Su Bei and his group were taken to the mountains, and then they were all locked up like lambs, except that they were not locked up in a sheepfold, but in a military camp.

The soldiers were guarding all around, each holding a long sword.

On the high platform, there stood several men in black, looking down at them. After walking for a while, everyone was starving, so someone gave them some black and hard steamed buns.

"Is this thing edible?" Chu Youyang frowned tightly.

"Eat it, or you won't have the energy to run later." Su Bei said as she took a bite. Not to mention Chu Youyang, even she, who thought everything was delicious, found it hard to swallow.

Although Cheng Shi had never eaten this kind of thing, when he wanted to protect Abei, he started to eat it in big mouthfuls as if assisted by God.

Su Bei looked at him with even greater respect. The prince had been living a life of luxury since childhood, but Cheng Shi could enjoy both happiness and hardship. This was truly precious! As they were eating, they heard the rumbling of wheels, and a carriage slowly passed through the crowd.

Su Bei subconsciously looked up and saw Mo Xiao sitting in the car, looking around proudly. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with gold, and his aura was as majestic as that of a prince or a nobleman, and his handsome face seemed to be created by a magic craftsman.

It's him again!

It's a pity that the bad guy is so good-looking! Su Bei thought as she lowered her head. She subconsciously felt that she shouldn't let Mo Xiao know that she was there. As if sensing something, Cheng Shi hurriedly stuffed the black bun in Chu Youyang's hand into his mouth.

Fortunately, he stuffed the buns into his mouth, otherwise Chu Youyang would have really wanted to yell at him, "Mo Xiao, you bastard, what the hell did you do to Feng Yuan?"

Mo Xiao's carriage passed in front of them smoothly without noticing the presence of the three people.

Su Bei originally thought that Mo Xiao was the mastermind behind this incident, but unexpectedly, a man in silver armor walked up to the platform, looked around, and then said in a deep voice: "This general has received a secret report that the Gaoliu people are planning to attack Fengyuan recently. All of you below the stage are citizens of the Wu Kingdom, and you should contribute to the Wu Kingdom!"

"Is there such a hard work?" Su Bei muttered quietly. Even if they were conscripting men, they wouldn't do it like this, right? It didn't look like they were doing anything serious.

General Xu on the stage said: "The Gaoliu people are brutal and cruel. The Fengyuan Army has received an imperial decree to protect the border peace to the death! This general has no choice but to resort to this desperate measure. Tonight, we will fight the Gaoliu people and defend the Ukrainian border to the death!"

"Nonsense!" Chu Youyang said angrily.

Fortunately, his voice was not loud and only three or five people around him heard it, so he was not whipped.

General Xu was still speaking, while Mo Xiao was sitting in the car looking at him from afar, nodding slightly from time to time, looking confident.

Some people in the audience were already whispering.

"The emperor is really incompetent, instead of sending troops to fight the war and arresting ordinary people!"

"I heard that Prince Su killed Prince Gaoliu out of jealousy, which led to the revenge of the Gaoliu people. These royal relatives and nobles are pampered and have no regard for us ordinary people at all!"

"Alas! How can we have any say in the affairs of the royal family? After all, the royal family enjoys happiness, and we suffer!"

The people were complaining, and Chu Youyang couldn't help but shouted, "Nonsense! This is nonsense! Your Majesty didn't issue an order at all!"

In an instant, he attracted the attention of the whole audience, as well as the whip of the masked man and Mo Xiao. The posture seemed to be that he was going to beat him to death.

Su Bei hurried to help him.

As they were fighting, they heard Mo Xiao's voice approaching, "Come here! Arrest these two guys who are disturbing the morale of the army!"

The two were outnumbered and were tied up.

——

Outside Fengyuan City.

Chu Younan, Gu Rui, and Xue Jinrong followed the ball of thread all the way out of the city. Ling Xiao, Yun Rou, and Yun Xi also met them outside the city.

The ball of thread rolled and jumped all the way as if it had life, carrying them into the mountains.

"I thought you only knew astrology, but I didn't expect you also knew the art of Taoism." Chu Younan instantly looked at Gu Rui with new eyes.

Gu Rui just chuckled and said, "There are still many things you don't know. If you agree to my conditions, I will be loyal to you from now on."

This condition was too harsh. Chu Younan was silent for a long time and paused. "If I don't agree, will you continue to help find them?"

The ball of red thread did not stop and continued to roll forward.

Gu Rui continued forward without looking back, "I'm looking for Cheng Shi, and I'm looking for Abei to help him. It has nothing to do with you!"

Chu Younan and Xue Jinrong looked at each other, and after a moment, they caught up again.

The ball of red thread went into the mountains, dragging its tail.

The three of them followed the ball of red thread for a while and found that the scenery around them was exactly the same, except that it was darker than when they came.

Gu Rui's smile faded, and his expression became more serious. "Your Highness Prince Su! The blood-seeking technique is almost exhausted, but this place is blocked by a formation. I need time to break the formation."

Chu Younan's expression became even more nervous. Although he knew that those ghost soldiers were disguised as humans, he was very afraid that those people would capture Su Bei and do something evil.

For example, refining bones, for example, killing...

I get a chill down my spine just thinking about it.

Xue Jinrong was even more worried, "Is Prince Jin with them? It's been so long, will they have any accidents?"

"I'll go mobilize the troops!" Chu Younan said, turning around and leaving.

Gu Rui said in a low voice: "By the time you send troops here, the cucumbers will be cold! I observed the stars last night and they should take action tonight!"

Chu Younan's gaze fell on the sky outside the forest. Only half of the sun was left. Tonight, it would soon be time for the sun to set.

——

Su Bei and Chu Youyang were locked in a cage. Chu Youyang was naturally still cursing and swearing arrogantly. Even though he had injuries on his body, it did not diminish his noble status and arrogance in the slightest.

But Su Bei was much calmer than him. He just quietly watched Mo Xiao being pushed over in a wheelchair.

Mo Xiao raised the corner of his lips and smiled softly, "An unexpected gain? So, His Majesty has noticed Feng Yuan?"

"You wait..." Chu Youyang was about to curse again, but was stopped by Su Bei.

Su Bei said in a deep voice: "Mo Xiao, what exactly are you going to do?"

Mo Xiao did not answer. His eyes fell on Chu Youyang, full of regret, "What a pity, Jinrong actually married a loser like you! If you die, poor little Jinrong will be a widow, and then..." He suddenly laughed, as if he thought of something beautiful.

Chu Youyang finally calmed down. At this moment, he realized that his royal pride seemed completely silly to others. He thought back to what happened on the night of the Lantern Festival. Although the evidence did not point to Mo Xiao, he also speculated that the person who arrested Xue Jinrong that night should be Mo Xiao.

Mo Xiao's eyes wandered between Su Bei and Chu Youyang. After a moment, he suddenly showed a strange smile on his face, and then said: "You are Chu Younan's man. You are Xiao Jinrong's husband. What do you think it would be like if the two of you did something?"

Su Bei and Chu Youyang looked at each other and both looked at Mo Xiao warily.

Mo Xiao laughed even more wildly, and then pointed at Chu Youyang and said, "Now, show me your skills! If I'm satisfied, I might let him go!"