Traveling through an ancient military camp: Bao'er's survival song

The dwarf ultimately lacked the strength to lift his head; he merely twitched slightly.

Peng Zizheng, having already obtained what he desired, left the imperial prison directly. Minister Zhao, however, appeared troubled. Peng Zizheng exchanged a few pleasantries, understanding Minister Zhao's anxieties, and upon taking his leave, said, "Minister Zhao, you may report my visit to the imperial prison to the Emperor in detail, but as to others…"

"It's my responsibility, it's my responsibility."

This confirmed Peng Zizheng's suspicions, making him even more certain that the maidservant Yu Liu beside the Imperial Concubine was a Qiang person. Instead of returning to his residence, he went to a location in the capital and leaped inside.

……

After giving Peng Zizheng a good scolding, Zheng Xi went straight to the house where Li Bao'er was staying. After introducing himself to the gatekeeper, he soon saw his good disciple running and rushing over: "Master! Waaah! Master!"

Zheng Xi patted Li Bao'er on the back, but still scolded her, "You haven't been back for so long. Did you and Peng Zizheng break up and you don't want your master anymore? If someone hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you had been looking for me!"

Li Bao'er jumped off Zheng Xi: "Falling apart? Master, you're still on Peng Zizheng's side, aren't you? Master, you really don't care about your disciple's life or death?"

Zheng Xi frowned: "What are you saying? What's going on between you two?"

Li Bao'er looked closely at Zheng Xi and saw that he didn't seem to be pretending to be ignorant. She didn't expect that Peng Zizheng would be such a despicable person, hiding this matter from Zheng Xi. So she pulled Zheng Xi to sit down in the inner courtyard and briefly explained the whole story.

Li Bao'er didn't embellish her story. Although she and Zheng Xi were nominally teacher and student, they hadn't spent a year together. If we're talking about distance, Li Bao'er was only the "distant" one, while Peng Zizheng was the "close" one to Zheng Xi.

"Later, after I recovered from my injuries, I learned from the Eighth Prince that I looked eight parts like Grand Tutor Wu Peng'en. Only then did I understand why General Peng had made me wear a mask all this time. Master, you must know how much hatred the General has for Wu Peng'en!"

When Zheng Xi heard that Peng Zizheng had whipped Li Bao'er until she fainted, he slammed his fist on the table and stood up, ready to return to General De's mansion. He wanted to personally question his young apprentice about what he had done to deserve such a brutal punishment. But Li Bao'er stopped him and told him her guess. Zheng Xi couldn't help but scrutinize Li Bao'er closely. He had always known that his apprentice was handsome, but he hadn't expected her to resemble the legendary handsome man, Wu Taifu, who was said to have been showered with fruit.

Li Bao'er was petite, but perhaps due to the good food he had been eating at the Eighth Prince's place these past few days, his previously sallow and thin face was now much fairer. His long, thin, and dark eyebrows made his already full forehead appear even fairer and smoother. Below his long eyebrows were a pair of peach blossom eyes with deep, dark corners and thick eyelashes. However, the small, upturned nose in the middle of his face softened the coquettishness of his eyes, making him seem like just a bright, innocent, and pure little boy.

Zheng Xi thought to himself: Although he had never met Wu Peng'en, his beauty was universally acknowledged. Li Baobao hadn't fully grown up yet, and at first glance, he just looked like a clean and pretty young boy. If he grew up, it was hard to say whether he would become a handsome man like Wu Peng'en back then.