By the time we boarded the dinghy sent by the two fleets in front of us, the whole island behind us had begun to shake slightly.

The black smoke rushing out of the top of the mountain that was higher than the sky was like a raging wave, covering the sky and the sun, filling the whole sky, and when we looked up, we could no longer see the sun, the blue sky and the white clouds; The maroon flames poured out from the top of the mountain, overwhelmingly flowing around Tianquan Island, as if the whole mountain had been ignited, and when we left, we took one last look back, and even saw a slightly low peak, which was completely engulfed by the flames and did not appear again.

But I know that it's not just the rocks that are being consumed by the flames.

I didn't look back, because I didn't dare to turn back to face the most cruel moment, the force of nature may be the gentleest, giving people too much vitality and vitality, so even if Han Zitong and I, as well as Liu Qinghan were stranded on a desert island, we could survive in such a difficult and desperate situation; In the same way, the force of nature is the most cruel, and when man's self-confidence and ambition are infinitely infinite, it often deals the heaviest blows, and when it devours the lives that depend on it, it is also merciless, even without the slightest struggle.

I held on to the side of the boat, and next to me was Liu Qinghan, who no longer had the strength to stand up, the wound on his shoulder was torn again because he had just jumped off the cliff, and the blood gushed out, and immediately stained the bottom of the dinghy red.

I looked down at him, his face growing paler against the blood.

When he saw me looking at him, his gaze flickered for a moment, and then slowly turned away, avoiding my gaze.

I curled the corners of my lips slightly.

But he was a little stubborn and still looked at him.

Looking at the face that was originally familiar, once opposite each other day and night, but at this moment, everything is different, I think of many years ago, after I jumped off the dragon boat in despair and was rescued by him, it was obviously him who looked at me like this, and now, it is almost the same scene, but it is completely reversed.

I and him, maybe it's really impossible to go back.

Thinking of this, I smiled faintly.

The water was agitated, and there was a splash of water several feet high, drenching all of us and pushing our boat faster into the distance.

Suddenly, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if sensing something, and he reached out and touched the cold, blood-stained mask.

The blood had already dried up on the mask, but when his fingertips brushed the mask, it smeared a little cold wetness.

It was dipped in water and dyed a faint pink on his fingertips.

He shook slightly, and looked up at me.

And I, too, raised my head, but looked ahead of us, under the clouds, on the sea that had turned gray, the overwhelming fleet, and the two pilot ships that were advancing side by side, as if they were competing for the lead, and as if they were facing each other.

The figures on the ship are also becoming clearer.

I have already seen the figure of Wen Fengxi next to the man in a bright yellow robe, and beside the snow-white and elegant figure, there is Yao Lao.

It turns out that this gathering was arranged by God, and some people are arranging it.

Suddenly, I smiled faintly again.

It's just that in this laugh, there is indescribable sourness and sadness.

Fate, sometimes so simple that you don't need to calculate, and you can't think about it, it's just so simple and direct in front of people, you can't refuse, and you can't hesitate.

Even if you refuse, even if you hesitate, in the end, it is just a different ending.

I turned my head to look around.

The dinghy under us appeared together, and we couldn't tell who sent it, but at the moment of life and death, we didn't have time to care about what position, what camp, and looking around, on the dinghy that rose and fell with the turbulence of the sea, Xiao Yusheng held the sword at his waist, his eyes were like torches, staring closely ahead, and on the stern of the boat behind him, Xiao Wusheng, who was still dressed in a black cloak, stood silently, like a silent ghost, even if he appeared in front of people's eyes, he couldn't feel his existence.

The other guards were all wolf bèi and frightened, some three people in a boat, some two people in a boat, but almost all of them were awake, and almost none of the unconscious and seriously injured people they had rescued from the lifeless stone chamber appeared in these dinghies.

Of course, I understand why.

When people are in extreme danger, it is their nature to protect themselves, and no one will blame them.

I was very glad to see that Wei Zhengbang was not left behind, but lying on the side of a small boat half-awake and half-dazed, spitting out black and red bruises in his mouth.

And next to the dinghy away from him were Pei Yuanfeng and Xue Muhua.

From the time I went to the island to the present, Xue Muhua and I have actually been extremely weak, even to the point that we may fall down at any time, and after witnessing such a tragic situation and facing Yan Qinghan's death, I have been numb to pain, and Xue Muhua has probably reached the limit.

I looked at her blank eyes without a trace of clarity, and was held tightly in Pei Yuanfeng's arms, her pale face looked so thin and haggard, as if it would be shattered at the slightest touch.

And Pei Yuanfeng hugged her tightly with one hand, raised his head and looked forward fixedly.

In his dark eyes, a flame seemed to ignite.

The wind became more and more cold, blowing the man's bright yellow robe in the wind, as if it was a flame, even the cold sea water under his feet could not extinguish his heart, and brought everyone a hot feeling. The wind was cold, but he stood motionless at the bow of the boat, and I could not see the expression on his face, nor could I see the same flame in his eyes, but at this moment, when the brothers looked at each other, there might be a deeper and greater love surging than the water.

I couldn't help but feel a little short of breath.

Then I noticed that the rumbling of the west bank had stopped at some point, and when I turned my head to look that way, I saw that the tall flying clouds of the sea were slowly turning the bow of the boat and sailing over, but did not continue to approach us, but lowered some of the dinghy.

In the same way, he was accompanied by a number of other sea vessels.

I was a little stunned, I didn't expect them to leave the Sea Snake Gang alive, but when I heard Pei Yuanfeng on the side bow his head and say to Xue Muhua in his arms, "It's okay, our ship is here", I understood.

Then, I felt a haze overhead cover me.

When I looked up, the two tall ships were already close in front of me, standing on the sea like two mountains, and at this moment, they pressed on my heart.

Finally, it came to an end.

This time I went to sea, originally to leave my son, but I unexpectedly met so many people and so many things, and even made me face a lot of unimaginable emotions and changes, but no matter how much this qiē made me feel hesitant, happy, and even dazed, I didn't know and didn't want to end, after all, there was a moment of end.

There is a moment of separation.

I lowered my head and looked at Liu Qinghan.

He looked at me too.

Without concealment, without hesitation, those dark, even cool eyes looked at me straight like this.

Then, we heard a cry coming from ahead.

When I looked up, the rope ladders were lowered on both tall ships, and the boatmen climbed down from them as fast as they saw the guards.

He suddenly said, "Madam." ”

I looked down at him.

After he finished saying those two words, he seemed to hesitate a little, and hesitated for a long time before slowly saying, "Madam, which boat will you get on?" ”

“……”

I was silent for a while, but I didn't hesitate, and said lightly: "Who does Lord Liu call me?" ”

He also hesitated for a moment and said, "...... Madam. ”

"In that case, of course I only have one boat to go."

He didn't speak, just looked at me.

Both men fell silent, and after a long silence, he nodded slightly.

Then he looked up again and looked at the two tall ships in front of him, the sails were raised so that the masts made a low neighing sound, and you can imagine how strong the wind was, and in a few moments our ship would sail under them.

The folds of Liu Qinghan's eyebrows deepened.

And I, completely aware of the deep worry in his eyes, said calmly: "Lord Liu thinks that the war on the west side of Tianquan Island has stopped, will there be a fight in the east?" ”

As soon as these words came out, he felt his breathing pause immediately.

Then, he looked up at me.

"What does Madame think?"

“……”

I didn't answer him, but both of them looked forward in unison.

Zhoushan Shui Shi, and Pei Yuanxiu's fleet, in this sea has been densely lined up, the wind blows the tall sails puffed up a full arc, trending the ship forward quickly, the waves stirred up and the waves behind us with the shaking of the mountain and the waves hit each other, so that our boats on the cusp of the wind and waves continue to rise and fall, as if to herald this is about to be a shocking change.

However, do you really want to fight?

I don't know much about the army of the imperial court, but the strength of the Zhoushan Water Division was still glimpsed in the Tiger Leaping Gorge at the beginning, and after so many years of training, it should be better than at the beginning; Moreover, from Liu Qinghan's previous Red Secret Meeting with Zhoushan Shui Master in February, I probably understand that they have been fully prepared.

Pei Yuanxiu's fleet cannot be said to be weak, but compared to the Zhoushan Water Division, it has already suffered a loss in terms of quantity.

If there is a fight-

The boat was getting closer and closer, and Liu Qinghan's breathing and I became short.

Will Pei Yuanhao go to war?

No matter how he asked Liu Qinghan to take Yangzhou before, and how he revised the truce agreement with Pei Yuan in Wangjiang Pavilion that was verbally "ten years at most, three years at least", but now after all, the situation is different, Pei Yuanxiu is not in Jinling but at sea, and he is facing the Zhoushan Shui Division, which has a great advantage in numbers, if he wants to fight here and annihilate him, it will definitely be a great advantage for the imperial court.

So, is there a good chance that this battle will be fought?

I looked at the two big ships from a distance, and the neatly lined up fleet behind them, and couldn't help but cinch the corners of my skirts, and the cold sweat in my palms soaked the corners of my skirts in a short time.

At this time, Liu Qinghan's somewhat hoarse voice sounded in his ears.

"If there is going to be war, ma'am—which ship will you get on?"

I glanced down at him.

His face was pale because of blood loss, and there was already a faint blue ash in the paleness, which I was not unfamiliar with, and the dead air that had appeared on Yan Qinghan's face before, just this glance, made my heart sink suddenly.

But even so, his eyes were very bright, although he lost blood and was not focused, although the sky was full of haze, there was a strange light in his eyes, but when he looked closely, he found that the light was like something desperately hitting and tearing in his heart, so that such a spark would be born.

I let go of my sweat-soaked skirt and reached out to hold the side of the boat, but did not speak.

He didn't speak, just looked at me quietly, but I saw that although he was lying there motionless, the wound on his shoulder was bleeding all the time.

I frowned.

At this time, the two large ships were already in sight, and the rope ladders were lowered from the side of the ship, and the guards shouted loudly and slowly climbed down from the boat.

I turned back to the man at the stern of the boat who was rowing hard, and said lightly, "Go there." ”

The man followed my finger and I pointed to the pilot ship of the Zhoushan Marine.

The man seemed to be stunned for a moment: "Madame......"

"......" I immediately understood that this boat was a dinghy put down by Pei Yuanxiu.

Of course, they came to pick me up and take me back to Pei Yuanxiu's ship.

This time, not only that person, but even Pei Yuanfeng on the side was shocked, he turned his head to look at me, and his expression was extremely complicated: "Light, are you going there?" ”

I only glanced at him.

I didn't answer him, but it seemed that he didn't need my answer, and after a short look of the eye, he said, "I think you know better than anyone what you should do." ”

I laughed a little, and then said to the boatman, "Go there." ”

The man's oar paused in his hand, as if hesitating, and looked up ahead.

I followed his gaze too.

On that boat, the figure dressed in white as snow still stood motionless in the bow of the boat, but, unlike just now, he did not stand with his hands down, but both hands on the fence.

I could feel it, he was watching me.

From the moment we appeared on the cliffs on the east shore, from the time we got into these dinghies, from the distance between us little by little, those gentle eyes never left me, and even in such cold weather, in the icy sea breeze, I could feel the temperature brought by his gaze.

It's warm, it's hot.

I looked at him silently for a while, and even felt a little suffocated, before I lowered my head and pressed down the sourness in my chest. After taking a deep breath, he pointed to the dragon boat over there: "I said, go over there." ”

The man muttered for a long time, and finally bowed his head and said, "Yes, madam." ”

With that, he rowed the oars, and our dinghy rode the wind and waves, slowly approaching the huge sea boat.

From beginning to end, Liu Qinghan didn't speak, just looked at me.

But I felt that perhaps it was because of the severity of the injury on his shoulder, or perhaps because he was getting closer and closer to the Ninety-Five Supreme, his eyes flickered more and more, as if he would be broken apart in such turbulent waves at any moment.

After a long silence, his dry lips opened and closed slightly, and said, "Light—"

However, before he could say anything, he heard the cautious voices of the guards in front of him.

"Madame......"

"Lord Liu......"

We both looked up and saw that the guards on both sides of the big boats had climbed down the rope ladders, already standing on the sampans sticking out from the bottom of the boat, all looking at us cautiously and cautiously.

However, our ship was already close to the side of the Zhoushan Marine.

Several of the guards standing on the sampan were almost holding their breath, but their faces showed almost uncontrollable ecstasy. As soon as the dinghy approached, I said, "Lord Liu is seriously injured. ”

When those people heard this, they were all shocked.

I carefully helped Liu Qinghan to stand up, at this time he didn't even have the strength to support himself, he could only press on my shoulders, those guards were frightened, and hurriedly jumped on the boat, a group of people helped stabilize the side of the boat, and a group of people came forward to take him from my hands, during which Liu Qinghan gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, but everyone could hear his painful and suppressed breathing.

As soon as they saw the wound on his shoulder, everyone gasped in fright.

One of them carefully wrapped his arms around his waist and said, "Lord Liu, Lord Liu, please rest assured, the eldest princess is very worried about Lord Liu's safety, and she has been waiting on the boat for a long time, by the way, the eldest princess is still with the imperial doctor, and Lord Liu's injuries will definitely be cured soon." ”

“……”

I was also standing in the dinghy, reaching out to support his back and helping them to help him up, and when I heard this, my hand stopped.

Then I looked up at the ship.

On the tall boat, several people were leaning on the fence and looking down, and I saw at a glance the tall, bright yellow robe, with a somewhat imposing momentum.

Maybe it's because he looks down and looks down, his eyes reflect the deep and bottomless sea under his feet, and his eyes are extraordinarily dark, without a trace of light, not even a trace of temperature.

The darkness and coldness grew deeper and deeper when I looked at me.

It's like a haunting nightmare.

But I just gave him a faint look.

Didn't even take another look.

Then, I saw the figure beside him that seemed a little petite, even unnoticeable.

Pei Yuanzhen.

She was wearing a plain long dress, her face was extraordinarily pale, she originally looked at Liu Qinghan, and the haste and concern in her eyes turned into disgust and vigilance the moment she saw me.

She immediately said something to the people next to her, and immediately, those people urged.

Liu Qinghan was escorted by them to the sampan, and as soon as he stood still, he turned to look at me.

At this moment, he will faint almost at any moment when he collapses, and the light in his eyes is like a candle in the wind, maybe the sea breeze will be extinguished if it is a little colder.

If he doesn't seek medical attention, he's going to die!

I stood on the dinghy, swaying slightly as the waves rose and fell, and the guards looked back at me.

I raised my hand and waved it lightly at him: "Lord Liu." ”

"......" he looked at me.

"Take care."

"......": "Lord Liu, Lord Liu, please rest assured, the eldest princess is very worried about Lord Liu's safety, and she has been waiting on the ship, by the way, the eldest princess is still accompanied by the imperial doctor, and Lord Liu's injuries will definitely be cured soon." ”

“……”

I was also standing in the dinghy, reaching out to support his back and helping them to help him up, and when I heard this, my hand stopped.

Then I looked up at the ship.

On the tall boat, several people were leaning on the fence and looking down, and I saw at a glance the tall, bright yellow robe, with a somewhat imposing momentum.

Maybe it's because he looks down and looks down, his eyes reflect the deep and bottomless sea under his feet, and his eyes are extraordinarily dark, without a trace of light, not even a trace of temperature.

The darkness and coldness grew deeper and deeper when I looked at me.

It's like a haunting nightmare.

But I just gave him a faint look.

Didn't even take another look.

Then, I saw the figure beside him that seemed a little petite, even unnoticeable.

Pei Yuanzhen.

She was wearing a plain long dress, her face was extraordinarily pale, she originally looked at Liu Qinghan, and the haste and concern in her eyes turned into disgust and vigilance the moment she saw me.

She immediately said something to the people next to her, and immediately, those people urged.

Liu Qinghan was escorted by them to the sampan, and as soon as he stood still, he turned to look at me.

At this moment, he will faint almost at any moment when he collapses, and the light in his eyes is like a candle in the wind, maybe the sea breeze will be extinguished if it is a little colder.

If he doesn't seek medical attention, he's going to die!

I stood on the dinghy, swaying slightly as the waves rose and fell, and the guards looked back at me.

I raised my hand and waved it lightly at him: "Lord Liu." ”

"......" he looked at me.

"Take care."

“……”