On the street.
Xiang Yue ran around anxiously, looking for him, but when he turned around, he suddenly saw Chu Li.
“Wow!”
Her eyes widened:
"Young Master Chu, where did you go just now?"
Chu Li's expression was normal: "I just bumped into someone accidentally, and you refused to help me out, so I naturally went to find a way."
"What do you want to do?"
Xiang Yue didn't quite believe what she said.
"I took advantage of him not noticing and ran. He chased me for two blocks, but I still managed to shake him off. I went around in circles and just got back now."
Frowning at the moon.
Is it really so?
Didn't she take the opportunity to do something tricky?
Xiang Yue was suspicious, but looking at Chu Li's appearance, she could not find any clues, and even if she was suspicious, she could not find any evidence.
But on second thought, if she wanted to escape, why did she come back?
Xiang Yue said coldly, "Tell me what you are going to do in advance, and don't disappear from my sight without a word, otherwise, I will report it to the princess intact."
Chu Li was surprised:
"Princess, have you lost someone again?"
She emphasized the word "again", making Xiang Yue's face look particularly ugly.
How dare you mock her!
Damn it!
Staring at Chu Li's back as he continued shopping with his hands behind his back, Xiang Yue gritted his teeth and followed him.
Young Master Chu has returned, why is Xiang Yu not here?
Where did Xiang Yu go?
Half an hour later, Chu Li returned to Wang's Inn. He had things to do the next day, so he went to bed early.
When the palace banquet was over and Chu Yeli came back, there was only a small lamp lit in her room. The light was dim. He gently pushed open a corner of the door and saw the petite body of a woman curled up on the couch.
She likes to sleep curled up in the quilt.
It curled up into a ball, wrapped itself tightly, with only a dark head sticking out.
The warm dark candlelight sprinkled on her face, which was very warm and made Chu Yeli's heart soften to the extreme.
Tuoba Mingyue stood aside:
"Brother Yeli, she's already asleep."
"I'm just looking."
Chu Yeli didn't go in, but his heart was already filled.
He imagined that every time he returned home in the future, there would be a night light like this left for him, and someone would be waiting for him here, becoming a harbor of attachment and dependence for him.
It's home.
Their home.
His and her home.
Chu Yeli held onto the door frame, the light in his eyes was extremely soft.
Xiaojiu, I will bear with you for a while, but when everything is over, I will give you a stable home.
We will be together forever.
Tuoba Mingyue looked at the tenderness in his eyes, all directed towards another person. Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, but her excellent upbringing and moral character told her to be rational.
Because of her rationality, she gave rational advice:
"Brother Yeli believes in her, but does she believe in you?"
"Is she a trustworthy person?"
Chu Yeli glanced sideways, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
Tuoba Mingyue said: "Brother Yeli, don't mind. I didn't say this to target her. I just want to remind you that if you trust others too much, you will easily lose yourself."
"Xiao Jiu is not someone else."
After saying a few words, he closed the door and walked away.
Tuoba Mingyue pursed her lips.
But with just this sentence, you have already lost yourself.
You are no longer the Chu Yeli that I knew before, the calm, composed, and well-planned person.
"To the moon."
"Princess." Xiangyue ran towards her quickly.
"Has Young Master Chu made any unusual moves tonight?"
After a slight hesitation, Xiang Yue said:
"No, everything is normal."
She concealed the incident that happened along the way.
If the princess knew about this, she would definitely blame her for her poor performance and continuous mistakes and punish her.
She thought that Young Master Chu did not run away. Although he was missing for half a minute, he came back obediently, so it should not be a serious matter.
But she felt a little uneasy.
Why haven’t I seen Xiang Yu for a long time?
-
The next day.
Chu Li got up early, Tuoba Mingyue went to the morning court, Chu Yeli also went to the palace to do official business, and she climbed out the window to go out.
Slip away successfully.
After meeting the One-eyed Dragon and the Small-eyed Dog, he immediately rushed to the Si Gu Bureau, but he also went to do something else on the way.
Si Gu Bureau.
When they arrived, it was the time for the morning court session, and all the high-ranking wizards had gone to attend the court, so only servants were walking around in the Si Gu Bureau.
The three of them climbed over the wall from the back door and sneaked in quietly.
"Young Master Chu, this way."
The narrow-eyed dog and the one-eyed dragon had already figured out the approximate location of the Si Gu Bureau during the night.
With their help, Chu Li can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
"Thank you all, you will definitely be needed for the small gold bars."
The one-eyed man opened the window, and the three of them went into a study room. "Young Master Chu, you are being too polite. The brave ones will die of overeating, and the timid ones will die of starvation. If you do ordinary work, how can you earn so much money?"
The narrow-eyed dog whispered, "Young Master Chu, don't worry about our safety. If the situation is not right, we will run away by ourselves."
"……Um."
very good.
She likes dealing with people like this.
Straightforward and without ulterior motives.
"In half a quarter of an hour, the court will be dismissed. This is the study where Wizard Qiu works. We can catch him when he is dismissed." said the one-eyed dragon.
Chu Li paced around and looked around.
This place is no different from an ordinary study room. On the table are books, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, as well as bottles and jars, in which there are many insects.
Centipedes, scorpions, spiders, and wriggling black maggots...
Chu Li took a look and felt his scalp tingling.
These are poisonous insects? !
She picked up the small bamboo tube and tweezers on the table and picked a few.
"Young Master Chu, be careful!"
The one-eyed dragon shouted in a low voice, startling Chu Li, who was almost touched by the insect on her finger. The one-eyed dragon quickly slapped her hand away:
"Don't touch them!"
"Poison insects are very cunning. Even though they are thin and small, their mouthparts are covered with fine teeth and suckers. Once they come into contact with your skin, they can bite through it and quickly get inside."
Chu Li saw a black poisonous insect twisting its body and sticking out of the container.
It moves its head from side to side and wriggles as if it is looking for delicious food.
Blood is their favorite delicacy.
Chu Li's mind moved slightly. He picked up the tweezers, picked up a few poisonous insects and put them into the small bamboo tube, closed the stopper tightly, and put it into his sleeve.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Chu Li glanced over vigilantly. The one-eyed dragon and the narrow-eyed dog hid behind the door quietly, so that as soon as the man pushed the door open and hadn't even taken a step inside, he was suddenly pulled in by two pairs of hands.
“Who… Ugh!”
Wizard Qiu was caught off guard and was hit twice in the face.
“Ah!”
Who is it?
who?
“Ah—ow!”
Chu Li raised his hand: "Don't beat him to death."
Wizard Qiu's eyes were filled with tears due to the pain, and his cheeks were swollen as high as steamed buns. Only then could he see the three people clearly.
Who are they?
How could it be hiding in his study?
This is the Si Gu Bureau!
Don’t they want to live anymore?
Chu Li stepped forward and said, "Let me ask you, your Gu Bureau raises Gu for the royal family. Are you secretly refining Gu and creating an army?"
Wizard Qiu looked terrified.
How does she know?
The witchcraft army hid in the mountains, studying and refining secrets without the knowledge of outsiders.
"W-What is this Gu Refining? What is this army? I don't know what you are talking about."
"Don't be impatient," the one-eyed man slowly took out a small hair comb decorated with peach blossom beads from his sleeve:
"We kidnapped your daughter on the way here."
Wizard Qiu stared: "!"
This is his daughter's jewelry!
His daughter is only four and a half years old this year!
They are a bunch of beasts!
"Who are you? What do you want to do?"
Chu Li said: "Tell me what I should do to restrain them and kill them."
-
At the same time, in Prince Yin’s Palace.
Qin Muyu demonstrated his abilities, and King Yin immediately ordered him to find a mine and mine iron ore for him.
However, he sent a full twenty people to follow him.
Before leaving the house, he took him over and gave him a lecture:
"I trust you this time. As long as you find an iron mine for me, all our previous feuds will be forgiven. If you dare to run, do you think I can break your long, thin neck?"
Qin Muyu's body was trembling, and he felt that his fingertips were so cold that they seemed to arouse goose bumps on his neck.
"I...will do my best. I just hope that after I succeed, you can let me go."
King Yin narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay."
"Xiao Jue, you go with General Qin."
Secret guard Xiao Jue received the order.
Before setting off, Qin Muyu was so weak that he couldn't climb onto the horse, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
Including the King of Yin.
As soft and sticky as a woman.
King Yin waved his sleeves, supported him with a hand, and sent him onto the horse.
Qin Muyu pulled the reins tightly, his eyes red with anger.
Xiao Jue held back his laughter...or better yet, he shouldn't laugh. This would be disrespectful. After all, Young General Qin had been poisoned by the cartilage powder, and his body was as weak as a boneless person.
"Master, we are leaving the city."
Qin Muyu rode his horse with a sullen look on his face, very unhappy. After leaving the city, he checked and surveyed the mountains to be investigated one by one.
Xiao Jue couldn't understand the method.
Xiao Jue followed him all the time.
I saw Young General Qin dismounting from his horse, lying on the ground, surveying the soil, and writing and drawing with a pen and paper.
Looks very serious.
Is this how the Chu people surveyed iron mines?
Xiao Jue was curious and took a few steps forward to see what he was writing. Qin Muyu immediately guarded the notebook in his arms:
"What do you want to do?"
Xiao Jue paused slightly.
This anti-thief action...
"I just want to see what you wrote on it."
"I have mapped out the locations of the mountains that I have surveyed and where there may be iron ore. Once the iron ore is mined, tens of thousands of cold weapons can be made."
Qin Muyu said vigilantly:
"Of course I can't show you something this important."
Xiao Jue said, "I am the personal guard of King Yin, and a confidant whom he can trust."
"So what?"
Qin Muyu covered the book and said, "Except King Yin, no one can read it. I don't know you, I only trust him."
After saying that, he walked to another place vigilantly.
Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows.
I didn't realize that Young General Qin was quite alert.
Although he was on guard against him, Major General Qin was a very good person with vigilance and perseverance. He was honest and had moral integrity, and was someone he could be trusted to work with.
"You all follow General Qin and follow his arrangements."
Twenty guards: "Yes."
For most of the day, Qin Muyu led them to several locations and instructed them to do a lot of work. Everyone was very tired.
In the afternoon, I drank herbal tea at a roadside stall.
Qin Muyu wiped the sweat off his forehead and sorted out the notebook carefully, "Xiao Jue? Your name is Xiao Jue, right?"
Xiao Jue stepped forward and asked, "What do you want, General Qin?"
"We have been running for a day and surveyed more than a dozen mountains. I have a rough idea in my mind. You can take my draft to King Yin first. Next, I plan to continue the survey. It may take half a month to return to the capital."
The first draft of each day should be sent back promptly every day, so that King Yin can keep track of the situation.
Xiao Jue thought it was reasonable.
He wanted to send someone to deliver it, but for such an important item, it would be wiser for him to go there in person. Besides, it would take him two hours at most to ride back to the capital. Young General Qin was poisoned by the cartilage powder again, and there were twenty guards watching him here.
Xiao Jue thought for a moment and said:
"I'll send it back now."
Qin Muyu handed him the notebook and asked hesitantly, "You won't peek, will you?"
Xiao Jue almost fell off his horse: "I am loyal to King Yin!"
"You swear."
"I swear! I won't peek! And I won't do such a dirty thing as peeking! General Qin! You can rest assured now!"
Qin Muyu's expression improved a little: "I will believe you for once."
Xiao Jue was very angry when he heard this.
The heart of a villain!
What a mean person!
Although he was a secret guard and served others, he acted openly and honestly, just like a gentleman.
"I'm leaving!"
He was so angry that he whipped and left.
Qin Muyu said, "Let's have a bowl of herbal tea here, rest for 25 minutes, and then continue on our way."
Twenty guards nodded, and they led their horses into the stall.
The stall owner greeted the customers happily.
"Boss, twenty bowls of herbal tea." Qin Muyu took out the funds given by King Yin and placed a large ingot of silver on the table.
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!" The boss turned around to get the bowl.
Qin Muyu glanced at the big barrel of herbal tea, glanced at the guards who were taking a rest and relaxing, and suddenly flicked his sleeves and threw a small white paper bag in.
The paper bag was dipped into the herbal tea and quickly melted…
The boss brought the herbal tea.
A guard suddenly asked, "We have twenty-one people and only twenty bowls of herbal tea. General Qin, don't you want to drink it?"
"Hmm? Is there one bowl missing?"
Qin Muyu suddenly realized, "I was negligent, Boss, serve another bowl, you guys drink first."
The boss went to get another bowl, and just as he turned around with the bowl in his hand, he saw the guards who had finished drinking the herbal tea falling on the table one by one...
-
Prince Yin's Palace.
Xiao Jue rode his horse back to Prince Yin's Palace as fast as he could.
"Master, this is the result of our survey today, recorded by Young General Qin himself." He presented it with both hands.
At that time, King Yin was taking care of his children.
Tuoba Mo, who is four years old this year, is not his biological child but the orphan of his deputy general.
The deputy general died on the battlefield for him, his wife died of illness, his family was broken up, and his whole family was full of loyal heroes. In view of his loyalty, he adopted the deputy general's son who was only half a year old at the time.
"Is there news so soon?"
King Yin weighed the small sandbag in his hand and threw it out.
The four-year-old boy's eyes sparkled and he quickly ran out to pick it up.
"General Qin is very professional and seems to have deep knowledge in iron ore mining. I and others have benefited a lot from following him."
"Bring it here and show it to me."
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