Chapter 2959 - 2960: Daring Not to Relax

Chapter 2959: Chapter 2960: Daring Not to Relax

Jiang Yichun quietly took off his shoes and lay down on the bed bit by bit.

He wanted to experience the feeling of a warm bed with his wife and child.

Bai Ruozhu was startled awake, looked at him and asked, "Did I fall asleep?"

"It’s fine, sleep a little longer." He hadn’t even gotten to hug his wife yet.

Bai Ruozhu slowly sat up instead and said in a low voice, "No, I still have a lot of questions for the Eternal King. This whole thing isn’t clear yet, and I don’t know if there are still any hidden dangers on the Boat."

Jiang Yichun’s face was full of grievance. He’d already taken off his shoes, and his butt hadn’t even warmed the seat.

Thinking there might still be danger, she released Xiaohei and had Xiaohei stay in the Room to protect Dengdeng.

Once they left the Room, Bai Ruozhu tugged at him and whispered, "Dengdeng said just now his dudou reacted, and even sent out a Red Line to help him attack the Eternal King."

"Then Dengdeng’s alright?" Jiang Yichun suddenly grew Nervous.

"He’s fine, I checked him over. It seems that dudou can protect him, maybe it really isn’t a bad thing." Bai Ruozhu said.

Jiang Yichun let out a breath of relief. "But it still feels really uncanny. When we get back we’d better go to Ao Song’s house and ask properly."

"I was thinking the same thing."

As they talked they arrived at the place where everyone had gathered. Seeing them come, Ao Song rushed to say, "Ruozhu, you don’t know this, but this stupid prince sent people to steal your son, yet his people couldn’t get in at all. Someone else had an eye on his move and helped him steal Dengdeng out."

"What stupid prince, if you keep talking nonsense don’t blame me for being rude." The Eternal King flared up. Gao Zhou hurriedly patted his shoulder. "Don’t get worked up, just think of it as giving way to the younger generation."

The Eternal King snorted. He was quite willing to listen to Gao Zhou.

Bai Ruozhu called Jianqi. "Send people to watch every single person on the Boat. The moment you notice anything unusual, report to me immediately."

"Yes, Master." Jianqi flickered and disappeared.

The Eternal King gave a glance. "Your guard is not bad."

"Yeah, his background is clear, unlike your subordinates who we have no idea what’s going on with." Bai Ruozhu said irritably.

"Big Brother, look at them, every single one ganging up on me. Is this ever going to end?" The Eternal King was actually childish too, losing his temper at the drop of a hat and tattling like a kid.

Jiang Yichun rolled his eyes at him. "How is that ’ganging up on you’? You plotted against us first, and even stole my child. If the person behind you had snatched the child away at that moment, could you afford that responsibility?"

This time the Eternal King wilted. He really had been working in the shadows all along, wanting the Bai Family to be cast aside by everyone so that they’d be willing to go to Chengshui, and Gao Zhou wouldn’t refuse him.

Bai Ruozhu gave him a glare. "First of all, you’re Yichun’s guard. Later I’m going to compensate these passengers with silver. You and Jianqi go deliver it Room by Room, and at the same time see if there are any of your subordinates among them."

"Weren’t my subordinates unable to get in?" the Eternal King asked in confusion.

"She’s afraid someone else has mixed themselves into your subordinates." Ao Song said helplessly. "Sister Ruozhu, I even suspect with that brain of his, if they were right in front of him he might not recognize them."

"More likely the other party is still on the Boat, disguised as a passenger and lying low. There were quite a few of us wanting to take the Boat; it wouldn’t be hard to bribe someone in advance and slip on board." Bai Ruozhu added.

"Everyone just be extra careful." Chushuang said worriedly. "Let Dengdeng sleep with us for the next few days."

Bai Ruozhu squeezed Chushuang’s hand. "Mother, you’re all tired too. Let Dengdeng stay with us."

After that Gao Zhou asked the Eternal King a few more details, which he answered one by one, further proving he’d been used.

No, you couldn’t say just used. He had his own goals too, and the other party had kindly helped him achieve them.

But he was also the other party’s shield, helping them draw the fire.

Afterward Bai Ruozhu took a thick stack of silver banknotes and handed them to Jianqi, saying, "Take him along to deliver these and identify people as you go. You look carefully too."

"Yes."

Jianqi and the Eternal King went down the stairs.

"Did Jiang Yichun give you to Bai Ruozhu?" the Eternal King asked in a low voice.

Jianqi didn’t look at him and said coolly, "I belong to Master, that’s all."

The Eternal King looked completely unconvinced. "She’s just a woman. Her inner strength is so-so, and her poison can only deal with those whose inner strength is weak. If you let her fight me, she definitely wouldn’t be my match."

Jianqi shot him a quick glance, looking at him like an idiot.

The Eternal King didn’t notice his look and kept muttering. Jianqi finally couldn’t stand it and said in a low voice, "Watch your tongue."

After speaking he went to knock on a Door of one of the Rooms. The Eternal King wanted to argue with him, but could only swallow it back down.

The two of them delivered the silver banknotes one by one, but two passengers refused to accept them.

One of them said, "I have children too, so I understand your Patriarch’s feelings. Besides, not much time was wasted. If I took this silver, my conscience would never be at ease in this life."

The other said, "I never asked for compensation. I don’t want it. The Bai Family’s silver is not that easy to earn." Then he slammed the Door shut with a bang.

Jianqi and the Eternal King looked at every single person. The Eternal King didn’t find any of his subordinates, and Jianqi didn’t see anyone suspicious either.

He even deliberately went to check on that merchant who’d made such a fuss before, but the man was just petty and calculating, not a spy.

When Jianqi reported back to Bai Ruozhu, Bai Ruozhu suspected the other party might have slipped off the Boat during the confusion.

But she didn’t dare relax. For the next few days she sent people to keep watch everywhere, and Dengdeng also slept with her.

Dengdeng now couldn’t bear to be apart from Snowball, saying Snowball was his little sister. Hearing that made Bai Ruozhu’s heart melt. Yes, Snowball was now the little princess of their family.

So Dengdeng had to hug Snowball at night, and Bai Ruozhu had to hug Dengdeng, and the bed on the Boat wasn’t very wide to begin with. Jiang Yichun had no space at all to sleep, so he got kicked over to the couch opposite.

So much for the warm bed with wife and child—that was all a lie. The bed was warm alright, but he could only look at it, not sleep on it.

The next few days were surprisingly peaceful, and before long the Boat docked smoothly and their journey by water finally ended.

Once Bai Ruozhu and her group disembarked, they hired a horse carriage to hurry on. Because of this delay, their time of arrival in Linchuan City was pushed back again. Xue Zhi didn’t say anything, but her little face shriveled again, and she went back to wearing a constant frown and losing her appetite.

The group traveled day and night, barely resting, and finally reached Linchuan City.

Unexpectedly, when they reached the gate of the Xue Residence, they saw white lanterns hanging there.

Ordinary households only hang big red lanterns at their gates; hanging white lanterns means there’s been a death in the family.

As soon as Xue Zhi got out of the horse carriage and saw this scene, her eyes rolled back and she collapsed.

Bai Ruozhu rushed forward in a single step to catch her and hurriedly pinched the philtrum under her nose.

Xue Zhi’s maid cried out in panic, calling to the gatekeeper, "Hurry and report to Master, the Eldest Young Miss is back!"

The gatekeeper immediately ran off, and soon the Yard was filled with hurried footsteps.