Chapter 272 How to pass by without leaving a trace
You can hear a pin drop in the accounting office.
After hearing Murong Hongyi's words, Zhalezhen and others looked at each other.
Our Prince Yi just woke up and doesn’t know what’s going on outside.
Murong Hongyi looked at the few people who didn't take any action and shouted angrily: "Go and chase them!"
"What? Do you want to disobey the orders of this prince?"
Zhalezhen frowned slightly and sighed quietly.
Even if you catch him, are you a match for him?
He stepped forward, bowed his arms, and hesitantly said, "Prince Yi, please calm down."
"I have already checked and found that the Xiao couple has already run away with their cattle and sheep..."
"I know they have escaped, so I asked you to chase them." Murong Hongyi, who was suffering from muscle weakness, roared at the top of his lungs and then struggled a few times on the couch.
These bastards really made him mad.
"Yes, we obey your command!" Zha Lezhen and others responded and quickly left the account office.
Chase, is it okay to chase?
As for whether we can catch up or not, we can't guarantee it.
Murong Hongyi, still in shock, closed his eyes and gasped heavily.
For some reason, the image of Jiang Ruo raising the dagger and stabbing him appeared in his mind again.
Murong Hongyi seemed worried, and subconsciously reached out to touch a certain part...
He cursed inwardly: You stinky woman, you scared me into hallucinations.
After Zhalezhen and his companions left the tent, they rode their horses and chased towards the south.
After running for a distance, one of the guards suddenly shouted: "Brothers, stop."
Zhalezhen pulled the reins, looking confused.
He turned around and asked, "Brother, did you find anything?"
The guard frowned slightly and said, "Brothers, there's no point in chasing after us in this cold weather."
"The snow hasn't melted yet. If they leave here, they will definitely leave footprints."
Upon hearing this, Zha Lezhen and his companions immediately dismounted and said, "Let's all split up and check along the necessary roads."
They used the moonlight to search for traces on the snow...
After searching for about half an hour, they gradually lost their patience.
Apart from some scattered footprints on the snow, there were no footprints of cattle or sheep, not even any tracks of horse-drawn carriages.
"Brothers, since there are no footprints, it means they didn't take this route."
"But this route is the shortest way back to Zhaoding Tower."
“It’s weird.”
......
After a few people got together and discussed it, they decided to go back and report truthfully.
They were puzzled as to how the Xiao couple managed to pass by without leaving any trace.
Or maybe they took another shortcut and returned to Dayan.
After all the hustle and bustle, everyone who was still standing there was exhausted.
They gathered together waiting for news from Zhalezhen and others.
So, when they saw Zhalezhen and others riding back on horseback, they quickly surrounded them to inquire about the news.
"What's going on? Did you catch up with them?"
Zhalezhen waved his hand and handed the reins to a brother. "We've chased them for over twenty miles, but there's no sign of them at all."
Everyone shook their heads when they heard this, "Alas, Prince Yi is going to be angry again."
"Don't make any noise, I'll go and report." Zha Lezhen said, and walked towards the account office with his head held high.
"Knock, knock."
At this moment, Murong Hongyi was in a half-asleep state. When he heard the knock on the door, he was startled.
"Prince Yi, I'm back." Zhalezhen outside the door looked helpless.
Murong Hongyi recognized Zha Lezhen's voice and said with a gloomy face, "Come in."
Zhalezhen raised his hand, pushed open the tent door, and entered the tent room.
"Prince Yi, our subordinates have followed the route and pursued them south for over twenty miles, but have found no trace of the Xiao couple or their cattle and sheep."
"What? No trace found?"
Murong Hongyi struggled for a few times before he remembered that he had been poisoned by the muscle softening powder.
"Zhalezhen, come and help this prince up."
Only then did Zhalezhen realize that something was wrong.
He secretly thought: Could it be that Prince Yi was poisoned by the muscle softening powder?
Haha, that’s great, this will convince Prince Yi to go back.
It's freezing cold, who would like to be outside in the cold?
Zha Lezhen gently helped Murong Hongyi up and asked with feigned concern, "Prince Yi, what happened to you?"
Murong Hongyi spat and said viciously, "This prince wanted to use the muscle softening powder to deal with that Xiao Cheng, but in the end, I was careless and fell into his trap."
Zha Lezhen held back his laughter, the opportunity had come.
He said anxiously, "Prince Yi, the couple has already escaped. Let's go back and ask Doctor Hu for the antidote."
"I'm afraid that this muscle softening powder will harm your body if it lasts too long."
When Murong Hongyi heard this, a hint of hostility flashed in his eyes.
He put aside the issue of the muscle softening powder in his body for the time being, as he really didn't want to miss the opportunity to deal with the couple.
"Tell me, did they escape by another route?"
Zha Lezhen wiped the sweat from his forehead and agreed, "Prince Yi, I think they must have a secret route back to the city."
"That's why they left overnight."
Murong Hongyi suddenly remembered that Xiao Chengjin had challenged him to a duel and had knocked out the others...
This businessman couple is so insidious and treacherous!
Zha Lezhen looked at the change in Murong Hongyi's expression and knew that something was going to happen.
He humbly advised: "Prince Yi, it's freezing cold, and you've suffered a lot."
"Everyone witnessed the Xiao couple's escape overnight. If the Khan asks, we will report the truth."
"I believe that the Khan will not hold you responsible."
After listening to this, Murong Hongyi's emotions gradually stabilized.
He thought about it for a moment, then said in a cold voice, "The Xiao couple were able to leave smoothly tonight because they drugged you."
Upon hearing this, Zha Lezhen deliberately acted shocked and said, "No wonder no one knew what happened, it turns out he was knocked unconscious.
Murong Hongyi said coldly, "Pass on this prince's order and return to the Salo tribe."
"I obey your command!"
After Zhalezhen left the tent, he shouted to his brothers who were gathered nearby, "Prince Yi has ordered us to pack up and return to the Salo tribe."
"I'll take your orders!"
Everyone scattered and started working.
.......
Murong Hongyi was too weak to ride a horse, so Zhalezhen and a guard helped him onto a cart.
The group returned to the Salo tribe overnight.
Without cattle or sheep, they traveled very quickly and arrived at the tribe at daybreak.
Hearing the noisy sounds coming from not far outside the tent, the woman quickly put on her cotton-padded clothes and quietly came out to find out what was going on.
Hey, isn’t this the team escorting the girl and her husband?
How did they come back?
Could something have happened?
The woman frowned and watched the team leave.
After returning to the yurt, she sat at the low table and thought about what might happen.
Suddenly, she caught a glimpse of rice and vegetables covered with a blanket in the corner...
Yesterday, A Ming said that the girl had cast a spell in the tent and they could only enter after they left.
Spells......
This girl and her husband must be extraordinary people.
Forget it, I'll go and find out the news when it's daybreak.
The woman stopped thinking about it and got up and went back to the couch.
After Murong Hongyi was helped back to the palace tent, he first sent Zhalezhen to ask Doctor Hu for the antidote.
He had already told Zhalezhen not to reveal the fact that he had been poisoned by the muscle softening powder.
Zhalezhen asked Doctor Hu for the antidote and hurried back to Murong Hongyi's tent.
"Prince Yi, I have already warned Doctor Hu that he will not tell anyone about the muscle softening powder."
"Well done." Murong Hongyi took the antidote and gradually regained his strength.
He touched his aching cheek and decided to go to Murong Chen and turn the blame on him.
The news that Murong Hongyi brought people back had already reached Murong Chen's ears.
At this moment, he was sitting on the throne with an unclear expression, waiting for Murong Hongyi to come and explain.
Murong Hongyi came to Murong Chen's tent in a disheveled state without changing his prepared clothes.
After he stepped into the tent, he ran a dozen steps with a cry of "Ah", then pounced on Murong Chen's throne and knelt down.
"Father Khan, please help me. The Xiao couple are going too far."
"Look, they beat me." Murong Hongyi deliberately raised his face and showed his bruised face to Murong Chen.
Murong Chen: “…”
You're a piece of trash. You've been beaten like this, and you still have the nerve to embarrass yourself.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Murong Hongyi wiped away his tears and began to speak with exaggeration.
"In order to take a shortcut back to Dayan, the Xiao couple took advantage of the fatigue of the people and horses, drugged the sons and others, and fled with the cattle and sheep."
"Before they left, they beat me up..."
Murong Chen frowned slightly, too lazy to care about the cause and effect of the matter.
He said expressionlessly: "Then go back and recuperate!"
When Murong Hongyi heard this, a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.
He restrained his expression and said respectfully, "Your son will take his leave!"
Murong Chen looked at Murong Hongyi who was limping away, his eyes full of contempt.
He is brave but not wise, and still dares to covet the position of Khan.
Overestimate your own abilities.
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