Emergency Rescue

"Brother, I'll go with you!" Xie Yuan followed closely behind him, but he gasped because his movements were too big and he pulled his wound.

Uncle Chen hurriedly supported her shaky body from behind. Seeing this, Xie Ci also frowned and scolded:

"Nonsense! You are injured, the most urgent thing is to heal the injury first, how can you be so reckless?"

Xie Yuan was speechless for a moment, and he lowered his head helplessly, his injured arm trembling slightly. He blamed himself for being useless, causing Miss Tong and the others to be captured, and now he couldn't even do anything to make amends...

Xie Ci also realized that his words were a bit harsh, so he turned around and walked to her side, and persuaded her in a softer tone:

"Okay, brother, I know you are worried about them. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything and I will definitely be able to rescue them!"

Uncle Chen echoed:

"Yes, Deputy General Xie, you should focus on healing first. If you heal your wounds sooner, won't you be able to rescue people faster?"

Xie Yuan did not insist any longer. Xie Ci patted her on the shoulder and then quickly stepped out of the room. The servants had already led the horse out of the stable. He took a long step, easily jumped onto the horse's back, and galloped towards Yuandu City.

Yuandu

With the Queen Mother in charge, even though Zhao Xu was not very smart, the news of the priest's arrest had not yet spread outside, and everyone was ordered to keep silent. However, after the Internet was cut off, the people were naturally confused and uneasy, and the people were in panic for a while.

"I have ordered the news to be spread, saying that the priest has important matters to attend to and needs to retreat to practice, and he will be back to normal in a few days. But this is just a delaying tactic. General Xie, what exactly happened this time? With the priest's abilities, how could he be captured by the Gulou bandits?" The queen mother sat behind the curtain, her voice already a little anxious.

The ministers in the court were also discussing and whispering to each other:

"Do you remember the previous fraud? Many people were defrauded of their money. It seems that it was done by the thieves from Gulou! They used this to lure the investigating priests over and set a trap to capture them."

"But the priests can even summon thunder, so why were they captured by the Gulou army? Did their divine powers fail? Oh, even the internet is down. I can't catch up with the drama these days. I'm so worried!"

Xie Ci didn't want to hear any more of the noisy noise, so he simply strode down to the hall. The whispers of the crowd gradually died down, and everyone held their breath to listen to what he had to say.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Queen Mother," Xie Ci clasped his hands and bowed to the two people in the court, "When the incident happened, the priest was accompanied by Deputy General Xie. The Gulou bandits designed to lead them to Chengping Bridge. It happened that the priest was temporarily unable to use his power due to the abnormal celestial phenomena. Deputy General Xie was unable to fight against the army alone, and he risked his life to escape and come back to pass on the news."

"Ah? What should we do? Gulou will definitely use this as an excuse to attack us!"

"I don't know when the priests' powers will be restored. Alas, I was short-sighted before and even scolded them for using witchcraft. But how can I live without these spells?"

The ministers complained bitterly, all with embarrassed expressions on their faces. Zhao Xu rarely acted like an emperor, and he scolded:

"Ridiculous! Instead of discussing how to solve the problem, you are throwing yourselves into disarray. What use do I have for you?!"

The hall fell silent for a moment. The Queen Mother cast an approving glance at him, but before she could say anything to praise him, he revealed his true colors:

"Who among you can understand the pain of my internet being disconnected in the middle of a ranked match? What are you yelling about?!"

Queen Mother: ...

Xie Ci suppressed the twitching of his forehead and interrupted the internet-addicted teenager's rage:

"Your Majesty, to prevent the situation from getting worse, we must act as soon as possible. I am willing to lead the Xie family army to rescue the priest."

The Queen Mother was afraid that this unfilial son would continue to talk nonsense, so she responded first:

"Very good! There is no time to lose, General Xie, please leave quickly. If the priest's power is restored, we don't need to worry about it, but we are afraid that something unexpected will happen if we delay. Emperor, please draft the imperial edict quickly!"

"Oh, oh!" Zhao Xu realized it belatedly. He quickly wrote a letter to mobilize troops and handed it to Xie Ci. Xie Ci took it with both hands and was about to set out to rescue people when he heard a sharp announcement from outside the hall:

"Report, report—the high priest was poisoned to death in prison!!!"

The jailer knelt down in panic. This bad news was like water in a frying pan, causing the court, which had just calmed down, to become a mess again:

"How could he be poisoned suddenly?! Have you found the poisoner?"

"Could it be that even the immortality granted by the priest has lost its effect? ​​If we can't rescue the priest as soon as possible, I'm afraid the war will start again..."

Everyone knows that the reason they can live in peace now is because of the fragile divine power of the priests, which enables them to sign truce and alliance agreements with many countries. But if this divine power disappears, it will be another catastrophe.

Xie Ci couldn't help but clench his fists. Tong Zhenzhen, who had lost her immortal body, would be in such a dangerous situation. He helped the jailer up:

"Don't panic. Tell me what you found out."

"Yes, yes." He took a deep breath. "The poisoner has been found. He was a clerk in charge of delivering meals. When he was found, he had committed suicide in the house. He left behind a letter with the Gulou mark."

The jailer handed over a letter with both hands. Xie Ci had already guessed what was going on, so he signaled the attendant to present the letter to the emperor.

Zhao Xu read it hastily and became furious:

"Shao Hui, this bastard! How dare he ask for such a high price, and even want to give up most of our land in exchange for the priest!"

The poisoning of the high priest was both to silence him and to serve as a warning to Lin Yuan. It was ridiculous that the high priest colluded with Shao Hui, but he did not expect that in the end he would be killed by his "noble man" and become a stepping stone for others.

"Thank you, General. There is no time to lose. You should go and rescue them secretly while we will negotiate with Gulou openly." The Queen Mother quickly formulated a strategy. It was impossible for her to give up most of the country, but at the same time, she also had to rescue the priest as soon as possible. As long as the priest was out of trouble, Lin Yuan would have the dominant power.

"Yes!" Xie Ci responded. Even without her saying anything, he was eager to find Tong Zhenzhen immediately.

"Hey, thank you, General. Thank you!" Lin Shizhu also broke away from the ranks of civil officials and caught up with him in two or three steps. "Don't be impulsive. You don't even know where their camp is. How can you save them?"

At this time, the two of them had already walked out of the hall. Xie Ci could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and growled with gritted teeth:

"Then what do you want me to do?! What the hell can I do now! Every second I stay up late, Tong Zhenzhen will suffer a little more. You know how cruel Shao Hui is. She is too lazy to walk on weekdays and wants the best food. How can she endure such torture?!"

Lin Shizhu was stunned by the shouting, but seeing Xie Ci's red eyes, even with tears in them, he sighed softly:

"I understand how you feel. I feel bad when I think of Xiao Miao suffering in the dungeon. But at this moment, we should search calmly. Otherwise, we will miss the opportunity and clues and regret it for the rest of our lives."

Xie Ci gradually calmed down, realizing that he had said something wrong. He wiped away the tears that were about to burst out, and turned around awkwardly in an attempt to hide his red eyes:

"Sorry, I was impulsive."

Lin Shizhu smiled and shook his head:

"We've worked together for so many years, why are you apologizing? You go and mobilize some people, and I'll go find a few college students who are familiar with Miss Tong and the others. We'll meet up at Chengping Bridge. They're so smart, maybe they'll leave some clues, and we can look for them along the way, and we'll be able to find their location!"

Thinking of the inhuman torture their loved ones were suffering at this moment, the two men unconsciously quickened their pace and immediately took action.

at the same time

Somewhere in the ancient Lou military camp

"It's so nice to eat meat like this! Hey, please bring us another plate of chicken legs!"

Tong Zhen, who was "suffering", gobbled the chicken leg like a hungry tiger. The starving college students finished the whole plate of meat in just a few bites. She smacked the sesame oil on her lips and shouted to the jailer waiting at the door, as if asking him to "wait, take your order!"

"Ah, ah? But Lady Goddess, this is already the fourth plate..." The jailer had a bitter face and was extremely embarrassed. Their food was already tight enough. It was good enough to eat meat three times a month. How could they have such luxury?

"Hmm?" Tong Zhenzhen immediately frowned and started to CPU him, "How dare you! You don't even listen to the priest's order? We came down to earth specially to save all living beings. Your General Shao has not realized our importance yet, but since he kept us, it means he needs us. We are his honored guests. How can an honored guest not eat meat!"

"Yeah! That's right, that's the truth!" Chen Miao and others showed expressions of approval, nodded in agreement, and glared at the jailer with condemning eyes.

The poor jailers had already been poisoned by feudal superstition and were afraid of the priests. In addition, they had not received modern anti-fraud education, so they were fooled by these college students. They were well fed and served every day. Although they were in prison, they lived more comfortably and happily than anyone else.

"Oh my, the infrastructure of your prison is so poor! Can you change to a softer bed?"

"How dare you let us eat this every day? Bring the meat over!"

"What's wrong with coming out for a walk? Why can't you let people take a walk in your house? We're just taking a walk, not running, why are you so nervous?"

Thus, under the mysterious CPU technology from the distant future, the jailers became slaves serving the young ladies and masters in a daze. They followed them around and served them all day long, coming whenever they were called. They dared not be absent, for fear that if they really ran away, they would lose their heads.

"God, Your Excellency the Priest, is this strength okay?" The jailer carefully massaged Ma Chengyun's shoulders, worrying whether he was satisfied or not, and asked in a low voice with a flattering smile.

Ma Chengyun tasted what was said to be Gulou's specialty drink, smacked his lips in dissatisfaction. The taste was far inferior to milk tea, and he replied nonchalantly:

"Yeah, it's OK~"

The jailer was as if he had been pardoned, and his men worked even harder, saying in a flattering manner:

"Hey! Then I will continue. By the way, Master Priest, you said before that you would reward me with many rare treasures after you recover your divine power..."

"Of course," Ma Chengyun lay back and waved his hand, "Work hard, you'll be indispensable when this is done!"

The jailer laughed so hard that his teeth were visible when he heard this, and he used too much force and almost pinched Ma Chengyun's fat bun off.

"Tsk, I wonder who he learned this shamelessness of committing fraud with a clear conscience from?" Xue Yide glanced at a female hooligan who was shouting for meat with a hint of meaning, and gently reminded his girlfriend not to learn from her.

"Ah? But we will feel very happy this way, even though it's a bit unethical." Qu Fei was elegantly taking small bites of a chicken leg. When she heard him speak, she looked up in confusion.

Xue Yide: ...It's bad. I've been led astray.

He pressed his throbbing forehead feebly and decided to do something serious. He waved his hand to signal the jailers to leave and called Tong Zhenzhen, who was still knocking on the bowl like a puppy:

"It's been a few days, are there any new bugs in the system?"

Tong Zhenzhen then wiped her mouth with the handkerchief Xie Ci gave her and clicked on the system page:

"Wait a minute, let me take a look."

The reason why they chose to sit still is that they are betting on the system bug. It's no wonder they have wild ideas. Judging from the current situation, it would be wild if there were no bugs.

"Wuhu! It's true!!"

Tong Zhenzhen burst into an uncontrollable cry of surprise, and saw a strange pop-up window suddenly pop up on the system page in front of her:

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