You rascal, stop right there!

Ling Shumo, who has experienced several battles, is a very perceptive person. Sometimes he can judge the situation based on his intuition alone.

Back then, General Song Yuanshan of the Four Provinces Army was not just a man who only defended but did not attack...

The so-called painting "Tasting Beauty" and leaving Empress Xuanli's corpse exposed for three days were actually the Qing army's way of buying time.

Now, Xuanli has destroyed the country.

Then the next step, the biggest conflict will be between Lingyu and Daqing...

Han Miaoran, who was able to influence the political situation by painting "The Picture of Hell", was also feared by others...

In any case, it is not advisable to stay at this moment.

On the way to the dock, Bai Wan and Ling Shumo, in disguise, moved forward cautiously.

The twelve cavalrymen of the Qing army were obviously not enough. All the guards were tightly wrapped in leather armor, and their food and supplies were in a mess, which made them look out of place.

Judging from the number, momentum, and food supplies, this camp does not look like a reinforcement force of 10,000 people.

The two men pretended to be infantrymen and went up to the wooden fence at the pass. There were not many soldiers in front and behind.

"Token! We want to go out." Ling Shumo immediately raised his hand solemnly.

The soldiers guarding the gate were playing dice and drinking, completely ignoring the two men.

……

"Leopard! I can kill them all—"

"Give me money! Give me money! Give me money!"

……

The soldier guarding the gate didn't even raise his eyes, and said roughly: "Go! Go! Go!"

The disobedience to military discipline has reached an outrageous level.

They don't look like the soldiers led by General Pan Ying at all...

Bai Wan and Ling Shumo naturally felt something was wrong, but without thinking too much, they hurried out to the vicinity of Sanjiang River.

The two were about to paddle to the next ferry, which was near A Yan's boat.

This river channel is not connected to the moat and is not guarded by anyone.

"I always feel that the Qing army tonight..."

Ling Shumo paused.

"Abai, do you find it strange?"

Bai Wan laughed and said, "The eunuch who went to announce the imperial decree asking me to paint 'Tasting Beauty' wasn't a eunuch at all!"

He keeps saying "I" but doesn't even have a "we" in his name. How can he be the eunuch who reads out the Emperor Qing's decree?

Ling Shumo raised the corners of his lips slightly, smiling helplessly: "No wonder you stole the token that night!"

Bai Wan frowned and said, "You're talking as if you don't know. Didn't you steal and replace the official documents that Ah Yan was going in and out of?"

They did not hear the sound of horse hooves approaching from behind, which seemed to be accompanied by faint sighs.

The man came in a long black gown and rode forward on horseback.

"You two left so quickly in the middle of the night."

Bai Wan saw the man's carefree smile and said, "Brother Shi, why are you out admiring the moon in the middle of the night?"

Ling Shumo bowed calmly: "We have no grudges against Brother Shi, so why not just turn a blind eye?"

Shi Yaqing rode forward quickly and asked, "Is Han Huasheng willing to follow me to Lingyu, or is Brother Ling willing to betray Daqing and help me unify Lingyu?"

"You know clearly that neither is possible!" Bai Wan shook his head.

Ling Shumo saw that he was alone and had no guards around him. This would not happen even if he was defenseless.

"Brother Shi, if I were you, I would definitely get away as soon as possible!"

The two of them looked at each other.

They decided not to bother anymore and actually jumped directly into the small stream of Sanjiang River.

"You! You two lunatics!"

Shi Yaqing was shocked.

Who would go into the river at night!

No, isn't Han Miaoran afraid of water? !

He had noticed something was wrong with Bai Wan's painting, so he quietly followed the two of them here, hoping to ask for a favor.

At this moment, there was a burst of noise coming from the allied camps of Lingyu and Daqing, which he had just left.

In the distance, a raging fire began to burn, the sounds of swords, spears, and halberds were endless, and the beating of drums shook the earth.

"Qingjun breached the contract!!!!"

"Express news!"

……

The guards screamed and scattered.

Shi Yaqing immediately broke out in a cold sweat and quickly turned his horse around and rushed towards the camp.

That night, the alliance between Qing Dynasty and Lingyu was unilaterally torn up by Qing Dynasty.

That night, three large armies suddenly attacked from all directions.

Xuanli had just conquered the country, and the Qing army turned to attack the Lingyu allied forces on the pretext of "a brutal epidemic attacking the city, the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people."

Even the Qing army used the food and supplies that Lingyu used to attack Xingling City to attack themselves.

The two people behind him had already swam away, completely unaware of all this...

The night is dim and it is difficult to see your fingers.

The two waves on the water surface cannot be calmed down...

Two figures, one in blue and one in white, moved along the night sky, stirring up undercurrents and splashes.

The chaotic shadows flowed along with the water...

Someone in the waves was no longer afraid of water, but his physical condition was not good after all. The two of them could not hold hands when swimming, so they could only rely on their visual observation, which was a bit slow.

Seeing that he was exhausted, Ling Shumo said quietly, "Ah Bai, let's have a competition. Whoever reaches Ah Yan's boat first will agree to a condition. How about that?"

"You said that a gentleman's word should not be violated."

Bai Wan was very happy!

He suddenly became more motivated, swept away his decadence, and swam forward like a white shark in the waves.

"Be careful, watch out for the hidden stones."

Ling Shumo responded with a smile, feeling a bit of a headache.

If Fushui could lead a person, he wouldn't be able to follow it only by sight.

The waves are shimmering and the water is misty, with a small boat faintly visible in the red light.

"Sir! You're finally here!"

Ling Shumo quietly floated behind Bai Wan, held his hand, and gently pushed him forward.

A faint voice came from the mist:

"Abai, you win——"