Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing stood up in confusion, "Miss, what should we do?"
"He went to our house and was teased, but then he was not so polite. We had to leave quickly."
Liu Rumei took Xiaoqing and the war horse to the south of the village and slapped the horse hard on the butt.
Anyway, the war horse can't be carried up the mountain, so it's better to let him run away on his own. Whoever catches him will win a prize.
At this time, Wang Long had already rushed into Hetou Village with everyone, and searched everywhere, but found nothing. He was so angry that he stood under the big locust tree and started cursing his mother.
"Sure enough, as that Cui San said, the villagers in Hetou Village are not very good people."
"I'm not going to kill you. I'm just running away. You can't even find a guide."
A deputy general next to him clasped his fists and asked, "General, what should we do?"
Wang Long waved his hand and said, "Set up camp in the village first and look for the entrance into the mountain to see if you can find anything."
At this time, Tian Wen took Ma Han and others back to Qingniu County after a long journey.
When he saw the continuous military camps outside the city, he was shocked. Why had so many troops arrived in just a few days?
When we entered the county town, we saw another notice posted, saying we were looking for a guide familiar with the Qingniu Mountain route.
Seeing this scene, Tian Wen murmured. Could it be that the princess couldn't find her master and called in troops in anger?
Impossible. Marshal Zhu Meng is a member of the Imperial Guard Sun Yuliang. This is an open secret. It is impossible for the young lady to move him.
Then there is only one, maybe Sun Yuliang sent troops.
Did Sun Yuliang unite with the prince?
This is obviously a foolish dream.
When they arrived at the Ma Family Courtyard, someone hurriedly came up and said, "Guard Tian, someone came to you two days ago to get the waist badge of the Plum Blossom Palace, saying that they were under the orders of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
When Tian Wen heard this, his heart tightened.
Oops, could it be that the Princess is really here? In that case, Zhu Meng led his troops here, could it be related to the Princess?
Then he remembered the notice he had read when entering the city, and he suddenly had an idea.
"Ma Han, when it gets dark you go and apply for the army, and say that you know the situation in Qingniu Mountain and are willing to be their guide."
Upon hearing this, Ma Han waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no, how can I do such a thing? Zhu Meng is not a princess."
Tian Wen frowned slightly, "It is precisely because you are not a princess that you have to go, so that we can understand what they are going to do."
"The entire Qingniu Mountain is just a few key points, a steep slope, the Longwang River and an iron cable bridge. The rest of the place is not dangerous. You can take them around for a while and come back with some silver rewards. You can also figure out their
The intention is to kill two birds with one stone."
After listening to his words, Ma Han nodded, "I made a note of it. I will go when it gets dark and take them up the mountain tomorrow."
Tian Wen nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, take a rest quickly. I have to go back to the restaurant. By the way, if you need anything, go to Zuixian Tower to find me."
Tian Wen came to the backyard of his restaurant and took a look. No one was around. He jumped over the high wall and fell into the courtyard. When he entered his room, he first found the fake beard hidden in the drawer and glued it on carefully.
Look in the mirror, it's no different than before, and then change into clean clothes.
Just now I quietly left the door, walked back to the street, walked around in a circle, and came to the door of my restaurant again.
When Chen Liu saw Tian Wen coming back, he rushed towards him with a smile on his face.
"Oh, the shopkeeper is back."
Tian Wen nodded, looked around and saw that everything was normal, and felt completely relieved.
"How is business these days?"
"Okay, very good, shopkeeper, you just came back, you should go back and rest first."
Tian Wen nodded and was about to walk in when Chen Liu continued, "By the way, shopkeeper, a young woman came to see you two days ago."
"I took them to the Ma family compound."
When Tian Wen heard this, he remembered what he heard in the Ma Family Courtyard. He must be someone sent by Princess Zhaoning.
"By the way, have any homing pigeons returned in the past two days?"
Chen Liu shook his head, "No, I look at it every day. The cage is always empty."
Tian Wen returned to his backyard and checked again, and found that the cage containing the pigeons was indeed empty.
The princess did not reply to her letter.
This means that the princess is no longer in the Plum Blossom Palace.
Then there is only one possibility to come to Qingniu County.
Now it seems that the situation is very complicated. The prince is in Qingniu County, the princess is here, and Zhu Meng is also here with his army.
After comprehensive analysis, Tian Wen also quickly came to the conclusion that in this situation, the princess would most likely join forces with the prince to fight against Zhu Meng first.
Tian Wen's analysis was correct. At this time, Qingniu Mountain learned that Zhu Meng's army had arrived, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Xiao Jingyun and Princess Zhaoning Xiao Jingfeng climbed to the top of Qingniu Mountain to overlook the entire mountain range.
Xiao Jingyun pointed to the distance and said to Princess Zhaoning, "Xiao Feng, look at the key point of the entire dragon vein, the dragon eye."
Hearing this, Princess Zhaoning was slightly surprised that he had not come down yet, thinking that her brother would take the initiative to tell him the location of the dragon's eye.
What Jamel Xiao said next moved him even more.
"If something unexpected happens to me, you must guard the dragon vein. This is the prosperity of our Dacang country and the prosperity of our Xiao family."
This feels a bit like arranging funeral arrangements.
Princess Zhaoning's nose became inexplicably sore and she shed tears, "Brother, don't tell me this. I don't want to know where the dragon vein is. You are the prince, and it is your duty to protect the dragon vein."
Xiao Jingyun looked at Princess Zhaoning and felt a little strange in his heart. Don't you also want to ascend to the big position? Why are you being polite to me today? But it is obviously inappropriate to say these words in this situation.
He was silent for a while and then pointed in another direction.
"That's where we came from. All the supplies will be transported before dark, and the chain bridge will be dismantled. We don't know how long we will have to stay here."
After hearing these words, Princess Zhaoning was also quite sad.
"Brother, it doesn't matter how long we stay here. It's just that I'm worried about what will happen in the palace for a long time. Can father be able to hold on?"
This sentence made Xiao Jingyun silent again. How much patience would Sun Yuliang, the imperial master in the palace, have? But these are no longer under Xiao Jingyun's control. Everything can only be left to fate.
Before we knew it, the sun was setting and the supplies were delivered.
When Chen Xiaobei and several village protection team members were preparing to cross the chain bridge, there was a shout from behind, "Is that Brother Xiaobei in front of you?"
Liu Rumei.
It was Liu Rumei's movement. When Chen Xiaobei heard this voice, he felt inexplicably friendly.
In turn, he subconsciously replied, "Rumei, is that you?"
A kind shout made Liu Rumei feel warm in her heart.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Qing next to her couldn't help but stepped forward, pointed at Chen Xiaobei and said sternly, "You bastard, is that your name, Miss?"