Three teenagers stood at the stern, Ye Zhiqiu and Ruan Hongyu stood at the bow.

The world of adults is always much more subtle in comparison, and teenagers look at the vast river together, thousands of miles of sky, and relax their ambitions.

Luo Bei looked at Yu Han, and then at Zhao Yin, one was positive and optimistic, the other was tenacious and calm, he was too ordinary compared to them.

An ordinary person should live an ordinary life honestly, have nothing to do with the wind and waves, and be in harmony with the fields, horses, cattle and sheep, but fate is really playing tricks on people, making him go through hardships, watch tragedies happen again and again, and then deposit everything he sees with his own eyes in his heart.

Luo Bei doesn't know what else he will experience in the future days of this Lin'an City, at least fate won't make him so miserable anymore, right?

Although he didn't express it, he still longed for friendship in his heart.

He once got along with Yang Zaixing day and night, and admired his personality and pride very much, but he didn't expect the "middle way collapse". Yang Zaixing's blood spilled on the battlefield, and all this happened in front of his eyes, which drew an end to that short-lived friendship with comrades.

Yang Zaixing's death made Luobei suffer for a long time, so at this moment, he really hoped that Zhao Ying and Yu Han would not be like Yang Zaixing.

At this moment, Killsalive ran out of the cabin, and when he saw the three of them standing together, he stopped and stood in front of the cabin door.

His small round eyes rolled around, and when Luo Bei turned around, he saw him with one hand behind his back, and the other hand gestured at Luo Bei a few times, as if he was saying something, but he was extra careful not to make a sound.

There are very few times like this when killing life, on weekdays, most of him is in charge of the east and the west, and he will suddenly appear regardless of the occasion, and then come to a throat or something, he has long been used to these Luobei, but he didn't expect to change his temperament today.

Luo Bei could see that Kill Sheng must have something to say to himself, but he couldn't imagine what else he needed to avoid Zhao Ying and Yu Han, but he still smiled at the two of them and walked towards Kill Sheng.

Killing pulled Luo Bei into the cabin, his little eyes were round and round, but his hands were kept behind his back and not taken out.

Luo Bei couldn't help but smile when he saw his appearance, and said, "Could it be that you found something important?"

Instead of laughing, Kill nodded very seriously.

"Why don't you take it out and take a look?"

Only then did he stretch out the hand behind his back, holding something in his hand, and when he spread out his palm, Luo Bei saw clearly that it was a small black and translucent piece of iron.

Luo Bei picked up the iron brand from Killing's hand, looked at it carefully, and found that this thing was very heavy, but it never looked like it was made of iron, but more like a rare metal, similar to black gold.

The lines on it are delicately depicted, evenly shaded, as if pieces of fish scales were piled together, and in the middle of the scales was an eye, an eye that looked half-open and half-closed.

The hand gently stroked the black iron plate, a slight coolness came from above, this eye was so real, it didn't look like it was carved by a craftsman, it was more like a real eye, and there was an indescribable gloom in the gaze.

Luo Bei frowned slightly, obviously this small brand is very special.

"Where did you find this?" asked Rakusai.

Turning around, Kill pointed to a corner of the cabin, where there were many broken tables, chairs, and other miscellaneous items piled up, so they didn't look too carefully for it.

"What happened that night, and why are there so many strange things?" Luo Bei said to himself.

Luo Bei showed the black iron card to Yu Han and Zhao Ming, and they couldn't recognize what it was, but it was certain that it was not an ordinary object.

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Ye Zhiqiu held the worn-out sword and stood behind Ruan Hongyu and Xiaolai, not knowing what he was thinking.

But Xiaolai and Ruan Hongyu talked and laughed, and they seemed to be very happy.

The clouds in the sky have become thicker again, and it is common for the wind and clouds on the river to change, and the distant sky is dark and oppressive, and it is gradually sweeping towards here.

At the farthest point where the river meets the sky, clouds and fog seem to form a huge funnel that envelops the day, like the twilight after the twilight has passed.

Ye Zhiqiu's eyes lingered intentionally or unintentionally, but he suddenly frowned.

He remembered in a trance that there were only four or five officers and men guarding the river bank when they boarded the boat, but for some reason, there were suddenly more people.

Those officers and soldiers were all dressed in uniform and couldn't see any difference, there were nearly twenty people, and everyone had sharp eyes, although they were trying their best to make themselves look relaxed, but Ye Zhiqiu could see that one of their hands had been tightly gripping the hilt of the sword at their waist.

When he found out about this phenomenon, he felt as if something was wrong for a moment, but for a moment he couldn't tell what was wrong.

He looked back at the cabin and found that several people were no longer there, and he said in a low and hurried voice, "Hey, are you all okay, the rain is coming!"

He is not the kind of person who is easy to panic, but now he not only has Xiaolai by his side, but also Ruan Hongyu, both of whom have no self-protection ability, and if there is danger, he will probably not be able to take care of it.

In the long-term wandering career, he and Xiaolai have long exercised a peculiar ability, Xiaolai's perception of the surrounding environment is even beyond his own martial arts, he will no longer fight at will, if there is danger coming, he will find a way to avoid it as soon as possible.

Because in his opinion, Xiaolai's safety is more important to him than everything in this world.

Officers and men came in droves, getting closer and closer to where the ship was docked.

Ye Zhiqiu held the sword with his backhand, he was used to this, so that he could use the sword in the shortest possible time.

"Sword ...... Yes, it's a sword, and I think there's something wrong with it, it's a sword......"

Ye Zhiqiu suddenly realized, he found that these people were all equipped with swords, but before they boarded the ship, those officers and soldiers were different, and the waist hanging was a waist knife issued by the government.

Finally figured out the problem, Ye Zhiqiu knew that the danger was in front of him, and the road to the shore in front had been blocked, and the back was facing the river, and they had no way to retreat at this time, or even have no way to choose.

"Red Jade girl, get into the cabin......" His voice was very hurried, Xiao Lai was holding hands with Ruan Hongyu and laughing, and immediately put away his smile after hearing his voice.

When Ruan Hongyu turned around, she saw Ye Zhiqiu's solemn and nervous expression, and the smile on her face became stiff, and she could see that Ye Zhiqiu must not be joking with them.

Ye Zhiqiu shook her head slightly, telling her not to look back.

"Come slowly, don't make a sound!" he whispered.

Ruan Hongyu was still holding Xiaolai's hand, neither of them made a sound, let alone looked back, but followed Ye Zhiqiu's instructions, step by step, slowly walking in the direction of the cabin.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and dark clouds were rolling in the sky.

The wind and waves on the river are a little more turbulent than before, and this kind of weather is very extreme

Great dangers, and greater crises are coming towards them.

Those swordsmen dressed in official mansions did not walk very fast, perhaps because they knew that the people on the boat had no way to go, so they could be said to be "turtles in urns", so they did not seem to be in a hurry about the "things in the bag".

The eyes of these people are as cold as a piece of ice that can never be melted, and in their eyes, the "prey" that is targeted can almost be said to be dead, and for the dead, what difference does it make if they are earlier or later?

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In a deep courtyard, there was no one around.

There was only a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar standing alone under a large tree, with his hands behind his back, looking up.

The sky was getting dark, and soon there might be a rain, but he had no intention of leaving.

"Daddy, you're back!" the middle-aged man's voice was extremely magnetic, and he suddenly spoke.

At this time, an old man with white hair slowly walked in from outside the small door, and his old face seemed to be born with a kind smile.

"Master, young lady, she still can't help but go out!" said Daddy.

"yes, she...... I always don't want to be idle in the house, it seems that some things still left a haze when she was very young, and I am not good......"

The middle-aged man sighed a little.

Dad walked to a certain distance from the middle-aged man and stopped, then took out an envelope from his arms, flicked two fingers, and in the blink of an eye, the letter fell into the hands of the middle-aged man, impartially.

The middle-aged man looked at his father and smiled faintly, the two have been together for many years, but the distance between the two seems to have never been shortened, nor has it ever been lengthened, he has long been used to it.

He looked at the strange wax seal on the letter, indicating that it had not been opened, and then peeled off the wax seal and carefully pulled out the letter inside.

But strangely enough, there was not a word on the neatly folded paper, only an eagle's head drawn in the bottom corner on the right side, with a sharp gaze and a beak like a sharp scimitar.

The middle-aged man seemed to take a breath and handed the paper to his father.

Daddy didn't refuse, he looked at the letter, and the smile on his old face was still there.

"There's nothing on paper......"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "No content may be the content that is really to be transmitted, this eagle is the one from the white mountain and black water, he has already extended his butcher's knife to Lin'an, which is enough to show that the other chess piece they have laid in Lin'an City has begun to act......"

Daddy was noncommittal.

The middle-aged man thought for a long time, his eyes sank, and said, "Dad, according to our previous agreement, you don't have to pay attention to my affairs no matter what, as long as you protect Xi'er's safety......"

Daddy's smile is still kind, the middle-aged man in front of him has many ups and downs in his life, and his status today is mixed, but there is only one point, for that child, he loves it deeply.

This is probably the only reason why I can stay with him all the time!

He nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir, although the old man is already old, as long as he has this life, he will definitely not let the young lady be hurt in any way......"

The middle-aged man smiled faintly, then looked up at the sky again.

There seemed to be a lonely goose in the sky hurrying away, gradually turning into a small black dot.

The lone goose was probably also lost, looking for its way in the confused sky.

The lone goose let out a long, mournful chirp, and it was clear that it was also feeling a deep loneliness in its heart.

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