The capital city.
Qianya frowned as he looked at the uninvited man. "Relf, what are you doing here?"
Rella just left, and they're already in such a hurry? They're really too lazy to even pretend anymore.
"Young Master, you're too young to get involved in those matters. Trust me, I'll handle it."
The man smiled kindly and gently, his voice as warm and gentle as jade. If Lian Han were here, he would definitely recognize him.
Qianya hesitated, but her tone was firm: "I don't want to."
He was indifferent to it, though; all he did was pay a little more attention to Di Luo. Look how nervous they were! If they knew his current identity—that scene would be quite something to look forward to.
"Really, there's no need." Seemingly realizing that his answer was too firm, Ralf patiently explained, "Young master, you're still a child. I'll do everything I can to protect you. If you act recklessly, who knows what kind of trouble you'll suffer."
Thinking of something, Qianya's face turned pale, and he said sullenly, "Then forget it."
"You know I'm doing this for your own good. How have you been resting lately, young master?" As if afraid he might change his mind, Ralph quickly changed the subject.
"That's fine then."
Knowing that he had always been picky since childhood, Ralph didn't mind. "So, do you want to go out and play today?"
Qianya quickly shook his head, looking tired. "No, thank you. I played all night yesterday. Okay, Ralf, I'm going to take a nap."
Watching him run upstairs quickly, Ralf frowned slightly, then quickly put on a smile. "Since the young master is asleep, let's go."
The figure who had been silent all along said, "Yes, young master."
"Young Master, I've checked. The Shui family had a distinguished guest a few days ago." As soon as Qianya returned to his room, Ruila promptly reported the information she had just discovered. He had, of course, left the prince alone here, along with Luo Xian, the guard responsible for protecting him. However, to conceal their identities, they had to change their forms of address.
"Distinguished guest? How important must he be for the Shui family to remember him?"
If the AI hadn't received the message from the Shui family, Qianya probably wouldn't have remembered that his full name was Shui Qianya, which led to this playful incident.
"I don't know. The Shui family is very cautious; that guest's residence doesn't have any high-tech equipment." So, infiltration isn't possible yet. But given time, he'll definitely be able to figure it out. Completely breaking free from intelligent programs is impossible in this era.
"That's amazing?" Qianya tapped the table unconsciously with her fingers. "Then go and keep an eye on our Shui family head, my dear aunt, and see if the Shui family has recently gained or lost any assets out of thin air."
He was quite curious why Ralph didn't want him to pay attention to Dilo.
“Okay.” Rella nodded, turned, and left the room…
Shui Family Council Hall.
Shui Bingdie, the head of the Shui family, is a woman over seventy years old. Seventy years old is considered middle age for humans with a lifespan of two hundred years.
Shui Bingdie glanced at the message on her smart bracelet and said, "My subordinate sent word that he doesn't want to come back."
Shui Bingdie's older brother had a fiery temper. "He doesn't want to? Why shouldn't he? This is his home, how can he be so willful? I'll go and..."
"Bring him back?" an old man scoffed. "Shui Liancheng, have you forgotten about that person?"
Upon hearing "that person," the atmosphere in the council chamber tensed, and a hint of fear flickered in everyone's eyes. Although that person had disappeared for many years, their influence remained, and who knew when they might return? They absolutely did not want to experience that disaster a second time.
"Alright. Yiyue will be back soon, let her try to persuade her. Shui Qianya will listen to her. The villa issue needs to be resolved as soon as possible," Shui Bingdie said.
Mentioning Yiyue, everyone present softened; that child was the pride of the Shui family...
That one? The villa?
Qianya frowned after "watching" the Shui family meeting.
Shui Yiyue, the young mistress of the Shui family, is also Qianya's cousin. However, Qianya's only impression of this cousin is from over four years ago when she went to study somewhere; after that, he has no recollection whatsoever. He was only slightly friendly towards this cousin, so why do they think he'll be obedient?
He's now mastered the art of being unreasonable and argumentative to perfection. But Ralph hadn't mentioned anything about him returning to the Shui family's main residence before, so what's he up to now?
However, villas—
Qianya left the bedroom, abandoning his afternoon nap. "Rella, I'm leaving the surveillance to you. Let's search for the treasure again."
"Young Master, you've searched this villa at least ten times already. If you could find anything, you would have found it long ago." Rella complained, but resignedly turned off the surveillance cameras for the time being.
The villa has two surveillance cameras: one in the garage, which is relatively normal; but the other one on the balcony is rather bizarre. Moreover, this camera is very well hidden; it was Rella who reminded him of it.
As for where the surveillance equipment was connected, Qianya had not been able to find it.
Looking down at the living room from upstairs, Qianya suddenly had a brilliant idea, "Rella, what do you think about us moving all these things around?"
"what ever."
Qianya meant it when he said he was moving; his mental energy surged forth, and he tossed the sofa to the top of the stairs, placed the coffee table behind the door, and threw the vase into the bathroom…
The living room was quickly emptied. Qianya looked around but found nothing, so he began to raid the next area.
Even Luo Xian's room wasn't spared. The boy watched him act up again and then turned and went to the training room.
Whenever His Highness stays here for a short time, he will thoroughly search the villa every few days. This time it's just a more thorough search, and I won't disturb him. But I don't know what he's planning to do—reveal his identity or strength directly, and crushing the Shui family would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it? On the contrary, because I kept his identity a secret, I owed the Federal Military a favor.
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