Fifty-three
"Master, we still can't find Master Yan."
At this moment, an hour has passed since Yunqi received the note, and there is still no news from Ling Junyan.
Yunqi looked down at the crumb of paper thrown on the table and clenched his fists.
"I can't wait."
After that, he stood up and instructed Qingji, "Continue to send people to contact him. When you find him, tell him what just happened and then follow his instructions."
Qingji had a bad feeling, "What about you, sir?"
Yun Qi said, "I have to go first. I can't let anything happen to that drunkard."
Qingji was a little anxious after hearing this. "But if you go alone, not only will you fail to save Mr. Jiu, you might even lose yourself. In my opinion, it's better to wait for Master Yan and we can work together to find a solution."
"I know I can't rescue them on my own, and I know this is a trap, but at least I can delay them for a while. Besides, shouldn't I see the results of what Master Yan, who I can't contact, has been doing behind my back these past few days? In short, trust him."
Yun Qi patted Qing Ji's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm leaving."
Seeing Yunqi walking around him and leaving the house, Qingji wanted to persuade him, but he opened his mouth but no sound came out.
Somehow, at this moment, Qingji suddenly felt a little hatred in his heart, not towards Yunqi, but towards Ling Junyan.
Leaving you alone to face danger, what good outcome can it be for you?
Although he was dissatisfied, Qingji finally sent people to look for her. However, he made two preparations. If he really couldn't rely on the man named Yan, he would save her himself.
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The altar is located in the southeast of the royal city, opposite to Guishan. Looking down from the sky, the altar, the royal palace, and Guishan are basically in the same straight line, with the royal palace located in the center.
The terrain in Diyue is flat, and mountains are very rare. The southeast of the royal city is even flatter, with few bends along the way.
When Yun Qi saw two people who looked like guards facing him from afar, as if waiting for something, he knew that they had arrived.
Yunqi pulled the reins, slowed down the horse, and walked towards them step by step.
Sure enough, one of them said directly: "Is it Master Yun Qi?"
Yun Qi looked at them and replied, "It's me."
After confirming, the man looked back at where Yun Qi came from, and then curled his lips, "Is it really the same person?"
Yun Qi said frankly: "Or?"
"Sir, you are indeed a man of honor. Please dismount."
After Yunqi got off the horse, one of them led the horse away. Yunqi looked in that direction, but the remaining person pointed him in the other direction, not in the same direction as the person leading the horse.
Seeing Yun Qi's confusion, the guide said, "Young Master, just follow me without worrying about where the horse was taken, and don't think about how to save him. It's all in vain."
He hasn't said anything yet, but this person has already made up his mind?
Yun Qi didn't indulge him, "You don't need to tell me all this nonsense, the leader will just lead you on the right path."
The man stopped talking.
Yun Qi gathered his thoughts and wanted to see what Beitang Fenghe was going to do.
Under the man's guidance, scattered houses began to appear around. The further they went in, the more houses gathered together, until they saw a wooden door with floating ribbons.
Originally, Yun Qi thought that this was the entrance to a village, but unexpectedly, there were no ordinary houses inside. Instead, every time he walked a distance, he would see a strange-looking statue, about the same height as a human, holding a spherical object and emitting a strange green light.
Yunqi couldn't help rubbing his arms.
According to his intuition, this green ball is definitely not just a decoration. He has seen many strange things in the past, but most of them are people deliberately playing tricks. This one gives people a different feeling.
In other words, the word "world rules" actually broke into Yunqi's mind through this thing.
Is this really the same as the real world?
He was just thinking about it when suddenly a shout came from not far away.
"Hey, hey, hey, please, don't!"
Yun Qi immediately recognized that it was the voice of a drunkard, and he immediately rushed towards the location where the voice came from.
The door was broken open with a bang.
Just then, I saw Beitang Fenghe pressing the drunkard's hand on the table, holding a dagger in his hand.
"Stop!" Yun Qi shouted.
Beitang Fenghe turned around and saw that it was Yunqi. He immediately let go of the drunkard and a smile appeared on his brows.
"Aqi is here."
The drunkard, who was freed from his restraints, collapsed to the ground in an instant. He almost cried when he saw Yunqi, but he was worried that Yunqi would blame him, so he didn't dare to say a word despite his fear.
Yun Qi saw that the drunkard was not injured, so he said to Beitang Fenghe, "What do you want to do?"
Beitang Fenghe replied leisurely, "I was waiting for you, Qi, and I was a little impatient, so I wanted to find something to urge you on, but I didn't expect it would be useless."
At this moment, four people suddenly surrounded Yunqi from behind, and Yunqi glanced sideways.
Since these people didn't take action immediately, Yun Qi ignored them for the time being.
He continued to say to Beitang Fenghe, "Aren't you going to tell me why you called me here?"
Beitang Fenghe thought for a moment and said, "The official blessing ceremony will be held tomorrow. I would like to invite you to attend."
This is really funny.
"I'm here, and you're not telling the truth?"
"Ah Qi..." Beitang Fenghe took a step forward, gradually approaching Yun Qi, "I'm willing to find a reason to deal with you, why don't you want to believe it?"
Yun Qi sneered, "I don't know what you have woven for yourself. Just don't tell me. Don't try to show me your kindness."
Beitang Fenghe's face showed a bit of displeasure as a lie in his heart was exposed.
He nodded, his former gentleness vanishing, replaced by a naked threat. "Okay, Ah Qi, I hope you can still speak so confidently in the near future."
Then, before Yunqi could say anything, he ordered the four men to take the man away.
As they were on their way to somewhere, whether they were guards in armor or laborers in cloth, they all looked at them with eager eyes when they saw them passing by.
But as soon as Yunqi made eye contact with any of them, that person would immediately look away.
Are these people all in disguise?
Yunqi also saw the altar for the so-called blessing ceremony. Except for its larger scale and the statues that could be seen every ten steps, it was no different from an ordinary altar.
The houses around the altar looked much older. If it was true as Qingji said, the altar had probably been prepared for more than a year or two.
Then Yunqi was taken into a room.
After entering, the door was locked.
Soon someone came and said, "Master Yunqi, our prince said that Mr. Jiu is old and would like to live in peace and quiet, so he will not come to live with you. The prince is a man of his words, so you don't have to worry. Oh, and Mr. Jiu has already given the antidote to the prince, so don't try to make a fuss about it."
No wonder Beitang Fenghe was not anxious at all before, it turned out that he had already thought of a countermeasure.
Yunqi looked around the room and found that all the windows were sealed. He and the drunkard were imprisoned separately and could not communicate with each other.
After the altar was completed, Qing and the people who had been stationed here as laborers basically withdrew. It seems that we can only wait and see what happens tomorrow.
night
One man took advantage of the cover of night and sneaked to the outside of Yunqi's house. There was someone guarding the door and patrol teams were coming one after another, so he had to give up getting close.
He turned around and released a carrier pigeon in an empty corner.
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