The sword god brushed the Taoist robe

But soon, the good mood of the two was stained with a layer of haze.

In fact, Qiu Wandai and Ximen Chuuxue are not familiar with sailing, but they do know a little about it. The speed of the ship is related to the channel, wind direction, weather, and the size of the waves. Although the officer of the Qianhu Office said for half an hour, But a slight delay is possible.

So when they didn't wait for Xia Ningru's boat for half an hour, the two of them still looked at the sea surface with anticipation, feeling the fishy and salty sea breeze coming out together.

Qiu Wandai looked at Xia Xiaoqin who was bouncing around, and his mood was greatly affected. For him, this seemed to be the first time.

But they waited and waited, waited and waited, the time kept passing, and after another half an hour, there was no sign of a triumphant return ship on the wide blue sea.

Not even a small boat, only a few ships moored on the military pier nearby.

At this time, the bright sun hanging high in the endless blue sky was scorching hot, and Xia Xiaoqin, who had been dancing happily since the morning, was tanned. Pull him into the shade.

Sure enough, my younger brother's bare, exposed white and delicate skin has already been sunburned. If this continues, I'm afraid it will really peel off a layer of skin.

Qiu Wandai hastily asked someone to bring some cold water, and twisted the veil to put it on him.

Xia Qin was a little frustrated, and kept asking: "Brother, didn't they say that Daddy would come back soon? But we waited for so long, why didn't we see Daddy's boat come back?"

Qiu Wandai put the veil on the red neck, looked at the still sea, and could only comfort him patiently: "Maybe they drove the boat slower, have you been on a boat before? We There were times when I came later than the number of days booked, and of course there were times when it was sooner.”

Xia Qin basically vomited all kinds of things when he was on the boat. He couldn't remember whether it was fast or slow, but he decided that his brother would not lie to him, so he nodded his head obediently.

Qiu Wandai was also a little anxious, wondering if Xia Ningru had encountered any accidents, but this matter is really unpredictable, technology is underdeveloped in this era, and the sea is still full of unknown dangers for people at this time. That is, in another 400 years, there will be large cruise ships that can sail on the sea, and there will be no examples of hitting an iceberg in the end.

Fortunately, there should be no icebergs here in Fujian, but there are still islands and hidden reefs, in case something happens to slow down the speed...

"Brother, why don't you ask them again?" Xia Xiaoqin was still a little impatient.

"Then you and brother Ximen are waiting here, don't run around?" Qiu Wandai flirted with Ximen Chuuxue, and twisted Xia Qin's handkerchief again, "You can't go out to dry in the sun again, just in case When Daddy comes back and sees that your skin is peeling off, I have to peel off a layer of skin."

Xia Qin blinked his big round eyes, looked at Qiu Wandai half understanding, and nodded his head again.

Qiu Wandai walked far enough, mainly because he didn't want Xia Qin to hear any bad news, so he was a little worried at this time.

Fortunately, Xiaoliuqiu is a place with abundant resources. They should have prepared enough food when they returned, and if something really happened, they would be able to know as soon as possible.

The person caught by Qiu Wandai was the deputy Qianhu of the Qianhu Office. This person had no expression on his face, and the soldiers and guards around him seemed normal, so Qiu Wandai was not particularly worried. Something happened.

"Someone just told me that my father... the return fleet of Marquis Shunning should have arrived half an hour ago. Do you know what happened to them?"

"There is no abnormal situation from the Marquis of Shunning." The man replied sternly, "But they set sail on time, judging by the wind direction, current speed, and the size of the waves today, they should have arrived a long time ago. That's right."

"Then do you want to..."

"Eldest son, there is no need to worry. Lord Qianhu is already preparing to send someone to investigate what happened."

Qiu Wandai thought for a while and said: "If Qianhu is going to send people to sea, I have a small request, I wonder if I can be picked up by the way..."

"This..." Deputy Qianhu's face finally showed a hint of embarrassment, "I'm afraid it's not good?" These noble people have delicate bodies, how can they withstand the storm and turbulence of the sea, no matter how you look at it, they are all dragging their feet.

Qiu Wandai rolled his eyes, and said deliberately: "Didn't you say that I don't have to worry, then nothing will happen to them, don't worry, I won't drag everyone down, even if they really meet a pirate, they will definitely He's not my opponent either." At worst, he asked Ximen Chuuxue to get some Ruanjinsan that would work immediately, but anyway, that thing had no effect on him.

"Eldest son, don't embarrass the younger."

"I didn't embarrass you, did I?" Qiu Wandai said embarrassingly, "If I really embarrass you, it's not to discuss with you, but to put my friend and my brother on the mountain that you are going to go to sea with, I think Who dares to stop me."

The man frowned and continued: "Please ask the eldest son to make things difficult for the younger one."

Qiu Wandai was surprised, this person didn't seem to be afraid of his identity, and his serious expression also showed that he was upright, or... pedantic.

Don't ordinary people go back to the line to ask for instructions or something? Why did this person even skip this step?

"That's all I said," Qiu Wandai said angrily.

He didn't intend to embarrass others, and he said that he wanted to go to sea, but it was just a sudden whim.

"The eldest son is indeed a sensible person."

Qiu Wandai choked at his words and tone, this person really wasn't afraid of him, no wonder he could only be a thousand households at such an old age.

This person's age seems to have reached the time to know his destiny, but this person's physical fitness is excellent, no matter how you look at it, he is a powerful group, but it is such a temper, if he can be more flexible, I am afraid that the court will have another strong general.

As soon as Qiu Wandai came back, Xia Qin rushed forward as if revived with blood, and the handkerchief around his neck fell to the ground while running.

Under the gaze of Qiu Wandai, Xia Qin picked up the handkerchief and held it in his hand.

"Brother, brother, what do they say, is daddy coming back?"

"They said there was nothing abnormal. It seems that there should be some delays, but it's not too urgent. You can deal with it over there." Qiu Wandai took the handkerchief in his hand, and then checked the child's neck. "It's much better, but we still can't go to the sun, let's just stand here."

Xia Qin pursed his lips, and said unhappily: "But I can't see the sea here." He was short, and his sight was blocked by the low wall, so when his brother went out just now, he went back and forth I ran several times, but there were still no ships on the sea.

Qiu Wandai was not tall, but he could see through the crenel. Poor Xia Xiaoqin couldn't even see the crenel, so it was a tragedy.

Qiu Wandai searched, and finally found a place where he could see the sea outside, and then asked someone to move a small bench for him to sit on to hide it before calming down.

"Don't worry, do you think something will happen to your father?"

Xia Qin shook his head, "Daddy is the best, I just wonder when he will come back."

Qiu Wandai poked him on the head, "They already have several ships. As long as there is any movement, the secret whistle on the beacon tower will definitely send out news. Let's just wait here."

☆☆☆

Naturally, the worries in the Dajin Qianhu Office cannot be spread to the sea more than ten miles away. The ship Xia Ningru is on is the largest and most stable ship in this era, and its safety and combat effectiveness are quite high. Their ship was also as Qiu Wandai thought, with sufficient supplies, even if they couldn't find the right direction, they could hold it for a long time.

But what made them run half an hour late or even an hour late?

This has to start three hours after they came out of Xiaoliuqiu. At this time, they were passing a small island group. There were many hidden reefs on the shore of the islands. The experienced sailors naturally knew how to avoid them. These hidden reefs, but just when they almost bypassed all the islands safely, a sentry standing guard at the stern suddenly discovered that there was white smoke rising from the last island, and the sun hung high at dawn. In some cases, the fire in the woods seems to flicker on and off.

The sentinel originally wanted to report the situation, but when he was about to go, he found that someone on the island seemed to be waving something.

The sentinel quickly reported to the superior, who also reported to Xia Ningru.

After discussing with several officers, Xia Ningru stopped the fleet.

The imperial court has banned the sea, and logically speaking, these are uninhabited islands.

How could someone appear on this small island.

Some officers and soldiers thought they might be Japanese pirates, but the other party waved a white cloth, which seemed to be a signal for help. If it was really Japanese pirates, when they saw the court mark on the ship, they would not approach anything at all. How could it be? Flag waving.

The flames on the island are getting higher and higher, and it can be seen clearly here, so after personal discussion, Qiu Wandai organized a group of people to head to the island.

This did delay them for a while, but that was not the reason for their delay.

The bad thing is the people they rescued when they went out.

The team quickly rescued three people from the island, two women and one man. The man stood silently behind the two women. One of the women looked tall and thin with a veil, but the other woman was not. Concealed, her appearance looks glamorous and mature, wearing the clothes of the Western Regions, she looks quite different, the charming between her eyebrows and eyes, just a casual glance, can scare many people.

This made many soldiers a little bit uncontrollable.

They were quickly caught in front of the highest officer on board, Xia Ningru.