"Villain Liu Yuan."

"Liu Yuan, are you here to deliver a message for General Su?"

Liu Yuan shook his head.

"Why is that?"

Liu Yuan took a deep breath and said, "The boatmen want to cast their nets to catch fish, so they came to ask for permission from His Majesty the King of Chu."

"Fishing? Great, then we can have fresh fish to eat tonight? Liu Yuan, go tell them that the King of Chu has approved it, and there will be a reward for catching big fish."

Zong Sheng reached out and grabbed Bai Xiqiao's arm: "When did I say it was true?"

Bai Xiqiao laughed heartily and waved at Liu Yuan: "Okay, okay, go ahead."

Liu Yuan knew that Zong Sheng and Bai Xiqiao were the personal guards of the King of Chu, and their words should be counted, but they obviously had different opinions.

"It's just a small matter, it's okay."

Zong Sheng said nothing more, drove Liu Yuan away, closed the door, and then glared at Bai Xiqiao: "You wanted to eat fish yourself."

"Yes. In the past, when Senior Brother wanted to eat fish, your grandfather would go down to the stream and catch fish for me."

Zong Sheng sighed, feeling sorry for his master. He was obviously of noble status, but his life was so miserable.

Bai Xiqiao ignored Zong Sheng's sighs and walked back into the house, sitting down next to Qi Xiao's bed. "Xiao'er, let's have fish tonight."

Qi Xiao had just heard a conversation outside, but he was still unwilling to pay attention to him and pretended not to hear anything.

"Old people say eating fish is smart. I'll grill it for you tonight. Please eat more."

Qi Xiao rolled his eyes silently. Bai Xiqiao's chatterbox could keep him going until dark. He felt uncomfortable all over. Not to mention eating fish, even the thought of fish made him want to vomit. He suddenly turned over and sat up: "Why don't you leave?"

"I haven't finished what I was saying yet."

Qi Xiao covered himself with the quilt, fell back, and covered his ears: "You have said a lot."

Bai Xiqiao refused to leave and returned to the topic, whispering to Zong Sheng, "Xiao'er, did you just imply that besides Ye Huai, there were other people secretly protecting Tang Ling? But if that's the case, why didn't he come out to save Tang Ling after she was attacked several times? That doesn't make sense."

Zong Sheng shook his head. "They're not secret guards, but spies. After months of fighting on the Taihua River, I and General Lu suspected Zhou had planted spies in Dachen, but General Lu couldn't find anything among the Tiger Power Army."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, the more you talk, the more confused I get. Spies? Aren't they spies from Qi? How come there are spies from Zhou? Where did they come from?"

Zong Sheng said, "It's common for nations to plant spies between each other. My Great Chen has the Xuanji and Tiance camps, Qi has the Zhanshi Office, and his Zhou Kingdom's Privy Council's Xingluo Guard and Dushifu are also very famous. The Privy Council is controlled by Marquis Xun'an, so the Xingluo Guard is naturally under his control. Judging from Ye Huai's skills and his strong will, he is most likely a Xingluo Guard."

"Okay, even if Ye Huai is a Xingluo Guard, it makes sense for Xun Anhou to send a Xingluo Guard to protect his son, and it's not excessive. Then Xiao'er said they want to spread the news, what do they want to do?"

Zong Sheng shook his head slightly: "These are all speculations. I didn't elaborate."

"Then what did he say?"

"Master said that the two assassins in the inn were not sent by Qi State."

"No? Didn't the one we captured alive confess? He's the one who's taking over the office."

"General Su and I both think not."

"Who else could have sent them?" Bai Xiqiao frowned. "So this is the news Tang Ling wants to spread? There's more than one group of people who want him dead?"

Zong Sheng remained silent. They had just left Yongcheng when they were already shrouded in layers of thick fog. Although the murderous intent was not directed at them, Zong Sheng was still worried about Qi Xiao in his heart. Yuanjing would only be more dangerous.

Bai Xiqiao slapped Qi Xiao in the face and said, "Since we know he'll be in contact with Zhou's spies, shouldn't we take advantage of their tactics, lure them out, and wipe them out all at once?"

Qi Xiao threw off the quilt, sat up, glared at Bai Xiqiao and said angrily: "What are you talking about! We are doing nothing, why not just lying down and sleeping? What do Zhou State spies have to do with me? And what do they have to do with you! Don't forget why we went to Yuanjing!"

Bai Xiqiao was stunned. The smile on his face disappeared instantly, and a look of sadness appeared on his face. He did not speak for a long time.

Seeing him like this, Qi Xiao couldn't bear it and slowed down his voice: "Brother, we only have two things to do in Yuanjing: avenge Master and Uncle, and then pick up my mother and leave."

Bai Xiqiao nodded, and after a while he said, "Xiao'er, Master said that you have the ambition of Kunpeng..."

"Kunpeng is just riding the wind. Without a wind that is nine thousand miles thick, he will be killed by his own weight. That is not ambition, it is stupidity." Qi Xiao leaned against the head of the bed, turned his face away, and stopped talking to Bai Xiqiao.

Bai Xiqiao sighed silently and became depressed. If Qi Xiao was the cynical, arrogant, spoiled and stupid person that the world saw him as, the title of King of Chu should have made his life worry-free. There would be nothing wrong with being mediocre. Unfortunately, he was too smart. He had been smart since he was a child. That was why he could not accept mediocrity but had to be mediocre.

Bai Xiqiao tiptoed out, and Zong Sheng followed him out and closed the door of the inner bedroom for Qi Xiao.

"Zongsheng, we still need to prepare some food for him. He has to eat no matter how uncomfortable he feels."

Zongsheng nodded.

"I'll keep an eye on Ye Huai. Let's wait and see what Xiao'er says."

"Do you need to tell General Su?"

Bai Xiqiao shook his head: "Not yet, it's better for us to keep our distance from the Tiger Power Army."

***

After getting permission from Baixi Bridge, Liu Yuan asked the boatmen to cast nets and catch fish. Several boatmen laughed and chatted quietly at the stern of the boat, basking in the sun while waiting for the fish to enter the net.

Liu Yuansi thought about it and decided not to let the boatmen stay on the deck, fearing they would run around. So he asked the captain for permission to stay and take on the idle job of "supervisor". The captain did not make things difficult for him and agreed without hesitation.

Seeing that Liu Yuan, the young soldier, was young and looked friendly, and since he had promised to go fishing, the boatman took a closer look at him. He no longer thought that there was anything scary about him in armor, and soon they started chatting.

"Brother Liu, can you tell us about the Tiger Might Army? We've all heard that General Lu is born with supernatural powers and is extremely powerful. Is that true?"

Speaking of Lu Fangjin, who in the Tiger Power Army didn't treat him like a god? Liu Yuan was even more adoring. He immediately became interested and nodded in response, "That's right. Our General Lu can shoot a hundred-stone bow. Not only in the Tiger Power Army, there's hardly anyone else like him in the whole world!"

"Wow! It's true!"

"I really want to see General Lu in person."

"Hahaha, you can brag about it for the rest of your life, right?"

"Tsk, don't you want to meet our Great Chen's God of War?"

"Let's think about it! But I heard that General Lu returned to the capital a month ago to receive his reward... Hey, then Brother Liu, why are you guys here on the Qin River?"

"Yes, why not take the official ship?"

These boatmen had no idea who was going to buy the boat, and they were terrified when they saw the Tiger Army coming aboard in such a powerful force on the first day.

Liu Yuan opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word. They were on military orders this time, and chatting with the boatman would be a leak of military secrets. He was afraid of being executed by military law if he said another word. He quickly stood up and waved his hand, saying, "I have something else to do. I have to leave first. I will come back in an hour to help you close the net."

Ye Huai hid on the other side of the deck, listening to Liu Yuan's footsteps quickly disappear. Living with the boatmen, Ye Huai knew they were coming to fish. He hadn't shown up when Liu Yuan was there, and he didn't expect Liu Yuan to run away so quickly. So he walked to the stern: "I'll help."

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