The young man in white was very accomplished. In the blink of an eye, he carried Jiang Hui to a small boat on the river bank. This small boat must have been arranged by the young man in white. Because there was a boatman waiting on the boat. When he saw the young man in white, he quickly docked the boat and respectfully called the young man in white 'Thirteenth Young Master'.
The Thirteenth Young Master put Jiang Hui down. Jiang Hui looked at the Thirteenth Young Master with tears in his eyes and begged, "Brother, please save my father!"
"Your father is dead and there is no way to save him. You should just listen to your father and go to Youzhou Hou!" the Thirteenth Young Master replied.
Wow wow...
Jiang Hui cried even harder. "You lied, my father is not dead!"
Jiang Hui insisted on going back to find her father, so the Thirteenth Young Master shook his head helplessly and ordered the boatman to sail the boat straight up the river. The Thirteenth Young Master seemed tired of Jiang Hui's crying, so he went into the cabin and lay down to rest, letting Jiang Hui cry as much as she wanted.
This river is very long. If the river goes straight down to the south, it is the "South Country", and if the river goes straight up to the north, it is the "North Country". Although the 'Southern Country' was stolen by the Wood Witch elders and renamed 'Jiang Country', the people still did not identify with the 'Jiang Country'. Therefore, people often call "Xiangguo" "Southern Xinjiang". It means that 'South' is in the front and 'Xinjiang' is in the back. 'Xiangguo' cannot replace 'Southern'.
Jiang Hui cried for a long time. When she was tired, she lay down in the cabin to rest, and soon fell asleep. Jiang Hui seemed to have not slept for a long time, and she did not wake up until the next morning. When she opened her eyes dimly, she found that the handsome thirteenth young master was already on the boat.
Jiang Hui curiously asked the boatman, "Old man, where is the big brother?"
"Oh! My young master has left long ago."
"We're gone, but the boat hasn't docked yet? Could it be that your young master swam away?"
"Haha, my young master left in another boat." The boatman replied with a smile while holding the boat.
"Then old man, are you going to send me to Youzhou City?" Jiang Hui asked again.
"Young Master has ordered you to be sent to Youzhou Mansion."
"But because we have to take a boat to Youzhou City?" Jiang Hui asked the boatman in confusion.
"Youzhou City is located at the junction of the northern part of the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom. It would be faster and safer for the Thirteenth Young Master to go to Youzhou City by water." The boatman replied with a smile.
Jiang Hui touched her head and asked curiously, "Old man, who are you and why do you want to save me?"
The boatman hesitated for a long time before replying, "We are from the rivers and lakes, and we saved you this time just to repay our kindness."
Repay a favor?
Jiang Hui was curious and wanted to ask more questions, but the boatman didn't answer. She had no choice but to stop asking and immediately checked to see if the jade seal in the treasure box was still there.
Jiang Hui opened the treasure box carefully. The crystal clear jade seal was still there, and Jiang Hui felt relieved. Jiang Hui picked up an old piece of cloth on the boat and wrapped it in the treasure box, holding it tightly in her arms.
The river is very calm, and there are still very few boats on the river. The boats are moving slowly on the river. There are mountains on both sides of the river bank, and there are flocks of birds and the fragrance of wild flowers. Jiang Hui, who had been imprisoned with her father since she was a child, was fascinated by the scenery on the river bank. This was the first time she had seen such a beautiful picture.
Soon the ships entered the border between Beiguo and Youzhou City. At this time, there were more ships on the river, and there were still many merchants on the river bank. Although there are frequent wars in Youzhou City, it is still very prosperous.
Jiang Hui saw the Thirteenth Young Master and the ten Jianghu people dressed as common people standing on the shore. Jiang Hui excitedly waved to Thirteenth Duke, "Brother, where have you been? Have you seen my father?"
The Thirteenth Young Master did not answer, but pulled Jiang Hui ashore, and Jiang Hui followed the Thirteenth Young Master to the gate of Youzhou City.
The gates of Youzhou City were closed for unknown reasons today. The city walls were covered with protective soldiers and archers. The archers faced the outside of the city gates and shot anyone who dared to cause trouble at the city gates.
The defense force of Youzhou City exceeded the expectations of the Thirteenth Young Master. The Thirteenth Young Master murmured, "The defense of Youzhou City has become even tighter. Could it be that another war is about to happen?"
People who were about to enter the city gathered outside the city gate, some were in fear, and some were noisy.
"Open the city gate, quickly open the city gate and let us in..."
"It looks like we can't enter the city gate today, let's go back to the teahouse!" The Thirteenth Young Master said to the ten people in the world.
Jiang Hui followed the Thirteenth Young Master to a small teahouse outside the city gate. The owner of the teahouse was an old man with white hair and a gray beard. He was a bit older, but his hands and feet were very agile.
When the teahouse owner saw the Thirteenth Young Master and others arriving, he cheerfully asked, "Where do these guests come from?"
"Jiangnan, as a rule, I want a pot of high-quality tea and a private room to rest." The Thirteenth Young Master said.
"Okay!" The teahouse owner enthusiastically led the Thirteenth Young Master into the secret room. It seemed that the teahouse owner was also the Thirteenth Young Master.
After the Thirteenth Young Master entered the secret room of the teahouse, he consulted the teahouse owner about the recent situation in Youzhou City.
The owner of the teahouse told the Thirteenth Young Master that the situation in Youzhou City has not been very good recently. The military deployment inside and outside the city has become more and more strict. They have gone from conducting interrogations one by one to entering the city, to simply closing the city gates and not letting anyone in.
After hearing this, the Thirteenth Duke asked again, "Did something big happen in Youzhou City?"
The owner of the teahouse said, "A few days ago, Marquis Youzhou was suddenly assassinated by an assassin when he was leaving the city. The exact extent of his injuries has not yet been found out. From that day on, Marquis Youzhou never left the city again, and he even ordered the city gates to be closed and no one was allowed to leave." In and out.
"So that's it. It seems that Emperor Jiang came to attack Youzhou City in secret because he failed to attack it. Has the assassin been caught?" The Thirteenth Young Master asked the teahouse owner again.
"Caught it, it's actually a child."
"What? It's a child!" Everyone was shocked. Emperor Jiang was so insane that he trained children to be killers.
"It seems that it is really difficult to enter the city now." The Thirteenth Young Master looked at Jiang Hui and murmured.
"I must go to the city, and big brother must help Hui'er."
Jiang Hui didn't know what the jade seal was for, but her father asked her before his death to deliver the jade seal to Youzhou Marquis, so she must do it.
"Don't worry, we Jianghu people speak of 'righteousness'. We will not ignore you and entrust you to the Youzhou Marquis." The Thirteenth Young Master replied, patting his chest.
"Big brother is so kind!" Jiang Hui smiled sweetly at the Thirteenth Young Master.
The Thirteenth Young Master blushed on both sides of his face, looking a little embarrassed.
Unable to enter the city, Jiang Hui could only stay in the secret room of the teahouse, and the Thirteenth Young Master also stayed in the secret room of the teahouse waiting to rest.
"Brother, you haven't told me what happened to dad yet?" Jiang Hui didn't believe that her dad was really dead, so she asked the Thirteenth Young Master again.
"Didn't I tell you earlier? Your father is really dead, and you saw it at the time. Can you survive if you stab him in the heart with a sword?"
Woohoo! Daddy...
This time Jiang Hui really believed that her father was dead!
"Shh! Stop crying. It will be bad if people think I am bullying you!" The Thirteenth Young Master advised Jiang Hui to stop crying.
"Brother, I have no relatives. Are all my relatives dead?"
The Thirteenth Duke looked at the pitiful Jiang Hui and couldn't help but sigh that wars are raging and wars are everywhere. Not only your whole family is dead, but also many people.
"Then, all the eldest brother's family members are also dead?"
Bah bah bah!
"How is my family? If you keep talking nonsense, I will ignore you."
"No, big brother!" Jiang Hui said fearfully.
"Hey! Forget it. It turns out to be repayment of kindness, so of course I have to do it."
"Repay a favor?"
"It's about repaying kindness. Ten years ago, my Jiang family received a great favor from Prime Minister Jiang. Now that Prime Minister Jiang is in trouble, of course our Jiang family must repay us with a spring of water. This is what people in the world call 'righteousness'."
"Hui'er doesn't understand, who are the people in Jianghu?" Jiang Hui asked in a sweet voice.
Forehead!
The Thirteenth Young Master couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. It seemed that he was playing the piano to a cow, not a cow, but a pig. He was playing the piano to a pig.
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