At this time, Du Yuqi and Xi had of course been disguised. Du Yuqi was disguised as a middle-aged man, even bald, with a shiny forehead. He was carrying a half-worn elk leather suitcase, wearing tan overalls and a jacket, looking like a middle-level businessman who had been traveling around for many years.

Xi changed into a floral dress and wrapped her head with a plaid headscarf. To outsiders, she looked like a shy daughter who had just gone out of a long journey, snuggling up to her father like a frightened little elk.

Such a combination of two people seemed quite common on the steamship, and they blended in with the passengers very smoothly. As the whistle sounded, the four huge steam wheels on both sides of the steamship began to turn slowly, sinking deeply into the water, and then stirred up a lot of white splashes. Under the powerful push of the paddle wheels, this huge ship, which looked somewhat bulky, began to resolutely leave the dock and headed downstream in the turbid river water.

Because Lin and Jet had never been exposed to the enemy, they did not leave together, but stayed to clean up the traces for the two men. After finishing these things, they rushed to the agreed fixed place to meet up.

So after the boat started, Du Yuqi and Xi returned to the cabin. Because they had many secrets, they chose the most expensive first-class cabin that guaranteed privacy when purchasing the tickets. In addition to a separate room and bathroom, there was also a very small balcony that was only big enough for two people to sit opposite each other and drink coffee.

Of course, the furnishings in the room are also very simple. There is a small brown round table made of beech wood with some burn marks on it. Obviously, many passengers like to put their pipes on it. The corners of the bed and stools are wrapped with soft rubber. Because the ship is sailing on the water, there is no guarantee that there will not be sudden severe turbulence. Once the passengers lose their balance and fall, it will be fatal if their heads hit the corners.

Although the curtains are made of cheap mulberry silk mixed with cotton, and I don’t know how long it has been since they were washed, they are still quite soft to the touch. The light blocking and privacy properties are quite good. But when you are traveling, you can’t demand too much, right?

Next, Du Yuqi searched the room carefully again and found a door on the right wall. However, this door should be used for escape in an emergency and could be locked from their side, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Next, Du Yuqi hid behind the curtains, paying close attention to the shore until the boat left the shore. Then he let out a long breath, sat down on the bed, and fell down in a "big" shape, closing his eyes.

At this moment, his mind was blank, as if it was a computer that had just been formatted and everything was completely deleted. After a long while, he began to snore slightly because he was too tired. It was not only because of the crazy consumption of physical strength, but also the sequelae of overuse of the brain.

Xi sat cross-legged beside him. After a while, he opened his eyes, stood up and walked to the bedside. He looked at Du Yuqi's face carefully, listened to his even breathing, and suddenly a feeling of warmth welled up in his heart. Then, probably because he was afraid that he would catch a cold, he opened the quilt beside him and covered Du Yuqi with it.

…

When Du Yuqi woke up again, he found that night had fallen. The room was dark and there were no candles. Water vapor from the river kept rushing in from the window, so the air, which was originally a bit turbid and stuffy, became very fresh. There was even a faint fragrance of lotus because of the sunset. It was because of this that Du Yuqi felt that the quality of his previous nap was very good, and he felt refreshed as if he had been reborn.

"I'm really sorry that I fell asleep. How long have I slept?" Du Yuqi yawned and said to Xi who was sitting next to him.

At this moment, Du Yuqi had the impression that she had been sitting there practicing martial arts just before going to bed, as if she had never moved from her bed. However, this was obviously an illusion, as the quilt on her body should have been covered by her.

After hearing Du Yuqi's question, Xi said:

"You must have slept for five hours. It's past ten o'clock in the evening now."

"Ah? I slept for so long!" Du Yuqi was quite surprised. He soon heard his stomach growling and immediately said, "I seem to be a little hungry. Have you had dinner?"

Xi seemed to be a little aggrieved and shook her head:

"No."

Du Yuqi sighed and said:

"Actually, you don't have to stay here to watch over me. This ship should be quite safe for a short period of time. According to my calculations, even if the enemy can grasp our whereabouts and catch up with us in time, it will take at least until dawn tomorrow."

Xi sighed softly and said:

"I didn't go to dinner because I didn't have any money... Our boat ticket only included the cost of accommodation, and I don't usually carry money with me, so it's even more impossible for me to carry money when I escape from the court this time."

Du Yuqi:

"Ok, ok, it's my fault."

…

Although dinner lasted more than three hours, Du Yuqi was still resourceful. A tip of half a silver coin allowed the chef to happily re-light the stove. Although there were only two dishes and a soup, the portions were sufficient. A bottle of potato wine was also served. This stuff tasted average, but had a unique and rich aroma, and could also speed up blood circulation and expel fatigue from the journey.

Xi didn't seem to be used to eating one of the dishes, the roast chicken with tomatoes and garlic, but she enjoyed the other dish, the baked pork knuckle with wheat grains, with gusto. The mushroom cream soup was a bit greasy when drunk directly, but it was delicious when dipped in croissants. The crispy bread crust and the bread filling soaked in the soup could easily fill her stomach.

It was then that Du Yuqi realized that Xi had a very good appetite, and she liked to suck the fingers holding the bread while eating, like a greedy cat. This made Master Xi, who usually seemed very indifferent, have a bit of human flavor. Even Xi noticed Du Yuqi's half-smile. She certainly knew that there was something wrong with her eating manners, so she couldn't help rolling her eyes. This kind of little girl's behavior was rare for her.

In the end, the two of them achieved the "clear plate achievement". They even ate the soup from the wheat grain baked pork knuckle with bread. The two of them ate enough food for four people. No wonder the cook who came to collect the plates looked a little unhappy.

After the cook who had cleaned the table left, the room returned to its quiet state, but the roar of the steamship engine became even louder. This was because Du Yuqi and his companions had booked the most expensive first-class cabin. If they had booked the cheapest ticket, the bunk bed would have been placed directly above the steamship engine, with only two thin decks between the two. If you travel by ship under such conditions, you will definitely hear a buzzing auditory hallucination in your ears even for several hours after getting off the ship.

Du Yuqi extinguished the candle again, and then said to Xi:

"I suggest you take the time to rest for a while, because from now on, the probability of us encountering the enemy will increase little by little, and finally reach 100%. I personally think that this time will not be later than sunrise tomorrow."

Xi shook her head:

"I don't want to sleep, you rest first."

Du Yuqi followed suit and fell back on the bed and closed her eyes, but a few minutes later she held her stomach and sat up again, saying with a bitter face:

"I was too full to sleep."

However, he soon noticed that there seemed to be some tools for grinding coffee nearby, and his eyes suddenly lit up:

"Why don't we just have some tea to help digestion?"

A moment later, two cups of steaming tea were placed in front of the two of them. The aroma of the tea was so fragrant that Xi's eyes lit up and she couldn't help but say:

"What kind of tea did you make? Why is it so fragrant?"

Although there are teas in the continent of Arad, most of them are used in combination, such as honey tea, lemon tea, etc., and even stronger flavors include salted citrus tea, etc. The jasmine dragon balls brewed by Du Yuqi at this time are really extremely rare, and the slightly bitter fragrance is very much to Xi's liking, and she even feels that she met them too late.

Before, Du Yuqi enjoyed eating bread with soup, but she inevitably felt thirsty due to the large amount of salt intake, so she drank tea cup by cup. After a while, Du Yuqi felt a little urgent and wanted to go to the toilet.

There was a toilet in the first-class cabin where they lived, but it was just a toilet. Since they hadn't gone to bed yet and being a man, Du Yuqi of course chose to go outside the cabin to solve his personal problems. The toilet here was a small house with a wooden board with a hole the size of a washbasin. Apart from that, there was nothing else in it, but it was unexpectedly clean and hygienic.

However, just as Du Yuqi walked towards the toilet, unzipped his pants and started to pee, he suddenly started to notice two dark green eyes in the water below, looking at him with murderous intent, and his urine landed right in the center of the two eyes!

Suddenly, an extremely angry shout was heard from the water, and then a figure was seen crawling up extremely quickly. It actually used two swords to stab into the hull of the steamship, and rushed up like climbing a ladder.

Immediately afterwards, the figure made a turn, and then a silver light flashed, covering Du Yuqi's head. Fortunately, this guy rushed up from below and took some time, so Du Yuqi had time to pull up his pants and avoid the embarrassment of "fighting with his penis exposed".

At this time Du Yuqi held the sword horizontally and used the skill of parrying. He immediately felt a shock in his hand, and was knocked back two or three steps. Then he saw a tall fishman rushing up from below. This guy had no scales on his body, but the whiskers and gills on his lips were very obvious, and he held two long silver hooks in his hands!