Rebirth: Marry a General instead of a Prince

As the night deepened, the lights on the street began to go out, and the lanterns in the moat gradually drifted away and slowly disappeared. The flow of people on the long street began to decrease, and the stall owners also closed their stalls and went home. The originally bustling street began to quiet down.

Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan walked along the moat in search of Bai Qiuze and his group. It was late at night, and when the lights around them dimmed, the two walked hand in hand along the shore.

Bai Zhiyuan looked around, but couldn't see Bai Qiuze and the others anywhere, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where did they go? There aren't many people on the street now."

Xie Yunsong glanced into the distance and said, "I guess it must be Cheng Beixiao who took them to the boat."

Bai Zhiyuan looked up and immediately agreed. Cheng Beixiao was always good at enjoying himself. He must have taken them to stroll along the long street, see the excitement, and then go to the boat to have fun.

She looked up and saw several luxurious boats floating on the moat. The boats were brightly lit and the sound of stringed instruments could be heard faintly. She couldn't hear clearly when the streets were noisy, but now she could hear it clearly.

Bai Zhiyuan said: "Then let's go find them on the boat!"

Xie Yunsong replied: "Okay!"

The two men walked all the way to the shore. Before they reached the shore, they heard someone shouting, "Fire!"

The two stopped and looked up, and saw that the boat on the river was on fire, which was unusually bright in the dark night.

Xie Yunsong and Bai Zhiyuan looked at each other and without thinking too much, they immediately ran to the shore. From a distance, they saw that the ships were connected bow to stern, and one ship was on fire, putting all the ships in danger.

At this time, the flames shot up into the sky, blazing fiercely. Bai Zhiyuan was a little anxious and said, "It seems they are still on the boat!"

Some people had already rowed small boats to put out the fire, but the fire was so big that it seemed impossible to control it.

Seeing this, Bai Zhiyuan was about to jump onto the boat, but Xie Yunsong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Ayuan, wait here for me, I'll go over!"

Bai Zhiyuan: "I'll go with you!"

Xie Yunsong: "It's winter now, the water is cold, you are a woman, it's not suitable for you to go in the water, you stay on the shore and wait for the Yulin Army to come, I think they will come soon after seeing the fire. Don't worry, they may jump into the water when they see the fire, your life will not be in danger."

Bai Zhiyuan was still worried and said, "The fire today is really strange. I'm worried that it's coming for us. My brother and relatives are on the ship, I..."

"Ayuan! Be obedient! Wait for me here! You can't swim, and it will be useless if you go up." Xie Yunsong said hurriedly.

Bai Zhiyuan had no choice but to nod. She really couldn't help much if she went up now, so she could only wait for rescue here.

She told Xie Yunsong to "be careful", and then saw Xie Yunsong jump onto the boat without looking back and head towards the burning ship.

Bai Zhiyuan stood on the shore, watching the many small boats coming from all directions and heading towards the barge. There were also many people on the boats who knew how to swim, and they couldn't wait to be rescued, so they jumped into the water.

Bai Zhiyuan couldn't swim, so he could only stand on the shore and worry. Fortunately, as Xie Yunsong said, the Yulin Army arrived soon, and they immediately organized firefighting. Some jumped into the water, while others rowed boats and scooped up river water with buckets to pour on the boats.

After all, there is strength in numbers. After just a quarter of an hour, the fire gradually died down.

Bai Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief on the shore.

At this moment, she saw a few people on the shore from afar who did not seem to be fighting the fire, but were acting suspiciously.

Bai Zhiyuan stared at them for a long time at first, and when they found that she noticed them, they immediately covered their faces and ran away.

Bai Zhiyuan paused for a moment, took another look at the fire that was about to be put out, and ran after it.

These people were very cunning. Perhaps they knew that the Yulin Army was putting out the fire, so they led Bai Zhiyuan to chase them to the other side of the river.

They didn't stop until they ran into the woods on the other side of the river. They turned around and drew their swords to rush towards Bai Zhiyuan.

Naturally, just a few people were no match for Bai Zhiyuan. She didn't bring the Baihong Sword today. With a flip of her wrist, she snatched the sword from the hand of a person who rushed up, flew forward, and after a few moves, those people fell to the ground.

Bai Zhiyuan held the tip of his sword and walked towards them step by step, pointing the tip of the sword at the leader, and asked sternly: "Who are you?"

The next moment, there was a sound of applause behind him, and he said with a smile: "Well done! You are worthy of being the famous Rong'an County Master! Great skills!"

Bai Zhiyuan turned around and saw the person coming. There was no ripple in her eyes, not even a hint of surprise. She said, "It's you!"

The visitor was none other than Heba Fei, the southern barbarian prince who came to pay tribute at today’s palace banquet.

Heba Fei was stunned and asked, "The county lady knew it was me? If the county lady knew it was me, why did she come?"

Bai Zhiyuan curled his lips and said, "You took great pains to lure me here, so I naturally want to see what you have in mind."

Heba Fei's eyes were full of praise as he said, "She is worthy of being the woman my brother has chosen. She is both brave and resourceful!"

Bai Zhiyuan said with a mocking look in his eyes, "Brother Wang? Are you talking about Heba Yun? Aren't you the same person?"

Heba Fei paused, then laughed and said, "My Lady, you are joking. Today in the palace, I have already explained that my brother and I have looked alike since we were young, and many people would mistake us for each other."

Bai Zhiyuan smiled slightly and said, "Really? Then does the Ninth Prince know that your Nanman's most outstanding princess, He Xiaowan, died at the hands of your beloved brother?"

Heba Fei was startled at first, then anger appeared in his eyes and he said, "Don't talk nonsense, it was obviously you who killed He Xiaowan!"

Bai Zhiyuan chuckled, took a few steps forward, and walked straight to Heba Fei before stopping and saying, "I was just suspicious before, but what you said just now made me sure that you are Heba Yun!"

"Tell me! What is the purpose of the Nanman Emperor coming to Dali?"

Heba Fei took a step back, his face full of disbelief. He pointed at Bai Zhiyuan and was speechless for a long time.

Bai Zhiyuan curled his lips and smiled, "Are you asking how I found out that you are Heba Yun?"

Heba Yun said nothing, his eyes fixed on Bai Zhiyuan. It seemed that this woman could see through him no matter whether he was in Nanman or in Dali, as if he had no secrets in front of her.

Bai Zhiyuan smiled and said, "You just said that I killed He Xiaowan. If I remember correctly, He Xiaowan is your sister, but you called her by her name. Then there is only one possibility, you are not He Bafei at all, but the one who hates He Xiaowan to the bone. I am the only one in this world who has seen with my own eyes how much you hate He Xiaowan. You killed her with your own hands. You used her to sit on the throne of the emperor of Nanman, but you were ungrateful and killed her cruelly."

Heba Yun seemed to be irritated by her and said, "You are talking nonsense! You clearly know that it was He Xiaowan who had been trying to control me and use me as a puppet..."

He suddenly realized that Bai Zhiyuan was trying to trick him and quickly shut up.

But Bai Zhiyuan had already heard what she wanted to hear. She laughed sarcastically and said, "It's you. I was just testing you, and you told me everything. If I report this to the Emperor of Dali, do you think you can still leave? I want to know what is worth your risk to come to Shangjing in person. What do you want to do?"

Heba Yun's eyes were filled with anger at first, then calm, and finally he slowly smiled and said word by word: "Yes, it's me, long time no see, Bai Zhiyuan!"