vrcanaries Chapter 129: Chosen Cannon Fodder
Chapter 129: Chosen Cannon Fodder
Liu Yunshan remained calm: "It hurts so much right now."
Bai Zhaozhao snorted and ignored him.
Suddenly, she felt that something seemed to be wrong. Liu Yunshan was following Shizi An, so Shizi An should have known the truth!
So has he given up on Su Ling?
It’s hard to say. Bai Zhaozhao is very unsure. No matter whether he gives up or not, she will not be polite to Su Ling.
After calming down, Bai Zhaozhao asked, "Which immortal did you offend? Why are you always being remembered by others?"
Liu Yunshan hesitated to speak, but Prince An said directly: "We don't know either, so we came to Yuzhou Prefecture to take a look."
Bai Zhaozhao: ???
"What are you looking at? The victims?"
"Look at you..." Prince An said meaningfully, "your brother."
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
"Are you here to look for my brother? You don't even know him!"
"What's the big deal? We can get to know each other as long as you introduce us!"
Bai Zhaozhao was speechless. Was that what she meant? An Shizi and Bai Lin had never met before, and An Shizi was obviously in trouble. What good could come of meeting Bai Lin at this time?
"Prince An, do you know that I have a bad hobby? Anyone who keeps secrets from me will be given a few injections by me!"
An Shizi: ...
Liu Yunshan: Miss Bai is really... as cruel as before.
Prince An put away his joking heart and answered honestly: "It's like this, I was going to the south to help my father deliver some things. This mission didn't have any danger, but it was a bit far. When I was going there, I passed by Qiyun Mountain, where there was a small village. I was very tired at the time, so I stayed there for one night..."
Bai Zhaozhao couldn't help but interrupt: "And then you met a beautiful girl who seduced you?"
An Shizi: "...No, what are you thinking about?"
Bai Zhaozhao snorted and thought it was boring: "Then tell me the point!"
Prince An had no choice but to say, "The owner of that house invited me to drink a pot of homemade wine, which had a long aftertaste. So when I came back from the south a few months later, I wanted to go drink some again, but who knew... the village was gone!"
Bai Zhaozhao was stunned: "What did you say? What do you mean it's gone? Taken away by the fox fairy? What you encountered before was an illusion?"
Prince An was silent, wondering what to say so that Bai Zhaozhao would not be afraid.
Liu Yunshan replied, "No, Miss Bai, everyone in that village is dead, corpses are everywhere, and even the houses have been burned down."
Bai Zhaozhao was shocked: "Were they all killed?"
Prince An looked puzzled. "At that time, I asked about the villages far away. They all said that there was a plague there and many villagers were infected. The local government surrounded the village and did not allow people to enter or leave. Then they announced that the villagers who were not infected had been sent away. The dead could not be buried and were directly burned down. Just like that, the village was gone."
Bai Zhaozhao's breathing stagnated. "You're not going to tell me that you thought something was strange, investigated it and found out it was a conspiracy, and then you were hunted down?"
An Shizi's eyes flickered. "I guess so, but I didn't investigate because I believed it at the time. It was only after I was being hunted that I figured it out. So... I went back quietly to take a look."
Having said this, Prince An stopped. At this time, the three of them had already arrived at the streets of the city, and people were looking at them from time to time.
Bai Zhaozhao bought some white cloth and took the two of them to a private room in a nearby restaurant. He threw the cloth to Liu Yunshan to bandage his wounds, and couldn't help but complain to An Shizi: "Is it possible that if you change into ordinary people's clothes, those killers won't recognize you?"
Prince An smiled and said, "No way, they are not stupid. Besides, my clothes can avoid a lot of trouble."
Bai Zhaozhao understood that he often went out to do business and had to deal with many people. It would indeed be more convenient to respect the clothes first and then the person.
Bai Zhaozhao: "Okay, then what did you see when you returned to the village?"
An Shizi took a deep breath and said, "I saw a newly dug canal in the northwest of the village, which diverted most of the river water from a stream, and the downstream of this stream is Yuzhou."
"You mean..." Bai Zhaozhao was a little excited, "Yuzhou's drought is not only a natural disaster, but also a man-made disaster!"
"In theory, even if part of the river is diverted, the water level in Yuzhou will only drop. But I didn't expect that Yuzhou hasn't had any rain for a long time... and the river dried up."
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
"That's why you're being hunted down. The person behind this wants to silence you! Then what's the point of you coming to Yuzhou to look for my brother? Go back to Beijing to look for the emperor!"
Prince An seemed tired of talking, so he picked up the cup and started drinking tea.
Liu Yunshan continued, "I heard that the goddess of Yuzhou had descended, and Bai Zhuangyuan was famous, so I thought those assassins wouldn't dare to chase us here, so it would be a good idea to hide here first."
Bai Zhaozhao: ...
Did I save you by accident?
That’s not right either!
"They've chased us all the way to the city gate, and you still say you don't dare?"
Prince An smiled and said, "The group at the city gate is from another group. They are not very powerful and are not to be feared."
Bai Zhaozhao: ...
As expected, you are a chosen cannon fodder!
Seeing her speechless look, Prince An felt much better. He asked the waiter to serve some dishes and said to Bai Zhaozhao, "It's my treat. Eat as you please."
So Bai Zhaozhao unceremoniously asked the waiter to pack up a dozen signature dishes and send them to the government office as a snack for the officials.
Prince An smiled, picked up a piece of steamed cake for Bai Zhaozhao, and said casually, "Zhaozhao, do you think it's better for me to go directly to find Bai Zhuangyuan or for you to take me there?"
Bai Zhaozhao took the steamed cake back after hearing this: "Neither is good. We are not that familiar with each other. Prince An, please call me Miss Bai from now on!"
Prince An calmly gave her the gift and said, "Speaking of which, as your sworn brother, I haven't given Sister Zhao a gift yet, and I don't have time to prepare it right now. What do you think of five thousand taels of silver?"
Bai Zhaozhao paused while picking up the steamed cake. As the saying goes, one cannot sacrifice money for dignity. Then she put the steamed cake into her mouth and said seriously, "Brother, you are too polite. To be honest, even if I don't introduce you, you can go directly to my brother. You are really giving me face by telling me now!"
Prince An nodded in agreement: "Sister Zhao is too polite. I heard that you are doing well in the capital and even received a reward from the Queen Mother!"
Bai Zhaozhao: "Who told you that? Tang Yanyan?"
Prince An: "I have my own sources of information, but Yanyan did write me a letter, telling me some rumors about you and Su Ling."
Bai Zhaozhao was a little surprised. She didn't expect that Shizi An could mention Su Ling so frankly and not feel embarrassed at all.
Prince An said again: "Zhao Zhao, you did a great job."
"Yeah." Bai Zhaozhao didn't ask any more questions and started thinking about the things in the village.
In fact, Bai Zhaozhao understood that since this matter was related to Yuzhou, in order to avoid hidden dangers, Bai Lin and Prefect Hu should be made aware of it.
Know yourself and your enemy, and take precautions.