Chapter 1703: War, Deception?

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

He didn’t want his family to worry, so he didn’t tell them Qu Xiao’s real identity. He only said that this child would be staying at their house for a while and that he would be called Qu.

What they needed to talk about had already been discussed in town. Now, they were just waiting for Xia Houzheng and Qu Chuo to fight. Therefore, in the following days, Jiang Yue and Xue Yan did not talk about this matter with Qu Xiao. It was rare for Qu Xiao to live in peace here.

However, they did talk about a lot of other things.

Qu Xiao, who finally had free time on his hands, was spending it in Xue Yan’s study room.

Xue Yan would occasionally ask for his opinion about certain topics.

Qu Xiao’s understanding was very unique, especially his understanding of those military books.

The more they interacted, the more they realized that Qu Xiao was good at using the art of deception to perfection.

Although Qu Xiao was an Emperor, Xue Yan, and Jiang Yue felt that this child acted like a commander. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much power, so he didn’t have many soldiers at his disposal. Even if he had a commander, he wouldn’t be able to control him because he did not have all the power in the capital.

After interacting with him, Xue Yan and Jiang Yue both felt that Qu Xiao was an introvert. He was always calm, had great talent, and would not be underestimated when he grew up. Even with all of that, he still kept his presence low and made people ignore his existence.

Although Qu Xiao was quiet, he still had a hobby, which was calligraphy. His calligraphy was extremely good, and each character he wrote flowed like water. It was impossible to tell that it was written by a child. This naturally suited Xue Yan’s appetite. Xue Yan liked this child more and more, and he felt that they hit it off.

Other than staying in the study, Qu Xiao would help to look after Xue Yan’s baby from time to time. For example, when Xue Yan went to the fields with the family to work, and Jiang Yue had to heat up the baby’s milk, he would help to look after the baby during this period. The baby also got familiar with him. In addition, the baby was not afraid of strangers, so she was super obedient and allowed him to take care of her. She did not make any noise when her mother left, and she was cute. This made Qu Xiao feel that it was quite rare to have a baby like this. From time to time, he would look at what the baby was playing with.

Unknowingly, news traveled faster than expected. The regent of Dongxiao State, Xia Houzheng, had finally received news of Qu Xiao’s disappearance. Naturally, Qu Chuo had also received the news. This was only because the person who had reported it had traveled day and night without stopping. The capital of Dongxiao State was so far away, it would have taken longer if there were breaks in between the trips.

After receiving the news, as Qu Xiao had expected, Xia Houzheng and Qu Chuo were overjoyed. However, when they gathered all the civil and military officials in the court to discuss this matter, they looked indignant and worried about the missing Emperor.

They planned to send their troops to the border of Da Ling and demand for their Emperor to show himself. At the same time, they wanted Da Ling to give Dongxiao a satisfactory explanation as to where their Emperor went.

They gave the Emperor of Da Ling exactly one month — which was according to plan.

Of course, they also put on a show. They said that if they didn’t see their Emperor in a month, and Da Ling couldn’t give them a satisfactory explanation, they would deploy the country’s army to seek justice for Dongxiao even if everyone in Dongxiao was killed.

The day they shared their promise was on March 19th. In another month, the day they would deploy their army would be April 19th.

After they were done showing their fake concern, Xia Houzheng and Qu Chuo naturally had their ulterior motives. They unanimously did not want their Emperor of Dongxiao to be found. Even if he were to be found, they preferred if he was found dead.

Both of them thought that it was done by the other party. Otherwise, how could the Emperor of Dongxiao have gone missing? However, because the two of them were enemies and never revealed their secrets, no one thought that it was the Emperor of Dongxiao Qu Xiao who did it himself. They had already fallen into his planned trap.

However, there was still no corpse to be found. Regardless of whether it was done by the other party or not, they still sent people to search for the Emperor of Dongxiao’s whereabouts. They did not want the Emperor of Dongxiao to return alive.

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