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Seeing this situation, both of them were stunned, and even Mo Xuan, who arrived later, was taken aback. Clearly, no one had seen anyone leave; how could the private room be empty?
Suddenly, Dongfang Hao noticed the window across from him. Upon seeing that open window, he realized that Little One must have left through it.
Thinking of this, even someone as composed as Dongfang Hao couldn't help but feel angry. He slammed his fist on the wooden table beside him and exclaimed, "Damn it..."
Although Li Jingshan felt a bit disappointed, once he remembered that he had learned his master's true identity, he immediately stopped worrying.
Because as long as he went to Prince Luo's Residence, he would definitely find his master and learn a great deal.
At this moment, Snow Spirit Elder and the others had gone outside Silver City to search for the Otherworldly Divine Star, so they completely missed the earlier spectacle and lost their chance to encounter the Otherworldly Divine Star.
Earlier, while Dongfang Hao and the others were talking with General Lan outside the private room, Luo Bingbing looked out the window and saw that Luo Yi had already arrived at the street below the tavern with the carriage.
Thinking of the persistent emperor outside, she felt annoyed. Therefore, she secretly activated her Inner Strength, used her Ability, and instantly teleported into the carriage.
Inside the carriage, Luo Yi remained calm upon seeing her master and the Nursemaid suddenly appear.
Knowing that this Little One was very powerful, he was not surprised by their sudden arrival at all.
With Luo Bingbing having left, Dongfang Hao quickly followed suit and exited the tavern. However, before leaving, he sent his Personal Bodyguard, Mo Xuan, to Prince Luo's Residence to check if Little One had returned to the palace.
He himself went alone to the base of Asura Gate to find his junior brother Mu Xi, informing him about last night's assassination attempt on Luo Bingbing and what had just happened in the tavern.
However, his Personal Bodyguard, Mo Xuan, would inevitably return empty-handed since Luo Bingbing and her companions were still out on the streets of Silver City buying provisions.
In the secret chamber of Asura Gate, Dongfang Hao and Mu Xi continued their conversation, discussing everything they knew about Luo Bingbing.
However, the more they discussed, the more questions arose, and their doubts grew deeper, especially regarding the incident with the Night Gate Assassin last night. In the end, they still had no definitive answers.
They could only continue to send people to watch Luo Bingbing, trying to slowly understand her and unravel the mysteries surrounding her, digging up all her secrets.
However, it seemed that these were merely their one-sided thoughts and were impossible to realize. The Luo Bingbing they sought to understand was a powerful soul from the Twenty-First Century, far beyond what these ancient individuals could compare to. Feeling that the time was right, Dongfang Hao quickly returned to the private room of the tavern. Just a minute after he settled back in, his personal bodyguard, Mo Xuan, returned from Prince Luo's Residence. After greeting him, Mo Xuan reported, "Your Majesty, the Little Princess did not return to Prince Luo's Residence; she seems to still be on the streets."
Upon hearing Mo Xuan's words, Dongfang Hao couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly and said slowly, "Oh, then go look around the nearby streets and see if you can find her."
"Yes, I will go search the streets right away," Mo Xuan replied promptly after hearing His Majesty's instructions.
After taking his leave from Dongfang Hao, Mo Xuan went out to search for Luo Bingbing. The private room was left with only Dongfang Hao, who leisurely sat in his chair sipping tea, calmly waiting for news from his personal bodyguard.
Meanwhile, Poet Sage Li Jingshan noticed that his Little Master had quietly left the tavern and also took his leave from His Majesty.
Returning to his small courtyard, he wrote down the couplet and the poem he had just heard from the Little One. He instructed his subordinates to post them in prominent places within the tavern.
Yet he felt it wasn't enough; he sent messages to taverns everywhere to have them display those couplets and poems as well.
Driven by a passion for literature, he inadvertently helped establish Luo Bingbing's reputation as a Prodigy while stirring excitement among scholars and poets across the land.
After giving instructions about the couplet and poem, he began contemplating how to take that Little Girl as his disciple.
He was someone who loved to dwell on things; once he set his mind on something, nothing could change it.
At this moment, his thought was: regardless of what conditions that Little One might have, he would agree; no matter what happened, he would take that Little One as his master.
He had already decided that tomorrow he would visit Prince Luo's Residence to pay a call on Lo An Lord and his Little Master.
Since Luo Bingbing and her companions had come by carriage to buy provisions, she did not need to get off the carriage for any purchases; everything was handled by Luo Yi.
Mo Xuan carefully searched the streets of Silver City several times, but he could not find any sign of Luo Bingbing and the others.
Unable to locate the Little One, Mo Xuan had no choice but to return to the tavern to report to Dongfang Hao. However, upon hearing his words, the Emperor Dongfang Hao did not say anything and simply took him back to the palace.
In truth, Dongfang Hao had already guessed that his Personal Bodyguard Mo Xuan would not be able to find the Little One. Nonetheless, he still held onto a glimmer of hope, which was why he had sent Mo Xuan out into the streets to search.
Meanwhile, Luo Bingbing and her companions traveled swiftly in their carriage. Before long, they had purchased all the necessary provisions.
With everything acquired, their shopping mission was accomplished, and they quickly returned to the royal residence.
On the other hand, General Lan Zhiguang returned to his general's mansion in a fit of anger. His General's Wife hurriedly came to ask him about the outcome upon learning he had returned.
The General's Wife smiled brightly at her husband Lan Zhiguang and asked, "My lord, how did it go? Were you able to bring back that damned Little Doll?"
She expected her husband to respond as he usually did with a confident remark about not returning empty-handed. Instead, all she received was a cold "hmph."
Upon hearing her husband's disdainful grunt, the General's Wife quickly inquired, "What happened? Did something go wrong?"
Lan Zhiguang then recounted everything that had transpired at the tavern. When his wife learned that the Little Doll was actually the daughter of her nemesis, Lo An Lord, her hatred for Luo Bingbing intensified.
She was astonished to hear that both the Emperor and the Poet Sage were present at the tavern. Before she could fully process this information, she was further shocked to learn that the Poet Sage had taken the Little Doll as his disciple and that both he and the Emperor were fiercely protective of her.
The series of revelations left her momentarily stunned, rendering her mind blank.
While she was still in shock, she heard her husband's voice. "Hmph! No matter how talented or favored that wretched girl is, if she dares to harm my daughter, I will make sure she experiences a fate worse than death."
Hearing her husband's words snapped the General's Wife back to reality. Once composed, she nodded and said, "Perhaps we should send someone to inform the palace and have Min'er return for a while. She should keep a close watch on the Emperor's movements and conceive a Dragon Seed soon; it would elevate our status as mothers of influential sons."
"Yes, you handle that! I will arrange for someone tonight to go to Prince Luo's Residence and bring that wretched girl back," Lan Zhiguang replied calmly.
A wave of chaos had barely settled when another arose, as everything and everyone gravitated towards the Little One in the Piaoyun Pavilion, completely unaware of the turmoil surrounding her.
In the Azure Water Pavilion, Consort Luo and her companions, having regained their composure, were now discussing hiring the Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate to assassinate Luo Bingbing.
Madam Xiang spoke up, "We'll pool our resources for the payment. Let's gather some funds for a deposit first. I’ll head out to place an order at the Thousand Gold Gate."
The others quickly contributed money to Madam Xiang for the deposit at the Thousand Gold Gate.
With the funds in hand, Madam Xiang left the residence promptly.
Her visit to place the order at the Thousand Gold Gate took only two or three minutes. Since there was a dedicated staff member to handle orders, they accepted the deposit and informed Madam Xiang that they would take action tomorrow night, advising her to prepare the remaining payment by then.
After leaving the Thousand Gold Gate, Madam Xiang returned to Prince Luo's Residence and shared the news of their planned action with Consort Luo and her companions.
Upon hearing this, Consort Luo and her friends were overjoyed, momentarily forgetting about the Night Gate Assassin. They eagerly anticipated that the Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate would soon resolve matters concerning the Little One in Piaoyun Pavilion.
When Luo Bingbing and her companions left the residence, they exited through the back gate of the palace and returned home via the same route. The supplies and food they had purchased were stacked in a corner of the backyard.
After organizing their purchases, Luo Bingbing handed a silver note worth ten thousand taels to Luo Yi, instructing him to buy some food on the street for the beggars who were currently in training.
Once they had eaten, she planned to take those beggars to a gorge three miles outside Silver City that night for testing, selecting those who met her requirements.
Luo Yi accepted the silver note and took his leave to carry out her instructions.
As the sun set, it left behind a fiery red sky—vivid and blinding...
The Snow Spirit Elder, having found nothing outside the city, noticed that the sun had already dipped below the horizon. He caught some mountain chickens and returned to Prince Luo's Residence, directly handing them over to a servant in Piaoyun Pavilion's kitchen before swiftly departing.
As night fell, Dongfang Hao arrived at Prince Luo's Residence with his personal bodyguard, Mo Xuan. As usual, he did not notify Lord Lo An and headed straight for Luo Bingbing's Piaoyun Pavilion. Meanwhile, Lord Lo An had already arrived at Piaoyun Pavilion and was in his beloved daughter's study, questioning why that Little One had left without informing him and what she intended to do with all those purchases.
As for the relentless questioning from the so-called Father before her, Luo Bingbing merely glanced at him lightly and replied affirmatively, "I can't tell you that for now, but when the time comes, I will naturally let you know."
Once again, it was the same response. However, Lo An Lord, who was already well aware of this Little One's temperament, found himself at a loss. He knew that if this Little One was unwilling to speak, no amount of coercion would make her relent.
Meanwhile, Strategist Gongsun Ming realized the strength of this Little One at that moment. It was clear that the Little Princess was engaged in something significant, likely building her own clandestine influence; otherwise, she wouldn't have purchased so many daily necessities and food all at once.
After slowly rising to his feet, Lo An Lord said to the Little One in his arms, "Let's go! We're going to barbecue in the yard." With that, he carried his Beloved Daughter toward the yard. Just as they arrived, Dongfang Hao approached them. Upon seeing Dongfang Hao, Lo An Lord quickly set down the Little One and led the way in greeting him.
However, leading the way only included Gongsun Ming; Luo Bingbing paid no attention to Dongfang Hao and directly headed toward the barbecue area.
Similarly, just as Lo An Lord and the others were about to kneel, His Majesty Dongfang Hao stopped them. In the end, Lo An Lord and his companions merely cupped their fists slightly in salute.
Seeing his Beloved Daughter being so disrespectful to the Emperor again, Lo An Lord was about to reprimand her when Dongfang Hao spoke first: "From now on, Little Doll need not perform such grand gestures when she sees me."
Everyone present, except for Luo Bingbing, was astonished by his words! Even the current Princess Dongfang Ling did not enjoy such treatment.
The distant Little One merely curled her lip in disdain upon hearing this but did not slow her pace even slightly.
Noticing her reaction, Dongfang Hao couldn't help but furrow his brow slightly and thought to himself, "This Little Doll is truly arrogant!"
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