The next morning, Nightingale and Night Snow were serving her.
Because Yunniang was pregnant, Han Mingyuan could not travel far. This time, the person accompanying Han Luoxue was still Zhou Yuan.
Afterwards, Ouyang Zhen asked him about his future plans, and Zhou Yuan said that he had no plans to get married for the time being.
However, along the way, besides the Western Emperor, Princess Yaoxiang will also be traveling with them, and it's uncertain what will happen.
It took half a month to travel from the capital to the territory of Xiyao Kingdom.
Throughout the journey, the Western Emperor was bound. He had protested to Princess Yaoxiang several times, and Princess Yaoxiang had also discussed it with Han Luoxue in front of him, but unfortunately Han Luoxue simply disagreed.
That old man is really wicked; we absolutely cannot let him go.
"It takes about seven days to get from here to Xijue Mountain. A large section of the road is only accessible on foot; carriages simply cannot pass through!"
The Western Emperor said with a smug look on his face. In his opinion, Han Luoxue and Zhou Jie were both delicate girls. Could they really endure walking such a long mountain road?
Han Luoxue sneered, "Then take your time! Your Xiyao Kingdom really knows how to hide things, concealing them so well. I really don't know how you'll retrieve the treasure when you go there!"
Fortunately, I went there myself; otherwise, how to take it with me would have been a problem.
Zhou Jie stepped forward and kicked Xi Huang in the butt: "You old man, behave yourself. If you dare to cause any trouble on the way, I won't be polite to you!"
Now that we're almost there, we don't need to indulge this old man any longer.
The Western Emperor's face darkened. He was, after all, a former emperor of a nation, and now a mere little girl dared to treat him like this.
But don't worry, once we get the treasure, those two brats will have a good time.
Before heading into the mountains, they replenished their food supplies in a nearby town.
Since there was nowhere to stay overnight after entering the mountains, everyone had no choice but to set up tents outside.
The Western Emperor calmed down, and as they approached their destination, it was clear that he was also very nervous.
"Sister Xue'er, I think this old man is probably plotting something wicked."
Zhou Yuan accompanied him; he was Ouyang Zhen's most trusted person, without exception.
“We have enough people with us. Besides, I have a lot of poisons here, especially date rape drugs.”
"We'll see how things go. If things don't look good, we can poison him!"
Han Luoxue sneered, while Zhou Jie clenched her fists beside her: "I'm not afraid of that old geezer! He's already a prisoner, I don't know what he's so arrogant about!"
"He's the emperor of a country, after all. He's used to being high and mighty. I bet he was pretty upset about being caught and brought to our side last time."
"His request to return means he definitely wants to turn the tables. If I'm not mistaken, the location of this treasure is real, but it should be guarded by his people inside, or by someone nearby!"
Han Luoxue chuckled softly, while Zhou Jie looked on in surprise: "Sister Xue'er, how did you come up with that?"
Han Luoxue glared at her helplessly: "Is there any need to think about it? You don't even need to think to know that the reason he insisted on coming in person is because he has his trump card!"
Inside the other tent, the Western Emperor sat with his hands and feet bound. The princess brought him food.
"Yaoxiang, untie me!" The Western Emperor commanded as he saw his daughter approaching.
"Father, the Empress is truly extraordinary. From now on, don't have any unfounded thoughts in front of her!"
Princess Yaoxiang reminded her father, the emperor.
Although the last time the Western Emperor drugged her, causing her great distress, he was still her father, and she didn't want him to suffer a bad end.
"Heh... Yaoxiang, do you really think your father is that useless?"
The Western Emperor sneered, and Yao Xiang hurriedly shook her head: "Father, that's not what I meant. My elder brother, the Crown Prince, also said a few days ago that this Empress is cunning and treacherous. She dared to bring you here, so she must have made thorough preparations. We still need to be careful! If possible, let her have this treasure. I think nothing is more important than your life, Father!"
The Western Emperor shook his head, a cold smile playing on his lips: "It seems my previous education of you was insufficient, Yaoxiang. How could you be so naive? Do you think that given Ouyang Zhen and Han Luoxue's personalities, if I handed the treasure over to them, they would leave me a way out?"
"Father, the Empress is an extremely trustworthy person. If she promises you, she will definitely keep her word!"
Yao Xiang hurriedly explained, but the Western Emperor sneered: "I know what you mean. Did I bring them here even though I didn't listen to them? But the treasures of our Western Yao Kingdom are not so easy to obtain. Whether they can get them depends on their own abilities!"
Looking at the peak not far away, he realized he had been here before.
This was, after all, a top secret of the royal family, and those who came were his secret guards. When the Western Emperor learned that their Western Yao Kingdom had such a treasure, and that it had finally come into his hands, he was very excited.
However, after arriving there, he discovered that the rumors were not credible.
"Father, what do you mean?"
In fact, Princess Yaoxiang had doubts about the authenticity of the treasure at the beginning.
However, since even Ouyang Zhen and the others believed it, she felt it must be true.
But her father's attitude just now made her sense that something was wrong.
"It's nothing, just hurry up and untie me, I'm starving!"
You have to understand that climbing mountains is all done on foot, and with his hands tied, it was even more difficult for him to walk.
In addition, people outside can eat some dried meat and vegetables, but he can only eat a cornbread.
In all his life, the Western Emperor had never suffered like this.
Yao Xiang rushed forward to help and finally untied the ropes binding the Western Emperor's hands.
His wrists were already raw and bleeding, a heartbreaking sight.
Princess Yaoxiang took out a box of ointment from her bosom. The Western Emperor glanced at it and said, "At least you have some conscience!"
"Father, hurry up and eat, I still need to help you tie yourself up later."
"Why don't you wait a moment? I'll go out and plead with the Empress. There are deep mountains and dense forests all around here; they should feel at ease!"
Princess Yaoxiang thought about it for a moment, and realized that her father was indeed pitiful.
"At least you have some conscience!"
Princess Yaoxiang nearly bumped into Zhou Yuan's arms when she ran out.
"You...Lord Zhou, I'm sorry!"
Yao Xiang hurriedly lowered her head and apologized. Zhou Yuan glanced at her indifferently and did not say anything more.
Since that accident, the two haven't met alone, and Zhou Yuan hasn't said how he plans to deal with her.
Princess Yaoxiang knew that her identity made things inconvenient.
Young Master Zhou is a very influential figure in the capital. If he were to marry a princess from an enemy country, it would affect his future career.
"It seems we are destined to meet but not to be together!" Princess Yaoxiang's eyes darkened; she knew she shouldn't ask for anything more.
"You like him?" The sudden voice startled Princess Yaoxiang. She turned around and saw the Empress looking on with interest.
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