The water of the Nanjiang River flows into the Minjiang River through the Shuilao Pass at the foot of Wolong Mountain, and it flows southwards ever since.
As a water barrier in Shu, Shuilaoguan spans tens of meters and directly cuts the Nanjiang River in two.
Relying on the thick walls of the city and a giant ten-meter-high sluice gate in the middle, it firmly controls the north-south waterway.
Liu Jinyan stood in the tower of Shuilaoguan and had a clear view of the Nuo Da River.
Although his face was expressionless, his heart was already in turmoil at this moment.
The hatred of seizing a wife is enough to drive every man crazy. Although Lu Qingyan has never truly belonged to him, she is still the wife Liu Jinyan is marrying. Now that he is announcing the end of the relationship between husband and wife in this way, Liu Jinyan's whole heart is filled with tears. Bleeding.
He couldn't forget the night when he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night when he first heard about the marriage, and he couldn't forget the joy he felt when he took the eight-carriage sedan to the Prime Minister's Mansion to welcome the bride.
Now it all seems like a big dream.
Unknowingly, Liu Jinyan's fingers had picked off the stone chips on the city wall.
"Sir, the ship is coming!"
The subordinate reminded carefully.
After waking up, Liu Jinyan took a deep breath and suppressed the hatred gushing out of his eyes.
"Let everyone act according to the plan and obey my orders. Anyone who acts rashly will be killed without mercy!"
Liu Jinyan made a beheading motion, and his subordinates immediately followed the order and left.
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Pei Liang tightened all the sails and moved the boat to the maximum speed. This was the real life and death test, and he was ready to give it a try.
Liu Jinyan must be waiting for him here. No man would let his woman leave with another man!
Pei Liang's original plan was that the three women would hide in the cabin and he would break through with his sword.
But Lu Qingyan refused to say anything and insisted on standing on the boat with Pei Liang.
Pei Liang also understood that this was because she still had the obsession to take revenge on Liu Jinyan, and secondly, she was thinking about everyone. As long as she was around, Liu Jinyan and his men would not dare to attack the ship.
When the ship was only a hundred meters away from Shui Lao Pass, Pei Liang first asked Yaoniang in the cabin to operate the engine to slowly anchor, and then he said something offended and locked Lu Qingyan's throat.
Seeing the figures of a man and a woman on the bow getting closer and closer, Liu Jinyan clenched her fists tightly, her eyes filled with pain, resentment, and overwhelming anger.
With a wave of his hand, a disheveled man was hung between the three characters "Shui Laoguan", his body was tied up and covered with blood.
Pei Liang's eyes couldn't help but become sharp.
Lu Qingyan looked at it in disbelief, her lips trembled, and she suddenly shouted "Master Yuan"
This person is the Lu Mansion guard "Yuan Qianqiu" who watched Lu Qingyan grow up since childhood.
"Liu Jinyan, you beast! How dare you treat the guards in my house like this!"
Lu Qingyan was so angry that her whole body trembled.
Liu Jinyan on the tower sneered, his malicious eyes filled with the pleasure of revenge.
"Madam, please don't get me wrong. This damn house slave put you in danger and deserves death. It was only for the sake of Madam that I let him live!"
"You thief named Pei, please let go of my wife immediately. I can keep your whole body..."
"I'll go rescue him."
Pei Liang suddenly whispered in Lu Qingyan's ear, and in the blink of an eye he flew up, his sword unsheathed.
"Danger!" The man in green shirt, who was as thin as a hemp stalk behind Liu Jinyan, shouted and protected him in front.
The sword energy swept across the city tower, and there was an instant mourning. Blood rain spurted out from the torn body, and the broken wooden pillars collapsed with the falling tiles.
Just when Yuan Qianqiu was in the air and was held in Pei Liang's arms, several figures suddenly rose from the water around the ship and rushed toward Lu Qingyan on the bow.
Pei Liang reacted quickly and struck out with a backhand sword. The unparalleled sword energy came first and he screamed several times. The figure was broken into two pieces and fell into the water.
Pei Liang's sword energy swung with all his strength even cut off the mast of the ship, and the fallen wooden piles and a large piece of the sail hit the side of the ship hard.
Lu Qingyan squatted down holding her head in fear. Pei Liang had returned to the bow of the ship, put down Yuan Qianqiu who had fainted, and jumped towards the water tower that controlled the gate.
The archers guarding the place were frightened. When they saw Pei Liang flying towards them, they were so nervous that they couldn't even pull back the string of their bows. They all ran away with their heads in their hands.
Pei Liang didn't like killing, so he climbed up the wall and kicked open the door of the water building. Two steel knives came towards him. With a wave of his hand, Pei Liang smashed the door and window and the two guards fell out of the building.
The winch that controls the gate is in the water tower. After entering, Pei Liang pulled up the winch with one hand, which usually required the combined efforts of at least three or four strong men to turn it.
As the sluice gate weighing a thousand kilograms suddenly rose, a figure as fast as a thunderous dragon had already swept onto the ship.
Lu Qingyan screamed in surprise, and before she could struggle, she was grabbed by the man in green shirt and taken away from the ship.
"Take the anchor!" Pei Liang suddenly shouted towards the ship.
After hearing this, Yaoniang moved the mechanism again. After the anchor was put away, the ship accelerated rapidly. At this time, the bow of the ship was only a few dozen meters away from the slowly rising sluice gate.
"Attack the ship quickly! Grab the winch!"
Liu Jinyan, who had escaped, had reacted and hid among a group of guards, shouting wildly.
Pei Liang, who pulled the winch to the end, saw the target and quickly threw the wooden sword in his hand, heading straight for Liu Jinyan.
The man in green shirt who had just snatched Lu Qingyan secretly screamed that something was wrong, and turned around to save Liu Jinyan. Just as he knocked down the wooden sword in a dangerous move, Pei Liang was faster than him, and swept Lu Qing away like a ghost. Yan hugged her.
The soldiers who had already started to shoot arrows and throw boulders at the big ship suddenly saw Lu Qingyan returning to the ship. For a moment, they threw rat weapons and stopped.
In just a short time, the big ship had successfully passed the water prison pass.
Although a party of troops rushed into the water room and immediately reversed the winch, it was too late.
Seeing the situation that was beyond repair, Liu Jinyan's eyes were about to burst.
"Get the cannon...get the cannon quickly!"
Liu Jinyan, who seemed to have gone crazy, roared crazily at his subordinates.
The guards were as silent as a cicada, no one dared to move.
"Are you deaf?" As soon as the hysterical Liu Jinyan grabbed a guard, the man in green shirt with an indifferent expression pushed him away.
"The supervisor will not allow you to do such a stupid thing!"
The word "supervisor" came out of the man's mouth, which seemed to be a huge threat, causing Liu Jinyan, who was furious, to collapse to the ground.
The eunuch is Liu Jinyan's adoptive father, and is also the honorific title of the eunuch in charge of the Great Wu Dynasty.
At the stern of the large ship that had sailed away at this time, a beauty in white looked coldly at the water prison gate that was getting further away.
Liu Jinyan, who climbed to the highest point of the city wall, was also looking at it with tears streaming down his face. Until he could no longer see the figure in white on the ship, he suddenly trembled all over and looked up to the sky and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Yuan Qianqiu was hit by several arrows. Although the bleeding was stopped in time, he had lost too much blood and his face was as white as paper. Everyone could tell that there was no way to save him.
Pei Liang kept sending Qi to him and finally made him open his eyes.
Looking at Lu Qingyan and Xiao Wan, who had already burst into tears, Yuan Qianqiu grinned with difficulty: "If I can see you again... seeing you, God has treated me well!"
"Master Yuan, I hurt you..." Lu Qingyan cried bitterly, blaming herself.
Xiaowan grabbed Yuan Qianqiu's hand and begged him not to die.
"Miss, don't blame yourself. This is what I... did willingly. You all grew up under my watch. If I can help you, I... will not walk in this world in vain."
After saying so many words in one breath, even though Pei Liang kept sending him Qi to protect his heart, Yuan Qianqiu almost lost his breath and coughed up blood.
"Stop talking, Master Yuan!" Lu Qingyan shook her head in pain.
Yuan Qianqiu glanced at Pei Liang meaningfully and said slowly:
"Mr. Pei, my young lady is actually... also a miserable person. I leave them both in your hands. I hope you... can protect them!"
Facing Yuan Qianqiu's final instructions, Pei Liang looked grave and nodded solemnly.
Yuan Qianqiu's grateful eyes showed that he was completely relieved.
"I have one last thing to say to...Miss Yaoniang!"
Yuan Qianqiu pointed at Yaoniang, who had been silent, with a trembling finger.
Pei Liang left first. Lu Qingyan and Xiao Wan wiped their tears and looked at the middle-aged man reluctantly before turning and leaving.
Yaoniang herself couldn't figure out why this man with whom she had no friendship would say something to her alone before his death, but as she was a smart person, after thinking about it for a while, she felt that she had a rough guess.
"Do you want to persuade me to be more generous and give Pei Liang to your young lady? Don't go against her everywhere."
Yaoniang's tone was a little indifferent, but her expression still showed sympathy.
After hearing this, Yuan Qianqiu showed a bitter smile:
"Although I am not married, I also understand that this emotional matter has never been someone's wishful thinking. What I want to say is before I die... can I... ahem?"
Yuan Qianqiu hurriedly covered his mouth with his hands, fearing that blood would splash on the woman in front of him.
"I promise you! What do you want me to do?" Yaoniang said hurriedly, unable to bear it.
"Miss Yaoniang, please...dance again!"
After saying this, Yuan Qianqiu's pale face suddenly showed a touch of rosy. I don't know whether it was the last flash of light or a sudden shyness that was uncommon at his age.
After a brief moment of surprise, Yaoniang's eyes immediately became gentle.
She slowly stood up and struck a graceful pose.
Yuan Qianqiu slowly opened his mouth, and his eyes that gradually became distracted were filled with Yaoniang's dancing movements. He seemed to want to seal all of this in his mind forever, just like the first time he saw her!
