The Regent Princess has run away again

Wu Yi pulled his horse out of the stable, left Yan State before the city gates closed, and rode at full speed towards the Western Regions.

At this time, in the library hall of Manda Palace in the Western Regions.

Qinglong sat at the desk and flipped through the book in his hand. The pages were slightly yellowed, but they were well preserved without any damage.

The fragrance of the flowers in the yard drifted quietly into the hall with the evening breeze. A small dark green light stopped on Qinglong's shoulder, making a pleasant sound, as if telling something.

Soon, the small dark green light flew out of the window.

Qinglong looked up at the yard outside the window, a smile flashed in his silver-gray eyes, but it quickly disappeared, as if it was just an illusion.

"I'm going to kill those old guys sooner or later!!"

Just as he finished speaking, the door of the library was rudely kicked open by the visitor.

The man was very handsome, with deep blue eyes, a high nose bridge, and long white hair that looked dreamy in the moonlight.

It should have been a very pleasing sight, but the man was extremely irritable at this moment. Seeing that Qinglong ignored him, he walked over, picked up the kettle on the table and drank several gulps.

Qinglong frowned, slightly displeased with the man's behavior, and said in a deep voice: "This is the wine brewed by the leader, drink it slowly."

The man then reluctantly put down the kettle, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth with his sleeve, then burped with satisfaction and slowly said, "The wine brewed by the leader is still the best, mellow and not spicy, it is simply a delicacy on earth."

"what happened?"

Qinglong didn't say it explicitly, but the man immediately understood what Qinglong meant.

"Those old guys have been restless again recently. I asked someone to investigate what they were doing these days. Who knew they had connections with the Yuzhou Kingdom?"

At this point, the man's light blue eyes were surging like the sea, as if they were about to flood over at any time.

"Let someone follow us first, and don't alert them."

The man was still a little annoyed and wanted to tear those old guys into pieces immediately.

"White Tiger."

"I'm a little uncomfortable with you suddenly calling me so seriously," Baihu scratched his head unnaturally.

"Do you remember what happened the day before the leader disappeared?"

When this was mentioned, Baihu's face changed, and then he seemed to be immersed in memories, piecing together the fragmented memory fragments like a passing show.

The memory stayed on the last time he met the leader.

He seemed to be arguing with the leader about something, but he could never remember what they were arguing about.

Seeing Baihu's expression, Qinglong understood and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth inadvertently.

"It seems that you have also lost the content of your last conversation with the leader."

Bai Hu nodded and said directly what he was wondering: "I thought it was because it was too long ago that I forgot about it. I didn't expect you to be like this too. Could it be that our memory was erased? Who did this to us?"

Qinglong pursed his lips. No one could erase their memories without them finding out. If anyone could, it could only be the leader.

"The only one who can attack us without us discovering is the leader."

Baihu rejected it without hesitation: "Impossible, the leader has no reason to do this."

"Then who do you think it could be?"

Qinglong asked back, looking directly at Baihu, not missing any changes on his face.

Baihu was choked by Qinglong's words. Although he had roughly guessed that it might be the leader, he was still unwilling to admit it. He argued unconvincedly: "Maybe we remembered it wrong."

“You actually know it in your heart.”

"I don't understand what you are talking about," Baihu turned his head away, not daring to face Qinglong's scrutiny.

Qinglong didn't look at him again, and said quietly, "At that time, the evil spirit was rampant, and no grass grew everywhere. Ordinary people would definitely become demons if they were touched by the evil spirit. The strange thing is that a few days after the leader disappeared, the evil spirit suddenly seemed to evaporate, and the land that was originally contaminated by the evil spirit and barren suddenly showed signs of life."

Baihu didn't react to Qinglong's meaning for a moment, "How could the leader be related to those filthy creatures of the demon clan?"

Qinglong's silver-gray eyes clearly read: Are you an idiot?

"It is impossible for the leader to be related to the demons, but don't you think this is too coincidental?"

Baihu was even more confused by Qinglong's words. He frowned and said, "Can't you just speak directly? You've made me dizzy."

"What are you talking about?"

Wu Yi walked into the library hall and was surprised to see Qinglong chatting with Baihu. He couldn't help but ask.

Bai Hu was a little surprised. He walked over and put a hand on his shoulder. "We were just talking about the leader. Why did you come back suddenly?"

"I'm here to remind you to keep an eye on those old guys. They have dealings with Yuzhou Country, especially pay attention to the number of red crystals."

When Bai Hu heard this, he was about to get angry again, "Damn it! If I find out that they stole the red crystal, I will kill them on the spot."

Qinglong glanced at him inconspicuously, really not understanding how he became the guardian god.

Fortunately, Wu Yi put out Baihu's anger in time, "Don't be impulsive. If you act rashly, they will definitely be more wary of us in the future. We should play the long game first to catch the big fish."

Baihu grunted a few times, stretched out his hand to pick up the kettle on the table again, but was slapped away by Qinglong.

"Why are you so stingy? I just drink a sip," Baihu withdrew his hand in pain, his eyes full of accusations against Qinglong.

Wu Yi was a little amused and confused. When did they become so close?

"By the way, what are you guys talking about the leader?"

After hearing Wu Yi's question, Qinglong repeated his guess.

After listening to this, Wu Yi couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Not long after he followed Lord Xuanwu, he encountered the evil spirit entering the country.

Back then, the demons blatantly violated the agreement and allowed a large amount of demonic energy to enter the country. In the end, it seemed that there was really no other way, so the leader came out to talk to them.

He still remembered the day when the leader came back. He seemed to be no different from usual, but he always felt something was wrong.

Baihu thought about it over and over again but couldn't figure it out, so he decided to leave it alone for the time being and sat down on the long couch next to the desk without any hesitation.

"What happened to Xuanwu?"

Wu Yi collected his thoughts and told the general story.

Although Qinglong was not quite sure why Xuanwu continued to stay in Yan State, he believed that Xuanwu must have his reasons.

......

The next morning.

After Xue Zhiyu packed up and dressed herself, she took Xiaoqiu and left the inn without looking back.

Her biggest purpose for coming to Penang this time was to explore how the current restaurants were operated and to see if she could find some unique ingredients here.

The streets were bustling with people, and the sounds of hawking were endless.

The inn is in an excellent location, right in the business district. In addition to the basic grain and oil shops, there are several shops surrounding it that are run by outside merchants.

A middle-aged man in a white robe said in unauthentic Chinese: "Here is fresh cheese, come and have a look."

The boy standing next to him quickly took out several pieces of cheese of different sizes and placed them in the exquisite porcelain.

Many people passing by were attracted by these strange things.

Xue Zhiyu also noticed the commotion and couldn't resist her curiosity, so she squeezed into the crowd with Xiaoqiu.

When Xue Zhiyu saw what was in the porcelain, she was stunned. It turned out that cheese was already there at this time. This was a rare and good ingredient.

However, I don’t know if everyone can accept it.

Thinking of this, Xue Zhiyu was no longer so impulsive and stood in the crowd, observing silently.

"How do you eat this?"

The middle-aged man still spoke in unauthentic Chinese and explained: "In our place, cheese can be eaten as a snack or cooked with vegetables. It has a very fragrant milky flavor. You can try it."

The boy took out a small knife from the small box, picked up one of the cheeses and cut several pieces out of it, then picked up a few small wooden sticks and inserted them in.

But no one tried it, as they didn't know if these milky white things would make them upset.

Only the man who had just asked the question walked forward, and in front of everyone, he picked up the cheese on one of the small wooden sticks and put it into his mouth.

"Pah! Why does it have a strange smell!" The man took a few bites and then spat out the cheese in his mouth. His face looked extremely ugly.

The young man was so angry after seeing the man's actions that he wanted to step forward and question him. The middle-aged man shook his head at him, then looked at the man with an easy-going look.

"You've never tasted this cheese before, so it's normal that you can't get used to it. We have other food besides cheese here, would you like to try it too?"

The man always felt that there seemed to be a strange taste in his mouth. Hearing this, he became even angrier: "I'm going to the government office to complain about you. What you sell must not be a good thing!"

The middle-aged man wanted to say something else, but the man just walked away from the crowd, cursing.

Those who were originally curious wanted to try it, but after seeing the man's appearance just now, they quickly dispelled their curiosity and left the crowd.

Xue Zhiyu raised her eyebrows. As expected, it was not easy to make people here like cheese.

However, judging by the color of the cheese, it does appear to be of premium quality.

Xue Zhiyu walked forward, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth before the middle-aged man could speak.

The taste is soft and the milk flavor is strong.

After coming to this conclusion, Xue Zhiyu also understood why the man couldn't accept it.

The middle-aged man stared at Xue Zhiyu nervously, and when he saw that the woman in front of him did not vomit, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This was his first time to sell these in Yan Country, so he was still a little uneasy.

"Miss, how is it?"

"Don't you have other kinds of cheese? This one is really good. It has a soft texture, but the milk flavor is too strong and hard to accept."

The middle-aged man didn't expect that the woman actually knew all this. He was stunned for a moment, and then his attitude became even more enthusiastic.

"I also brought other varieties, you can come in and take a look, miss."

Because of the hot weather and to prevent the cheese from melting easily, the middle-aged man placed a large freezer in a cool area of ​​the store.

There were indeed several different kinds of cheese in the freezer.

The middle-aged man was also generous and cut a small piece of each cheese for her to try.

After Xue Zhiyu tasted them one by one, she started to make some plans in her mind.

“Will you stay in Penang?”

The middle-aged man's eyes were full of melancholy: "To be honest, this is my first time opening a business today. If this thing doesn't sell, I'm afraid we won't stay here for long."

"How much do you sell this cheese?"

"Three taels of silver a piece, and one piece weighs about five or six taels."

Xue Zhiyu couldn't help but frown. This was really not cheap.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, the middle-aged man seemed to be afraid that she would regret it, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "But it's the first day of our business. If you want to buy it, it'll be one tael of silver per piece."

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, the woman in front of him did not speak for a long time. She thought that he thought she was too expensive, but this price was already the lowest he offered. If she went any cheaper, she would lose money.

"Girl, we are a small business, we really can't be any cheaper!"

Seeing that the middle-aged man was about to kneel down and beg her with tears and snot, Xue Zhiyu felt a little amused. She was just thinking about something just now.

However, who would refuse a good thing that comes at a low price?

"Okay, I'll buy ten pieces from you first, and when I'm ready to leave Penang, I'll come back to you to get the goods. You don't have to worry about me defaulting on the payment, so I'll give you five taels of silver as a deposit."

Xiaoqiu behind him took out a purse from his sleeve, took out five taels of silver from it and handed it over.

The middle-aged man was still in a daze and hadn't realized that he had already negotiated a deal.

It was not until Xiaoqiu reminded him that the middle-aged man seemed to wake up from a dream. He took the five taels of silver and smiled with his teeth showing: "What kind of cheese do you want, girl?"

Xue Zhiyu thought about it. If she remembered correctly, one of them should be cheddar cheese, which had not been stored for a long time, had a light taste and had a slightly sweet flavor, so it was not difficult to accept.

"This is it," she said, pointing to a type of white cheese.

The middle-aged man nodded to indicate that he had taken note of it.

The two chatted for a while, and Xue Zhiyu planned to go to other restaurants, so she said goodbye.

"Who is the boss here?!"