Chapter 220: Bullet Land

Jiang Jiu ran fast to catch up with Zhao Zhuoxi, but poor Chu Yu had to run back and forth with her body in her arms.

Fortunately, since she prepared the agarwood pills for Jiang Jiu, she no longer had to rush.

Seven days after Jiang Jiu and his men left, Chu Yu slowly followed the cannon team back to Su City.

As soon as they arrived in Suzhou, Xiao Yimo picked her up at the dock.

"Zhao Zhuoxi really doesn't know how to feel sorry for you. He knows you're pregnant, but he still orders you around. It makes me so angry."

Chu Yu patted his hand soothingly: "I'm a doctor, I know my own body, don't worry, this pregnancy is very stable, eat and drink along the way, relax, it's good."

"Besides, this isn't someone else's business, it's Jiang Jiu's business, I can't just stand by and watch."

Hearing her say this, Xiao Yimo frowned.

"Jiang Jiu is not dead, and he has resurrected again?"

Chu Yu nodded: "It's just that the hatred of separation this time is too poisonous, making her forget everything in the past, forget the emperor, forget me, forget Jiao Niang, forget Nishang... Alas..."

Xiao Yimo sighed heavily: "Is she still the same Jiang Jiu as before?"

Chu Yu's eyes widened. "Of course, her temper hasn't changed at all. I heard that she has caused a lot of trouble in the palace. Fortunately, His Majesty knows her. If it was someone else, I don't know how many times she would have been chopped off."

Xiao Yimo snorted disdainfully: "Jiang Jiu has died twice for him. If he dares to criticize Jiang Jiu, I will never let him go. Anyway, I have already made four cannons. When I make a few more, I will rebel against him."

Chu Yu shook her head helplessly and smiled: "Alright, the emperor loves her so much that I heard that even the selection for next year has been cancelled and she won't learn the palace rules anymore."

"Originally, when Nanli Kingdom provoked Daning, the emperor could have just sent a general with a few cannons, but he insisted on leading the army himself."

"In my opinion, it is just a disguised way of taking Jiang Jiu to travel around."

Others can't see it, but Zhao Zhuoxi actually has this in mind.

Nanli is only the size of a palm, so he really doesn't need to worry too much about her.

However, he could take this opportunity to leave the palace, or take Jiang Jiu out with him.

Even if Zhao Zhuoxi left the capital, he would not be afraid of rebellion by other people in the court. After all, he had an army of 300,000 Zhenguogong soldiers and four cannons that were not yet known to the world.

If there really was a rebellion in the capital, it would be a piece of cake for him to deal with Nan Li and then fight his way to the capital.

Facing the vast river, Jiang Jiu rubbed his nose.

"How did Nanli get here?"

Zhao Zhuoxi's carriage stopped at the shore, and he stood on the dock with Jiang Jiu.

"It's not easy to fight. Although the river is not very wide, the water is very deep. And as far as I know, it rained a few times in Nanli when we were on the road. It seems that their country has suffered a flood."

They were all hit by the flood and had no time to take care of themselves, yet they were still thinking about Daningna.

Jiang Jiu put his hands on the balcony and looked into the distance: "What should we do? Should we wait for him to hit us and then fight back, or should we take the initiative to attack?"

Zhao Zhuoxi didn't say anything, but took off his cloak and put it on Jiang Jiu.

There was his warmth and scent on the tent, and Jiang Jiu couldn't help but take a deep breath.

Zhao Zhuoxi naturally held her in his arms.

"When he calls, to be honest, I don't want to bother to mark out a tiny piece of land as my own territory. Their area is very poor."

Jiang Jiu understood that Zhao Zhuoxi looked down on Nanli. It would be a lot of effort for him to bring Nanli Kingdom under his control and support them.

After all, Duke Zhenguo had defeated all their main forces last time. It would take at least ten years for Nanli to return to its former prosperous state.

Nanli Country has also been plagued by disasters, with either earthquakes or floods. It has indeed been very poor in recent years, and Zhao Zhuoxi is unwilling to take over a shabby stall.

Jiang Jiu turned his head and glanced at Zhao Zhuoxi.

Don’t say it, really don’t say it, Zhao Zhuoxi’s confident and leisurely look does look a bit cool and handsome.

On the face with clear contours, a pair of sword-like eyebrows slanted into the temples, the dark and deep eyes were twinkling with starlight, and the sexy thin lips were pursed with a slight arc, as if smiling, full of tension.

Standing by the river, in the afterglow of the setting sun, he stared at her with a look of tenderness, affection, and a hint of inexplicable aggression, letting the wind blow his robe.

Suddenly, at this moment, Jiang Jiu felt his heart skip a beat. When he got closer, he realized that he was actually an ancient superior.

Mature, domineering and dangerous.

But why didn't she ever notice it?

This time, she looked seriously into Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes, and the more she looked, the more confused she became.

"Zhao Zhuoxi, the person you actually like is not me, but someone who looks very similar to me, right?"

Although Zhao Zhuoxi's eyes would not lie, Jiang Jiu always felt that when he looked at her, it was as if he was looking at another person through her.

Naturally, Jiang Jiu thought of the allusion of 'Huan Huan Lei Qing'.

He treated her as an old friend.

And who is that similar person?

Zhao Zhuoxi had two former queens, one was Su Man, and the other was the legendary richest man in Jiangnan.

Zhao Zhuoxi narrowed his eyes slightly. He was looking at her through her, because this body was not her, but the soul of this body was her.

And she knew nothing about it.

Suddenly, Zhao Zhuoxi remembered that he once painted a picture for Jiang Jiu.

But when he was about to take Jiang Jiu to see the painting, he remembered Chu Yu's instructions.

"She can't think about the past anymore. No matter it was then or now, it's still her. Does it make any difference? Besides, you have the ability to make her like you the first time, so why can't you make her like you the second time?"

Zhao Zhuoxi smiled bitterly, but it was really difficult.

The Jiang Jiu in the past was cold and aloof. It was only after they had been together for a long time that she developed feelings for him.

Now, it's so difficult to make her fall in love with me again.

He even suspected that her heart was made of stone.

"Are you hungry? Let's go back. The shrimp balls here are delicious. They are your favorite."

With a river to the south and the sea to the east, Nanjiang City is home to many fishermen who make a living by fishing.

This place is rich in Oriental pearls, and even more so in fish and shrimp.

Fish and shrimp are not very valuable in southern Xinjiang, but Jiang Jiu likes to eat them very much.

As soon as the two of them stepped into the carriage, Lu Ming brought in a plate of shrimp balls.

"Master, Princess, shrimp balls, coconut juice."

These are all Jiang Jiu’s favorites to eat.

Jiang Jiu's eyes lit up immediately. He pinched a shrimp ball and put it in his mouth. It was fragrant, smooth and chewy.

"Is it delicious?" Zhao Zhuoxi couldn't help asking when he saw her eating happily.

Jiang Jiu nodded vigorously: "It's delicious, you should have one too."

Jiang Jiu naturally handed him one as she spoke. Zhao Zhuoxi was slightly startled. It had been a long time since she last fed him a snack.

I never thought that something I used to do often would be missed so much now.

Open your mouth and put her fingers in it.

The smooth tip of the tongue gently slid across her fingertips, like a soft feather gently floating on the water, creating ripples in her heart.