After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

In the crowd, Luo Hanfeng clutched his chest, hiding behind the deck. He glanced at the men in black chasing him on the deck with a cold look in his eyes, then turned and disappeared into the crowd.

"what!"

"Help!"

The appearance of the men in black caused chaos on the entire deck.

inside the house.

Xie Xing was still hesitating whether to go out or not. In such a chaotic scene, if she went out, she would only be delivering vegetables.

At the same time, Xie Xing finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

She has no one of her own.

In this world where internal energy and martial arts exist, she doesn't know martial arts and has no way to protect herself.

She cannot use the people from the General's Mansion, because if she does, then every little detail of her whereabouts will be known to them.

She has no power of her own.

You can never rely on others alone.

Xie Xing shared this idea with the system.

The system was very pleased: [Host, you've really grown up; you even thought of that.]

Xie Xing's beady eyes: [Am I really that stupid?]

The problem exists, but now is not the time to solve it.

She turned around and searched the room for anything that could protect her.

After searching for a long time, all that was found was a long stick placed next to the door.

This guy is definitely useless.

Xie Xing didn't even glance at the long stick. Instead, he picked up the vase on the table and threw it heavily to the ground. The sound of the vase shattering rang out, and Xie Xing immediately picked out a sharp-looking shard and hid it in his sleeve.

Next, she removed a less ornate hairpin from her hair bun and hid it in her other sleeve. After making sure these things wouldn't fall out, Xie Xing took a deep breath and opened the door to the room.

As soon as the door opened, a long sword flew through the air.

A woman covered in blood screamed and fell towards her, knocking Xie Xing, who was just about to leave, back several steps.

Xie Xing: "..."

She immediately embraced the woman, and with trembling hands slammed the door shut, keeping the men in black who were about to attack out.

Then he immediately grabbed the woman and retreated into the side room.

Seeing this, Xie Yuze, who was guarding the side room, immediately drew a dagger from his sleeve and slit the throat of the man in black as he was about to break down the door.

inside the house.

Xie Xing was still in shock, and all the color drained from his face.

She then looked down at the woman beside her, and realized that this woman was none other than Yue'er, who had caused a commotion on the deck earlier.

She had been stabbed in the abdomen, and blood was gushing from her body.

Xie Xing was stunned. He immediately squatted down and was about to reach out to touch Yue'er's abdomen when she grabbed his hand.

This Yue'er was clearly different from the delicate and charming woman she had been on the deck just now. Her eyes were filled with icy coldness and murderous intent as she looked at Xie Xing with a sinister gaze: "What do you want to do?"

Xie Xing was startled by her gaze. She carefully withdrew her hand, took out a bottle of wound medicine from her waist, and said, "I, I have wound medicine here that can help you stop the bleeding."

Having learned from his previous experience on the stern of the ship, Xie Xing made sure to bring a bottle of wound medicine with him when he left the mansion.

Originally, she planned to take advantage of Luo Hanfeng's illness to humiliate him severely and then exchange the wound medicine for the antidote, but she didn't expect to give it to someone else first.

Yue'er didn't take it immediately. Instead, she looked Xie Xing up and down with her eyes, as if assessing her potential danger.

Seeing that she was just a pampered young lady, his expression relaxed, and he took the wound medicine, saying calmly, "Thank you."

Xie Xing smiled and said, "No, you're welcome."

Looking at the dangerous look in Yue'er's eyes just now, she felt that she might not be a simple person.

She was really curious, but she was also really afraid that if she asked too many questions, the other woman would get impatient and kill her.

So he took a few steps back, keeping a safe distance, and tentatively asked, "Are you the courtesan who will be chosen today?"

Do you know what's going on with those unusual movements downstairs today?

Such a large ship must be filled with the wealthy and powerful, and the men in black emerging from the water clearly had been preparing for this for a long time.

At first, Xie Xing thought the commotion was just a result of his pursuit of Luo Hanfeng.

But after observing from the windowsill for a long time, she discovered that there were actually two different groups of people among these men in black.

It's very simple, they will kill each other.

Aside from these two groups of men in black, several other groups were actually blown out.

They acted furtively, like frightened birds, as if they thought these men in black were there to arrest them, and so they started fighting with them.

Whether it was the men in black who emerged from the water or a group of men in black who suddenly appeared, they all fought with the people on the ship.

Of course, among them were guards protecting their masters.

It was utterly chaotic, and even Xie Xing was a little dazzled by it.

As soon as Xie Xing finished speaking, Yue'er, who was treating her wounds, looked over with a sharp gaze, which made Xie Xing tremble.

She took a few steps back, swallowed hard, and said cautiously, "If you don't want to say it, you don't have to."

Seeing her so cautious, Yue'er suddenly smiled. She was beautiful, and her smile was so stunning that it captivated everyone.

Without batting an eye, she poured the wound medicine onto her own wound.

It looks painful.

Xie Xing couldn't help but grimace.

Yue'er said softly, "Miss, you don't need to worry that I will kill you. If I had the ability to protect myself, I wouldn't have been accidentally injured like this."

"Since you have saved me, I will now answer your questions."

"Yanlege is a famous brothel in Shengjing. People come and go, and wine is poured. It seems that everyone comes here to seek pleasure, but in reality, they are just using the guise of lingering among flowers to exchange some useful information."

"The people who come here include high-ranking officials from the imperial court, skilled wanderers from the martial arts world, and naturally, spies from other countries."

“Look at those people on the deck. They all seem to want to catch a glimpse of the courtesan, but their true intentions are all different.”

"With so many people here today, who knows what secrets are hidden among them?"

Xie Xing's mouth opened slightly. She hadn't expected that her casual, tentative question would actually elicit some information.

With that explained, Xie Xing could understand why things were so chaotic down below, as if several groups of people had suddenly appeared.

First of all, Luo Hanfeng and Xie Mingzhu are both on this ship.

So the remnants of the previous dynasty are probably here too.

Xie Xing sighed inwardly: [It's a pity the Xie family isn't here. If we could capture the remnants of the previous dynasty now, perhaps those events in the future could be avoided.]

Xie Yuze was standing guard outside the door, so he could naturally hear these thoughts.

But at the same time, Jun Lanjin, who was in the next room, also heard this thought.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking towards the wall next to Xie Xing's room.