Chapter 196: Stealing in the Reed Marsh
The river water is still icy cold in March.
The distance to this river when swimming out from Yongshou Palace is not that short.
Deng Youning’s underwater skills are not as good as Li Tianzhuo’s, and she can’t hold her breath long enough.
Her black tangled hair floated in the water, and her vision gradually became blurred.
He wanted to grab things around him and call Li Tianzhuo, but he couldn't open his mouth in the water.
Just when she was about to give up, a pair of big hands pulled her into their arms.
She was like a small boat that had been drifting on the sea for a long time, and finally found an isolated island where she could dock.
After hugging each other tightly, Li Tianzhuo took the initiative to move towards her lips.
One hand continued to hold her waist, and the other hand pinched her jaw.
The next moment, a pair of cold and soft lips pressed tightly against hers, breathing deeply for her.
Suddenly, Deng Youning's eyes widened.
This was her first kiss in two lifetimes.
However, it is not too much of a loss to give it to the person you love the most.
After making sure that she could still hold on, Li Tianzhuo took her hand and continued to swim forward.
They have now left the palace, and the sky is dark. Li Tianzhuo feels that even if they show up on the shore now, no one will notice them.
The moonlight shines on the reed marsh, casting the shadows of the reeds on the water, sparkling.
Feeling that the reed marsh was more secluded, they chose to go ashore here first.
Their clothes were completely wet, and their hair was limp and stuck to their faces, making them look extremely disheveled.
Deng Youning's little face was frozen pale and her limbs were a little stiff.
Li Tianzhuo, regardless of the discomfort he was feeling, held her hands and rubbed them, then held her in his arms to help her regain some body temperature.
"This should be the south of the city, not far from my villa."
"Let's see if we can go to my place first, change clothes, and then go back to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Li Tianzhuo arranged.
Deng Youning nodded in agreement.
If I go back like this, my grandmother and uncle will be terribly worried.
At this moment, I heard a series of chaotic and silent footsteps.
It sounded like there were dozens of people, and they seemed to be on patrol, walking here, looking there, and stopping from time to time.
Deng Youning felt around in his arms, trying to find his poison powder and prepared to take action.
But just now, the poison powder was soaked in water and could not be used at all.
The flute she carried with her that could summon poisonous insects seemed to have been lost and was no longer around her waist.
All the poisonous snakes, scorpions and insects he had on his body were left in Yongshou Palace before he went into the water.
Now she can no longer use her ability to poison or cast a spell.
If they were discovered by the emperor's private soldiers, they would have to rely on force to fight them off.
However, she had lost too much blood in the past few days and had just swam across such a long river, so she was exhausted and was afraid that she would be defeated after a few moves.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer to them.
Deng Youning also began to panic.
She signaled Li Tianzhuo with her eyes to think of a solution.
Li Tianzhuo's brows were also furrowed.
He suddenly took off the hair crown on his head, and then picked off several golden hairpins on Deng Youning's head and threw them outside the reed marsh.
When the patrolling soldiers came around them, Li Tianzhuo suddenly pushed Deng Youning to the ground and pressed his whole body on her.
Deng Youning tried to struggle, but Li Tianzhuo shook his head at her.
Due to the obstruction of the reeds, the faces of the two people could not be seen clearly. The only thing that could be seen was Li Tianzhuo who was pressing on Deng Youning.
"Who did I think they were? Turns out they were an adulterous couple."
The soldier who was close to them complained.
Late at night, they still need to patrol and stand guard, but the people in the city can run to the riverside reeds to steal fish without any care, which makes him envious and jealous.
"Sir, you have worked hard. Your Excellency is magnanimous. Just pretend you didn't see us."
"There are some jewels over there, all made of real gold and silver. Take them and have a drink with your brothers."
Li Tianzhuo deliberately used a rough voice and spoke in a flattering manner.
The soldier naturally also saw the jewelry he had just thrown outside, picked it up and weighed it, feeling that it was heavy enough, he put it in his arms with satisfaction.
"You are a sensible old man."
"I won't disturb you anymore!"
Having received the benefits, he naturally didn't want to care about those indecent scenes.
Li Tianzhuo climbed up from Deng Youning after he walked away.
Deng Youning's heart was beating fast and her face was red and hot.
She pretended to be calm and asked in a low voice: "There are no footsteps around. These people should have gone far away. Should we leave too?"
Li Tianzhuo nodded at her.
When their eyes met, he saw that her expression was a little unnatural, so he deliberately teased her:
"I didn't expect that my Ning Ning would be so lovable when she was shy?"
Like a playboy, he stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Deng Youning's hot face.
Deng Youning's defensiveness was so strong that she instantly grabbed his wrist and bent it back.
If he wasn't the one she truly loved, Li Tianzhuo's hand would have been broken by her.
"Hey, are you trying to murder your husband?"
"We are an engaged couple who have exchanged marriage certificates!"
He asked back with a cry of pain.
Deng Youning glared at him unhappily: "Stop talking nonsense, we still have a mission to carry out."
She is not like Li Tianzhuo who is in the mood to make jokes now.
Li Tianzhuo sighed, and instantly became serious. He took her along the path and quickly returned to his villa.
Fortunately, his villa has always been guarded by Xiu Ming and Jiang Yuan, and has not been invaded by the emperor's forces.
Seeing that his master, who had been in the palace for many days, had finally returned, the gatekeeper was extremely excited.
However, why are the master and Princess Youning in such a miserable state?
"Don't say anything yet, just prepare some bath water and clean clothes for us."
"Also, prepare some blood-replenishing drinks."
The first thing Li Tianzhuo did when he entered the room was to give these instructions.
When they had taken a shower and changed their clothes, Li Tianzhuo briefly explained to Xiu Ming, Jiang Yuan and others that the emperor had detained them.
"Now, the people of the Silver Dragon Guard no longer obey my orders."
"How many people can we gather in our villa?"
Li Tianzhuo wanted to gather his men and be ready for the upcoming war that was about to break out.
Xiu Ming couldn't help but complain when he heard this.
"Sir, do the few guards and servants in our house count?"
"You are now only a second-rank official in Dongji. You have nothing under your command except the power of the Silver Dragon Guard."
"No, now there are no Silver Dragon Guards."
He even rolled his eyes at his master impudently.
My lord, you have been Li Tianzhuo for five years. Do you still think you are the arrogant King Changle of Nan Xin?
Li Tianzhuo: ...
"Ningning, I'll ask Xiuming and Jiangyuan to take you back to the Deng family."
"I have to go out for a while now. I'll go to Deng's house to find you later."
Deng Youning didn't ask him too much and left in a hurry.
She had not been back from the palace for several days and now she just wanted to see her grandmother as soon as possible so that she could discuss with everyone how to deal with the emperor.
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