Chapter 218 Didn’t Sixth Brother Come Back with You?
Lieutenant General Huang naturally understood what Little Dumpling meant, but he still couldn't figure it out. He scratched his head and asked, "Could it be that Lieutenant General Li knew about the plague a long time ago..."
He was halfway through his words when he broke out in a sweat. "Could it be that the plague... was caused by Lieutenant General Li? Is that even possible?"
This is incredible.
"That doesn't make sense," Lieutenant General Huang said, unable to accept it. "What would have compelled Lieutenant General Li to abandon his promising future in the Great Jin? To cooperate with the Northern Barbarians? His family is also in the Great Jin. What's wrong with him?"
"And think about it," Deputy General Huang kept talking, obviously unable to accept that Deputy General Li was a spy. "In the Imperial City, it's impossible for Deputy General Li to have any contact with the Northern Barbarians. Could it be that he colluded with the Northern Barbarians as soon as he arrived in this northern border? Is it possible?"
"There is a possibility." Bai Yu'an said slowly, "There is someone in the Imperial City who can contact both the Northern Barbarians and Deputy General Li. This person can lead everything."
Deputy General Huang's expression changed instantly. Obviously, if he said that, it would make sense. "Who could it be?"
Bai Yu'an shook his head. He had a suspect, but he couldn't say it now.
"Deputy General Huang, go back and have a good rest. We can discuss other matters after we meet up with the general tomorrow."
"Okay, Second Young Master." Deputy General Huang sighed helplessly, "Then Second Young Master, Seventh Young Master, I'll be leaving first. You should also go to bed early."
He was obviously in a bad mood and walked away listlessly, dragging his feet.
Bai Yu'an curled his lips towards the little girl and hugged her lovingly, "Okay, go to bed. You'll probably have to get up very early tomorrow."
"Okay." Little Dumpling nodded.
Back in bed, she tilted her head back and asked Bai Yu'an in a baby voice, "Second brother, are there really bad guys in the imperial city?"
"Maybe." Bai Yu'an was not sure. If he guessed right, then that person was far away in the imperial city, but could control everything here. It was too scary.
I hope he is overthinking it.
"Be good, don't worry about these things, go to sleep." He patted the little ball's body again and again, coaxing the little guy to sleep.
However, in the middle of the night, the two were awakened by someone who suddenly rushed in.
"Who?" Bai Yu'an woke up first, subconsciously protected Li Suining behind him, and prepared to light the candle.
"Second brother, it's me!" A hurried voice sounded in the darkness.
In the darkness, Li Suining, who had just woken up, recognized the owner of the voice, "Fourth brother, is that you?"
Bai Yu'an quickly lit the candle. As expected, he saw that the person who came was Bai Shi'an. He had a bad feeling, "Why are you back? Didn't you and Lao Liu go to explore the way?"
"Second brother, sister, the Northern Barbarians have surrendered." Bai Shi'an's voice was obviously a little excited.
"Surrendered?" Bai Yu'an was obviously happy.
"Can we go home now?" Little Dumpling woke up completely and almost cheered.
However, Bai Shi'an on the opposite side did not look happy at all, but instead looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"Is there anything else?" Bai Yu'an asked tentatively.
The little girl blinked and tilted her head in confusion, "Fourth brother, didn't Sixth brother come back with you?"
Bai Shian's eyes turned red, and he turned around with a guilty look on his face, "I...I lost Lao Liu."
"What do you mean?" Bai Yu'an was a little confused for a moment.
Little Tuanzi ran over and anxiously tugged at Bai Shian's clothes, "Where is Sixth Brother? What do you mean Sixth Brother is lost?"
"I don't know." Bai Shi'an immediately squatted in front of the little dumpling. "Old Six and I went into the Northern Barbarians first and explored the way along the way. When we had dinner tonight, your Sixth Brother was still there, but after dinner... until I went to bed, I didn't see him again."
He looked at Li Suining pleadingly, "Sister, I rushed back overnight just to ask you to ask the stars where your sixth brother went."
"Okay." Little Dumpling didn't dare to delay any longer. He quickly put on his shoes and ran out.
Bai Yu'an and Bai Shi'an followed behind.
"Dad knows?" Bai Yu'an asked in a low voice.
Bai Shian nodded and said, "He should have sent people to the Northern Barbarians to look for him by now. Sigh...it's all my fault. I should have followed him closely."
"Fourth Brother, you know, this is not your fault." Although Bai Yu'an was unwilling to accept You Zhu and the others, it did not mean that he did not care about them at all. "With Sixth Brother's personality, he would never let you follow him."
He hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Fourth Brother, do you think it's possible... Sixth Brother wants to go back?"
"Back to where?" Bai Shi'an's eyes widened. "Second brother, what do you mean? Are you saying that Sixth Brother wants to return to the Northern Barbarian Royal Family? Don't you want to recognize us as your family anymore?"
He was obviously a little angry. "Second brother, do you know that on the first day of our battle with the Northern Barbarians, Sixth Brother killed the Northern Barbarians' commander at the time? In his eyes, we are his family. You shouldn't doubt him so much."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. "Just now, I saw you and your sister being so close, I thought you..."
"Fourth brother, don't get excited, I didn't..." Bai Yu'an couldn't continue. Just a moment ago, he did suspect You Zhu. This had become his habit, and he probably couldn't change it for a while.
He could only say apologetically, "I'm sorry."
Bai Shi'an looked at Bai Yu'an with slight surprise, as if this was the first time he had heard his second brother say these three words since he could remember.
"Alright, alright." He took a deep breath and placed all his hopes on the little girl. "I just hope we can find Sixth Brother quickly. If you want to apologize, tell him yourself."
The two brothers stopped talking and stared at the little dumpling not far away.
Soon, Li Suining ran over and said anxiously, "Sixth brother has been captured."
"Who took him away? Where was he taken?" Bai Shi'an asked anxiously.
The little girl's eyes turned red with anxiety. "I don't know. I can't see anything. I can only see Sixth Brother tied up in a very beautiful house. I can't see anyone else. I don't know where that house is."
She was so anxious that she almost cried, "What should I do? Will the bad guys hurt my sixth brother? Where can we go to save her?"
"What should I do?" Bai Shi'an was at a loss and looked at Bai Yu'an for help. "The information Xingxing gave is too vague..."
Bai Yu'an nodded, "But it's good to know that You Zhu is fine."
He then asked Li Suining in a gentle voice, "Sister, what exactly does the beautiful house you mentioned look like? Have you seen anything like it anywhere?"
Li Suining shook his head blankly. "I've never seen a house like this before. There are so many things in different colors inside. It's very gorgeous..."
She hesitated and said, "It seems... different from our house in Dajin."
"It was the barbarians!" Bai Shi'an's face instantly turned cold. "It was those damn barbarians who captured my sixth brother. What did they want to do?"
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