Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu pour Xia Mingming out of the bucket. The sundries in the bucket can be used as a weight. Even if someone touches the bucket, they won't find out that the person inside is gone without opening it.
They go back to the second floor. Jing Chen is sitting on the edge of the bed, holding the bamboo cage that Yu Shu threw to him before leaving. Looking at Kim Bao inside, he grits his teeth. Seeing them carrying a person in, he stands up in surprise.
"Jing Chen, close the door." Yu Shu is sweating. Although Xia Mingming is not heavy, it is hard to carry a living person who weighs 70 or 80 kilograms upstairs.
Jing Chen puts the bamboo cage on the bed and obediently goes to close the door.
Yu Shu and Yu Xiaoxiu put the smelly Xia Mingming on the bed. They turn their heads and take a few deep breaths before they feel better. Yu Shu bends down to pull the cloth off Xia Mingming's mouth. She reaches behind her to untie her. She pats her dry face and whispers, "Mingming, Mingming, wake up."
Xia Mingming has been locked up for a long time. She feels hot and stuffy. Yu Shu pats her face red, but she doesn't wake up. Fortunately, she is still breathing.
Unable to wake her up, Yu Shu wrings a wet towel and wipes the dirt on her face so that she can breathe more easily. When she is about to untie her clothes, she looks up and sees Yu Xiaoxiu and Jing Chen staring at her. She says with a straight face, "Turn around. Turn your head away."
Yu Xiaoxiu turns around without hesitation. Jing Chen looks at Yu Shu with confusion and gestures, "What's wrong?" Looking at his innocent face, Yu Shu explains patiently, "This is a girl, and you are a man. A girl's body can't be seen by a man. I'm going to take off her clothes. You can't see it."
Jing Chen looks at her as if he understands.
Yu Shu's face darkened. "You have to marry her after seeing her!"
Seeing that she was angry, Jing Chen tactfully turned around and did not question her any further. After a while, he realized that something was amiss. Why could Xiaoyu watch if they could not? Wasn't Xiaoyu a man like them?
Yu Shu unbuttoned Xia Mingming's shirt, leaving only the undergarment for her to breathe in. She grabbed the fan at the head of the bed and fanned Xia Mingming with all her might, calling her name incessantly.
After a while, Xia Mingming's eyelids moved and slowly opened. When Yu Shu saw that she was awake, she fanned even harder and asked, "Mingming, how are you? Do you recognize who I am?"
"You, you, Ah, Shu." When Xia Mingming saw the moving faces in front of him, he knew that he was saved. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he raised his trembling hands and grabbed onto Yu Shu's sleeves tightly.
"Yes, it's me. Don't cry, it's okay. You're safe now." Yu Shu saw that Xia Mingming recognized him and reached out to wipe away her tears. "Did Qiu Biao lock you in the wooden barrel?"
"Qiu … Qiu …" Xia Mingming nodded with great effort. Her throat was so hoarse that she could barely make a sound. Yu Shu quickly poured a glass of water and helped her sit up. She then fed her a few mouthfuls of water.
"Why did he lock you up? Do you know anything?"
After drinking the water, Xia Mingming could speak again. She leaned in Yu Shu's arms and said weakly, "I … I know the art of disguise. Yesterday morning, I predicted that the cargo ship would be hijacked tonight. Many people would die, so I went to find Bi Qing. I wanted him to be prepared in advance. I met Qiu Biao downstairs, so I reminded him first. He said that he would bring me to see Bi Qing. He brought me to a place where no one was around and knocked me out."
She finished her story intermittently. Yu Shu's mood was a little complicated. As she expected, Qiu Biao hid Xia Mingming. The boatman must have been instructed by him to lie about seeing Xia Mingming get off the ship. The reason why Qiu Biao did this must be because he was guilty. The hijacking that Xia Mingming predicted must have something to do with him. In other words, Qiu Biao was a traitor.
But Xia Mingming not only knew the art of disguise, but also could predict in detail that the cargo ship would be hijacked tonight. Wasn't this too amazing?
One must know that her Law of Time of Calamity only predicted that Yu Xiaoxiu would be in a flood today. It was definitely not as accurate as Xia Mingming's prediction. What kind of calculation did she use?
"How did you predict it?" Yu Shu could not help but ask an off-topic question. She was actually a little shocked that she had encountered a disguise technique that was even more powerful than her Law of Time of Calamity.
"I …" Xia Mingming looked hesitant, not knowing how to answer.
Seeing her troubled expression, Yu Shu immediately knew that she had asked a stupid question. Powerful disguise techniques were usually not leaked. If it was anyone else who asked her about the Law of Time of Calamity, she would definitely not tell them.
Now was not the time to think about this. Since she knew that Qiu Biao was a traitor, she had to think of a way to subdue him and avoid this flood.
Xia Mingming saw Yu Shu's expression change back and forth. Thinking that she did not believe her words, she anxiously grabbed her and said, "What I said is true. This cargo ship will be hijacked tonight, and people will die. That Qiu Biao is not a good person. He must be in cahoots with the pirates. Believe me, I really predicted it."
Seeing that she was agitated, Yu Shu comforted her, "En, I believe you. Don't talk for now. Rest for a while. Come, drink another cup of water."
Yu Shu poured another cup of water and slowly fed it to her. Her mind was filled with thoughts of how to avoid this disaster. She did not notice that Xia Mingming's gaze, other than gratitude, also had a strange look on her face.
Putting down the cup of water, Yu Shu helped her lie down. Xia Mingming looked down and saw that her upper body was only left with a thin chest wrap. Her face instantly flushed red and she raised her hand to cover her chest.
When Yu Shu saw this, she was afraid that this little girl would misunderstand that she was taking advantage of her. She quickly pulled the blanket over her and explained, "Don't misunderstand. I only took off your clothes to let you breathe. You have been stuck in the wooden tub for too long. If I don't do this, I'm afraid something will happen to you."
Xia Mingming did not fall out with Yu Shu. She bit her lips. Her face, which had been wiped clean by Yu Shu, was now as red as a rose: "You, you know."
"Know what? Ah, oh … "Yu Shu froze for a moment. She understood that Xia Mingming was referring to her female body. She found it funny in her heart. Xia Mingming didn't discover it when she saw her chest. She knew that she was a little girl the first day they met.
"Ahem, yes, I know."
As soon as Yu Shu admitted it, Xia Mingming turned around and turned her back to her.
Yu Shu had no time to guess what this little girl was thinking. Seeing that Xia Mingming was fine, she sat up from the bed and put down the mosquito net. She said to Jing Chen and Yu Xiaoxiu who had been punished to stand for a long time: "Okay, you can go back."
The two of them turned around. They consciously did not look at the bed. Their gazes fell on Yu Shu. Both of them had question marks on their faces.
Yu Xiaoxiu pointed at the tea table and asked them to sit down. Since things had come to this, there was no need to hide it from them anymore. He told them everything in full detail: "You heard it just now. This caravan's guard captain, Qiu Biao, had bad intentions. He was obviously knocked unconscious and hidden in the wooden barrel. I went to find Uncle Bi earlier. He gathered everyone to the bow of the ship and gave me space to rescue Xia Mingming. We didn't let Qiu Biao find out. Uncle Bi will come to find us later and we can discuss countermeasures."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Bi Qing's voice came from outside the door: "Ashu, it's me."
"It's Uncle Bi," Yu Shu said to the two of them. She got up and opened the door. Bi Qing entered the room and asked: "How is it? Did you save him?"
Yu Shu nodded and pointed at Xia Mingming who was on the bed: "I saved him. Let's sit down and talk."
Yu Shu repeated Xia Mingming's words to Bi Qing and verified the fact that Qiu Biao was a traitor. Bi Qing's face turned pale. It seemed that he was very angry.
"Uncle Bi, what do you think we should do now?" Yu Shu pushed the problem to Bi Qing. She did not understand the river's affairs. She needed someone with experience to come up with ideas.
Bi Qing turned to look at Yu Shu's bed: "Is Young Master Xia awake?"
Xia Mingming could not sleep and replied: "He's awake." Bi Qing said: "May I ask if Young Master Xia is sure that there will be pirates coming to rob the ship tonight?"
"It's fine if you don't believe me." Xia Mingming did not have a good temper with him like he did with Yu Shu. From his point of view, this dangerous trip was all because of Bi Qing's incompetence as a leader.
Bi Qing said in a good tone: "Young Master Xia, do not misunderstand. I am not doubting your words. Qiu Biao is obviously plotting something. I just want to confirm if they will act tonight."
Xia Mingming did not say anything. Bi Qing looked to Yu Shu for help. Yu Shu said gently: "Mingming, talk to Uncle Bi."
"… Yes, it's tonight."
"Thank you Young Master Xia for speaking up for justice. When this matter is over, I will return Young Master Xia's travel expenses. I hope Young Master Xia will not take offense." Bi Qing was not as perfunctory to Xia Mingming as before. It was also because she knew that Xia Mingming was a guest and could not be offended.
Xia Mingming snorted and did not pay attention to her anymore.
Bi Qing rubbed her forehead and thought for a while. She raised her head and said to Yu Shu: "To catch bandits, we must first catch their leader. We do not know how many other traitors besides Qiu Biao are on this ship. We will first subdue him and then counter the others. According to the route, the ship will pass by Dunan Gorge at night. It is the easiest place to hide pirates and pirates. Qiu Biao must have colluded with outsiders to act there. We must first take him down before that, then change the course and avoid the pirates to go ashore."
Yu Shu frowned: "I heard that Captain Qiu's martial arts are very high. He originally came from Tongyuan Escort Agency. The few of us may not be able to do anything to him."
When Yu Shu said this, she looked at Jing Chen with pity. If this hero still had his martial arts, not to mention one Qiu Biao, even ten of him would not be a problem.
Bi Qing laughed: "Since we cannot defeat him by force, we will defeat him by wits. Qiu Biao loves to drink, especially osmanthus wine. There are a few jugs of fifty-year-old osmanthus wine in this shipment. I will take them out to tempt him. I don't believe that he will not be greedy."
"Get him drunk?" Yu Shu shook her head: "He still has things to do tonight, how can he drink so much?"
"Don't let him drink too much. One cup is enough." Bi Qing said: "We merchants will secretly carry some knockout drugs when we travel. When the time comes, I will drug the wine and one cup will make him drunk."
Yu Shu clapped her hands happily: "That will be great."
Yu Xiaoxiu and Jing Chen listened to their discussion from the side. They could not interrupt. The difference was that the former could not interrupt and the latter could not.
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