Adoption brings disaster

Speaking of eating noodles last night, Liushui and the other two were so hungry that they ate too much. They were so full that they felt uncomfortable and tossed and turned for half the night before they could fall asleep.

It wasn't long before I fell asleep, and before dawn, someone was knocking on the door. An old lady was yelling at the top of her lungs, "Qianxi, Qianxi, open the door, open the door. I have something to ask you."

Hearing such a rapid knock on the door, I thought it was something important. When I was about to open the door, the old lady outside yelled again: "I heard that you served the nobles in the palace before. Do you know His Highness Qianqiu?"

After hearing this, I was about to explode. Seeing that Qianxi and Liushui showed no signs of waking up, I finally felt a little relieved.

I listened to the old lady outside shouting with trepidation, and was worried that Qianxi and the others had woken up. Fortunately, the old lady outside the door shouted for a while, but when no one paid attention to her, she walked away muttering in boredom.

I listened for a long time, and after making sure that the old lady had gone far away, I hurriedly woke up Qianxi and Liushui. Before they even woke up, I pulled them out the door.

"What are you doing so early?" Qianxi complained in a daze.

"I've booked a boat ticket out of Beijing today. If I don't leave now, I'll miss the boat." I lied.

"We haven't packed our things yet. We are poor at home but rich on the road. We didn't bring anything with us. How can we go? Otherwise, let's go tomorrow." Liu Shui said with sleepy eyes.

"No need to pack. Li Er will prepare everything we need for our trip," I said. "Besides, these escorts have been traveling around the world for years, so what they pack will be more suitable than what we pack."

Liu Shui heard this and thought it made sense, but he also felt it was too hasty. He said, "Then we have to close the shop. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"With your yard, if a thief gets in, he'll have to come out crying. What difference does it make whether it's locked or not?" I pulled the two of them towards the dock at full speed and said, "Only Li Er can handle these trivial matters. Don't worry about it. Let's get going."

I was panicking, afraid that something else might happen, so I just pulled them desperately towards the dock.

Fortunately, Liushui and Qianxi are both very good at light work, so they can keep up with me even if I pull them like this.

We flew like this and soon arrived at the escort agency's own dock. I pulled the two of them to a ship that had already been loaded with things.

Someone saw us sneaking onto the boat and immediately shouted at us.

I was shocked when I heard someone shouting loudly. Who knows if there are any of Chongguang's men nearby? If they are caught and brought back, I am afraid that there will be a lot of rumors.

Thinking of this, I was naturally afraid, but I also knew that if I didn't reveal my identity, the man would probably make even louder noises.

I had no choice but to proudly raise the anaconda in my hand and said, "You don't know me, but you know the anaconda in my hand."

The story of the King of Zhenbei fighting against the poisonous anaconda is known to the whole country, not to mention these soldiers from the Northern Army, who know it even better. When they see the poisonous anaconda in my hand, they naturally know who I am.

When a small escort leader saw that it was me, he ran over and saluted, saying, "Boss, you are here."

After that, he asked the escorts to stand in several rows and shouted, "Welcome, Boss, to the dock to inspect the work."

"I'm not here to inspect the work today. I have something important to do and I'm leaving Beijing."

I said as I walked towards the boat, looking impatient, "Didn't Li Er tell you?"

Seeing the little escort leader's clueless look, I said with a straight face, "Go call Li Er and tell him to take the things with him."

Seeing that I looked unhappy, the young escort leader did not dare to delay and called the best light-kung fu expert at the dock to go find Li Er quickly.

Looking at the man walking away, I thought to myself that Li Er was a smart man and should know what to do.

Seeing that the man had left, the young escort leader did not dare to be negligent. He led us onto the boat and began to serve us carefully.

But the deck was piled with cargo, and a group of escorts and laborers were busy working, making it look a mess.

The escort leader saw this and said embarrassedly, "I didn't know Your Highness was coming, so I haven't packed up yet. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"Labor is the most glorious thing. Seeing you working so hard, my heart is very happy." I patted the little escort leader's shoulder and said, "You have worked hard."

After hearing this, the young escort leader was deeply moved and led us inside again.

Further in is the resting place for the escorts and crew members. However, due to the limitations of the technology tree, although independent rooms are separated, the ventilation and lighting are not very good. There is also water in the passage. If you are not careful when walking on it, you will almost fall.

The passage was difficult to walk through, but there was also a smell mixed with the odor of sweat, feet, and moldy things, which was really unpleasant.

The smell was really disgusting, but as a gentleman, Liushui could still tolerate it. Qianxi and I covered our noses early on, with disgust on our faces.

There is a staircase leading upstairs to the innermost part. This is the captain's room. The captain's room is much better. The room is relatively large, with a window on each side, providing excellent lighting and ventilation.

The escort who came with the young escort leader tidied up the room quickly. The young escort leader looked at the still messy room and said embarrassedly, "If we had known the boss was coming, we would have cleaned it up earlier. Please don't be disgusted by the mess it's in now."

There are two kinds of ships in this escort agency. One kind is used to transport people. It is comfortable, spacious and bright. People fumigate it with fine incense several times a day, and the whole ship is fragrant, but it travels slower.

This ship is obviously the second type of cargo ship. It is fast, but comfort is not guaranteed.

Originally, I was planning to charter a ship to transport people and slowly leave Beijing, but after what happened, I no longer dared to be so ostentatious. I just wanted to leave quietly.

The young escort leader waited for us to rest in the room, and soon Li Er came in a hurry.

"Please forgive me, sir. I got the date wrong and failed to do what you arranged." Li Er fell to his knees and cried out, "Your Highness, how could you take a boat like this? I deserve death."

Li Er cried very sadly and behaved very professionally, which made me very satisfied.

I naturally wouldn't let him have a monologue, so I stood up and said, "What are you talking about? Didn't the escorts take this boat when they went out that time? If they took it, why can't I take it too?"

"How can these rough men compare to your Highness's exquisite body? Your Highness, why don't you wait a day?" Li Er said, "No, just half a day. I will dispatch the best ship right now and will not let Your Highness suffer such an injustice."

Qianxi's eyes lit up with excitement when he heard this, but when he saw me waving my hand, he said, "No need to say more, I'll take this boat. I'm here to share the hardships with the escorts today."

As soon as these words came out, the light in Qianxi's eyes immediately faded, and he sighed. However, Liushui was very appreciative when he heard it, and looked at me with fiery eyes and a smile on his face.

I looked at Liu Shui, whose eyes were shining, and continued, "I believe Liu Shui and Qian Xi wouldn't let me waste it like this. The cost of dispatching these good ships is not low. If I use them to rescue the people, I don't know how many people could have saved their lives."

"Your Highness Qianqiu is so righteous. Let's take this boat out of the capital." Liushui said firmly.

I saw that the show was almost over, and I thought Liushui and Qianxi wouldn't ask any more questions, so I gave Li Er a look. Li Er immediately understood and said, "Your Highness, please move aside. I have something I want to report to you."

"You two sit for a moment. It's not easy to make money and you have to worry about everything. I'll go take care of it first." After saying that, he walked out with Li Er.

Li Er and I came to a quiet place. Li Er came over with a gossipy look on his face and said, "Your Highness, is the news from the palace true?"

I glared at him and said viciously, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

In fact, this is nonsense. Although I am not a person who focuses on enjoying life, I am not a person who will take the initiative to endure hardships. The fact that I took the initiative to take this bus to leave Beijing and was in such a hurry already explains the problem.

Li Er was a shrewd man. He thought my words were the same as my admission. He immediately stopped asking questions and instead changed the subject, saying, "Miss Duoduo from Miaojiang sent a message a while ago, asking Your Highness not to forget your agreement."

"Duoduo?" I thought about it, and it seemed that the Gu King's granddaughter was called Duoduo, and I did have an agreement with her.

I thought about it, then nodded and said, "It's an appointment. Once the Seventh Prince leaves the palace to build a mansion, I will go to Miaojiang to visit her."

"Your Highness, the water route cannot reach Miaojiang directly. This map has already marked the way to Miaojiang. Your Highness, after getting off the boat, you can follow the map." Li Er took out a map and said.

After saying that, he took out a package and said, "The clothes in the package have been fumigated with the medicinal powder sent by Miss Duoduo. According to the letter from Miss Duoduo, these clothes can repel snakes, insects, rats and ants. If Your Highness wants to enter Miao territory, you must wear these clothes."

"Duoduo is very thoughtful. I remember that she has inherited all the true teachings of the Gu King, and her Gu skills are considered to be the best among the younger generation." I said, "The medicinal powder she sent is naturally excellent."

"This dress was also specially made by a craftsman. Although it is not impervious to water or fire, ordinary swords and knives cannot harm Your Highness."

Afterwards, Li Er gave me a detailed introduction to the contents of the package, as well as some of the rules and consumption practices of traveling in the underworld, and also gave me a book of underworld code words.

Finally, he said with some concern: "Your Highness, do you really want to venture into the martial arts world now?"

"What's going on?" I asked doubtfully, "Is there something big happening in the martial arts world right now?"

"It's nothing, it's just that because of the Four Sacred Fruits incident, the martial arts world is now in turmoil." Li Er said, "Nowadays, everyone in the martial arts world is extremely murderous and will take someone's life at the slightest disagreement. It's probably quite dangerous for Your Highness to travel the martial arts world right now."

I didn't take it seriously after hearing this. I shook my head and said, "I'm not particularly interested in the Four Sacred Fruits. As long as I don't get close to them, I won't be burdened by them. There's not much danger."

Li Er knew he couldn't persuade me, so he took out a few more small bottles and said, "Your Highness must take these things with you. When they are broken, they will emit a large amount of red smoke. On the one hand, if Your Highness encounters danger, you can use them as a smoke bomb to escape. On the other hand, if our people see them, they will immediately rush to rescue you."

I placed the bottle close to my body and said, "Don't worry. If there's a danger I can't resolve, I'll naturally smash it. But I probably won't need it. After all, while my martial arts skills aren't top-notch, my Qinggong skills are pretty good. And with the escort agency's backing, those jianghu people won't kill me easily."

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I spoke to Li Er again, and the boat was about to set sail. Li Er reminded me to be careful. In the end, I pushed him off the boat. After getting off the boat, Li Er was still standing on the dock shouting, "The world is dangerous, Your Highness, please be safe."

The boat slowly left the dock. I returned to the room and watched Liushui and Qianxi talking about something with sad faces. Of course, only Liushui was sad. Although Qianxi had a stern face, his eyes were full of happiness.

"What's going on?" I said with a smile, "Who has upset our Liu Shui? Tell me and I'll help you deal with him."

"I shouldn't have gone out with you to explore the world."

It had been agreed long ago that Liu Shuiqing also wanted to venture into the martial arts world, so why was he unwilling to go out now? He asked, "I remember you wanted to venture into the martial arts world the most, why are you unwilling now?"

"I should stay in the capital and assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

So that was the reason. I smiled and said, "You can't say that."

Liu Shui was puzzled by this and asked, "Why?"

"Even if we leave the palace, we are still Qingfu. What is Qingfu? We are the emperor's concubines. The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. You still want to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? You don't listen to a single word of our ancestral teachings."

"If I can't assist him in state affairs, I can still help him with some of the trivial matters in the Eastern Palace, such as purchasing and the like. I can still do that."

"You can't sell the East Palace," I said exaggeratedly. "Even if you wanted to sell it, no one would dare to buy it."

My nonsensical words made Qianxi burst out laughing. Liushui felt a little embarrassed and said, "Even if it's these things, I can't do them. I can always pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince more often and go to the temple more often to pray for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Okay, don't dwell on this issue." I took Liu Shui's hand and said, "In fact, for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you following me out into the world is the greatest help to him."

Liu Shui was puzzled, so I explained, "As for people, I have five hundred escorts and dozens of doctors in the capital alone. When it comes to advice, His Highness the Seventh Prince listens to me and obeys my orders. As for influence, I have a say from the palace to the court, and from the court to the people. If you didn't leave the capital with me, all of this would be a boost for His Highness Prince Yong. But if I leave, His Highness Prince Yong won't have these supports, so naturally His Highness the Crown Prince would want you to take me out of the capital even more."

Liushui knew that these words were true, but he felt uncomfortable after hearing them. I knew that Liushui would not take it to heart and that if he was given some time, he would naturally get better. So I did not try to coax him, but just ate something with Qianxi and went to sleep soundly.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.