Cypress Boat Floating

"Boss Liu, which side are you on?"

"I don't understand what the girl said. What do you mean by which side? I am just an ordinary owner of a drama troupe." Liu Miao laughed, with a pure and kind look on his face, but his small eyes inadvertently revealed full of vigilance.

The room was calm and peaceful, with the two people each holding their own sides. However, beneath this peaceful appearance lay all kinds of conspiracies and schemes, and they were scheming against each other.

Liu Miao maintained his identity as an ordinary person and was quite wary of Ye Jianqing, fearing that she would draw her knife and kill someone on a whim, but he was also afraid that she would really find some flaws in these few words. His purpose here was to help his master do everything, not to destroy his master's purpose.

Ye Jianqing did have deep suspicions about Liu Miao, and she asked Lu Ci Qiu to check on Liu Miao as soon as she woke up, but unfortunately, nothing could be found. Even the same could not be found about Xiao Cui, who looked very similar to her.

Maybe they are a certain force in the palace, maybe they are spies in the desert, or maybe they are some people who want to take advantage of the situation and interfere. No matter which side they are, their intentions are not simple.

The appearance of Xiao Cui was just the beginning. They had already done everything they could with this person. Ye Jianqing believed that the moment he discovered Xiao Cui, her value had reached its limit, so she disappeared.

But the fact that the other party was able to sit down and put on enough surface effort to talk to her at this moment meant that their ultimate goal had not yet been achieved. They wanted not only her own life, but also the lives of others. The two brothers Lu Ci Qiu and Lu Zhi Xing were the closest to her.

No matter which side it is, I'm afraid they all want the lives of these two people. Once Lu Zhixing is dead, the prince can rest assured. As long as he doesn't make any big mistakes that will harm the country and the people, he can basically succeed to the throne and become the next emperor.

After Lu Zhixing's death, there were no other enemies in the desert except Ye Honghai. According to Ye Jianqing's understanding, the only person in Da'an who could compete with Khannar of the desert in terms of military deployment was Ye Honghai and Lu Zhixing, Ye Honghai's apprentice himself.

So it is reasonable for Da Mo to kill Lu Zhixing.

But Lu Zhixing's martial arts skills are very high, and his mansion is impregnable. If you want to kill him, it is really difficult to do it without some skills. Since you can't kill Lu Zhixing, then you can only start with the people around Lu Zhixing.

Lu Zhixing's mother, Concubine Shu, was far away in the palace and could not be contacted at all.

Lu Zhixing's wife and children were living well in the palace. Lu Zhixing attached great importance to them and provided them with heavy protection.

The only one left was Lu Ci Qiu, who lived in an independent palace far away from Lu Zhixing and had few bodyguards around him.

After figuring this out, Ye Jianqing also understood their intention of training Xiao Cui.

These people have vicious intentions, and Ye Jianqing cannot guarantee that her martial arts skills can completely protect Lu Ci Qiu. So if that's the case, she can only give it a try.

She must seize this opportunity tonight, at least to make Liu Miao promise not to attack Lu Ci Qiu in the short term. If the other party's purpose is really to worsen Lu Zhixing, then she must at least ensure Lu Ci Qiu's survival.

Rebirth is a very vague concept, and she cannot grasp the rules yet, so she can only try to survive as much as possible. Once this world is regarded as a survival game, then a person who survived in the extreme modern environment should not and cannot be destroyed here.

Ye Jianqing looked at the pretended fear on Liu Miao's face and listened to his crazy words, but his mind was always thinking about how to make Liu Miao agree to his request and what method would be best at this time.

But in Liu Miao's eyes, she looked like she was in a daze. He frowned, as if he was worried that Ye Jianqing would find out something. The thought even flashed through his mind: "If Ye Jianqing really found out something, then I would just go all out."

However, just as this thought flashed through his mind, Ye Jianqing, who seemed to be in a daze, spoke: "Master Liu, you want to kill me."

She said it very directly and confidently, and it was obvious that she had just felt Liu Miao's murderous intent at that moment.

"I dare not." Liu Miao was so frightened that he didn't even care about the injuries on his body and quickly lay down on the bed.

"Just now I just saw that the girl seemed to be in a daze..."

"Why are you so excited, Boss Liu? I'm just talking. Besides, I can understand that you want to kill me. Isn't this your job? Maybe the master behind you even gave you this order." Ye Jianqing smiled and walked step by step to the bedside and stood in front of him.

She accepted Liu Miao's kneeling without any hesitation.

"However, I was indeed in a daze just now, and I didn't like what Mr. Liu said, so why should I listen?" Ye Jianqing stretched lazily, not caring at all about Liu Miao's feelings at the moment.

She had already figured out how to get Liu Miao to agree to her request.

"You..." Liu Miao was angry at Ye Jianqing's attitude and felt that he was not taken seriously enough. But when he opened his mouth and hadn't expressed his anger to Ye Jianqing, he felt a chill on his neck.

"Master Liu, I don't care who the master behind you is, but I have only one request, and that is to stay away from the Eighth Prince. If I find out that you have any bad intentions towards him again, I won't care so much." The Skylark was unsheathed, and a bright light flashed across Liu Miao's eyes, illuminating his fear clearly.

The dagger was placed on the neck, and the sharp blade was like bone-chilling ice that froze into the marrow, making people shiver slightly.

Liu Miao swallowed reluctantly, the pain in his internal organs increased a bit. It was not a pleasant feeling to have his life in someone's hands, but he could not beat the kid in front of him who looked only a teenager. It was the law of the jungle, and if he really died here tonight, that would be his fate.

He lamented that fortunately at this time, Ye Jianqing and the others still didn't know who the master behind them was, nor did they know the master's final plan.

"Boss Liu, you really have to sigh. My temper has been worn out after so many years. If it were the same back then, you would have been dead by now." Ye Jianqing had a warm smile on his face. He leaned over and whispered in his ear, "I don't know if you've ever heard a saying, that in the face of absolute strength, any conspiracy or trick is futile. It's easy for me to kill you.

So, Mr. Liu, cherish your life and remember what I told you tonight. If you dare to touch the Eighth Prince... "

Having said that, Ye Jianqing has achieved his goal tonight.

Liu Miao is not an honest person. If he really has a background, then the person behind him must be very powerful. Otherwise, how could Lu Zhixing's investigation yield nothing? But regardless of whether he has a background or not, he must instill a certain fear in this person's heart, so that he will not do anything that is detrimental to them.

"Do you understand?" Short Knife patted his neck. It was midsummer, but Liu Miao felt as if he had fallen into the coldest days of winter.

"I know, I know..."

"Boss Liu, it would be great if everyone could live well and love each other. Why make things so bloody?" Ye Jianqing smiled.

"Miss.....what the girl said is true. Liu understands."

"Master Liu is such an open-minded person." Seeing that Liu Miao didn't seem to be lying, Ye Jianqing put the skylark away and stuffed a handful of melon seeds he brought into his hand. "I'll treat Master Liu to some melon seeds. Master Liu, please don't mind my uninvited visit tonight. Let's just pretend nothing happened, okay?"

The melon seeds in his hand were like knives, with the pointed end stabbing into Liu Miao's palm. Although they were clearly melon seeds, Liu Miao always felt that Ye Jianqing was reminding him not to touch Lu Ci Qiu. If he did, he would be stabbed to death by the melon seeds.

Ye Jianqing felt that he and Liu Miao had reached a friendly agreement. Seeing that it was getting late, he said goodbye to Liu Miao and went back to the palace to rest.

They returned to the palace smoothly. As soon as they entered the backyard, Ye Jianqing saw Lu Ci Qiu in the pavilion by the lake in the yard.

Although it was midsummer and the dew was heavy, he still sat in the pavilion and took a nap wearing only a simple coat. It would have been fine if he had just worn less clothes, but he chose to sit in the center of the lake, unafraid that there would be water ghosts in the lake at night to catch him.

Ye Jianqing shook her head helplessly. She felt that she was an elder than Lu Ci Qiu and could be considered a sister, so she walked towards the pavilion, trying to persuade Lu Ci Qiu to go back and rest early.

But she never expected that Lu Ci Qiu woke up just as her left foot started walking. She even started to doubt whether her footsteps were too heavy and even such a small sound could wake him up.

"You're back!" Lu Ci Qiu just closed his eyes for a moment, but didn't really fall asleep. He heard the voice as soon as Ye Jianqing entered the backyard.

He was so frightened that night that whenever he heard the slightest noise, he thought it was Ye Jianqing coming back, fearing that she had come back with some injuries and he didn't notice.

Unable to stay in the house, he ran to the pavilion and waited.

As soon as Ye Jianqing came back, he discovered it immediately.

"Why are you still here so late?" Ye Jianqing walked slowly towards Lu Ci Qiu and lowered his voice, as if afraid of disturbing others.

"I'll be waiting for you here. How's the situation?" Lu Ci Qiu said casually. He had someone stew a pot of soup early on, which was still stewing in the pavilion. When Ye Jianqing came back, he poured the soup out for Ye Jianqing.

Because he was pouring the soup, he did not see Ye Jianqing's expression when he heard him say that. It was a look of confusion yet happiness.

He wondered why Lu Ci Qiu was so nice to him, not only waiting for him here, but also pouring soup for him personally.

If this matter was done by someone else, Ye Jianqing would only think that the other party was a gentleman, but if it was Lu Ciqiu...

You have to know that this guy has been spoiled by Concubine Shu since he was a child. When has he ever done these things?

She also discovered that since she woke up, Lu Ci Qiu had been treating her too well, as if she were a porcelain doll. This made Ye Jianqing feel a little uncomfortable.

She is a serious person, a normal, independent person with all limbs intact. She doesn't like Lu Ci Qiu's attitude that doesn't allow her to do anything or touch anything, making her act as if she is a useless person.

When she first woke up, she couldn't walk so she might need help in some places, but now she has recovered, even her martial arts skills have been restored, and she feels that she is fully capable of taking care of herself.

This was what confused her, but what made her happy was what Lu Ci Qiu said, "I'll wait for you to come back." Ye Jianqing admitted that she was a vulgar person. She liked lively occasions, liked to be close to her family, liked to act coquettishly with her parents, and also liked to have someone waiting for her when she got home, or have a light on just for her, so that she would not feel lonely.

Ever since she traveled here, she felt lonely and isolated. She could not fit into this world and she was independent of this world.

So when Lu Ci Qiu said "I'll wait for you to come back", she was happy and satisfied.

"I can't figure out who the person behind Liu Miao is, but I know that this person is not simple. But correspondingly, I also reached some simple and rough demands with him." Ye Jianqing sat down and took the bowl of hot soup handed to him by Lu Ci Qiu.

"Why are you still asking people to make soup?"

"The dog days are coming, drink some soup to nourish your body. After a while, it will be the Ghost Festival. During the Ghost Festival, people will release river lanterns to express their grief. Let's go out and watch it together then."

"The Ghost Festival is coming so soon." It was the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month again. Ye Jianqing always remembered that he had inexplicably traveled through time on this fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.

"Drink the soup first, and we can talk about the rest after you finish the soup." Lu Ci Qiu urged Ye Jianqing to finish the hot soup.

"Don't wait next time. It's late at night and you have to attend the morning court tomorrow. This will delay your rest." Ye Jianqing was not in a hurry to drink. Instead, he used a spoon to stir the floating oil on the soup.

"I'm worried if you don't come back." Lu Ci Qiu glanced at her, not knowing what she meant.

"What could possibly happen? Are you still unsure about my martial arts?"

"Soup, don't you want to drink it?"

"drink."

Ye Jianqing brought the soup to his mouth spoonful by spoonful. The temperature of the soup was just right. Today's soup was lamb stewed with ginseng and wolfberry. The lamb was stewed until it was soft and tender, and melted in the mouth. The soup completely absorbed the meaty aroma of the lamb, which was Ye Jianqing's favorite taste.

After she finished the soup and put down the bowl, Lu Ci Qiu handed her a handkerchief to wipe her mouth.

Ye Jianqing glanced at him and waited for a long time before taking the handkerchief and wiping his mouth.

"What simple and rough demands did you reach with Liu Miao?" Lu Ci Qiu asked at this time.

"Nothing, just scare him a little and ask him to stay away from us." Ye Jianqing simply summarized the agreement between himself and Liu Miao in one sentence.

"Aren't you going to settle accounts with him?"

"Forget it, last night's deal is canceled."

"Then, the shrine?" Lu Ci Qiu was puzzled, really puzzled.

"The shrine can be found everywhere nowadays. I think your second brother must have known where the shrine is in the capital city a long time ago, so it is only a matter of time before we find out. If that's the case, why rush?" Ye Jianqing yawned. He always felt sleepy after eating.

"Okay, it's too late. Go back and rest early. You still have to go to court tomorrow. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Ye Jianqing was so sleepy that her eyes were blurry and she could hardly see the road. She was tired after fighting wits and courage with Liu Miao all night. Now she just wanted to sleep. She didn't want to continue fighting wits and courage with Lu Ci Qiu. Her brain was almost unable to work.

"Okay, you should go back and rest as soon as possible. I will come back to have dinner tomorrow after I leave the court, and then we will go to the Dali Temple together."

Ye Jianqing nodded in agreement. The matter of the five lives had not been resolved yet, and they didn't know if it was related to the shrine. They had no idea at all and didn't know how to proceed.

Obviously, now is not a good time to talk about these things.

After that, the two of them went back to their rooms to rest.

On the other side of the city, some people probably couldn't sleep all night.

Liu Miao could never have imagined that Ye Jianqing would come to him before the day was over.

He also didn't know how much Ye Jianqing knew, and what the last threat meant.

Could it be that he really just wanted to protect Lu Ci Qiu, so he left that message? But it didn't seem like that.

Liu Miao scratched his head but couldn't figure out Ye Jianqing's purpose. After thinking it over, he finally decided to tell his superiors about this matter, at least to let his master know what happened so that he could be mentally prepared.