It is only six or seven days from the bloody battle under the red cliff, although the Jiangdong Navy is still surrounding and suppressing the water Kou, but the travelers and merchants who come and go on the river have regained calm, and because there are always water armies on the river these days, many strong businessmen in the background take the opportunity to ship the goods that were originally backlogged because of the obstruction of the water Kou at one time, so the river is unusually prosperous, of course, those small merchants still have to risk being regarded by the water army as the remnants of the water bandits, but where the benefits are, many people can't care about the hidden danger。

In the early morning of this day, Jiujiang City, known as Wutou Chuwei, the wharf along the river will be offshore ships to cover the sky, the wharf is full of people, although it is already the early winter season, but shoulder to shoulder, everyone is really sweating like rain, and in such a crowded place, you can still see the officials of Jiujiang County Government going back and forth to inspect everywhere. Not far from the wharf, there are a few neat houses, which were originally used by the officials in charge of the wharf to conduct official business, but are now occupied by the chief bookkeeper of the county government. There was already a long queue outside the gate before dawn, just because the outside of the wharf had already been blocked by the Poyang navy, and all passenger and cargo ships needed to obtain documents here before they could leave the port. As a result, not only are the ships entering and leaving the port extremely slow, but also the owners and cargo owners of these ships are waiting outside. Of course, some prominent firms do not need to wait outside, a post is handed over, and some bribes are added, and they can directly obtain documents and leave the port. Others can only watch from the sidelines, for these people, even if they give gold and silver bribes, it will not help, at most they will not be maliciously left behind.

Nearly noon, a handsome young man walked out of the door, in addition to a document in his hand, he also held a sweat towel that had been soaked, while wiping the sweat on his head, he said to the servant who came forward: "I finally got it, alas, it took two hundred taels of silver to get the paperwork smoothly, but they still have to check the authenticity of the identity of the guests on the ship one by one, Xiao San, you hurry up and ask the master to check on the ship, this is tea money, and if it drags on like this, I am afraid that it will not be able to leave when it gets dark." ”

The man was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, his face was full of wisdom and dexterity, he took the broken silver handed to him by the young man, and said in a loud voice: "Second son, you go on the boat first, Steward Zhan has already arranged everything on the boat, as long as those black-hearted wolves get off the boat, you can go on the road." ”

The handsome young man glared at him and said in a low voice: "Nonsense, don't look anywhere, if you are so unruly, be careful that the generals outside will treat you as the eyeliner of the water coward." ”

The young man also felt that he was speechless, stuck out his tongue, and hurriedly got into the crowd, the young man shook his head with a wry smile, and then hurriedly walked to the riverside, the riverside boat almost brushed the side of the ship, although he was very familiar with his own boat, he was also dazzled, and after looking for a while, he saw his own boat, and hurriedly walked a few steps on the gangplank, and said with a smile as he walked: "Uncle Zhan, is your wind cold better, why don't you rest in the cabin?"

There is a shrewd and capable middle-aged man standing on the bow of the boat, it is the Zhan steward who has been waiting for a long time, this person's appearance looks a little old because of the long years of running, but his eyes are shining, his steps are steady, and his hands are strong, obviously the art industry is extraordinary, after all, walking on the river, if there is no martial arts, I am afraid that even the thief of the three-legged cat dares to come to harass, to be able to be a steward, at least have a good martial arts, but at this moment this person's face is a little flushed, obviously the illness is not light.

Steward Zhan saw the young man and smiled: "These things should have been done by Zhan Mou, but now Zhan Mou is not angry, but lets the second young master run back and forth, if he refuses to even wait here, wouldn't it be too rude?"

The young man stepped forward and grabbed Steward Zhan's arm, pushed him into the cabin, and said: "What is Uncle Zhan talking about, my father asked me to follow you to practice, shouldn't I run up and down, besides, you are suffering from the cold, if you go to see the master book like this, I am afraid that he will think that our Yue family ship company looks down on him, and the little nephew is also the son of the Yue family anyway, and it is also appropriate to go and ask for the clerk in person." Steward Zhan couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, the Yue family boat line is just a medium-sized business in Wu County, the strength is not strong enough, and it is all about the same heart to be able to travel to and from the river, although he is a hired steward, but he and the Yue family are no longer separated from each other. In the Yue family for more than ten years, he watched the two sons of the Yue family become adults, the eldest son Yue Boyuan is already out of the blue, although the second son Yue Zhongqing is not very attentive to business, but he is a reading seed, the year before last has been in the lift, if he enters Beijing to participate in the scientific examination, the title of the gold list should also be expected, but it is a pity that the world is not quiet now, the lord does not allow the second son to enter the official career, so the second young master can only join the boat line to do some chores, even so, I don't see that the second young master has any dissatisfaction, but always do his best, no complaints, how not to let him sigh in his heart。

The two of them gossiped while walking towards the cabin, at this moment everything is ready, as long as the official in charge of the inspection to the ship to check the identity documents of the ship's guys and guests one by one, you can open the anchor, this is mostly a routine, after all, most of the day, those officials have almost inspected two or three times, if there is any inappropriate person, it has already been discovered.

At this moment, a crisp and pleasant voice like a silver bell suddenly came from behind him: "Is this the ship of the Yue clan ship bound for Wu County, I heard that your cargo ship is still carrying guests, I wonder if you can let our sister and brother take a boat to Wu County?"

Yue Zhongqing only felt his heart tremble, the moving voice flowed into his heart like a clear spring, he couldn't help but look back, but his expression was stunned, he originally heard the beautiful voice, he thought that the person who spoke must be a beautiful girl, even if it is not a beautiful country, it should be beautiful and lovely, who expected that what fell into the eyes was a mediocre-looking girl in Tsing Yi, which was unforgettable, just a pair of phoenix eyes and bright eyes, and there was a vibrant look between the eyebrows, which made people feel good, and behind her stood a young man with a delicate appearance and a slightly sickly appearance, with an indifferent look between his eyebrows, and a pair of eyes were like a cold pool abyss。

Yue Zhongqing smiled slightly, and said: "I'm sorry, the two of you came too late, you have already asked for paperwork, if you want to add more guests, you need to re-check, our trip has been delayed for a lot of time, I'm afraid you can't let the two of you take the boat, if you don't mind, there are familiar peers in the next, you can introduce the two of you, I don't know what to do?"

The girl frowned and said: "Alas, I'm afraid it's too late, the little woman came to Jiujiang to see her aunt a few days ago, but I didn't expect my mother to suddenly become seriously ill, let my brother come to pick me up, if I go back late, I'm afraid that heaven and man will be separated forever, now there are so many ships on the dock, if it is a passenger ship that has not been checked, I am afraid that I will not be able to anchor tomorrow morning, and please make it convenient for the child, if the little woman can meet her mother for the last time, the little woman will be married in the next life, and she will also repay the great kindness of the child." Zijing, still kowtow to this son, and beg him to help. Speaking of this, tears were already rolling in his eyes, and he wanted to cry. The handsome young man looked stunned when he heard this, and seemed very reluctant, until the girl glared at him fiercely, and then slowly bent his knees to worship, but no one saw a cold light suddenly burst out from the depths of his drooping eyes.

Yue Zhongqing was full of poetry and books, and he couldn't see such a tragic thing, so he hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hug each other, and said urgently: "I can't help it, I can't help it, the girl and this little brother are both filial people, and Yue Mou never dares to accept this big gift." Unexpectedly, before his hand touched the young man's body, the handsome young man's knees were only slightly bent and he had already stood up, and he had not touched the ground at all. Yue Zhongqing was stunned again, looked carefully, but saw that the handsome young man bowed his head and was silent, as if he was very shy and aggrieved, Yue Zhongqing was relieved, and said in his heart, this young man probably rarely goes out, and he is a little afraid to see people, so he hesitated and turned back to Zhan Guan and said: " Uncle Zhan, I'll squeeze with you, so I can take care of your old body, let the two of them in my room, now let them hide in the cabin first, and then we will think of making up the paperwork of the two of them when we get to Peng Ze, it shouldn't be a big problem to be careful, and besides, their sister and brother don't look like Shui Kou anyway. ”

Steward Zhan frowned slightly, he had been through vicissitudes for a long time, so he naturally would not be moved by the words of the two sisters and brothers, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Second son, this time Yue Guogong obviously wants to clean the river, if we make a mistake in our behavior, I am afraid that we will be involved in the boat, if the second son pities their sisters and brothers for a piece of filial piety, you might as well find a boat for them, or don't act recklessly." After that, he pulled Yue Zhongqing to his side and said: "Second son, I think this girl is unbearable, but the young man doesn't look like he is worried about his mother, don't be fooled, if they just want to take a boat, if they are the eyes of the water thieves, it will be troublesome." The second prince should not forget, although the Yue Guo Mansion claims that most of the six great Kou have collapsed, but the Jinfan Society and the Skull Club are still at large, and I heard that there are also a lot of water thieves with strong martial arts, although they are now lonely and cannot wreak havoc on the river, but against ships like ours, as long as there are more than a dozen masters out of the horse, it may not be impossible to succeed, it is better to be careful. ”

Yue Zhongqing hesitated for a moment and said: "Uncle Zhan, having said that, but if what they said is true, if we turn them away, wouldn't it be because of choking, and if it is really because of our caution, this girl can't see her mother for the last time, isn't it a great crime, Uncle Zhan, don't worry, I will be careful with them, no matter what, the little nephew's martial arts are also reasonable, they are two weak girls and children, can't the little nephew cope with it?" After that, Yue Zhongqing raised his voice and said: "Cousin, cousin, why did you come, if it is any later, I will pay the tax and silver for the two of you in vain, and I won't go in quickly." He blinked as he spoke.

The handsome young man looked dazed, as if he didn't understand why Yue Zhongqing did this, but the girl was smart, and hurriedly said: "Second cousin, it's all the little sister who is not good, the road is too slow, and the little brother and I will go in." With that, he walked to the cabin with the handsome young man, and nodded his head in thanks when he passed by Yue Zhongqing, his eyes full of gratitude.

Seeing that the matter had come to this, Steward Zhan could only shake his head and smile bitterly, at this time, Xiao San had already found an official messenger to get on the boat for the final inspection, under the charm of Steward Zhan's ingot of silver, they just hurriedly turned around and disembowed, and finally this passenger and cargo ship sailed out of Jiujiang and sailed smoothly under the surveillance of the Poyang Navy.

Leaving Jiujiang for more than 30 miles, Yue Zhongqing called the two sisters and brothers out of the bottom cabin, the bottom cabin cargo was piled up, and the smell was very unpleasant, but the pair of sisters and brothers didn't say anything after they came out, just thanked them a thousand times, of course, it was the girl who thanked them again and again, and the young man just stood silently to the side, refusing to say anything. Yue Zhongqing took the two to the upper cabin, the cabin is divided into three layers, each floor has more than 20 cabins, Yue's boat line was originally mainly to carry cargo, but the river is not quiet, if the traveler wants to be safe, can only rely on the strength of the ship, so the benefit of carrying people is greater than loading goods, so the upper three layers of cabins are re-separated, used to carry passengers. Among them, more than a dozen rooms behind the lower cabin are used by the guys on the ship, and Steward Zhan also lives on this floor. On the contrary, in order to take care of Yue Zhongqing, Steward Zhan arranged him in the top cabin, which is divided into two types, one is for single guests, and the other is for guests with their families. Yue Zhongqing led the two sisters and brothers to the single cabin where he lived, although there was only one bed, but it was quite spacious. The two siblings were very happy when they saw it, and the girl took out an ingot of twenty taels of gold for the ship's fare. Although Yue Zhongqing didn't value money, since the girl could afford the boat, she didn't refuse, and after laughing, she asked the two of them to rest, and left on her own.

It wasn't until after Yue Zhongqing left that the young man, who had been silent, leaked a very reluctant look, and said coldly: "Qingping, why is it so troublesome, and you still want me to give people a big gift, except for my mother and master, I have never made such a big gift, hmph, fortunately, he stopped it quickly, if it really made me touch the ground on my knees, and when I got to Liyang, I would definitely take his life." ”

But it turned out that these two people were Qingping and Yang Ning, but Qingping covered up her natural beauty with a disguise technique, as for Yang Ning, it was easier, not many people had seen him, and his appearance was just delicate and upright, just need to slightly modify the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, and then use medicinal powder to slightly dye his complexion yellow, and he became an ordinary, sick and introverted ordinary teenager. Although most of Qingping's disguise techniques were researched by herself, they were almost seamless, not to mention a scholar like Yue Zhongqing, even if he changed his eyes to a sharp-eyed secret agent, he might not be able to see through the disguise of the two. And Jiang Ning killed Shui Kou on a large scale, in order to escape the remnants of the day, as for Qingping and Yang Ning, they were not included in the wanted list at all, that is, the two of them showed up blatantly, and those sailors and soldiers would never dare to take it seriously, if they relied on Yang Ning, they didn't want to hide their heads and tails like this, fortunately, Qingping was smart, knowing that even if no one dared to make a public attack, they were afraid that they would secretly attack and plot. Of course, this is also because Qingping and Yi Buping still have an agreement, and they have to hand over the secret treasure to Yi Buping as a reward, originally Yi Buping wanted the two of them to act with him, but Qingping had other plans, and insisted on pulling Yang Ning to another destination, in order to hide people's eyes, so as not to lure the secret agents of Chunshui Hall or Fengtai Pavilion, so that he could easily go. In order to deceive Yue Zhongqing's sympathy, Qingping forced Yang Ning to pretend to bend his knees, although he did not kneel down seriously, but it was already a great shame for Yang Ning, since he was born, except for the Huofeng County Lord and Emperor Yin, who is his biological father, he has not received his great gifts, so even if he and Qingping have a deep friendship, he can't help but feel resentful.

Qingping naturally knew what Yang Ning was thinking, sat on the couch according to him, poured a cup of hot tea, held it high to his forehead with both hands, and said softly: "Zijing, don't be angry, this is also a last resort, if he really lets you bow down, I will definitely not stop you when you kill him, and I can also take it upon myself to vent for you, don't blame me, now that we are all on the boat, you just need to be a little patient, and when you get to Liyang, you can do whatever you want." ”

Yang Ning has always respected her, but this time Qingping really almost touched his scales, so he kept his face straight for a long time before taking the teacup and drinking it all, and then put the teacup on the table angrily, turning his face away, still refusing to pay attention to Qingping. But Qingping had already heard that he was almost silent when he put down the teacup, and knew that his anger had disappeared, and now he was just making his temperament, although this young man was strong in martial arts, and he was the identity of the future demon emperor, even in the face of a master level like the master of the colorless nunnery, or the princes who split the territory like Wu Heng, the king of Yunnan, would not show weakness slightly, but in any case, he was just a seventeen-year-old boy, plus he had been isolated from the world for many years, and his feelings were like blank paper, especially when he got along with himself. Although he successfully eliminated Yang Ning's anger, Qingping was not only not proud, but had pity from the bottom of his heart, Yang Ning was so ignorant of the world, if he deceived and humiliated people, and even used to do evil, then how should it be good, fortunately, he was already by his side, thinking of this, he listened to Lu Qi's persuasion that day, and came to Yang Ning desperately, but the guilt of leaving Lu Qi and Zhongbo in danger was also a little lighter.

Sitting sideways beside Yang Ning, gently pulling Yang Ning's sleeves, Yang Ning was still awkward at the beginning, but it had softened in a moment, and he habitually stretched out his arms to wrap around Qingping's slender waist, Qingping leaned on his arms, just like in the past on Dongting Lake, in the painting boat, leaning on each other, looking at each other, Yang Ning's eyes were already as cold as ice, but Qingping would not ignore the wisp of tenderness hidden under the ice, and Yang Ning was even more stunned to look at Qingping's bright and gentle phoenix eyes like spring waves, and couldn't help but tighten his armsThe original feeling of peace of mind seemed to disappear, and a blush floated silently on his cheeks. It's just that this pair of teenagers and girls are both first brothers who don't know the taste of affection, and they still don't realize that they are already in love with each other.

I don't know how long it took, or Qingping came to her senses first, she has always been reckless, if it is a matter of life and death or things related to Yang Ning, she is naturally smart and enlightened, and she knows everything she knows, but the little things on her body always have to get by, and there is also the connivance of Lu Qi, among the two sisters, Lu Qi is especially careful, and the trivial things around her are handled by her lightly, so she has developed Qingping's big and big character, and her emotional changes are not clear for a while, so she simply put it behind her, and changed the topic: " In fact, I didn't mean to let you be wronged, in fact, I waited on the edge of the dock for more than an hour, and I found that the Yue Gongzi is not like those ordinary businessmen, he will not be treacherous and slippery, nor will he be too honest, young and vigorous, strong in blood, and upright, I chose him to start, I believe that he listened to our lies, will not prevaricate, even if he sees any flaws, he will not stand by, let alone let you kneel seriously, otherwise I would not have chosen him to start. We don't have identity papers, and it's impossible to take a boat in this kind of tension, and if we don't use this method, we won't be able to leave for a few days. After that, I felt a little stuffy in my chest, and I couldn't help coughing lightly.

Yang Ning was already relieved, and when he heard the cough, his expression was even more slightly shocked, and he hurriedly held Qingping's hands and crossed the true qi in wisps, and it didn't take long for Qingping's face to return to normal, and he said with some doubts: "Sister, why do you have to go to the river, although I don't like to go by land with them, your injuries have not completely healed, this time on the river, you have tried your best to plan for me, and presided over the Seven Evil Fish and Dragon Formation, and the internal injuries have worsened, although I have helped you heal, but you still need a period of rest." If we take the land route, the journey will definitely aggravate the injury, and it will naturally be better to take the water route, and when we reach Liyang, your injuries will be all healed. But we are not familiar with the road, walking alone is very troublesome, from Jiangxia to Jiujiang, my sister has not had an easy journey all the way, just on this boat, it took half a day, so that my sister's injury seems to be aggravated? It is better to follow Yi Buping and them by land, and someone along the way will arrange to take care of it. ”

Qingping heard the change of Yang Ning's name, and felt very warm in her heart, Qingping was one year older than Yang Ning, and when she first met that day, she was already called like this, so Yang Ning has always called Qingping "sister", but that day on the lake, Lu Qi decided to let Yang Ning call Qing Ping's name, although Qing Ping refused at the time, but in her heart she had actually accepted Lu Qi's decision. Since then, Yang Ning mostly calls Qingping's name directly, but occasionally calls Qingping "sister" as before, whenever that time, Qingping is always very happy, and Yang Ning can also feel this subtle difference, so although he refuses to give up the right to call Qingping by name, but whenever he wants to make Qingping happy, he will always revert to the old name, of course, Yang Ning is not intentional, most of them are subconscious, Qingping is a woman after all, but she already knows it.

couldn't help but smile lightly, Qingping said in a low voice: "Zijing, before you broke up with Uncle Yi two days ago, did you want to duel with him again, and you were very interested in Yi Ri Nine Arrows?"

Yang Ning nodded and said: "Yes, I only know a little bit about the Nine Arrows of Yi Ri, but it looks very powerful, so I really want to see the exercises, if I can compete with Yi Buping a few times, I will definitely be able to get a glimpse of the mysteries." ”

Qingping complained: " I knew you would think so, but the competition between you and Uncle Yi in Chibi almost scared me half to death, although you are strong in martial arts, but if you use that method to compete with Uncle Yi again, I am reluctant to see you in danger, so I made a bet with my uncle, if I win, he will give you a copy of the secret of the nine arrows of Yi Ri, if I lose, I will teach him all the Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation, I think you just like to compete, and it is not interesting to fight against Uncle Yi's magic arrow, so you don't have to be embarrassed with Uncle Yi again, okay?”

Yang Ning's face was red when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that he was challenging Yi Buping without telling Qingping, but he still told her that he was worried that Qingping didn't like to challenge her elders, but it turned out that Qingping's heart was all about her own safety, and she even regarded the Seven Evil Fish and Dragon Formation as a bet. Although Yang Ning didn't really understand the importance of the Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation, from Qing Ping's pretended relaxed tone, he already knew that Qing Ping really attached great importance to the Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation in her heart, and she must be very reluctant to take it as a bet. If you change to another arrogant teenager, you will definitely not be happy when you learn that your beloved has sacrificed a lot for your own safety, and you will even get angry, but Yang Ning is different, although he is unruly, but he will not be angry because of his false name, he only feels happy after listening to Qingping's words, and she is moved by her friendship with herself, and Qingping is also frank and straightforward because of this.

couldn't help but hug Qingping's delicate body again, making her lean on her body more comfortably, Yang Ning said in a low voice: "No need, I've already seen the nine arrows of Yi Ri, so you don't need to bet with him." ”

Qingping understood Yang Ning's intentions, sighed and said: "The Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation is a relic left to me by my father, it was originally kept by my sister, and even I don't know about this matter, until after the disappearance of the master, my sister took me to my father's secret place, took the formation map and some jewelry, bought the Moon Shadow Painting Boat to perform in Dongting, and inquired about the news of the master, and passed the formation map to me, in fact, my sister is much more proficient than me in the Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation." Alas, it's a pity that Daddy gave Uncle Yi the Nine Arrows of Yi Ri and the bow of King Yi at the beginning, otherwise I wouldn't have to bet with him. But now it's not done, a word is out, the horse is difficult to chase, I must bet to win, otherwise it won't make people make fun of Yin Tianwei's daughter and go back on her word. Don't worry, Uncle Yi is nominally Daddy's guard, but in fact he is Daddy's disciple, and he also knows a lot about the Seven Evil Fish and Dragon Formation, even if it is all passed on to him, does it matter if he still embarrasses us? Although Uncle Yi always has to trade with me before he makes a move, but in fact, he treats me very well, if it were someone else, he would have already captured me and forced me to ask the secret, where would he sacrifice his life to fight for me?"

In fact, Qingping also concealed some details, although she knew that Yang Ning was very interested in Yi Ri Nine Arrows, but she didn't bother with it, but it was Yi Buping who took great pains to trick her into making a gambling contract in order to get all the Seven Evil Fish and Dragon Formations, Qingping was not very wary of Yi Buping, and fell into the trap on impulse. Fortunately, she knew that Yi Buping was not only crowded with people, but also had a lot of affairs, and she was faster than the land route by water, so she was likely to win, so she readily agreed. Of course, in addition to Yi Buping's ambition for the Seven Evil Fish Dragon Formation, he also has other intentions, he knows that after the Chibi War, Chunshuitang and the Jiangdong Navy will never let him go, so he abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, and did not clash with Jiang Ning head-on, but if Yang Ning and Qingping followed him, with Yang Ning's unruly personality, he would definitely not show weakness in front of the secret agents at the checkpoints along the way, so they would part ways. As for the question of whether Qingping would break the contract, he never cared about it, after all, he had already known the general location of the secret cache, but it was more convenient for Qingping to lead the way through the mechanism, not to mention that Qingping was by no means a treacherous person.

Yang Ning didn't know these details, and after listening to Qingping's explanation, his resentment against Yi Buping was slightly dissipated, and Qingping saw that his expression was soothed, and he said a few words to him, and fell asleep unconsciously. These days, she is either worried about Yang Ning, or fighting wits with Yi Buping, after leaving Chibi, she has worked hard for the gambling contract between the two, she is really tired, otherwise she will not touch the injury, so after Yang Ning no longer has a mustard, she can't help but fall asleep. Yang Ning looked at Qingping's quiet sleeping face in a daze, but felt guilty in his heart, although he didn't understand the world, but he also knew that as a man, he should take good care of Qingping, but since the two met, Qingping has always taken good care of him, thinking of this, I can't help but make up my mind, we must learn how to take care of ourselves, no longer let Qingping worry, from now on, we must take good care of Qingping, so that she will no longer worry about it.

Glancing at the corner of the bed, the quilt with the fragrance of soaphorn was neatly folded, obviously Yue Zhongqing had already changed the new bedding when she let the room out, Yang Ning gently moved her body and let Qingping lie down on the inside of the bed, and then ripped off the quilt and covered her, Qingping seemed to feel his departure, and her long eyebrows couldn't help frowning slightly, and after a while, she gradually relaxed, obviously falling into a deep sleep.

Yang Ning sat on the edge of the bed and stared at Qingping's sleeping face, thinking about what Qingping had done along the way, and thinking about how he could help. First of all, he remembered that Qingping said that the owner of the passenger ship from Jiangxia to Jiujiang had a private transaction with Jinfanhui, but after Qingping got on the ship, he deliberately talked to the owner of the ship, and found that in this situation, the owner of the ship is no longer very reliable, and now he only dare not reveal the secret of the Jinfan Club because of fear, and he is only afraid that he will go to Chunshuitang to invite him in a few days, so will the owner of this ship tell the truth because he found out about the flaws of the two?

Thinking of this, Yang Ning made up his mind, stood up, visited Qingping again, and saw that she had slept very deeply, so he walked out of the hatch and locked the door so as not to disturb Qingping's rest, and then walked down the gangway, out of the hatch, only to see that there were no guests on the deck except for the guys from the ship, presumably they were all resting in the cabin now, after all, it took a lot of effort to get on the ship. Yang Ning swept his eyes and saw Yue Zhongqing who was standing on the bow of the boat watching the scenery. Although he had already made up his mind to test Yue Zhongqing's background, he didn't know what to do when it came to the end, if he was forced to confess and kill people, it would be easy, but it was even more difficult to get out of Yue Zhongqing's tone, after thinking about it, Yang Ning walked to Yue Zhongqing's side and said lightly: "Yue Gongzi, my sister asked me to thank Yue Gongzi for his help." ”

Yue Zhongqing was distracted, and couldn't help but be startled when he heard the indifferent voice, and when he turned around and saw Yang Ning, he was relieved: "It turned out to be a little brother, why didn't Sister Ling come out to blow the river breeze, presumably the two of them were suffocated in the bilge, right?"

Yang Ning asked Qingping when he saw him, and somehow felt a trace of unhappiness in his heart, but thinking of his purpose, he reluctantly said: "My sister is not feeling well and is resting, so I am asked to come and thank my son." ”

Although Yang Ning was reluctant in his heart, but thanks to his perseverance, there was nothing abnormal in his tone, Yue Zhongqing and him saw him for the first time, it was naturally difficult to notice the changes in his mood, not to mention that he was preconceived, only Yang Ning was a shy young man who had never seen the world, so he didn't care, waved his hand: " What do you say thank you, your sister and brother are filial piety and move the sky, and help each other in the next place, it is Shun Tianying, no need to say thank you, you don't call me a son, I am six or seven years older than you, you just call me Brother Yue, I don't know how to call the little brother, where is the ancestral home?"

Yang Ning is not a newcomer to the palace at this time, and he doesn't know anything, he already knows that such a title is just a sign of closeness, so he didn't show dissatisfaction, but said calmly: "The younger brother's name is Xu Qing, his ancestral home was originally Shangdang, he was a local wealthy family, and he moved to Wuxi to avoid the disaster of war, and it has been more than 20 years. ”

Yue Zhongqing nodded secretly when he heard this, before he went back to rest, he had hinted to him that the accent of the young man and girl was wrong, the girl's accent was obviously not flawed, but the young man's accent was obviously with a northern accent, and at this moment he listened to Yang Ning's family background, and then he understood, presumably this young man's accent was like this because he had been with his parents for many years, but the girl had been away from home for many years, so it was not affected, and the young man and girl had a lot of money in their hearts, but they had never heard of a name, and now that I think about it, it is mostly because they have not been established in Jiangdong for a long time and have not been accepted by the local wealthy。 Thinking like this, the doubts in my heart suddenly disappeared, and said with a smile: "I see, Shangdang County was originally a rich place, but it is a pity that twenty years ago, the lord of Huofeng County led a large army to pursue Emperor Taizu, after the soldiers came out of Huguan, along the way Chengguan, if there was resistance, they were all washed in blood, so that they bled thousands of miles, and millions of corpses were ambushed. Lord Ling Zun was able to resolutely move south that day, which was really unique and admired very much. Our ancestral residence of the Yue family is Changshu, although it is not a famous family, but it is also a solid family, if there is a chance to go to Wuxi in the future, we will definitely visit and listen to the teachings of Lord Lingzun. ”

Yang Ning listened carefully to Yue Zhongqing's words, when preparing this set of false life experiences that day, Qingping had told him the mystery, and he still remembered the past that Qingping had told about the Lord of Huofeng County, and compared the two, he immediately understood that the life history compiled by Qingping had been recognized by Yue Zhongqing. And Yue Zhongqing, who was talking eloquently, didn't know that he was deceived by Yang Ning, who was reading from the script. And because Yang Ning was originally not good at lying, he couldn't help but want to talk about it, but that unique simplicity and calmness made Yue Zhongqing no longer doubt the identity of him and Qingping.

After solving the doubts in his heart, Yue Zhongqing let go of his mind and pointed to Jiang Xinzhou in front of him and said, "Little brother looks like he is going out for the first time, and he must not have paid attention to the scenery here when he went upstream, right?"

Yang Ning looked at Yue Zhongqing's fingers, and suddenly felt his heart agitated, only to see that the rolling river was tumbling towards a vast waterbank in front of him, and as far as the eye could see, there were countless streams of water flowing from the rivers on both sides of the river into the Yangtze River here, and the swirling and turbulent river water divided this waterbank into countless criss-crossing waterways and reeds, like a naturally formed gossip array.

At this time, Yue Zhongqing's clear chanting voice came from Yang Ning's ears: "Jiujiang is cold and dewy, and the north wind is born in the slight waves. Puyu fisherman's fire, the sound of the goose. The clouds are obscure, and the micro drum distinguishes the city. Far away from the side of the world, once traveled from here. ”

Yang Ning looked at Yue Zhongqing suspiciously, Yue Zhongqing seemed to be unconscious, sighed: "Jiujiang was originally called Xunyang, also known as Chaisang, the river is divided into nine roads, more than 300 miles, re-converged in this place, the sediment converges into the heart of the river, named Sangluozhou, this place is divided into nine continents, shaped like gossip, in the past, the Eastern Wu Su general Cheng Pu established a water camp here, as a major defensive place, when the war did not start, Zhou Lang was training in this place, and there are still barracks ruins and the existence of the point of the general on the continent. Thirty miles after Sangluozhou, it is the important town of Hukou, where Poyang Lake enters the river, Jiujiang, Sangluozhou, Hukou and Pengze downstream, these four important towns are connected into a line, the south of the Yangtze River is based on the river water defense line is solid, the north of the river is not guaranteed in the southeast, and the people who know the military affairs must not ignore the existence of Sangluozhou. It's a pity that although there is a garrison here, it is set up to guard against the imperial court, which is really suffocating when you think about it. ”

Yang Ning listened attentively, although he didn't know the military, but after listening to Yue Zhongqing's description, he also knew the importance of this water island in front of him, looking up, although it was already early winter at this time, the reeds on Sangluo Island were still lush, but most of them had turned into a withered yellow color, brilliant as gold under the bright sun, and under the background of the whimpering sound of the river, it became more and more gorgeous and solemn, but the majestic momentum contained a strong murderous aura, which made people shudder.

The two stood silent for a moment, the big boat had sailed south, bypassing Sang Luozhou and sailing downstream, Yue Zhongqing pointed to the waterway and said: "Sang Luozhou divides the river water, those close to the south bank are called internal water, those close to the north bank are called external water, the inner water is wider than the outer water, what we are doing now is the internal water, there is likely to be a naval army in front of the road to block the inspection, if you ask your identity and name, it is not good, you better go to the cabin for a while, they will not get on the boat to carefully check." ”

Yang Ning nodded slightly, and retreated, although he didn't hear any clues, but from his tone, he could feel that this Yue Gongzi didn't have a good impression of princes like Youji or powerful ministers like Jiang Ning, so even if he found out the identity of himself and Qingping, it wouldn't cause too much trouble. I couldn't help but relax when I thought of this, and forgot to cover it up. And when his back didn't enter the cabin, Yue Zhongqing happened to look back, and couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, only to feel that the back of this young man he met for the first time was very arrogant, and he didn't feel a chill in his heart.

Although Yue Zhongqing was suspicious, he immediately saw the warship of the Sangluozhou Navy in front of him, the Sangluokzhou Navy was originally only a system, after all, there was no war to plant a Navy here, and it was a bit of a waste, but now it is obvious that the Navy here has been enriched, and the actual master of Jiangdong, Tang Kangnian, the Duke of Yue, has been revealed. If it weren't for the bad intentions, why bother stationing a heavy army here, the so-called cleaning up of the water thieves is just an excuse, who doesn't know that the water thieves on the river are either the Tang clan's people or have been connived at by the Tang clan.

The situation in Youji has never been alleviated, with the changes on the river, presumably the imperial court will also focus on Jiangning, wolf smoke is rising, embattled, presumably the peaceful years that have been prolonged will no longer exist, even the Yue Guogong who has long been attached to the imperial court has a different heart, not to mention the other three vassal kings. No wonder my father insisted on not allowing himself to join the government, if he really entered the court as an official, and he could be reused and trusted, I am afraid that he has already suffered the disaster of extermination. The princes are strong, the court is weak, the war is chaotic, and the people of Li are the most miserable. Thinking of this, Yue Zhongqing only felt cold and discouraged.

After hurriedly dealing with the patrol of the sailors, Yue Zhongqing still stood at the bow of the boat for a long time, and the personal scholar Xiaosan came to call him to dinner, he was too lazy to go down, only let Xiaosan take a pot of wine, and poured it alone in the sunset. Yue Zhongqing saw such a beautiful scenery, and couldn't help but knock lightly on the side of the boat, and sang loudly: "There is no boat in the world." This heart element is not frightened. Lie down and watch the waves and the sky float. The moon should only be frequently raised, why scratch your head more in the wind. Twilight smoke is Shenzhou in many places. The song was full of melancholy and indulgence, and the men on the boat who heard the song and the passengers who went out for a walk in the evening couldn't help but look sideways. I only feel that this young man is heroic and romantic, and he deserves to be a Jiangnan character.

Just when Yue Zhongqing felt that he was still unsatisfied, a woman's singing voice came from his ears: "Ask you what you are suitable for, twilight is full of smoke and water." Alone or untied, back and forth in Chuyunli. Fishing is not a year old, it is only that all day long. The sunset is late, and the scales are hundreds of feet deep. Shen Hook is not in the bait, and the white head knows that the waves are empty. The singing voice is like flowing water pouring jade, the tune is tactful and clear, and the mood of leisure and happiness is vividly described, Yue Zhongqing listened to it in his ears, and only felt that his whole heart was soaked in a cold spring, and the jade was dust-free. Along the way, I saw a woman standing in the twilight, her face was hidden in the dark, she couldn't see clearly, but her eyes were like cold stars, and her dress was blown by the river wind, which set off her posture like a willow and was graceful and beautiful.

Yue Zhongqing's heart moved, and he couldn't help but take a few steps forward, and saw the girl's face clearly, but he was surprised, it turned out to be Xu Qing's sister, a mediocre-looking girl in Tsing Yi, but somehow, the appearance and sound that he hadn't paid attention to were distinct in his mind, and he looked at it intently, only to feel that this girl was calm and quiet, even the mediocre appearance couldn't hide the kind of vulgar demeanor between her eyebrows.

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Note 1: Li Qunyu "Sang Luozhou"

Note 2: Zhang Xiaoxiang "Huanxi Sha"

Note 3: Liu Changqing's "Gift to the Fisherman of Xiangnan"