His innermost thoughts were revealed, and he ventured into a fictional dynasty with the system.
Chapter 53 Opium (The End)
After waking up, Qin Qianluo was also deep in thought. If there was opium, where was it grown? She had already investigated last night and found no foreigners. Judging from the number of shops in Xuanyuan Kingdom, it seemed that they grew it themselves.
Yesterday in the capital, she saw no fewer than ten shops. According to 001's investigation, almost every county has such shops. The required quantity cannot be met by smuggling alone.
It seems I need to find the shadow guards lurking in the capital today. With that thought, Qin Qianlu changed into men's clothing and, after dressing up, found the leader of the royal guards.
Qin Qianluo stepped forward and asked, "Brother Xuanying, does anyone know where the Shadow Guards are hidden in this imperial city? I need their help with a small matter."
Xuan Ying pointed to Xuan You and said, "Your Highness, the Shadow Guard's information is with Xuan You. You can take Your Highness there."
Xuan You nodded, and Qin Qianluo nodded as well. After they finished eating, they took Xuan You out of the space. Xuan You climbed out of the window, and Qin Qianluo closed the window and went out the door.
Without stopping along the way, they arrived at an inconspicuous noodle shop. Xuan You did not conceal his presence. After entering the noodle shop and exchanging the secret code, he was led to the backyard by the shopkeeper.
The shadow guard who stayed in the shop today heard someone use the secret code, and it was even the royal code. He thought that someone from the royal family had arrived, so he hurriedly left the room. He was stunned when he saw a man who was obviously a shadow guard, followed by a young man who looked quite young.
After realizing what had happened, the shadow guard bowed and said, "I was unaware of your arrival. Please forgive my lack of hospitality."
Qin Qianluo didn't put on airs. Instead, she told him to get up. She respected the shadow guards; being an undercover agent wasn't easy. "Is it safe here?"
After standing up, the shadow guard paused for a moment upon hearing the question: "Rest assured, esteemed guest, this place is absolutely safe."
Qin Qianlu nodded, indicating that he should lead the way to the room to talk. Unless absolutely necessary, she did not want the space to be exposed to too many people. The guards were helpless, as they had been following her all along and would find out sooner or later, but for the rest of the people, the fewer people who knew, the better.
After settling into the room, Xuan You explained Qin Qianluo's identity and showed the Shadow Guard the Emperor's token. The Shadow Guard then said, "I didn't know it was Princess Qingyun. May I ask what Princess Qingyun needs the Shadow Guard for?"
Qin Qianluo, concealed by her sleeve, took out a rolled-up map of the imperial city, unfolded it on the table, and looked at the shadow guard, asking, "Do you know where poppies are planted in the imperial city? They are opium poppies."
The shadow guards were initially surprised to see such a large map, wondering how such a large map could be placed in such a small sleeve. However, upon seeing the map's exquisite detail, they were overjoyed, as it was exactly what they needed.
Upon hearing Princess Qingyun's question, he looked at the map. Although he didn't know what poppies were, he did know about opium. He pointed to the location of the royal garden and said, "There is one here, and there are two farms outside the imperial city that also grow opium."
Qin Qianluo looked at the location he pointed to, her eyes turning slightly cold. Poppies were being grown in the royal gardens. This Emperor Xuanyuan was truly something else. She pondered how to get in. She couldn't just leave so many unattended. Within her capabilities, it would be better to destroy them or bring them into the space.
Seeing that Princess Qingyun didn't speak but instead stared coldly at the spot he had just pointed to, the shadow guard looked at Xuan You with surprise and suspicion. He didn't know the dangers of opium, but he had only seen it in Xuanyuan, and he subconsciously felt that it probably wasn't a good thing.
After thinking it over, Qin Qianluo looked at the shadow guard and asked, "How many people are guarding the royal gardens and these two farms? Do you know?"
The shadow guard thought for a moment about the information they had gathered: "There are more in the royal gardens, with two or three teams, and fewer in the farms, with only one team."
Qin Qianlu nodded, pondering how to remove it, when 001's voice rang out, "Does Luo Bao want to burn down these three places?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Qianluo said, "We can't use fire. If we burn it, the toxic smoke will be uncontrollable. It's safer to uproot it completely. Besides, poppies can be preserved as medicine. They have excellent therapeutic effects on wounds and burns, and also have anesthetic, analgesic, and antitussive effects. It would be a waste to destroy them directly; it's better to process them into medicine."
001 replied, "So, is Luo Bao planning to go to these three places to eradicate those poppies completely? That's a bit dangerous."
Qin Qianluo was also pondering how to infiltrate the area so that she could simply store the infiltrator in her spatial storage. However, infiltrating the area was proving difficult due to the presence of numerous guards.
The shadow guard was somewhat frightened, but Xuan You quickly grabbed him and gestured for him to be quiet. The shadow guard suppressed his fear. The voice he had just heard was Princess Qingyun's, right? But Princess Qingyun didn't open her mouth. Who was the other child's voice?
He was filled with questions but no one could answer them. Xuan You couldn't explain it to Princess Qingyun either, so he could only pull him back and tell him to keep quiet and not reveal his true feelings.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Qianluo looked up at the shadow guard. Then, as if remembering something, she used her sleeve to conceal the medicine and poison in her spatial storage and placed them on the table, saying, "Keep these for when you need them. I will be staying in room number three of the Tongshun Inn for the next few days. If you need anything, you can come and find me."
The shadow guard nodded, puzzled again at how so many things could be taken out from such a small sleeve. Seeing that Princess Qingyun was about to put the map away, he didn't bother to think about it anymore.
He hurriedly said, "Princess, may I have this map? I..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Qianluo nodded in agreement. She already had many of these floor plans, and had printed several extra copies when 001 was printing them. If the Shadow Guards needed them, she would leave them to them.
Before leaving, Qin Qianluo looked at the shadow guards and said, "You've worked hard. Be careful. There have been frequent searches in the imperial city recently, so take good care of yourselves."
After saying that, Qin Qianluo left the noodle shop and headed towards the royal garden. She wanted to observe first and see how to proceed.
Hearing these words, the shadow guards were somewhat moved. Princess Qingyun was actually worried about their safety. No wonder the Emperor valued them so much and even gave them a token that indicated the Emperor's personal presence.
After landing around the royal garden, Qin Qianluo asked Xuan You to take him to a higher place. They landed on a large tree, and Qin Qianluo carefully observed the patrol patterns, memorizing them. Then he glanced at the endless poppy flowers, his heart filled with anger.
After returning to the inn with Xuan You using the old method, Qin Qianluo took him into her space and went to the study to write down what she had just seen. The patrols would be conducted every half an hour or so, which was quite ample time.
After sketching out the approximate location, he planned to sneak into the royal garden with Ling Xue that night to store the poppy in his own space. After asking Ling Xue's opinion, the plan was finalized.
At midnight, Qin Qianluo and Ling Xue, disguised, left the space and sped towards the royal garden. When they arrived during the day and saw a place with weaker guards, the two carefully avoided the guards and quietly hid near the poppy flowers.
Seeing these poppies again, Qin Qianluo gritted her teeth inwardly. Other people's royal gardens were used to build mountains, landscapes and palaces, but Emperor Xuanyuan used them to grow poppies. He really ruined such a beautiful place.
Once the patrol team finished their patrol, Qin Qianluo quickly uprooted all the poppies and stored them in her spatial storage. Fortunately, she didn't have to pull them out one by one herself; otherwise, even if she and the others worked themselves to death, they still wouldn't be able to finish.
After confirming that nothing was missing, he had Ling Xue lead him away. After returning to the inn, he carefully checked everything before entering his spatial dimension to teach everyone how to process poppies.
Seeing so many poppies piled up there, Qin Qianluo felt overwhelmed. She called Ling Wei over, taught her how to prepare them into medicine, and then asked everyone to help. She gave them a few instructions, telling them to be careful not to ingest them by accident.
After telling everyone to rest if they were tired, Qin Qian left the space. There would definitely be soldiers searching tonight, so she had to be careful. She carefully looked around the room and, after confirming that there were no problems, lay down on the bed and closed her eyes to rest.
Chaos had broken out in the royal gardens; all the poppies had disappeared. When the Emperor Xuanyuan, who had been sleeping with his concubines, learned of this, his eyes turned bloodshot with rage, and he threw the woman in his arms away.
He strode to the imperial study, listened to the guard's report, squinted, and suddenly disappeared. This was very similar to the disappearance of the secret agents. Was it Ling Xue and her group again? How did they manage to do it?
With a grim face, he ordered the guards to search house to house, demanding that the men be caught tonight or face execution. The guard below him felt a bitter taste in his mouth, but after agreeing, he hurriedly left the imperial study.
The soldiers searched house by house, and before dawn they found the inn where Qin Qianluo was. The door was knocked on loudly, and Qin Qianluo's eyes darkened. Sure enough, they had come.
He straightened his clothes, adopted the air of a spoiled young master, and opened the door. The soldiers pushed the door open and rushed in. After searching for a while and finding nothing, they looked at Qin Qianluo and frowned.
Qin Qianlu was bumped by the soldiers who pushed open the door. She was leaning against the wall when she saw the soldiers looking at her. She imitated a man's voice and said, "What are you doing here? How dare you bump into me? Do you know who I am?"
The officers and soldiers looked at Qin Qianluo, who was full of dissatisfaction, and were worried that they had offended a powerful person. After all, the place was completely open, and he was all alone. Moreover, judging from his clothes, he was dressed in a way that suggested he was either rich or noble, and his tone was extremely arrogant.
The group exchanged glances and quickly apologized: "We were ordered by the Emperor to search for the assassin. We have offended you, young master. Please forgive us."
Qin Qianluo didn't linger with them for too long. After saying a few words, she dismissed them and closed the door, thinking to herself: It seems I've passed this hurdle.
Instead of immediately entering the space, he rested in his room. After dawn, he took Xuan Ying to two farms in the suburbs, recorded the patrol patterns, and then returned to the inn.
The two farms are quite far apart, and if you walk fast, you can finish in one night without worrying that after you take one, the other will get the news and increase its patrols.
At midnight, Qin Qianluo and Ling Xue set off, successfully infiltrating the farm, neatly uprooting the poppies, and then heading to another farm.
After repeating the same method, the two prepared to return to the inn. Time was of the essence, so they didn't bother to cover up their tracks. They flew back to the inn, and after entering, they took Ling Xue to their spatial dimension. They changed their clothes and then came out to lie down.
When the Emperor of Xuanyuan learned that the poppies on the farm had also disappeared, he was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood, which frightened the palace servants so much that they immediately knelt down. The Emperor ordered his guards to investigate immediately, and then he fainted.
The guards went to the farms with grim faces to investigate. The two farms became lively, with everyone carefully examining the area, hoping to find a clue. Otherwise, if the Emperor Xuanyuan woke up, their lives might be in danger.
During their search, they finally found a strange footprint. The footprint was rather small, and since the farm was mostly populated by adults, no one would have such a small foot. The group was overjoyed, finally finding a trace.
The footprints, made on paper, and the whole patch of soil containing the footprints, were used to hastily make their way to the palace to meet the emperor. Any clue meant that they had a chance to survive.
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