As the night deepens, the evening mountain breeze brings a few cool breezes.

The wine today was just ordinary wine, so even though everyone drank a lot, few people felt drunk.

It's time to leave.

Zhao Jun expressed his gratitude again and again.

Then, in the night and joyful atmosphere, Shi Hong moved closer to Zhao Jun.

The two of them talked in low voices.

"Master Zhao, I was wrong about what I said to you before."

"I didn't understand what you meant at the time, and I was really arrogant."

"During this period of time, I, Shi Hong, really admire you."

"Please forgive me for what happened before. I, Shi Hong, respect you."

He picked it up and was spoken to very seriously.

Zhao Jun smiled faintly and stood up to return the greeting.

"I've long forgotten what you said before, so why would you want to forgive me?"

"To you."

She didn't take what happened before to heart at all.

The two smiled at each other, and everything that had happened before was in the past.

At this point, the few of them chatted for a while and soon dispersed.

Early the next morning, Zhao Jun's team was ready to go.

"Captain Su, I'm sorry to bother you during this time. Because there are quite a lot of people returning this time, our boat can't take you on board. Please walk back by the mountain road on your own."

Outside the door, several people gathered in twos and threes to say goodbye.

"It's okay. The road is much easier to walk on now. Please be careful on the road, sir."

Su Junqiang instructed.

On the other side, Liu Bang handed the panda cub to Shi Gan.

"I'll leave the cub to you, but you must take good care of it. It might be hungry now, so don't let it starve."

Shi Gan carried the furry creature with great effort and nodded affirmatively.

In the corner, Meng Yi and Xiao He were talking.

"Why do I always feel that there's something wrong with Shi Hong's eyes? He was talking to adults alone last night."

"Did something serious happen before I came here?"

Meng Yi looked at the two people over there curiously, then turned to ask Xiao He.

Xiao He glanced at him indifferently and replied softly.

"Well, it's no secret. Boss Shi liked Mr. Zhao, but he was rejected."

Xiao He spoke calmly, but Meng Yi was shocked.

He covered his mouth in surprise, his eyes full of the expression of having eaten a melon.

"Really? It's like that, oh my god."

Meng Yi couldn't help but click his tongue and shake his head.

"But you're right, a woman like Lady Zhao is indeed very attractive."

Meng Yi continued to be shocked and muttered softly.

Xiao He stood beside him and glanced at him, his lips slightly raised as if he had thought of something.

"Thank you all for coming to see us off. It's getting late, so we'll be leaving now."

Zhao Jun stood at the front and bowed goodbye.

Standing behind her were Xiao He and his men, as well as the captain.

The Shi brothers and others on the opposite side also bowed and watched them go away.

Several people returned to Jiangyuan County along the same route.

This time there is no need for anyone to lead the way, as these people are already completely familiar with the place.

After returning to Jiangyuan County, the few people rested there for another day.

He also said goodbye to Pan Daning and the others before boarding the return ship.

Among the few people, it was Liu Bang's first time to board the boat, so he was extremely excited throughout the whole process.

Constantly running around on the boat.

The captains and soldiers were also shocked, but they didn't dare to show it.

With Liu Bang on board, the boat became much noisier than before.

"We are now going upstream, and our speed is obviously much slower than before."

Xiao He stood on the deck and looked at the mountains on the side and said.

Zhao Jun moved a chair and sat aside, feeling very comfortable.

Meng Yi answered while looking at the water flowing over the boat.

"That's normal. Normally, a normal ship wouldn't be able to get up there in this situation. It's already quite good that our ship can still move upstream. It's only natural that it's moving a little slower."

Xiao He nodded without answering. He knew that this was normal.

"Sir, after we return to the prefecture, we will continue to head to Shu County, right?"

He turned around and confirmed with Zhao Jun.

"Yes, that's right. We'll probably stay in the state for two days. We'll send Meng Yi off first, and then we'll continue on our journey."

Zhao Jun spoke slowly while crossing his legs.

"Hey, actually, we were originally planning to take a boat directly to Shu County. The map shows that the two counties are connected by a water system, but there are few boats now, and we don't know what the river conditions are like over there."

"Otherwise, it would be faster to take the boat directly."

Zhao Jun sighed and said with regret.

Xiao He picked up his map again and looked at it carefully.

"That's true. It's faster to take the waterway between Bashu. What a pity."

A few people drifted on the river for five days, swaying in the breeze.

Compared to the previous three days of traveling by smooth sailing, it is still faster with only two more days.

The boat was still parked at the same riverbank.

Meng Yi led his men back to the county magistrate's office as if he was familiar with the route.

Zhu Lin was handling official business at the time, and he immediately went to greet them when he saw them coming back.

"My Lord, you are back."

Zhao Jun waved his hand and didn't say anything polite to him.

"Well, I'm back. I'll probably stay for two days. I have something to tell you."

"Hey, Lord Meng Yi, you should also prepare to return to Xianyang."

She looked at Meng Yi who had just sat down behind her and asked.

"Yes, sir. I will ask someone to prepare it tomorrow. You can take a day off today. Although you don't have to walk on the boat, it is still tiring to travel all the way."

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