Chapter 1750 - 1736
Prince He Shuo arrived at the stage accompanied by a crowd of people. He didn’t speak immediately, and his naturally authoritative presence gradually quieted the noisy surroundings.
Vice General Xing, feeling ashamed, walked up to the Prince, lowering his head like someone who had made a mistake, "Your Highness, I..."
"Enough, no need to say more."
Prince He Shuo waved his hand, his expression extremely unpleasant.
Vice General Xing sensed the coldness emanating from the Prince, and he lowered his head even more. Initially, he intended to properly punish Chu Ge for the Prince, but it ended up being a joke, making the Prince lose face instead.
He damned himself!
"Not thrilling at all! Are you playing house when you fight?"
Suddenly, a voice came out of the silent crowd. Chu Ge looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a sea of people, unable to discern who shouted. He only felt that the voice seemed familiar.
After looking around without spotting anyone, Chu Ge gave up.
At the same time, Luo Qi and Luo Jiu also found the voice familiar.
Luo Jiu curiously looked at Luo Qi, "Big brother, doesn’t that voice sound familiar?"
Luo Qi scanned the crowd back and forth, nodding, "Yes, I just heard it. If I’m not mistaken, it’s Feng Luo who ran out."
"Feng Luo ran out?" Luo Jiu was shocked and a bit angry, "Those little rascals, I told them to keep a close watch on Feng Luo, yet they couldn’t even hold on to one person for me!"
Luo Qi chuckled softly, "Come on, you want the disciples at home to watch Feng Luo? Are you kidding? Considering Feng Luo’s popularity at home, who would really stop her?"
Luo Jiu sighed, "But we can’t let her really come here to cause trouble."
"Can you stop her? Wasn’t she here already?" Luo Qi slightly raised his chin, indicating the petite Feng Luo in the crowd.
"If I’m not mistaken, that outfit was the one you accompanied her to buy back then."
Luo Qi shot a sideways glance at Luo Jiu, his eyes carrying a hint of disdain mingled with praise, "Luo Jiu, you didn’t even recognize the clothes you bought?"
Luo Jiu pursed his lips, "I’ll go find her now."
Luo Qi raised his hand to block Luo Jiu, "After you find Feng Luo, don’t let her leave."
Luo Jiu was puzzled. Not letting Feng Luo leave, does it mean letting her stay here? Doesn’t big brother fear she’ll continue causing trouble?
"If you send her back, she definitely won’t go, so we can only keep her by our side to watch over her, preventing her from running around."
Luo Jiu thought about it and found Luo Qi’s words reasonable. He nodded, "Alright, I’ll bring her over."
At this moment, Feng Luo still didn’t know she had been exposed. Her eyes remained fixed on the stage; the duel between Chu Ge and Vice General Xing just now was completely like playing house, utterly boring!
Especially Chu Ge, Feng Luo knew this wasn’t Chu Ge’s true level. Such a good opportunity to properly teach these people a lesson, and Chu Ge didn’t seize it!
But upon further reflection, Chu Ge had no grudges with these people, so there was no need for him to stand up for them!
Thinking of this, Feng Luo felt that the hospitality they gave Chu Ge over the past days seemed like feeding a dog!
Feng Luo stared angrily at Chu Ge, muttering softly, "Clearly knowing we have animosity with Prince He Shuo’s men yet still going easy on them! It really pisses me off! Next time, I won’t buy you any wine!"
In the midst of her frustration, she suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind, "Who are you not buying wine for?"
Feng Luo’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly turned around, only to see Luo Jiu standing there with a smile on his face, "Uncle Nine, what a coincidence."
"Coincidence?" Luo Jiu’s face darkened, "This is a military recruitment site, and you’re bound to run into me and your father here, yet you call it a coincidence?"
Feng Luo scratched her head, having nothing to say.
"Your father wants you to come over."
Luo Jiu looked at Feng Luo’s expression, shaking his head slightly with a hint of helplessness, "You, oh you, sooner or later I’ll need to replace all the disciples in the Beggar Gang; they’re almost becoming your little minions."
"Uncle Nine, don’t blame them," Feng Luo said urgently, "They only let me out under my coercion. Otherwise, how could they dare to disobey your orders?"
Fearing that Luo Jiu might actually dispatch the disciples in the mansion, Feng Luo would become the main culprit.
"My father wants you to take me to him, right? Let’s go, Uncle Nine, don’t worry, I won’t cause any trouble."
Feng Luo raised her hand, swearing to Heaven.
Seeing this, Luo Jiu snorted, "You’d better be! When we go before the Prince later, pretend to be mute and don’t say a word!"
Having been caught in male disguise, Feng Luo already felt she was in the wrong. Luo Jiu’s words didn’t allow her to rebut, and she simply nodded sullenly, saying, "Got it, Uncle Nine, you’re so naggy."
Luo Jiu said nothing more, leading Feng Luo back to the watchtower, arriving at Luo Qi’s side.
Feng Luo hid behind Luo Jiu all along, not out of fear, but because in such a setting, if she clashed directly with Luo Qi, either she would lose face or Luo Qi would, and no matter who among them did, it would disgrace the Beggar Gang!
So now she could only act like a little lamb.
"Big brother, I’ve brought her over," Luo Jiu said to Luo Qi.
Luo Qi’s gaze landed on Feng Luo. He displayed no expression, yet it gave Feng Luo a particularly serious feeling with a hint of coldness.
"At home, we let you get away with minor mischief, but what’s the occasion today?" Luo Qi’s words carried displeasure and anger, "Not an ounce of decorum!"
Feng Luo pouted, "Dad, in front of so many people, can you say a bit less?"
Luo Qi threw her a glance, "You know shame? If you really implement what goes on in your head, it’d be even more embarrassing!"
Feng Luo felt indignant inside, "I’m doing this for the sake of our Beggar Sect Disciples, why do you always say I’m causing trouble?"
"Don’t you have a sense of what kind of occasion this is? Doing it for the Beggar Sect Disciples’ sake? I’d say you think the Beggar Gang has been at peace for too long and want to create some trouble for it!"
What Luo Qi said wasn’t loud, so only those close by could hear, and they all directed strange glances toward them.
Some were wary, some were curious, and others had a complex and indescribable look in their eyes.
Luo Qi also knew that this wasn’t the place for a conversation. So after saying a few words to Feng Luo, he fell silent.
"Big brother, there are so many people watching, say less. Feng Luo knows she made a mistake, otherwise she wouldn’t have come over obediently."
Seeing Luo Qi had mostly said what he wanted, Luo Jiu quickly interjected to advise.
The two of them always reacted this way when Feng Luo made mistakes, one playing the role of the stern figure, the other of the gentle.