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Chapter 353 Zhou Tong: You can't plaster a wall with mud! [3rd update, please vote!]

"How long do you think they'll stay standing in the river?"

"Who knows? Let's not meddle in young people's business!"

"No, the water is too cold..."

"What does it matter to you if the water is too cold? Brother Zhou didn't say anything!"

The old men were discussing amongst themselves, and then they all turned to look at Zhou Tong, who was focused on fishing.

Zhou Tong ignored everything, staring intently at his fishing float as if he were a meditating monk.

The old men lowered their voices and whispered among themselves:

"Brother Zhou, aren't you worried about Third Sister?"

"It shouldn't be anything serious. Third Sister and Eldest Brother aren't related at all. It's just you gossipy people spreading rumors..."

"You don't know? Third Sister was brought to Longtou City by Eldest Brother, blah blah blah..."

snort!
Zhou Tong glanced discreetly at Cai Fu and Princess Tianshou, just as the fishing float began to shake violently.

Zhou Tong quickly lifted the fishing rod, only to find that not only was there no fish on the hook, but the bait had also been eaten!

A large fish, having enjoyed its meal, proudly surfaced, as if mocking Zhou Tong.

"laugh!"

The fishing rod pierced the big fish with lightning speed, and Zhou Tong, without changing his expression, skewered it back and threw it into the bucket.

The old men who had been whispering were so frightened that they immediately pretended to be fishing.

Zhou Tong ignored them, but felt indignant on behalf of his adopted daughter, Hu Sanniang:
Hu Sanniang was the one who arrived first!
Although Princess Tianshou was a princess of the Liao Kingdom, Hu Sanniang was also a widow!
Okay, Zhou Tong admits that Hu Sanniang is indeed at a disadvantage, but Princess Tianshou shouldn't even think about becoming the first wife.

Zhou Tong knew that Cai Fu was engaged to the princess of the Southern Kingdom—oh no, she's now the empress!

They're all concubines, what's there to be so proud of?
"It's back, it's back!"

Suddenly, a voice prompt came from the other side. Zhou Tong lifted his eyelids and glanced at the two people walking towards the shore.

The two walked side by side, and there were no inappropriate actions for children on the surface of the water, but what happened underwater was anyone's guess...

Anyway, once the two were completely out of the river, everything was normal, and Princess Tianshou was walking with a brisk pace again.

Cai Fu waved to the old men with a smile:

"Uncle Dong, how many did you catch today?"
"Uncle Qin, have any fish taken the bait?"
"Uncle Zhou, you didn't give my eighth brother any martial arts pointers today?"

The old men greeted Cai Fu with laughter and jokes, while Zhou Tong rolled his eyes at him, clearly annoyed.
piss off!
Cai Fu and Princess Tianshou mounted their horses and rode away. Zhou Tong lost interest in fishing and picked up his bucket to leave.

Back in Longtou City, Zhou Tong found Hu Sanniang, who was practicing martial arts moves with Yue Fei.

Zhou Tong was truly exasperated. Everyone else was bathing together in public, and you silly girl were still mumbling and cursing!

While patiently waiting for Hu Sanniang and Yue Fei to finish, Zhou Tong deliberately gave Hu Sanniang a few pointers first.

After Yue Fei and his men left, Zhou Tong changed the subject to Cai Fu:

"Daughter, how are things between you and Dalang?"

Shi Wengong's code name in Longtou City was Longtou Sanlang, and Cai Fu's code name was naturally Longtou Dalang.

Their identities had to be concealed.

Hu Sanniang blushed and said, "Father, what are you saying!"
"I have great respect for Dalang, as if he were an elder brother!"

Waste!
As someone who had been through it all, Zhou Tong could only offer some personal guidance:
"Daughter, as the saying goes, it's easy for a woman to pursue a man..."

"Father, my stomach hurts!"

Hu Sanniang quickly covered her lower abdomen with both hands, and said with a pained expression:
"Let's talk about this later!"

After saying this, Hu Sanniang ran off in a flash. Zhou Tong was dumbfounded and could only shake his head.
You can't plaster a wall with mud!

……

The next day.

"Are you going to send me back to the Liao Dynasty?"

Princess Tianshou was overjoyed.

She had originally come to say goodbye to Cai Fu, but unexpectedly, Cai Fu wanted to see her off! And he did so all the way to the Liao Dynasty!
"good."

Cai Fu's motivation wasn't entirely due to romantic feelings; his main concern was that Princess Tianshou might die on the way.

That would be no different from dying in Longtou City; the Liao Dynasty's Wolf Lord would still lead his army south to avenge his daughter.

In fact, this is quite possible. If the Jurchens could assassinate her in Longtou City, they could assassinate her on the way...

Slow!

Cai Fu suddenly realized why the Jurchens insisted on waiting until Longtou City to assassinate Princess Tianshou.

Could it be... killing two birds with one stone?
broken!

Cai Fu's mind raced, and he immediately understood:

Zhang Zhaonu should have already been killed by Hami Chi!

This is Hami Chi's revenge on himself!
Of course, it's also possible that Hami Chi's revenge was merely a side effect of his efforts to deal with the Liao and Song dynasties...

How the hell is this a multi-pronged attack?

So shocking!

Cai Fu had to admit that Hami Chi, the Jin Dynasty's strategist, was more sophisticated than Wu Yong in his abilities.

Princess Tianshou gratefully took Cai Fu's hand:
"Thank you so much, my good brother!"

Cai Fu quickly corrected her:
"First, in our Great Song Dynasty, the word 'brother' is a reduplicated word, so we have to say 'elder brother'."

"Secondly, a hero cannot be used in the same way as a brother."

"Either a hero or a brother, there's no such thing as calling someone a 'hero brother'!"

Princess Tianshou: "Thank you so much, Brother Cai Cai!"

Cai Fu's mouth twitched twice secretly:

"You can use reduplicated words when calling someone 'brother,' but you can't use reduplicated words when calling someone by their name..."

Princess Tianshou was exasperated: "Oh dear, you Song people have so many rules for speaking!"

Cai Fu: (_)
Wuyan Yanshou was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. He had pursued Princess Tianshou for so long, yet he had never said so many words...

Cai Fu certainly couldn't send Princess Tianshou to the Liao Kingdom himself, but he also couldn't bring thousands of troops with him.

He only brought Lu Zhishen, Shi Wengong, Huyan Zhuo, Yang Zhi, and Yang Zaixing, who were all unremarkable.

Wu Song was instructed to take Liu Yun, Zhang Wei, and the other newcomers back to Liangshan Marsh to report to Lu Junyi.

Before leaving, Cai Fu noticed a beautiful figure lingering in the corner, so he made an excuse to go to the restroom.

Cai Fu chased after her to the corner of the wall, where he saw Hu Sanniang leaning against the wall, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

Upon seeing Hu Sanniang's pitiful, resentful appearance, Cai Fu immediately pinned her against the wall without saying a word!
Cai Fu lifted Hu Sanniang's chin and helped her review the French martial arts techniques he had taught her.

After practicing until Hu Sanniang was out of breath, Cai Fucai released her and pressed his forehead against hers.

"Why are you crying? Are you afraid I won't come back if I leave?"

"Who's crying?"

Hu Sanniang's long eyelashes were still wet, but her little face was flushed as if she had a fever.
"You have an empress in the South and a princess in the Liao Dynasty, so what are you doing in this small place like Longtou City?"

Cai Fu smiled: "It's great that Longtou City has you."

Hu Sanniang deliberately turned her face away from him, and said in a cold voice:
"Who am I to you?"

Cai Fu smiled and looked her up and down at her slightly arrogant expression: "Who do you think you are to me?"

Hu Sanniang frowned slightly: "I asked first!"

"Do you even need to ask?"

Cai Fu hooked her chin with his finger, pulling her face back from where she had turned away, and looked directly into her big, watery eyes:

"Of course you're mine!"

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