Open the door carefully.
At the door of the room was Genroku who was already asleep. The young man closed his eyes and leaned against the doorpost, sleeping soundly.
The team supporting Li Tongguang had not returned yet, and the entire inn was silent.
After gently walking around Yuanlu and walking through the corridor of the inn, His Royal Highness Prince Li of Dawu opened a room.
The smell that hit her face was a mixture of medicine and blood. It was an extremely unpleasant and disgusting smell. The room was sparsely furnished and contained only a hard bed. On the bed lay the man she once loved but now hated to the core of her bones.
Snapped!
Zheng Qingyun was awakened by the pain on his face.
When he opened his eyes, they were filled with blood. He had lost the ability to speak and could only scream.
"I'm not dirty! I'm not dirty! I'm not dirty!"
Before going to the Hall of Hell to be tortured, these were the last words Zheng Qingyun heard in his life.
Bang!
The splattered blood dyed the skirt of her clothes red, and the dagger in the girl's hand fell to the ground. She firmly remembered the fatal point mentioned by her master, and she just pierced it with one knife, but she couldn't help but stab it again.
"Ugh~"
Yang Ying curled up on the ground, breathing heavily, her whole body shaking uncontrollably, the strong smell of blood filled her mouth and nose, and the nauseating feeling made her stomach churn.
It took a while.
Yang Ying got up and turned around. There was a pale Yuan Lu at the door of the room.
"Genroku, Genroku."
Yang Ying stumbled forward and was supported by Yuan Lu.
"Your Highness."
The boy didn't care at all about the blood on the girl's body: "Are you okay?"
"It's okay... I just... I can't let others know that he has been frivolous with me... You... you will keep the secret for me, right?"
"Of course, Your Highness."
Yuanlu showed a cheerful smile: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Thank you, please take me back to my room."
"Your Highness, please go back first and I will take care of this."
Yuan Lu looked at the blood all over the bed and Zheng Qingyun's body: "Ning Tou'er is still in the inn. If he stays here for a long time, he will easily be discovered by others."
"good."
Holding on to the wall, Yang Ying slowly walked to her room. Yuan Lu wrapped Zheng Qingyun's body together with the quilt, dug a hole under the big tree in the courtyard, and threw it in.
After pouring the soil in and burying it, he stepped on it and compacted it thoroughly. The young man patted the soil on his palms and was suddenly startled.
"He...can't speak anymore."
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He County, Zuojialing Cave.
The members of the mission had already found the cave where the Beipan people entered the Central Plains. There was a bang and the Beipan tribe's dream of plundering the Central Plains again turned into a pile of rubble.
"After the battle between Anwu and Tianmen Pass, the Tianmen Pass defense against Beipan was empty. Maybe the Beipan people took advantage of the loophole."
Everyone stood in front of the cave and Qian Zhao spoke.
"The first disaster in Hexian County was two months ago. There were several more in succession, but they were treated as bandits." Yu Shisan rushed back to Zuojialing with the case files of Hexian County Government.
"It must have been a secret tunnel dug during the war between Anwu and Wu." Ren Ruyi frowned.
"Is this the only entrance to the cave? I don't know if there are others. I have to rush back and report to the Holy One."
Li Tongguang looked at Ren Ruyi: "Master, we can go together. The sooner we get on the road, the better."
"Okay, but the mission still needs to prepare."
Ren Ruyi nodded: "Get your people ready. We will send someone to inform you before leaving."
"good."
Li Tongguang nodded, with a smile on his face. He was happy to be able to walk with his master. The next second, the smile on his face turned twisted and ferocious. Jingting put his arm around Ren Ruyi's shoulders and pulled the woman into his arms.
"Let's go, madam, what's there to see in this wilderness?"
Jingting's voice was deliberately provocative: "I'm hungry after a busy night. Let's go back to have breakfast and take a nap before hitting the road."
"snort."
Ren Ruyi slapped Jingting's chest like a baby, and the two rode together towards Hexian's room.
puff!
Li Tongguang's eyes were about to burst and he was trembling all over. His internal injuries worsened, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Hey~ Poor~" Yu Shisan walked past Li Tongguang and patted the latter's shoulder.
"Hey~ It feels so bad~" Sun Lang was the second one.
"Hey~"
Just as Qian Zhaogang groaned, he saw Li Tongguang turning his head, his eyes looking murderous, staring at him.
After taking back what he said, Qian Zhao curled his lips, took out a small bottle from his pocket and stuffed it into Li Tongguang's hand: "Medicine to treat internal injuries, don't be too angry, it's not good for your health."
"cough……!"
Looking at the backs of several people, Li Tongguang coughed violently.
"Master Hou."
Zhu Yin, the deputy general next to Li Tongguang, hurried forward.
"I'm fine! Go mobilize the troops and smash the two nearest Zhu Yiwei branches!"
Li Tongguang pushed Zhu Yin away who was trying to help him, his eyes were red: "I will go in person!"
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He County, inn.
Everyone who had been busy all night gathered at the dining table. Ning Yuanzhou, who stayed behind at the mission, had already prepared breakfast, which was quite sumptuous.
"This Li Tongguang is usually not very good, but he is very concerned about Beipan. He is seriously injured, and he has to rush to Andu."
After swallowing the bun in his mouth, Yu Shisan looked at Ren Ruang and said, "Beauty, you taught me well."
"He won't make mistakes on such a big matter." Ren Ruyi nodded.
"Then will Emperor An send troops?"
Sun Lang took up the conversation.
"I see that An's troops are now confronting Chu at the border. Emperor An doesn't have the troops even if he wants to reinforce Tianmen Pass."
Yu Shisan put down the spoon in his hand: "This Emperor An only loves to plunder. A war between An and Chu is imminent. He only needs the gold from our country to be used as military expenses to start the war. In my opinion, even if Li Tongguang rushes to report, it will be in vain." , at this juncture, it is impossible for Emperor An to send troops down to reinforce Tianmen Pass."
"So we want to be more serious and make him feel that Beipan's invasion and Tianmen Gate are urgent, and reinforcements must be sent immediately. This can also avoid a war between Anchu and Chu, which will lead to the loss of life."
Qian Zhao looked at Ning Yuanzhou: "You can let His Highness say it. His words will make it easier for Emperor An to win his trust."
Ning Yuanzhou nodded, obviously absent-minded.
"What's wrong, Lao Ning? Why haven't you said anything? You've had a night's rest, but you're still not as busy as the rest of us."
Yu Shisan smiled and poked Ning Yuanzhou.
"Zheng Qingyun is dead."
"That shouldn't happen. Pindao has seen it. Although he is about to die, he can still live for at least more than a month."
Jingting frowned and said, "I originally wanted to send him back to scare that Danyang King."
"Yuanlu discovered it."
Ning Yuanzhou pointed at Yuan Lu, who was silent at the dinner table.
"Ah...it was me...I...I went to deliver food in the morning and saw him dead in the house, so I...buried him."
The young man's little face froze and he grinned at everyone.
"Okay, let's just die. He is still wasting a piece of food while he is alive. The price of food is very expensive now."
Jingting nodded noncommittally, picked up the porridge bowl, put a mouthful of side dishes in the bowl. The Taoist priest didn't care much about Zheng Qingyun's life and death, and it wouldn't affect his appetite.
Putting down the bowl, Jingting saw everyone looking at him strangely.
"What's wrong?"
"Taoist Master, Yuanlu, a person who can't lie at all, lied. Can't you tell?"
Yu Shisan put his forearm on Jingting's shoulder.
At the dinner table, Jingting looked at Yuan Lu and then moved his eyes to Ning Yuanzhou.
"The first time your child tells a lie, spank him gently."
