The speeding carriage suddenly stopped. Liu Jinyan bumped into the fender of the carriage and half of her body leaned out. Fortunately, Yaoniang grabbed the armrest of the brocade seat early and did not fall.
Liu Jinyan shook his head, which was dizzy and had ringing ears. He opened the curtain and was about to curse when Pei Liang was already sitting in the driver's seat.
"You..." Liu Jinyan was stunned. Before he could recover, Pei Liang grabbed his collar and threw it out of the car.
The carriage moved on.
Liu Jinyan fell to pieces and felt like his whole body was falling apart. He lay groaning on the muddy ground for a long time before being helped up.
The guard driving the carriage also had a bruised nose and face, and the two of them staggered to their feet.
"You bastard named Pei, just wait! I'm not done with you!"
Liu Jinyan panted heavily, with a ferocious expression on his face, pointing in the direction where the carriage disappeared and roared.
Yaoniang leaned expressionlessly in front of the window and didn't realize it until the wheels stopped.
Until Pei Liang poked his head in and said, "We're home!"
Yaoniang trembled all over, shrinking like a frightened little animal.
"How about I carry you down?" Pei Liang smiled upon seeing this.
Yaoniang shook her head desperately, suddenly rushed out of the carriage, fended off the man's hand, and jumped down.
Seeing Yaoniang about to run away, Pei Liang hugged her. The woman in his arms struggled violently and suddenly gave Pei Liang a loud slap in the face with her backhand.
Both of them were stunned at the same time.
Yaoniang's tears suddenly flowed down her face, and her fearful and heart-wrenching look was particularly heart-wrenching.
"I...I didn't mean to...Pei Liang"
Yaoniang touched the man's face and burst into tears.
"What are you afraid of?" Pei Liang frowned slightly and stared into Yaoniang's eyes.
"I lied to you"
"I don't deserve you"
"Don't worry about me anymore"
"I won't bother you anymore"
"real"
Yaoniang, who looked in pain, said several incoherent words in succession.
Pei Liang held her in his arms again, patted her shoulders and said softly: "Let's go home, don't think so much!"
"You really don't mind?" Yaoniang's face was full of hope with tears in her eyes.
"I mind." The three words Pei Liang said were like a bolt from the blue, causing Yaoniang's mind to go blank for an instant.
The man supported the woman's limp body, which seemed to collapse at any moment, and said again:
"If I say I don't mind, your knot will always exist. If I say I mind, it means that I, Pei Liang, have fallen in love with you. That's why we need to open our hearts, right?"
Looking at the tender eyes, the woman gradually came back to her senses and nodded painfully and tangledly.
….
Finally, Pei Liang took Yaoniang to the outskirts of the city and stopped the car in front of an abandoned courtyard.
This small courtyard faces the hills and has been abandoned for a long time. There is only this solitary house within a few miles.
On the roof, a man and a woman sat hugging each other. Pei Liang took out a bamboo flute from his arms and placed it across his mouth.
A burst of crisp flute sound sounded, and the rhythm was gentle and continuous. After listening to it, my mind became calm and the worldly world was washed away.
This not very sad tune actually made Yaoniang burst into tears.
Dense and fine raindrops fall on the surrounding tiles, in the grass and trees in the courtyard, and in the bamboo forests dancing in the wind on the hills, forming the gentlest notes in the world!
After playing the song, Pei Liang was silent for a long time before coughing.
"are you feeling better?"
"This place you chose is so good!" Yaoniang closed her eyes and murmured softly, listening to the sound of beating leaves through the forest.
"Okay, just sit there until dawn." Pei Liang said with a smile.
Yaoniang's head dropped and she actually fell asleep in Pei Liang's arms.
When I woke up again, the rain had stopped, the wind had died down, and everything was completely silent.
Pei Liang's head rested gently on the forehead of the woman in his arms, and he fell into a deep sleep.
Yaoniang couldn't help but touch the young man's face.
Feeling the slight trembling in her body, Yaoniang asked gently: "When did you fall in love with me?"
Pei Liang thought for a moment: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Yaoniang sighed: "I didn't expect you to ask such a boring question!"
"The lie is that I fell in love at first sight and was attracted by my appearance and figure. What about the truth?"
Yaoniang asked back:
"The truth is... I fell in love when we were mistaken for a couple on the boat!"
Pei Liang hugged Yaoniang's body tightly.
"What about before, you called me your wife and took advantage of me, just to tease me?"
"How can I say it's teasing? I think you are suffering too much. Let me humor you. My mother said that the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is. I am just a young man in love, so I can only stay away from you."
"When did you learn to be so glib?"
"True feelings, no nonsense"
"You are just in love for the first time, and I am a lover of countless people?"
"I know, you are also a good girl"
"Pei, you must hate me in your heart."
"A little bit, after all, feelings are selfish, but I can figure it out myself."
"What have you figured out? Is love just bullshit like mutual tolerance?"
"Loving someone is not just about possessing"
….
Yaoniang burst into tears.
Pei Liang patted his shoulder to comfort him.
At the ferry in the city, all the ships were towed to the shore. Rows of armored soldiers guarded the place with murderous intent. No one was allowed to get closer.
Needless to say, this was Liu Jinyan's handiwork, and the big Liu Mansion was surrounded by people like iron barrels.
Liu Jinyan, who was huddled in an underground secret room, suddenly heard the report from his subordinates and almost fainted from anger.
"Why didn't you stop her?"
"Subordinates dare not"
"Idiot... Idiot... send my order quickly, and dispatch two thousand iron cavalry from Dongcheng Huben Camp, and five hundred sharpshooters to follow me to Taohuadu."
Pei Liang drove the carriage slowly towards the north of the city. He was overtaken by a group of officers and soldiers before he had gone very far.
The leader took out the portrait and after confirming it, he immediately ordered the carriage to stop. The soldiers behind him swarmed over and drew their weapons.
Pei Liang ignored him and just flicked his riding whip. The officers and soldiers blocking the front suddenly fell to the ground.
The wheels continued to move forward, but at the fork in the road ahead, they were blocked by another carriage that suddenly rushed out.
Yuan Qianqiu, who was driving the car, waved enthusiastically to Pei Liang.
Then Lu Qingyan got off the carriage alone and hurriedly walked to Pei Liang's carriage.
"Liu Jinyan has put Chengdu under martial law and said that you two are spies from a foreign race and wants to arrest the whole city. Does your benefactor know?"
"I know"
Pei Liang nodded and jumped out of the carriage.
"Thank you, madam, for reminding me. I have my own way of getting out of this matter. Madam's presence here may be detrimental to me, so please come back as soon as possible."
Looking at Pei Liang's sincerely concerned eyes, Lu Qingyan had a complicated expression.
"Don't worry, my dear benefactor. I have a special status. Liu Jinyan doesn't dare to do anything to me. He treats my savior like this. I will risk my life to escort you two out of Chengdu safely!"
"This matter has nothing to do with Madam. Don't wade into troubled waters. Pei has martial arts skills and no one can stop him..."
"Brother Pei is very skilled in martial arts, and Qing Yan knows that, but tens of thousands of troops inside and outside Chengdu have already set up a dragnet at the ferry. No matter how powerful the benefactor is in martial arts, he can't beat four hands with just one fist. Moreover, Miss Yaoniang is still pregnant. , let alone take risks easily..."
Yaoniang in the carriage bit her lip tightly, even though her heart was aching, she remained silent.
At this moment, she wanted to rush out and yell at Lu Qingyan: It doesn't matter whether I live or die! But she was afraid that Pei Liang would be sad, and she felt that she was not even qualified to be jealous now.
Pei Liang was still trying to persuade Lu Qingyan, but this woman, who looked gentle and weak but was stubborn and resolute on the inside, remained unmoved at all.
"Only by coercing me can I leave Chengdu safely. Other than that, there is no other way!"
After hearing this, Pei Liang shook his head.
"My benefactor knew in his heart that this was the best way. Just think of me as repaying the life-saving grace, okay?"
Lu Qingyan suddenly appeared begging.
"The kindness between us has been repaid, I can't harm Madam!"
Pei Liang felt cruel and refused.
"Pei Liang"
As Lu Qingyan suddenly called out her name, her eyes began to turn red.
"I don't want to stay with Liu Jinyan, a beast, in this life. Can't you even help me?"
Pei Liang really didn't expect Lu Qingyan to say this suddenly, and was stunned for a moment.
Lu Qingyan bravely looked directly into the man's eyes, until her eyes were filled with tears, but she still did not dodge her eyes.
Pei Liang sighed, his face heavy.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage suddenly opened, and Yaoniang leaned out and said coldly: "Pei, do you have any conscience? Miss Lu begged you so, why didn't you agree?"
When Lu Qingyan heard Yaoniang's words, she glanced in disbelief. Yaoniang called her "Miss Lu" instead of Mrs. Liu, which represented her attitude and was not sarcastic.
Pei Liang finally stopped hesitating and nodded.
When Liu Jinyan, surrounded by many guards, led a large group of people to catch up with Lu Qingyan's carriage, Yuan Qianqiu stopped the carriage slowly.
"Where are you going, madam?" Liu Jinyan, who was riding a tall horse, came out of the crowd and asked with a smile.
There was no sound from the carriage for a long time. Liu Jinyan frowned and was about to order his men to invite his wife out. Suddenly he saw Yuan Qianqiu with his head hanging down and saying nothing. His expression changed drastically and he hurriedly dismounted. When he suddenly lifted the When he opened the curtain of the carriage, his whole body was like a thunderbolt, and he took a few steps back.
"Where's Madam?" Liu Jinyan rushed forward and grabbed Yuan Qianqiu's collar as if he was crazy.
Yuan Qianqiu was too lazy to reply and shook his head.
Liu Jinyan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. With a wave of his hand, several guards rushed over and captured him on the spot.
Taohuadu is an area that Liu Jinyan focuses on controlling. There are a thousand soldiers with swords and shields and hundreds of archers here. If you want to leave this water area by boat, you must pass through Shuilaoguan to completely leave Chengdu.
When a carriage arrived, all the soldiers looked serious and nervous, and the archers prepared their strings and prepared arrows.
Pei Liang lowered his head and said, "I'm offended."
Lu Qingyan was pulled out by him, and the five fingers of her right hand were clasped in her throat.
