"What's good to watch?"

  "Behold the wonder of heaven and earth's creation." Guo Sheng replied quickly.

  "Your curiosity is too strong." Li Xia turned her head to glance at Guo Sheng, took two steps back, propped her hands on the armrests, and slid into a sitting position, gesturing to Guo Sheng, "Move over by the railing."

  Guo Sheng stepped forward and carried Li Xia along with the chair to the railing.

  "How have you been these past six months?" Li Xia gazed out at the gradually calming, yet increasingly desolate Qiantang River.

  "Peaceful and calm." Guo Sheng hesitated for a moment, he wasn't clear what she meant by asking this.

  "This is the kind of life I want to live." Li Xia tilted her head up and gave Guo Sheng a sideways glance.

  Guo Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses. "With Fifth Master by the king's side and Old Master wavering, the capital's manor is even more unpredictable. A lifetime of peace and quiet, Miss wants it, it must be had."

  "You're too clever." Li Xia's voice was slightly cold, as if she were facing a young and inexperienced official who was unfamiliar with the ways of the heart, just like she had known everything back then.

  Guo Sheng looked at her, speechless, he didn't know what to say.

  "You've been wrong this time, you've misjudged me. I'm just like everyone else in the world, a young girl with a human body, no special talents or backing, it's just that I understood things a few years earlier than others, like Gan Luo who became a prime minister at 12, but it's only because I understood things a few years earlier."

  The cold tone in Li Xia's voice dissipated, replaced by gentle and calm small talk.

  "For a thousand years, there has only been one Gan Luo. To be as clever and precocious as Gan Luo is already the most extraordinary thing in the world." Guo Sheng looked at Li Xia sitting upright in her chair, Gan Luo was a legendary figure, but she far surpassed him.

  "It's fine as long as you're sure."

  Kuo Sheng was in high spirits, preparing to respond to the next question when Li Xia suddenly changed the subject and said, "Let's go back."

  As he spoke, he jumped down from the chair and stretched out his hand to Guo Sheng. Guo Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then hastily bent down and carefully placed his hand beside Li Xia's. First from above, then turning from below, Li Xia grunted and suddenly grasped Guo Sheng's hand, looking up at Guo Sheng who was hunched over with his shoulders slumped.

  Kuang Sheng was stunned for a moment before suddenly realizing, hastily standing up straight, with half of his body stiffly pulling Li Xia, heading towards the mountain foot inn.

  Arriving at the inn, Li Xia let go of Guo Sheng and walked down the corridor into the house. Guo Sheng watched her enter the house, turned around and sat down in the main hall, ordered a bowl of pounded tea, and as he drank, his mouth was filled with the five flavors, fresh and delicious, while his heart was also filled with the five flavors, excited and thrilled.

  In the inn, Li Wenlan had already washed up and changed into clean clothes, sitting on a chair sipping ginger soup. Li Dong was still washing up. Seeing Li Xia come in, Hong's wet nurse hastily pulled her over, took off her rain hat, chattered non-stop while dragging her into the bathroom to wash and change clothes.

  After a busy half-day, Li Dong and Li Xia had simply washed up, changed into dry clothes, drank ginger soup again, and went out to the elegant room for a good meal. As the sun set in the west, they got on the car and left Hangzhou City, rushing back to Hengshan County overnight.

  Li Xia and Li Dong returned to the Hengshan County government office, where Li Wenshan was dressed in military attire, following behind Qin Wang, his eyes wide open, constantly gasping for air, watching the most spectacular Qiantang Tide of the year. The Qiantang Tide brought strong winds and rain, its shocking momentum causing him to subconsciously lean back, this Qiantang Tide was truly too spectacular, unfortunately Ah Xia didn't get to see it.

  The big tide retreated wave by wave, and the reflection on the riverbank was waving its hands upwards.

  The King of Qin was about to go down, and Luo Shuai stepped forward half a step, with a bitter face, knowing that it was impossible to persuade him, but still stubbornly persuaded: "Your Majesty, today's wind and waves are too big, let's watch the naval exercises on the shore. The annual rules, the commander-in-chief never boards the ship."

  "This is Mother's order, to temper my courage and get rid of my pampered air. Besides, you are the commander-in-chief, I am not." Qin Wang smiled warmly, took a slight step back, bypassed Luo Shuai, and went straight down to the riverbank.

  Lu Shuai stretched his neck, nervously watching as the King of Qin stepped down from the stage and boarded a large ship that looked no different from the other warships. He gritted his teeth, and with a flick of his wrist, the small silk flag in his hand fluttered downwards.

  "General, don't worry." Yao Zixu comforted Luo Shixian in a low voice: "The best swimmers in Hangzhou are all around that boat, and the ones on the boat are also the best. Nothing will happen."

  "This is nonsense!" Luo Shuai said with a bad temper, "As long as you fall into the water, even if you're rescued quickly, it's still an accident. If there's an accident, then it's because the naval exercises weren't thorough enough. Even if the king and empress dowager don't mind, the emperor will definitely not let it go, and our future prospects will be ruined. A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, this is truly..."

  "General Luo is calm, anyway, we're all on the boat now." Yao Canyi was much calmer than General Luo, and after trying to persuade him several times, he said that since everyone was already on the boat, there was no use worrying about it anymore.

  Luo Shuai took a few deep breaths, stood up straight, stretched his neck and stared intently at the Qin Wang's boat.

  On the boat, Qin Wang stood at the front of the open cabin door, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he gazed out at the turbulent waves crashing against the bow. He took a deep breath of the salty spray and turned to look at Lu Yi, "Tell Guan Xiong, let's begin."

  Lu Yi waved the small flag in his hand.

  Dozens of boats on the river surface, surging and breaking waves in the water, quickly divided into three places. Before a hurried drumbeat had fallen, the sound of bowstrings and long arrows bursting through the air suddenly rose.

  Jin Zhenyan took a step forward, holding up his shield to protect the King of Qin by his side.

  At the sound of bowstrings and arrows, Li Wenshan's eyes widened in an instant. Wasn't it said that they were going to perform martial arts? How did they actually start fighting? This bowstring, this arrow sound.

  Li Wenshan took a step forward, intercepting Qin Wang's side, with his hands tied up, as if he wanted to block something. "Quickly, quickly go in! It's really starting!"

  "This is martial arts!" Gu Liu was delighted and pulled Li Wenshan back with one hand.

  "Arrow!" Li Wenshan was taken aback.

  "The arrows are all wrapped with cotton balls, haven't you seen a martial performance before?" Gu Liu's subordinate used force to pull Li Wenshan back again. "Come back, don't get in the way! The young master is going forward because he has practiced martial arts and is quite skilled. He's being cautious in case someone with poor eyesight shoots an arrow off-target. Although they're wrapped in cotton, if you collide with a powerful one, it still hurts a lot. What are you rushing forward for? Are you looking to add chaos?"

  The King of Qin turned his head and glanced at Li Wenshan, with a smile in his eyes. This silly kid was scared to death, but still remembered to protect him by his side.

  Lu Yi's attention was focused on his own ship and the surrounding ships, occasionally issuing brief orders to keep their ship in the center of the performance while avoiding being affected by both sides.

  On the river, the boat was surrounded by a hail of arrows. Luo Shuai and Si stood on the shore, their faces pale as if they had seen a ghost. Next to them, Yao Can Yi's face was deathly white, his whole body trembling with fear.

  Zheng Cuo's two hands grasped the railing tightly, and he didn't know whether it was fear or tension that made his whole body tremble non-stop. Wang Tongzhi's face turned pale, standing still as if frozen in place.

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