It was almost dusk, and the heat of the day was gradually dissipating as the sun set. The fiery red sunset gilded Luoyang City in the evening with a soft golden yellow.

On the majestic and tall city wall, the soldiers who were sunburned red still stood tall and stick to their posts, and the flags waving in the wind around them added a different scenery to the solemn and simple Luoyang City.

Not far from the city wall, by the moat, rows of neat willows stand on both sides, the long willows are adorned with slender willow leaves, blown by the evening breeze, and then flutter into the river, first with the ripples a few whirlpools, and then reluctantly float away. A few birds that returned late fluttered their wings by the river, and from time to time they swept across the river with a scream, bringing up a circle of ripples, and pushing forward layer by layer.

A figure carrying a burden hurried along the path by the moat, perhaps in a hurry to go home, so he didn't pay attention to the road under his feet, and suddenly he tripped and fell to the ground, and the barrel on the burden fell far away, and the unsold bean curd in the barrel was also scattered all over the ground.

He got up from the ground with some irritation, picked up the fallen barrel and hung it on the pole again, and was about to pick up the burden and continue on his way, when suddenly he looked back. This frightened him so much that his knees weakened and he almost fell again.

It turned out that the black thing that tripped him up before was actually a person, but that person was lying motionless by the river, most of his body was soaked in the water, and only a disheveled head was exposed. And the part he kicked before happened to be the man's head.

He trembled and grabbed the flat shoulder and carried it on his shoulder, tried several times in a row before carrying it on his shoulder, hurriedly raised his feet and walked, didn't take a few steps and suddenly stopped, put down the flat shoulder and walked to the body, knelt down with a puff and kowtowed three heads, and said in his mouth: "It's strange, I didn't mean it, don't come to me." After saying that, he picked up his flat shoulder and ran away.

Not long after he left, the body that was supposed to be a 'dead corpse' suddenly moved, and then tilted its head slightly. He opened his somewhat cloudy eyes and looked at his surroundings, struggled to get up from the water, made only a slight discernment of direction, and staggered slowly along the moat.

He seemed to be injured and kept clutching his chest and coughing softly.

I have been walking through this quiet path of weeping willows, and when I turn a corner, my eyes suddenly open up, and a prosperous scene that is completely different from the previous tranquility appears.

I saw countless painting boats floating on the wide river, and bursts of laughter, silk and bamboo, and singing came from the painting boat, which made people suspect that they were in a dream.

Each boat is lit up with lights, and the boats reflect each other, like moving crystal palaces, dazzling the eyes of those who are obsessed with the gaze on the shore.

Naturally, these people on the shore can't afford to pay the price, so they can't get on the painting boat, so they can only look at the wonderful place from a distance and swallow their saliva secretly.

A beautiful woman in colorful clothes leans on the delicate railing, waving her lotus root-like arms across the colorful river, seducing these men who have long been itching. Occasionally, a few people were dragged away by the wives of the house, causing them to laugh like silver bells, but they did not hear the ugly words from the mouths of the wretches.

The man walked slowly, observing the palatial paintings, as if looking for something.

Among these painting boats, there is a painting boat that is particularly conspicuous, as high as a three-story building, and the carved railings and painting columns on it are exquisitely arranged, and it is even more beautiful when illuminated by the ubiquitous palace lanterns.

As the saying goes, there is a gap when there is a contrast, and the surrounding painting boats are much inferior to one another, like the difference between the bright moon and the stars.

At this moment, except for the colorful silk flying in the wind, there was no young and beautiful woman waving her sleeves to the shore to attract customers, only a melodious and ethereal singing faintly came out. Inside, a beautiful woman in an aqua blue gauze dress was dancing to the song. And the woman with a beautiful singing voice sat behind a screen, and did not show her true face.

At the end of the dance, there was a burst of applause from the boat, and a young man reclining on the soft couch smiled: "Miss Xuening's dancing is graceful, and Miss Lingyun's singing voice is beautiful and beautiful." Good, good, good!" he said three good words in a row, apparently extremely satisfied.

Sitting next to the young man was a man with a short beard on his chin, and he smiled when he heard this: "How is it?

This Qin Gongzi was Qin Shuangyue, and when he heard the words of the man beside him, he nodded and smiled: "That's right, that's right." I've long heard about the names of the two girls, I wonder if Qin has the honor to have a drink with the two beauties tonight?"

The short-bearded man laughed and said, "It's rare that Gongzi Qin can take a fancy to you, it's a blessing from your three lifetimes, why don't you hurry up and come over to pay a toast to Gongzi Qin?"

The woman known as Xue Ning smiled lightly, walked over with a light lotus step, picked up the wine glass on the table and held it in her palm, and said with a slight smile on her cherry lips: "Thank you Gongzi Qin for your compliment." Xue Ning salutes Gongzi with a glass!" After speaking, he raised his cuffs to cover Sakura's lips and slowly drank the wine in the cup.

Lingyun behind the screen also took the wine glass handed over by the maid and said softly: "Lingyun also salutes Gongzi with a glass!"

Qin Shuangyue took the wine glass and drank it all, but her eyes did not leave Xue Ning's pretty face, and she looked fascinated.

Xue Ning's gaze swept quickly across his face, and then he lowered his head a little shyly, and said softly, "Why does the son mean to look at the slave family like this?"

"Because you're good-looking!" Qin Shuangyue said without blushing and heartbeat.

Xue Ning blushed suddenly, and turned her head slightly.

The short-bearded man on the side immediately shouted, "I didn't see it, it turns out that Brother Qin is actually a master of this way." If I tell people you're in a place like this for the first time, who will believe you?"

Qin Shuangyue smiled dumbly and said, "Brother You, what do you say? I'm really here for the first time. ”

The one who is called Brother You is the younger brother of You Tongmei, the commander of the forbidden army, You Tongshan, but unlike his brother, this You Gongzi is not interested in fame and fortune at all, and lingers in the land of fireworks all day long. came and went, but it was a little famous on this Liuying River.

Today is also a coincidence, but he didn't expect that the prime minister's son, who he usually can't make friends with at all, suddenly came to Liuyinghe, and took the initiative to take a painting boat with him. He was full of joy that he was about to make friends with the Prime Minister's Mansion, where would he think about the reason for the matter.

"Is it Qin Gongzi on the other side?" Just as he was about to speak, a clear voice suddenly came from next door.

Hearing this voice, Qin Shuangyue's eyes flashed, and then she returned to a lazy appearance, as if she hadn't heard it at all, but beckoned Xue Ning to sit beside her.

On the other hand, You Tongshan turned his head to look out the window, and when he saw the figure standing on the bow of the boat, he said strangely: "Who is this person?" Brother Qin, do you know him?"

Qin Shuangyue raised her drunken and hazy eyes to identify them seriously, shook her head and said, "I don't know!"

You Tongshan immediately poked his head out and said loudly: "Gongzi Qin said that he doesn't know you, let's go!"

"In this way, the boat is really Qin Gongzi!" "The man standing on the bow of the boat next to the mural sneered, waved his hand violently and shouted, "Do it!"

There was chaos in the boat, and the screams of women, the clashing of tables and chairs falling to the ground, and the snatching of arrows into the planks were heard.

It turned out that several boats had quietly gathered around the boat at some point, and when the man gave the order, with the sound of 'whooshing' breaking the air, countless arrows flew out from all directions, swarming towards the man in the boat like a swarm of hornets.

"Bold!" You Tongshan was shocked and angry, he didn't expect that someone would dare to assassinate the prime minister's son in front of everyone. Since he is the younger brother of the commander of the forbidden army, his martial arts are naturally not much worse, and he immediately jumped out of the window with a roar, and fought with the leading man with both palms.

Qin Shuangyue didn't mean to jump out at all, but pretended to be frightened and hid behind the coffee table made of agarwood, squinting slightly and listening to the chaotic sounds coming from outside. Xue Ning, who was also pulled to the coffee table by him to dodge, was already frightened, and her pretty face was full of fear.

At this moment, a loud voice rolled from the shore: "Pu Dan, the deputy commander of the forbidden army, is here, and you thieves will be arrested before they are tied." Ready!"

"It's not good, it's a trick!" The man who was fighting with You Tongshan was also very simple, and when he saw that the other party was prepared, he immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

You Tongshan's heart suddenly stabilized when he heard that Pu Dan was coming, and when he saw that his opponent turned around and wanted to leave, he couldn't help laughing and said, "You want to escape, it's not that easy!"

Pu Dan looked at the man flying up and down the painting boat, and sneered: "Shoot him down for me!" All the arrows were immediately aimed at the man.

Rao is no matter how high the man's martial arts are, no matter how good his light skills are, he can't withstand the arrows flying in the sky, and it didn't take long for him to be hit by an arrow, and his body slowed down. You Tongshan saw the opportunity to punch him in the right shoulder, only to hear a crisp sound of 'click', and the joint was already out of place.

The man let out a muffled grunt and turned to escape, but was entangled by You Tongshan again.

Seeing this, several painting boats that had already gone far stopped one after another, and then several men rushed out of the painting boats, apparently trying to jump over to help. As soon as they ran out, they were shot by arrows that had been ready to shoot and fell to the deck. But people kept running out and then being shot to the ground.

Seeing this, the man said sharply: "Leave me alone, go quickly!"

I don't know if it was because the wind was too strong and those people didn't hear it, or if his voice was too poignant and changed his tone, but there were still people who continued to rush out and continue to be shot. The scene was extremely tragic.

The crowd on the shore had long been stunned, and they were trembling and huddled in a heap to watch this battle between officials and thieves.

The man who had gotten up from the moat before looked at the man on the painting boat, his eyes showed a look of surprise and joy, and he muttered: "Third Young Master! It's the Third Young Master! The Third Young Master is still alive!" Then he suddenly reacted, his eyes turned to Pu Dan, who was paying close attention to the battlefield, and a strong murderous intent appeared in his eyes.