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

Chapter 2031 Leaving the Island to the Water Village

Huo Changhe didn't say anything else. He looked at the time and then at the bloodshot eyes of Yan Ruyu.

"Go and rest quickly. We can verify the truth of her words after we return to the city."

Yan Ruyu was indeed a little sleepy. She was nervous and uncomfortable before, but now she was much more relaxed and felt sleepy.

"Okay, I'm going to sleep for a while. Your Highness, take some time to rest after you've made your arrangements. You'll be busy tomorrow."

Huo Changhe nodded, found a clean room for her, watched her fall asleep, then quietly walked out of the room and arranged for secret guards to protect her.

The sleep was not very long, but it was enough to relieve fatigue. When Yan Ruyu opened her eyes, the window paper was already bright and transparent.

She rubbed her temples and sat up. The voices in the yard drifted in through the window.

"...That water fort is not small. The food was delivered there. The contact person and the person delivering the food are very familiar with each other. This is not their first time."

It was Yinding's voice: "As soon as we were deployed, the village gate was closed. Normally, it's probably not open very often. If we want to get in, we have to find another entrance."

Yan Ruyu got up and left the house. Huo Changhe was sitting by the stone table in the courtyard, listening to Yinding's words, with a bamboo chip in his fingertips, gently scratching the table.

Hearing the noise, he looked up, his gaze landing on her slightly pale face, and his tone softened: "Awake? Why don't you rest a little longer?"

"Now that it's bright and clear, I can't stop." Yan Ruyu walked to the table and sat down. Yinding hurriedly stood up to greet her, but she raised her hand to hold him back. "No need to be polite, just continue."

"Yes."

Huo Changhe handed over a bowl of warm tea and touched her wrist with his fingertips: "Drink some hot tea first."

Yan Ruyu smiled and took the tea bowl. "The water fort you just mentioned is the one mentioned in the previous letter?"

"That's right." Huo Changhe paused his fingertips on the bamboo chips. "The food was sent there. There's no way all that much military rations were eaten. There must be something fishy going on. I thought of taking some people with me and taking it all away."

Yan Ruyu had just taken a sip of tea when she raised an eyebrow: "How many people are you bringing? The secret guards plus the soldiers borrowed by Su Zhenhai will make too much noise."

She turned to the silver ingot and asked, "How many guards are there at the water fort? What weapons are they equipped with?"

Yinding thought carefully, "There were about twenty people who showed up, mostly rough men. They usually guarded the village gate. Their weapons were mostly swords and sticks. Bows and arrows were used by the guards standing on the high ground in front of the gate."

Yan Ruyu put down the tea bowl and said cheerfully, "No need to bring anyone with you. We can just go by ourselves. At most, we can take some silver ingots with us to lead the way. If we have too many people, we'll be more conspicuous and it will be easy to alert the enemy. Let's go in quietly and take the food away."

Huo Changhe's brows relaxed and he smiled faintly: "That's true, forget about it."

It is also easy to take away the food in Yan Ruyu's space.

Yan Ruyu's smile deepened. "Take two of the sailors who are most familiar with water with you and hide them at the bottom of the boat. Then, when the time comes, we can come in from underwater and maybe help each other."

Huo Changhe nodded slowly: "Alright. A quick victory is indeed safer than mobilizing a large army."

He raised his eyes to look at Yan Ruyu: "You are really thoughtful."

Yan Ruyu stood up and said to Yinding, "There is some rice and buns in the room. Take them and make breakfast for everyone."

Yinding quickly responded: "Yes."

"Let Wu Liang take charge of the island's affairs. He's always been prudent in his work. Beibei and Fengshao can also lend a hand."

Yan Ruyu thought of something and added, "The soldiers that Su Zhenhai borrowed must be properly settled and handed over to Su Shengsheng. Don't let them wander around the island, or they might accidentally trigger the traps and get hurt."

He accepted all the silver ingots.

Breakfast was simple, just hot steamed buns and rice porridge. Wu Liang, Bei Bei, Feng Shao and the others arrived one after another and sat around the stone table in the courtyard.

Yan Ruyu lowered her head and instructed the others, "The eldest prince and I are going to take the silver ingots to the water stronghold today. I'll leave the matters here to you."

Wu Liang put down his bowl of porridge, his expression serious: "Master, don't worry, I will not let any chaos happen here."

Huo Changhe took over the conversation: "Leave half of the secret guards behind and listen to your orders."

Wu Liang was overjoyed: "Yes."

As he was speaking, Su Shengsheng came over.

She saluted and said, "The soldiers are all settled. Do you have any instructions?"

Huo Changhe looked up at her and said, "You led the soldiers to guard the ferry and not allow anyone to enter or leave. That would be a great achievement."

"Understood." Su Shengsheng responded straightforwardly, "If anyone dares to intrude, we'll just capture them."

"Take it!"

Su Shengsheng nodded in agreement, sat down to have breakfast with them, and talked about the girls.

After resting in the middle of the night, their emotions calmed down a lot, especially after Mu Wan and Zhou Lie were captured, which gave them hope again.

Yan Ruyu thought for a moment and said, "Tell them that I will arrange for them to leave Longyin Island as soon as possible. However, before they leave, they must obey the instructions and not act rashly."

Su Shengsheng nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I will take care of it."

After the tough battle last night and his refusal to retreat, Su Shengsheng was highly trusted by the girls.

Yan Ruyu took Su Shengsheng's pulse briefly, mainly because the heavy blow did not cause any internal injuries, so she let go of some of the medicine and left some snacks for her, which Su Shengsheng happily accepted.

Now everything is basically open. Yan Ruyu did not hide the fact that she is the "little doctor", and Su Shengsheng did not pretend to be ignorant.

Of course, she didn't know Yan Ruyu's true identity.

After breakfast, Yinding and two sailors were waiting at the door. The two sailors were both strong men with short swords on their waists. When they saw Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu, they bowed and saluted.

Yan Ruyu looked at Wu Liang and the others and said, "I'll leave this place to you. We're leaving now."

Wu Liang bowed and said, "Master, rest assured. Take care."

Huo Changhe turned around and boarded the boat, saying to Yinding, "Lead the way."

The silver ingot responded and led the way, followed by the two sailors.

The boat slowly left Longyin Island and headed towards the water fort.

Yinding remembered the direction he came from, and the journey was safe. After about an hour, he could vaguely see the outline of the water fort.

The river ahead gradually narrowed. Yinding stepped forward and pointed at a tall wooden house in the distance. "That's the entrance to the water fort. Our boat can only reach the reed marsh ahead. If we go any further, they will discover us."

Yan Ruyu looked in the direction he pointed and saw several wooden houses built next to the gate of the water fort. The gate was indeed closed.

Yan Ruyu whispered, "This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Besides, as long as we pass the reed marsh, they will be able to see any approaching boats on the water clearly."

Huo Changhe nodded: "Indeed, we need to find a way."

The sailor stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I can swim in from the water and find out the situation first."

Yan Ruyu shook her head. This method was not only dangerous, but also likely to alert the enemy.

Even if we sneak in underwater, we can't go through the main gate. There may be defensive facilities underwater. Such things are likely to cause an entire village to be alerted.

Yan Ruyu leaned against the side of the boat, looked down at the water below, thought for a moment, and came up with a plan.