There were people coming and going at the dock. Hua Zhi stood at the bow and looked at the faces that were laughing, crying, and expectant. He recalled the reluctance in Yan Xi's eyes when he came to say goodbye the night before he left.
It's strange, although he is a person in such a high position, he is always the one who shows his emotions more between the two of them.
It's not that she didn't feel reluctant, but she was too accustomed to separation, so accustomed to it that even if she knew they wouldn't be able to see each other for at least a month, she still felt that it was just a fleeting moment. Some habits, once formed, will continue even if you live a lifetime.
She also felt regretful that she couldn't experience that feeling.
I don't know where Yan Xi is now. With this thought in mind, Hua Zhi was about to go back to the cabin when someone called out from behind, "Miss?"
Hua Zhi turned around. She did not disguise herself or wear a veil. She just stood at the bow of the boat with her already outstanding appearance becoming even more eye-catching in the scene where the sky and the water merged into one. Many eyes were fixed on her, but none of them was as scorching as the person in front of her.
After taking a look, Hua Zhiwei bowed and left, which was neither impolite nor showed her refusal.
She didn't want to get involved in a romantic scandal when Yan Xi was not around.
The man was stunned at first when he saw this, then he chased forward two steps and then stopped, smiling meaningfully. No matter where the girl was going, it was two days away from the nearest port of call, so there would always be a time to talk to her.
It was such an unexpected surprise that I could meet the young lady who usually stayed near the Hua family when I went out to visit a friend.
Hua Zhi didn't take him seriously. When she returned to the room, she saw Shaoyao sleeping on her back. She had been tinkering in the pharmacy all night yesterday and no one knew what she had done. Anyway, she carried a big package on board.
The dazed Sixth Prince looked up upon hearing the noise, and quickly stood up when he saw people. He still couldn't believe that Sister Hua would actually take him on a long journey. This was the first time he was so far away from the palace, and next he would be even farther away. Just thinking about it made his heart beat faster.
"The ship is about to sail. I heard it will be very lively when it weighs anchor. Why don't you go outside and take a look?"
The Sixth Prince shook his head. He was not interested in these things. In comparison, he wanted to know more why Sister Hua took him with her.
"Mr. Lu mentioned it. He said you have never been out of the imperial city, so he asked me to take you out to see what the world is like." Hua Zhi could tell what he was thinking, so she kindly explained, "If you don't want to, it's still not too late to get off the boat."
"Yes, I am willing." The Sixth Prince bit his lip, "Will it cause trouble for Sister Hua?"
"No, let's play a game?"
"good."
The journey would take about ten days, so Hua Zhi brought some books to pass the time and also brought chess equipment. She couldn't waste these few days.
The Sixth Prince's chess style has gradually taken shape, but it is still a little small. However, it is not bad for his age. Hua Zhi played carelessly, thinking of playing a game with Yan Xi when she has free time. From the sand table simulation, she saw that he was an offensive person, and she liked the feeling of being evenly matched.
There was a horn outside, and the ship weighed anchor.
The harbor was calm and the boat did not feel anything when it first sailed. But when it left the harbor and merged into the river, the boat began to rise and fall. Shaoyao was very alert and sat up at the first rise and fall. Her eyes were clear, as if she had just been pretending to sleep before.
"Just left." Shaoyao yawned and fell down again, but she was not in a hurry to sleep this time. She had some energy to tease Xiaoliu who was frowning and thinking hard about how to break the situation. "Just admit defeat, there is no hope."
Hua Zhi glanced at her sideways, "According to what you said, Xiao Liu shouldn't have played against me in the first place. He can't beat me anyway."
Shaoyao smiled and nodded.
"Then you don't need to think about the sand table. You are no match for me anyway."
Shaoyao made a bitter face, "Huahua, you are biased."
"I am."
“Flower, flower, flower, flower, flower, flower…”
Hua Zhi had no way to deal with such a cheating person, so she just gave her a cold look and let her go.
The Sixth Prince smiled with his lips pursed. An idea suddenly flashed in his mind and he thought of a way to break the impasse, and he quickly placed the black piece.
Hua Zhi nodded in appreciation, "Sometimes winning or losing is not important. What's important is whether you have tried your best. Just like in this game of chess, if you had given up just now, you might have lost twenty pieces to me, but now you have at least won back two pieces for yourself. On the battlefield, this is the chance of survival you have won for yourself. Maybe it's because of this time that reinforcements have arrived?"
The Sixth Prince nodded seriously and accepted the instruction.
Seeing that he understood, Hua Zhi stopped talking. Talking too much would become preaching, which would be annoying.
Shaoyao on the bed had stopped smiling a long time ago. She buried herself in her arms and closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep. She was a little envious of Xiaoliu, and also a little missed the beautiful woman who smiled and said that our family would have a female general.
After playing a game, Hua Zhi left Xiaoliu there to review the game while she took out a booklet and read it.
Mr. Siqing's manuscript was too precious, so she didn't dare to carry it around with her, so she copied a copy, just enough to pass the time during the long journey.
She was already surprised when she was copying. Mr. Siqing was a great talent. He created ten formations based on the work of his predecessors. However, she couldn't find a way to break the first formation, the cone formation.
This formation has a large killing range, and as long as the formation can be kept unchanged, it will be invincible.
The sins committed by the previous dynasty were too great, not only destroying countless civilizations but also interrupting a hundred years of inheritance. The Daqing Dynasty has not been able to fully recover after nearly two hundred years of recuperation. A talented person like Mr. Siqing has never appeared in the Daqing Dynasty, which was too devastating and damaged the foundation.
We can barely count Hua Jingyan, the ancestor of the Hua family, as one, but he is still far from Mr. Siqing, just like the difference between a genius and a top genius.
Hua Zhi rubbed her fingers as if she was itching. It would be great if she were at home, where she could practice on the sand table.
The first day of the trip went very smoothly with calm winds and seas. At dusk, several people came out of the cabin and leaned against the side of the boat to watch the red sunset in the sky.
This river is the mother river of the entire Daqing Dynasty. The river is very wide. Although it is not as boundless as the sea, looking from front to back, left to right, one will feel that one is very small.
The Sixth Prince thought that if the ship sank at this moment, he would have no way to escape even if he was a son of a royal family.
As if looking for a sense of security, he leaned towards Hua Zhi.
Hua Zhi saw his actions from the corner of her eye and found them a little funny. She didn't say anything but just asked, "How does the sunset here compare to the one in the capital?"
"The sun looks bigger and closer to me."
"The sun hasn't changed, what has changed is your state of mind. When your heart is open, the world becomes bigger." Hua Zhi habitually made a few remarks, and at last she remembered that this was not her brother, but a son of a royal family.
Suddenly remembering that she seemed to have called you Xiaoliu like Shaoyao today, Hua Zhi thought about it for a while and asked openly, "For the convenience of traveling, can we all call you Xiaoliu?"
"Okay, okay." It couldn't be better. Only Brother Yan Xi and Sister Shaoyao would call him that. Now he can add Sister Hua to the list. "I like both Xiaoliu and Ah Jian."
Amidst the laughter, a familiar voice sounded, "Miss, we meet again."
Hua Zhi stopped smiling and turned around. Since there was no way to avoid it, she decided not to.
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