Sitting in a private room where the Forgotten Assassins gathered, looking at the flames dancing in the iron stove for cooking wine, Yu Shiqi felt that his cheeks were slightly hot. He didn't know whether it was because of the warmth in the room or because of the ups and downs of his mood.

He deliberately did not listen carefully to what those people discussed with Zhong Lingqi, but even so, there would still be words that he didn't want to hear that came into his ears from time to time.

His intuition told him that the Wangchuan in front of him was no different from the Wangchuan of twenty years ago. Although a group of people had changed, the outlaw nature of this organization had not changed, even if Zhong Lingqi became the leader.

Yu Shiqi stared at Zhong Lingqi's side face and thought to himself: "Perhaps this man was originally a desperado, and Wangchuan was the best destination for him."

He heard intermittently that these people seemed to be preparing to make a big move in the imperial capital during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival after the new year. Although Zhong Lingqi emphasized from beginning to end that the most important purpose was to find a way to rescue Mu Zhiren, even if it was impossible.

To save him himself, he must at least take his descendants away from that bustling capital that is as dangerous as a bloody mouth.

The emperor's heir... After twenty years, will Wangchuan be involved in the inheritance struggle of this empire again? Yu Shiqi glanced at the ceiling, and in his mind could not help but recall the previous scenes in "The Romance of Zi Chen Kan"

The plot seen in.

Because Maki Zhiren was the final winner of the battle to seize the legitimate son, the life-and-death battle with the other princes was called "Anti Rebellion", which means putting down the rebellion, because history is written by the victor. This time,

Will Wangchuan still be the winner?

"After rescuing the emperor's heir, do you still want to help him ascend to the throne?" Unknowingly, he had already asked.

After hearing Yu Shiqi's question, everyone in Zhonglingqi and Wangchuan stopped their original conversation.

"As far as I know, Muzhiren's sons all died early." Zhong Lingqi said regretfully, "Chen Lin has no precedent of a woman becoming emperor, so if we can't rescue him - I think it's probably because we can't rescue him."

This opportunity, so what we are discussing now is actually how to take Her Royal Highness away from the Imperial Capital safely."

So this is it... Did the emperor, who was so great in Zhong Lingqi's heart, fail to leave any heirs who could inherit the empire? Thinking of this, Yu Shiqi felt a burst of sympathy in his heart.

"On the Lantern Festival, the palace will hold a palace banquet as usual. Even if the emperor cannot attend, it will be hosted by the people who actually control the government. The queen and princess will come forward." Someone said, "The princess goes to and from the palace banquet.

On the way to the palace, we can wait for the opportunity."

Yu Shiqi suddenly didn't want to continue listening. These things had nothing to do with him. After all, he only agreed to paint pictures in the imperial mausoleum built for the emperor who had not yet died. As for Wangchuan, he only agreed to abandon it for the final mausoleum.

What to do and how to do it, he didn't want to know too much, because he could predict that the methods they used would be contrary to what he had been taught in the past.

With this thought in mind, he quietly got up and left the table, leaning against the wall and walking towards the door.

I thought no one would care about his departure, but unexpectedly he stood up and took two steps, and the room became quiet again.

"Where are you going?" Zhong Lingqi asked with concern.

"I want to go out and get some fresh air." Yu Shiqi thought of a natural excuse.

"Then let Dong'er accompany you."

Yu Shiqi hesitated for a moment, feeling the fiery gaze of the girl across the crowd, and nodded in agreement.

The brother and sister returned to the first floor of the flower boat together. As soon as they came outside, they met three drunken young men in brocade clothes walking from the port side. Seeing that the three people were walking a little crookedly and unsteadily, Yu Shiqi and Dong'er took the initiative to stick to them.

Move to the side of the wall to make way for them.

The young man in blue shirt on the far right squinted his eyes and joked with his companions. He suddenly stopped when passing by Yu Qiyi and Dong'er, turned around and came closer to Dong'er. His behavior was disturbed because he was too close.

Seemingly rude: "How old are you, little girl?"

"fifteen."

"Oh, it turned out to be so big. I didn't expect it..." The boy in blue shirt laughed happily and stretched out his fingers to lift the girl's pointed chin: "Can you call me brother to listen?"

Yu Shiqi stretched out his hand and separated the young man's fingers with his palm, coughed twice and said, "You are drunk, please pay attention to your manners."

"Oh, I'm sorry, sorry... I didn't see my brother." The boy in blue shirt slowly turned his eyes, "Here you are..."

"A nameless person is not worth mentioning."

"The unknown person... hahaha..." The boy in blue shirt laughed and said to his companions: "He said he was the unknown person, did you hear it?"

The three of them laughed together, as if they had heard some great joke.

"Let's go." Yu Shiqi took Dong'er's hand. He didn't want to cause trouble. Taking the initiative to avoid drunks was a decision that normal people would make.

Dong'er's hand struggled for a while, but finally obeyed Yu Shiqi's wishes, and the two of them quickly ran away from the three drunken teenagers.

"Huh..." He ran with his sister to the less crowded area at the back of the flower boat before stopping. Yu Shiqi took a breath, and the cold wind blowing from the river quickly cooled down his hot cheeks.

"I really wanted to teach those three people a lesson just now." Dong'er snorted, "How dare you laugh at my brother for being a nobody. I think they are the kind of little fish who can never get out of this small place in their lives.

shrimp."

"Before I left home, my master and my wife told me not to be obsessed with competing with others." Yu Shiqi leaned on the railing and said with a smile, "Since you look down on them from the bottom of your heart, then you shouldn't compete with them.

They are generally knowledgeable."

"But that kind of people are really irritating!" Dong'er stamped her feet angrily, "If you hadn't pulled me away just now, I would have really wanted to stomp on them."

Yu Shiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and casually advised: "Forget them."

Dong'er stuck out her tongue, stayed beside him obediently, and followed him to look at the lights on the river bank in the distance.

Wuyue City was already a little far away, and the lights came from the opposite direction. Yu Shiqi remembered that he passed by this place when he came and did not see such a big town, and he was suddenly curious.

"That's Jiangshi on the Zhilan River," Dong'er guessed his thoughts and told him: "It's a small floating city on the shore made up of many, many boats. You can't see the lights during the day, so it's not easy."

aware."

"Jiang City, what does that do?"

"It's not a serious business anyway." The girl pursed her lips, "You'll know in a moment."

For a moment? Yu Shiqi was stunned. Suddenly he saw a parked dragon boat and flower boat in the shining lights of Jiang City. He immediately understood that the flower boat was not sailing aimlessly on the river, but was heading towards a clear destination.

Drive there.

"Even if it is a dirty reflection in a prosperous age, it is better to have the lights shining than the lights dim." A strange voice came from the side, causing Yu Shiqi and Dong'er brother and sister to turn their heads and follow the sound at the same time.

Just two steps to the left of the two of them, a man in red clothes and holding a glass wine glass appeared out of nowhere.

Yu Qi felt that her sister's breath suddenly changed, and she made a motion with her hand to signal him to step back.

"Be careful, there is no such wine glass on the ship." He heard Dong'er reminding himself in a low voice.

Hearing this, the man in red chuckled, turned around to face them, and generously showed the glass wine glass to them: "There is indeed no such wine glass on the ship. I brought this myself."

Seeing that the brother and sister did not respond, he continued: "I am a very suspicious person. I am often suspicious of others. I don't dare to use things I didn't bring with me, so even if I drink, I have to bring my own cup... Oh, by the way.

, of course I brought the wine myself.”

Yu Shiqi had an unpleasant feeling in his heart. His intuition told him that the appearance of the man in red in front of him was very unusual and might mean unimaginable danger.

"After all, there is a group of men gathered on this ship who can be said to be the best in assassination in the world. It is always right to be cautious, don't you think so? Mr. Yu Shiqi."

Cold sweat began to break out on Yu Shiqi's forehead. He noticed that the man in red's eyes were gradually becoming colder, and there were faint red bloodshot marks on his sickly white cheeks.

"Are you thinking about who I am? Or how do I know your name?" The man in red smiled evilly, reached into his arms and took out a small thing.

After Yu Shiqi and Dong'er saw clearly what he took out, their faces darkened almost at the same time.

It was a severed finger, and it was a thumb, with a dazzling sapphire ring on it.

Yu Shiqi recognized this ring. It was inherited from Shunyuan Hou Baili.

"I saw those two paintings that Baili Cheng carefully collected, so I decided that you are really a painter with a bright future." The man in red said with admiration, "But what's even better is your

The hand is not only a painting hand, it can also hold a sword!"
Chapter completed!