"Who did Qin Cheng send?"

It's Wujiang.

Upon hearing Wu Jiang's name, Qin Jue quickened his pace. "Did they say what it was about?"

Wu Jiang didn't tell me; he only said he'd tell me when I arrived.

"Derivatives, has Prince Luoyuan discovered some clues?"

Hopefully.

The two arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Study, and Qin Jue and Yu Ying went inside together.

The man dressed in black with his hair tied up bowed upon seeing Qin Jue.

"Your subordinate greets Your Majesty."

"Get up. What did Qin Zheng want to see you about?"

Wu Jiang stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince instructed me to deliver this to Your Majesty."

As he spoke, Wu Jiang reached into his pocket and pulled out something that looked like a stone, then handed it to Qin Jue.

Yu Ying saw the teardrop-shaped stone in Wu Jiang's hand and immediately picked it up. "Yansheng, this stone..."

He stopped halfway through his sentence, then looked at Wu Jiang and continued speaking.

"What message did Qin Zheng ask you to deliver?"

"The prince said that he found this stone by chance in the hands of a beggar. At first, he didn't think much of it, but then he remembered what His Majesty had said, so he bought it from the beggar."

"His Highness said that he saw people from the Southern Kingdom active in the Pingyuan County area some time ago, but they did not head towards the capital."

What else is there besides this?

Wu Jiang then took out a handkerchief from his bosom. "Your Majesty, this is a handkerchief that the Princess instructed me to give to her."

Yu Ying took it from Wu Jiang and held it in her hand. Qin Jue then spoke to Wu Jiang again.

"Did Qin Zheng say when he would return to the capital?"

"The prince said he would return before the Spring Festival."

"Is there anything else?"

"No, Your Majesty."

"Step down."

Upon hearing Qin Jue's order, Wu Jiang withdrew. After Wu Jiang left, Yu Ying walked up to Qin Jue.

"Yansheng, could it be that they found something in the Southern Kingdom?"

"I don't know, let's see if this stone is what we're looking for."

"I'll go right away. Don't worry too much. Now... and from now on... Xiao Xi'er will be fine."

After Yu Ying finished speaking, he left after a long silence from Qin Jue.

When Yu Ying reached the door of his room in the secret guard camp, he sensed someone inside and immediately struck out with a palm strike.

Zou Heng, who was inside the room, dodged the attack and used his lightness skill to reach Yu Ying in an instant.

He glared angrily at Yu Ying.

"Yu Ying, I treated you like a brother, but you treated me like a clown!!"

Unable to contain himself any longer, Zou Heng attacked Yu Ying directly, who retaliated without flinching.

The two immediately started fighting. Feng Yangqingye and the other guards were all perched on the courtyard wall, watching Yu Ying and Zou Heng's 'sparring'.

"Fengyang, who do you think will win, Master or Martial Uncle?"

"Master"

"I also think he's my master."

Qingye watched Yu Ying and Zou Heng fighting and talked to Feng Yang beside her.

"Hey Qingye Fengyang, you two, keep your voices down!"

One of the guards who overheard Qingye and Fengyang talking immediately covered Qingye's mouth and told him to keep his voice down.

Just as the guard covering Qingye's mouth finished speaking, he felt gusts of wind striking him.

Qingye Fengyang and the other guards were all knocked off the wall and landed on the ground.

After the group finished falling, they looked up and saw Yu Ying and Zou Heng standing on the wall, so they immediately stood up.

Are you guys very free?

"No, no, we're leaving now."

"You were allowed to leave?"

Upon hearing Yu Ying's words, the group of people stopped in their tracks and turned to look at Yu Ying and Zou Heng on the wall.

"Master..."

"Double the training"

"Yu Ying, wait a minute."

Yu Ying, who had been stopped, looked at Zou Heng in confusion. Zou Heng, remembering that these brats had seen all the portraits of him, was furious.

"Each of you, with sandbags strapped to your arms and legs, go clean the latrines!!!"

Upon hearing Zou Heng's words, Yu Ying almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Seeing the people below looking at each other in disbelief, Yu Ying finally spoke up.

"What are you all standing there for? Do you want to clean the outhouses for a month?"

Upon hearing Yu Ying's words, the group reluctantly ran away. Feng Yang was the fastest, followed by Qing Ye.

Seeing that everyone was running like wolves, Yu Ying and Qin Jue jumped off the wall.

"Yu Ying, aren't you bored? You drew all my ugly pictures!!!"

"Zou Heng, you can't wrong me. That was drawn by your good student."

Upon hearing about the portrait of Zou Heng painted by Yu Ying, Qin Jingmu immediately came to mind.

Ignoring Zou Heng, Yu Ying went straight into her house and took out a teardrop-shaped stone from her bosom.

Zou Heng, who had followed, saw it and looked shocked and incredulous. He pointed at the stone and asked Yu Ying.

"You...how did you get this?"

"Derived from"

"His Majesty?"

"Yes, it was brought into the capital by someone sent by the Prince of Luoyuan. Let's check if it's from the Southern Kingdom."

Zou Heng remained silent.

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"Chief Chef, could you please stop following me around?"

"No, Your Highness, if you agree to become my apprentice, I will immediately stop bothering you."

Qin Jingyi watched as the creatures ran to his left one moment and stayed to his right the next, running back and forth, making him completely dizzy.

"Chancellor, can you please stop?!"

Qin Jingyu couldn't stand the food anymore and stopped eating.

"Your Highness, please become my apprentice."

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