After hearing Chu Han's explanation, the Lotus Leader nodded, "Okay, if you die, just die. You deserve to die anyway."
After saying this, he turned to look at his proud disciple Jasmine, "Go ahead and explore the road to see if they have really evacuated."
Jasmine agreed, returned to the depths of the woods, changed into coarse clothes, found a baggage from somewhere, put it on her shoulders, pretended to be a village woman, and walked out of the woods unhurriedly.
After waiting for about one stick of incense, Jasmine came back.
"Leader, there is indeed no one over there and they have been evacuated."
The Lotus Master looked at her and asked again, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, the bodies of our two gang members are in the woods, and there are still a lot of leftover meat and bones there."
The Lotus Leader then stood up with confidence and said, "Okay, let's pack up and get ready to go out."
At this time, Chu Han suddenly bowed and said, "Master, why don't we guard the narrow path? When the Liu family guarding the river retreats, we can catch him off guard."
A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Lotus Cult Master, and then he shook his head slightly.
"No, since they can come from the Dragon King River, they can go back. There is no point in ambush them."
"Then the leader, according to your wishes..."
The Lotus Master made a fist with his right hand and waved it twice in the air.
"Go back to Hetou Village to settle the score with those village guards."
"It's a big joke that my majestic Lotus Gate was ambushed by a few villagers."
After saying that, he turned around and looked at everyone present, "If this spreads out, how will Tang Lianhua, me, be able to gain a foothold in the world in the future?"
Everyone immediately understood what their leader meant. Anyone who told this matter would have only one result, and that would be death.
The busy scene in Hetou Village continues day and night. In order to make money, the villagers come down from the mountain and go home to sleep for an hour or two before starting to take action again.
This made Chen Xiaobei a little worried. If he got exhausted, he would lose more than he gained.
But I don’t want the villagers to miss this good opportunity to make money.
In desperation, Chen Xiaobei had to make a rule. Every time he came back, he had to rest for at least three hours before continuing up the mountain.
Alas, this greatly affected the speed of transportation. Looking at the mountains of supplies, Liu Rumei was also anxious.
That night he got the news that Zhu Meng's army would arrive in two days.
This made him even more worried.
Prince Xiao Jingyun looked at these supplies and could only say helplessly, "If it can't be transported to the mountain by tomorrow night, let it be handed over to Chen Xiaobei and let him transport it to Centipede Ridge. It will be a little thought of the king for the common people to eat it."
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This was a helpless choice. When Chen Xiaobei heard this, there was no surprise. Instead, he was a little worried.
The people of this country will naturally think of him well after receiving the favor from the prince, but it is not certain who will be standing in the court with his back to the south in the future.
That night, Princess Zhaoning rushed to Qingniu County with her maid Butterfly and the little girl.
After checking into the inn, the first thing Princess Zhaoning did was to send Butterfly to Zuixian Tower.
When Chen Liu saw a beautiful woman coming to see his shopkeeper, he thought the shopkeeper had incurred some romantic debt outside.
"I'm really sorry, young lady, my shopkeeper is not here."
"I know he's not here..." Butterfly said, throwing out a broken piece of silver.
"Did he leave you any words?"
When he saw Yinzi, Chen Liu laughed instantly, "Yes, yes, my lady said that if there is anything important, she should go to Ma's courtyard to find him."
"Okay, take me to Ma's courtyard." Butterfly took out another piece of silver.
If you have money, everything can be done easily. If you have money, everything can be done easily.
Chen Liu went straight to Ma's courtyard with a smile on his face and a butterfly in his arms.
Arriving at the entrance of Ma's courtyard, Chen Liu pointed inside and said, "Girl, that's right inside."
Butterfly nodded, walked quickly into the courtyard, raised his voice and shouted, "Is there anyone? Is there anyone?"
There were still two people staying in the Ma family compound, and they immediately came out when they heard someone shouting.
Seeing that it was a young woman, the two looked at each other and asked in unison, "Who are you looking for, girl?"
Butterfly took out his badge from his waist and flashed it in front of the two of them.
"Do you recognize this?"
The two people looked at each other, and their expressions immediately became much more respectful, "I know, I know, you are sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Butterfly nodded, "Has Tian Wen been here before?"
"I came here and took Brother Ma Hanma into Qingniu Mountain. He said he was going to find the Master of Lotus."
The butterfly immediately turned around and left.
She wanted to report the news to Princess Zhaoning as soon as possible.
In the inn, after listening to Butterfly's report, Princess Zhaoning frowned.
The whereabouts of his mentor, Master Lianhua, are unknown, and the whereabouts of his informant Tian Wen in Qingniu County are unknown.
Anyway, we can only take one step at a time.
At this moment, the little girl suddenly ran in excitedly and said, "Your Highness, my brother is here and said there is something important."
"Let Fang Jun come in quickly." Princess Zhaoning also looked very excited.
After Fang Jun came in, he was just about to lift his clothes to give the princess a gift when Princess Zhaoning had already waved her hand, "Okay, you're welcome, Fang Jun, what's important?"
Fang Jun quickly took out the letter from his arms and said, "My grandfather said that there may be great changes in the capital. Please give up your previous plan and return to the capital immediately."
Princess Zhaoning opened the letter and glanced at it, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"Zhu Meng has led an army of 300,000 to Qingniu County. The old prime minister is worried that the imperial army will make a big move in the capital."
Everyone present was surprised when they heard the news.
"Your Highness, what should we do?" The little girl didn't have much social experience, so she panicked all of a sudden.
Princess Zhaoning lowered her head and thought for a moment, "There's no rush. Anyway, we have to go back to the capital tomorrow. You can follow me into the Liu Mansion tonight and see if you can have a chance to see my brother."
After dinner, just after the second watch, the street became quiet.
After all, it is a small county and there are not many entertainment activities.
Princess Zhaoning put on her night clothes and took the little girl with her. They climbed up on the roof, found the direction, and ran towards Liu Rumei's mansion.
As soon as it got dark, Liu Rumei escorted the prince back. The more chaotic the people were, the more they had to ensure the prince's safety, so Liu Rumei had to let the prince live in his house, so that Liu Rumei could rest assured.
Seeing that it was past the second watch and everyone was planning to take a rest, there was a commotion in front of the Liu Mansion.
Liu Kai arrived with a group of people.
When they heard that Liu Kai was coming, Liu Rumei and Xiao Jingyun were stunned.
Liu Rumei knew that if it wasn't an urgent matter, his father would never send Liu Kai out.
After Liu Kai met, he didn't even have any politeness. He clasped his fists at Xiao Jingyun and said, "Your Highness is extremely urgent. I want to talk to you alone."