Murong Xingchen tucked the silver ingot into his pocket, and neither of them attracted the attention of others.
All the laborers were gathering at the food area, forming two orderly lines, waiting to receive their food in turn.
Neither of them wanted to eat; finding someone was the most urgent matter. So they picked up a box, pretending to carry something, and headed out of the cave.
This caught the attention of a soldier with a knife, who shouted at the two men, "Don't lift the boxes now, put them down and eat! Come on! Come and eat!"
Qiu Zeyu lowered his voice and said, "I'll be here as soon as I finish moving this box."
The cave was originally very quiet, without any human voices, so everyone present could hear Qiu Zeyu's words clearly.
The guard immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Arrest them! Arrest them! There's a spy!"
All the guards with swords immediately surrounded the two men, who stood still, unperturbed. Qiu Zeyu protested, "Oh dear, what's the matter?"
The foreman in charge of the cave also arrived. Seeing that they were two young men, he asked, "How did you manage to sneak in?"
Murong Xingchen feigned grievance and said, "Sir, you've wronged us! My brother and I have been working here the whole time! Why are you arresting us? We haven't disobeyed anyone!"
"Hmph! You two are quite something to have managed to sneak into a place like this! Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving! Brothers, we don't care if you live or die, let's go!" The leader, with a stern face, ordered his men to kill and silence the witnesses.
The two men stopped pretending and immediately drew their weapons, quickly dispatching several soldiers who rushed at them.
Seeing that the other side had weapons and martial arts skills, the leader asked, "Who are you? Who sent you?"
"We were sent by the King of Hell, what? You don't believe me? Go down and ask him." The two fought as they retreated out of the cave, looking for a chance to escape.
"Even if they are sent by the King of Hell, I'm not afraid! Go tell Lord Xin that suspicious persons have been found in Cave No. 1, and reinforcements are needed immediately." After giving the order to the people around him, the leader took out a soft whip and lashed it at the two men.
This soft whip technique is not common in the Central Plains. Murong Xingchen was unfamiliar with the opponent's moves. He was hit on the arm by the whip and was immediately scraped and bloody, which weakened his fighting ability by three points.
Seeing that they had the upper hand, the leader arrogantly declared, "Nobody's leaving!"
Left with no other choice, Qiu Zeyu took out a mind-altering cigarette and threw one at the other party. The other party, mistaking it for a weapon, swung a whip, which collided head-on. The cigarette exploded in mid-air, instantly disorienting everyone present and buying Qiu Zeyu a dozen seconds to escape.
Qiu Zeyu, holding Murong Xingchen's hand, lightly touched the ground with his toes and flew out of the cave.
When the group regained their senses, they could no longer see the two people from before.
…
The two fled to the hot spring. Murong Xingchen's lips gradually turned ashen. Qiu Zeyu cursed inwardly, "Oh no, that weapon is poisoned. You must have been poisoned."
"Master Qiu, stop joking around at a time like this. Look at how I'm sweating profusely. Please save me quickly." Murong Xingchen could feel the venom gathering in his heart along the wound on his arm. His heart was clenching with pain, and his limbs were gradually losing strength.
"But I don't know how to cure poison! How about I cut off your arm for you?" Qiu Zeyu said to Murong Xingchen deliberately.
"Damn it! Qiu Zeyu, you're really ruthless!" Hearing that Qiu Zeyu was going to cut off her arm, Murong Xingchen almost stood up in a panic. "I know you never help anyone for nothing. Tell me, what do you want or what do you want to know, I'll tell you."
"Straightforward!" Qiu Zeyu never acted without reason, but he was a little embarrassed to ask this question, and hesitated for a long time before finally getting around to it.
Murong Xingchen, on the other hand, was almost dying from the poison! She urged anxiously, "Hurry up and ask! I'm going to die if you don't ask me soon."
"Okay, okay!" Qiu Zeyu picked his nose, cleared his throat, and then asked rather embarrassedly, "Do you like Lan Ya?"
"Hehehe, so it turns out that Master Qiu is troubled by love." The veins on Murong Xingchen's forehead were gradually bulging as he endured the pain caused by the poison devouring his nerves. "Master Qiu and Sister Lan are a match made in heaven. They will surely fly wing to wing and get married."
Now that her life was in the other party's hands, Murong Xingchen had no choice but to flatter Qiu Zeyu.
"You haven't answered my question yet." Qiu Zeyu wouldn't feel at ease until he heard Murong Xingchen say that she didn't like it.
"Fine! I, Murong Xingchen, don't like Lan Yamei at all! Please save me!" Murong Xingchen urged.
"Don't rush, I have another question."
"Okay, okay, go ahead and ask."
"What will you do if Lan Ya Mei likes you?" Qiu Zeyu finally asked this question, a question he was very worried about.
"It's normal for someone as handsome as me to be liked. But it doesn't matter if others like me; only if I like her will it matter," Murong Xingchen answered truthfully, then asked, "Any more questions?"
"Hey, swear an oath. You'll never like Lan Ya Mei." Qiu Zeyu made another unreasonable request.
"I swear, I, Murong Xingchen, will never, ever like Bluetooth Girl!" Murong Xingchen was so angry with Qiu Zeyu that she was speechless.
"Alright, I'll save you." Qiu Zeyu then took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket, poured out a black pill, and threw it into Murong Xingchen's mouth, saying, "Take a nap, your poison is gone."
…
When news of a spy reached Lord Xin's ears, he was startled. He had only been in office for three days, and such a big mess had already occurred.
Immediately summon all personnel to search the island! All laborers must return to the warehouse to sleep immediately! Order all warehouse guards that any laborers who riot must be killed first and reported later.
In an instant, the island was brightly lit, and people were being arrested everywhere.
Little Red Peach was changing clothes in her room, preparing to rest, when she heard a commotion and said to Huanxi, "Why is there such a commotion outside? Go and see what happened."
As soon as Huanxi stepped out of the room, the steward stood guard in the courtyard and said to her, "Take good care of Madam. Two spies have infiltrated the island, and Lord Xin has ordered everyone to do their best to capture them. You can sleep peacefully tonight; there are soldiers guarding the mansion, so it is absolutely safe."
Upon hearing that a villain had entered, Huanxi nodded and quickly closed the door. Back in the inner room, her heart was still pounding. She told the young lady, "The steward said that the master is catching two bad guys and told us not to wander around and to sleep peacefully."
Upon hearing this, Little Red Peach anxiously wrung out her handkerchief.
…
In search of the two, the two greyhounds kept on the island were also released, carrying torches, and searched until dawn before Lord Xin returned to the mansion with heavy steps.
Little Red Peach thought she had been caught, so she hurriedly ran out. Seeing her husband's worried face, she knew he hadn't been caught, and she felt a little relieved.
"Why aren't you asleep yet? Are you scared and can't sleep?" Lord Xin asked Little Red Peach with great affection.
Little Red Peach tugged at her husband's sleeve and said, "I was worried about you, so I didn't dare to sleep."
Lord Xin patted Little Red Peach's hand and said, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Madam. It's nothing. Go to sleep!"
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