Missed opportunity

  At night, the second prince Wu Mingzheng's study was still lit, and Wu Mingzheng sat under the lamp, looking distracted, occasionally glancing out of the window, as if waiting for someone.

  Just as I was about to go to bed, a gust of wind blew and the firelight flickered. When I looked up, I saw that a man had already appeared in the study.

  "Mr. Shi, how's everything going?" Wu Ming stood up and gave him a salute, asking.

  The light shone on the person's face, and it was surprisingly Shi Yu, Chu Qingxiao's senior brother. He saw that his handsome face was pale, and he bowed to Wu Mingzheng, saying in a low voice: "Shi Yu has failed to fulfill the second master's entrustment, Yin Daren has been beheaded, and his family members have been exiled for thousands of miles... Shi Yu can only send someone to guarantee their safety until the second master makes a decision!"

  "Ah!" Wu Ming sat down in his chair with a thud, furrowing his brow: "Does Lu Haiyi's face not count for anything?"

  Shi Yu said with shame: "I 'invited' Li De Liang Gong Gong's face, Tang Cheng didn't care about anyone's face, and insisted on executing Mr. Yin..."

  "Even Li De's face is not for sale?" Wu Ming was shocked this time, staring at Shi Yu muttering to himself: "Lu Haiyi is the leader of the Four Seas Gang, and all the dozens of gangs in the four seas take him as their leader. Tang Cheng wants to make the salt road unobstructed under his hands, but not buying his face is unacceptable?"

  "Previously it was like that, now it's said that the Four Seas Gang is in internal strife, Tang Cheng supports his opponent to seize the position of gang leader, naturally he won't buy his account!"

  "What about Li Gonggong? Tang Cheng's foreign official is said to have been brought by Li Deliang, and some people say he became Li Deliang's adopted son. Is this just a rumor?"

  "Is it true that the rumors are real? Does the second prince think that the favor of a powerless adoptive father can be compared to a bright future?"

  Shì yǔ xīn shuō, bù zhǐ nǐ, lián yī xiàng yǐ ruì zhì zhe chēng de Chǔ qīng kuáng yě kàn cuò le……bù, huí xiǎng nà tiān qīng kuáng de huà, tā tū rán jué dé zhè yàng de jié guǒ qí shí zài qīng kuáng de yù liào zhōng, fǒu zé tā jiù bù huì gěi tā nà fú zì.

  Wu Ming was just about to use the Salt Road to overthrow the Guo family, but his own confidant was killed by someone! The Third Prince was stabbed, and the Eldest Prince took advantage of the capture of the assassin to eliminate dissenters. A series of events happened suddenly and unexpectedly... wasn't it all implied in the phrase "the mountain rain is coming"?

  It's better to stay away from the court struggle, he thought to himself. His mind wasn't as quick and agile as Chu's, and if he got entangled in it, he might end up losing everything!

  "Mr. Yin left a package behind, I brought it for you, don't know if it's useful!"

  He carefully handed over the package that still had bloodstains, continuing to restrain his curiosity and not thinking about what was inside, making up his mind to return this favor and then leave the capital.

  "Thank you, Mr. Shi!" Wu Mingzheng saw the package suddenly shining in front of him, excitedly reached out to take it and was about to open it hastily, but then realized something, stopped, turned his head to say to Shi Yu: "Mr. Shi, you've worked hard, please sit down, I'll have someone pour tea for you!"

  "No need, no need, it's all settled, I should take my leave! We'll meet again, Your Highness!"

  As soon as Shi Yu finished speaking, he flew out of the window before Wu Ming Zheng could respond. All Wu Ming Zheng saw was his figure rising and falling on the rooftop, and in an instant, he vanished into the moonlight.

  Wu Mingzheng stared blankly at the dusk for half a day, before suppressing his excited emotions, closing the window, and slowly opening the blood-stained package back at his desk.

  Inside were the things he wanted, a thick stack of account books, which were evidence that the Guo family had privately embezzled the national treasury's share of the salt industry over the years. Presenting this evidence would surely bring down the Guo family, and the eldest prince's bid for the throne relied on the Guo family...

  Wu Mingzheng stroked these hard-won account books, lost in thought. The Crown Prince was currently in imperial favor, and throwing out these account books at this time might cause him to turn against them. With the situation unclear, it's better to wait a little longer! After waiting for so many years, what's one more moment?

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  The Xiao family was quiet, and Chu Qinglang also lost his trace. His good mood fell again, frowning at the uncontrollable things, and in front of him, he appeared to be sitting calmly in the grand hall with a calm expression.

  It's been three days since they parted ways, and he didn't expect that Xiao Zong Rong would suddenly walk into his heart. That little sister who used to be a bit spoiled and willful seemed to have grown up overnight.

  She no longer laughs with abandon, but rather with a faint, casual smile that can captivate your gaze more than a loud laugh.

  Like a pearl, slowly revealing its luster from the muddy water bit by bit, making you want to see more and imagine what it would be like when the whole pearl is revealed in all its glory!

  Was it her sentence 'dare to love, dare to hate, dare to lose' that touched his heartstrings? He couldn't imagine that under that ordinary appearance was such a passionate and fierce heart, as if he had seen one of his own kind in an instant...

  The empress dowager was not in power, she was used to enduring, and educated him to endure too. Endure, endure, endure... a knife in the heart, who knows the pain of having to endure everything!

  The father has a good reward, and his younger brothers like it, but he wants to endure his own liking and let go!

  Following the great elder brother to quell the rebellion, he charged into the battlefield, his merits were in order of seniority, and he let...

  He had gotten used to hiding his true thoughts behind an icy expression, and he slowly began to think that was who he really was. Until he saw that woman, whose legs were broken, sitting in a wheelchair, yet still proclaiming her willingness to love, hate, and lose! Only then did he realize what he had been yearning for all along...

  When loving, one can abandon his own life in exchange for the other's good living!

  Hate it, and also clearly show it, and take responsibility for your own willfulness!

  No love anymore, you can have all the wealth and glory in the future, but it's hard to turn back the clock, no regrets...

  Such a gentle and elegant woman overturned his understanding of women, making him suddenly jealous of the Third Prince. How could he be so lucky to have such a woman love him? And yet, he didn't know how to cherish this love that was right in front of him...

  Looking at those concubines and women he had known in the past, they all turned pale and colorless in an instant. Only the woman in front of him was like a poppy flower, blooming so luxuriantly and so fiercely that for the first time, he felt such a strong desire to possess something!

  He wants her!

  He had a kind of intuition, she was the most suitable person to stand with him at the highest point to appreciate the scenery! Because they were the same kind of people, covering their passion under the iceberg, the only difference was that she lived more directly than him!

  However, it seems that her goodness is not just visible to herself, Chu Qingcang has also seen it!

  The man who had always been calm and collected in front of her, seemingly not caring about anything, was moved to the point where he didn't care about revealing his true abilities, wasn't afraid of offending others, just to win her favor.

  Thinking of his performance, Wu Ming was somewhat annoyed, and he couldn't see through Chu Qingkuang's true nature.

  His demeanor was unlike that of a common merchant, his background was impeccable, he seemed like an overnight sensation, attracting the attention of everyone, drawing them in.

  Spring flowers and autumn moon, the wind and moon are boundless. He is close to them, yet feels far away! He thinks he's a riddle, but he's straightforward to the point where all his secrets are laid bare.

  Wu Mingzheng had secretly investigated his background, and the results of the investigation were slightly different from what Chu Qingkuang said, but they did not affect the overall situation.

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  It was just that, no matter how detailed the investigation was, no one said he had martial arts skills! If it wasn't for that day when Xiao Congrong fell from the wall, he really didn't know that this seemingly elegant young master Chu Qingcang had such high martial arts skills, and could even catch Xiao Congrong before Wu Mingyuan...

  In an instant, not only was what he liked being snatched away, but also a feeling of being deceived made Wu Ming Zheng want to kill Chu Qing Kuang... He stared at the back view of him embracing Xiao Cong Rong and entering, from that moment on, listing Chu Qing Kuang as his arch-nemesis!

  Xiao Congrong's entry into the palace was a matter that filled him with conflicting emotions, hinting to Chu Qingyan that she would be in danger. However, he could not have foreseen that things would unfold in such a way, leaving him caught off guard and helpless, unable to do anything but watch as she was taken away by the guards, without even having the chance to defend her, let alone rescue her.

  Xiao Congrong was imprisoned in a large prison, and the little maid also disappeared. The third imperial brother was assassinated, and the eldest prince changed from catching the assassin to catching the rebel. One thing after another happened, making Wu Mingzheng feel a bit lost.

  He just feels that the situation is like a vast ocean, and he is only a small boat on the sea. Behind him, there is a huge hand pushing the waves to surge forward. He can only drift with the current, waiting for the direction to become clear before making any decisions! For now, he can't do anything!

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  The best room upstairs, with a faint scent of fragrance in the air, and steam rising from behind the screen. Turning around, there is a half-naked man meditating with his eyes closed in a large bathtub.

  His black hair was scattered in the water, and his closed eyes still had water droplets on his long eyelashes. His handsome eyebrows were still frowning after being soaked for half a day, and he hadn't gotten rid of the fatigue that had accumulated for who knows how many days. The man was Chu Qingcang, who had rushed over without stopping to rest.

  After soaking for half a day, Chu Qing felt that his body had relaxed a lot from being jolted by the horse. Only then did he wipe himself dry and change into a clean shirt.

  The shopkeeper had already brewed tea for him and prepared several delicate small dishes. After Chu Qing finished eating, he sat down beside him and began to report the whereabouts of Yao Wang.

  As soon as the news of Yao Wang's entry into southern Fujian spread, all Chu Ji's shops dispatched personnel to search for Yao Wang's whereabouts with all their might. However, Yao Wang only appeared once and then disappeared in the crowd. No matter how much power Chu Ji mobilized, he couldn't find out where Yao Wang had gone, as if he had dug three feet into the ground!

  "Gentlemen, it's not that we didn't try our best, but this Medicine King is really elusive and skilled in disguise, making it like finding a needle in the ocean, extremely difficult! " Ge Zhanggui sighed, not trying to shirk responsibility, as he had been exhausted from searching for Chu Qingyan these past few days.

  "I know, I'm just making you pay attention, if he's that easy to find, he wouldn't be a ghost!"

  Chu Qing narrowed his eyes, coldly smiling. Wu Guan Zi had two nicknames, one was the elegant title 'Medicine King' given by patients he cured, and the other was 'Ghost Sees Trouble' given by people in the jianghu world. When others wanted to kill someone, he would save them. How could a little ghost explain to Yan Wang if it couldn't collect their soul? That's why they called him Ghost Sees Trouble.

  Most people think that "Ghost Seeing Anguish" is a description of his high medical skills, but only those who understand him know that he not only has high medical skills, but also has excellent lightness kung fu in the Jianghu, as he himself said, "If I don't run fast, how can I save people?"

  Chu Qingkuang has been searching for Wu Guanzhi everywhere in the Central Plains for two years, and even spread the word that he would buy the last batch of Xuxin Gao no matter how much gold it cost! This rumor was passed around and became a certain king's offer to buy Xuxin Gao with one million taels of gold. Who knew that the real buyer was Chu Qingkuang himself?

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  But Chu Qingkuang had already done so, yet Wu Guanzi was unimpressed and not only refused to sell but also avoided him as if he was afraid of being robbed.

  Chu Qingcang, who was not easily angered, was almost driven mad by Wu Guanzhi's actions. As he watched Shui Pei grow weaker day by day, Wu Guanzhi still played a game of cat and mouse with him. Chu Qingcang secretly vowed that if Wu Guanzhi fell into his hands, he would torment him to the brink of death and back again...

  So mentioning Wu Guanzhi, Chu Qing's gritted teeth had a reason. Ge Zhanggui also knew this story and smiled: "Young master don't worry, this morning some of our men heard that someone entered the mysterious Wushan, I was guessing if it was Medicine King, just thinking tomorrow to send people to take a closer look, young master you arrived! You're tired from hurrying on the road, rest first, when they confirm it's not late to go over!"

  "Wu Shan?" Chu Qing's eyes narrowed as she thought for a moment, then suddenly jumped up and said: "No need to verify, it must be him! Prepare my horse, I'll go right away!"

  Rupture Bone and Muscle Plaster is said to have a thousand-year-old meat Buddha from Wushan. Chu Qingcang once saw a book "Shan Hai Jing" which records that this plant grows in deep mountains and ancient caves, it is an encounter but not sought after object, its color is reddish-brown, cool and smooth. If you get such meat Buddha, steam it with gentle fire, take its juice, just drink one cup can not only increase your strength but also cure diseases and prolong life, turning decay into magic.

  Chu Qīng was convinced that the man must be the Medicine King, and naturally he had his reasons. The Wū Shān mountains were shrouded in mist all year round, where venomous snakes thrived, with steep cliffs and toxic miasma.

  It is said that the inside is full of rare and precious medicines, but unless it's a special occasion, ordinary people keep their distance. Occasionally, there are those who don't believe in superstitions and want to go make a fortune, but they go in and never come back. Over time, the area within a hundred miles around Wushan Mountain has become uninhabited, fearing being swallowed up by this mysterious mountain.

  No one knows how the Medicine King got the Thousand Year Flesh Buddha, but according to speculation from people in the jianghu, he must have paid a terrible price. Because the Medicine King disappeared from the jianghu for a long time and when he reappeared, he no longer showed his true self. Some people speculated that he had ruined his appearance, while others speculated that he was poisoned with a toxin that even he couldn't cure...

  All sorts of speculations were rife, but since no one could verify the rumors about Yao Wang's whereabouts, they eventually came to nothing. As soon as Chu Qing heard that Yao Wang had entered Wu Shan, he knew he couldn't let this opportunity slip away and immediately ordered Ge Zhanggui to prepare his horse, bringing some antidotes with him as he rushed towards Wu Shan.

  Ge Zhanggui's attempts at dissuasion were ineffective, so he had no choice but to select a few skilled martial artists to escort Chu Qingcang to Wushan.

  Chu Qing's talented and crazy walk had only gone half a day when an urgent express was delivered. Ge Zhanggui saw that it was marked as urgent, so he opened it first to take a look. It was sent by Hua Junzi and written on it was: "Third Miss has been wrongly accused of poisoning someone to death and is being held in the Ministry of Justice's prison. Should we rescue her or wait and see what happens?"

  Third Miss, who is she? Ge Zhanggui didn't know and didn't dare to take charge, fearing that it would delay Chu Qingcang's big matter. He immediately sent someone to chase after Chu Qingcang to report the news while also going to report to the leader of the Minnan branch of the Chu family.

  The informant, apart from meeting the branch leader, unexpectedly also met Mr. and Mrs. Chu, the big boss of Chu's memory, and the godparents of Chu Qingkuang. This couple was also rushing to catch up with Yao Wang, but they arrived at the main branch first and didn't expect to miss Chu Qingkuang by just a moment.

  Chu Qingkuang's adoptive father, Chu Yun'an, was a tall and sturdy man with a dark face and sharp eyes like an eagle. He took the letter, looked at it, furrowed his brow, and scolded in a stern voice: "It's one thing to be reckless, but how could you not stop him? And now he's gone and caused even more trouble! Does he think anyone can just raid the Ministry of Justice's prison? Doesn't he ever think about the consequences? He's truly reckless!"

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  Yu Xianning, Chu Qingkuang's adoptive mother, furrowed her delicate eyebrows and wondered who this third miss was. Why had she never heard Qingkuang mention her before? Although Hua Junzi and Hua Zhe appeared to be carefree and smiling all the time, they were meticulous when it came to serious matters. Since they had rushed 800 miles to deliver this letter, it must have been entrusted to them by Chu Qingkuang himself.

  If Chu Qingkuang answered to save her, Yu Xiaoning believed that Hua Junzi would go to rescue this Third Miss even if it cost him his life! And the Ministry of Justice's great prison... what Chu Yun'an said was right, not just anyone can be saved! Then they would have to mobilize the power of Tingyu Building... Chu Qingkuang actually mobilized the power of Tingyu Building for this woman?!

  Yu Xiaoning suddenly became uneasy, this woman in Qingkuang's heart, had she already surpassed the importance of Shui Pei? Then Shui Pei... She furrowed her brow, Pei'er knew about Qingkuang's heart, how could she allow another woman to snatch away her family's beloved Pei'er?!

  Before Yu Xiaoning could stop him, Chu Yun'an waved his hand and dictated a reply to Chu Qingkong: "Observe the situation calmly, do not take any rash action, wait for my return before doing anything!"

  The reply was delivered to the capital after a few days, and the situation took a drastic turn. The Xiao family was accused of treason and rebellion, and in one night, the entire household of sixty-four people, big and small, were arrested and sent to the Heavenly Prison, where Xiao Zong also ended up.

  The heavenly prison has the Imperial Forest Army guarding it, as solid as gold and iron. When Hua Junzhu heard the news, he gazed out at the ocean and sighed: "We've missed the best opportunity to rescue him! Even if Chu Liuxiang himself were here, I reckon he'd be at a loss for what to do!"