The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 493 The Marshal is still alive
A huge merchant ship set sail from Hangzhou toward Chuzhou.

Yue Wenxuan sat at the bow of the boat, leisurely gazing at the banks. This trip to the Southern Song Dynasty had achieved all its strategic objectives, leaving him quite satisfied. He couldn't help but want to burst into song: "Fate is fickle, yet I remain indifferent; I bid farewell to youth, through countless stations, content with the ordinary, yet unwilling to succumb to mediocrity. You are A-Diao, you are..."

I'm stuck; I can't sing the high notes at all.

The cabin curtain behind him was lifted, and Yue Fei stepped out, looking curiously at Yue Wenxuan, whose face was red and neck thickened, trying to hit a high note but getting stuck: "Young Master Yue, what are you doing?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Ahem! Let me clarify first, it's not that I'm bad at it, it's just that this song is too difficult."

Yue Fei: "??"

Yue Wenxuan carefully examined Yue Fei. A few days ago, when he rescued Yue Fei at Fengbo Pavilion, he was still weak and looked like he was about to collapse. But in the past few days, he had resumed eating on the boat, and his energy and spirit had returned. He had regained his former glory.

Great! This is how I envision Yue Fei.

Yue Fei sat down next to Yue Wenxuan and sighed softly, "Yun'er and Zhang Xian are much better now, watching Jiang Ziliang fish at the stern. This journey feels like a lifetime ago..."

Yue Wenxuan smiled and said, "Don't rush. When you get to Chuzhou, there are even more unbelievable things waiting for you."

Yue Fei was a little curious and wanted to ask what it was about, but he knew that Yue Wenxuan's opening remarks were just to whet his appetite. The more he asked, the less likely Yue Wenxuan would say anything, so it was better not to ask at all.

Let's change the subject: "Young Master Yue, how exactly did you bribe Qin Hui? I really can't understand how much money it would take to make Qin Hui take such a big risk to save me."

"Money?" Yue Wenxuan shook his head and laughed: "Not a single copper coin was spent."

Yue Fei: "Huh?"

Yue Wenxuan said, "Just scare him a little, just like the Jin Dynasty scare Zhao Gou."

Yue Fei: "..."

Okay, now he understands!

Zhao Gou was a spineless man; if the Jin state threatened him, he would agree to any request.

Qin Hui was the same; if the Northern Song Dynasty threatened him, he would agree to any request.

If the emperor and the prime minister are both like this, what's the point of this country?
"Ugh!"

With a sigh, Yue Fei was speechless for a long time.

All that could be heard from the stern was Yue Yun's laughter: "They've taken the bait! They've taken the bait! Pull them up quickly!"

Then came the boatman's laughter and the splashing of water, followed by Zhang Xian's shout: "Pull it up! It's huge! Quick, get a landing net!"

There was a commotion at the stern, and after a while, Yue Yun came to the bow carrying a big fish: "Father, the boatman caught a really big fish, and he asked us if we should make it into West Lake Vinegar Fish."

"do not want!"

The people on the boat shouted in unison, "Braised or steamed, anything is fine, just don't make West Lake Vinegar Fish."

They were having a great time...

A smaller merchant ship was catching up from behind at great speed. A burly man stood at the bow of the ship. He just stood there without saying a word, but his imposing presence made all the merchant ships on the Grand Canal give way.

Yue Fei couldn't help but sigh, "What a fierce general! Could he be a match for ten thousand men?"

After saying that, he exclaimed "Huh?" again, "It seems like they're coming for us?"

Yue Wenxuan laughed: "That's right, he's coming for us. He's my subordinate."

Yue Fei was secretly astonished: Does Young Master Yue actually have such fierce warriors under his command? Why is it that he rarely uses them?

The small merchant ship sped closer, and the imposing general remained motionless. But a small head popped out from behind him and waved wildly at Yue Fei: "Father, Father!"

Yue Fei looked closely and was overjoyed: "Lei'er!" The little head was indeed nine-year-old Yue Lei, who exclaimed with boundless joy: "Father is indeed not dead! Mother, come out and see Father! Big Brother is here too, and Uncle Zhang is here as well."

Several people immediately poured out of the cabin of the small merchant ship. It was Yue Fei's wife, Li Wa, as well as Yue Lin, Yue Zhen, and Yue Ting. There was still some distance between the two ships, so they couldn't come over. They could only laugh and cry on the deck of the small boat.

Yue Fei was overjoyed: "Young Master Yue, thank you so much."

Yue Wenxuan shrugged: "It's no trouble at all! With Qin Hui's help, saving them won't be difficult."

Yue Lei shouted loudly, "Father, Father, Uncle Xiang's Overlord Spear Technique is amazing! I've been learning spear techniques from him on the boat these past few days and have learned a lot."

Upon hearing this, Yue Fei sensed something was amiss: "Surname Xiang, Overlord Spear Technique?"
Why does that sound a bit strange?

Yue Lei: "I'll practice for my dad in a bit."

Yue Fei nodded: "Good!"

Seeing that his wife and children were safe and sound, Yue Fei was so happy that he didn't know what to say.

But it's too early to be happy at this point.

Not long after, another small merchant ship caught up from behind. A savage stood on the bow, dressed as a chieftain of a barbarian tribe, carrying a large bow on his back. His muscles were as strong as a leopard's, and his whole body exuded a murderous aura.

He waved to Yue Wenxuan from afar: "▽★■●"

Yue Wenxuan smiled and replied, "It's good that you're back."

Yue Fei was greatly surprised: "Those are also your subordinates?"

Yue Wenxuan: "Yes!"

Yue Fei was at a loss for words.

Just then, a head popped out from behind the savage and shouted at Yue Fei, "Marshal, Marshal! You're really alive! Hahaha, that's great! You're still alive!"

Yue Fei looked closely and saw that it was Gao Chong.

Yue Fei was overjoyed!

The next instant, another head popped up behind Gao Chong—Yang Zaixing.

Yue Fei was overjoyed.

Yang Zaixing laughed loudly, "Marshal! We killed Wang Gui and Dong Xian, those two traitors who falsely accused you, and then came looking for you, hahaha!"

Gao Chong: "You're shameless to lie. It was clearly this wild... cough... this warrior who killed them."

Yang Zaixing: "Uh! It was just a slip of the tongue. Anyway, the two traitors are dead, hahahaha."

After hearing this, Yue Fei did not laugh, but sighed sadly. Wang Gui was his fellow villager and childhood friend, and it was really not what he wanted for things to turn out like this.

When Yue Yun heard that Dong Xian had died, he was also a little sad. He still remembered that in the camp on Tongbai Mountain, Dong Xian was holding a white-feathered broiler chicken and saying, "No one is allowed to eat it. Chickens lay eggs, and eggs hatch into chickens..."

The past events are still vivid in my mind. How could such a good person have turned into a traitor who falsely accused his father in the blink of an eye?
"Perhaps we started from the same point, but went in different directions. In this mortal world, we gradually blurred our original selves." Yue Wenxuan sang a song softly, and smiled after finishing: "Oh dear, this song has a low key, so I finally won't get stuck."

"Chuzhou City is not far ahead," Yue Wenxuan sighed. "There are still many people waiting to meet you."

The large merchant ship slowly approached the Chuzhou dock. Before the ship even docked, a large group of people on the shore were waving: "Haha, Yue Fei, you've come too!"

"Wow, your whole family has come, including all your subordinates."

"Haha, welcome, welcome!"

(End of this chapter)