Chapter 196: Searching for the Old Hall Master

Zhu Gaoxu was taken aback; he had not expected that Yu Feipeng would still be so concerned about a child like him under these circumstances.

It had to be said, this man Yu Feipeng was a bit too kind for his own good.

Yet precisely because of this, although Yu Feipeng seemed a bit foolish in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, for some reason he was actually somewhat pleasing to the eye.

But even so, Zhu Gaoxu did not intend to reveal his identity right now.

The key was that there was no way to say it.

How could he say it?

Should he just say that the family he was waiting for was a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards from the imperial court?

That he was the Great Ming Prince of Yan Zhu Di's son, the Nanyang Commandery Prince Zhu Gaoxu?

If he said that, he estimated that either Yu Feipeng and the others would be startled and then immediately restrain Zhu Gaoxu.

Or they would think Zhu Gaoxu was crazy and completely stop bothering with him.

The best outcome would be sending Zhu Gaoxu to the Embroidered Uniform Guards and then staying as far away from him as possible.

There was no help for it; Zhu Gaoxu could tell that this group of martial artists was not very willing to get involved with the imperial court.

If they knew he was a prince of the imperial court, he estimated that these people from the Red Rainbow Hall would stay far away from him, avoiding him like a snake or scorpion.

Then how would Zhu Gaoxu learn about the entire martial arts scene in the North through the Red Rainbow Hall?

Therefore, it was clearly not the time to expose his identity.

So, Zhu Gaoxu opened his big eyes and replied to Yu Feipeng: "This hero need not go to such trouble. My family will come to find me once they arrive. I will have to trouble you for this period of time."

Zhu Gaoxu played a little trick.

He used his words to corner Yu Feipeng.

The meaning was clearly that during the time before his family arrived, he would be resting here with them.

Yu Feipeng did not mind this at all.

Although the Red Rainbow Hall was not a major sect.

It was still one of the top sects in this Huangshan Town.

He could certainly afford to raise a four or five-year-old child like Zhu Gaoxu.

Nodding, Yu Feipeng instructed a maid to take Zhu Gaoxu away to look after him, and then he left with his men.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned slightly.

The main reason he stayed was to understand the martial arts sects, and he even had other intentions.

Now that Yu Feipeng had left him here, how was he supposed to learn anything?

Staying here, there was only a little maid around him.

He wouldn't know if any changes occurred in the Red Rainbow Hall, and without knowing, he couldn't participate in them.

When the time came, it wouldn't matter to him who won or lost this internal struggle.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu frowned and thought about going out to take a look.

The maid did not restrict him in this regard.

A four or five-year-old child being active was normal; who would guard against a child like they were a thief?

Relying on the disguise of his age, Zhu Gaoxu wandered around the headquarters of the Red Rainbow Hall in such a brazen manner.

As he was walking, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly paused, slapped his own forehead, and cursed under his breath: "Fool."

He had just heard Yu Feipeng and Yin Min say more than once that the old Hall Master of the Red Rainbow Hall was seriously ill.

And what place was this?

This was the headquarters of the Red Rainbow Hall!

He figured that the old Hall Master should be recuperating here.

If he could find the old Hall Master and find a way to get on his good side, or cure him.

Then, needless to say, that would naturally be much better than blindly following behind Yu Feipeng.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu remained calm on the surface.

But his eyes secretly began to scan his surroundings.

At this moment, he was in the front courtyard.

Zhu Gaoxu estimated that if the old Hall Master was here, he would definitely be in the back courtyard.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu slowly moved toward the back courtyard.

Along the way, people saw Zhu Gaoxu but had no reaction.

He was just a child of a few years old; those who didn't know mostly assumed he was the son of one of the sect's disciples.

Just like that, Zhu Gaoxu walked all the way to the archway connecting the front courtyard and the back courtyard.

Clearly, not just anyone could enter here.

Two disciples were guarding the archway.

They were obviously keeping watch to prevent unauthorized people from entering.

Zhu Gaoxu frowned secretly at this.

But since he had already reached this point, he naturally could not give up easily.

Given his personality, he had to try regardless.

Thinking this, Zhu Gaoxu squatted down, pretended to be catching crickets, and slowly moved toward the archway.

Soon, Zhu Gaoxu arrived in front of the archway, and just as he wanted to go in, he was stopped.

"Whose child is this? This is not a place for you to play, go back quickly!"

One of the burly men guarding the door stopped Zhu Gaoxu.

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoxu did not say anything more.

Although he felt a bit disappointed in his heart, he still obediently moved away from there on the surface.

Zhu Gaoxu was very clear that if he wanted to stay here now, he had to ensure he caused the other party as little trouble as possible.

Perhaps Yu Feipeng saw that his actions were extraordinary and wanted to befriend the family behind him.

Or perhaps it was purely out of kindness, not wanting to let Zhu Gaoxu be bullied by others.

If it were the first reason, that would be fine; even if he acted up a little, Yu Feipeng would endure it.

But if it were the second point, since Yu Feipeng was currently in a fit of anger, he should not do anything too excessive.

In the event that the other party became unhappy, found him an eyesore, and kicked him out with one foot.

Then wouldn't such a good opportunity be gone?

Understanding this point, Zhu Gaoxu did not act up at all.

But outward obedience did not mean that Zhu Gaoxu would give up just like that.

Do not forget, he was even able to jump over the county government office wall.

How could this two-meter-high inner courtyard wall stop him?