The boat going north went against the current, walking very slowly, and half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and it had just passed Rencheng.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day, and although it is by water, people always carry it in one place, and they are roasted by the blazing sun every day, which also makes people feel extremely depressed.

Shui Xiu and I live in a small cabin, because there are still cases on the body, all the doors have been guarded, although there are no shackles, but the guard for us is still relatively strict, food and clothing are sent every day, and there is a chance to go out of the hatch in the evening, and the rest of the time can only stay in the house.

On this day, there was not a single wind in the air, and it was as if the sky had been covered with a lid to suffocate everyone.

Shui Xiu was already sweating profusely, but he still kept fanning me, wiping the sweat on his neck with his sleeve, and muttered: "Why is it so hot, ghost weather!" ”

I don't know if it's because I have something in my heart, even the sweat seems to be suffocated in my body, and not a drop of sweat comes out, but the more this happens, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Shui Xiu looked at my face and said worriedly: "Girl, you won't suffer from heat stroke, right?" ”

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

The boat went faster in the past two days, and after passing Rencheng, I remember that there was a canyon with dangerous terrain in front of me, and the mountain gorges on both sides protruded from the center of the river, and it looked like two leaping tigers from a distance, so it was called Tiger Leaping Gorge; After the Tiger Leap Gorge in front of the Jiangyan, the huge fish mouth of the river water into two streams, we go south to take the right road, go north to take the left road will be faster.

Shui Xiu looked at my increasingly pale face and said, "Girl, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine."

I smiled and shook my head, and at this moment I heard a man outside the door: "Father-in-law Yu, you are here." ”

"Open the door."

The hatch was carefully opened, and when he looked up, he saw Father-in-law Yu standing in the doorway, and the heat in the room made him frown.

As soon as Shui Xiu saw him coming, he immediately stepped forward and knelt down: "Father-in-law Yu." ”

Father-in-law Yu nodded and walked over to look at me: "Young girl, are you feeling better?" ”

"Thank you, it's much better." I smiled and nodded, and asked, "I don't know what happened when Grandpa Yu came today?" ”

He glanced at me and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "The emperor just said that you are locked up here, I'm afraid it's also very hot, and now the wind is blowing outside, let the two of you go out on the deck to blow the wind." ”

My heart unconsciously moved.

It's been more than half a month since I went north by boat, Pei Yuanhao seems to have forgotten about me and Shui Xiu's cunning, no, he has forgotten about it when he was in the state capital, he only has Nangong Lizhu in his eyes, every time Gonggong Yu and Nangong Lizhu come, it's just that they come, and there has never been any news from him.

But today, he asked me to go to the deck to blow the wind?

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

I bit my lower lip and didn't speak until a long time before I said, "Father-in-law Yu, how could the emperor think of me?" ”

Yugong said fairly: "Yes, no one mentioned anything." It's just that the boatman was just summoned to come over and ask, saying that our ship was about to cross the Tiger Leaping Gorge, and the emperor and Miss Nangong stood at the bow of the boat and blew the wind for a while, so they asked our family to come and pass the word. He said, and said: "Young girl, don't ask so much, the emperor let you out, it is also the emperor's grace, get up quickly, this house is hot." ”

It was indeed very hot in the room, as if in a steamer, and when Shui Xiu helped me out of the hatch, I was greeted by a moist, watery river breeze, and suddenly people felt more comfortable.

The sun was already setting in the west, and the river was white and shining, as dazzling as countless silver scales.

The deck was really full of people, and the guards, attendants, and palace maids were all standing on both sides of the deck in an orderly manner, and I saw at a glance that in the crowd, Pei Yuanhao and Nangong Lizhu were standing at the bow of the boat, and the wind lifted the clothes of the two people, so that the two top figures stood there, fluttering like immortals.

Although there were many people, no one spoke, not even a cough was heard, only the river flowing under their feet.

Father-in-law Yu whispered in my ear: "Let's go over and thank you." ”

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

"No, it won't."

Nangong Lizhu shook her head, there was still a little coldness in her tone, but it was not the kind that rejected people thousands of miles away, but the kind of coldness that people couldn't help but want to hold in the palm of their hands, take care of it, and care for her until she warmed up.

In this world, there is a kind of woman who can naturally attract men, Nangong Lizhu is such a person, and it has nothing to do with appearance or attitude; It's no wonder that the "first beauty of the Celestial Empire" is her instead of Shen Rou, Shen Rou is enchanting and charming, and she uses all her scheming to make Pei Yuanhao pay so much attention to her, and Nangong Lizhu, as long as she smiles lightly, is enough to make many people forget their lives for her.

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

"Hmm."

"Do you know what 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 his head.

Pei Yuanhao pointed to the front and said, "Ahead, it is Tiger Leaping Gorge." ”

Tiger Leaping Gorge, when he heard these three words, Nangong Lizhu's slender figure seemed to tremble slightly.

I also followed his finger and looked ahead, the river in front of me was a vast and boundless river, perhaps because the weather was too hot, or because of the terrain, there was a huge mist in front of me, and the qiē in front of me became a little foggy.

Tiger Leaping Gorge, just in such a mist, looming.

At that moment, I suddenly felt as if the speed of the ship was slowly slowing down.

The people around seemed to feel it, and there was an inexplicable expression on their faces, the boat was getting slower and slower, but it still rushed into the mist by inertia, and the tip of the nose could smell the cold smell of the river water, and the echo of the surging noise in the canyon could be heard.

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

And just then, the boat stopped.

Nangong Lizhu's body stiffened slightly, and after a while, he said to him, "Why did you stop the boat?" ”

Pei Yuanhao still looked down at her, with a faint smile on his handsome face, and the corners of his lips were slightly hooked, and he said softly: "I, I want to show you the scenery." ”

I was standing behind the two of them, and Grandpa Yu and Shui Xiu were also standing beside me, and at this time everyone felt that something was wrong, but in the panic, no one spoke, and everyone stared ahead with bated breath.

On the vast surface of the river, there is calm, only the murmuring of the river.

However, Nangong Lizhu began to tremble, and the more he trembled, the more he trembled, and even the fingertips hidden in his sleeves were already trembling uncontrollably.

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

"Don't be afraid." He looked ahead and said slowly, "I said that I will not hurt you at any time, and I will not let anyone hurt you. ”

As soon as the words fell, the fog in front of him suddenly became chaotic.

Everyone found out, everyone was a little frightened at this moment, Shui Xiu was also trembling with fear and hugged my arm, frightened like a frightened kitten, but I still stood there steadily, looking ahead through the chaotic fog, and a huge shadow appeared in the fog.

At this time, several boatmen had already run over, and said a few words to Yu Gonggong, who immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the first official has come to report that a big ship has appeared in front of us, and it is sailing down the river from the right side of the fish mouth and heading towards us. ”

As soon as she heard this, Nangong Lizhu's eyes suddenly widened.

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 did not look back, but commanded: "Tell me to be on guard, and do not act rashly for the time being." ”

"Yes."

Father-in-law Yu agreed, and when he turned to go down, he glanced at me, and there was a faint trace of worry on his face, but he still left immediately, and I stood there, watching Nangong Lizhu become more and more uneasy, struggling more and more hard, and my heart was like a breath, and all the fog in front of me slowly dissipated.

I guessed it!

The ship that went south was Katsukyo's.

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

Perhaps, when she found out that I had dealings with Mo Tieyi and others, she had already made up this plan, and she would return to Pei Yuanhao's side with her bitter tricks, and at the same time, another person in charge of negotiations went south from Shengjing, as long as she could lead Pei Yuanhao back to the capital with the tiger from the mountain, the negotiations between Shengjing and the south could still be carried out.

This is her hole card!

The biggest question now is - who is the person who will take her from Shengjing to the south?

Who is the man on that big ship?

My heart tightened, staring at the fog in front of me, and the outline of the big ship slowly emerged from the fog, getting closer and closer, until it reached the middle of the canyon, and the mountains and gorges on both sides were like hungry tigers pounced on it, trying to devour the big ship!

Nangong Lizhu's face turned pale, she couldn't calm down anymore, and struggled hard: "You let go, let go of me!" ”

Pei Yuanhao didn't say a word, still holding her tightly.

Those dark eyes were already red.

"You let go! Let go! Nangong Lizhu finally lost control, and struggled desperately against him, struggling and shouting like crazy: "Don't come here!" Yuan Xiu, Yuan Xiu go quickly, there is an ambush! ”

Her soft voice sounded in her ears like a tear at this time, and there was a special cruelty, but soon, it was swallowed up by the mist, leaving nothing behind.

"Yuan Xiu, let's go! Come on! ”

But no matter how much she shouted, the faint voice could not compete with the fact that was approaching in front of her, and seeing that the big ship was getting closer and closer, she fell to her knees as if she had collapsed.

Pei Yuanhao slowly squatted down.

"Why...... You already knew, you already knew, I came back to you on purpose. Nangong Lizhu's tears poured out of his eyes, dripping like pearls, and pear blossoms brought rain: "Why are you only now-"

"Because, I want to ask you a question."

He crouched in front of her and looked her in the eye.

"Lizhu, when did you stop loving me?"