After the carriage had traveled for a while, the man with the white mask with gold patterns suggested that Ye Qingshan transfer by water. So, Ye Wanqing was dragged out of the carriage by her father again and dragged to a small fishing boat at the Beicheng Street Pier.
It should have been past midnight by now, the moon was to the southwest, the fishing lights on the river were dim, the lake was shimmering with a faint light, and the scenery around was unclear.
The boat was rowed slowly by a guard. Ye Wanqing listened to the conversation of several people without saying a word. They planned to take the water route and transfer her to Ye Qingshan's manor in the outer city.
As for how to get the 1,000 taels of silver, they still need to plan carefully.
Because both the Southern Territory and Murong Yan are extremely difficult to deal with.
The four of them sat in the boat in silence all the way. It was obvious that the man with the white mask with gold patterns was not familiar with Ye Qingshan and Jiang Yulou, and had basically nothing to say to each other.
At this time, Ye Qingshan was worried because Ye Fan was detained by Murong Yan, and he had no intention of chatting with Jiang Yulou.
Jiang Yulou said, "I say, when we get to the manor, should we call a doctor to check Master Shen's throat? How come he suddenly became mute?"
The masked man snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "I think he is just pretending!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly pulled out a shiny dagger from his sleeve and stabbed Ye Wanqing in the thigh without saying a word. The speed was so fast that even Ye Wanqing's nerves could not react.
Ye Qingshan and Jiang Yulou were both shocked and exclaimed in unison, "What are you doing?" and quickly pulled out the dagger from Ye Wanqing's leg.
In an instant, blood gushed out from Ye Wanqing's thigh, and the severe pain almost made her scream out.
But when she thought about the more dangerous situation that would arise if Chen Xu's identity was exposed, Ye Wanqing could only grit her teeth and groan, tears streaming down her face due to the pain.
Damn, this guy definitely has a personal grudge against Tingnan Houfu. He is a ruthless person who doesn't talk much.
"Are you fucking sick? Who told you to test him like this? Damn, you hurt the God of Wealth, you gotta pay me." Jiang Yulou couldn't help but curse out loud. He found a handkerchief and covered her wound for a while. When he saw that the bleeding seemed to have stopped, he let her go.
Ye Qingshan snorted indifferently and said, "You didn't even bark, it seems you're really dumb. You were barking at me like a mad dog, you must be dumb, mute for the best!"
In order to prevent the dangerous man from finding another excuse to hurt her, the two dragged her to the stern of the boat, away from the dangerous man.
The fishing boat sailed for a while, and the river surface was so dark that the direction could not be seen. Ye Wanqing lay at the stern, and they did not treat her wounds. The severe pain and excessive blood loss made her feel cold all over.
People also began to become confused.
Feeling like dying.
Faintly, she heard Ye Qingshan's slightly panicked voice: "How come there is a ship from the Maritime Customs patrol team in this place?"
There was a splash, the sound of someone jumping into the water.
"Damn, this guy has betrayed us and escaped. Let's row back!" Jiang Yulou cursed.
Ye Wanqing was drowsily wondering whether Murong Yan had sent someone to rescue her.
Then, someone dragged her into the water, and the person pressed her head hard to prevent her from floating to the surface.
The feeling of suffocation from being submerged in water hit her. She wanted to struggle and push away the strong hands, but her hands were tied and she was unable to break free.
The strong desire to survive made Ye Wanqing forget the injury on her thigh. She used up almost all her strength to kick him hard underwater and stepped on his body to struggle to the surface of the water.
This gave her a glimmer of hope. She surfaced and took a deep breath, trying to let the patrol team hear her voice, "Help—Ugh"
Her head was quickly pushed into the water again by the man, but this time the hand holding her seemed to hesitate. Before Ye Wanqing fainted, she seemed to hear him say, "Why is your voice..."
......
In the pitch-black cave, a white mask with gold patterns and clothes were hung on the rocks, forming a puddle of water.
The firelight flickered gently in the cave, and the man's slender figure was imprinted on the rock wall of the cave, leaving behind a hazy and swaying black shadow.
"How could this happen!" The man's breathing was very disordered, as if he was regretting what he had done.
Ye Wanqing was delirious due to fever. She was still wearing wet clothes and the ropes on her hands had been loosened. She curled up into a ball and shivered like a sieve.
The wound at the hole in his pants had stopped bleeding, and the water stains had left a light red pool on the fabric. A pool of water had accumulated on the ground beneath him.
Her hair crown had already fallen to the end of her hair, and her damp black hair was half-tied and half-loose, hanging on her shoulders and sticking to her face, adding a sense of brokenness to her pale little face.
Ye Wanqing's eyes were tightly closed, and she murmured in pain. Tears kept flowing from the corners of her eyes, and her weak voice kept repeating,
"Am I your daughter...why do you treat me like this..."
The man with dripping trouser legs stood in front of Ye Wanqing, and the firelight reflected the man's face.
The owner of the white mask with gold patterns was none other than the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, Liu Zhang.
He looked down at Ye Wanqing, who was curled up in a ball, with a dark face.
Liu Zhang never thought that the legitimate son of Tingnan Hou Mansion would be a girl!
He had always thought that Master Shen was just a man with a feminine appearance, feminine behavior, and some perverted habits...
After all, I swam shirtless with her when I was a kid, even though she was only seven years old at that time...
What kind of girl from a good family would swim shirtless among a group of men!
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Originally, Liu Zhang thought that since Master Shen dared to force A Rao to wear the dance costume from a brothel in public, he might be so perverted in private.
I heard that Miss A Rao was originally not favored by Master Shen. Maybe, in order to please Master Shen, she would follow his perverted habits and wear some unspeakable clothes...
After failing to propose marriage, he heard from Nanny Jiang that A Rao and Prince Shen had already been married, and that she would be his slave in the future.
This made Liu Zhang feel more and more distressed. That girl Mumu didn't know how to resist at all. She would definitely suffer humiliation if she fell into the hands of such a perverted prince!
If the prince is gone, can I...
So he had the intention to kill.
So Liu Zhang planned this kidnapping plan of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind".
"The mantis stalks the cicada" is to use Murong Yao's hand to get rid of Master Shen.
"The Yellow Bird Comes Back" is about using Murong Yan to take revenge on the masked gunman who caused A Rao to be seriously injured.
He took advantage of the opportunity when Prince Ling was fighting with the masked gunman to kidnap A Rao first to prevent her from getting hurt.
At the same time, Murong Yao's men were arranged to kidnap Prince Shen.
He sent another expert back to join forces with Murong Yan's men in capturing the masked gunman.
Killing with a borrowed knife is like killing two birds with one stone.
But no one expected that there were two masked gunmen, Ye Qingshan and his son.
And the Prince Shen, whom Miss Jiang Rao was willing to risk her life to protect, was actually a girl!
The girl Jiang Rao, whom he had always wanted to marry, was really just his personal maid. It was impossible for the two of them to have such an unclear relationship.
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