"Master, please make one more trip back to tell Master's wife and the others that they are safe. Also, try to delay the departure of the exile team by at least two days."
Gu Yanming's handsome eyebrows were slightly frowned, his slender and sharp black eyes looked straight ahead, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and his angular outline looked more three-dimensional under the morning light.
He spoke word by word, "I must deal with this matter thoroughly. Among these two or three thousand people, there are countless innocent people who were forcibly brought here. If the government knew about this, they would be labeled as traitors and killed without distinction.
If they resist in order to survive, they will become traitors, and their wives, children, and three generations of relatives will also have to die.
Now that I have encountered this, I cannot let the people die in vain."
Ye Xinran looked at his tall but not rough figure. Even though he was wearing the most ordinary clothes, he couldn't hide his cold aura. She was a little stunned.
For the first time, I realized and truly felt that Gu Yanming was not just a noble prince, but also a general and a soldier on the battlefield. He was decisive in killing, but he also had a kind heart.
Old Yan nodded, and without further ado, he turned around and went back to the cave. He disappeared in an instant.
Gu Yanming took out a small wooden pipe from his arms, put it in his mouth and blew it, but no sound came out. But soon a bird flew over, swooped down, and finally landed steadily on his shoulder.
Ye Xinran discovered that it was an eagle that was completely snow-white and as small as a pigeon.
Gu Yanming took out a piece of paper from his arms, and then took out a very short brush and a very small bamboo tube. He dipped the brush in the ink in the bamboo tube and wrote on the paper.
Ye Xinran was surprised because the words she had just written disappeared in a few minutes.
"Is this invisible?"
After Gu Yanming finished writing, he put it on the eagle's feet, tied it up, and let it fly.
Only then did he answer Ye Xinran's question.
"Well, to prevent others from knowing the contents of the letter."
Ye Xinran nodded, quickly took out the paper she had found on Yu Xiaodie from her arms, and handed it to Gu Yanming.
He also told her about his previous encounter with Yu Xiaodie in the cave and everything that happened to her, except that he did not mention the crystal coffin and the treasure.
"This Yu Xiaodie probably serves the same master as Mr. Nanhua, and is a rival of Mr. Nanhua. I seriously suspect that Mr. Nanhua is a woman."
Gu Yanming was surprised, he always thought Mr. Nanhua was a man.
He took the paper and applied the revealing potion that their own people in the palace used on it, but there was no reaction on the paper.
"It seems that we have to think of other ways."
He handed the paper back to Ye Xinran and said, "Princess, keep it for now. We'll try again when we come up with a solution."
Ye Xinran did not give up, and took out water, vinegar, and oil from the space, tried them on the paper, and finally tried to roast it with fire. But there was still no reaction.
It can't be, it's just a blank piece of paper! Impossible, if it was really a blank piece of paper, how could Yu Xiaodie, that woman, carefully put it in her purse and keep it close to her.
Oh, forget it, let’s talk about it later.
"Then let's go too! Thank you, Princess, for taking risks with me again!"
Gu Yanming curled the corner of his mouth and was about to hug Ye Xinran.
Ye Xinran took a step back and asked uncertainly, "How does the prince plan to go down?"
From where they were, the mountain was more than a hundred meters high, equivalent to a skyscraper.
Gu Yanming touched his nose and said, "Just, jump down!" He thought that he would be injured to some extent, but he saw that there were dead branches and dense trees below, which could provide a buffer. When the time comes, he will protect the princess in his arms and will definitely not hurt her.
Ye Xinran shook her head. She didn't want to experience the life-and-death speed of free fall again. She quickly took out the climbing rope from the space.
Gu Yanming's eyes lit up and his smile widened.
"The princess's trick is really useful!"
Ye Xinran glanced at him, handed him the rope, pointed to the big rock beside him and said, "Go, tie it up!"
Gu Yanming went there happily. He was also relieved that he didn't have to use the most dangerous method.
After the rope was tied, the two of them grabbed the other side of the rope and quickly descended. Soon they reached the bottom of the cliff, just like entering a primeval forest, with lush grass and leaves, numerous snakes, insects, rats and ants, thick dead branches and leaves on the ground, and a river about five or six meters wide. The depth was unknown, but based on Ye Xinran's experience in his previous life, there must be something bad in this river.
"You can't swim across this river. There are crocodiles in it." Gu Yanming spoke first and threw a piece of wood into the water.
The originally calm water surface suddenly stretched out a bloody mouth with sharp teeth, which bit the wood in half with a click.
Both of them were shocked. It was not just a crocodile, but this crocodile was unprecedentedly huge. In front of the crocodile, the wood was just a small branch. You could also see the yellow eyes sticking out everywhere in the river.
Ye Xinran rubbed the goose bumps on his arms, took out a telescope and looked around to see if there was any other way to get through.
"Your Highness, look there!" Ye Xinran suddenly pointed to their side, a place far away.
"There seems to be a bridge!"
Gu Yanming, however, was staring at another place in a trance.
Seeing that he didn't react, Ye Xinran followed his gaze and was stunned.
In the crocodile-filled river, there was a man floating, his body covered in blood, his eyes wide open, and he died with his eyes open. Crocodiles emerged from the water one after another, and in a few bites, the man was torn into pieces.
Then, several more bloody people floated down from upstream. The crocodiles became excited and began their carnivorous feast.
Ye Xinran discovered that more figures were floating towards this side.
She was so horrified that she couldn't bear to watch any longer. She pursed her lips, took Gu Yanming's hand, and walked towards the bridge. She felt the coldness of his hand and the stiffness of his body.
"I will make them pay with their lives." Gu Yanming's whole body was icy cold, and his eyes were as sharp as a knife.
Ye Xinran sighed. She just saw that the clothes of those people were very ordinary. They should be the villagers nearby. They must be those who refused to cooperate and were directly fed to the crocodiles.
After walking for a while, they saw a bridge in front of them. There was no one guarding it, so they quickly rushed over.
Gu Yanming held Ye Xinran and rushed forward. Soon they arrived at the city gate. On the plaque at the city gate were the words "Xiaoyao City".
But the city walls had collapsed, the towers were tilted, and a deep ditch ran straight through the city gate into the inner city. Weeds had grown on the ground, and the scene was in ruins.
The two men walked inside cautiously, heading towards the center of the city where the army was.
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