When asked whether the news was reliable, Bai Zhi shook her head and said slightly embarrassed: "I don't know about this..."
Yunjing ate for a moment, a little speechless. You didn't even know whether the news was reliable, so you told me that this ship was being targeted? If I hadn't had a good attitude, if I was scared, I would have come with you.
?
Then Yunjing asked: "Why did Miss Bai say this?"
"It's like this, Mr. Yun, after you fell asleep yesterday, Boss Xing and the others caught a suspicious person on the boat. That person was probably an informant sent by the Jiang bandits to plant on the boat. After catching him, they conducted a secret interrogation.
I don’t know exactly what happened and what the result was. Only Boss Xing and the others know," Bai Zhi quickly explained.
Nodding, Yunjing said: "That's right. It's related to the safety of the entire ship. I'll wait and see if I can understand the situation so that I can prepare for the situation."
"Don't worry, Mr. Yun. Boss Xing and the others often run on this river. There are one or two hundred guards on the boat. Boss Xing himself is also an innate practitioner. If some blind river bandits dare to offend, there is nothing to worry about," Bai Zhi comforted.
I'm not worried...
Muttering in his mind, Yun Jing said: "It's better to be careful. Since someone dares to take advantage of this ship, they must be prepared in case a big fish comes."
Big fish?
Mr. Yun, did you use the wrong word in this metaphor? Maybe Mr. Yun was a little confused in his sleep.
Bai Zhi glanced at Yun Jing in astonishment, then smiled and said: "Master Yun is right, it is always better to be careful." After saying that, she did not look at Yun Jing and continued casually: "If you are really in danger,
, The sword has no eyes, Mr. Yun, please remember not to act out of anger, and try to stay as close to me as possible. I think I am quite capable, and I will try my best to protect you."
She seemed to say these words casually, but in fact she had thought about it carefully. Men all care about face. She tried her best to protect Yunjing's self-esteem and did not say straightforward words like "I will protect you when the time comes."
"Thank you, Miss Bai. Please rest assured that I am not a reckless person. If there is such a danger, I will put my own safety first." Yun Jing said with a smile. How could he not feel the other party's invisible concern.
However, Yunjing was a little surprised. He was fine before, so why did Bai Zhi become so interested in him after he had a good sleep? She brought him food as soon as possible, and she would protect herself when in danger.
The two met by chance and had only known each other for a few days. Although they could be considered friends, this was a bit too much.
Could it be that she is greedy for her own beauty?
I don’t know what Yun Jing is thinking. After all, Bai Zhi is not a mind reader. When she heard Yun Jing’s answer, she smiled and said: “Master Yun, it’s good that you understand. Safety always comes first when you go out. Remember not to act out of emotion, otherwise once
An accident will only make your loved ones angry and your enemies unhappy. It is not a shameful thing to bow your head and beg for mercy when necessary. Living is more important than anything else."
Yunjing was able to listen to what she said, which reassured Bai Zhi a lot. She had good intentions and said good things. She was afraid that when Yunjing was in danger, the scholar's stubborn temper would come forward and rush forward. That would be called a surrender.
People have headaches.
As far as Bai Zhi knows, scholars often value integrity more than their lives. They are obviously scared to death when encountering danger, but for the sake of face, they have to rush forward bravely, as if we are scholars, we can lose our generous and just heart.
Losing one's posture and losing one's life are often in vain. From the perspective of people like them in the world, it is completely meaningless. Everyone is dead, so what's the use of leaving a little reputation? Who will remember you after time?
"What Miss Bai said makes sense, life is more important than anything else," Yunjing nodded and said seriously.
Mr. Yun is a little different from other scholars. If other scholars hear that living is more important than anything else, they will definitely scoff and argue with the truth. They will present facts and reason and give countless examples to show that living is not the whole meaning of life.
It's hard to find a man like him who is good-looking, talented, and understands the ways of the world. It's a pity that he is engaged.
Why didn't we meet earlier... Well, it's useless to meet him earlier. I heard he said he got engaged at the age of two...
There were a lot of thoughts in her mind at once. Bai Zhi felt that she would not think about these annoying things for the time being. Then she glanced at the painting of cloud scenery on the table not far away and changed the subject and said: "To be honest, Boss Xing and the others can catch that person."
The suspicious person has been reminded by Mr. Yun."
"My reminder? What did I remind you of?" Yun Jing said blankly.
Smiling, Bai Zhi said: "Master Yun painted a person communicating with the eagle hovering in the sky in that painting. Boss Xing became suspicious after seeing it, so he took action to catch the suspicious person.
Isn’t it just Mr. Yun’s reminder? I hope the situation will not develop in a bad direction.”
"Um, is there such a thing? I just drew what I saw, I didn't think much about it," Yun Jing said in astonishment.
After hearing this, Bai Zhi immediately covered her mouth and laughed, her flowers trembling with laughter and waves surging in her chest. There was still a lot of material under her loose coarse clothes...
The reason why she laughed was because she thought of Luo Zheng's words: Yun Jing didn't understand his painting at all, he was just a painter.
Instinctively, his eyes were attracted by the fluctuation on Bai Zhi's chest. Yun Jing quickly looked away and asked: "What is Miss Bai laughing at?"
"No, it's nothing, I just thought of something happy." Bai Zhi noticed Yun Jing's gaze and immediately waved her hands with a shy expression.
Yunjing: "..."
How happy are you? You are here to play tricks with me.
Speaking of girls practicing martial arts, wouldn’t it be a burden in many cases if the place is too big? If you have a chance, ask someone. As for who to ask, I will talk about it later when I have the opportunity...
The two of them were talking, and soon Yunjing finished what Bai Zhi had brought, and it was cleaner than a dog licking.
I don't know if she is in the mentality of 'as long as my brother looks good, my outlook will follow my facial features'. When Bai Zhi saw Yunjing eating every last bit, she immediately felt that Yunjing must be a good man who saves money and takes care of his family.
If it were an ugly one, I would probably be criticized as a loser.
She took the initiative to help clean up the dishes and said: "By the way, Mr. Yun, what are you going to do with your painting?"
"As for the painting, I have already agreed with Brother Xing that after the painting is completed, it will be sold to him first," Yun Jing said with a smile.
Bai Zhi said: "But Boss Xing said Mr. Yun that your painting is so good that he might not be able to afford it even if he sells himself."
Yunjing: "..."
Are my paintings that good? No, how could Xing Guangning go back on his words? I have already painted them, but you don’t want them anymore, so why should I bother?
"Did he really say that?" Yunjing asked after thinking for a while.
His original intention was to paint the picture of the trackers' hardships so that more people could see it and let people understand the hardships at the bottom. It doesn't take many people to feel compassion. Even if there are a few by chance, they can help in disguise.
The purpose of the people at the bottom.
In the end, Xing Guangning didn't want it. If it fell into his hands, how many people did he know?
Bai Zhi nodded and said, "He really said that."
"I'll ask him again. After all, we've agreed that you should be honest. If he really doesn't want it, I'll find a way to deal with it. By the way, I'll ask about the suspicious person's follow-up. Maybe it's a misunderstanding and a false alarm."
Yunjing thought for a while and said, then walked towards the painting.
There was nothing interesting about the painting he drew. He glanced at it casually, rolled it up, took his luggage and Bai Zhi and left the room to find Xing Guangning.
The suite on the cargo ship costs five hundred taels of silver. Yunjing can't afford it. Although he slept here after being tired from painting, Xing Guangning didn't say anything, but he is not a cheap person and will stay here to wait for others to come.
It's embarrassing to chase away monsters, but it's better to be more knowledgeable.
After going out, the two separated. Bai Zhi wanted to return the dishes and did not go with Yun Jing.
The food we had eaten before was probably paid for by Bai Zhi, and she was not a rich person. Yunjing decided to find an opportunity to return the favor. There was no need to say this kind of thing explicitly, so as not to make people feel chilled.
Arriving at the captain's room, Yunjing saw two guards with knives guarding the door with serious expressions, so he raised his hands and said, "Brothers, is the captain here?"
"I wonder what this young master wants from our boss?" one of the guards asked, looking at Yun Jing.
Without waiting for Yun Jing's reply, Xing Guangning's voice came from the room: "No need to be rude, it's Mr. Yun, please come in."
The two guards immediately stepped aside and pushed the door open, making a sign of invitation.
After entering the door, Yunjing found that Xing Guangning and his nephew Xiaofei were there, as well as two other strangers with late acquired abilities. They were probably the first mate and second mate of the ship. They all looked ugly.
When Xing Guangning saw Yun Jing coming in, he immediately smiled and said, "Master Yun, are you resting well?"
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Xing. It's okay for me. I took the liberty to come here and didn't disturb you. It seems I came at the wrong time?" Yunjing said with cupped hands.
Xing Guangning waved his hand and said: "No, Mr. Yun, you came at the right time. Come on, please sit down first."
"Uh, why did Brother Xing say this?" Yun Jing said in shock, what do you mean I came at the right time?
After Yun Jing sat down, Xing Guangning didn't mention the painting. He asked someone to close the door and said to Yun Jing in a low voice: "Mr. Yun, do you know that we caught a suspicious person on the boat yesterday?"
"I heard Miss Bai mention it before," Yun Jing nodded. He didn't understand why Xing Guangning asked this. Could it be that there was an accident?
Xing Guangning said in a deep voice: "In this case, I will make a long story short. Mr. Yun, to be honest, after we caught that man, he took poison and committed suicide before we could question him. This was unexpected by us, although we had extremely guessed it.
We might be targeted, but we couldn't get any information from the other party, which made us very passive. We discussed it for a whole day but still didn't come up with a charter. We didn't know what to do for a while. You are a scholar, look.
Things are more transparent than us, and the so-called bystander knows better, so now I want to hear your opinion, Mr. Yun."