On the Huai River, a large ship was slowly moving forward.
Zhao Shuning was woken up by a quarrel. Listening carefully, the voice sounded a bit familiar.
She opened her eyes and casually called out to Zhao Xiangxiang, but there was no response.
Stepping out of the cabin, a damp breath hit her face.
Some old women were sitting in the lower - class cabin. Seeing Zhao Shuning appear, they quickly said, "Child, go back in quickly."
Zhao Shuning was a bit confused. She just came out to get some fresh air. How did she bother others?
"Child, are you looking for the girl who boarded the ship with you last night? She was taken to the upper - class cabin. You'd better not come out now."
Taken to the upper - class cabin?
"Auntie, can you tell me what's going on?"
Was the quarrel she heard earlier from Zhao Xiangxiang?
"Forget it, auntie. Just tell me the exact location of the upper - class cabin."
The old woman pointed to the innermost part and then earnestly advised, "Child, don't cause trouble. The people inside are not to be trifled with. We—"
Before she could finish, Zhao Shuning disappeared in front of the old woman.
Zhao Xiangxiang woke up before dawn this morning. When she was in the Zhao Family Mansion, she had read some books.
One of the books said that one could see the most beautiful sunrise on the sea.
So Zhao Xiangxiang got dressed early in the morning and planned to go to the deck to watch the sunrise.
At that time, Zhao Shuning was sleeping soundly. Since that little girl had a bad temper when woken up, Zhao Xiangxiang didn't disturb her.
When she got on the deck, she found that the best spot had been occupied by a young master. Remembering her family's instructions and not wanting to cause trouble, Zhao Xiangxiang quietly found a corner and waited for the sunrise there.
About half an hour later.
The light - blue sky gradually turned fiery red. The rising sun slowly showed its head, and the sunlight it scattered was so gentle.
Streams of light illuminated the sky and made the scenery on the sea even more charming.
It was at this moment that Xie Yu noticed Zhao Xiangxiang.
At that time, Zhao Xiangxiang was wearing a red dress. When the first ray of morning sunlight shone on her, a smile warmer than the sun appeared on her face.
She was standing sideways, watching intently.
Xie Yu thought that such a good - looking girl would be good to serve as a rough - work maid by his side.
Anyway, the Xie Family was very famous south of the Huai River, and he, Xie Yu, had good talents. Whatever kind of girl he wanted, his father would agree.
He sent someone to inquire about the girl's background and found that she was just the daughter of a small family in a town. So he became even more unscrupulous.
Zhao Xiangxiang saw the scene described in the book, which was even more spectacular than that.
When the sun had fully risen, she felt satisfied. She stretched and thought it was time to wake Zhao Shuning up to eat something.
By the way, they also had to think about their itinerary after arriving south of the Huai River.
But when she turned around and wanted to go back to the cabin, she saw two servants standing beside her.
"Miss, our young master requests your presence."
Following the direction pointed by the two servants, Zhao Xiangxiang saw the young master in the center of the deck—Xie Yu.
Xie Yu wasn't ugly, but his personality gave the people of the Xie Family a headache.
He loved to collect all kinds of things. Sometimes it was porcelain, sometimes treasures, sometimes pills, and sometimes people.
Whenever he wanted something, the Xie Family would spare no effort to find it for him.
That was because he was the only son of the Xie Family.
Moreover, Xie Yu was a fourth - rank elixir master.
Zhao Xiangxiang just glanced at him and said, "But I still have something to do."
"Can't you come and talk about it? Miss Zhao, can't the Xie Family south of the Huai River invite someone from your Zhao Family?"
The Xie Family south of the Huai River?
Was he the young master of the Xie Family—Xie Yu?
Not wanting to cause trouble for the Zhao Family, Zhao Xiangxiang had to suppress her dissatisfaction and walked over.
"Master Xie."
"Miss Zhao, would you like to have a meal in my cabin?"
A hint of displeasure flashed across Zhao Xiangxiang's eyebrows. "No, thank you. I'm not hungry."
"Xiangxiang? Can I call you that?"
Zhao Xiangxiang shivered and replied, "It seems that I'm not familiar with Master Xie."
"So what if we're not familiar? We can cultivate our relationship. After we reach south of the Huai River, you can follow me. How about that?"
Zhao Xiangxiang thought that there was no one in the world as shameless as this man. Even Zhao Shuning was not as despicable as this man in front of her. No, compared with this man, Zhao Shuning was much better.
Xie Yu reached out his hand and naturally put it on Zhao Xiangxiang's shoulder.
Zhao Xiangxiang took a step back, and Xie Yu's hand missed.
The smile on Xie Yu's face hadn't faded yet, but his body froze in place.
"Unhappy?"
She was more than unhappy. If it weren't for the fear of causing trouble for Zhao Shuning, Zhao Xiangxiang really wanted to kick Xie Yu's restless hand.
Xie Yu's expression was extremely displeased at this moment.
Not many people dared to disrespect him, Xie Yu, in public. It was a blessing for the Zhao Family for several generations that he took a fancy to Zhao Xiangxiang. How dare this girl push her luck?
"Master Xie, please respect yourself."
Zhao Xiangxiang was almost fifteen years old now, and her body had developed very well.
Coupled with her red dress, three - dimensional facial features, and good figure, she had now become the object of admiration for many teenagers in Qinghui Town. However, none of them dared to look at her as blatantly as Xie Yu.
"Respect myself? Zhao Xiangxiang, are you...?"
Xie Yu leaned forward and whispered, "Taking yourself too seriously?"
After saying this, Xie Yu's eyes changed. He just raised his right hand and made a gesture. "Tie her up and throw her into my cabin."
That was just the way Xie Yu was.
He couldn't stand others going against him. The more others resisted, the more he liked it.
So far, although he hadn't done any extremely evil things like killing or setting fires, the number of girls he had molested was simply innumerable.
"How dare you!"
Zhao Xiangxiang shouted angrily and took three steps back. Then the Changkong Spiritual Whip appeared in her hand.
This really surprised Xie Yu.
It was really incredible that the Zhao Family could possess such a magical tool.
However, although the magical tool was good, its owner was not well - chosen.
"A second - rank elixir master. Xiangxiang, you can't control this magical tool."
Zhao Xiangxiang simply couldn't fully unleash the power of the magical tool.
"Whoosh—"
A very fast gust of wind blew by. Zhao Xiangxiang's body stiffened. Before she could react, the sword in Xie Yu's hand was already on her delicate neck.