"Chengdao, are you really going to leave?" Qi Niang asked Li Chengdao in front of her reluctantly on the dock of a stronghold on the east side of Liuqiu Island, tears were also filled with tears.

"I have been in the Tang Dynasty for too long, and the purpose of coming back this time has been achieved, especially if I can still see you. It can be said that I have no regrets anymore. Now it is time to go back." Li Chengdao replied with a serious look on his face, but when he was saying these words, his eyes at Qi Niang were also very reluctant.

"But... But if you leave and I go to see my elder brother alone, I am afraid that my elder brother will scold me, and there will be no one to speak for me at that time." Qi Niang said pitifully again at this time. A few days ago, in order to avoid Li Xiu, she and Li Chengdao wanted to stay alone for a few days, so they ran to Quanzhou and played for several days before returning. However, Li Chengdao did not go to the stronghold where Li Xiu and Zhang Shiyi were, but came to another stronghold, and his fleet was also gathered here, and they were about to leave today.

"If the sir see me go back with you, I'm afraid I'll be more stimulating. I'll definitely scold you even more, so I still won't go back. However, I have arranged the ship and there is another letter to the sir. If the sir really scolds you, you can give it to him, and he will definitely not scold you again!" Li Chengdao couldn't help but smile at this time. In fact, he was afraid to see Li Xiu, so he had already arranged the fleet here before.

When Qi Niang heard Li Chengdao say this, she couldn't help but show a disappointed expression. In fact, the reason why she wanted Li Chengdao to go back to see Li Xiu with her was mainly because she wanted to spend more time with Li Chengdao, but she didn't expect that Li Chengdao refused.

Seeing Qi Niang's disappointed expression, Li Chengdao couldn't help but feel soft. After several days of getting along, his relationship with Qi Niang also made rapid progress. Of course, both of them were very polite and had no overcoming actions. However, they had already understood each other's intentions. Li Chengdao even swears in his heart that he would not marry Qi Niang in this life.

"Qianniang, although I'm going back this time, don't worry, I will definitely come back to see you again in the future. Then... then..." Li Chengdao's face turned red when he said the last moment, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say for a moment. It's strange to say that he was a very generous and generous person, but when facing Qiniang, he would become a little timid and shy, and sometimes he was not as relaxed as Qiniang.

"What then?" Qi Niang naturally guessed what Li Chengdao said when she heard this. Her eyes lit up immediately, but then she deliberately made things difficult for her.

"At that time, I...I..." Li Cheng said for a long time, his face was almost bleeding, but he still couldn't say what he said in his heart. In the end, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and his clothes were almost wet with sweat.

Seeing Li Chengdao's nervous look, Qi Niang couldn't help but laugh, then reached out to cover his mouth and said, "Okay, don't say it if you can't say it. I understand what you mean, don't worry, I will wait for you to come back!"

Although Qi Niang was a generous and cheerful woman, her face turned slightly red and her voice became much smaller when she said the last sentence. However, when Li Chengdao heard her words, he was stunned at first, then showed an ecstatic expression, and even hugged Qi Niang excitedly, then turned around the dock a few times, which made Qi Niang scream, and then whispered to him to let him go. After all, there were not only the two of them on the dock.

However, the people on this dock were either Li Chengdao's people or Zhang Shiyi's people. At this time, they all turned their heads aside and pretended not to see them. Although it was very common for men and women to hug each other in later generations to hug each other, during the Tang Dynasty, men and women were still the mainstream of defense. For example, during the days when Qi Niang and Li Chengdao were together, at most they were just holding hands.

Li Chengdao was too excited and hugged Qi Niang for a few times, and then let her go down with a little embarrassed. At this time, Qi Niang beat him a few times with anger, but it was more like a fight between lovers.

It was getting late. Although Qi Niang and Li Chengdao were reluctant to part, the time for separation had already come, which made Qi Niang's mood depressed again. However, after all, she was an open-minded woman and quickly recovered from her sadness. At that moment, she took a bag from behind and then sent it to Li Chengdao and said, "Chengdao, this is a piece of clothing I have made these days, but my female red is too bad and she is a bit ugly. Don't dislike it!"

When Qi Niang spoke at the end, she couldn't help but blush. The girl's blush was indeed not her strength, and time was a little rushed, so even she felt the clothes she made were ugly. However, Li Chengdao was leaving today, so she didn't have time to make another one, so she had to bite the bullet and send it out.

Li Chengdao took it with great joy, opened the bag in front of Qi Niang, then took off his coat, and changed the clothes made by Qi Niang. Although the material used for this piece of clothing was very exquisite, the workmanship was really not satisfactory, and the hem of the clothes was not even high. However, Li Chengdao seemed to have not noticed the shortcomings of the clothes at all. Instead, he showed it in front of Qi Niang with great excitement, and then smiled and said, "What do you think, Qi Niang?"

"It's so ugly, let's take it off!" Qi Niang said again with a red face. Although she had known that the clothes she made were ugly, after wearing them on Li Chengdao, she realized that this clothes were no longer ugly, and she couldn't even go out, otherwise it would only make people laugh.

"I will take it off after getting on the boat so that the clothes will not get dirty. Then I will wear them when I return to America. When I come back, I will definitely wear this piece of clothing to pick you up!" Li Chengdao solemnly promised at this time. He didn't care whether the clothes were ugly or not. What he cared about was Qi Niang's feelings for him. It was probably the first time Qi Niang made clothes for others to wear. When he thought of this, he felt a sense of happiness in his heart.

When she heard Li Chengdao's words, Qi Niang's face turned redder, but it was indeed getting late, and the people on the fleet were waiting for Li Chengdao, so she had to send Li Chengdao onto the ship in person, and then she also boarded another boat. This boat would send her directly to Li Xiu. After leaving the port, she watched Li Chengdao's fleet gradually drift away, and tears couldn't stop flowing.

Li Chengdao also stood at the tail, silently watching Qi Niang who was leaving, waving her hand continuously. Until the other party's ship disappeared from the sea level, he sighed a long time, and a lonely expression appeared on his face. If he parted today, he might have to wait a few years later.

"Chengdao, was that woman the sister of Duke Yan just now?" At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly walked to Li Chengdao and said, and he saw that he was of medium figure, square face, a little thin, with short beards under his jaw, and looked very smart and capable.

"Yes, she is Qi Niang. I met Qi Niang since I was a child and have always had a deep relationship." Seeing the middle-aged man beside me, Li Chengdao hurriedly saluted. This middle-aged man was Wei Ting. The main purpose of Li Chengdao came back this time was to meet Wei Ting and Wang Gui. Before Li Xiu arrived at Liuqiu Island, Li Chengdao had already met Wei Ting and the others.

Speaking of which, Wei Ting and Wang Gui are both loyalists of Li Jiancheng, among which Wei Ting is even Li Jiancheng's childhood friend. He was born in the same year as Li Jiancheng, but his month of birth is smaller than Li Jiancheng, so Li Chengdao usually calls him an uncle.

Wei Ting and Wang Gui resigned from their official positions before, and Du Yan, who died, the three of them controlled a considerable force in the south. After contacting Li Chengdao, they decided to move their family to the Americas with Li Chengdao. The population of the three families was hundreds. In addition, they were loyal to their troops and some craftsmen they bought, and the population they moved to the end reached thousands. Now they have all boarded Li Chengdao's fleet and are preparing to start a new life in the Americas.

In fact, Wei Ting and Wang Gui didn't think so before. They wanted to lurk along the coast of the Tang Dynasty to prepare for Li Chengdao's counterattack on the Tang Dynasty in the future. However, when they saw Li Shimin's throne becoming more and more stable, they were also desperate. In addition, after Li Chengdao came back, they also expressed that they did not want to have conflicts with Li Shimin because of the throne. So after thinking about it over and over, they decided to follow Li Chengdao to the Americas. After all, they would not have any achievements in staying in the Tang Dynasty. It would be better to go to the Americas with Li Chengdao.

"Haha, I didn't expect you and her to be childhood sweethearts." Wei Ting smiled again at this time, but when he said this, he suddenly became a little serious, "Chengdao, since you are determined to develop in the Americas, it is not wise to maintain a relationship with a woman like Qi Niang. Moreover, I think Duke Yan would not agree to let his own sister marry into the Americas, right?"

Hearing Wei Ting's words, Li Chengdao couldn't help but look gloomy, but then he cheered up again and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wei, for reminding me, I know that I'm very unwise to do this, and may even implicate my husband and Qi Niang, but I have promised Qi Niang before, so I will not let her down in this life!"

After Li Chengdao's attitude was so firm, Wei Ting couldn't help but sigh, and then said helplessly: "Okay, since you have decided, I won't say much, but you still have to be more cautious!"

Hearing Wei Ting's persuasion, Li Chengdao thanked him again, and then looked at the direction where Qi Niang left again. The two strongholds were not far away. Calculate the time, maybe Qi Niang is about to see the gentleman, right?
Chapter completed!