Under the quiet moonlight, Gu Yunxi, who was sweating all over, sat up slowly, turned her back to the sea breeze, and began to tidy up her scattered clothes.

Her eardrum was buzzing and her body was weak. She couldn't help blushing, stared at the person around her, and panted angrily,

"As soon as you come back, you are doing this to me. You try every means to make me addicted. But you never really sleep with me!"

Leng Qingtang dusted off the sand, smiled, and hugged her in his arms, greedily smelling the aroma of her body,

"You always suspect that I am a ghost. Now you see who I am. I ask you, does a ghost have a p*nis?"

Gu Yunxi slapped him, buried her head in his chest, and stammered shyly,

"I haven't seen it. I don't know."

Leng Qingtang kissed her on the forehead. His low voice was emotional and he said to the woman indulgently,

"Darling, we still have something important at dawn. Keep your strength. Today, I just let you meet it formally, get familiar with it, and then you will eat it carefully on the night of marriage."

"Go away, you are shameless!"

Being teased by his erotic words, Gu Yunxi was even more embarrassed and couldn't help covering her ears with her hands.

When she looked up at the sky, the night was deep and late.

Gu Yunxi resumed her serious appearance and asked,

"Master, where are we going now? You stole me out of Huanan Xin's palace. If he found that the woman in the quilt was the maid, Dongzhu, he would send his men to destroy the camp of the Eastern Depot."

"Don't worry, Huanan Xin won't be in a hurry to scare the snake. Since he sent out 50 warships of Dongqing Fleet to encircle the island, he must be ready to lure my twin brother to show up tomorrow."

Gu Yunxi was shocked,

"Have you known that your twin brother is now in Guiping?"

Leng Qingtang gazed calmly into the girl's eyes and said,

"Wanli has seen me secretly and brought me some news. My brother is ambushing in Guiping palace now and will take action against Huanan Xin tomorrow. When Huanan Xin finds out that I have taken you out of the palace, he must think it was the 'Leng Qingtang' who failed to die in the sea saved you. Therefore, when they are fighting, we just go to get the jade seal."

Gu Yunxi patted her forehead and said,

"You're resourceful! Your brother pretends to be you everywhere. It's useful for us. He puts himself in the light and protects you in the dark. However, Duke Min is actually a coward. Shame on him!"

Gu Yunxi's face was cold. She spat on the sea.

Leng Qingtang was calm and said magnanimously,

"It's not all his fault. He needs to consider a lot of things. What he did is for his children."

After listening to the Master's words, the girl suddenly realized. She was no longer angry and began to worry about Sister Yunyao's situation in the Palace in the capital.

Seeing her frown, Leng Qingtang said frankly,

"Honey, I've made up my mind. After we get the half jade seal, I'll use it to make a deal with Huanan Xin."

Gu Yunxi was speechless and stunned.

There was no more expression on Leng Qingtang's face. He looked steadily at the vast sea and said,

"In the past, I wanted to be an emperor because I thought Huanan Ze's eldest son was not smart enough. There had been few descendants of Dayi and there had been no other suitable person to be an emperor. But now Huanan Xin has ascended the throne. As a member of the royal family, if I compete with him for the throne, I will be a sinner all over the world."

"Therefore, you want to hand over the remaining jade seal in exchange for Sister Yunyao and the freedom of the other five tribes of the Eastern Depot."

Gu Yunxi sighed. Her voice was soft and scattered by the sea wind.

Her Master was never a cold-hearted man.

Leng Qingtang turned around, nodded solemnly, and said apologetically,

"I promised to give you the whole Da Yi as a bride price, but I'm afraid I can't do it now. Dear, will you blame me for this?"

The girl quickly shook her head and approached him. Her eyes were bright, she smiled thoughtfully and said,

"Master, what I want in this life is not power or a rich life. I just want to be with you all the time. With your company, my life can become colorful. Even if we are not rich, I will be satisfied enough."

The girl's smile was bright and warm.

She won over Leng Qingtang's hearts with her warm smile.

"My girl, thank you."

He was so excited that he spread his arms to embrace her. She also approached him and hugged him tightly.

Suddenly, five or six people in black appeared in front of them.

Gu Yunxi was the first one to be surprised. Her chest heaved violently, and she approached Leng Qingtang with her fist in her hand.

Leng Qingtang protected her with one hand. His eyes were sharp and alert. He narrowed his eyes and stared at those people approaching. His lowered right hand was ready to attack them at any time.

"Master, I am Ai Qing, the captain of the first tribe!"

More than ten meters away, the man in black walking in the front saw the handsome face under the moonlight, hurriedly stepped up his pace, and then knelt down in front of the man.

The moment he saluted, tears streamed down his face.

All the people behind knelt down, called "Master", and kept choking.

Leng Qingtang was also moved and helped them up one by one.

Only when they have experienced the feelings of death and met again could they know the value of their relationship.

Gu Yunxi also saluted them with tears in her eyes.

Seeing that these people behaved normally, Gu Yunxi was relieved for a while. Although she didn't know how they got rid of the control of Gu Di, they were able to become the most loyal subordinates of the Master again.

Ai Qing wiped away the tears on his face and said to Leng Qingtang,

"Master, the fourth tribe and the seventh tribe have met Chiliarch Cheng successfully. Chiliarch ordered us to meet you here and go to Kunhuang Island first. Master, the ship is parked ahead. I'll show you the way."

"Well, we'll start at once before dawn."

Leng Qingtang looked at the sky, then grabbed Gu Yunxi, patted her on the back of her hand, and said with a gentle smile,

"There is a man waiting for you on board. You must see him."

"Why is he waiting for me?"

Gu Yunxi was surprised and couldn't think much. She was held in hand by the Master, rushed to the secret berth of the small ship with everyone, and quickly boarded the ship.

When she was standing on the deck, a tall man came to her.

"Yunxi!"

The man couldn't wait to shout. He looked at her with great intensity, and his voice was no longer sharp and cold.

Gu Yunxi instinctively leaned back, stared at the man, and suddenly her eyes brightened.

"Yu Xuanji?"

She was stunned to see him dressed in unusual black clothes and his half-covered hair dancing in the wind.

She didn't forget that he had found fault with her many times before. Gu Yunxi was afraid of the crazy priest, so she approached the Master.

Yu Xuanji couldn't find the right words to describe his mood at the moment.

Seeing that the girl was a little afraid of him, he pressed his hand on his chest and said in a burning voice,

"I'm your brother. I'm Zheng Muxiu, your second brother."

Before he finished his words, he was already standing unsteadily, choking and bending his back.

In the past ten years, Yu Xuanji had never cried so recklessly as today. Even when he suffered the humiliation that ordinary people couldn't bear, he would only bite his teeth and bore it.

But today, at this moment, he cried in front of a girl.

Leng Qingtang took Gu Yunxi's hand and stroked her hair with a quiet smile.

"Master, what's going on?"

She stared at him, her black eyes wide open, with a lot of uneasiness.

"Yunxi, I once told you that you have another brother. Now this man is right in front of you. He is the son of the late Lord Protector Zheng, and he is your second half-brother."

"Brother!"

Gu Yunxi followed Leng Qingtang's fingers and looked at the crying man in tears.

"Yunxi, I know I failed you."

...

A crescent moon hung in the sky, shining like water, gurgling to the quiet sea.

Gu Yunxi stood at the stern of the boat and burst into tears when Yu Xuanji finished talking about the past.

"Our father is really an excellent man. He knew that my mother was a spy sent to Zheng Family by the previous Emperor but still took good care of her. Brother, is your mother ill all year round because of your elder brother's death?"

Yu Xuanji lowered his eyes and nodded silently. His eyes always looked at the straight white line on the sea broken by the hull bottom.

Tears kept falling from Gu Yunxi's eyes,

"You and the Master made too much sacrifice for the Zheng Family and revenge. As a member of the Zheng Family, I did nothing."

Yu Xuanji grabbed her, smiled, and said to her,

"My good sister, you worked for the Eastern Depot and helped Brother He wholeheartedly. How can you say you didn't contribute?"

He was suddenly sad, gritted his teeth, and said,

"It was my fault. I didn't know the truth at that time and sent you to Ming Lan by myself."

"Brother," Gu Yunxi immediately stopped him from slapping himself in the face, shook her head eagerly, and said,

"Well, it's all over. I never blame you. You see, I'm fine now, my face has changed back, and everything has become better."

She leaned against Yu Xuanji's arms. Her dark eyes flickered at him. Her voice was somewhat sweet and naughty. She was making him happy.

"I'm so happy today. I met the Master and I was reunited with my brother. Brother, do you think we are destined to meet? In the Pengxian Temple, you said your sister was as old as me. At that time, you didn't know that I was actually your sister."

Yu Xuanji hugged her. He was in a better mood and smiled gratefully to dry the tears on her cheeks.

"Yunxi, there's another thing I want to confess to you. Do you remember the marriage stick you prayed in the Pengxian Temple that year?"

Facing the sea, the girl grabbed her brother's hand with both hands,

"I remember you said that I drew the shortest straw at that time. I did experience many ups and downs with Master Leng later. But brother, I won't be afraid of that, and I won't stop falling in love with Master Leng. I have discussed it with him. When the affairs of Kunhuang Island are over, we will find a peaceful and quiet place to live in seclusion. Then you must go with us!"

"I lost my needle on my old ship. I'm still looking for it at sea. If I want to find the original needle, it will take time and effort."

Yu Xuanji smiled embarrassedly after reciting the lottery poetry.

"I'm sorry, Yunxi, I lied to you. It wasn't the shortest straw, and it was a middle straw."

"What?"

The girl was so surprised and she got out of her brother's arms,

"Is that true?"

Yu Xuanji said firmly,

"You and Brother He need to experience some ups and turns in your relationship. Finally, you can really be together with each other forever. At that time, I wanted to revenge. I didn't want Brother He to be dragged down by you. I wanted to tear you apart. Later, I secretly took off the red rope from your wrist, because I knew that he knitted it for you."

The girl nodded shyly.

"Can you forgive me? I was too selfish and my behavior was ridiculous."

"Brother, forget it. Everything is over."

Gu Yunxi smiled sweetly and pointed to the brightest star in the sky,

"Today is our reunion day. You see, our parents are watching and blessing us in the sky. Brother, in the future, I just want to live a happy life with you and the Master and cherish every day."

They hugged each other quietly and looked at the sky together.

Time flew. The people around you stayed and left, and they would eventually become a part of your memory when they left.

Maybe, it was fate that made them meet with each other and hug again after several hardships.

However, everything would come to an end. As the dawn came, the night disappeared under the light without leaving a trace.