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Chapter 238 Adding fuel to the flames
Zhu Yu felt that Lu Qing's considerations were not unreasonable. If the talks went smoothly with her present, everyone would be happy. However, if Zhu Feng was not perceptive, Lu Qing would have a hard time making his move if she was there.

"What's the second one?" she asked, somewhat puzzled.

In her opinion, the reason Lu Qing had given was sufficient, and she couldn't think of any other reason.

“In the past, the Chifu Guards were all other people’s ‘shadows.’ I can’t let you be exposed to them.” Lu Qing’s tone was calm, but his expression looked quite solemn. “But if they are our own people, then you and I are one. They also need to get to know the people who are qualified to command them.”

Zhu Yu looked up at Lu Qing and thought that the guy looked exceptionally handsome today.

It is often said that sincerity is the ultimate weapon, and now it seems that this is indeed true.

The guy's open expression and sincere eyes are incredibly touching.

Suddenly, the two of them fell silent, staring at each other in silence. The air around the table seemed to thin out.

But in the current situation, such tender thoughts are not appropriate.

Zhu Yu felt she should find a topic to break the current atmosphere that was disturbing her "career focus".

"When you come back, will you teach me martial arts?" she blurted out, expressing the thought that had just popped into her mind while she was outside.

Lu Qing was taken aback for a moment, then got up and pulled Zhu Yu up, turning her around to look her over. Seeing that she was perfectly fine, he breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Why would you suddenly have such a thought? Did you encounter any trouble when you went out just now?"

"No, it went quite smoothly. It's just that every time there was a potential risk, I became the weakest link in our group. That feeling wasn't good." Zhu Yu didn't expect his reaction to be so strong, and quickly waved his hand. "Just now, when I went out with Fu Wen to deliver a message, when we got near the woods, I was thinking about how to leave a suitable escape route, so that if anything unexpected happened, I wouldn't hold Fu Wen back."

I know I'm smart, but not every danger can be overcome with a clever mind.

So I thought, I don't want to be a martial arts master, just teach me a few moves that can help me escape in a critical moment, that's enough."

After listening to her, Lu Qing smiled and nodded: "Very well, Madam's considerations are not without merit."

Although judging from your previous aptitude for finding acupoints, you probably aren't a martial arts prodigy, you do have some strength in your hands. With my personal instruction, you should have no problem mastering the most basic self-defense techniques.

However, before that, you need to carefully complete one thing, otherwise your martial arts training will be hopeless.

"What is it?" Zhu Yu asked curiously.

Lu Qing suppressed a laugh and pointed to the food on the table that she had barely touched: "Eat properly."

If you don't eat properly, you won't even have the strength to walk, let alone protect yourself in a critical moment.

Actually, Zhu Yu was so tired after the day that she had no appetite. However, not having an appetite didn't stop her from eating. She was extremely protective of her health these days and would never do anything that was bad for her well-being.

So the two put aside their unfinished conversation and quickly ate their fill while the food was still warm. "Let's get some rest early tonight. We'll set off for the capital first thing tomorrow morning," Lu Qing said to Zhu Yu. "Once Zhu Jie gets the news, he'll definitely rush to the Sunrise Ridge area to check things out. If we're here, it might arouse his suspicion. Leaving Zhu Feng behind will make it easier for him to lower his guard."

Furthermore, since the Pang family's power is so great, relying on a simpleton like Zhu Jie alone is not enough. We also need to go back to the capital, under your father's nose, and add fuel to the fire.

Your second brother said before that if I want to inspect the batch of weapons that the Pang family handed over to the imperial court, I need your father's approval. That's perfect, let's go back and see what kind of things the Pang family handed over.

If there really was a problem with that batch of weapons, by the time they arrived in the capital and were handed over to the Ministry of War, it would be too late to do anything.

Zhu Yu had no objection to Lu Qing's arrangement. Although a large number of skeletons were found in this area today, there was no further investigative value. Staying here would not yield any more results, so it would be better to return to the capital.

On one hand, there were the weapons forged by the Pang family; on the other hand, she also wanted to hear Yan Daoxin's reply and see if her father had also been secretly plotted against and had anything done to him in terms of his daily life.

I thought that after a busy day here, I would be able to fall asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. But after lying down, I tossed and turned for a long time and couldn't fall asleep no matter what I did. I had a strange feeling of unease and excitement deep inside me.

Although her life in her previous life was busy and she faced all sorts of situations, all she had to do was decipher the truth from the remains of the deceased within her own capabilities.

The deceased never lie with their own remains.

This was the first time she had ever been involved in such a complex power struggle.

In the past, the saying "It's all or nothing" was more about expressing a determination or encouraging oneself.

This time, all her previous experiences gave her a completely new understanding of this statement.

Behind her, Lu Qing lay there quietly, without moving at all.

Zhu Yu tossed and turned for a while, but finally couldn't help himself and asked in a low voice in the darkness, "Do you think the Pang family is the real mastermind behind these strange events in Shuo Kingdom?"

Lu Qing, who had been quiet, chuckled and, instead of answering her question, countered, "Isn't Madam afraid that I'll fall asleep and not hear you?"

"Don't worry, the frequency of your breathing clearly shows that you're not asleep yet, you're perfectly awake." Zhu Yu answered with great certainty. Whether a person is awake or asleep, the amplitude and frequency of their breathing cannot be hidden from her ears.

"The Pang family is probably just an unwitting puppet, thinking they're clever and have planned everything perfectly, unaware that their hands and feet have already been tied to them." This time, Lu Qing answered her previous question with a tone full of certainty. "The Pang family's intentions are not hard to guess. They think they've found a helper they can leverage, but what they're after is your father's throne."

The real mastermind behind all this, who was hiding behind the scenes and fanning the flames, wanted far more than the Pang family.

They hope that Shuo Kingdom will be accused of plotting a rebellion, and that this will implicate me.

These strange occurrences in the Shuo Kingdom are merely one example of their widespread phenomenon.

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