As Luo Xiaoyuan walked, she stared at her surroundings. He had spent a lot of effort today to find the way back to the Ten Thousand Books, but he could not leave the big house where Shui Yingyue lived. Now that Dragon Granny was leading the way, he had to remember the way back. Otherwise, he would not be able to "return" the next time.
As he carefully observed the way back, he wondered who the guest in the reception hall was. Who would know that he was in the Crescent Country? Who would come all the way to the Crescent Country? And he could even enter the reception hall? How could he have such a guest?
He thought about it, and at this moment, the only person who knew that he was in the Crescent Country, other than the people around him, was Xiao Bingxian. Even if Xiao Bingxian didn't run away, he couldn't be considered a guest. Who else could it be?
It turned out that the person waiting for Luo Xiaoyuan in the reception hall was Luo Baiwei, who had been invited by Spirit Snake to meet Wu Chijin. However, this guest was here to meet Wu Chijin and not Luo Xiaoyuan. Although Luo Xiaoyuan was the main character of this meeting, his identity was actually just an escort, an escort that could not be absent.
Luo Xiaoyuan, who had rushed to the reception hall, saw Luo Baiwei and Spirit Snake sitting together and chatting from afar. Wu Chijin was standing respectfully beside Spirit Snake as usual.
When Luo Xiaoyuan saw her father, she couldn't care less about Wu Chijin, who was the most afraid of her. She ran to Luo Baiwei and grabbed her father's clothes tightly, crying,"Where did you go? Where did you go? Why didn't you come and save me?!"!”
This series of shouts was mixed with crying. Luo Baiwei finally heard what Luo Xiaoyuan said clearly. He could only ask with a puzzled look,"You child, why did you come here alone? Shouldn't you be at home obediently at this moment?" You actually came here and caused trouble."
Of course, Luo Xiaoyuan knew that she was in the wrong. However, when she saw Luo Baiwei for the first time, she had found an outlet for all the grievances and hard work she had done these days. Naturally, she kept acting coquettishly on her father and shouting,"Who told you not to come and save me!"! Who told you not to save me!"
Luo Baiwei could only pat his shoulder and comfort him gently after Luo Xiaoyuan's pestering.
Spirit Snake and Wu Chijin could imagine how warm their interactions were when they saw the father-son duo like this. They couldn't help but smile.
Nimble Snake had left the city early in the morning to look for Luo Baiwei. After a night of bloody battles with the Blue Robes Army, the Five Beast Kingdom had suffered heavy casualties, but their reputation had suddenly risen. Everyone knew about it, so Nimble Snake quickly found out where the Five Beast Kingdom's camp was, and thus found Luo Baiwei without any effort.
Nimble Snake disguised himself as an old man picking herbs in the mountains and chatted with Luo Baiwei, who was preparing the ingredients. During the conversation, he deliberately mentioned how he usually doted on his grandson. He also told Luo Baiwei about his grandson's appearance, words, and habits. His love for his grandson was beyond words.
When Luo Baiwei heard what Nimble Snake said, she naturally remembered Luo Xiaoyuan at home, so she talked to Nimble Snake about her life with Luo Xiaoyuan without reservation.
So Luo Xiaoyuan was not Luo Baiwei's biological child. Back then, Luo Baiwei had traveled around the world to taste delicious food. When he arrived at the Five Beast Kingdom, in order to obtain the freshest local ingredients, he had been hunting in the depths of the forest and the edge of the grassland with a group of hunters for several months. One day, when he entered the Black Water Forest to hunt, he suddenly heard a baby-like cry coming from the grass. As he pushed the grass aside, he saw a newborn baby with no clothes on.
Everyone saw that the baby's navel had not been broken for long. The mother who had just given birth must still be nearby, so they immediately tried to look for traces. As expected, not long after, a hunter found a female corpse not far away. Judging from its physical signs, it should be the baby's biological mother.
Although everyone was discussing fervently, they were puzzled as to why a woman who was about to give birth would appear in the depths of the forest. However, no matter how much they discussed, they could not get any clues from the dead. Of course, they could not get an answer from the mouth of a newborn baby.
However, no matter what the truth was, the most important thing was how to deal with the baby. They could not let him continue to be abandoned in the wilderness where wolves frequently appeared. Although everyone had different opinions for a while, it was imperative to bring him out of this danger and let him eat quickly.
However, the hunters were all men, so they couldn't find women's milk in the forest within two or three days. They had to try to look for any lactational beasts along the way. At the same time, they asked Luo Baiwei, who was good at cooking, to use the surrounding ingredients to refine food suitable for newborn babies.
Even though they had found a mother goat and a mother wolf that were lackling along the way, Luo Xiaoyuan vomited them all the time. She was only willing to eat the soup that Luo Baiwei made for her. After spending more than ten days together, Luo Baiwei and the baby had developed a deep relationship. Therefore, Luo Baiwei adopted the baby and stopped her wandering life in various countries. From then on, she settled in the Five Beast Kingdom.
After obtaining this information, Spirit Snake basically confirmed Luo Xiaoyuan's background. From the time Luo Baiwei picked up Luo Xiaoyuan, it could be roughly confirmed that Luo Xiaoyuan was born at the Heaven's End realm. Then, he used an excuse to invite Luo Baiwei to accompany him to the Crescent Country and introduce her to Wu Chijin.
Because the Crescent Moon King had just completed the Dharma Birth Ceremony an hour ago, and soon after, he would be awarded the flag and Yue Qingqiu would lead the army to the expedition, so Wu Chijin did not have much time to sit down with Luo Baiwei and chat or express his feelings. He could only make use of this time to quickly deal with the matter of Luo Xiaoyuan learning from him.
When Wu Chijin saw Luo Baiwei, he went straight to the point and mentioned Luo Xiaoyuan impersonating the young master of the Seven Colors Kingdom. He said to Luo Baiwei," We believe that this child was unintentionally involved in the plot to replace Prince Baiyu. If he was just a little mischievous, everyone would just turn a blind eye and forgive him. However, the difficult thing is that I just received information from the foot of the mountain. It said that the royal family of the Seven Colored Kingdom had been killed overnight. Now, the plot of Prince Baiyu is exposed."
How could they let go of the imposter who was pretending to be Prince Baiyu? Who would believe that he wasn't with the murderer?
Speaking of which, when the Seven Color Kingdom saw that this child was only in his teens, they would definitely not believe that this was his own idea. He must have been instructed by the adults behind him. Who was the adult behind him? Other than your father, everyone will definitely suspect Prince Mutong. This case will soon cause a dispute between the two countries, or even a war.”
Although Wu Chijin's analysis was exaggerated, every link was reasonable. Luo Baiwei also quite agreed with the possibility of the development of Wu Chijin's deduction. However, at this moment, he could not imagine that Luo Xiaoyuan, who had obediently sent him off at his doorstep before leaving, would cause such a huge disaster in the Crescent Country.
Of course, Luo Baiwei was at a loss at this moment. However, he also knew that this old man had privately asked him to come here and invited the famous Master of the Shuli Pavilion of the Yuaya Kingdom to discuss this matter with him. They must have their own purpose. At this moment, he might as well listen to their opinions before considering it.
"I'm just a chef, so I can't make a decision on such a big matter. Pavilion Master Wu, your knowledge is extraordinary. I wonder if you have any advice?”
Wu Chijin shook his head and said,"This matter is between the Five Beast Kingdom and the Seven Color Kingdom. On the other hand, it is between Luo Xiaoyuan and the royal family of the Seven Color Kingdom. It has nothing to do with the Crescent Country. We are in no position to speak."
Because this child's impersonation of Prince Baiyu was discovered in the Crescent Moon Kingdom, we think we should let the child's parents know first. If we hand him over to the Seven Color Kingdom, you might not even have the chance to see him for the last time.”
Wu Chijin directly ignored the relationship between the Crescent Country and this matter. In other words, Luo Baiwei, you do as you see fit. The Crescent Country can't help you with this matter, so they specially asked you to come. The Crescent Country is doing you a favor out of kindness. I don't want to be involved in this.
Although Luo Baiwei knew a little about the ways of the world, he was no match for a schemer like Wu Chijin. Seeing that Wu Chijin was about to spread his hands and let himself face this disaster, he could only look at Nimble Snake and see if Nimble Snake could speak up for him.
Although Wu Chijin was the master of the Shuli Pavilion of the Yuya Kingdom, Luo Baiwei had always been respectful to this white-haired and white-bearded old man. After talking for so long, he still stood obediently behind the old man and did not dare to cross the line. Luo Baiwei concluded that this old man was either his father or grandfather, or his master or superior. In short, he would more or less listen to the old man.
He said to the spirit snake,"Old sir, you are very knowledgeable. Can you point me in the right direction?" Look, we're getting along so well. My child is like your grandson. Can you give me some advice?”
Nimble Snake deliberately looked troubled and said to Luo Baiwei," To be honest, if I had a way, I would have told you a long time ago. Why would I need to bring you to Pavilion Master Wu to think of a way?" If you really want me to say that since you are close to Prince Mu Tong, you should ask Prince Mu Tong to protect your child. I believe that on account of Prince Mu Tong, they should not make a big deal out of it.”
When Wu Chijin heard this, he immediately interrupted and immediately pushed the boat with the current, saying,"You can't do that. This is a major matter of killing the emperor and fleeing to the country. If you don't want to expand the matter, you'd better not implicate Prince Mu Tong."
Prince Mu Tong was a heroic and loyal man. Since Master Luo's child was wronged, how could he not step forward and say something? However, if Prince Mutong appeared, what would others think? This is what I just said. To put it in a small way, it's about Luo Xiaoyuan and the royal family of the Seven Color Kingdom. To put it in a big way, it's about the Five Beast Kingdom and the Seven Color Kingdom.”
This time, Luo Baiwei was a little anxious. He hurriedly said to Wu Chijin," Pavilion Master Wu, I know you must have a way to solve this problem. Otherwise, you wouldn't have specially called me here. Just tell me what to do."”
Wu Chijin said to Luo Baiwei helplessly,"Master Luo, I really can't do anything about this." I have already asked someone to call your child over. When he comes, let him explain the entire situation in person. Perhaps we can find some clues from it and we can discuss it later.”
At this moment, Luo Baiwei hugged the crying Luo Xiaoyuan tightly and patted his shoulder gently. This child had a soft personality since he was young. Even if he was bullied outside, he did not show any resentment when he returned home. Seeing him crying, he must have suffered a lot during this period of time.
He said gently to Luo Xiaoyuan,"It's okay, child. Daddy is here. If you have any grievances, just tell Daddy. Daddy will help you. Pavilion Master Wu is here too. He can help you."”
Luo Baiwei did not know that the person Luo Xiaoyuan was most afraid of was Wu Chijin. Although Luo Xiaoyuan had told Wu Chijin the truth a few days ago, she still felt uneasy about telling him the whole thing again.
At this moment, Luo Xiaoyuan only dared to say,"Dad, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have sneaked out behind your back."”
In fact, what Luo Xiaoyuan really thought she had done wrong was to sneak into the Crescent Country. As for what happened after she accidentally broke into the Seven Colored Country's camp, she had been at the mercy of others. The real liar was Xiao Bingxian, not her.
However, Luo Baiwei no longer cared about Luo Xiaoyuan sneaking out to play. The real problem now was impersonating the young master of the Seven Colors Kingdom. After all, this was a matter of life and death. How could such an innocent child get into such a complicated matter? Luo Baiwei continued to ask,"Tell me honestly, why did you suddenly pretend to be the young master of the Seven Color Kingdom?"”
Luo Xiaoyuan briefly explained the process of her foraging after leaving the Five Beasts National Team. Then, she was brought to the Crescent Country by Xiao Bing in a daze. He said," Actually, I wasn't the one who wanted to impersonate Prince Baiyu. Commander Xiao mistook me for another child, so he forced me to come to the Crescent Country. There were a few times when I wanted to tell Commander Xiao that he had mistaken me for someone else, but I was interrupted by something. That's why he thought I was pretending to be Prince Baiyu's child.”
Wu Chijin suddenly asked,"So Commander Xiao still doesn't know that you're not the child who pretended to be Prince Baiyu?"”
Luo Xiaoyuan shook her head and said,"I don't think so. When I woke up yesterday, I wanted to find Commander Xiao and explain things clearly. Who knew that he would actually run away and leave himself here alone.”
Wu Chijin nodded thoughtfully. He clapped his hands twice and called an official outside the hall to come in. After whispering something into his ear, he gestured for Luo Xiaoyuan to continue.
"Commander Xiao also said that when we get to the Crescent Country, someone will naturally tell us what to do, so I don't know why I'm pretending to be Prince Baiyu.”Luo Xiaoyuan explained again that she did not know what had happened. She really did not do anything bad.
Luo Baiwei felt that this child didn't know the seriousness of the whole matter, so he told him seriously," Do you know that the Prince Baiyu you impersonated has gone missing? The entire royal family of the Seven Color Kingdom has been killed. They killed people in the Seven Color Kingdom while you impersonated their young master in the Crescent Country. People will definitely think that you are in cahoots with the people who killed the royal family of the Seven Color Kingdom.
"But you're just a child. They'll definitely think that it was daddy who instructed you. But daddy's just a chef, so they'll definitely think that it was actually Prince Mutong who instructed you. In this way, it's fine if you drag daddy down, but you're also dragging Prince Mutong down.
Hurry up and think carefully again. Is there anything you missed out? Tell me quickly. Pavilion Master Wu or Father can help you think of a way.”
Luo Baiwei repeated what Wu Chijin had just threatened him to Luo Xiaoyuan. He wanted Luo Xiaoyuan to know the seriousness of the matter.
After Luo Xiaoyuan heard this, she realized that this matter was so troublesome, especially since this matter might involve Prince Mutong. For the father and son, bringing trouble to Prince Mutong was far more serious than being punished. However, Luo Xiaoyuan had always been a child with an excellent memory. She had told him almost everything that she could, so he could not squeeze out any new clues.
"Dad, I've told you everything I know. Actually, you should go find Xiao Bing first. Only he knows everything.”
Seeing that Luo Xiaoyuan was in such a difficult position, Spirit Snake was quite reluctant to part with her, so she interrupted,"Master Luo, I have an idea. Think about it." Only a few people have seen this child pretending to be Prince Baiyu. Why don't we let him hide for a few years? When the child grows up, his appearance will change, and the memories of those who have seen him will fade. Then, we can let him return to his original life. What do you think?”
"Hide? How to hide? Where? Luo Baiwei asked in confusion.
Nimble Snake continued," How about this? I have a good friend called Hungry Old Man. This guy has a good character, good knowledge, and decent martial arts. I'll help you talk to him and ask him to take this child as a disciple. After this child studies with Hungry Old Man for a few years and learns martial arts for a few years, the key is that he won't learn bad things. When things have passed, I'll let him return to the Five Beasts Kingdom." Master Luo, what do you think?"
When Luo Baiwei heard the words " Hungry Old Man ", his eyes suddenly widened like copper bells. Who was Hungry Old Man? Even if he was just a chef and had never been involved in the business of the river, he still heard the words " Hungry Old Man ".
The legend of the Hungry Old Man had existed in Jianghu for decades. Every time they heard of the Hungry Old Man's deeds, they would either punish evil or open a forum to give lectures. However, the Hungry Old Man had always traveled all over the world, so the world did not know much about him. They only knew that he was a god-like existence.
When Luo Baiwei heard that Nimble Snake not only knew Hungry Old Man, but he could also bring Luo Xiaoyuan to be his disciple, this was an opportunity that could not be obtained even if one wished for it. However, this sounded too unreal. At this moment, he could only have a skeptical expression on his face.
Wu Chijin saw Luo Baiwei's expression and immediately continued," The old man and Hungry Old Man are close friends, but he has always been elusive. Is the old man confident that he can find him?"”
Spirit Snake knew that this was a trap set up by Wu Chijin, so he played along and said,"My appointment with Hungry Old Man is in these few months. He is an extremely trustworthy person and will not break my appointment."
If you really can't find him for the time being, then you can leave the child in the Crescent Country first. You can help take care of him here. Let's not talk about whether the Seven Color Country dares to come and cause trouble. Just say that the Crescent Country is full of experts. It's not a bad thing to let him study and practice martial arts with the children of the Crescent Country.
Moreover, the Crescent Mountain was sealed for many years, and outsiders could not enter. It was safest for the child to stay here. If not for Pavilion Master Wu being busy with government affairs, it would be best if Xiaoyuan could acknowledge Pavilion Master Wu as her master.”
When Luo Xiaoyuan heard this, a chill ran down her spine. Didn't she want to learn how to cut wood from Grandpa Spirit Snake? Why did he suddenly become Pavilion Master Wu's disciple? He quickly pulled Luo Baiwei's clothes and whispered,"Daddy, I want to go back with you."”
Of course, Luo Baiwei could not bear for Luo Xiaoyuan to leave him, but after thinking about it, this was the best arrangement. Luo Baiwei was just a chef. Although he was appreciated by Prince Mutong, he was still a servant. There was no hope for his child to follow him. Now that he had the opportunity to be loved by Pavilion Master Wu and become the disciple of the Hungry Old Man, which was admired by everyone, it was a good luck that could not be obtained in a few lifetimes.
He could only gently touch Luo Xiaoyuan's head and say,"Xiaoyuan, it's a great blessing for you to be able to take the Hungry Old Man as your master. Moreover, you've caused such a big trouble. Everyone is trying to find a way to protect you."
You're just going to learn from a master. It's not like you're never going home. After you finish your apprenticeship, you can still come back to accompany me.”
"Taking a master is to have more people who dote on you and love you. Xiaoyuan, you don't have to be afraid. Grandpa Spirit Snake is here to help. Don't worry, go and learn from your master happily.”
The spirit snake continued,"Sigh, if I had such good luck when I was young, I would have been famous all over the world. Xiaoyuan, you really make people envious." Think about it, five years later, when you are fifteen years old, other children are still fetching water and chopping wood, but you are already a martial arts master who can cut wood with your bare hands. Isn't that great?”
When she heard the words 'meat palm cutting wood', Luo Xiaoyuan's entire spirit was lifted. She anxiously asked,"Does that Hungry Old Man also know the martial arts of meat palm cutting wood?"”
Nimble Snake smiled and said," It's not just cutting wood with his bare hands. Hungry Old Man can even cut metal or stone with his bare hands. Pavilion Master Wu can cut anything with his bare hands easily, let alone Hungry Old Man. It's a piece of cake."”
Seeing this, Wu Chijin felt that the discussion was about done, so he said,"Everyone, I still have something to deal with at the moment. I can't chat with you any longer." Since Master Luo also agreed for the child to stay and learn martial arts, and Xiaoyuan was also interested in learning kung fu, this matter was decided.”
Then, he said to Luo Baiwei,"Master Luo, since you've come to the Seven Color Kingdom, you should stay a few more days to accompany your child. When Prince Mu Tong returns, you can go back with him." In addition, for the safety of the child, no one must mention what we talked about today to anyone. Remember, no one, not even Prince Mutong.”
Wu Chijin then cupped his hands and bid farewell to Nimble Snake and Luo Baiwei before leaving the hall. Luo Xiaoyuan, the Three Unique Solitary Ones, was finally dealt with.
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