The Eldest Daughter Returns: Imperial Uncle, I'm Pregnant!

The King of Chu, in a bad mood, touched the scars on his face. He thought that only Wanwan would not mind the scars on his face. Other women who fawned over him must be blind.

Xiao Yi stood to the side, silently cursing the woman kneeling on the ground. "Of all people you could like, why did you have to fall for their prince? How could you possibly like someone like that?"

It's only because Miss Gu can subdue this killing god that she dares to come and offer herself. The last one to offer herself was A Ning. A Ning was very skilled in martial arts, but she was still punished by the prince and almost lost her life. Although she is still alive, she is just a cripple.

Before Xiao Yi could finish defecating, he saw the woman shamelessly start taking off her clothes. Xiao Yi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he muttered to himself, "I can't look, I can't look. If Si Qi finds out, she'll gouge my eyes out."

Although the voice was soft, it was still heard by the King of Chu. The King of Chu glanced at Xiao Yi, who had his eyes closed, and thought to himself that choosing Xiao Yi as his personal guard might be the biggest mistake he had ever made. At such a critical moment, he was only thinking of himself. He worried that Si Qi might not care about her mistress, and that Wan Wan would be unhappy if she found out.

The woman removed her outer garment, revealing her graceful figure. Only a bodice covered her private parts. The woman was rather shy, with a blush on her face. She cursed the guard Xiao Yi in her heart for being so oblivious. He should have just left and closed the door behind him.

Zhao Shanshan glanced at the bouquet of lilies placed in front of the window. She had brought this bouquet of lilies specially, and naturally added some things to make it more festive. Her father had told her that the prince did not yet have a princess, and if the prince was satisfied with her, he could bring her to the capital to be a princess, so that she would not have to stay in this tiny place.

"Xiao Yi, this room is too dirty, let's change rooms."

"Huh? Your Highness, where should we change to?" Xiao Yi was stunned.

"If you can't find me, I'll stay at your place!"

"Where does this subordinate live?"

The King of Chu said with a displeased expression, "The roof."

Xiao Yi dared not dawdle any longer and hurriedly went down to ask the postmaster for a room. What a joke! It could rain at any moment outside. If he went to sleep on the roof, he would just be waiting to get soaked. Before leaving, he kindly spoke to Zhao Shanshan.

"Miss, before the prince loses his temper, you should get dressed and go back. Don't have those thoughts anymore. Not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry can get into the prince's bed after stripping him naked."

"Didn't you say... Your Highness hasn't married a princess yet? Doesn't Your Highness have any needs in this regard? The journey is long, Your Highness should relax a bit. Besides, I admire Your Highness wholeheartedly, what's wrong with that?" Zhao Shanshan asked persistently.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi exclaimed, "Oh dear, you're supposed to be a daughter of an official, yet you speak more blatantly than the girls at Boss Yin's place! You're utterly clueless! Even if the Prince hasn't married a Princess, he's still someone's man. If the future Princess finds out, given the Prince's behavior, he'll probably be what people call henpecked."

"You'd be better off slitting your throat with a sword like that, but even then, the prince wouldn't give you a second glance."

"Xiao Yi, if you keep dawdling, go sleep in the puddle!" The prince's deep voice came from not far away, making Xiao Yi's ears hurt. He quickly used his lightness skill to jump directly from the upstairs to the main hall.

Zhao Shanshan bit her lip. She had never suffered such humiliation since she was a child. Everyone who saw her would flatter her. Even men would treat her like royalty. She was the only one who ignored others. How could she have ever been rejected by anyone?

Previously, she had only heard about how great the King of Chu was, but after seeing Zhao Shanshan today, she felt that there was no man as handsome as him in the world. However, Zhao Shanshan also saw the scar on the other side of his face. Although it was a bit scary, she thought that the King's high position and power could make up for the flaw on his face.

Xiao Jingchen missed Wanwan, who was far away in the capital, even more. Touching the jade pendant that Wanwan had given him, he wished he could go back to see her that very night. He tossed and turned all night. Meanwhile, Xiao Yi squatted in a corner with a melancholy expression, looking at the prince who had taken over his bed, feeling very sad.

Rain began to fall again outside the window that night, hitting the windowpane, but not as heavily as before. Suddenly, there was a knocking sound at the door, which startled King Chu and Xiao Yi awake.

"Who?"

"But is it the master?"

Upon hearing Xiao Bing's voice, Xiao Yi quickly opened the window. Xiao Bing jumped in, but the situation was not optimistic. He staggered as he entered, and his arm seemed to be seriously injured.

"Who injured him?" King Chu asked, frowning. He knew that his twelve secret guards were ranked according to their martial arts skills, and the top few were all quite skilled, otherwise they wouldn't have become his secret guards.

"Master, cough cough cough."

Xiao Yi quickly looked out the window; it was pitch black and there was nothing unusual. He closed the window and looked outside the door again. It was quiet outside as well. Actually, there was no need to look, because he and the prince could sense if anyone approached, unless the other party was a master more powerful than them.

"Your Highness, we discovered a cave that was extremely well hidden. We tried to go in and investigate, but it was full of people wearing helmets and masks. We were discovered, but Xiao Jia and Xiao Ding risked their lives to get us out and let Your Highness know."

"What about Xiao Jia and Xiao Ding?" Xiao Yi asked nervously.

"I don't know. Originally, I wanted to be with them through thick and thin, but Xiao Jia said I had to report to the Prince, so I... Master, please punish me!" Xiao Ding knelt on the ground, water dripping from his hair onto the floor, making the surroundings even more tranquil.

"You mean Xiao Jia and the others have already sacrificed themselves?"

"No, my lord, I think Xiao Jia and the others should still be alive."

"Get up first. Xiao Yi, bring a clean towel to bandage his wound. Sit down and have a good talk with me."

Xiao Ding was already exhausted, and the wound on his arm from braving the rain had caused him to bleed too much and become physically weak. The fact that he was still able to stand here and report to the King of Chu was definitely because he was strong enough.

Xiao Yi bandaged Xiao Ding's wound using the medicine that Miss Gu had given him before she left. Si Qi said that the wound medicine in it was specially developed and was many times more effective than the medicine sold on the market, but the only drawback was that it was quite painful.

Cold sweat broke out on Xiao Ding's forehead. After the pain subsided, he spoke to the prince without stopping for a moment.

"Master, we have been wandering around the Western Hills for many days without any results, until recently when the heavy rain washed out a cave entrance. We have been lying in ambush and observing the area for several days. We have seen many people going in and out. This cave is like a side gate of a mansion. Sometimes people deliver vegetables in, and sometimes several large carts of unknown things are transported in."

"Have you been able to determine what was inside that car?"

"Xiao Jia went to check it out. It was full of ores, which seemed to be used for smelting metals. It was almost discovered."

Xiao Jingchen became even more certain that there must be a huge space in that mountain range, the purpose of which was to manufacture weapons. "Anything else?"

"The cave is usually frequented by ordinary people. We discussed it and changed into ordinary clothes. During one of our food deliveries, we sneaked in. What's inside is definitely not what we can see from the outside, Master. Not only are there soldiers inside, but it seems there are also many assassins!"

"What!" Xiao Jingchen was somewhat shocked. He had only guessed that someone inside was manufacturing weapons and secretly transporting them to other countries, but he never expected that there were actually troops stationed here.

"The people inside are very strange. There are two guards after entering the cave, and there are two more inside the door. They are wearing metal helmets and do not speak or make a sound, but their martial arts skills are extremely high. So Xiao Jia guesses that these people wearing helmets are assassins. They are left at the door to guard the door and prevent outsiders from entering."

Xiao Jingchen tapped the table with his finger, indicating that according to Xiao Ding, there were at least four guards at the door.

"After the three of us brothers infiltrated, there were many rooms and passages inside. It was probably impossible for anyone who wasn't an insider to know how to navigate. If you chose the wrong path, there would be traps and hidden weapons. When my men realized something was wrong, they quickly prepared to retreat, but they had already been spotted by the men wearing helmets. We retreated all the way back the way we came. Xiao Jia threw out three smoke bombs that our master had given us, and he and Xiao Bing lured the men away. My men took the opportunity to escape."

Xiao Jingchen knew that those smoke bombs were given to him by Gu Qingwan. There weren't many left for them to use when they were escaping, but he didn't expect Xiao Jia to use them all, which showed that the danger there was unknown to others.

"The master sent Xiao Wu and the others to meet you. Didn't you run into them on the way?" Xiao Yi asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bing nodded and said, "I've run into him. Xiao Wu told me that our master is about to set off and asked me to find him. I guess our master will be staying at the post station. I'll be following behind, and Xiao Wu and the others will cover our retreat. They'll probably catch up later."

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone knocked on the door. Xiao Yi, having received his master's permission, went to open the door himself. It was none other than Xiao Wu and the others. Apart from being soaked by the rain, they appeared to have no other injuries.

"Master, the tail has been shaken off."

Xiao Jingchen nodded. "Get yourselves ready and come over."

After the group left, only Xiao Jingchen and Xiao Yi remained in the room. Xiao Jingchen thought it would be safer for him to go in person this time.

"Xiao Yi, go find Xiao Wu and Xiao Xu later and have them stay and pretend to be you and me to cover our tracks. I need to go and see how deep the water is there myself."

"Master, the risk you're taking going there yourself is far too great. What if..."

"No need for further words. Besides probing the situation, the main priority is to rescue Xiao Jia and the others. I suspect that with their martial arts skills, they can still survive. Perhaps they are waiting for me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi also felt that he could no longer persuade his master. This group of people had emerged from the training of the secret guards and naturally had a life-and-death bond with each other. No matter which one of them was in trouble, they would go to rescue him.

After receiving the prince's orders, Xiao Wu and Xiao Xu, as secret guards, would keep their thoughts to themselves and completely obey their masters' orders. Xiao Yi was always worried about the prince's safety, so before leaving, he wrote a note in his clumsy handwriting and stuffed it into a brocade pouch.

She also instructed Xiao Wu that if he did not receive any news from them, he must send the note inside back to the capital by pigeon. Xiao Yi thoughtfully gave Xiao Wu the pigeon cage he was carrying. This pigeon was trained by Miss Gu for the Prince. Before coming, Miss Gu had asked Si Qi to find him, saying that if there was any danger, he must use this pigeon to notify her.

If it really comes to that, I believe only Miss Gu can save the prince, but considering the master's off-the-charts martial arts skills, perhaps it won't be necessary.