The Prodigal Son

homing pigeons?

Xu Wan's words immediately drew the attention of Qin Yu and the others.

"How can you tell it's a homing pigeon?"

Nan Que'er asked curiously.

"Racing pigeons have denser feathers, larger eyes than ordinary pigeons, and a more proportionate body shape..."

As a military envoy of the Baojing Division, Xu Wan was naturally very familiar with carrier pigeons.

She can tell at a glance whether it's a carrier pigeon or not.

"So that's how it is."

Qin Yu sighed, amazed at how much strange knowledge he had gained, and then asked doubtfully, "You don't actually want to revive this carrier pigeon, do you? It looks so listless; I'm afraid it's beyond saving."

Is she just overflowing with love?

Or perhaps they treated the carrier pigeons as companions?

Like the affection soldiers have for their police dogs?

"Take a closer look!"

Xu Wan pointed at the carrier pigeon, raised her smooth chin, and looked at Qin Yu. "The point isn't whether it can be saved! Don't you find it strange that there are carrier pigeons like this here?"

"what?"

Several people looked at each other.

Qin Yu stared at the carrier pigeon for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. He asked in confusion, "What's so strange about this? Didn't we find a carrier pigeon when we were kids?"

The imperial city is home to so many high-ranking officials and nobles.

I wonder how many people secretly use carrier pigeons to send messages.

The number of carrier pigeons in this imperial city is probably not small, if not countless.

It rained so heavily last night.

Isn't it normal for a homing pigeon to fly nearby, get injured, or fall down due to exhaustion?

"Did you find that?"

Xu Wan was both speechless and amused. "That was clearly a carrier pigeon that flew to your house to deliver a message, but you were so clumsy that you hit it with a stone and injured it! You were afraid of getting scolded, so you even made me lie with you and say that we found it!"

amount……

Is that right?

Sigh, it's been so long, I really can't remember clearly.

"Cough cough..."

Qin Yu gave an awkward smile. "That's all old news, let's not talk about it! What's so strange about this carrier pigeon appearing here?"

Nan Que'er and Xu Wan also looked on with curiosity, completely unaware of what was strange about Xu Wan.

Xu Wan parted the pigeon's feathers with her hands and explained, "Look closely at this pigeon's feathers; even the underfur hasn't completely shed, which means it's a fledgling that has just grown up and begun to be domesticated!"

"At times like these, carrier pigeons won't fly too far. At most, they'll be released and trained within a radius of two miles, just to learn how to return to their nests and recognize their home..."

The domestication of homing pigeons is carried out in stages.

At first, we released them near our home, and then gradually increased the distance.

Later on, they would feed in one place and return to their nests to rest in another, thus achieving the purpose of sending messages.

When you first start raising them, there will be young pigeons that don't return to their nests; these are the ones that are eliminated.

But even these young pigeons generally don't stray too far from home...

After Xu Wan's explanation, Qin Yu suddenly realized: "You mean, someone around here is training homing pigeons?"

"right!"

Xu Wan nodded slightly. "But the area around Xiaotangshan is mostly farmland. Who would train homing pigeons? Are homing pigeons just raised randomly?"

"A spy!"

A glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes as he suddenly remembered something. "Do you still remember what happened with Wang Dou and his brothers?"

"Remember."

Xu Wan's eyes also flashed with a sharp light: "Wang Dou and his brother released their divine bird here in Xiaotangshan, but the rope holding the bird suddenly broke, causing Wang Dou to drift into the inner city and then fall into Mirror Lake!"

"So, the rope that Wang Dou and the others used to tether the divine bird didn't break on its own, but someone secretly cut it?" Luo Qingyi finally realized, "Someone was afraid that the two brothers would accidentally discover something, so they did this?"

Qin Yu and Xu Wan exchanged a silent glance and nodded gently.

If nothing unexpected happens, that should be it!

Just then, Qi Dachui suddenly shouted without warning, "Someone's there!"

Before he finished speaking, his muscular figure shot out like an arrow.

That speed was completely different from his usual honest and clumsy demeanor.

As Qi Dachui made his move, a rustling sound immediately came from the woods on the opposite bank, as if someone was fleeing at high speed.

"You all watch over Qingyi, I'll go check on her!"

As Qin Yu spoke, he quickly moved and chased after them.

Seeing Qin Yu leaping and shifting, Xu Wan's eyelids twitched suddenly.

What a great speed!

I feel like Qin Yu is faster than me!

Seven Realms!

After absorbing Cao Zhong's power, Qin Yu must have broken through to the seventh realm!

Looking in the direction where Qin Yu's figure disappeared, a hint of envy flashed in Xu Wan's eyes.

Comparing people is a recipe for disaster, comparing goods is a recipe for throwing them away!

In such a short time, Qin Yu has gone from a third-level martial artist to a superior expert!

He had worked so hard for so many years, only to be outdone by Qin Yu in just a few moves.

However, Qin Yu's luck is something most people can only envy.

Who told him to have a congenitally severed meridian?

Nan Que'er withdrew her gaze and turned to look at Xu Wan: "Looks like you won't be able to get your beggar's chicken again."

"I……"

Xu Wan's pretty face twitched violently. Her gaze swept over the chickens covered in mud, and a murderous intent suddenly surged in her eyes. "These bastards!"

All I wanted was to eat the beggar's chicken that Qin Yu made himself!

Why is it so difficult?

In her anger, Xu Wan rushed to her horse, took out a bamboo tube about the thickness of a baby's arm from the bundle hanging on the horse, and lit it with a tinderbox.

In an instant, a plume of red smoke shot into the sky.

On the other side, Qin Yu's figure swiftly traversed the mountains, and soon he discovered traces of people heading in two different directions.

Thanks to the heavy rain last night, Qin Yu only glanced at the ground and was able to determine the direction Qi Dachui was chasing by the deeper and larger footprints.

Without hesitation, Qin Yu immediately followed the trail in another direction.

It was obvious that there was more than one enemy, and they fled in different directions.

Qi Dachui was unable to split his attention in two and could only pursue in one direction.

Since that's the case, he chased after it in another direction.

Qin Yu's strength has increased dramatically, and he can move through the mountains as if walking on flat ground, without any effort.

Qin Yu followed the trail left by the other party and continued forward.

As they chased after it, the surrounding traces suddenly disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Qin immediately became alert.

Just as Qin Yu was quietly sensing the movements around him, a murderous aura suddenly descended from above his head.

"You are the one!"

Qin Yu slightly turned his body to avoid a blade slashing down from above, while simultaneously throwing a punch at the man who was attacking from the treetop.

Bang!

Faced with Qin Yu's powerful punch, the man dressed in the coarse cloth clothes of an ordinary farmer was sent flying and crashed heavily into the trunk of a large tree. He spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pfft" sound, staring at Qin Yu in disbelief, seemingly unable to believe that Qin Yu was so strong.

"You seem to know me?"

Qin Yu narrowed his eyes and slowly walked towards the man, while carefully observing the surrounding movements.

"Who doesn't know the famous Thirteenth Young Master of the capital?"

The man coughed up another mouthful of blood, but out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of the knife lying beside him.

The brief exchange had already made him realize that he was no match for Qin Yu.

Falling into their hands would be worse than death!

Just as Qin Yu approached, the man grabbed a knife from the ground and quickly slit his own throat.

However, Qin Yu would never give him that chance.

The moment he made his move, Qin Yu flashed forward and almost instantly appeared in front of him, flicking his toe and accurately kicking his wrist that was holding the knife.

With a clang, the knife was kicked away and stuck into the soil next to it.

Immediately afterwards, Qin Yu raised his hand and delivered a swift and accurate palm strike to the back of his neck.

The man only had time to groan before he fainted.

Qin Yu picked up the unconscious man and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

This can be considered my first real battle against an enemy since I traveled through time!

First battle won!

At least I didn't let down God, who worked so hard to give me a cheat code.

"what……"

Just then, a mournful scream faintly echoed from the distant mountains, but it quickly faded away...