strictlysupreme Chapter 2051 Liu Jiulang Shows His Power
Chapter 2051 Liu Jiulang Shows His Power
As soon as Liu Jiulang stepped into Liu Balang's bedroom, his eyes were caught by the figure on the bed in the inner room, and his steps paused.
He raised his hand and waved away the maid who came forward to serve him, walked straight to the bed, and looked at Liu Balang who was unconscious on the bed, his brows furrowed.
"How is this going?"
Liu Jiulang's voice was not loud, but it made the servants in the hall shrink their necks involuntarily.
The butler standing at the front trembled as he stepped forward, his hands folded in front of him, his head bowed. "Nineth Master, Eighth Master was already like this when he was carried back. We servants don't know the specific reason."
"You don't know?" Liu Jiulang turned his head and glanced at the housekeeper. "You guarded the gate of this mansion, watched Bage leave, and saw him being carried back seriously injured and unconscious, and in the end you tell me I don't know?"
He took two steps forward and stopped in front of the housekeeper. "Who followed the starling out? Don't you know any of this?"
The housekeeper's body trembled even more violently, and his voice was filled with tears. "Nineth Master, the guard who followed Eighth Master out... the servants questioned him, but he refused to say a word."
"Waste!" Liu Jiulang's tone darkened. "A group of people guarded the starling, but couldn't even protect his safety. Now you can't even ask why. What's the point of keeping you around?"
All the servants in the hall knelt down, no one dared to look up, only chanting "Please forgive me, Master Jiu" one after another.
At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and Sun Qing walked in quickly. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Liu Jiulang and said, "Master Jiu."
Liu Jiulang turned to look at him, his eyes flickering over him. "I remember you, the most capable person around Big Brother. He treated you well and trusted you the most. How come? Even you don't know how he got hurt?"
Sun Qing maintained his folded hands posture, his waist bent even lower. "Nineth Master, Eighth Master was attacked outside and injured like this. This is not the fault of the people in the mansion. I failed to protect Eighth Master. The blame lies entirely with me."
He paused, his tone steady, "As for the punishment, I will go and receive it when Master Eight wakes up."
Liu Jiulang took two steps forward and stopped in front of Sun Qing, feeling a strong sense of oppression all around him.
"Failure to provide adequate protection?" Liu Jiulang's voice was cold. "I don't want you to accept the punishment, but the reason why the starling was attacked. Who did it? Where was he attacked? Who else was present at the time?"
Sun Qing lowered his eyes, pressed his lips into a line, and didn't speak for a long time.
Liu Jiulang's eyes darkened. He looked up at Zhou Lie standing beside him and raised his chin slightly.
Zhou Lie understood, took a step forward, raised his foot and placed it on Sun Qing's knee.
Sun Qing staggered and knelt on one knee on the ground, but still did not look up.
"My master asked you a question, didn't you hear me?" Zhou Lie's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable firmness. "Eighth Master is my master's brother. He's injured, yet you're trying to hide the truth and refuse to speak. Is this how you show your loyalty to Eighth Master? How dare you disrespect my master?"
Sun Qing gritted his teeth, raised his head, and said with a blank expression: "It was done by the people in the water stronghold. As for the rest, I can't say more."
Zhou Lie was about to move again, but Sun Qing spoke first: "Even if you hit me again, even if you kill me, I still won't say what I shouldn't say."
Liu Jiulang looked at Sun Qing, his lips curled up, revealing a hint of a smile: "Okay, Zhou Lie, don't do it."
He paused, his tone softening. "Take him down and ask him carefully. Don't force him. When he figures it out, he'll tell you naturally."
Zhou Lie replied "yes", stepped forward to help Sun Qing up, and the two of them walked out of the main hall one after the other and walked around to the deserted corner door of the mansion.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Sun Qing asked quietly, "Is everything going well? Did Liu Jiulang not realize you're fake?"
Zhou Lie nodded, the coldness on his face dissipated a little, revealing a tacit smile: "How could the arrangement of the prince and princess be wrong? What news do you want to convey?"
"We can now confirm that there are two men in black cloaks in that mysterious courtyard in the backyard," Sun Qing said in a soft voice, each word clear. "We can now confirm that Liu Jiulang also has contact with them."
"He came so quickly, the Black Cloak must have gone out to look for him."
Zhou Lie frowned: "Anything else?"
"Yes," Sun Qing nodded. "They originally planned to have Liu Balang take charge of the sacrifice, but now Liu Balang can't wake up. I guess the Black Cloak wants Liu Jiulang to take his place."
Zhou Lie memorized all this information.
Sun Qing asked again, "Is it convenient for you to pass on the message? Liu Jiulang seems to be no simple matter. You are under his watchful eye, so don't make any mistakes."
"Liu Balang is unconscious, and everyone in the mansion is in a panic. I am more relaxed than before."
Zhou Lie shook his head: "Don't worry about me, Liu Balang's family is big and powerful, there must be a lot of hidden agents in the mansion, don't be careless.
I'm following Liu Jiulang, and he doesn't suspect me now. It's very convenient for me to enter and exit the mansion, and I can send the special code for the secret guards, so there's no problem in passing messages."
He paused, "Please keep an eye on that mysterious courtyard in the mansion. If there's any new activity, please contact me immediately."
Sun Qing replied with a "Okay" and suggested, "It's still early, why don't you go take a look around that courtyard? I only dared to walk around the perimeter before and didn't dare get too close. Maybe you can see something different."
Zhou Lie nodded, and the two of them quietly walked around to the backyard and saw the yard surrounded by high walls from afar.
The gate to the yard was closed tightly, and there were some thorny vines climbing on the wall, making it look very secretive.
Zhou Lie took out a red pill from his arms. The pill was about the size of a quail egg. He pinched the pill with his fingers and flicked it lightly. The pill flew out and landed in the grass outside the yard.
Before long, flames appeared in the grass, followed by billowing smoke.
Footsteps were soon heard in the yard, and the door creaked open. Several people ran out and hurriedly tried to put out the fire.
Sun Qing and Zhou Lie hid behind a tree not far away, their eyes fixed on the door. Soon they saw two people in black cloaks coming out and standing at the door directing the servants to put out the fire. The hoods of their cloaks were pulled down so low that their faces could not be seen clearly.
"That's them," Sun Qing whispered in Zhou Lie's ear. "They rarely come out. They only show up when there's movement in the yard."
Zhou Lie nodded, and while everyone was putting out the fire, he quietly went around to the side wall of the yard, and with a flash of his body, he flipped in.
Sun Qing watched from behind a tree and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The prince's secret guards are really powerful, their skills are much better than theirs.
Zhou Lie entered the yard and stood against the wall for a while, listening to the movements around him.
The courtyard was divided into two parts: the outer courtyard was quite empty, with only a few bare trees, and the door to the inner courtyard was ajar. He quietly walked over, pushed the door open a crack and looked inside.