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Luo Jing lay exhausted on the deck until he was tied up and taken away. He had no strength to stand up again. He looked at Ye Zhen with resentment and swore in his heart that if he could survive, he would not let her go. 【】
Another boatman shouted, "I am not a criminal of the imperial court. It's … it's that man who gave me the money. He said that this is a little girl who ran away from his family. He asked me to help him catch her."
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth!" Hong Ying snapped.
The boatman cried out in injustice, but he was still taken away.
"Little girl, how do you know that they are criminals of the imperial court?" The captain looked at Ye Zhen suspiciously. A little girl traveling alone with a maid was easy to arouse suspicion.
Ye Zhen said lightly, "I am from the capital. I have seen the official announcement on the streets of the capital. I recognize the man just now."
"How can a little girl like you come so far away? Is it really a little girl who ran away from her marriage? "A woman covered her mouth and looked at Ye Zhen, her eyes full of contempt and ridicule.
"I am a little girl, can't I go to find my relatives? You are a woman who is not at home to take care of your husband and children, but you come here. Did you elope with someone?" Ye Zhen looked at her coldly and asked rudely.
The woman's face turned red. "What a little shrew! I just asked one more question."
Ye Zhen looked at her coldly. "I just asked one more question."
"Humph!" The woman flung her handkerchief, turned around and went back to the wing room.
Only the young man who had met Ye Zhen in the inn before was left on the deck. He was looking down at Xiao Qi. It seemed that all his attention was attracted by him.
Ye Zhen stood in front of Xiao Qi and looked at him with a faint smile. "I don't know what else you want to say."
The man looked up at Ye Zhen. "The Wolf King is willing to follow you."
"I raised him since he was a child." Ye Zhen said. The more she looked at the man, the more she felt that he was strange. Did he follow her here? She looked at his facial features carefully. He looked similar to Mo Rongzhan. Both of them had a pair of narrow phoenix eyes. "Who are you?"
"Miss, why do you ask?" The man faintly smiled. His bright eyes were tinged with a smile, making him look even more handsome and moving.
"You followed me?" It was impossible for him to be Mo Rongzhan, although there was a slight resemblance.
If it was Mo Rongzhan, he would have recognized her long ago, and … and he wouldn't have followed her from afar. Perhaps he would have sneaked into her room at night.
The man chuckled, and the smile on his face became even wider. "Miss, is there some misunderstanding?"
"I saw you at the inn. Why are you here?" Ye Zhen looked at him vigilantly, guessing who he was.
"I don't even know your name. We don't even know each other. Why would I follow you?" The man asked with a smile, "If I hadn't heard the sounds of fighting just now, I wouldn't have known that you were here. Young lady, could it be that you're following me?"
Ye Zhen curled her lips. "Why would I follow you?"
The man lowered his eyes to look at her. In fact, he didn't have much of an impression of her. If she hadn't said something about the inn, he wouldn't have remembered that a few days ago, there was a little girl who kept staring at him. If it wasn't for this pair of eyes that were too clear and bright, giving him a trace of memory, how could he have any memory of such a pretty little girl?
"Little girl, you don't have a crush on me, do you?" The man asked with a smile.
Ye Zhen glared at him in disgust. "It seems that your hysteria is acting up. Go back and take your medicine."
The man froze, then laughed.
"Hong Ying, let's go back." Ye Zhen no longer paid attention to the man. Even if it was just a coincidence, she felt that it was better to be vigilant.
"Little girl, are you really going to Hamu City to find your relatives?" The man asked Ye Zhen's back. "What a coincidence, I'm also going to Hamu City. When we get ashore, we will go the same way again."
Ye Zhen just pretended not to hear him and went back to her room.
"Miss, that man … is he from the capital?" After entering the room, Hong Ying closed the door and asked Ye Zhen in a low voice.
"Listening to his accent, he seems to be from the capital. He shouldn't have followed us all the way. It's just a coincidence." She was now in disguise. Even if she was close to her, it would be impossible for her to recognize her at once, let alone a stranger.
Hong Ying snorted coldly. "I didn't expect that Luo Jing is still alive. Xiao Qi, you did a good job just now. It's best to bite him to death."
Xiao Qi glanced at Hong Ying arrogantly and jumped to a chair on the side and sat down.
Ye Zhen couldn't help but laugh when she saw it like this. "Of course, our Xiao Qi is powerful. However, that Luo Jing can escape once. Will he escape again?"
"I'm afraid he won't be able to escape again." Hong Ying whispered. "Miss, Uncle Man and the others should also be on the ship. If it weren't for Xiao Qi who could control Luo Jing, Uncle Man would have appeared. Fortunately, he didn't come out. Otherwise, it would be difficult to hide your identity."
Ye Zhen knew that her father would arrange for people to protect her around. If there was no particularly dangerous situation, he would not appear easily.
"I'm just curious about who the man is." Ye Zhen frowned. At first glance, she thought that he looked like Mo Rongzhan. He was about the same age as Mo Rongzhan. However, listening to his tone of voice, she felt that he was not the same person at all.
Mo Rongzhan was a man of few words. His eyebrows were cold and he didn't usually speak much. This man … gave people the impression that he was a bit unruly. He was a completely different person from Mo Rongzhan.
"Miss, this servant will go and inquire about him." Hong Ying whispered.
Ye Zhen shook her head. "No need. This ship is not big. If he knows that you are going to inquire about him, won't he think that I am really following him?"
"Yes."
"However, we have to be more careful on the way." Ye Zhen said softly. Her father had his reasons for letting her leave in disguise. What's more, he was going to treat the emperor of Dongqing. He couldn't let others know her identity.
Hong Ying nodded. "Yes, miss. I'll bring you some food. You haven't eaten anything since you boarded the ship."
"Go ahead." Ye Zhen nodded gently.
What Ye Zhen didn't know was that just opposite their room, the man on the deck was looking at their closed door with a smile.
"Master, what are you laughing at?" The manservant beside the man asked suspiciously. "Is the door on the opposite side funny?"
The man glanced at the manservant. "The door is nothing to look at, but the person who lives inside is very interesting."
"Isn't that the little girl who quarreled with you on the deck?" The manservant asked. "Master, you are also interested in the girl. This servant thought you liked Mr. Ye …"
"Shut up and get out!" The man's face turned cold. "This … this master is not interested in a homosexual relationship."
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