Episode 7: Danwu lost the game

In order to attack Yan Zijing, Cui Shijiu specially organized a project for the mermaids to steal the treasure, and handed over a letter of surrender to Yan Zijing. If Yan Zijing failed to steal the treasure, he would lose the qualification to buy jewelry in Guangzhou.

Yan Zijing asked who would participate in the competition. Everyone knew that this competition was extremely dangerous, so no one signed up. Caotou then thought of a way to let everyone decide by drawing lots. Caotou specifically asked Duanwu to draw lots first. The first bamboo stick Duanwu took was red.

She overturned the bamboo tube and found that all the bamboo sticks were red. Yan Zijing agreed to draw lots again. Duanwu saw that her friends around her were trembling with fear. She had been in the water since she was a child, so she took the initiative to undertake this task.

As the competition approaches, Yan Zijing gives Duanwu a golden vest to wear, which can save her life when necessary. Duanwu is grateful for Yan Zijing’s gift. Although she doesn’t have to participate in this competition, she is determined to get the Red Pearl and find her father, no matter how dangerous it is.

The competition started. The original plan was to go to the sea to grab the treasure, but the official in charge changed his mind and decided to grab the treasure on land. Duanwu was a woman and had no chance of winning in such a competition. Yan Zijing knew that there was something fishy about the competition, but since she was on the boat, she had to abide by the rules.

Duanwu got the pearl with her wit and courage, but she met Cheng Yaojin on the way, and people who wanted to grab the treasure kept coming one after another behind her. Duanwu was secretly injured. Her waist was stabbed with a dagger.

Fortunately, she was wearing the gold silk soft armor given by Yan Zijing, so she didn’t stab the vital parts. The contestants brought by Cui Shijiu all had weapons in their hands. Yan Zijing saw that Duanwu was about to fall from a height, so he flew over and caught her steadily.

There was no chance in the competition time. Yan Zijing supported Duanwu and continued to grab the treasure. He found that those people were carrying weapons. Yan Zijing was ruthless when he attacked. He practiced diligently in normal times, and now it finally came in handy.

Yan Zijing knocked the orb from Cui Shijiu’s men, and it broke into pieces, but Duanwu still lost because the orb was in Cui Shijiu’s hands at the end of the game. The judges were already arranged by Cui Shijiu, and they judged Cui Shijiu’s men as the winners without asking any questions.

Duanwu was devastated and vomited blood after hearing the result of the competition. Zhang Jinran was there at the time and he immediately took Duanwu to see a doctor. Yanzijing lost the competition and lost the qualification to purchase pearls in Guangzhou.

Duanwu drank the medicine prescribed by the doctor and woke up slowly. Zhang Jinran advised her not to follow Yan Zijing to take risks again. He also gave Yan Zijing a token and asked her to go to the city to find someone who would naturally give her a job. Duanwu declined Zhang Jinran’s kindness. She couldn’t leave there because she hadn’t got the blood bead yet.

Zhang Jinran also wanted to give Duanwu another trump card to make a living, but Duanwu refused it. She knew Zhang Jinran was a good person, but she couldn’t repay such a kindness, so it was better not to accept it.

Zhang Jinran sent Duanwu to the dock. Yan Zijing stood on the deck and watched the two people bid farewell. Duanwu went to see Yan Zijing and took the initiative to accept the punishment. Yan Zijing gave Duanwu two options.

One was to leave the cabin and be a personal maid beside him, but never mention joining the caravan again; the other was to return to the bottom of the cabin and accept the punishment of twenty lashes, and then continue to work hard.

Duanwu chose the second one without hesitation. As for the twenty lashes, Duanwu took the initiative to explain that although the Chamber of Commerce lost in the competition, everyone also saw the strength of the Chamber of Commerce and it also brought a lot of business to the caravan, so the merits and demerits offset each other.

Duanwu knew that the Chamber of Commerce had lost the purchasing rights for Guangzhou pearls, so she offered a suggestion to Yan Zijing: she could use other jewelry stores to collect pearls. The Ninth Lady of the Pan Family was very familiar with her, and their jewelry store was well-known locally.

Yan Zijing did not object to Duanwu’s suggestion, but reminded her not to be cheated again like the first time she sold scrap.

Duanwu received the deposit and moved onto the boat with his younger brother Xiao Xiami. Xiao Xiami was very happy that they finally didn’t have to sleep in the damp bottom cabin.