Chapter 60: Boarding the Pirate Ship (With Shelf Announcement)

  "So soon?" Chu Jiu Yang blinked his eyes, and in the instant he raised his eyelids, his pupils were clear as water, with a faint glow floating.

  Yanling Jun's eyes met hers, and her heart skipped a beat. For an instant, it was as if her heart was pounding like a drum, and she could hardly breathe.

  This feeling was his first experience, because it was too strange, he himself was also startled.

  "Are you going with me? Or..."

  Yanling Jun hastily collected his thoughts, covered his mouth and coughed lightly before quickly shifting his gaze away, saying "Let's go together!"

  Chu Sunyang's thoughts were sharp, and he actually noticed that when he turned around hastily, his expression was somewhat abnormal. However, he didn't think much of it and just followed him, still not forgetting to tease him in a good mood, "In this way, you can be considered as openly acknowledging, letting those people label you with our Donggong's tag, the troubles that follow will probably come one after another."

  Yanling Jun walked forward with his eyes fixed straight ahead, and the smile on his face remained unchanged. However, in a low tone that was only audible between the two of them, he asked very seriously, "Since you knew I would get into trouble, why did you drag me into this in the first place?"

  Chu Youyang himself was in the wrong, but he didn't feel guilty at all. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and retorted with a sharp tongue, "If you were so angry, why didn't you expose me back then?"

  Yanling Jun lost his smile and gazed at her with a sidelong glance, sighing softly: "Yes, now that I'm already on the pirate ship, I only hope that in the future you won't push me into the water again when the winds are strong and the waves are high."

  As they spoke, the two of them had already walked around to a relatively quiet corridor.

  Chu Youyang suddenly stopped in his tracks.

  Yanling Jun walked two more steps before realizing she hadn't followed him, and turned back to look.

  Chu Nanyang raised his head and met his gaze, and at some point even the light in his eyes became thicker.

  She pursed her lips tightly, and after a long while, she spoke in a clear and distinct tone: "Do you know the great risk I took by pulling you onto this pirate ship in front of everyone today?"

  Following the trajectory of their past lives, the Emperor still has a long life ahead of him. As long as Chuyu An doesn't sit on that throne for one day, the entire Eastern Palace will be in danger of being overthrown at any time. For now, let's put aside her birth and just talk about Prince Yanling...

  He is a Southerner!

  Moreover, judging from various signs, Chu Jiongyang has already sensed that his identity is not simple. At present, the two countries are still at war, and she has won over such an ally. Once Prince Yang's identity is exposed or he intends to do something, then at that time, what awaits her, as well as the entire East Palace, will be a disaster of unprecedented proportions.

  Yanling Jun's heart skipped a beat, he didn't take a step back, the smile on his face disappeared, and he stared at Chu Jiu Yang from two steps away: "Will you believe me?"

  He asked, but before Xie Rouyang could respond, he shook his head resolutely and said: "You're using the entire Eastern Palace's rise and fall as a bargaining chip to pressure me, betting that I might confess everything to you?"

  Chu Youyang didn't deny it, she took a step forward and stood in front of Yanling Jun, looking up at his face: "As the one who saved your life, I've always thought that this confession is something you owe me."

  Yanling Jun's lips moved slightly, and the light and shadow at the bottom of his eyes were complex, falling on her face.

  The girl's eyes were clear, but they held a tenacity and stubbornness that didn't match her age.

  Neither arrogant nor servile. Neither avoiding nor yielding.

  He still remembered the scene when he first saw her in the reeds, with flying reed flowers, and the girl's face was sharp and bold, with a glance on horseback, stunning his entire life, turning mountains and rivers upside down.

  From then on, he couldn't move his gaze away, and her shadow was in his eyes and dreams.

  So he came from afar, following her, even if it was just catching a glimpse of her back in the bustling streets, his heart was full and he couldn't help but jump for joy.

  Just because of identity relationship ——

  "Chu Nianyang!" The voice of Yanling Jun was somewhat hoarse, he slowly raised his hand and finally lightly touched her cheek with the tip of his finger.

  If there was a slight touch, it revealed his nervousness and tension in his heart at this moment.

  Chu Youyang was taken aback by his sudden action, and for a moment forgot to react, only staring at him with wide eyes.

  "I am a Southerner!" Yanling Jun said, with an inexplicable bitterness in his eyes. "Whether I say it or not, the existence of this identity has already destined that you will keep me at arm's length. I cannot be frank with you now, and indeed, I have half a private heart. But even if I told you, it would not be a good thing for you either. So just pretend you don't know, I can promise you that as long as I stay here one more day, my current identity will not change. Even if one day I have to leave..."

  He said, pausing for a moment, the expression in his eyes involuntarily turning dim, but only for an instant before recovering as usual. He looked into Chu Yunyang's eyes and said: "I will also take the initiative to erase all traces of what happened here, so that no one can use it as leverage against you. To those who interact with you, I am forever just a humble imperial physician without any background or reliance, Prince Yanling."

  Chu Youyang's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt a chill.

  As expected, his identity was indeed extraordinary! Even now, even if he gave himself such a guarantee, she still felt terrified, let alone thinking back to those years ago...

  He then entered the South River Wang Fu with great fanfare and became a high-ranking official, unmatched in prestige, and suddenly became the leader of the six departmental ministers!

  It's fortunate that I never thought of digging into others' private lives and plotting against them, otherwise...

  It can be imagined that the outcome of the South River King's Mansion will only be more miserable than that of the East Palace.

  Because——

  The Qian Dynasty has already been destroyed, while the Nan Hua is at its peak, forming a rivalry with the Xi Yue. The Emperor is suspicious, and if anyone recognizes the true identity of Yan Ling Jun, he will not only die but also bring down the entire Nan He Wang Fu with the crime of internal and external collusion.

  But why? Why would he risk the world's great unorthodoxy to do such a thing? And yet, without being low-key, he rose to power in the shortest time and became a powerful minister who covered the sky with one hand. It's unlikely that he would have made such a promise to Chu Lingyun from the beginning. Moreover, the path he took in his previous life was completely different from the one he is on now, which was truly like being in boiling oil, with the danger of being killed at any moment.

  What kind of person is he after all? Or in his past and present life, what kind of mind has he been holding?

  Chu Youyang's thoughts drifted away unknowingly, his eyebrows deeply furrowed, and his expression was full of unguarded wariness.

  Yanling Jun thought she didn't dare to believe his words easily, so he took a deep breath and said: "I know it's hard for you to blindly trust me, but I really have no ill intentions towards you. I can swear on my mother's spirit in heaven that if...

  He said as he was about to raise his finger and make a vow.

  Chu Youyang was startled and quickly pulled down his sleeve.

  "What are you doing, I'll believe you for now." She smiled slightly, but the smile was tinged with a hint of sarcasm: "Even if you have some ulterior motive, my master Chen's old bones are still here, and I'm not afraid to be buried with him."

  She had always been on guard against Lord Yanling, but she didn't particularly dislike him as a person. As for his mother, he had only mentioned her twice up to this point, but it wasn't hard to see that his feelings towards her were extraordinary; if he was really forced to swear an oath on his mother's spirit...

  The dead is greater, then it's really done too much.

  Returning empty-handed once again, Chu Nanyang felt helpless and shook his head, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore. We should first hurry to the Yiyuan Hall to hear those people's explanation!"

  Yanling Jun did not give way, silently staring at her face for a moment before saying: "Let's make a deal?"

  Chu Youyang raised an eyebrow and looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

  Yanling Jun's lips curled up into a smile again: "Last time in Lieyan Valley, I said that those things were temporarily owed to you, and I would talk to you about them later. In the future - if I have no choice but to leave, and if I don't have the chance to reveal all the secrets to you, you can go back to Lieyan Valley to look for me, and at that time, I will give you a satisfactory explanation."

  He spoke slowly, but firmly, and was by no means joking.

  He knew that saying more would be useless, and he only felt a little uncomfortable with his solemn expression.

  "Uh-huh!" She nodded in response, but her tone was somewhat perfunctory. "Let's go!"

  Yanling Jun said no more and the two of them continued on their way, heading straight for the Yi Yuan Hall.

  Yiyuan Hall is a palace built for the purpose of receiving guests in the imperial palace, compared to the main hall, it is much smaller, but in terms of architectural style, it is very delicate, from the pillars and tiles to every decoration in the hall, all are beautiful and elegant, with a noble and refined atmosphere that is pleasing to the eye.

  Chu Nanyang and Yanling Jun left when most of the people who were supposed to come had already arrived.

  The highest-ranking Zhu Qiying and Tuoba Huai'an sat together in the main seat, while others sat on both sides.

  The corpse of that assassin had been brought back and placed in the hall near the entrance, so the atmosphere in the hall was somewhat oppressive and depressing.

  Chu Yu Yan couldn't bear it anymore, at that time her eyebrows were already twisted together, and she could hardly sit still.

  As soon as she saw Chu Nanyang enter the door, she immediately slammed the tea bowl in her hand onto the table and said displeased: "You are really difficult to invite, letting so many people wait for you here, it's really a big show!"

  Chu Yuanyan was accustomed to Chu Ziyang's behavior of being cold on the outside and hot on the inside, so he walked in without a word, greeted everyone, and then turned to Chu Qihui and said: "I heard that the assassin's identity has been confirmed. You're the one in charge here, with you and the Crown Prince of Nanhe handling it together, why did you specifically call for me to come over?"

  Chu Qi Hui coughed lightly and looked at Su Lin, who was sitting next to her with a gloomy face. "This is what Young Master Su meant," she said. "He said that you were implicated and received a shock, so he specially invited you over to explain in person and also to apologize to you."

  "Apologize?" Chu Xiangyang lost his smile, raised an eyebrow and looked at Su Lin, "Could it be that you, Young Master Su, have done something to offend me? Or are you preparing to do something to offend me again, so you're presenting the gift as an apology in advance?"

  These people asked her over with absolutely ill intentions, if so, then...

  She chose to take the initiative!

  Digression

  This chapter is so fat! Good news! Our county lord's daughter is finally going to be on the shelves, and a certain someone's mood is very nervous. Tomorrow's update will be in the afternoon, don't forget to come and help me with the first subscription, my precious babies who are not prepared to abandon the pit!

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