Chapter 267: Escape (Two Chapters in One)

Fairy Cao, also known as Cao Wuniang, is the leader of this operation, and Jin Twelve is here to cooperate with her.

Jin Shier stared at Zhao Shijing, hoping to find some clues from her face, but he was disappointed.

The little girl was calm and composed, with confidence written in her eyes.

She wasn't lying to him, she really knew!

That bitch Cao Wuniang really betrayed her, betrayed the military advisor, and betrayed Haidongqing!

Jin Twelve gnashed his teeth, and Zhao Shiqing met his blow with another blow: "The Fourth Prince and his entourage should have arrived in Tongzhou half a month ago. Why don't you think they've arrived yet?"

Before Jin Twelve could speak, Zhao Shiqing answered his own question, "Because Cao Wuniang didn't want to come to Tongzhou, she used a clever trick to keep the Fourth Prince and Yang Shengqiu in Yanzhou. When you were soaked in the flood, Cao Wuniang accepted offerings from believers while recognizing Yang Shengqiu in the comfortable official post. And now, you are being tortured to the point of being worse than death, while they are in the sunny Yanzhou City, discussing an auspicious date to travel north.

Haha, Jin Twelve, in Fairy Cao's eyes, you are just a bunch of reckless men trying to confuse me and the Mountain Gate."

Zhao Shiqing can't read minds, but she understands people like Jin Twelve.

Based on observations of the nine members of the Lei family over the past few days, it was discovered that all the Lei brothers obeyed the eldest brother Lei Dabao. Lei Dabao was quite polite to his brothers, but he would often scold the two daughters-in-law and never gave them a good face.

In fact, the true identities of the two daughters-in-law, like the Lei brothers, are all Saker Falcon killers.

But Jin Twelve's attitude towards them and the Lei brothers was completely different.

Although Zhao Shiqing is young, she has seen many people like Jin Twelve. They look down on women from the bottom of their hearts. Even if the woman is a killer with superb martial arts like them, in their eyes, women are still inferior to men.

Just like Fairy Cao ranks fifth and Jin Twelve ranks twelfth. In this kind of ranking, the higher the position, the greater the gap between them. Fairy Cao is much higher than Jin Twelve, both in combat power and status in the sect, but people like Jin Twelve still look down on her. He does not think that he is inferior to a woman, he only thinks that this woman is blocking his way.

So Zhao Shiqing used Fairy Cao as a knife to stab Jin Twelve's narrow-mindedness.

Jin Twelve was indeed angry.

He was loyal to the military advisor, so he would not think that this was the strategic arrangement of the military advisor. He would only think that Fairy Cao was playing tricks on him.

Just as Zhao Shiqing said, Fairy Cao used him and his people to confuse the mountain gate.

He hates it!

Although they are Han people, they grew up in Daru. There is little water in Daru. Although they have received training since childhood, they are not good at swimming.

They had never seen such heavy rain, let alone flooding.

They struggled in the flood, and the fate of several of their companions is still unknown.

But Cao Wuniang did nothing, and didn't even come to Tongzhou. They had doubts in the beginning, and until now, after hearing what Zhao Shiqing said, all their doubts were answered.

Yes, with Cao Wuniang's ability, she could easily trap the Fourth Prince and his entourage in Yanzhou. If the Fourth Prince did not come to Tongzhou, Yang Shengqiu would certainly not come either. They did not even have to wade through the muddy waters of Tongzhou to take Yang Shengqiu away.

Jin Twelve's face turned pale, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes.

Zhao Shiqing let out a sigh of relief. This time, the knife had hit the right spot.

"That bitch Cao Wuniang deserves a horrible death! Did she think people would buy her tricks? Haha, I'll see how she can get that guy out of Dayong without me!"

Zhao Shiqing turned and left.

After that, no one brought Jin Twelve to trial. In the evening, Xiuxiu came in with a basket to deliver food.

Jin Twelve knew Xiuxiu, and he had long known that Xiuxiu had no martial arts skills. Not only Xiuxiu, but even Miss Zhao Er had mediocre martial arts skills.

His eyes were slightly closed, still with that fearless expression.

Xiuxiu seemed a little scared. She placed a steamed bun made of two pieces of flour in front of him and said with fear in her voice: "This is your meal, eat it quickly."

"How can I eat if you tie me up?" Jin Twelve said unhappily.

Xiuxiu was stunned. Yes, how could this man eat with his hands tied?

"But the Second Miss said that she can't let you die. If you don't eat, you will starve to death."

Jin Twelve snorted coldly: "Second Miss, Second Miss, are you her maid?"

After living in the mountains for many days, Jin Shier certainly knew that Xiuxiu was not Zhao Shiqing's maid, and he said that on purpose.

Xiuxiu lowered her head and whispered, "Second Miss saved my life."

Jin Twelve understood: "I see, little girl, you are a person who knows how to repay kindness. It reminds me of my sister. When I was young, my sister and I were separated. I don't know whether she is alive or dead. It would be great if she could be rescued. Alas."

Xiuxiu's eyes lit up: "I didn't expect you had a sister. I thought killers were all heartless and heartless."

Jin Twelve smiled bitterly. "I didn't come out of a crack in the rock. I also had parents, relatives, and sisters, but they are all dead. I even lost my only sister. I feel so sorry for them."

Xiuxiu's eyes were red, and there was a clear stupidity in them: "Don't be pessimistic, maybe one day you can find your sister. I know someone whose brother was lost, but he was found later. I believe you can find your sister too. Your sister is waiting for you."

"Little girl, you are so kind. My sister must be as kind as you. Unfortunately, she couldn't wait for me. People like us, once we fail, what awaits us is death. I won't live long. Your second daughter will kill me. From the day I became a killer, I knew this day would come sooner or later. Little girl, I am not afraid of death. Death is also a kind of relief for me."

Xiuxiu was so moved that she almost cried. It was so touching, just like the storybook she borrowed from Chen Wangxing.

"I will ask the Second Miss to erect a tombstone for you, so that when your sister finds you one day, she will have a place to go."

Jin Twelve sighed: "Little girl, no matter what, I have to thank you. I used to worry that no one would bring me a last meal, and I would starve to death as a ghost.

Now, not only do I have a beautiful and kind girl like you to bring me my last meal, but you have also listened to all my nonsense. I can finally rest in peace."

Xiuxiu felt a little guilty. She looked at the two big buns and said, "But you can't eat this last meal."

Jin Twelve sniffed and said, "It's okay. Bring it here and let me smell it. Just smell it and it will be eaten."

Xiuxiu pursed her lips, as if making up her mind: "I'll untie the rope for you, and you can eat these two buns. You can't go hungry on the road to the underworld."

Jin Twelve looked embarrassed: "No, I can't let you break the rules for me. If that Second Miss knew, she would definitely blame you."

Xiuxiu shook her head: "It's okay, the Second Miss treats me very well, at most she'll scold me a few times. Besides, there's no one else here, as long as I don't say anything and you don't say anything, the Second Miss won't know."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Jin Twelve's eyes, like a drowning man finding a straw. "Really? Can I really fill my stomach and die a full death?"

Xiuxiu felt sad: "It's true."

Jin Twelve was so excited that he was about to cry. Xiuxiu suppressed her fear and untied the rope for Jin Twelve with trembling hands.

The rope is made of cowhide and the knot is very special, which is difficult for ordinary people to untie.

Fortunately, Xiuxiu finally untied them. The moment Jin Twelve's hands were freed, he felt that it was dawn.

At this moment, a voice came from outside: "Xiu Xiu, are you there?"

It was a woman's voice.

Jin Twelve recognized that this was the maidservant beside Zhao Shiqing.

Xiuxiu hurriedly said: "Yes!"

Jin Twelve lowered his voice: "Don't let her in."

Xiuxiu stood up and said to him, "Hurry up and eat the buns. I'm going to go out and take a look. I'll be back soon."

Jin Twelve concealed the murderous intent in his eyes and nodded: "Okay."

Xiuxiu walked out quickly and the wooden door closed behind her.

Jin Twelve smiled coldly and said, "Little girl, you are lucky."

He quickly untied the ropes on his feet and jumped out of the back window.

As soon as Xiuxiu went out, Lingbo hugged her. The two little girls hugged each other tightly. They were scared to death. They were really scared just now!

Half an hour later, Xia Dachuan came to report: "A boat was lost at the foot of the mountain."

Jin Twelve escaped successfully. Although he encountered some troubles along the way, he was very lucky and escaped without any danger.

There were several small boats at the foot of the mountain. He knocked the young man who was rowing the boat unconscious with a palm, and the young man fell face up into the water. Jin Twelve then drove away in the small boat.

A moment later, the boy emerged from the water and cursed, "You bastard, thank goodness I'm a good swimmer!"

The next day, Xiao Zhen returned to the mountain and listened to Zhao Shiqing's story about Jin Twelve and Hai Dongqing. Xiao Zhen sighed, "So in his previous life, Yang Shengqiu went to Daru. No wonder he didn't come back even after the Third Prince gained power."

Zhao Shiqing thought of Feng Yalan, who had lived a lonely life for half her life. Yang Shengqiu went to Daru and had his son taken away. The father and son were reunited, but in the end, Feng Yalan was the only one who was hurt.

Xiao Zhen sighed. It was a pity that he died too early in his previous life and didn’t know what happened afterwards.

But he felt that Yang Shengqiu from his previous life would definitely come back, and the military advisor Wang Yin was in a precarious situation in Daru. A man like him would definitely not sit and wait for death. He would find Yang Shengqiu to plan something big.

Did he want to use Yang Shengqiu to start a rebellion?

Although Yang Shengqiu's surname is Yang, his mother is a descendant of Emperor Ai and is from the eldest legitimate wife's house.

Zhao Shiqing guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Don't dwell on the past. Now that I've let Jin Twelve go, let's see what he'll do. We can just sit back and watch."

She thought of something else and frowned slightly. "These people entered the country from Yan. Is Northern Yan completely leaky? Can the Daruls enter the country so easily?"

Xiao Zhen sneered: "If it's leaking like a sieve, it's fine, but I'm worried that Beiyan has some connection with that military advisor."

Zhao Shiqing's expression became serious. She was still too naive and thought things were too simple.

Military advisor Wang Yin is now suspected by King Daru, but he is still thinking about taking Yang Shengqiu over. This man must have someone to rely on, or he has another trump card in his hand, a trump card that King Daru is more afraid of than Haidongqing.

"Beiyan? It's Beiyan?" Zhao Shiqing said in a lost voice.

Although the Palace of Prince of Yan and the Palace of Prince of Liang both have eight princes, the surname of Prince of Liang is Zhao, while the surname of Prince of Yan is different.

The king of Northern Yan was surnamed Han, and Zhao Shiqing's knowledge of Northern Yan was limited to three things.

First, when the old Prince of Liang passed away, Han Song, the third son of Northern Yan, and his uncle, Prince of Hejin, came to the Prince of Liang's mansion to offer their condolences. Prince of Hejin was a well-known playboy, and Nie was very wary of him, fearing that he would lead Zhao Tingxuan astray.

The second incident was about Zhao Tingxuan's two companions, the Nie brothers, who had once mocked Yue Xiu, the companion of the Northern Yan prince, at the Imperial College, saying that Yue Xiu's feet were covered in cow dung. This angered the Yan Xia, who beat him up. The incident was even brought to the attention of the emperor, and Zhao Tingxuan was eventually punished.

The third thing is a past event. The previous King of Northern Yan had no sons, so his younger brother had to go to the capital as a hostage. Later, he gave birth to a young prince. However, the King of Northern Yan died before the young prince reached the age of being a hostage. The young prince succeeded to the throne at the age of five. He had neither sons nor brothers, so his uncle was still a hostage. It was not until his uncle gave birth to a son that he exchanged his own son as a hostage and was able to return to Yan.

Apart from this, Zhao Shiqing knew nothing about Beiyan.

Beiyan has always been the northern gate of the Dayong Dynasty. Since its establishment, it has been loyal and has never made any mistakes, which has also made the Daruo dare not act rashly.

The fact that these Daru killers could easily enter the country from Northern Yan was a very serious matter for Dayong.

Zhao Shiqing asked, "Does the Dalu have trade with Dayong?"

Xiao Zhen nodded. "There is trade, but it's very strictly managed. Only merchants with licenses can enter, and once inside, they can only trade at designated trading houses. The trading houses have always been jointly managed by the Northern Yan Palace and the imperial court, and the revenue is divided equally between the two parties."

Thinking of something, Xiao Zhen added, "Even the Darlu merchants who have obtained the license can only bring five people into the country at a time. The goods they bring in will be handed over to the army upon entry, and then the army will deliver them to the trading post. When they leave, the purchased goods will also be delivered to the border by the army, and then they will be transported away by themselves after leaving the country."

Zhao Shiqing asked, "Will we be exploited by the army if we do this?"

Xiao Zhen smiled: "That's for sure, but businessmen come for profit, there is no other way, we can only accept it."

"Then isn't the Northern Yan Palace very wealthy?" Zhao Shiqing became interested. She didn't know any of these things before.

"It is indeed rich. Not only the Northern Yan Palace, but which of the eight palaces is not rich? Do you think the Liang Palace is poor?" Xiao Zhen said with a smile.

Zhao Shiqing shook his head. Of course, if they could support an army, they would not be poor. Otherwise, the dog emperor would not be afraid of Prince Liang's Mansion.

The two chatted for a while before going to rest.

At this time in the official inn, Yang Shengqiu finally met the person who gave him the ring.

She was a woman, a woman wearing a Taoist robe but with a graceful look.

He suddenly thought of someone, someone the Fourth Prince wanted to visit but had no chance to meet.

"Are you Fairy Cao?"

Fairy Cao looked at him with satisfaction: "You have good taste, worthy of being of royal blood."