northernbook Chapter 129 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (7)
Chapter 129 The Useless Prince's Power Seizure (7)
Jingli was also tired, so he nestled in the arms of the palace servant who was holding him and secretly reported his findings of the day to 6058.
[Jingli: Mommy, is Yu An the incarnation of the god in this world?]
[6058: Yes, you found him?]
Under normal circumstances, in order to avoid observers affecting the overall development of the small world, ordinary observers have no way of knowing who the gods of each world have incarnated as.
But 6058 has the cheating tool Jingli.
In every world, there are companions of the gods. Starting from this point, 6058 can quickly pinpoint the identity of the god's incarnation through the original world line's progress.
Even if it's just the name, that's enough.
[Keiri: Yes, he's in the palace.]
Xiao An looked surprised when Jing Li called himself "Xiao Yu" and then introduced himself as Xiao An.
Without any memory of it, Jingli didn't think that her nickname could make the other person lose their composure; it was most likely due to the homophony.
The previous emperor's surname was Yu.
In the previous two worlds, the names of the people his loved ones had taken in the smaller worlds were more or less related to "Yuan". In the first world, it was Ruan Qinglan's surname, and in the second world, it was Fu Zichu's original name.
And in this world, where Yu and An are connected, it is precisely the origin.
Jingli's guesses corroborated 6058's, thus confirming the identity of this world-man.
[6058: Wow, the difficulty has increased. This time, you're separated by family feuds and national feuds...]
In the first world, Jingli and Ruan Qinglan are teammates. The only potential source of conflict is Fang Yan. However, Ruan Qinglan has a strong moral compass and doesn't view Jingli with prejudice because of Fang Yan's low-level manipulation.
In the second world, Fu Zichu was imprisoned from a young age, and even with her strong will, she couldn't escape the influence. Besides Fu Zichu's artificially distorted personality, there was also Jiang Yuanqi's forced marriage to Jing Li, which almost caused ethical problems between the two.
The situation is even more complicated now. Jingli is the third prince of the current royal family, and Mr. Yuan's involvement—Yu An is of royal blood from the previous dynasty, which involves imperial power—makes this situation much more complex than just the two of them.
If Jingli hadn't grown up in the first two worlds, and hadn't had 6058, she probably would have naively fallen into the illusion of her emperor father's love and been misled. Even if she had some contact with Yu An afterward, she would inevitably have been hesitant in the power struggles.
[6058: To prevent you from saving the gods, the other side is becoming increasingly ruthless.]
[Jingli: I left him a sachet with my name on it. He should come looking for me after he sees it.]
The little bird that remained in the courtyard squinted its eyes.
Indeed, if the gods of this world harbored hatred for the current royal family, they would certainly not let this opportunity pass them by upon seeing Jingli's surname.
[6058: Little Fish, you did a great job, but Mr. Yuan in this world doesn't know you yet. His coming to find you might not be a good thing.]
[Jingli: I know, Mommy.]
Jingli and her group had already left the grove. Jingli moved slightly, letting the palace servants put her down, and then she walked forward on her short legs.
[Keiri: I fought him today, and he couldn't hurt me.]
[Keiri: Before he can hurt me, I'll let him know that I'm on his side.]
There was a long silence on the other end of the line (6058), before a sigh of relief finally escaped.
The idiot in the first world had to look at 6058's expression even when answering Chen Zhixian's question, but the idiot in the present world is already capable of standing on his own.
In this world, Jingli is only 8 years old, and his figure is only slightly taller than Jingli's original body.
6058 watched as Jingli returned to the courtyard, jogging to move a small chair in front of her. Her heart softened, but she also felt a pang of pain.
This idiot at this age should have been growing up carefree under his and Lu Mingguang's care, without needing to worry about anything like the shadows or rescue.
But now? He has matured through two time travels and memory loss experiences.
6058 gently touched Jingli's slightly disheveled hair with its beak.
【6058: You've worked so hard, my silly little thing.】
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The following days were no different from the first day. Jingli attended classes during the day and wandered around the palace in the afternoon, dealing with any dark figures she saw.
After three days, Jingli had toured most of the palace.
He noticed that there were dark shadows similar to those of the slaves near the palace, but Jingli was still too young to leave the palace and had no chance to go outside for the time being.
These past few days, when he wandered around, he always made a point of avoiding the direction of the slave population.
The act he put on when he left the slave quarters was to make the palace servants who followed him think he wasn't interested in that place. If he kept running there under the palace servants' noses, it would definitely attract attention, which would be detrimental to his later reunion with Yu An.
On the fourth night, Jingli used a sleeping talisman on the palace servants in her own palace, and then used a concealment talisman and a speed talisman on herself. She changed into a black outfit, packed the pastries she had hidden in oiled paper, wrote the secret code "yuan" on them, and secretly sent them to the slaves.
Jingli fully embraced his naive and innocent persona. Instead of putting the pastries in the hole, he deliberately crawled inside again, hid in the grass, and softly called out "Xiao An" for a long time.
After a while, Yu An's small figure appeared in front of Jingli.
He frowned as he looked at Jingli's attire and scolded, "What are you doing here again!"
Jingli chuckled foolishly: "I brought you some food, you're too thin."
Yu An looked at the pastries that Jing Li had wrapped in her hand, her eyes flickering slightly.
“It’s not poisonous,” Jingli said, unwrapping the oil paper, taking a piece and putting it in her mouth before handing it to Yu An. “Here you go.”
After a long pause, Yu An took the pastries from Jing Li's hand: "You don't have to do this."
"But we're friends."
In the dim moonlight, Yu An looked at Jing Li's silly smile and couldn't bring herself to refuse.
He thought of Jingli's identity, and then of his own plans, and finally gritted his teeth:
"You don't need to deliver it yourself, it's too dangerous. From now on, if you need to deliver something to me, place it on the left side of the cave at this time every day. There's a small hole there, and I'll come and get it."
"Then, will someone else take it?"
Yu An shook his head: "No, I did it, no one else knows. If you're really worried, you can find a bamboo whistle, blow it three times, and I'll come."
"Okay." Jingli smiled, her eyes crinkling. "If I want to play with you, can I blow a bamboo whistle?"
Yu An thought for a moment and said, "You can leave me a message. If I'm free at that time, I'll come to find you."
Jingli pressed further, "What if you don't come?"
Yu An looked at him quietly.
Jingli lowered her head and said, "I understand. Then I will wait for you."
Yu An opened his mouth, as if to say something, but ultimately did not utter a word.
"Let's go back, it's not safe here."
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【small theater】
Fu Yuanyuan from the previous world: Dad, I'm so scared when you're not here~
Jing Yuyu from this world: Xiao An, I just want to be your friend!
6058: My baby's acting is amazing!
Fu Yuanyuan: ? You didn't say that about me in the last world!
6058: Pshaw! Drama queen! Green tea bitch!