I obviously felt that the ship slowed down.

I frowned slightly. Didn’t Pei Yuanxiu and the others want to get Wen Ruyu off before? Now, is it a change of mind when you slow down?

After thinking about it this way, I remembered that when he explained Han Zitong, he had not finished speaking.

At that time, I was obviously worried about my presence. Regardless of whether I was in their hands or not, they were obviously very careful about me. Even so, they would not easily say their actions in front of me. But now it is obvious that they will no longer throw away Wen Ruyu directly, or they cannot, but have other plans.

And now we should be very close to Jiangling.

Thinking of this, it was already too late, but I was completely tired. I put down my pen and listened to the gurgling water outside and the sound of some people shouting loudly from the bow of the boat.

Then, a dull plop.

They got anchored.

It seems that I really don't plan to leave.

But if this is the case, either Wen Ruyu will catch up now and fight them directly to avoid Zhao Yuncheng in Jiangling; or...

Do they have other arrangements?

I walked to the window and looked out with all my might. I saw the dark night, and some black shadows appeared in the river, some were moving forward, and some were heading towards the stern of the boat. After a while, I disappeared from my sight.

I couldn't help but frown.

If they go backwards, they should naturally stop the people following us. Why is it going forward?

I know that Pei Yuanxiu is hard to see through. I couldn't beat him in Xichuan before. Now, it's no longer a conspiracy between people, but a problem of war. I can't understand it even more. I can only suppress the slight throbbing in my heart, try not to make any noise, and only listen to the endless sound of rivers flowing outside, passing with time.

I spent a sleepless night in the sound of water like this.

The next morning, heavy fog broke out on the river.

I leaned against the head of the bed and could see milky white mist slowly evaporating into the window, bringing some moist and coolness to the narrow cabin. Then, a long sound of trumpets came from outside, and I felt the hull tremble slightly and began to sail forward.

I was wondering when there was a knock on the door outside.

When I opened the door, the little girl stood at the door again. When I saw me, I couldn't help but feel a little fear in my eyes, but I still plucked up the courage to say respectfully: "Miss Yan, please come over and have dinner together."

“…”

I looked at her and didn't say anything for a moment.

The ones who have come to guard outside our door these days, and the ones who are passing the message and doing things are the ones who are doing it. Why did she suddenly come here today?

Where is Mr. Xie?

But I didn't hesitate for too long, just nodded and walked towards Pei Yuanxiu's room.

The ship is not big, and I could still feel a little bumpy when I was driving. I vaguely felt that they were not driving slowly. When I arrived at Pei Yuanxiu's room, I saw that he was already sitting at the table, wearing only thin clothes, with thick bandages on his chest, and his face was still pale and blood-colored.

However, this time, it is much better than that in Jixiang Village.

He raised his head and even smiled at me: "You're here."

I only looked at him and then looked at the window next to him. The windows in this room were much larger than those in my cabin, and I could clearly see the scenery on the shore moving quickly outside. I don’t know what happened that night, and what they had plans, but now the speed of the boat is really as stated in the poem - Qianli Jiangling will be back in one day!

Seeing my slightly frowning, he smiled and said, "Come and sit down."

I walked over and sat down.

He said softly: "I heard that you have not had a good appetite these days."

I said, "I can't eat it."

"If you can't eat, you have to force yourself to eat a little, so your body will not collapse."

“…”

As he said, he winked at the little girl. The little girl immediately came over to serve me a bowl of porridge and served it to my hands. The various side dishes on the table were exquisite and delicious, but as I said, I really had no appetite, so I put the bowl back on the table and looked up at him.

"Pei Yuanxiu."

"Um?"

I said seriously, "What the hell do you want?"

“…”

"I'm already in your hands, what else do you want to do?"

“…”

He held the porridge bowl with one hand and the spoon with the other was about to put it into his mouth, but he stopped when he heard what I said, but he didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he kept the movement still. Even his slender eyelashes seemed to solidify at this moment, completely blocking all the light I could see in his eyes.

After a while, he raised his head and said to me softly: "Eat first. I will let you know when the news comes back."

After saying that, he put the spoonful of porridge into his mouth.

However, it seemed that he ate as much as he chewed wax, and his face was even more blood-colored.

I still sat there without any appetite, and in a short while the "news" he said came back.

It was brought back by Mr. Xie.

He strode in and saw Pei Yuanxiu and I sitting on the same table for dinner. He didn't say much. Pei Yuanxiu also put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, looked up at him, and Mr. Xie presented a letter to him.

I immediately became energetic.

Who came the letter?

What are you saying? Is it related to the current situation?

I watched him take the letter and realized that the envelope had been opened long ago. I took out a piece of letter from it and opened it. A faint smile appeared on my face, with a cold smile.

Then he looked up at me and said, "Didn't you just ask me what you want to do?"

“…”

"You see."

After saying that, he raised his hand, but the wound that pulled his chest was broken, and Mr. Xie hurriedly reached out and handed me the letter paper on his behalf. I took it and saw that it was written with a few lines of neatly crafted words.

Mr. Zhao's footsteps:

I heard that you set up a formation in Jiangling, and I was eager to meet you. I should meet in Yiling at three o'clock today. A gentleman with just one person will not disappoint me.

This is a letter of war.

My heart sank slightly - I realized yesterday that they were not going to rush back to Jinling immediately this time, but to take this opportunity to take down Jiangling, who had already lost this strategic important place before. It seems that I was right.

Then, did Zhao Yuncheng see this letter of war? He retreated again?

I was wondering, but suddenly I found that there were words written at the bottom of the letter. I hurriedly let go of my hand and saw two simple words below—

Can come.

This is Zhao Yuncheng's reply.

I immediately understood.

No wonder the speed of the boat slowed down last night and even stopped in the middle of the night. The black shadow I saw moving forward should be Mr. Xie going to Jiangling to get a war letter. At the current distance and ship speed, I could just arrive in Jiangling before the Si Shi Shi three minutes agreed in this war letter!

It seems that this battle is inevitable!

My breathing tense even a little, and I raised my head to look at Pei Yuanxiu, but he was quiet, not as nervous and restless as before the battle, but just looked at me faintly.

I said, "You want to fight Jiangling."

He said, "You also understand that this place is very important to us."

"Just tell me that you are not afraid of me-"

“…”

He looked at me with a smile, not answering this.

I also smiled myself. Indeed, I am in their hands now, and no matter how capable I have, I can't turn out his palm. He showed me the reply from Zhan Shu and Zhao Yuncheng, and I think he was fully prepared.

I slowly put the letter of war back on the table.

He said, "Eat something, there is still some time left before Si Shi. At that time, you may not be busy with food."

...

Everything was as expected.

The ship was traveling very fast, and in less than an hour, he had reached the Yiling waters.

The sound outside became more and more noisy. I had been staying in Pei Yuanxiu's room, and I was a little restless at this time, but he and Mr. Zhao were very quiet until someone came to report and said that.

I immediately looked up at them.

Pei Yuanxiu said, "Are you ready?"

"yes."

"Let's go."

After saying that, the people came over to support him and took me out. When they got on the deck, they immediately felt a bitter wind with water vapor. The deck had already been set up, and Pei Yuanxiu sat there directly. When Mr. Xie and I went over, we saw clearly that there were many warships around the ship. I didn’t know when it appeared, but it seemed that they suddenly emerged from the bottom of the water overnight.

It seems that they have prepared for this battle!

The water mist is confused.

I had passed by here when I was taking a boat back to Xichuan before. I knew that the water flow in Yiling was very turbulent and the river surface was particularly wide. There was a large rocky beach in the south of the river, which separated this section of the water into two parts, and thus caused a turbulent and undercurrent. It was difficult for ordinary boats to pass through this section. If you want to fight and occupy Jiangling, this place is a unique strategic location.

However, if Zhao Yuncheng wanted to guard Jiangling, this place should be an excellent barrier that can take care of the north bank.

However, when we got on overtime and looked forward, I was stunned.

The large rocky beach was empty!

Zhao Yuncheng did not set up any troops on that rocky beach at all, and there was not even a fence!

Wasn't he waiting for people to occupy the rock beach and then launch an attack on the north shore?

My thought was immediately confirmed. There were already two tall, very strong and burly middle-aged people around me, wearing armor, and said happily: "God helps me!"
Chapter completed!