The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Three days later, Lu Yikuan arrived in the capital and rode straight to the palace gate without stopping.

Bai Yinan had been waiting at the palace gate for a long time. "Second Junior Brother, you are finally here. Come with me to the palace to see His Majesty."

The road from the palace gate to the imperial study was not short. Bai Yinan wanted to ask several times, but finally gave up.

"Big Brother, your letter mentioned that Xiao Qi went to chase the military newspaper. What's going on?"

Lu Yikuan deliberately avoided Bai Yinan's gaze and pretended nothing had happened.

Bai Yinan stopped and held him, "Don't blame me for saying something. What's going on between you and my younger sister? Weren't you two very close before? Why have you been like enemies for the past five years?"

"Don't ask any more questions. Let's get down to business. Didn't you ask me to talk about the military newspaper and the group of people who have been causing trouble in Beijing recently?"

"There is also the matter of my younger sister. She is missing. The military report was lost by the Ministry of War. I was afraid that Your Majesty would blame me, so I volunteered to go and look for her. After more than ten days, there has been no news.

We roughly calculated that she was most likely to go to Yucheng. I asked you, but you said you didn't see her.

I had no choice but to ask you to come here. It just so happens that the capital has been in turmoil recently, so you can help deal with it."

"Big Brother, you are kidding. Xiao Qi is missing? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I will go look for him right away."

Seeing Lu Yikuan was about to leave, Bai Yinan stopped him and said, "The situation in the capital is more complicated now, and people from all walks of life are gathering here. I was able to suppress it before, and I killed Shi Suming, Zhang Jiao, and Jiang Tianyu, so it was suppressed.

As soon as she left, the little devils in the capital started to stir up trouble again. You also know that the Ministry of War can't suppress these people at all.

Fortunately, Jinying and Yinying led the Jinzi Camp and Yinzi Camp to guard the place, so no trouble occurred."

Lu Yikuan's eyes widened, "So Xiaoqi went to grab the military newspaper alone?

Do you know how many elite soldiers Xiling has sent out? Even if it is me, I may not be able to escape unscathed. Can Xiao Qi do it?"

"It has to be done no matter whether it's possible or not. I only know that before she left, she told me to defend the capital and His Majesty no matter what. I am helping her by defending the capital now."

"What nonsense, I don't care. If anything happens to Xiao Qi, I will be the first to fight with you."

Lu Yikuan's eyes instantly turned red. After a long while, he calmed down, snapped his fingers, and ordered to the treetop, "Pass on my order. Make sure to find the young lady. Bring her back alive."

There was no response, only the rustling of leaves, as if a bird had flown away.

Lu Yikuan stared at Bai Yinan, "Big Brother, I will help you because you are her eldest brother, but if anything happens to Xiaoqi, I will not let you go."

Lu Yikuan was so angry that he was shaking all over. The two of them didn't say a word until they arrived at the imperial study.

After meeting Emperor Chengde, Lu Yikuan noticed the pills the emperor had taken, and he felt much more relaxed.

He knelt down and kowtowed, "I, Lu Yikuan, dare to ask Your Majesty, where is Xiaoqi?"

Emperor Chengde's hands trembled for a moment, but he quickly recovered and said, "I knew that I couldn't hide it from the Lu family, so I didn't intend to hide it from you.

Your father is my junior fellow apprentice. If we talk about seniority in the martial arts world, how should you address me?"

"Uncle."

"Okay, stand up and talk." Emperor Chengde looked around and nodded slightly, "Everyone is here. I was just about to talk to you about this.

The little girl didn't let me tell her because she was afraid you would worry, but I am also worried about her.

When she came back that day, she looked very bad. She arranged my medicine and food and left.

I was worried, so I sent Long Yi to follow her. With her ability, she didn't find it, and I became more worried.

But I have no choice but to wait until Junior-nephew Lu comes. I know you have a good relationship, and she will listen to you. "

Lu Yikuan lowered his head, "I, I, may not be able to do anything to her."

"Second Brother, what happened five years ago? You won't tell me, my little sister won't tell me, and the master won't tell me either. What exactly happened?" Bai Yisong couldn't help but ask.

Lu Yikuan lowered his head and shook his head, "Let's find her first. Your Majesty, do you know where she is?"

"I know. I will order Long Yi to bring the person back now..."

An hour later, Bai Yimeng appeared in front of the door of the imperial study in black. "Your Majesty, I, Bai Yimeng, greet you."

"No need to be polite. There are no outsiders here. They are all your brothers."

Bai Yimeng's heart trembled, and he almost fell down. Lu Yikuan stepped forward to support him, "Xiao Qi, it is you who broke into five cities in a row and killed more than ten Xiling masters."

"Second Brother, why are you here?" Bai Yimeng shuddered and barely stood up straight, then bowed to Lu Yikuan.

The three brothers of the Bai family were all dumbfounded. You know, Wan'an Valley is the most casual place, and there are no rules among fellow apprentices.

Bai Yimeng's actions were clearly intended to distance herself from Lu Yikuan.

Lu Yikuan was angry and returned her greeting, "Should I say I have met the little princess?"

"I don't know." Bai Yimeng lowered his head, not daring to look at him. "I didn't know what to say, but I felt I should say something, so I bowed."

"Xiao Qi, no matter you are in a bad mood or not, I will take you back to the valley now. Let the master diagnose you." Lu Yikuan's eyes were red and his tone was pleading.

"I don't want it. Master is old. Don't scare him." Bai Yimeng's voice trembled and he took two steps back.

Lu Yikuan took a deep breath and asked patiently, "Okay, it's okay if we don't go back to the valley. Then can we talk? Just you and me."

Bai Yimeng lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, then nodded slightly, "Okay."

The three brothers of the Bai family naturally knew that something very unpleasant must have happened between them.

In order to let them solve the problem themselves, the three people stayed in the imperial study and talked to the emperor.

Lu Yikuan looked at the treetops and asked, "Can we still go up?"

Bai Yimeng didn't look at the treetops, and just shook his head, "Let's just chat."

Lu Yikuan sighed, "You really hate me." He turned his head away and stopped talking.

Bai Yimeng raised his eyelids, "I don't hate you, really. You were right to hit me.

You lost the secret letter, killed so many people, and almost ruined the entire Wan'an Valley. You were right to fight. I don't blame you.

Master, I agree with you. I think even if you don’t do it, Master will do it.”

"Xiao Qi, I...I was really so angry that time that I was not myself at all. I didn't know how to control my strength. How long did it take you to recover?"

"Let's not talk about this. I have something to tell you." Bai Yimeng held onto the tree trunk, worried that Lu Yikuan would notice something was wrong with him, so he took a deep breath to make himself look less ugly.

"Tell Second Brother, it must be very heavy, right?"

Lu Yikuan held his breath and waited for the answer, and his eyes became wet for some reason.

It was the first time that Bai Yimeng saw Lu Yikuan crying like this. She was a little overwhelmed for a moment. "I'm really fine. You did the right thing. Anyone would have done the same thing that time."

Lu Yikuan shook his head. "Master said that you have been traveling outside and rarely come back to the valley. Is it because of that incident?"

Bai Yimeng didn't know how to respond when he heard this, "Master, did you say that?"

He raised his eyes to the sky and said, “After that incident, Master took care of me for a few days, and when I regained consciousness, he ignored me.

He asked Yunyin to tell me that he had spoiled me in the past and would not care about me in the future, and asked me to leave as soon as possible.

He also said that I would still be in charge of Wan'an Valley, but I was not allowed to return to the valley.

These years, I didn't go on a pilgrimage, I was abandoned by my master. I went back a few times, and Xiaoliu saw me a few times, but every time, I was at the foot of the mountain.

Yunyin said that the master would never see me again and he was extremely disappointed in me.

I think you are the same, so I don’t dare to contact you.

This time I knew the danger was imminent, and thought that even if I died, the Bai family would still have three people who could take charge, so I wasn't afraid anymore. "

"Give me your hand, Xiaoqi. Second Brother wants to check on you."

Bai Yimeng immediately retracted his hand, "I can still hold on now. Second Brother, I want to talk to you about some important matters today, I hope you will agree.

I think I can hold on for a few days, so please come to Beijing and stay for a while. Please help His Majesty deal with the monsters in the capital.

After I leave, I hope you don’t tell Master. He doesn’t want to see me, and I don’t want to make him sad anymore.

But you should still send him a letter for me every month. I will write the letter in advance so that you don't have to bother to imitate my handwriting.

Also, Yuwen Hui is in Wan'an Valley. Second Brother, please take the time to bring him back. After all, he is the crown prince.

And my three brothers, please help take care of them..."

"Shut up! Xiao Qi, I'll take you to see the master right now.

If Master doesn't see you, why can he not see me? Besides, Master is just angry, he won't really care about your life or death."

Bai Yimeng shook his head. "I don't like it. I won't go if I try to trick Master into forgiveness. I hurt his heart, so he doesn't want me anymore. This is normal."

It's my fault, so I shouldn't let him worry about me.

I can probably hold on until the end of the year, Second Brother, please remember. If possible, we can meet one last time."

"Don't talk nonsense. Listen to me. I'll take care of the capital. I'll write a letter and you go deliver it. Master will not refuse to see you." Lu Yikuan patted Bai Yimeng, "Show your shameless look from before. Master loves you very much and won't be really angry."

Bai Yimeng bit her lower lip and nodded after a long while, "Okay, I'll try. Just treat it as the last time I see Master."