Chapter 26: Someone else wants to harm the Duke's Mansion
Fortunately, there is a cave in the middle of the cliff.
During the day they would swing down on vines and look for fruits and spring water in the forest to fill their stomachs.
At night, they return to the cave to sleep.
Having experienced life and death together, their relationship grew exceptionally deep in just a few days.
But the good times didn't last long, as they were soon discovered by the people they were chasing.
The two of them fled together for a few more days, trying to escape from Nanxin Kingdom and go to Dongji Kingdom.
When they reach Dongji, no one will recognize them, so they may have a chance to survive.
They were all on the run, and Li Tianzhuo had nothing with him at the time, so he broke the jade ring he had been carrying with him into two pieces and gave one half to Deng Youning.
They agreed that if they unfortunately got separated, they would use this item to recognize each other.
Everything is moving in a good direction.
The passers-by who were greedy for money pointed the way to those who were chasing Li Tianzhuo.
Deng Youning knew that if they caught Li Tianzhuo, they would kill him. However, if the people from Wanshe Valley caught him, they would at most beat him up and would never take his life.
"If we go together, neither of us will be able to get out!"
"This deal is not worth it, so let's get rid of as many as we can."
She ignored Li Tianzhuo's objections and risked her life to help him divert the pursuers.
Before leaving, she held the half jade and promised:
"If I don't die in this life, we will definitely meet again someday."
That was the worst beating she had received from her master in the past sixteen years.
She clearly remembered that for a month, her legs could not walk and her hands could not eat.
But Deng Youning thinks it's worth it.
Because of the agreement she made with Li Tianzhuo, she always maintained the belief to live.
Li Tianzhuo escaped and came to the capital, where he became the commander. No one knew how much he had paid.
Like Deng Youning, he has the obsession to keep going.
He wanted to become stronger, thinking that one day he would be strong enough to destroy the Ten Thousand Snake Valley and rescue Deng Youning.
Unfortunately, when he went to the Ten Thousand Snake Valley in his previous life, Deng Youning had already become the second lady of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. However, as he had never been close to people in the court, he had no idea about this.
If it weren’t for the fact that I went to the Duke’s Mansion on business on the day of the Crown Prince’s wedding.
He will never know that his only belief has been destroyed to death.
Recalling this, Li Tianzhuo looked at Deng Youning with red eyes.
He saw that there seemed to be tears in Deng Youning's eyes.
When she met his eyes, Deng Youning subconsciously avoided them and held back her tears.
"Master Li is really good at joking. Maybe it's because I look very ordinary."
Deng Youning finally remembered to respond to his words "like an old friend".
Li Tianzhuo laughed at himself.
I can see that she is deceiving herself, but I don't know why she doesn't recognize me.
Could it be that he is concerned about his current identity?
"The affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion may not be as simple as they seem."
"According to my inference, there may be someone secretly trying to harm the Duke's Mansion."
As he spoke, Li Tianzhuo took out a special gourd the size of a palm and handed it to Deng Youning.
There were three panpipes as thick as fingers inserted under the gourd.
"This thing is called Bi Langdao, it is unique to Nanxin and has a unique sound."
"When you need me, blow this and my people will appear immediately and be at your disposal."
Deng Youning was attracted by the exquisite and special little thing.
Thinking of not bothering Li Tianzhuo as much as possible, he still accepted it.
She knew that if she didn't accept it, he wouldn't be able to feel at ease.
"I've been missing all night, and my grandmother must be worried sick."
My grandmother might be looking for me all over the capital now.
Deng Youning felt that she was very unfilial.
“You are now…”
Li Tianzhuo thought Deng Youning was anxious to go back, and was interrupted by Deng Youning when he was halfway through his words to stop her:
"I would also like to trouble Lord Li to write a letter for me and send it to my grandmother to explain the situation to her."
"I estimate that I will have to bother Lord Li for about three or four days."
"Master Li, please don't feel annoyed!"
She joked with Li Tianzhuo playfully.
Except in front of her grandmother, only now when facing Li Tianzhuo did Deng Youning feel truly happy.
Now she looks like a sixteen-year-old jade girl.
Li Tianzhuo curled his lips playfully, with a ruffian air, and said:
"How dare I complain about the trouble?"
"It is a great honor for me, Li, that Miss Deng II can visit my humble home."
Through an informant, Li Tianzhuo learned that Madam Han had been staying at the Fahua Temple last night.
In order to prevent Deng Youning from worrying and affecting her recovery from injuries, Li Tianzhuo kept the matter secret.
At that moment, the letter that Deng Youning was safely rescued by him was delivered to the old lady. She understood everything and went home by herself.
at the same time.
Fahua Temple.
Han Qiongyue sent out countless people and searched for a whole night, but still there was no news.
She was so worried that she couldn't sleep all night.
That night, she imagined countless possibilities and even made plans for Deng Youning's death.
When she received the letter from Li Tianzhuo saying she was safe early in the morning, she couldn't believe it was true.
After repeatedly asking the guard who delivered the letter, he felt relieved a lot.
Li Tianzhuo's letter simply stated that Deng Youning was fine and that he would personally send her back home in a few days.
However, it did not explain how Deng Youning was injured.
Just when she was about to visit Li Tianzhuo in person, a monk from the temple came to report that a young man named Yan wanted to see Old Madam Han.
"Junior Hanlin Academy scholar Yan An greets Madam Han."
Han Qiongyue felt that this man looked familiar.
It was the young man wearing the rosary at yesterday’s Dharma Assembly.
"Mr. Yan, you are too polite. I wonder why you came to see me?"
Han Qiongyue had a good first impression of this child.
He also often comes to Dharma assemblies.
I see it seven or eight times out of ten.
I used to think he was just an ordinary scholar, but I didn't expect that he was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy and the top scholar in the imperial examination three years ago.
"Madam, I think I have some clues about the disappearance of Miss Deng Er."
"Yesterday, I saw some of these in the back mountain. I was curious, so I took some back."
After Yan An bowed and took his seat, he went straight to the point.
After hearing the news about Deng Youning, Han Qiongyue's expression became obviously nervous and alert.
Soon, Yan An handed over a silk handkerchief.
There is white powder inside.
"Don't worry, old lady. This is a specially made cartilage powder that has no effect on ordinary people."
"I have done some research on this and it only targets one type of person..."
The conversation ended here.
Yan An was a little nervous about what was going to happen next, not knowing whether he should tell it or not.
He observed Han Qiongyue's expression.
Han Qiongyue took the initiative to say:
"Only for those who are immune to all poisons!"
She knew that there were very few poisons in this world that could harm Deng Youning.
The person who developed this thing really took great pains to deal with her granddaughter.
While he was thinking about it, another monk came with news.
They said that the temple had found the monk who escaped yesterday and he was in the meeting hall. They asked Madam Han to come over.
Han Qiongyue looked at Yan An.
"Thank you, Master Yan, for letting me know."
"I will go over first."
Yan An made a "please" gesture, so politely.
"Young Master, shouldn't we go and take a look?"
Seeing Han Qiongyue and others walking away, the servant beside Yan An asked curiously.
"Just keep up on your own."
"Remember, act in secret."
He wanted to eavesdrop!
After all, this matter was a private matter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Yan An had already judged that Madam Han would never let outsiders like them hear it.
But he was really curious about what happened yesterday.
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