The boat heading north was walking against the current and walked very slowly. Half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and he had just passed Rencheng.?

The weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day. Although I walk on water, I always carry people in the same place and are roasted by the blazing sun every day, which makes people feel extremely depressed.

Shuixiu and I live in a small cabin. Because there are cases on our bodies, there are always people guarding all the doors. Although we are not covered with shackles, we are still under strict supervision. We are sent to our food, clothing and expenses every day, so we have the opportunity to go out of the cabin door and let the air out in the evening. At other times, we can only stay in the house.

On this day, there was no wind in the air, and it was as if the sky was covered with a lid, which made everyone familiar.

Shui Xiu was already sweating profusely, but she kept slapping me on her sleeves while rubbing the sweat on her neck, murmured: "Why is it so hot, ghost weather!"

I don’t know if it was because I had something to do in my heart, and even the sweat seemed to be in my body, and no drop of sweat was flowing out, but the more I did, the more I felt so stuffy. Shui Xiu looked at my face and said worriedly: “Girl, you won’t have heatstroke, are you?”

I forced a smile, shook my head, and turned to look out the window.

The boat has walked faster in the past two days. After passing Rencheng, I remember there was a dangerous canyon in front of it. The mountain gorges on both sides protruded towards the center of the river. From a distance, it looked like tigers leaping from both ends, so it was called Tiger Leap Gorge. Before passing Tiger Leap Gorge is Jiangyan, the huge fish mouth divides the river water into two strands. We head south on the right road, and if we go north on the left road, we will go faster.

Shui Xiu looked at my paler face and said, "Girl, are you okay?"

"fine."

I smiled and shook my head, and at this moment I heard the person outside the door say, "Eunuch Yu, you are here."

"Open the door."

The cabin door was carefully opened. As soon as he looked up, he saw Eunuch Yu standing at the door. The heat in the room made him frown.

When Shu Xiuyi saw him coming, she immediately stepped forward and knelt down: "Eunuch Yu."

Eunuch Yu nodded and walked over to look at me: "Miss Qing, are you in good health?"

"You are worried, you're much better." I smiled and nodded and asked, "I don't know what happened to Eunuch Yu coming today?"

He looked at me and said with a complicated expression: "The Emperor just said that you are locked up here, and I'm afraid you are so hot. Now there is a wind outside, so let you two go out to blow the wind on the deck."

My heart moved unconsciously.

It has been more than half a month since I took the boat north. Pei Yuanhao seemed to have forgotten the existence of Shui Xiu and me. No, I had already forgotten it when I was in the prefecture. He only had Nangong Lizhu in his eyes. Every time Eunuch Yu and Nangong Lizhu came, they were just here, and there was never any news about him.

But today, he asked me to go to the deck to have a breather?

When Shui Xiu heard this, she immediately became happy, ran over and grabbed my arm and whispered: "Girl, the emperor still cares about you!"

I bit my lower lip and didn't say anything. After a while, I said, "Eunuch Yu, how did the emperor think of me?"

Eunuch Yu said justice: "No one has mentioned anything. But just as the boatman came over and asked, saying that our boat was about to pass the Huyue Gorge. The emperor and Miss Nangong stood at the bow of the boat for a while and asked our family to come and pass the message." He said, and said again: "Miss Qing, don't ask so much. It is the emperor's grace to let you go out. Get up quickly, the house is so hot."

The room was really hot, as if it was in a steamer. When Shui Xiu helped me out of the cabin door, a wet and watery river breeze immediately felt a little more comfortable.

The sun was about to set westward, and the river was shaking white, as dazzling as countless silver scales.

The deck was indeed full of people. The guards, the attendants and the palace maids were all standing on both sides of the deck. At a glance, I saw Pei Yuanhao and Nangong Lizhu standing at the bow of the boat. The wind raised the clothes of the two people. Two extremely powerful figures stood there, floating like immortals.

Although there are many people, none of them speak, and they don’t even smell a cough. Only the river water under their feet flows.

Eunuch Yu said softly in my ear: "It's better to go over and thank you."

I thought about it, nodded, then turned around and walked over gently. As soon as I approached, I heard Pei Yuanhao say softly: "Is it still hot?"

"Won't."

Nangong Lizhu shook her head, and her tone was still a little cold, but it was not the kind of person who kept people from thousands of miles away, but it was the kind of coldness that made people unable to help but hold it in their palms, care for them, and keep it until they warmed up.

In this world, there is a kind of woman who is born to attract men. Nangong Lizhu is such a person, and it has nothing to do with her appearance or attitude. No wonder she is the "No. 1 beauty in the Celestial Empire" is her, not Shen Rou. Shen Rou is charming and gentle, and she uses all her tricks, but she may not be able to make Pei Yuanhao pay so much attention to her. Nangong Lizhu's every frown and smile is enough to make many people sacrifice their lives for her.

Pei Yuanhao turned to look at her, and the cold and hard eyes softened the spring water: "Do you like the scenery here?"

"Um."

"Do you know where this place is?"

Nangong Lizhu shook his head.

"Do you know why I took you out to see the scenery here?"

Nangong Lizhu still shook her head.

Pei Yuanhao pointed to the front and said, "In front is Hu Yuexia."

Hu Yuexia, when he heard these three words, Nangong Lizhu's slender figure seemed to tremble slightly.

I also looked ahead with his fingers. The river in front of me was vast and endless. Perhaps because of the hot weather or the terrain, a huge mist rose in front of me, and everything in front of me became a little confused.

The tiger leaps into the gorge, looming in such a mist.

At this moment, I suddenly felt that the ship was moving slowly.

Everyone around seemed to feel it, and an inexplicable expression appeared on their faces. The boat was getting slower and slower, but it still rushed into the mist by inertia. The scent of the river could smell the raw and cold smell caused by the river, and the echoes in the canyon could be heard.

Slowly, the terrain was dangerous, like a tiger descending the mountain, and appeared in front of me.

And just then, the ship stopped.

Nangong Lizhu's body became slightly stiff. After a while, he said to him: "Why did the boat stop?"

Pei Yuanhao still looked down at her, a faint smile appeared on his handsome face, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and said softly: "I want to take you to see the scenery."

I stood behind them, and Eunuch Yu and Shui Xiu were also standing beside me. At this time, everyone felt something was wrong, but in a panic, no one spoke, and everyone stared at the front with their breath.

On the vast river surface, there is a calm area, and only the river water flows.

However, Nangong Lizhu began to shake, and the more she shook, the more she became, and even the fingertips hidden in her sleeve could not control her trembling.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao slowly stretched out his hand, gently grabbed her slender fingertips, and pinched them into the palm of his hand.

"Don't be afraid." He looked ahead and said slowly: "I said that no matter how long I am, I will not hurt you, nor will anyone hurt you."

As soon as the words were finished, the fog in front suddenly became chaotic.

Everyone was revealed, and everyone was a little panicked at this moment. Shui Xiu was so scared that she hugged my arm tremblingly, as frightened as a frightened kitten, but I was still standing there steadily, looking at the front through the chaotic fog, and a huge shadow appeared in the fog.

At this time, several boatmen had already come over and said a few words to Eunuch Yu. Eunuch Yu immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the first official will report. A large ship appeared in front of you, flowing down the right side of Yuzui and sailing towards us."

As soon as he heard this, Nangong Lizhu opened his eyes wide.

She subconsciously took a step forward, as if she wanted to rush over, and Pei Yuanhao grabbed her hand hard and pulled her back.

"Yuquan." He said without looking back, "Tell me my oral order, be wary, and do not act rashly for the time being."

"yes."

Eunuch Yu agreed, and when he turned around, he looked at me, with a hint of worry on his face, but he left immediately. While I stood there, watching Nangong Lizhu becoming more and more uneasy and struggling harder, I felt like I was breathing a sigh of relief in my heart, and all the mist lingered in front of me slowly dissipated.

I guessed right!

The ship that went south was from Shengjing.

No wonder she was in a hurry to urge Pei Yuanhao to return to Beijing. Although she returned to Pei Yuanhao and the negotiations between Shengjing and the southern forces could not be carried out, in fact, she could figure it out after thinking about it - she couldn't talk, which does not mean that others could not talk.

Perhaps, when she saw that I had a relationship with Mo Tieyi and others, she had already decided on this plan, and she used a bitter plan to return to Pei Yuanhao. At the same time, another person in charge of the negotiations went south from Shengjing. As long as she could lure Pei Yuanhao from the mountain and lead him back to the capital, the negotiations between Shengjing and the south could still be carried out.

This is her trump card!

The biggest question now is - who is the one who went from Shengjing to the south and took over her negotiations?

Who is the person on that big ship?

My heart was tightened, and I stared at the fog in front of me. The outline of the big ship slowly appeared from the fog, getting closer and closer, and reached the center of the canyon. The mountain gorges on both sides were like hungry tigers rushing to eat, and they wanted to swallow the big ship!

Nangong Lizhu's face turned pale, she could no longer calm down, and she struggled hard: "Let go, let me go!"

Pei Yuanhao said nothing and still grabbed her tightly.

Those dark eyes were already red.

"Let go! Let go!" Nangong Lizhu finally lost control and struggled to fight at him desperately. While struggling, she shouted madly to the front: "Don't come over! Yuan Xiu, Yuan Xiu will leave quickly, there is an ambush!"

Her soft voice sounded in her ears like a torn split, with an extra cruelty, but soon it was swallowed by the fog and nothing was left behind.

"Yuan Xiu left! Go quickly!"

But no matter how she shouted, the faint voice could not compete with the fact that it was approaching. Seeing that the big ship was getting closer, she knelt on the ground like a collapse.

Pei Yuanhao slowly squatted down.

"Why... you knew a long time ago, you knew a long time ago, I was deliberately back to you." Nangong Lizhu's tears poured from his eyes, dripping like a pearl, with pear blossoms raining: "Why are you only now--"

"Because, I want to ask you something."

He squatted in front of her and looked into her eyes.
Chapter completed!