Chapter 440 Poaching
"Want to work for me?"
"Are you inviting the Aisin Gioro clan to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming?"
"Perfectly suited."
I don't think so.
That's a real shame.
Zhu Chongba, ever the familiar type, put his arm around Yinzhi's shoulder and let out an exaggerated sigh.
Yinzhi slowly pushed his arm away, "I don't think we're that close."
"Oh, we hit it off right away! Cheer up, Xiao Ba!"
Zhu Chongba, without any hesitation, placed his hand on hers again.
Yinzhi pushed him away again, "You hit it off with a prince of the Qing Dynasty right away? I thought we should be enemies."
"Because we hit it off immediately, I don't want to be your enemy. I'm trying to recruit you, Xiao Ba, isn't it obvious?"
Zhu Chongba looked at him with feigned pitifulness.
Yinzhi took two steps back. "Since you know who I am, you should understand my position. You are very bold."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Chongba laughed heartily: "Thank you for the compliment. I also think I'm quite bold. There aren't many people as brave and resourceful as me anymore. Are you really not considering joining me?"
"There aren't many people like you who lack self-awareness."
Unable to stand by and watch, Yinzhi and Yinzhi rushed out of the bushes and stood in front of Yinzhi, intentionally separating Yinzhi and Zhu Chongba.
Looking at the two children staring coldly at him, Zhu Chongba shrugged indifferently, "I thought you two would keep eavesdropping. Did your legs go numb from squatting?"
"Don't worry about it."
Yin Tang grabbed Yin Si's left hand, "Eighth Brother, let's go back. This small group is insignificant. Maybe we'll hear news of Second Brother and the others taking them down once we get out."
"Hey, kid, is this sarcasm?"
As Zhu Chongba spoke, a barely perceptible thread shot out from his sleeve and quickly bound Yin Tang and Yin to their bodies, securing them tightly.
"As expected, there are no real children in the palace."
"Bang!"
The dagger that Yinzhi took out could not cut the silk threads binding them. Instead, the silk threads that Zhu Chongba shot out again bound their wrists.
"what are you up to?"
"Relax, I'm not a bad person."
Zhu Chongba approached with a smile, despite the resentful looks from Yin Tang and Yin Nian. "It's not good for children to interrupt others. I'm just teaching you manners."
"Let go." Yinzhi's smile vanished, and he said coldly.
"No problem, since I like you, I'll do whatever you say."
Zhu Chongba twitched his fingers slightly, and all the silk threads were retracted. Yin Tang and Yin Si stood close together, not daring to make any rash moves this time.
"Don't be nervous, Xiao Ba. You know I admire you. You could only be the eighth prince under Kangxi, but here with me, I can make you the second prince! How about it, are you tempted?"
Yinzhi closed his eyes briefly, answering with a hint of helplessness, "First of all, I am the eighth in line..."
"Oh, I forgot," Zhu Chongba smiled sheepishly, then continued, "In other words, in Kangxi's mind, you might not even rank eighth, so come to me!"
"Not interested, not going."
Yinzhi was not afraid of offending him and directly refused.
"Ah..." Zhu Chongba looked very disappointed. "I'm going to be sad. Well then... I'll ask you again next time we meet. I believe you'll change your mind one day."
As he spoke, Zhu Chongba's smile vanished, the cinnabar mark between his brows appearing particularly eerie and mysterious. He stared directly at Yinzhi, his eyes filled with a seductive allure: "Believe me, we're truly on the same path. See you next time, Little Eight—"
After saying that, Zhu Chongba disappeared from the three of them, clearly having exited the game.
"This person is dangerous..."
Yinzhen gazed at the spot where Zhu Chongba had disappeared, and couldn't help but murmur to himself. Although he smiled throughout, Yinzhen's alarm clock never stopped.
He had a premonition that with such a mysterious Zhu Chongba around, the court's campaign to eliminate anti-Qing and Ming restoration organizations would not go so smoothly.
"Eighth Brother," Yin grasped Yinsi's arm, his face full of worry, "Is he targeting you?"
"Let's go outside and talk."
Yinzhi patted Yin's hand reassuringly, then turned and pulled Yintang along, and the three of them exited the game together.
【The Chosen One (10)】
[The Great Qing Dynasty's Number One God of Wealth: @All members, meet at the courtyard of the myna bird! Something big has happened! Be careful, don't tell Father Emperor!]
Yinzhen immediately notified the others in the group chat. Because the topic was sensitive, they avoided mentioning Kangxi. Yinreng, Yinzhen, and others arrived one after another.
"What happened?"
When Yinzhi walked in last and closed the door, he noticed that the people sitting inside all looked very unwell.
"We met a man named Zhu Chongba inside."
"Zhu Chongba?" Yinzhi couldn't help but exclaim, "The Ming Taizu has been brought back to life?"
"It is to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming."
Yin Tang glanced at Yin Zhi speechlessly. His elder brother really dared to think that way.
"They've made their move?"
The occasionally perceptive Prince Yinzhi suddenly asked.
Yin Tang's face darkened instantly; he didn't want to recall it.
Yinzhi sighed and said, "He made the move, and the three of us were powerless to resist."
"Are you alright?"
Yinzhi hurriedly moved closer and circled around Yinsi. Yinreng, annoyed by this, pulled him aside to sit down: "If something really happened, it would be too late to wait for you."
Yinzhi shook his head reassuringly at Yinzhi: "Brother, don't worry, we're fine. Zhu Chongba... he's a bit strange, but he's not hostile towards us."
"Why isn't there any hostility anymore?"
Yin Tang was unhappy at the thought of Zhu Chongba. "His attempt to take you away, Eighth Brother, is the greatest hostility he can show us!"
"What's the meaning?"
Yinzhi looked at Yinreng in disbelief. Yinreng nodded with a sour face, while Yinzhen, standing to the side, exuded an aura of coldness. If Zhu Chongba were to appear, he would probably freeze to death.
"Smack!"
Yinzhi slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups on it tremble. "What kind of background do you have, to be so bold!"
"He had a face like Guanyin, and his silk thread was so skillfully and imperceptibly manipulated that it was almost imperceptible. He was also a favorite of Jia Baoyu. It is very likely that he was the one who stirred up the anti-Qing and Ming uprising in the Jiangnan region."
After hearing Yinzhi's description, Yinqi asked with some doubt, "Is he really a descendant of the Ming imperial family?"
“Whether he is or not is not important,” Yin Zhi shook his head. “What is important is that he is surnamed Zhu and has outstanding abilities. Even if he is not the leader, his status must be quite high.”
Yinreng thought of something else, "So, could it be that he was the one who got 'The Grand View Garden Prequel' approved?"
After all, according to the descriptions of Yinzhi and the other two, Zhu Chongba's skills have not yet appeared in the courses they have started.
Therefore, it is highly likely.
Yinzhen looked at Yinsi: "Next time, I'll go in with you."
“That’s right, your elder brother is with you too.” Yinzhi nodded in agreement. “No matter where they come from, we’ll fight them every time they come!”
Yinqi: "I'm about to master dual-wielding."
Yinzhuo: "My natal sword is almost finished being forged."
Yinyou hesitated for a moment, "I...I can test him."
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