The night is deep, the rain is heavy, and the wind is strong! It's time to sleep,

Listening to the sound of the rain outside, you can instantly feel the warmth and tranquility in the room.

If you nest in the soft warm quilt at this time, shut the downpour out of the window, and imagine the rain hitting the river, like the scene of big beads and small beads falling on the jade plate, anyone wants to fall asleep immediately and have a good dream.

At this time, floating on the river, the guests of "Yijiangnan" who leaned on the shore were all sent away, and in addition to the more than a dozen palace lights on the mast, the painting boat in the wind and rain was still lit with candles in a few cabins.

Zhao Qiong, the director of 'Yijiangnan', sent away the middle-aged steward who had finished the report, hastily freshened up, and prepared to rest.

Hearing the sound of the rain hitting the window lattice, she couldn't help but stand up and walk to the window, and pushed the window open, and a cool breeze swept in with the heavy rain, which immediately swept away the stuffiness in the house, and the burning candle flame shook a few times before it was extinguished.

The sound of a gentle knock on the door happened to sound, and Zhao Qiong didn't have time to close the window or light the candle, so she walked to the door and pulled the door open.

At the opening of the door, a gust of wind rose, blowing Zhao Qiong's clothes, and the loosely tied hair was blown up by the sudden night wind, and floated on the face of the young man standing outside the door.

Zhao Qiong hurriedly brushed the hair behind her ears, and the residual fragrance made the man lose his mind instantly.

"Is that you?" Zhao Qiong was slightly surprised when she saw that it was this person. Then it occurred to me that this person didn't talk much on weekdays, and it must be something to find her at night

"Come in!" She turned around and walked into the room, closed the window tightly, lit the candle again, pointed to the chair and said, "Sit down." What are you looking for me? ”

"Chief, tonight is windy and rainy, and the brothers should have rested earlier. It's just that my subordinates think that our painting boat is no better than other ships, and there are already a lot of girls, so it is better to have more people to patrol the night on such a night. The man bowed his head respectfully and replied.

Zhao Qiong was quite surprised when she heard this, nodded and said, "That's a good word!" But why didn't you tell the captain of the night watch, but reported it to me? ”

The man's face was embarrassed, and when he saw Zhao Qiong staring at him, he had to reply stiffly: "I said it, but I was soft-spoken, and no one listened." ”

Zhao Qiong looked at him again, thinking that when he saw this person for the first time, he was arrogant and skillful, and now he was cautious and silent, and he was completely like two people.

Thinking about how she had taught him a lesson, and then how he had helped herself, she couldn't help but chuckle.

Under the candlelight, Zhao Qiong's usually indifferent face smiled slightly, just like a spring flower blooming in the rain, and like a snow lotus blooming in the snow, this person was stunned for a while.

Zhao Qiong was accustomed to seeing the expression of the guest on the face of the girl under him, and when he saw this person's stupid appearance, he didn't mind, only restrained the smile on his face, and said: "I know that you are a clever person who knows the times, and you have also been the head of the Zhizhou Yamen in the past, and you have a lot of opinions about arranging patrols. ”

This person heard Zhao Qiong mention the past, his face was gloomy for a while, and he said: "In the past, don't mention it, at that time, there was no way out, if it wasn't for the help of the master, Yao Jin wouldn't know where he was." After that, I knew that everything in the past was a floating cloud, and from now on, Yao Jin listened to the main thing and had no two hearts. ”

"It's just a gesture, you also helped me, and now you and I are even! It's just that when it comes to driving, I never dare. 'Remembering Jiangnan' is only a place for you to live temporarily, with your talents, you will have achievements in the future, and you don't have to settle here. Zhao Qiong said solemnly.

The sound of wind and rain outside was mixed, crackling on the boat, Yao Jin thought of the so-called future, and couldn't help but be a little dazed, opened his mouth, but still didn't make a sound.

"Shh Zhao Qiong suddenly made a silent gesture, her face showed a strange color, and she listened to it again, and her face changed dramatically in an instant.

She got up suddenly, flicked her sleeve, extinguished the candle, and quickly jumped to the window, gently pushed it open, and looked down.

In the pouring rain, on the deck of the painting boat, seven or eight black figures were moving, and two of them seemed to be carrying two big bags, and they were running towards the tail lightly, if they didn't look carefully, if it weren't for Zhao Qiong's eyesight, they wouldn't be able to see clearly at all in such a night.

Zhao Qiong approached Yao Jin and whispered a few words in his ear, Yao Jin nodded, turned around and ran out quickly.

And Zhao Qiong rolled up his sleeves again, rolled the things hanging on the wall into his hands, and with a light tap of his toes, his whole body flew out like an arrow from the string.

In just a few breaths, a few ups and downs, Zhao Qiong accurately landed at the tail of the painting boat, and happened to block in front of the two people carrying bags.

She glanced at it, and immediately counted eight people on the other side, six of whom were escorting two of them towards the small boat parked at the tail.

The eight people in the rain were all dressed in a light one-piece water back, which was made of shark skin at a glance, which was extremely close and soft, and was most suitable for moving in the water.

The leader was drawn by the fitting water to outline a moving curve, obviously a woman, but her whole face was covered by her head, and only her eyes, ears, mouth and nose were exposed.

These eight people were startled by Zhao Qiong, who fell from the sky, and looked at them, and saw Zhao Qiong standing at the stern of the boat for a long time, waiting for them with a sarcastic expression.

There is a small boat tied to the side of the painting boat, but Zhao Qiong's body can stand in the way of getting on the boat.

Seeing that the way was blocked, the leading woman waved her hand, and the remaining five people still protected the two people who were carrying bags.

She pulled out the two lancets on her back with her backhand, deceived her, and waved them at Zhao Qiong, who was standing at the stern of the boat.

Zhao Qiong's arm shook slightly, and a long whip came out, winding around the woman like a dragon out of the sea.

The leading woman snorted softly, and the two lancets in her hand were raised in a cross shape to her chest, blocking the long black whip.

The two of them came up and used their housekeeping skills, and seventy percent of their strength was used.

Hearing the sound of a "bell", the leading woman was shocked by the long whip and took a few steps back, and the force coming from the lancet made her arm slightly numb.

She was taken aback, and hurriedly looked up at Zhao Qiong, Zhao Qiong didn't seem to expect that the strength of seventy percent would only shock this person back a few steps, her face was straight, her fingers were put in her mouth and she snorted hard, and immediately let out a loud whistle.

The leading woman's face turned ruthless, and she lowered her voice and shouted, "Let's go together." ”

Three of the other five people were divided, each showing the blade in his hand, and rushed towards Zhao Qiong at the same time with the woman.

In such a short time, Zhao Qiong's body was already wet with heavy rain, and when she saw the person on the other side rushing towards her, her eyes narrowed slightly, and the dazzling light flashed away.

In the rainy night, Zhao Qiong stood there straight, she gently pulled her left hand behind her head, and her long wet hair was firmly coiled. But her right hand shook hard, and the whip made a loud "pop" sound in the air.

The palace lanterns hanging high on the mast of the painting boat were blown up by the wind in the night rain, and they swayed from side to side.

The flickering lights seemed to be ready to go out at any moment, but they were still struggling in the rain, emitting a flickering shimmer.