Chapter 69: Prince Keppel, you seem certain of your own death...
Bai and Pu Bo had serious expressions on their faces. Previously, they did not believe that Prince Keppel, who was related to the Insect Emperor by blood and had helped him ascend to the throne, could be a good insect. Naturally, they did not care how badly his health was damaged, nor did they think of going to treat him.
Mellon even wanted to curse Prince Keppel to die soon every day so that his teacher could be freed sooner.
Now they suddenly realized that Prince Keppel was not what they imagined, but was the teacher's lover. They wanted to do their best to help the teacher, so they thought of treating Prince Keppel.
But he was awakened by Nan Qi's words.
They were kept in the dark and didn't want to save Prince Keppel, so why didn't the teachers who weren't kept in the dark think of looking for them? Why didn't the Insect King, who cared so much about Prince Keppel, think of looking for them?
Don’t you trust Pu Bo’s medical skills?
Bai is not stupid. If you think about it deeply, you will understand why.
The Insect King is afraid of Prince Keppel, and the teacher and Prince Keppel want to reduce the Insect King's suspicion.
But didn’t the Insect King’s actions also reveal that he didn’t want Keppel to recover?
After all, if you really care about a bug, even if you just hear that there is a way to cure it, you will want to try it and will definitely not turn a blind eye to it, especially if this "method" is not far away from them.
The Insect King exposed his thoughts. Isn't he afraid that Prince Keppel will rebel in anger?
Yes, the Insect King was not afraid. His foundation was deep, so he was no longer afraid of Prince Keppel's rebellion.
Pu Bo's fame only began to rise three years ago. Three years ago, the teacher's power in the military had been completely divided, and the Insect Emperor was no longer worried about Prince Keppel's rise to power by leveraging the teacher's influence.
Besides, the Insect King knew better than anyone what kind of calculations led the teacher to marry Prince Keppel.
He naturally thought that the teacher would only hate Prince Keppel, and Prince Keppel would vent his frustrations on the teacher, and he was not afraid that they would unite against him.
In his mind, Aiyou Percy and Keppel Walker would only be disgusted with each other and torture each other.
Therefore, the Insect King was not afraid of being exposed at all, and was even complacent about it. He even used the exposure to test Prince Keppel's attitude.
If Prince Keppel contacts Pu Bo, the Insect King will plan to put Keppel within the cordon and be on guard against Prince Keppel causing trouble at all times.
If Prince Keppel does not contact Pu Bo, it means that he has seen through all the Insect Emperor's calculations. The Insect Emperor will relax his vigilance against him, but will no longer trust him.
Because the trust between them had been severed by the Insect King himself.
If they take the initiative to contact Keppel at this time, the Insect King will become suspicious, and everything that Prince Keppel has done as their teacher will be in vain.
If they want to avoid being discovered, they can only contact each other secretly.
But they are on the central star, under the coverage of the main brain and main system. The information that passes through many hands and is only transmitted occasionally is not easy to be discovered. However, it does not mean that Pu Bo will not be discovered if he appears in person.
Seeing a doctor is not a one-day thing, and Pu Bo cannot go only once or twice. The more he goes, the greater the risk of exposure.
The teacher and Prince Keppel could come out, but they have been living in seclusion for many years. If they suddenly leave the house frequently, it will also attract the attention of the Insect King.
After all, they are thorns in the eyes and flesh of the Insect King.
Things are really getting difficult.
Nan Qi was well aware of Bai's concerns. He first comforted Bai, "Don't overthink it. The teacher didn't mention this to Pu Bo. It's possible that Prince Keppel's illness isn't that serious and doesn't need Pu Bo yet. Maybe the teacher and Prince Keppel did this just to give the Insect Emperor a false impression."
Bai frowned inwardly, he hoped so, but Prince Keppel at the palace banquet didn't look like he was pretending.
"No." Pu Bo suddenly said, "Prince Keppel's appearance is not fake. His face is pale with red, his eyes are still bright but a little weak, his forehead is blue, his hands are shaking unconsciously, and his body is even thinner..."
Pu Bo paused, sighed deeply, and then continued, "These symptoms are all signs of a serious illness, and they can't be faked. I also thought that suddenly contacting the prince would be noticed, so I said I'd find his medical records first. I'd study them thoroughly, and then meet him. That way, I'd have a better chance of success and could reduce the number of times we meet in the future."
"This is the only way for now." Bai opened his portable star brain and was about to make arrangements, but was held down by Nan Qi.
Bai turned to look at Nan Qi: "?"
"Don't be impatient." Nan Qi tilted his head and smiled brightly. He held Bai's hand tightly and led Bai to sit on the sofa. He also called Melon and others who had been listening to their analysis without saying anything to come and sit down.
After all the bugs sat down and six pairs of eyes looked at him, he snapped his fingers casually. A snow-white kitten suddenly appeared on Bai's legs and meowed coquettishly. The sweet voice made Bai's heart tremble.
Several other female insects also gathered around and reached out to touch the little white cat, but then they remembered that this cat might be Nan Qi's spiritual body, so they retracted their hands and looked up at Nan Qi, as if asking again - why did your spiritual body change, and why did you call the spiritual body out.
Nan Qi pointed at the little white cat and said, "Let it be the messenger between you and the teacher first. I don't think anyone else you ask for the medical records will be as comprehensive as the one I ask the teacher. When I fully recover, Pu Bo can hide in my cave for a short time and I will take him there. If..."
"What if?" Bai tilted his head. "What did you think of?"
"Nothing." Nan Qi sat beside Bai, lowering his eyes to look at the little white cat biting Bai's fingers, and the corners of his lips curled up. "I just thought of the teleportation array we used to go to the black market, which is the small wormhole. Can we exchange for a small wormhole in the black market? If so, can we set up a teleportation array between Smellide Mansion and the Prince's Mansion?"
The insects looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect Nan Qi to be so creative.
Unfortunately, although the idea is good, it cannot be realized because there are no wormholes that can be exchanged on the black market.
Nan Qi could see the hidden meaning in their expressions and felt a little regretful. He really wanted to study the wormhole.
"It doesn't matter if I can't do it. I've already thought about it. I'll send my spirit body to deliver the message first. Then we can meet at the black market and treat it. In case of emergency, my spirit body can deliver the message. When I recover, you can hide in my cave and run away with me."
"Oh right." Nan Qi said a lot before remembering the most important thing, "Teacher, do you know how to get to the black market?"
“Hahahahahahaha.”
The insects burst into laughter. Nan Qi's words made them feel like fools. They had forgotten that the black market was a lawless place and the best place for them to meet without anyone knowing. At the same time, they were happy for Bai. Nan Qi really considered Bai in everything, and even they benefited from it.
As the elder brother, Lunke stood up and bowed solemnly to Nan Qi. "Thank you very much for helping us in every way over the past few days. From now on, please take good care of Gu Bai. He has had a hard time. If you need us in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. We will definitely help you."
Mellon, Peggy, Popo, and Todd, who had remained silent, also stood up and bowed to Nan Qi.
Nan Qi was shocked. He didn't expect that just a few words from him would result in such a big promise.
He looked at Bai for help, and saw Bai nodded at him gently. Nan Qi shook his head and smiled.
He looked at the burning eyes of Ji Chong, his voice steady and full of emotion: "Bai is my partner. I love him and will protect him. Whether you remind me or not, whether you make promises or not, it will not affect my judgment and decision. But -"
Nan Qi's gentle gaze fell on Bai: "However, it feels good to be friends with you, to become brothers. I, Nan Qi, am quite lucky. Okay, enough sentimental talk, let's get down to business first. Where is the Prince's Palace? I'll go there right away. Bai, write down the reason in your own handwriting."
"Okay." Bai didn't waste any time and got up to go to the study to write a letter.
Lenk took Todd and said goodbye first. They had just returned and had a performance report to write. Mellon and Peggy also returned to the military headquarters. Only Pu Bo stayed. He had to wait for Prince Keppel's case.
Bai came down soon. The little white cat rubbed Bai with its tail, rolled up the report and threw it into the empty hole. Then it carefully looked at the address of the Prince's Mansion and ran away briskly.
After the kitten ran away, Bai immediately looked at Nan Qi and found that he did not "fall asleep" like last night, and felt a little curious.
Nan Qi scratched his face and smiled slyly. Bai immediately understood what was going on and his face turned red.
Pu Bo on the side sighed inaudibly. It was really dog-torture. He didn't expect that falling in love would be like this.
He blushes all the time, and there is no dignity left in him as a cold-faced god of war.
But it’s better this way. If I continue to be boring and indifferent, it would be bad if Nan Qi was scared away.
Their junior brother, who had lived a miserable life since childhood, was finally able to taste some sweetness that was different from what his friends had brought him.
Pu Bo smiled as he watched Bai and Nan Qi whispering to each other, and suddenly felt that it was okay for him not to wait here.
"I'm going back first. The cyan powder I got this time is very important. I need to analyze its composition as soon as possible. I'll come back to get the medical records tomorrow. If you're not at home, just give them to Lily."
He came to Bai's house today, and the bored Insect King probably already knew about it. If he comes again tomorrow, he can say that he left something behind and come to pick it up. They won't think too much about it. Maybe they will even think that Nan Qi did something and Bai's body was damaged, so he frequently goes in and out of Bai's house.
Thinking of this possibility, a smile flashed in Pu Bo's eyes. He refused Bai's offer to see him off, walked out of Bai's house by himself, and left in the aircraft.
He had a smile on his face all the way.
At this moment, a communication request popped up. Pu Bo looked at the name on the virtual screen, a trace of helplessness flashed across his face. After a while, he clicked to connect.
A male insect with brown hair, brown eyes and a baby face appeared on the screen, smiling before he spoke.
Pu Bo pursed his lips and spoke first: "Le Lang, do you have something to talk to me about? I'm quite busy recently. When I'm done, I'll come to see you and bring you your favorite candy."
The male insect Le Lang held his chin with both hands, his eyes filled with resentment. "Pu Bo, I'm an adult now. You can't treat me like a bug cub just because I'm young. You've given me this excuse three times this month."
Pu Bo choked. Had he already been perfunctory to Le Lang three times?
"I am your fiancé after all. Although you have never considered me as your future partner, my existence saves you from being forced into a match. You also save me from becoming a breeding insect shortly after I became an adult. So—"
Lelang's baby face was serious: "So, should you also pay a little more attention to me, so that other insects can't see that we are just a contracted couple?"
Pu Bo was silent for a moment, then apologized: "I'm sorry, I was negligent. Let's have dinner together tomorrow night."
Le Lang's eyes lit up: "Great, great, there's a braised food shop that's opened recently, it's said to be super delicious, let's go eat together!"
Pu Bo laughed: "Okay, let's go together. I'll pick you up tomorrow night. Remember to tell your uncle."
"No problem, I won't keep you busy. I'm going to find my female father. See you tomorrow night."
After saying that, Le Lang hung up the phone and ran off to find his father-in-law in a hurry. Pu Bo also arrived at his apartment.
He did not get off the aircraft, but sat quietly, thinking about his relationship with Lelang and the future.
Lelang Puti is the only grandson of Interior Minister Marzi Puti. He just came of age this year, but he is already Pu Bo's fiancé.
The reason is simple. The two families are old friends. They had arranged the marriage before he and Lelang were born.
He was born first, and Lelang was born 23 years later than him.
He originally thought that this marriage would be invalid because his age was not compatible with Le Lang, and he would still have to face being forced to marry at the age of 45, or being sent to another family for marriage by the old stubborn man in his family.
Unexpectedly, the Puti family still recognized the engagement.
The Puti family admitted it, so how could the Fergus family regret the engagement.
In this way, he accidentally avoided forced matching and the fate of being sent to marry again, and had time to learn what he wanted to learn and do what he wanted to do.
Therefore, he has extremely complicated feelings towards his fiancé whom he watched grow up. He only has family affection for Le Lang, and Le Lang probably feels the same way about him. However, the two of them are tied together, and there is a high probability that they will really register for marriage in the future.
But even if it is a contractual marriage, they are destined to have difficulty in divorce because of the family interests, which is unfair to the female insect that Le Lang will like in the future.
Especially after seeing how Bai and Nan Qi got along, and knowing that his teacher and Prince Keppel were truly in love, he felt that this could not go on any longer.
Sighing deeply, Pu Bo decided to test Le Lang's attitude tomorrow. Then he got off the aircraft and went back to the apartment to rest.
In the opposite direction of Pu Bo Apartment, in a huge mansion, insect servants were walking back and forth in an orderly manner in the huge courtyard, and the bitter smell of the Chinese medicine soup on the tray could be smelled from ten steps away.
Nan Qi shrugged his nose and followed the smell of medicine as he walked lightly among the flowers, rockery and trees in the courtyard.
Nan Qi didn't stop until the insect servant entered a two-story building with a very stylish design.
After observing the surroundings, Nan Qi climbed up a huge tree whose name he couldn't tell but was facing the open window.
The crown of the tree was as big as a cloud, and it was covered with large snow-white flowers with a fragrant aroma. Nan Qi hid in the huge flowers and sneezed several times before his nose felt less itchy.
Rubbing his nose with his little paws, Nan Qi began to carefully observe the small building through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
Just one glance and my eyes lit up.
I was so lucky that this room with a large floor-to-ceiling window turned out to be Prince Keppel's room.
In the room, Prince Keppel was leaning against the head of the bed, and Ayou Percy was holding a bowl of medicine in his hand, feeding Prince Keppel the medicine bit by bit.
Prince Keppel coughed from time to time. Every time he coughed, his face first turned pale, then flushed. His forehead was covered with fine cold sweat, and his shoulders were shaking. He really looked like he was terminally ill.
The worry on Aiyou Percy's face grew more intense, and he bit his lip, as if enduring some unbearable pain.
"What a pair of ill-fated mandarin ducks." Nan Qi stretched and kicked his hind legs. A streak of white light streaked through the air, and Nan Qi had landed on the soft shag carpet in the room.
Nan Qi deliberately made a noise, and the French window faced Prince Keppel's bed. Ai You had crawled out of a sea of blood and corpses. If he couldn't find this, he would be unworthy of being the Imperial Marshal.
Looking at the little white cat walking towards them with elegant steps, Aiyou and Kepper looked at each other and both felt that there was something strange about the little white cat.
There were cats around their mansion. He and Keppel would occasionally go out to feed the cats, but these cats were very timid and would not dare to go into places where there were many insects, let alone directly enter the house. And they were still so calm.
Moreover, this cat is so clean, and its long, fluffy fur is soft and flowing, like the finest silk.
Its emerald green eyes are lively and watery, as if hiding stars. Its body is agile and its lines are very beautiful. It walks with elegance and composure, and does not look like a stray cat.
Most importantly, Aiyou and Kepel actually saw an expression of wanting to communicate on a cat's face.
Ai You: “…”
Keppel: “…”
Could it be that this cat came specifically to find them?
Suddenly, Ai You seemed to remember something and tentatively asked the little white cat: "Are you Nan Qi's spirit body?"
The little white cat nodded immediately, jumped lightly and landed at the end of the bed, wrapped its tail around its front body and sat down.
Ai You gasped: "Aren't you the black cat nine tails?"
Nan Qi closed his cat's eye, and Ai You and Kepper both felt a weak fluctuation of mental power. The little white cat at the end of the bed had turned into a little black cat, with nine tails, half of which fell on the bed and half were wrapped around the front of the cat. It was really beautiful and elegant.
Keppel looked at Nan Qi, whose appearance had changed drastically, in surprise: "Is this... so magical?"
Ai You came back and told him about the spiritual body. He also suggested that he should practice this method of spiritual body condensation, which might reduce the burden on his body and allow him to live two more years.
Ai You rejected his proposal and gave him a nice eye roll. He just smiled and suppressed the idea.
But when he saw Nan Qi's spirit body, curiosity took over again.
Looking at Ai You eagerly, Keppel asked, "Ai You, can I really not learn this? Nan Qi is also a male insect, right? If I learn this, will it help me get more sample data? If it really can strengthen the body, then the imperial law can't give male insects better treatment just because they are weak."
Ai You ignored the male master who was steady and elegant in front of the outsider and liked to act like a spoiled child in front of him, and looked at Nanqi Nine-tailed Cat: "Did something happen to me this time?"
Nan Qi shook his head, and his furry tail raised and danced gently.
A bottomless black hole emitting the breath of space quietly appeared at the tip of Nan Qi's tail.
Then, a letter floated out from the empty cave and landed in front of Li Nanqi.
Nan Qi raised his little cat paw and pushed the letter.
Ai You understood and realized that this was given to him for free, so he picked up the letter and opened it.
After a moment, Ai You smiled. He looked at Nan Qi and said, "Thank you very much. We were so confused by the situation that we forgot that there is a black market to serve as a buffer. I will go get the medical records now. Wait a moment."
After saying this, Aiyou wiped the sweat off Keppel's face before going to get the medical records.
Soon, only Keppel and Nan Qi were left in the room.
Keppel waved at Nan Qi and smiled warmly: "Your name is Nan Qi, right? My name is Keppel, nice to meet you."
Keppel stretched out his hand as he spoke. Nan Qi took a look at it, raised his cat paw and picked it up. Keppel gently held it and shook it up and down before letting go.
"Now that we know each other, we can be considered friends. Can you give me your spirit body condensation method?"
Keppel's voice was so low that if Nan Qi hadn't had sensitive ears he wouldn't have heard it. He had a wooden face and squinted his eyes to look closely at his nominal master.
After a while, he uttered a worm-like voice: "No."
Keppel: "!!! You can talk?"
Nan Qi lay down: "It was impossible before, but it is possible now. I don't want to talk because I don't want to scare you. I understand what the prince means, but this method is the only one I have used successfully. It is somewhat dangerous. You are too weak. Even if you want to learn it, now is not the time."
"Okay then." Keppel was just trying it out. Even if Nan Qi didn't agree, he wasn't disappointed. Instead, he asked Nan Qi whether Ai You and Bai were happy to meet them.
Nan Qi nodded, and Keppel was satisfied: "That's good. I may not be able to be with him in the future. I'll leave Aiyou in your hands."
Nan Qi raised an eyebrow, a cat raising an eyebrow, looking a little funny, but it made Keppel's heart tremble: "What's wrong? Is my request a little... too much?"
"No, I'm just a little confused," Nan Qi tilted his head, "You seem to be certain that you're going to die. You should know that I came here this time just because of your illness."
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