people of the Jinglan Alliance, he would not do better than this leader he had never met.
History was never a one-man show.
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The mountains and rivers produced talented people from generation to generation, and the heroes of the world should not be underestimated.
While the talented leader of the alliance was looking forward to meeting Ming Chen, Ming Chen was also looking forward to meeting this beauty blessed by the sea.
He looked at the black muzzles of the firearms and the cannons on the city wall, his eyes sparkling. He gently rubbed the little bird's head, "Fuyao, in the evening, get a few of their firearms and cannons. Let's take them back to study."
Since he was here.
Science has no borders. Brainstorming can lead to common progress!
How can a scholar's business be called stealing?
Е ǹu m ӑ.іd
"Ah? Oh, okay!"
The little bird naturally listened to Ming Chen's words and obediently agreed.
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However, her gaze was not on Ming Chen, but in the distance.
She was a demon, a bird.
She had just been circling in the sky. Even if Ming Chen's eyesight was much better than ordinary people, it was no match for hers.
She seemed to have seen something special.
W̆ е̂b́n о̃v.е̂l̀ Е̃n u m ӓ
"What's wrong?"
Having been together for so long, Ming Chen naturally understood the little bird.
If the other party was a little different, he could detect it.
"Young master... in the north, there seems to be a special existence."
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"Oh?"
Ming Chen narrowed his eyes upon hearing this, and the Immortal Jade Record and the small flag appeared in his hands at the same time.
Е̇n u m̈ а̀
The next moment,
A clear voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "Brother, I am a traveler from the north."
"The weather is hot, and my mouth is dry."
"The yang energy is too strong, I shouldn't have gone out, but I see that you, brother, are imposing and full of spirit. You must be an extraordinary person. I have come to make friends with you. May I borrow a sip of water?"
Ming Chen suddenly turned his head. He didn't know when, but a young man had appeared beside him.
His face was handsome, but his eyes were not bright, a little gray. His face was pale, and he was wearing a blood-red dress. The sun was shining brightly in the sky, but he was holding a red umbrella. His temperament was a little strange.
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It was as if he was right in front of him, but also as if he was thousands of miles away.
What was strange was that he and Ming Chen both had a temperament and dress that was out of place with the ordinary people around them.
But it seemed that no one could see him.
The little bird was stunned, and suddenly turned its head, looking at this person with a guarded face.
A human figure transformed, and a green-clothed woman with a cold temperament held a long sword of withered leaves, guarding beside Ming Chen, her face also grim.
The child was as dazed as ever, as if she was completely indifferent to this person who had suddenly appeared.
Е̄ñ_ū ṁ ӓ
The strange person who had come to strike up a conversation just looked at the withered leaf sword in Long Lian's hand with great interest. He didn't seem to care, and still looked at Ming Chen, as if waiting for his reply.
There was no army now.
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Ming Chen was traveling alone to the northern border. There were too many opportunities for conversation.
Ming Chen was actually prepared for this.
He stretched out his hand and pressed Long Lian's wrist.
Then he smiled at the visitor, "There's no water, but there's wine. The more you drink, the thirstier you get. Do you want to drink it?"
Е n umа̃ . їd̊
That person also smiled, and just pointed at the ground with his hand.
On this loess street, a small table and two futons appeared, and two wine cups and a wine pot were placed on the table.
He was brazenly in the middle of the road. It looked a little strange, but no one around paid any attention.
He stretched out his palm and invited Ming Chen, "Please!"
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"Good wine! Good wine, I haven't had such good wine for many years."
It was clearly a conversation that started with thirst, but this strange person in blood-red clothes didn't mention it at all.
En̆ů mа .і́ d
He just drank Ming Chen's wine, his face showing a bit of intoxication.
Ming Chen sat opposite him and said politely, "It's just ordinary human wine. Brother, you're overpraising it."
"Eh~"
"Brother, you're wrong. Drinking wine, the taste of the wine only accounts for thirty percent of the pleasure of drinking. The other seventy percent depends on the person drinking."
This person narrowed his eyes and smiled, "So, a thousand cups of wine with a bosom friend is not enough."
He was really good at talking.
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"Right!"
Ming Chen drank the wine in his cup in one gulp and said, "Brother is right. It's Chen who was narrow-minded."
This strange person waved his hand and didn't say much, just drank.
The two of them used wine as a topic to start a conversation, and began to chat about everything under the sun, as if they were really like the scholars and literati in the capital in a peaceful era, pointing out the country and drinking and chatting.
They never focused on the present, talked about reality, or talked about the reason why they had met.
If the other party didn't say, Ming Chen also didn't ask.
Е n̈um ӑ
Time passed slowly, and Ming Chen's wine was finished.
The young man opposite him was not drunk at all, and his face did not change. It was as pale as ever.
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He pointed at the wine cup and said to Ming Chen, "Brother, speaking of this wine, I heard a story. I wonder if you have heard it?"
Ming Chen raised an eyebrow and followed him, "Oh? Brother Mo, please tell me."
After a laugh at the wine table, the two also exchanged names.
The other party's name was a bit strange, called Mo Xile.
Е̌nüm̈ а̃ .іd
Mo Xile touched the wine cup and said, "It is said that two thousand years ago, during the Xia country period, the Xia Emperor sent a general to fight abroad and conquer cities and land."
"The general was brave and good at fighting, and his troops were strange. He conquered many territories and was deeply appreciated by the Xia Emperor."
"But in this war, a soldier under this general collided with another envoy sent by the Xia Emperor to an enemy country. This envoy was deeply trusted by the Xia Emperor. The soldier did not know that he was one of his own. He was rude and was captured by the envoy with his limbs broken."
"After the general learned of this, he personally went to the envoy's residence to meet him."
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"The two of them couldn't tell who was right and who was wrong. They didn't say a word, just drank. They drank for three days and three nights."
"At this time, the general said the reason. The envoy just waved his hand and smiled, 'If not for this time, if not for this person, how could we have met?' The two of them laughed loudly and became bosom friends. The envoy also used a wonderful method to heal the soldier and returned him to the general."
Éǹ ùm̄ а̄
"From then on, this legend has been passed down. There is a kind of wine under the Wanzhong Mountain in Northern Lie, called 'Fated Wine'. The origin of the story is from here."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Hahaha..."
Ming Chen praised with a smile upon hearing this, "Brother Mo has traveled far and wide, and is truly knowledgeable. Have you ever had that fated wine?"
Mo Xile nodded, "Of course I have!"
Ming Chen asked again, "How does it taste?"
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"I can't say."
Ming Chen shook the wine cup in his hand and smiled at Mo Xile, "Is it the same as my wine? To be honest, Brother Mo, my wine is fated wine!"
Mo Xile also smiled upon hearing this, "Hahaha! Right, it's this taste, exactly the same as what I've had."
He raised his wine cup and said to Ming Chen, "Come! Cheers!"
"To have met and made friends because of this fate today, it has fulfilled the fate of the two of us."
Ming Chen raised his wine cup to the other party, "Cheers!"
Е̇ nŭ m̀ â
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
The next moment, the dark clouds on the dome suddenly covered the bright sky.
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It was as if the glass had shattered, and the wind seemed to have become more real.
With the last drop of wine drunk, the wine cup, the wine table... turned into ashes with the wind and disappeared.
Mo Xile quietly looked at Ming Chen. The blood-red robe on his body gradually faded, and the sunshade in his hand disappeared.
His pale face gradually turned yellow, and his handsome face lost its nourishment little by little. His skin gradually shriveled, and his black hair turned silver-white.
Е n.u m̆ а̇ . і ď
His face changed little by little and turned into another appearance.
Ming Chen recognized this person.
"It's you... Ming Chen?!"
The strange young man's gentle smile disappeared, and was replaced by an old face full of shock.
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...
At the same time, thousands of miles away.
Wе b̊ n o ve l Е̇ n̄ ü.m̆ а
Yueyang City,
"Hmm?"
The soldier in front of the prison door suddenly shivered and woke up from a short nap.
His mind was a little dazed. He yawned, rubbed his eyes, and turned to look into the prison.
His Majesty had only arranged for him to do one thing.
That was to look after the body of the monarch of the Chen country who had hanged himself, Dong Zhenghong.
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He was an emperor after all. His body could not be casually thrown aside and dealt with hastily.
However, when his vision cleared and he saw everything in front of him, he widened his eyes and suddenly woke up.
But the old man who should have been lying peacefully on the white cloth was now gone.
The white bed was empty, and there was nothing.
He had just taken a nap. What happened?
No joy, no sorrow, was hatred.
Е̂ ǹ u m̈ а. і d
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