Chapter 581: Fierce Beast

(good morning)

The lunch was very simple. The princess took off her veil, revealing a slightly serious but dignified and elegant face. It was a bit different from Yingzhou Dongfang's scholarly atmosphere, which made Zhang Quan's heart beat faster and faster.

Gently pick up the teacup, sip the tea lightly, and the maids around her present small and exquisite food like flowing water.

The lunch was held in the small courtyard where Princess Ning Xiaolan rested, and the cooks were all Princess Ning Xiaolan's maids and so on.

Ning Xiaolan's every move is so perfect, elegant, decent, natural and smooth, without the slightest affectation. This is an elegant gesture that Zhang Quan has never seen before, an elegance that comes from the soul.

Compared to Ning Xiaolan, Zhang Quan felt that the women Dongfang saw in Yingzhou were always somewhat "wild". The elegance of Oriental women was more like a stiff body posture.

But Zhang Quan also knew that it was wrong to look directly at the girl's house, but he frequently used his peripheral vision to observe between meals, so he couldn't taste the taste of the food.

Zhang Yuan and Xiang Bowen did not speak at the side. Since the woman in front of her is a princess, at least she shouldn't be a person of evil ways, and the issue of identity can be put aside for the time being.

Moreover, this princess is from Ningguo, which is on the west coast of Yingzhou, which is somewhat consistent with the directions of the people.

After a while, the lunch was finally over, and the maid next to him brought a silver, fist-sized cup, which contained clear spring water that exuded a fragrance.

Zhang Quan was a little absent-minded, took the cup and drank it in one gulp.

The maid next to her was dumbfounded...

Ning Fangfang, the number one maid, turned pale with shock and stammered a bit: "Mr. Zhang, you..."

Princess Ning Xiaolan waved her hand and drank the spring water in the cup. The maidservant next to her turned pale.

Zhang Quan is not an idiot. Seeing this weird scene, he suddenly became embarrassed, "This... Did I do something wrong..."

"Sir, don't worry, it's just a little joke." Princess Ning Xiaolan smiled slightly, and a maid came up with a smaller gold basin of about seven inches.

Princess Ning Xiaolan washed her hands in the golden basin first, and a maid next to her wiped them carefully with a towel. Although she had spells, Ning Xiaolan didn't use any spells.

This time, Zhang Quan learned to be smart this time, and only started after watching Ning Xiaolan demonstrate. But even so, Zhang Quan could still see a kind of contempt for barbarians from the nobles in the eyes of the surrounding maids. Also, a faint anger!

Zhang Quan generously admitted his mistake, "Thank you for the hospitality. If there is anything inappropriate, please return to Haihan."

"It's okay." Ning Xiaolan smiled, but gave people warmth, tolerance and trust, "Actually, it's all red tape, some useless self-decoration, it's just a joke.

Mr. Zhang..."

"Princess, please call me Zhang Quan. It seems too old to be called Mister."

Ning Xiaolan smiled without making a sound, "Okay then, I'll call you Mr. Zhang. I heard Mr. Zhang said earlier that he is going to travel to the west this time? For example, how about letting Xiaolan be Mr. Zhang's guide?"

"Princess, no!" Ning Fangfang, the maid next to her, became nervous.

Seeing this, Zhang Quan was a little puzzled. Although it was inappropriate for the princess to lead the way, there was no need to make such a fuss, right? But even though he was puzzled, Zhang Quan could only decline. "How dare you bother the princess. We..."

"Mr. Zhang, you are welcome. If possible, I would like to invite Mr. Zhang to visit Ningguo."

Zhang Quan lowered his eyes and was also discussing with Xiang Bowen and his father Zhang Yuan via voice transmission. After a while, Zhang Quan raised his head and said with a smile: "Then I will trouble the princess. On the way west, please take care of the princess."

"I also want to ask Mr. Zhang for advice. If Mr. Zhang doesn't mind, just call me Ning Xiaolan or Miss Ning. The name princess is too strange."

"That's presumptuous."

Afterwards, the two parties agreed that after the speech here, the group would head west, and of course Princess Ning Xiaolan was going back to China.

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In the south, Xu Ren, Yuan Yong, Zhong Shuling Ji Buxian of Zhao State, Prince Zhao Ming and his party bid farewell to Qingyun Kingdom's hospitality and headed southwest all the way.

Negotiations in Qingyun Kingdom had achieved a satisfactory result. Facing Xu Ren's speech, Qingyun Kingdom was determined to reform, and even sent a mission to visit Shang Kingdom.

Zhang Quan and Xu Ren, one in the north and one in the south, while visiting, they also brought the brand-new ideas of Shang Kingdom to the whole Yingzhou.

As a result, the situation in Yingzhou will undergo unpredictable changes.

At this time, signs of chaos had begun to appear in Yingzhou. In the east of Yingzhou and around the Kingdom of Shang, wars have begun, and the drought in the inland is getting more and more serious. Seeing that God is forcing all countries to war.

Now that the ideas of the Shang Kingdom spread, the balance of the countries will inevitably be broken; and once a certain country feels that it is strong, then... war is almost inevitable! The strong always want to bully the weak!

Besides, in the event of a drought, even if you don't bully the weak - you have to grab some food. In the empire, the general public under the foundation period who cannot live without food is still the vast majority.

However, apart from Zhang Quan and Xu Ren spreading the ideas of industry and commerce, there was another route—the eastern coast. The competition here is more intense. The State of Yue has already destroyed the State of Wu and is expanding crazily.

Industry and commerce and capitalism have a characteristic - the more they expand, the more profitable they will be; and the emperor's mind also has a characteristic, that is, greed! Since it is beneficial, we must continue to expand!

Therefore, here in Yueguo, a snowball effect has already formed.

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But when the situation in Yingzhou Continent was unpredictable, the fleet led by Chang Lin was in trouble on the South Sea, south of the Illusory Sea/Skeleton Sea!

storm! An unimaginable storm swept through.

Chang Lin was dumbfounded, seeing such a storm for the first time.

Compared with the storm in the ocean right now, the biggest storm on land is like a little white rabbit and a star-killing white tiger, maybe there is no comparison at all.

Half an hour ago, the sky was still clear, but half an hour later, the wind suddenly picked up. The sea water within sight was overturned, and the waves rushed tens of meters, or even hundreds of meters into the air. The 30,000-ton "General" warship also undulates like a toy in such a storm, and seems to be in danger of capsizing at any time.

Indescribable fear hangs over everyone's heart.

The people of the Shang kingdom who boasted rich sailing experience all turned pale at this time, especially the sailors of the caravan, they screamed again and again, and some people's screams could make a woman feel ashamed.

Well, I can't care about this now.

"It's time to make a decision!" Chang Lin took a deep breath, "Listen everyone, I am Chang Lin. Now, I order you to open all the protective formations on the ship. Especially the barrier protection as the last means of protection .

We haven't encountered the Aura Tides yet, but I believe Princess Bai Xiaoling's words (don't you dare to believe it now).

Just in case, for the sake of your own life, everyone, let's fight.

Notify me as soon as the array is activated! "

At this time, who cares about the consumption of liquid spiritual energy? All the formations on the ships have been opened to the limit, especially the barrier protection, which is the last resort to fight against large-scale spells and spiritual energy tides.

Soon, as one by one the ships activated the final defensive means——after barrier protection, Chang Lin ordered again, "Turn around, face the wind and waves head-on, and rush over!"

"Ah..." The people in the caravan were immediately dumbfounded, and rushed over like this? Can it work? Everyone immediately asked Xiao Zihou, the representative of Pengcheng Wanli Group and the second shareholder.

But there was no explanation at this time. The 30,000-ton General took the lead in challenging the wind and waves, followed by three warships.

Seeing this, Xiao Zihou of Pengcheng Wanli Group gritted his teeth, "Follow me!"

After speaking, Xiao Zihou took the lead to lead the fleet forward. The wind and waves rolled, and the ship was like a leaf in such wind and waves, and seemed to be in danger of capsizing at any time. On the ship, the timid sailors whose cultivation base was below the foundation-building stage were already screaming in fright.

Once it falls into the sea in such a storm, it is almost impossible to survive; and under the waves, there are already huge monsters swimming faintly.

It should be said that these monsters dare not do anything with the aura of Dragon Palace on the boat; but if a person falls into the water, these monsters will definitely not be polite.

The ship roared, and the power was pushed to the maximum. The surface of the ship is even shrouded in a faint glow, which is the protective formation and barrier protection. Merchant ships have two layers of protection, and warships have three layers of protection.

Boom... Boom... The world was dark and turned upside down. Some people could no longer distinguish the sky from the ocean. There are even individual Nascent Soul stage masters who also get seasick at this time, which is really bad news.

A wave crashed, and the fleet could no longer maintain its formation.

"It's not good, it's not good, Merchant Ship No. 3 capsized..." A terrified voice came.

Everyone turned their heads, just in time to see a 5,000-ton merchant ship 'turned over' on its belly, hundreds of sailors were thrown into the sea, and countless monsters swarmed up immediately, and soon there was no sound .

Then, several huge tentacles stretched out from under the ocean, and began to compete for the overturned ship. There are tentacles that are hundreds of feet long, like branches, and tentacles that are like octopuses. In just a moment, the big steel ship was torn apart.

Panic, unspeakable panic gripped everyone.

Among the boundless natural disasters, there are only leaves-like ships that capsize at any time. The fear of death hangs over everyone's heart.

"Let's go back! President, let's go back!" Someone finally broke down.

Xiao Zihou gritted his teeth, "Listen everyone, this time the caravan's profits will be in addition to the regular distribution, and half will be used as a reward for everyone!"

At critical times, rewards should be given generously. Everyone's confidence was temporarily restored.

Suddenly, in the sea waves all over the sky, there is a beautiful hazy, faintly visible, faintly colored mist sweeping over. And in the mist, there seemed to be some kind of ferocious monster's shadow flashing past.

"No, it's the tide of spiritual energy! There are also fierce beasts!" Bai Xiaoling's complexion changed drastically, and her small face turned pale with fright.

"A fierce beast? What is a fierce beast?" Chang Lin asked loudly. The wind and waves were too loud.