Li Jiangyao saw that the other party was neither panic nor hostile, so he quickly hung the Xingluo Knife by his side, smiled and nodded, saying that he would never offend or hurt her.
Efentia nodded tacitly, walked up to Li Jiangyao, and said softly: "How about we make a deal?"
"Deal? What deal?" Although Li Jiangyao felt a little confused, he knew that this was his only chance to survive.
Efentia smiled: "I'm keeping you safe now, and you will be responsible for taking me out of here later."
Li Jiangyao didn't seem to understand. Even though the powerful enemy was right outside the door, he still couldn't help but lower his voice and asked: "Aren't you afraid that I am a bad person? What if I don't keep my promise?"
"When doing business, you have to take some risks." Efentia curled her lips and continued: "If you are willing, take this sword of yours and swear an oath now. If you break the promise and break the contract, you will lose this thing forever. Okay?...Hurry up!"
Li Jiangyao secretly thought to himself, this girl's vision is really poisonous, and he immediately saw that the Xingluo knife in his hand was a magic weapon passed down to him by his teacher He Jingming, and it was also a treasure that he would never lose no matter what. .
At this moment, someone spoke again outside the door: "Eventia, open the door and let dad come in and take a look."
"Come on, come on, I'm getting dressed." Eventia responded and urged in a low voice: "Hurry up and decide! This deal is beneficial to you, otherwise you will have to fight out on your own. La!"
Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "Okay! Whatever you say will be done. I swear by the Star Luo Dao that I will abide by my promise and escort you safely out of Chechi Wangting."
Efentia was overjoyed when she heard this, and quickly pulled Li Jiangyao into a large box next to her, then gently closed the lid of the box and locked the copper lock.
After everything was tidied up, Efentia opened the door and let in the people outside.
At this time, Li Jiangyao, who was hiding in the box, suddenly realized that he felt like a huge idiot.
If the girl was lying to him and deceiving him to protect herself and let him get into the box, then it would be a perfect way to get you into the urn.
Thinking of this, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and at the same time secretly clenched the Xingluo Knife, ready to summon his inner strength and break out of the box at any time.
Emine walked into the room quickly and asked her daughter with concern: "My little baby, I didn't scare you, did I? Why did it take so long to open the door?"
Efentia first showed an expression of surprise and fear. While shaking her head, she looked at Alekjan and Geerhan behind her and asked, "Dad, what happened? It's noisy outside and there are guards everywhere." Shouting.”
"I just disturbed the young lady. I really deserve death." Geerhan quickly stepped forward and explained: "Just now, an assassin sneaked into the palace and killed dozens of us. Even Dolan, the general of His Highness Alekjiang, was killed. Yes. I am worried about your safety, so I came here to protect you."
Seeing that Geerhan was looking for trouble, Alek Jiang specifically mentioned Dolan's murder. Obviously, he deliberately wanted to damage his face in front of Emene and Efentia. He was immediately furious and said, "This is all the fault of Ge." His Highness Erhan, his palace guards were ineffective, and that’s why Dolan was killed!”
"General Dolan?" Efentia was obviously surprised: "Is he the general who is known as the best warrior in Loulan and who also performed wonderful swordsmanship at the banquet tonight?"
Upon hearing this, Alek Jiang suddenly felt even more depressed, and complained angrily: "Yes, miss, it is that General Dolan. I really can't stay in this hellish place like Chechi. I'd better invite a business envoy tomorrow morning." Let’s leave as soon as possible and visit our Loulan country as a guest.”
Emani didn't want the two of them to argue here and disturb his precious daughter's rest, so he quickly interrupted: "His Royal Highness Alekjan and His Highness Geerhan, since my little girl is fine here, let's go. Let Efentia rest well so as not to be frightened."
Seeing that the beauty was safe and sound, Geerhan finally felt relieved. Now that Emene had issued another eviction order, he bowed to Efentia, then forced the angry Alek Jiang to turn around and leave, and continued to search for the assassin elsewhere. . Emine comforted her daughter with a few words of warmth, then closed the door and left.
Efentia stood at the door of the room and listened carefully to the movements outside through the door. After making sure that everyone was gone, she turned back and opened the lid of the box and let Li Jiangyao out.
"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so powerful!" Efentia stared at Li Jiangyao and couldn't help but sigh: "That General Dolan, even my father was full of praise for his martial arts, saying that even if he is placed in Persia , can also be regarded as rare masters. He was actually killed by you?!"
Li Jiangyao smiled awkwardly, feeling that the little girl named Efentia in front of him was quite interesting. In such a critical environment, she was a bit heartless and did not distinguish between friend and foe. He glanced out the window, and then explained to his lover Tia: "The guy named Dolan attacked me because he wanted to be rewarded for meritorious service, and I wanted to escape and save my life. Two different states of mind, naturally conflicting when fighting. Are not the same."
Efentia ignored these modest words and continued to ask with wide eyes: "Are you from Shengtang? You are quite beautiful, unlike the men here who all have big beards."
"Oh, I'm a soldier from the Shengtang Town Protectorate," Li Jiangyao bowed to Efentia and replied seriously: "I'm here to carry out a mission, and I will never hurt the lady. Please don't worry, I'll be with you right away. Just leave.”
Hearing this, Efentia couldn't help but frown, and stretched out her hand to grab Li Jiangyao's sleeve: "What are you going to do? Are you planning to cheat on the breach of contract?"
Li Jiangyao suddenly had one head and two heads. He was worried that the alien girl would fall out on the spot, so he quickly asked: "Don't be impatient. If you have anything to say, talk to me. There is no problem in fulfilling the contract, but you should at least tell me first, who are you? Why do you have to help me get out of here? Look. With your status, you should be able to find a lot of people to help you."
"My name is Efentia, and I am the sworn sister of His Majesty the Great Emperor of Persia. My father is the one who came in just now, Emene, the chief leader of the merchant delegation." Efentia replied seriously: "I The reason why I came here this time was because I planned to escape from my marriage. My father arranged a marriage for me in Persia and asked me to marry the emperor's brother, Duke Seine. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for my father's people to help me escape. Moreover, they are also unfamiliar with the place in Western Xinjiang, so even if they want to help, I can't help. I originally planned to try to sneak away tomorrow, and then run to your Holy Tang Dynasty to see the imperial capital, travel to the south of the Yangtze River, and then start from a place called Board the ship in Quanzhou and return to the Western Continent by sea. This trip will probably take at least two or three years. Maybe Duke Senna will have married someone else by then."
Looking at Li Jiangyao who was stunned, Efentia added with a smile: "God actually sent you to me at this time, proving that this is your mission, do you think it is a coincidence?"
"I'm not saying it's a coincidence," Li Jiangyao shook his head helplessly, "Now all the roads to Shengtang are blocked by Turks. Let alone you, I can't go back even if I want to, so I can only stay here The rebels in Western Xinjiang are fighting to the death."
After hearing this, Efentia shrugged and made an indifferent expression: "It doesn't matter. If you can't go to Shengtang, then you won't go. Anyway, there are a lot of fun things in the Ghost Desert of Xijiang, as long as you don't have to go back for the time being. Just go to Persia. Hey, you devil, don't expect to use the Turks as an excuse to play with me and break promises and contracts. You have to be honest in business, otherwise no one will believe you next time."
Li Jiangyao was taught a lesson by Efentia, and he suddenly had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, and reached out to untie the silk ribbon around his waist.
Efentia couldn't help but feel a little surprised when she saw him squatting down. When Li Jiangyao asked her to lie on her back, her eyes widened in surprise: "What are you doing?"
Li Jiangyao snorted angrily: "I will carry you on my back, and then tie it up with silk tape, so that I can take you to escape from the marriage."
Efentia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly she couldn't help laughing: "Oh my God, are you a big fool? Hahaha, there is my carriage downstairs. When it's dark tomorrow, let's take it. You can just drive away in a carriage. Why are you so stupid?"
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The eastern sky was slightly white, and everyone in Chechi Palace was still sleeping soundly. Li Jiangyao, the big fool in Efentia's eyes, dressed up as a Persian slave and led the rich lady into the carriage prepared in advance. , and headed towards the door of the foreign hotel.
They encountered three Chechi guard posts along the way. Eventia took out the pass token stolen from her father and issued by Geerhan himself, and immediately left the palace and city unimpeded.
While Li Jiangyao was controlling the horse pulling the cart, he looked back at the dozen or so large boxes stacked in the cart. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "What's in it? It looks so cumbersome. Can it be?" Can you open it and let me see it?"
"No!" Efentia muttered while eating an apple in her mouth: "Dad said that wealth should not be exposed to the public, and the treasures inside cannot be shown to you."
Li Jiangyao secretly laughed in his heart. This little girl pretended to be mature at all times, but in fact she was still new to the world. Can she talk about the words "don't expose wealth"? However, the two of them had nothing to do before setting off and chatted all night. By this time, they had become quite familiar with each other, so they no longer felt any restraint in talking and laughing.
The carriage quickly drove to the dense forest area in the south outside the city. Holia, who had been waiting here, saw Li Jiangyao and quickly came out of the forest with her men, and stepped forward to ask how the situation was.
Li Jiangyao stopped the carriage steadily, and then told everyone roughly what happened last night. After hearing this, Holia rolled her eyes at him and couldn't help but said: "Sir, you went to the palace to steal black crystal jade, but you didn't expect to risk all kinds of difficulties and risks, and finally stole a woman back. It's really good."
The white-robed warriors standing around all knew that Princess Nanhua had a hot temper and was never easy to mess with, so they watched helplessly as the commander of the right army ridiculed the general, but no one dared to say anything to stop her.
Li Jiangyao felt embarrassed and said depressedly: "This...how can this be called stealing?"
