Indeed, no trace of the enemy was found, which made them relieved.
After walking forward for about ten miles, there was a little change ahead.
Four or five miles away from the roadside, there was a faint mist rising.
Based on experience, there must be heavy water vapor there.
Liu Rumei led people to rush over, but unexpectedly discovered that there were several deep ditches here.
This ditch is very deep, more than ten feet deep, and at least more than ten feet wide.
Most of the leaves of some trees in the ditch are withered and yellow, but there are still green leaves near the roots, which is enough to show that the temperature below is much higher.
This made Liu Rumei ecstatic, and she quickly led people to run to the bottom of the ditch. After entering the bottom of the ditch, it was indeed much warmer.
It is now noon, the sun is in full swing, there is almost no wind in the ditch, and everyone feels slightly sweaty.
"Great, let's look here to see if we can..."
Before Liu Rumei finished speaking, she suddenly heard someone shouting, "Look, there is a cave there."
Looking in the direction of the man's finger, there are many holes on the stone wall not far away, one after another.
Liu Rumei quickly led people to run forward, and when they came to the cave, Liu Rumei stopped.
She picked up a pebble on the ground and threw it towards one of the holes.
Everyone immediately understood that this was the same as alerting the enemy.
Throw some stones in, and if there are any animals or the like in the cave, they will naturally be alarmed.
However, after throwing it for a long time, these stone caves were silent and unresponsive. Liu Rumei then raised her long sword, moved her body, and landed on the largest hole among them.
Then he took out the torch from his back and lit it, then threw it suddenly into the hole. The torch was thrown in, about one or two feet deep.
Watching the fire disappear, the torch disappeared.
Hey, what's going on?
Liu Rumei was startled. At this time, Xiao Qing shouted, "Look, the other hole is lit up."
Liu Rumei followed Xiaoqing's finger and saw that a hole under her feet was actually illuminated by the fire. Liu Rumei instantly understood that the two holes were connected.
"Most of these cave entrances are notified to each other, so everyone should come and check."
Zheng Zhun and others also joined in one after another, and continued to drink, one person at a time, checking carefully.
Liu Rumei on Guanglan Road has many cave entrances that are connected to each other. There are even more than a dozen cave entrances that are connected to each other. After the pillars, they converge into a big hole at the bottom, which is like a huge maze.
Liu Rumei secretly sighed, nature is really beautiful, and such a magical design can be created.
However, there is an advantage to having more holes, that is, you don’t have to worry about choking when lighting a fire.
But regardless of choking or not, they didn't dare to light a fire during the day. Fortunately, it was relatively warm in this cave.
After eating some food, everyone dispersed to rest. Liu Rumei leaned against the cave wall and began to think that this place was suitable for being invisible. I was afraid that she would not be able to get out for a while.
But now thousands of miles away.
In Qingguang City, Jopson also received a secret report from Dacang Kingdom.
After the Black Wolf Guards killed several Dacang officials, they had no choice but to temporarily withdraw outside the city because the search was too strict, waiting for the opportunity to enter the city again to carry out assassinations.
Jopson was overjoyed when he saw the news, it was great.
"Send a message to the Black Wolf Guards quickly. They should not be anxious. Wait until the city relaxes its vigilance before killing them back. It is best to kill Prince Xiao Jingyun."
At this time, Wannian City was in a state of peace, and the Black Wolf Guards had not made any noise for several days.
Although others began to sing and dance, this made Liu Xiangnan feel uneasy. He knew that the enemies hiding in the darkness were the most terrifying.
But obviously, not everyone has his vigilance.
Even Xiao Jingyun relaxed his vigilance. In the evening, he went into the palace alone to meet his father.
Seeing Xiao Jingyun arriving at this hour, Xiao An was also a little worried, "Jingyun, the assassins from the Earth Kingdom may still be in the city now. It's best not to come out when it gets late in the future."
"Father, you are overthinking. Now after our repeated searches, those people must have been scared away." Xiao Jingyun seemed to be understated.
After saying this, he changed the subject and said, "Father, I remember you once said when you were at Phoenix Mountain, you will marry the princess to whoever makes the greatest contribution to the fight against the Great Earth Kingdom!"
Xiao An looked at what he was saying and said hello to Chen Junyu, and no one was allowed to mention it when the prince was discussing matters with them.
Why did Jamel Xiao take the initiative to bring it up this time?
"Jingyun, what do you mean?"
Xiao Jingyun bowed and said, "Father, I think that Chen Xiaobei has made the greatest contribution to the fight against the Earth Kingdom this time, so you should marry the princess to him."
Upon hearing this, Xiao An's face darkened, "This is nonsense. Chen Xiaobei has been married for a long time, and he is also married to Liu Xiangnan's daughter. How can I betroth my daughter to him?"
Xiao Jingyun once again clasped his fists respectfully, "Father, you can't say that. You didn't say that you can't remarry those who are already married. Besides, when my little sister gets married, you can reward Chen Xiaobei as your consort. When the time comes, little sister Naturally, she is the main room, and Liu Rumei can only be the side room."
"Just like when you establish a queen, you may not be the first one to marry into the palace, she is the queen."
After listening to Jamel Xiao's words, Xiao An fell silent.
I have to say that what Xiao Jamyun said makes sense. It is true that his queen was not the first one to marry. She was only named the queen because she gave birth to Xiao Jingyun and Xiao Jingfeng.
Seeing that his father was speechless, Xiao Jamyun knew that his father's attitude had loosened.
"Father, the assassins are causing trouble in the city now, and people in the city are panicking. If we grant a marriage to my little sister at this time, people's attention will definitely be diverted. If there is a happy event, everyone will be happy."
Xiao An was silent for a while.
At this time, he was also tangled in his heart. He really didn't want to be an emperor who broke his word, but Xiao An felt that he couldn't make up his mind to let his daughter marry Chen Xiaobei. Frankly speaking, Chen Xiaobei was far away from his heart. There is still a big gap between the two princes.
"Jingyun, please go back first and let me think about it."
Jamel Xiao knew that it was impossible to persuade his father in just a few words.
After leaving the palace, he immediately turned around and ran to the home of Prime Minister Chen Junyu.
Old Prime Minister Chen Junyu saw Xiao Jingyun coming and hurried out to greet him.
"His Royal Highness, come here in person at such a late hour, but is it something urgent?"
Jamel Xiao nodded, "Yes, it is an important matter, related to my little sister's marriage!"
Chen Junyu let Prince Xiao Jingyun into the living room, and someone served tea. Xiao Jingyun briefly explained the matter. After hearing this, Chen Junyu secretly groaned in his heart. He had already discussed it with the emperor, and this matter had to be postponed, but he did not expect that the prince would pick it up again.
