Chapter 353 Paranoia

In fact, Qin Sheng's mother is the current King Qin's concubine Xiao.

As for why they traveled thousands of miles south from the imperial capital, it was because the people sent by the current Prime Minister Xiao to provide disaster relief were found to have embezzled the relief funds.

King Qin was furious and could not help but vent his anger on the Xiao family. He announced a thorough investigation of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Concubine Zhao in the palace naturally had to plead for her family.

But this time, Qin Jun was really furious. Before the truth was found out, he didn't want to see anyone from the Xiao family again.

So he turned away and ordered Concubine Zhao to take the young Fifth Prince back to his ancestral home in the south to recuperate and not to return to the palace without the emperor's order.

Of course, these secrets are no problem for Luo Diandian, a cultivator. There are even treasure appraisal pavilions everywhere to get information.

The mastermind behind this was the General's Mansion, which wanted to help the eldest prince consolidate his position as crown prince. With the military forces and the Xuanwei under its command, the General's Mansion was naturally adept at handling the relief silver.

Since ancient times, being a crown prince has been a high-risk job. Until the last moment, there is no guarantee of success in ascending to the throne, and all forces are watching covetously.

The Qin Dynasty now has five princes and three princesses. Except for the fact that the mothers of the second prince, sixth prince and seventh prince are of lower status, the forces behind them are not qualified to compete for power.

The only ones left were the eldest prince Qin Jian and the fifth prince Qin Sheng. Behind them, one was the general's mansion that held military power, and the other was the prime minister's mansion that controlled the speeches in the court.

The two sides fought openly and secretly for a long time. Although Luo Diandian had the memory of her previous life and knew that the final winner would be Xiao Bitun's side, it did not mean that she could just lie down and relax now.

After all, she is Xiaopidun's teacher now, and will be his strategist behind the scenes.

Now she has also begun to plan. After all, in many cases, soldiers and power need to be based on money, and there are always some loopholes that can be created with money.

Besides, for the King of Qin, who is still in his prime, neither the military power nor excessive control over the government is tolerated. This is a breakthrough.

So in the following days, Luo Diandian did very simple things, which was to stay with the little kid and try to teach him strategies, military books, etc. in some simple ways.

After all, the kid is still young and just wants to go out and play. It is better to gradually arouse his interest in learning. When he grows up, I think he will no longer resist the school and the teacher.

At the same time, letters would be sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion from time to time. The letters contained secrets of the major families obtained with money, including many of the handles of the General's Mansion.

With these, I think the people coming to the Prime Minister's Mansion should know what to do, at least they should be able to compete with the other party for some time to provide time for the little brat to grow.

Luo Diandian would occasionally leave for some time while constantly correcting the little one's growth.

After all, she did not forget that she was a cultivator, and cultivation was the most important thing after all, so she returned to Nanzhou and continued to search for secret realms that could improve her cultivation.

The Sky-Eroding Vine had not been in use for a long time and was now particularly restless.

But after searching several secret realms in succession, what he obtained from them was just a drop in the bucket. Advancing to the Void Refinement Stage was much more difficult than he had imagined.

Luo Diandin couldn't help feeling a little impatient and annoyed. After all, she really wanted to break through and gain strength quickly.

In a quiet valley, she sat cross-legged on a huge rock, surrounded by scattered tree spirits, with some powerful aura still lingering on her body.

The Sky-Eroding Vine behind him was flying all over the sky, wildly piercing into the bodies of the tree monsters, constantly sucking out their essence core.

A trace of energy was drawn into the meridians, but it seemed that it was not enough, so Luo Diandian simply used a three-pronged approach combining the skills and the spirit gathering array.

But who knew, there was a "puff" sound.

In an instant, the complex and huge spiritual energy flowed through the blood vessels, causing the meridians to be unable to bear it, causing Luo Diandian to spit out blood.

But she didn't care at all and casually put a wooden array on herself to heal her wounds, and then she forcibly swept away the energy of the tree monster around her again.

Strength, strength!

Luo Diandian narrowed his eyes slightly, clenched his hands, and endured the pain in his body and absorbed it.

At the same time, the Sky-Eroding Vine behind her seemed to be responding to her anxious heart, and it spread out in all directions behind her with some excitement, baring its fangs and claws.

At the same time, streams of dark grey air rose imperceptibly.

As if sensing something, the long sword that Luo Diandian had been carrying with him suddenly shook a few times, and the next moment, it was unsheathed in front of Luo Diandian's puzzled gaze.

A ray of light streaked towards her.

Looking at the sword light coming towards him, Luo Diandian widened his eyes and wanted to stand up and dodge quickly.

But who knew that the sword light was so fast that no one could react at all.

But then, surprisingly, the sword light penetrated her body invisibly and cut towards her back.

A sound like something burning was heard. Luo Diandian glanced sideways and saw that the black gas on the Sky-Eroding Vine was gradually dissipating.

Only then did she realize that she had not suppressed the Sky-Erosion Vine for a long time, because she had used it to absorb and convert spiritual energy before.

After the black air completely dissipated, Luo Diandian suddenly felt that she had become clear-headed, and even her previous impatience slowly faded away.

“Ohh…”

Why don't you take a break? There's no need to be so anxious...

Xiaohuo also appeared and looked at her worriedly.

During this time, the bad woman seemed to be possessed. She didn't eat or drink all day long and just focused on practicing.

Otherwise, they would coldly seek out monsters and spiritual creatures to kill and absorb, taking in all kinds of spiritual treasures from heaven and earth, regardless of whether they were good or bad.

Not to mention that I have to take the trouble to take care of that little one from Fansu. I feel so tense and don’t laugh much anymore.

Xiaohuo looked at it and felt a little uncomfortable for some reason.

Hearing Xiaohuo's concerned voice, Luo Diandian was a little stunned, and then she realized that her current state was very much like that of a demon.

If Jiemie hadn't noticed it in time, she might not have realized the problem yet and would have felt a little scared.

Looking at the desolate creature hovering quietly in front of her, she couldn't help but reach out and stroke it, and it surprisingly didn't hide in human nature.

Is this the obsession of loving someone? Now she understands a little.

"Even if everyone leaves, you still have to protect me..."

Luo Diandian murmured, not knowing what to feel in her heart. She only knew that now, she wanted to see him very much.

Xiaohuo also jumped onto her head at this time, and his tail swept across her head from time to time, as if he was touching her head to comfort her.

“Oh my!”

It's okay, see you soon!

"Um……"

Luo Diandian responded, but at the same time couldn't help but wonder, now...how is he doing?