"What spy? I am an honored guest of your Miao region, here to help you find the spy. Commander Lu! Did the High Priest say that you were to fully cooperate during our stay in Miao region?"
Cen Xi thought this person was really inexplicable. They had just finished talking about something, and now he had such a good memory that he had already forgotten it?
"That's true! I thought you must be tired from your journey and should rest at the post station for the night, so I came here unnecessarily. If Your Highness feels that there is no need to rest, then please do as you please."
Lu Duling looked at Cen Xi meaningfully, then smiled and explained.
"Alright! Commander Lu cares about me, so I won't hold it against you. I'll just wander around a bit more. You won't stop me again, will you?"
Cen Xi responded with a smile and asked.
"Very well! Please make yourself at home, Your Highness!"
Lu Duling gestured for him to enter.
"Before I leave, I want to explain something to avoid any misunderstanding from you Miao people. I was afflicted with a love curse from your Miao region. My purpose in coming here was to find the Gu King and Gu Queen to remove the curse from me. Unfortunately, after arriving in Miao region, I discovered that the Gu King and Gu Queen had already disappeared, and even your Miao King was unconscious. So we negotiated with your High Priest."
"I promised to awaken your Miao King, find the person who cast the spell on him, and locate the Gu King and Gu Queen. Therefore, you need not hold a grudge against me. I am your ally, not your enemy."
Seeing that the other party didn't want her to stay there, Cen Xi stood up before leaving and said a lot of things in Miao language. She wanted things to go smoothly in Miao territory, but she didn't like the way people looked at her with a scrutinizing expression wherever she went.
"You actually speak Miao language, and you still say you're not a spy? If you're not a spy, how can you speak Miao language? Is Commander Lu really as she says?"
As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, an old man suddenly jumped out of the inn, shouting with doubt and suspicion.
"So what if you can speak Miao? Aren't there many of you who can speak Chinese? Does that mean that people who love you will be suspected of being spies as soon as they come to our banquet? That's just sophistry."
Cen Xi glanced at the old man and thought he was like an uncivilized caveman, old-fashioned and narrow-minded.
"Today, we have two men and one woman. They are Prime Minister Da Yan, General Wang, and this Princess. Elder Li and the others are indeed distinguished guests of our Miao region. They have promised to resolve our current problems. As for whether they are spies, we will have to wait and see. So, Elder Li, as long as this Princess does not do anything excessive, please be understanding and do her a favor."
Lu Duling's eyes lingered on Cen Xi, her smile was quite meaningful, and her explanation was also ambiguous.
This means they are distinguished guests, but they might also be spies, possibly sent to annihilate the Miao region.
Cen Xi instantly understood what the other person meant and felt that staying here any longer would be incredibly boring. She had been a little narcissistic before, but now it seemed that everything she had been thinking was utter nonsense.
This man must be the high priest, someone he created to monitor her, Shen Jinchen, and Jun Jianchou.
Indeed, the saying "those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts" applies everywhere, so it's quite normal for them to be wary of them.
I wonder how that wisp of Yan Taizu's spirit managed to stir up such a huge storm in Miao territory? I'm quite looking forward to it.
"Oh! Old Lu, you mean they want our help, and in return for our kindness, they plan to help us out of our current predicament in Miao territory, right?"
After listening to Lu Duling's explanation, Tian Er, for reasons unknown, glanced at Cen Xi with sparkling eyes before turning the conversation back to Lu Duling.
"You already know, why ask? Does Your Highness prefer the post station or would you like to explore our Miao village some more?"
After giving Tian Er a cold look, Lu Duling turned her eyes to Cen Xi.
"Let's go back to the post station. We plan to visit the Miao King tomorrow. Please ask Commander Lu to inform the High Priest."
After going around in circles for so long, Cen Xi understood that Commander Lu clearly didn't want her to move around too much, so it was best for him not to go sightseeing for the time being.
But when she went back to face Shen Jinchen, she couldn't control her inner turmoil.
After the Gu worm took effect, she couldn't control herself whenever she saw Shen Jinchen. She would pick fights with him and find fault with everything he did.
If we don't meet, I can suppress my desires, but once we do meet, I don't know what to do.
According to Jun Jianchou, this love curse first affects the one who loves less, then the one who loves more deeply will be affected half a month later. In the end, the two will find each other increasingly irritating and practically want to strangle the other at any moment.
Cen Xi sighed.
If they can't find the Gu King and Gu Queen within the next two weeks, she and Shen Jinchen might really be doomed.
"For the sake of Her Highness's safety, I should escort her back."
Seeing what Cen Xi was thinking after leaving the inn, Lu Duling couldn't help but chime in with a comment.
"Commander Lu, are you so eager for me to return? Are you afraid I'll hear some other useful information? What if I don't want to go back to the post station? I think this inn is quite nice. My husband and I have been having some disagreements lately and want to live separately for a while. How about I stay here at the inn?"
Cen Xi felt that the other party's intentions were too obvious, so she wanted to test the other party's bottom line and see how they would react.
"As long as the Princess guarantees that nothing will happen in Miao territory and that there will be no retaliation from the Grand Banquet, then I, Lu, can leave now."
Seeing that the other party was stubborn, Lu Duling breathed a sigh of relief and said generously.
"Alright, tell the innkeeper to bring me paper and pen. I'll write a guarantee that if anything happens to me in Miao territory, I will absolutely not cause you any trouble. Then, have them arrange a superior room for me."
Cen Xi always liked to challenge the limits of others, and the more the other party tried to stop her, the more Cen Xi felt that there was something fishy going on.
Besides, it's really not suitable for her to be with Shen Jinchen right now, so this is a perfect excuse.
“You…! Fine! Since the princess doesn’t need the high priest’s protection, it’s not unreasonable for her to write a guarantee. Shopkeeper, prepare a superior room for Her Highness the princess, and bring paper and pen.”
Lu Duling was surprised that the person who was about to leave suddenly changed his mind and insisted on staying. His forehead furrowed into a deep frown, but he really had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell the shopkeeper to do as Cen Xi said.
"Okay!"
The shopkeeper glanced at Commander Lu, then at Cen Xi, and then handed his writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to Cen Xi.
After quickly writing the guarantee, Cen Xi also wrote a letter. After doing all this, she blew on the ink on the paper and handed the guarantee and the letter to Lu Duling.
Then, feeling smug, he asked the innkeeper for the room number.
Seeing that Commander Lu hadn't said anything, the shopkeeper handed Cen Xi a number for a superior room.
"Since Commander Lu is so free, why don't you make a trip to the post station and deliver this letter to my husband? I'm very tired today, so I'm going upstairs to rest."
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