Pei Ye came to a stop.
"Don't get angry yet. I have something to make it up to you."
"...What?" Pei Ye raised an eyebrow-the Jade Flood Dragon Ring from last time had been quite useful.
Zhu Gaoyang fetched a battered bamboo hat from the cabin, shook it hard to clean it off, and planted it on the boy's wet hair. "It keeps raining these days, so I specifically asked He Changge to leave this hat for you-otherwise, where would you buy one out here in these wild waters?"
He grinned happily, holding his sword in one hand and patting the boy's shoulder with the other, looking like an idiot. It was probably his most wholehearted smile in months.
Pei Ye sighed softly, then slowly began smiling along with him. He raised a hand to adjust the hat-well, it really did keep off a good deal of rain.
Chapter 693: A brief talk
"Stop smiling for a moment." Pei Ye voiced his worry. "Tell me, now that we've left like this, what happens over there? Can the man you left behind hold off four Azure Wind Envoys?"
"How could he?" Zhu Gaoyang laughed. "If he could, why wouldn't I stay there and kill all four?"
"Exactly. Why didn't you?"
Zhu Gaoyang gave him a sidelong look. "What do you think?"
"Because you're too weak."
"I'm starting to dislike you a little." Zhu Gaoyang sighed softly and worked the oar in the rain, sending the little boat downstream. "Because no matter what, the Azure Wind Envoys will come after us."
"Why?" Pei Ye asked, then thought for a moment. "I still don't really understand what you accomplished by tricking me into going in, then taking me along when you escaped."
Zhu Gaoyang raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? First,