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Chapter 192 Come Back

I thought they only had time to rest for a short while, but in the blink of an eye, more than half an hour had passed, and not a single servant from Prince Shuo's mansion came running to report the news.

Zhu Yu put on a veil and went out, calling back all the runes and talismans.

"You two should get some rest too. We don't know when my father will come to see us." She looked at the sky, "Maybe around dinner time, or even tomorrow morning.

He hasn't come in such a long time. It must be that the situation at the Weaponry Bureau is quite difficult and cannot be resolved in a short time. So it's useless for you to guard here. It will only make you more tired. It's better to go and have a good rest."

Rune Talisman quickly said that they were not tired and this kind of journey was no problem for the two of them.

"In that case, you should just follow my instructions." Lu Qing, who had come out with Zhu Yu, said to the two men, "I'm afraid your time in Shuo Country won't be easy. You might have important tasks to perform later. There's no need to exhaust yourselves at this time."

Fu Wen Fu Lu then hurriedly thanked Zhu Yu and went back to his room to rest for a while.

To be on the safe side, Zhu Yu did not stay in the yard for too long. Instead, he moved a chair and sat closer to the door of the main house, staring at the sky outside in a daze.

At first, Lu Qing thought that she was disappointed because she had returned to her mother's home but had no way to visit her mother with her original identity and appearance, so he did not disturb her. However, after a while, he felt that it did not seem like that.

"What are you thinking about?" He also imitated Zhu Yu and moved a chair to sit next to her.

"I'm wondering where all those people went." Zhu Yu frowned slightly, and it was obvious that he had been troubled by this question for a while. "On our way here, the further away from the capital we went, the more likely it was that some healthy young men suddenly got possessed by something and disappeared.

Just from what we heard, there were at least thirty to fifty people along the way.

It is unlikely that so many people can leave Shuo Kingdom quietly and go somewhere else.

Although the Shuo Kingdom was somewhat negligent in taking precautions, it was not the case that everyone was deaf and blind and turned a blind eye.

If someone leaves every now and then, it will definitely attract attention.

So I think the biggest possibility is that those people were drugged or smoked by some kind of sleeping pills, and were taken to a certain place after being possessed by someone. This place must not have left the territory of Shuo State.

But I can’t understand why there are so many people, and they are all strong men, not skinny little children.

Where can we find a place that can accommodate so many people?"

"What do you think those able-bodied men were kidnapped for?" Lu Qing asked.

"If they were women or children, they might have been kidnapped and sold to human traffickers. Of course, a group of strong men would not be like this..." As Zhu Yu was talking, he suddenly realized that many of the details here had been collected in bits and pieces while they were on the road.

Although it has not been verified yet, the truth can be roughly inferred. "Now there is another problem." Thinking about the missing men, Zhu Yu suddenly felt another layer of worry. "Shuo Country has such a serious loss of men, what should be done with the water canals in the future?
Once Minister Bai successfully digs a tunnel under the Black Stone Mountain, he will divert the silted water in Huazhou to Shuodi.

The canal on this side of Black Stone Mountain should also be dug and prepared as soon as possible, so that it can be connected as soon as the tunnel is completed to divert water to nearby rivers.

The subsequent canals can be dug and built slowly, but the one in front of Blackrock Mountain is imminent.

So many of the able-bodied men in the faraway land are missing, and the remaining ones are all worried and anxious all day long... How can we gather the manpower to repair the canal?"

Lu Qing looked at Zhu Yu and saw that she seemed to be genuinely worried about this matter, rather than intentionally trying to change the subject.

"Digging the canal isn't that urgent. As long as your father is willing to gather food and transport it to Minister Bai and his men at the pass, there'll be plenty of time to dig the connecting canal here before Black Rock Mountain is completely opened up." Lu Qing was quite optimistic about these matters. "As for the whereabouts of those able-bodied men, the Shuo Kingdom is only this big after all. Even if we dig three feet underground, we'll still be able to find them."

Zhu Yu sighed and nodded, secretly thinking about how to communicate these things with his father after seeing him.

Lu Qing looked at Zhu Yu silently, with some confusion in his eyes, but did not say anything.

In this way, they rested until night, and when it was dark, King Shuo still did not return to the palace.

Although those people in Liyuan did not show any big reaction, the steward of the palace could not wait any longer as it was getting later, and ran to the Armory to look for someone.

When Zhu Cheng was found, he was still at the weapons depot directing several craftsmen to pump the bellows, trying to continuously raise the temperature in the furnace.

"Your Highness!" The steward hurried forward.

Zhu Cheng turned his head and glanced at him, humming a nonchalant hum in his throat. Then he realized that the housekeeper shouldn't be here. He turned his head again in surprise and asked, "Why are you here? What's going on in the house?"

"Your Highness, you asked us to welcome the miraculous doctor Yan Daoxin from Shanqing Temple. It's already been half a day!" The steward was a little anxious, but he was afraid that speaking too harshly would anger his master, so he had to lower his tone.

"What? It's been that long?!" Zhu Cheng was shocked. He was in the forging room of the weapons prison and couldn't see the sunlight outside. He thought he had only been here for a short time. "The miracle doctor got impatient and left?"

"That's not the case," the steward waved his hand quickly, "I temporarily settled them in the chestnut orchard to rest.

But, Your Majesty, it's almost dinner time, and you've taken them into the mansion, but you haven't seen them since... If you keep dragging it out like this, I wonder if that miracle doctor will refuse to stay any longer..."

"Yeah! That makes sense! You're right!" Zhu Cheng thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case. If he had ignored the other party from the beginning, it wouldn't have been a big deal. However, since he had already asked someone to welcome the miracle doctor into the mansion, and then left him there without paying any attention, it seemed that he was taking him lightly and humiliating him. "Well, then, I'll go back with you. At worst, I can meet him first, and then it won't be too late for me to come back here!"

The steward knew what kind of personality his prince had. After hearing this, he responded quickly and followed Zhu Cheng back to Prince Shuo's mansion in a hurry.

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