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"Jiang Wuyan?" Zhao Qingyan let go of his hand and rushed towards Jiang Wuyan's chess pieces. She called out to him with a puzzled look on her face.

Jiang Wuyan threw the chess piece that was twirled between her fingers back onto the chessboard, feeling a bit agitated. "I still can't calm my heart down, it's so irritating."

Zhao Qingyan gently placed the black piece that he had just picked up on the chessboard and softly asked, "Because of her?"

Jiang Wuyan's gaze was fixed on Zhao Qingyan's face. After looking at her for a long time, she finally nodded her head after shifting her gaze, "I guess so."

Zhao Qingyan looked at the sky that had turned yellow and asked, "Didn't you say that you planned to leave after I finished my job?"

Jiang Wuyan said, "There's no need to rush. I'll leave after you guys have set off."

Zhao Qingyan couldn't help but tease, "Since when did you, Lord Jiang Zhen, set a time and have temporary regrets? Could it be that you don't want to part with me? "

Jiang Wuyan froze for a second and looked at him subconsciously. She didn't even try to refute him.

Zhao Qingyan was also stunned if she did not hear what he said. She looked at him strangely: "Jiang Wuyan? "What's wrong?"

Jiang Wuyan patted her forehead and said in a low voice, "I don't know, maybe I'm a little tired. I haven't had a good rest these past few days." Looking at Zhao Qingyan, who looked haggard but was still in good spirits, he laughed softly and said, "After all, I am not as happy as you, young prince.

Zhao Qingyan smiled helplessly but did not refute him, "Although it is not a happy occasion, there is something on your mind, so there is no need to be afraid anymore. Quiet and peaceful, the days without strife is more suitable for me, looking at the lake outside the study in a daze, a day of life is more suitable for me. I don't even want to spend a day scheming against you. "

Jiang Wuyan lost herself once again. After a moment of hesitation, she slowly asked, "Yun Mo, if I leave you when you're feeling helpless and need me to accompany you the most, would you hate me?"

There were some doubts in Zhao Qingyan's eyes, but he quickly replied with certainty, "No, I won't." Knowing that Jiang Wuyan was waiting for her explanation, she answered after a slight pause, "First of all, I respect your decision. I don't have any reason for you to help me. You also have your own life. Next... Just like Lu Sobbing, to me, if I am unable to predict the future, I at least cannot let you be implicated by me. "

"Besides, what right do I have to hate you?"

"I'm sorry." Jiang Wuyan murmured. She then looked at Zhao Qingyan and pretended not to care as she added, "I'm sorry to have to say all these depressing things in such a time."

Zhao Qingyan stretched out his arms and lay back. With a smile in his voice, he said, "It's finally over."

Jiang Wuyan tightly clenched her fists and slowly loosened her grip. She hid the struggle on her face where Zhao Qingyan could not see and said half-jokingly: "The martial arts world will never be peaceful. It will never give you the chance to take a breather."

Zhao Qingyan yawned with his hand covering his mouth and said with an indifferent smile, "What does the martial arts world have to do with me? I will live my carefree life in seclusion in the Duke's Mansion. "

Jiang Wuyan said, "The martial arts world is not as far away as you think. When the time comes, we can't avoid it."

Zhao Qingyan glanced at him with disbelief in her eyes. However, she did not retort, "We'll talk about it when we get here. We'll enjoy our day's leisure time first if we have time to hide."

Jiang Wuyan stretched out her finger and took the chess piece that Zhao Qingyan had placed down. She pinched it between her fingers and suddenly asked, "Why do you like to play chess?"

"Like it?" Zhao Qingyan was startled, "No?" In regards to zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, I only wish to practice more because my chess is not good. "

Jiang Wuyan looked at the broken chess set with a profound look in her eyes. "Yun Mo, do you know how you can win when you play chess?"

Zhao Qingyan sat up and looked at the chess board for a while before asking, "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Wuyan said, "There are only eight words: know yourself, know your enemy, and kill decisively."

Zhao Qingyan's eyes flickered, but she did not say anything.

Jiang Wuyan extended her finger and pressed it against the table. She lifted her gaze and looked at Zhao Qingyan indifferently, "I remember that Tong Xuan told you that playing chess is like a human being. He plays chess in a warm way, and I am aggressive. "And you …" He smiled, "To put it bluntly, I have seen a chess game that causes people to die, but I have given it up for nothing. I have chosen a mediocre position and played chess for nothing. If I hadn't lost my spirit just now, you probably wouldn't have placed this move here, right? "

Zhao Qingyan tilted his head. "You want to say that I'm playing chess and that I'm indecisive?"

Jiang Wuyan's lips quirked upwards as she softly spat out these words, "To cover up our identity."

Zhao Qingyan was stunned for a while before smiling, "It doesn't matter, let nature take its course. "You …" Zhang Xuan's gaze shifted to the door.

Jiang Wuyan followed his gaze and looked back. She stood up from the side of the bed and gave a slight bow, "Sect Leader Zhuo."

Zhuo Yi also returned the greeting. Seeing that Zhao Qingyan was about to get up, he hurriedly said: "There's no need to stand on ceremony. I just came to see you."

Zhao Qingyan still stood up, but he did not bow. Instead, he walked over to the table at the side and poured a cup of water for Zhuo Yi. "When did Master come?"

Zhuo Yi said: "I just arrived. I should have been able to get here by yesterday, but I let go of my horse. I was delayed for half a day, so I decided to stay outside the city for the night." He took a sip of the tea and asked, "Did you bring this?"

Zhao Qingyan nodded. "I brought some with me when I came."

Zhuo Yi nodded and found a place to sit down: "How is it? "I think that most of the people outside the marquis' manor have left already?"

Zhao Qingyan sat down at the table and asked with a smile, "What do you think, Master? Don't tell me that once I get to the main gate, I will still be able to break off the engagement? "

Zhuo Yi couldn't help but laugh: "No, I looked at quite a few young people, didn't I trouble you?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "How can that be?"

Zhuo Yi asked half-jokingly: "It's hard to say how many young chivalrous warriors will beat you up to vent their anger."

Zhao Qingyan also replied jokingly, "Then Master will misunderstand. What I mean is, the Duke Mansion of the Trojan Horse is heavily guarded, and there are enough guards from the Qi King's Manor. That's why I got lucky and escaped being beaten up."

Jiang Wuyan left quietly, leaving the two of them to have a chat alone.

Zhuo Yi saw that his disciple was in high spirits and relaxed, "I've only just been hired, and you actually mustered so many people. The city gates were tightly guarded, and a circle of guards surrounded the marquis's manor. The sharp blades in the marquis' mansion were all removed and sealed; it was extremely frightening. Normally, we would never see the security of the Qi King Manor being so tight, but at this time of year, they have become so cautious and cautious. "

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "To show that royal father values this marriage."

Zhuo Yi saw that he didn't seem to mind and couldn't help but ask: "You still don't want to marry her?"

Zhao Qingyan was silent for a moment before he shook his head as if to deny his master's words. He then said, "I had thought that she would choose Wen Lun."

Zhuo Yi asked, "If you find out that she chose to marry you to make use of you in the future, will you hate her?"

"Not really?" Zhao Qingyan lowered her eyes. Her eyelashes could not hide the indifference in her eyes, "I do not care what kind of woman I spend my life with. She is willing to give up her happiness to use me. "With such a large Manchu Mansion as a dowry, I'll just let them use it however they want."

Zhuo Yi was speechless for a moment: "She's a good girl, don't hurt her."

Zhao Qingyan raised her head, seemingly surprised at what her Master had said. A moment later, he lowered his eyes again and smiled, "Rest assured, Master."

Zhuo Yi looked at his disciple, who didn't know what his promise represented. He could only sigh in his heart and didn't tell him anything.

Even if today's concealment would cause him to be badly injured in the future, it would still be the same.

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"Zhao, you don't look good?"

Bai Zhen raised his head and saw Zhao Baiyi. With great difficulty, he smiled and said, "I'm a little tired. Come out and drink some wine."

Zhao Baiyi pointed at the empty seat beside him. "Do you mind if I sit here?"

Bai Zhen chuckled, "If you're willing to treat me to a meal, I don't mind."

Zhao Baiyi found it funny. "Since when did the Young Master Bai become so thrifty that he even asked me to treat him to wine?" Instead, he pulled out a chair and sat down. He called the waiter for a pair of chopsticks and for some food and wine.

After the waiter had left, Bai Zhen took a slow sip from his bowl of wine and said with a faint smile, "This is my family's restaurant. If you are willing to treat me, I will be able to enter your account again. Father will be back soon. It's one thing to earn some money. "

Zhao Baiyi wanted to pour some wine into his pot of wine, but not a drop was poured out. He could only bitterly put it back: "How much money do you want to earn for such a huge occasion like the pleasure boat at the West Lake? You're still thinking about my few taels of silver?"

Bai Zhen lowered his eyes and placed a piece of chicken in his mouth, chewing on it slowly. "I didn't earn much."

Zhao Baiyi didn't understand immediately. "What?"

Bai Zhen pinched another lotus root and repeated, "I didn't earn much." Raising his head to look at him, his eyes were filled with fatigue, "Frankly speaking, the matter of Qing Han marrying someone is the reason why there are so many people here. "Originally, I didn't plan on using this as a profit, but mainly for the sake of selling Feng Yunxuan and establishing my prestige in the martial arts world."

Zhao Baiyi tasted the food and discovered that it was cold. He put down his chopsticks and waited for some new dishes, "I heard from Yun Mo that the first choice was held with the Wen Family? Why are you alone? "What about the Wen family?"

Bai Ju said, "The other three pleasure boats are all Wen Mansion's. Only the one we are on is mine. The young master of the Wen family had suddenly disappeared, so he had no choice but to send the second young master over. He's right next to me. Maybe you didn't notice. That Second Young Master … Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. " He raised his head to drink some of the remaining wine in the bowl.

Zhao Baiyi hesitated for a moment and asked carefully, "When will Teacher come back?"

Bai Zhen looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, "Is there a need for you to be so afraid of my father? "Don't worry, there's still about half a month before we'll meet again."

"Half a month?" Zhao Baiyi pondered for a moment. "Can I just buy some things nearby to give to Teacher Zi? He wouldn't mind my lack of sincerity, right? "

Bai Zhen was taken aback. "You're still planning to see my father?"

Zhao Baiyi couldn't help but be a little surprised, "We're already here, how can we not meet? I'm afraid that in other words, I can't just forget my grace, right? "

Bai Zhen laughed, somewhat absent-mindedly. "There's no need to be so serious."