Yi Wei’an said: “I see. Since she’s Master Wen’s benefactor, we should treat her well.”

“There’s no need to be so deliberate. Just treat her normally. General Yi doesn’t need to be too cautious either—a young lady can’t cause any trouble.”

Wen Che saw Yi Wei’an’s concerns quite clearly.

Wasn’t he just worried that if something went wrong, it would interfere with his calculated plan to remain in Yanjing!

Yi Wei’an also understood the meaning in Wen Che’s words.

It wouldn’t be good to state it explicitly, so he concealed his thoughts and said: “I was overthinking it. It’s just that this matter concerns Prince Jing’an’s remains, so I dare not be careless.”

“If the Emperor knew of your dedication, he would surely reward you greatly.”

“I only hope to safely transport Prince Jing’an back to Yanjing. Other matters… I shouldn’t think too much about them.”

“Heh heh.”

Each had their own thoughts, but neither spoke them aloud.

Wen Che’s lips curved in a barely perceptible smile. He glanced outside and said: “Since everything is arranged, let’s depart.”

“Good, I’ll give the orders now.”

Just as he finished speaking—

A commotion came from outside.

It seemed someone was making a disturbance below the large ship.

Shu Tian came in from outside to report: “Young Master, someone’s causing trouble!”

What audacity!

Wen Che’s eyes turned cold: “Who?”

“It’s yesterday’s…”

Before Shu Tian could finish, Yi Wei’an rushed out directly. Looking down from above, he saw two men forcibly trying to board the ship.

But they were being blocked!

“Who are you?”

This shout made the muscles on Yi Wei’an’s face tremble several times, and the veins on his forehead bulged out.

That voice poured down like molten lava.

Luo Yang’s body stiffened—not from fear, but from being startled.

His three souls and six spirits seemed ready to burst from his body.

People scaring people could scare people to death.

Luo Yang didn’t recognize Yi Wei’an. Looking up, he said: “I know you’ve reserved this ship, but there’s only one ship to Liangzhou per day. You have so few people yet want to monopolize the entire ship—isn’t that too tyrannical?”

“If you know what’s good for you, get lost.”

Unlike Wen Che and Wen Yu, Yi Wei’an never wasted words when he could use his hands.

But unfortunately for him, today he’d run into the “millennium pest” Luo Yang.

Luo Yang crossed his arms and smiled coldly: “Today, whether you let me on this ship or not, I’m getting on. If you let me on, I’m getting on too.”

Yi Wei’an: “Drive them away!”

The people below were about to do so—

Wen Che came out.

Accompanied by a shout: “Stop!”

As soon as Luo Yang saw him, his pupils dilated.

He muttered softly: “Truly, enemies cross paths on narrow roads.”

Wen Yu must also be on the ship!

Yesterday he’d barely managed to keep his life, and now he was walking right into the line of fire again. How unlucky.

If it weren’t for chasing Ji Yunshu, he would definitely turn around and run right now.

Xiao Ba tugged at his sleeve, saying worriedly: “Brother, it’s that person from yesterday. Let’s hurry and leave, otherwise he’ll kill us.”

Extremely frightened.

Luo Yang shook off his hand, saying: “What’s there to fear!”

“But…”

Luo Yang gave him a look, telling him to shut up.

He’d thought Wen Che would hold onto Luo Yang over yesterday’s matter, but unexpectedly—

Wen Che waved his hand at the people below: “Forget it, let them board.”

What?

Yi Wei’an was shocked. He turned his head to look at him, lowering his voice to say: “General Wen, these two people’s backgrounds are unclear, we absolutely must not…”

“They’re just street ruffians. They won’t affect anything.”

“You mean, you know them?”

Of course he knew them—yesterday he’d almost had them killed!

Wen Che nodded slightly, but didn’t mention anything about them kidnapping and tormenting Wen Yu.

Yi Wei’an still had concerns: “It’s better to be cautious.”

“General Yi, speaking of caution, I’m more cautious than you. You must know, if anything happens to Prince Jing’an’s remains, it won’t just implicate A-Yu, but my entire Wen Family. Since that’s the case, I’m naturally careful at every turn.”

“…” Yi Wei’an had nothing to say.

After all, he himself still bore punishment!

If the Emperor didn’t allow him to remain in Yanjing, he would still have to return to Lingtang Prefecture to stand guard.

So right now, he had to follow Wen Che’s lead in everything.

And Wen Che’s words were not without reason—if something happened to Prince Jing’an, the entire Wen Family would be implicated.

Yi Wei’an could only let it go, lest those two street ruffians delay their departure time.

After Luo Yang and Xiao Ba boarded, he went to arrange the departure!

Afterward, Wen Che instructed Shu Tian: “Take good care of those two.”

A flash of sinister cunning passed through his eyes.

Shu Tian naturally understood his meaning and smiled: “Young Master, rest assured. Since they’ve delivered themselves to our door, this subordinate will naturally take good care of them.”

Yesterday, if Ji Yunshu hadn’t appeared in time, Wen Che had already ordered Luo Yang and Xiao Ba executed.

How could Wen Che spare anyone who dared harm Wen Yu?

They were the ones who delivered themselves.

Since that was the case, they couldn’t blame him for being ruthless and merciless.

Although he wouldn’t take their lives, he still had to make those two suffer properly.

Luo Yang and Xiao Ba were led to a room on the ship where miscellaneous items were stored.

Inside was nothing but dust!

As soon as the door opened, they got a noseful of dust.

“Cough cough cough…”

Luo Yang vigorously waved his arms several times, dispersing the dust before him, saying: “How can people live in this place?”

It was even dirtier than the small broken house he’d lived in at Zhuxin City.

Moreover, with all this dust, how could they sleep at night?

The guide said: “Take it or leave it. Anyway, this is the only place you can sleep. The upper levels are all for distinguished guests.”

“Looking down on people?” Luo Yang pulled out some silver. “This young master has money.”

The man laughed coldly. That bit of silver really wasn’t much in his eyes. He said disdainfully: “Forget it. That little silver of yours is only enough to buy one pair of shoe insoles for my master. You’d better keep it.”

“You…”

“My master is being generous letting you squeeze onto the ship. If you don’t like staying here, then get off.”

“Bullshit! This young master can bend and stretch. It’s just a small storeroom—this young master will lie here peacefully.”

A man must fight for dignity even if not for sustenance. Since they’d come aboard, how could there be any reason to get off?

The man smiled and left.

Luo Yang threw his bundle on the ground, saying: “When this young master achieves success in the future, I’ll definitely make you all kneel before me and call me grandpa.”

Xiao Ba said from the side: “Brother, actually we could just take the mountain road. Why must we take the ship?”

Luo Yang had boarded the ship to chase Ji Yunshu.

But he couldn’t tell Xiao Ba explicitly, so he hemmed and hawed for a while before saying: “Haven’t you heard? There are mountain bandits outside the city. No one dares go alone—everyone’s taking the water route.”

They’d heard about it when they arrived in Jiahe Town yesterday!

Xiao Ba nodded: “Then taking the ship is better. No need to walk, and it’s more comfortable.”

“Of course.”

“By the way, where’s Miss Ji? Didn’t she also board just now?”

“What’s the rush? This ship is only so big. Just wander around and we’ll find her.”

Brother! This ship is quite large.

Large enough to be used as a cargo ship. It was precisely because it was so large that there was only one ship to Liangzhou each day.