The prince is very cruel

As a local tyrant, he just felt like he was dreaming. How could he possibly meet such a person!

"I'll give you thirty breaths to consider whether to cooperate with me or go back and die." Guan Ning had his hands behind his back, his black hair flying, giving the impression of being an unparalleled strategist.

Originally, his goal was only gold, but now, he suddenly had a new idea.

There are not many opportunities to have the old emperor protecting him in secret. This time he must maximize the old emperor's value to face the chaos in the near future!

Hua Wuque could hear the thumping of his own heartbeat.

He knew that if he listened to Guan Ning, he might be killed at any time, but he would have a road to wealth and honor. If he didn't listen, it would be difficult for him to survive.

Now he is being roasted on the fire. After what happened last night, Guan Ning has blocked his retreat.

When he thought of this, he decided to go all out and gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

"I'll do it with you!"

Hearing this, Guan Ning's mouth corners curled up.

If Hua Wuque was only forced by the situation before, now he really has to cooperate with all his strength because everyone is in the same boat.

Lou Xinyue didn't say a word from beginning to end. Although she was a strong and domineering woman, Guan Ning was always the backbone and the one who made the decisions, and she was willing to obey him unconditionally.

"Get up."

"Unload the carriage. You don't have to walk anymore. You can ride back to Fengdu River tonight."

Hua Wu Que covered his swollen eye socket from last night's beating and said in a somewhat embarrassed tone, "You're going back so soon? Don't you want to stay out of the spotlight?"

It was obvious that he was a little scared.

“The most dangerous place is the safest.”

"There must be a dispute between the Changsun family and the Hua family now. There will be some internal chaos for a while. This is our opportunity."

"When we get to Fengdu River, the first thing you have to do is take me to the location where the gold sank. I want to see the situation firsthand and then figure out how to transport the gold away."

Hua Wu Que followed up with a question: "Then, what about me?"

"You said you would protect me, you can't just take the gold and leave, right?" There was no trace of temper in him anymore.

Guan Ning glanced at it calmly, then mounted his horse and said, "Eat your meal one bite at a time."

"Besides gold, I have other things for you to do. Don't worry, as long as you listen to me, the era of the five major families of Fengdu River will pass, and even the era of the five major families of Fengdu River will fall on you." He threw out a huge bait.

Suddenly, Hua Wuque's eyes lit up, almost turning into tangible green light.

"Are you serious?" he asked excitedly.

But Guan Ning and Lou Xinyue had already left on horseback.

"Wait, wait for me!"

Hua Wuque drove the carriage hurriedly to catch up. He didn't look like he was trying to escape at all, as he was afraid of getting too far away from Guan Ningyuan.

……

Late at night, at Chou time.

The silent night sky enveloped the entire Fengdu River. At this time in the past, the Fengdu River was in a state of chaos, but tonight it was surprisingly quiet.

Out of nowhere, many armed thugs appeared on both sides of the river and were patrolling. There were checkpoints almost every hundred meters, and it was very tight. It must be related to the Xiangfengtang incident.

At an abandoned dock, three shadows suddenly appeared, forming a blind spot with the shore and unable to be seen.

"We can't go any further."

"The area ahead is the Hua family's territory. In order to protect the gold at the bottom of the river, a large number of people are stationed on the boat ahead. There are people watching it every day and all night long. If we go there like this, we will definitely be discovered." Hua Wuque said in a low voice.

Guan Ning frowned: "How far is it to the past?"

"It's about two miles along the Fengdu River." Hua Wuque thought for a while and said, as a senior member of the Hua family, he knew everything about this place.

Guan Ning looked around, seeing torches flashing by from time to time, and said decisively: "Then swim over there!"

"Swim?" Hua Wuque widened his eyes. The Fengdu River was very deep, with lots of aquatic plants, making it very dangerous. Moreover, too many people had died at the bottom of the river, so no one dared to swim there, and no one even ate the fish.

It was so dark that if you weren’t careful you would die in the river.

"Otherwise, how do you want to get through?" Guan Ning asked back.

Hua Wuque was speechless and could only follow Guan Ning and go into the water.

Lou Xinyue also wanted to go into the water.

Guan Ning immediately stopped him: "Don't come down, just meet us here."

"No!" Lou Xinyue frowned and insisted on going together no matter what.

"Be obedient!" Guan Ning said seriously. The water in Fengdu River was too dirty and contained all kinds of things. Even though Lou Xinyue was a master, she was still a woman with a special body. Guan Ning didn't want her to suffer this.

"Come back in an hour, or I'll come over!" Lou Xinyue bit her lip, her eyes filled with worry.

"Okay." Guan Ning grinned.

Hua Wuque watched in the water, filled with envy, but now he didn't dare to have any ideas about Lou Xinyue, knowing that such a beauty was not something he could get his hands on.

Wow! !

With a splash of water, Guan Ning dived into the Fengdu River and disappeared.

Guan Ning felt a chill at the first moment. Even in spring when flowers were blooming, the water of Fengdu River was still very cold, filled with a foul smell, and extremely turbid.

Most people simply couldn't stand such an environment, but Guan Ning had no choice. It would be extremely risky to show his head at this moment, and he could see the fire outside even under the water.

From Lou Xinyue's perspective, the river was calm and nothing could be seen. Her heart couldn't help but rise slightly.

Soon, relying on his amazing swimming ability, he swam nearly half the distance, but when Guan Ning looked back, Hua Wuque was gone!

He was shocked under the water!

Ran?

But the next second, his eyes flashed, and he saw someone struggling desperately in the water plants not far behind him.

His heart skipped a beat and he dived over without stopping.

A large patch of waterweed had entangled Hua Wuque's feet. No matter how he struggled, it was useless. His face turned red and he was completely panicked.

There is no sound underwater, only darkness and emptiness.

He became more and more panicked, and was entangled tighter and tighter. The final outcome could only be one, and that was drowning.

Guan Ning quickly came to his side, made a gesture to him to be quiet, then dived down, pulled out the dagger, and slashed it down.

The wildly growing water plants were cut in two, and Hua Wuque was able to break free. His face showed an expression of having escaped death, but because of the tension just now, the air in his mouth was almost gone.

At this moment, he is asking Guan Ning for help.

Guan Ning grabbed his shoulder with one hand, increased the strength of his legs, and dived with the person.

The whole process is silent but thrilling enough!

Hua Wuque could no longer hold his breath and instinctively wanted to float to the surface to breathe air, but Guan Ning held him down. If he went up at this moment, he would definitely be discovered.

Finally, under Guan Ning's guidance, Hua Wuque managed to reach a hidden dock by relying on all his strength, and surfaced with the help of a boat.

"Hu, hu, hu!" Hua Wuque breathed frantically, his eyes were already blood red, and he felt that he would die if he stayed submerged for another second.