Song Xumo lowered his head silently. He never expected that his thoughts could be seen through so clearly by this person.
He didn't respond but just kept silent. Ye Yue knew exactly what he was thinking but didn't say anything more.
Early the next morning, Rong Xun's people had already arrived in Fengdu. Without a moment's rest, they immediately got into the work of disaster relief.
There were a great number of injured people in Fengdu, and nearly half of them were seriously wounded. The local doctors simply couldn't cope.
Fortunately, Rong Xun's people came to help. They were well - organized. After getting a general understanding of the situation of the injured, each person was in charge of two or three groups and began the treatment in an orderly manner.
Seeing these people coming to help, some of the local people were confused. They didn't know who they were.
Some even began to question their motives.
"Who are you exactly? Why are you helping us?"
They were on guard, and Tang Youyou said she understood. After all, these people didn't know them.
"Don't worry. We're not bad people. We just can't stand what those guys have done."
An old man noticed that she was pregnant. He originally wanted to continue questioning, but seeing that she was still personally helping them while pregnant, he thought it would be inappropriate for them to keep doubting.
"Girl, you've been busy for a while. Hurry up and take a rest." An old woman saw the dense sweat on her forehead and quickly took her hand. "Come on, have some water."
Tang Youyou took the water and took a couple of sips. She was about to wipe the sweat off her face when Rong Xun beat her to it.
Rong Xun helped her sit down and took out a sweet osmanthus cake from his bosom and handed it to her.
"Are you hungry? Here."
Tang Youyou gave him a surprised look. How could this guy carry snacks with him? She took it with a half - amused smile and took a bite. Then she saw a little girl staring straight at her.
The little girl was looking at the cake in her hand. With her longing eyes and drooling mouth, Tang Youyou would feel guilty if she didn't share it.
"Have half of it. Take it and eat."
She broke it in half and held it out. Seeing that the little girl didn't take it for a long time, she bent down and stroked the little girl's head.
"Eat. It's okay. Auntie gave it to you. Eat with confidence."
The little girl then took it and took a careful bite. Then she ran away happily with a big smile.
Tang Youyou saw her happy smile and couldn't help smiling back.
But then, an indescribable sadness welled up in her heart.
The little girl was squatting in the corner, and there was no sign of her parents. It was likely that they had been killed.
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou's nose turned sour, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing this, Rong Xun immediately squatted down and wiped her tears. Seeing her heart - broken look, he felt extremely sad.
He put his arm around her shoulders and gently stroked her long hair, whispering to comfort her. "Okay, okay. Are you hungry? Do you want some more water?"
Tang Youyou shook her head, pulled away from Rong Xun, and wiped her tears with her hand.
"I'm okay. Let's go. Let's go and check the situation over there."
As she walked, she was thinking about her plan. She knew that there were Rong Xun's people in Rong Jiangyu's army. This was a great opportunity.
She could use Rong Xun's power to carry out her plan, but this plan couldn't be known to Rong Xun.
The figure of Ye Yue flashed through Tang Youyou's mind. This guy had been with her for quite a while. Although they weren't formally master - servant, after nearly half a year of getting along, even if there was no master - servant relationship between them, there should be some kind of revolutionary friendship.
If she asked him for help, maybe this thing could succeed.
She was thinking about this matter. It should be done as soon as possible, and she had to hurry up.
Ye Yue was keeping watch outside. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and he sneezed loudly.
"It's so cold today."
Ye Yue tightened his coat, leaned against the pillar, and was eating the dried fruits he had found somewhere, throwing them into his mouth one by one.
Wen Xue was sitting on the roof, drinking wine. He saw the guy below struggling to crack the dried fruit shells. A guy who claimed to have the highest combat power in the world couldn't even open a dried fruit.
Just as he was about to go down and laugh at him, he saw Tang Youyou tiptoeing out of the room. She kept looking back as she walked, as if she was afraid of being seen.
"Ye Yue, Ye Yue."
Tang Youyou saw Ye Yue standing at the door and called him in a low voice. She approached quietly and didn't dare to speak loudly at all.
Hearing the voice, Ye Yue turned around and saw who it was. He quickly put the things in his hand into his clothes, clapped his hands, and stepped forward to ask, "Madam, why are you up so late?"
"Shh—"
Tang Youyou quickly made a gesture to keep quiet, indicating that he shouldn't speak loudly.
Ye Yue quickly shut up. "What's up?" He lowered his voice.
Seeing Tang Youyou wave her hand, he leaned forward. "What on earth is going on?"
Tang Youyou took him to a dark corner. The two of them stood there, and no one knew what they were talking about.
Wen Xue was surprised at first. He never expected that the mistress of the pavilion would be such a person. Could she take a fancy to this guy Ye Yue?
This was no small matter. Should he tell the pavilion master?
"Ah? Madam, this isn't right, is it?"
Tang Youyou clicked her tongue. "What's wrong with it? As long as you don't say and I don't say, who will know?"
Ye Yue had been with her for a long time and knew what kind of person she was. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her.
Ye Yue didn't even think about it and still refused. "No, Madam. If the pavilion master finds out about this, I'll lose my life. You'd better go back and rest quickly."
Wen Xue broke out in a cold sweat listening to this. These two were really bold. They dared to do such a thing right under the pavilion master's nose. Ye Yue was also strange. Why did he have to take a fancy to the pavilion master's wife?
He endured the urge to expose them, but he couldn't get it off his mind. He didn't want to hide it from the pavilion master, but he also didn't want to betray his brother.
So Wen Xue simply pretended not to see and disappeared with a helpless sigh.
"Madam, this really won't work. It's too dangerous. And you're pregnant now. Why do you still want to go to the enemy camp in person? Isn't this just asking to be discovered?"
"I didn't say I'd go in person. Don't hide it from me. I know Rong Xun has planted informants in Rong Jiangyu's camp. This matter also needs his help. I'll give you the poison, and you pass it on to him. Let him find an opportunity to put it into their water source. It's as simple as that."
Ye Yue thought this wasn't a big deal, but he couldn't go behind his master's back.
"Madam, you can discuss this with the master first. Maybe he'll agree."
"If he would agree, why would I come to you? Ye Yue, just tell me whether you'll help me or not?" Tang Youyou insisted.