Wuxiang took the lead and rushed to his master first. He raised his tail proudly, as if to take credit from Chu Huan.

Seeing that His Majesty was safe and sound, Xiao Ding and Lu Kui both breathed a sigh of relief. When they were more than ten steps apart, they dismounted, took two steps forward, and knelt on the ground together, saying in unison: "I am late, Master. I hope you will forgive me."

Chu Huan raised his hand gently, motioning them to stand up, and pointed to the alleyway behind him: "Remember this place. Go in from the alley, and it's the courtyard on the right hand side of the second fork. From now on, find a few capable spies to keep an eye on it day and night. Record every move of the people inside, who comes in and out, and what they say, without missing a single word."

He nodded at Lu Kui and said to Xiao Ding, "If the people in your place can't do this, transfer a few people from him."

The two of them received the order and responded hastily. Lu Kui could not help but look around, wanting to see if the majesty's sweetheart was by his side.

Unfortunately, his beaming expression was too conspicuous, so Chu Huan asked coldly, "What are you looking at?"

Lu Kui quickly retracted his gaze: "No, I didn't see anything." It was strange, except for the guard Ding San, there was no sign of even a girl around His Majesty?

Xiao Ding glared at him secretly, hoping that he would not suddenly do something stupid and say something earth-shattering in front of His Majesty.

Fortunately, in front of Chu Huan, Lu Kui was still unusually obedient. Since he didn't see what he wanted to see, he just lowered his head obediently, watching his heart and waiting for His Majesty to speak.

Chu Huan saw the finger marks on his face and smiled, "What happened? Someone actually attacked our Lord Lu?"

Lu Kui touched his cheek. This was the inconvenience of having fair skin. If it left any marks on his face, they would take a long time to disappear.

He chose to be the first to complain, and sold out Xiao Ding without hesitation: "I still ask the master to make the decision for me. This is all the good work of Master Xiao."

Chu Huan glanced at Xiao Ding and shook his head, saying, "Xiao Ding is an honest man. You are the only one who bullies him, not him. If he really did it, it must be because you were too reckless."

Xiao Ding lowered his head and replied, "Master is wise."

Lu Kui chuckled twice. His burden was gone, and he had discovered the emperor's little secret. He was delighted and said earnestly, "Master, you have been traveling hard, and it is getting late. Let me take you back."

Chu Huan looked at his expression and saw that the gloom on Lu Kui's face disappeared. His eyes were bright and full of life. He couldn't help but ask, "Lu Kui looks so good today. Did something happy happen to him?"

Lu Kui came close to Chu Huan and said, "I have come back from a long journey, and I am naturally overjoyed to see you, my king and father."

Chu Huan smiled at him and said, "It's rare to hear you speak so loudly, but do you have any other requests?"

Lu Kuixu supported His Majesty's arm and said earnestly: "Lu Kui is loyal to His Majesty, and I only hope to serve you wholeheartedly. I dare not ask for anything else."

Chu Huan chuckled: "As long as you do your job well, I will naturally reward you."

Lu Kui smiled so much that his eyes curved. He said vaguely, "I dare not hide it from you, Master. When things are done, I will naturally come to you for your decision."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huan looked at him in surprise. It was just a casual remark of his, but it seemed like he had hit the nail on the head and said what was on Lu Kui's mind.

He turned around and told Xiao Ding: "Ding San is familiar with the place, and the rest of the people will be left to him."

As they were talking, Chu Huan's ears moved and he heard the chirping of several orioles not far away. The sound was soft and gentle, which made people feel pity.

Upon hearing the voice, Lu Kui saw that His Majesty softened visibly, and a look as gentle as a spring breeze appeared on his handsome face.

He stopped talking, gestured to them to be silent, and just said, "Wait here."

Lu Kui thought to himself, I have never seen His Majesty like this before, His Majesty is indeed... tempted by worldly desires.

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Seeing him coming, Ning'er put down the whistle on her lips and waved at him. Chu Huan showed a little soft helplessness: "Have you seen enough? Shouldn't you come down now?"

Ning'er pursed her lips. She held Chu Huan's slender and delicate telescope in her hand, and said with a little pride: "Lingwei, you will never guess what I saw."

Seeing her so cute, Chu Huan couldn't help but ask her, "What did you see?"

Ning'er waved her hand and beckoned him to come up. "It's so late, the lights in the house are off, but a small, dusty car came quietly and parked right in front of the courtyard gate. A woman in a cloak got out of the car, unlocked it, and walked straight into the courtyard without disturbing anyone in the house."

She placed the telescope in front of Chu Huan and complained softly, "It's a pity that you came a step late. The car has already gone in and you can't see anyone outside."

Chu Huan listened to her patiently, and from time to time reached out to hold her arm to prevent Ning'er from getting too excited and accidentally falling from the tree.

He praised: "Ning'er is really amazing. How did you know that if you wait a little longer you can catch a big fish?"

Ning Er turned her eyes away with a guilty look: "Well, of course I felt it."

Chu Huan smiled meaningfully: "Oh, so I had expected this. But I was too self-critical and thought Ning'er just wanted to look at the moon on the tree for a while longer."

It turned out that after the two of them escaped from the courtyard where Liu Kui was hiding, Chu Huan ordered Wu Xiang to look for Xiao Ding and Lu Kui.

Ning'er pulled his hand and looked at him eagerly with her dewy eyes. She obviously had something to say, but was hesitant to speak.

It took Chu Huan a long time of coaxing before she whispered, "We have to wait for people, so why don't I go to a higher place to take a look." As she spoke, her eyes glanced at the tall locust trees beside the road.

Chu Huan looked at it and found nothing he didn't understand. Ning'er had been nervous all day, and now that everything was settled, she relaxed a little and couldn't help but act like a child.

The little girl walked on the tree trunk today and had fun, but she was not satisfied, so she wanted to take the opportunity to play on the tree again.

Chu Huan chose the thickest locust tree and carefully placed Ning'er on the most stable and secure branch. He personally took the telescope presented by the Military Equipment Bureau and placed it in her palm: "The moonlight is so beautiful, Ning'er might as well take a closer look."

Sure enough, the little girl's eyes lit up. She sat on the tree, holding up the telescope with joy, and looked around.

Chu Huan stayed with her for a long time, until the sound of horse hooves came from afar, Ning'er was still very interested and reluctant to get down from the tree.

He could only sternly warn: "Don't move, don't run around, and when you want to come down, blow the whistle to call me." He pointed to the alley entrance and said: "I'm over there, come over as soon as you hear me."

Ning'er waved her hands happily and repeatedly assured that she would only stay here and would not run around. Only then did Chu Huan reluctantly get down from the tree.

When I was talking to Lu Kui and Xiao Ding just now, although they were not there, my mind was always thinking about Ning'er.

Ning Er felt the joy of hunting. She raised her head and said, "Ling Wei, who do you think would come at this time?"

Chu Huan held her carefully, jumped, and landed on the ground lightly and steadily. Seeing that she was safe, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked back holding her hand.

"He came here in a hurry at this time, he knows the place well and has the key, so he must be the master behind the scenes."

Ning'er nodded, blinked her eyes and gave a sly smile. It seemed that I was not the only one who sneaked out of the house at night.

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