Chapter 252: Corn Seeds Stolen

The eldest prince racked his brains for a long time, and finally said helplessly: "I can't remember."

He looked so depressed, as if he had lost his most precious treasure.

This was truly abnormal, and Chu Ci wasn't the only one who felt strange. The Fifth Prince said with a firm expression, "Something's wrong. Something's very wrong, Boss."

The purple-robed envoy then spoke up, "I'm afraid it's not just the Fifth Prince who's saying this; something's not right with all of us."

Chu Ci's eyes flashed when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "Perhaps when Qian Baobao's grandfather went to find Zhang Xiwu, our actions had already been exposed."

Everyone present was startled when they heard this.

The Fifth Prince's face was filled with astonishment, his voice unconsciously rising a few degrees as he shouted, "It's not a Gu, we're not poisoned. So what mysterious means did they use to influence the minds of so many people without us even noticing?"

"This is simply too bizarre and unbelievable! If the other party uses the same method against my father..."

Before the Fifth Prince could finish his speculation, the First Prince and the Purple-Robed Envoy became extremely anxious and said, "Send a letter to the capital immediately."

After making the decision, the Purple-Robed Envoy was about to borrow the eagle from Chu Ci again when the Embroidered-Robed Law Enforcement Officer who was guarding outside suddenly knocked on the door.

Three short knocks and one long knock on the door is a signal agreed upon by the embroidered uniform law enforcement officers that there is an urgent matter.

"Come in——" Following the purple-robed envoy's order, two law enforcement officers in embroidered robes hurried in.

"Sir, Lord Feng and Taoist Yunshang have arrived. Taoist Yunshang also asked his subordinates to bring a message to Princess Yixin. He said that those people from that year have appeared." When the purple-robed envoy and others heard this, they were all shocked.

"Bring the person in immediately." The purple-robed envoy gave the order decisively without any hesitation.

"Yes." The law enforcer in embroidered clothes did not hesitate and walked as fast as the wind, quickly leading Feng Yan and Taoist Master Yun Shang in.

"Your Highness the King of Shu, Your Highness the King of Qin..." As the two came in and were about to salute, the eldest prince and the fifth prince each helped one of them up.

"Please stand up, both of you. Taoist Yunshang, do you take your previous message seriously?" The Fifth Prince's face was full of anxiety, his eyes fixed on Taoist Yunshang, eager to get a definite answer.

Taoist Master Yunshang did not respond to the Fifth Prince's question, but looked at Chu Ci.

After getting Chu Ci's approval, he finally spoke: "I believe that with the Fifth Prince's intelligence, he should be able to guess the purpose of this trip of the old Taoist and Lord Feng, right?"

"Are our abnormalities the result of those people's tricks?" If it was just a vague guess before, after hearing Taoist Yun Shang's words, the Fifth Prince instantly knew that this was the fact.

"That's right." Taoist Yun Shang said it firmly and without any hesitation, without any intention of denying it.

Just as the Fifth Prince was about to ask Taoist Master Yun Shang how he knew about their situation, the First Prince lost his patience and asked anxiously, "Is there any way to deal with this?"

This time, Taoist Master Yunshang remained silent. Feng Yan stepped forward and said, "The amulet drawn by Princess Yixin herself will do."

Thus, Chu Ci once again deeply experienced the feeling of being the focus of everyone's attention.

However, Chu Ci got carried away and blurted out, "I have to do it myself? Who knows how many people have been affected? Won't my hands be broken?"

Feng Yan and Yun Shang blushed upon hearing Chu Ci's words. "We've tried many methods, but only the amulet you hand-painted is effective."

"Wait, have you tried it? Has anyone in Lianzhou been infected?" Chu Ci asked anxiously with a puzzled look on his face.

"It was Yuanniang. Although we discovered it in time, someone still stole the corn seeds." When Feng Yan said this, his expression became even more guilty.

"Corn seeds?" Chu Ci thought about it over and over again, but he couldn't imagine that the other party's purpose was actually this?

Even though a crop has been harvested, all the corn seeds currently add up to only a little over ten acres.

What use can such a small amount of seeds be used for?

Chu Ci was confused. [Could those people be planning to hoard food?]

But as soon as this option emerged, Chu Ci immediately rejected it.

Even if they were extremely knowledgeable about corn cultivation, it would still take many years to reach the point of stockpiling enough grain. Furthermore, the amount of food stolen was unlikely to be large, so the time required would be even longer.

Chu Ci frowned, full of confusion and unable to understand the purpose of those people stealing corn seeds.

The eldest prince, however, looked solemn and slowly said, "Princess Yixin, how long will it take for corn to become widely available?"

Chu Ci was stunned when he heard this, then thought for a while and quickly made a comprehensive and detailed summary of corn's planting conditions, growth cycle, promotion difficulty, etc.

But whether it was the eldest prince, the fifth prince, or the purple-robed envoy, they all had frowns on their faces.

Obviously, they were not satisfied with the answer given by Chu Ci.

After much deliberation, the Fifth Prince placed his hopes on Chu Ci: "Is there no other way? The potatoes from before..."

Chu Ci knew what the fifth prince was planning before he finished speaking.

He rolled his eyes and said bluntly, "You said it too, it's a potato!"

"Your Highness, Prince Qin, instead of worrying about those vague problems that may arise in the future, why not worry more about your own health?"

"After all..." Chu Ci did not directly say that the other party's brain was abnormal, but just his actions were very heartbreaking!

The eldest prince endured and endured, his expression changing several times, and finally he could only say: "Well, I will go back to my room and write the memorial. How to deal with the peace amulet matter, Princess Yixin and my fifth brother can discuss it."

After saying that, the eldest prince ran away without saying anything else. His speed was amazing!

If you don't know, you might think there is some vicious beast chasing him madly!

This made Chu Ci want to say: "She still has a few amulets in her hand."

But the words were on the tip of my tongue, so I didn't have the chance to speak.

But this is fine. There are six people in the room, including the couple. "Come on, come on, one per person, let's share."

As Chu Ci spoke, he took out a peace amulet from his pocket.

The prince looked at the amulet that was forcibly stuffed into his hand and said with a smile, "Boss, if he knew about this, he would regret it, right?"

The others didn't respond, but their movements to collect the amulets were obviously much faster.

Seeing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but sigh: They are all smart people!

Immediately, a smart guy jumped out and said slyly, "We don't know anything. This amulet on our body was asked for by our family."