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When he came back, he saw that Chu Xu was sleeping with his back turned, so Gao Wenyan took it for granted that he had taken medicine.

The boat shook, and she couldn't help but yawn.

When Chu Xu woke up, she was lying on the table, looking like she was asleep.

When I opened the window, the moist sea breeze came to my face, carrying the aroma of the food outside and wafting in together.

So she woke up.

"But are you going to have a meal?"

She walked over sleepily, followed his gaze, and saw the setting sun spreading over the sea.

The two stood quietly by the window, watching the sunset and the seabirds flying sideways.

They are the ones who have stolen half a day's leisure.

Gao Wenyan was half-lying on the window, tilting his head to look at the people next to him. It was rare to see him lost in thought.

What could he be thinking about?

"Girl."

"Ok?"

He lowered his head and stared at her for a long time, but couldn't say a word.

"Forget it," he murmured.

Gao Wenyan looked at him with a frown.

"I'll call for dinner."

He turned around quickly to avoid her question.

When he came back, Gao Wenyan moved the tables to the window.

She said: "I have seen many sunsets, but this is my first time at sea."

They ate together, enjoyed the scenery together, chatted from the court to the common people, from Daning to Qiyue.

For that moment, Gao Wenyan felt so good, as if she was not the daughter of a general, and he was not the Prime Minister of Daning.

They are just two ordinary people who got together because of the same dusk.

The setting sun sinks into the sea little by little, the moon rises in the east, and the stars don't sleep.

The noise outside gradually faded away. They drank a pot of tea until it was slightly cold, but still did not leave the table and chairs.

Gao Wenyan stretched, stood up and walked out.

"Where are you going, girl?"

She smiled and said, "Tie that man up."

How afraid is she of just one person?

She just waited until nightfall, so as not to cause panic.

Chu Xu waited for about a quarter of an hour, and the door was kicked open. Sure enough, she had kidnapped someone and came back.

The man was tied up with a piece of cloth stuffed in his mouth and dragged along, even the corners of his clothes were frayed.

Chu Xu looked and saw that the man's calf, abdomen, and right hand were all seriously injured.

He couldn't help but smile.

Gao Wenyan pulled open the cloth and asked, "Who sent you here?"

The man said harshly: "Kill me if you can!"

Knocking his neck with the sword, Gao Wenyan smiled evilly and said: "It's not difficult to kill you. It's better to make your life worse than death."

Chu Xu put down the teacup and said calmly: "How are you, my lord?"

The man's expression condensed and he said hoarsely: "I don't know what you are talking about."

He knelt down in front of the man, pointed at his face, and said, "Take off this disguise and you won't be able to defend yourself."

Gao Wenyan squatted down with him and took a closer look, only to find that the man's face was actually covered with a layer of powder, which looked like real skin.

"I'll go find the boatman and ask for some oil!"

She ran out happily and came back quickly with a bowl of oil.

When the powder was removed, a tattoo was revealed.

Gao Wenyan was secretly surprised. Daning had strictly controlled tattooing for many years, especially not for personal use.

There are also requirements for the government to use tattoo punishment. The style and location of the tattoo vary depending on the size and frequency of the crime.

Those on the face are mostly repeat offenders.

"Theft and murder."

Chu Xu recognized the patterns.

He asked: "The world is in chaos, and there are roosters, dogs, and thieves everywhere. Have you ever thought about why you were the only one to be tattooed?"

The man sneered: "I'm not lucky, what can I do?"

"But Wang Yong saved you?"

Chu Xu stood with his hands behind his back, already counting in his mind.

"Did Wang Yong save a group of you? You were all children at that time?"

"Children?" Gao Wenyan was horrified, "How dare they tattoo children's faces?"

After being told one by one, the man stopped talking.

Chu Xu added: "Are all of you who were rescued strong? Are the ones who were left behind all weak?"

The man gritted his teeth and said, "So what? No matter what, he saved us."

"Oh?"

"Then what if, from the beginning, he was the one taking the lead?"

"impossible!"

He was agitated and struggled to pounce on Chu Xu.

"Oh, no."

After kicking him in the leg, he fell down again. Gao Wenyan stood in front of Chu Xu and raised his eyebrows.

She stuffed the cloth back in, clapped her hands and said, "Calm down and call us when you think about it."

The man stared at them with hatred.

So Gao Wenyan turned him around again, facing the wooden board.

"I'll dig out your eyes if I stare again."

After capturing the man, the two of them can go for a walk on the boat with great pride.

"He should be coming towards me." Chu Xu suddenly said.

"how you said that?"

"When I left the capital, I had sent people to check on Wang Yong, and I expected to be discovered."

Gao Wenyan was puzzled: "But how did he know that you were not in Lishan?"

It stands to reason that Chu Xu should be "missing" in Lishan.

She reacted quickly.

"Huiyuan County."

Zhang Xinhong is from Wang Yong, and there are many people from Wang Yong in Huiyuan County.

Gao Wenyan couldn't help but his face darkened, and he said: "If the news about me traveling with you is reported back..."

"No. Even if I say it, no one will believe it."

In the eyes of outsiders, Gao Wenyan should still be in the capital at this time, but if he pays attention to the Gao family, it is not impossible to find clues.

Feeling her uneasiness, Chu Xu continued to comfort her: "It will be okay."

Gao Wenyan already felt regretful and would not have gotten closer to him if he had known it.

The moonlight drifts on the sea, hitting the hull of the ship again and again with the waves.

Chu Xu stared at her for a long time, guessing what she was thinking, and couldn't help feeling disappointed.

He looked at the sea indifferently, no longer looking at her, and his voice was also mixed in the waves, very soft but very clear.

"Even if you don't believe me, you can still believe your brother."

"He will not allow this to happen. It is impossible for the Gao family and I to be out of the capital at the same time."

Therefore, there must be traces of Gao Wenyan's "activities" in the capital.

Gao Wenyan frowned, his mind racing rapidly.

She asked: "What agreement did you have with my eldest brother?"

The reason why Chu Xu was so determined must be that the two of them had already cooperated and had a tacit understanding, and this could not be formed overnight.

Have the Gao family and Chu Xu, or rather Gao Wenxi and Chu Xu, been acting together?

To put on a different drama for the world and the Holy One, even General Gao was the one they planned to play?

Chu Xu smiled softly and said in a vague tone: "Maybe."

Gao Wenyan thought about it carefully and felt more and more that his guess was correct.

For example, Gao Wenxi never said anything bad about Chu Xu, and no matter how harshly General Gao scolded him, he never commented.

In the previous life, even though the situation of the Gao family was very critical, Gao Wenxi would still say "it's not him" when Gao Wenting doubted Chu Xu.

So he's really believable, huh?

She quickly followed Chu Xu, unable to conceal her excitement.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Chu Xu stopped and looked at her.

"Don't you, the girl, never believe me?"

"If you had said..."

There were waves in his eyes, he snatched her words away and asked: "What if I had told you earlier? Would the girl believe it?"

"If I had told you earlier, what could we have done?"

He paused and his voice became hoarse: "They are clearly people we should not interact with..."

Falling deeply on her face, Chu Xu shook his head mockingly, and even forgot to be polite when leaving.

And she stayed in place for a long time, speechless.

Because she won't believe it.

Because they shouldn't have crossed paths in the first place, they were the two people who couldn't have a deep friendship.

What if he had said it earlier?