On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2038: Prepare to Add Oil

Scarface was sitting on a wooden chair in the hall of the water fort, turning a bronze wine jug in his hand. The footsteps outside the hall were getting closer and closer. Li San rubbed his hands and stood at the door, not daring to come in directly.

"What's the matter?" Scarface's voice was not loud, but it carried a bit of the dignity of a boss. He raised his eyes from the wine jug and fell on Li San.

Li San took two steps forward and lowered his voice: "Boss, Liu Balang is here."

Scarface paused as he turned the wine jug, his brows furrowed. "Liu Balang? What's he doing here?"

He put down the wine jug and tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair. "Usually, when he was coming, he would always send someone to send a message in advance. Why did he come without any news this time?"

"I don't know either," Li San lowered his head, a hint of uncertainty in his tone. "I just saw his boat approaching this way, so I hurried to report to you. The boat should be docked at the pier now."

Scarface sat up straight and stared at Li San: "How many people did he bring with him?"

"Not many," Li San recalled the scene he had just witnessed. "He was the only one on the boat, accompanied by a large, strong-looking man. Apart from that, there was no one else. There was no movement at the hatch either, so it must be just the two of them."

Scarface pondered for a moment, then stopped tapping his fingers: "Let's go, go meet Yingying."

He stood up, grabbed the short knife hanging on the back of the chair, and put it on his waist: "See what he is here for."

The two men walked towards the gate. When they were almost there, they saw Liu Balang standing by the boat from afar. Next to him stood a man in a coarse cloth shorts, with his hands behind his back and a straight posture.

Scarface quickened his pace and only when he got closer could he see Liu Balang's appearance clearly - his clothes were as bright as ever, and he had a jade pendant hanging around his waist, looking no different from the showy guy he used to be.

However... the exposed wrists were wrapped with cloth strips, and the bruises on the forehead and corners of the mouth had not yet faded.

His complexion was not good either. There was a dark tinge under his eyes and his lips were chapped. He looked much more haggard than usual.

"Where did Master Liu come from? How did he become like this?" Scarface walked forward quickly with surprise on his face. His eyes swept over Liu Balang and then fell on the man beside him.

The man was about thirty years old, with no expression on his face and his eyes half-closed, as if he was basking in the sun, or as if he didn't care about the people around him at all.

Scarface's gaze stayed on him for a long time, but he didn't react at all, neither bowing nor speaking, but his fingertips never left the hilt of the scimitar at his waist.

Liu Balang raised his hand to wipe the blood off his face, his voice a little hoarse: "Boss, don't ask this for now."

He leaned forward, his tone showing obvious urgency: "I have something important to talk to you about."

Scarface saw that he looked unhappy and frowned even more, but he didn't ask any more questions. He stepped aside and said, "Okay, if you have anything to say, let's talk inside. This is not the place to talk."

He glanced at the man again: "Who is this?"

"The person I brought is Sun Qing." Liu Balang briefly introduced him and turned around to walk into the water fort without saying anything else.

Sun Qing followed behind him, his steps neither fast nor slow. When he passed by Scarface, he still had no expression on his face, and didn't even glance at Scarface.

Scarface looked at the two men's backs, and his confusion grew even stronger - Liu Balang didn't look like someone who came to visit, but rather like someone who had met with misfortune.

In addition, the Sun Qing he brought with him didn't look like a good person and looked like he wanted to keep strangers away. This matter must be no simple matter.

He winked at Li San, who understood and followed quietly behind, staring at Sun Qing from a distance.

At this time, in the waters near the water fort, Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe were hiding underwater, with only their eyes exposed, watching the movements on the dock.

Although they didn't hear the entire conversation between Scarface and Liu Balang, they vaguely caught a few words.

Yan Ruyu tilted her head slightly and looked at Huo Changhe beside her. Huo Changhe nodded slightly and pointed his finger in the direction of the reed marsh.

Yan Ruyu understood, and the two of them quietly dived underwater, avoiding the patrol boat and swam towards the reed marsh not far away.

The reeds on the shore are taller than people. When the wind blows, the leaves rustle, just enough to cover people's figures.

Yan Ruyu went over first and took the boat out of the space using the cover of the reeds.

Huo Changhe climbed onto the boat with three people.

"You guys wait here first," Yan Ruyu looked at the silver ingot, "Don't let anyone find out, we'll go back and take a look."

Yinding replied "OK".

Huo Changhe walked up to Yan Ruyu and lowered his voice: "Liu Balang suddenly came to the water fort, there must be something wrong. We have to think of a way to make some trouble between them."

"That's what I thought," Yan Ruyu leaned against the reeds. "We can't let Liu Balang come here for nothing. We have to add fuel to the fire and make them fight each other and become suspicious of each other."

Huo Changhe raised his eyebrows: "How do I add more fuel to the fire?"

A sly smile flashed across Yan Ruyu's eyes: "Scarface and Liu Balang are also partners, so they definitely don't trust each other completely.

What we did in the cave will soon be exposed, and then we can light a fire somewhere else and add fuel to the fire!"

"This method is feasible," Huo Changhe nodded. "Scarface was already wondering why Liu Balang suddenly came. Add to that what happened in the cave, and he'll definitely be even more suspicious. By then, we won't have to do anything; they'll clash on their own."

Yan Ruyu glanced at the distant water stronghold and said, "There's no time to lose. Let's go back now and sneak in along the original water route. We'll find an opportunity to take action."

Huo Changhe adjusted his wetsuit and said, "Let's go. I'll lead the way, and you follow behind me."

The two went into the water again and swam towards the water fort along the same waterway they had come from before.

When they were almost at the side gate of the water fort, Huo Changhe stopped, listened carefully to the noise above, and confirmed that there was no one patrolling. Then he waved to Yan Ruyu, and the two swam away together.

In the hall, Scarface and Liu Balang were talking.

"Master Liu, what happened?"

Liu Balang stroked his forehead with his hand and said, "Master, I have something going on in my house. Can you help me?"

Scarface frowned: "What's the matter?"

"Please lend me a few men," Liu Balang said anxiously. "There's really no peace in the mansion, and I don't trust the others, so I came to ask the headmaster for help."

Scarface glanced at Sun Qing beside him and smiled: "Excuse me, this brother should be quite skilled."

Liu Balang glanced at Sun Qing and said, "Yes, he is indeed quite skilled, but my situation is complicated now. I must have someone to protect me at all times."

"So, he has to be by my side. I want to borrow someone from you to protect my mansion."

Scarface narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Balang.