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After that, he realized that after he changed into civilian attire, he would be in less trouble. Although the two were travelling at night, there were still people with them, so even if they wanted to be robbed, they would have to rob the rich, wouldn't they?

Furthermore, the two towns were very close to each other so once they arrived at the place, the two of them could rest for the night and take the water route to Hangzhou tomorrow, which would shorten the journey.

Although walking with the Xuanyuan Li was safe and fast, the current situation didn't allow them to be together anymore. Especially since Sheng Yan had been so naughty just now, she reckoned that the Xuanyuan Li would probably remember to hold a grudge after waking up.

Along the way, he didn't speak a word. Lan Qin was a little unable to endure it any longer, and finally asked Sheng Yan after settling down.

"Miss, are we trying to destroy the bridge after crossing the river? After all, Prince helped us and captured bandits."

Sheng Yan sighed, thinking back to the scenes in the day, her heart was clogged up. After all, he had already confessed to both matters, and was considered to be a thorn in the eyes of the Xuanyuan Li, and furthermore, she would feel that she was not valuable, that she was only suitable to be played with, and would not be cherished. If they continued to live together, what difference would there be between him and the enslaved women who looked at men's faces?

Actually, it wasn't that she had to make a man look at her face, but she couldn't possibly treat a man like a servant, could she? What was the difference between that and a nanny?

Oh, right. The difference between me and a nanny is that I interact with a man every night.

Couldn't he be independent? Sheng Yan thought about this issue for a long time. It wasn't that he couldn't become independent, but that this society was different from the current one, which had a different legal system.

"I know, but I also have a reason to leave. Don't ask, it's all a mess."

"Could it be that Prince wants to assault Miss?"

"What are you thinking about? You're not afraid of the Prince being rude, you're only afraid that the Prince will torture me like those criminals or kill me. Tell me, if someone wants to kill you, aren't you stupid to still stay by his side?"

Lan Qin scratched her head, thinking that it was indeed logical, but the problem was, if the Prince wanted to do something, he would have already done it in the capital, wouldn't he have waited until now?

"Miss, did you think too much?"

"You can say those words when you've thought about it before, but now, I think it's time to consider them."

Although he did not know what had happened between Sheng Yan and the Xuanyuan Li, Lan Qin faintly felt that there were tens of thousands of connections between the two.

He rested quietly for the night, but early in the morning, he heard the sound of a carriage whistle past downstairs. Sheng Yan stood by the window and looked at the roaring carriage from behind, it was indeed the Xuanyuan Li's carriage, and looking at the leading guard general's stiff and gloomy face, he guessed that the Xuanyuan Li must have talked big, and now he had offended someone who was close to the Xuanyuan Li.

But to be honest, this guard general was merely a spy for the Imperial Family. It would be good to tease him a little, so as to not think too highly of himself.

Wait a minute, why was she thinking for him again?

After a simple dinner, the two of them took their spare rations and headed towards the dock.

It was just in time for the cargo ship to pass by.

However, Sheng Yan could tell with a glance that this ship was from the capital, and it was one of the Xuanyuan Li s.

Although he didn't want to save money, he still needed to save some money.

"Lan Qin, let's get on a boat. Look, it's Prince Li's boat."

Lan Qin's mouth twitched, "Miss, haven't we gotten rid of our relationship with him? is trying to kill you, how about we board his boat?"

"Of course, it's not as if there's an old saying that the more dangerous a place is, the safer it is."

The two of them plotted and snuck in while the boat was on shore to unload the cargo.

Inside the ship's warehouse, it was not only neat, but there were also places to cook. The Xuanyuan Li had to cooperate, as she did things according to the rules.

However, the two of them had nowhere to hide, so they could only see the large bags of items hidden at the back. Tonight, they would feel wronged. After all, there would be patrolling, and it would not be good if they were discovered.

Soon the boat was on its way.

The people from above were probably here to see how many goods there were. However, the two of them were hiding in the innermost area, which could be considered as being surrounded by goods.

"Miss, are we safe here?"

"Not bad, let's check the situation first."

From the sound of the footsteps, it could be determined that there were three people.

The sound was very clear, and although there was interference from the external voice, they were very close to the goods, so Sheng Yan pricked up her ears, wanting to know if there was some kind of secret hidden away.

When we arrive at the Hangzhou, we won't be able to get near the shore.

"But it will be hunted."

"Hmph, our ship can go directly, and they are in a hurry to unload the cargo, so they won't chase us at all."

"But if our men take over now, they will be exposed."

"Don't worry, no one would have thought that we were giving the goods to you, and no one has ever seen you before."

"Alright, then let's make a deal."

After finishing their conversation, the three of them left.

Sheng Yan and Lan Qin heaved a sigh of relief. Originally they wanted to quietly get on this boat, but now they met with such a situation.

"Miss, what should we do?"

"We don't know where their destination is, but we can't follow them. It's too dangerous."

Lan Qin looked around, and realised that the ship's storage area was close to the dragon bone, which meant that when the boat was in a unstable state, it would be able to descend into the ocean.

Perhaps this kind of estimation was wrong, but right now, they could only fight with everything they had. Moreover, they didn't have much time and only had a few hours.

Sheng Yan and Lan Qin thought of the same thing. In the middle of the pile of goods, they had a small space.

Knocking on the floor, it was indeed empty below. If one put their ear to the floor, they would be able to hear the deep sound of the waves.

However, the bottom part should be hollow. After all, to ensure that the floor of this kind of cargo ship wouldn't be affected by the water leakage, the hull would be raised by a piece and the bottom part would be made into a hollow shape.

Thinking of this, Sheng Yan and Lan Qin's eyes flashed with a golden light.

However, they did not have any tools in their hands. However, there was a toolbox beside the goods, which made it easy for them to move around.

After slashing at the floor for a long time, the floor finally burst open, and the sound of water splashing beneath the surface seemed as if it was about to flood in at any moment.

"Looks like we didn't guess wrong. The bottom part is hollow."

"Then Miss, shall we just throw the goods down?"

"No, let's see what's inside first. If it's something that threatens the Xuanyuan Li's reputation, throw it into the water."

The two of them nodded and used their heads to cut open a small hole in the sack. White powder leaked out.

What is this? Flour?

Sheng Yan touched his finger and licked her lips, wanting to know what made them be so careful, and why was she pulling it away? It was as though they had stolen some precious valuables that allowed them to run for their lives.

But after tasting it, Sheng Yan immediately vomited, and repeatedly cursed.