Chapter 970 You’d better pray to God not to fall into my hands!
"Your Majesty, are you saying that Madam Qin will go with us?" Yue Jian was surprised.
Tang Ning whispered, "Probably."
The poison in her body had not been completely eliminated, and since she left Beijing, she had been pretending that she had postpartum complications and her body was damaged and very weak.
After Yue Jian gave her acupuncture, even an ordinary doctor could not tell whether it was real or not, not to mention that Lu Zhinian had never studied medicine. It was obvious from his carefulness towards her that what Lu Zhinian wanted was a living woman, not someone who could die from illness at any time.
In this situation, he couldn't ask for help from an outside doctor to avoid revealing any clues, but he couldn't ignore her life or death either. The only one who could protect her and keep her under Lu Zhinian's control was Madam Qin.
"Before, you mobilized all your forces. The Black Armor Guards were dispatched, the four battalions outside the capital were searching, and even the Feng and Gu families, plus the forces in the martial arts world, were unable to find Madam Qin's whereabouts. She is very likely to be where Lu Zhinian wants to take us next."
"So don't act rashly from now on. Just pretend to be worried about my health, so as not to alarm Lu Zhinian and make him change his mind suddenly, which would be difficult to predict."
Yue Jian listened to Tang Ning's words and nodded quickly: "I understand..."
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Yue Jian suddenly looked at Tang Ning, as if she had grasped something. What the Queen said just now was that she was afraid of scaring Lu Zhinian and making him change his "mind", which was hard to guess. Did the Queen now know where Lu Zhinian planned to take them to hide?
Yue Jian quickly lowered her voice and whispered in Tang Ning's ear: "My Lady, do you know where he plans to go?"
Tang Ning hummed softly, "I have a rough guess, but I'm not sure."
She explained:
"It's unsafe for Lu Zhinian to go north now, and it's also dangerous to go south. He knows there will be countless pursuers, and there will be strict checkpoints along the official roads, provincial capitals, waterways, and land routes. Unless he can go his separate ways and even have enough manpower to stop the pursuers and find a safe place to avoid the dragnet, he will definitely not be able to escape."
"In this situation, is there anything safer than staying where you are and not going anywhere?"
Yue Jian suddenly opened her eyes wide: "Your Majesty, you mean..."
Tang Ning's lips moved slightly, and his voice was soft. "Lu Zhinian kidnapped me personally, attracting everyone's attention. Everyone believed that he would immediately escape after taking me away. As long as he could have someone impersonate him and make an escape, leaving traces to make people think he left the capital, who would dare to believe that he would stay nearby with me openly?"
"The most dangerous place is the safest place. As long as I avoid the first wave of searches and divert the pursuer's attention elsewhere, it will be much easier for him to take me away."
After all, no one would have thought that Lu Zhinian, who was supposed to escape, would actually follow the pursuers.
"In the mountains north of Beijing, where do you think we can hide without attracting attention?"
Yue Jian's mind raced, and the next moment his eyes widened: "Lingyun Temple!"
Lingyun Temple was originally a national temple and the largest temple in the capital and several nearby cities. There were eminent monks in the temple and the incense was very effective. There were pilgrims gathering there all year round. No matter they were powerful officials or wealthy businessmen and common people, there was always a constant flow of people who came there with their families to pray to the gods and worship Buddha.
The carriage they were riding in and the attire of the people all looked like they came from a wealthy merchant family. If they went to Lingyun Temple in the name of worshipping Buddha, they would not attract attention if they brought some servants with them. Even if the people in the temple saw them, they would be used to it.
After all, who would have thought that Lu Zhinian would actually take the queen to Lingyun Temple at this time.
Yue Jian quickly lifted the curtain again and took a closer look before realizing, "No wonder I felt everything looked familiar along the way. If we go a little further from here, we'll be entering Que Mountain."
Lingyun Temple is right on Queshan Mountain!
Tang Ning glanced out through the car curtain. It was almost winter, and the forest was desolate. There were many dead branches and broken leaves on the ground, and the trees were also covered with yellow patches.
Unlike the lush forest in midsummer, when the wind blew, the trees shook and more branches and leaves fell. Tang Ning lowered her eyes and looked at her fingertips. She had originally planned to do something, but now she vaguely guessed what Lu Zhinian was planning... She pushed the thing originally hidden in her sleeve inward and hid her white fingertips in her sleeve.
“Crack.”
A branch was stepped on and broken. Lu Zhinian walked towards this side. Tang Ning gave Yue Jian a look, and they both fell silent and did not speak again.
When Lu Zhinian came closer, he heard the person standing by whisper something to him. He nodded before walking to the carriage.
"Aning."
Inside, everything was the same as before. Tang Ning didn't respond at all. Yue Jian only said coldly, "The Queen is resting..."
The curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and the next moment Lu Zhinian raised his foot as if to come in.
“Get out!”
Yue Jian raised her hand and wanted to slap the person away, but before she could get close, someone swung a sword in front of her, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Yue Jian's jaw. Tang Ning, who had originally closed his eyes to take a nap, suddenly said, "Stop."
She leaned against the car wall, her voice was very low, but every word could be heard clearly.
"Lu Zhinian, how dare you hurt Yue Jian in the slightest."
It was clearly an extremely weak sentence, without even any threatening words, but just these few words made the murderous look on Lu Zhinian's face freeze instantly.
He turned his head to look at Tang Ning, met her tired and indifferent eyes, and his lips were tightly pursed into a line.
After a moment, Lu Zhinian said, "Get out."
The long sword that was against Yue Jian was taken back by someone, and the man who was originally following Lu Zhinian retreated outside the shaft of the carriage.
"Yue Jian."
Tang Ning called out softly.
Yue Jian glared at Lu Zhinian fiercely, then stopped what she was doing and returned to Tang Ning's side.
Seeing this, Lu Zhinian didn't continue to get on the carriage. Instead, he took a half step back and stood outside the carriage, lifting the curtain. "I won't touch her. But An Ning, don't let her provoke me again, and don't let her do anything she shouldn't do, such as trying to contact other people."
Tang Ning raised her eyelids and looked at him: "If I don't agree, will you take my life?"
Lu Zhinian's eyes darkened and he looked hurt: "You know I can't!"
He took a deep breath:
"Tang Ning, I've told you countless times that I won't hurt you, let alone take your life. I just want you to be with me, just like before. Please believe me..."
"I believe you?"
Tang Ning scoffed lightly: "The result of me trusting you at the beginning was that I almost lost my life. I finally survived and got to this day, but because of you, I ended up like this, barely surviving with half my life."
She was a little emotional, as if her internal organs were involved. She gasped in her throat while frowning, and even her breathing became rapid.
"Lu Zhinian, you'd better pray to God to keep you safe and not fall into my hands, otherwise..."
Before she could finish her words, her voice suddenly cut off, and the next moment she lowered her head and started coughing violently.
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