The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 915 Just a Sound

“I can help!” Huang Jing volunteered.

Ma Ji thought it was acceptable, but still looked at Meng Shisan.

Meng Shisan naturally had no objection, but said, "Aren't you still going to retrieve things from the Kuangguang River?"

"I'll work during the day and rest at night, then I can sneak into the palace with Master Ma." Huang Jing had his schedule packed full.

Lan Zhijin jumped out to object: "The palace is not like the outside world, it is not child's play, don't meddle."

"How am I meddling? I know far more than you do. It's you who are meddling!" Huang Jing retorted sharply, showing no respect for Lan Zhijin.

Lan Zhijin mainly didn't want Huang Jing to get involved in the struggle for the throne. The struggle for imperial power has always been a path paved with bones. He and she were neither relatives of the emperor nor powerful officials, so there was no need for them to plunge headlong into this bloody storm.

Unfortunately, Huang Jing completely misunderstood his earnest advice. He wanted to speak frankly, but Meng Shisan was present, which made him extremely angry and frustrated.

Meng Shisan could sense that Lan Zhijin was against Huang Jing helping her, but he objected too late.

In the eyes of those outsiders, from the moment Huang Jing moved into the Meng residence and lent her a helping hand through the transaction, Huang Jing was automatically regarded as her person.

“I understand Master Lan’s concern for A-Jing’s safety,” Meng Shisan said understandingly. “Indeed, I can assure Master Lan that A-Jing will be fine. If anything happens, I will protect A-Jing to the very end.”

"Yaoyao..."

"Let Master Lan have something to say."

Meng Shisan cut off what Huang Jing was about to say.

Lan Zhijin understood Huang Jing. Even though Huang Jing didn't say it aloud, he could guess what she wanted to say. She simply wanted to say that she was in charge of her own affairs and that he had no right to interfere.

This understanding left him feeling quite helpless.

Meng Shisan's words silenced Qingmei and made him realize that Qingmei's inclination towards Meng Shisan was beyond ordinary trust.

In such a short time, he had no idea what kind of spell Meng Shisan had given Qingmei.

Could it be because Meng Shisan went out and helped Qingmei search for the old object that Chief Huang was looking for in the Kuangguang River?
At first, he didn't know about this matter, and Qingmei was unwilling to tell him in detail. It was only after he was stopped last night when he had a big fight with Ma Ji in the suburbs that Qingmei explained many things to him, and finally she was willing to tell him about the old Huang family item he was looking for.

Lan Zhijin immediately said, "I can help you find what A-Jing is looking for. You don't have to go all the way to the palace just to repay Miss Meng's help..."

Meng Shisan was speechless. It turned out that Lan Zhijin hadn't listened to her promise at all.

"What are you talking about? Yaoyao and I are inseparable, helping each other out. How come it sounds so strange coming from your mouth?" Huang Jing stood up, hands on his hips. "Also, you said you could help me find something. So how are you going to help me? Yaoyao first asked Xiaocha to help me, and then she asked Xiaoqing. Both Xiaocha and Xiaoqing would dive to the bottom of the vast river to help me find the old object I was looking for. Can you stay at the bottom of the river for a long time to help me find it?"

The last sentence is full of doubt.

She knew that he, like her, wasn't very good at holding his breath underwater, and that the time he could hold his breath underwater was very limited, unlike Camellia and Water Snake, who, because they were demons, could hold their breath underwater for a long time and thus be able to wholeheartedly search for things for her, instead of having to swim back to the surface to breathe after only a short time underwater.

"I know magic." Lan Zhijin answered quickly. He was self-aware and knew that his breath-holding skills were not good, so he chose magic, which he was more proficient in, to help Huang Jing find the things.

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Jing rolled his eyes at him: "You think I don't know magic? You think I haven't thought about using magic?"

"Then..." Lan Zhijin only then realized something was wrong, "Why can't it be used?"

“It can be used, but it would be a waste of effort.” Huang Jing explained the reason: “When I received this task, I thought the same as you, that it would be easy to find it using magic. Then the clan leader told me that, based on the clan leader’s and elders’ past experience, magic is useless. No matter how high the magic is, it’s like throwing a stone into the river to find items belonging to our Huang family in the vast river. At most, you’ll only hear a splash.”

"Why is that?" Lan Zhijin asked. Meng Shisan was also hearing Huang Jing explain this matter in detail for the first time, and she also wanted to know why.

Ma Ji wasn't very interested, but he listened anyway, and was listening attentively for the moment.

"I don't know." Huang Jing shrugged in frustration. "I asked, but the clan leader and elders all shook their heads. They didn't know the reason either. It's really strange."

She herself found it strange.

"From what you've said, both Chief Huang and the elders have come to the capital and searched along the Kuangguang River, but they haven't found them?" Meng Shisan asked.

“Yes.” Huang Jing sat back in his seat.

"When did this happen?" Blue Ashes asked as well.

Huang Jing thought for a moment: "That was a long time ago, about twenty years ago."

Blue Ashes remained silent.

He and she had just been born at that time.

Meng Shisan thought about this time, and realized that she might have been in the capital at that time, but she had no recollection of such an event.

Hmm... it's normal if you don't have it.

She was very busy at the time and it's understandable that she neglected matters concerning Kuang Guanghe.

Furthermore, the Huang clan chief and elders are all low-key individuals. They did not make a big fuss but searched quietly, just like Huang Jing's current trip to the capital to find this, which is known to very few people.

As Ma Ji listened, he felt that the topic had gone a bit too far: "Since Miss Huang doesn't object to the matter of the Black Hand, and Miss Huang is willing to help, then if I need anything, I'll ask Miss Huang to lend me a hand."

“Okay,” Meng Shisan said.

Huang Jing said, "It's settled then!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Lan Zhijin, who was about to speak when she glared at him and said, "It's no use if you don't agree!"

Blue Ash explained, "I'm not saying I'm going to object anymore, I'm just saying..."

Not only Huang Jing, but also Meng Shisan and Ma Ji's gazes instantly fell on him.

He said, "...I can help if needed."

Since he had already been pulled away by Qingmei to save Meng Shisan once, as long as the two of them did not leave the capital, similar things would likely happen again in the future.

If that's the case, then whether he helps willingly or unwillingly makes little difference.

The important thing is that if Meng Shisan gets into trouble, Qingmei won't stand idly by, and once Qingmei gets involved, he can't possibly ignore Qingmei getting involved in trouble.

This cycle repeats itself, making it impossible for him to simply let it go.

So he decided to help him out.

In this way, you can still get a smile from your childhood friend.

As Lan Zhijin calculated in his mind, he slowly raised his eyes and, sure enough, met Huang Jing's smiling eyes.