Jiang Yuzhu carefully placed the teapot inside and hugged her. After finishing everything, she distracted herself and replied to Xie Zhao: "Yuanhe, you also know that I have the habit of hugging something when I sleep. In the past, I hugged a feather duster, but now that I am going out on the road, I keep everything simple."

The beauty that Xie Zhao is going to meet may not be someone specific.

Jiang Yuzhu had already figured out the situation from the depth in his eyes. Instead of worrying about Xie Zhao who was well prepared, she should worry about the 200,000 taels of silver.

Jiang Yuzhu held him in her arms, feeling that it was even warmer than the man's body temperature. The scorching heat made her intoxicated.

Human hearts are complex and unpredictable. Even the best people are at risk of betrayal, but money will not.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuzhu hugged the teapot and soon fell asleep.

In the room, Xie Zhao was silent.

After a long while, Xie Zhao came to the bed and wanted to take the teapot away.

Unexpectedly, after moving a few times, Jiang Yuzhu's movements in her sleep were very stubborn, and she hugged the teapot tightly with almost no gap.

Madam has never taken the initiative towards him!

Xie Zhao felt jealous inside, but after calming down, he silently lowered the bed curtain. He felt that he had a long way to go to improve his status.

It's late at night and everyone is asleep.

In the room, a candle was lit, emitting a faint light.

A dark shadow flashed across the Korean paper on the window outside the guest room.

The black shadow seemed to hesitate for a moment, then pierced the Korean paper and brought in an iron pipe.

Soon, white smoke came out of the pipe, and the smell was pungent.

At this moment, Jiang Yuzhu had already woken up.

Thinking of what Xie Zhao said about the family appointment, Jiang Yuzhu fumbled for the package in front of the bed, took out the mask, and held the teapot tightly in her hands.

If something is not right, act accordingly!

"Xie Zhao, today is the day you die!"

The door to the room and the terrace were pushed open, and seven or eight masked men in black rushed in from both sides.

The leader growled, and the sound was extremely harsh.

Seeing that Xie Zhao did not fall down due to the smoke, everyone was not very surprised.

People who practice martial arts will always persist for a period of time, but they are just trying to hold on.

Xie Zhao slowly opened his eyes, his face showing a rare hint of laziness, and said in a low voice: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Work harder and disperse earlier.

If it weren't for these people dragging their feet, Xie Zhao would already have a beautiful woman in his arms. Why would he be jealous of the teapot?

"What's the meaning?"

The leading man in black had a distorted expression on his face and said indignantly, "Xie Zhao, you are so arrogant. Do you think you have everything under control?"

When in the capital, the master should not act rashly.

Now that he has left Beijing, Xie Zhao's death is about to come.

"You're just dreaming of replacing Jiang Fulu. You're overestimating your own abilities!"

The man in black drew out his dagger and pointed it at Xie Zhao's heart.

Xie Zhao chuckled nonchalantly and replied, "Originally, I didn't intend to leave you alive, but seeing how hard-working and arrogant you were, I decided not to kill you."

Now, the man in black was puzzled. Although he reminded himself that he had failed to solve the problem, he still couldn't help but ask, "Why did you let me go alone?"

"Go back and tell your master not to send so much nonsense next time."

Xie Zhao curled his lips and sneered.

Every time you talk a lot of nonsense, don’t you die quietly in the end?

The emotional men in black are not as interesting as the dead soldiers.

Anyway, the journey to the north is full of dangers.

The dark forces behind the scenes will eventually reveal their true colors.

"hehe!"

The leading man in black made a "Pah" sound, his face becoming even more distorted with anger. He blew a whistle, and the other men in black immediately swarmed forward, surrounding them.

The men in black thought that they would win a great victory by outnumbering the enemy and at least bite off a piece of Xie Zhao's flesh. One of them took the lead and attacked with a short blade flashing with cold light and a strong wind.

Xie Zhao sat on the chair without moving. He stretched out a hand to meet the short blade and easily broke it.

With a bang, half of the short blade fell to the ground.

"you……"

The men in black felt a pang of fear in their hearts, but before they could continue struggling, Xie Zhao grabbed a handful of copper coins and threw them at them.

The copper coins were even faster than swords and knives, as if they had eyes. The men in black were unable to dodge and were hit in the chest.

Then, there was a thud, and the body fell to the ground.

The leading man in black had fear in his eyes, his pupils dilated, and he stammered, "Didn't you say you'd let me go?"

"I did plan to do that, but I've changed my mind now. You're such a chatterbox, what if you say something you shouldn't..."

Xie Zhao rewarded them with another copper coin and silenced them all.

Then, the door opened gently and Xie Zhao's men cleaned up the mess.

Liang An brought a basin of water and a cloth. After entering the room, he did not find any traces of blood. He was very surprised: "Master, these people were clearly silenced, how could..."

"If there's bloodshed, we'll have to pay compensation to the Futong Inn. Madam is thrifty with money, so we should save as much as possible."

Xie Zhao chuckled softly and replied patiently.

Besides, does Liang An think he is rich?

Xie Zhao touched his purse and sighed. He really wasn't as wealthy as Liang An.

"By the way, Liang An, go and tell them to search the man in black to see if he has any purses or anything. If not, give the copper coins back to me, or I'll have to use stones next time."

Xie Zhao sent everyone away, washed up and went to bed.

Jiang Yuzhu leaned sideways, still holding the teapot tightly in her hand, without moving an inch.

She was pretending to be asleep, and Jiang Yuzhu heard every noise coming from outside.

When you set out on your journey from now on, you must not only save your life, but also your money!

The couple set off on their journey early the next morning without saying a word about what happened that night.

Instead, Hong Jin came forward to report, "I heard something unusual last night and wanted to come and protect you, but was stopped by the master's men."

Hong Xiu also heard it and was dissatisfied with Xie Zhao's handling of the matter: "Master, you are the same. You are still trying to take credit for yourself at this critical moment!"

Jiang Yuzhu listened to the maid's complaints and waved her hands, saying, "The master has his own plans. We will try our best to cooperate. You just need to be smart..."

By evening, the convoy had left the capital and stayed overnight on the official road.

A large group of people built a fire around the area and prepared to cook a big pot of rice.

"Madam, there are big fish in the river near the nearby villages. Why don't you catch them and make some fish soup?"

Even though the autumn heat is at its peak, the temperature drops a bit at night.

Xie Zhao asked for advice and took Jiang Yuzhu to the river to wash.

Liang An and Hong Jin were responsible for catching fish. Before it got dark, Xie Zhao picked up pebbles washed by the river water.

He put all the nice things in his pocket.

"Yuanhe, do you like stones?"

Jiang Yuzhu estimated that those noisy men in black yesterday were all poor people.

The copper coins embedded in the body are difficult to dig out, otherwise Xie Zhao would not be so poor and use pebbles as a supply of copper coins.

Lord Xie, who is in a high position and has great power, really knows how to live!

Xie Zhao concealed his intention and replied, "This place produces jade. My husband thinks the style is beautiful and wants to polish it into a stone bracelet."

The couple was chatting when a frightened woman came running towards them from the village entrance not far away. She looked at them intently, her eyes gleaming with hope as she cried, "Help, help!"