The sky over the rivers and lakes is very clear

Chapter 253

"So sweet?"

"Cough, that's swearing. If you don't understand, don't ask!" Zhu Huihui said shamelessly. "Actually, although Lu Sha is skilled in martial arts, his ability to swear is less than half as good. If he curses, you won't get angry; if you curse him, you'll be furious..."

Liu Yue's head was throbbing from all that " ": "Alright, alright! Let's continue!"

"Then, he came and bit my face..."

She recounted the events in detail, and Liu Yue relentlessly pressed for answers, asking about every single detail. Finally, Zhu Huihui got annoyed, his face fell, and he turned his back, pretending not to hear her questions no matter what she asked.

Liu Yue still seemed confused. He turned his head, thought for a moment, and sighed with a slight smile.

Zhu Huihui glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "What are you laughing at?" She was both laughing and sighing. What did that mean?

Liu Yue gazed out the window at the tranquil lake, where a light drizzled in the distance. In the distance, a lamp, its orange glow warmed the surrounding rain and mist.

"I wasn't laughing," Liu Yue said calmly, before suddenly shoving Zhu Huihui to the ground.

Zhu Huihui was furious and jumped up, shouting, "You—" before abruptly stopping.

But Liu Yue was standing where she had just been, with three broken arrows stuck in her apricot-colored wide sleeves, the shafts black and the arrowheads blue.

An uproar erupted on the dragon boat as several Imperial Guards appeared at the bow, each drawing their swords. Chief Steward Qin rushed in, saying, "Young Prince, are you alright? I'll send men to capture the assassin right away."

Liu Yue took the broken arrow off her clothes, examined it, and tossed it to Steward Qin: "Investigate the origin of this arrow! Prepare fast boats, and have the Jiao, Kang, and Shi squads come with me!"

With a swift movement, he was already outside the cabin. The next moment, his voice came from the distant lake: "Grey, go inside the cabin and don't come out! Steward Qin, protect Miss Zhu and go to Xuan Yue Water Island first!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Steward Qin replied, then turned around and said, "Miss Zhu—wait, where is she?"

After a moment's pause, Zhu Huihui peeked out from under the sandalwood table: "Here!"

"..."

Steward Qin was speechless. This girl looks a bit dim-witted, but she's surprisingly quick!

Zhu Huihui crawled out from under the table, grinning sheepishly, "Steward Qin, what happened?"

Steward Qin's face was darker than the sky: "There are assassins! The young prince has gone after the enemy!"

"Who are those assassins...?" Were they those ghostly men in black?

Steward Qin shook his head indifferently.

"Did Brother Liu Yue go to chase the enemy alone?" What is the Jiao Kang clan?

"..."

"Brother Liu Yue, with such high martial arts skills, you won't be unable to defeat those people, will you?"

Steward Qin still ignored him completely.

Zhu Huihui pouted: "What a big, silent gourd!"

Steward Qin finally spoke, coldly saying, "The young prince only instructed this old servant to escort you to Xuan Yue Water Island, not to keep you company."

"But you didn't deliver it!"

Chief Steward Qin glanced outside and said with a forced smile, "This location is still 29 waterways away from Xuan Yue Water Island."

The long, desolate embankment was shrouded in a light drizzle, and the lamplight cast a dim, yellow glow.

Standing under the lamp at dawn and dusk, holding a bamboo umbrella, I wait patiently.

The hurried footsteps coming from the other side of the embankment made her heart pound so hard it felt like it would leap out of her chest.

What could that enormous head be in the darkness? A villain, a fish spirit, or a water monster?

The big head quickly approached, and just as Chen Muwan's scream was about to burst from his throat, the big head finally entered the range illuminated by the embankment lights.

"Miss Mu, where is the hero?"

The newcomer lifted the large straw hat from her head, revealing a pretty face with a touch of childishness under the lamplight, thick eyelashes, a pert nose, and round, small lips...

Chen Muwan's heart, which had been pounding in her chest, suddenly felt weak all over, and she could barely hold up the umbrella. She had to take a few steps back and brace herself against the weeping willow tree with one hand: "Miss Zhu... Miss Zhu!"

The one who came was, of course, Zhu Huihui!

At that time, the Liuyue fast ship chased after the enemy. Following the instructions given by the young prince before he left, Chief Steward Qin ordered the guards to operate the dragon boat and head straight for Xuan Yue Water Island. Even though the dragon boat was slow, it would only take a little over an hour to travel the two-nine waterways.

It was completely dark. Xuan Yue Shui Yu stood majestically on the shore of Dongting Lake, appearing as a gray-black silhouette in the night, hazy and mysterious.

The dragon boat slowly approached the mountain resort's water fortress. The guards who were in charge of the boat stood at the bow, holding lanterns and shining them towards the water island. The lanterns flickered and changed in length, making it easy to tell what kind of signal they were sending.

Zhu Huihui leaned on the railing, watching the changing lights with interest, and then struck up a conversation with Steward Qin, who stood beside her like a wooden statue: "Steward Qin... what are these lights saying?" Although she knew that the effeminate fat man looked down on her, she had no one else to talk to, so she had no choice but to chat with him.

Steward Qin ignored her with a stern face.

Zhu Huihui glanced at him sullenly, picked up an apple from the table, took a bite, and chewed it fiercely twice: "Steward Qin, why do you always look at me with displeasure?" Had she stolen his chickens? Had she stolen his steamed buns and wallet? Or had she flirted with his wife and daughter? Right—eunuchs don't seem to have wives and daughters…

Steward Qin snorted.