I use my daughter's body to cut down the rivers and lakes

Chapter 283 The Aroma of Wine
Xu Yongding walked out of the cabin and looked at the mother and daughter playing chess. He couldn't help but grin, then walked over and said, "I've already told the captain that while the wind is favorable these days, we should set sail and speed up to leave the gangsters behind!"

Hearing what Xu Yongding said, Xu Yongyuan immediately nodded and smiled to show his agreement: "It should have been done long ago. There is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days."

Although we knew that with Liu Qi on board, nothing would go wrong.

But with so many martial artists following them, and none of them looked like good people, the brothers Xu Yongyuan and Xu Yongding were always a little uneasy. After all, there were women, children and young children on the boat, and if something happened, it would be too late to regret.

Tao gently stroked Xu Xinshan's head, raised her eyes and smiled softly at Liu Qi who was standing opposite her: "Fang Fu, what do you think of Daddy's method?"

"Yes." Liu Qi's eyes never left the chessboard, and he uttered a word lightly.

After waiting for a while, Liu Qi saw that Tao still hadn't made a move, so he reminded her, "Mom, it's your turn."

Upon hearing this, Tao smiled helplessly, then picked up the flag and tapped a corner of the chessboard without any hesitation.

At the moment of making the move, Liu Qi frowned slightly.

The situation on the chessboard became clear in an instant, and she, holding the black piece, was doomed.

Liu Qi stared at the chessboard for a long time, and finally resisted the urge to overturn the chessboard. He stood up, said "I lost", and left without looking back.

Looking at Liu Qi's departing figure, Xu Xinshan, who was nestled in Tao's arms, raised her little head coquettishly and whispered to Tao: "Third Grandmother, is the little aunt angry with you?"

"Dad used to get mad when he couldn't beat Mom, so Mom would always give in on him on purpose. Third Grandmother, you have to give in to little aunt too!"

Listening to the little girl's innocent words, Tao couldn't help but laugh and said, "I didn't realize that our Shan'er knows so much, but your aunt is not angry, she is just not used to losing to others. Shan'er, remember not to learn to be so strong-willed like your aunt in the future!"

Xu Yongyuan, who was standing by, laughed and said, "Third sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. If Qinghao and the other two could have half the character of Fangfu, I, as a father, would die without regrets!"

Tao whispered something in Xu Xinshan's ear, and Xu Xinshan immediately jumped towards the cabin.

After watching Xu Xinshan leave, Mrs. Tao put away her smile and said earnestly, "To be honest, big brother, I haven't had a moment of peace since Fang Fu came back, especially after she proposed to go south. I had a feeling that it might be like more than a decade ago, and Fang Fu might disappear from my side at any time..."

Tao's voice became lower and lower. As she got closer to Jiangnan, the feeling of fear and loss became stronger and stronger. She seemed to foresee that she would watch her daughter leave her again.

Xu Yongyuan and Xu Yongding's expressions changed slightly when they heard this.

Xu Yongding lowered his head and said nothing. As Liu Qi's father, although he was not as sentimental as his wife, he also vaguely sensed something.

Xu Yongyuan consoled her in a gentle voice, "We have all witnessed Fang Fu's martial arts skills. So many famous people in the martial arts world have fallen into her hands. I think that Master Jiang of Feiyu Villa... may not be a match for our Fang Fu!"

When mentioning Jiang Jiyu, Xu Yongyuan paused briefly. Obviously, he was not as confident as he said about the outcome of the fight between Liu Qi and Jiang Jiyu.

As one of the "Seven Stars" and having assisted Fu Qingshu for many years, Jiang Jiyu has accumulated prestige in the martial arts world and the court for a long time, and can be regarded as the most famous among the "Seven Stars".

Listening to Xu Yongyuan's words of comfort, Tao shook her head and then bowed her head in silence.

Compared to Xu Yongyuan, Tao, as a mother, did not have too many doubts about the outcome of her daughter's battle, but this was where her worry came from.

She had already vaguely felt that her daughter had embarked on an extremely difficult and dangerous road, and the more smoothly her daughter walked on this road, the sooner the day when she would lose her daughter would come!
……

Liu Qi did not return to the cabin, but came to the top of the ship.

As soon as I came up, I smelled a faint fragrance, and then I saw Chu Xingbai gnawing on a browned chicken leg near the stern.

As if hearing the movement behind him, Chu Xingbai turned around suddenly and saw Liu Qi's clothes fluttering in the wind, with the scattered black hair at her temples blowing in the wind.

Even Chu Xingbai, who always claimed that he hated women, couldn't help but lose consciousness for a moment.

But when he came to his senses, he reached out to hide the roast chicken with a missing leg behind him.

Liu Qi saw Chu Xingbai's sneaky movements clearly, so she said calmly: "Even if I kill you, I can still eat this roast chicken. Maybe with your head as a side dish, I can enjoy it even more!"

"Hey--"

Chu Xingbai sighed helplessly upon hearing this, then took out the roast chicken that he had hidden behind him and handed it to Liu Qi with reluctance on his face.

"Eat if you want to. Aren't you afraid of retribution for always talking about killing and death as a little girl?"

Liu Qi simply ignored Chu Xingbai's muttering, walked closer, took the roast chicken he handed over, then put it to his mouth and took a bite.

Ah!
It was not the work of the ship's cook, but it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it had a faint aroma of wine.

"Where did it come from?" Liu Qi asked casually.

Chu Xingbai knew that his roast chicken was completely gone when he saw Liu Qi's actions. He immediately took a bite of the remaining chicken leg in his hand and said angrily, "It was stolen from these people's boat. So Liu the Overlord also eats this kind of stolen goods?"

Liu Qi looked in the direction of Chu Xingbai's gaze and saw the people from the martial arts world who had come here because of their reputation and were following their boat.

As the saying goes, the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. It doesn't matter that most of the martial arts world is poor to begin with, not to mention that this group of people have the money to rent a boat and it's not surprising that they have some good food with them to satisfy their appetite.

No wonder Chu Xingbai was never seen at meals on the boat these days. It turned out that the Thief of Heaven had gone out to cook for himself after all this time!

Liu Qi swallowed the delicious chicken and said, "It doesn't matter how you, the great thief Chu, got it. As long as I got it from you with my own ability, it can't be considered stolen goods!"

Chu Xingbai muttered quietly: "You are robbing me!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xingbai discovered that the other party was robbing him openly, and he seemed to have no way to deal with it.

Liu Qi raised his head and his nose twitched slightly, then he said with bright eyes: "I smell the aroma of wine, Chu Xingbai, I can't see the wine for an incense stick of time, so I'll use your head to make wine!"

Chu Xingbai almost choked on the chicken leg!
"Cough cough cough..."

After he caught his breath, he turned his head to glance at Liu Qi, only to find that Liu Qi was looking at him disdainfully. Then his heart trembled, and he took back the greeting that was on his lips.

"For the sake of Manman and Chu Xiaopang, I'll help you this time. But remember, it's only this once!" Chu Xingbai emphasized with a complaining look as he walked towards the stern of the ship, and finally jumped down with his arms spread out.

Liu Qi watched Chu Xingbai's figure lightly pass over the water, and then he boarded the nearest boat. After a few breaths, Chu Xingbai flashed out of the cabin and headed towards another adjacent boat.

Seeing this, Liu Qi shook his head slightly.

Such a light body, but with such a dull brain, it's a waste of God's gift! Liu Qi gathered his thoughts, raised his eyes slightly, and looked over countless large and small boats, and finally locked onto a small black boat that was at the back.

"You've been following me for so long, and you're really patient!" Liu Qi murmured softly.

At the same time, Chu Xingbai seemed to have found the source of the aroma of wine in Liu Qi's mouth. He passed lightly across the calm surface of the river, and apart from the fleeting ripples, he did not create even a trace of noticeable movement.

Chu Xingbai landed on the bow of the black-sailed boat, his eyes fixed on the awning separated by a black cloth.

His nose twitched twice, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

It was indeed this place. After arriving here, the rich and refreshing aroma of wine made Chu Xingbai feel relaxed and happy just by smelling it. The dissatisfaction caused by being forced by Liu Qi was swept away in an instant.

He chuckled, rubbed his hands, and moved closer to the boat awning step by step.

There was only one awning on the entire ship. Chu Xingbai knew that it was impossible to avoid being seen through other means. He thought that he would just stop the people inside and take the wine away.

Chu Xingbai, who had already made all the necessary preparations, came closer to the awning and happily reached out to grab the door curtain made of black coarse cloth.

Zheng——

Suddenly, the sharp sound of a sword rang in my ears.

Chu Xingbai's pupils suddenly shrank, the smile on his face faded, and he quickly retracted his outstretched hand as if he had been electrocuted.

It was at this moment that a ray of cold light shone through the black cloth.

Chu Xingbai heard a "hiss" sound and subconsciously dodged backwards. Before the cold light hit the ground, it was approaching his face, less than three inches away from his eyes.

Chu Xingbai felt a chill in his heart, and as he lay down on his back, he shook his arms and two strong winds whistled out from his sleeves and hit the boat awning.

The moment the black door curtain of the boat awning was hit by two strong winds, it shattered into pieces with a "swish"!
Chu Xingbai instantly saw the face of the man holding the sword, an ordinary-looking beardless man, and two people sitting cross-legged behind the man.

Chu Xingbai didn't have time to take a closer look at the two people sitting there. The man with the sword had already flashed out, and the sound of the sword in his hand clanging was endless, and it was heading straight for Chu Xingbai's face.

Chu Xingbai was lying backwards, having retreated to the bow of the boat. One step further back was the icy surface of the river.

The swordsman's sword was hanging right above him at this moment, and Chu Xingbai could clearly see the creepy cold light flashing on the blade.

The swordsman suddenly shook his arm, changing from stabbing to slashing, and the long sword instantly turned into a cold light and slashed towards Chu Xingbai's head.

Chu Xingbai's face changed slightly, and he simply turned over and lay face down. He slapped the bow of the boat with his hands, and the black-sailed boat shook violently in an instant. Chu Xingbai used the force of the slap to slide several feet away. Then he turned over and stood up. He exerted force with his feet, stepped on the countless ripples blooming on the river surface, and headed towards Liu Qi's boat.

"Where are you running to!" Just when Chu Xingbai thought he had escaped, he suddenly heard a low and sharp shout and a familiar sound of sword from behind him.

All the hair on Chu Xingbai's back stood up. Sensing the danger approaching, he stopped running away and turned around abruptly. The pink energy in his right hand hanging by his side quickly gathered.

"Zheng——"

Looking at the cold light that was already approaching him, Chu Xingbai suddenly raised his right arm in front of him, put his index finger and middle finger together, and pointed towards the cold light resolutely.

The moment the cold light collided with the pink energy, a terrifying air wave instantly spread out, and a surge appeared on the originally calm river surface!
Everyone who sensed the unusual movement came out of the cabin one after another, and then their eyes quickly locked onto the source of the movement.

Chu Xingbai only felt a sweetness in his throat, and then a huge force surged back in his hands, and his body slid backwards uncontrollably. He mobilized his true energy to suppress the surging blood in his body, while trying his best to stabilize his body.

Suddenly, he seemed to hit something from behind, and then a cold breath poured into his body. Chu Xingbai was shocked, and found that the blood and energy that were originally churning suddenly calmed down.

He lowered his head woodenly, looking at the clear river water beneath his feet, and then he realized that he was hanging above the surface of the river.

The swordsman who was chasing after him suddenly stopped and also hovered above the river, looking at Chu Xingbai's direction with burning eyes, and a look of vigilance gradually formed on his face.

"Overlord, Liu Qi!" He spoke word by word with his lips slightly opened and closed.

Liu Qi put one hand behind her back and the other hand on Chu Xingbai's back. As she slowly moved Chu Xingbai's body away, the figure of the swordsman suddenly appeared in front of her.

Seeing Liu Qi's figure completely exposed to his sight, the swordsman felt a chill under his feet for some reason, and the hand holding the sword began to tremble slightly.

Liu Qi gently exerted force on his hands and threw Chu Xingbai out. With the help of Liu Qi's force, Chu Xingbai dodged in the air and landed on the top of a boat. Then he looked solemnly at the two people standing in the air on the river.

Liu Qiyun calmly put his other hand behind his back and said softly to the swordsman in front of him: "Let the person behind you come out."

As if sensing the contempt in Liu Qi's words, the swordsman's eyes suddenly darkened, but his right hand holding the sword trembled even more violently, and then his whole body began to tremble slightly.

"Crack!" The swordsman clenched his teeth, almost breaking his back teeth, but was still unable to resist the erosion of the continuous coldness in his body. Then his originally solemn eyes began to tremble.

At this moment, a warm and cool breath suddenly appeared behind him, dispelling all the coldness in his body.

The swordsman's eyes lit up slightly, and just as he looked at Liu Qi with fighting intent in his eyes, an old voice came to his ears.

"Dengyun, step back!"

"Yes, Master." The swordsman's expression suddenly became serious, and then he replied respectfully. After looking at Liu Qi deeply, he turned around and flew into the air, landing on the slowly approaching black-sailed boat.

A white-haired old man appeared on the bow of the black-sailed boat. The old man was dressed in white and stood with his hands behind his back. Although there was no one rowing the black-sailed boat, it was moving slowly towards the direction where Liu Qi was.

The swordsman stood beside the old man, clasped his sword and bowed, but was about to speak when the old man raised his hand to interrupt him.

The old man looked at Liu Qi hanging on the river surface and said loudly: "Miss Liu really lives up to the name of Overlord!"

Liu Qi raised her eyes slightly: "Who are you?"

"This old man is Gu Yao."

Liu Qi's face was calm: "So he is the head of Tianshan Wuji Sect."

Gu Yao laughed and said, "Just now, I didn't know that this brother was Miss Liu's friend. I'm sorry for offending you. I hope Miss Liu won't take it personally."

(End of this chapter)