Chapter 1735: Encirclement
Bai Shan shook his head, "Manbao is still dealing with it, we can't really help."
Lord Tang walked into the room and took a look. He saw Yin Huo and Bai Erlang guarding the stove where medicine was being boiled with their backs to him, so he glanced at the screen between them.
He only vaguely saw Manbao sitting there, and he didn't know what he was busy with.
He scanned the room; he had been there once before during a search and had a general idea of what was inside.
He walked to the table, picked up the teacup on the table and looked at it, then asked, "Where are the people in this yard?"
Bai Shan brought in another basin of hot water and placed it behind the screen, saying, "They all ran away with excuses. They didn't want to appear too close to Xu Yu."
Lord Tang laughed and said, "These people are quite clever."
Bai Shan: "But I see quite a few people standing outside the yard. Brother Tang, if you're so tight on the outside and loose on the inside, I'm afraid you won't be able to catch them even if they come out, right?"
Lord Tang said nonchalantly, "Eunuch Wu is a little nervous, but everyone has to come back to stay at night, so it won't be a big deal then."
He was not waiting for now, but for tonight and tomorrow morning.
So Lord Tang decided to stay in the palace tonight. He nudged Bai Shan and said with a smile, "You and Bai Er can squeeze in together tonight and give me the bed?"
Bai Shan: "... Can you stay in the palace?"
Lord Tang said, "As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees, that's all that's required."
Bai Shan was speechless.
Bai Shan and the others had to attend classes in the afternoon, so after the medicine was boiled, Manbao brought it in. They looked at the time and said goodbye and left to go to class.
Lord Tang was in no hurry to leave. He sat in a chair outside the screen, lost in thought. When Manbao came out, he looked up at her and asked, "What's going on?"
Manbao said: "She is seriously injured. It depends on whether she wants to live. If she wants to live, she will wake up tomorrow. If she doesn't want to live, she may not wake up."
Lord Tang raised an eyebrow, "Is it that serious?"
"She's covered in wounds. Her nails have all been pulled out, and she has frostbite. It must be because the Ministry of Punishment is not clean. There's a lot of dirt in her wounds," Manbao said. "A person's willpower is very important. Those who want to live can overcome mountains and ridges. In the end, they die because their bodies have reached their limits. Those who don't want to live will drown even if there's a wide road ahead of them. If they don't take a step forward, they will."
Master Tang looked at her in surprise. He couldn't help but reach out and touch her forehead. He asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you? Why are you thinking about these things at such a young age?"
Manbao's mood has been a little bad since she saw Xu Yu. When she heard Lord Tang's question, her eyes reddened with grievance, "I just don't understand why they do these things?"
She said, "There are so many things to do in this world, so many skills to learn, and so many books to read. Why don't they just focus on learning skills instead of thinking about harming others?"
"Now, not only have we harmed others, but we've also harmed ourselves." Man Bao said, "I know that the eunuchs and maids in this palace are not even human beings in their eyes. They are the most helpless, but that's not the case. They think that if they are not human, then they are not human beings."
Manbao reached out and wiped away his tears, but finally couldn't hold it in any longer and simply leaned over the table and cried.
It was the first time that Lord Tang saw her like this, and he was at a loss for a moment. "You, don't cry, this has nothing to do with you..."
Manbao shook his head. "I used to think I was hard-hearted enough. I could tell she wasn't a good person, at least not to me. She wanted to harm me, and I wasn't wrong to expose her. But now seeing her like this, I don't know whether I was right or wrong."
Lord Tang then asked softly, "If it happened again, would you still mention her to His Highness?"
Behind the screen that the two of them couldn't see, Xu Yu's fingers flexed slightly. Keke detected that her heartbeat and breathing were different. He was about to warn Manbao when suddenly a data came in. It immediately quieted down and received data as usual.
The research institute urged him through the main system, hoping that he could urge the host in his world to collect as many meteorites as possible as soon as possible.
That thing has now been divided among the various planets. The Encyclopedia's research institute only got a little bit, and it seems to be almost used up now.
Koko glanced at Manbao who was still wiping her tears, received the data, but did not communicate with her immediately. Of course, the main system was still paying attention to it, so it did not remind Manbao that Xu Yu seemed to be awake for a while.
Manbao was thinking about what Master Tang said. After thinking for a while, she nodded and said, "I will, even if it's for the sake of truth and justice. But brother, can we really find out the truth of this case and give everyone justice?"
Lord Tang fell silent and did not speak for a long time.
Man Bao wiped away tears and said, "I can already feel it. Even when I investigated Zuo Yuhou and Prince Gong last time, you weren't this embarrassed. I really can't think of anyone in this world who is more powerful than them."
Master Tang pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, "Did you figure it out in the end?"
"I figured it out, Your Majesty."
Lord Tang was startled, staring at Manbao with wide eyes. He couldn't help but reach out and touch her forehead again, "What are you thinking about in your little head every day? How could it be His Majesty?"
Manbao slapped his hand away and said, "It was Shanbao who said that. He said that the reason you and Lord Yin were able to find out about Prince Gong last time was because His Majesty was determined. And if you can't find the truth this time, it will only be because His Majesty has not made up his mind."
Manbao paused and said, "Or maybe he can't make up his mind."
This time, Lord Tang was silent for even longer. Finally, he sighed and said, "Manbao, this is how things are in this world. Not everything goes smoothly. I don't know if justice will be served to everyone in this matter, but I will do my best to find out the truth."
Manbao lay on the table in a depressed mood.
Lord Tang didn't know how to comfort her, so he asked, "Have Xu Yu's injuries been treated?"
Manbao shook his head, "I still have to clean my fingers. That's an eye strain. I plan to take a break and then deal with it."
Lord Tang suddenly remembered something and said, "I just found a food box in the kitchen. It seems to be yours. Have you eaten?"
Manbao shook his head, "I don't want to eat."
This is really strange. In the past, she would never want to eat even if the sky fell.
Lord Tang couldn't help but ask, "Is Xu Yu so important?"
Manbao shook his head, thought for a moment, and finally explained, "It just feels weird. I think she became like this because of me, but it doesn't seem to be the real reason. Things in this world are too difficult. I feel like I'm being forced to move forward, and I have no control over myself."
Master Tang smiled, stood up and said, "You're such a silly boy. If it's so difficult, why bother thinking so much? Who in this world isn't pushed forward by the tide of events?"
See you at 4 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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