Don't you know how tall this tree is?
"How old are you? How could you take a child up a tree? What if he falls and gets hurt?"
In response, Shen Hechuan raised his head slightly and muttered something under his breath.
“I was watching him, how could he have fallen?”
After he finished speaking, Gu Jinxi, who was standing beside him, muttered something in response.
"Yes, my uncle was holding me the whole time, but besides, I'm fine."
The two exchanged a silent glance as they spoke, reaching a tacit understanding.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun's gaze immediately turned icy cold.
The two immediately shut up and lowered their heads.
"You actually dare to talk back?"
"Tell me, are you doing the right thing?"
"wrong."
Are you wrong?
"Wrong."
"Would you dare to do it again?"
"I won't dare again!"
Seeing the two of them admit their mistakes in unison, Gu Jingchun's anger subsided somewhat.
But the look in her eyes when she looked at Shen Hechuan still carried a hint of resentment.
She thought Shen Hechuan was a steady and reliable person, but she never expected him to be so reckless when it came to taking care of children.
Shen Hechuan knew he had acted rashly this time, so he lowered his head and let Gu Jingchun scold him.
Luo Ziqian watched this scene quietly the whole time.
Her gaze lingered on Gu Jingchun and Shen Hechuan, who was letting her scold him, her eyes deep and thoughtful.
Meanwhile, on the northern border of Darong, a gaunt man evaded the relentless pursuit behind him, crossed mountains and valleys, and finally set foot on the land of Daqi.
Looking at the vast grassland in front of him, the man finally breathed a sigh of relief and then completely fainted.
It was evening.
The man awoke in the palace of the Great Qi Dynasty.
Upon seeing the unfamiliar surroundings, he abruptly stood up and quickly assumed a defensive posture.
When he finally saw the man in front of him clearly, he stopped abruptly and immediately knelt down.
"Your subject, Yuan Chen of the 'Star-Picking Pavilion,' pays his respects to Your Majesty."
Sitting before him was Mo Junxing, the ruler of the Great Qi Dynasty, dressed in a black dragon robe.
His face was as if carved by a knife and axe, with sword-like eyebrows that slanted upwards to his temples, and long, deep eyes that were dark and contained a chilling aura, like a bottomless pool of ice, or as if he could see through all the illusions of the world.
The kneeling man only glanced at it briefly, but felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and dared not look at it again.
At that moment, he was toying with a slender wooden bracelet in his hand, glancing casually at the kneeling man.
"I'm back."
Those three short words brought the man a deep sense of relief, and the cold sweat on his back instantly dissipated.
"I am ashamed. I risked the lives of several of my companions and was only able to bring back half of the Great Qi defense map thanks to the protection of the sovereign."
As he spoke, he quickly unbuttoned his shirt and took out a dagger from his sleeve.
The eunuch Dasheng behind Mo Junxing was immediately alarmed and stepped forward.
"How dare you...!"
"Step back!"
Mo Junxing's two short words made Dasheng immediately retreat.
At the same time, the man plunged the dagger in his hand into his left abdomen.
Instantly, blood flowed freely, and flesh was mangled beyond recognition.
He endured the pain and poked at the wound with his fingers.
Until, a wax pellet fell out of it.
He stopped what he was doing, picked up the wax pellet, held it in his hand, raised it above his head, and presented it to Mo Junxing.
Mo Junxing watched this scene with indifference throughout.
After a long pause, he finally uttered three words.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Upon receiving approval, the man immediately bowed and kowtowed, as devoutly as a believer.
After the man left, Dasheng cleaned the wax pill, opened it, and presented it to Mo Junxing.
Mo Junxing didn't even glance at it before tossing it aside.
"It's no use. The defense map of Da Rong Tian Du changes all the time. If we prepare according to the contents of this map, we will be walking into a trap."
Da Sheng was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
"Then why does Your Majesty waste so much manpower and resources to scramble for the defense map?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Junxing chuckled softly.
"I didn't steal this defense map; I used it as an opportunity to throw the Great Cheng court into chaos."
The great victory is puzzling.
Mo Junxing was in a good mood today, so he offered another explanation.
"Over the years, Dacheng has grown stronger and stronger, far surpassing us in both military strength and financial resources."
Our Great Qi, however, is in turmoil due to internal strife, leaving the national treasury empty.
If this continues, it will be incredibly easy for Dacheng to deal with us if they want to.
As Mo Junxing spoke, his slender fingers gently twirled the beads in his hand, as if caressing the skin of a lover.
"However, in recent years, Emperor Rongcheng has supported Prince Rui because of his favoritism towards Consort Gui, which has gradually created a confrontational situation in the court."
"Tell me, if that Prince Rui were to find out that this defense map had entered our Great Qi right under the Crown Prince's nose, what would he do?"
Da Sheng suddenly realized and immediately replied, "Of course it's dogs fighting dogs."
Then we can have the situation where the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman benefits.
Mo Junxing nodded, a slight, cool smile playing on his lips.
"The Crown Prince of Dacheng is no ordinary person. I never expected that he would actually be able to bring back the defense map this time."
Upon hearing this, Da Sheng quickly poured Mo Junxing a cup of tea before saying:
"This old servant has already asked Yuan Chen."
He said that in Tiandu, the two of them split up, and it was thanks to the signal flare you sent that they were able to escape, which bought them time.
“But this old servant has also investigated. Our stronghold in Tiandu was wiped out long ago by the Crown Prince Shen Hechuan of Dacheng. Why would we give them time to buy us more?”
Upon hearing this, Mo Junxing raised an eyebrow.
"oh?"
"So, there are actually people secretly helping our Great Qi."
In that case, we should investigate thoroughly to express our gratitude.
Da Sheng understood that Mo Junxing was trying to win him over, so he immediately went down to investigate.
Mo Junxing then added a sentence.
"Have you heard anything from the person I asked you to find?"
Upon hearing this, Dasheng immediately knelt down, breaking out in a cold sweat.
"We are searching. Your Majesty, please be patient. I will inform you immediately when there is any news."
Upon hearing this, Mo Junxing's expression instantly turned cold.
The teacup in his hand shattered into pieces.
"Useless things. You can't even find a single person. What use are you?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."
"It's not that this old servant can't find it, it's just that the cliff is so steep, falling from such a height would surely result in..."
"You're talking nonsense!"
“I demand to see the person alive or dead. You haven’t even found a body yet, so what makes you think you can tell me that someone is dead?”
"That woman is very clever, and she has a child with her. She won't die so easily. She must be hiding somewhere and living well."
"I'm giving you three more months. If you still can't find the person, you can bring me your head."
Upon hearing this, Dasheng quickly agreed and retreated tremblingly.
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