Zhou Yun'an didn't answer, but just looked at her coldly: "Wang Xiuxiu, don't think I don't know what you're up to."
She blinked innocently: "What could I possibly be thinking?"
Zhou Yun'an suddenly leaned down, "You knew I was going to travel by water, and you informed Lu Jingze in advance to mobilize a large naval force. Did you think that would put me under your control?"
Wang Xiuxiu felt a slight chill, but pretended that she had been seen through.
Zhou Yun'an stared at her for a long time, then suddenly straightened up, turned around and walked out.
Wang Xiuxiu watched his retreating figure, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
The next morning, Wang Xiuxiu was stuffed into a carriage, and she was in a daze the whole way, not knowing where she was being taken.
"You're quite composed." Zhou Yun'an entered, lifting the curtain, a silver bell twirling coldly at her fingertips. "The naval warships have already blockaded all the tributaries of Mingzhou's waterways."
Wang Xiuxiu lowered her eyelashes, revealing just the right amount of panic: "I don't understand what Lord Zhou is talking about."
"Really?" Zhou Yun'an suddenly grabbed her chin, forcing her to look up.
Her pupils contracted slightly, then she chuckled softly: "Lord Zhou made the decision himself, so why are you asking me?"
The sudden, piercing sound of the silver bells made Wang Xiuxiu curl up in pain.
Zhou Yun'an leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Lu Jingze should be lying in wait at the Mingzhou pass right now, isn't he?"
\"What do you mean?\"
"I must say, you understand me quite well. You know I deliberately told you I was going to leave by water, but my real intention was to leave by land."
"What a pity." Zhou Yun'an released Yinling, looking at her sweat-drenched appearance, his laughter like a viper's hiss. "All the clues you left behind were things I made you leave behind."
The ship suddenly tilted violently, and the roar of waves crashing against the rocks could be heard outside the window.
Wang Xiuxiu used the momentum to roll to the window and finally saw the outside view clearly.
It is neither a tributary of a river nor solid ground; it is clearly the most dangerous part of Qingyuzui, Duanlongtan!
"Now you understand?" Zhou Yun'an slowly polished the silver bell. "The navy is currently lying in wait on the tributaries, while your prince..."
He suddenly chuckled, "They're probably leading their elite troops in a desperate defense outside Mingzhou City, while I've already planted a large amount of oil there. Once we leave the Mingzhou river border, it'll explode and turn the world upside down!"
Wang Xiuxiu's fingernails dug deeply into her palms.
Zhou Yun'an set up a double trap for them—first pretending to fall for the trap and change to the land route, but in reality, they still wanted to take the water route.
After she painstakingly delivered the message, she deliberately revealed a flaw to lure Lu Jingze into a truly desperate situation.
"Lord Zhou is quite the schemer." She forced herself to sit up straight. "But you've forgotten one thing."
\"oh?\"
"You're cunning, but I never play by the rules."
After saying that, Wang Xiuxiu suddenly jumped out of the window. Zhou Yun'an tried to stop her, but it was too late.
Dozens of torches suddenly lit up on the cliff, illuminating the jagged rocks on the shore.
"You thought I was on the second floor?" Wang Xiuxiu popped her head out of the water, waving arrogantly at the people on the boat. "Actually, I'm on the fifth floor."
The deafening shouts of battle came from both banks, and Zhou Yun'an then realized that behind those seemingly natural reefs, the most elite crossbowmen of the Xuanjia Guard had already been lying in ambush.
The dozens of dark figures that suddenly appeared in the middle of the river were none other than the navy's specially made submarine warships!
"Impossible! The navy was clearly transferred away..."
"Of course it's fake news. Hasn't Lord Zhou heard of turning a plan against a plan?" Wang Xiuxiu floated ashore with the people who came to meet her.
A whistling arrow pierced through the window and struck Zhou Yun'an squarely in the right shoulder.
He staggered and let go, staring out the window in disbelief.
Lu Jingze, clad in black armor, stood at the bow of the ship, the bowstring in his hand still trembling.
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