Yu Jiao felt quite tired; the two of them were unable to communicate at all.
"I just want you to be alive and well." She said tiredly, "It's best if you're okay. I don't want to lose my only relative."
"Relatives?" Cheng Ying found the word extremely harsh, but he didn't want to continue arguing with Yu Jiao endlessly.
The insect attacked again this morning. He knew clearly that this was the backlash caused by the child insect going against the wishes of the mother insect. The exploding pain in his head clearly told him how much Jiaojiao didn't want to be with him.
"Go get some sleep and board the ship tonight." Cheng Ying said, "The wind and waves will be strong at night, and you may get seasick."
Yu Jiao raised her hand and grabbed his wrist, pressing her fingertips on his pulse. The more Cheng Ying tried to smooth things over, the more she felt something was wrong.
Cheng Ying originally wanted to hide, but she slowed down and let her feel her pulse.
Maybe he was too greedy for this little bit of concern.
Yu Jiao felt the patient's pulse for a long time and found it was floating. Although it was a little weak and due to excessive worry, the patient was not sick. Could she have guessed wrong?
At least nothing will happen.
On her way back to her room, Yu Jiao observed the area again. The yard was not big, but there were too many servants, leaving no room for escape.
She glanced at the courtyard wall, hoping that Yu Qizhe could find her as soon as possible.
She only ate two bites of lunch as she had no appetite at all. Yu Jiao sat by the window in a daze the whole afternoon. Time seemed to pass very quickly and in the blink of an eye it was evening. She heard noisy voices coming from the yard and became more and more uneasy.
Sure enough, not long after, Cheng Ying came over.
He brought a cloak and put it on Yu Jiao, saying, "The temperature at sea is relatively low at night."
Yu Jiao resisted very much, but she could not disobey, and Cheng Ying forcibly led her by the hand into the carriage in the yard.
Cheng Ying gave the order to set off. Song Su and others, who were ready to go, placed the carriage in the middle of the team and quietly left through the back door of the courtyard.
Yunxiao, who was keeping a close eye on the movements in the courtyard, immediately ordered someone to pass a message to Yu Qizhe. He and two other secret guards followed the team from a distance, watching their direction. After they left the city, Yunxiao sent another person to inform Yu Qizhe.
After receiving the news, Yu Qizhe and Gu Yun split up and went to intercept. After discussing, they felt that it was a bad idea for the army to go straight into Jiaxing City. The Jiaxing prefect was not trustworthy. If the city gate was closed to protect Cheng Ying, then when they attacked the city, Cheng Ying would most likely have taken Yu Jiao on board and sailed out to sea.
The most appropriate way is to intercept Cheng Ying outside the city.
They spent the entire afternoon searching the coast of Jiaxing. Finally, their efforts paid off and they found the coast where the Hosokawa pirates moored their ships.
Gu Yun had already arranged 20,000 soldiers to hide near the dock, waiting for Cheng Ying to show up.
Yu Qizhe led a small team and followed the marks left by Yunxiao outside the city to chase. Sure enough, the direction Cheng Ying and his team were heading was exactly the pier where they had found out in the afternoon that the private ship of the Hosokawa pirates was hidden.
Yu Jiao smelled the fishy scent of the sea in the wind and realized that she was getting closer and closer to the seashore. Her heart almost sank to the bottom. Could it be that she had to spend the rest of her life on the sea?
After an incense stick of time, the carriage stopped and someone outside said, "Master Du, we are here. It's time to board the ship."
Cheng Ying responded, grabbed Yu Jiao's hand, lifted the curtain, and pulled her out of the carriage.
The wind was strong at the seaside, and the humidity and coolness hit her face. Yu Jiao glanced around. It was pitch black except for torches burning on the dock and the big ship. A group of people were busy carrying things onto the ship.
It would be difficult for Yu Qizhe to find him in such a remote place, and Yu Jiao felt hopeless.
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