Mu Run walked to the door, bolted it, and then quickly continued changing her clothes. She only felt at ease when she was back in her own clothes, transformed back into the 'Cinderella'.
Hongmi said regretfully, "Sister Run, the new clothes look better."
Mu Run remained noncommittal. "You were carrying a box just now. What was inside?"
"Oh, these are the things we bought while shopping..."
Mu Run walked to the window, opened it, and saw a wide expanse of river outside. There were also some small fishing boats fishing.
"The ship has already set sail?" It seems she had a long nap just now.
"We're already out of Xiangcheng." Hongmi helped Murun fold the clothes on the bed neatly and put them in the cabinet at the foot of the bed.
"It's good that Sister Run doesn't get seasick. Some of the brothers got seasick and vomited until their faces turned pale. They only felt better after taking some anti-nausea medicine."
"Hmm. It's getting late, shouldn't we make dinner?" Mu Run looked at the orange-red sunset on the horizon, a sudden emptiness and hunger pangs in her stomach. She didn't know if it was because her body had suffered too much damage in the past, but she always felt hungry very easily and couldn't feel comfortable until she was full.
"I need to cook. I'll be right there."
"I'll help you."
"No need, Sister Run, I can do it."
"No work, no food. Besides, how can you possibly manage to cook for dozens of people all by yourself?"
"Hehe, thanks then, Sister Run. I've heard from my brothers that Sister Run's cooking is delicious."
"It's not that my cooking is delicious, it's that their cooking is terrible."
"Hehe~ That's exactly what I meant."
...
Because she had taken a nap in the afternoon, Mu Run, who wasn't very sleepy in the evening, quietly went up to the deck.
Worried that it would get chilly at night, I also brought a thin blanket to keep warm.
However, there was already someone on the deck, facing the night wind, looking up at the stars.
Upon seeing the other person's back, Mu Run immediately turned around and started to walk back.
"Come here," Fu Yunchen commanded in a low voice, his gaze never leaving the starry sky.
Mu Run paused slightly, then continued down the stairs, pretending not to have heard him.
"If you don't come over, I'm going to your room."
This statement is extremely intimidating!
Mu Run immediately turned around and walked towards him, fuming, "What is it?!"
Fu Yunchen then looked at her, his gaze sweeping across her face before landing on the blanket she was holding. A hint of mockery appeared on his thin lips. "You've already prepared all this. Want to have some outdoor sex?"
"You...you pervert!" Mu Run blushed instantly, her voice trembling slightly. "Is nothing else on your mind besides that kind of thing?"
"What's on my mind?" Fu Yunchen moved closer to her, his breath almost touching her face, his captivating heterochromatic eyes staring into hers. "Tell me."
Mu Run's face burned even hotter, and her heart trembled. "Bastard!" she yelled, throwing the thin blanket at him before fleeing in panic.
Fu Yunchen caught the blanket and suddenly laughed. It started as a low laugh from his chest, but gradually grew louder and louder, and everyone on the ship who was awake could hear it.
Liu Lao Er and Qiao Dongzi shared a double room. One of them smoked a pipe, while the other drank and chatted idly.
"This long journey wasn't in vain; I didn't expect the Cao family to be so wealthy," Qiao Dongzi said.
“The eldest brother said that all this gold and silver will be given to the village, and he won’t keep a single penny.” Liu Lao Er’s eyes showed a thoughtful look. “I always felt that the eldest brother had a lot of ambition.”
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Yunchen's unrestrained laughter came through the window, and the two looked at each other in dismay.
"The boss's smile is a little creepy."
"Looks like someone's in for trouble again." Qiao Dongzi took a big gulp of wine. "Awesome!"
Liu Lao Er took a slow, thoughtful drag on his cigarette.
Qiao Dongzi then asked, "How long do you think that little hen from the Cao family will live?"
Liu Lao Er said, "That depends on when the eldest brother is lost. But..."
"But what?"
"The eldest brother and she got married."
"Huh? When did this happen?"
"Right in Xiangcheng, the eldest brother also gave the prefect a ginseng root and five hundred taels of silver."
"Is the boss serious?"
"Who knows?"
"How could we have a marriage contract if we weren't serious? Come to think of it, my wife and I don't even have that yet. And with the marriage contract, even without a wedding, she's definitely going to be the bandit's wife. Tsk~ What kind of luck did this little hen have?"
...
Mu Run bolted the door, but still felt it wasn't enough, so he pushed the table to the doorway to block it.
"Let's see how you get in now, hmph!" He clapped his hands in satisfaction.
'Bang—' The window was blown open by the wind, and the whistling cold wind, carrying the damp chill of the river, blew into the room.
Mu Run shivered and hurriedly went to close the window.
Just as my hand touched the window, 'Boom!' thunder rumbled in the sky again.
"It's going to rain." Mu Run looked at the dark sky, when suddenly a flash of lightning disappeared.
In the flash of lightning, she saw how wide the river was, stretching as far as the eye could see.
As night deepened, a fierce storm raged with wind, rain, lightning, and thunder, creating quite a spectacle. Mu Run pulled the blanket over her head and slept fitfully until dawn, finally managing a good night's sleep.
But soon after, Redmi woke me up again to have breakfast.
After the meal, before she could even rinse her mouth, Fu Yunchen helped her onto the small boat and handed her a brown pill.
Mu Run took the pill; it smelled of cloves. "What is this?"
"medicine."
"Um?"
"Your food has been poisoned. This is to alleviate the effects of the poison, but if there is no real antidote in seven days, you will die from the poison!"
"Why!" Mu Run exclaimed in shock and fear, her voice rising several octaves.
Fu Yunchen looked at her without saying anything.
Mu Run turned his gaze to Hong Mi, who was working not far away, trying to glean something from her.
As it turned out, Hongmi seemed not to hear their conversation, and continued to chat and laugh with the bandits she was working with, acting carefree and displaying the bold and unrestrained spirit of a female knight-errant.
"Because of Xiangcheng, I left without your permission?"
"..."
“Fu Yunchen, I don’t owe you anything, do I?” Mu Runqi said.
Fu Yunchen said, "I'll say it one last time: if you want to sever all ties with me in this life, you'll have to be reincarnated. Otherwise, you'll be my ghost even in death."
Mu Run grew increasingly furious, and in her extreme anger, she laughed, "Fine, I'll say it one last time, I, Mu Run, am nothing to you. I am me, I am a fucking independent and free person! I am not your property. This damn marriage contract, I didn't sign or put my fingerprint on it, it has no legal effect whatsoever."
After saying that, she threw the pill into the river. "So what if I die from poisoning? I can just be reincarnated. Maybe I'll be reborn into a better life. I don't care about this miserable fate."
Everyone fell silent, watching Mu Run lose his temper...go crazy!
They all thought, without prior agreement, "Oh no, the eldest sister-in-law is going to be killed by the eldest brother!"
...
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