Chapter 2961 Xingluo Lake, the mysterious man
"I just want to remind you that I remember this place. Your Majesty should remember it too."
“…”
Hearing this, Nan Yan paused.
She slowly turned her head to look at Li Bushang. The flames behind her shot up into the sky, dimming the expression on her face. She said in a deep voice, "What do you want to tell me?"
Li Bushang looked at her and was silent for a while before he said, "I want to say that he will never forget what happened back then."
“…”
"I don't know. Given him... I'm afraid he has guessed a lot."
Nan Yan's breathing became heavy.
At this moment, a shocking roar came from the Xiaohe Warehouse not far behind him, and a huge fireball exploded on the river bank. Immediately afterwards, a fire dragon roared and rushed into the sky surrounded by billowing black smoke. The people around were even more panicked and ran towards the Xiaohe Warehouse shouting.
For a moment, Nan Yan's mind was filled with the raging fire and the noisy sounds around her.
What happened that year...
What Zhu Feng didn't know...
She was kidnapped by Li Bushan, and the two stayed outside for a whole night, alone together. Even her clothes were torn to shreds. Zhu Feng knew all of this.
But what he didn't know was that he met that mysterious man that night.
Over the years, no matter how many clues she got or how many struggles she had to overcome, she had never confessed this matter to Zhu Feng. She always thought that as long as she didn't say it, this matter would never be known to others.
But Li Bu Shang's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her head.
It turned out that the place where she was kidnapped by Li Bushan when she was stationed there was near Xiajiang Town.
In other words, that waterway leads directly to Xingluo Lake.
And in these years, every hardship that Zhu Feng faced——
When inspecting Shazhouwei, the bandits in Reyue Bay who were instigated by Long Tingyun;
the Earthly Immortals Society who broke into the palace and caused trouble after he was assassinated and fell unconscious;
civil unrest in the South;
And this time, Ye Zheng’s death...
All of this may seem chaotic and disorganized, seemingly something that happens every day across the country and causes headaches for those in power, but in the final analysis, it all goes back to this source—
Xingluo Lake, that mysterious man.
Li Bushang was right. With Zhu Feng's temperament and wisdom, it was impossible for him not to have thought of this. I'm afraid he already knew it when he saw Xu Shifeng's letter at the Prince's Mansion.
However, he never said anything to me from beginning to end.
When I proposed to follow him south, he agreed.
What is he thinking about?
Nan Yan took a deep breath, and when she raised her head, her expression was very calm, as if the momentary helplessness she felt just now was just an illusion, or as if the helplessness had been completely calmed down.
She said calmly, "Okay, I get it."
Li Bushang glanced at her.
After experiencing that night, Nan Yan became increasingly difficult for him to get close to.
Nan Yan, who had experienced Zhu Feng's assassination and coma, and the chaos in the capital, was becoming increasingly difficult to shake.
She is no longer the weak and precarious Si Nanyan who found me at the border of Yongzhou. The promise I always kept in my heart may mean nothing to her now.
She no longer needs anyone's protection.
At some times, she has already taken on the posture of a protector, able to protect many people, even the emperor.
She is now standing in front of him, and every expression, every look, and even every word she speaks seems to be telling him: I don’t need you anymore.
After saying that, Nan Yan turned around and continued walking forward as if nothing had happened, as if she was still looking for Zhu Feng in the crowd.
Looking at her back, Li Bushang clenched his fists slightly.
Maybe you no longer need...
When Nan Yan had walked a few steps away and was almost about to disappear into the crowd, he took a deep breath, hurriedly walked forward and followed her, but he didn't dare to get close. He could only, and had to, look at her from a distance of two or three steps, and slowly said in his heart: But my heart and my decision have never changed and will never change.
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After they reunited at the riverside, more and more people gathered near the river warehouse, and there was almost a stampede.
Seeing that the fire was becoming difficult to control, Zhu Feng took them back to the inn.
As soon as they returned to the inn, they saw the innkeeper and the waiter standing at the gate, tiptoeing toward the riverbank. Seeing them return, they greeted them cordially, saying, "Mr. Huang, Madam, you're back. I heard there was a fire down there. Were you there?"
Zhu Feng didn't say anything.
Xiao Shunzi, the servant behind him who had been in charge of all the pleasantries with them over the past few days, immediately said, "That's right. I heard that a warehouse was burned down."
"On the riverbank, that can only be the Hang Seng Bank's river warehouse."
"Oh. I don't know how it started, but it scared our wife so much. Those people were running around and almost bumped into us."
"Oh my, go upstairs and get some rest."
The innkeeper glanced at Nan Yan and saw that she looked pale, as if she had been frightened out of her wits. He said earnestly, "I'll ask the kitchen to make a bowl of ginger soup for Madam to calm her down."
Nan Yan originally wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, she nodded.
So Zhu Feng took her upstairs.
After going upstairs, everyone went back to their rooms to settle down. After a while, the waiter brought a bowl of steaming ginger soup. Nan Yan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the green smoke rising from the bowl with a heavy heart. On the street downstairs, one could still hear the voices of many people running around and shouting to tell each other.
Zhu Feng stood by the window and looked for a while, then closed the window and turned around.
He walked up to her with the bowl of ginger soup and said softly, "Have a drink."
Nan Yan said calmly: "I'm not really scared, why would I drink this? It's spicy."
Zhu Feng said, "Since it's all done, let's drink some."
As he spoke, he looked down at Nan Yan's face and said, "I see that you don't look well. Are you really scared?"
Nan Yan took the bowl and glared at him.
"This little scene scared me?"
Zhu Feng smiled.
Nan Yan was not afraid to drink this stuff. She raised her neck and drank it all in one gulp. Zhu Feng saw her finish drinking, reached out to take the bowl and put it aside, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth.
Nan Yan looked up at him, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Zhu Feng probably noticed that she had been feeling a bit worried that night, especially after the fire at the river barn, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Now that it's done, why do you look so worried?"
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