Chapter 342: The Skinny Horse from Yangzhou Sent to Disrupt the Country (Part 1)

Reborn from the ashes, soaring to the sky, the phoenix nirvana dances among the clouds

Shi Yanqing suddenly opened his eyes.

The boat rocked as it rolled over the canal's waves, and the smell of sawdust and aged tung oil filled my face.

Shi Yanqing felt something was wrong at the first moment.

According to common sense, Shi Yanqing should be on his way touring the Great Shi Dynasty with Qing Wu at this moment.

The next stop is Yangzhou, where he and Qingwu first met.

Although, there are two annoying things mixed in with them.

But logically speaking, he should have been the one accompanying Qingwu yesterday.

But now his arms were empty, the bed was cold, and the air was devoid of the unique and charming fragrance that penetrated into their bones.

It was as if she had never appeared here.

Although it is the same shaking cabin, the surrounding environment is completely different.

Shi Yanqing looked at the surrounding environment. In Shi Yanqing's cognition, no matter where it was, as long as the delicate Qingwu wanted to live there, it would be extremely luxurious.

Even the cabins on the ship are decorated with extraordinary luxury, and the soft beds are extremely comfortable.

But now, the bed he was lying on continued his usual style.

Hard and icy.

Not having that warm and soft beauty in his arms made him even more frightened.

Shi Yanqing frowned tightly, and an indescribable uneasiness surged in his heart.

He began to examine his body and found that something was wrong with him as well.

After all, time is not forgiving. He has already entered his forties. Even if he lives a comfortable life and takes good care of himself——

After all, my body is not as strong as it was when I was young.

This has always been a hidden worry in Shi Yanqing's heart.

He is more than ten years older than Qingwu.

Qingwu is still as beautiful as ever, and even more charming, which makes him lose his mind every day.

The fact that Shi Wenjin and Shi Qijin were younger than him made him even more nervous.

But now...

However, he felt as if his body had become decades younger, and even the fine lines at the corners of his eyes had disappeared.

Shi Yanqing calmed himself down and carefully observed the surrounding environment.

This... is clearly the same arrangement he had been using 20 years ago, when he was first named the Ninth King.

This discovery made Shi Yanqing have an absurd guess in his mind. Could it be that... he went back to 20 years ago?

In fact, it is very easy to know whether you are younger or not. Shi Yanqing looked at the bronze mirror.

The young man reflected in the mirror had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with beads of sweat on his forehead. He was clearly twenty years old, full of vigor and ambition.

There is not a single silver hair on his temples.

20 years ago...on the boat...

Shi Yanqing recalled carefully.

Twenty years ago, he was also going to Yangzhou.

It was to see the intelligence organization that he had secretly set up.

Yuefang Pavilion.

besides......

Shi Yanqing's eyes deepened.

"Your Highness, we are almost in Yangzhou." The voice of the guard came from outside the cabin, and the voice seemed to have traveled through many years.

With this cry, those memories that were about to be forgotten also flooded into my heart like a tide.

Shi Yanqing's heart was beating wildly in his chest. He clutched the corner of the table tightly and managed to keep his balance.

Twenty years.

It's when everything hasn't started yet.

Awu!

"Prepare the horses!" There was an unmistakable tremor in Shi Yanqing's voice.

He now has only one thought in his mind.

He wanted to find Qingwu, no matter what Qingwu looked like at the moment.

He would find her, and from then on—

Protect her life.

Although no one knows what caused him to return to twenty years ago.

But since this happened to him...

That must be the opportunity given to him by God.

This time, he would never let anyone take Qingwu away.

He had to get there before everyone else, before Shi Wenjin and Shi Qijin.

Possessing a graceful and charming...

Give her another beautiful land.

......

Shi Yanqing found Qingwu in a small alley.

She was covered in dirt and was pushed and shoved by other little beggars, struggling to find food.

As she staggered and held onto the wall, her amber pupils suddenly lit up, like golden scales leaping out of a deep pool, and were particularly dazzling in the moonlight.

At this moment, Shi Yanqing's eyes felt stinging and he was so heartbroken that he could hardly breathe.

Qingwu's appearance made him feel heartbroken. He couldn't imagine how much suffering and torture she had experienced.

He completely disregarded his noble status as a prince and opened his arms without hesitation in the shocked eyes of his subordinates.

He hugged the girl tightly. Although her clothes were ragged and her face was haggard, her eyes were unusually bright.

He finally found Awu, the one he had been thinking about.

The girl looked up in astonishment, and her little hands, covered in mud, seemed to be trembling a little as she timidly touched the man's hot tears.

She seemed to be confused as to why the man was crying, and her bright eyes revealed a hint of confusion and puzzlement.

From then on, everything in the world will be pampered with all the best.

Shi Yanqing wanted to turn all the days and months he owed her into the sweetest honey and feed it into Qingwu's mouth bit by bit.

In this way, under his meticulous care, the little girl who was once dirty and pitiful slowly transformed into a——

A stunningly beautiful girl.

But this time, without Yuefang Pavilion's training, Qingwu completely lost her hidden sensitivity and charm.

She became unrestrained and outspoken, and every movement and every smile was full of the confidence of being pampered.

She is the princess who was raised by Shi Yanqing, proud and confident.

When Shi Yanqing looked at such a beautiful woman, his heart was filled with happiness and satisfaction.

This time, Shi Yanqing didn't care about his disgusting father at all.

Every move he carefully planned with countless efforts, and all the forces he painstakingly built up, were all for the purpose of protecting Qingwu.

But this time, not only he was different, but others were different too.

Everyone knew that the extremely capable Ninth Prince had a young girl, whom he held in the palm of his hand, and whom he valued even more than his own life.

However, the origin of this girl is like a fog, and no one knows it.

Even the emperor, who was high above everyone else, had never seen her true face.

The Ninth Prince's Palace is tightly guarded.

This is what attracted the emperor's attention and malicious curiosity.

Of course the emperor, who has a bad taste and a love for beautiful women, wants to see her.

When Shi Yanqing planned to marry Qingwu, the emperor wanted Qingwu to enter the palace to accompany him.

Shi Yanqing was furious.

Shi Yanqing thought, maybe this time the regicide and patricide could be done earlier.