The dirty and foul-smelling water surface rippled with circles, and the sticky unknown loot on top fell down with a splat.
Ling Er moved his ears, stopped, and leaned against the dirty, slippery stone wall. After a few breaths, he said, "No, they're catching up."
"It's still too late, don't delay."
The two increased their speed and hurried on.
The sun was shining brightly, and under this dazzling light, Gongsun Jing's heart filled with pride, and his sharp eyes glanced at the shopkeeper who was lying limply on the ground with a bruised nose and a swollen face.
The shopkeeper's face trembled slightly and he didn't dare to look at the young man.
"The Yin Dynasty shall die!" Gongsun Jing raised his foot and raised the shopkeeper's chin, mocking, "This is the prince you are loyal to. He ignored the lives of the people in the town and escaped from the smelly ditch."
Prince?
The shopkeeper's eyes were distracted for a moment, and he suddenly realized that his real employer was the royal family!
No wonder, no wonder the county government drags dozens of "suspected accomplices" to the vegetable market every day to behead their heads. How can these be suspected accomplices? They are clearly innocent people, just to force the prince to come out and save them!
"Bah!" The shopkeeper was furious. He stared at that face and wanted to eat him alive. He spat a mouthful of blood on Gongsun Jing's shoes. "You, a despicable villain who has done evil, how can you have the face to talk about the prince!"
"What a slave." Gongsun Jing kicked him away in disgust and ordered everyone around him, "Chop him into pieces and feed him to the dogs."
The closer we got to the water outlet, the deeper the water accumulated, and in the end we almost had to swim across it.
There has been little rain recently, so half of the water outlet is submerged in the river and half is exposed on the bank.
It was mid-afternoon when they entered the cave, and it was already ten o'clock in the evening when they saw the sun again. It was dark everywhere, and the fishing boats and cargo ships on the river had already lit their lights.
I pushed aside the water plants and went ashore, using the cover of trees to sneak into the willow forest on the shore.
"Your Highness, please wait for me here while I go get a boat."
"kindness."
Zhan Changfeng opened the waterproof cowhide package and changed into clean clothes. She didn't bring many things with her, just a sword, a piece of Hidden Cloud Stream Arrow, and an emperor flower. These things were confiscated by Jiang Wei before, and were later taken away by Jiang Wei. She took advantage of the chaos and took it back.
Not long after, Ling Er came back, "They haven't caught up here yet. We have to leave quickly. It will be safe when we reach the water."
"Lead the way."
At this time, the porters had finished unloading the cargo and went back to rest, and the fishermen had also returned home. There were only a few scattered people on the pier, and it was very deserted.
Zhan Changfeng followed Ling Er quickly towards a cargo ship. Suddenly, she looked at the woman setting up a stall on the roadside.
The steps paused.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you? Leave quickly!" Ling Er couldn't help but feel anxious at this time. Those people were about to chase him.
Zhan Changfeng's heartbeat quickened, as if something was tugging at her, preventing her from leaving simply.
She glanced at the cargo ship parked in the distance, turned around, and walked towards the woman.
The woman added water to the pot with a frown on her face, and saw Zhan Changfeng standing in front of the stall, "Come and try it, it's delicious and will satisfy your hunger!"
"What kind of soup are you talking about?"
The woman smiled flatteringly at the adult behind the child, and then replied, "Vegetable pimple soup, the vegetable is shepherd's purse, the pimples are white gnocchi, and soy sauce, star anise and fennel are added to it. Smell it to see if it's fresh or not." It’s fragrant. It only costs five cents a bowl and I’m sure you’ll be full. Do you want two bowls?”
The basin was a big pot, and the soup was dark in color with soy sauce. Vegetable leaves were floating in the soup. The woman stirred it with a colander, and dough balls as big as a baby's fist came up from the bottom of the pot, floating up and down.
The surface of the gnocchi was pitted and soaked in soy sauce, which made it look really bad.
Zhan Changfeng felt a little disgusted for no reason, like heads stained with blood.
"Your Highness! The ship is about to leave. Let's leave quickly. If you are hungry, there will be food on board!"
Zhan Changfeng took a step back. She wanted to leave here as soon as possible and go to Hengzhou to arrange things. I don't know how powerful those people are. It is impossible to say that the whole world is being played by them. In this way, the war between princes is not ridiculous.
But Zhan Changfeng couldn't take the second step. She looked at the woman and the voice in her ears disappeared, "Why are you looking so sad?"
"Ouch," the woman twisted her eyebrows and patted her thigh several times. Her wrinkled yellow face suddenly became gloomy, "It's not my fault. The county magistrate has sealed off the whole town, so I can't get out of my fault!"
"When the ban is lifted, it will naturally come out. You can rest assured."
"Your Highness!" Ling Er's face twisted, "Your Highness, we really need to go!"
"You can't say it so lightly," the woman wiped her tears. "I heard from the guards that the county government arrests people everywhere, and takes a dozen people to Caishikou to behead them every day. The wound in my house is so vicious. , what should I do if I am caught by mistake!"
Zhan Changfeng was startled when he heard this, and then looked at Ling Er sternly, "Why didn't you tell me."
"...Your Highness, you are worth a thousand dollars. Please put the overall situation first." As long as the prince does not die and the Yi family survives, it does not matter if he sacrifices the lives of the people.
Ling Er refused to back down and looked directly at her, only to see that his black eyes were like sinking into the abyss, becoming deeper and colder, arousing an unknown tremor in his heart.
"What else are you hiding!"
Ling Er couldn't help but grit his teeth. He knew that this question might be meaningless and just oppressing his psychological defense. Or His Highness might have noticed something waiting for him to confess. He could choose to remain silent and deny it, but in the face of that The eyes and mouth are already open.
He could not resist, "... After the surprise attack on Qishan, some people were captured, including Li Yunguan Song Shizi and Wong Tai Sin who had no time to escape. They were nailed to wooden donkeys and tortured every day at Caishikou. They have been tortured to this day. One hundred and twenty cuts...still not dead."
The last two words seemed to be squeezed out from between the teeth. After being tortured like this, it was the greatest hell before death.
Zhan Changfeng was silent for a while and then laughed.
Ling Er was afraid that her blow would be too severe, so he knelt down sadly, "Your Highness, if you go to Hengzhou now, you can come back one day and avenge them."
Zhan Changfeng ignored him and suddenly asked the frightened woman, "My relatives and friends are being bullied. You can ignore it and run away!"
"Ah?!" The woman waved her hands in panic, "No."
"Innocent people died tragically because of you, but you will just sit back and ignore them and take shelter!"
"Won't!"
"Did you hear that? Country women know how to choose."
"But you are different from them!"
"What's so different about me?" Zhan Changfeng heard the clatter of horse hooves and the strong wind blowing up the sails of the ship. "I am first a wise creature among all living beings, and then I am the crown prince of the Yin Dynasty."
"The Crown Prince of the Yin Dynasty can use everyone in the world as pawns for one goal, and he is not afraid even if he bears countless blood debts. But I cannot use future revenge to justify my retreat now."
Zhan Changfeng drew out his sword, and the sword reflected her sharp eyebrows and the pursuers who were riding towards her.
This is the real her, she only wants to do what she wants, she only wants to be strong, no matter how powerful her opponent is, she just cuts it off with one sword.
She can either walk bloody through the thorns until she is destroyed, or she can conquer the world!
