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Chapter 297
"Wait!" Ye Zhaoyan raised his voice suddenly, stopping their actions, "Who sent you here? Why are you intercepting the royal nobles here?"

This place is not far from the periphery of the hunting ground where Emperor Donglin is located, and they will be discovered in another quarter of an hour. These men in black are destined to be unable to escape. Ye Zhaoyan couldn't think of what these people came for.

Several masked men in black did not answer, but concentrated on killing. One targeted the boatman and guards, one targeted Kun Yu and Lu Wenyuan, and two attacked Ye Zhaoyan. With a bright sharp weapon, the blade approached, Ye Zhaoyan dodged his head sideways, but his arm was still cut with a bloodstain.

"Miss Ye, run away! I will protect the princess and go first!" Lu Wenyuan's voice was accompanied by a soft splash of water. Ye Zhaoyan saw Lu Wenyuan standing on a swaying bamboo raft protecting Kunyu, holding a short knife in his hand. , trying to chop at the legs and feet of a man in black.

She was surprised, there was no bamboo raft around the boat when she set off, where did the bamboo raft come from?

Lu Wenyuan had already taken Kunyu out of the boat, the man in black chased after her, and the remaining three men in black gradually approached her.

Ye Zhaoyan looked at them vigilantly, and touched the handle of the dagger at his waist. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a familiar blue shirt. The man was standing under the rock and looking at him, with surprise and anxiety in his eyes.

"Zhuo..." Ye Zhaoyan had just said a word when the sword tips of two men in black suddenly flashed in front of her eyes. She hurriedly took two steps back, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.

Before she could stand still, a strong force came from her feet, and a cold hand grabbed her ankle tightly. She was terrified and struggled subconsciously to break free.

"Wow——" Ye Zhaoyan's skirt was torn, and she fell onto the deck of the boat, while that hand still grabbed her leg, refusing to let go.

Several sharp sword blades slashed at her, Ye Zhaoyan dodged to dodge, fell down unexpectedly, and was dragged into the water forcefully.

The moment she entered the water, she heard a "plop" into the water, followed by Kunyu's scream, and then felt her body being dragged down by something, and the turbulence whizzed by her ears, like a python wrapped around her body. The pain of suffocation swept over the hands, feet and legs, and the head was dizzy for a while,
Why is the water so cold?A bad thought arose in Ye Zhaoyan's heart. She looked up and saw a pitch-black lake...

"boom--"

There was a loud noise, the water was rippling, and one hand was held by a pair of slender hands. With the help of that force, Ye Zhaoyan slowly floated up. Gradually, the whole body also came out of the water.

"Cough-cough-cough-"

Ye Zhaoyan was panting desperately, and it took him a while to recover, and found that he was wrapped around his waist by an arm, and he was lying in his arms, with the elegant and fresh sandalwood scent lingering at the tip of his nose.

"How are you?" A warm voice sounded, she raised her head, Zhuo Yi's white face was close at hand, her hair was dripping water along his fair neck, and her clear eyes showed a bit of worry.

Perhaps because of concern, the corner of his shirt was ripped open, but he didn't notice it, he just stared at her tightly.

Since they met, she had never seen him in such a mess.

Ye Zhaoyan's heart skipped a beat, he slightly pushed him away, turned around and supported the dead wood floating by the water, trying to calm down his disturbed mood.

"Princess!" At this time, Ye Zhaoyan heard Lu Wenyuan's slightly flustered call, and she followed the sound, only to see Lu Wenyuan emerging from the water pulling Kunyu.

"Help me up." Kunyu said, her tone revealing unconcealable fatigue and weakness, and even a hint of anger.

Several servants immediately pulled the two of them ashore.

Kunyu looked at Ye Zhaoyan's drenched clothes and sideburns, then looked at her side, and his gaze stayed on Zhuo Yibai's body. His drenched figure became taller and taller, his ink-dyed long hair was scattered on his shoulders, and his body was wrapped around his body. There was a layer of damp water vapor, but it still couldn't conceal the elegant and clear temperament on his body, which was the demeanor only a prince and grandson who has been in high positions all year round would have.

Kunyu couldn't help but look at that handsome facial features. His four eyes met, the young man's face remained unchanged, and the curvature of his lips was always distant and indifferent, which made one couldn't help feeling close, especially his eyes, which were like waves in autumn water. , and like the stars shining brightly, when looking at people, it is quiet and clear, but it seems that nothing is seen in the eyes, making people unable to guess what is going on in his heart.

"Your foot is hurt." Ye Zhaoyan just heard a sigh in her ear, and a gentle force applied to her shoulder, and she was swept towards the shore.

A red mark soaked in water loomed on her right foot. The person who dragged her into the water really used brute force, wishing to put her to death.

Kunyu's indifferent eyes moved to Ye Zhaoyan, and a layer of frost appeared on his face: "Miss Ye, should you explain?"

"Princess, what do you mean?" Ye Zhaoyan raised his eyebrows slightly, not understanding the meaning of the other party's question.

It was clear that this happened to her when she got on Kunyu's boat. If she guessed correctly, this distress was not an accident, but a design.

"I don't know?" Kunyu snorted coldly, "Why did Ms. Ye go to such lengths to secretly communicate with Mr. Zhuo's family to confuse the audience, it's really a good plan!"

Secret passage of the song?Only then did Ye Zhaoyan suddenly realize that Kunyu's hostility was actually for this reason.She pondered for a moment, then said: "I didn't give or receive anything privately with Mr. Zhuo. Besides, Mr. Zhuo saved me out of urgency, Mr. Zhuo, right?" She turned her head and stared straight at Mr. Zhuo. Yibai.

Zhuo Yibai looked at her resolute and serious appearance, frowned, and seemed to be considering whether to admit it, and nodded after a while: "Yes, Miss Ye was indeed rescued by my servant, but I didn't do anything beyond the rules. lift."

Kunyu narrowed her eyes: "You clearly have a lot to do with her, why don't you want to admit it?"

Originally, she only believed [-]% of what Zhuo Tianxin said, but now seeing the closeness between the two, it is clear that they have known each other for a long time.

"I act frankly, why do I have to cover it up?" Zhuo Yibai was not troubled by these words, "I have known Miss Ye for a long time. Although we have some friendship, we haven't had much contact with each other. Is this explanation credible?"

After hearing this, Ye Zhaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart felt a little astringent.

Suddenly she thought it was funny, Zhuo Yibai had separated from her so easily, wasn't that exactly what she wanted?
Looking at the three of them, Lu Wenyuan always felt that the scene was a bit weird. Although he didn't know how Ye Zhaoyan annoyed the Nanyue princess, he hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhuo is a good-looking talent, and Miss Ye made friends with him." It's a matter of course, even if the two of you have something to do, we'll make a careful distinction when we get to Jindu."

Kun Yu gave Lu Wenyuan a warning look, then looked at Zhuo Yibai and said, "Why did Mr. Zhuo refuse the marriage like that at the banquet?"

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(End of this chapter)