The night was as black as ink, and a fierce wind was blowing, making the roof tiles rattle faintly.
Feeling completely relaxed after a bath, Mu Run lay comfortably in the soft, warm down comforter.
During the few days she spent taking care of Su's mother in Sujiazhuang, she couldn't sleep well every night and had to drink nutritional fluids every day to keep going, otherwise her body really couldn't take it.
"Knock knock knock~" The knocking sounded on the door.
"What is it?" The tone was unfriendly; no one would be happy to be disturbed when they were about to fall asleep.
"My wife, I need to go out for a while, it may take three to five days." Shi Xuan's voice came from outside the door.
Mu Run immediately replied, "Go ahead, come back whenever you want, I can't control you."
"I..." Shi Xuan couldn't tell whether she agreed or disagreed from her displeased tone. "Well, I have something urgent to attend to. Also, if your parents return to the capital, I might not be able to accompany you to pay your respects."
"Okay, is there anything else?" Mu Run rolled over and adjusted to a comfortable position.
Shi Xuan replied, "No, that's all."
Mu Run mumbled something and then fell asleep.
Shi Xuan waited for a while, and only left when he saw that Mu Run didn't say anything.
The next morning, Mu Run remembered what Shi Xuan had said the day before and quickly got up and called out, "Shi Xuan—"
There was no response, which means the person is truly gone.
Leaving home in the middle of the night, saying he'd need three to five days—what was he doing? Looking at the expensive furnishings in the room… as the saying goes, a horse won't get fat without night grazing, and a person won't get rich without unexpected wealth. Was he going out to make some extra money?
"Alright, I should get down to business now." These past few days, I've been in Su Family Village, subtly probing several times, and have confirmed that the Su family truly doesn't know Su Xiao's true identity.
Actually, whether or not Su Xiao's identity is investigated is not that important. With the important clue of spiritual root, as long as she grasps it and follows the investigation, she will not have to worry about not finding the murderer.
After avenging Su Xiao, she will go to the Zhen Continent. Right now, her priority is to make a trip to Youdu.
Mu Run drank a packet of nutrient solution, put on a thin veil to cover her face, and went out.
She flagged down a donkey cart at the street corner to go to Tongtianhe Wharf.
When she arrived at her destination, she looked for the boatman who had put dogwood in his hair, but she couldn't find him no matter how hard she looked.
"Does this young lady need a boat?" a boatman asked as he saw Mu Run pacing back and forth.
Mu Run nodded. "Yes, I'm looking for a boat with dogwood branches. Do you know the boatman?"
When the boatman heard that Mu Run was looking for the dogwood boat, he was somewhat taken aback and asked, "Miss, are you going to Youdu?"
Mu Run nodded. "Mm."
The boatman said, "That girl came at the wrong time. The dogwood boats only come after sunset."
"So late?" Mu Run looked at the sky; it wasn't even noon yet.
"Since the boatman knows about Youdu, can you go there?"
"To get to Youdu, you have to pass through the Ghost Gate Cave. The waterways inside are winding and dangerous. I don't have that kind of skill."
"I see. So the dogwood boats only come after dark?" Mu Run took out a string of copper coins, about twenty in total, from his sleeve pocket and handed them to the boatman.
The boatman's eyes lit up. He only earned a few dozen coins a day, so he quickly took the money and said, "Generally speaking, it only operates after dark. Because in Youdu, the market only opens at night and closes during the day. However, I do know someone who makes dogwood boats."
The boatman looked around and finally pointed to a boatman sleeping on the boat, "That's him. I'll go ask the girl if he can sail."
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