The next day, Bai Yan felt relieved when she heard that the Queen Mother had gone to see the Dog Emperor, and that he would not be able to cause any trouble.

They have been on the boat for almost half a month. "When are we going back? I'm going to be bored to death."

"Slave, listen to what they said, we will be here the day after tomorrow." Xiaocui smiled and reassured her.

Bai Yan sighed, supported her head, and continued to teach Er Xu how to read.

"Erfu, this is my name", she has been able to accept the name Erfu as her own.

"Er, Fu."

Her name is indeed a bit complicated. Er Xu spent a long time writing it one stroke at a time and still couldn't complete the word "Fu".

"Idiot, Er Xu is an idiot," Bai Yan hit his head with her pen and held his hand, "Write like this."

She naturally held his hand, got close to him, and led him to write the word "ERFU" on the paper.

After Fu finished writing the last word, she turned her head and their faces were very close to each other. She could feel his breathing becoming rapid and his face turned red.

Bai Yan smiled and let him go, "You can practice on your own and see."

Bai Yan sat down again and looked out the window. She didn't know if it was a psychological suggestion. She felt that she and Er Xu were not like siblings, but more like lovers.

Er Xu grabbed the pen blankly, ink dripping from the tip of the pen and staining the paper.

Her warmth still remained on his hands, and the faint floral fragrance from her body was still lingering on the tip of his nose. He swallowed and lowered his head.

He didn't know why a noble empress would save such a lowly slave like him, but he didn't dare to have any other thoughts. He just thought that she saved his life, and his life was hers.

Bai Yan counted the time, and there was still a paragraph in the letter before returning to the palace.

Many of the cruise ships on the river were chartered by wealthy families. The desperate people spontaneously organized a group of young adults to hijack the ships on the river. They were called the Snitches on the River.

Most of the looted property was used to rob the rich and give to the poor, so everyone was very supportive.

Bai Yan couldn't say whether this was a good thing or not, but the people at the bottom were already on the verge of starving to death, while the rich were wasting their money wantonly, so let's just rob them.

This incident caused her to fall into the water and was rescued by Er Xu. The relationship between the two became even closer after this incident.

Thinking that she would have to fall into the water, Bai Yan sighed, what a fate.

Just as I was thinking, I heard screams and sounds of fighting outside the door.

Xiaocui's face turned pale and she poked her head out to take a look, but was slammed shut by the guard, "Protect your empress, don't come out."

She quickly closed the door and pressed it with her body, "My dear, please find a place to hide."

Er Xu suddenly stood up and stood in front of her vigilantly.

Bai Yan felt tired in her heart, hurry up, come early and finish early.

So when that group of people escaped into her room by mistake, she forced a smile and said, "Brother, I will dance by myself later, can you not push me?"

There was no need to guess what was going to happen next. A big man said he was sorry, put a knife on her neck, and pushed her out. As he walked, he shouted, "Go away, let us go, or else"

I killed her.

Bai Yan didn't struggle too much. Erfu didn't die here. The less he struggled, the less he would suffer.

Er Xu and Xiao Cui were also pressed behind her. They were kind people after all and did not touch Er Ran.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Bai Yan saw the guards surrounding him making way for Pei Lin to come this way. This was the first time she didn't see a casual smile on his face, and his expression really scared her.

Already.

She blinked and tilted her head. The time spent waiting to fall into the water was really nerve-wracking.

"Let us go, or I'll kill her."

The tip of the knife was close to her neck, and Bai Yan was forced to raise her head. She did not dare to move too much, so she could only remain motionless.

Er Xu kept struggling, trying to break free, "Let me go, empress! Let go!"

"Empress? Are you the Empress?"

The man screamed in shock. None of them thought it was an imperial ship, and they wouldn't have dared to do it without borrowing his courage.

Bai Yan rolled her eyes at him and complained wildly in her heart, Brother, can you do some research? Is robbery so easy?

Pei Lin raised his hand, and the guard beside him put away his knife and took two steps back.

He was standing in front alone. The wind was strong on the boat, and his clothes were flying around. He looked particularly gloomy and terrifying. The suppressive force brought by him alone was enough to make people tremble. Bai Yan heard the sound of the big man swallowing saliva in her ears, and she

I feel like laughing a little inappropriately.

"I'm sorry."

The big man removed the knife from her neck, grabbed her with one hand and jumped down.

The sudden movement caused Bai Yan to lose her center of gravity. She opened her mouth and before she could scream out, she subconsciously reached out towards Pei Lin.

She also saw his outstretched hand. Their hands were one inch apart. She was dragged into the river. The last thing she saw before falling into the water was Er Xu jumping down without hesitation.

The cold river water reached above my head, and no sound could be heard in my ears, only a quiet humming.

Bai Yan held her breath and tried hard to hold it in. Her vision was blurred in the water.

I don't know if the elder brother was too scared or had forgotten, but he kept grabbing one of her hands and pulling her forward. She struggled for a few times but couldn't get out, so she could only pray that Er Xu would come soon.

Her eyes were so stung by the water that she couldn't open them, and the lack of oxygen made her mind confused. Bai Yan desperately wanted to take a breath, just one breath, and she couldn't hold it in any longer.

She closed her eyes and tried to stay awake. Although she knew she couldn't die, it felt too uncomfortable.

When she was about to suffocate, she felt someone let go of her right hand. Someone was restraining the big brother underwater, and she was also pushed upwards from the water.

Bai Yan used her hands and feet to float upwards with all her strength, letting herself escape from her head. She breathed in fresh air like crazy and finally came back to life.

"Your Majesty? My Majesty, are you okay?" Er Xu followed and surfaced and swam towards her.

Bai Yan waved her hands feebly, the river water was freezing cold, and she was shaking so hard that she couldn't say a word.

Seeing this, Er Xu boldly hugged her and tried to warm her up with the remaining warmth of his body.

Bai Yan clung to his arms to calm her breathing and put her hands on his shoulders. She was glad that Er Xu was really reliable and that Er Fu had not saved him in vain.

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