At the city gate, a guard watched as Qian Renxue's carriage gradually disappeared into the distance, then suddenly clutched his stomach and cried out.
"Ow, my stomach hurts! I need to go relieve myself. I'll be right back…"
Without waiting for the others' consent, the guard finished speaking, clutched his stomach, and slipped away as if stepping on a watermelon peel.
The other guards watched his frantic departure and burst into laughter.
"Look how urgent Lin Yan is, he must be about to soil his pants, right?"
"What a shame we didn't hold him back just now, otherwise we would have had a good show to watch, hahaha…"
"Luozi, you're really malicious. If you had really held him back, he might have gotten angry with you.
You can't joke like that. If you cause him to lose face, he'll definitely fight you…"
While they were mocking the guard, he was already rushing towards the auction house located within the city.
To enter the auction house, the guard even paid an expensive entrance fee.
He frantically searched the auction house for over ten minutes until he finally saw an important person, his eyes lighting up.
He scurried towards that important person, but was stopped by that person's butler and guards.
The butler scrutinized the guard and asked him in an inquiring tone.
"Who are you? What do you want with my master?"
The guard quickly clasped his hands, his face full of smiles, trying to make his attitude appear as sincere as possible.
"Hello, sir, I am a guard from the West City Gate. Prince Xue Xing previously ordered me to monitor the movements of the Canary.
Now that the Canary has returned, I, your humble servant, have come specifically to report to His Highness. Please, I beg you, help me convey this to His Royal Highness the Prince…"
The butler's eyes gleamed as he nodded in satisfaction at the guard.
"You've done very well. Wait here, I will immediately inform His Highness.
Don't worry, you will certainly be rewarded."
The guard immediately beamed with joy, fawningly showing his goodwill.
"Rewards or not, that's another matter. It is my honor to be able to work for His Royal Highness the Prince."
The butler nodded in appreciation.
"Not bad, young man, you're quite sensible. However, His Highness will not treat those who work wholeheartedly for him unfairly.
So, when the Prince gives you a reward, just accept it. There's no need to be so polite."
After speaking, the butler quickly approached Prince Xue Xing, who was focused on the auction, and whispered a few words to him.
Prince Xue Xing immediately rose from his seat, a look of delight on his face.
"Good, very good! Where is that guard? Bring him to me at once!"
After receiving Prince Xue Xing's approval, the butler waved to the guard.
The guard quickly scurried forward and knelt on one knee before Prince Xue Xing.
"Your humble servant Lin Yan greets Your Highness!"
Prince Xue Xing nodded in satisfaction and tentatively asked the guard.
"You said the Canary has returned to Heaven Dou Imperial City? Is this true? This Prince does not like to be deceived."
The guard quickly lowered his head and affirmed with conviction.
"Your Highness, how would your humble servant dare to deceive you? Just half an hour ago, your humble servant was guarding the West City Gate.
A carriage approached the city gate and was stopped by us. According to regulations, we needed to search the carriage, but unexpectedly, the person inside displayed a token that only the Crown Prince possesses."
"Wait, you said just one carriage? Weren't there many? Did he return alone?"
Prince Xue Xing's brows furrowed. He remembered that when Xue Qinghe left Heaven Dou Imperial City, his entourage consisted of at least dozens of people.
Among them were even Spirit Douluo-level existences, guest ministers recruited by Xue Qinghe from the Heaven Dou Empire over many years, whose strength was undeniably formidable.
Poison Douluo, who was very close to his nephew Prince Xue Beng, even suspected that there was a Titled Douluo-level existence by Xue Qinghe's side.
Therefore, from beginning to end, he and his nephew Xue Beng dared not lay a hand on Xue Qinghe.
Once they made a move, if they weren't absolutely confident, they might lose everything with one misstep.
Now, Xue Qinghe had actually returned alone, defeated, and Prince Xue Xing suddenly felt invigorated.
Perhaps the opportunity for a counterattack they had been waiting for had finally arrived.
He couldn't sit still any longer. He had to immediately go to Xue Beng's residence and inform his nephew of this matter.
He glanced at the guard and said to his butler.
"Reward him a thousand gold coins."
"Yes, Your Highness." The butler responded solemnly.
When the guard heard about the reward of a thousand gold coins, his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
A thousand gold coins! A whole thousand gold coins!!!
For commoners, one gold coin was enough for a family's expenses.
Even his guard job only paid 5 gold coins a month.
This reward of a thousand gold coins would take him 200 months, or sixteen or seventeen years, to earn.
Yet, today, he had only come to inform Prince Xue Xing and had received a thousand gold coins. He felt that happiness had come too suddenly.
Prince Xue Xing saw the guard's blissful expression, walked up to him, and patted him on the shoulder.
"Serve this Prince well, and this Prince will not treat you unfairly."
The guard, Lin Yan, beamed with joy and respectfully bowed his head, eager to pledge his loyalty to Prince Xue Xing.
"Yes, Your Highness. Being able to serve Your Highness is the greatest honor of my life, Lin Yan.
From now on, if Your Highness tells me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to steal a dog, I will never chase a chicken. Everything will be according to Your Highness's command…"
"Haha, good, very good!"
Prince Xue Xing nodded in satisfaction, then laughed and walked out of the auction house.
The butler immediately ordered someone to bring a thousand gold coins, which were placed in two bags before him.
"This is His Highness's reward for you. Remember to be more astute in the future and pay more attention to useful information for His Highness."
"Yes, your humble servant will definitely not disappoint His Highness's expectations."
After the guard took the two bags of money, he put one away, but took out the other and handed it to the butler.
"This is for you, sir, as a token of my respect. Please accept it…"
The butler was stunned. The Prince had given out a thousand gold coins, and this young man actually wanted to give half of them to him.
"What are you saying? This was a reward from His Highness to you. How can I accept it? If the Prince found out, he might blame me."
The butler frowned, looking unwilling to take the bag of gold coins.
The guard suppressed his reluctance and smiled fawningly at the butler.
"What are you talking about? Since this money was given to me by His Highness, I have the right to dispose of it.
This money is my offering to you, and His Highness will not blame you if he knows…"
The butler hesitated for a moment, then finally took the bag of money, his smile becoming increasingly benevolent.
"You're really quite sensible. I won't take your money for nothing; I will definitely speak highly of you to His Highness often in the future…"
The guard watched as the five hundred gold coins were accepted, and he felt a pang of pain.
But he hoped even more to establish a connection with the Prince; perhaps in the future, he would rise to prominence…
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