Go and capture those thirty-six fierce villains.

He carefully selected his stories, recounting his experiences in Blood Rain Fortress, and how he met Physician Yang by chance and was rescued.

However, with deliberate embellishment, Qin Ning described how Physician Yang saved him as something done casually.

Then, he slightly altered the date when he joined the Sichen Guard.

In short, tell everything that can't be hidden, and rephrase what can be said if there's room for maneuver.

Finally, he emphasized his disapproval of the actions of the Sichen Guard, his respect for Prince Su who single-handedly held off hundreds of thousands of troops to protect the people, and his recognition of the great city that could house the sacred land of the Mohists.

In short, flattery.

"I am willing to be a spy sent into the Royal Guard by the Prince's Palace, hoping that if things go well, I can have a peaceful life."

Prince Su listened to Qin Ning finish speaking with a smile, blinking his small eyes, not in a hurry to speak.

a long time.

He said with a serious expression:

"What is it... Qin Xingzhen, have you heard some rumors? His Majesty and I are uncle and nephew."

Still pretending... Your own nephew is almost causing you to die out your lineage.

Qin Ning lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Man may not intend to harm tiger, but tiger may have designs on man. Your Highness, you consider yourself and His Majesty to be uncle and nephew, but His Majesty may not think so."

"How dare you!"

Prince Su slammed his hand on the table, causing the jade pen holder to shake. Without making a sound, he reached his hand under the table.

"Speaking ill of the imperial family? Be careful, or I might just execute you!"

Qin Ning remained expressionless: "I was just stating the truth."

Silence fell in the room once again.

a long time.

Prince Su's anger turned to a smile: "Fine, you've got some guts. But why should I trust you? And how come you don't know that my Prince Su's mansion doesn't have any spies planted in the Sichen Guard, yet we need you?"

"If there were spies from the Prince's mansion in the Sichen Guard, Your Highness wouldn't have been able to confirm just now that the poison on the Crown Prince was from His Majesty."

As for how to gain trust, Qin Ning had already made a plan before coming: it would be best to gain trust through words.

In the worst-case scenario, the opponent could use some kind of restriction or poison, since he has Greed and Plague Qi anyway.

These things can generally be worn down gradually.

The golden sand pill that Zen Master Ku'e fed him is still undigested in his stomach.

Before he could speak, the study door was suddenly pushed open, and the First Princess, dressed in armor, walked in, carrying a raccoon dog whose paws were wrapped up like a ball.

On the way back, the old lady held the cat in her arms the whole time. Qin Ning felt that it would be inappropriate to bring a cat to see Prince Su, so he did not ask for it back for the time being.

Unexpectedly, the master and servant met again here.

"Send all the servants and maids out, and you'll be busy in the study by yourself... What's Qin Xingzhen doing here?"

Upon seeing the First Princess, Prince Su immediately wore a sincere smile and emerged from behind his desk to greet her: "Elder sister, are you tired from this trip? Qin Xingzhen and I had some things to discuss..."

After closing the door, he relayed Qin Ning's words in detail and personally helped the First Princess remove her armor.

The little black cat nimbly leaped over, circled its owner three times, and began rubbing its head against his not-so-clean trouser leg.

"I believe in this child."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ning turned around in surprise. The First Princess had already changed into casual clothes and was hanging the two long swords at her waist back on the wall.

"Our Prince Su's residence happens to be lacking an inside agent within the Imperial Guards. Your Highness, why don't you give him a try?"

Prince Su's smile froze: "Eldest sister, this is no laughing matter. If we're not careful, the lives of our entire family of four...five..."

The First Princess rolled her eyes at him: "Do you need to say that?" She walked to Qin Ning's side and picked up the little black cat that had jumped onto the desk: "This cat carries half of the Bai Ze bloodline, so it would never recognize a villain as its master. Moreover, I heard that Qin Xingzhen and that young master Bai from the Mo family have a very good relationship. With these two things, this child is still worthy of our trust."

How can someone so dark-skinned have the bloodline of the Bai Ze?!

Is Louis Koo's reputation as a chivalrous hero really that widespread?!

As expected, most of my situation was transparent to them, but thankfully I was able to tell them the truth without hiding anything.

Qin Ning was filled with thoughts for a moment when he heard Prince Su say:

"Since my elder sister has said so, from today onwards, you will be an undercover agent for my Prince Su's mansion." After saying that, he walked over and patted Qin Ning on the shoulder: "I will give the order in a moment. If you need any help in the Sichen Guard, you can contact the steward of the mansion."

"Is there a risk of being exposed? I joined the Prince's mansion as a retainer, and the Imperial Guards received the news not long afterward," Qin Ning said with some concern.

In his previous account, he placed the time when he joined the Sichen Guard after he became a retainer of the Prince's mansion.

Strictly speaking, Qin Ning was telling the truth.

"No," Prince Su said firmly. "No news of your visit to the study today will leak out of the manor. Anyone who can freely enter and leave my and my elder sister's courtyards is subject to joint scrutiny by Legalists and Confucianists every day. Your presence was exposed because that little girl Manyin let the news slip."

After Prince Su finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Alright, hurry back and wash yourself properly. You smell of blood all over, and even the scent of pears can't mask it."

Qin Ning bowed and took his leave, departing with the little black cat.

Once only the Prince and Princess remained in the study, Prince Su, Li Zhi, didn't rush to call the servants guarding the door in. Instead, he chuckled and said, "Elder sister, do you really trust this child that much?"

"You old fool, you've investigated everyone thoroughly, and you're still putting on an act in front of me." The First Princess curled her lip and walked to the soft couch to sit down.

"Hehe, no matter how thoroughly they investigated, they still couldn't find out he'd joined the Sichen Guard. But judging from this kid's situation, what he said earlier was probably eight or nine parts true." Prince Su chuckled, then asked seriously, "How's that thing down at Zhenji Ridge?"

The First Princess shook her head: "Both Yan Gong and I have checked it, and Yan'er also said that the trouble happened after he finished the ceremony, so the evil spirit that was suppressed should not be a big problem."

Prince Su let out a long breath, gently stroking his beard, then suddenly gasped, "Hiss~ Eldest sister, quickly have someone bring some ointment to reduce the swelling!"

"What's wrong?"

The First Princess asked with concern.

"I slammed my hand on the desk too hard to scare the child, and my palm looks swollen now," Prince Su said awkwardly.

"You, you..."

After all the commotion today, by the time Qin Ning returned to the Heroes' Academy, the sun had just set.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, and closing the doors and windows, I'm not in the mood to tutor the cat to continue learning to read tonight.

After making the other party return all the spoils, Qin Ning began to examine them carefully.

Three hundred and fifty taels of silver notes, plus some loose silver. A martial arts manual on swordsmanship, and some poison ointment.

In addition, there is an ink sac shaped like an eagle.

This was found on the old man who had refined the copper.

Fearing that opening it rashly might damage the items inside, Qin Ning decided to go and find Bai Gu, whom she hadn't seen for many days, the next day.

"You actually have the bloodline of Bai Ze?" Qin Ning looked at the little black cat playing with the broken silver and wondered whether her bloodline came from her father's clan or her mother's clan.

"Meow?"

The raccoon had one paw bandaged up like a ball, held in front of its chest, while its other paw curiously carved the number three on the table.

"You don't even know you have Bai Ze bloodline?" Qin Ning was surprised at first, but then she thought that the other person might not have even met her parents, and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Touch the other person's soft fur.

"You don't need to learn to read tonight."

"Meow! Meow~"

"..."

I played with the little black cat for a while.

After extinguishing the candles and lying on the bed, Qin Ning turned her attention to the golden sand pill in her abdomen.

He really wanted to test how powerful this thing was, and whether it could be as strong as several Aman.

However, after some consideration, he decided to give up for the time being.

......

I slept soundly until the sun was high in the sky the next day.

Qin Ning was awakened by the maid who came to announce his arrival. An unexpected person came to the door, saying that he wanted to see him.