Cypress Boat Floating

Chapter 247 Traitor 6

the next day.

The weather was clear and sunny. The escort team was divided into several teams under the command of Liang Kai. They rushed to the next city in different directions at different times. After everyone left safely, Ye Honghai, Lu Ciqiu, Liang Kai and Ye Jianqing began to dress up in disguise, and each of them played a different role.

Lu Ciqiu and Ye Jianqing pretended to be a loving couple, and Ye Honghai followed them as their father. Liang Kai walked alone, pretending to be another elegant young man, and followed them from a distance. In this way, the four people acted separately, but they did not encounter any danger along the way, and finally arrived at Yedu City smoothly.

After arriving at Yedu City, everyone took a short rest. However, Liang Kai noticed that Lu Ci Qiu did not seem to have any intention of contacting others. Taking advantage of the night, Liang Kai decided to sneak into Lu Ci Qiu's room and ask him for clarification.

"Your Highness, aren't we going to contact the others? Isn't it too risky to disperse like this?" Liang Kai's face looked a little gloomy, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he was obviously worried about the current situation.

Facing Liang Kai's questioning, Lu Ci Qiu remained unusually calm. He slowly said, "Commander Liang, not contacting others is to protect them."

No matter who the forces behind that group of people were, they were all brought out of the capital by Liang Kai. He was still worried about their safety from the bottom of his heart. What if the group of people chasing them couldn't find them and turned to hurt them? Liang Kai frowned tightly and looked at Lu Ci Qiu with a worried look on his face.

However, Lu Ci Qiu seemed very calm. He took a sip of the tea in his hand and said lightly: "Do you really think they will target a group of insignificant people?" His eyes revealed a kind of wisdom and insight, as if he had already seen through the situation.

Upon hearing this, Liang Kai couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring at Lu Ci Qiu and asking, "What do you mean?" He even forgot to call him by a respectful title.

Lu Ci Qiu smiled slightly and said firmly: "Commander Liang, don't worry too much. Your men will be fine."

The reason why he was so sure was actually very simple. Long before they set out, Ye Jianqing unexpectedly received a mysterious note, which made them sure that Ye Honghai's death in the previous life was not simple, and the ambushes they encountered along the way made him and Ye Jianqing suspect that there was a traitor in the group. In order to find out the truth, they had to act cautiously.

Since it is impossible to deal with the traitor immediately, why not separate them and let the traitor not know where they are or what they are dressed like.

Lu Ci Qiu's words could not alleviate Liang Kai's inner anxiety.

But now, among the four people, whether it is the noble Eighth Prince in front of him or Ye Honghai, who has absolute military power, they all suggested not to contact others for the time being and to proceed to the capital according to the current plan. Even if he was dissatisfied, he could do nothing about it. After all, among the four people, his voice was relatively weak. Although he was worried about the safety of other companions, Liang Kai had no choice but to accept the arrangement of splitting up.

"Commander Liang, please remember the confidentiality of this mission and never disclose our whereabouts to anyone." Lu Ci Qiu stared at Liang Kai, as if he could see through his inner thoughts at a glance, and issued a stern warning.

Liang Kai was slightly startled, and then he felt a surge of anger in his heart. He felt that he did not seem to have the other party's full trust. The moment he was suspected, his face turned red, and he responded angrily: "Your Highness, there is no need to remind me, I will understand."

Liang Kai was so angry that he didn't want to stay here any longer. He quickly said goodbye and left. At this time, he couldn't help but question whether the decision he made at the beginning was wise - proposing to separate from the others and only the four of them would go forward together.

After Liang Kai left, Ye Jianqing came out from behind the screen. The two of them dressed up as a couple to hide from others, so they naturally had to stay in the same room when they settled down.

Ye Jianqing looked at the window that Liang Kai had opened but not closed when he left, a trace of doubt on his face, and asked softly, "Do you think he will reveal our whereabouts?"

Lu Ci Qiu shook his head slightly and answered with some uncertainty: "It's hard to say, I just gave him a little warning. According to common sense, he shouldn't do this with his personality."

Lu Ci Qiu thought to himself that he was not sure whether Liang Kai would leak the secret. After all, in the previous life, Ye Honghai died unfortunately, but Liang Kai returned to the capital safely, which was really suspicious.

Ye Jianqing walked to the window, closed the half-open window, then turned around and sat at the table, and continued to ask: "Since you have doubts, what should we do next? Should we continue to move forward with him, or find a way to get rid of him?"

Lu Ci Qiu thought for a moment and analyzed: "In my opinion, it is better to take him with you. After all, he was sent by the emperor, and he will not leave General Ye easily."

Ye Jianqing nodded to indicate that he had no objection. So far, no conclusive evidence has been found to prove that Liang Kai has betrayed him. If he acts rashly, he may alert the enemy.

The matter about Liang Kai was finally settled, and the more difficult problem now was how to solve the problem of accommodation for the two of them tonight. Lu Ci Qiu looked around the room, and his eyes finally fell on the only bed. He turned to look at Ye Jianqing, with a trace of embarrassment and shyness on his face: "How about... you sleep on the bed, and I'll just sleep on the floor."

At this time, Ye Jianqing's mind was still immersed in other things. It was not until she heard Lu Ciqiu's words that she realized that they would be in the same room tonight! She didn't think too much when she booked the room. She thought that since they were pretending to be a couple, it would be most reasonable to book a room. But when it was time to go to bed, she felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, Lu Ci Qiu's shyness was too obvious, and Ye Jianqing couldn't help but stare at him intently. He saw a blush gradually appearing on his ears, and the blush gradually spread like ripples until it climbed up his cheeks.

Ye Jianqing even felt her face getting slightly hot, so she quickly looked away, cleared her throat, and then said awkwardly, "Well... that... after all, you are a noble prince, you should sleep on the bed, I'll just make do at the table." After finally finishing this sentence, Ye Jianqing was secretly annoyed. Before she traveled through time, she was in the same room with her male teammates, each sleeping in their own bed, and she had never been as shy as she was now. Why did she become so coy now?

"Isn't it very uncomfortable to sleep at the table? Why don't you sleep on the bed and I'll just sleep on the floor." As Lu Ci Qiu said this, he took the initiative to move the extra quilt on the bed to the floor and laid it out neatly.

"Don't..." Ye Jianqing still felt that this was not a good idea and wanted to stop him, but Lu Ci Qiu had already lay down on the quilt on the ground.

"What's wrong?" Lu Ci Qiu asked calmly, with his hands behind his head acting as pillows.

Ye Jianqing bit his lip and said with some difficulty: "There is only one quilt in the room."

After saying that, she covered her face, feeling a little embarrassed.

Lu Ci Qiu spread the quilt on the floor, so tonight, whether she was sleeping on the bed or Lu Ci Qiu was sleeping on the floor, neither of them had a quilt to cover themselves with. If they asked the waiter to get a new one, they could only get one, and it would be awkward so late at night. If they didn't cover themselves with it, they would definitely catch a cold in such a cold weather.

Lu Ci Qiu got up from the ground, his face flushed. He didn't expect this situation to happen and was at a loss for a moment.

"I... I'll go... ask the waiter to get another bed." After saying that, Lu Ci Qiu hurried out of the room.

As he walked, he secretly regretted how he could be so careless and not consider this problem. He quickly walked to the front desk of the inn and found the waiter, but he only brought back an extra quilt.

When Lu Ci Qiu went out to ask the waiter to get a quilt, Ye Jianqing had already prepared himself mentally. It was just sleeping in the same room, so it was no big deal. Why should he be so nervous?

But she didn't expect that Lu Ci Qiu only brought back a quilt, which seemed to be a bad idea no matter who she gave it to.