The Adventures of the Crying Princess

A town in Yue State

The man in black cloak walked into the yard, and seeing the purple-clothed man's grim expression, he knelt down and said, "Master, Prince Yi has already turned over Dragon Bone Mountain."

"Impossible!" The man in purple had a look of disbelief on his face. "Could it be that Yuwen Ji can fly? How is it possible that four people can defeat the little guy that I carefully nurtured?" The man in purple had a ferocious look on his face, as if he wanted to eat someone.

He stared at the black cloak for a long time. "By the way, you said before, four people? Can you find out who they are?"

"I found out." At this point, the man in the black cloak was confident, "In addition to Yiwang, there is another young man who is about the same age as Prince Yi, a guard in Prince Yi's mansion, and his surname is Long."

"Well, I've heard of this too. Our people have met him in the capital. I heard that he has some skills and is highly valued by Prince Yi. What else?" The purple-clothed man's expression softened slightly.

"There were also two old men, one with white hair and one with grey hair. The white-haired one was carrying a package, and the grey-haired one was carrying a medicine box.

The white-haired one wears black, and the gray-haired one wears white. The white-haired one has a black face, and the gray-haired one has a white face..."

"Okay, okay, this is all nonsense. There is no point." The man in purple waved his hand, interrupting the man in black cloak.

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After crossing Dragon Bone Mountain, the Dragon Valley Master used up all his life's knowledge and the medicinal materials he had stored before coming to subdue the tigers. Fortunately, everyone passed the level smoothly.

After two days and one night of fierce fighting, the four were exhausted. Yuwen Ji sat on a rock, chewing half a steamed bun, "My king, I thought this trip was too simple. I should have brought Su Xiaobei with me earlier."

"Xiao Liu? The prince likes him very much?" Based on Bai Yinan's understanding of Yuwen Ji, he shouldn't like such a person. To be precise, the two of them are not the same kind of people.

Yuwen Ji swallowed the steamed bun and took a deep breath, "Don't you think he is very similar to Xiaobai? They both have a lot of evil ideas."

"My sister has a name. Besides, Xiaobai, this name is a bit inappropriate."

Bai Yinan nudged Yuwen Ji and said, "However, Your Highness is right. These two people are indeed alike. They are both troublemakers in Wan'an Valley. When they get naughty, each one is more dangerous than the other."

After resting in the valley for half a day, Yuwen Ji came to the location agreed with the third traveler and followed the tunnel to a warehouse.

"Your Majesty, you wouldn't have already placed people at the border, right?" Bai Yinan looked around the surroundings. "It looks like a granary."

“Here are the people that my father had placed in his early years, and they have not been used for many years.

Before we set out, my father personally sent someone to notify us and activated this secret agent. That's why I arranged for a team to reunite."

As he was talking, the door of the warehouse opened, and a short, fat man with a mustache walked in with his neck tilted. He first looked at Bai Yinan, shook his head, and finally looked at Yuwen Ji, then turned to look at his son behind him, "Close the door!"

After the door was closed, the short and fat man immediately knelt down and kowtowed, followed by his son, "I am honored to meet Prince Yi. I received a secret letter a few days ago and learned that you were coming. I have stationed some people here to welcome Your Highness as soon as possible."

"Boss Hou, Master Hou, please get up quickly. There is no King Yi here. I am Long Ziyin, and this is my younger brother Long Zinan. These two old men are our two masters."

After all, he was a spy at the border, so Manager Hou quickly adjusted his address, "Master Ziyin, Master Zinan, you two masters are guests from afar, and it is reasonable for me to entertain you well.

It's a pity that you came at the wrong time.

Yesterday, the county magistrate issued a document requiring all relatives from outside to report to the government office. Those who violate the order will be killed without mercy. I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of delaying your trip. "Storekeeper Hou briefly introduced the recent developments in the city.

"Boss, do you have any good ideas to help us get through this?" Yuwen Ji held his breath secretly. How could a mere county magistrate have such great power?

Without waiting for Shopkeeper Hou to speak, Master Hou clasped his fists towards everyone and said, "I am not very talented, but I have a plan that may be useful."

"Okay, tell me quickly."

"You are active at night and hide during the day. I believe that the business you do must be different from others. Things that cannot be done during the day may be more convenient at night."

Yuwen Ji nodded slightly when he heard this, "Okay, I'll do as Mr. Hou said."

The young master of the marquis clearly did not want to contribute. Yuwen Ji could understand this, as his family had to survive. He had lived in the borderland for many years and had suffered so much injustice.

The imperial court has not yet given an explanation, and anyone would probably have complaints.

From then on, they hid in secret passages during the day, traveled to Qiaozhuang, or prepared plans. For several days, Yuwen Ji always felt that something was wrong.

Although the Hou family seems to be very close to each other, they are actually full of contradictions.

Manager Hou has a son and a daughter. His daughter married a live-in son-in-law a few years ago. This live-in son-in-law is named Guan and is from Qiantang Village.

The Guan family in Qiantang Village had five sons. This son-in-law was the youngest and his parents could not afford to support him.

When he was less than ten years old, he was sold to the shopkeeper Hou. He worked as a clerk at first, and was not recruited as a son-in-law until a few years ago.

This son-in-law has been in the Hou family for five years. He seems to be well-behaved, but secretly he has close contacts with a man in black.

According to the investigation in the past few days, it is almost certain that the man in black is a subordinate of the Hua'an County Magistrate, who seems to be called the Black Feather Guard.

As for the daughter of shopkeeper Hou, although she was ugly, she had a colorful heart. She knew all the men on the street, including the cloth seller at the corner, the bun seller across the street, and so on.

Bai Yinan specially investigated the merchants who had close dealings with Miss Hou. He found out that they had something in common. These merchants were all "three good shops" that supported the county magistrate's policies.

The most important thing is that the owners of these shops, either their relatives or themselves, have close ties with the State of Yue.

As for the young master of the Hou family, he looked normal and had no bad hobbies.

I usually like to play chess, write poetry with others, and occasionally go boating with friends, but I just don’t feel that something is right.

"Master, this is the information of people who have close contacts with the young master of the Hou family. Please take a look." Yuwen Ji's secret guards rarely show up on their own initiative. This time they were ordered by Yuwen Ji to investigate the Hou family.

I took the piece of paper full of names, and behind each name was the person's life story.

Luo Qiming, a native of Huzhou, his grandfather fled here to escape famine in his early years, and his parents were in the leather business in Hua'an County.

Yu Jiang, a native of Songjiang, was an orphan who lived with his uncle who ran a garment store in Hua'an.

Yuwen Ji stopped reading the rest. "Send someone to follow these people. I suspect they are most likely spies from the Kingdom of Yue."

Although Hua'an County is located on the border between the two countries, the relationship between Daxing and Yue State has been tense in recent years and trade exchanges have long ceased.

In this case, where does the leather business come from? You should know that there is only one exit near Hua'an County, Longgu Mountain, and Longgu Mountain is full of wild animals and poisons.

The reason why the four of them were able to cross it was all thanks to the medicine powder of Dragon Valley Master. Ordinary villagers would not be able to do it.

Unless, the other party also has a magic weapon that can prevent the beast's attack.

As for the clothing store, the samples inside were no different from funeral clothes. Yuwen Ji had once gone in disguise, and the business was so quiet that it made him want to cry. For two or three days, no one came in.

God knows how a shop like this can survive.

Yuwen Ji rubbed his temples and looked at the secret letter sent back by Su Beichen. Yuwen Ji unfolded it and saw that, as he expected, the concubine that the magistrate of Chenjia County had just married was from Hua'an County.

The city was closed that day to prevent them from entering and to detect their whereabouts.

"Master, I just got the news that Manager Hou just went to meet the man in black. He also brought workers with him, and it seems that he wants to dig out the secret passage." A secret guard entered the secret room with a dusty face, his eyes full of resentment, "From my opinion, the man surnamed Hou has most likely defected.

Master, the Hou family has our people mixed in. If you give the order, we will get rid of this family."

Speaking of which, Shopkeeper Hou was leading the county magistrate's Black Feather Guard to chisel open the entrance to the secret passage. "Sir, there have been rats in my shop these days. I was worried, so I brought my men to check. Guess what, they found this thing.

My family are all honest businessmen, and we have never seen such a thing before. We are worried that thieves may get in, so please come and help take a look."

As Shopkeeper Hou spoke, he took out two fist-sized gold ingots from his pocket.

The leader of the Black Feather Guards looked left and right, and said, "Come here, two strong men, dig this place open."