There was water on the deck . The little girl tried a couple times but was unable to get up . The bearded man waved his whip once more and was about to strike the girl’s body .
Suddenly, the man felt his vision blur, as it seemed that something flashed past his eyes then disappeared . His whip missed and fiercely struck the deck of the ship, and the girl slave had disappeared .
The sound of the whip striking the deck was very loud and brought the owner of the ship out . The old man shouted: “Do you want to die? This boat is on a river . If you broke it with your whip, the first one that I send to feed the fishes will be you!”
The bearded man was a very stern master . Upon hearing the owner of the boat speak so impolitely, he raised his whip without a single word and was about to whip him .
With such a scene unfolding, the boatmen also became unhappy . They all rushed forward to tug at him . In addition to this, other passengers that were enjoying the show began to criticize the bearded man . Not long later, the bearded man stopped . He also knew what it meant to ruin the deck of a boat . But he very quickly recalled the reason for him accidentally whipping the deck . Thus he quickly looked around and finally stopped in a certain location . He just saw a young girl around 12 or 13 years in age asking her slave all kinds of things . At her side was a man that wore a bamboo hat . For some reason, he felt that this person in the bamboo hat was staring at him, and this stare was causing him to feel chilly .
“Hmph!” He calmed himself down and angrily snorted to give himself confidence . He took a few steps forward then loudly said: “What great courage! There were actually robbers on this boat? That is my slave . Why have you stolen her away?” At first, he wanted to curse and insult, but the ugly words that had reached his lips could not be spoken . A feeling of danger assaulted his mind . His intuition told him that once those words were spoken, they would immediately get him killed . But the slave belonged to him . He had not done anything wrong, thus he should once more: “You little slut! Get back here!”
The little girl trembled in fear but still walked uncontrollably toward the bearded man . She was a slave . Her slave contract was in his hands . What could she do if she did not go back?
But after taking just two steps, Feng Yu Heng grabbed her hand and tugged her back a little, causing the girl to go back to her .
The bearded man saw it clearly and asked in dissatisfaction: “What exactly are you doing?”
Feng Yu Heng gave Wang Chuan a look, and Wang Chuan immediately raised her voice to say: “Do you not have eyes? We are inspecting the goods!”
“Inspecting the goods?”
“You don’t say!” Huang Quan cursed: “Aren’t you a slave seller? We want to buy this girl . We naturally need to inspect the goods to see if she is well-behaved or not . ”
When that person heard that they were buying a slave, he immediately put on a smiling face . Taking a few more steps forward, he began to market this slave . Feng Yu Heng was annoyed from hearing this and brought the girl back to her room . Xuan Tian Ming ordered: “Buy her . ” He then followed her in, leaving Huang Quan and Wang Chuan to complete the deal with the bearded man .
When the three entered the room, Xuan Tian Ming immediately closed the door behind him . He then heard Feng Yu Heng immediately ask the girl: “Quickly tell elder sister . Where did you get this red string on your wrist?”
There was a red string tied to the girl’s wrist . It looked very normal, and even the bearded man did not pay any attention to it . If the little girl wore it, she wore it . But Feng Yu Heng recognized it . That red string was something that she had brought out of her space . Zi Rui felt that it was pretty and decided to wear it on his wrist . That string was not something from this era . She trusted that it was impossible to find this sort of thing in this era . But because it was already very dirty, it was hard to notice without looking carefully .
The little girl was a little afraid and shyly tried to hide . At this time, Wang Chuan’s voice came from outside: “Master, the purchase has been completed . ”
Xuan Tian Ming opened the door and received the slave contract . After closing the door once more, she raised it to the girl: “We have already purchased you . From this moment forward, we are you masters . When a master asks, you had best answer!”
The little girl heard that she had already been purchased and looked at Feng Yu Heng . She suddenly realized that being with this elder sister would be much better than being with that bearded man . But she was still uncertain and asked: “Will you beat me? Will you starve me?”
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, “I will not . As long as you tell the truth, you will live a life similar to the other servants . You just need to work hard . ”
The little girl let out a sigh of relief before revealing the origin of this red string: “The bearded man locked me up for three days at the dock to try and sell me . On the second day, that would be two days ago, another group came by . One person in that group was carrying a large cage with a black cloth covering it . When that cage was passing by me, the cloth was lifted by the wind, and I saw a younger brother inside . He also saw me, but the black cloth fell down very quickly . I could no longer see him, but a red string fell from the cage . ” The girl pointed at her wrist while speaking: “I felt that it was pretty and put it on . The bearded man looked at it once but saw that it was just a piece of string, thus he did not care about it . ”
The little girl was speaking about someone else’s matters, but when she spoke about the boy in the cage, an unbearable expression appeared on her face, saying: “That little brother was quite pitiful . The space inside the cage was very small . It must be very uncomfortable being locked up inside there . ”
The more that Feng Yu Heng heard, the more her heart ached . Hearing that the inside of the cage was very small, she was practically about to have a mental break down . Xuan Tian Ming held her shoulder and repeatedly said: “Calm down, calm down . ” He then asked the girl: “Did that group get on the boat? Did you see them?”
The girl nodded, “I saw them . They also got on the boat . They left two days ago . ”
They did not continue to ask . Xuan Tian Ming personally sent the girl next door to live with Huang Quan . When he returned, he said to Feng Yu Heng: “A boatman just came and said that the wind on the river was extremely strong for the entire day . The wind was blowing from North to South, and this should buy us a bit of time . It should at least reduce the gap by half a day . The situation in Qing Zhou has already been arranged . Once the boat docks, it will be difficult for them to escape . ”
With things as they were, aside from trusting Qing Zhou’s side to capture them, there was nothing else that could be done . Feng Yu Heng was a little tired, and the fire that burned inside her chest was a little uncomfortable . She simply returned to her space to take a bath . When she came out, Xuan Tian Ming was holding a few steamed buns and wondering how he should eat .
“What is it?” She asked, “Where did these steamed buns come from?”
Xuan Tian Ming said: “A boatman delivered them . They are considered our dinner . Apparently, this is the dinner for the elegant rooms . Apparently, the average rooms have a congee that is basically water . The people down below did not get anything, and they can only eat the dry food that they brought . ” While saying this, he pinched the steamed bun in his hand then pulled it open: “It’s hard like a rock, and the filling looks most likely to be rotten cabbage . ”
Feng Yu Heng helplessly shook her head, “Quickly put it down . I will go and boil some noodles inside my space . Call Huang Quan and them over in a bit to eat a little . Also, call the comrades up . Just squeeze into the two rooms and eat a bowl of noodles . ”
Xuan Tian Ming nodded and watched her enter her space . Only then did he go out to inform the hidden guard keeping watch outside, telling him to tell everyone to gather in the two rooms to eat .
Feng Yu Heng had a lot of hand-made noodles inside her space . They were all prepared by the chef at the manor . She saw that they were good and placed a large amount inside her space, and these things would not automatically replenish . After eating it, it would disappear . Not even ten bowls of noodles could be prepared . Fortunately, there were other noodles in the space to begin with . This supply was one that could never be exhausted . After boiling one pot, she brought out bowl after bowl, bringing out a total of 20 bowls .
Very quickly, the hidden guards gathered in the two rooms . Faced with the noodles that their imperial daughter had brought out of who-knew-where, these people did not ask . Either way, everything that the imperial daughter provided was good . With this fragrant aroma coming from the noodles, who would still want to eat the food provided by the boat .
Everyone held their noodles and ate happily . Feng Yu Heng also brought out some meat patties that had been prepared beforehand and placed them before everyone . There were not many patties, and they were also made by the chef . After cutting them up, everyone was able to get half of a patty .
The little girl that had been bought was truly dazed . She had never eaten anything good in this life . For a while, she did not dare move her chopsticks .
Huang Quan saw that she did not eat and asked out of confusion: “Are you not hungry?”
Wang Chuan was speechless . Could she not be hungry? This child’s eyes were about to turn red . She did not dare to eat, thus she stuffed the chopsticks into her hand and told her: “Eat . If you follow our young miss, you will be able to live a happy life . ”
Only then did the little girl dare to eat the noddles . Once she began eating, she began to wolf it down . She ate even faster than the guys . After eating the noodles, she ate the meat patty . Her small face regained a bit of color, as she told Wang Chuan: “I have not eaten anything for three days . Three days earlier, even if I did eat, it would only be one meal a day, and it would be a watery congee . ” After saying this, it was as though she had recalled something . Turning her head, she asked Feng Yu Heng: “Elder sister… not, it’s young miss . Are you going to save that poor younger brother?”
Feng Yu Heng looked at her: “Why do you ask this?”
The little girl quickly said: “He is really pitiful . Young miss, save him . I can take care of him . After saving him, I definitely will not cause young miss any trouble . ”
Feng Yu Heng felt choked up, turning her head away and remaining silent . Wang Chuan held the child’s head and told her: “Don’t worry . We will definitely save him . ”
After everyone finished eating, they quickly left . Wang Chuan wanted to stay and help with washing the dishes, but Feng Yu Heng did not allow her to . She went into her space on her own and washed them . She then brought out her blankets from the space .
Perhaps it was because she was too tired, but she enjoyed a very deep sleep that night . She only felt Xuan Tian Ming brushed her hair a few times before she fell into a deep sleep .
She went the entire night without a single dream; however, when she woke up at dawn, the sky was still white with fog . Xuan Tian Ming suddenly sat up in bed and listened to the movements outside .
Feng Yu Heng was shocked by him and casually asked: “What is it?”
At this time, Ban Zou’s voice came from outside: “Your Highness, master . ”
“Come in . ” Xuan Tian Ming spoke up directly .
Ban Zou pushed the door open and entered . Arriving in front of the two, he handed over a small wooden box, “This subordinate just went to pass water, and when I returned, this small box was placed in front of the door . ” Ban Zou was a little annoyed . He had only left for a moment, yet this sort of thing happened . If someone had tried to attack, he really would have lost his life .
Suddenly, a feeling of horror appeared . Feng Yu Heng held her chest and stared at this wooden box .
Xuan Tian Ming already realized that something was off and partially turned to block Feng Yu Heng . He then opened the box to take a look . Ban Zou was given a fright, fearing that there would be some sort of hidden weapon or poison, he was about to move forward to block for Xuan Tian Ming; however, Xuan Tian Ming suddenly moved a hand from the back to accurately cover Feng Yu Heng’s eyes, saying in a low voice: “Don’t look . ”
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