Ji Shu didn't dare to sleep deeply, and her high mental tension made her not sleepy at all. She could still get through the night of tossing and turning.
At dawn the next day, Marcus shouted impatiently outside the tent:
"Are you awake? The prince is looking for you!"
Ji Shu poured the breakfast gruel into the ground, pretended to finish it, got up and walked out of the tent.
"Come with me."
Ji Shu asked, "How are my guys?"
"Don't worry, he's still alive."
Makuri led her outside the tent and let her go in alone.
Ji Shu had an idea, and sure enough, Muchaha was much more polite than yesterday, and he asked her to sit down.
Muchaha looked at her and asked, "Can you really provide hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron to Wala every year?"
"The iron mines in Jiaocheng, Daqin can mine a kind of 'Yunzi Iron', which is of high quality and is excellent for use as weapons. The imperial court has to hand over 100,000 kilograms of Yunzi Iron to Jiaocheng every year. I can ask the local government to By exerting pressure, we can at least mine about 20,000 more kilograms of Yunzi iron and give it to you. Of course, the price is low."
Mucha laughed with a sinister look on his face, obviously very moved, "But if you do this, wouldn't you make no profit?"
"The prince doesn't know that Qin law stipulates that non-imperial merchants are not allowed to trade gunpowder, saltpeter, and ironware. Even if I have the skills, I can only make money for the court. I pay tens of millions of taels to the court every year, but I can only make a small profit." . But if I cooperate with the prince and buy horses at low prices, I will only earn more."
Ji Shu picked up the pen and paper beside him and wrote:
"I provide 20,000 kilograms of Yunzi iron and 600,000 kilograms of pig iron to the Wala court every year. Each kilogram is calculated..."
She started writing quickly, and soon she had finished writing a deed. Muchaha took it and glanced at it, feeling extremely satisfied.
He gave a lot of horses and other things, but in comparison, Wala was more profitable.
After all, Wala purchased firearms and iron tools and forged weapons to strengthen the country, but the woman in front of him only thought of making money by buying horses at low prices.
Muchhaha thought that when his cavalry defeated the Qin Dynasty, he would definitely catch this woman again and make her his forbidden wife.
It's a pity that there is no such opportunity now.
Muchaha pressed his fingerprints first, "Then the cooperation is pleasant?"
Ji Shu pressed his fingerprint and wrote the word "Lin Sui".
"In this case, please let the prince release my man first."
Muchaha frowned, and Ji Shu said: "They are all my domestic slaves, and the ones who know martial arts are from the escort agency. Since I have reached an agreement with the prince, they will naturally not go back and talk nonsense, even if they are As I said... Qi Ye is already searching for the prince in the whole government, so it was only an afterthought."
They all had their faces covered when they came, so no one knew where Muchaha's stronghold was, and he didn't have to be afraid that if he released them, his location would be exposed.
Muchaha thought for a moment and nodded.
Ji Shu disappeared all night, and Qingtan and Chengan's hearts were raised in their throats with fear.
Several people also tried to escape, but the Wara people were very strict. They had weapons in their hands, but Chengan and the others were bare-handed, so the possibility of escaping was really slim.
While several people were in distress, the Walas who were the first to arrest them suddenly appeared and pushed them out of the tent one by one.
Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom. Chengan winked at Qingtan and Qin. If the Wala people really wanted to kill them, they would have no choice but to give it a go.
Qingtan was extremely worried about Ji Shu's safety. Just as she was thinking about it, Ji Shu suddenly appeared not far away.
"Miss!"
"Miss, are you okay?"
"Master, are you okay?"
Head Qin was also very anxious. With such a shout, Muchaha was even more convinced that these people were Ji Shu's associates.
He laughed and said, "You are lucky to have such a boss to save your life! Remember, she will do business with me in the future, and you are all her associates. Naturally, we are in the same boat. If you meet someone from Qiye when you go down the mountain, you know what to say!"
Everyone was confused, but fortunately, everyone present was smart, and even though they were confused, their expressions remained unchanged.
Ji Shu said: "Prince allows me to let you go down the mountain, you go back first."
"What about you, miss?"
Qingtan said quickly: "In this case, we should ask the lady to go back with us!"
Mucha laughed loudly, "Of course I am not a fool. I must ensure that I leave your Great Qin before I can let her go."
Ji Shu's heart sank, "If the prince doesn't give up threatening Qi Ye with me, the business will not be done. Without me stopping him, he will definitely find out about Zhao Li's private dealings with you."
"Don't worry, I will keep my word. I am keeping you here just in case. If you fail to escape unscathed... I will naturally have to save my life first before I can consider anything else."
Ji Shu's eyes rolled, his eyes dark.
There is no way to go in an honest way, there are other ways, anyway, send Qingtan and the others away first, and ask them to report the news to Qi Ye.
With a wave of Muchaha's hand, the heads of several people were again covered and pushed into a carriage.
Muchaha patted Ji Shu on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for staying with us a little longer."
"The nights are long and there are many dreams. The longer the prince stays, the more dangerous it will be. It is better to find a way back to Wala as soon as possible."
Muchaha smiled and said: "I can see that you are still not at ease with me... Actually, I still want to see your sincerity first - when your guys return to Daqin, I will first bring you 100,000 kilograms of Yunzi Iron Redeem you back."
Ji Shu's pupils shrank and he laughed out of breath.
"If the prince is such a person who breaks his promise and gets rich, it's better not to do this deal."
"I don't understand what you Han people are saying. I only know that now that you are here, I have no choice."
Muchaha looked like he could do anything to me, he was extremely shameless.
Ji Shu turned around and walked away angrily, Muchaha said slowly: "Look out for Boss Lin, this is our future noble man in Wala!"
Ji Shu remained silent and tightened his sleeves.
After setting in the west, the Wala people who escorted Qingtan and the others also came back. Ji Shu deliberately waited on the mountain to make sure that their clothes were not stained with blood when they left, and then returned to the tent.
Although she hasn't escaped yet, she has finally sent the others away.
Ji Shu looked at the shadowy Wala man outside the tent and thoughtfully took out the poisonous weed from his sleeve.
She couldn't leave openly, so she could only slip away. I hope Qingtan would bring Qi Ye to find her as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be better for her to get lost in the forest. If she is caught again by Muchaha, she will really die without a burial place. .
Ji Shu stayed in the tent peacefully.
Muchaha seemed very happy. She listened to the Wala soldiers outside the tent talking in low voices:
"The prince has hunted wild deer in the mountains. We can roast the deer meat tonight and everyone will have a share."
"I really want to drink. Damn it, you have to be careful when drinking in this hellish place now."
"The prince said he could drink some. It seemed that he had done some big business with the Qin girl in the tent. The prince was very happy."
"What kind of business can a woman do with a prince..."
Ji Shu secretly wrote down all the information, returned to the table, opened the lid of the tea bowl, and soaked the poisonous grass in it.
…
On the other side, Cheng'an Qingtan and the few dozen people left in the escort agency finally arrived at the gate of Pingyang Mansion.
Qingtan is eager to save people, but walking to Yan'an Mansion here is such a waste of time! They could only find the branch of Longdao Escort Agency first, and then ask the people in the Escort Agency to hurry up and deliver the letter to Yan'an Mansion.
"Come here! We are going to the city! There is something important!"
Qingtan held the road guide in her hand and slapped the city gate with all her strength.
Cheng'an and the people from the escort agency also struggled to call the door.
After a long while, someone on the tower stuck his head out and shouted: "General Qi has an order. All along Anpingyang, only exit is allowed but no entry is allowed. There is a road to guide it, it is useless. You should go quickly!"
"What?!"
Qingtan was aroused, Qi Ye would not give such an order without reason - he had already discovered that the Wala people had entered the pass! Great, I just wonder if he found out that the young lady was captured!
"I want to see the general! I have something important to report! We are all from Da Qin!"
"It's hard to disobey an order!"
The city gate general was stubborn and the group had no other choice. Qingtan could not tell the public that the Wala people had entered the gate.
This will only cause people to panic.
Qingtan gritted his teeth and said to everyone: "Why don't we divide our troops into several groups? Cheng'an, hurry up and report the news to Yan'an Mansion. Head Qin and I will first go to the forest where we had the accident and look back along the road. General We have discovered that the Wala people have entered the customs, and we will be searching for them on various mountain tops. If we are lucky, we will encounter them."
Cheng'an nodded, looked at her and said: "The most important thing now is that we stabilize first and don't lose our position. The young lady will send us away first. We are her last hope. We must find General Qi and then find him." The top of the mountain where the Oara people are."
"Xing... maybe I can find that hilltop..."
Suddenly, one of the escorts raised his hand and said, "I have a good memory and am especially good at memorizing routes. Although we were covered in the carriage when we went up and down the mountain, I remembered the route after going down the mountain, turned a few turns, and said Maybe I can get it back."
"That's great!"
"Now we just need to find General Qi!"
As everyone was about to leave, the city gate suddenly opened, and a man walked out of Pingyang Mansion on horseback. Head Qin took a closer look and exclaimed:
"Brother Wu!"
"Brother Qin!"
The man turned over and dismounted, "Why is Brother Qin here? And... looking like this? Where are the other brothers!"
Head Qin's eyes turned red, "It's a long story, let me introduce it to you."
"This is a brother from the branch. We just got to know each other when I was asked by the girl to come to Pingyang Mansion! These two are my employer's guards. Brother Wu, it's great that you showed up. We are in need of help! If you don't do anything, Urgent, can you lend us your horse?"
Brother Xiao Wu patted his chest and said, "Of course. I just want to go to the village a few miles away to see my mother. It doesn't matter if I walk. You can use the horse."
"Thanks, brother! I'm grateful!"
Without further ado, Chengan cupped his fists at him, then got on his horse and galloped towards Yan'an Mansion.
Qingtan followed the brother who had recorded the route and looked for the hilltop where the Wala people were.
Time passed quickly, and the sky darkened in the blink of an eye.
In the camp deep in the dense forest, the Wala people were having a great time barbecuing and drinking wine.
Ji Shu stayed quietly in her tent. Her tent was relatively remote, and many Wala people had gone to Muchaha's place to drink. Her place was very deserted.
Suddenly, the soldier guarding her came back and gave her a plate of venison.
"Eat, eat! The prince rewards you..."
The man stared at her for a long time before exiting the tent with an evil smile. Ji Shu glanced at the reflection in the tent, as if he was the only guard left nearby.
Ji Shu didn't touch the plate of venison. She opened the tea lid and took a look. The color of the poisonous grass had half faded.
The tea was still colorless, but it was actually filled with poison.
She thought for a moment, took off her outer garment, and while pretending to unbutton her coat, knocked over the bowl on the table.
boom--
"what happened!"
The man immediately rushed into the tent and was shocked when he saw that two buttons of the beauty's clothes were unbuttoned.
Ji Shu narrowed his eyes, picked up the tea bowl, poured water on his face, and cursed angrily: "You're a scumbag! Even your prince dares not to slight me, how dare you come in! Get out!"
