There were not many mountain people living in the nearby area, and the people from Tianshu Pavilion quickly found out that the brother and sister holding bows and arrows were surnamed Yao, and they were hunters from Hankou Village, more than ten miles away.
The brother and sister's parents were killed by wolves while hunting in the mountains six years ago. After that, Yao Changshan, as the eldest brother, played the role of both father and mother, and raised his younger sister Yao Shuang'er, who was a few years younger than him.
Seeing Song Changke, who was covered in dirt and fainted in the woods, Yao Changshan didn't want to cause trouble, so he pulled Yao Shuang'er and wanted to turn back the way he came.
Yao Shuang'er stopped walking, her eyes flickering back and forth between Song Changke's handsome face and the delicate embroidery on his robe. She grabbed her brother's sleeve and said with pity, "There are so many wild animals in the mountains. His life will be in danger if he falls here. Brother, shall we rescue him?"
Yao Changshan remained unmoved. Yao Shuang'er's lips sank as she whispered, "If only someone had passed by and saved my parents when they were in trouble..."
When mentioning this painful past event that caused the brother and sister to feel some sympathy, Yao Changshan finally felt a little sympathy.
After walking forward and sniffing Song Changke's breath, he put him on his back and carried him out of the forest...
"Do we still need to stop them?" asked the people from Tianshu Pavilion who came with Ying Wu in a low voice.
Ying Wu shook his head, "No need."
"We will follow them and make sure Song Changke stays with the Yao brothers and sisters and does not leave Hankou Village."
The younger sister of the Yao family seems to be a thoughtful person. After saving Song Changke's life, she probably won't let him go easily.
This would save Tianshu Pavilion a lot of trouble.
Maybe I can even better complete the mission assigned by my master.
…
At the foot of the back mountain, Song Changke was led out of the forest by the Yao brothers and sisters.
In the small courtyard in the mountains, Qi Xu also saw the red-footed falcon flying from the horizon and diving into the courtyard.
"Master, this is a secret letter from Yu Qi."
Feng Ping took off the letter tube, squeezed the hard lump wrapped in the note, and unfolded it in front of Qi Xu.
When the master and servant saw the Northern Barbarian coin wrapped in the paper, they were both surprised.
"Could it be that Miss Wei and the others have encountered the northern barbarians again?" Feng Ping muttered with a frown.
Qi Xu's heart tightened and he quickly took the note and looked down.
After seeing clearly what was written above, I felt relieved a little, but then I couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Of course he could recognize that the note was not written by Yu Qi, judging from the handwriting, it should be from Miss Wei.
There is a deep meaning behind these few words, which implicitly reminds me to pay attention to the coin minting and Chongzhou Copper Mine.
"Chongzhou..."
"Duke Yan's Mansion..."
Qi Xu's originally relaxed brows couldn't help but frown.
Before this, he had never doubted the loyalty of Duke Yan's Mansion to Dayong. In his opinion, Chongzhou, which was guarded by the Duke Yan's son himself, was the least troublesome among the states in the north.
If Miss Wei had not accidentally discovered two bags of Northern Barbarian coins, it is unknown how long these strange things would have been kept secret.
"Investigate." Qi Xu lowered his eyes, a stern look flashing across his eyes.
"Let's start from Lishui County and see who Yan Lang has been in contact with recently."
After a pause, he continued, "When the matter in Huangzhou is over, we will pass through Chongzhou on our way back to Tanzhou."
After saying that, Qi Xu rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.
Feng Ping sighed, "It's really like one wave after another has not yet settled."
If they had not left the capital, they would never have imagined that there were so many problems hidden in the local provincial governments.
It is even more unimaginable that Dayong, which maintained the illusion of peace and stability on the surface, was actually already riddled with holes!
"Speaking of which, it is really thanks to Miss Wei's keen eyes." If Miss Wei was not a daughter of an official family and a descendant of the Tianshi Mansion, Feng Ping even felt that she had some talent to serve in the secret department of Tianshu Pavilion.
Not to mention anything else, just this talent for passively gathering intelligence is already stronger than most of the people in Tianshu Pavilion.
It's just that the speed at which the problem was discovered was a little too fast, and as a result, his master has been working non-stop and has not slept for more than two hours for many days.
"Master, would you like to take a rest for a while?" Feng Ping suggested softly.
When the news of the disappearance of Princess Daning and her husband spreads in the capital, the master will be busy.
This is just the beginning of the end.
After that, in Chongzhou and Tanzhou, I don’t know how many things are waiting for me.
I don’t even know how many crises are hidden.
Qi Xu heard all of Feng Ping's words. As he stroked the piece of paper between his fingertips, Qi Xu couldn't help but mutter to himself.
It would be nice if Miss Wei could also go on a tour of Tanzhou.
Those crises hidden in the Tanzhou area might be discovered in advance by Miss Wei's sharp eyes!
But this idea is just a thought.
Qi Xu had never thought of letting Wei Yunlan leave the north where his family was and follow him across thousands of miles to the other end of Dayong's territory.
"Feng Ping."
"I am here."
"Has the person in Tanzhou not been found yet?"
Feng Ping was stunned for a moment before he realized who his master was asking about. He sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Our people have searched all along the Tanzhou waterway, but have not found anything so far."
"When we were looking for him, we ran into people sent by Duke Xu's Mansion. They have been searching in Tanzhou for more than a month, but still can't find any trace of Master Wei's whereabouts."
"Keep looking." Qi Xu said solemnly and firmly, "We must find the person alive or dead. If we can't find him in Tanzhou, we will expand the search to the neighboring Xunzhou, or Qianzhou and Yizhou."
As long as a person appears, there will be traces.
Even if it's just a corpse.
Sometimes no news is the best news.
Maybe Miss Wei's elder brother is no longer in Tanzhou. In that case, no matter how much they and the people from Duke Xu's Mansion search around in Tanzhou, they will never be able to find him!
…
Wei Yunlan and his entourage only drove two horse-drawn carriages, and the drivers and accompanying guards were all dressed like ordinary merchant servants.
The journey was quite smooth, but even so, they encountered three roadblocks and searches.
After being hinted by the officers and soldiers for the third time to give two taels of silver in small ingots as a concession, a hint of worry flashed in Wei Yunlan's eyes.
It was said that the northern part of the Desolate State was much more lax than the southern part these days. Many caravans passing through the southern part, especially those heading from the Desolate State to other states, were stopped by soldiers and ordered to get off the vehicle and be searched.
Lihe Village is located to the north of Danyun City, and is the northernmost location in the entire Huangzhou.
But even they have encountered so many searches, so it will be even more difficult for Mr. Xiao.
I don’t know what the situation is like over there?
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