Chapter 83 Gift Giving Failed Again
Inside the cave, the masked man in white looked at Qin Yuqing. Seeing Qin Yuqing's appearance, his eyes were full of vigilance.
"I will report what you have done to my father!" Qin Yuqing pretended to be afraid and brought up the emperor to try to intimidate the group of people, his voice trembling as he spoke.
"If you stop now, I will save your lives."
The masked man in white sneered, and in a low voice, he exposed Qin Yuqing's true face and said, "Sixth Princess, aren't you tired of pretending like this?"
He extended his hand again, his expression obscured by his mask. "We saw the Sixth Princess's heroic presence clearly on the altar in Yanyun City."
Qin Yuqing raised an eyebrow. They came with bad intentions. From what the masked men in white said, they had been lurking in the dark, observing his every move.
If that's the case, then are they responsible for the unrest in Arhan in Yanyun City? Were the rioters in Ling County their doing, or were they instigated?
"Don't think about it, Your Highness the Sixth Princess." Although the masked man in white addressed Qin Yuqing with respectful titles, there was no respect in his tone.
"My master has sent gifts to Your Highness several times, but you have never liked them. In this case, we have no choice but to take Your Highness away personally."
Qin Yuqing simply stopped pretending. She twirled the longbow in her hand, chuckled, and asked, "Ask yourself, would you like this kind of gift to please a girl?"
Recalling the body parts that were cut into pieces, Qin Yuqing suddenly remembered that the cross-section of the body was the same as those of the bodies that were "eaten" by insects in Yanyun City.
If this is the case, this kind of insect has already infiltrated the capital, and it seems that there is a way to control this insect.
In that case, this master is related to Yu Bingyan, but it is definitely not Yu Bingyan.
His personality is such that he would "play games" with himself, but he would not give himself gifts.
The rest, apart from the second prince, include Crown Prince Qin Youqian and Fifth Princess Qin Youran. As for the fourth prince Qin Yunchen, it is not known in the original book or based on clues from secret guards.
He has been traveling around and helping some poor people from time to time, so it is highly unlikely that it was him.
"Yes, so after deep self-reflection, our master decided to take Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess back first to discuss what kind of gift Her Royal Highness would like." The masked man in white waved his hand, and the others approached Qin Yuqing.
Qin Yuqing held three long arrows in his hands and shot them at the approaching enemy without mercy: "I have no way out now. Let's talk first. Don't be so anxious."
"If I get angry, I will do something to myself." Qin Yuqing picked up the arrow feather, put it against his neck, and threatened with a smile.
"Then please do as you please." The masked man in white raised his hand like a gentleman, signaling Qin Yuqing to act quickly.
Qin Yuqing understood in her heart that it seemed that the person behind the scenes wanted her body rather than her as a person, so why would he give her a gift?
Therefore, we can only say that giving gifts has other meanings. If it is not a gift given to a guest, then it can only be given to relatives and friends.
Moreover, this final gift is related to her body.
Her existence can only threaten the royal family. The second prince Qin Junyi's character is not enough to do such a thing. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would lie dormant for many years and then raise people and horses.
Although Qin Yuqing had little contact with Crown Prince Qin Youqian, he understood that the Crown Prince was far from being as simple as he appeared.
The reason is simple. The fact that the prince can sit firmly in the East Palace in a turbulent situation is enough to show that he is definitely not as honest and simple-minded as described in the original book.
Qin Yuqing knew that the fourth princess, Qin Qinqin, had great ambitions, but at the same time, she was a person who valued love and friendship, and at least would not go back on her promise.
Moreover, both she and the prince were born to the queen, and neither of them seemed like the kind of person who would cut up a corpse and give it as a gift.
The fifth princess, Qin Youran, is a possibility. Judging from my several indirect contacts with her, she should be working with someone behind the scenes, and she is just following orders.
Therefore, if giving gifts has something to do with her, it can only mean that it was instructed by the person behind her.
Suddenly, Qin Yuqing had an idea. Putting aside the royal family, there was actually someone in the court who could do it.
The eldest daughter of the Song family, Song Yiru.
She is a shrewd and strategic person, and it is very likely that she was invited to a gathering in the name of giving gifts. Don't underestimate someone who can hold the right to speak in the Shen family, which is a patriarchal and pathological family.
Song Yiru's abilities go far beyond that.
Qin Yuqing put away the arrow and looked at the person she had shot to death on the ground. His body twisted strangely on the ground. The next moment, he stood up again, stretched out his hand stiffly, and pulled out the long arrow from his forehead.
Blood immediately spurted out and splashed onto the person standing nearby, but in just a moment, the wound on the forehead healed and no trace remained.
Is this a zombie?
Qin Yuqing frowned. She vaguely saw those wriggling insects on the healing wound. They were similar to the insects in Yanyun City, but this one was obviously more advanced.
"What is the relationship between Yu Bingyan and you?" Qin Yuqing raised the longbow again and aimed at the masked man in white. She had a smile on her face, but her tone was extremely cold.
"Since you know me well, why don't you try to guess whether there is anyone else in the dark of this cave besides you."
The masked man in white did not speak. He looked at Qin Yuqing with a scrutinizing gaze, as if judging whether what Qin Yuqing said was true or false.
Seeing the fear in the eyes of the masked man in white, Qin Yuqing knew it was working: "I can go with you and meet your master, but I have a request."
After the words fell, the masked man in white shook his head and said stiffly, "Your Highness the Sixth Princess, if you really had the ability to help, you wouldn't negotiate with us. So, I apologize."
"Capture him, life or death."
Qin Yuqing chuckled and clapped her hands: "Not bad, you know me well. But, you are wrong this time." Qin Yuqing looked at the cave and said.
"Fourth sister, if you don't come out now, you will lose a very good sister."
"Anyone could get into trouble except you, Sixth Sister." The Fourth Princess appeared at the cave with her men and surrounded everyone.
The situation was reversed at this moment.
"You are very smart, how could you give such a poor performance." The fourth princess Qin Qinqin walked through the crowd, came to Qin Yuqing, took the cloth strip in her hand, slowly unfolded it and said.
"If Fourth Sister is not mistaken, there is nothing inside this strip of cloth, right? Even the strip of cloth was stuffed in there temporarily by you."
Just as Qin Qinqin said, the strip of cloth slowly unfolded. There were no marks or patterns on it. It was just a simple white strip of cloth.
Qin Yuqing sighed slightly: "The one who knows Sixth Sister is Fourth Sister Qin Qinqin."
"Don't be so poor." Qin Qinqin rolled her eyes at Qin Yuqing, then looked at the masked man in white and said, "Whose subordinates are you? The Crown Prince and the Second Prince definitely can't support a group of you."
"The Fourth Prince is still deep in the mountains. He's even visiting the old abbot in the temple. What's your relationship with the Fifth Princess Qin Youran?"
The masked man in white knew that the situation was not right, but there was no panic in his eyes. He just sighed softly and said.
"Our master just wanted to give Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess a gift, why doesn't she like it?"
"Our sixth sister is a princess, and she won't accept any gifts that are not precious." The fourth princess stood in front of Qin Yuqing. At this moment, she stepped out of the royal family's intrigues and spoke simply as a sister.
"If the gift is this bad, as your elder sister, I will naturally not let my younger sister go to see you."
Qin Yuqing looked at Qin Qinqin who was blocking her way. Only then did she see that Qin Qinqin had sword wounds on her back and arms.
Qin Qinqin was injured on the way to find her.
If this is the case, it means that there is another group of people who are still lying in wait and observing the situation.
"Okay, I'll tell the master." The masked man in white sighed, holding his forehead with his hand helplessly, and said, "I've already told the master that giving gifts to girls is not allowed. Why don't you believe it?"
The masked man in white said as he stepped back. He waved his hand and said, "But after all, I have brought part of the gift. Let's give it to Her Royal Highness the Sixth Princess for fun."
As he spoke, the masked figure in white quickly broke through the encirclement and arrived in front of the cave.
"We will meet again." The white-robed mask bowed and said, "New gifts are already being prepared."
Qin Yuqing ignored the rubbish and looked at the people who surrounded him. The insects in the snow mountains would be frozen by the low temperature, and the snow lotus should have an inhibitory effect on the insects, but at this moment, neither of the above two points could be achieved.
"Use fire. These bugs are afraid of fire." Pu Qinghe, who had been holding back for a long time, said, "I've seen it before. Lu Jingchuan solved the problem with fire."
Upon hearing this, Qin Yuqing took action immediately. Now was not the time to ask how Pu Qinghe knew.
The fourth princess, Qin Qinqin, also took action immediately. Her physical fitness was much better than Qin Yuqing's. She raised the torch neatly. At the moment Qin Yuqing's arrow fell, the torch fell with it and ignited her body.
"Isn't this Brother Qinghe? I thought Brother Qinghe couldn't speak." Qin Qinqin kicked away the person who approached Qin Yuqing, "Be careful, Sixth Sister."
Qin Yuqing nodded. Her body had weakened a lot and she was struggling at the moment, but even so, she shot three arrows in a row without stopping.
What’s even more terrifying is that the arrows never miss their target, accurately hitting every fast-moving person.
"Sixth sister, your archery skills! Did you stop on Wenshan Mountain?" Qin Qinqin always knew that Qin Yuqing's archery skills were superb, but in such a messy and gloomy place, she could avoid her own people and shoot at the enemy without any hesitation.
Just imagine, is there anyone in Dayin who can rival her? Qin Qinqin couldn't think of anyone else.
“Be careful.” Qin Yuqing shot at the person who tried to snatch the torch from Qin Qinqin’s hand, “Focus, Fourth Sister.”
After a while, the cave was filled with the smell of barbecue. Everyone left the cave and stood outside, catching their breath.
Chuntao and the deer both had wounds on their bodies. In the cave, Chuntao consciously protected the deer. The deer also knew that if he got involved, he would be a hindrance, so he hid in a high place, holding a torch to scare anyone who approached.
Park Qinghe wiped his face hard, looked at the corpses in the cave, and said after making sure that they did not get up again.
"These things are so creepy. I can't imagine what I would do if I met someone like this on the battlefield."
Qin Yuqing looked at Pu Qinghe's face. She chuckled and pointed to her cheek. The words she whispered were like a bolt from the blue to Pu Qinghe's ears.
"Master Park, half of the scar on your face has fallen off."
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