"Sir, of course it is...yes..." Zhao Yu lowered his head and said, "Whatever you want me to say, I will say it!"
"Okay!" Xu Zun nodded, "If you listen to me, then... you should report it to the Queen Mother truthfully, alas!"
"Hey?" Zhao Yu quickly raised his head, with a puzzled face, "Sir, what did you say? Report it truthfully?"
"Yes," Xu Zun narrowed his eyes and nodded, "Just like before, report all details about me to the Queen Mother truthfully, without any falsehoods or exaggerations."
"Oh..." Zhao Yu nodded, as if he could understand Xu Zun's thoughts.
"Alas!" Xu Zun sighed again, "Do you think there are no other spies around me besides you? The worst part is that the Crown Princess Tian Jing is still alive!
"Besides, the matter has come to this, and no matter how many tricks are made, the prince will not survive," Xu Zun said, "it's better to tell the truth. This will give you a chance of survival!"
"Oh..." Zhao Yu thought about it carefully, and then couldn't help but smacked his lips, "It means that the adults have been talking for a long time, isn't it the same as not exposing my background?"
"Hey?" Xu Zun glared, pointed at Zhao Yu with his finger and cursed, "Do you think you're so good at this? I'm showing off with you because I regret our friendship!
"I treat you with all my heart, but you hide it from me. Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of your conscience?
"You have to know, I might not have had a showdown with you!"
"Yes, yes, you are right! Zhao Yu understands, and understands your hard work..." Zhao Yu quickly admitted his mistake, feeling moved in his heart.
Indeed, Xu Zun could have said nothing and then slowly set a trap for himself to take advantage of him.
But Xu Zun didn't do that, which shows that Xu Zun really regarded him as a relative.
However, Zhao Yu also felt deeply worried, because Xu Zun chose to have a showdown with him at this time, which also showed that Xu Zun had no idea about returning to the Holy Land this time, and it was unpredictable.
"Tell me," Xu Zun saw no one around and asked Zhao Yu, "Let me hear your story!"
"No, it's nothing. Alas," Zhao Yu organized his words and said, "Actually, I really didn't lie to you. I was sent to Xinye County by Zhao Shengong because I crippled Zhao Xin's father's leg.
.
"It was such a coincidence that the iron coffin case happened in Xinye County, so I was used again to start investigating the iron coffin incident.
"Later," Zhao Yu said, "I have told you, at first I monitored Shen Tiande, and then I discovered that there was something wrong with the newly appointed county magistrate, and then the second iron coffin case happened."
Originally, at this point, Zhao Yu thought it was over, but seeing Xu Zun's death gaze, he had no choice but to continue:
"After you solved the case, I received a secret order from the Queen Mother to serve as your bodyguard and be responsible for reporting your every move to the superiors.
"Secret agents are different from internal guards," Zhao Yu said. "There are separate lines. My top line is my sister Zhao Jing."
At this point, he paused again and wanted to finish, but was shocked again by Xu Zun's murderous eyes, so he had to continue speaking:
"You guessed it right. Without the support of the imperial court, our Zhao family would not have grown so strong.
"Of course, our Zhao family is not the only one who serves the Queen Mother.
"Well..." Zhao Yu glanced at Xu Zun timidly and said, "Sir, it's almost the same! They say they are secret agents, but I have never met the Queen Mother in person. Zhao Jing is always responsible for reporting, she...
...She is the one who can convey the message to the Queen Mother.
"But I can guarantee that she, like me, will never speak ill of you! Oh my, every time I see her, she always praises you!"
oh……
Xu Zun thought silently in his heart. He had also found it strange before that although Zhao Yu had a strong aura of martial arts, he still had certain rules in his behavior.
No wonder he was able to find Xiao Zhennan and his wife to help him trouble Donghai. Presumably, the couple also had some kind of tacit understanding with the court, right?
"Sir, that's really all," Zhao Yu said pleadingly, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, I really don't have much to hide from you, right?"
"Tsk tsk..." Xu Zun thought of something and asked, "Since spies are different from internal guards, how did you convince Cai Kun when you met him in Xinye County? Is there any password that can't be used?"
"There is no password, but there is a token," Zhao Yu hurriedly took out a small picture album from his sleeve and said, "There is a secret agent seal in it. It is a high-level token that only the leader of the inner guard knows about.
"Cai Kun knows that I am a secret agent. Not only does he believe what I say, but he will not leak me out."
When Xu Zun saw it, he cursed in his heart. It was actually the small spring picture album that he and Huo Anu found on Zhao Yu's body.
I really didn’t expect it to be something like this. It’s really... interesting.
As he said that, Xu Zun looked through it, pretending to look for the seal, but actually he was sighing at the exquisiteness of the painting.
"Master Xu!" While he was savoring the meal, he suddenly heard a female voice coming from behind him, and he was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand.
Zhao Yu also quickly put it back into his pocket.
Looking back, I saw Ani supporting Ku Niang and appearing behind Xu Zun.
"Hey?" Xu Zun stood up in a hurry and asked with concern, "How can I let Ku Niang come out? She should be taken good care of!"
"Don't worry, Ku Niang is fine," Ani said. "She just felt stuffy in the cabin and wanted to come out for some air. She happened to meet an adult.
"Hey?" Ani asked curiously, "What were you looking at just now? You looked very serious."
"It's nothing, we're discussing the return trip." Xu Zun said casually, and immediately came forward to check on Ku Niang's injury.
But Ku Niang's palms and shoulders were wrapped in bandages, and the wounds had obviously been carefully treated.
"There are masters of bone setting among warriors," Ani said. "Sister Ku Niang's hand bones have all been restored to their original positions, and gold sore medicine has been applied to her shoulders. She should be able to recover before she reaches the shore!"
"Okay, okay!" Xu Zun felt reassured when he saw that Ku Niang's expression was as normal, and then asked, "What about the Crown Princess? How is her condition?"
"Sister Anu is watching," Ani replied. "The Crown Princess's injuries are a bit serious and she is still in a coma. But according to my observation, her life is safe and she may wake up in a few days."
"That's a bloody palm!" Zhao Yu sighed, "The Crown Princess is really lucky."
"The woman with the bloody palm was injured by me before," Ku Niang said at this time. "When I killed the prince, I had exhausted all my strength. I was already too weak to hit the princess again."
"Oh," Xu Zun nodded and asked, "Does Ku Niang think that the female killer is Mao Jifang's apprentice?"
Ku Niang shook her head silently, obviously unable to give an answer.
"Ani," Xu Zun said to Ani, "don't be careless about the Crown Princess. She is alive and will be beneficial to us. We must try our best to treat her."
"Don't worry, sir!" Ani promised, "Sister Anu and I will take turns taking care of you, and we won't let up."
"Well," Xu Zun nodded, first gave Ani a warm look, then turned to Zhao Yu and said, "Old Zhao, go and inspect the ship now. I'm worried that there are still unstable factors on the ship."
"yes!"
Zhao Yu understood what Xu Zun meant. Now that their diversion to Qingzhou has not been announced to the public, once the sailors know that the warship will not go home directly, they may have objections.
After Zhao Yu left, Xu Zun took Ku Niang's arm and said to Ani: "Ani, you haven't slept all night. Take advantage of the time now to take a rest! I'll go for a walk with Ku Niang!"
"okay."
Ani looked at Xu Zun and then at Ku Niang, knowing that Xu Zun had something to say to Ku Niang, so she excused herself and left.
Seeing that there was no one around, Xu Zun gently held Ku Niang's uninjured hand and walked with her to the side of the boat.
Through the fence, you can see the red sun rising, which is extremely beautiful.
"Oh," Xu Zun looked at Ku Niang who was reflected red by the rising sun, and said with a smile, "I finally know your real name now! Leng Sha, this name is so domineering!"
Ku Niang turned her head, her face expressionless as usual, and she didn't say a word.
"Speaking of it, it's quite ironic, haha..." Xu Zun turned to look at Haihai, still holding Ku Niang's hand and said, "Do you still remember what I said when we had dinner together in Shangyuan City?
?From then on, you guys are my closest family members!
"Haha..." Xu Zun smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that each of my closest family members would have their own secrets!
"Kuniang," he turned Kuniang in front of him and said quietly while getting closer, "You haven't lost your memory at all, have you?"
