The corners of Xie Yunxiao's mouth curled up, and his gentle smile flashed away.
The carriage drove slowly and stopped at a remote and hidden village five or six miles away from Xianyang, the capital of Ning Kingdom.
It will still be a while until Youshi. If we walk faster, we will definitely reach Xianyang in front of Guancheng Gate.
But Xie Yunxiao did not rush on his way, but stopped here.
This village is not far from the official road, but you can't see it from the official road.
When they walked in, the villagers looked at them in surprise.
Normally, dignitaries would not come to this slightly remote village. Today was the first time I saw Xie Yunxiao's and his group's not-so-luxurious but luxurious carriage.
This is an isolated small courtyard in the village, and it is also the first household in the village. The carriage stopped here.
Xiao An went up to knock on the door, and a middle-aged man came out. When he saw Xie Yunxiao and the others, his face showed joy: "Master, I have been waiting for you day and night, and you are finally here!"
Xie Yunxiao stepped forward, patted the middle-aged man's shoulder gently, and said, "Let's go in and talk!"
The middle-aged man nodded, walked over, opened the door on the other side, and the carriage and horse entered the yard behind the house together.
This house is not as simple as it seems on the surface. There is a simple-looking, larger yard above it, and there is another floor below.
Xie Yunxiao and the others are currently on the floor below.
As for Xiao An, he started to prepare a fire for cooking. He was obviously very familiar with this place.
The place where Zhao Yu was arranged to rest was in a relatively clean room on the upper floor.
Before coming here, Xie Yunxiao had already planned to involve Qin Zheng in all plans and discussions.
Because once he embarks on the road to seize the throne, Qin Zheng is destined to be in the front.
"How is the situation inside Xianyang City?" Xie Yunxiao asked.
The middle-aged man's surname is Wu and his given name is Qi. He is a descendant of Xie Yunxiao.
Before Xie Yunxiao awakened his memory, he was just a pure businessman. He had never met Qin Zheng and had never had the idea of entering the court.
In addition to being a member of the village, there are two reasons why Wu Qi lives here in seclusion. Firstly, the space here is huge and can store a lot of goods. Secondly, because this house has a passage that leads directly to a house in Xianyang City.
That house belongs to Xie Yunxiao.
If he is not a trustworthy person, he will naturally not be allowed to guard here.
Wu Qi's talent in cultivation is not very good. He is now forty years old, but he is still only at the second level.
But for the former Xie Yunxiao, not to mention the second realm, the first realm was also unattainable for him. Therefore, in the eyes of Xie Yunxiao, Wu Qi could still be regarded as a little master.
"I have been keeping an eye on the second and third princes since the last time you sent a message, young master. The third prince likes to go hunting as before, but the second prince has not done anything!" Wu Qi said.
A sharp light flashed in Xie Yunxiao's eyes. There was no movement from the second prince. If that was the case, why was their journey back to Xianyang from Zhao so difficult?
If there is a prince in Xianyang who doesn't want Qin Zheng to come back, Xie Yunxiao definitely thinks it is the second prince.
Why? It is no secret that the second prince is ruthless and calculating.
After talking with Wu Qi, Xie Yunxiao felt that except for the two princes, all other situations in Xianyang City were credible.
Coming out of the house, Qin Zheng didn't speak.
In less than a month, he will be sixteen years old. The two younger brothers in Xianyang City, one is fourteen years and eight months old, and the other is fifteen and a half years old, which are basically the same age as him.
Brothers should be in harmony, but they have not met yet, and one or both of them are thinking about how to kill themselves. For a moment, Qin Zheng had an indescribable feeling. .
"Master!" Qin Zheng shouted.
Xie Yunxiao asked: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that it was really sad to be born in an emperor's family!" Qin Zheng said.
Xie Yunxiao said: "Then do you believe in fate?"
Qin Zheng was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and said: "If all this is fate, then I will be even more unwilling. Why should I only be a hostage in Zhao after I was born? Why can't I go back to my home? If it’s fate, then I can only break this God’s arrangement!”
At this moment, Qin Zheng stood like a sharp sword, standing between heaven and earth, releasing an indescribable edge.
Xie Yunxiao chuckled and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
He didn't want to believe in fate, but now, his life was indeed arranged.
Even death was arranged.
"How can we get rid of fate? I have been thinking about this question. Perhaps, in the eyes of others, everything we experience is fate, and we ourselves think it is fate, but if the arrangement of fate happens to be what we want to do, What did you do?" Xie Yunxiao said.
Qin Zheng said softly: "It turns out that Master can also be confused!"
Xie Yunxiao said: "Master is also a human being. Even if he is a god, he may still be confused sometimes!"
Qin Zheng smiled slightly, and looked into the distance. A returning bird made a wonderful trajectory in the air, and then disappeared into the forest. At this time, the whole world was silent.
"Master, if all of this is fate, whether I accept it or go against it, I think I should do something!" Qin Zheng suddenly said.
Xie Yunxiao nodded: "I actually have the same idea!"
At this time, he was thinking, is the Blood Moon Sect the invisible black hand? If there is a problem with the cultivation techniques in the human world, could it be that Blood Moon Heavenly Lord is causing trouble?
What is the purpose of Blood Moon Tianzun doing things like this?
In the known world, there are many things waiting for Xie Yunxiao to do, and in the unknown world, he still has many things to do.
If it were someone else with such courage, he would probably have trouble breathing.
But Xie Yunxiao's current state of mind is surprisingly good and calm, even though he wants to find his mother quickly and rescue her.
"Master, shall we enter Xianyang City tomorrow?" Qin Zheng asked.
Xie Yunxiao said: "After dinner, you can go to the city!"
Qin Zheng looked puzzled: "But the city gate is closed now!"
"After closing the city gate, you can still enter the city!" Xie Yunxiao said.
Qin Zheng was doubtful. After dinner, Zhao Yu took an early rest, while Xie Yunxiao took Qin Zheng to the space below.
He walked forward, pressed lightly on the wall, and then a passage was revealed.
Qin Zheng looked surprised: "Can this passage lead to Xianyang City?"
"Yes!" Xie Yunxiao replied.
Qin Zheng asked again: "Did you dig the tunnel at this time?"
"How can I have such ability? I have a house in Xianyang City, and I accidentally discovered this passage. At that time, there was no such courtyard in this village. It was also blocked by withered grass and trees, so it was not blocked by anyone. Discovered, and then I bought this place and built this compound here!”
Xie Yunxiao couldn't help but sigh secretly when he recalled the original scene.
Who would have thought that an inadvertent move at that time would be of great use today. Is everything really destined? Is everything fate?
Qin Zheng was thinking just now, if Xie Yunxiao really wanted to build a hidden courtyard here, why not choose the middle location, after all, it was convenient to hide there.
Now I understand that everything is for this passage to Xianyang City.
"Let's go!" Xie Yunxiao's voice sounded, pulling Qin Zheng out of his thoughts.
The two masters and apprentices walked into the passage and appeared from a room in less than half a stick of incense.
After restoring the mechanism, Xie Yunxiao took Qin Zheng out of the house.
This is a medium-sized courtyard, with a hall in the front and three small courtyards in the back. One is where Xie Yunxiao rests, and the other is where the family members live.
Another place, next to where Xie Yunxiao lives, is temporarily vacant.
"Master, are we back to Xianyang City now?" Qin Zheng asked.
Xie Yunxiao said: "This is Xianyang City, but we haven't come back yet. Only tomorrow, when we walk in from the city gate in an upright manner and let all the civil and military officials of Ning Guo know, we will truly be back!"
"Then we come here tonight to see what's going on at the city gate?" Qin Zheng was very smart.
Xie Yunxiao said: "I still need to take care of your two younger brothers!"
Qin Zheng was silent for a while and said: "If I guess correctly, my two younger brothers must have our portraits now. If we go out like this, it will be easy to be exposed!"
Hearing this, Xie Yunxiao's eyes suddenly showed admiration.
"I have a mask in my hand. You put it on. As for me, if I dress up a little, it should be fine!" Xie Yunxiao said.
The mask in his hand was obtained from Hong Laoer and was made in the shape of the seventh elder of the Xie family.
"In fact, I still have some skills in disguise!" Qin Zheng said with a smile.
Xie Yunxiao was stunned for a moment, then walked to the front to greet an old man over sixty years old.
He introduced to Qin Zheng that he was the housekeeper of the mansion, and Xie Yunxiao usually called him Uncle Zheng.
Uncle Zheng brought over the materials he needed to disguise himself. Qin Zheng looked in the bronze mirror and began to disguise himself. After a while, his appearance became that of another young man. He looked slightly darker and did not look like Qin Zheng's original appearance at all.
"Master, how is my disguise skill?" Qin Zheng's eyes and face were filled with praise for me!
Xie Yunxiao smiled and said: "I didn't expect you to have such a skill!"
"After staying in the Kingdom of Zhao for so long, you can't really go out for a drink every day and just hug the little girl to sleep, right?" Qin Zheng said with a smile.
Xie Yunxiao's face became slightly hot when he mentioned the brothel. Speaking of going to the brothel, he was really embarrassed.
"Master, come here, I'll give you a disguise!" Qin Zheng shouted.
Xie Yunxiao said: "I have a good mask here, no need to disguise yourself!"
"Oh!" Qin Zheng agreed, with a look of regret on his face. He didn't know what he wanted to disguise Xie Yunxiao as.
"Let's go, let's go see the night view of Xianyang tonight!" Xie Yunxiao took out the mask, put it on, and changed his clothes.
At this moment, his chess piece also changed, and it really looked like the seventh elder's.
"Well, he does have the demeanor of an old man!" Qin Zheng looked at Xie Yunxiao with a smile on his face. He was really good at disguise and could not see any flaws at all.
