The crew worked through the night to quickly complete the Star Net. Although the workmanship was a bit rough due to the rush, it was enough to restrain wild beasts.
After being poisoned by the pollen of the datura flower, the person remained motionless until dawn. He woke up just as before, his eyes open and still motionless.
As the sun rose over the eastern mountains, Sun Miao'er instructed her men to set up a net in the woods.
She suddenly changed her mind and decided that she could simply set up nets around their route and not have to wait until night to enter the woods.
"Let's set up the network as we go, time is of the essence." She was afraid that the drug-man would go berserk again, and she wanted to get him to Kezhou as soon as possible, because only her master could control the drug-man.
Traces of a fire were left on the ground. After Sun Miao'er and her group entered the dense forest, a small group of people followed.
"Boss, what do we do? They've gone in. Should we...?"
The soldiers who arrived were from Pingnan City. After Luo Yu entered the city, he used the pretext of sending troops to protect the caravan to have Zhang Shengmin send a small team to secretly follow them.
It's called protection, but it's actually surveillance.
Any unusual movement by the caravan would reach Luo Yu's ears.
Before entering the dense forest, the leading officer reined in his horse and said, "What are you talking about? What, you want to go in?"
"I've heard that the forest at the foot of Deer Mountain is a man-eating ghost place; nine out of ten who go in never come out!"
The officer in charge was terrified. He didn't want to go in and die. Why should a bunch of businessmen be worth their secret protection?
These are turbulent times, and it seems the government is truly short of money. However, no matter how short of money they are, they cannot risk the lives of these officers and soldiers.
The soldier scratched his head. "But why did they go this way? It's a long detour. It's not like this on the map..."
"Why do you think that is? By going through the woods ahead, we can avoid passing through several cities and evade commercial taxes."
The officer in charge turned his horse around and prepared to go back.
"Boss, if we just go back like this, how are we going to explain this to Lord Zhang!"
Seeing that his subordinates were oblivious, the officer in charge snapped, "Idiots! Are we going to risk our lives here just to give an explanation to our superiors? Are you going to make up some excuse?"
"They clearly went in to evade business taxes!"
After saying this, he patted the back of his horse and led his group towards Yingzhou without looking back.
The Prince of Wei's residence.
"Your Highness, is there any news about Miao'er and her group?"
Fu Yuchi sent out several secret pigeons without messages to test the waters, but none of them returned.
The only possibility is that the Feather Camp has already detected the existence of the secret pigeons and has stopped all of his pigeons.
Without the secret pigeon, he couldn't contact Xiao Miao'er. The journey was fraught with danger, and he always felt that he could only feel at ease when everything was under his control.
King Wei sighed softly, his face showing difficulty. "Ji'an, listen to me first. My men have already gone."
"But your little girl went into the dense forest south of Kezhou, that forest..."
Fu Yuchi's face immediately turned pale. "Your Highness, what did you say?"
The dense forests southwest of Kezhou were teeming with poisonous creatures and wild beasts; he had barely escaped from them by the skin of his teeth.
"Why didn't you stop her?!" His tone was low and restrained, suppressing the tension and anger in his heart.
If he hadn't come to Kezhou, Miao'er wouldn't have had to put herself in such danger.
Xi Yan had never seen Fu Yuchi like this before. He suddenly realized that the little girl was far more important to Fu Yuchi than he had imagined.
"It's true that we couldn't stop her, but my men encountered soldiers sent by Pingnan City on their way there."
"They've already been silenced; it was probably at the behest of the Feather Camp."
The veins on his tightly clenched fist were faintly visible. Fu Yuchi's eyes suddenly turned cold, as if they had been tempered by ice. "The Feather Camp has repeatedly failed to know what's good for them. Don't blame me for destroying their stronghold in the future."
Upon entering the dense forest, there were initially small paths to follow, but as one went further, the trees became increasingly dense, making it quite difficult for even a horse-drawn carriage to pass.
With a machete in hand, Tu Zhenshan cleared away the lower bushes so that the carriage could pass.
Because a net had been laid beforehand, the forest remained peaceful throughout the night.
On the morning of the second day, the group finally emerged from the dense forest, which also meant that Kezhou was not far away.
The outskirts of Kezhou were completely different from the areas under the control of the imperial court. The winter wheat in the fields was lush and green, and the people were busy in the fields, completely unaffected by the turbulent times.
Seeing this scene, Sun Miao'er couldn't help but sigh, "Kezhou is indeed prosperous."
Meanwhile, the prosperity of Kezhou was inseparable from the diligent governance of King Wei, who would probably really become a good emperor.
As Tu Zhenshan traveled all the way to Kezhou, he couldn't help but sigh, "If I had been born in Kezhou, perhaps I wouldn't have suffered the hardships of wandering, and my wife and children wouldn't have..."
"Brother Tu, rest assured, after our prince conquers the world, he will surely bring you a peaceful and prosperous era."
Wang Xiaohu patted Tu Zhenshan on the shoulder, advising him not to lose heart.
Tu Zhenshan was taken aback. "Your Highness? Is it the Prince of Wei?"
"Yes, look how prosperous Kezhou is under our prince's rule, unlike that tyrannical emperor!" Wang Xiaohu said proudly.
Tu Zhenshan turned his head away, his expression suddenly changing. "If it weren't for the King of Wei, there wouldn't be a war. In the end, the King of Wei is also at fault! Life was tough before, but at least we had a home. Now we don't even have a home..."
"Hey? Tu Zhenshan, what are you saying! I can tell you've had some education, don't you know the principle of sacrificing the small self for the greater good?"
Sun Miao'er rubbed her shoulders and stood on a slope, gazing into the distance. "Alright, brothers, let's get into the city first!"
We're almost in town, and we'll be seeing our master soon.
"Your Highness, a merchant caravan has arrived outside the city and asked us to give this to Mr. Fu."
The journey into the city was more complicated than expected. The soldiers of Kezhou wanted to detain them without saying a word. Not to mention that she had to talk to the soldiers guarding the city for a long time before she was spared from imprisonment.
This group of people had neither status nor position, and it was extremely difficult for them to enter the city and see the King of Wei.
When the guards of the Prince's Palace handed the letter to Xi Yan, Sun Miao'er and the others had been busy outside the city for almost a whole day.
It was only after Sun Miao'er spent money to bribe people that someone was willing to help her deliver the message.
Fu Yuchi caught a glimpse of the maple leaf on the envelope. "It's Miao'er!"
"Open the city gates and release the people!"
He couldn't wait to mount his black steed and gallop along the city road.
Xi Yan could hardly believe that Fu Yuchi, who was always calm and composed, had such a side to him.
Dust kicked up by the horses' hooves obscured the view ahead.
The moment the city gate was opened, Sun Miao'er saw dust rising up on the road in front of her.
The intense light cast by the high-hanging sun illuminated every single dust particle with exceptional clarity.
The dust settled at the end of the road.
He was the person she longed to see.
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