After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

But I knew what was going on but didn't say anything. I pretended to be full of gratitude and said, "Thank you so much. I'm such an insignificant person, but you sent so many people to protect me. How could you be so kind?"

Zheng Yan saw through my thoughts, rolled his eyes at me, and said, "Okay, don't bother asking me for money. You've been out for a long time today, you must be tired. Rest early. I'm going back to the palace."

Zheng Yan walked a few steps, then suddenly turned back and said, "Seventh brother is not in good condition. If you are free, go to the palace to see him tomorrow."

I was just wondering what excuse I could find to enter the palace, and this is a good opportunity.

But even though Zheng Bang is a little mentally abnormal, he's not that bad, right?

Yiping and I looked at each other, and I saw tension and uneasiness in her eyes.

So I quickly asked Zheng Yan: "What happened to the Seventh Prince?"

Zheng Yan sighed and said, "Since you left the palace last time and didn't want him to follow you, and sent him back to the palace, he has refused to eat and can only rely on medicine to survive every day. Now he is so thin that his bones are visible. Doctor Sun said that if he continues like this, he may not even make it to the end of the year."

Yiping nervously grabbed my arm. I patted her hand gently and said, "Then I will take Yiping to the palace to visit him tomorrow."

Zheng Yan nodded and turned to leave.

Yi Ping saw Zheng Yan walking away, and then he said worriedly: "Why did the Seventh Prince become like this? When we left, he was still alive and kicking, and looked very energetic."

I sighed and said, "If a person loses the will to live, then naturally he doesn't want to live anymore."

As I spoke, I took out a few banknotes and stuffed them into my arms, then gave the rest to Yiping.

It was also the first time that Yi Ping had seen so many banknotes. He said in a panic, "Where should I hide so many banknotes? What if I don't hide them well and someone steals them? These are 80,000 taels of silver. If I lose them, won't I die?"

Seeing Yi Ping looking at a loss, I thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we deposit the banknotes at Baofeng Bank tomorrow? That way we won't have to worry about losing them."

Yi Ping breathed a sigh of relief, carefully folded the banknote and put it into his sleeve, patting it for fear of losing it.

I found her cautious look a little funny, so I said, "Don't be so nervous. The more nervous you are, the easier it is for thieves to target you. Just relax."

Yi Ping rolled his eyes at me and said, "I have nearly 80,000 taels of silver on me. You want me to relax? Who can do that?"

After Yi Ping finished speaking, he twisted his hips and went straight into the inner room, refusing to come out again.

I had no choice but to ask Yingchun to clear the food on the table and prepare to wash up and go to bed early.

Yi Ping didn't even bother to wash up. He just lay down on the bed with his clothes on, tightly holding the sleeve filled with silver bills, and looking around vigilantly.

Seeing her look as if she was facing a great enemy, I really regretted giving her the banknote, for I was afraid that she would become a psychopath like Zheng Bang.

When I finished washing up and lay on the bed, I kept thinking about the set of exercises that Li Yan taught me. I couldn't sleep because of thinking too much, so I simply sat up.

Yiping saw me getting up and asked nervously, "What are you going to do?"

I tucked her in and said, "I can't sleep. I'm going to the front room to think about something. You should go to sleep."

Yiping nodded, but she looked not sleepy at all.

I walked to the front room, where the lights were still on, and found a chair and sat cross-legged on it.

At this time, the black beads in the body are very quiet, but they have grown to the size of a stem longan.

I closed my eyes and tried to establish a connection with the black bead, but no matter how hard I tried, the black bead still did its own thing. When it wanted to jump, it would jump. When it didn't want to jump, it would lazily float in my dantian, motionless.

I suddenly remembered that it was only after I opened my spiritual consciousness today by the Wei River that the black air found its way into my body. So if I open my spiritual consciousness now, can I also establish a connection with the black bead?

So I quickly opened my spiritual sense, and as soon as it opened, I immediately heard the chattering "voices" of Yingchun and the other little girls.

"With twenty-eight taels of silver a month, I can hire the best doctor to treat my parents. God bless me to meet such a good master."

"With an extra ten taels of silver every month, I can save up some dowry for myself. But my master is so kind, I really don't want to marry him."

"A few days ago, my father sent someone to ask me for money, saying that he wanted to find a matchmaker for my eldest brother to marry him, but I gave my monthly salary to my parents, so where would I get the money? Now, I can get an extra ten taels of silver next month, and my eldest brother can finally marry."

These girls might be too excited. They were thinking about all kinds of things in their hearts, chattering and making my head buzz.

Trying to hold back the sound of hundreds of sparrows chirping in my ears, I used my spiritual sense to test the black bead. Unexpectedly, the black bead reacted as soon as my spiritual sense entered my dantian.

And his reaction was quite big, as if he had seen a ghost, jumping and jumping back and forth.

I really guessed it right. It is really possible to establish a connection with the black beads through spiritual consciousness.

The black bead itself was refined from countless wronged souls, and it has devoured countless wronged souls during this period of time. Its power is enough to overwhelm mountains and seas. It’s a pity that I don’t know how to use its power to make myself stronger.

Now that we have connected to it, the rest will be easy.

That night, I memorized the exercises, trying to find the breakthrough point in my practice from the secrets, while using my spiritual consciousness to "connect with" the black bead.

Heizhu went from hiding at the beginning, to slowly approaching, and finally to trusting and relying on me. My efforts that night were not in vain.

Yiping tossed and turned all night and finally fell asleep at dawn. When she opened her eyes, she found it was already bright outside. She was so scared that she ran out to find me without combing her hair or washing her face. Unexpectedly, as soon as she ran into the main hall, she saw me sitting cross-legged on a chair, motionless like a sculpture.

I was so scared that Yiping came over to feel my breath. I opened my eyes and said unhappily, "I'm not dead yet."

My shout almost frightened Yi Ping to death. She took several steps back, finally managed to stand still, pointed at me and said, "You, you are not dead, but you almost frightened me to death!"

I sat cross-legged for the entire night and could hardly straighten my legs.

I pounded my legs vigorously and said, "What are you rushing to do?"

Yi Ping clutched his sleeve tightly with one hand and patted his chest with the other hand and said, "I'm just afraid that you'll leave, so I'm anxious to come out to look for you."

I kicked my legs and said, "Hurry up and ask Yingchun to prepare breakfast. We will eat and leave later."

Yiping was about to go out when I shouted again, "Remember to ask the doorman to get the carriage."

"Got it." Yi Ping replied as he ran out hurriedly.

After breakfast, I left with nothing and felt relaxed.

On the contrary, Yiping walked cautiously and looked left and right, as if he was carrying a mountain on his back.