Jiapingguan Chronicle

Shen Cha had the jailers carry Boss Luan back to his cell and instructed them to take good care of him and report back immediately if his condition deteriorated.

Jin Miaomiao also said that although she seemed to be fine, Boss Luan was still very weak and her condition could easily relapse. She couldn't be left alone. If anything seemed wrong, she should come to find her immediately. She would always be in the camp and they would definitely be able to find her.

Shadow Two agreed to everything, asked a few more questions about things to be careful about, and then saw the group out.

As they emerged from their cells, looking at the gloomy sky outside, the men exchanged glances and sighed simultaneously.

"The weather is just like my mood right now," Xue Ruitian said helplessly, spreading his hands. "It seems like I haven't gained anything."

"It's not like we came away empty-handed. There are causes and effects to everything, and we need to understand them, right?" Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian, then patted Shen Cha, raised an eyebrow at Shadow Two, Shadow Five, and Merlin, and said, "With this evidence, we can better target his past. Oh, I forgot, we should have asked him about Ke Chenyi's abduction."

“No need to ask around. Judging from his tone, he'll come personally for anything related to the Empress Dowager.” Shen Cha sneered. “See, isn't this a way of catching him? Once we can trick him into coming, it won't be so easy for him to leave.” As she spoke, she stretched lazily, glanced at the sky, frowned slightly, and said, “Let's go back first. The weather looks a bit off; it looks like it's going to snow.” She looked at Ying Er and said, “We should reinforce the areas that need reinforcement as soon as possible. We don't know what will happen later.”

"Okay, we'll check right away." Shadow Two nodded, then thought for a moment, "Boss, Madam Luan..."

"Madam Luan? What's wrong with her? Is she feeling unwell?"

"No." Ying Er shook his head slightly. "It's just that she keeps asking about Boss Luan. If she asks again, should we tell her the truth? Should we not hide it from her?"

“There’s no need to hide it. There’s nothing to hide. We saved him, so his family should know.” Shen Cha smiled. “Just tell her the truth about anything related to Boss Luan’s health. Don’t hide anything. She’ll be at ease knowing that.”

"Yes!" Shadow Two responded, sighed softly, and said, "I just don't understand. There are no feelings between them anymore, so why does she still care about him so much?"

"Listen to what you're saying!" Xue Ruitian slapped him twice. "Although their marital relationship has long since faded, they should still have familial ties. They've lived together for many years, so those feelings are still there. Therefore, she's worried about Boss Luan to some extent, especially when it involves life and death. As for what he told us, let's not mention it. The less they know about each other's statements, the better."

"Yes!"

Ying Er responded and led the group to the courtyard gate. After watching them leave, he turned around and told his brothers to check the entire courtyard to make sure everything they needed was in order.

Shen Haolin, holding Shen Cha's hand, and Xue Ruitian walked at the front, with Jin Miaomiao, Ying Wu, and Mei Lin following behind them.

"Sister Miaomiao, Prince Xia came looking for you before." Merlin looked at the people in front of him and said to Jin Miaomiao in a low voice, "However, you were watching over that guy surnamed Luan here, but he couldn't find you."

"Seventh Master?" Jin Miaomiao understood. "Oh, I see. I'll go find him when we get back to the camp." "You two..." Merlin leaned closer, grinning mischievously, "When did you two become so close? Didn't you only just meet?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Jin Miaomiao pushed her face away. "You're always thinking about nothing."

"Then why was he in such a hurry to find you?"

"What else can I do? Let me examine his old wounds."

"He even has this?" Merlin thought for a moment and said, "He looks quite strong and confident, surprisingly..."

"What are you saying? How many of us don't look strong and healthy? Aren't we all covered in old injuries? What's so surprising about that, right?" Jin Miaomiao glanced at the three people in front of her who were talking about something, then beckoned to Merlin and Shadow Five and said in a low voice, "Don't tell them what I'm telling you, understand?"

"We know." Shadow Five and Merlin nodded, also lowering their voices, "Seventh Master is being so cautious, could it be that he's had some unspeakable trouble during these past few years at sea? Is that why he's been keeping it from them?"

"I don't even know what to say to you two!" Jin Miaomiao poked each of them on the forehead and said, "All you ever do is overthink things." She sighed, "There's nothing he can't talk about. I checked him out before, and everything's fine. It's just that he's suffered quite a few injuries during those years at sea, but he hasn't taken good care of them, so he's developed some health problems. He came from the capital with this in mind. He didn't want His Majesty or the Empress Dowager to know, didn't want them to worry, and didn't want the Fourth Prince to worry either, and he didn't want to cause trouble for any of them, so he simply didn't tell them and came directly to me. His injuries aren't very serious, he just needs time to recover."

"I see!" Merlin sighed. "Going to sea is no easy task. Not only are the winds and waves rough, but there are also those pirates. Seventh Master has really suffered a lot these past few years."

“Yes!” Jin Miaomiao sighed, “Once he’s taken care of, he shouldn’t feel uncomfortable anymore when he gets older.”

“We really can’t tell them.” Shadow Five gestured with his chin forward. “Otherwise, given their personalities, they’ll definitely keep interrogating Seventh Master.”

Jin Miaomiao didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

The three people in front, hearing that the whispering behind them had finally stopped, exchanged glances and sighed softly.

"Why do they think we couldn't hear a thing after they'd been talking behind us the whole way?" Xue Ruitian rolled his eyes helplessly. "But Lao Qi's injuries are definitely a problem. I'm a little relieved that he had Miao Miao treat his wounds." He looked at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha and said, "What do you two think?"

"Let them keep their little secret!" Shen Cha waved her hand, glancing at Shen Haolin and Xue Ruitian. "Since he doesn't want us to know, then we'll cooperate. We haven't heard anything along the way today." (End of Chapter)