My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

An Ran slipped out of the inn in the middle of the night and headed west, not daring to stop.

It was still dark when she went up the mountain.

The dark forest made her feel a little scared, but when she thought that she would soon see her master, joy and anticipation overcame her fear.

The man in the inn who looked a little bit unintelligent was obviously not a good person. If you get entangled with him, no good would happen.

If you don't run away quietly, you're an idiot.

Although An Ran is not afraid of fighting and even likes fighting, she is not stupid and does not want to get into trouble.

When daybreak came, she had crossed Damang Mountain and entered Yunzhou.

But Yunzhou is so big, where are Master and the others going?

An Ran stood at a crossroads and slapped her head in annoyance. She was in such a hurry to leave that she forgot to ask Wen Yi where the miracle doctor lived in Yunzhou.

What to do, how to go?

She thought for a moment, untied the small cloth bag at her waist, and poured out all five little turtles. "Come, which way did your brothers and sisters take? Come and smell it..."

As soon as the five little turtles transformed into "police dogs" landed, they poked their heads out, looked around, and started crawling around.

An Ran became even more confused because the five little "warning turtles" actually crawled in three directions: forward, left, and right, and two of them even crawled backwards.

It seems that this thing is unreliable.

But this is a token of trust given by the master to his people. No matter how unreliable it is, it is still a treasure.

Forget it, let’s take a gamble.

An Ran finally stepped onto the middle road which was slightly wider and had more ruts.

Mei Xueer, who had just passed this intersection not long ago, had never imagined that An Ran would come to chase them alone, let alone that An Ran would get farther and farther away from them.

Two hours later, the King of Chu and his entourage also arrived at this intersection.

"Your Highness..." Bai Feng, a close confidant of the King of Chu, heard his own prince sighing in the carriage and could not help but come over. "The Emperor of Zhenguo sent his favorite Princess Pingjin to Xiling for marriage. It can be seen that he must not be very confident. Your Highness, don't worry about this battle."

"Who said I was worried about this?" The King of Chu sighed again, "I was worried about something else."

"The prince is wondering why the fat-intestine girl in the inn ignored him." Liu Chetai said quickly.

Bai Feng shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say.

The good prince was led astray by these gangsters.

"Then it will take another year for Princess Pingjin to marry into Xiling." In the carriage, the King of Chu smiled slyly, "Everyone is unpredictable. Something might happen to her in this year, and she won't be able to go to Xiling. By then, the Emperor of Xiling might think that the Zhenguo is teasing them, hehe..."

"That's right." Bai Feng raised his lips, "If the person is dead, what's the point of getting married? In this way, Your Highness will definitely be rewarded by the Emperor again."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." The King of Chu paused, "The person must not die, and it's best if he is alive and well. We need to make Xiling think that the Emperor of Zhenguo deliberately did not hand him over, or deliberately humiliated them."

"My subordinate understands."

"I heard that the princess is very cute and beautiful... What I like most is to destroy beautiful things with my own hands, especially women..."

"I understand everything now..."

The King of Chu lay on the wide chair, looking a little gloomy.

When Bai Feng mentioned the marriage between Pingjin and Xiling just now, it reminded him of his aunt.

When he set out from Changguo, his father specifically told him that he must find a way to visit Princess Wan.

But that damn Emperor of Zhenguo always stopped him with various excuses.

During the days he spent in the capital of Zhenguo, he secretly sent people to sneak into the palace, but he could not find Concubine Wan.

It wasn't that he really had any feelings for this aunt whom he had never met, but he was clear about how important Princess Wan was in his father's heart.

No matter how reckless he was, he would never do anything that would displease his father, at least on the surface.

He would also know in advance what his father wanted to do and do it well.

Otherwise, how could he have jumped from a prince of humble origin to a figure who could rival the crown prince?

Fortunately, although he was despicable and shameless, he was not a good-for-nothing and still had some abilities, which allowed him to find out about Concubine Wan's situation in the Zhenguo Palace.

When he was in the capital of Zhenguo, he sent a pigeon to Changguo to report the situation of Concubine Wan. He expected that after reading the letter, his father would find ways to destroy Zhenguo. It was estimated that the army would have already set out by then, and he could take over directly at the border.

Thinking of this, he urged: "Let's continue on our journey. Hurry up, I have to go back to fight and make merit."

The carriage was about to start when it heard a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds from behind.

The King of Chu drew aside the curtains, and a carriage sped past him, stirring up a gust of wind.

He straightened his messy hair and yelled at the carriage that turned to the right, "Going to reincarnate? Who is this? You have no manners at all."

In the carriage that was speeding by, an old woman with a sick face whispered, "Don't pay attention to it. Business is more important."

The man driving the carriage nodded, turned around and whispered, "It's the King of Chu from Changguo."

"Our trip has nothing to do with him, so please don't create any more trouble."

In the carriage, another younger woman held the old woman's hand tightly, her eyes full of worry: "Sister, can you still hold on? There is one last pill..."

After a series of coughs, the old woman finally nodded, "Okay, let's eat it. Maybe, after seeing the witch doctor, cough... maybe I can hold on for a while longer."

After the old woman took the medicine, her complexion quickly improved and she seemed to have suddenly become a few years younger.

That's right, this is Liu Piaopiao. The man driving the carriage is Gu Jia, the Gu Jia who does business with Mei Xueer.

Liu Piaopiao leaned over to breathe in some fresh air and asked Gu Jia, "When can we catch up?"

"According to the waiter at the inn, they only set out at noon today and should be able to catch up with us in the evening." A hint of worry emerged between Gu Jia's brows.

"No rush, just follow me from a distance." Liu Piaopiao closed her eyes and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Although that medicine can temporarily alleviate her aging, it is a deadly poison in itself and it is impossible to make people rejuvenated in a short time.

At this time, General Cui Hongjing of Pingchang was personally leading an army of 300,000 and preparing to cross Damang Mountain at a leisurely pace.

Zhuang Xiang rode up from behind and whispered in his ear, "Just as Your Highness expected, news came from the capital that last night, Liu Feifei from the Marquis Zhongde's Mansion also broke her other leg, and had several deep wounds on her face that could be seen to the bone..."

Cui Hongjing's expression darkened, and he once again confirmed his original guess.

Mei Xueer was assassinated yesterday at noon, and only he and the second brother Cui Hongqi knew about it.

Something happened to Liu Feifei last night.

Who else could it be besides Cui Hongqi?

A chill ran through his heart.

Although Liu Feifei is not a good person, she has been deeply in love with Cui Hongqi since childhood. This is no secret in the capital, and Cui Hongqi himself knows it.

He could actually do such a cruel thing to a woman who loved him to the core, and more than once. How cold must the blood in Cui Hongqi's body be?

This second brother, who appears to be as gentle as jade, indifferent to fame and fortune, and as handsome as a banished immortal, is actually so cruel in his bones.

Father, do you know?

What made him even more uncomfortable was that all Cui Hongqi did was for Mei Xueer!

That's my princess!

"Watch him for twelve hours every day without interruption." Cui Hongjing ordered in a cold voice: "This second brother of mine is unfathomable. Let's have a different person watch him every day to avoid revealing any clues."

Zhuang Xiang nodded in agreement, "Also, Li Mo asked, when will he take action?"

Cui Hongjing sneered, "No hurry, let him recuperate first, and wait for three more days at most. Tell him that as long as he helps me accomplish this, I will keep my promise to him."

Zhuang Xiang stepped back, and Cui Hongjing looked at the mountain that stretched before him, his heart already flying to Mei Xueer.

Xueer, what are you doing now?

***

The moonlight is like water, and the capital city at night is calm and peaceful.

A woman in a black cloak quietly came to the door of a mansion outside the palace.

As the woman approached, the door opened from the inside.

In a wing on the east side, a man was waiting for her behind a screen.

There was a candle lit behind the screen, reflecting the man's figure, slender and well-proportioned.

He didn't tie his hair into a bun, and his three thousand black hairs were casually scattered behind him.

It's like a beautiful painting.

"Master." Seeing the vague figure behind the screen, the woman in the black cloak bowed.

The man behind the screen hummed and said, "Changguo not only has 500,000 cavalrymen known as the Tiger Division, but also many experts. In this battle, Zhenguo's chances of winning are slim. Therefore, it is normal if the commander-in-chief has any accidents in Changguo."

He spoke slowly, but his voice was pleasant, gentle and charming.

"Master, do you want to take action against Prince Jing?" The woman was still kneeling.

……