The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 106: Follow Me Back to Armor (4)
Chu Zhengyang was taken aback for a moment, then laughed immediately, and looked at his wife with love and respect: "Madam is still open-minded, but I'm being foolish."

Li sighed: "I'm just a woman, and my thinking is not as complicated as yours, so I naturally have less trouble."

"Madam taught you well." Chu Zhengyang bowed down to receive the instruction.

"Don't worry, Mr. Shui is with Ah Li, so nothing will happen to her," Li urged.

Chu Zhengyang frowned, lowered his eyes and shook his head: "Master Shui's identity is mysterious and he has a lot of background. I'm worried that Ah Li will be hurt."

Li said with a smile: "Look at you, our daughter is so smart, how can she be easily deceived? Children have their own blessings, so don't worry too much."

Chu Zhengyang nodded slightly, and listened to his wife's words.

"So, can we rest? The city is in such chaos tonight, and we don't know what will happen tomorrow. You'd better rest earlier to recharge your spirits." Li urged again.

"Okay." Chu Zhengyang took his wife's hand and looked at her with soft eyes: "Let's rest together."

After walking in the forest for a long time, Shui Qianliu suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong?" Chu Qing asked.

"They're going around in circles." Shui Qianliu sneered.

Chu Qing's heart trembled: "Could it be that they found our tracks?" Otherwise, why go around in circles.

"No." Shui Qianliu directly denied: "This is just their habit, which should have been developed when they joined the army. To avoid being followed."

After finishing speaking, he hooked his lips into a smile and muttered to himself: "I'm getting more and more curious about who they are."

Chu Qing frowned, the more time passed, the more unfavorable it would be for her: "Then what should we do now?"

Shui Qianliu pondered for a moment, then analyzed: "Although they are going around in circles, they are all around this mountain forest. It is certain that their lair must be in this mountain. And this mountain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is indeed a rare place to build a stronghold.”

"I just want to know where their lair is." Chu Qing rolled his eyes.

Shui Qianliu looked at her and said helplessly, "I'm impatient."

Without waiting for Chu Qing to refute, he continued: "If we want to live in the mountains for a long time, we cannot do without water. We just need to follow the direction of the water and we will find it. Or, we can continue to accompany them around here."

"Of course it's the former." Chu Qing didn't like to wait passively on the 'battlefield'.

Shui Qianliu smiled slightly, looked at her and said, "That's exactly what I mean."

After finishing speaking, the two gradually left the detoured bandits and headed towards the water source in the mountains.

When dawn came, two figures appeared and disappeared in the mountains and forests, and they went deeper.

Feeling the shadow of the tree passing by before her eyes, Chu Qing let Shui Qianliu lead her forward without saying anything.When her feet finally stood on the ground again, she finally saw the gate of a cottage in the mountain stream ahead.

"That's it?" Chu Qing looked into the distance, and as far as he could see, there was a gate made of rough wood and stones, on which there were guard posts, watchtowers, and even a beacon tower.

"Very professional." Even if he didn't know much about military affairs, Chu Qing could tell that the cottages arranged in this way were not made by ordinary people.

"Professional?" Shui Qianliu looked at her in confusion.

"Ahem..." Chu Qing avoided Shui Qianliu's gaze, knowing that she had spoken quickly and said something she shouldn't have said. "What I mean is that there is a specialization in art. The layout of the cottage in front of you can tell that there are talents who are very proficient in fortifications."

Shui Qianliu nodded suddenly, and agreed: "Indeed, looking at the layout of this village and the patrolling methods of the city wall sentries, it's not easy."

At this time, Chu Qing noticed that there was a corridor above the high gate, and there were swaying figures on it, patrolling.

"How do we get in?" Chu Qing frowned.

There are high mountains on the left and right of this cottage, and there is only a narrow gap, but it is built into a high wall and guarded tightly.I'm afraid it's hard for birds to fly by without making a sound.

"How does Qing'er want to get in?" Shui Qianliu didn't directly answer Chu Qing's question this time, but asked rhetorically.

Chu Qing lowered her brows and pondered for a moment, then pursed her lips and said, "Since that's the case, it's better to ask to see you openly."

Shui Qianliu looked at her, saw a firm and serious look in her quiet eyes, and suddenly smiled: "Okay, Qing'er can do whatever she wants."

Chu Qing looked at him, her eyes moved slightly.

Hand in hand, the two of them headed towards the gate of the distant cottage without any cover. Before they approached, they heard the person above shouting loudly: "Who is coming, tell us your name!"

Shui Qianliu looked at Chu Qing and left everything to her to handle, while he took a step back to give Chu Qing a solid backing.

This moved Chu Qing slightly, because she was never the kind of little girl who needs to hide under the wings of others to survive.Smiling confidently, she took a step forward, and before she could speak, she heard a sound of breaking through the air.

call out--

A sharp feathered arrow shot out from the city wall, and was directly inserted into the soil in front of Chu Qing's feet. The arrow went deep, and the arrow feather trembled slightly.

This made Chu Qing's movements pause, and Shui Qianliu didn't make any reaction, just looked at Chu Qing with a smile.

With a smile on her lips, Chu Qing continued to move forward, taking a step with a calm posture and a steady pace.

Another sharp arrow flew over and also shot on her way forward.

"If you move forward, the third arrow will kill you."

The shouts on the walls came again.

Chu Qing smiled sweetly, looking at the city wall which was still more than ten feet away, a light voice floated out slowly: "Your Majesty, noble and righteous man, since the first arrow didn't take the little girl's life, then it won't come later Shoot the little girl in front of the city wall in the same way."

There was silence inside the city wall for a while, and Chu Qing took the opportunity to take a few steps forward. When she came to a distance of seven feet, the voice on the wall finally sounded again: "Who is the girl? What are you doing here in my cottage?"

Chu Qing smiled, and walked another two feet, finally came to a place only five feet away from the city wall, and stood there.

Suddenly, a gust of breeze blew by, and a faint fragrance entered her nostrils. The familiar smell made her know that Shui Qianliu had been following her.For some reason, knowing that Shui Qianliu was behind her gave her a lot of peace of mind.

"I am the eldest lady of the Chu family's firm in Anning City, Chu Qing. I heard that the goods and staff of my company passed through your place, and I was invited by all the heroes to go to the cottage for a talk. I haven't returned yet, so I have to come and have a look."

After Chu Qing's voice fell, the city wall fell silent again.

Chu Qing was not in a hurry, but just waited silently.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no reply.Just when she was about to speak again, the person above suddenly said: "Excuse me, the son behind Miss Chu, is the number one son in the world, Shui Qianliu?"

(End of this chapter)