"We were trained by the prince, how could we do anything that would harm the prince... Besides, if we wanted to steal the treasure, we would have escaped long ago. How could we hand over the empty box to the prince in person? Isn't this asking for death?" Xiao The brothers replied somewhat angrily.
"Could it be that the guard commander who escorted the treasure secretly did something..." Su Qiqi tentatively proposed another possibility.
After hearing this, Xiao Jie shook his head and said with certainty: "The leader of the guard is loyal and upright, and he has followed the prince for many years. It is impossible for him to destroy his future..."
Su Qiqi pondered for a while and asked tentatively: "Who else had touched the box containing the treasure at that time? Did anything special happen at the scene?"
The two Xiao brothers looked at each other, seemingly hesitant, and then they whispered to each other for a while, before Xiao Jie said to Su Qiqi: "The treasure will be escorted by the head of the palace guard. We brothers are mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the prince. ...During the banquet, the guard leader handed over the treasure to us, and we handed it over to the prince... Also present at the time was Lin Menglong, the new governor of Hangzhou. He was an old acquaintance of our prince, and he did not know martial arts and had no motive for committing the crime. and ability...the most suspicious thing is your friend Yan Banxian..."
"Are you sure that no other strangers appeared at the scene?" Su Qiqi looked at the Xiao brothers with a serious face.
Xiao Jie was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought. However, Xiao Kai on the side suddenly thought of something and added: "There was also a county government arrester from Erlongshan at the scene..."
"The county government came from Erlongshan to arrest the head? Erlongshan..." Su Qiqi suddenly felt something in her heart. Could the theft of the prince's treasure be related to this person?
Thinking of this, Su Qiqi continued to ask: "What was the catcher doing at that time?"
Xiao Kai thought for a while and continued: "He reported to the prince some strange things that happened recently in Erlong Mountain..."
"What's weird?" Su Qiqi showed a curious expression.
Before Xiao Kai had time to answer, Yan Ruoyu had already said, "The man said that there have been frequent incidents of villagers being attacked by unknown monsters in Erlong Mountain recently... There are also several vendors who were bitten by unknown monsters while walking at night..."
"Ah? Is there such a thing?" Su Qiqi's eyes widened in surprise.
The Xiao brothers looked sad. Xiao Jie glanced at Su Qiqi and said with a serious face: "Yes, the county magistrate of the county where Erlongshan belongs to first wrote a letter to ask for help from Magistrate Lin. Magistrate Lin sent people to arrest him several times but all failed. Then we asked our prince for help... Our prince specially brought the fire dragon flag presented by the eminent monk... Unexpectedly, before we had time to act, the treasure was stolen first..."
"Oh, what's so magical about this fire dragon flag?" Su Qiqi asked curiously.
"As long as you recite the spell, you can summon the hidden flying dragon, which will appear in the air and spit out poisonous fire and poisonous smoke, making the opponent disappear into ashes in an instant..." Xiao Jie explained carefully with a look of awe on his face.
"This is so awesome..." Su Qiqi's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she thought to herself, if only I could have such a treasure! If we ever face the Ye You Alliance again in the future, we can have a better chance of winning!
Su Qiqi was still immersed in her beautiful fantasy, when she suddenly heard Xiao Kai sigh and say: "Of course, that is a once-in-a-century magic weapon, but it's a pity that it is missing now..."
Hearing this, Su Qiqi raised her eyebrows and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not difficult to find the treasure..."
Yan Ruoyu and the Xiao brothers looked shocked when they saw her confident look.
Yan Ruoyu quickly ran to Su Qiqi and whispered: "Do you really have a way to retrieve that treasure?"
Su Qiqi nodded and said, "Of course, but I need their cooperation..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Ruoyu glanced at the Xiao brothers secretly and asked in disbelief: "Cooperate with them?"
Su Qiqi hummed and said, "Yes, as long as they are willing to cooperate, I am sure that they will be found back within half a month..."
Before Su Qiqi could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Xiao Jie: "Are you serious?"
Su Qiqi nodded and said: "A gentleman's words are hard to catch up with!"
"Okay! We will cooperate with you!" Xiao Jie readily agreed.
Su Qiqi smiled slightly and said: "I will go all out to find the treasure and return it to you, but please promise me one thing..."
Xiao Jie cupped his fists and said, "Girl, please tell me!"
"I guarantee in the name of the Weiyuan Escort Bureau that the Fire Dragon Banner will be found within half a month... But you can't disturb Miss Yan anymore for the time being. I will arrange for her to stay at the Escort Bureau. If you have anything, just come to me..." Su Qi Qiyi said sincerely.
"This...I'm afraid we can't make the decision..." Xiao Jie hesitated, his eyes dimming a little. Xiao Kai also looked embarrassed.
Seeing that the two of them seemed to have something to hide, Su Qiqi thought for a while and said, "How about this, you lead the way, and I will accompany Miss Yan to see your prince. How about we discuss it with him in person?"
The Xiao brothers exchanged glances and nodded. Xiao Jie sighed and said helplessly: "Forget it, let's go together!" After that, the four of them returned to Qingyun Tower together.
Qingyun Tower suddenly became much deserted at this moment. There was no one in the lobby. The waiter stood at the door blankly, looking like he was distracted. Seeing Su Qiqi, Yan Ruoyu and the Xiao brothers come back, they breathed a sigh of relief and continued to clean up the leftovers on the dining table.
Su Qiqi and others went up to the second floor, and couldn't help but feel terrified when they saw the scene in front of them. The entire second floor fell into dead silence at the moment. Only the private room next to Wangyue Xuan was still lit, vaguely illuminating the figures of people. The shopkeeper was waiting at the door in person, with a nervous expression on his face. He raised his wrist from time to time to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
In the private room, King Jingbei stared at the empty box in front of him with a sad face and said nothing for a long time. Magistrate Lin had a depressed look on his face and stood by him uneasily, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.
Seeing the Xiao brothers come in, Magistrate Lin stood up and asked anxiously: "Didn't you catch the female thief?"
The Xiao brothers grinned in embarrassment, clasped their fists and said, "People brought it... but no treasure was found..."
When Magistrate Lin heard this, he looked surprised, then turned to look at the prince.
King Jingbei also heard what the Xiao brothers said, looked at the two of them thoughtfully, and said expressionlessly: "What's going on?"
After hearing the prince's brief question, the Xiao brothers felt their hearts pounding. After finally calming down their nervousness, they began to rummage over the draft.
After a while, Xiao Jie cautiously said: "Your Majesty, Yan Banxian's friend... Miss Nangong wants to see you... She said she can help us find the Fire Dragon Banner..."
When King Jingbei heard this, he half-squinted his eyes, looked at the pretty girl standing not far behind the Xiao brothers, and sneered contemptuously: "Haha! Just her?"
Seeing that the prince despised her ability, Su Qiqi rolled her eyes in displeasure, stepped forward and clasped her fists, "Your Majesty, are you willing to make a bet with me?"
As soon as Su Qiqi said these words, everyone present looked frightened, and the atmosphere in the private room suddenly solidified. A trace of sympathy flashed in the Xiao brothers' eyes, and they looked at Su Qiqi steadily.
