Chapter 253: A Letter from Xu You
Translator: Storm in a Teacup
Although they planned to bring some gifts for their son, business was still more important.
Ying Feng followed them in broad daylight, while Ying Qiu, who had recovered, followed secretly.
There were also some other Shadow Guardians protecting them in the dark.
Long and s.h.i.+ came to the first place Liu said. After taking a look, Long said in surprise. “The environment here is complex.”
“Mhmm.” s.h.i.+ raised his eyebrows. “Let’s go to have a look.”
There were three houses in this place and many paths were around them, extending in all directions.
Besides, there was a street in the northeast.
If someone wanted to hide there and take something away, he had many ways to choose.
He could even choose to leave through the roofs.
Liu smelled something similar to the poisonous creatures in this place, but he wasn’t sure about the specific location and that smell didn’t last for a long time.
It seemed that someone took that thing and pa.s.sed this place.
If that was the case, it would be more difficult for them to find out the truth.
Long and s.h.i.+ looked at each other. s.h.i.+ said, “Let’s go over there.”
s.h.i.+ pointed to one of the paths and Long nodded at once. “Okay.”
The two of them went there together. Later, they stopped in the middle of the path and s.h.i.+ said to Ying Feng, “Go to check the three families here and bring me the detailed information.”Read manga at our MangaBob.com
“Yes.” Ying Feng left.
Long stood there and sniffed carefully. “I don’t smell anything. What about you?”
s.h.i.+ shook his head. “Liu Suifeng said that smell just lasted for a moment. I don’t think we can smell anything now.”
“All right.” Long nodded.
They spent an hour looking around the place, but they didn’t find anything useful.
When they were about to leave, Ying Feng came back.
According to the information, the three families were all local people. Born and raised here, they had been living in this area for decades.
That meant that those three families weren’t suspicious.
However, to be on the safe side, Long still ordered two Shadow Guardians to check the three houses later.
And it was better to do it at night.
After that, s.h.i.+ and Long went to another place.
The surrounding environment of the second place was more complex than that of the first one.
There were a lot of residents here and they were all common people.
And they weren’t very rich.
So, it would be time-consuming to investigate all the residents and the roads were also complicated.
Long and s.h.i.+ spent a little longer here. They also ordered the Shadow Guardians to investigate the situation.
By the time they left, it was already very late and it would be dark in an hour.
Long said, “Qingzhou, let’s have dinner outside.”
“Why?” Asked s.h.i.+.
Long said, “We can wander around the street and bring something for our son. It’ll be some time before we get back. The Shadow Guardians need to send messages to the imperial palace, so we can ask them to bring the gifts for the boy. I bet the little boy can run now.”
s.h.i.+ nodded. “Okay.”
When Long mentioned their son, his eyes were full of tenderness. So was s.h.i.+.
There were many toys for children on the street.
It was so hard for Long and s.h.i.+ to choose.
In the end, they bought a dozen different kinds of toys that could even fill a big bag.
This evening, two memorials about the border would be sent to Long from the imperial palace. After giving the orders, Long would ask the Shadow Guardians to take the toys with them.
There was another important thing. Qin Yuechun, who was staying at the border of Eastern Darkness, had been training his troops and disturbing the enemy since Long gave the command last time.
But they didn’t need to attack, which was also Long’s order.
With Qin Yuechun’s threat, Eastern Darkness had become more cautious.
Moreover, it was said that rumors were spreading all over that nation.
For example, all of the three princes of Eastern Darkness wanted to invade Long’s nation, which really angered Long. Therefore, Qin Yuechun had taken actions at the border.
At present, those three princes had a bad reputation among the people in Eastern Darkness.
In addition, rumor had it that the poisonous creatures were made by one of the three princes. What if they used such a cruel method in their own territory?
Would the people there still have a good life?
Would Long retaliate and throw such horrible things back to them?
Therefore, it engendered a sense of panic among the people in Eastern Darkness.
Of course, that was good for Long and his men.
However, it was possible that some people would take advantage of the last chance to fight for their lives. Those people knew that when Long and s.h.i.+ returned to the imperial city, they would try to eliminate all the forces that were against them. Then all their efforts for Eastern Darkness would be completely wasted!
Long and s.h.i.+ went to a restaurant and sat down.
Long ordered several dishes, which were all s.h.i.+’s favorites.
They sat by the window. After the waiter had delivered all the food, they began to eat.
Just then, Ying Qiu appeared.
Long looked at him. “What’s the matter?”
“Master, here’s a letter from Mr. Xu.”
That was Xu You.
After he went to Eastern Darkness with Fang Shuoyang, Long had received little news from him.
His last letter was sent more than a month ago.
It wasn’t very convenient for the Shadow Guardians to deliver messages over there, so they wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t something very important.
Hearing that it was from Xu, Long immediately took it and began to read.
“Elder brother, I’m fine here and we’re both safe so far. But I need to tell you a few things. Fang Shuoyang came here in order to find out who he really is. We can also do you a favor, so we didn’t expose ourselves at first. But recently, we ran into some a.s.sa.s.sins sent by the crown prince. They may have found out where we’re from, so they tried to kill us. It’s also possible that they’ve known Shuoyang’s ident.i.ty. I’m not sure about it yet.
In addition, we met a mysterious woman here. She said that she was the successor of Qinghuo Tianzun. It’s said that Shuoyang’s mother saved that man’s life in the past. In return, that man sent Shuoyang to our nation. Otherwise, Shuoyang would have already died with only a maid with him. That mysterious woman was named Tianxiangzi, an expert on poison. She said that she’d help us, but we didn’t believe her. That woman kept following us, which was really annoying.
There is another thing. Elder brother, the rumors that we started here have successfully made the royal family of Eastern Darkness lose the popular support. At least, those princes have become unpopular. Moreover, the three princes, especially the crown prince, are very cruel and don’t take the lives of the people seriously.
We’ve almost figured out Fang Shuoyang’s ident.i.ty. Elder brother, you can rest a.s.sured. He’s not interested in the royal family here. After we solve the crisis, we will go back to be reunited with you. If you want to attack them, we can also help you.
Elder brother, that’s all I want to tell you. Take care of yourself. By the way, is Elder Brother s.h.i.+ all right? Tell him to take care of himself, too. Please wait for us.”
Xu’s letter was quite long and there were three pages in total. Of course, it had a lot to do with the big characters. He wrote it with the brush, which took up a lot of s.p.a.ce.
Long handed it to s.h.i.+ after reading it.
s.h.i.+ took it and began to read.
“Qinghuo Tianzun. Tianxiangzi. We can ask Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan about these two people.”
Long nodded. “They should be martial artists in Eastern Darkness,” Long said.
“Mhmm.” s.h.i.+ nodded. “Let’s talk about it after dinner.”
“Right.” Long smiled. He gave the letter to the Shadow Guardian and asked him to destroy it.
Ying Qiu went to deal with it.
“Eat quickly. It won’t taste good if it’s cold.” Long put some food in s.h.i.+’s bowl while speaking.
s.h.i.+ looked at him and said, “You also eat some.”
“Okay.” Long smiled gently.
After dinner, Long and s.h.i.+ left the restaurant.
When their figures disappeared, two young people showed up in the far corner.
“Brother, they went to the two places.”
“Well, it’s okay. Mr. Chen has expected that. Those places are only used to confuse them. They can’t find the place where the treasure is really hidden.”
“Mr. Chen is so clever that he hid that in Song…”
“Shh, stop talking about that. The wall has ears. We just need to keep an eye on their whereabouts. Don’t care about other things.”
“Okay. Their Shadow Guardians are all very powerful. Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan are even better. We really need to be careful.”
“That’s right. Well, let’s go.”
“By the way, who is watching Liu Suifeng and Ouyang Chuan?”
“I don’t know. The two of them are too skilled in martial arts. They may have been watched by Mr. Chen’s confidants.”
“Really? It seems that Mr. Chen attaches great importance to them.”
“Well, Liu Suifeng is an excellent doctor, so Mr. Chen has to take extra care. Remember that he ruined our plan in Quanzhou?”