The night covers the dark river surface, and the bright black waves reflect the outlines of river boats. Most of the ships are moored against the riverside, tied ropes to tree trunks or wooden stakes by the river, and the ships are undulating with the waves.

Under the night, a fleet of more than a hundred fast ships was slowly walking along the riverside. This fleet was no different from the usual cargo ships.

There were even flags of merchant ships on the bow, and a string of double carp lanterns hung on the mast of the first ship. This was the symbol of the Tao family business, just like a Tao family business fleet that transported goods.

It was just that when driving late at night, the fleet seemed a little weird, but if you look closely, you would find a murderous aura that could not be concealed, and you could vaguely see weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows.

On the first large ship stood a young officer, about twenty-three or four years old, eight feet tall, wearing a tassel helmet, iron armor, holding a bright silver spear in his hand, and a square face in the national character, with a heroic appearance and a bright eyes.

He was Xu Sheng, the general of the Eastern Wu. At the order of the Lord Gongsun Quan and the governor Lu Su, he led three thousand troops to seize Chaisang.

Xu Sheng's information was very detailed. He knew that at noon today, Huang Zugang led 5,000 naval troops to leave Chaisang, and at this time there were only 500 defenders in Chaisang.

As long as he captured the city of Chaisang, he only had to lead a thousand people to use the city's high walls and thick walls to defend the city, thus making Chaisang a springboard for the Jiangdong Army to seize Jiangxia.

Chaisang had an extremely profound impact on the lord's layout in Jingzhou. It can be said that it is the most critical pawn.

Xu Sheng felt a heavy responsibility.

At this time, a spy ran over the shore and lay on the shore and shouted in a low voice: "General Xu, the water gate was opened just now, a Tao family ship sailed out, and the city gate was opened, and a man riding a horse came out."

Xu Sheng stared at the Chaisang City not far away, one mile away from the Chaisang Cao River. He looked at the night again. Now, it was less than 3 o'clock in the morning, and the water city gate and the city gate were actually opened at the same time. It seemed that the information was not wrong.

The guard on duty tonight was Zhuo Zhao. The information said that this person was extremely greedy for bribery. Since he was willing to open the city gate and let people go, the bribery would definitely work.

Xu Sheng turned around and ordered: "Stop the ship at Caohekou and act according to the original plan!"

The fleet slowed down even further and sailed towards Caohe. The other five ships dressed as merchant ships and accelerated towards Caohe. At the bow of the ship stood a middle-aged man, short, fat, shrewd and capable, and shouldered the heavy responsibility of falsely opening the water gate.

He held a ingot of ten taels of gold in his hand, and his eyes were nervously staring at the water gate getting closer and closer.

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The small boat that Tao Zhan was riding slowly stopped before it was about to enter the Yangtze River. There was a large ship docking in front of him. Tao Zhan needed to transfer to this Thousand Stone ship here.

Four or five crew members stood on the shore. They put a long board on the boat. The board was very narrow and could not accommodate two people in parallel. The four healthy women each had two men in front and behind, sandwiching Tao Zhan in the middle and slowly walking towards the shore along the board.

Just as the first healthy woman was about to step onto the shore, a black shadow riding a horse suddenly appeared on the shore, with extremely fast speed, and a long spear in her hand hit her left and right, and four or five crew members were knocked over to the ground by him.

The war horse rushed up, swept the spear in his hand suddenly, and two consecutive screams of horror were heard. The two healthy women walking in front fell heavily into the water one after another.

The rider turned over and jumped off the horse, reached out and handed it to Tao Zhan, "Give me your hand!"

Tao Zhan was startled and instinctively took a step back, but when she heard the sound, she was surprised and ran forward for two steps without hesitation, stretched out her hands, and held them tightly in the air with both hands.

Liu Jing pulled her ashore, "Follow me!" he whispered.

Tao Zhan focused on the key points, and with just a short sentence or a look, the two of them were already in love with each other.

Liu Jing reached out and held Tao Zhan's waist, and tried his best to pick her up in the air, gently placed her on the war horse. He then turned over the horse, wrapped his arms around her, held the reins in his hands, and grabbed the war horse with both legs. The Lu horse ran away and disappeared into the darkness for a moment.

Liu Jing snatched Tao Zhan and was only between the two ships of the Tao family. When the people on the Tao family reacted, Liu Jing had already disappeared in the dark with Tao Zhan. The Tao family suddenly felt in chaos, and someone shouted: "Miss Nine has been stolen. Go back and report to the head of the family!"

The boat immediately turned around and drove into the city.

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By the riverside, Liu Jing slowed down his horse and walked slowly. Tao Zhan snuggled on Liu Jing's broad chest, his heart pounding and panic, but he had a long-awaited expectation in his heart. At this time, she could not push him away, nor did she want to push him away, so she could only hang her head shyly.

Liu Jing also lowered his head and gently touched her hair with his face, feeling the ecstasy of his ears. The two of them didn't speak, and communicated with each other with their hearts. The two hearts that loved each other finally collided.

Tao Zhan looked at the ground, his eyes as bright as gems, and then his eyes were covered with a faint light mist. Her heart was already intoxicated, and she longed to stop forever at this moment.

At this time, Liu Jing finally couldn't help but kiss her round and smooth earlobes. Tao Zhan trembled all over. She slowly turned her head, staring at him with a hint of coquettishness in her eyes, as if she was complaining about his boldness.

Liu Jing did not retreat, but slowly moved closer and pressed the hot lip marks on her white and porcelain-like forehead. Tao Zhan felt soft and slowly closed her eyes. She was already intoxicated, her whole body was soft, leaning against his arms.

Liu Jing kissed her forehead and the tip of her small nose. When his hot lips were gradually moving to her plump lips, Tao Zhan stretched out his little hand to seal his wolf lips, opened his eyes, and shook his head gently at him.

Liu Jing knew that she was thin-skinned, and it was the limit to letting her kiss her face, and it seemed unlikely that she would kiss her lips.

Moreover, in the Three Kingdoms era, being able to ride a horse together before marriage, lean on each other, and kiss her beautiful face was already shocking. He and Tao Zhan were lucky among countless lovers, and he should be satisfied.

More importantly, Tao Zhan's permission to kiss her face already shows that he has won her heart, which makes Liu Jing not happy.

He was so happy that he was about to explode, so he quickly helped her sit up and whispered: "I chased her hard, for fear that you would leave, and the heavens would favor me and finally let me catch up with you."

When Tao Zhan saw Liu Jing Zhili, she did not force her to kiss her again. She smiled happily, "Without my hint to Aunt Gu, can you know I'm leaving? Did Gillian tell you that I was forcibly taken away?"

"Yes! You have a loyal little maid."

"Hey! I would have accepted my fate and left if I had known it, so I would not have been taken advantage of by someone for a long time."

Tao Zhan gave him a blank look again, his eyes were charming, and Liu Jing's heart was thrilling.

"I will never let you go. Even if you go to Dongwu, I will definitely get you back!"

Tao Zhan smiled, his smile as bright as peach blossoms, "Well! I believe you are a man who says what you say. For the sake of your willingness to come and chase me, I will give you a little reward."

Speaking of this, Tao Zhan's face became hot. How could it be a reward for asking him to kiss him? Is he a despicable woman? This is clearly a lifelong entrustment. I wonder if this stupid guy understands it?

She lowered her head and asked Liu Jing in a low voice, "I'll ask you, have you said to my grandfather?"

"We have talked a lot about which aspect you mean." Liu Jing's eyes were filled with a teasing smile.

Tao Zhan gently bit his lip, "If you are not good, forget it."

Liu Jing quickly put away his joke and said sincerely: "Yes, I have proposed to your grandfather, but he said you are still young, so let me wait patiently for two more years, and he will definitely give me an explanation."

Although Liu Jing did not tell the truth completely and did not tell her the real reason why Tao Lie politely declined, she immediately heard the problem.

His mother also married his father at the age of fourteen, and his two aunts got married at the age of fifteen. His grandfather never said that they were young, but when he came to him, he used his age as an excuse. I don’t know if it was his grandfather who deceived him or if he didn’t tell the truth.

Tao Zhan's heart suddenly appeared with a shadow. After a while, she sighed quietly, her eyes filled with infinite regret. Can he wait for him for two years?

Liu Jing understood her eyes and whispered in her ear: "I swear to you..."

Before Liu Jing finished speaking, Tao Zhan's soft little hands blocked his mouth again, and his bright eyes were staring at him, as if exploring his inner world, "I don't want you to swear, Master Jing, I just want to know, are you serious? Do you really want to marry a businessman's daughter?"

"I'm serious, very serious."

"Don't you regret it?" Tao Zhan stared at him, his bright eyes full of emotion and expectation.

Liu Jing shook his head firmly, "No! I will never regret it."

"Then... I believe you, Mr. Jing, I am willing to marry you too." Tao Zhan's cheeks were swollen and red, but she still bravely expressed her wish.

"I can't let you go. If you leave, it will make my heart wither. No! I can't let you go."

Liu Jing turned his horse's head and headed along the path towards the Chaisang City Gate. "Now I'll send you back first. I want to have a good talk with your father and let him keep you."

Tao Zhan didn't say anything. His father sent him away to avoid being involved in the case of Liu Cong's injury, but she hoped that Liu Jing would intercept him, at least to let him understand his heart.

Tao Zhan also hopes that Liu Jing will have a good talk with his father for his sake. As long as both parties make honest statements, they should find a solution to the current Tao family crisis.

Since the last Zhang Yun case, Liu Jing has overturned the Tao family with great courage in one day, Tao Zhan has had an inexplicable trust in Liu Jing. She feels that Liu Jing will definitely be able to resolve the crisis for the Tao family.

Liu Jing turned his horse's head and headed towards the city gate, but he had just urged the horse to take a few steps, but unexpectedly found a fleet of ships moored at the mouth of Caohe River. There were no ships here just now.

"Strange, why is it the Tao family's fleet?" Tao Zhan looked at the double carp lanterns on the mast and said to himself in confusion.

"Is there anything abnormal?" Liu Jing asked in confusion.

"The day after tomorrow it was my grandfather's 70th birthday. The Tao family had an order that within seven days before my grandfather's birthday, all the merchant ships of the Tao family stopped trading. Why is there a cargo ship here? The draft is still so deep that it transported a lot of things."

"Maybe they don't know this order." Liu Jing explained with a smile.

"impossible!"

Tao Zhan shook his head, "This is not an order, it is a rule. It has been ten years. No one knows the Dow Business Company. I don't know where the Dow Business Company is. I have a little doubt that this is an impersonation."

"You'll know if you go up and take a look."

Liu Jing urged the horse to move forward slowly. When he was still thirty steps away from the river, several black shadows suddenly stood up in the grass, and several military crossbows pointed at them.

Liu Jing was shocked and pressed Tao Zhan on the horse's back, drew his sword and swung it out. With a sound of "Dingdong!", two arrows were knocked away by him, and another arrow passed over Tao Zhan's head.

There were several black shadows behind him who were stalking on the spear, and shouting endlessly, quickly forming a half-encirclement state. One of them raised his spear and stabbed Tao Zhan in front of him. The tip of the spear was less than half a foot from her throat, which made Tao Zhan scream loudly.
To be continued...