The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

"Don't worry, Imperial Concubine. As long as you don't have any other thoughts, the mother and daughter in the thatched cottage will not end up like this."

After Jiang Wumei finished coughing, she stopped in front of the four corpses without moving. The man in black saw through her concerns and explained calmly.

The order from above was to capture the Imperial Concubine and the Prince alive at all costs. The Prince was now beside the Emperor, so they could not do it. They could only try their best to bring the Imperial Concubine back alive.

Jiang Wumei didn't say anything, just stared coldly at the man in black and stepped forward again.

The knife-wielding men and Jiang Wumei disappeared in the courtyard. Qin Fang held Yaya in her arms and stared at the endless darkness outside, trembling all over.

"Mother, mother, will my beautiful sister be killed by them?"

Yaya's face turned red, and she huddled in Qin Fang's arms, her voice choked with fear.

Qin Fang was filled with panic, her mind in a mess. She hugged the child tightly in her arms, drawing warmth from each other.

Hearing Yaya's crying, Qin Fang recalled the way the group of men in black had addressed Jiang Wumei. She shook her head blankly, but her words lacked a trace of confidence:

"No, Sister Jiang is of very noble status. Those people definitely wouldn't dare to kill her."

I don’t know whether I was saying this to Yaya or to myself.

After saying this, Qin Fang suddenly seemed to be enlightened. She loosened her hand and looked at the jade ornaments that Jiang Wumei left for her. Her mind suddenly became clear.

Sister Jiang followed that group of people just to protect her and Yaya. She couldn't just stay there and do nothing!

Yes, she couldn't just stay there, she had to go to the city to report to the police, she had to find a way to save people!

"Hurry, Yaya, get up quickly. Mom will take you to the village chief's house right away.

You stay at the village chief's house and don't go anywhere."

Qin Fang pulled Yaya up, got a torch, lit it with a tinder, and quickly left the thatched hut with the child.

The mother and daughter ran out, one step deep and one step shallow. When they ran over a hill, four corpses suddenly appeared in front of them. They were so scared that they slipped and fell.

The torch fell on the side of the road covered with lush vegetation. Yaya saw the blood on the slope and was so scared that she started crying immediately.

Qin Fang was also scared to death, but with the child around, she had to force herself to sit up and pull Yaya over to comfort her:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, these are the bad guys who came here to cause trouble during the day.

They died, it's okay, it's okay."

She said a few words of comfort in a trembling voice. The four corpses, with their eyes still open, turned towards her. Qin Fang picked up the torch with trembling hands and quickly left with Yaya.

The night wind swept through the forest.

The treetops swayed like the ghostly shadows of mandrills.

Qin Fang ran with Yaya until she was sweating profusely and knocked on the village chief's door in a dishevel.

The village chief and his wife opened the door with their clothes on and were shocked to see Qin Fang sweating profusely.

"What's going on here?

Sun Er is here to cause trouble for you, isn't he? "

……

"Your Majesty, the mountain road is very rugged. How about you wait here? I will take the secret guards to determine the Empress's location and then send you a message."

Zhao Qi cut off the branches that were growing across the path with a knife and looked cautiously at the man who was feeling depressed.

Xiao Tong glanced at him, snatched the long sword from a secret guard, and chopped off a long branch that was blocking the road with his backhand. He said coldly:

"Keep leading the way!"

Horses could not enter this road, so they could only walk on foot. The secret guards led the way, and Xiao Tong walked forward quickly with a sullen face.

He was so concerned about Jiang Wumei's safety that how could he just stay here and wait for news?

Zhao Qi knew that he had said something wrong, so he stopped talking and worked hard to chop branches and grass to make a path.

Everyone was unfamiliar with this place. By the time they found themselves near Tuye Forest, the dawn had begun to appear on the horizon.

There is only one village nearby.

Zhao Qi took people to search the village and asked around, but found no evidence that the village had received any outsiders in the past few days.

However, Jiang Wumei was not found here, but Zhao Qi received another piece of news.

Xiao Tong's face was as gloomy as water:

"You mean, there are traces of Niao Niao in the deep mountains a few miles away?"

Zhao Qi half-knelt in front and responded in a deep voice:

"Yes, Your Majesty, according to what the villagers just said, he and the village chief went to help yesterday and saw a beautiful woman named Qin Fang at her home.

I have asked in detail, and the woman the villagers are talking about looks quite similar to the Imperial Noble Consort.

Furthermore, according to the villagers, this woman also suddenly appeared in the village. I believe this person is most likely the Imperial Concubine."

With his lover so close, Xiao Tong felt an even greater burning desire in his chest:

"Then what are you still standing there for? Why don't you get the village chief to lead the way?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhao Qi immediately took people to the village to look for people, but after asking the villagers and wandering around, he only found the two men who had followed him to the forest to help yesterday.

"Master, it seems the village chief is out for something, and there is only a young girl at home.

But these two are familiar with the route, so we can let them lead the way."

In front of the villagers, Zhao Qi changed his address and looked more respectful.

Xiao Tong didn't care about these things at all. He waved his hand and said directly to the two nervous men:

"lead the way."

The two grown men who were called by Zhao Qi to help looked at the extraordinary Xiao Tong with their hearts beating fast. After hesitating for a long time, they finally asked:

"Are you gentlemen coming to the village just to look for someone?"

Noble people are the most difficult to serve.

This group of people had outstanding temperaments, and they wore either swords or knives on their waists. These honest people who worked hard in the fields had never seen such a scene.

The two men who were brought here were a little scared for a moment, fearing that if one of them didn't handle it well, they would be caught and taken back.

Xiao Tong didn't say anything. Zhao Qi saw that the two were afraid and immediately stepped forward to explain:

"Don't be afraid, we are only here to look for someone in your precious place. If you can help lead the way, we will reward you handsomely."

In order to appease the two men, Zhao Qi gave a look and immediately a secret guard came forward and gave each of them a silver ingot.

The two men held the silver ingot in their hands, weighed it slightly, and their eyes lit up.

This time, the two of them did not hesitate, and were much more enthusiastic towards Xiao Tong and the others. They immediately turned around and led the way.

In order to convince Xiao Tong and the others, the two men praised the woman they met yesterday to the highest heavens, saying that they had never seen such a beautiful woman in their lives.

He also said that seeing her thin body and pale face, she might not have recovered from her injuries yet.

Xiao Tong walked in the middle, listening silently without saying a word. Since he didn't speak, the remaining secret guards dared not to speak either.

Let me ask, who dares to talk about the appearance of the imperial concubine in front of the emperor?

Even Zhao Qi could only laugh it off and ask for other details.

The two men who led the way were simple-minded. When Zhao Qi asked them a question, they just talked and blurted out everything.

Even yesterday when someone came to make trouble, the beautiful woman stood up to defend Qin Fang and her daughter and said it all.

The more Xiao Tong listened, the gloomier his expression grew. In the end, his black eyes burned with rage, and his whole body was filled with murderous intent.

“You’re saying that when the woman was seriously injured, someone came to threaten her?

And you threatened not to let her go?"