"He should be trying to get in touch with me. After all, we've been here for days without any news," Gu Ruobai said, showing little concern.
That night, Su Mingyu's Qingming toxin flared up again. Of course, while Kang Zeyan came to gloat, he also brought the antidote for Su Mingyu. But Su Mingyu unceremoniously drove him away, leaving Kang Zeyan fuming with anger.
Actually, after these days, the impact of the Qingming toxin on Su Mingyu had been quite limited. She not only fell asleep in the middle of the night but also felt refreshed when she woke up the next day.
Naturally, Kang Zeyan was quite displeased when he saw this, but Su Mingyu simply ignored him.
Mu Yi acted quite quickly.
Within a couple of days, Su Mingyu saw Kang Zeyan approaching her with a face as dark as thunder.
Su Mingyu was sipping her tea leisurely while raising an eyebrow at him. "Young Master Kang, what's the rush?"
"You still have the nerve to ask?" Kang Zeyan's face remained grim. "You're laughing at me now, but you don't know yet, do you?"
Su Mingyu's face darkened, pretending to be highly vigilant. "What don't I know?"
"Don't you know that there's already someone taking your place beside Gu Ruobai?" Kang Zeyan said with sarcasm in his eyes.
Su Mingyu shook her head. "Impossible. Even if you want to demoralize me, you shouldn't say something so unconvincing."
"Do you think I'd lie to demoralize you?" Kang Zeyan sneered contemptuously. "You're not even worth that."
"I sent someone to deliver your hairpin to the Prince Ruixian's Mansion. Do you know what they said?" Kang Zeyan looked like he couldn't wait to laugh at her.
Su Mingyu's gaze turned solemn. "What did they say?"
Seeing that Su Mingyu was a bit shaken, Kang Zeyan's smile grew wider. "They said the Prince Ruixian wasn't in the mansion. He'd gone out for a boat ride on the lake with several women."
As he said this, Kang Zeyan couldn't help clicking his tongue. "It seems you're nothing special in Gu Ruobai's heart. You've only been missing for a few days. Although he still seems to be looking for you on the surface, most of his secret guards have been recalled. And he even has the mood to enjoy himself with other women. Su Mingyu, your former confidence was really laughable."
You're the one who's laughable! Your whole family is laughable!
Su Mingyu couldn't help rolling her eyes in her heart. This Kang Zeyan was so gossiping and his words were so unpleasant. It was such a waste of his good looks.
But while complaining in her heart, Su Mingyu still pretended not to believe it on the surface. "Impossible! Gu Ruobai said he'd only marry me in this lifetime."
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Kang Zeyan rolled his eyes. "Well, I'll take you there myself to see tomorrow."
With that, Kang Zeyan sneered and then turned away.
Looking at Kang Zeyan's triumphant look, Su Mingyu couldn't help touching her nose. What was wrong with this guy? Why was he so gleeful?
Actually, Su Mingyu had asked Mu Yi to arrange women for Gu Ruobai just to make Kang Zeyan let down his guard. She didn't expect this Kang Zeyan to be so stupid as to take her out directly. This was just what she needed.
So Su Mingyu turned around and went into the room, then told Gu Ruobai about this.
Gu Ruobai's eyes flashed. "Then we need to speed up our investigation of the north. If there really is a secret passage there, we can use it to get in touch later and catch the person behind Kang Zeyan all at once."
Su Mingyu nodded and handed Gu Ruobai two yellowish things.
Gu Ruobai pinched them and felt a leather - like texture. "What are these?"
Su Mingyu picked up one of the things, shook it a few times, then opened a hole. Soon it inflated. Su Mingyu quickly folded it inwards several times and finally tied it tightly with a thin hemp rope.
Gu Ruobai frowned in confusion looking at her actions. "What on earth is this?"
Su Mingyu pouted. "This is a simple air - exchange bag made of sheep stomach."
"A simple air - exchange bag?" Gu Ruobai was a bit confused. "What's it for?"
"Aren't you going to sneak under the lake?" Su Mingyu raised an eyebrow at Gu Ruobai.
Gu Ruobai nodded. "Yes, but what does this have to do with my diving?"
Su Mingyu touched her nose. "Have you ever thought that if it's not an exit and you just dive in rashly, there won't be anywhere to get fresh air. What will you do then? Hold your breath and die in the water?"
Su Mingyu's words suddenly woke Gu Ruobai up. "So you mean I should use this if I feel short of breath underwater?"
"Yes. Look, I've already tied a rope to the corner below. You can untie it if you want to take a breath."
This air - exchange bag was disposable, so she made an extra one for Gu Ruobai. If Gu Ruobai felt he couldn't swim out, he could use the other one to swim back.
"Did you make me wait for a few days just for this?" Gu Ruobai knew that Su Mingyu always had different ideas from others, but he didn't expect her to come up with such a strange one.
"And you've been insisting on eating mutton these days for this reason too?" Gu Ruobai usually preferred light - flavored food. These days, everyone in the mansion had been forced to eat mutton. The situation was so miserable that Gu Ruobai still felt a headache just thinking about it.
Su Mingyu nodded to all his questions. "It's just in case."
Then Su Mingyu handed the things to Gu Ruobai and instructed, "You mustn't look for the mechanism at night."
"I know this," Gu Ruobai said. He wasn't stupid. After these days of observation, he knew that the guards were the most numerous at night at Kang Zeyan's place, and even the slightest noise could wake Kang Zeyan up.
"I think maybe night has a special meaning for Kang Zeyan," Gu Ruobai frowned.
Su Mingyu nodded in agreement. "Maybe. But it's too late today. You should go to bed early. Otherwise, if my Qingming toxin flares up later, you won't be able to sleep again."
These days, as long as she made the slightest sound, Gu Ruobai wouldn't be able to sleep. Su Mingyu had seen this and was deeply touched.
"I know," Gu Ruobai nodded. "You should go to rest too."
The next day, after breakfast, Su Mingyu deliberately went to knock on Kang Zeyan's door.
Kang Zeyan's eyes darkened when he saw Su Mingyu's face. "These days, Miss Su has been sleeping more and more soundly at night."