I laughed: "Humans are not birds, how can they fly? Li'er, why are you asking this?"

She blinked her big eyes, as if looking at me, and seemed to remember something. After a while, she smiled and shook her head at me: "Nothing."

I glanced at her and saw the girl opened her mouth wide and yawned hugely.

"Sleepy?"

"Well. Third uncle told me a few days ago that I can see my mother, but I can't sleep well every night."

"Okay, Mom is here tonight, and I will sleep with you."

"Mom is the best!"

She came up to me with a smile and kissed me hard on the face.

I put her down and went out to the cabin to ask for some hot water from the maid to wash up. In fact, I should have gone to say hello to Liu Qinghan or Wen Fengxi, but it was getting late outside and it seemed impossible to go to them again.

Yamato is suitable, so we can only give up temporarily. Anyway, I believe there will be plenty of time to deal with them in the future.

After taking Li'er to wash herself briefly, she hugged her and went to bed.

This girl probably really hadn't slept well for a few days. As soon as she lay down, her eyelids started to fight, and soon she was sleeping soundly in my arms.

I looked down at her lovely sleeping face and felt my heart soften. I lowered my head and kissed her forehead gently, then closed my eyes and fell asleep with her.

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However, maybe because I slept too much on the road these past few days, and because I was a little excited to meet Li'er again, I only slept lightly for a while, and then woke up to the sound of the gurgling river.

Everything is silent.

In the night, only a faint candlelight in the cabin lit up my eyes.

When I looked down, Li'er was still fast asleep.

I smiled, lowered my head and kissed her rosy cheek, gently took off the little arms and long legs that were resting on me, sat up, looked back and saw her muttering twice and hugging me.

I turned over my pillow and fell asleep again.

I sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the cabin, which was not too small, simple but comfortable. I didn’t know what I should do or what I wanted to do for a moment. I stared out the window blankly, only to find the dark mountain top.

Finally, a thin burst of light came through.

There was also the sound of some people walking around and doing things quietly outside. I thought about it, got up and walked out, closing the door gently. As soon as I turned around, I ran into a few maids. When they saw me, they hurried over and said

: "Mrs. Qingying, do you need a servant to help you freshen up?"

"No need."

"Then madam, you——"

"I'll just walk around and take a look. You guys should be busy."

They were still a little frightened, but they each retreated.

Although the ship was big, the structure of the cabin was simple. There were no winding corridors. I quickly walked out. As soon as I got on the deck, I felt a burst of cold water vapor rushing towards me. The surroundings were still dark, and there was only one thing on the ship.

The bright red light emitted by a few hanging red lanterns, and the cold wind blowing from the river swept past the corner of my skirt, which made me feel more awake.

Looking up, under the dark sky, the surrounding towering mountains stand like Dharma Protectors.

I held on to the railing and walked slowly along the deck. The red lantern above my head swayed in the wind, stretching my slender shadow very long. Looking forward along my shadow, I saw a dark figure sitting there.

At the stern.

As if hearing my footsteps, the man turned his head.

The red lantern hanging in the corridor not far away emits a bright red light, which shines on the cold mask on his face, which makes it look red, giving it a warmth that is not usually present.

This is Liu Qinghan.

He was sitting there cross-legged, holding a long fishing rod in his hand. When he saw me at first sight, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled and said: "Mrs. Qingying, it's so early."

"Master Liu, are you - fishing?"

"Haha, nothing to do."

"Can you catch this?"

As I said that, I walked over and looked down while holding on to the fence. The sky was so dark now that I couldn't see clearly even if the fishing line was hanging down. Where could I still see the floats in the water?

I looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Sir, is this 'the one who wishes will take the bait'?"

"Haha, don't joke, madam. How can I compare with the Grand Duke?"

"Looking at the way you looked just now, I thought you were in samadhi."

He smiled and waved his hand: "Ma'am, you're making fun of me. How can a layman like me easily enter samadhi? It's just that he couldn't sleep, so he came out to sit around and think about something. He just held the fishing rod and showed off.

."

Sit around and think of something?

I smiled and said, "Sir, you are meditating."

He smiled.

I slowly walked over and stood next to him, holding on to the fence with one hand, while looking at the dark mountain shadow in front of him, and said, "What did the Lord think of?"

"Look at the mountains and miss the mountains, look at the water and miss the water."

"Want to hear the details."

He was silent for a while, then raised his hand to point to the towering valleys on the shore, but at this time it was impossible to tell which was which. There were only dark mountain shadows in front of us, but the mountains and rivers became more and more steep and majestic. He said:

"Madam, how long have you been looking at these mountains, rivers and rivers?"

"This? Maybe, it has been around since the beginning of Pangu."

"What about the heaven, earth and universe?"

"Haha, I can't explain this clearly. I don't know how many years they went through before Pangu came to be."

"Yes." He nodded, looked at the mountains and rivers in front of him, then raised his head to look at the boundless sky above his head, and said: "When I was in Yangzhou, I could say that I was above ten thousand people, but standing here

In the imperial city, looking at the emperor, he is the emperor. But I think even the supreme king in the world is too small when facing these mountains and rivers...I am not talking about height."

I looked down at him.

It was still dark, so I couldn't see his expression clearly, but I just felt that his eyes were extraordinarily bright.

"Compared to the heaven, earth and universe, it seems that these mountains, rivers and rivers are nothing."

"..."

"One hundred years of life are just like a fleeting moment. Compared with the mountains, rivers and rivers, it is just a drop in the ocean. And compared with the upright heaven, earth and universe, it is really insignificant."

I looked down at his dark eyes, and his long eyelashes that seemed to be condensed with night dew, and said slowly: "Sir, are you opening your eyes to see the world of mortals?"

He also raised his head to look at me and said slowly: "It's pitiful, I'm just a person in my eyes."

I smiled.

"Why are you suddenly sighing like this today? Your Excellency is a young and talented young man who is so appreciated by the emperor. Isn't it the time when you are proud of yourself and showing off your grand ambitions? Why do you instead imitate those old scholars and begin to realize the truth?"

He also smiled: "The universe is divided into good and evil, and the heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang. If you don't understand, the Tao is also there."

"..."

"Besides, officials may not be incapable of enlightenment. I look at the heaven, earth, universe, mountains, rivers and rivers. These are governed by the laws of heaven, and I can't do anything about them. Rather than sighing at the greatness of the world, it is better to act in small ways."

"..."

I said nothing more and just looked at him with a smile, but the smile on my face was slowly fading.

You are about to be led into a demonic barrier by Fu Badai.

He was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't hear clearly, and raised his head to look at me: "What did the lady just say?"

I was shocked and realized that I had spoken out what was in my heart. I hurriedly muttered: "It's nothing."

He gave me a puzzled look.

I concealed a smile.

He didn't say anything else. After talking to him for a while, I naturally had nothing to meditate on or fish with, so I took the fishing rod back and watched him raise his hand, skillfully reeling in the line, taking the hook, and tipping

It's like going back to the small fishing village that was still full of salty smell.

Only this time, he did not happily show me his harvest.

I looked at the empty fishhook and felt a little stunned for a moment. He was already reeling in the line and said, "By the way, why did Madam get up so early? Where is Li'er?"

"..."

"Oh, don't be offended, madam. I'm used to it these days. Miss Li—"

"I'm not surprised, and you don't need to be offended either." I smiled and said, "According to her seniority, it's only natural for you to call her a divorcee. Besides, this time, you are kind to her and to our mother and daughter."

"Madam, you are serious. Miss Li -" He glanced at me and then smiled: "This little girl Li'er is innocent, lively and cute, she is really lovable. I really hope that I can have such a well-behaved girl."

's daughter."

My hand holding the fence has lost consciousness from how hard it was just now.
To be continued...