Above the sea, a huge warship moved with the wind, breaking through the waves.
Inside the cabin, Long Zhijie sat quietly on a futon with his eyes closed. In front of him was a simple wooden table. On the wooden table, a copper incense burner was emitting smoke. Behind him, an exquisite screen with a painting of a lady was placed there. It was antique.
"Knock knock knock!" The sound of knocking came from outside the door.
"Please come in," Long Zhijie said with his eyes closed.
Swish! The door opened, and Yamada Keiko, dressed in red, walked in with a tray. After entering the cabin, Yamada Keiko turned around and closed the door. She took off the clogs on her feet, then bent down and walked to Long Zhijie with small steps.
"Sir, your meal is ready." Yamada Keiko said as she placed the dishes on the tray on the table in front of Long Zhijie.
A plate of sashimi, a bowl of white rice, two plates of sushi, a pot of sake, two side dishes, and a pair of red bamboo chopsticks. It was simple and sumptuous.
Long Zhijie opened his eyes and nodded slightly to Yamada Keiko. "Thank you for your hard work."
Yamada Keiko bowed in return, then took the tray with both hands and stepped back to the cabin door. She turned around and prepared to leave.
"Miss Keiko, please stay," Long Zhijie said.
Yamada Keiko turned around and bowed her head.
"Miss Keiko, have you eaten?" Long Zhijie asked.
"I'll go to the kitchen to eat after serving you," Yamada Keiko said with her head down.
"That's good," Long Zhijie said. "I can't finish these things, so you can eat with me."
"Keiko doesn't dare," Yamada Keiko said with her head down again.
"What do you mean you don't dare," Long Zhijie said to her. "Remember, here, you are not a servant, understand?"
Yamada Keiko's face changed and she looked up at Long Zhijie.
"Come here." Long Zhijie didn't look at her. Instead, he picked up a piece of sushi with his hand and put it in his mouth while beckoning her over.
The action of eating sushi seemed simple, but in fact, it had a deep meaning. He didn't want Yamada Keiko to misunderstand that he was afraid of being poisoned and wanted her to eat with him.
Yamada Keiko hesitated for a moment, then came to the wooden table with small steps and knelt down opposite Long Zhijie.
"Here." Long Zhijie ate the sushi and handed the red bamboo chopsticks to Yamada Keiko.
Yamada Keiko nodded slightly and took the chopsticks with both hands.
"Here you are." Long Zhijie picked up the rice again and handed it to Yamada Keiko.
Yamada Keiko pursed her lips and lowered her head to take it.
"Hurry up and eat," Long Zhijie said. "If you don't eat, it'll get cold."
Yamada Keiko nodded slightly at Long Zhijie. She opened her red lips and used her chopsticks to pick up a small ball of white rice and put it into her mouth.
"Don't just eat." Long Zhijie pushed two side dishes on the table in front of Yamada Keiko. "Eat."
Yamada Keiko lowered her head again and put some food into her bowl.
"Did you make all these dishes?" Because there was only one pair of chopsticks, Long Zhijie picked up a piece of sashimi and put it into his mouth.
Yamada Keiko nodded.
"What good craftsmanship," Long Zhijie praised.
Yamada Keiko still nodded.
"Are you afraid of me?" Long Zhijie saw that Yamada Keiko hadn't been talking, so he asked her.
Yamada Keiko shook her head.
"Then why are you so quiet?" Long Zhijie poured a glass of sake and then asked, "Is it because of Tokugawa Ieyasu? She told you to be quiet? "
Pa! As soon as Long Zhijie mentioned Tokugawa Ieyasu, Yamada Keiko immediately put the bowl and chopsticks on the table. Then she stood up and bowed to Long Zhijie. Then she turned and quickly walked to the cabin door, opened it, and walked out.
This scene made Long Zhijie, who was about to drink his sake, instantly petrified and stunned on the spot …
The warship broke through the wind and waves at an extremely fast speed. By the next night, the warship had already sailed hundreds of miles away from Dongying. This warship was Tokugawa Ieyasu's special warship. The hull was vast and extremely sturdy, and the crew members were carefully selected. In order to show his sincerity, Tokugawa Ieyasu gave this warship to Long Zhijie.
On the deck of the huge warship, Yamada Keiko, who was dressed in red, looked up at the stars in the sky, lost in thought. After a long time, she took out a red bamboo flute from her sleeve and put it to her mouth, concentrating on playing it.
The sound of the flute was sorrowful and weeping. In the rumbling sound of the waves, it sounded extremely desolate.
Yamada Keiko's red clothes fluttered in the wind. Her long black hair, coupled with her exquisite and impeccable face, made her look like a fairy descending to the mortal world under the quiet and beautiful night.
Long Zhijie, who was meditating in the cabin, immediately opened his eyes when he heard the sorrowful sound of the flute. He got up and put on his cloak, opened the cabin door, and slowly walked to the deck of the warship.
At this time, Yamada Keiko was completely immersed in the sound of her flute. She did not know that Long Zhijie was already standing behind her.
The song ended. Yamada Keiko's face was full of tears.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Long Zhijie, who was standing behind her, clapped his hands. Yamada Keiko's flute sound made him intoxicated. He was completely infected by the sorrowful and grand atmosphere of the flute sound.
Yamada Keiko heard the applause behind her and immediately turned around. Seeing that it was Long Zhijie, she immediately wiped away the tears on her face. After bowing to Long Zhijie, she trotted away from the deck of the warship.
Long Zhijie was dumbfounded again.
What was going on? He began to wonder in his heart. Why did Yamada Keiko run away as soon as she saw him? Did he do something wrong?
Long Zhijie thought as he came to the bow of the ship.
Looking down from here, he could see the waves surging like a thousand layers of snow. The huge waves were monstrous, like ten thousand horses galloping!
"Phew …" Long Zhijie let out a long breath and began to move his hands and feet. After meditating in the cabin for a whole day, he wanted to stretch his muscles and bones.
"Hua!" Just as he was stretching his muscles and bones, not far from the bow of the ship, a huge black shadow slowly floated up from the bottom of the sea. Suddenly, a large snow-white wave rose on the surface of the sea!
Long Zhijie frowned and stopped his movements.
As the waves rolled and scattered, the huge black shadow gradually emerged from the surface of the sea. A huge sea squid appeared in front of Long Zhijie's eyes! This sea squid was extremely huge. Dozens of densely packed tentacles made one's scalp tingle. The thickest part of each tentacle was more than five feet thick! A pair of huge eyes was about the size of a millstone, flashing with a cold blue light!
"This subordinate greets the Divine Envoy!" A low voice came from the sea!
This huge sea squid could actually speak human language!
"What are you doing here?" Long Zhijie asked impatiently.
"This subordinate saw that the Divine Envoy was passing by this sea area, so I came to pay my respects!" The low voice came again.
"Got it. You can leave." Long Zhijie waved his hand at the sea squid. "Remember, tell the other sea monsters that they don't have to show up to see me again. I have something important to do."
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