Chapter 56 Not clever enough...

Chapter Fifty-Six Not Clever Enough

Ling Hao immediately turned to look at Gongzi Yu, "He ran away again?" Although she really didn't want to pay attention to Gongzi Yu, he was the best source of information right now, and she wouldn't be foolish enough to deliberately ignore him just to compete with him.

This was the first time all day that Ling Hao had paid him any attention. Gongzi Yu immediately smiled and replied, "No, he's still in Zhu Xi's hands."

Although she was blatantly using him, Gongzi Yu didn't mind at all. In fact, he found himself somewhat pleased. Being used meant he had value, and he didn't want to be worthless in Ling Hao's eyes, like he had been ignored before—that was too uncomfortable.

No wonder Young Master Mingyue insisted on becoming friends with her; being ignored by her was just too unbearable. Young Master Yu was completely unaware that his thoughts had completely changed from before; he had previously wanted to get rid of Ling Hao.

Of course, even if he found out, he wouldn't think much of it. Gongzi Yu always did things his own way; he did whatever he wanted. Before, he thought Gongzi Mingyue was a fool, so he didn't want to do the same thing as him and naturally stayed away. Now, he still thinks Gongzi Mingyue is a fool, but she's quite interesting. If he wants to follow her, then he will.

However, Ling Hao only asked him that one question before ignoring him again. She walked up to the child and asked, "Who told you that you stole your family's heirloom?"

When the boy saw someone step forward and noticed the sword in her hand, he placed his hopes on her. "It was me who saw it."

"The master thief Xiao Shiyi Lang's lightness skill is quite famous in the martial arts world. He can come and go like the wind. How could a child like you who doesn't know martial arts see him?" When Ling Hao asked, his tone was very light, not like an interrogation, but just a simple inquiry.

So the child felt something was off, but he wasn't angry. He continued, "I don't know, I just saw it. His face was the same as the wanted poster, and his hair was only half of it. I knew it was him as soon as I saw it."

Standing next to Ling Hao, Gongzi Yu said, "When Zhu Xi wanted to arrest someone before, he plastered Xiao Shiyilang's portrait all over the city." Zhu Xi is a child of the Zhu family, he's rich, so posting wanted posters is a small matter.

Linghao did not correct the child's question about the difference between a wanted poster and a bounty poster, but simply said, "The Xiao Shiyilang you saw is a fake. He has been locked up and has not been released."

"Impossible, I..."

“Xiao Shiyilang’s hair was just shaved, so he’s not just half-haired, he’s bald,” Ling Hao added.

"Impossible!" The child suddenly stood up. "It was clearly him who did it. It was Xiao Shiyilang who killed my grandfather. Do you like that person, so you did this..." He couldn't finish his sentence because the other person's sword was already at his neck.

A chill ran down his spine. How could this be? He hadn't even noticed the other person drawing their sword? How could this be?

The surrounding crowd, who had been watching, were all so frightened that they took several steps back, completely clearing the area. Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at Ling Hao. How could someone who looked so handsome suddenly draw his sword? These martial arts practitioners were all the same.

“And you,” Ling Hao said, unconcerned about the stares of the people, “you’re at least forty or fifty years old, so stop pretending to be a child and trying to fool people.”

"Big sister, what are you talking about? I don't understand, I..." A bloody gash appeared on his neck. He knew that no matter how much he tried to explain, it would be useless. He said darkly, "How did you find out?" He had used this trick for many years, and no one had ever seen through it before. She had only stood there for a few glances, and she had seen right through him?

"Because you're really not clever enough." Ling chuckled.

"You're so ignorant, daring to mess with me. Let me tell you..." He didn't finish his sentence before suddenly attacking Ling Hao. A surprise attack was the only way to catch someone off guard; he had used this tactic many times before, and it had always been successful. This time was no exception.

This time is an exception.

Before Ling Hao could even make a move, Gongzi Yu stopped the man. His eyes were cold and calculating as he looked at him, his hand gripping the man's neck as if it were a helpless chick. With just a slight tightening of his grip, he could snap the man's neck.

She sheathed the sword, saying, "Since you want it, here you go." With that, she turned and left.

Gongzi Yu casually tossed the man aside, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw him being led away by Shici. He then quickly caught up with Linghao, "Ah Hao, don't you want to know where that person came from?"

Ling Hao turned around, her sword already pointed at Gongzi Yu. "Who gave you permission to call me that?"

Gongzi Yu's face darkened for a moment. "He can shout, but I can't?"

“Mingyue is my friend, you aren’t.” Ling Hao snorted coldly. “Get lost!” She was angry just looking at him. If it weren’t for him, how could Mingyue have been taken away?

Gongzi Yu's chest heaved for a few moments, her voice seemingly coming from between her teeth, clearly indicating her intense anger, "What's the difference between me and him? We were born the same." They were clearly the same person, so why did she treat them so differently?

Besides, is he really inferior to Gongzi Mingyue?

"Does being born the same person mean we're the same person?" Ling Hao scoffed. "Mingyue is my friend, you're not, that's all."

If she hadn't known that their martial arts skills were evenly matched and would only delay her from finding Mingyue, she really would have liked to give him a couple of blows. Oh, no, she couldn't do that. Gongzi Yu seemed to be a pervert. She had been worried that if she got to enjoy being verbally abused, she might also get to enjoy beating him, which would be truly terrible.

Gongzi Yu closed his eyes briefly, suppressing the anger that had inexplicably risen within him. Then he opened his eyes and said, "Linghao, don't you want to know that person's background?" If he could calm down, he would realize that his anger was actually mixed with a sour taste.

"The Carefree Marquis".

Gongzi Yu looked at Ling Hao in surprise, "You know?"

"Mind your own business, get lost!" Ling Hao rolled her eyes at him and turned to leave. Yun Duo was waiting for her outside the city; she was going to the capital to find Mingyue's older sister and use her to find Mingyue's whereabouts.

As for Gongzi Yu, she knew he wouldn't tell her Mingyue's whereabouts, so she didn't even bother to ask.

Watching Ling Hao's retreating figure, Gongzi Yu smiled instead of getting angry. "Ah Hao, we have a long future ahead of us." She couldn't possibly shake him off; as long as he was willing, no one could shake him off.

If Ling Hao were to turn around at this moment, she would see Gongzi Yu staring at her like a gloomy male ghost.

Meanwhile, the Carefree Marquis learned that his men had failed to get close to Ling Hao, let alone harm her, and had instead been outmaneuvered. He immediately prepared to send someone else to deal with Ling Hao. He wouldn't allow his plan to go awry, no matter who it was.

However, his men never found Ling Hao, as they were dealt with halfway through the journey, and Xiaoyao Hou himself found that his actions were repeatedly thwarted. It seemed that he was being entangled by someone.

A note from the author:

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Thus, Linghao embarked on a (crossed out) journey to find her husband.