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Fang Yu took the food and entered the cabin, Xie Jingxi was startled to the point that she almost couldn't recognize what it was. Fang Yu's face had been smeared with something, it really did look like a man's face, and his body also looked like a man's. He didn't look like the man's disguise that she thought he was, even though he looked at it a few times, he was still not used to it, as though there was an unfamiliar man following him.

Firstly, they had only left the capital on the spur of the moment, and disguised themselves like this to blend in with the passenger ship. The problem was not too big, and there were definitely people who had good eyes on her, and once she reached the Azure Province she would change ships, and as long as she entered the waters of Shandong Province, she would basically be Song Yanchen's territory. However, Fang Yu was exceptionally cautious, she insisted on changing into men's attire and wanted everyone to split up. Xie Jingxi felt that it was not wrong to be a little more cautious, so she did not object, but she was worried that Ming Yu, the little girl, would be afraid.

Xie Jingxi asked Fang Yu, "Is there anyone taking care of Ming Yu?"

Don't worry, the person living next door is our brother, I will pay attention to her in the next few days. As long as you endure these few days, it will be fine. Madam, you just have to take care of yourself, you are the most important person.

Currently, without a doctor, she was indeed the most burdensome. It was fine to travel by boat when she was alone, but who knew if she would feel uncomfortable while riding. Thus, she just ate and drank to her heart's content, trying her best not to go out and meet others.

As for Ming Yu, who had been disguised as an unremarkable woman, being bored while staying alone in the cabin, she took the opportunity to run outside the cabin to take a breath of fresh air during the afternoon break. As the boat was boring, her lunch break was exceptionally long, and after observing for a few days, when the people outside were the least, she boldly went to the headland.

A man's voice suddenly sounded behind him, "Walk with the wind. Madam, please don't stay here for too long. If there is a storm, something bad will happen."

Ming Yu jumped in shock. It was only after a long time did she finally react to the fact that he was talking to her, because she was still unfamiliar with the name Madam.

Ming Yu lowered her head, and said somewhat anxiously: "Many thanks for Young Noble's reminder, I will be back."

Feng Dong was curious about her reaction, and thought that he was being reckless, and apologized, "Mistress, please do not blame me for being reckless, if you only want to get wind of the situation, it will not hurt to sit further away."

Ming Yu was a proper young lady, how could she not be shy when meeting an unfamiliar man? Furthermore, this man looked righteous, clean and polite. He did not look like a bad person, and was not very old either.

Ming Yu had originally wanted to leave, but she hesitated to leave, thinking why did it seem like she was shaming herself, did she block the other person's path just by letting the wind in, and why did she think so much about it just because of a kind reminder. Thus, Ming Yu found a place to sit down peacefully, only, she did not think that he would also sit down not far away.

Ming Yu started to feel awkward again, but after thinking about Fang Yu's words, she said that with her current noble appearance, yellow skin and black skin, normal people would not be able to have any evil thoughts, so she had to let go sometimes, she shouldn't think of herself as a girl, as it was easy to arouse suspicion.

Feng Dong sized her up without batting an eyelid and asked: "Did Madam go out alone? Your journey was arduous, and it wasn't easy."

Ming Yu subconsciously rubbed her hands together, she nervously thought about the explanation Fang Yu had given her, and it was like reciting a poem from memory, "The man in my family just passed away a few days ago, my family couldn't take care of me, so I decided to return to my family in the south, there was nothing I could do."

Ming Yu almost told him she was crying. Her life was so miserable that even she was moved, she wanted to shed two tears, but she was afraid that she would lose all the color on her face. Only then did she manage to hold back, lowering her head to look at her hands, which had been drenched in sweat.

"If that's the case, then it's because I shouldn't have asked, and that's what made me sad."

"Young master, there's no need to be polite. I came from a poor family, how can I be called Madam?"

Feng Dong laughed, "Then you don't have to call me young master, I won't hold back when I go out, my name is Feng Dong, do you mind giving me your name?"

"My, my name is Liu Ming."

"Liu Ming, Liu Ming, Hua Ming, that's a good name. From the accent of the Lady Liu, it sounds like she's from Zhejiang Province, and coincidentally, I happen to be doing business there, so it can be considered fate."

What kind of fate or fate was this, what kind of relationship did she have with Feng Dong? Why was it that the moment she went out, she did not look like a good person anymore, and instead took the initiative to strike up a conversation with anyone. No matter how beautiful she was, she could not let her guard down.

Thus, Ming Yu lost her cool and decided to escape as soon as possible. If she could stay longer, sooner or later, her confidence would be seen through, "Hmm, it's really quite a coincidence, sitting there for a while is tiring, I'll go back and rest."

Feng Dong was startled, "Since that's the case, Lady Liu should quickly go and rest.

frowned, thinking that the behavior of this woman, was truly strange, her figure was slender and well-proportioned, it was true that she was a lady from the south, but she did not seem to come from a poor family.

It had been a few days since Fang Yu had made her up. She didn't even dare to wash her face, and just to be safe, she took out a pen and began to daub on it, but it seemed that her skills weren't up to par. Forget it, at worst, she wouldn't go out for the next few days.

However, Ming Yu did not consider the water that she had brought along, it was originally the amount she had prepared for five days, but she did not expect that the wind would be against her, causing her to be delayed for a few days. As a result, she did not have enough water, if she had known that she would be coming down to buy some after docking, it was all because of that Feng Dong, she was so scared that she did not dare to go out.

Looking for her would not do, on the boat there was a place to sell food and drinks, which meant that they had to go out again. However, their lives were at stake, Ming Yu clenched her teeth, donned up her clothes, and went out to buy water.

There were a lot of people gathered in the ship cabin that specialized in food supply, the water in this place was slightly expensive, but the price of food was very reasonable, most people did not have to pay that much on the streets, most of them were just eating here, and the reason why Xie Jingxi brought water was to prevent accidents, but it was okay if they did not bring it with them, sometimes, they would have to take money with them, and sometimes, if they brought too many things, they would even have to collect silver, it was not worth it, there were many people waiting to buy water, Ming Yu could not help but sigh, and after hesitating for a while, she walked over.

"Lady Liu?"

Ming Yu's heart trembled. It's really what I'm afraid of, it's that Feng Dong again!

"Hehe, what a coincidence."

"What a coincidence." Feng Dong said humbly and courteously, "I didn't see you out these few days, and I thought you brought your own food here to buy water?"

Ming Yu nodded, "I didn't bring enough water, so I came out to buy some."

"Oh, if that's the case, if Lady Liu doesn't mind, I still have some leftovers. It's fine if I give you some. This water monster is expensive, but it's not worth it."

Ming Yu, "..."

So was she supposed to have met a kind-hearted person? He took the initiative to share some water with her, are you sure this won't be a problem?

"This is not good, I met Young Master Feng by chance, how can I accept your kindness for nothing?"

Feng Dong laughed, and quietly helped her block a travelling traveler who was charging straight into his, luring her to a place where there were very few people before he whispered, "Lady Liu doesn't know, but most of the water sold on this ship is made from salt water, and the taste is not very good, and it is not too clean either. In truth, this fresh water does not mean much money when placed on land, so you do not have to worry about it, I will not finish it anyway, so I will buy it when we reach the shore next time."

Hearing him say that, Ming Yu didn't have any thoughts of buying water anymore. She wanted to lend him some, at most, sshe would just give him some, so he said: "Then I'll thank Young Master Feng for your good will."

Ming Yu had begged Feng Dong for water for two days, but no matter what, Feng Dong did not want her silver.

When night came and Ming Yu had nothing to do, just as she was about to sleep, she suddenly heard a light knocking sound from outside. Ming Yu was shocked and afraid to even breathe, who would come and see her at such a late hour?

"Lady Liu is me, I have to trouble you to open the door, it is urgent."

Feng Dong's voice was lowered, as if he was afraid of alerting someone, Ming Yu's heart was filled with suspicions. What the hell was Feng Dong trying to do, was it really good to come in the middle of the night?

After struggling in her heart a few times, Ming Yu remembered that she had kindly given him some water to drink during the day. It didn't seem like it was good to keep him outside the door, so she asked him a few questions from the other side.

Feng Dong looked to both sides and covered his mouth with his hand: "Lady Liu, don't worry, I have no ill intentions. If there's a problem on the boat, let me in first before I explain in detail."

If only he had known earlier, he would have listened to his daughter's words and stayed in the cabin without moving at all. Not only would he not have had the ability to deal with this troublesome person, he would also have been dragged along with his nose by their hands. By the time he had reacted to it, he had already let Feng Dong in already.

Her heart was thumping hard, thinking that Feng Dong would definitely not fall for her noble appearance, right? Men and women living together in the middle of the night, no matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like there was anything good to do.

However, Feng Dong did not notice her unease, and said to her in a low voice: "Lady Liu, I suspect that there are thieves on this ship. They might have drugged the water, so most of the people on the ship have gotten it."

"What!" Ming Yu covered her mouth in disbelief, and continued to listen carefully. It was indeed quiet outside, and normally, it would be very lively outside. There were people everywhere, talking and having fun, but today, it was like someone was sleeping, and there was no sound at all?

"Shh …" Feng Dong went to the door to listen in on the commotion, then came back, "Don't worry Lady Liu, let's pretend to be unconscious first to see what they are begging for."

Ming Yu was extremely afraid, there was even a young lady on the boat, what should she do?