Chapter 383 Becoming Your Servant

While speaking, Shen Yunyue put her feet on Fu Xuanheng's legs and leaned lazily on the pillow.

"Xuan Heng, that Rong Yin seems to be very afraid of me."

Fu Xuanheng had seen it a long time ago.

"Yeah, I'm afraid you're okay."

"Mermaids aren't to be feared; they're full of treasures. Many people want to capture them, skin them, and gouge out their eyes, forcing them to cry as they watch their fellow tribesmen being slaughtered."

Fu Xuanheng whispered:

"It's more like I'm afraid of them, just like I'm afraid of me."

I have to say, the truth about Fu Xuanheng has been revealed.

"Perhaps you have some connection with them."

Shen Yunyue thought about it, but she didn't remember any such connection. As for other aspects, she didn't know. She thought about it for a while but couldn't figure it out.

"Let's go eat."

The world is big, but eating is the most important thing.

Shen Yunyue and Fu Xuanheng went to the side hall.

Everyone else has eaten.

They were the only two sitting in the side room eating.

There were a few exquisite side dishes, but the greenhouse behind was damaged by the heavy snow. Not much was left, only the dwarf greens and other cold-resistant vegetables were still alive.

Now, there is a plate of dwarf mushrooms on the table.

The frozen dwarf green mulberry is particularly sweet, and Shen Yunyue likes to eat it very much.

Halfway through the meal, Shen Yunyue thought of Duan Peiyan's family.

Simply tell Fu Xuanheng.

The more he listened, the more unhappy he became. "Just tell Xuan Ting not to get married."

Shen Yunyue: “…” “Based on your sister’s personality, she will definitely go crazy with you.”

"snort."

Fu Xuanheng is the kind of person who could really make her unable to get out by being thrown into the deep mountains and old forests.

"She doesn't dare."

"Duan Peiyan's second brother and sister-in-law are really not good enough. My eldest brother's family is too soft-hearted." Shen Yunyue actually likes Duan Peifang's personality. "But Duan Peiyan is a good young man."

"Xuan Ting will not suffer any loss if she marries him."

"Ah. This kid finally got first place in the exam, but he married Xuan Ting, a woman with only looks but no brains. Doesn't that mean his children and grandchildren will be stupid to death in the future?"

An accurate complaint from my brother.

Shen Yunyue smiled and said, "Then have more children. There will always be one who looks like Duan Peiyan, or one who looks like uncle."

"It doesn't matter if he's the eldest uncle or the youngest uncle."

"Is Duan Peiyan really okay?" Fu Xuanheng put down his chopsticks, picked up the stewed small intestines with stone olives next to him and took a sip.

"Yeah. Looks good to me."

"Then find a day to have him come to Baijia Village." Fu Xuanheng thought for a moment, "Let's do it tomorrow."

"If we can really get married, I will go to Yunheng Palace to study under Master Lu. It will be just in time for the provincial examination next autumn."

Fu Xuanheng is not afraid that the other party's family conditions are not good.

As long as he has brains, he will give him enough opportunities to climb up.

"good."

Had dinner.

Fu Xuanting came over to ask Shen Yunyue what she thought of Duan Peiyan.

When I learned that Fu Xuanheng was going to meet Duan Peiyan tomorrow, my heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

She thought to herself that her elder brother wouldn't ask him to come over and sew his mouth shut.

"Sister-in-law, what does big brother mean?"

Shen Yunyue knew what Fu Xuanting was thinking as soon as she raised her eyebrows.

"Your eldest brother's intention is to see his character and knowledge. If he can be allowed to study under the head of the Lu family, he will be more confident in taking the provincial examination next autumn."

Fu Xuanting hugged Shen Yunyue excitedly.

"Sister-in-law, you must have said something nice." She hugged Shen Yunyue sincerely for the first time, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

"I was wrong before."

"It's okay. You will only suffer losses in my hands anyway." Shen Yunyue smiled indifferently.

Fu Xuanting: .... Let's not talk about this anymore.

"It's just that Duan Peiyan's second brother and his family aren't good people. His eldest brother needs to keep them under constant scrutiny. If you ever leave this place in the future, you'd better insist on not letting them follow you to the capital."

Shen Yunyue reminded:

"With their petty greed and foolish minds, they will only bring endless trouble to Duan Peiyan."

Fu Xuanting is not smart either, but her identity is there.

Ordinary people have to think twice before using her.

What's more, the nannies and maids around her also followed.

We can't pair up other members of the Duan family with powerful maids and nannies.

Those people are used to being poor, and once they gain power, all kinds of bad habits will probably come out.

Fu Xuanting's eyes darkened. "I know. I've been learning how to manage the household from Nanny. It turns out I also learned from my stepmother."

"It's just that my mother told me to focus on men."

Shen Yunyue snorted softly, "After all, Aunt Feng is a concubine's daughter. Why don't you just be the mistress of the house and learn from that vixen?"

"With your status, you are naturally extremely respected."

Fu Xuanting really wanted to defend her mother, but she thought of the road to exile.

She wished she could lose this memory.

"Sister-in-law, you know how to poke people's hearts."

"Of course." Shen Yunyue took it as a compliment.

At night.

There were no clouds in the sky, only stars shining brightly.

Rong Yin was startled awake by a slight noise. He jumped out of bed and opened the door. An San also heard the noise.

The two looked at each other.

"Was awakened?"

Rong Yin nodded and said, "I'll go over and take a look. It should be in the woods."

"good."

I don't know why.

Rong Yin felt more and more breathless as he walked.

He smelled the scent of his own kind.

The wailing sound seemed to be warning fellow tribesmen not to go over there.

Rong Yin fell to the ground, and An San hurriedly helped him up. "Mr. Rong, what's wrong with you?"

"The people in the forest are my people, and they are in danger."

An San made a gesture and several more people followed.

"What are you afraid of? With us here, we will definitely be able to rescue your people." Yingfeng took the lead and entered the forest.

In Taiping Mountain behind Baijia Village.

There was a small mermaid hanging on a tree.

Human face and fish body.

His long hair draped over his body, and his deep blue eyes glowed faintly. One of his eyes had become a hole, and the blood from his eye socket flowed down his glowing white skin onto the ground.

The fish's tail was also torn into pieces.

"Hmph. I don't believe that we can't attract other mermaids." Sitting on the tree branch next to him was a man with white hair and a face that looked only in his twenties or thirties.

There was viciousness in his eyes.

The dagger in his hand tore the mermaid's tail apart again.

"Ah..." The mermaid child made a low sound.

A man approached from a nearby tree. "Messenger, the Emperor of Great Zhou has sent a secret letter. He says he has a business deal to discuss with you, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

The white-haired man blew on the dagger.

"The Emperor of the Great Zhou is like a dog slave, and he dares to let me pass?"

"Alas. As emperors, they don't have the courage to leave the capital. They also heard that there is a treasure in the capital that they want to pay tribute to the envoy."

The white-haired man twitched his lips when he heard this, "Forget it, I'll just go there."

He glanced around coldly, "You guys wait here and make sure to capture the other mermaids. You actually dared to escape from the summit of the Ice Sea? Do you think you can't do anything to them just by escaping to this shabby place?"

"As you command, Messenger."

After giving the instructions, the white-haired man left.

A cup of tea later after he left.

Yingfeng and others arrived nearby.

"Rong Yin, can you feel where it is?" When they got here, the movement disappeared. Ying Feng got close to the ground and found nothing.

Tolerance comes from the fluctuations among people of the same tribe.

He smelled the blood of the mermaid.

Rong Yin clenched his fists, loosened one hand, took a pill and put it into his mouth.

This is the pill Shen Yunyue gave him. It can protect his heart and lungs in the short term and allow him to use some spiritual power.

"There." Rong Yin pointed to the front left.

"Walk."

It took about half a cup of tea to walk.

"Someone's coming."

"Mermaid?"

The drowsy little mermaid child raised his head upon hearing this, with a look of fear in his blue eyes.

He sounded the warning again.

A man nearby slapped the little boy hard on the mouth.

"If you dare to yell again, I'll pull out all your teeth."

Rong Yin gritted his teeth and rushed forward, but when he reached the middle he discovered something was wrong.

"Hahaha."

The man laughed heartily, "Do you think we're unprepared? Mermaids are incredibly cunning. This colorless, odorless powder is designed to deal with them."

"Ah. Let him go." More blue blood flowed out of the little boy's eye socket without an eyeball.

He didn't dare to call the prince.

I’m afraid those people will take ruthless action against Rongyin.

"Hahaha." The men laughed. "Let him go. What do you think we are doing here?"

"Today is the day when you mermaids will perish."

An Yi smiled evilly, "I don't think so. You asked me for permission to cause trouble on our territory?"

"Who?"

An Yi and several others appeared together.

"Hmph. Did you see that these two are mermaids? Even if we give you a mermaid's eyeball, we have no intention of making enemies with you." The man who spoke first glanced at them calmly. He knew that these people were extraordinary after just one look at An Yi and the others.

"One eyeball is enough for you to live for half your life."

One of them threw his bloody eyeball over.

An Yi reached out and borrowed it.

Put the eyeballs in the bag.

"not enough."

The other person's eyebrows twitched imperceptibly. So greedy?

It really is a vile thing.

An Yi's hand rested on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his eyes cold. "Can't bear to let go? We've decided on these two."

"Hahaha. If you don't accept my toast, I'll drink the wine for you."

An Yi pressed the hilt of the sword, then drew the sword from his waist.

Those people didn't want to cause trouble, but they weren't afraid of it either. They didn't take An Yi and the others seriously.

The two sides started fighting.

Gradually.

Those people noticed something was wrong and their movements became slower and slower.

An Yi sneered. Thanks to Shen Yunyue's foresight, she knew that someone had entered Taiping Mountain and had specially prepared some hallucinogens for them.

Most hallucinogens are made from herbs or poisons.

Shen Yunyue's hallucinogens are different.

Rong Yin saw one of the men's eyes change color and shouted, "Hurry up and leave. Otherwise, you won't be able to leave."

An Yi pulled Rong Yin, and the dagger in Ying Feng's hand cut the rope of the mermaid boy.

Several people left at lightning speed.

"Let them run away."

"Chase."

An Yi and his companions naturally would not go back to Baijia Village directly.

They were more familiar with the mountains and forests, and quickly hid in the cave that Shen Yunyue and the others had entered before.

Those people chased them nearby.

No one was found.

"He ran away. Boss, how are we going to explain this to the messenger?"

"Let's go back to the East China Sea. I don't believe those mermaids can get so far."

"yes."

After they left.

Yingfeng and others still did not come out, but left from another place.

The few people hid nearby and waited for a long time but no one showed up. They couldn't help but feel frustrated and said, "Should we go to the nearby villages to investigate?"

"Go ahead."

One of the men clasped his hands and left.

An Yi and others brought Rong Yin and the merman child back to the Fu family.

Mr. Ke and Mo Youting are not here, only Shen Yunyue is left.

He woke up Shen Yunyue immediately.

"Young Madam, An Yi sent someone to say that something happened to Rong Yin and the others. One of Rong Yin's clansmen had his eyes gouged out." Ever since Mu Ya's accident, the night shifts were taken by Chun He and Dong He.

Today Donghe is on duty.

"Where?"

"They sent it to the bamboo house and said they went to Taiping Mountain."

"Okay. I'll be right there." Shen Yunyue responded. Fu Xuanheng had already stood up and got clothes for Shen Yunyue to wear.

He dressed himself quickly.

Shen Yunyue simply tied her hair into a bun and went out with Fu Xuanheng.

Arrived at the bamboo house.

Seeing Rong Yin sitting next to him, he was drugged and couldn't move.

Lying on the bed was a mermaid, its true form revealed. It was just the eye socket that looked a bit scary.

Shen Yunyue went over to check the boy's wound.

"Where are the eyeballs?"

"Here." An Yi took the bag he was carrying.

Shen Yunyue opened it and took a look, then placed the eyeball in the glass container she carried with her.

She first took the medicine for the mermaid.

"I need to clean your eye sockets and put your eyeballs back in." Shen Yunyue said coldly, "It will be painful, but I can make sure your eyes are restored to their original state."

The little mermaid saw that Shen Yunyue was about to faint.

Two words emerged in his mind, "Master."

Shen Yunyue glanced at him in surprise, then fixed her gaze on Rong Yin's face. "Who is he calling?"

"It's you."

"Why do you call me Master?"

Rong Yin's body could not move, but his mouth could speak:

"Master. We, the mermaids, should have formed a seal with you and become your slaves."

Shen Yunyue: ... "When? In a dream?"

How could she not know? Could it be that he had formed a seal with his original body?