The secret guards cleaned up the battlefield, found a token on the assassin's body, and handed it to the prince. They buried the assassin on the spot and then withdrew.

Zhou Jingze looked at the token, which had the word "three" written on it. Yun Jizi frowned and said nothing.

Qiqi said, "Brother Jingze, your brothers are going to assassinate you again. Look at this token, it's finely crafted. It's not something that some prince or minister would give out. It's obviously from the palace."

"Jingze, your junior sister is right. We must be on guard against these people in the palace. They haven't made any moves in several years. Are they about to start?" Yun Jizi said.

"Master, Qiqi, if it weren't for Qiqi's Tiger King and Wolf King's help, you would have been implicated by me. I have ordered the secret guards to thoroughly investigate the palace to find out who dared to extend his evil claws and secretly kill. I will find out and punish them severely. I will write a letter to inform Father right away."

"Jingze, take the token with you. Your father knows the people in the palace better than you do. Your father will not tolerate anyone who dares to do bad things under his nose," said Yun Jizi.

At this time, the secret guard also took a letter. Zhou Jingze opened it and said, "Three, Four, Five, they are all ready to make a move." Zhou Jingze handed the letter to his master, "Master, Qiqi, your guess is correct. It must be that they can't hold back and will attack me."

"Brother Jingze, we must be careful in the future. Don't let the danger of you getting stabbed happen again. Humph, if I catch them, I will poison them to death. Don't think that I won't do anything to you just because they are royal relatives. I will imitate and treat you the same way they treat you. Don't blame me for being cruel. They forced me to do it." Qiqi said hatefully.

Yun Jizi touched his little disciple's head and smiled.

The leader of the secret guards came forward to confess his guilt. "I failed to protect my master. Please punish me, sir."

"Get up! Let the injured secret guards rest first. Send another secret guard to follow. This is a letter for the emperor. Send someone to deliver it to him, along with this token. Tell the messenger to be careful on the road," Zhou Jingze ordered. The secret guard leader took the order and left.

Tomorrow was Chinese New Year, so Qiqi, her master, and Zhou Jingze quickly ordered their secret guards to rush to the nearest city to celebrate the New Year. On New Year's Eve, they finally arrived in Liancheng, a coastal city, and checked into Fuxiangju.

"Master, Brother Jingze and I can't go home for the New Year. It's such a pity. But it's also a blessing to be with you and eat seafood by the sea. Hahaha."

"Qiqi, let's ask the shopkeeper to buy some red lanterns today and decorate Fuxiangju as if it were our home. What do you think?" Zhou Jingze said.

"We also need to buy some firecrackers, and I'm going to get some fireworks from space to make this New Year's celebration lively and exciting."

Yun Jizi looked at his two apprentices with happy smiles and quietly went back to his room to prepare New Year gifts for them.

The shopkeeper bought some red lanterns and firecrackers and went upstairs to tell the owner of the Qiqi building what else he wanted to buy. He asked what he wanted to eat tonight and he would help prepare it. The shopkeeper was very attentive and wrote a menu for the meal and asked the owner to review it.

Qiqi took it and looked at it. How could the dumplings be missing? She asked the shopkeeper to take her to the kitchen.

Qiqi kneaded the dough herself. She asked the shopkeeper how many people were coming to Fuxiangju for the New Year. She mixed a bowl of noodles and had the chef chop the cabbage and green onions. She also had the shopkeeper mince a large piece of meat. Qiqi pulled a generous amount of seasoning from her backpack and sprinkled it over the prepared filling. She then heated some oil, poured it over the filling, and added salt.

Qiqi instructed the chef and the shopkeeper, step by step. Soon, many dumplings were ready. Qiqi personally demonstrated by boiling a small pot of dumplings. Everyone in the kitchen received a few dumplings. The shopkeeper took up his chopsticks and tasted the dumplings first.

It was so delicious, so tasty that I finished several pieces in the bowl in a row, touched my mouth, and still felt unsatisfied.

Everyone looked at him, and he was stunned. "Why don't you eat it? It's so delicious. It's so delicious. I've never eaten it before. What do you call something so delicious? Oh, dumplings."

"If you don't want to eat, give it to me." She started to try to grab the food from the chef. The chef and the kitchen staff reacted and all picked up their bowls and started eating. Like the owner, they couldn't stop eating. They ate like they had been hungry for days.

Delicious, really delicious. They all looked at Qiqi. "Master, these dumplings are so delicious. Thank you."

"It's delicious, right? I'll let you eat as much as you want tonight. Boss, you guys didn't go home for the New Year, thank you for your hard work. I'll make more dishes today so that we can celebrate the New Year together. Let's set off firecrackers and fireworks. Okay?" Qiqi said proudly.

"Okay, okay? Long live the host!" Xiao Si and the chef shouted.

Zhou Jingze looked at Qiqi like this and laughed. His injuries hadn't healed yet, so he couldn't help. He just watched Qiqi from a distance. Qiqi had just brought Zhou Jingze a few dumplings and fed them to him personally.

Zhou Jingze ate one. It was so delicious it was better than the ones made by the imperial chefs in the palace. Without waiting for Qiqi to feed him, he picked up the dumpling with his good hand and started eating. This made Qiqi laugh.

Qiqi did not forget to leave a bowl for her master and personally delivered it to her master's room.

Qiqi directed the little ones to hang red lanterns, and laughter could be heard from the door of Fuxiangju from time to time.

Fuxiangju was not accepting any guests tonight and hung up a closing sign, so many diners left with regret.

Qiqi asked Xiao Si to move the firecrackers and fireworks out of Fuxiangju and put them on the street.

Night falls. Qiqi waves her little hand. "Let's set off firecrackers and fireworks."

The crackling sound of firecrackers was deafening. Colorful fireworks rose into the sky. Yun Jizi also came to the street where the restaurant was located. Seeing the fireworks, he sighed that he had found such a good apprentice in his life.

The restaurant owner, the chefs, and the waiters all cheered. "What beautiful fireworks!" "So pretty!" The people nearby gathered around to watch the fireworks. "It was something they had never seen before." They all cheered.

"It looks good, so good, put more of it in!" everyone shouted.

Qiqi hurried back to the hotel room, took out a lot of fireworks, and asked the secret guard to move them out.

The fireworks went on for three-quarters of an hour. Everyone at Fuxiangju returned to their hotel to eat their New Year's Eve dinner. Only then did the people on the street reluctantly head home. This New Year would be an unforgettable experience for them.

The restaurant had three large tables of banquets. Qiqi, her master, Jingze, and the head of the secret guards called the shopkeeper over to sit at another table. The shopkeeper thanked them profusely and took a seat.

There were two other tables. One was occupied by the hotel's chef and Xiao Si. The other was occupied by the secret guards. The leader of the secret guards initially disagreed, saying it was their responsibility to protect the two young masters.

Qiqi said, "It's rare that we can celebrate the New Year together. Everything will be fine. Please eat quickly, everyone."

Zhou Jingze also ordered them to have New Year's Eve dinner together.

Qiqi and Jingze first offered their respects to the Master, "Master, I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains. May you live a hundred years."

Yun Jizi, beaming, prepared numerous red envelopes and distributed them to everyone present. Chef Xiao Si came over to thank the Taoist priest and wish him everlasting youth. The secret guards also came over to greet Yun Jizi and express their gratitude.

When Qiqi saw that her red envelope was the biggest, she smiled so much that her eyebrows were visible.

"Thank you, Master. I hope you look like you are 30 and live like you are 18." Qiqi said

"You're the only one who's naughty," Yun Jizi said angrily. But Yun Jizi really liked it.

"I wish Master a long life like the evergreen pines in the southern mountains, and may you be blessed with happiness and peace every year." Zhou Jingze said.

The leader of the secret guards and the shopkeeper also sent their blessings to Yun Jizi.

Qiqi raised her cup and everyone said "Happy New Year, I wish you all a happy new year and peace every year."

The shopkeeper also expressed New Year's greetings on behalf of everyone in the hotel.

We all had a great time having the New Year’s Eve dinner together.

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