Chapter 207 I am the Golden Sword Guard, Pei Qinglin
Xiangying immediately said, "There is another living person in my room."
The man called General Pei had a gleam in his eyes and walked in quickly to check the bandit's breath.
Fortunately, he was only hit on the temple by Xiangying with the handle of the knife, so he fainted.
We can interrogate him when he wakes up.
General Pei bowed and said, "Thank you for your help, brother. I am Pei Qinglin. We were originally the Golden Sword Guards escorting Princess Xining. The princess was kidnapped by these fierce bandits on her way to the marriage."
"In order to torture them to find out the whereabouts of their lair, we had to disguise ourselves and sneak into this inn. It was also a coincidence that we met you, brother."
"I didn't take action in time just now because I was worried that the bandits might have a backup plan. Please forgive me, brother."
The three little ones pushed open the wooden cabinet and looked out one after another.
Huh~ Before it was their turn to perform, mother had already dealt with all those people?
Xiangying checked on Ah Ren and saw that he was not injured, so he bowed to those people in return.
"We are fine. Since the general has important matters to attend to, you can take this criminal away first."
General Pei nodded and looked at Xiangying twice more.
Xiangying went to Taoxue and the others to check on their safety.
Fortunately, Qi Fengyi was there, so they were not injured. Only Ah Ren was accidentally caught by them.
It was still midnight and the entire inn was brightly lit.
The children were also unable to sleep.
Xiang Yuanxiao tugged at Xiang Ying's sleeve.
"Bad girl, I'm hungry, is there anything delicious?"
Xiangying burst out laughing: "You are the only one who gets hungry the fastest."
She saw Qi Fengyi and Tao Xue talking to A'ren outside, and took out some food from the space.
Each person gets three lamb and carrot buns, accompanied by a glass of refreshing hawthorn water.
Xiangying called Momoyuki and the others in to eat together.
Ah Ren was surprised: "There are mutton buns! Why are they warm?"
Xiangying remained calm and said, "Before you go to bed, I roasted it over a fire through the oil paper. You can eat it without worry."
Ah Ren swallowed in big mouthfuls, his eyes full of the happiness of eating meat.
Qi Fengyi was a little alert and looked back and forth at the door twice.
Xiangying walked over and said, "What are you looking at? Why don't you come and eat something?"
Qi Fengyi's eyes were gloomy. "He is a general of South Vietnam after all. He should have many people under him, but after such a long time, I only saw these three people busy here."
"I'm afraid they might have bad intentions, so I want to keep an eye on them for a while."
Xiangying walked to the stairs and looked down.
Pei Qinglin and his two companions were carrying the bodies of the shopkeeper's family and burying them on the hillside behind the inn.
Xiangying retracted his gaze and pulled Qi Fengyi into the house: "Don't worry, they won't pose a threat until they know our identities."
After dinner, Taoxue and the others stayed in Xiangying's room, slept on the floor, and everyone slept together.
Just as daybreak approached, someone knocked on the door.
Qi Fengyi, who was resting against the door, was the first to open his eyes.
"Who?" She asked fiercely.
There was a pause outside, and then Pei Qinglin's voice came: "It's me, Pei Qinglin. My men caught a pheasant, and I want to ask you guys if you want to eat it?"
Qi Fengyi was about to refuse but was stopped by Xiang Ying.
Pei Qinglin wouldn't come up and ask them to eat together for no reason. He must have something to say.
If I refuse now, it will arouse his suspicion.
Their current identities are too sensitive to withstand a thorough investigation.
Xiangying opened the door and said, "My children are still asleep. Thank you, General Pei, for your kindness."
Pei Qinglin glanced into the room and saw that the three little figures on the bed were still sleeping soundly.
He smiled slightly and said to Xiangying, "Would you like to eat something first, brother?"
Xiangying paused and said, "Okay."
She followed her downstairs, and Qi Fengyi was worried, so he followed her.
As soon as I walked down, I smelled the delicious aroma of roasted chicken.
But Xiangying could tell by smell that the chicken had no salt or seasoning, so it must not taste good.
Pei Qinglin's companion who was eating grilled chicken handed over two plates, each containing a grilled chicken leg.
Pei Qinglin took the initiative to use chopsticks to tear off a piece of meat from it and put it into his mouth.
"Don't worry, brother. It's not poisonous."
Qi Fengyi looked unhappy and crossed his arms and refused to eat.
Xiangying, on the other hand, took a few bites slowly.
Pei Qinglin sat opposite them and asked, "I overheard last night that you were going to the capital to look for your family? Our meeting is fate."
"As a reward, I can arrange for my men to escort your family to Beijing."
Xiangying's eyes did not change, and his tone was neither cold nor warm: "Don't bother the general. We prefer to be relaxed and comfortable, and don't want to be burdened with favors."
Pei Qinglin understood and nodded with a smile.
"I saw your martial arts yesterday. Every move was very novel. I wonder who your master is?"
"The master has passed away long ago."
Hearing Xiangying's answer, Pei Qinglin showed a regretful expression.
He thought for a moment, then bowed and asked, "Brother, there is something I would like to ask you for help with. I am willing to give you a huge sum of gold, but I hope you can consider it."
Qi Fengyi slammed the table and said, "I know you don't come here for no reason. You treat us to roast chicken out of kindness, but you are just trying to make some money."
Xiangying stopped Qi Fengyi, and she sat down again with a sullen face.
"General Pei has misunderstood. We are all ordinary people. How can we help the general?"
Pei Qinglin said, "To be honest, we were escorting Princess Xining to marry, but we were ambushed by bandits. After the princess was kidnapped, we led our troops to pursue them, but we didn't expect to fall into the bandits' trap."
"The team escorting the princess originally had 500 soldiers, but now some have died or been injured. There are less than 20 people left who can continue to search for the princess and have the ability to fight."
"This time, the three of us came out with the determination to find Princess Xining. I need someone as skilled as you to help me. You can make any offer. When I return to the capital in the future, I will report to the emperor and confer you the first-class honor."
Xiangying doesn't really care about first-class merit.
She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who does Princess Xining want to marry?"
Pei Qinglin paused.
As a South Vietnamese, how could you not know about this?
Maybe I don’t pay much attention to it.
He did not doubt too much and said, "With the Crown Prince of Northern Qi."
Xiangying pondered.
Nanyue must have consumed too many supplies when fighting with the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Judging from the terrain, they could easily be bitten back by Northern Qi when they were weak.
After all, Northern Qi was adjacent to their heartland, so it would be beneficial for them to go to war at any time.
Therefore, the Emperor of Nanyue must have panicked and wanted to use the method of marriage to stabilize the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
This Princess Xining must be very important to them.
Qi Fengyi crossed his arms and said, "We will not agree to this. You should find a way to save the princess yourself."
According to her thinking, why didn't these people send people from the capital to help, but instead asked for help from a few people they just met by chance?
There must be something fishy going on!
However, Xiangying stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "I can help you with this."
Pei Qinglin immediately smiled.
But Xiangying said again: "But I have a condition."
I discussed with my editor yesterday that I plan to finish Yingzi's book at around 600,000-700,000 words. I originally wanted to write 1.5 million, but I feel that my performance will not last until then, so I will write it as a medium-length novel. What I can be sure of now is that it will be finished before the Chinese New Year, and there should be a New Year event! (Uncertain version)
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