The Prodigal Son

Yang Jichun's background is easy to investigate.

In just one day, Qin Yu sent people to thoroughly investigate Yang Jichun's background.

What Yang Jichun said is true.

Moreover, Yang Jichun treated his widowed sister-in-law and nephew very well, and even personally taught his nephew to read.

With the encouragement of everyone in the Faculty of Arts, Qin Yu's reputation for talent spread far and wide.

There are several folk versions of why Qin Yu suddenly transformed from an uneducated playboy into a great scholar.

Some say that Qin Yu was hiding his true abilities in the past.

Some say that Qin Yu had a chance encounter and suddenly realized the truth.

Some people say that Qin Yu suddenly became enlightened after being struck by lightning.

As for the claim that the God of Literature descended to earth, not many people mention it.

Although everyone loves listening to what storytellers say, they also know that it's just the storyteller creating mystery to attract people.

Of course, there are also a few voices saying that Qin Yu merely plagiarized other people's poems in order to deceive the world and steal fame.

Regardless, Qin Yu is undoubtedly a rising star recently.

Once you're on the street, you can sit anywhere and hear people talking about Qin Yu.

After confirming that no one was trying to flatter him, Qin Yu stopped worrying about it and focused on preparing for his first long journey.

Although Dong Liu settled down at the mansion, he became a complete shut-in, and was almost never seen except when eating.

This afternoon, Xu Wan sent someone to inform Qin Yu that they would be waiting for him at the west gate of the imperial city at 4:40 AM tomorrow.

If Qin Yu cannot get up, he should stay in the capital city.

"Bang!"

Inside the underground chamber, Qin Yu taught Luo Qingyi how to use a handgun for the first time.

Luo Qingyi's marksmanship is not bad.

The third shot hit the wooden dummy practicing martial arts on the head.

The three of them went over to take a look.

The wooden figure's head was pierced, leaving a small hole.

Qin Yu wasn't entirely satisfied with the result, but it was within reason.

Although he had worked hard to improve it, the power of the pistol was still very limited.

If you want to kill the enemy with this thing, it's best to let the enemy get close and launch a surprise attack.

There's time now, but further improvements are still needed.

If we could develop smokeless gunpowder, that would be awesome!

However, given the current conditions, the possibility of creating this thing is extremely small.

Let's just make do with it for now!

"Thirteenth Young Master, is this your secret weapon?"

Qi Dachui stuck his finger into the small hole. "It seems like this thing is useless except for bluffing!"

"This isn't working yet?"

Luo Qingyi looked at Qi Dachui with a wry smile, "This wooden dummy's head is smashed through! If it hit a person, they definitely wouldn't survive!"

Qi Dachui didn't take it seriously. He took out a bullet, gestured for them to move aside, and stood in the spot where Luo Qingyi had fired the shot earlier.

"Whoosh!"

Qi Dachui suddenly shot the bullet out of his hand.

boom!

With a soft thud, another round hole was punched through the wooden figure's head.

Upon seeing this, Qin couldn't help but silently complain in his heart.

That beast!

"See!"

Qi Dachui pointed to the small hole, "What a hassle, it would be better to just throw it out! If this were the Duke, he could easily pierce a person's head with this bullet from twenty feet away."

In Qi Dachui's opinion, this so-called secret weapon was nothing but a waste of time and energy.

After all that trouble, I finally pooped a huge one.

"..."

Qin Yu's face darkened. "This is for Qingyi! If she had your skills, why would I give her this thing?"

Qi Dachui is considered one of the top experts in the seventh realm.

Moreover, he possessed superhuman strength, so it was indeed not difficult for him to pierce the head of a wooden dummy with a bullet.

Upon hearing this, Qi Dachui scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly.

Qin Yu glared at him, then asked Qi Dachui, "If Qingyi fires within three zhang (approximately 10 meters), can you dodge the bullet?"

"have no idea."

Qi Dachui shook his head, eager to try, "We can give it a shot."

"Why even try it! What if you get hurt?!"

Qin Yu was speechless, then instructed Luo Qingyi, "Just remember, if anyone tries to harm you, it's best to fire within two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-7 meters)!"

Trying to use this thing to deal with experts is definitely impossible.

Let alone experts of that level, even someone like Qi Dachui couldn't handle it.

However, if a sudden attack hits a vital spot like the head, even a skilled fighter would likely struggle to survive.

Luo Qingyi nodded slightly, glanced at Qi Dachui, and then planted a kiss on Qin Yu's cheek, saying sweetly, "Thank you, Thirteenth Young Master!"

Qin Yu's heart fluttered, yet he was secretly annoyed.

This lousy body!

What a damn disappointment!

Well, in the last few days, I don't think I've been experiencing any pain in my lower abdomen.

It seems that the Imperial Physician's words were somewhat reliable.

I'll use running errands to distract myself and endure it for a while.

When I get back, I should be able to take the medicine, right?

That night, Luo Qingyi reluctantly chatted with Qin Yu until midnight before returning to her room.

Before dawn, Luo Qingyi got up again to help Qin Yu pack his luggage.

Sun Ma and Wu Ma also got up early to cook.

Seeing the large bags and packages, Qin Yu quickly stopped Luo Qingyi: "Stop pretending, stop pretending! If you keep pretending, the horse will be crushed!"

They went on horseback, not by carriage.

There are so many things, it's hard to carry them all!

"This is the first time Thirteenth Young Master has traveled so far; please bring plenty of things with you."

Luo Qingyi ignored her and kept stuffing things into her bundle.

Change of clothes, boots, dried meat...

It seemed like she wanted to stuff everything in the courtyard into her bundle.

"Okay, okay!"

Qin Yu stepped forward and hugged the busy Luo Qingyi. "I just went along to join in the fun, I'm not going anywhere! Alright, let's eat! I still need to rush to the West Gate to meet up with the people from the Baojing Division!"

He had no doubt about Xu Wan's words.

If he didn't arrive at the West Gate before 4:45 AM, Xu Wan and the others would never wait for him.

Only after Qin Yu's forceful intervention did Luo Qingyi stop.

Today's breakfast was exceptionally lavish.

The table was laden with dishes, all of which were Qin Yu's favorites.

However, most of the food ended up in the stomachs of Dong Liu and Qi Dachui.

As they were about to depart, Aunt Sun bowed to Dong Liu again and said, "Mr. Dong, the young master is actually a very good person, but he is a bit young and impetuous. If he offends anyone on the road, please don't take it to heart."

Dong Liu also took off his monk's robes and changed into an outfit similar to Qin Yu's guards.

"Um."

Dong Liu gave a slightly aloof reply, then impatiently urged Qin Yu, who was still cuddling with Luo Qingyi, "Are you leaving or not? If not, I'm going back to my room to sleep."

"Let's go, let's go!"

Qin Yu gently kissed Luo Qingyi's forehead, then instructed several of her guards: "Protect Qingyi well! If anything happens to her, I will hold you all responsible!"

"yes!"

The group accepted the order in unison.

Let's go!

Qin Yu said no more, called to Qi Dachui and Dong Liu, and led more than ten guards led by Qin Xiong to mount their horses.

These guards were all arranged in advance by the old man; they used to be his personal guards.

Qin Yuchong and Luo Qingyi waved to each other, spurred their horses, and quickly headed towards the west gate.

Unbeknownst to them, Lu Ji silently watched all of this, inwardly exclaiming, "Heaven is helping me!"

Judging from Qin Yu's appearance, he's clearly going on a long trip!

I'm so lucky!

Having just sneaked back into Ningguo's imperial city yesterday, Qin Yu is about to embark on a long journey today.

It's much easier to do things elsewhere than in the capital of Ningguo!

After all, there must be a Grandmaster in charge of the Ningguo Imperial City!

Even if the assassination attempt fails, once he leaves the capital, he can still escape unscathed...