Chapter 379 It was discovered! Go back and settle accounts with you!
Qin Rushuang took four guards to one of the captured cities.
When they first saw their obviously distinctive Daqi costumes, the soldiers stationed in the southern barbarians were a little nervous, but after hearing Qin Rushuang's intention, the soldiers guarding the gate obviously relaxed.
"Since you are the queen's distinguished guest, please wait here for a moment, and someone will take you into the palace."
After a while, a small group of people, including Qin Rushuang and five others, were ready to set off.
Between Daqi and Nanman, there is a large dense forest filled with miasma.
After walking outside the dense forest, the leading captain took out a few handkerchiefs from his arms.
"Please, please cover your eyes and let us enter."
Qin Rushuang raised her eyebrows and looked at the handkerchief in her hand. She thought it was used to cover her face and prevent mosquito bites, but was it actually meant to cover her eyes?
"It seems that the Nanman Queen is not sincere..."
Qin Rushuang's expression changed, and she looked at the leader with sharp eyes: "Is this your attitude towards distinguished guests?!"
The man bowed to Qin Rushuang and explained: "This dense miasma forest is the first line of defense for our southern barbarians. It is densely covered with poisonous insect traps. We cannot easily tell others how to get through. Please forgive me, Princess Huai."
Qin Rushuang did not restrain the coldness on her face, but said: "If I, the Daqi cavalry, want to step into this land, it is not something that this dense forest can prevent!"
The leader was still a little unconvinced. After all, it was the Queen's order that trumped his whim. He softened his tone and said: "This is the rule of the Southern Barbarians. It is the same for outsiders when they enter. Please don't let the little one come in."
Difficult."
After all, Qin Rushuang didn't put the little soldier in trouble. After thinking about it, she decided to tie the scarf behind her head.
At this moment, a pair of big hands took the veil and said, "Please tie it for the princess."
His voice was a little rough, as if he had deliberately lowered his voice. Qin Rushuang couldn't help but look at him again.
The next second, the light in front of her eyes was blocked. Due to the loss of light, Qin Rushuang became alert.
The guard who had just tied the veil for her stood in front of him, tied the veil for herself, and said to the Nanman soldiers: "Open the way ahead."
The Nanman soldier stretched out his spear and said, "If it's inconvenient for you to walk, you can hold it..."
"No need, just go your way."
Qin Rushuang also felt it was unnecessary.
The people present were all martial arts practitioners. They were only blindfolded. They could not see in all directions, but they could hear in all directions.
However, before she could take a step forward, a warm and dry big hand held her through the veil.
There was a burst of hot breath in my ears: "I was ordered by the prince to protect the princess. Princess, this subordinate has offended me."
There was still a little light coming through Qin Rushuang's blindfolded eyes. After the man finished speaking, she clearly felt that her peripheral vision was blocked, and the man held her firmly in his arms with a half-hug gesture.
"Princess, let's go."
After the vision is covered, the body's senses are more obvious.
Qin Rushuang could clearly feel that the hand holding her was getting hotter and hotter, and the warm touch spread through the layers of tulle to her palm.
After a while, perhaps because the person's hands were too hot, Qin Rushuang felt that her palms were slightly sweaty.
She took a deep breath: "Let me go and I'll go by myself."
He held her hand for a while but didn't let go.
Qin Rushuang frowned slightly: "Didn't you hear? Let go of my hand."
The next second, the person walking in front of her stopped, and then, heat rose in her ears again.
"But my subordinates have been ordered by the prince to protect the princess at all times. The princess can't bear to see her subordinates punished by the prince after returning home, right?"
He lowered his voice, with a somewhat flattering tone, reminiscent of a big dog wagging its tail in front of its owner and begging for mercy.
This careful and rogue approach to please Qin Rushuang reminded Qin Rushuang of Xie Xun...
Thinking of some possibility, Qin Rushuang's face darkened.
"Let go. This is how your prince asked you to protect me?! Do you want to see how severe the prince's punishment is, or do you want to taste what it's like to be punished by me?"
"Oh, okay."
Xie Xun let go of Qin Rushuang's hand with a little regret.
She is too keen.
It's a pity that he had to let go not long after he was so sweet and soft in his arms.
Thinking this way, he whispered: "What a pity..."
Qin Rushuang gritted her teeth, and her blindfolded eyes accurately captured the man's position: "I'll settle the score with you when I get back!"
Xie Xun chuckled: "Okay, the princess can punish you however you want."
This dense forest is overgrown with weeds and has uneven heights. It is impossible to ride a horse and can only walk on foot.
Although Qin Rushuang's eyes were covered, her senses were still very sharp.
At this time, without the interference of a certain rogue, Qin Rushuang quickly and silently assessed the terrain and size of this place in her heart.
Obviously, these Nanman soldiers took them on a detour.
The walk was not a straight line. Qin Rushuang had a keen sense of smell. She had smelled the fragrance of flowers in several places more than once. Of course, it might be in different places, but the familiarity around her could not deceive others.
I just don't know whether these soldiers took them on detours to blur the route or to avoid traps.
If she had to guess, it would be both.
After all, Nanman is just a small country. As these soldiers said, this dense forest may be the only buffer zone for Nanman when it is attacked. It is not surprising to find traps here.
The Nanman soldiers led a few people on a winding walk for half the afternoon, stopping several times to rest. Qin Rushuang clearly felt that the surrounding environment had changed, and the soldiers also breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's time for the princess to take off her veil."
This journey took a long time, thanks to the fact that several of them are martial arts practitioners, otherwise I would have fallen in love with a charming princess and would not have been able to make it here.
The soldiers wiped the sweat from their foreheads and expressed their admiration: "I have long heard that Princess Huai is a woman who does not show off her beauty to men. She really has the foundation for martial arts."
Qin Rushuang glanced at them with a half-smile and said, "It's fortunate that I have good physical strength, otherwise I wouldn't be able to get out of such a big forest."
The soldiers smiled and looked into the distance: "The people to pick you up are here. Princess, it's time to leave."
After saying that, he left in a hurry, but what he was thinking about was that the pregnant princess was really keen. I really don’t know if this dense forest could fool her...
Qin Rushuang raised her head and looked forward, a little surprised.
She had long heard that although the Southern Barbarians were remote and mysterious, the territory was rich in products, and there were many rare species that could not be seen in Da Qi. At this moment, it turned out to be true.
In the early years, Nanman envoys traveled thousands of miles to pay tribute to Kyoto, bringing with them more than a dozen unusually beautiful birds, which they named peacocks.
The more than ten peacocks had slender tail feathers and glowed with colorful lights. Emperor Qi couldn't put it down and even built a garden to raise them.
It's a pity that they didn't know whether it was due to acclimatization or wrong feeding methods, so they died one after another not long after. Emperor Qi sighed for a long time.
At this moment, facing them in front were two giant beasts.
The thing looked like a cow but not a cow, and looked like a horse but not a horse. It had big ears like a cattail fan and a long nose.
If she guessed correctly, it should be an elephant.
