"I'll beat you to death today!"
Wang Zhen was afraid that this would not appease the other person, so without offering any explanation, he grabbed Zhou Long's hair and started whipping him violently!
After a series of crisp slaps, Zhou Long was already dizzy and disoriented, his face bruised and swollen.
Without daring to delay, Wang Zhen once again put on a fawning expression and looked at Qin Yu.
"Young Master Huang, I wonder if you've felt better now?"
"......"
Seeing that he did not respond for a long time, Wang Zhen immediately turned serious and gave orders to the guards around him.
"Beat him! Teach this beast a lesson!"
Upon receiving the order, the imperial guards surrounded Zhou Long and began punching and kicking him.
As Zhou Long's screams gradually fell silent, Qin Yu impatiently waved his hand and said, "Get lost, I still want to drink tea!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Then we'll take our leave now, so as not to disturb your enjoyment, Young Master Huang!"
After saying that, Wang Zhen nervously gave a look to the group of guards, then dragged Zhou Long, who was like a dead dog, away in a sorry state.
Before leaving, they made sure to close the door behind them.
It wasn't until the group had completely left that Nangong Lexi recovered from her shock.
Everything happened so suddenly!
From the moment Zhou Long rushed in intending to beat him up, to the next second when his godfather, whom he had called in, turned the tables and beat him up, it all happened in just a short moment.
Then, she looked at Qin Yu with an incredulous expression.
He knew in his heart that this young master Huang was no ordinary person, not at all!
After calming herself down, Nangong Lexi stepped forward and asked, puzzled.
"Young Master Huang, who exactly are you? Why is the head of the Eastern Depot so afraid of you?"
Qin Yu, of course, couldn't tell the truth. With a quick thought, he made up a pretext.
"Him? That Wang Zhen used to be a servant in my household, so naturally he wouldn't dare to act presumptuously in front of me!"
Nangong Lexi nodded, looking as if she had just realized something, but then quickly frowned.
That's not right.
Everyone has a history of starting out. It's true that Wang Zhen was a servant before, but now he's the head of the Eastern Depot!
Why would someone of that status treat Qin Yu with such utmost respect, even more so than one's own father?
Even if they knew each other and respected each other before, there was no need to get so angry, as if Qin Yu was afraid that she would still be angry and beat Zhou Long up like that.
"Brother Huang, is that really the case?"
Qin Yu gave a forced, dry laugh. "How could this be fake? Why would I lie to you?"
Just as he was wondering how to face Nangong Lexi, Zhu Fei, who had been waiting downstairs for a long time, suddenly opened the door and reminded him.
"Young Master Huang, it's getting late, it's time for us to return home!"
Looking out the window, the sun was already setting, and Qin Yu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
It's already so late, and there's still no sign of Bai Ruyan. It seems we won't be able to see her today!
However, it was just in time that Zhu Fei's urging relieved Qin Yu from the predicament, so he immediately pretended to be in a hurry and bid farewell to this Xiong Ba brother.
After going downstairs, Zhu Fei gave a serious report.
"Our brothers have been staying at the brothel, but we still haven't seen Miss Bai."
"Yes, I understand!"
"Also, I saw that the person who came was from the Eastern Depot, and I thought that Wang Zhen would not make things difficult for the Emperor, so I did not go upstairs."
Speaking of this, Qin Yu recalled Zhou Long's bruised and swollen face, and felt a sense of satisfaction.
"If you go up and acknowledge Wang Zhen as your father, I won't be able to see that good show!"
"Let's go back! We'll come another day!"
Meanwhile, inside Liu Gan Niang's courtyard in Yunxia Valley.
Sima Jing sat blankly in the courtyard, her delicate body trembling slightly from excessive astonishment.
His pupils suddenly contracted sharply, and a small hand rested foolishly on the edge of the table.
She maintained this posture for the entire noon.
Clearly, she couldn't believe it at all!
The scenes of the Prime Minister and Qiu Beiming instilling these ideas in her mind resurfaced.
The information and education I received from childhood to adulthood were completely different from what Aunt Liu had just told me!
The master to whom he served so loyally turned out to be his father's killer!
This explosive news left Sima Jing stunned and unable to recover for an entire afternoon.
Looking at Aunt Liu, who was busy cooking with her granddaughter, she felt even more puzzled.
This old woman was someone he had never met before, so there was no reason for her to fabricate a lie to deceive him.
But what she kept saying was nothing more than rumors.
Now, Sima Jing is also somewhat confused.
On one side is his master and superior whom he has served loyally for many years, and on the other side is a kind old woman. Whom should he believe?
"Ahem! Granny Liu!"
Liu Gan Niang was startled by Sima Jing's sudden voice.
"Girl, you've been sitting there all afternoon, what have you been thinking about? Have you figured it out yet?"
Sima Jing did not respond, but went straight to the point and asked, "Grandma Liu, I want you to take me to see the place where the bishop's wife was besieged back then!"
Hearing her request, Liu Gan Niang felt strange.
"Why are you looking at that place? It was a fierce battleground back then, but now it's just a desolate wilderness with wolves around every now and then!"
"No! Grandma, that place is very important to me, I must go see it!"
Seeing her persistent attitude, Aunt Liu could only nod in bewilderment.
"Okay, anyway, Mom doesn't have anything to do. The porridge will be ready soon, let's have a bite before we go!"
After drinking some plain porridge, Sima Jing followed behind Liu Gan Niang and set off northwards.
In fact, the battlefield was not far away, but the group moved very slowly.
The road was full of large craters, and the defensive fortifications built back then were incomplete. When the wind blew through the yellow sand, you could even see the white bones and some broken weapons.
It is easy to imagine how brutal the battle must have been back then.
"That battle was truly earth-shattering; both sides deployed no fewer than 100,000 troops. This place was like a meat grinder..."
Listening to Aunt Liu's recollections, Sima Jing finally arrived at her destination.
Through the layers of tree shadows, a woman dressed in plain clothes was kneeling there, with flames burning in front of her, muttering incantations.
"Father, Mother..."
Sima Jing was startled. This woman was incredibly bold to return to this terrifying and cold place to burn paper money and offer sacrifices at this time. Just as she was about to ask her a question, the kneeling woman heard the noise behind her, suddenly turned around, and exclaimed with delight, "Mother!"
Aunt Liu stepped forward with a big smile, "Hey! Ruyan, you're back today too."
Sima Jing was even more surprised and asked in confusion.
"Grandma Liu, what exactly happened?"
The woman in plain clothes was none other than Bai Ruyan, who had rushed back from the brothel.
At this moment, she also noticed the stunningly beautiful Sima Jing, her beautiful eyes filled with a hint of apprehension.
Her intuition told her that this woman was not simple.
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