Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Xu Yuan came back to her senses and when she looked at the curtain again, she lowered her eyes, cupped her hands and said, "I am sorry for being rude."

After saying this, Xu Yuan wanted to slap himself in the face.

No matter how you listen to this sentence, it sounds like a polite remark made by a man after he flirts with a woman.

She was slightly annoyed and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not..."

"That's enough." Bei Yao sneered, his tone slightly cold, "Just lead the way, there's no need to say anything else."

"Sorry, I don't know the way and there's nothing I can do." Xu Yuan shook his head and refused.

Hearing this, Beiyao lifted the curtain a little more, his slightly narrowed eyes were full of coldness, he looked at Xu Yuan and said: "In this case, then I will allow you to choose a less painful way to die."

Make a wish: “…”

She understood.

This group of people, probably with the same intention as hers, came for tribute.

If she refuses, there will be bloodshed today.

But who can guarantee that after arriving at the Geshu tribe, that man will still keep her?

Seeing Xu Yuan remained silent, Bei Yao said again: "Young Master Xu, you only have one life, I advise you to think twice before you act."

Xuyuan’s whole body froze.

Almost at the moment when "Young Master Xu" finished speaking, a chill rose from the bottom of her heart, swallowing her up like a tide, as if she were falling into an icy cave.

After a while, Xu Yuan said, "Sir, I don't want to cause trouble, nor do I want to be involved in court disputes. If you come from the capital, you don't have to worry about a small person like me."

"I have noticed you for a long time. You are a smart person. You took the trouble to study. I think you want to enter the capital to be appointed as a noble and a prime minister. I can help you, but the premise is that you help me find the tribute."

Xu Yuan was silent for a moment, then replied, "Sir, you dare to go into the desert alone, so you must be capable. Why do you need the help of a little boy like me?"

"It's you who went into the desert alone, not me. Make a wish. I like dealing with smart people, but I don't like dealing with stupid people. Either help or die, choose one."

The man's words didn't sound like a threat.

Xu Yuan suddenly remembered how Shen Yichuan had tested her countless times in the private school to see if she was a descendant of the Xu family.

If the person in front of her was with Shen Yichuan, he would probably have become suspicious of her.

In this case, it was really useless for her to continue playing dumb.

In less than a moment, Xu Yuan made up his mind and asked again: "If I want the city defense map in the tribute, can you make the decision, sir?"

"can."

Xu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "How can you make the decision, sir?"

The city defense map of Hanzhou County.

Only the emperor can make the decision.

The person in front of him is not even twenty years old, so he is definitely not the emperor.

Prince, it's impossible.

Could it be the third prince?

For a moment, Xu Yuan was a little annoyed. He was clearly in Wenhua Palace in his previous life, but he was so focused on finding evidence that he had never even seen the faces of the crown prince, the third prince and others.

As a result, I don’t even know who the person in front of me is.

After making the wish, Bei Yao did not speak any more.

Instead, the man in black said, "My son is a retainer of the Third Master. This tribute was originally given to the Queen by the Third Prince. Do you think the son can make the decision?"

After saying that, the man in black sneered and said, "Similarly, if the tribute is not found, Young Master Xu should also know the consequences."

The man in black made a gesture of wiping his neck.

You will understand if you make a wish.

She turned around and took another look at the man sitting behind the curtain. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I can lead the way, but I can't help with anything else."

"It doesn't matter."

Bei Yao lowered the curtain of the carriage, and his voice became much colder, "Prepare a horse for her."

The man in black who spoke earlier immediately brought a horse and asked Xu Yuan to lead the way.

Xu Yuan climbed onto the horse, and after figuring out the direction, he rode forward.

Shangjing is a typical water town, and its terrain is completely different from that of Shuozhou.

Going north from Shuozhou is the desert.

In the desert, it is the most difficult to tell the direction.

Therefore, very few people dare to cross the desert alone. Even merchants will choose to travel in groups to take care of each other.

Xu Yuan dared to go into the desert alone because she and Zhang Yue often ran into the desert and had their own way of determining directions.

But Beiyao and his group didn't.

Therefore, after getting lost in the desert, their eyes fell on the merchants passing by.

But in the past two days, no one passed by except Xuyuan.

Therefore, Beiyao held Xu Yuan hostage.

Bei Yao slightly lifted the car curtain, looked at Xu Yuan's thin back, and fell into deep thought.

That young boy is a little too brave.

Everyone knew that the tribute was lost, but even Shen Yichuan didn't know that the city defense map was inside.

The reason why he was so eager to retrieve the tribute was because of the city defense map contained in it.

But...make a wish to know.

Knowing the city defense map, he was not surprised to hear the name of the third prince.

Bei Yao's eyes flickered slightly, and he murmured, "If I can't recruit him, I won't let anyone else get away with it."

It was noon and the sun was getting bigger and bigger.

Xuyuan put on a veil to avoid the sunlight, drank a sip of water, and then looked back.

The group of black-clad men remained calm and continued to follow her. They didn't even bother to drink water or show any extra expression.

He is worthy of being the Third Prince's subordinate.

With such good command over his subordinates, it is no wonder that the Third Prince was able to finally defeat the Crown Prince and take the throne directly.

In the future, she should avoid the Third Prince more often.

Most of those who can become emperors have unstable temperament and capricious moods.

She only has one life and can't stand any more.

After drinking water and eating dry food for nearly an hour, the man in black who had asked the question earlier squeezed his horse's belly, rode to Xu Yuan's side, and asked, "How long will it take?"

Xuyuan estimated and replied, "At this speed, I think we should be able to arrive at night."

"Can it be faster?"

"If we all ride horses, it will be faster." Xu Yuan said, looking back at the carriage, and lowered his voice slightly, "But you have seen the current situation."

If everyone rode horses, they would naturally be able to arrive before dark.

But there were still people sitting in carriages.

Xu Yuan guessed that the man must be either rich or noble, and the possibility of him riding a horse under the hot sun was too small.

The man in black heard this, but did not say anything. He paused for a moment, and when the carriage approached him, he lowered his head and said a few words.

Then he shouted: "Everyone, stop and rest"

Xu Yuan heard this and stopped.

The group began to set up camp. Xu Yuan saw them and sat a little further away, watching them busying around. Not long after, a man in black came over and asked, "Master Xu, do you need some food?"

Xu Yuan raised the cake in his hand and said with a smile: "I have it, thank you, young master."

“You’re welcome.” The man in black replied and left.

Xu Yuan was concentrating on eating the cake. After a while, she felt a little cold. She raised her hat and looked up. When she saw Bei Yao, she moved her position and asked, "Sir, is there anything wrong?"

"My last name is Shen, with the single character Yao. Just call me Shen Yao."

"Okay, Mr. Shen." Xu Yuan smiled, but his eyes were full of coldness.

In the Shen family, there has never been a person named Shen Yao.

This is a pseudonym.

Bei Yao didn't get angry when he heard Xu Yuan's perfunctory words. Instead, he sat down beside Xu Yuan and asked, "I heard that we still have half a day's journey to go. Mr. Xu, do you plan to go with us or turn back?"

"I've come this far for the city defense map. Mr. Shen, do you think I'll turn back?"

"Of course not."

"That's good." Bei Yao nodded, then stood up and said, "I just had someone poison your cake. There are four doses of antidote in total. You need to take it once every half a month, otherwise you will bleed to death from all seven orifices."

Hearing Bei Yao's words, Xu Yuan choked and tried to spit out the cake in a hurry, but after dry heaving for a long time, it was still no use.

Bei Yao saw this and said, "Don't worry, Master Xu. I am not a bloodthirsty person. I poisoned you because I wanted as few people as possible to know about this trip. After I get what I want, I will give you the antidote."

Xu Yuan didn't say anything, he just looked up at Bei Yao coldly and asked, "Give me the antidote, or I will commit suicide now, and none of you will be able to leave this desert."