Chapter 17: The Theft Plot

  Qing Ji had already walked away, and Zai Chou, who always did things a step slower than his elder brother, flattered loudly: "It should be the young master's wisdom."

  He shot him a glance and said disdainfully, "What's so enlightened about that?"

  "More brilliant than brilliance is sage brilliance."

  Bai Ni nodded and smiled: "What Second Brother said is the truth."

  Qing Ji heard from afar and couldn't help but laugh awkwardly.

  Zai Chou got the woman's approval and was very pleased with himself, so he boasted to the two girls: "How about it? I said my young master is very kind to his servants, didn't I?"

  Bai Ni sighed: "Not only is he waiting for people to be harmonious and friendly, but also the elegant and refined character of Qing Xi Gongzi is something that Bai Ni has never seen before. Especially just now, when he was on the stage, talking and laughing, killing people with his calmness, it's really... really..."

  As she spoke, her face turned slightly red and her heart beat a little faster. In today's chaotic world, people admire strong and powerful men, and those weak and feeble men have no market value. In Whitney's eyes, in terms of ability, Qingyi was a hero among heroes, with the strength to run like a beast and jump to catch flying birds, and with a spear in hand, he could defeat thousands of people. In terms of appearance, he had a slender waist and broad shoulders, a strong and beautiful physique, a face as white as jade, and red lips and white teeth, making him a standard pretty boy, or rather, a hard pretty boy.

  With such conditions, plus a noble birth, it's like throwing out a leopard, dominating the beauties of all countries, can be considered the spring and autumn era's girl killer and female teacher killer. How could Bai Ni not have her heart moved by him? However, she also knew that their identities were vastly different, so she could only secretly admire him in her heart.

  "Ah, haha, my young master is the enemy of ten thousand people, killing a few people is nothing! Not to mention martial arts, my young master's literary talent is also unmatched by ordinary people. That... that spontaneous poem. Yesterday, my young master met a beautiful girl and recited a poem, what... what wild grass, there are beautiful people, meeting on the road, heart joyful..."

  The maid standing next to Bai Ni suddenly giggled and said, "If you don't know how, then don't mess around, or you'll end up with goosebumps all over your body."

  He glanced at her sideways and said with a smirk: "Don't be jealous of my young master, you're more suited to me..."

  The maid pretended to be shy, and the two pairs of men and women ran away laughing and playing, and the courtyard door suddenly became quiet.

  In the small courtyard room, a young girl stood in front of the window, where a hole had been broken through the window frame. A ray of light shot in and shone on her chest. Looking out from the broken hole, one could see the overgrown weeds in the yard swaying gently in the breeze.

  Dazed for a moment, the girl sighed sorrowfully and murmured: "The south wind blows, blowing on the thorny heart. The thorny heart is withered, my mother toils in vain. The south wind blows, blowing on the thorny firewood. My mother is kind and good, I have no one to rely on..."

  Two lines of crystal tears fell from her face and dripped onto her chest, the girl suddenly lowered her head and wept, unable to speak...

  Early in the morning, Qing's soldiers gathered to practice martial arts. At this time, the sky was just brightening, and it was the time of spring sleep. Zhang Dafu and Confucius, two old friends, had stayed up late talking last night, and they were already sleeping late, so they couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when they were suddenly woken up.

  This doctor didn't stand on ceremony either, and came running out wrapped in a quilt; he was never one for petty details, or else he wouldn't have taken that strange girl into his arms to warm her up just because he was afraid she'd freeze to death.

  Confucius feared he would quarrel with others again, and hastily chased after him with his two bare legs. The two of them ran to the front hall and saw that Qing Ji was wearing a helmet and armor, holding a long spear, and proudly watching the soldiers form up in lines and perform military exercises. The two old men couldn't help but stare for a moment, first exchanging a glance, shaking their heads at each other, then running back to their room, covering their heads with their quilts, and continuing to sleep soundly.

  It's not that these two people overslept, but because at that time, ordinary people generally didn't get up so early. At that time, ordinary families had two meals a day, and the nobility could have three meals a day, but the whole nation was having two meals, so their wake-up time was naturally later, which made the third meal basically a midnight snack.

  Qing Ji's two hundred soldiers were drilling in the courtyard, shouting loudly, their momentum was ten times stronger than the disturbance at the White House yesterday. However, there was no movement from the White House side, but rather some complaints were heard from the servants of the Ren House on the other side of the wall, which were immediately stopped by the steward.

  Don't joke around, there's a big banner hanging at the entrance that says "Wu Guoqing taboo!" These four words are enough. Yesterday, the Bai family members insulted Qingyi Gongzi, and his subordinate, Li Shi, immediately broke in with a stone and beheaded their leader. Such swift and decisive action is now known throughout the entire city of Qi. Don't think that just because you've had a thrilling experience, you can recklessly provoke the arrival of disaster, or else it will be your head that suffers.

  In the White Mansion, Zhan Yue was sulking in silence. He had suffered a setback the day before and didn't fall asleep until midnight. Just as he was sleeping soundly, a sudden loud noise came from the neighboring courtyard, startling him awake. Zhan Yue listened carefully to the commotion and sent someone to investigate, only to find out that it was Qing Ji practicing martial arts in the mansion. By the time he understood what had happened, his sleepiness had completely disappeared.

  Yesterday, the people from Chengfu actually broke in and killed his subordinates, at that time it really made him stunned. As he understood his brother, as long as they harassed a few more times, his brother would definitely move the guests elsewhere, of course, afterwards they would inevitably seek to blame Bai Ziling, the owner of this house, for bad luck, which had nothing to do with him. But unexpectedly, his brother actually sent someone to kill people at his door, completely unlike his usual style.

  He was inexplicably skilled, and in front of the provincial governor's mansion, a large flag suddenly appeared with four bold characters that read "Wu Guoqing Ji". Only then did Zhang Zhe understand that his "stepping on the plate" skills were not thorough enough, and now he had kicked an iron plate and bumped into Wu Guo's number one fierce man.

  Thinking of Qing Ji's misfortune on the road, he ruined his own business, and now he has killed his own subordinates. New hatred and old grudges, Zhan Kui really hates from the heart, but Big Brother is also living in Cheng Fu. Even if he had the strength to fight against Qing Ji at this moment, he couldn't ignore the safety of his brother. Moreover, it's not possible to have a violent conflict, which would alert the Ren family and make those weapons useless. After thinking back and forth, the cunning Zhan Kui was at a loss for what to do.

  At this moment, being disturbed by Qing Ji, Zhan Kui woke up with no sleepiness at all. He lay in his bed, thinking about a countermeasure, and subconsciously twirling his whiskers. When he counted more than 40 of them, he suddenly thought of a plan. Zhan Kui immediately got dressed, called over one of his thieves, and whispered instructions to him...

  All heroes come and help! ~~