The Prodigal Son

As soon as Qin Yu and his group returned to their residence, the Qin family guards who were standing at the door jogged up to them.

"Thirteenth Young Master, you'd better go check on Big Hammer!"

The guard spoke hurriedly, his face filled with worry.

Qin Yu's eyelids twitched, and he quickly asked, "Da Chui is back? What happened to him?"

The guard said with some difficulty, "I can't explain it clearly either. You'll know once you go and see for yourself."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu hurriedly ran into the house, and Lü Si quickly followed.

When Qin Yu found Qi Dachui, he saw Qi Dachui sitting under the eaves with his head drooping.

Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi stood beside him and spoke to him, but he remained silent.

Seeing Qin Yu and Lü Si run in, the two women immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Qingyi stepped forward, saying helplessly, "We asked Da Chui what happened, but he couldn't say. Why don't you two go and have a good talk with him?"

"good!"

Qin Yu nodded, signaling the two women to leave first, and then sat down with Lü Si on either side of Qi Dachui.

"Hey Hammer, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Si casually climbed onto Qi Dachui's shoulder, "Who would dare bully you?"

Lu Si was very curious.

He's known Qi Dachui for many years.

In his memory, Qi Dachui was a bit dim-witted, but he was also lucky, and he had never seen him worry about anything.

I don't know what's wrong with him today.

Qi Dachui didn't say anything, just sat there like a wilted eggplant.

"Tell me, what exactly is wrong with you?"

Qin Yu leaned down, staring at Qi Dachui's drooping head. "Could it be that he was rejected by Qiao Ye?"

"Pretty Master?"

Qi Dachui hadn't reacted yet, but Lü Si seemed to have discovered a new continent.

After a moment of stunned silence, Lü Si suddenly slapped his forehead, exclaiming in shock, "Damn it! Big Hammer wouldn't have taken a liking to Pretty Girl, would he?"

Qin Yu rolled his eyes at Lü Si.

You're only just realizing this now?!

Besides, Da Chui is over twenty years old. What's wrong with him taking a fancy to a woman?

He's not interested in men, what's the big deal?

Seeing that Qi Dachui still didn't speak, Qin Yu's face suddenly fell.

"Speak quickly, what happened? That's an order!"

Upon hearing the word "command," Qi Dachui suddenly raised his head.

Meeting Qin Yu's gaze, Qi Dachui hesitated for a moment before recounting what had happened at the training ground that afternoon.

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Qin Yu and Lü Si couldn't help but exchange a silent glance and smile bitterly at the same time.

Liang Hongqiao has made herself so clear, what else is there to say?

"This matter cannot be forced."

Qin Yu patted Qi Dachui on the shoulder, "It's not that Qiaoye doesn't like you, it's just that she's no longer capable of feeling love. She made things clear to you early on because she didn't want you to waste your energy on her."

From his perspective, Liang Hongqiao did the right thing.

Realizing that Da Chui liked her, she made things clear to him early on.

No dragging things out, and no dangling the heavy hammer.

She explained the reason very clearly.

This is better for everyone.

"That's right!"

Lu Si then urged, "You can think of her as a man in a woman's skin! That way, when we return to the capital, I'll find you a hundred women who look just like you, and you can choose any one of them!"

"I don't want to!"

Qi Dachui refused without even thinking.

"Alright, stop giving me bad advice."

Qin Yu glanced at Lü Si speechlessly, then earnestly advised Qi Dachui: "Matters between men and women cannot be forced! If you really can't let her go, treat her like a brother; perhaps things will change for the better in the future!"

"Yes, yes!"

Lu Si nodded in agreement, "If you spend enough time with her, maybe she'll change! And if it really doesn't work out in the end, you'll at least have another brother, right?"

Qi Dachui looked at Qin Yu blankly, "Really? Will she find me annoying?"

"What's so annoying about that?"

Qin Yu smiled, "As long as you don't harass her and treat her like a friend or brother, she's willing! Didn't she say herself that she can be a brother to you?"

Qi Dachui thought for a moment, and the gloom on his face finally began to lessen.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat!"

Qin Yu pulled Qi Dachui to his feet. "Get a good night's sleep tonight, and go to the East Camp tomorrow! Don't keep telling her you like her; just treat her like you treat anyone else."

"Um."

Qi Dachui nodded slightly.

After calming Qi Dachui down, Qin Yu went to find Nan Que'er and Luo Qingyi.

"How is it?"

Upon seeing Qin Yu, Nan Que'er immediately asked him questions.

Qin Yu rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on, and told the two women what had happened.

After understanding the reason, the two women couldn't help but smile wryly.

They had previously sounded out Liang Hongqiao's opinion, and Liang Hongqiao's attitude was the same as their judgment.

If Qi Dachui takes a fancy to another woman, they might be able to help him out.

But he took a fancy to Liang Hongqiao, who had turned herself into a stone, and they wanted to help but were powerless to do so.

"Alright, you guys don't need to worry about it anymore, let's just leave it at that!"

Qin Yu sighed helplessly, "You guys shouldn't do any work for Liang Hongqiao either, lest you just cause her to dislike you."

"Um!"

The two women nodded slightly and then asked Qin Yu about the outcome of the meeting.

That evening, Qin Yu specially arranged for a large table of dishes to be prepared, hoping that Qi Dachui would turn his grief into appetite.

Unfortunately, Qi Dachui's appetite was really poor.

My appetite is less than half of what it used to be.

Qin Yu wanted to say a few more words of advice to him, but in the end he held back.

Qi Dachui has been with him for so many years, he knows Qi Dachui too well.

This guy can be really stubborn sometimes.

He could only teach Qi Dachui how to do it; if he wanted to understand it himself, he would have to do it on his own.

"Alright, I should head back to camp now! Call me again for the next meeting!"

After finishing their meal, Lü Si bid farewell to Qin Yu and the others.

"So you're really going to put in the effort?"

Qin Yu joked.

"nonsense!"

Lu Si snorted, "I said I wouldn't embarrass my godmother, and I won't!"

"well!"

Qin Yu nodded and smiled, secretly happy for Lü Si.

Judging from the current situation, Lü Si is serious.

This is a good thing!

After seeing Lü Si off, Qin Yu went to spar with Qi Dachui for another quarter of an hour before taking a bath and returning to his room.

After sitting for a while, Qin Yu opened the cabinet in the room, put the sword that Yan Li had given him in the cabinet, and took out a cloth bag from the hidden corner at the very back of the cabinet.

Open the cloth bag; inside is a wooden box.

Then, the box was opened, and inside lay three long, telescopic telescopes.

The lens of this telescope was made of top-quality glass obtained during the confiscation of the historian's property.

Without going through anyone, he directly took possession of that superior piece of glass.

There are three telescopes, one for myself, one for the old man, and one for Xue Chengdao.

Hmm, tomorrow I'll take the clairvoyant device and find a good spot to observe the Yan army's deployment!

This first battle must be won swiftly, without giving the enemy any time to react!

By capturing Zhu County and then quickly penetrating behind Changping County, the Yan army in Changping can be turned into an isolated force.

Hmm, and the alcohol I prepared myself should come in handy too...