Both worlds are like dreams

Xue Huang also heard it. She turned around and saw countless boulders rolling down from the top of the mountain, smashing down one after another. The heavy stones, which were as heavy as buckets and weighed dozens of kilograms, fell from such a high place. Even if the people who were hit did not die, they would be disabled.

This group of people are really shameless. When they can't win, they use dirty tricks.

Xue Huang was not sure she could take on such a heavy stone, so she could only shuttle through it and drag the disciples of Shanhe Sect to a safe place. However, several of them were still hit and died on the spot with blood spitting out of their mouths.

Xue Huang couldn't bear to watch any more, so she could only try her best to bring the others out. But the carriage was not taken care of, and was directly smashed by the stone. The bag of lime was violently knocked out, revealing ordinary sand and gravel.

Changfeng and Baiyu looked at each other and thought: We've been fooled.

Gu Qinglan was also below at this time, and he was pulling a disciple back. Xue Huang flew over, grabbed the disciple's shoulders and threw him to a safe place. Then she pulled Gu Qinglan up and backed away together.

At this time, more and more boulders were rolling down the mountain, and they splashed everywhere when they hit the rocks. Many of them were coming towards her and Gu Qinglan.

The two men resisted and retreated at the same time, and finally avoided the stones, but the road below was completely blocked.

Seeing Changfeng and Baiyu frowning, Xuehuang sneered, "Three hundred kilograms of lime is just a trivial amount, but it can save tens of thousands of people from suffering. In your eyes, is human life so cheap?"

Changfeng glanced at her with a cold expression, "No one's life is in their own hands."

"Then it's worth all your efforts. How is it? Are you satisfied with this scene?"

Before setting off, Xue Huang was not sure if anyone would attack her, but just in case, she discussed with Gu Qinglan and decided to make a complete preparation. The two of them set off with fake lime in a low profile, while the real lime was dispersed and, under the cover of the caravan, Xiao Ling'er blatantly delivered it to Guyan County from the official road. I'm afraid they are almost there now.

The murderous aura in the forest slowly receded, as if it had already left. Seeing this, Changfeng and Baiyu also quickly retreated, their figures disappearing into the night.

Xue Huang checked the situation of the entire team. They had brought a total of ten people on this trip, and now three were dead, two were seriously injured, and the rest were also slightly injured to varying degrees. As for the carriages and horses, they had long been destroyed.

She asked the rest of the people to bury the bodies properly, and then took the two seriously injured people back to Shangyang City.

As for her and Gu Qinglan, they continued on their way.

However, the road was blocked by a lot of rubble, and it took them a lot of effort to get out of this area.

Because they had no horses, they had to rely on light skills to move forward all the way. Finally, they arrived at Guyan County before dark, covered in dust.

Mo Ruilin and his men were stationed on a high ground upstream of the dam. The soldiers they brought were building the dam, and the lime brought by Xiao Ling'er and Zhuo Yang had been put to use.

As soon as Wei Yunzhou saw Xue Huang and Gu Qinglan's appearance, he knew that they must have been intercepted on the way here. So he asked, "Who intercepted them?" Because he knew that the person who could make Xue Huang so embarrassed must not be an ordinary killer.

Xue Huang rubbed the dirt off her skirt and said, "Who else could it be? Mo Yunchen and Meiying, those bastards."

Mo Ruilin was very surprised, "Even he attacked, are you injured?"

Gu Qinglan said, "We are fine, but those who followed us are either dead or injured."

Xue Huang was filled with anger. "They are simply shameless villains. When they can't win, they resort to dirty tricks. They even want to bury us alive in rocks. The next time we meet, I will beat them so badly that even their own mothers won't be able to recognize them."

"Thank you for your hard work." Mo Ruilin sighed. "You should go and have a rest first."

Xue Huang shook her head, "I'm fine. Brother Qinglan and I came here this time to bring other news."

Murilan had a pot of tea and some food brought to him, and listened to the news they had received.

The most important one is the one Xue Huang got from Mo Yunchen.

After listening to it, he fell into deep thought. According to Xue Huang's description, the news said that the theft of the disaster relief silver was planned by Shen Congfeng, and Tan Hongwen, as a highly respected Sima general at the time, was naturally involved in the matter. However, afterwards, in order to be absolutely sure, Shen Congfeng killed Tan Hongwen and several of his confidants who knew the truth one by one.

The note that Xue Huang got only had a positive answer, but no process. For example, how did Shen Congfeng transfer 200,000 taels of disaster relief silver overnight, and why was Tan Zheng so sure that his father was killed to silence him.

So she didn't actually believe it completely from the beginning. There was no clue at all, but she, Gu Qinglan and Zhuo Yang investigated Tan Zheng thoroughly and only then did they get some fragmentary information.

Shen Congfeng did not do anything too drastic when he silenced the witnesses. He was probably afraid that killing too many people would arouse suspicion, so he only killed Tan Hongwen. Tan Zheng was young and inexperienced so he was spared. But as he grew older, he began to doubt his father's death. For so many years, he has been secretly investigating the truth of that year.

On the surface, he continued to serve Shen Congfeng, but in private he had a close relationship with Concubine Li.

But the person behind Concubine Li should be Shen Congfeng, which makes Xuehuang very puzzled.

"What do you think?"

Gu Qinglan said, "This means that Concubine Li is only serving Shen Congfeng on the surface, and there is someone else behind her."

"I agree with Qinglan's opinion." Mo Ruilin said. "But who is this person?"

"It's just those few people, but it may be very troublesome to confirm them. This Concubine Li has always had close contacts with the officials and their families of the Third Prince's faction. She might be a double agent." Xue Huang said.

Murray Lin smiled and said, "That makes sense."

"What about you guys?" Xue Huang looked at Wei Yunzhou, "Any news in Guyan County?"

"There are some traces." Mo Ruilin said. "Brother Wei, can you tell me?"

Wei Yunzhou ignored him.

Mo Ruilin smiled awkwardly. Well, he had to be the one to say such things that required a lot of words. His brother Wei needed to maintain his cool image.

He coughed lightly and said, "Thanks to Brother Wei and... that guy, the two of them went deep into Guyan County and found an older man. He was the previous county magistrate. He had stayed since the flood and participated in the construction of the dam that year, but he resigned after the disaster relief silver was stolen. Brother Wei and his friends found this old man, but he kept silent about what happened that year. I don't know if it was..." He glanced at Wei Yunzhou's cold face and his tone weakened, "They were too fierce and scared him."

The one that Mo Ruilin was talking about was Xu Yao. He wore a devil mask all day long, which was indeed scary. But since it was a secret investigation, he would certainly not be so ostentatious. As for Wei Yunzhou, it was possible that he could scare him.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Wei Yunzhou glared at him. Mo Ruilin felt his whole body stiffen, and he quickly laughed and said, "Just kidding."

"So, you got nothing?" Xue Huang raised her eyebrows.

Mo Ruilin nodded. "I am being monitored by the Third Brother's people, so it is not convenient for me to go see him. And Brother Wei has to take care of me, so it is not easy for him to get away."

Xue Huang understood their difficulties and said, "Leave this matter to me. Since he won't talk about it, it means there must be something else going on. I will definitely find a way to get him to talk."

Mo Ruilin hurriedly said: "Xue Huang, he is an old man over 60 years old, he doesn't know martial arts, and he is already in his twilight years. You should not do it."

Xue Huang smiled helplessly, "Am I such a tactless person?"

Several people also laughed.

"Tomorrow a team will be sent to the stone quarry in Guyan County to transport a batch of stone slabs. It will take at least two hours to load them onto the truck. I'll ask you and Qinglan to go and take care of this matter. It's also a great opportunity." Mo Ruilin said.

Gu Qinglan nodded, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

"Then you guys go and rest first." Mo Ruilin looked at Xue Huang, "Miss Xiao is in the tent at the back, you can go find her. The campsite is simple and there are many inconveniences, so you guys just have to make do with it for now."

"It's a small matter." Xue Huang smiled, stood up and walked towards the door of the tent.

But before he had taken a few steps, he heard a voice outside, "Fifth brother, are you in there?"

The curtain of the tent was lifted, and Mo Yiming, that bastard, walked in. He didn't seem to expect that the person who came would be Xue Huang, so when he saw Xue Huang's half-smiley face, he was stunned for a moment, and then probably remembered Xue Huang's previous evil deeds against him, and actually took a step back.

Xue Huang thought to herself: Very good, it seems that the beating was not in vain, he has learned his lesson.

Gu Qinglan stepped forward and bowed, "Greetings, Third Prince."

"It turned out to be Prince Gu and Princess Changle." Mo Yiming smiled, "I didn't expect you guys to be here too."

"Qinglan, you guys go first." Mo Ruilin said behind him.

Gu Qinglan nodded, pulled Xuehuang away.

He sent Xue Huang to Xiao Ling'er's tent and told her, "Rest well. If the Third Prince bothers you, ignore him."

"If he dares to come, I will punch him again." Xue Huang said with a smile.

Gu Qinglan smiled helplessly. Perhaps he should be worried about the Third Prince. "You should have a good rest."

Xue Huang said goodbye to him and went into the tent. Xiao Ling'er was lying on the couch with her eyes closed, with a veil on her face. She must have been tired after traveling all night, but she woke up as soon as Xue Huang came in.

"Are we there yet?" She raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Why are you so embarrassed?"

Xue Huang felt that her smile was obviously a joke, and she said unhappily: "What do you think? You are upright and have a smooth journey, but Brother Qinglan and I had a hard battle and were almost buried alive."

Xiao Ling'er guessed that her journey would not be smooth, but she did not expect it to be so thrilling. She stood up and looked at Xue Huang from head to toe. Seeing that she was not injured, she was relieved. Then she saw that her braids were messy and her body was covered in mud, so she pulled her to sit down next to the washbasin.

"I know you've been working hard, let me help you wash up."

Xue Huang took out a handkerchief, soaked it and wiped her face, "Why didn't you go find Xu Yao?"

Xiao Ling'er untied her hair and said, "I'm waiting for you. If anything happens to you, I will feel guilty."

"You care about me so much?" Xue Huang said with a smile.

"Who told you to be so likable?"

Xue Huang shook her head and smiled proudly, "That's right, I'm so cute, of course I'm popular."

Xiao Ling'er knocked her head and said, "Don't shake it. You look beautiful when I compliment you a few times."

"Tomorrow, Brother Qinglan and I will go to the quarry to transport stone slabs, and we will also meet your master. Do you want to come with us?"

"Since you have arrived safely, there is no need for me to stay. I will leave quietly after dark."

"Are you going to find Xuyao?" Xuehuang asked.

Xiao Ling'er didn't say anything. After she finished braiding her hair, she said, "It's not a good thing for me to be too close to you. And everyone outside is Mo Yiming's people. There is always a risk."

"Then be careful."

"The quarry is in the mountains behind Guyan County. Your transport convoy should stop on the mountain road outside the county town for repairs. My master and I will meet at the inn in the county town. You can find a chance to sneak over then."

Xue Huang nodded, "I'm going to meet the former county magistrate. Tell him that I'll set out as soon as I arrive tomorrow."

"Okay." Xiao Ling'er put the last pearl flower on her hairpin and was a little absent-minded. "You don't look like a princess at all."

"I wasn't one either." Xue Huang took off her coat. There were only two women in the camp, she and Xiao Ling'er. They didn't bring any extra clothes before coming here, so they couldn't change clothes. Xue Huang could only wash them herself. Fortunately, it was just some mud, which would wash away with water. According to the current weather, it would be dry by tomorrow morning.

After hanging up her clothes, she ran to the couch to rest without any hesitation.

Xiao Linger smiled helplessly, "With your personality, you are indeed suitable to be a chivalrous woman in the martial arts world, not this inexplicable princess."

"Once everything here is over, I will naturally go out and explore the world."

"End?" Xiao Ling'er smiled, "When will it end?"

Xue Huang was silent. The road ahead was a long journey, and she didn't know when it would end. Although Xu Yao was cooperating with Wei Yunzhou now, their goals seemed different. If that moment came, what choice should be made?

"If you are tired of this kind of life, why don't you persuade your master?"

"What should I persuade him to do?" Xiao Ling'er asked, her eyes seemed to be sharp, "Persuade him to forget the bloodshed in Taiji Hall, persuade him to forget the death of his best friend, or persuade him to forget the hatred of the country and family?"

Xue Huang shook her head. "Of course, we can't forget the national hatred and family feuds, but I always feel that your master has other plans. He is only temporarily cooperating with my second uncle because of a common goal. I don't want them to go different paths after this goal disappears."

Xiao Linger smiled faintly, "They are not on the same path."

Xue Huang sighed, "But don't you find that your master has become a little more humane than before?"

Xiao Linger thought about it. In the past fifteen years, Xu Yao lived like a walking corpse. Since he met Xue Huang and the others, he has indeed changed a little. Especially after hearing Lin Yu say that he would actually agree to Xue Huang's request to help others fight in the ring in Muhua City, this would never have been possible before. Only Xue Huang dared to do this.

"So," Xue Huang continued, "you can persuade him that there are some things you can risk your life for, but there are some things you should just give up if you can."

"When you see him, you can talk to him yourself."

Xue Huang: Wouldn’t he stab me?

Xiao Linger stood up and said, "I'm leaving."