Kaiping six years, February 23rd.

Qinzhou, Guangde Prefecture, Yanjin County.

It is located at the junction of Yongzhou and Qinzhou, not too far from Kyoto. There are two most famous things in Yanjin County. One is Lishan black tea, which is highly respected by the powerful, and the other is the Yanjin Ferry with a history of thousands of years.

.Although Qishui is not very fast, the river surface is relatively wide, and there are not many places along the bank suitable for building ferries.

Yanjin Ferry is the largest ferry among thousands of miles of rivers, followed by Baima Ferry.

At three o'clock in the morning, a fast horse galloped over, splashing spring mud along the road.

A prosperous town has formed around the ferry, and many shops have been built along the river on the south bank.

A young man and woman stood by the river, looking at the roaring water. Not far away, there were more than ten people standing in awe.

The knight reined in the reins here, then jumped off his mount, hurriedly came behind the young man, bowed slightly and said: "I would like to inform the Marquis, the work at Yuejiang Tower has been completed, and Master Gu is heading towards with three hundred cavalry.

Come here."

Pei Yue looked back at him and asked calmly: "How many people died in Nanzhou Xizuo?"

The knight replied: "There are ninety-three people in total. Miss Ye and Commander Wei are checking the inside of the Jiang Tower. They should be able to find some secret rooms and secret passages, but the remaining ones have probably quietly boarded the passenger ship on Qishui."

Pei Yue pondered: "Can you find the ship?"

The knight said with a bit of shame: "I was responsible for monitoring the situation on the north side of Yuejiang Tower in accordance with the instructions of the Marquis. However, because it was dark at that time and there were too many ships and boats on the river, it was not certain whether Nanzhou Xizuo was on the river.

Which ship? But I have already delineated a range, a total of sixteen passenger ships, and the other party's ship is among them. Now there are several brothers watching each ship."

Pei Yue looked indifferent and said calmly: "It's an unexpected blessing to be able to narrow down the scope. You don't need to blame yourself for this. Just retreat first, and follow me eastward later. You will also need to identify the suspected passenger ships.

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"I humbly obey orders!"

After the knight retreated, Shen Danmo, who had been facing Qishui just now, looked sideways at Pei Yue and said with emotion: "If you find that passenger ship, Nanzhou can catch it all with careful work, so your hard work will not be in vain."

Pei Yue did not show any excitement, but frowned slightly and said, "I hope so."

Seeing this, Shen Danmo asked curiously: "What are you worried about?"

Pei Yue was silent for a moment and said slowly: "I asked Geng Yi to send a message to the other side and tell them that I would deploy heavy troops in the south. The original intention was to force them to flee through the waterway. This has two purposes. One is to give the other side time.

So that they can gather everyone together. Secondly, the water is not as good as the land. As long as their traces can be confirmed, they will not be able to escape if they are surrounded from front to back. But now that I think about it carefully, I feel a little uneasy."

Shen Danmo chuckled and asked softly: "Because things are going too smoothly?"

Pei Yue nodded.

Looking at his frown, Shen Danmo thought of those letters and the surprises he had brought to her during the several conversations. It was almost like watching this unique man step by step to where he is now, and he had mixed feelings in his heart for a while.

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She subconsciously raised her hand, trying to smooth away the trouble between Pei Yue's brows.

Pei Yue instinctively tilted his head slightly and avoided the delicate hand.

Shen Danmo pretended to stretch her arms casually. Although her fair cheeks showed a hint of pink, she did not act coy because of it. She just pretended that nothing happened and said with a smile: "You are thinking too much. , even if my father personally took action on this matter, he probably wouldn't be able to do better than you. In the absence of effective information, you have calculated all possibilities, and the other party also acted according to your assumptions, so there is no need to be too cautious. Too worried.”

Pei Yue knew that she was not as thin-faced as Gu Zhen, and since he had avoided it, there was no need to mention that episode again, so he suppressed the weirdness in his heart and said slowly: "But Nan Qin is difficult to save. , I’m worried that Gu Fan will go crazy.”

Shen Danmo said incomprehensibly: "Things have developed to this point. Could it be that he still can't see the clues?"

Pei Yue sighed softly: "The word love cannot be understood with common sense. Gu Fan's temperament is different from mine. Some people think it is indecisive, but I think it is about love and justice, otherwise he would not have met me when we first met. I tried my best to help him. The reason why I asked Ye Qi to tell him this place was because it was very likely that Nan Qin would not survive. If he was not allowed to see the person he loved most for the last time, how could I be his brother? If he If he can really let go of this past, he will not insist on coming to Yanjin. In this case, I can only leave the right of choice to him."

Shen Danmo couldn't help but have a complicated expression when he thought of what the knight had just said.

She quite agreed with Pei Yue's first sentence. Emotions are indeed the most complex existence in the world, and many times they make no sense.

People in the world cannot control who they like or dislike, nor can they decide when a relationship begins and ends.

She thought of herself.

For so many years, she has always thought that she hated men, but in the final analysis, she hated this world where men were superior to women, so she wanted to be like Princess Qiyang, and even hoped to do better than that proud woman with a twists and turns. Kyoto There are many people who admire her, but Shen Danmo has never looked at those people, and she feels that she will never become a common person who falls in love in this life.

But that subconscious action just now made Shen Danmo suddenly wake up. She didn't know when she started to have a different feeling towards the young man next to her.

This made her feel somewhat indescribable shame.

The spring breeze blows by, and ripples gradually rise on the Qishui River.

Pei Yue looked at Shen Danmo who was already entranced. He shouted twice but got no response, then stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her.

Shen Danmo came back to his senses, tried hard to calm the turmoil in his heart, and asked as if he were normal: "When will we do it?"

Pei Yue suddenly turned his head to look to the west and said in a complicated tone: "Here he comes."

Three hundred horses came quickly.

Gu Fan was dusty and looked solemn.

The moment Pei Yue saw his face clearly, he frowned even more and said bluntly: "You will die like this."

Gu Fan shook his head indifferently, indicating that he was not in the way, and asked hurriedly: "Where is the Fang family?"

Pei Yue was startled. He only guessed that this incident was the work of Nanzhou Xizuo, but he could not confirm the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes. Although the Pingjiang Fang family was indeed a representative figure of the Southern Zhou military, this did not mean anything. They can all be blamed on the other party. By asking this question, Gu Fan seems to have confirmed the other party's identity.

He asked calmly: "Can you confirm that the enemy is a member of the Fang family?"

Gu Fan nodded and said: "I fought against him in Yuejiang Tower. Although he didn't declare his family name, I can tell that this is the way of the Fang family."

Pei Yue knew that Gu Liang made his fortune in the Southern Army and fought fiercely with the Pingjiang Fang family. Gu Fan had also been to the Southern Territory, so it was not surprising to know this information.

Now that he could confirm that the other party was a member of the Fang family, he went through the entire incident in his mind, and the worry in his heart became heavier and heavier, but he did not show it on his face, and said slowly: "Now we can only confirm that Nan Zhou Xisaku is here.

On a certain ship heading east, the area is not too large. I have sent someone to notify the commander of the Qinzhou Navy to mobilize a few warships, and they are now waiting in the waters more than fifty miles to the east."

Gu Fan asked: "Water interception?"

Pei Yue nodded: "This way they can't run away."

Gu Fan quickly said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's leave now."

Pei Yue hesitated and said, "Are you really okay?"

Gu Fan laughed loudly, patted his chest, and said loudly: "Do you think I'm in trouble?"

Pei Yue did not miss the look of anxiety and distress in his eyes. Thinking of the past between him and Nan Qin, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said with a smile on his face: "Okay, let's set off now to find the people of Nanzhou to settle this account."

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The two parties' men and horses merged together, and more than five hundred horses rode eastward.

After they had boarded the warship of the Qinzhou Navy, the Qianhu passenger ship on which Fang Yunhu and Nan Qin were traveling would pass by the Yanjin Ferry.
Chapter completed!