"Old man!" Yangyang turned his head to see the Poison Old Monster, clearly delighted.
"You little brat, why are you still so rude?" The Poison Old Monster was displeased, "You should call me Master!"
Hearing this, Yangyang took two steps forward, but thought something was off. This old man was so powerful, how could Prince Le give him freedom? Yangyang circled around the Poison Old Monster and then glanced at Prince Le a few times.
"Do you know each other?"
"Oh, you have sharp eyes, kid?" Prince Le raised his eyebrows, increasingly believing that bringing this kid here was the right decision.
"What nonsense are you talking about, the old man doesnât know you."
"Hmph!" Yangyang clearly didnât believe them, pointing at the old man, "Youâre Prince Leâs man, arenât you? Otherwise, why would you capture me? You two are in cahoots, or else how would they find us?"
"Nonsense!" The Poison Old Monster wouldnât admit it, "Although he poisoned and threatened me to bring you to him, I never agreed. Am I someone who surrenders easily? Weâve fled to so many places, and each time weâve dodged them smoothly, havenât we? If it werenât for your stupidity, leaving so much silver at the neighborâs house next to the Prefect of Jiangsu, attracting their attention, would we have failed to dodge them?"
"So itâs still my fault?" Yangyang pointed at his own nose, unable to believe it.
"Itâs exactly your fault."
"Old geezer, youâre so powerful, why didnât you escape?"
"..."
Prince Le glanced at the two and disdainfully shouted, "Get out if you want to quarrel. If you want to escape, my stone gate is right there. If you have the ability to break out, I certainly wonât stop you. But if you canât escape, then train well here, or else Iâll make you suffer!"
"Is that true?" Yangyang thought, he couldnât break the stone gate, but other places werenât certain.
"Of course!"
From that day, Yangyang began training martial arts with a group of children in white clothes during the day, and sneaking out at night to find a way out in this base.
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Outside the base, Yang Chuxia had already caught up to Liao City, but here she completely lost track of Yangyang.
"Madam, what should we do now?" Ye Liu asked, "Beyond Liao City is Great Qi."
"Any news from Lord Marquis?"
"News came." Ye Liu said, "Lord Marquis sent a letter saying that the matter in Yunchuan is settled, and next he will detour to Liangchuan, saying that Yunchuanâs Guai Town is also connected to Liangchuan. Many of the children we saw in Pingshui Town were brought from Liangchuan."
"Liangchuan?" Yang Chuxia knocked on the table, "The government in Yunchuan is connected to the government in Liangchuan?"
"Yes, the Prefectural Magistrate of Liangchuan also came from Pingshui Town." Ye Liu was shocked too; who would have thought a small town could involve officials from two prefectures in such a monstrous case.
"Did Lele go with him to Liangchuan?"
Yang Chuxia was a bit worried. If it involved two prefectures, and Ye Ziâan went to Liangchuan, she feared that if Liangchuan got the news, theyâd preemptively strike back, leaving the father and son unsafe.
"Madam, you donât need to worry about the eldest young masterâs safety." Ye Liu said, "Over the years, weâve trained quite a few people, and Ye Er has a team of guards dedicated to the eldest young masterâs safety. Ye Er sent a message saying once Lord Marquis finishes handling matters in Liangchuan, he will come to Xining to meet you."