Chapter 420: Still eating
About an incense stick's time later, the tempting aroma of roasted rabbit wafted from behind the bushes where Yun Ran was hiding.
The killers who were searching for them suddenly gathered here.
Yun Ran took the roasted rabbit off the grill he had set up, pulled off a rabbit leg, and quickly hid the rest in the bushes.
She swallowed and took a big bite. The fragrant rabbit meat was chewy and delicious, and it was sizzling with oil, making her unable to resist taking another bite.
"There she is! I saw her! This little stinky girl!" A killer spat angrily and rushed over here.
The other killer also saw this and slashed at Yun Ran with his sword raised. "Damn it! I chased these two guys all night. One of them ran all over the woods, taking me for a walk! And here's a cat eating a roasted rabbit!"
"If I don't fucking kill them today, my reputation as the Swift Sword King will be ruined!"
A cold light flashed, and Yun Ran finally raised her head from the roasted rabbit leg. She blinked and exclaimed "Ouch!", then she moved to the side with a swift movement, holding the roasted rabbit leg in one hand and the dragon beard noodles in the other, and the man's attack missed.
"Fuck! You dodged it pretty quickly!" The King of Quick Knife seemed to be insulted. His face turned red with anger and he swung his knife towards Yun Ran.
The other killers quickly gathered around and helped King Quick Knife to deal with Yun Ran.
At this time, the benefits of his powerful Qinggong skills were reflected. Yun Ran ran into the woods while eating the roasted rabbit, and did not forget to blow the bamboo whistle twice.
The killers were extremely angry, and each of them had a rage and murderous look on their faces.
Seeing that these people were not in a good mood, Yun Ran stopped eating for the time being.
However, after running a few steps, he saw Ye Jingzhen rushing towards him holding a roasted pheasant.
Killers: ...
Killers:!!!
They chased these two half-grown kids for most of the night and were as tired as their grandchildren, but these two were still in the mood to roast rabbits and pheasants!
I really don't take them seriously!
They've been chasing for most of the night and are all hungry!
Besides, didn’t that person say that this little girl is just greedy and likes to eat, but has no special skills and is easy to deal with?
But now it seems that something is obviously wrong!
This little girl must be good at Qinggong and can run faster than a rabbit!
“Mmm…”
Seeing Ye Jingzhen, Yun Ran's mentality immediately calmed down. He took a bite of the roasted rabbit meat, raised the roasted rabbit leg that he had gnawed until only the bones were left, and waved it at Ye Jingzhen.
Ye Jingzhen pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly. It seemed that he was too slow. The little girl couldn't wait and did it herself.
When the two met up, the killers were furious and bloodthirsty. Ye Jingzhen pulled Yun Ran and quickly avoided them and ran towards the imperial mausoleum.
"Hurry up! While I was looking for pheasants, those people below came up."
Yun Ran nodded. The two passed by the place where Yun Ran had just hidden. She quickly squatted down and stretched out her hand, picking up the roasted rabbit that she had just hidden.
Then he said to Ye Jingzhen: "Okay, let's go!"
Ye Jingzhen: ...
The two moved quickly, Ye Jingzhen pulled Yun Ran straight towards the entrance of the imperial mausoleum.
Yun Ran was a little confused, but she trusted Ye Jingzhen very much, so she followed him.
The two men rushed to the front of the imperial mausoleum, and the killers also chased after them. One of them was wearing a dark purple robe and a wide black cloak, and he looked like the leader at first glance.
The man stared fiercely at Yun Ran and Ye Jingzhen, his lips curled up slightly, revealing a sinister smile, and said word by word: "Release!"
The black-clad assassins following behind him immediately drew their bows and arrows, and the arrows instantly shot towards the two men like a dense rainstorm.
"Brother Xiaojing, be careful!"
Yun Ran screamed and raised the hand holding the roasted rabbit to block it. Two sharp arrows pierced the roasted rabbit directly.
At this moment, Ye Jingzhen had already opened the stone door at the entrance of the imperial mausoleum and pulled Yun Ran inside.
The heavy stone door closed, blocking the rain of arrows outside and also blocking the purple-robed man's angry curses.
The tomb passage was very quiet, and there was dim candlelight, so it was not pitch black.
Yun Ran breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down and her face immediately fell.
What a pity for her roasted rabbit, the meat has turned black!
Ye Jingzhen also saw it, took the roasted rabbit from her hand and threw it to the ground, saying: "The arrow is poisonous, you can't eat it."
Yun Ran pouted and said sullenly, "Oh, what a pity!"
She put so much effort into roasting it! These killers are so abominable! They actually ruined her roasted rabbit!
Ye Jingzhen found her aggrieved look somewhat amusing and handed her the roast chicken in his other hand.
"Here, eat this."
The skin of the roasted chicken was golden brown and crispy, and in the dim candlelight, you could see spots of oil on it. Yun Ran swallowed his saliva and felt that his mood had improved.
She took it carefully, but did not eat it directly. Instead, she pulled off a fat and tender chicken thigh and handed it to Ye Jingzhen.
"Hey, Brother Xiaojing must be hungry after running all night. Let's eat together!"
Ye Jingzhen hesitated for a moment, but still took it, nodded and chuckled, "Okay."
He originally wanted to keep it for Yun Ran, but if he didn't take it, Yun Ran would probably drool and still refuse to eat it.
Sure enough, when he saw that he took it, Yun Ran smiled and picked up the roast chicken, took a big bite, and ate it happily.
"Actually, it's nice to stay and accompany Queen Shuxian. I haven't eaten such delicious roast chicken in a long time."
Her pink cheeks were puffed up as she ate, making her look like a little squirrel eating pine cones, so cute.
Ye Jingzhen curled the corners of his lips: "Then after we have eaten, I will take you to see her."
Yun Ran: ...
She was stunned for a moment, swallowed the roast chicken in her mouth, and then nodded seriously.
"good!"
The eerie atmosphere in the tomb passage, the dim light, and the constant echoes made her a little scared.
However, Queen Shuxian is Xiaojing's brother's mother, and even though she is a little scared, she still wants to go and see her.
Seeing her like this, Ye Jingzhen reached out and touched her head, saying, "It's called the imperial mausoleum, but in fact, only she is buried here, along with some maids, eunuchs and guards."
“Originally, this place was built by my father specifically for her. It’s called the Mausoleum of the Virtuous Empress, but the ministers are increasingly talking about it.
They said that the Queen Mother alone occupied such a large area, and that the mausoleum was built so extravagantly and magnificently that it was against the rules. Father had no choice but to build two more tombs for his concubines on either side, and only then did he silence the gossip of those old men.
"Then...what about the tombs of the late emperor and other royal family members?" Yun Ran asked.
Ye Jingzhen replied: "On the other side of Mangshan Mountain, the terrain is better and there is a dragon vein. The late emperor's mausoleum was built there.
Originally, my father's own mausoleum should have been built there, but for my mother, he had already built his own mausoleum here in advance."
Of course, what he didn't say was that when Ye Cangling did all this, he didn't know that the Wu clan of Nanlin Kingdom had the kind of witchcraft that could exchange lives and was said to be able to bring people back to life.
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