...Ever since the Xiaoshan landslide, when a lot of unclean things were dug out from the belly of the mountain, various versions of the rumor have been spreading.
The mysterious figure had the workers in charge of the cleanup secretly monitored. After discovering Xihe's whereabouts, they launched a widespread search throughout Xiaoshan. Of course, a group of black-clad men wandering around in broad daylight would surely attract the attention of the government. So, they divided into teams, lighting dim lanterns in the middle of the night, and searched the towns and mountains for her. Thus, the story of a haunted place emerged.
After searching for several days, apart from the clue that Xihe had stayed in a clinic in the town for a period of time, this person seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and there was no trace of him at all.
The mysterious man kicked over the table and shouted, "You are a bunch of losers. You can't even catch a woman. What's the use of you!"
Everyone knelt and said, "Sir, calm down!"
The mysterious man remarked that Xihe had actually thought of using explosives, a method that would injure the enemy by a thousand but harm herself by eight hundred, to escape. She was indeed the Medicine Maiden he had found, capable of making explosives of that power. With such great value, she must not fall into the wrong hands. "She's injured and can't get far. I must bring her back to me."
"Sir, what about Xiaoshan..."
The mysterious man arranged, "The court has sent people to clean up and secretly monitor the situation. If they find anything important, you know what to do."
"yes."
Autumn is a eventful season, otherwise why would there be the saying "an eventful autumn"? Although this sounds nonsense, it still makes some sense.
In the city of Qinghe County, the old doctor Xiahou, who was practicing medicine, suddenly transformed himself into a middle-aged man about ten years younger than Xiaoshan and appeared in the palace.
"Your Majesty, Lord Xiahou requests an audience."
"Xuan."
After Xiahou Qing entered the palace, Emperor Gan Zhao put down the cinnabar brush in his hand, placed the memorial aside, and said, "You all may go down. There is no need to serve you."
After the strangers left, Xiahou Qing said, "Your servant, Xiahou Qing, has something to report."
"explain."
As the head of Tianshu Tower, Xiahou Qing had a reason for staying in Qinghe County instead of the capital. Firstly, it was to conceal his presence, and secondly, to monitor the activities at Liuxiang Tavern and the Princess's Residence. His disguise was quite successful; at least so far, he was confident that no one had discovered the flaw.
This time he personally came to the capital, firstly to report on his work, and secondly to report on the matter concerning Princess Shuyang: "Princess Shuyang's whereabouts have been somewhat suspicious in recent days. I dare not act rashly, even though I have the audacity to ask for your permission."
After the eunuch beside Emperor Gan Zhao handed over the thick memorial from Xia Houqing, Emperor Gan Zhao took a quick glance at the contents and asked, "...Jiangdu, Qinghe Commandery, Qingliang Valley, Xiaoshan. Other places are fine, but why did she go to Qingliang Valley and Xiaoshan?"
Xiahou Qing said, this is what he found strange: "I don't know the details. The people sent to protect the princess have often disappeared in these places without a trace."
Emperor Gan Zhao thought for a moment, then placed the memorial in a secret box on the wall and asked Xia Houqing to leave first: "Xuan Shuyang, come in. You can leave first."
Xiahou Qing bowed, but showed no intention of leaving. "...There's one more thing I'd like to ask Your Majesty."
Emperor Gan Zhao said, "If you have anything else to say, tell me all of it."
Xiahou Qing lowered his head and said, "It seems that His Royal Highness Prince Zhong is quite dissatisfied with Tianshu Tower. He has repeatedly interfered with Tianshu Tower's work, both openly and covertly."
Emperor Gan Zhao sighed slightly and said, "Yao Ji has always been sensible. He hasn't been able to rest well since returning from the southern border. Let him recuperate in the palace for a month."
"yes."
Xiahou Qing had just retreated behind the screen when Shu Yang came forward as summoned: "See you, Father."
"You are my beloved daughter. I will not beat around the bush with you today. Just take a look for yourself." As he spoke, Emperor Gan Zhao showed her the part about Shu Yang presented by Tianshu Tower.
When Shu Yang looked at the records of what he had done and when, he was somewhat shocked, but even more angry: "...Tianshu Tower is actually investigating my daughter, Father!"
Without waiting for Shu Yang to react, Emperor Gan Zhao's words implied that he believed the information provided by Tianshu Tower: "Let's not discuss this matter first. Do you have anything to refute?"
Shu Yang bowed and explained, "Father, I've just been feeling irritable lately so I just wanted to walk around and relax."
Emperor Gan Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, stood up and walked down from the throne: "Really? Then who is the identity of the black-robed man you secretly went to see?"
"He..." Shu Yang murmured, not knowing how to explain. Emperor Gan Zhao gave her a way out: "If you like him and really want to see him from time to time, why not bring him to me so I can see him."
Shu Yang was thinking about that person's identity, so when Emperor Gan Zhao said that, her first reaction was to explain: "Father, it's not what you think!"
Emperor Gan Zhao patted her hand behind her back, turned around and said, "Alright, bring her to me when you have time. Kneel and pay your respects."
"……yes."
As soon as Shu Yang left, Xia Hou Qing came out from behind the screen: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Gan Zhao arranged, "You go in person. I'm also very curious about what kind of powerful character is able to tie Shu Yang so tightly."
"As you wish."
As the two had expected, that night, Shu Yang asked Liu Ying to impersonate her and left the palace alone. After making sure no one was following her, she turned into a secluded house near the west gate.
The mysterious man had just come from Xiaoshan the day before yesterday, and something happened today. Shu Yang thought about it and didn't know what to do, so he had to come to him to discuss countermeasures: "It seems that our affairs have been discovered by Tianshu Tower."
The mysterious man said calmly, "So what if he noticed? He's curious about who I am, and I just wanted to meet him. See if he still remembers my face."
Shu Yang shook her lower lip. She didn't think this was a good idea. "Brother, let's take a long-term view on this matter."
The mysterious man, whom Shu Yang called his "Big Brother," was, ten years ago, Emperor Qian Zhao's eldest prince, Yao Chen. This man, who was supposed to have perished in the raging fire a decade earlier, returned from hell a decade later, bringing with him a mysterious force. Transformed into Shi Jun, he appeared before Shu Yang without warning.
Shi Jun said in an almost mocking tone, "Long-term planning? I crawled back from hell with only two goals: revenge and getting everything I want."
Upon hearing this, Shu Yang fell to her knees with a thud. Shi Jun was stunned and reached out to help her up: "What are you doing?"
Shu Yang lowered his head and choked up, "Brother, when the palace was on fire ten years ago, I was also there."
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