Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under Yu Rong's cold yet probing gaze, and realizing that he had said something he shouldn't have in front of this kid, he coughed, brushed the hair from the side of his face, and opened his mouth to cover up his discomfort.
"What are you looking at? I just think this little chick looks...unpleasant, so I'll just curse at it a couple of times."
Yu Rong nodded, his face expressionless.
"Yeah, he deserves to be scolded."
Anle looked guilty.
"Yeah, right? You also think it deserves to be scolded! Why does it have to be so yellow for no reason?"
Yu Rong didn't say anything, but glanced again at the little yellow chick that An Le was holding in her arms.
Yes, it has to take the blame.
Little Yellow Chicken: "..." I'm not taking the blame for this.
"Um... that person you were talking about earlier, stay away from him. Are you referring to the one outside?"
Anle tentatively raised her hand and poked at the four-cornered pavilion not far from the window, where a pale figure was playing the zither under the red glow of the lamplight.
She only realized later that the person the boy was referring to was Zhen Buyan.
"Um."
"Then what about him?"
"It involves royal secrets, so I cannot say more."
Anle gritted her teeth, "Here we go again!"
"Speak! If you don't explain these two things clearly, you won't be considered to have repaid your debt of gratitude!"
Yu Rong paused, his dark eyes deep and thoughtful.
"He is the true emperor of Apocalypse."
The new emperor in the capital is not of royal blood at all; he is a fake who has been switched with him.
Now that the counterfeit goods have become genuine, he naturally can't keep them.
How could the new emperor allow him to live?
They would certainly try every means to take his life.
Keeping such a dangerous person around will inevitably lead to your family being implicated and suffering the consequences.
The new emperor is ruthless and cruel; given the risk of his true identity being revealed, he would rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free.
Anyone who might discover that the two had switched identities would die at the hands of the new emperor.
Anle was stunned, staring blankly at Yu Rong, unable to recover for a long time.
What the heck?!
Mom, did she mishear?
Yu Rong looked at An Le, who remained relatively calm, with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"I underestimated you. Knowing such a huge truth, you can still remain so calm."
Anle, who had been staring blankly, finally moved her eyes and stiffly shook her head.
No, she simply didn't know how to react or what expression to use to greet such a grand, melodramatic story.
Oh no, it's an accident!
What happens to someone else is a story, but when it involves her, it becomes an accident!
Anle exhaled a breath of stale air, took a deep breath for three seconds to calm her agitated emotions, and looked up at Yu Rong.
"How did you know about such royal secrets?"
Yu Rong's tone was indifferent, revealing no emotion.
"Unfortunately, I am the new emperor's personal bodyguard. I should have been dead for sure, but you saved me."
Anle was surprised, blinked, and looked at Yurong with a clear and bright gaze.
"Oh, I see. I understand now. As someone who knew the truth, you should have been punished by the new emperor, but I saved you by accident."
"The poison you were given when you were on the mountain, was it given to you by the new emperor to silence you?"
"Um."
Anle stroked her chin, a look of confusion flashing in her eyes. She looked at Yu Rong with a puzzled expression and frowned.
"Then how did you end up on that mountain?"
The capital city isn't close to here, is it?
And what about that fishing village—”
"The new emperor is suspicious by nature. He came here to ensure that nothing goes wrong and planned to witness his birth mother being dealt with by himself."
As soon as I arrived in Jincheng, before I could even do anything, the man was already dead.
Upon learning of Ah Hong's death, the new emperor was uneasy. He felt it was too much of a coincidence that she died just as he was about to take action, so he sent me to the fishing village to confirm whether Ah Hong was really dead.
Having confirmed Ah Hong's death, I took the belongings left behind by Ah Hong, the new emperor's birth mother, and went to report to the new emperor who was waiting for news of me in the mountains.
Before I could hand over the relics, the new emperor poisoned me with a deadly ebony venom, intending to kill me as well.
The new emperor would stay in the mountains to avoid revealing his whereabouts, as it would be inconvenient to stay overnight at an inn.
Even when I came here, I was the only personal guard he brought, for fear that too many people would know and the news would spread.
Anle raised an eyebrow.
"So you impersonated Ah Hong's son, and the people in the fishing village didn't recognize you?"
“Ah Hong had not returned for many years and had only recently returned to the village. The villagers had no idea what Ah Hong’s son looked like.”
The person whom Ah Hong raised as her son for over a decade is none other than Zhenmo, whose bloodline was confused, who drifted among the common people, and who came to live with you.
He was being hunted down by the new emperor, and now he has been hidden here by Grand Tutor Meng.
Not long ago, the new emperor became suspicious of Grand Tutor Meng, guessing that Grand Tutor Meng was harboring Zhen Mo, so he sent people to sneak into Grand Tutor Meng's house to search.
Grand Tutor Meng originally didn't want him to show his face in public, but realizing the new emperor was watching him, he had no choice but to send him here to be openly hidden among the common people.
Anle clicked his tongue, looking like he'd figured it out.
"Oh... no wonder, this Grand Tutor Meng is the Master Meng from our village, right?"
My grandfather went to ask someone for help, but Master Meng initially refused.
But just two days later, they took the initiative to give the person to my grandfather again, and even offered this condition: that the person could live in my house.
So that's how it is. This Master Mencius is really cunning.
No wonder my grandfather said he felt something was wrong and suspected something fishy was going on.
"My grandfather's discerning eye for people is truly amazing." Anle concluded, expressing profound admiration and deep respect for An Dalin.
Yu Rong glanced at An Le, her eyebrows twitching almost imperceptibly. She felt that this child's mind was different from ordinary people, and her focus was different.
Is the focus now on whether his grandfather was powerful or not?
Isn't this the true emperor Zhenmo?
Just as he thought about it, Anle continued to sigh.
"I never expected that pretty boy, weak scholar, who looked so honest and simple, would actually fool me!"
He actually lied to me; I actually fell for his lie.
These days, life is full of tricks!
Tsk tsk, still so reserved.
"Silent? Heh, isn't that just 'silence'? The name isn't wrong, you little rascal!"
Anle put down the little yellow chick in her hand, rolled up her sleeves, slid off the bed, walked to the wide-open window, climbed onto the tatami mat, and shouted to Zhenmo who was not far away.
Now the way people address each other has changed. They don't call the teacher by name anymore; they just call them by their given names.
"Zhen Buyan, you come here right now!"
Yu Rong, standing behind An Le, felt a twitch between his brows.
What are you doing?
Anle turned around, blinked, and with a matter-of-fact expression, said the most 'innocent' thing in a serious tone.
"Of course we should call him in and have a proper talk with him!"
The lush, windless, and disheveled...
What nonsense is this child spouting?!
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