Chapter 195 Who said I was worried?
At the border between Yueyang and Changsha, the Cang River slows down as it flows through a section where the riverbed rises.
At this time, the river and its banks were filled with people.
Eagle Guards kept emerging from the water to report.
"Your Highness, we did not see anyone."
"Your Highness, there is no one here."
Pei Yuan stood by the river, his expression growing colder with each report he heard.
Later, the Flying Eagle Guards who emerged from the water dared not report to him anymore, and could only stare longingly at Sun Yan.
Sun Yan sighed, glanced at his prince's face, which was even darker than ink, stepped forward, and whispered:
"The Flying Eagle Guards have searched all the river channels along the way. The current suddenly slows down here. If Lord Shen is really unfortunate... he will only be swept to this place."
The fact that we have gained nothing so far is actually a good thing, as it means that Lord Shen is definitely alright.
Your Highness, please don't worry.
"Found it, found it."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a Flying Eagle Guard suddenly emerge from the water and shout excitedly.
"I saw Lord Shen's clothes."
Sun Yan was so shocked he almost bit off his own tongue.
No way? Could it be that Lord Shen really...?
Pei Yuan's figure flashed past him, so fast that he didn't even have time to react.
thump.
Pei Yuan's figure disappeared into the water.
"Your Highness!"
Sun Yan paused for a moment, then shouted sternly, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and help His Highness get the person out of there!"
Splash!
Before the Flying Eagle Guards could dive back into the water, Pei Yuan had already splashed water out and leaped onto the shore.
He was dragging a maroon figure in his hand.
Sun Yan's heart sank immediately.
Lord Shen was indeed wearing a maroon outer robe when he left yesterday.
Upon closer inspection, the clothes were indeed Shen Chu's, but inside was a scarecrow.
Sun Yan immediately breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Your Highness, this must be a trick played by Lord Shen. He's definitely fine. You can rest assured now."
Pei Yuan pulled Shen Chu's outer robe off the scarecrow and glanced at him sideways.
“Who said I was worried? Shen Chu is as cunning as a fox. Even if you drown in this river, he won’t care.”
Sun Yan...
Aren't you worried? Then why do you look so pale?
It made all the brothers afraid to even breathe.
"Your Highness, what do we do next?"
"Keep searching, make as much noise as possible." Pei Yuan sneered. "Go and bring me that leader of the men in black. I have something to tell him."
Sun Yan was taken aback. "Aren't we going to look for Lord Shen?"
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In a grove of trees between Yueyang and Changsha.
Lord Shen is having a meal in the woods right now.
"Eat slowly, don't choke," Luo Heng told her as he handed her a glass of water.
Chen Chu swallowed the last mouthful of rice, took a sip of water, and only then did she feel her strength gradually returning.
"Fortunately, I met you in the reeds last night, otherwise I would have had a hard time escaping the pursuit of those men in black. Thank you for saving me, brother."
Luo Heng shook his head, "There's no need for such formalities between brothers like us."
Shen Chu smiled, recalling the events of last night.
Last night, she was chased to the banks of the Cang River by men in black, and she was hesitating whether to jump into the river.
Suddenly, a hand reached out from the reeds and pulled her inside.
She was startled and was about to resist when she heard a gentle and familiar voice.
"It's me."
Turning her head, she met a pair of gentle and concerned eyes, and was startled before recognizing Luo Heng.
"Big brother?"
Luo Heng gestured for her to be quiet and took a scarecrow from the side.
She realized what was happening and quickly took off her outer garment and put it on the scarecrow.
Luo Heng then threw the scarecrow into the river.
Fortunately, it was nighttime and the river was swift; the scarecrow bobbed up and down in the water for a moment before being swept downstream.
They successfully deceived the men in black.
The two then hid in the reeds until the man in black went downstream to look for someone, at which point they quickly left.
Luo Heng's caravan was on the official road not far away.
Shen Chu asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were going to Jianning Prefecture? Why are you in Yueyang?"
Luo Heng said, "I've almost finished dealing with the business in Jianning Prefecture. I'm thinking of you, so I wanted to go to Changsha Prefecture to find you."
On my way from Jianning to Changsha, I happened to pass through Yueyang. After days of traveling, I was tired and wanted to go to the Canghe River to fetch water to wash up.
I never expected to run into you there, Achu. Weren't you in Changsha? What are you doing here?
Who are those people who are hunting you down?
Shen Chu didn't elaborate on his true purpose for coming to Yueyang, saying, "I'm here to investigate a case, so naturally some people don't want me to investigate, and it's normal for them to hunt me down."
Upon hearing this, Luo Heng was quite worried.
"Isn't your journey ahead extremely dangerous? How about this, you come with my caravan into Changsha Prefecture."
It can at least cover for you a little.
Shen Chu had this intention.
Those men in black didn't kill her; they're probably plotting somewhere to lay a trap for her right now.
Following the Luo family's caravan would be a good way to conceal one's identity.
"Thank you very much, brother."
Luo Heng waved his hand, "If you keep being so polite with my elder brother, I'll get upset."
Seeing the displeasure on his usually gentle face, Shen Chu smiled and said:
“In that case, I won’t stand on ceremony with you, elder brother. It’s still a day’s journey from here to Changsha Prefecture, so I’ll eat and drink your food.”
Luo Heng laughed, "That's how good brothers should be. By the way, are you really not injured?"
If you have any injuries, please tell me as soon as possible so I can have a doctor apply medicine for you.
Shen Chu shook her head.
After being rescued by Luo Heng last night, she stayed in the carriage and rested for most of the night. Now her strength has been fully restored.
But when she was full and ready to set off again, she still chose to take a horse-drawn carriage.
Luo Heng didn't ride a horse either; he stayed in the carriage and chatted with him.
When his sleeve slipped down unnoticed, Shen Chu saw the teeth marks on his arm again and couldn't help but say:
"Speaking of which, I also bit someone's arm when I was a kid, in this very spot, leaving a deep tooth mark."
Luo Heng was somewhat surprised.
"I never imagined you were so mischievous as a child, Ah Chu. I wonder who was so lucky to have a mark on your arm?"
Shen Chu chuckled.
“It was the neighbor’s kid who made me cry, so I bit him.”
"That must be a very naughty child who bullied Achu, which is why you bit him, right?"
For a moment, Shen Chu's gaze was dazed.
Brother Zhan didn't bully her.
They were playing hide-and-seek, and she ran too far and accidentally fell asleep in a secluded corner.
When I woke up, it was already dark and raining.
She was terrified and couldn't find her way home.
When Zhan found her, she was so frightened that she cried and threw herself into his arms, angrily biting him hard.
She complained that he hadn't found her sooner.
Brother Zhan held her small body in his arms, and she didn't cry out in pain even though she bit her arm until it bled.
Instead, he gently patted her back and whispered, "I will definitely find Chuchu as soon as possible in the future, and I will never lose Chuchu again."
In the end, however, it was she who lost Zhan-gege.
Brother Zhan will forever remain on the night the city was massacred.
Recalling the past, Chen Chu suppressed the bitterness in her heart and asked with a smile:
"Brother said last time that he couldn't remember who bit you. Could it be that you bullied the neighbor's little girl and she bit you?"
Luo Heng shook his head and chuckled, "Now that you mention it, I suddenly remember. It was indeed a little girl who bit me, but she wasn't from next door; she was just passing by."
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