The Chishui River is located in the east of the Northern Qi territory. It is the longest and largest river in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It always has two main branches. [] One direction is toward the northeast, passing through the world-famous Death Valley, just around the Lihe Mountains, and starting from the mountain range.
The eastern edge flows into the sea. The other one faces due east, passing through many large and small towns, and leads directly to the Lihe Mountains. From there it enters the territory of Dongshang, mixes with the Lijiang River, and flows to the sea. It is an extremely prosperous branch of the river.
The route Zhong Qingye chose was the second branch line, but she was not prepared to enter Dongshang just now. She only wanted to stay wherever she liked, so she boarded the boat from Mianmian Town and headed eastward.
After the ship traveled for two hours, Qi Mo received a report from the secret whistle and knew her whereabouts. However, the Chishui River was very windy and the waves were strong, and Zhong Qingye's direction happened to be sailing along the current. In two hours,
The ship has already passed through many towns, and I don't know where it went.
Qi Mo didn't know where Zhong Qingye's destination was, so he had no way of intercepting it in advance. He was so angry that he almost demolished the entire inn.
Zhong Qingye left, but Qi Mo had no intention of letting it go. Yanzi, who had recovered, told Qi Mo everything about how Zhong Qingye was chased by bandits and fell off a cliff after being seriously injured in order to save her in the past few days. Women inevitably have to go through it when talking.
It was so artistically processed that once the words were spoken, it was as if Zhong Qingye was going around the gates of hell, with an expression on his face that said, "It's God's blessing that they can survive."
In fact, Yan Zi is not lying. Although this matter is not a big deal in Zhong Qingye's heart, for a little girl like Yan Zi who still lives at the tip of the ivory tower, the bandits are simply not from the same world as her.
After all the ups and downs along the way, Yanzi truly felt that he was alive because the Buddha had appeared.
Xi Zang knew everything, but when studying what Zi Qi Mo described, he never spoke from the beginning to the end. He kept sitting by his mouth, quietly looking at the sky outside, with a look of "I don't know anything."
, the calm expression of "I am the air".
But he didn't need to say anything more. Yan Zi was enough to talk the matter into high gear. In her mouth, Zhong Qingye turned into an impossible superwoman.
Also listening were Black Eagle and White Eagle. After listening to what was said, their expressions became even more chameleon-like.
As for Qi Mo’s expression after hearing this...
Just don’t mention it.
In short, since Zhong Qingye had left, Qi Mo could not stay away from Jingyang City for a long time. After confirming Zhong Qingye's whereabouts at the end of the day, Qi Mo set off back to Jingyang City, with Yanzi and Xi Zang naturally accompanying him.
Before leaving, Qi Mo left Black Eagle and White Eagle behind, and also added a concise and horrifying message.
"Leave no one behind."
In an extremely calm tone, after saying this, he jumped on his horse and walked away without looking back, looking unparalleled in his coolness.
The black eagle and the white eagle saw off each other for more than ten miles, and as the procession of their own princes gradually retreated, they looked at each other with sadness in the sunset and smiled bitterly.
As early as when they knew that Zhong Qingye's life and death were unclear because of his relationship with those bandits, the two of them predicted that the end of this group was not far away. They actually dared to harm the princess, even though they did not know anything about it.
The article "sin" is of no use here.
In addition, after listening to Yanzi's description of how much coloring he had done, those thrilling moments, the moments where there would be no tomorrow if there was a slight mistake, although the expressions were not as good as Qi Mo's, the two of them, Black Eagle and White Eagle, could close their eyes.
Feel the terrifying smell of burning and explosion in the surrounding air.
well……
My lord, I really love the princess so much... I pity such a bandit who doesn't know anything.
Black Eagle and White Eagle reined in their horses and returned to Tianshan Town. Qi Mo's order was not allowed to be resisted, and they would not resist. However, both of them felt vaguely uneasy. The prince cared so much about Zhong Qingye, and it would be fine if Zhong Qingye was an ordinary woman.
, I think they must be a happy couple, but...
No one can guess what Zhong Qingye is thinking in her heart. She can only hope that she will not let down the prince's wishes...
The sunset was magnificent, but gradually faded away, the night grew darker, and the river was surging with waves.
Zhong Qingye stood alone on the bow of the boat, still dressed in men's clothing. The hem of his dark robe was blown by the strong wind on the river. The waves shook the sky, and the turbid lake water glowed coldly under the light moonlight.
From time to time, I would take pictures of the rocks on the river bank, and bits and pieces of water would splash on the corners of my clothes, hitting my face like a knife.
In the stormy sea, the ship was riding the wind and waves. Her slender figure stood alone on the bow of the ship, as delicate as if she would be swallowed by the raging river at any time.
Zhong Qingye's expression was light, looking at the turbid river water, and his eyes were light and long.
By this time, Qi Mo should have arrived at Tianshan Town, and he might have met Xi Zang and Yan Zi. If he found out that she had escaped again, I wonder what his reaction would be? Would he be very angry?
Even Zhong Qingye found it ridiculous. She escaped to cut off Qi Mo's lingering in her heart. But the less she could see him, the more she thought about what she would do if she continued like this.
Wasn't this just a joke?
Zhong Qingye raised his head, closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.
"Young Master? Young Master! Young Master!"
Zhong Qingye opened her eyes, turned her head slightly, and saw an old man in his sixties holding on to the edge of the boat, calling to her with kind eyes.
Zhong Qingye pressed his throat slightly, changed his voice to the low tone of a man, and asked lightly: "Old man, are you okay?"
The old man was wearing a coarse blue robe that had probably been worn for many years. The color had almost turned white after washing. The bamboo hat was tied with a straw rope and was carried on his back. The trousers were rolled up, revealing his sallow legs with severe varicose veins.
, the whole body is dressed like ordinary people who can be seen casually on the roadside, and they are still relatively poor.
There was a fish basket beside the old man's legs. Although his clothes were shabby, his face was kind and his wrinkles were all traces of time.
The boat Zhong Qingye was on could carry both cargo and people, because there were many small towns in the Chishui River Basin, and the boats were fast, so many people liked to use boats instead of feet when traveling. Presumably, the old man was also a small town on the edge of the river.
The people of the town.
The old man's face was full of smiles. He looked at Zhong Qingye with kind eyes and opened his mouth to say something. Because the sound of the river was too loud, Zhong Qingye didn't hear clearly. Seeing that the old man seemed to have something to do, he walked towards him.