Chapter 1739 - 1725
"Elder Jiu, what are your orders?"
The little beggar respectfully stepped forward and slightly bowed.
Luo Jiu ordered, "You go follow Feng Luo, and if she wants to leave the mansion, stop her."
"Elder Jiu, are you asking me to spy on Miss Feng Luo?" The little beggar looked reluctant. In this Beggar Gang Old Mansion, Feng Luo was like a little ancestor, no one dared to provoke her. Asking him to spy on Feng Luo and even to stop her from going out? He might not even know how he died when the time comes.
"With me and the Gang Leader backing you up, what are you afraid of?" Luo Jiu saw his reluctant expression and felt some disappointment, "You’re just asked to spy and limit her freedom, not to engage her physically. If she questions you, just say it’s the Old Gang Leader’s idea!"
The little beggar’s lips twitched, silently complaining to himself, weren’t you being cowardly too? If not, why push this onto the Old Gang Leader?
But he dared not say this, "Yes, Elder Jiu."
The little beggar had no right to refuse; he had to grit his teeth and accept.
After Luo Jiu gave his instructions, he went to the front hall, where Luo Qi was already present.
"Boss Luo, our Prince said, same as every year, invites Boss Luo and Elder Jiu to attend the recruitment site."
The messenger was a soldier without rank, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes and not a trace of humility in his appearance, clearly not respecting Luo Qi, Luo Jiu, or even their Beggar Gang.
Fortunately, Luo Qi didn’t mind these things; he sat at the hall, smiling slightly, "Every year, Prince He Shuo sends someone with a message to invite us; it’s really hard work. You go back and tell the Prince that we’ll arrive on time."
"Then I’ll take my leave first; there are many affairs at the recruitment site, so I won’t stay long."
The soldier delivered the message and left. As he was leaving, Luo Jiu happened to come over, and the soldier acted as if he didn’t see him, walking straight past without even greeting him.
His demeanor was overly arrogant, making Luo Jiu want to hit him. Pointing at his back, Luo Jiu angrily said, "Brother, did you see that? Like this, they still want us to help them with the scene! Continuing to let them bully our Beggar Sect Disciples?"
Luo Qi sighed, "Old Nine, watch your wording, what do you mean by bully!"
"Brother, actually, I think Feng Luo is right. Why are we going to enlist? To serve the nation, but in reality? Our disciples get bullied everywhere in the army!"
"Can you change this reality? This is the Emperor’s decision; are we going to defy orders? Right now, Prince He Shuo is eager for me not to follow orders, waiting to catch my mistakes."
Luo Jiu stared deeply at Luo Qi, realizing he was right. Especially at such times, Prince He Shuo appeared amiable, yet behind the scenes, he kept a close watch on them, waiting for them to slip up!
"How about this year?"
Luo Jiu pondered, no matter how angry he was, he still had to go to the scene and pretend to interact with Prince He Shuo.
"Same as every year."
"Hmph, same as every year, every time he sends people with messages, they arrive half an hour late—clearly intending for us to be late! Prince He Shuo really has plenty of crooked schemes!"
Luo Jiu couldn’t help but complain.
"Alright, spare us the words; what good is being angry? It doesn’t change reality; better to accept it."
Luo Qi saw his still angry expression and tried to comfort him.
"Brother, I’m not angry; I just feel stifled."
Luo Jiu sat aside, looking unwilling.
"Alright, alright, calm down. We still need to meet Prince He Shuo later; are you going like this?" Luo Qi said, suddenly recalling something, he asked, "By the way, what’s going on over at Feng Luo’s side? Did you ask?"
Luo Jiu nodded, "I asked, and it’s clear, this Ye Liang has been targeting Mr. Chu from the beginning, but why, that’s unknown."
Luo Qi felt baffled, "What did you say? Lady Ye targeting Mr. Chu?"
"That’s what Feng Luo said; she previously noticed something fishy between Ye Liang and Little Shunzi, but still doesn’t know their intentions. Later, when Ye Liang came to the Beggar Gang, she secretly observed and tracked to discover that Little Shunzi didn’t come to our Beggar Gang as he claimed, but was actually directed by Ye Liang to monitor Mr. Chu."
Luo Jiu reported everything Feng Luo told him to Luo Qi, who listened in shock, looking at Luo Jiu, "Ye Liang isn’t really Lady Ye?"
How is this possible?!
Luo Qi stood up, brows furrowed in thought. Suddenly, he considered it might indeed be possible, as the Old Gang Leader had recounted many bizarre stories to him, including those about Chu Ge happening around them now.
"So, Ye Liang staying in our Beggar Gang is a dangerous existence." He and Luo Jiu weren’t afraid, but now that Feng Luo knew Ye Liang’s secret, wasn’t she in danger?
However, there’s no time to think about this now; they must first go to the recruitment site.
"By the way, brother, what about the Old Gang Leader?" Luo Jiu felt helpless, Feng Luo’s matters weren’t resolved yet, and the Old Gang Leader came up again, he didn’t understand what the Old Gang Leader was thinking, wanting to enlist at such an age where nobody would accept him!
"We don’t need to worry about the Old Gang Leader."
Luo Qi lightly shook his head, saying, "Even if we wanted to, do you think we could manage it?"
Luo Jiu couldn’t answer, realizing that indeed, the Old Gang Leader was like an old child, and when he decided on something, no one could stop him.
"Why are you still standing there? Just let the Old Gang Leader be; we should go to the site first. If we arrive late, someone will certainly hold it against us."
What Luo Qi said was true. Previously, one year, Prince He Shuo deliberately sent people late, causing their tardiness, and someone reported it to the Emperor. Although the Emperor didn’t blame them, they learned from it thereafter.
Luo Jiu stood up, tidied his clothes, muttering, "Luckily, I prepared early today, bathed, and changed clothes; otherwise, we’d be late!"
While talking, the two left the Beggar Gang Old Mansion, heading to the recruitment site.
On the other hand, Feng Luo returned to her room and took out the man’s clothing she had stored away. She used to often dress as a man for fun, but Shuo State was so small, many people recognized her, so even if she dressed as a man, she’d be recognized, losing interest over time and only wearing her patched-pocket outfit unless necessary to dress as a man!
Now she wanted to go to the recruitment, naturally needing a different outfit. She had decided, even if she wasn’t accepted, she would cause a scene! Letting them know that the Beggar Gang was not to be trifled with!