Although An Qing came, Zhao Wu'an didn't have a big reaction, and after a few words of greeting, he was silent again. I didn't say a few words to her until lunch. An Qing, who had galloped for hundreds of miles, was a little angry about this.

Duan Taoli didn't expect to meet her again at the dinner table. In the long night of Jiuda Temple, she lost too much, but Princess Valan, who had long been accustomed to losing, was not depressed because of this, but missed An Qing's expansive temperament very much, and now that she can see it again, she has been depressed and cheerful a lot.

She had already guessed most of the things between An Qing and Zhao Wu'an, and she already knew in her heart that it would be difficult for Zhao Wu'an to change her mind, so she simply let go of this idea. After lunch, Zhao Wu'an was still lazily reading the book as usual, and she and An Qing shrank in the stern of the boat, chatting about some girls, but also chatting happily.

Both of them tacitly did not mention Zhao Wu'an. An Qing rushed to Jiangning day and night, but Zhao Wuan only dealt with it hastily twice, which really made her unhappy. As for Duan Taoli, he understood that even if he mentioned Zhao Wu'an, he was just looking for guilt for himself, and he regarded An Qing as a talking partner, and chatted all afternoon.

At twilight, Zhao Wuan finally came over with a box in tow. The sunset paved the water into a golden red, Zhao Wu'an looked at the back of the second daughter, and said lightly: "I will leave tomorrow, is there anything else I haven't prepared?"

Duan Taoli, who was talking about Valan's delicacies with great interest, paused when he heard this, and knew in his heart that Zhao Wu'an was not asking himself, so he simply moved two steps to the side, pretending to lean on the railing and look at the lake view.

An Qing twisted her head to the side and snorted, "Just come and ask me now, is it a little late?"

Zhao Wuan scratched his head helplessly.

A lot of times, girls ignore you, most of the time it's just that you owe them an apology or a hug.

Although Zhao Wuan doesn't have much feeling for the love between men and women, it is not wood. Why An Qing was angry, he still understood.

Zhao Wu'an pursed his lips and said lightly: "I read this book during the day and told an interesting story......

"Zhao Wu'an, are you embarrassed to mention the script?" An Qing was so angry that she immediately turned her head, her beautiful eyes were wide open, and she was aggressive, and she almost grabbed Zhao Wu'an's collar.

Zhao Wu'an sighed.

"Well, if you don't want to hear it, then I'll not talk about it. ”

An Qing snorted.

Neither of them spoke, the scene was a little embarrassing, Duan Taoli felt that he couldn't stand it, shook his head and quietly walked away.

Halfway through, he bumped into Annan, who was holding two large canvases in his hand.

"Yo, it's you, can you help?" asked Annan.

Duan Taoli has always been a warm-hearted person, and after so many days of harassing on the boat, Annan is indeed impeccable to all of them, if he doesn't do anything for Annan at this point, Duan Taoli himself feels unhappy, so he nodded.

"Okay, then please help me take these two pieces of cloth, and it will be delivered to me later. Annan handed the canvas in his hand to Duan Taoli, and reached out to climb the mast, like a nimble monkey, and climbed to the middle of the mast in three or two strokes, and then stretched out his hand to Duan Taoli.

Duan Taoli handed over two canvases one after another, watched Annan skillfully tie the rope tightly, and pulled it again, and after making sure that it was stable, he easily jumped from mid-air and landed steadily.

"Thank you, I've helped Zhao Jushi find things in the past two days, my guys are so busy in Jiangning Mansion that their feet don't touch the ground, and there is not even a handle on the boat. Annan smiled helplessly, "But there is no way, who taught him that he is the husband of my little sister who has not passed the door." ”

Hearing the word husband, Duan Taoli's face turned dark and he was a little sad.

But Annan's previous words caught her attention. "Brother Wu'an, what is he looking for?"

"If you don't believe it, it's all books, one by one. Annan said, "All the teahouses and liquor shops in the city, as long as there is a book, he wants to have a copy." Some of them are stories of storytellers pressing the bottom of the box, and they really can't be done without spending some money. I can't see that Zhao Jushi is such a person, and he is actually fond of scripts. ”

Duan Taoli blinked.

Two days ago, Zhao Wu'an definitely didn't have this hobby. Obviously, it is impossible for a person to suddenly become obsessed with his hobby within a few days, so Zhao Wu'an must have a plan after spending so much effort to collect the script.

In other words, after so many days on the ship, he seemed to be just passing the time, but in fact he was doing something that none of them knew about. It seems that he has nothing to do, but for retrieving the drawings, he may be several times more concerned than Li Huanglai.

After all, he promised Duan Taoli to find the drawings.

Once he promises something, he will do everything he can. Although Garan Anxulie once said goodbye without saying goodbye, which made the little peach carp sad for a long time, she still believed that Zhao Wu'an would be a person who promised a thousand gold.

But what was he going to do?

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Duan Taoli quickly slipped to the back of the cabin with the intention of finding Zhao Wu'an and asking what was going on, and happened to bump into An Qing shrinking into Zhao Wu'an's arms, looking at the sunset together.

“......”

Duan Taoli blinked, and the feeling of chagrin and regret came to his heart in an instant. She shouldn't have been so reckless!

At that moment, Zhao Wu'an, who was holding An Qing, immediately noticed the appearance of Duan Taoli and quietly let go of his hand. However, after An Qing was let go, her little face flushed, and she looked at Duan Taoli with resentment in her eyes.

"Uh......" Duan Taoli wanted to speak and stopped.

"Is there something wrong?" Zhao Wu'an asked lightly.

“...... It's okay, farewell. Duan Taoli turned around and left.

Zhao Wuan held his forehead a little helplessly. An Qing is a girl after all, and with his temperament, it is impossible to be too intimate with her in public. This trip to Miaojiang is only afraid that it will cause a lot of trouble.

Seeing Duan Taoli walk away, Zhao Wu'an felt a little unbearable, but at this time, leaving An Qing to find another girl was simply digging his own grave, and Zhao Jushi was not stupid enough to be so stupid.

So he let out a long sigh and continued to mention the topic of Duan Taoli to An Qing after he left: "So, you know why I read so many scripts, right?"

"Jinling, the predecessor of Jiangning, was a sacred place for literati. "An Qing is a clever girl in the end, Zhao Wu'an dialed it a little, and she analyzed it to the head, "And where there are too many literati, there will be a phenomenon, all market legends and strange stories in the countryside will inevitably be recorded." These words and articles may not be able to circulate all over the world, but they will definitely leave clues in the local market. ”

As she spoke, An Qing looked at Zhao Wu'an with a proud look on her face, with an expression of begging for praise. Zhao Wuan also smiled lightly: "That's right. General legends will be more or less scattered, but in a place like Jiangning, where the atmosphere is too heavy, even if there are almost no known armory secrets on the rivers and lakes, there will always be traces in the script. We have to judge whether the remnants of the Black Cloud Society are talking nonsense about the armory, as long as we can get a glimpse of it from these words. ”

"Then did you find it?" Knowing the reason, An Qing of course did not blame Zhao Wu'an for indulging in the script and not welcoming her, but looked forward to the result with great interest.

"Found it. Zhao Wu'an nodded.

"So the Black Cloud Society didn't come out of nowhere?" An Qing said excitedly, "In other words, it is very likely that what Lan Zhouzi stole was really the armory blueprint!"

"And a thief, it's useless to hold this drawing. If you want to sell it, you must first unlock the mechanism above. Zhao Wu'an said clearly, "Kong Ming locks have existed since ancient times, but the unlocking method in everyone's hand is different. The lock was set by Li Huanglai himself, and the mechanism was only understood by him. It is not too difficult for Lan Zhouzi to forge a lock that looks exactly the same, but it is difficult to unlock Li Huanglai's lock. If they want to get the drawings, they will definitely find Li Huang. ”

"Can't you crack it yourself?"

"Yes. Zhao Wu'an nodded.

An Qing was stunned for a moment, and then said with some resentment: "Then if they crack it, won't we wait in vain?"

Zhao Wu'an patted her head and said unshockedly: "Kong Ming's lock is changing, and it will take a long time to try them one by one. We'll have to bet if he can afford to wait. There are times in life when you have to rely on gambling. ”

"Luckily, I've never lost a bet. ”

There was a flash of sharp light in his tired eyes. The voice was as cold as iron.

In the early hours of that morning, the lake outside Jiangning was still quiet. In the depths of the night, a feathered arrow with a letter was shot out of the ground, and it was nailed straight into the bow of Annan's ship.

The next day, when the sun rose in the east, Li Huanglai, who had been sleepless all night, pushed open the door and walked onto the deck, and his sleepy eyes caught a glimpse of the feathered arrow at the bow of the ship.

He rushed forward, drew the arrow, took off the letter from it, opened it almost tremblingly, and read its contents.

After only sweeping it once, Li Huanglai's hazy face for many days seemed to be reflected by the sun in an instant, and he was relieved.

And on this morning, when everyone woke up, all they saw was Li Huanglai's face flushed with excitement. He could barely speak, just handed the letter to Zhao Wu'an, and he was almost trembling with excitement.

"I said you, there's no need to be so aggressive, right?" As Li Huanglai's life-saving benefactor, Duan Hunttian couldn't stand this young man who had no city mansion, and he reluctantly opened his mouth to persuade him while wiping his knife.

And Li Huang Lai Ze shook his head and said with relief: "There is still room for a turn in this matter, and I am already very happy." ”

And at that time, Zhao Wu'an, who was immersed in rummaging over and over to read the letter, also nodded slowly.

The handwriting is a little blurry, but the words are worth seeing. He said lightly.

Lan Zhouzi's letter couldn't be clearer. He couldn't unlock Kong Ming's lock with all his might, so he was willing to hand over the armory blueprints that were insignificant to him, but he tried his best to steal a piece of wooden lump, and his heart was inevitably unhappy, hoping that Li Huang would hand over something that could be compared to his weight in exchange. If he is not satisfied with what he has handed over, he will not return the drawings.

"In this way, Lan Zhouzi has nothing to do with the Black Cloud Society, as well as the forty iron horses. The old Taoist priest Ling Zhixiao stroked his long beard and made a judgment.

Everything was as Zhao Wu'an expected, and it was exactly the same. And Lan Zhouzi's requirements are also very simple, go to sea on time, arrive in Fuzhou on time, just wait for his visit.

"This Lan Zhouzi is really caring. ”

As soon as Duan Taoli finished speaking, Zhao Wuan shook his head.

"He's warning us not to play tricks. He raised his head and glanced at the arrow trough in the bow, "Whether the ship is anchored in the harbor or out at sea, we can't escape his eyes. Don't forget, Lan Zhouzi is a river thief. ”

Lanfan speedboat, he stood on the bow of the boat in a strong outfit, which frightened how many boatmen?

An Qing listened carefully, and Zhao Wuan suddenly turned his head and asked her, "Are you afraid?"

An Qing blinked, with an inexplicable expression: "You're here, what am I afraid of?"

Everyone on the boat said they couldn't bear to look at it anymore.

Annan laughed and said: "Little sister's ability, no wonder Zhao Jushi will fall into Gentle Township!"

An Qing said angrily: "You don't talk much!"

was blocked by An Qing like this, Annan seemed to recall the past brother and sister relationship, and even laughed out loud. After laughing enough, the sun was almost hanging overhead, and Annan said meaningfully: "Since this is the case, then I think Mr. Li also knows where to go." Since everyone is on the way, then I will set sail for the sea now?"

The blue waves rippled in the lake, and on the bow deck, everyone had no objections.

A dark-skinned boy stood at the bow of the boat, holding a penny in his hand, shouting loudly in his mouth, and suddenly stabbed the penny to the pier, and the huge hull gradually floated into the middle of the lake in the roar.

"Yo, I didn't expect Xu Yanchen's strength to be quite strong. Annan nodded appreciatively, "Okay, I think you have long been tired of the scenery of Jiangning after staying for so many days, so let's set off." ”

"Who's that boater?" Zhao Wu'an was very sensitive to these faces.

"Oh, it's my latest recruit. Originally, I was a good cook, and I have always used it for two things. It's not that there have been a lot of customers recently, so I've recruited a new one, so that the original one can concentrate on cooking for you to eat. Annan grinned.

What he said made Zhao Wu'an, who has always been cheeky, also a little moved: "After so many days of bothering, Boss An has done his best, but I don't pull out a dime, and I seem too petty." ”

"Zhao Jushi's difference in words, being able to take care of my unconscious little sister is enough for Annan to admire. Wandering on the sea, Annan, who is accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, is very bold, "Don't bother, just leave the food and accommodation along the way to Annan!"

Knowing that no matter how much he said, it would be useless, Zhao Wuan nodded silently. Looking back at the Jiangning Mansion that was gradually moving away under the sun, his heart was complicated and indescribable.

This time he went south, mainly to find Dailou Duyun to make a settlement, but he ran into Duan Taoli halfway and got involved in Lan Zhouzi's matter. The people on the same boat, there are also the fallen children of the former Tang Dynasty and the old swordsmen who wandered the rivers and lakes. This time to go to sea, the future is really uncertain.

Anyway, what needs to be done has to be done. Just as Li Huanglai wanted to retrieve the armory blueprints, Duan Taoli wanted to return to Valan, and Duan Hunttian and Ling Zhixiao wanted to get rid of the pursuit of the Jiangning government, he, Zhao Wu'an, had to fight to the death with Dailou Duyun in person.

By the way, it's good to see you again on behalf of Lou Sangyu. From Hangzhou to Yangzhou, he cherished this journey, and also knew that this was one of the few opportunities for Dailou Sangyu to travel in his life. He has experienced the most difficult period of Dailou Sangyu's growth, and he knows that being the daughter of Miaojiang is actually not a fortunate thing.

The sound of the big river is cold, and the eyes are far away, and the water and sky are the same. Countless ships that pulled anchor and departed in early spring were like reefs, covering the surface of the river. Zhongshan Mountain in the west is majestic, and the mountain is full of purple gold and buds.

Resigned from Zitai and returned to Hanhai and galloped into the streamer ruins.