The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Zhao Xuan stopped and almost tripped over her skirt. She grabbed the hem of her skirt and shook it, then put her hands behind her back and looked at Guan Liushui.

"This old case caused a sensation back then, shocking the entire country. You should know the seriousness of the matter I asked you to investigate. I don't want you to get involved in this mess unless it's absolutely necessary. Now I can only tell you that those bandits from Jigong Mountain hanging from the city gate tower may have died unjustly. Even if they are involved, they are not the masterminds. The things I asked you to investigate are just the tip of the iceberg. If you feel it's dangerous, you don't have to help me. I won't blame you!"

Looking at the flowing water, he burst out laughing.

"Big Boss, when you're serious, you're still so majestic in Jiaoyang Valley. But now you're wearing this gauze dress, and with that majestic, peach-blossom face, it's so out of place no matter how you look at it!"

Zhao Xuan looked at her skirt in distress.

"You think I want to wear this? It makes me stumble when I walk!"

Guan Liushui stood up and walked a few steps in front of Zhao Xuan with a graceful posture.

"Look, if you twist your waist a little while walking, the hem of your skirt will spread out with your twisting, so it won't get caught by your feet!"

Zhao Xuan lifted her skirt with both hands and quickly walked to the table and sat down.

"Forget it. I can't learn it and I don't want to learn it."

Guan Liushui also sat down at the table and pushed the teacup in front of Zhao Xuan.

"Boss, I see you were too serious just now, so I'm going to liven up the atmosphere. Let me tell you, it's not dangerous at all to help you find out these things. Even if there's any trouble, I will protect myself."

"It's good that you understand this. Next, continue to build a good relationship with Ma Baoguo. If you have the chance, ask him what Tian Yuan said when he met Xia Di. If you don't have the chance, forget it. Don't try to show off! It's not easy for our Jiaoyang Valley to produce such a shining star like you!"

Guan Liushui laughed out loud: "I tell you, my star is shining and shining, and it has even shone all the way to the State of Song! Don't you feel very proud?"

Zhao Xuan was surprised and said, "You really stepped out of the circle!"

Guan Liushui walked to the bed, dragged out a large box from under the bed, opened the box, and waved to Zhao Xuan.

"Boss, come here, let me show you something good!"

Zhao Xuan walked over in confusion and looked down. There were a lot of stationery piled in the box, red, blue, pink...all kinds of colors were like a hundred flowers blooming, almost blinding Zhao Xuan's eyes.

"Wow! Are all the letters written to you in gouache?"

Guan Liushui shook his head quite proudly.

"No, it's a gouache letter that is several times more important than Master Ma's. He wrote it to me all by himself!"

Guan Liushui picked up a piece of pink letter paper and handed it to Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan took it and saw a few words written on the envelope: From Brother Shui, signed by Zhensheng.

Zhao Xuan was confused: "Who is this Zhensheng? Could he be a prince from the Song Kingdom?"

Guan Liushui stretched out a finger and waved it in front of Zhao Xuan.

"No, no, no, Zhensheng's full name is Xiao Zhensheng, and he is the Emperor of Song!"

Zhao Xuan's hands trembled upon hearing this. "The ruler of a country, writing to you? And writing so much? Does he have the time to care about you? He doesn't govern the country? He doesn't attend court? He doesn't read memorials? Who would believe it if I told them that?"

"Boss, you're quite ignorant if you say that! If the True King is the top playboy of our Great Xia Kingdom, then this Song Emperor Xiao Zhensheng is the top playboy of the entire Qiankun Continent. He loves music, chess, calligraphy, painting, singing, dancing, and beautiful women the most. He doesn't care about state affairs, family affairs, or world affairs! And those who come to the Moon Tower are not all from our Xia Kingdom. There are also many from Song Kingdom, and even Yue Kingdom. So my reputation has spread, and the Song Emperor even invited me to go to Song Kingdom and dance for him in person if I have the chance!"

Guan Liushui became more and more excited as he spoke, and circled around Zhao Xuan twice. Zhao Xuan then threw the letter in her hand directly at Guan Liushui's face.

"What are you jumping for? What does his love for beautiful women have to do with you? I'm just going to say this right now. If you dare let someone twist your words, I'll kill you!"

Guan Liushui hurriedly stood at attention and raised one hand to swear.

"I swear! I will absolutely remain true to my straight man character. I'm just playing around as a celebrity and will absolutely not bring shame to the Big Boss!"

"It's fine if you've embarrassed me! But you've even provoked the Song Emperor. If anything happens, it will be a disgrace to the Xia Kingdom!"

Guan Liushui stood at attention again: "I will follow the instructions of the great master!"

"That's pretty much it!"

Zhao Xuan picked up the letter on the ground and threw it back into the box, closed the lid, and kicked the box back under the bed.

Suddenly, she thought of something and asked Guan Liushui, "You just mentioned that there were people from Yue who came to the Moon Tower? Who were they?"

Guan Liushui reached out and stroked the red hairpin on his head, thinking for a moment.

"They're just some wealthy-looking young men. I remember a few days ago, a rich young man gave me a hundred taels of silver. I met him, drank some tea, and chatted for a while. He told me his father was the commander of the Chuyang City garrison, and how awesome and rich he was. He boasted to me about it, it was all just exaggeration!"

Zhao Xuan walked to the table, tapped it lightly with her fingers, frowned, and a plan came to her mind.

"Do you have pen, ink, paper, and inkstone?"

"Have!"

Guan Liushui brought Zhao Xuan into the study, pointed at the desk, and asked, "What does the boss want to write?"

Zhao Xuan didn't answer, but directed Guan Liushui: "Grind the ink!"

Guan Liushui immediately rolled up his sleeves and helped Zhao Xuan grind ink. Zhao Xuan picked up the thinnest brush on the pen holder, dipped it in ink, and began to paint carefully on a piece of rice paper in front of her.

Guan Liushui looked at Zhao Xuan's painting and wondered, "What is this? It looks like an arrow?"

Zhao Xuan said "hmm" softly.

This was the poisonous arrowhead that had injured her master and caused his death. She had taken it out and looked at it countless times. Every detail of the poisonous arrowhead was deeply engraved in her memory. She had originally wanted to go to the Kingdom of Yue to verify it in person, but the most pressing matter now was the matter of Jiaoyang Valley. Since Xiaoling could get in touch with the dignitaries of the Kingdom of Yue here, she might as well give it a try.

Guan Liushui watched Zhao Xuan painting quietly and asked with some concern.

"Boss, Hao Xiong told me that Jiaoyang Valley is in big trouble now. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Zhao Xuan casually replied, "How can you help?"

Guan Liushui said, "After all, I've lived in the Tiandao League for many years, so I still have some old friends. How about I go back? Maybe I can persuade Hu Yiba?"

Zhao Xuan changed the paper and continued drawing.

"Don't worry about it. If you had asked me yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to solve it. But now I've reached an agreement with the Sage King. He will come forward to resolve this matter. Tomorrow morning, I will go back to Jiaoyang Valley with him."

Guan Liushui heaved a sigh of relief: "If the virtuous king is willing to come forward, there is at least an 80% chance of winning!"

Zhao Xuan changed another piece of paper and continued drawing. She looked up at the flowing water and felt a little dissatisfied.

"On the surface, we don't know each other and can't get involved, but privately, can you give Chunlan a few tickets? You don't know how much trouble it is for me to come to see you this time. I have to drag the virtuous king along, otherwise I can't even get in!"

"Oh, how could I have forgotten about this!" Guan Liushui laughed wryly. "Next time, I'll give you whatever you want!"

Zhao Xuan quickly finished drawing three pictures and handed one to Guan Liushui.

"As I said before, safety is paramount! If you have the chance, please help me find out privately whether the arrows used by the Yue army over the years are exactly the same as the ones I drew. Hide the other two pictures in case of emergency."

Guan Liushui took the drawing paper and looked at it carefully.

"Don't worry, Boss! I'll just say I found it on the ground. I don't know which guest dropped it. No one will know it was given to me by you!"

"Okay, now that we've finished our business, let me ask you, is Hao Xiong here with you?"

When Hao Xiong is mentioned, Guan Liushui gets filled with anger.

"He's living a much better life here than me. I have to rehearse hard every day, but he's doing great. Not only does he eat and drink for free, but every day at the start of the performance, he's the first one to squat in the front row, eating sunflower seeds. He's so happy!"

Zhao Xuan was also amused by Guan Liushui's words.

"It just so happens that I'm leaving for Jiaoyang Valley early tomorrow morning. Let him go with me, and you won't have to worry too much!"

As soon as Zhao Xuan finished speaking, Hao Xiong rushed in from the door, stretched out his arms and wanted to hug Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan slightly dodged, and Hao Xiong hugged Guan Liushui tightly, but was pushed away by Guan Liushui in disgust.

Hao Xiong turned around and looked at Zhao Xuan, who was standing beside him and laughing secretly. He cried out in grievance, "Sister! You became a princess and you didn't send a message home quickly. I'm so worried!"

"Don't yell at me, call me princess from now on!"

"Even if you become the Queen Mother, aren't you still my sister?" Hao Xiong said, looking Zhao Xuan up and down carefully. "How is it? Didn't you get exposed? Did the virtuous king do anything to you?"

Zhao Xuan touched her nose. "So I've been exposed! The prince already knows that I'm the head of Jiaoyang Valley! Daylily!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Xiong widened his eyes in horror and without saying a word, he pulled Zhao Xuan and ran out the door.