The next day, Gu Xu packed his bags, wore a mask, and saw Zhao Yan leading the horse "Da Hong" and coming to the palace as promised.

She wore a crimson hunting suit today, and her black hair was scattered like a waterfall, like silk shining in the sun.

"Do you know how to ride a horse?"

"Not very good at it." Gu Xu replied truthfully.

"That's just right," Zhao Yan smiled, "Let's ride a horse, you sit behind me, and I'll drive you to the dock." ”

Gu Xu knew that this was another trap set by her.

After all, both of them are cultivators, if they are just in a hurry, it is much more inconvenient to use the astrolabe to directly teleport over?

But he still said "um" and nodded.

Zhao Yan took the lead in stepping on the horse, and then reached out and dragged Gu Xu up.

"Hold me tight," she said, "I'm going to speed up." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she tugged at the reins.

"Big Red" seemed to know her thoughts, and in an instant, like an arrow from the string, galloped away along the wide street.

Gu Xu was almost thrown off his horse by this sudden acceleration.

He hurriedly hugged her slender and soft waist, and only then did he barely stabilize his body.

Zhao Yan narrowed her eyes, the smile on her face became stronger, and she seemed to enjoy the feeling of being close to him.

The horse turned into a red lightning bolt, passed through the ancient gate of Jicheng, crossed the vast fields and undulating hills, and galloped in the land of Youzhou.

When he encounters a river, he kicks his hooves and leaps over.

When encountering mountains and forests, the speed does not decrease, and the shuttle between the trees is flexible.

When Gu Xu closed his eyes, he couldn't help but suspect that he had returned to the amusement park in his previous life and was tumbling up and down on a roller coaster.

…………

Later that day, the two arrived at the nearest port to Jicheng - Jingu.

Zhao Yan had already contacted a merchant ship that was about to go to the islands of the East China Sea to pick medicinal herbs.

The ship has a cheesy name, the "Peace and Wealth".

She asked her men to greet the owner of the ship, saying that "a friend wants to take a boat to the East China Sea."

For the request of the Great Yan Sovereign, the owner of the "Ping An Fugui" naturally would not refuse.

On the dock, Zhao Yan didn't speak, but hugged Gu Xu one last time. The sea breeze ruffled her black hair and the minds of the two.

Then under the greeting of the crew, Gu Xu boarded the merchant ship.

When the merchant ship raised its sails and activated the formation, he stood on the deck, looked at Zhao Yan standing on the beach, and waved at her.

At this moment, the sky is blue and the sea is blue.

Zhao Yan, who is dressed in red, is the most dazzling scenery in heaven and earth.

Gu Xu saw her red lips slightly open, and said three words to him.

If you just look at the shape of her mouth, she seems to say "take me away".

But when her voice drifted to his ears with the sea breeze under the effect of the spell, he heard "take care".

Gu Xu had mixed feelings in his heart.

He remembered that she had promised to accompany him to the ends of the earth again.

But now she has become the king of Dayan.

After he put that golden crown on her with his own hands, she was destined to remain in the land and fulfill the duties of king.

When the two looked at each other from a distance, the "Ping An Fugui" quickly sailed away from Jingu Port.

Zhao Yan's figure became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared at the end of his sight along with the entire land.

Between heaven and earth, only pure blue remains.

…………

Zhao Yan watched the merchant ship disappear at the junction of sea and sky.

She didn't leave immediately, but still stood on the shore, listening to the waves crashing against the reef again and again, making a rattling sound.

Before she knew it, the image she had seen in her recent dream resurfaced in her mind.

The protagonist of the dream is still her, and the mysterious man with a blurred face who she calls "Shizun".

She dreamed again and again that she was sending "Shizun" away.

Each time, she heard herself ask in a crying voice, "Will you come back in the future?" ”

"Master" always sighed softly: "I don't know either." ”

At this moment, Zhao Yan only felt that the scene where she sent Gu Xu away was inexplicably similar to this dream.

The bastard also told her that he didn't know if he would be able to come back later.

Perhaps there is a very small chance that it will come back.

But there is a high probability that after the bastard succeeds in the matter, he will go to his former fiancée and fly with her and be happy.

He will always remain in the barren land of the north and be the lonely king.

Today's farewell is likely to be a farewell.

Zhao Yan's eyes suddenly moistened.

She reached out and rubbed her eyes, muttering in a low voice, "Damn sand." ”

…………

After moving away from the coast, Gu Xu no longer stayed on the deck, but was guided by the crew to a cabin reserved for him.

"That friend of mine likes to be quiet," Zhao Yan once sent someone to the shipowner, "if you can, I hope you can arrange a place for him to meditate and practice without being disturbed." ”

The cabin is indeed quiet, with soundproofing runes carved into the walls. Coupled with the anti-shake and anti-shock formation arranged on the hull, Gu Xu stayed here, feeling that he was not much different from staying in a house on flat ground.

He sat cross-legged on a bamboo mat.

Then he took a deep breath and prepared to continue pondering the method of breaking the realm.

However, when he closed his eyes, what came to his mind was the intoxicating flush on Zhao Yan's face when he kissed him last night.

His heart is indeed in turmoil.

He had to admit that he was a very easy person to be touched.

When he first came to this world, he thought about how to cultivate to the saint realm before the age of thirty every day, and once firmly believed, "Women will only affect the speed of my cultivation."

However, on that rainy morning, when Xiao Han appeared in front of him with a carefully prepared breakfast box, his calm and waveless state of mind seemed to have suddenly fallen into a small pebble, causing layers of ripples.

Similarly, Zhao Yan appeared in Jingcheng like a god with a spear in his hand and a red-clothed hunter, and the appearance of rescuing him from the encirclement of the Great Qi officials was also deeply reflected in his mind.

But Gu Xu, if it sounds good, it is called "steady", and if it is ugly, it is called "always thinking too much".

Just like in the previous life, young people would always consider questions such as "can they afford to buy a house", "can they afford to raise a baby", "how to manage accounts after marriage" when they talk about marriage.

Gu Xu always thinks "how long can I live", "can I take this responsibility well", "can I let her live a happy life", "what will she do if I die"......

When he was engaged to Shi Xiaohan before, he had already gained a firm foothold in Luojing, his career was thriving, and wealth was rolling in, coupled with the prophecy given by Luo Sishou "above the saint", he had the confidence to protect her and let her live the rest of her life carefree and peaceful.

However, the world is impermanent.

In one day, Tianjiao became a fugitive, and his stable and peaceful life came to naught.

When others were discussing the matter of "divorce", Gu Xu felt more guilty in his heart, feeling that he had failed to fulfill his original promise.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in the cabin: "I obviously like it in my heart, but I want to find all kinds of excuses." I really can't imagine that the successor chosen by the emperor is such a screwed person. ”

This voice was exactly the same as Gu Xu's own voice.

Gu Xu frowned: "Who is talking?" ”

He looked around with his senses, only to find that the cabin was empty, with no figure but himself.

"It's me," the voice continued, "and you can see me when you look down." ”

Gu Xu lowered his head and saw that he was on top of the "astrolabe" on his knee, and at some point a translucent figure the size of a thumb appeared.

The villain looked exactly like him.

The eyebrows are clear, and the handsomeness is extraordinary.

The only difference was that the villain's hair was silvery-white, draped over his shoulders, like the snow on the top of a winter mountain, shining with the brilliance of the stars.

"You are—" Gu Xu remembered the white-haired boy he met in the world of consciousness.

Could it be that the white-haired boy used some unknown means to come to the real world?

"—I'm the machine spirit of the 'Astrolabe'."

The villain crossed his waist and stood on the "astrolabe" and interrupted him.

(End of chapter)