Shangguan Qing opened his mouth in surprise, staring at Murong Bai with wide eyes, and said in disbelief: "Ah! Really? Cousin, are you so powerful? Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Murong Bai smiled and explained, "Because your cousin needs to hide his identity. If others knew he was the leader of the Xiaoyao Gang, wouldn't that be too conspicuous? So it's more interesting for him to stay behind the scenes and then suddenly become a sensation~"

After hearing this, Yu Jin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a hint of ridicule, "Yes, but how can I compare with the Regent? On the surface, he is just a powerless prince, but in fact he is the owner of the Shadow Tower. Even the emperor is toyed with in his hands."

Shangguan Qing was shocked when he heard this.

These people in front of him, whether it is Murong Bai or Yu Jin, have the power to easily subvert the royal family.

Seeing Shangguan Qing's expression, Murong Bai quickly asked with concern: "Qing'er, are you scared? If so, I can protect you."

"What? I was shocked by you, okay? You had such power, but you didn't tell me earlier that you had such power, which led to me being kidnapped."

Shangguan Qing complained very dissatisfiedly.

The two were very embarrassed. Yu Jin hurriedly said, "Qing'er, I will assign someone to you right away to ensure your safety."

Before Shangguan Qing could say anything, Murong Bai said, "There's no need for Master Yu to protect Qing'er. I can do it."

However, Yu Jin sneered, "You are the regent and the owner of Shadow Tower, but you didn't even send anyone to protect your fiancée, letting her be kidnapped by bandits. How dare you say you can do a good job?"

Shangguan Qing hurriedly explained, "Cousin, I'm not used to having people following me, so... Anyway, I'll be careful when I come down, so don't worry. Besides, I'm fine, right? And I even recaptured them. This will be my stronghold from now on. Please take good care of me, bosses?"

Murong Bai continued to touch Shangguan Qing's head and said with a smile: "Okay, Qing'er is really not simple. Come down and I will let Lightning protect you!"

Shangguan Qing hurriedly stopped him: "No, no, I'm totally fine, don't worry, this was just an accident!"

However, Murong Bai refused to accept the offer and said firmly, "No, if Qing'er disagrees, then I will personally protect Qing'er to prevent my cousin from being dissatisfied with my arrangement!"

Then Murong Bai raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, but Shangguan Qing felt something was wrong.

She hurriedly stopped him. If this guy came in person, then what secrets did she have?

"No, no, it's still Lightning, but you can't be too close to me, and you must follow my arrangements completely. If you can't do that, then it's best not to come."

Yu Jin looked at Murong Bai, as if wanting to see his reaction, but Murong Bai only said one word, "Okay."

Then a woman flashed over and knelt in front of Murong Qing, "Your subordinate greets the princess!"

Shangguan Qing was still a little uncomfortable hearing this name, so he could only nod awkwardly. Then he looked at Lightning and asked, "Can you obey my orders completely?"

Lightning turned to glance at Murong Bai. Seeing him nod, she replied with a firm look in her eyes, "Since the prince has handed me over to the master, I am now his servant and will naturally obey his orders completely!"

Shangguan Qing was very satisfied with this answer, because the other party's address had changed from princess to master, which showed that she had initially gained Lightning's recognition and loyalty.

Then, she raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile, "Don't worry, you will definitely not regret the decision you made today."

After all, they were all family, so Shangguan Qing didn't hesitate to speak politely. He said to Murong Bai directly, "Your Highness, please help me find out if any experts came to the capital during the year my mother disappeared."

After hearing this, Murong Bai couldn't help but feel curious, "Qing'er, why do you suddenly want to check this?"

Shangguan Qing had no choice but to recount his mother's story in detail, emphasizing that these people might be the ones who took his mother away. Finally, he reminded them, "Your Highness, this is an important clue to the treasure, so you must do your best to investigate it thoroughly!"

Yu Jin only then realized that Shangguan Qing had actually told Murong Bai all this. She couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment in her heart. She stared at Murong Bai with wide eyes and said in a bad tone: "Murong Bai, if one day you do something to let my cousin down, I will spare no effort to deal with you!"

However, Murong Bai did not get angry because of Yu Jin's threat. Instead, he showed a confident smile. He narrowed his eyes slightly and responded with a firm look: "Don't worry, you will never have this opportunity!"

Shangguan Qing watched the verbal battle between the two men and shook his head helplessly.

She sighed softly, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Okay, okay, stop arguing, both of you. Let's hurry back to the city. I have important things to do tomorrow. I need to go and reclaim my parents' property."

After hearing this, Yu Jin showed a look of embarrassment on his face.

He frowned and whispered to Shangguan Qing, "Cousin, I'm afraid we can't return to the city tonight. Why don't we wait until tomorrow morning to set off."

When Shangguan Qing heard this, although he felt a little anxious, he also understood that what Yu Jin said made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Murong Bai, who had been silent all the time, suddenly became alert.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, a cunning glint in his eyes, and he said, "With this king here, you can return to the city whenever you want. However, what are you going to do with your men? Do you want to bring them back with you?"

After hearing what Murong Bai said, Yu Jin muttered to herself, thinking that this guy was really meddling in other people's business.

But he replied bluntly, "Don't bother your Highness. I'll send them away in a moment. Just take care of your own people."

After saying that, he glared at Murong Bai fiercely, as if warning him not to interfere in this matter.

Soon a magical scene happened. The crowd gradually became smaller and smaller. When they reached the city gate, only Murong Bai, Liefeng, Yu Jin, Yu Jun and Shangguan Qing were left.

Shangguan Qing was a little confused, "Where's Lightning?"

Murong Bai simply said, "She is a secret guard!"

Shangguan Qing shook his head decisively, "Let her come out. I don't need secret guards. Just stay by my side."

In fact, what I was thinking was, how would I know where the secret guard was? I had no privacy in anything I did. He followed me openly and could make me leave if I wanted him to.

Murong Bai said softly, "I've already given her to you, just call her out!"

Shangguan Qing quickly called the person out, knelt on the ground, and said with a choked voice, "Thank you, Master."

Shangguan Qing hurriedly helped the man up and said, "Don't kneel down in the future. My people are not allowed to kneel."

Lightning's eyes welled with tears, "Thank you, Master!"

Only the secret guard himself knows how valuable an open identity is. Now, only Liefeng is always by his master's side.

Shangguan Qing had no idea about this and was very satisfied with Lightning's performance. "Let's go, let's go back and take a look at the situation first."

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