Youzhou, on the official road leading to the border.
A group of convoys pulled by yellow horses are moving forward. Along the way, dust is flying and the teams are lined up in a long queue.
The members of this convoy are complex. Some are merchants who go to Youzhou and Baijifu for business all the time, and some are migrating with their families.
The convoy set off from a small town and had been traveling on the official road for four days and three nights.
At noon, the motorcade stopped on the roadside to rest, and a group of children were playing.
"Grandpa, this avocado is for you."
A stooped, white-haired old man passed by the children, and the little girl with a milky voice handed him an avocado.
"Thank you, little doll."
The old man took the avocado with a smile, wiped it with a coarse cloth, and walked to his carriage.
"Grandpa, why don't you eat it immediately?"
The little girl asked curiously with her eyes shining brightly.
"Your grandma loves avocado the most, so I'll give it to her."
The old man said kindly. Several young couples around him heard this, and the daughter-in-law pinched her husband hard.
"Look, people are so affectionate at their age, but they still don't learn how to do it?"
"What are you studying? Don't you eat enough on weekdays?"
The husband looked at his happy-looking daughter-in-law aggrievedly, and the people around him burst into laughter.
The old man opened the curtain of the carriage, walked into the carriage, and handed an avocado to a silver-haired old woman in front of him.
"Give."
The old woman took the avocado, her eyes were gleaming befitting her age, and she took a bite of it bitterly.
"I said, do we have to get mixed up in this mortal caravan? The carriage is so slow and it stops to rest from time to time. When can we reach the border?"
The old man's originally stooped back suddenly sat upright when no one was around, leaned on the car, and said casually.
"Then do you have a better idea? Nowadays, as soon as you fly into the sky, you can see patrolling teams of monks from time to time. They will carefully check the identity of everyone passing by."
"It's definitely not feasible to take the empty route, it would be too eye-catching. It would be a bit slow to blend in with this mortal caravan, but who would have thought that the princess of the royal family of Middle-earth would hide in a group of mortals and pretend to be an old woman?"
"No matter the men and horses of Tianjing Mansion or the major sects that have been recruited, no one will pay attention to such an inconspicuous mortal convoy." "Even if what you say makes sense."
Ji Lanchu gritted her teeth, "There's no need to pretend to be husband and wife, right?"
"Not satisfied? Then next time I will pretend to be a rich man and you will be my maid."
Gu Chen closed his eyes.
"You have a beautiful idea." Ji Lanchu rolled her eyes.
The two of them stopped talking, and Gu Chen practiced silently.
In recent days, his cultivation level has been about to break through to the middle stage of Nirvana. If he hadn't been distracted every day to check if there were any monks approaching from the outside world, he would have broken through a few days ago.
After reaching an agreement with Ji Lanchu, they quietly left the territory of the Yin Yang Sword Sect and headed for the border.
Along the way, the team of monks involved in searching for Her Royal Highness grew larger and larger. There were rainbows flying around in the sky almost all the time, making the two of them very nervous.
Fortunately, after joining this mortal convoy, they did not attract the attention of any monks. It was a little slow, but it was better to be safe.
The two of them had been living together in this narrow space in the car for several days. Gu Chen didn't think anything was wrong, but Ji Lanchu felt more and more uncomfortable.
This was the first time she had been so close to a man, and occasionally they would pretend to be a loving couple in front of outsiders, which made her feel even more strange.
Although she cooperated with Gu Chen, she had always been somewhat wary of him. Fortunately, after getting along with him for a few days, she found that although he was a little unkind, he was indeed not a villain.
Looking at Gu Chen who was practicing, Ji Lanchu couldn't help but look thoughtful.
I wonder what kind of face this guy has hidden under the mask?
She knew very well that neither the appearance of the old man in front of her nor the ordinary face before was the true face of this guy.
A few more days passed.
Finally approaching the border, the convoy stopped to rest in a border town. As soon as it entered the city, patrolling soldiers could be seen everywhere, and the smell was like a storm.
"Have you heard? Princess Lanchu was kidnapped by a murderer. It is said that her life or death is unknown at the moment!"
"The imperial court has mobilized the entire army of Youzhou to look for Princess Lanchu. The border has now been completely sealed, making it impossible to pass!"
As soon as they entered the city, they heard such news, and a group of travelers who were passing through the border immediately started to complain.
Among the crowd, Gu Chen and Ji Lan first glanced at each other and saw the solemn look in each other's eyes.
"We can't live without China-Earth, what are you going to do now?" Gu Chen frowned.
"There is always a gap in a hundred meters. I don't believe they can really seal the border."
Ji Lanchu pursed her lips tightly.
"That's all, you wait for me in the city, and I'll go and find out the news alone."
Seeing that the princess couldn't come up with any good ideas, Gu Chen sighed.
"You won't take the opportunity to escape, right?"
Ji Lan was a little hesitant in her first year of junior high school.
Right now, her only hope is Gu Chen. If he runs away, there's nothing she can do against him.
"If you don't believe me, our agreement can be cancelled."
Gu Chen said calmly.
Ji Lanchu looked into his clear eyes and knew that she had no choice. "Okay, be careful, I will wait for you in the city. If you don't come back, I won't leave!"
So Gu Chen went out of the city alone and used the three-turn phaseless technique to transform into a middle-aged man.
call out!
He rose into the air and headed directly towards the border.
From a distance, he saw streaks of colorful light rising from the border, stretching endlessly to the end of the horizon.
It was a huge magic circle that blocked all the borders within his sight, and teams of soldiers from the Tianjing Mansion were constantly patrolling back and forth.
He flew less than fifty miles before he encountered three waves of patrolling soldiers and was interrogated for a long time.
With such a tight defense line, it is impossible to break through!
In order to avoid attracting the attention of the soldiers, Gu Chen did not continue to inquire about the situation and returned to the previous small town.
"This city is forbidden to enter!"
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, Gu Chen saw groups of soldiers from the Tianjing Mansion sealing off the outside, not allowing people inside to leave the city, and not allowing people outside to enter the city!
He had an unknown premonition. Could something unexpected have happened?
"We suspect that the culprit who kidnapped Princess Lanchu is hiding in this city. The whole city will be under martial law immediately. No one can leave here until their identity is confirmed and there is no problem!"
A majestic voice came from the city, and the people were filled with resentment.
"boom--"
From the south of the city, there suddenly came an astonishing sound of fighting, accompanied by the sound of yelling.