The boat going north went against the current, going very slowly. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and it had just passed Rencheng.

The weather is getting hotter day by day. Although we travel by water, we are always carried in one place. Being baked by the blazing sun every day makes people feel extremely depressed.

Shui Xiu and I lived in a small cabin. Because there were cases on us, all the doors were always guarded. Although we were not shackled, we were still closely guarded. Food and clothing were provided every day.

Come, I only have the opportunity to go out of the cabin to relax in the evening, and I can only stay in the house at other times.

On this day, there was no wind in the air, and it was as stuffy as if a lid had been placed on the sky, trying to suffocate everyone.

Shuixiu herself was sweating profusely, but she still kept fanning me, wiping the sweat on her neck with her sleeves, and murmured: "Why is it so hot? Damn the weather!"

I don’t know if it’s because I have something on my mind, even the sweat seems to be held in my body, not a drop of sweat comes out, but the more this happens, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Shuixiu looked at my face, worried

He said: "Girl, you won't have heat stroke, will you?"

I forced a smile, shook my head, and turned to look out the window.

The boat moved faster in the past two days. After passing Rencheng, I remembered that there was a dangerous canyon ahead. The mountain gorges on both sides protruded toward the center of the river. From a distance, it looked like two leaping tigers, so it was called

This is Huyue Gorge; after passing Huyue Gorge, there is Jiangyan in front of it. The huge fish mouth divides the river into two streams. We took the right path to go south. It would be faster to take the left path to go north.

Shuixiu looked at my increasingly pale face and said, "Girl, are you okay?"

"It's okay."

I smiled and shook my head, and then I heard someone outside the door say: "Eunuch Yu, you are here."

"Open the door."

The hatch was carefully opened, and when he looked up, he saw Eunuch Yu standing at the door. The heat in the room made him frown.

As soon as Shui Xiu saw him coming, she immediately stepped forward and knelt down: "Eunuch Jade."

Eunuch Yu nodded, walked over and looked at me: "Miss Qing, are you feeling better?"

"Please bear with me, it's much better." I nodded with a smile and asked, "I wonder what the reason for Eunuch Yu's visit today is?"

He glanced at me and said with a somewhat complicated expression: "The Emperor just said that you are probably suffering from the heat since you were locked up here. Now that it is windy outside, he asked you two to go out on the deck to enjoy the breeze."

My heart moved unconsciously.

It has been more than half a month since we took the boat north. Pei Yuanhao seems to have forgotten the existence of Shuixiu and me. No, he had already forgotten it when we were in the capital. He only has Nangong Lizhu in his eyes.

When my father-in-law and Nangong Lizhu came, they just came. There was never any news about him.

But today, he asked me to go to the deck to blow off the wind?

When Shui Xiu heard this, she immediately became happy, ran over and grabbed my arm and whispered: "Girl, the emperor still cares about you!"

I bit my lower lip and remained silent. After a while, I said, "Eunuch Yu, why did the emperor think of me?"

Eunuch Yu said: "Not really, no one mentioned anything. I just called the boatman to ask questions, and they said that our boat was about to pass the Huyue Gorge. The Emperor and Miss Nangong stood on the bow of the boat and blew the wind for a while.

I asked our family to come over and pass the message." He said, and then said: "Miss Qing, don't ask so many questions. It is the emperor's grace that he allows you to go out. Get up quickly, this room is very hot."

The room was indeed very hot, as if I was in a steamer. When Shuixiu helped me out of the cabin, I was greeted by a moist, steamy river breeze, which made me feel better.

The sun was almost setting in the west, and the surface of the river was shining white, as dazzling as countless silver scales.

As expected, the deck was full of people. The guards, attendants and maids were all standing neatly on both sides of the deck. And at a glance, I saw Pei Yuanhao and Nangong Lizhu standing on the bow of the ship. Feng Yang

The clothes of two people were lifted up, and two outstanding figures stood there, fluttering like immortals.

Although there were many people, no one spoke, not even a cough was heard, only the gurgling of the river beneath my feet.

Eunuch Jade whispered in my ear: "It's better to go over and thank you."

I thought for a while, nodded, then turned around and walked gently over. As soon as I got closer, I heard Pei Yuanhao softly say: "Is it still hot?"

"No."

Nangong Lizhu shook her head. There was still a little coldness in her tone, but it was not the kind that would repel people thousands of miles away. Instead, people couldn't help but want to hold her in their hands and care for her until she warmed up.

That kind of indifference.

In this world, there is a kind of woman who is born to attract men. Nangong Lizhu is such a person, and it has nothing to do with appearance or attitude. It is no wonder that she is the "most beautiful woman in heaven" and not Shen Rou, who is enchanting and charming.

, no matter how hard you try, you may not be able to make Pei Yuanhao value her so much, and Nangong Lizhu, just a faint smile is enough to make many people risk their lives for her.

Pei Yuanhao turned to look at her, his cold eyes softening with spring water: "Do you like the scenery here?"

"Yeah."

"Do you know where this place is?"

Nangong Lizhu shook his head.

"Then do you know why I brought you out to see the scenery here?"

Nangong Lizhu still shook his head.

Pei Yuanhao pointed to the front and said: "Ahead is the Tiger Leap Gorge."

Tiger Leap Gorge, when he heard these three words, Nangong Lizhu's slender figure seemed to tremble slightly.

I also followed his finger and looked ahead. The river in front of me was a vast expanse of mist, boundless. Perhaps because of the hot weather or the terrain, a huge mist rose up in front of me. Everything in front of me was covered in mist.

They all became a little confused.

Tiger Leap Gorge is looming in this mist.

At this moment, I suddenly felt that the speed of the ship seemed to be slowly slowing down.

The people around seemed to feel it, with inexplicable expressions on their faces. The boat was getting slower and slower, but it still rushed into the mist with inertia. The tip of the nose could smell the cold smell stirred up by the river water, and heard the loud noise.

Echo in the Canyon.

Slowly, the dangerous terrain, like a tiger descending the mountain gorge, appeared in front of you.

At this moment, the boat stopped.

Nangong Lizhu's body stiffened slightly. After a while, she said to him: "Why did you stop the boat?"

Pei Yuanhao still looked down at her, with a faint smile on his handsome face, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he said softly: "I want to show you the scenery."

I was standing behind the two of them, and Eunuch Yu and Shui Xiu were also standing beside me. At this time, everyone felt that something was wrong, but in the panic, no one spoke, and everyone stared in front with bated breath.

The vast river surface is peaceful, with only the gurgling water flowing.

However, Nangong Lizhu began to tremble, the more she shivered, the more violent she became. Even the fingertips hidden in her sleeves were trembling uncontrollably.

At this time, Pei Yuanhao slowly stretched out his hand, gently grabbed her slender fingertips, and held them in his palm.

"Don't be afraid." He looked ahead and said slowly: "I said that I will never hurt you at any time, nor will I let anyone hurt you."

As soon as I finished speaking, the fog in front suddenly became chaotic.

Everyone discovered it, and everyone was a little panicked at this moment. Shuixiu was also holding my arms tremblingly in fear, as frightened as a frightened kitten, but I still stood there steadily, looking through the chaos.

Looking ahead at the fog, a huge shadow appeared faintly in the fog.

At this time, several boatmen had already ran over. Fu'er said a few words to Eunuch Yu. Eunuch Yu immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the advance officer has come to report that a large ship has appeared in front of him and is going downstream from the right road of Yuzui.

Get off and drive towards us."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Lizhu's eyes widened immediately.

She subconsciously took a step forward, as if she wanted to rush over, but Pei Yuanhao grabbed her hand forcefully and pulled her back.

"Yu Quan." He ordered without looking back: "Pass on my instructions, be on guard and don't act rashly for the time being."

"Yes."

Eunuch Yu agreed, and when he turned around and went down, he glanced at me, with a hint of worry on his face, but he left immediately, and I stood there, watching Nangong Lizhu becoming more and more uneasy, and pushing harder and harder.

Struggling, it felt like I was breathing a sigh of relief, and all the fog that hung in front of my eyes slowly dissipated.

I guessed it right!

The ship going south belongs to Shengjing.

No wonder she rushed to urge Pei Yuanhao to return to Beijing. Although she returned to Pei Yuanhao, the negotiations between Shengjing and the southern forces could not proceed, but in fact, after thinking about it, she could figure it out - just because she couldn't negotiate, it didn't mean that others couldn't.

Talk.

Perhaps, when she discovered that I had contact with Mo Tieyi and others, she had already decided on this plan, and she would return to Pei Yuanhao through a painful trick. At the same time, another person in charge of the negotiation came from

Shengjing went south, and as long as she could lure Pei Yuanhao back to the capital, negotiations between Shengjing and Nanfang could still proceed.

This is her trump card!

The biggest question now is - who is the person who will go south from Shengjing to take over her negotiations?

Who are the people on that big ship!

My heart tightened, and I stared at the fog in front of me. The outline of the big ship slowly emerged from the fog, getting closer and closer, until it reached the center of the canyon. The mountains on both sides were like hungry tigers, trying to kill the big ship.

Devour!

Nangong Lizhu's face turned pale. She could no longer calm down and struggled hard: "Let go, let me go!"

Pei Yuanhao said nothing and still held her tightly.

Those dark eyes are already red.
To be continued...