There is a very peculiar smell in the air.

Pei Yue looked down and saw that the gaps on the deck were particularly crystal clear. He leaned down and touched it with his hand, then put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it. Suddenly he felt the hairs on his body rising, and he immediately shouted angrily: "Get out of here all

go back!"

At this time, more than twenty soldiers had boarded the passenger ship via sampan, and others were also on their way. However, after hearing Pei Yue's order, they only hesitated for a moment, and then decisively turned around and retreated.

In the cabin, Fang Yunhu sat quietly, beside him were more than twenty dead men of the Fang family who served as boatmen. Each of them held a torch in their hands.

The noise outside was very noisy, but Gu Fan did not rush in for revenge as he expected.

Fang Yunhu did not hesitate and said decisively: "You guys stay in the cabin, and after we entangle Gu Fan and Pei Yue, immediately light all the fuses."

"yes!"

However, as soon as they rushed out of the cabin, they saw a strange scene.

The deck was empty except for a pool of blood left by Nan Qin.

Liang Jun has retreated to his respective warships, and the building ship closest to them is retreating to the sampan.

At the same time, four naval warships opened the distance between them and the passenger ship.

Fang Yunhu looked at this scene, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he said angrily: "Gu Fan, you cowardless rat!"

Gu Fan hugged Nan Qin sideways and walked into the boat as if he didn't realize it.

Pei Yue looked at the furious Fang Yunhu and said calmly: "Commander Hu, I leave it to you."

"Yes, Lord Marquis." Hu Dayou said respectfully.

Fang Yunhu gritted his back teeth hard, looked at the Liang Kingdom warship blocking the front, and said with a ferocious smile: "Take fire and crash into it!"

The fire first ignited from the inside of the passenger ship, and there was only a crackling sound, and then the fire quickly spread to the entire hull. The dead man of the Fang family pulled up the sail and steered the passenger ship down the river, rushing straight towards Liang Guozhan in the east

Boat.

The fire was extremely fast and fierce. It was obvious that grease and gunpowder had been prepared on the entire passenger ship. Although the power of this gunpowder was not as powerful as the black powder that Pei Yue would obtain later, the quantity was somewhat alarming. If Pei Yue and Gu Fan rushed into the passenger ship at this moment

If you cause trouble for Fang Yunhu, you may not be able to avoid this suicidal attack.

Fortunately, Nan Qin's words put Pei Yue on guard, and then he discovered the grease that had been filled in advance on the deck of the passenger ship, so he narrowly escaped this murderous situation.

Fang Yunhu's final decision was not harsh, but for Hu Dayou it was not an insurmountable problem.

At the moment when the passenger ship caught fire, the flag on the building ship was instantly sent out, and the two warships below raised their sails and turned in time to avoid the collision of the passenger ship.

On the Qishui River, a fire boat broke through the encirclement, and then only twenty or thirty Nanzhou craftsmen jumped off the boat, trying to escape in the vast river. Hu Dayou had been prepared for this, and four warships headed towards

As they sailed forward, some officers and soldiers who were proficient in water skills jumped directly into the river with their short soldiers. The Beijing troops and spies on the north and south banks paid close attention to the movements on the river and stood ready along the river banks.

Pei Yue watched all this happen with cold eyes and said in a deep voice: "Commander Hu, try to capture as many people as possible, but the most important thing is not to let these people escape. You should know how to do it."

Hu Dayou responded: "Don't worry, Mr. Hou, the general will know."

Pei Yue nodded, then glanced at Shen Danmo who looked solemn next to him, and sighed softly: "I'm going to see Gu Fan."

The reason why this thousand-material warship is called a building ship is because it is larger than the other three ships. There are heavy buildings on the ship. Of course, it is much worse than that of a serious treasure ship. Pei Yue walked into the cabin on the first floor. I saw a sergeant who looked like a doctor standing outside the door of the first room on the left with a solemn face.

The sergeant hurriedly saluted and said: "I'm sorry to see you, Lord Marquis."

Pei Yue waved his hand, looked at the medicine box in his hand, and asked softly: "How is it?"

The sergeant shook his head in shame and said: "That girl's sword injury is too serious. After checking it under the humble command, it is true that she cannot be saved."

"Now that you're done, you can go down."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

After the navy doctor left, Pei Yue did not enter the room. He stood at the door and hesitated for a long time. Through the ajar door, he could vaguely hear the voices inside.

Judging from a rational point of view, he should feel relieved after hearing this result, because Nan Qin's identity is very troublesome. It is impossible for Emperor Kaiping to ignore this spy who has been hiding in Kyoto for more than ten years, but Gu Fan will definitely not be ruthless. She was handed over to Taishitai Pavilion. As a result, there would inevitably be a conflict between the palace and the Guangping Houfu. In addition, Gu Liang's attitude towards Nanqin was unpredictable, and Pei Yue would encounter a lot of trouble if he was caught in the middle.

But he couldn't relax at all at the moment.

Whether it was because of Gu Fan's state or the brief conversation between Shen Danmo and Nan Qin before, he felt quite heavy.

In the room, Nan Qin was nestled in Gu Fan's arms, her face was as white as snow, but there was no sadness or pain between her eyebrows and eyes, instead she showed a bit of joy.

Gu Fan's right hand pressed her abdomen. In fact, with his martial arts training, he understood after a brief inspection that even the imperial doctor in the palace was powerless to save her. Fang Yunhu was proficient in the art of killing, and that sword was not on the spot. Killing Nan Qin would ensure that she would not survive for half an hour.

Gu Fan lowered his head and looked at the delicate face of the woman in his arms, which was outlined with a brush, and said bitterly: "If you could have told me the truth earlier, why would you have reached this point?"

Nan Qin raised her right hand with difficulty to cover Gu Fan's mouth, and said with a gentle smile: "Master, listen to me, okay?"

Gu Fan said in a trembling voice: "Say."

Nan Qin curled up the corner of his mouth, his mind was extremely clear at this moment, and he said slowly: "Sir, the man behind this matter is named Fang Yunhu. He is the fourth son of Zhen Guo Gong, who was also the previous son of Yuejiang Tower. Someone I have seen. But the person who stabbed me just now was not him, but a dead soldier who looked quite similar to him. The real Fang Yunhu should have got off the ship in the middle of the night. I don’t know where he went."

Gu Fan said word for word: "I will kill him with my own hands."

Nan Qin shook her head, feeling the constant flow of vitality in her body. The smile on her face was still calm and gentle, and she said softly: "Master, Nan Qin is not a good woman, because I lied to you. No matter how helpless I am, I can't help it." After all, I lied to you. Nan Qin just wants to tell the young master that these five years have been the happiest days of my life."

She opened her arms and hugged Gu Fan, as if she had exhausted all her strength.

"It's so tiring to live. Fortunately, I met the young master. Even if...even if it was just a dream, I am very satisfied."

"Sir, I'm sorry...it's my fault..."

"But... I really like you... in the next life... I hope..."

The sound became lower and lower, until it became inaudible.

The hands holding him loosened and then dropped weakly.
Chapter completed!