In addition to this wave of men in black, another wave of assassins was encountered an hour later.

Their purpose was the same, they wanted to steal the two ships' belongings, and even if they couldn't, they planned to sink the ships to the bottom.

Therefore, the assassins in the back are more difficult to deal with than the first wave.

Fortunately, everything was solved before dawn. Everyone on the ship breathed a sigh of relief. Even the extremely powerful Jiji lay exhausted on the deck.

Gu Linqiao walked up to him and looked at him condescendingly, "Are you hungry?"

Jiji touched her belly and nodded heavily.

Without waiting for Gu Linqiao's instructions, the cooking started in the cabin. After a while, several bowls of steaming noodles were served. There was a thick layer of meat sauce on the surface. The smell was delicious.

The people on the boat set up a simple table and served the noodles to Yu Jinxi first. Yu Jinxi handed it directly to Jiji and said, "Let's go back after we finish eating."

"it is good!"

Jiji was not polite and took it and ate it.

Soon, a bowl of noodles was placed in front of Yu Jinxi.

"The ship is crude and the time is spent on warehousing. We only made meat noodles. Please forgive me, Princess."

Yu Jinxi said, "I don't mind it, not to mention I'm here to work, not to eat. As long as I can fill my stomach."

After hearing her words, the attendant on the side showed a reassuring smile.

When daylight came, it was safe, and she and Jiji had to go back.

The two large ships continued south, and a small boat was unloaded from the large ship and sailed upstream toward Kyoto City.

Jiji slept in the boat, and when Yu Jinxi woke him up, the boat had already docked.

Jiji rubbed her slack eyes and followed Yu Jinxi in confusion.

The carriage was gone, and someone was leading two horses on the shore, but it was not someone they were familiar with.

Seeing someone approaching, Jiji's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he immediately drew the knife and stepped forward. Before the person could resist, the cold blade of the knife was pressed against his neck.

"Don't kill!"

Gu Linqiao said lightly, and Jiji immediately stopped. However, the man's neck was still punctured, and blood flowed down his neck. The man's life was just a hair away.

After Jiji made a move, the man looked at Yu Jinxi with more awe in his eyes, and his tone of voice became cautious.

"Princess Qi, our master invites you to come over and be our guest."

Gu Linqiao slowly asked a question, "Who?"

"Zhao family, Mr. Zhao!

"Zhao Liquan!"

Seeing the darkening color in the man's eyes, Gu Linqiao's lips curled up with a sarcastic arc, "If you had told me earlier, maybe this knife wouldn't be able to cut you."

As Gu Linqiao spoke, he walked towards the horse, took the rope, and gave one of the horses to Jiji.

The two of them got on their horses together and galloped towards Kyoto City.

At noon, the two arrived at the door of Zhao's house together.

Jiji followed Gu Linqiao into Zhao's house, and found Zhao Liquan who was familiar with the family. At this time, a table of dishes was placed in the backyard, and Zhao Liquan ordered the maids on the side to prepare the dishes.

Gu Linqiao took Jiji over and shouted, "Old Man Zhao".

Hearing the sound, Zhao Liquan raised his eyes and looked at Gu Linqiao with a smile in his eyes, "The time is just right, let's eat."

Jiji was pressed down by Gu Linqiao and sat down with her.

The dishes prepared by Zhao Liquan were very rich, many of which Jiji had never seen before, but he had seen the middle item, which was hot pot.

"Here, this is your favorite food, specially prepared for you."

Zhao Liquan took a bunch of things and put them in front of Jiji. Jiji looked at him in surprise, "Why do you have this?" Zhao Liquan said to him kindly, "If you like to eat, you can eat it anytime." Come and eat, I have plenty."

Jiji's eyes widened in shock, but he was not fooled by the delicious food. Instead, he stared at Zhao Liquan warily, "You want to bribe me? What are you going to do?"

Jiji looked alert, but she just didn't lift the table.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Liquan smiled even more heartily, "Can I buy you off with just a little food? You must be too easy to buy off!"

Jiji said seriously, "I'm different from others. No one will be nice to me for no reason. If someone does this, it must be for something."

Zhao Liquan touched his beard and asked, "Did your young master teach you this?"

"how do you know?"

Jiji looked confused. He didn't mention the young master a word just now.

Zhao Liquan pretended to be mysterious and said, "Because I am a god and I know everything in the world."

"nonsense!"

Jiji stood up directly. If Gu Linqiao hadn't stopped him, it seemed that he would attack Zhao Liquan in the next moment.

Gu Linqiao patted him on the back and said, "Sit down and eat. He likes to talk nonsense, so don't worry about him."

Jiji asked warily, "Can I still eat the food he gave me?"

Gu Linqiao said as he cooked the meat, "You can eat it, don't be afraid. If it's really poisonous, I can cure it for you."

Jiji was speechless and choked. Does he still dare to eat it?
But soon, he no longer had any doubts, because the hot-boiled meat was so fragrant that he couldn't help but want to eat more, but Zhao Liquan was also generous, serving plate after plate of fresh beef and mutton. .

After eating and drinking, Zhao Liquan asked someone to serve tea and shave oil to Gu Linqiao and Jiji.

Gu Linqiao took a sip and heard Zhao Liquan say, "Enough rest. Follow me out of the city."

Gu Linqiao raised his eyes and asked, "Where are you going?"

Zhao Liquan said, "You will know when you go there."

Gu Linqiao lowered his eyes and continued to drink tea. After drinking, he said, "Wait for one more day and let me have a good sleep. I am too sleepy and can't cheer up."

Zhao Liquan coughed, "I've already tolerated you for many days, and you still want to wait?"

There was actually a kind of care and pampering from an elder to a younger person in his tone.

Gu Linqiao refused again, "I don't want to go today."

Zhao Liquan asked in a faint tone, "Do you still want the things?"

"I'm not asking for anything from you." Gu Linqiao was a little disdainful. Gu Yun and Feng Yunsu are both fine now, so she shouldn't be so obedient.

But before Gu Linqiao could say anything, Zhao Liquan suddenly said, "You divided the things in the palace into two batches. You only covered a small part, and the other part was shipped out during the day."

"What do you want to do?" It was not Gu Linqiao who got angry first, but Jiji.

Zhao Liquan waved his hand towards him and motioned for him to sit down, "Children, don't interfere in adults' affairs."

Jiji said stubbornly, "I'm not a child anymore."

Zhao Liquan just smiled lightly and didn't talk to him again.

Gu Linqiao met his eyes and said solemnly, "I'll go with you."

"You're not at a loss. If I hadn't been covering up, do you think you could have concealed your little skills from the Emperor?"

Zhao Liquan smiled and said, "Think about how much I have done for you before I let you do some work. Don't be so reluctant."

Gu Linqiao sneered, "Oh, then I still have to thank you?"

Zhao Liquan said shamelessly, "It's not too late to say thank you!"

"Without you, I don't know how well my life would have been." Gu Linqiao rolled her eyes at him, not hiding her desire for the swordsman at all.


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