Chapter 315 He is actually Huo Linger’s father
The Barbarian King frowned after hearing Zuo Shanzhang's words, "From what I know, Brother Zuo is not someone who believes in luck."
Zuo Shanzhang clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please just relax your supervision of Linlangxuan and Princess Ling'er. Perhaps I can find their hiding place."
"You suspect... Huo Linger knows where they are hiding?" Huo Yan couldn't help but feel a little angry. If Huo Linger really knew but was unwilling to say it out loud, then this child was really ignorant.
"Why not give it a try?" Zuo Shanzhang's words were vague, but he believed deep down in his heart that Huo Linger must know.
Huo Yan nodded thoughtfully, "But even if Ling'er knew, would you send someone to follow her?"
Zuo Shanzhang did not answer.
"Do you know who those two maids beside her are?" Huo Yan still felt unsure. "From what I know, it's not easy to find someone who can follow them."
However, Zuo Shanzhang still said, "Why not let me give it a try?"
"Well! If you want to try, just try it. But..." Huo Yan's face turned a little ugly.
Zuo Shanzhang looked up in confusion, "Does the emperor have any other instructions?"
Huo Yan's face was gloomy, and his voice was a bit cold. "I believe that ever since Zuo Xiang came to visit Beiman, our cooperation has been quite pleasant. Even though we failed to defeat the Bai family army and caused Beiman to lose two cities, I have treated Brother Zuo with courtesy and sincerity."
"Of course, I am very grateful for the generosity of the Barbarian King." Zuo Shanzhang said respectfully. He vaguely sensed that Huo Yan seemed to be in a bad mood.
"But what about me, Brother Zuo?" Huo Yan slammed the table. "Is Brother Zuo hiding something from me?"
Zuo Shanzhang was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground. Although the Northern Barbarians were not worth mentioning in front of the Great Jin, he was in someone else's territory after all. He has always been a man who can bend and stretch.
"I dare not." He bowed his head respectfully, "I hope Your Majesty the Barbarian Emperor will understand!"
"You don't dare?" Huo Yan sneered, "How dare you say you don't know that You Zhu is my sister's son?"
"What?" Zuo Shanzhang's face was filled with shock. He seemed even more surprised than Huo Yan had been when he first heard the news. "Did I hear wrongly? Whose son is You Zhu?"
Huo Yan frowned, "Don't you really know?"
Zuo Shanzhang looked terrified. "Your Majesty, the Barbarian Emperor, this is truly unbelievable. Could this be a mistake? How could Bai Yunfeng... pick up a child from the Northern Barbarian royal family and adopt him?"
Huo Yan observed his series of reactions and felt vaguely that he really seemed to have no idea.
"Forget it, just get up." Regardless of whether Zuo Shanzhang knew about this or not, Huo Yan knew that now was not the time to pursue the matter. Fortunately, the tragedy had not happened yet.
He took a deep breath and said, "There should be no mistake. That child... is indeed my sister's son."
Zuo Shanzhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Fortunately, God has blessed the child and he is fine. Otherwise, I would have died without regret."
"Okay, I'm going to believe for now that you really don't know about this matter."
Huo Yan waved his hand wearily, "Go back, I'm waiting for your good news."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." Zuo Shanzhang left quickly.
Huo Yan stayed in the Fire Temple alone for a while, then got up and went out.
He dismissed his attendants and walked alone through the vine forest to the abandoned yard.
Passing through the slightly cool secret passage, he quickly reached the secret room.
When the locked man heard someone coming, he first looked up. Seeing that the person was not the child, he seemed a little disappointed, but also silently relieved.
Huo Yan seemed to understand the man very well. He chuckled and said, "Brother, your reaction... makes me think you are waiting for someone else."
Unexpectedly, the crazy man in chains turned out to be Huo Yan's elder brother, Huo Linger's father, Huo Xi.
Huo Xi shook the chains on his hands and feet and laughed foolishly, "Ah, ah ah..."
Huo Yan saw that he was acting crazy and didn't seem to care much, so he continued talking to himself.
"Brother, sometimes I really don't understand Ling'er."
Under the dirty and tangled hair, Huo Xi's eyes lit up and he was still mumbling something nonsense.
"I've already told her that Bai Yunfeng is the murderer of her father. How could she not want to avenge you?"
"Doesn't she love you the most? You've been dead for less than a year, but you're already unimportant to her."
Huo Xi's reaction became noticeably more intense, and the four chains rattled as he struggled.
Huo Yan was obviously very satisfied with his reaction. He smiled and said, "That's right. She's still young after all. How much can she remember? Maybe in a few years, she will completely forget about you. Tsk tsk..."
Huo Xi seemed to have gone crazy, screaming "Ahhhh..."
Huo Yan burst out laughing upon seeing this, pointing at Huo Xi and taunting him, "Brother, brother, you said you don't react to anything, but every time I mention Ling'er, you act like this. What's going on? Do you really want to see her?"
His voice was a little colder. "Do you want her to come in and keep you company?"
"Ahhhhhh..." Huo Xi went completely crazy, staring at Huo Yan with tears of blood in his eyes.
In fact, the two brothers knew very well that Huo Xi was not crazy, but in his current situation, what difference did it make whether he was crazy or not?
Huo Yan was obviously enjoying this moment of defeating the Fire Seal. He smiled and admired it for a while before getting up and preparing to leave.
"Don't worry, big brother. Ling'er can still help me, the Barbarian King, outside. I can't bear to hurt her until she is completely useless."
Huo Yan got up and left.
Huo Xi gradually calmed down, and the entire secret room returned to silence again.
Thinking of his young daughter who was alone outside, surrounded by wolves and tigers, he began to cry softly.
But now, Huo Yan is in power, and Huo Xi is already dead. Even if he goes out, what will happen? It will only harm his daughter.
He couldn't help but raise his head and burst into tears, "God, if you have eyes, please save my daughter! Please save my poor daughter!"
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The next morning, Bai Kou came back early after going out to inquire about the news.
"How is it?" Huo Linger asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, Princess. They haven't caught anyone yet." Bai Kou took a few sips of water and continued, "But the streets of the capital are now full of wanted notices and soldiers. It seems they are all looking for them."
"Could they have already left the capital?" Bai Zhi couldn't help but wonder.
Huo Linger shook her head, "Probably not."
"How would Princess know?" Bai Zhi was clearly unconvinced. "If they can't be found even if the whole city is searched, where else could they be hiding? I think they've probably left."
Bai Kou actually had this suspicion as well, and couldn't help but say, "It's better to leave. The capital is too dangerous now."
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