Chapter 2958 - 2959: Dudou

Chapter 2958: Chapter 2959: Dudou

"How many days will we still be at sea? What if other merchants come to talk to you? Your accent clearly shows you’re from Chengshui," Bai Ruozhu said irritably, "Are you trying to add more problems for us?"

The Eternal King felt unloved and was especially unhappy. Who did he offend? Wasn’t it just that he kidnapped their baby? But it didn’t last more than a couple of hours.

"Just pretend to be a guard. Guards don’t have to talk, and no one usually pays attention to you," Gao Zhou said, then called for someone to find him a set of clothes.

The group headed to the pier where the ship was docked and soon returned to the boat.

"Master Bai, is the young master alright?" Xue Zhi came out to ask.

Little Dengdeng stuck out his tongue at her, "I’m fine, I’m very strong. I defeated the bad guys so easily!"

Bai Ruozhu poked his head with her finger, "Stop boasting. I haven’t even had the chance to ask you, how did you get out?"

Little Dengdeng scratched his head, "I was sleeping when I heard Snowball meowing. When I opened my eyes, I fell into the water, and Snowball jumped in with me."

Bai Ruozhu looked at Snowball, "Did you see anyone throw Dengdeng off the boat?"

Snowball shook its head, indicating it didn’t see, then whimpered sadly.

It was sleeping in the little owner’s arms. When it noticed something was wrong, it tried to wake the little owner, but the little owner was thrown into the river, so Snowball had no choice but to jump in too. It didn’t have time to see who was behind them.

Bai Ruozhu glanced at the Eternal King, who was disguised as a guard. He certainly knew.

The people on board were happy to see they could set sail, and the merchant whose face was swollen from Chushuang’s punch also came up, saying, "It’s fine as long as you’ve found him, let’s set sail quickly."

Bai Ruozhu glanced at him. His hesitant demeanor clearly indicated he wanted to remind Bai Ruozhu about the promised compensation.

"You all go back and rest. The river isn’t necessarily safe," she said coldly. "I promised to compensate you, and it will be delivered to each of your rooms later."

The merchant became happy and cheerfully went below.

This trip wasn’t in vain for him, it was definitely worth it. Plus, he got compensation from the Bai Family, which meant he earned extra.

Bai Ruozhu didn’t pay attention to this kind of small man, she took Dengdeng back to the room to change clothes and also checked him thoroughly.

"Mom, today my dudou saved Snowball," Little Dengdeng said.

At the mention of the dudou, Bai Ruozhu paused, "How did it save you?"

"I poisoned the man’s subordinate, and he grabbed Snowball and wanted to hit him. I panicked, and somehow a red thread appeared from my dudou, darting toward his eye," Little Dengdeng said, demonstrating with his hands.

"It seemed that red thread was quite powerful. I saw him startled and he immediately tossed Snowball away. Then, the red thread went back into my clothes and didn’t appear again."

Bai Ruozhu didn’t hurry to dress her son, she carefully examined his dudou.

She felt it with her hand, it seemed red, warm, and flowing like it was moving.

Once she came back to her senses, she remembered it was cold now, especially on the river, and she hastily dressed Little Dengdeng.

"Are you cold? Quickly put your clothes on."

Little Dengdeng laughed, "Not cold, not cold, not at all."

This child had been practicing martial arts since childhood, he’s more resistant to cold than most children, but he can’t just wear a dudou and say he’s not cold, right?

Thinking of this, she felt the dudou again, and indeed, it was warm.

"Really not cold?" Bai Ruozhu again touched her son’s neck near the spine, the best place to judge if a child is cold or warm.

"Really not cold," Little Dengdeng said earnestly.

Bai Ruozhu still dressed him in an outer garment, "Maybe the dudou is insulating, but never let anyone else see it."

Little Dengdeng nodded vigorously, "I won’t, I won’t, I won’t let anyone see my bare body, so embarrassing."

Bai Ruozhu chuckled, "How can you be bare with the dudou on?"

"You can see from the side," Little Dengdeng scratched his cheek, "And no bare bottom either."

She had given him safety education before; Little Dengdeng really took it to heart.

After being stirred up all night, Little Dengdeng soon fell fast asleep, but Bai Ruozhu was uneasy and didn’t leave his room.

Snowball, being very obedient, snuggled into her arms. She cuddled it and whispered, "Stay with Dengdeng, and protect him well."

Snowball jumped onto the bed, snuggling against Little Dengdeng’s head, its cute little head resting against Dengdeng’s neck, like it was giving him a fur scarf.

Bai Ruozhu leaned to one side, feeling drowsy herself, having also been through a restless night.

On the other side, Gao Zhou and his party were having a detailed talk with the Eternal King.

"Did you send someone onto the ship to steal Dengdeng?" Gao Zhou asked, "Who were they? Can they use the magic technique?"

"None of my subordinates can use magic techniques. They’re all good swimmers, which is why they acted on the river," the Eternal King replied.

"Then how did they pass through my array?" The Astrologer questioned suspiciously.

The Eternal King thought for a moment and said, "I didn’t ask, I just sent two who are good at lightness skill to steal the child onto the ship. When the job was done, the child was thrown into the river. I even said they were too rough. Now that I think about it, it seems they never got off."

"Didn’t get off the ship?" Gao Zhou stared at him, "Think carefully, were those two in the group of people you arranged to leave?"

The Eternal King didn’t hurry to speak. Had he known, he wouldn’t have sent everyone away, sparing himself the extra trouble.

"It seems not." He also realized something was wrong.

"Are you sure it was those two who threw Little Dengdeng off the ship? Did you see clearly?" Ao Song couldn’t help but ask.

"The night was so dark, and we were below, we couldn’t see the situation above," the Eternal King shook his head.

When people are below the ship, they can’t see the deck situation well.

"Perhaps it wasn’t those two who threw Dengdeng overboard at all," the Astrologer said, "If they weren’t magic technique experts, they wouldn’t have been able to enter the array I set up."

"Those two are probably already dealt with," Ao Song said, sighing. "Eternal King, you’re really not very clever. You’re being used, led by the nose, in these few actions you’ve taken."

The Eternal King hit the roof, "I’ve been a fool since I was a kid, never claimed to be smart; if you’re not convinced, use your fists. I’m a brute, I speak with strength."

Ao Song, knowing his terrifying inner strength, wouldn’t confront him head-on. Smirking, he said, "What for? Want to sink the ship? I’m a civilized person, I don’t care to argue with you."

"I don’t want to bicker with little girls," the Eternal King said.

Gao Zhou was speechless, glaring at him, "Alright, aren’t you arguing now?"

"Ruozhu hasn’t shown up for a while, I’m going to check," Jiang Yichun, worried, got up to look for Bai Ruozhu, only to see the peaceful sleeping faces of mother and son.

His heart calmed down; wife, child, a warm bed – what more could he want from life?