Chapter 187 Sui Sui is missing
Jin Sui reacted very quickly and raised his crossbow. A shot of anesthetic was fired and hit Bater's arm at the moment the door closed.
She couldn't help but feel relieved. Since King Bater was missing, Toya and the others would definitely come looking for him immediately, and she could leave.
But Bartel didn't fall down. He curiously pulled the needle out of his arm and said, "Is this the medicine that knocked Torre unconscious? Fortunately, I was prepared."
He had iron armor on his arms.
Jin Sui immediately shouted through the crack in the door: "Bater, I treat you as a friend, you can't do this to me!"
"There are bedding, stoves, and food in the hall. Fairy Ji, wait here for a few days. I will let you out after your companions leave." Bater said sincerely:
"I also consider you a friend! So, I want you to stay in the Northern Frontier."
Jin Sui sneered: "What a bullshit friend! You just want me to make you lightning fire and spiritual medicine!"
Bater smiled and said: "You are a fairy, don't speak dirty words, or you will be punished by the gods.
You say this about me, then what about your other two friends?
The head of the Yan family and King Li are just using you. They use you and don't respect you.
I need your thunder, fire and potions, but I will worship you as a saint, and you will enjoy the wealth and splendor in the Northern Frontier that you will never enjoy in Daxia.
Fairy Ji, I know you don't want me to mobilize troops against Daxia, so you deliberately mentioned Tianzhu. Do you think I don't know Tianzhu?
There are more Hu merchants in the northern border than Xia merchants! As long as you agree to stay, I can also promise you that Bater will never use troops against Daxia during his reign, and we can attack Tianzhu together."
Jin Sui sneered: "How can I trust you? You tricked me here and imprisoned me.
Bater, if you let me go now, I will pretend that this never happened and will not tell anyone about it.
My companions will never leave me alone, they will come looking for me.
You want to cause unrest in the royal court? Are you going to start a war on your first day on the throne?"
Bater burst into laughter: "Ji Xiangu, you are the smartest woman in the world, but also the most naive woman.
Do you think Yan Jiu and King Li will become my enemy for you? Start a war in the Northern Frontier Royal Court?
How about we make a bet? If they abandon you and leave Northern Xinjiang, you stay. Okay?"
Jin Sui asked coldly, "What if they insist on looking for me and won't leave until they find me?"
Battelle smiled and said, "Then I'll let you go!"
"But I'm sure to win!"
"I will go back first and pick you up in three days. You can use these three days to think about how to become a fairy in the royal court."
Jin Sui slammed the door heavily. Although she was numb from the shock, the sound was still quite loud.
She shouted angrily to Bater through the crack in the door: "One day! If you don't come to let me out tomorrow morning, I will blow your temple to pieces! If you don't believe me, try it!"
Bater was not surprised but delighted: "You really have thunder and fire! You don't need to go back to Daxia Taoist Temple, you can also make thunder and fire, right?"
Jin Sui said coldly: "We Han people have an old saying, it is better to die with honor than to live in disgrace! Bater, you are humiliating me by imprisoning me like this.
I'm making this bet with you for the sake of our cooperation. If my companions don't abandon me tomorrow, you must let me go! Otherwise, I will definitely blow up your shrine! At worst, we'll both die!"
Bartel felt hurt, and said with grievance: "I didn't humiliate you. I just wanted you to stay and let you see that your companions would abandon you for their own benefit."
This is what makes people annoying. The naughty child always does stupid things self-righteously. No matter how you scold him or beat him, he still stubbornly thinks he is right.
"I don't want to waste my time talking to you! Anyway, if you don't come to open the door tomorrow morning, I will definitely blow up this palace. Then everyone in the royal court will see that the palace was blown up by thunder on the first day you, King Bater, ascended the throne.
This is to offend the gods! Who will support you? "
Bartel asked in a low voice: "You really don't want to stay? Would you rather die than stay?"
Jin Sui said frantically, "I will take you to Daxia, give you fine clothes and delicious food, but I will imprison you. Are you willing?"
"How can they be the same! When you were in the Northern Frontier, I treated you as a distinguished guest, as a god walking on earth. When you were in Daxia, they just took advantage of your talents."
Jin Sui didn't want to argue with him any further: "Either you let me go now, or get out! I have nothing to say to you."
She was really angry. Why were all the men she met in this era so stubborn and did whatever they wanted?
Jin Sui didn't know what Bater would promise Gu Changxiao and Yan Jiu to make them leave the royal court tonight, but she believed that they would definitely not abandon her.
The friendship in the past was one thing, but more importantly, she was very useful! Bater had left at some point, Jin Sui lit up all the lights in the hall, pushed open the back window, and found the quilt to put on as a cotton coat.
Looking out the window, anyone with a fear of heights would immediately be scared out of their wits. The shrine is built halfway up the mountain, and the rear window is suspended in the air, with a cliff below.
However, the rock wall is not the kind that is smooth and has no place to step on, but has large and small protruding footholds. If you are an expert in rock climbing, climbing down is not a problem.
Jin Sui is not an expert at rock climbing, but she feels that by making use of space, she can escape.
But it was too risky. She might run out of energy and it would be very cold at night. It would be tragic if she froze to death on the way.
She had many concerns and was afraid that she would really fall out with Bater, which would put Gu Changxiao, Yan Jiu and others in danger.
If the cooperation between the two sides is destroyed, the loss will be even greater. The Northern Frontier delegation did not go to Chang'an, and the collusion between Prince Yu and Prince Zuoxian could not be made public.
The Yan family lost the right to trade in Northern Xinjiang, so naturally her business of growing cash crops and purchasing rabbit skins and wool in Northern Xinjiang could not expand.
The over-produced goods in the border towns and Yan area cannot be sold to the northern border. The border towns cannot earn military funds and their development will be very slow, and Gu Changxiao will not be able to compete with Prince Yu.
And her colored glassware, where can she find such a big customer base as Beijiang! Glass exchange for gold and gems can only do business for one or two years at most, and when colored glassware becomes more common in the market, it will be worthless.
Gold! Gems! That's all money! How could I let this willful Bartel ruin my plan to make money! I still need to save money to build ships, build a navy, and live a comfortable life!
Battelle was like a willful child, thinking that if he hid what he wanted so that no one could find it, it would be his.
Jin Sui had many concerns, and this matter could not be made a big deal, otherwise those powerful people who opposed Bater would definitely take advantage of it.
The more Jinsui thought about it, the angrier she got. If she were Toya, she would definitely beat Bater up. If this guy kept acting so willfully, she should just give the throne to Toya! She didn't want to light a fire, she just wanted to go into the space and eat something. But it was too cold here, so she had to light the charcoal basin.
Battelle was right about one thing. Looking at the stars from here, it feels like you can pick them with your hands.
The snow scene was also extremely beautiful. Jinsui tried to find joy in the midst of hardship. He simply warmed up a pot of rice wine, took some food from the space, and drank the wine while appreciating the snow and the moon.
I couldn't help but wonder, what would Gu Changxiao and Yan Jiu do? Would they try their best to find her?
To be honest, Jinsui was not that confident. She spoke with certainty in front of Bater, but she also knew very well that Yan Jiu was a person who took the overall situation into consideration.
Gu Changxiao is the envoy of Xia. Will he turn against Bater for her, the little Taoist priest Ji? Although he has confessed to her, how can love be compared with interests! Jin Sui laughed at herself and looked out the window. I am not a princess waiting for the prince to save me! I must try my best to save myself in any desperate situation! If Bater doesn't come to open the door tomorrow morning, I will jump out of the back window. I have to make a parachute tonight.
But after jumping down, the way back to Daxia became difficult.
Jin Sui has never been a self-pitying woman, and she never pins her hopes on others. Having lived two lives, she knows too well that it is better to rely on herself than on others!
He drank the rice wine in one gulp, ate and drank his fill, and then entered the space to prepare.
Originally he wanted to make a parachute, but when he was looking for materials, Jinsui thought it would be better to make a hang glider.
The parachute fell and landed right in Battelle's encirclement, making it impossible to escape.
Hang gliders can fly farther, and she can use skis to escape before his men catch up. She can't ride a horse, because the people in northern Xinjiang are too familiar with horses and will follow the horse hoof prints to find her.
I can't stay in a small tribe, and I can't trust anyone from the northern border! Using the space thing, I can cross the mountains, forests, deserts, and grasslands alone. Anyway, I will be safe once I enter the border of Daxia.
Fortunately, there were plenty of raw materials in the laboratory, she had strong hands-on skills, and with the help of machines, she was able to make a simple hang glider overnight.
Jin Sui was busy in the space all night, but he didn't know that the royal court at the foot of the mountain was in chaos all night.
Twelve Lady was the first to discover that she was missing. She reacted quickly. Half an hour after Jin Sui left, she pushed through the crowd to look for Tuoya: "Miss Ji hasn't come back yet. Can you send someone to look for her?"
Tuoya asked the maid hurriedly. When she heard that Bater was not there either, she just thought that the two were still talking, so she smiled and said, "I'll ask someone to invite him right away. Don't worry, Miss Ji won't get lost with me."
Twelve Niang thought about how her brother and Gu Changxiao had repeatedly warned her not to be separated from Sui Sui in case of any accidents.
She ignored the ladies' inquiries. In her mind, the rouge business and the like could not compare with the safety and security she faced year after year.
She immediately squeezed out of the felt tent to find Yan Jiu, who was discussing trade matters with a group of officials from the Northern Frontier. Twelve Niang couldn't find him for a while and happened to meet Han Xing.
She immediately grabbed Han Xing's sleeve and said, "Quick, tell the prince that Sui Sui is gone."
In an instant, the soldiers of the Black Feather Camp became anxious and surrounded the yurt where Princess Toya was.
Gu Changxiao was communicating with officials from the Northern Frontier about his diplomatic mission. When he heard Han Xing's secret report, he handed the communication task to Han Xing and immediately came to find Twelve Niang.
After hearing the whole story, it was only 15 minutes since Sui Sui left the yurt. Gu Changxiao was worried and said to Shi Er Niang approvingly: "You reacted very quickly and did not take Princess Xinya's words lightly. Sui Sui has always been thorough in his work. It is impossible for him to stay out of the toilet for so long and not even send someone to send you a message.
She must have been taken away by someone! She couldn't leave the royal court in such a short time.
Liuyun, go ask Princess Tuoya to take you to find Miss Ji personally.
Miss Yan, go find the head of the Yan family and ask him to send people to inquire among the tribes to see if there are any Han women hiding there?"
Sending the Black Feather Camp to inquire at this time would easily arouse the vigilance of tribal leaders and dignitaries, but it would be different if Yan Jiu sent merchants. They could inquire in the name of giving gifts or communicating on business.
He went to find Bater himself. Gu Changxiao had a hunch that if Jinsui’s disappearance had nothing to do with Bater, then only with Bater’s help could he find her as soon as possible.
If it is related to Bater, then it can only be that Suisui was taken away by Bater himself.
This was the first time he expressed his concern for Yan Twelve Niang: "You should also be careful and never leave the side of the Yan family master!"
Twelve Niang had long stopped calling him a vixen. Now that they were in an enemy country, no matter how much they had hated each other in the past, they were now companions and could only rely on each other.
Twelve Lady had a bad feeling, and she also warned Gu Changxiao: "Your Highness Prince Li, don't be too anxious. Suisui has always been very smart, and there will definitely be no accidents.
If you start a dispute with the people of Northern Frontier in the royal court, they might become desperate and harm Sui Sui."
Gu Changxiao said in a deep voice: "This king knows the seriousness of the matter. Don't worry, Sui Sui will definitely come back safely."
He went straight to Bater's yurt and observed the dignitaries. Some of them glared at him with resentment, but more of them were immersed in the banquet, singing and dancing, drinking and eating meat.
Some noble ladies were competing with each other for jewelry, and he found that many of them were already wearing glass jewelry. It seemed that selling glass jewelry every year was very successful.
There was nothing unusual. Whether it was the officials discussing matters in the yurt or the dignitaries and tribal leaders outside, there was no obvious abnormality.
Gu Changxiao felt a little relieved. His mind was working quickly and he realized that Suisui couldn't have been kidnapped by someone.
She had anesthetics and fish oil firearms on her, so if the other party grabbed her by force, she would definitely resist.
It was caused by someone she trusted. Who could it be? Was it revenge from the subordinates that Yan Jiu had punished before? Did Princess Toya take Sui Sui hostage? Or... Looking at Bater's yurt, this person was the most likely one!
He promised to open a Taoist temple for Sui Sui in order to get fish oil and firearms. Now that the temple cannot be opened, it is very likely that he will take the risk and imprison Sui Sui directly! "The king is resting, no one is allowed to enter!"
The guards stopped Gu Changxiao, and at this moment, an official came hurriedly and said to Gu Changxiao: "The king ordered that as long as His Royal Highness Prince Li leaves the city now, the Northern Frontier delegation will allow His Royal Highness to accuse them."
At this time, Twelve Lady and Yan Jiu also hurried over. The official smiled and said to Yan Jiu, "As for the head of the Yan family, please leave the city immediately!"
It’s confirmed that Suisui was taken away by Battelle!
Gu Changxiao pushed the official aside and rushed into the yurt: "Sui Sui!"
There was no one inside. The official said angrily, "The king is not here, King Li, even if you are an envoy of Xia, you cannot act so recklessly in the royal court!"
Yan Jiu asked calmly: "Where is the king now?"
The official snorted coldly: "What does this have to do with you? Please leave the city immediately, otherwise we will have no choice but to drive you out!"
It must be said that Battelle chose a stupid teammate. He ordered to lure Gu Changxiao and Yan Jiu out of the city with benefits. Of course, maybe his tone when he gave the order was too blunt.
It may also be because the official felt that since they were in the royal court of the Northern Frontier, these Xia people would not dare to do anything rude, so he became a little arrogant.
With a clang, Twelve Lady drew out Gu Changxiao's sword and pointed it directly at the official: "Hand over Sui Sui!"
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