The Ingenious One Episode 10 Recap, Plot

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Since the sale of the silk contract in the market, the price of silk has steadily fallen. Su Mingyu had no servants following him, so he naturally had to wash his own clothes. But just as he hung up his clothes, Shu Yanan informed him that they would be leaving in an hour. Seeing this, Jin Biao couldn't help but chuckle and comforted him, saying that a real man doesn't sweat the small stuff, and even if his clothes are dirty, he can still wear them.

Su Huairou invited Kou Yan into the mansion and asked her how much the price of silk in the southern capital could be lowered with the sale of 80,000 pounds of silk contracts. Kou Menglan believed that spot prices would make merchants more at ease, so the market price of silk would continue to fall, possibly down to four taels of silver per pound. It was precisely because Kou Menglan was so knowledgeable about business that Su Huairou had a newfound appreciation for her and asked her to keep an eye on Yun Xiang's movements and report any anomalies immediately.

Qi Tianfeng was determined to win and began to plan to change his old house. He also provided new clothes for his brothers and was eager to move. On the other hand, the Su family's commercial convoy encountered repeated dangers during their three-day journey. First, there was a spy planted in the team, and then they were harassed by night attacks, leaving them exhausted and surrounded by enemies. This was because the Su family promised to return the raw silk and fulfill their promise to the merchants within fifteen days, otherwise they would lose their position as the head of the Nan Du Commercial Association, and even be bankrupt.

Due to the troubles on the way back to the city, Su Mingyu became more and more uneasy. Shu Yanan felt that this was not a long-term solution, so she suggested that everyone hold on for another night and rest at a nearby abandoned inn the next day. Yun Xiang inquired about the situation of the merchant group from Kang Qiao every day and felt that something was amiss. Kang Qiao said that since he had a fishing rod in his hand, there was no need to worry about the safety of the bait. The outcome was near, and they just needed to be patient. Qi Tianfeng heard that the merchant group was heading towards the inn and was confident in catching them like fish in a barrel. Shu Yanan knew the problems with the inn and informed the heads of each escort team to deploy a plan. Considering the limited time and the strength of the bandits, it would be of no use to continue to consume resources. Rather than just defending, they decided to take the initiative to attack and split their forces to transfer the enemy's strength.

Shu Yanan arranged half of the family servants to exchange clothing with the escorts, seemingly forming two teams to transport the goods, but in reality, one team was entirely composed of family servants while the other consisted of all escorts. Zheng, the leader of the escorts, was responsible for the team of family servants, and together with others, they made noise in one direction while Shu Yanan and Jin Biao each led a team of their own. Only Su Mingyu stayed behind at the inn to take care of the raw silk. Despite the danger, there was still a glimmer of hope. Shu Yanan, Jin Biao, and the others were ambushed and fought fiercely, shedding blood.

Meanwhile, on the other side, a badly wounded family servant managed to escape back to the inn. Under severe torture, he revealed the location of the raw silk. When the last wave of remaining bandits stormed into the inn, Su Mingyu bravely picked up a sword for the first time and fought back, splattered with blood, but overwhelmed by emotions.

At this critical moment, Shu Yanan and Jin Biao rushed to the scene and found the inn strewn with corpses, but fortunately, Su Mingyu was unharmed. Jin Biao could see that Su Mingyu was almost scared out of his wits, so he sprayed some white wine onto his face until he gradually came to his senses and talked about his own experience of killing, feeling very uneasy in his heart.

Jin Biao comforted Su Mingyu to rest well and gave some medical treatment to the wounded. Although they had been fighting tirelessly during the day, there were still bandits knocking on the door at night. The caravan had already suffered heavy casualties and had no chance of winning. Seeing that the gate was about to be broken open, Shu Yanan and Jin Biao could no longer sit still and stood with their remaining guards in the courtyard, ready to fight back. Su Mingyu listened to the noise outside and gradually regained his clarity and determination. He clenched his long sword and walked into the courtyard, determined to have a fierce fight with the bandits.

Unexpectedly, Qi Tianfeng's subordinate Xie Guang had dug a tunnel leading to the place where the raw silk was stored. When everyone was caught off guard, he lit a big fire and burned all the raw silk. By the time Shu Yanan and others realized what was happening, it was too late. The raging fire destroyed tens of thousands of raw silk, and Su Mingyu collapsed in despair.

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