The military camp.
Shen Haiyan made a beeline for his good friend's tent. "Good buddy, do me a favor."
His good friend, Wu Ming, had just finished his drills and was about to step into the tent when Shen Haiyan grabbed him by the neck with his shoulder.
Wu Ming was a burly man with arms as thick as an ordinary scholar's legs. He was about to use a shoulder throw but then remembered that Shen Haiyan was injured, so he let himself be held.
He said helplessly, "Why aren't you resting properly? What are you doing back here?"
Shen Haiyan sighed. "Naturally, I'm here to ask my good buddy for help. Isn't your grandfather the commander? Are there any colleagues he doesn't like? Recommend them as the martial arts instructor for the Third Prince."
Wu Ming gave Shen Haiyan a strange look. "Are you crazy? Isn't the Third Prince the crown prince? Promoting someone you dislike doesn't seem like your style."
News traveled slowly in the military camp, and Wu Ming hadn't heard that the Third Prince had been deposed.
"It's not a promotion. That Third Prince is not a good person. He beat Baozhu. I want your grandfather to find a bad martial arts instructor for him," Shen Haiyan explained to Wu Ming. "I've already convinced Shen Qingshan to help. Your grandfather just needs to recommend someone."
Wu Ming was stunned and couldn't quite grasp the point. He opened his mouth for a long time. "Baozhu was beaten. You must be heartbroken."
Shen Haiyan always talked about his elder brother and younger sister. It was either his highly educated elder brother or his cute younger sister at home.
Every time he received food from home, he would write a special letter. It was said that the food was carefully selected by his sister. If he didn't write a letter, his sister would be sad.
This made Wu Ming, who often fought with his own sister, feel jealous. Other people's sisters were soft and cute, while his own sister could beat ten people single - handedly. And she even beat him!
Mentioning Baozhu, Shen Haiyan became excited. "Of course. That's why I'm here to ask for your help. I want to cause some trouble for the Third Prince."
"By the way, how did you know Baozhu saved me?"
"Last time when my family sent pastries, I wanted to go home to see Baozhu, so I asked Lieutenant Sun for leave and didn't write a letter. Baozhu was so sad that she didn't receive my letter. She specially brought people to find me and then saved me."
"Let me tell you..."
Shen Haiyan usually didn't talk much, but once he mentioned Shen Baozhu, he became very talkative. Wu Ming quickly waved his hand. "Okay, okay. I know your sister is the best in the world."
"Isn't it just asking my grandfather to find a stupid martial arts instructor? It's an easy task. But if the Third Prince is smart and isn't affected, don't blame me."
This might sound treasonous, but it was actually quite simple. Wu Ming's grandfather, Commander Wu, had high standards. The people he disliked were those with high - ranking official positions and strong martial arts skills. In his words, those useless people were not even worthy of his dislike.
A person with a high - ranking official position and strong martial arts skills was qualified to be a prince's martial arts instructor, and on the surface, there was nothing wrong with it.
Wu Ming trusted Shen Haiyan. He knew that Shen Haiyan was reliable. If he asked for help, it meant that this matter was definitely doable for him. So Wu Ming readily agreed.
Seeing that Wu Ming agreed, Shen Haiyan patted his shoulder. "Good buddy, thanks. I'll take Baozhu back for dinner first."
Wu Ming nodded absent - mindedly and then suddenly looked up. "Sure, sure. Hurry up and get out... Baozhu? Is it your smart, lively, and cute younger sister Baozhu? You brought Baozhu here? Where is she?"
In a corner of the tent, a little girl in a black cloak stood up and stretched out her fair and tender little hand. "Brother Wu Ming, Baozhu is here!"
Wu Ming was shocked. He rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Then he looked at Shen Haiyan in disbelief. "How did you get her in?"
Shen Haiyan felt a bit guilty and touched his nose. He couldn't have gotten her in by himself. He originally wanted to find someone to call Wu Ming out of the military camp, but Baozhu said that when doing something bad, they had to be sneaky and not leave any traces. She took out a piece of yellow paper and walked in with him openly.
But he couldn't tell Wu Ming about the yellow paper. Shen Haiyan nodded and took the credit for it.
The Dragon King: [The invisibility talisman is so useful. I'll plant an invisibility fruit some other day.]
Lin Yu: [Can you just plant whatever fruit you want?]
The Dragon King: [Of course.]
Wu Ming walked around Shen Baozhu several times. He was itching to lift the cloak. He looked at Shen Haiyan. "Brother..."
"Go find your own sister. Don't try to steal mine." Shen Haiyan quickly stepped in front of Wu Ming and protected Shen Baozhu in his arms.
Wu Ming shouted that he was wronged and accused Shen Haiyan of being cold - hearted and judging others with a small - minded heart. He wasn't a sneaky person who would steal a child.
Shen Haiyan was also a bit eager. Like Shen Heqing, he wanted to show off his cute younger sister. So he kindly lifted the cloak to let Wu Ming have a look at Shen Baozhu.
But he stared at Wu Ming strictly. "It's agreed. You can only look. There should be a proper distance between men and women. You can't touch Baozhu."
Wu Ming ignored Shen Haiyan's suspicious attitude. He just wanted to see the sister that Shen Haiyan had praised so much.
When the cloak was lifted, there was a chubby little girl. Her hair was braided into two small loops behind her head. Her face was a bit chubby, fair and tender, looking very cute to poke.
The little girl's eyes sparkled as she looked at Wu Ming and called out softly, "Hello, Brother Wu Ming!"
This call went straight to Wu Ming's heart. He covered his heart and said angrily, "Shen Haiyan, you sneaky guy. How could you have such a cute sister? God is unfair!"
Shen Haiyan's smile widened. He said proudly, "There's nothing I can do. Isn't Baozhu cute? She's my real sister."
The Qingyun True Man: [These two brothers are quite similar.]
Lin Yu: [Yes. It's like I'm seeing Shen Heqing taking Baozhu to school again. He even made Baozhu show off her photographic memory several times, which made Teacher Li eager to take her as a disciple.]
The Dragon King remembered what Lin Yu had said about Teacher Li. [Is it the time when the fool took the little cutie to school to see Teacher Li?]
The Dragon King: [The true man saved the little cutie. Lin Yu gave the little cutie the gene medicine to develop her brain. I've only missed out once!]
The Dragon King: [No, this is definitely not okay.]
Lin Yu reminded seriously, [It's the gene medicine to develop the brain, not the medicine for photographic memory.]
The Dragon King: [I have a precious strength - giving fruit. Its effect is stronger than the previous two. If the little cutie eats it, she can show off to Wu Ming.]
Lin Yu: [It's getting late. Baozhu has to go home.]
The Dragon King: [Little cutie, can you stay? Can you?]
The Dragon King: [Doesn't Xu Yutang have no dowry? If the little cutie eats the strength - giving fruit, it will make Shen Haiyan happy. I'll also give Xu Yutang a dowry.]
The Dragon King: [How about two pearls? They're not as big as the previous ones, but they're brighter.]
The Dragon King: [I can even let my clone come out for a walk.]
The Dragon King: [Little cutie, just tell me what you want. I'll satisfy you!]
The Qingyun True Man and Lin Yu had a new understanding of the Dragon King's competitive spirit.
Shen Baozhu stretched out her hand and counted the two pearls. Looking at the Dragon King's last message, she blushed and weakly bargained, "Can I have four pearls?"
The wealthy Dragon King: [I'll give you five!]
The Dragon King casually stirred the shells and clams in the Dragon Palace with his dragon tail. There were still a lot. He added on his own initiative, "Ten is also okay, but it will take a few days."
Shen Baozhu calculated. Sister Miaochun, Sister Ruxia, and Sister Yutang would each get two. The remaining four would all go to Qiuqiu!
She happily agreed. "Deal!"