C20

"What are you looking at? Watch out for your eyes." Yu Niang suddenly stood in front of Shui Qingyan, blocking her line of sight.

"How dare you!" Uncle Pingnan glanced at Yu Niang.

"You!" Yu Niang's face suddenly swelled red.

The clattering of the horses grew closer and closer. Uncle Pingnan glanced at Yu Niang and coughed: "I'll be leaving first, find a place to hide and don't make any noise. If they didn't come for Miss, I'll come back to fetch Miss." As she spoke, he swung her whip and ran away.

"Miss." Seeing that the Uncle Pingnan had left, the Yu Niang turned around and looked at Shui Qingyan worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"It's fine, we can't stay here for long. Take a look at your surroundings, we'll head towards the tall trees or grass and conceal ourselves for now." Shui Qingyan slowly clenched the wooden stick in her hand. She hoped that Uncle Pingnan would not get hurt because of those people, and that those people would not come to find her.

Yu Niang could clearly feel that something was wrong with Shui Qingyan's eyes.

Staring at Shui Qingyan for a moment, Yu Niang suddenly waved her hand in front of Shui Qingyan's eyes, seeing that Shui Qingyan did not react at all, she covered her mouth and started crying.

Yu Niang could not believe what had happened while she was unconscious. Why was the young miss blind? If she had known this would happen, she would never have agreed to have any Qingfeng Stronghold from Miss.

Hearing Yu Niang's suppressed cries, Shui Qingyan smiled slightly. "There's still hope, there's no need to worry, let's leave this place first."

Yu Niang only shook her head and did not say a word.

"Yu Niang, listen up, no matter what happens, don't just be sad. If something goes wrong, we have to solve it. Shui Qingyan said with a stern expression.

When the Yu Niang heard this, he could only nod her head, but she still could not help but cry silently.

"As long as you are alive, anything is possible." Shui Qingyan patted Yu Niang's shoulder.

Yu Niang vaguely felt that something was amiss. She didn't know what had happened during her coma, but after hearing Shui Qingyan's words, she slowly calmed down.

"Miss, we are on the public road. There is a forest in the distance." Yu Niang's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Let's go, the sooner the better." After Shui Qingyan heard this, she immediately opened her mouth.

Yu Niang didn't know anything now, so she could only follow Shui Qingyan's instructions and wipe her tears on the side.

On the official road, one or two kilometers away from where Shui Qingyan had come from, was a heavy wooden carriage.

In the starry sky, a pigeon flapped its wings and flew onto the shoulder of Liuyi, who was driving the carriage, and stopped.

Liuyi took off the slip of paper that the carrier pigeon had tied up and handed it over to the horse carriage.

Phoenix Yaoling opened the slip of paper and read: "Everything goes smoothly."

"What did you deploy?" Phoenix Yaoling could not help but speak.

"I just sent of Shui’s Marion a message that Shui Qingyan came to visit." Chu Chen was resting on the bed.

"You set a trap for Shui Qingyan?" Phoenix Yaoling knew that the good show that she had guarded for half the night was finally about to begin.

"Yes." Chu Chen slowly smiled.

"What can a Second Aunt with Shui’s Marion do? Have you used the wrong person?" Phoenix Yaoling could not help but ask.

"I accidentally found out that the Second Aunt of the Shui’s Marion was related to the people of the eighteen strongholds, and that the Second Aunt of the Shui’s Marion was planning for Shui Qingyan to fall off the cliff." Chu Chen slowly opened his eyes. There was a deep pool in the depths of his eyes.

Phoenix Yaoling: "The eighteen strongholds left the capital for a period of time yet, even if your people came to notify Second Aunt, what kind of Second Aunt has the time to notify the people of the eighteen strongholds?"

"Fei Hou, last night's Great Master, Zhu Mingyi, brought his brother to enter the city in the dark of the night." Chu Chen closed his eyes again.

"The people of the Eighteen Stronghold actually dare to be presumptuous in front of the Emperor?" Phoenix Yaoling couldn't help but shake her head, "Does Yun Lancang not want to sit on the throne anymore?"

Chu Chen ignored him.

Phoenix Yaoling thought for a while and continued, "In that case, the Second Aunt s of the Shui’s Marion have informed the brothers of the eighteen strongholds, and the people of the eighteen strongholds have left the city gate to unlock the gate …"

"Nope." Chu Chen interrupted Shui Qingyan and said, "If the people from the Eighteen Stronghold want to leave the city, it can only be this morning when the city gates open."

Phoenix Yaoling: "Why?"

"Last night, I used the loss of things in Prince Chu Palace as the reason, and requested that the city gates be closed in advance." In order to do something on the scene, Chu Chen had no choice but to send people to search house to house. In the end, he accidentally found out the relationship between the Shui’s Marion Second Aunt and the eighteen strongholds, so he couldn't help but frown when he thought of Chu Chen.

"Why are you frowning at the city gates? Did you discover your father and the other women rolling around in bed during a search?" Phoenix Yaoling looked at Chu Chen's frowning appearance and instantly became interested. Normally, she would be very curious about the things that Chu Chen hated.

Chu Chen: "…"

"I understand, you are borrowing Shui’s Marion and Second Aunt's blade to kill Shui Qingyan!" Phoenix Yaoling suddenly thought of Chu Chen's actions, "First, you inform that Second Aunt, then close the city gates, and then, lead the people of the eighteen strongholds out in the morning. After that, ask the Seventeen to instruct the Uncle Pingnan to abandon Shui Qingyan when they are about to meet."

Chu Chen nodded his head, "After an entire night of rest, Shui Qingyan and the people of the eighteen strongholds are still considered in high spirits. If the two sides were to fight, with Shui Qingyan's ambition to kill as many enemies as possible, the eighteen strongholds would definitely suffer losses. Shui Qingyan will become enemies with the eighteen strongholds in the future. "

Phoenix Yaoling continued with Chu Chen's words, "The eighteen stronghold is a place where even the officials of the eighteen strongholds have no choice but to rob. If Shui Qingyan is blacklisted by the eighteen strongholds, Shui Qingyan will forever be hunted down and hunted down by the eighteen strongholds. That way, Shui Qingyan would need to find a person stronger than the Eighteen Stronghold to protect her. "

Chu Chen nodded.

"Not only that, if Shui Qingyan was unable to defeat the people from the Eighteen strongholds, if you were to send someone to save her when she was about to die, she would be grateful to you, her savior. From then on, she will be loyal to you." After Phoenix Yaoling finished analyzing, she could not help but take in a breath of cold air, "You're still as bad as ever."

Chu Chen smiled faintly but did not speak.

"If Shui Qingyan doesn't get off the carriage, what will you do?" Phoenix Yaoling could not help but ask again.

"Nope." Chu Chen shook his head, "For the safety of Uncle Pingnan, she will get off the carriage."

Phoenix Yaoling was not only somewhat shocked, she thought for a moment and asked, "What if the people from the Eighteen Stronghold think that Shui Qingyan is on the carriage and do not go find him who has already left the carriage?"

"The eighteen strongholds don't need to fear the authorities, but they can't provoke Qingfeng Stronghold." The corner of Chu Chen's mouth slowly rose into a faint smile, like a poppy, alluring yet deadly, "If not, I don't mind letting them learn a lesson."

"Are you that confident in your judgement?" Phoenix Yaoling could not help but shake her head.

"Yes." Chu Chen was not modest at all, "This is because the people who are going are Big Master Zhu Mingyi of the Eighteen Strongholds, and at this time, it is about time for us to meet the carriage."

After the Uncle Pingnan rode the horse carriage for a while, they saw a group of people riding on horses.

The one leading them was the Great Master of the Eighteen Stronghold, Zhu Mingyi.

Zhu Mingyi stared at Uncle Pingnan who was driving the carriage. He did not move at all, like a cheetah in the darkness, about to attack at any time.

Uncle Pingnan seemed to not know, holding onto the reins, he leisurely drove.

When the rest of the people in the eighteen strongholds saw that their target had appeared, all of them were full of energy.

Zhu Mingyi waved his hands, and the people of the eighteen strongholds immediately split into two groups, making way for Uncle Pingnan's carriage.

The Uncle Pingnan nodded at Zhu Mingyi before driving the car away.

After Uncle Pingnan's carriage drove past, Zhu Mingyi waved his hand and divided into two teams. He immediately turned his horse around and lined up in two rows, with Uncle Pingnan's carriage in the middle, and started riding towards Uncle Pingnan.

Zhu Mingyi followed behind the carriage.

Uncle Pingnan had already grabbed onto the hilt of the longsword that was hidden under the carriage, waiting for a chance to make his move.

Suddenly, Zhu Mingyi stopped, and the horse carriage and the other two groups of people continued walking.

Zhu Mingyi got off the horse, looked at the ruts on the horse carriage, and then got up, "There's actually no one inside the horse carriage." After saying that, Zhu Mingyi's men whistled, and the people who were at loggerheads with Uncle Pingnan immediately stopped, turned their horses around and rode towards Zhu Mingyi.

Uncle Pingnan let go of his sword and continued to drive, he was discovered.

After Zhu Mingyi mounted the horse, he waved his hand and continued to rush towards the Qingfeng Stronghold.

Inside Chu Chen's carriage.

Phoenix Yaoling became more and more spirited, "What if the eighteen strongholds and Shui Qingyan miss this opportunity?"

"This is the reason why I wanted Zhu Mingyi's group to depart in the morning." Chu Chen slowly said, "They will meet up at a location five kilometers outside of the city. There is only a small forest there that can be concealed, so Shui Qingyan can only go there."

In the small forest.

Shui Qingyan was currently walking with the Yu Niang.

After walking for a while, Shui Qingyan asked: "Yu Niang, where are we?"

"As you requested, we entered a forest." Yu Niang's voice was a little hoarse.

"Wait." Shui Qingyan pulled Yu Niang, who had been walking with her head lowered.

"What's wrong?" Perhaps it was because of the night, but Yu Niang was shocked by Shui Qingyan's appearance. She looked around and saw that it was completely dark, with nothing abnormal.

"Hold your breath." Shui Qingyan clenched the staff in her hand tightly. She seemed to have heard the sound of breathing, a third person's breathing.

Yu Niang's heart was beating erratically. She immediately stopped breathing and her palms started to sweat.

At this moment, both of their nerves were tense.

Shui Qingyan held her breath and concentrated, he did not hear any sound, as if she was hallucinating.

Shaking her head, Shui Qingyan thought that maybe she had heard wrongly because she was too sensitive.

Shui Qingyan moved her ears again, and after confirming that there were no abnormal sounds around her, she slowly let out a breath. To her, blindness had not completely adapted her to it, and she currently felt extremely insecure.

Just as Shui Qingyan was laughing at herself, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.

Shui Qingyan's eyelids jumped, the sound of the horses was approaching, could it be that something happened to Uncle Pingnan? Thinking about it, Shui Qingyan frowned.

The sound of horse hooves getting closer. Shui Qingyan slowly tightened her grip on the stick in her hand: "Yu Niang, do you know how to climb trees?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Niang fell down with a loud crash.