209 How Long Can You Hide?
Xiao Juan said in a low voice, “These standard bows and arrows are produced in large quantities. They are usually directly supplied to the military camp. Ordinary people can’t get them.”
Lo Pingsha continued his analysis.
“Hiding poison in the mouth and committing suicide if the mission fails. This is something only death warriors do. Someone who can afford a death warrior is definitely not an ordinary person.”
Xiao Juan recalled what he had overheard while hiding on the roof and said thoughtfully.
“Their goal is to control the entire Liaodong County by controlling Shen Xu. This meant that Liaodong County was very important to the mastermind. Perhaps he’s hiding in Liaodong County now.”
Yu Niaoniao listened to their analysis and rubbed her chin in thought.
“The mastermind could have waited for us to arrive in Liaodong County before taking action, but they couldn’t wait to do so. That meant they were in a hurry. I’m curious. What’s their hurry?”
Neither Xiao Juan nor Lo Pingsha said anything.
They knew in their hearts that the answer was in Liaodong County.
Meng Xizhou led the Eagle Guards and searched the entire Taoist temple, but they did not find the old Taoist priest. It seemed he had left the Taoist temple.
It was very late at night and it was still raining. The Eagle Guards could not go out to track down the old Taoist priest.
Xiao Juan could only get Yu Niaoniao to help draw the old Taoist priest’s appearance. Later, he would hand the portrait to the government and ask the Imperial Court to issue a nationwide arrest document to apprehend him.
It was midnight by the time she was done. Yu Niaoniao was extremely sleepy and kept yawning.
Xiao Juan asked her to go back to sleep first.
Yu Niaoniao held his hand tightly and said coquettishly.
“I want to go back to sleep with you.”
He would go bald if he stayed up late. She did not want Duke Lang to go bald at such a young age. Otherwise, she would be blind to his handsome face.
Xiao Juan was helpless and could only comply with her.
They went back into the house hand in hand.
The bedding was made. They could go to bed as soon as they undressed.
Yu Niaoniao had just taken off her coat when she heard someone knocking on the door. She could not help but stop and ask outside.
“Who is it?”
Shen Xu’s voice came through the door. “It’s me!”
Yu Niaoniao did not understand. What was he doing here in the middle of the night?
Xiao Juan went forward to open the door.
He saw Shen Xu and Prince Min standing outside the door.
The father and son were still hugging pillows and blankets. From the looks of it, they knew what they wanted to do.
Before they could speak, Xiao Juan closed the door forcefully.
Prince Min and his father were turned away.
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Why did you close the door?”
Xiao Juan said with a cold expression.
“Ignore them. We’ll just sleep.”
Yu Niaoniao replied in confusion, “Oh.”
She continued to undress.
At this moment, Shen Xu’s voice sounded outside the door again.
“Prince Lang, please be kind and let us in. We just want to stay with you for the night. We also brought pillows and bedding. We can sleep on the floor. It won’t affect you or the County Princess.”
Her tone was pleading, and she sounded pitiful.
Xiao Juan shouted outside expressionlessly.
“Go away!”
There was silence outside the door for a moment.
But not long after, Shen Xu shouted again.
“I know how much we offended you in the past. It was all our fault in the past. We apologize to you. Please don’t hold a grudge. Let us spend the night with you!”
Xiao Juan’s expression was extremely ugly.
Anyone could tell that he was in a bad mood.
Yu Niaoniao asked carefully.
“Why did they insist on coming to our room to sleep?”
Xiao Juan said coldly, “They’re crazy.”
He actually brought his father here to disturb their sleep. Without ten years of cerebral thrombosis, he wouldn’t have done such a stupid thing!
Shen Xu kept his ear pressed against the door to eavesdrop.
When he heard the conversation in the room, he immediately shouted, “Princess, we’re being targeted by an unknown bad person. They want us, father and son, dead. We are powerless to protect ourselves and can only come to you for protection. I would also like you to help say a few good words and persuade Duke Lang to open the door and let us in.”
Yu Niaoniao approached Duke Lang and asked softly.
“Is it true?”
Xiao Juan replied softly, “Yes.”
Yu Niaoniao said to Shen Xu, who was outside the door.
“Go back first. The County Prince will send the Eagle Guards to protect you later. You’ll be fine.”
However, Shen Xu and Prince Min still refused to leave.
Shen Xu insisted that only Duke Lang’s strength could crush those with ill intentions. The others were unreliable, so they only trusted Duke Lang!
Seeing that her persuasion was futile, Yu Niaoniao decided to ignore them.
She took off her coat, shoes, and socks, climbed onto the bed, and lay down on it.
Xiao Juan was about to blow out the candles when Shen Xu’s pleading voice sounded outside the door again.
“Prince Lang, Princess Consort, please be merciful and let us in for a night.”
His tone was sobbing and plaintive, making Yu Niaoniao break out in goosebumps.
She covered her ears, trying to pretend she couldn’t hear.
However, Shen Xu refused to let her have her way. He kept calling out to the Prince and Princess of Lang, deliberately dragging out the tone of the last word each time.
It went on and on. There was no end to it!
Xiao Juan could not take it anymore. He opened the door again and prepared to tie up the shameless father and son outside and throw them back into their room.
Unexpectedly, just as he opened the door, he saw Shen Xu kneeling down.
Shen Xu was still hugging a pillow and blanket. Half of his face was swollen, looking quite comical.
“Prince Lang, please save us!”
Prince Min felt embarrassed by his son’s behavior and wanted to scold him. However, when he thought about how he had almost been killed by Duan Nian’er, he immediately swallowed his words.
Compared to saving face, saving his life was more important.
Xiao Juan looked at them coldly.
“You can hide for a while, but you can’t hide for long. Even if I can protect you tonight, what about in the future? Are you going to sleep here every day?”
Shen Xu said without hesitation, “As long as you’re willing, we don’t mind.”
Xiao Juan was speechless.
Shen Xu kowtowed to him on the spot. “Please! You’re the only person who can save us now!”
Xiao Juan stood still.
But there was a voice behind him.
“Forget it. Let them in.”
Xiao Juan turned to look at Yu Niaoniao and saw that she had already sat up.
She yawned as she spoke.
“It’s getting late. We still have to continue tomorrow. Let’s sleep quickly.”
She was really sleepy, but Shen Xu kept shouting outside the door, making her unable to rest.
She didn’t want to waste any more time on unimportant matters, so she let them in. Everyone should sleep early and stop fussing.
Shen Xu was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and squeezed between Xiao Juan and the door with the blanket and pillow.
Prince Min followed suit and squeezed in.
209 How Long Can You Hide?
Xiao Juan said in a low voice, “These standard bows and arrows are produced in large quantities. They are usually directly supplied to the military camp. Ordinary people can’t get them.”
Lo Pingsha continued his analysis.
“Hiding poison in the mouth and committing suicide if the mission fails. This is something only death warriors do. Someone who can afford a death warrior is definitely not an ordinary person.”
Xiao Juan recalled what he had overheard while hiding on the roof and said thoughtfully.
“Their goal is to control the entire Liaodong County by controlling Shen Xu. This meant that Liaodong County was very important to the mastermind. Perhaps he’s hiding in Liaodong County now.”
Yu Niaoniao listened to their analysis and rubbed her chin in thought.
“The mastermind could have waited for us to arrive in Liaodong County before taking action, but they couldn’t wait to do so. That meant they were in a hurry. I’m curious. What’s their hurry?”
Neither Xiao Juan nor Lo Pingsha said anything.
They knew in their hearts that the answer was in Liaodong County.
Meng Xizhou led the Eagle Guards and searched the entire Taoist temple, but they did not find the old Taoist priest. It seemed he had left the Taoist temple.
It was very late at night and it was still raining. The Eagle Guards could not go out to track down the old Taoist priest.
Xiao Juan could only get Yu Niaoniao to help draw the old Taoist priest’s appearance. Later, he would hand the portrait to the government and ask the Imperial Court to issue a nationwide arrest document to apprehend him.
It was midnight by the time she was done. Yu Niaoniao was extremely sleepy and kept yawning.
Xiao Juan asked her to go back to sleep first.
Yu Niaoniao held his hand tightly and said coquettishly.
“I want to go back to sleep with you.”
He would go bald if he stayed up late. She did not want Duke Lang to go bald at such a young age. Otherwise, she would be blind to his handsome face.
Xiao Juan was helpless and could only comply with her.
They went back into the house hand in hand.
The bedding was made. They could go to bed as soon as they undressed.
Yu Niaoniao had just taken off her coat when she heard someone knocking on the door. She could not help but stop and ask outside.
“Who is it?”
Shen Xu’s voice came through the door. “It’s me!”
Yu Niaoniao did not understand. What was he doing here in the middle of the night?
Xiao Juan went forward to open the door.
He saw Shen Xu and Prince Min standing outside the door.
The father and son were still hugging pillows and blankets. From the looks of it, they knew what they wanted to do.
Before they could speak, Xiao Juan closed the door forcefully.
Prince Min and his father were turned away.
Yu Niaoniao asked, “Why did you close the door?”
Xiao Juan said with a cold expression.
“Ignore them. We’ll just sleep.”
Yu Niaoniao replied in confusion, “Oh.”
She continued to undress.
At this moment, Shen Xu’s voice sounded outside the door again.
“Prince Lang, please be kind and let us in. We just want to stay with you for the night. We also brought pillows and bedding. We can sleep on the floor. It won’t affect you or the County Princess.”
Her tone was pleading, and she sounded pitiful.
Xiao Juan shouted outside expressionlessly.
“Go away!”
There was silence outside the door for a moment.
But not long after, Shen Xu shouted again.
“I know how much we offended you in the past. It was all our fault in the past. We apologize to you. Please don’t hold a grudge. Let us spend the night with you!”
Xiao Juan’s expression was extremely ugly.
Anyone could tell that he was in a bad mood.
Yu Niaoniao asked carefully.
“Why did they insist on coming to our room to sleep?”
Xiao Juan said coldly, “They’re crazy.”
He actually brought his father here to disturb their sleep. Without ten years of cerebral thrombosis, he wouldn’t have done such a stupid thing!
Shen Xu kept his ear pressed against the door to eavesdrop.
When he heard the conversation in the room, he immediately shouted, “Princess, we’re being targeted by an unknown bad person. They want us, father and son, dead. We are powerless to protect ourselves and can only come to you for protection. I would also like you to help say a few good words and persuade Duke Lang to open the door and let us in.”
Yu Niaoniao approached Duke Lang and asked softly.
“Is it true?”
Xiao Juan replied softly, “Yes.”
Yu Niaoniao said to Shen Xu, who was outside the door.
“Go back first. The County Prince will send the Eagle Guards to protect you later. You’ll be fine.”
However, Shen Xu and Prince Min still refused to leave.
Shen Xu insisted that only Duke Lang’s strength could crush those with ill intentions. The others were unreliable, so they only trusted Duke Lang!
Seeing that her persuasion was futile, Yu Niaoniao decided to ignore them.
She took off her coat, shoes, and socks, climbed onto the bed, and lay down on it.
Xiao Juan was about to blow out the candles when Shen Xu’s pleading voice sounded outside the door again.
“Prince Lang, Princess Consort, please be merciful and let us in for a night.”
His tone was sobbing and plaintive, making Yu Niaoniao break out in goosebumps.
She covered her ears, trying to pretend she couldn’t hear.
However, Shen Xu refused to let her have her way. He kept calling out to the Prince and Princess of Lang, deliberately dragging out the tone of the last word each time.
It went on and on. There was no end to it!
Xiao Juan could not take it anymore. He opened the door again and prepared to tie up the shameless father and son outside and throw them back into their room.
Unexpectedly, just as he opened the door, he saw Shen Xu kneeling down.
Shen Xu was still hugging a pillow and blanket. Half of his face was swollen, looking quite comical.
“Prince Lang, please save us!”
Prince Min felt embarrassed by his son’s behavior and wanted to scold him. However, when he thought about how he had almost been killed by Duan Nian’er, he immediately swallowed his words.
Compared to saving face, saving his life was more important.
Xiao Juan looked at them coldly.
“You can hide for a while, but you can’t hide for long. Even if I can protect you tonight, what about in the future? Are you going to sleep here every day?”
Shen Xu said without hesitation, “As long as you’re willing, we don’t mind.”
Xiao Juan was speechless.
Shen Xu kowtowed to him on the spot. “Please! You’re the only person who can save us now!”
Xiao Juan stood still.
But there was a voice behind him.
“Forget it. Let them in.”
Xiao Juan turned to look at Yu Niaoniao and saw that she had already sat up.
She yawned as she spoke.
“It’s getting late. We still have to continue tomorrow. Let’s sleep quickly.”
She was really sleepy, but Shen Xu kept shouting outside the door, making her unable to rest.
She didn’t want to waste any more time on unimportant matters, so she let them in. Everyone should sleep early and stop fussing.
Shen Xu was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and squeezed between Xiao Juan and the door with the blanket and pillow.
Prince Min followed suit and squeezed in.
