Qiu Miao: General Gu is so cute~

Zhu Wenmin was invited to the Prince's residence. When he saw a strange man in the residence, he changed his address a little stiffly, "...Prince, General Huang."

"This is Mr. Qiu Yanping." Huang Qice nodded calmly. When he became suspicious of his illegitimate son, he distanced himself from him in his heart. He did not show the familiarity he had when he introduced Qiu Yanping to him before. He introduced each other to each other and said, "This is Zhu Wenmin."

Zhu Wenmin frowned slightly, and a faint light flashed in his eyes. He nodded slightly to Qiu Yanping, "Hello."

"It was you who introduced General Gu to me?" Qiu Yanping asked with a curl of his lips. He noticed from the corner of his eye that Huang Qice's eyes had become sharper.

Zhu Wenmin initially recommended Gu Wenye to seek treatment from Qiu Yanping because he had heard many rumors in the academic circle about Qiu Yanping, a person who refused to take any persuasion, reward or punishment, and who was not interested in the daily necessities of life. He thought that if Gu Wenye went to Qiu Yanping, he would only run into a wall and his treatment progress would be delayed. However, he did not expect that Qiu Yanping was completely different from the rumors. Not only did he not reject Gu Wenye, he actually cured Gu Wenye's leg disease.

This was beyond Zhu Wenmin's expectations and was completely inconsistent with Zhu Wenmin's original intention.

But for Huang Qice now, he only sees the result. Qiu Yanping was introduced to Gu Wenye by Zhu Wenmin. Qiu Yanping cured Gu Wenye's leg disease. After his own two experiences, he felt that Qiu Yanping was a "businessman" who would pay for his services. How could Zhu Wenmin recommend such a person to Gu Wenye? They should have been in the same boat, right? What was Zhu Wenmin thinking?

--In fact, Huang Qi Ce had already become suspicious of Zhu Wenmin because of the situation with the Yuanbao lantern, and once the seeds of suspicion were planted, they would quickly blossom and bear fruit. No matter what the reason was when Zhu Wenmin chose to recommend Qiu Yanping to Gu Wenye, Huang Qi Ce would no longer believe it.

When Zhu Wenmin heard Qiu Yanping ask him this, he suddenly remembered why he felt that the name Qiu Yanping sounded so familiar. He put on a false smile and said, "It was me. I had heard that Professor Qiu specialized in the spiritual field, so I recommended you to General Gu."

Huang Yutian's face did not look good. When he thought about how it was his younger brother's recommendation that helped the other party recover his legs, and how he was beaten into that state in public, making a fool of himself in front of everyone, he hated Zhu Wenmin to the point of itching.

But now he couldn't show any of his thoughts and could only grit his teeth and endure it.

"Wenmin, do you still remember this gift you gave me back then?" Huang Qice asked, and the servant presented the ingot lamp to him. The candle in the lamp flickered with flames. Zhu Wenmin's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Remember, this is the ingot lamp I gave you for blessing."

"Pray for blessings? Haha." Huang Qi Ce sneered. If Qiu Yanping hadn't said that this lamp had gathered too many dead souls from all directions and that if it was broken, it might be entangled with something ominous, he would have smashed it long ago. "You know best what it is used for. Let me ask you, where did you get this thing?"

This was the question that Qiu Yanping had asked Huang Qice to ask earlier, saying that the person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. If one wanted to make the souls in the Yuanbao Lantern return to their original places one by one, it was also necessary to find out the person who made the Yuanbao Lantern. Otherwise, if the bell was untied by force, the person would only be entangled by the souls that were forced to gather here.

Huang Qice was already feeling guilty and afraid because of the immoral things he had done. When he heard what Qiu Yanping said, he was afraid that all the people he had killed would appear before him again. He did not have any doubts at all because what Qiu Yanping said were things he had never heard of. He asked all the questions Qiu Yanping asked him to ask.

Zhu Wenmin did not answer Huang Qice's question, but frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Qiu Yanping knew that Zhu Wenmin would not be honest so easily, he suddenly grabbed the Yuanbao lamp and was about to throw it to the ground. Huang Qice's face turned pale and he quickly stood up to catch it, fearing that he would break it and release something. Zhu Wenmin was faster than Huang Qice. He flew over almost at the moment when Qiu Yanping dodged the Yuanbao lamp and caught the Yuanbao lamp in his arms.

Huang Qice and Zhu Wenmin breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Yuanbao Lantern was safe and sound.

"Mr. Qiu!" Huang Qice looked at Qiu Yanping with great dissatisfaction, not understanding why Qiu Yanping suddenly did this.

"When the Yuanbao Lamp was broken, the first person to suffer the backlash was the original owner of the Yuanbao Lamp, and then you, the Prince. Doctor Zhu was so nervous about this Yuanbao Lamp, it seems that you really know a lot about it." Qiu Yanping said with a smile.

Qiu Yanping didn't care whether Huang Qice's life was in danger or not. In his opinion, Huang Qice would be no different from a dead person sooner or later, so he didn't care much when testing him. His explanation didn't make Huang Qice look much better. Huang Qice's face was still pale and gray. He was very dissatisfied with Qiu Yanping's risky behavior.

Zhu Wenmin pursed his lips, stood up from the ground, and said, "What is Mr. Qiu talking about? I don't quite understand, I just think it's a pity if this Yuanbao lamp falls."

Qiu Yanping raised his eyebrows, chuckled twice and said, "Really? So, if I tell you that I have tied a knot on this Yuanbao lamp, and now the first person who touches the Yuanbao lamp - that is, you, Doctor Zhu - will become the owner of this Yuanbao lamp again, all the effects of this lamp will act on you, and only I can untie this knot, and only I can save you. Doctor Zhu, are you still going to continue to play dumb?"

Zhu Wenmin's body froze. He lowered his head and saw a lotus knot tied with a red string in the Yuanbao lantern in his hand.

The so-called departure from the main conclusion... was something Qiu Yanping made up, and naturally what he said afterwards was also nonsense, but this did not prevent Qiu Yanping from bluffing Zhu Wenmin, nor did it prevent Zhu Wenmin from taking Qiu Yanping's words seriously.

He had never thought that there would be someone who knew the real purpose of the Yuanbao lantern, but Qiu Yanping's actions and words seemed to show that he knew more about the origin and function of the Yuanbao lantern than the person who gave it to him. This made Zhu Wenmin believe what Qiu Yanping said afterwards. His hand trembled, but he finally calmed down and did not dare to throw the lantern away.

Huang Qi Ce saw Zhu Wenmin's reaction and realized that the purpose of the lamp was just as Qiu Yanping said. His face immediately turned ugly like a dark cloud that was about to destroy the city. He roared, "How dare you!? I, Huang Qi Ce, think about it in my heart. I don't think I have done you any bad things! How dare you plot to harm me?!"

Zhu Wenmin sneered and said, "You are good to me, but what about my mother who died early? Wasn't my mother's death planned by you and the princess? You pretended to send General Gu to rescue her, but it was just to save your own flesh and blood. You didn't care about my mother's life at all. Otherwise, with General Gu's skills, how could he not save my mother? You wish my mother was dead, so that you would not have to talk about it and worry about it."

"If I had known that I had saved an ungrateful person, I should have let that person kill you all together!" Huang Qi Ce said gritting his teeth.

Zhu Wenmin's body shook and he laughed, "You admitted it." The blood color on his face disappeared in an instant.

"You think Gu Wenye let the killer kill your mother, so you want to take revenge on him by making his legs unable to recover?" Qiu Yanping asked coldly. He thought Zhu Wenmin did this because of Huang Qice's instigation, but now it seems more like Zhu Wenmin's own idea.

"That's right." Zhu Wenmin admitted, "General Gu had the ability to save people but didn't, so my mother's death should naturally be blamed on him." He said as a matter of course.

Qiu Yanping laughed angrily. He turned to look at Huang Qice and said, "Indeed, you shouldn't have sent Gu Wenye to rescue the mother and son. It would have been better if you hadn't saved them."

"Let me ask you, where did you get this ingot lantern?" Qiu Yanping approached Zhu Wenmin, his momentum suddenly became threatening, and he asked with a gloomy face, "If you answer my question, I will untie this knot. If you play dumb, I will let you taste this ingot lantern right away. The person who gave you the thing should have explained to you the use of this thing, right?"

Zhu Wenmin fell silent. After hesitating for a while, he relaxed his shoulders as if giving up. A hint of reluctance flashed across his face. He pursed his lips and said, "I met that guy at the Spring Lantern Festival three years ago. His stall was full of these weird things..."

"What strange things do you remember?" Qiu Yanping suddenly interrupted Zhu Wenmin and asked.

"…There was something like a necklace made of colorful ropes, and a pair of clay dolls without eyes on their faces. I was deeply impressed…There was also an embroidery, all made of different shades of red. I don't remember the rest very clearly." Zhu Wenmin recalled.

Qiu Yanping hummed, "Well, go on."

The colorful rope necklace should be the colorful exquisite rope that was hung around Fu Yangsheng's neck before to lock his soul. As for the other two things, he had no idea at all.

"That person called me and seemed to know everything about me and what was in my mind. He sold me this ingot lamp and told me the use of it."

"What did he charge?" Qiu Yanping asked.

"… a life span of thirty years."

Huang Qi Ce and Huang Yu Tian's eyes widened. Using life as a bargaining chip? This is actually possible?

"What does that person look like?"

"I couldn't see clearly, as the man's face was completely covered by a black hood. I only noticed that there seemed to be a clock on his wrist when he handed me the Yuanbao lantern..." Zhu Wenmin didn't finish his words. He suddenly turned his head to look at the distant horizon. Then, there was a sudden sound of wind breaking through the air, and a black, shuttle-like weapon suddenly pierced Zhu Wenmin's chest, piercing him through.

Zhu Wenmin fell backwards, blood foam coming out of his mouth. He stared at Huang Qice and Huang Yutian who were sitting opposite him with his eyes wide open, and died with his eyes open.

The Prince's Palace was suddenly in chaos. Someone actually ignored the security line above the Prince's Palace, broke in directly and killed people openly. How could this be tolerated?

Qiu Yanping frowned. The most crucial information suddenly stopped. What was on that person's wrist? A clock...? It must be a special mark that can confirm the other party's identity, otherwise Zhu Wenmin would not have died so suddenly.

Not long after, Gu Wenye led a team from the Seventh Department of the Military Department to the Prince's Palace.

Huang Qice brought Gu Wenye into the Prince's Mansion with a gloomy face. God knows Gu Wenye was the person that the Prince least wanted to let into the Mansion.

"The Seventh Department of the Military Department has detected that unusual weapons have broken into the Prince's Palace." Gu Wenye said in a businesslike manner, "Is the Prince okay?" As he spoke, his eyes briefly glanced at Qiu Yanping, then retracted them as if casually.

Qiu Yanping saw that General Gu appeared to be doing his job in a businesslike manner and looked proper, but secretly was worried about him who had nothing to do with the matter. In his heart, he couldn't help but laugh at General Gu for having such a double side. At the same time, he felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction and pride in his heart.