Cypress Boat Floating

It was raining heavily outside and drizzling inside.

Ye Jianqing sat on the beam, playing with the dagger she brought from the Dark Guard Camp for self-defense. The stone Buddha statue's big eyes looked at her, and this time there seemed to be a hint of mockery in its eyes. Ye Jianqing couldn't understand it, but she simply felt that the Buddha statue was a nuisance.

The moment she opened her eyes early in the morning, she knew that she was reborn again. This was the fourth time. Why was it happening this time?

Ye Jianqing couldn't figure it out, but it was obvious that the problem this time was definitely not with him. Could it really be him?

Ye Jianqing felt more and more that his thoughts yesterday were correct. Lu Ciqiu was too weird. If you put yourself in this situation with the premise that he was also reborn, you would find many problems.

Because he was reborn, he knew where he was in his first life, so he came here early because I told him about it before.

He would even help me arrange a room in advance and give me the "Skylark" from Lu Zhixing.

Arrange your household registration and palace registration in advance.

At first I might not understand why he did this, but now after putting it into this setting, everything becomes clear.

As for why he insisted on taking her back to the palace, Ye Jianqing gave the reason that perhaps he felt that he had good abilities?

The rain outside was gradually stopping. The roof above the Buddha statue was broken and raindrops were dripping onto the statue.

But his expression was still calm and peaceful, as if being exposed to the sun and rain here was just his daily practice.

Buddha said: Sitting is Zen, walking is Zen, one flower is a world, one leaf is a Tathagata. Flowers bloom in spring and leaves fall in autumn. The heart is infinitely free in wisdom, and the body is natural in speech, silence, movement and stillness.

"Buddha, are you practicing here?"

Seeing that the time was getting later and later, and Lu Ci Qiu hadn't come yet, Ye Jianqing felt a little confused. She felt more and more that the repeated rebirth must have something to do with him, and that he must have had some kind of accident because of this matter, so he hadn't come yet.

Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, Ye Jianqing suddenly had an immature little idea.

She already knew that Lu Ci Qiu was reborn, but Lu Ci Qiu didn't know that he was reborn, so she wanted to test him before going back to the palace with him, confirm her answer again, and see how much he already knew.

Ye Jianqing also had Lu Zhixing in her concerns. She knew that even if she wouldn't meet him now as long as she returned to the palace, according to the relationship between Lu Ci Qiu and Lu Zhixing, they would definitely be unable to avoid meeting each other in the future. In that case, why didn't she make her identity clear to Lu Zhixing from the beginning?

After revealing his identity, the best option is to have two bosses like in his first life, but his main task is still to protect Lu Ci Qiu.

Moreover, he could make use of Lu Zhixing's resources and ensure that the situation like that in the second life would not happen again.

The worst option would be to be killed by Lu Zhixing as a bad guy, but Ye Jianqing believed that Lu Zhixing would not kill him easily. After all, he was trained by him with great difficulty.

Based on Ye Jianqing's understanding of Lu Zhixing, he will definitely choose the best solution, and he will try his best to make everything go in a direction that is beneficial to him.

In a short period of time, Ye Jianqing had already considered what to do next.

But now, the most critical factor is Lu Ciqiu. He is late. What happened to him? Why hasn't he shown up yet? Ye Jianqing must meet Lu Ciqiu before meeting Lu Zhixing.

If Lu Zhixing arrived before Lu Ci Qiu, then all the beautiful things she had just imagined would no longer be true, and time would return to the way it was before her rebirth.

While waiting, Ye Jianqing finally saw the familiar carriage appear. She hurriedly got down from the beam and hid behind the gate. The plan began!

The moment Lu Ci Qiu got off the carriage, his eyes were illuminated by the light reflected from the sun, and he reflexively covered his eyes with his hands.

It was almost noon. He was late today and didn't know whether Ye Jianqing was still inside. According to the time calculated from previous lives, Lu Zhixing should be here soon. He had to speed up.

He walked quickly to the ruined temple and just pushed the door open. He saw a pair of hands closing the door before he could react, and a dagger happened to appear on his neck.

It’s really fast, Lu Ci Qiu thought.

"You're late." Ye Jianqing deliberately lowered his voice and spoke aggressively in his ear. The wind from his breath gently passed over Lu Ci Qiu's ears while he spoke. This gust of wind made his heart flutter and he couldn't think about why Ye Jianqing suddenly said this and what the meaning of this sentence was.

Lu Ci Qiu swallowed and wanted to reach out to touch his ear, but as soon as he raised his hand, he remembered that he was being held hostage, so he had to put it down again.

"There was an emergency so I'm late."

"What did you do?" Ye Jianqing asked again.

"Me? I didn't do anything."

"If it wasn't you, who else could it be? Tell me honestly, what did you do?" Ye Jianqing pushed the dagger forward a little, and the sharp blade touched his fragile skin.

Lu Ci Qiu felt the coldness of the blade on his skin, and this temperature instantly brought him back to his senses. He recalled the questions that Ye Jianqing had just asked him.

Why did she say she was late? How did she know I would be here? Did she know something?

"What do you think I did?" Lu Ci Qiu asked back.

Ye Jianqing originally wanted to trick him by surprise to see how he would react, but he didn't expect that he seemed to react very quickly and didn't fall into his trap at all.

"You react pretty quickly." Ye Jianqing put away the dagger.

"Do you know something?" Lu Ci Qiu had a smile on his face. He felt as if he had suddenly realized something.

"What do you want to say?" Ye Jianqing did not fall into his trap. She just stood aside and looked at him. She wanted to see what Lu Ciqiu could say.

Lu Ci Qiu really wanted to have things sorted out with Ye Jianqing right now, but he also knew very well that Lu Zhixing would be here in a while. He was already late, and if Lu Zhixing saw Ye Jianqing later, he really didn't know how to explain Ye Jianqing's existence to him.

"I think we need to leave first, otherwise we won't be able to leave later. I'll talk to you slowly in the car. I think we need to have a good talk."

Unexpectedly, Ye Jianqing rejected his proposal and said stubbornly: "No, I think we can talk it out first and then leave."

Lu Ci Qiu frowned. He didn’t understand what happened to Ye Jianqing. Why did it happen so suddenly? It was obviously not like this in the previous life. Didn’t she know that Lu Zhixing was coming soon?

Lu Ci Qiu took a step back and looked Ye Jianqing up and down with a suspicious look: "Are you sure you want to make it clear first?"

Ye Jianqing nodded.

"Why can't you come with me first?"

"Because I don't think it's necessary." Ye Jianqing walked to the altar in front of the Buddha statue, jumped up and sat down.

"I think we need to be frank. In fact, I have already got the answer I want through your reaction. So we need to negotiate."

Lu Ci Qiu stood opposite her, looking at her without saying anything.

The eyes of the two people collided in the air, and there was a faint spark. No one spoke, as if they were trying to use this quiet environment to oppress each other.

Ye Jianqing already knew from Lu Ci Qiu's answer just now that he must have been reborn just like herself. She had already said this, but she didn't know whether Lu Ci Qiu could understand what she meant.

If both parties confirm that the other party has been reborn, then at least the information of the two people can be shared. It is always better for two people to walk in this world than one person.

And if he was really reborn, then Ye Jianqing was sure that he must have figured out some system, so they were here today to start the day again.

In fact, Lu Ci Qiu had never thought about whether Ye Jianqing was reborn. After all, Ye Jianqing's acting skills were so good. From beginning to end, she pretended that she was seeing herself for the first time in so many rebirths, and never said any other unnecessary words.

Every doubt and every temptation he made was fought back by her, and he did not have much contact with Ye Jianqing during the two subsequent rebirths, which led to him being so focused on figuring out the mechanism of rebirth that he had no time to think about whether Ye Jianqing had also been reborn like himself.

But now that I think about it carefully, Ye Jianqing’s performance wasn’t that perfect.

Lu Ci Qiu carefully went over in his mind every meeting and every conversation he had with Ye Jianqing, and suddenly found many problems.

When you look at things with the intention of discovering problems, you will naturally magnify everything until you find the problem.

Now, she got a hint of uncertainty from her words just now, that is, the other party was also reborn. If he had not experienced what happened in the morning, perhaps he would immediately tell Ye Jianqing that he was reborn, but after he experienced the punishment in the morning, he suddenly became a little scared, not afraid that he would suffer that kind of pain again, but afraid that Ye Jianqing would experience the same pain as himself.

"Did you experience anything this morning?" Lu Ci Qiu asked cautiously. He thought he must confirm whether Ye Jianqing would encounter the same punishment as himself.

"What happened?" Ye Jianqing shook her head. She thought that Lu Ci Qiu suddenly asked her this question, perhaps it was related to his being late in the morning.

No? Ye Jianqing was not punished, which means that this punishment is targeted at people, whoever said it will be punished, and no one else will be involved. Then, the adventurous gene in Lu Ciqiu began to stir.

He thought that the best way to reach a deal with Ye Jianqing now was for both of them to be honest with each other, and he told her his secret, and then exchanged it for Ye Jianqing's secret. After experiencing these several rebirths, he found that he would have all the memories of his previous life, so after telling Ye Jianqing, even if he was reborn again, they would have memories, and they would meet again. Even if they didn't say those two words, they would both understand. If this is the case, then what does it matter if he is hurt again?

Thinking about this, Lu Ci Qiu stretched out his hand to Ye Jianqing and said in a friendly manner: "I think we can exchange secrets."

Ye Jianqing looked at the hand he stretched out and hesitated a little. Could it be that this man was waiting for him with some bad intentions?

Just when the two were in a stalemate, the sound of horse hooves was heard outside.

"He's here." Lu Ci Qiu turned to take a look, then turned back to look at Ye Jianqing: "You can only cooperate with me now, Qing'er."

Lu Ci Qiu expressed his intention to cooperate. Ye Jianqing raised her eyebrows. It seemed that everyone felt the same way. She smiled.

"It's a pleasure to work with you, Eighth Prince."

Lu Zhixing is here.

When he came in, he saw Lu Ci Qiu and Ye Jianqing sitting there eating pastries.

"Eighth brother, why did you come out?" Lu Zhixing looked at Ye Jianqing vigilantly and slowly walked to Lu Ci Qiu.

Ye Jianqing was still wearing the uniform of the Dark Guard Camp, sitting there with an open and honest look, but Lu Zhixing did not relax at all.

The news from the Dark Guard Camp was that Number Nine escaped from the camp when no one knew about it. Everyone in the camp went out to look for her, but they still couldn't find her. Now she was sitting in front of him carelessly, with his younger brother. It was hard not to suspect that she had some intention.

"Brother, why don't you sit down and eat together?" Lu Ci Qiu looked up at Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing glanced at the dirty and messy ground. There was a puddle of rain not far away, and the ground was sticky. The two of them just sat on the tattered mat without caring about their status. Lu Zhixing felt very awkward.

"Get up first and tell me honestly what's going on."

"What happened is this. I saw that the weather was pretty good today, so I remembered that when I was leaving the palace before, I heard others say that the purple bamboo forest in front was quite nice, so I wanted to go and take a look. On the way, I passed by this dilapidated temple and saw Miss Ye Jianqing lying on the ground due to hunger. I rescued her and gave her something to eat. It's that simple." Lu Ci Qiu told the story that the two of them had agreed on in advance, and Ye Jianqing nodded from time to time to show his agreement.

Lu Zhixing looked at him suspiciously, then looked at Ye Jianqing. Why didn't he believe it?

"So what are you going to do now?" Lu Zhixing asked.

"I think she is so pitiful being alone, I want to take her back..."

"No." Lu Ci Qiu was interrupted by Lu Zhixing before he could finish his words. He looked at Lu Zhixing innocently and puzzled.

Lu Zhixing also felt embarrassed for his excited attitude, and coughed twice pretendingly: "Well, you know the situation at home, you can't just take people back. It's hard to explain."

"It's okay, brother. Qing'er's martial arts are very powerful. If I take her back, she can teach me martial arts and protect me." Lu Ci Qiu said to Lu Zhixing with an innocent look on his face.

"I said no, it means no. Do you know who she is? You keep saying you want to take her back."

Ye Jianqing finished the cake in his hand and clapped his hands, stopping Lu Ciqiu from continuing to speak: "Sir, can I have a word with you?"

Lu Zhixing looked at her warily.

The two of them walked to a place outside the door where Lu Ci Qiu couldn't see them.

"Xiao Jiu greets His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin." Ye Jianqing clasped his hands together and bowed to salute Lu Zhixing, but was stabbed in the neck by Lu Zhixing.

"You know my identity, what are your intentions?"

Lu Zhixing was a martial artist with amazing arm strength. It was once rumored that he could pull a bow weighing 300 kilograms, which shows how strong his arm strength was. At this moment, he stabbed Ye Jianqing's neck, and even if he didn't use much force, it was enough to make Ye Jianqing suffer a little.

The air in Ye Jianqing's lungs was emptied, and she couldn't breathe, causing her face to turn red. She raised her hand and patted Lu Zhixing's hand, but Lu Zhixing was completely unmoved. He didn't let go until Ye Jianqing felt that her head was lacking oxygen and was about to see stars.

The moment he was put down, Ye Jianqing breathed in frantically like a fish returning to the sea. However, because the air suddenly entered his empty lungs, his lungs were unable to receive it and he started coughing frantically again.

"Qin, King Qin doesn't even listen to others? If you kill me, where do you think you can find another person who can help you?" Ye Jianqing coughed so hard that tears came out, but he still stood up tenaciously, covering his neck, and looking straight at Lu Zhixing.

This was a negotiation between the two of them. It concerned her future, and she couldn't back down.

Lu Zhixing stared at her as if he were staring at a dead fish.

"Look at my clothes. The King of Qin should know who I am. You don't have to deny it. I know who the Dark Guard Battalion belongs to, and I've been in there for nearly ten years. I haven't been idle in there all these years." Ye Jianqing leaned against the pillar and continued, "I came out because I felt it was boring to stay there. I happened to meet the Eighth Prince, and we hit it off right away, so he invited me to follow him, and I agreed."

"I could have kept it a secret from you, but since you're here, I'll just be frank. Actually, it would be good for you if I stayed with the Eighth Prince, wouldn't it? I can protect him, and he only needs to pay me a certain amount of money. I don't have to be out in the wind and sun, and you don't have to worry about his safety. It's a three-birds-with-one-stone deal. What do you think, Your Highness the Prince of Qin?"

Ye Jianqing looked very domineering on the outside, but she was actually very panicked inside. She was afraid that Lu Zhixing would suddenly kill her, and her plan would fail.

"It's fine if you want to follow him, but I have a condition," Lu Zhixing said.

"You say."

"You must be available at any time and must do whatever I ask you to do, otherwise I have ten thousand ways to kill you. Also, if I find out that you dare to do anything bad to him..." Lu Zhixing didn't finish his words, but Ye Jianqing already knew what he meant.

"Don't worry, the promise the Eighth Prince made to me is enough for me to follow him for a hundred years."

"What did he promise you?" Lu Zhixing asked.

"This is a secret. But don't worry, his purpose is only to protect you and Concubine Shu."

Lu Zhixing looked at Ye Jianqing, his eyes full of distrust. But according to Lu Ciqiu's attitude just now, this person cannot be killed yet, he can only observe him for a while.