The hound chased him all the way to the shore of Luoshui, and after turning in several circles, he actually lost the target clue and didn't know where to go next.
It seems that Li Jiangyao's method worked. Li Bing soaked in the water and indeed left no trace of fragrance.
The Xuanjia Army who was responsible for chasing the prince was naturally unwilling to give in. He immediately led the dog and hurriedly crossed the Tianjin Bridge and went to the other side to continue the search. However, to their disappointment, the hound, which had a keen sense of smell, could never find any clues. It just wandered back and forth in the riverside area without gaining anything.
Xie Bao, who led the team in person, finally lost his patience and couldn't help but scold the stupid dog for causing trouble on the spot. He was teased and tormented by the Nilin Division people all day long, and even had a fight with the Xiangzhou Prefecture soldiers. By this time, he was already exhausted, tired and angry. As soon as his temper got stronger, he simply waved his hand and led his men back to camp to sleep.
I’m not looking for the prince anymore, just do whatever you want!
To be honest, Li Bing was lucky. Fortunately, Xie Bao is here to take charge of the overall situation. If Di Xian was replaced, the situation would definitely be completely different.
Di Xian would never be like Xie Bao, paranoid that it was the hunting dogs that could stretch the crotch. Instead, he immediately guessed that the prince probably escaped by water, and then sent troops to take boats to continue tracking him in both directions upstream and downstream along the Luoshui River.
In that case, whether Li Bing can escape safely is probably between 50 and 50.
Li Jiangyuan, who was hiding on the roof, finally let go of his worries when he saw the Xuanjia Army waning and leaving angrily.
He carefully fell to the ground, dodged several groups of patrols, and returned to Wang Hai's small courtyard through the streets.
As soon as he entered the hospital, Luo Jiankun and others, who had been waiting for a long time, came out and reported to him Xiahou Ninghan's situation. When he heard that the boat carrying the prince had successfully left the East Gate Gate and left Luoyi heading downstream, Li Jiangyao smiled happily: "Brothers, we succeeded!"
The spies present could not conceal their excitement, with smiles on their determined faces and moist eyes.
Just yesterday, there were a large number of masters from the Nilin Division gathered in this small courtyard, running around regardless of life and death in order to rescue the prince. But at this time, they were the only ones left, silently enjoying the joy of victory.
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Li Jiangyao woke up. Although he felt that his physical strength had been fully restored, he still felt a little uneasy.
He was worried about Murong Xue.
Previously, in order to ensure Li Bing's safety, Li Jiangyao planned a secret plan for Jin Chan to escape from his shell. Chang Xiong, the Dianjun of the Nilin Division, and his flying cavalry escorts were actually bait to lure away the enemy.
Only Chang Xiong and a few Nilin officials knew about this matter, and most people, including Murong Xue, had no idea.
Not knowing means there is a danger of being sacrificed.
According to the original plan, as long as the team escorting the "fake prince" successfully passed through the vast dense forest area to the west of Luoyi and drove onto the spacious galloping road, if they still did not see the pursuit of the Xuanjia Army, it would basically be over. It's out of danger.
At that time, Chang Xiong explained the true situation to everyone, abandoned the carriage, and the whole group accelerated forward, heading straight for the safe area controlled by the imperial court. Xiaowu, who was accompanying the team, immediately turned around and sneaked back to Dongdu to report to Li Jiangyao that he was safe.
Counting the time, if everything went well, Xiao Wu should have been back by now. However, the sun was starting to turn west now, but there was no news of the child at all.
Li Jiangyao couldn't help but secretly worry.
He called Luo Jiankun and ordered someone to go to the city gate to inquire about the news. If that didn't work, he would just leave the city and go west to greet him. Unexpectedly, Ronaldinho told him that the brothers had already arranged to do these things, but it was a pity that there was no gain.
While the two were talking, a spy suddenly came to report that there was finally movement at the city gate - a large number of Xuanjia Army pursuers had returned to the city!
Along with them came back dozens of injured Nilin Feiqi, as well as Donggong Zhanshi Murongxue, who had just escaped from prison and fell into the enemy's hands again.
Upon hearing the news, Li Jiangyao immediately felt bad and quickly asked for details.
The spy replied that according to information from an informant in the Xuanjia Army, the pursuers led by Di Xian caught up with the flying cavalry team thirty miles outside the city. Dian Jun Chang Xiong didn't expect that the opponent would be so accurate and come so quickly. In desperation, he had no choice but to command his troops to stop the attack on the spot. However, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ours was too great. The Xuanjia Army surrounded Chang Xiong and the others with several times the advantage. After a fierce battle for more than an hour, they finally subdued all the Nilin Feiqi. Murong Xue was also unfortunately injured and arrested.
Li Jiangyao's heart sank when he heard that. However, when he saw that the Nilin spies around him were all at a loss, he immediately smiled cheerfully: "Hey, there's nothing to worry about! As the saying goes, good things don't happen. Bad spirits, Lord Chang and others were bitten by the Xuanjia Army. They were originally considered by us, so you don’t have to be depressed. Thinking about it on the other hand, thanks to them attracting the attention of the enemy’s main force, His Highness the Crown Prince There is a chance to leave safely. Now, we don’t have to worry too much and continue preparing to save people."
Everyone saw that Li Jiangyao was still chatting and laughing, and the original uneasy feeling suddenly calmed down a little. Luo Jiankun nodded slightly: "Your Excellency is right. Objectively speaking, this situation is also part of the plan. It is our duty for brothers to sacrifice their lives for His Royal Highness." You deserve to die. As for rescuing General Murong, should we first contact the adults scattered outside the city?"
Li Jiangyao agreed: "We must inform them of the new situation quickly. I will leave this matter to you. The rest of the brothers will still stay here to rest and wait. I will take advantage of this moment to go to the Taifu Mansion first. Let’s go and check out the situation.”
Luo Jiankun and others knew that he was worried about Murong Xue's safety, so he went into danger alone. However, everyone has seen Li Jiangyao's martial arts, and he is estimated to be more powerful than Chang Shi Shen Lie, so they did not dissuade him too much. They just told him to be careful and consider his own safety first in everything.
Li Jiangyao nodded in agreement, greeted everyone, turned around and left the small courtyard, and went straight to the Taifu Mansion in Chengfufang, Luoyi.
By this time, the sky had gradually darkened, making it easier to conduct surveillance. Li Jiang found a relatively secluded place in the distance. He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention. He suddenly raised his breath and jumped up, easily climbing over the wall of Taifu's Mansion.
Since Xie Guang personally went to the front line to supervise the battle, and all his elite soldiers accompanied him, the protection of the Taifu Mansion was far less stringent than before. In addition, Xie Bao, who was guarding the mansion, was a careless and conceited person, so even after the city-wide chaos yesterday, the Taifu Mansion was still a bit slack at this time.
In this way, Li Jiangyao was advantaged.
As the chief spy of the Pegasus Scout Battalion, Li Jiangyao is naturally as familiar with activities like sneaking into enemy camps and investigating intelligence as he is with eating and sleeping. His rich experience and courage made him feel like he was in a deserted place in Taifu's house. Li Jiangyao paid close attention to the movements around him while searching forward tiptoe. Sometimes he jumped up to the ridge of the house, sometimes he got into the bushes. Under the cover of the dark night, he easily avoided the generals and servants in the mansion, and soon arrived at the Taifu's mansion. near the main church.
He was squatting behind a large bush next to the gable wall, and was considering whether to turn to the upper room to observe the surrounding situation, when he suddenly heard a voice from the corridor not far away: "Hey, I told you to be more agile with your hands and feet! Why don’t you hurry up and tell the kitchen to prepare food?”
Another voice said dissatisfied: "We need to prepare food again? Didn't General Di and the others just finish their meal?"
"Where does all this nonsense come from? Isn't the boy itchy again? It was Mr. Lao who came back from the front line before he dismounted and entered the house. As ordered by Commander Bao, hurry up and prepare wine and food to catch the wind. If you delay the meal, please be careful. Ass!"
"Oh, I get it. Brother, please show your respect and don't find fault with me. After a while, the food will be ready, where will it be served? Is it still a small banquet hall?"
"No, send them all to Ting Yuxuan. Master Lao said that he will take a short rest and then meet an important prisoner at Ting Yuxuan. By then, he will be having a drink and asking questions."
Hearing this, Li Jiangyao couldn't help but feel secretly in his heart: Lao Jianhua is back? Is he planning to meet an important prisoner? Could it be Murong Xue?
When he was in the Ghost Desert of Western Xinjiang, he had met Lao Jianhua once. Later, he heard Shen Lie specifically talk about Lao Jianhua's various misdeeds, so he was deeply impressed by this old guy. Unexpectedly, a few years later, we would meet each other again at this time and in this place.
Li Jiangyao knew very well that as the chief adviser under Xie Guang, Lao Jianhua had come up with many conspiracies. Whether it was the incident in the imperial capital or the prince being trapped, he was behind the scenes. At this time, this guy hurriedly returned to Luoyi from the front line, and he probably had nothing good to do.
It is very likely that Lao Jianhua came for the prince, and the prisoner he was eager to see was naturally the prince's crony and his old enemy - East Palace Zhan Shi Murongxue.
Li Jiangyao thought to himself, and quickly jumped out from behind the bush where he was hiding, and left quickly along the corridor.
Tingyuxuan is a waterside pavilion located in the back garden of Taifu Mansion. It faces the pond on three sides and is connected to the garden on one side. It is cleverly designed and has pleasant scenery.
Just now, Li Jiangyao took advantage of someone's unpreparedness, grabbed a passing boy, and used some tricks to ask Ming Ting Yuxuan's location. Then, he knocked the boy unconscious, tied him tightly, stuffed his mouth with rag strips, and threw him directly into the gap of a rockery.
If you don't look carefully, you will never be found.
After everything was sorted, Li Jiangyao continued to move quickly and slipped into Tingyuxuan before Lao Jianhua and others arrived. He looked around and saw no one around, swayed his body, and climbed up the broad beam as quickly as a ghost.
At the right time, Li Jiangyao had just hidden his body, and the sounds of footsteps could be heard in the distance. With just a little bit of effort, Lao Jianhua arrived.
