Xiao Jue lowered his head and was silent for a while, then suddenly he got angry, grabbed Hongxue's neck, dragged her over, and said through gritted teeth: "How dare you betray me?"
Hongxue's face turned pale and she couldn't say a word. She raised her hand and patted Xiao Jue's arm repeatedly.
Qin Zhen frowned and reached out to pull Xiao Jue: "Let go, she will die if you do this."
Xiao Jue looked up at her: "She betrayed us."
"We haven't figured out the matter yet, so don't jump to conclusions." Qin Zhen frowned, reached out to pry his hand open, and said, "Let go first, or at least ask clearly first."
Xiao Jue looked at Qin Zhen for a few seconds and then suddenly withdrew his hand.
Qin Zhen helped Hongxue up and asked in a low voice: "Are you okay?"
Hongxue shook her head and said with difficulty: "It's okay."
She looked at Xiao Jue with tears in her eyes and said, "Your Highness, there is no way I could betray His Highness the Fourth Highness. I don't know what went wrong in this matter."
Xiao Jue's face looked ugly: "But something is wrong now."
Hongxue pursed her lips, and then said: "The third prince has been in southern Xinjiang for two years, and he has subdued the rebels there. It shows that he is not an ordinary person. What's more, there are people from the Forbidden Army helping to search.
, naturally it was easy to find our traces.”
Xiao Jue: "Don't make excuses for your incompetence."
Hongxue pursed her lips and suddenly said: "It's too late to say anything now. Someone must be guarding the exit. Now there is only the last resort."
Hongxue pointed to the river and whispered: "This water leads directly to the outside of the city, and there are people along the river to help. Your Highness, you can't hesitate anymore, give it a try."
As soon as Hongxue finished speaking, Lou Yan's voice suddenly came from the other side of the river.
"Xiao Jue!" Lou Yan's voice was ruthless, "Follow me back, maybe my father will spare your life."
"Also, return my princess, otherwise don't blame me for not caring about brotherhood."
Xiao Jue's already anxious mood was instantly ignited by Lou Yan.
He turned his head and stared at the other side of the river.
At this time, the lights along the river bank were already brightly illuminated by torches. Lou Yan, like Qin Zhen, was still wearing the red wedding robe.
He stood on the bank of the river, like an insurmountable tower, looking steadily into the river.
Lou Yan continued to shout: "The exit has been blocked. You can't get out, let alone go by water. My people are on both sides of the river. You can't escape with your wings."
Hongxue's face turned extremely ugly.
She didn't expect Lou Yan's reaction to be so quick.
Xiao Jue took a deep breath, suddenly reached out and dragged Qin Zhen over, and then took her outside roughly.
Hongxue was startled: "Your Highness, what are you going to do? Let go of the princess!"
Xiao Jue turned a deaf ear and dragged Qin Zhen out. He lowered his voice and said to Qin Zhen: "I will wrong you first, and I will make it up to you later."
Compared to Hongxue's panic, Qin Zhen acted unusually calm.
She was dragged out of the cabin by Xiao Jue and stood outside.
The people on the other side instantly drew their bows and arrows, which were lit with fire, and pointed at the ship from a distance.
As soon as they loosen their grip, the ship will immediately be set on fire.
But the moment Qin Zhen appeared, Lou Yan shouted sharply: "Stop! Whoever dares to shoot an arrow, I will kill him!"
He shouted so eagerly that a sneer appeared on Xiao Jue's lips standing on the boat.
He said to Qin Zhen: "You can't tell, but he is quite nervous about you."
Qin Zhen didn't say a word. At this moment, all her attention was on Lou Yan opposite.
Why is he still wearing the wedding clothes? His hair is a little messy and he looks very haggard with an unshaven beard. His specific expression cannot be seen clearly across the river.
Lou Yan...is he still angry with himself?
Angry at myself for keeping the secret from him, angry at myself for not telling him anything, angry at myself for ruining their wedding night.
Also, has he never rested? He looks tired?
Qin Zhen's ecstasy made Xiao Jue's eyes turn cold.
He put the dagger close to Qin Zhen's neck and said word by word: "Why, do you want to go back with him and be his princess?"
Qin Zhen closed her eyes and said calmly: "Do you think it's possible?"
"Even if I wanted to, he wouldn't want me again." Qin Zhen lowered her eyes and said, "Who knows what you and I have been doing outside these past few days?"
Xiao Jue sneered: "It's good that you know."
Qin Zhen lowered her head and said nothing.
Opposite him, Lou Yan clenched his fists tightly and looked at Qin Zhen with a pair of eyes that were almost greedy. He carefully traced her eyebrows and looked at her condition. After making sure that she was not injured, he slowly relaxed a little.
After a while, Lou Yan shouted to Xiao Jue opposite: "Give her back to me, and I'll let you go."
Xiao Jue pushed Qin Zhen to stand in front of him, looked up at Lou Yan opposite, and said leisurely: "I can't tell, but you have a deep love for her."
Lou Yan: "Give her back to me."
Xiao Jue pushed Qin Zhen: "I can give her back to you, it depends on how far you are willing to go for her."
Lou Yan: "What do you want me to do?"
Xiao Jue: "Let all your people evacuate first and let our ship dock."
Lou Yan: "Okay."
He didn't bargain at all and directly ordered all the people he brought to leave.
Yuan Chu stood beside him, his face full of disapproval: "Xiao Jue has many tricks and tricks. Let's all withdraw. How can you do it alone?"
"I can't let him have any chance to hurt Zhen Zhen," Lou Yan clenched his fists and said softly, "Follow what he said, retreat."
Yuan Chu: "This won't work, you..."
"I can't take any risks," Lou Yan turned to look at Yuan Chu and said word by word, "Not at all, do you understand?"
Yuan Chu: "..."
He looked at Lou Yan's red eyes because he hadn't slept for a long time, but he didn't say a word.
He gave Lou Yan the torch in his hand, turned around and left with the others.
After everyone had evacuated, Lou Yan stepped back several meters and said to Xiao Jue, "Is it okay?"
Xiao Jue said coldly: "Don't play tricks, otherwise, I will throw your dear princess into the river to feed the fish."
Lou Yan lowered his eyebrows and acted very obedient, just like he did when he was a servant next to Xiao Jue: "I don't dare."
His show of weakness gave Xiao Jue a strange sense of accomplishment.
What about the powerful general in southern Xinjiang? What about the highly respected prince?
In front of yourself, you don't have to be like a dog, lowering your head to admit your mistake.
A flash of pride flashed in Xiao Jue's eyes, and he ordered Hongxue to have the boat docked.
Now that their waterway is impassable, they can only rely on Qin Zhen as a hostage to swagger out of the city under Lou Yan's nose.
Hongxue quickly glanced at Qin Zhen, then as if she felt guilty, she whispered to Xiao Jue: "Your Highness, there are people arranged by the Fourth Highness twenty miles outside the city to meet you. As long as you arrive successfully, you can leave the capital.