Adoption brings disaster

Chapter 109

For ordinary people, night is just a time to rest and sleep, but for some people with ulterior motives, it is the best time to hide from others.

People at this time are either sleepy and mentally exhausted, unable to investigate carefully, or have limited vision, making it difficult to see the bad guys hiding in the dark with deliberate intentions. Whatever bad things these bad guys are going to do, it will not only be twice as easy as half the effort, but ten or even hundreds of times more difficult.

As soon as it was light, Qingyu dragged Ada to my place to argue.

"Principal, last night Ada didn't follow your orders and ran away from the base without permission." Qingyu pulled Ada to complain.

"Your Highness, please be wise. I just came out to urinate because I had to, so I stood inside the camp and looked outside. I didn't go far. When Miss Qingyu saw me, she insisted that I was leaving the camp without asking any questions." Ah Da knelt on the ground and kept crying out for justice.

"You said you came out to pee, but why wasn't there anything on the ground? Did you lick it back yourself?"

Qingyu is the apprentice of the God of Death, and the words "observe everything" are not nonsense. After listening to Ah Da's quibbling, he also questioned him in a cold voice.

"I was about to urinate, but when you suddenly came out, I thought there was an evil ghost and was scared to death. Let alone peeing, I was naturally scared and held it back."

Ah Da sounded extremely pitiful, his tone was full of resentment and accompanied by sobs, as if he was about to cry.

Ah Da was the one who cried the most, and he quickly said, "Your Highness, please understand. I was scared last night and I'm afraid to urinate now. I'm almost suffocating."

Duoduo sneered after hearing this, and didn't argue with Ada. She just took out another piece of cloth and asked, "Then how do you explain this?"

"It's just a piece of cloth. What's there to explain? It might have been scraped off by a branch while we were pulling it." Ada refused to admit it.

The black carp would not act without a purpose, so there must be sufficient evidence.

It's a pity that Ah Da has lived in the palace for a long time and has not learned anything else, but he has learned a lot of skills of throwing tantrums and denying things. I also understand that even if we let them continue to make trouble like this, I am afraid that nothing will come of it.

Besides, even if Ada really disobeyed my orders, I couldn't really kill him.

If they fail to keep their word, these bodyguards who are former soldiers might cause trouble in the future.

I understood this, but was also a little helpless, so I had to change the subject and said, "It's already this late, why haven't you seen Liu Shui yet?"

Ah Da was very good at reading people's expressions. When he heard what I said, he immediately reacted and said flatteringly, "Brother Qianxi has recovered, but his power has been completely lost and his body is very weak. His Highness Liushui is currently arranging a carriage for him to return to the capital so that Brother Qianxi can sit more comfortably."

"What did you say?" I asked in shock, "What is Liu Shui doing?"

Ah Da didn't understand why I was so shocked for a moment, and was a little overwhelmed. He said hesitantly, "What's wrong with helping Qian Xi tidy up the carriage again?"

"Do you think Liushui is a man who knows how to serve others? I'm afraid the carriage he arranged is not for our comfort, but for our lives. Stop him quickly, don't let him make Qianxi, who I saved with so much effort, suffer any harm." I kicked Ah Da hard and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go quickly."

Ah Da was already feeling guilty, so after hearing this, he pretended to rush off to help Qian Xi pack up the carriage. Before Ah Da had even gone far, Qing Yu said with a smile, "The principal is letting him go now?"

Seeing that Qingyu wasn't angry, I calmly said, "What else can we do if we don't let him go? At least he's still in the open. He's not very good at the underworld's tricks. If we kill him, his master might replace him with someone else in the dark, and that won't be so worrying. It's better to keep him. At least we can be on guard against him."

"The principal is absolutely right, so I let him go last night." Qingyu took out a roasted pigeon from his arms and said, "But I shot all his pigeons. If he goes over now, he should see the escorts feasting on them. This is something the students specially left for the principal. Try it and see how it tastes."

"I didn't expect you have such a skill. It's delicious." I ate while taking the herring to an open place.

"Principal, please wait a moment." Qingyu produced dozens of mechanical mice and spoke to the darkness with his inner strength. "Everyone, please stop following me. I won't be polite to you if you continue to follow these mechanical mice. Don't blame me for not warning you. They are infected with the Gu King's Gu. I don't know what will happen if you touch them. Are you really prepared to risk your life for this?"

I know that I have secret guards around me. They must have been following me since I entered Miaojiang and met up with Ada.

But I also know that these secret guards are also following orders. Although I feel a little annoyed, I will not take it out on them.

So he said loudly: "Let's just chat in an open space, you don't need to follow us."

"They don't dare to follow us. Last night, Duoduo's Crazy Laughing Grass gave these secret guards a lot of trouble." Qingyu laughed, "They probably don't have the courage to do that today."

I led Qingyu to the center of the open space. Qingyu set up a formation to prevent eavesdropping and then said, "Principal, I cannot accompany you on your trip to the Wudang Sect."

I was a little surprised, but the child has grown up and has his own things and life. It is normal that he cannot always be with me. There is no need to make a fuss about it. I just nodded to show that I understood.

Seeing that I didn't ask why, Qingyu continued, "Just last month, the great hero Li Qinghan, known as Bishui Wuyi, left Beijing for unknown reasons. Prince Gong kept the news secret for over half a month, but he still couldn't get it out. Now, those who have grudges against him have sent people to assassinate him."

I know in my heart that Li Qinghan's extraordinary status in Prince Gong's Mansion is because he can intimidate the villains. Now that he is gone, these people have been holding it in for so many years, and it is time for them to explode.

Moreover, during the years that Li Qinghan was in the palace, Prince Gong was even more unscrupulous and offended many people. Now there are countless people in the court and in the martial arts world who want to kill him.

"Although Prince Gong cannot be said to have done many evil things, he is not a good person either." Qingyu suddenly said loudly.

After saying that, he gestured for me to look at a stone. Seeing Qingyu's expression, I naturally knew that someone was eavesdropping there.

Qingyu was also angry in his heart. He sneered and said, "If you want to listen, come and listen. It's not like I'm not telling you to listen. I know more than just Prince Gong's affairs. I also know a lot of secrets about other princes and ministers. I'll tell you everything. I just don't know if I spread this after I return to Beijing. How will your master's life be?"

There was no movement at the stone, but we knew the secret guard had left.

Seeing that the eavesdropper had left, Qingyu stopped talking and continued to talk about Prince Gong. "But he is a prince after all. He can't just let people assassinate him casually. Besides, we need someone from the younger generation to deter these monsters."

Qingyu was naturally unhappy that he couldn't accompany me on my adventures. He sighed and said, "So my master asked me to go to Beijing quickly to investigate the assassination of Prince Gong."

After hearing this, I also sighed and said, "I originally wanted to trouble you to escort Qianxi back to Beijing, but now it seems that there is no hope."

"Principal, do you want to know what's in His Royal Highness Prince Yong's secret room?"

"Huh?" Qingyu suddenly asked. I didn't react at once and could only say subconsciously, "No need. If I want to know, I can just go and see. Guang'er won't stop me."

"The principal and His Royal Highness Prince Yong have a deep father-son relationship. He handles all matters within the palace without avoiding my principal. I just wonder if our friends over there have also had this honor. Why don't you come over and I'll tell you all about it."

I looked at the trees in the distance and there was nothing special about them, but since the bluefish said so, there must be someone there.

"The principal and His Royal Highness Prince Yong have a deep father-son relationship. I don't think the principal knows the secrets of the Zhenbei Palace. Do you want me to tell you about it?" Qingyu was talking to me, but his eyes were looking at the woods. "It's very exciting, like some of the romantic affairs of the Zhenbei Prince when he was young."

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As Qingyu talked about a few insignificant little things about the King of Zhenbei, there was a sudden rustling sound in the woods. Pine cones fell to the ground and rolled far away. A figure rolled and crawled away.

"No one should be eavesdropping now," Qingyu said, but he still shouted into the distance, "Come and listen, it's absolutely amazing. I have enough secrets here for you to brag about for a lifetime. Don't you really want to listen?"

"You dare to sneak into and search the mansions of these princes at will?" I asked in surprise.

"How is that possible?" Qingyu cleaned a nearby stone and asked me to sit down. "Master and I can sneak in and investigate officials below the fifth rank at will. Above the fifth rank, we need the emperor's order. As for the levels of Prince Yong and Prince Zhenbei, even if the emperor asked us to investigate, Master would refuse on the grounds of limited ability."

"So you were cheating them." I laughed.

"Not really. The Prince of Zhenbei was drinking with the master and told some stories of the past. As for His Royal Highness Prince Yong, I always felt that he was going to do something bad to the principal, so I used a Kongming lantern to observe from a high altitude and gained quite a lot. Anyway, these secret guards don't have the courage to listen to these things."

"I see."

I smiled, but felt annoyed in my heart. I sighed and thought to myself, who should I ask to escort Qianxi? These bodyguards are not careful enough. I am afraid that Qianxi will get hurt on the way. I can't send Qianxi back to the capital first and then go to Wudang Sect.

"Did the principal sigh for Qianxi?" Duoduo asked.

"Qianxi is in this condition now. If he doesn't have someone to take good care of him, I'm afraid he won't be able to bear it on the road." I said, "I have a few people who need to be both careful and skilled in martial arts, but they're not around right now. What should I do?"

"It's a small matter. I have to go back to Beijing anyway, so let me go and send Qianxi back to the capital." Qingyu said.

"How can you do that? If you want to take care of Qianxi, you have to travel slowly along the way. If he feels unwell, you have to stop to take care of him and get treatment. It will take at least a month to get to the capital." I was a little annoyed, and my tone unconsciously became heavier.

Seeing that I was worried about her, Qingyu was naturally happy and said, "Principal, please rest assured. This kind of petty assassination will not kill Prince Gong. Besides, I am not an official. I returned to Beijing to investigate the case according to my master's orders. If anyone dares to object, that's fine. I will have a reason not to return to Beijing. Then I will rush to find the principal and travel the world with him. Wouldn't that be great?"

I was still a little worried about Qingyu, but I also knew in my heart that it would be best if Qingyu could escort Liushui back to Beijing.

I didn't want Qingyu and Liushui to be sad, so I also said, "Are you sure it won't cause you any trouble? Qianxi is my good brother, and I hope he returns to Beijing safely. You are my good student, and I hope you won't be embarrassed when you return to Beijing."

My sincere words touched Qingyu a little. He looked at me with a smile on his face, then lowered his head and said sinisterly, "It would be fine if someone could kill Prince Gong. But he even dared to cast a spell on the principal a few years ago. I wish I could organize a group to assassinate him."

I was a little stunned. I touched Qingyu's head and said, "These things are in the past. Don't think about them anymore. Your good life is more important than anything else."

Qingyu hugged my waist. I felt a little itchy and wanted to push her away. Qingyu whispered in my ear: "Don't push me away. I have something to tell you."

After hearing this, I hurriedly put my arms around Qingyu's shoulders and pretended to comfort her.

"A few years ago, I rescued a man who was proficient in formations and mechanisms. To repay me for saving his life, he built a city of mechanisms outside Beijing. Without the correct method to break the formation, others would not be able to find the city even if they walked right up to it."

I didn't understand what Qingyu meant, so I could only nod and let her continue.

Qingyu added, "If the principal can't bear to part with Miss Duoduo, he can exchange her for a month or so every year. Then you can be like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl."

This made me a little moved, but I am not the kind of person who would sacrifice others for my own benefit. I could only shake my head and say, "There is no such thing as an impenetrable wall. After a long time, it will always be discovered. These Miao people are innocent. They cannot suffer this unprovoked disaster just for my personal relationship with Duoduo."

"The principal is just too considerate of others." Although Qingyu's words were dissatisfied, his eyes were full of love, "I like this kind of principal, ......"

I didn't hear a single word Qingyu said afterwards. Seeing her expression, it seemed like something very important, so I quickly asked, "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."

"Nothing, I said I was going to see Qianxi." After saying that, he ran away, leaving me alone here in the wind.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.