Wei Ting and Wei Liulang were lying in ambush in a ditch halfway up the mountain.
Wei Liulang said in confusion: "Xiao Qi, it's been a whole night, why hasn't the Saint come yet? Did she get lost?"
Wei Ting said: "Her falcon has been chasing us, so she won't lose it."
Wei Liulang frowned and asked, "Why hasn't she come yet?"
Wei Ting was also confused about this.
Logically speaking, the saint shouldn't be so slow.
Wei Liulang added: "Also, there seemed to be some movement at the mine just now. Could it be that Dad and Xiaoxiao have rescued the people?"
After thinking about it, he shook his head again, "If we rescued them, Dad would definitely come and tell us. He wouldn't forget us here!"
…
Cheng Sang woke up in the middle of the night, and the first thing he did was to look for Su Xiaoxiao.
"Weiwei, Weiwei..."
"Mom, I'm here."
Su Xiaoxiao stood up and walked over.
Cheng Sang hugged her and said, "Weiwei, you've been out for a long time."
Su Xiaoxiao said softly: "I'm sorry, I was delayed because I went to do something. Is mother worried about me?"
"Um."
Cheng Sang nodded somewhat aggrievedly.
Su Xiaoxiao felt her fear.
She doesn't remember losing her daughter, but the pain she felt at the time is deeply engraved in her subconscious.
Su Xiaoxiao gently stroked her back: "I'm back, don't be afraid, mother."
"Yeah." Cheng Sang rested his head on Su Xiaoxiao's shoulder and hugged Su Xiaoxiao dependently, as if he was hugging something more precious than his own life.
Su Xiaoxiao stayed with her until she fell asleep again.
This time she slept very soundly, like a child falling asleep.
Su Xiaoxiao gently laid her down on the bed and pulled a thin quilt over her.
She was used to leaving an oil lamp on, so Su Xiaoxiao dimmed the wick a little.
Su Xiaoxiao came to the door, looked at the man and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to see my grandmother? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
She brought him here intending for them to meet, but he just stood at the door and refused to come in.
The man laughed at himself and said, "It's better not to scare her with my appearance. I saw her, and that's enough."
Su Xiaoxiao stepped over the threshold: "You are old, beautiful woman. You look different from your portrait. Are you disappointed?"
"You little girl." The man smiled helplessly, "She is old and so am I. There are some things that you young people don't understand."
Su Xiaoxiao really didn't understand the weight of the years.
Su Xiaoxiao asked: "May I ask what you think of my grandmother?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say whether it was love between a man and a woman, or a kind of longing and sustenance. I was locked up in the dark mine, and it was too lonely. Those three days together were like a beautiful dream to me, and I have spent half my life remembering it."
Wait, what happened in those three days? You better explain it clearly!
The man gathered his thoughts and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Next, tell me about your plan."
Su Xiaoxiao didn't rush to answer him, but said: "I want to hear what you mean first, do you want to take back everything that belongs to you?"
The man smiled bitterly: "If I say that I spent every day thinking about how to return to the palace in the early years, but was gradually worn down by the day-to-day imprisonment, and now I just want to live and wait for death, will you give up on me as a chess piece?"
"No." Su Xiaoxiao said seriously, "You are not a pawn, you are an ally."
The man was slightly stunned.
…
Southern Xinjiang Palace, Chengde Hall.
The King of Southern Xinjiang did not review memorials tonight, but instead spent the entire night looking at maps.
What was on the table was not an ordinary map, but a large map of various countries, on which were detailed markings of the borders and military strength of each country.
To the south of Southern Xinjiang is a sea, to the north is the Great Zhou, and to the east and west are endless mountains.
From a topographical perspective, southern Xinjiang is a lonely little country.
He was not satisfied with this small space.
He wanted to restore his country and take over all the countries in the world.
The first target of conquest was the Great Zhou.
With his instigation, the situation between Northern Yan and Great Zhou deteriorated sharply, and Northern Yan once again launched a war against Great Zhou.
Judging from the intelligence sent back by the spies, Northern Yan lost again this time.
It's like trying to help a piece of rotten wood get rid of its weakness.
But it doesn’t matter much. Beiyan only needs to delay the military forces of Da Zhou.
Qin Canglan sent troops to attack Northern Yan, and Wei Xu became a puppet again.
Apart from the Su family army, there is no other lion in the Great Zhou.
The Su family army is very powerful and is not inferior to the Qin family army.
But Su Mo followed Qin Canglan to Beiyan, and Old Marquis Su was far away in the capital.
The Su family army was leaderless.
In addition, the delicate princess is also in the royal capital, and taking her as a hostage can restrain the Su family army.
"Haven't you found Wei Xu and the Princess of Da Zhou yet?" asked the King of Southern Xinjiang.
Xie Jinnian calmly made tea for the King of Southern Xinjiang.
The Ghost Guard on the side clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, of the two people we sent out last time, one died and one was injured, and the one who was seriously injured also died."
The King of Southern Xinjiang looked at the man in green on the other side and said, "Could it be that Jade-faced Rakshasa who did it again?"
The man in green smiled and said, "My junior fellow apprentice was ignorant, I apologize to you on his behalf. Don't worry, I will definitely catch Wei Xu for you. As for the princess, our assassin alliance did not accept this mission in the first place, and we don't plan to accept it now."
The King of Southern Xinjiang said: "Just capture Wei Xu."
He wanted Wei Xu to deal with Marquis Zhenbei and Qin Canglan.
As for Princess Hui'an, she was taken away by Wei Xu. Are you afraid that you won't be able to find her now that Wei Xu has been captured?
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Another ghost guard came over in a hurry.
The King of Southern Xinjiang said to the man in green, "Master Ning, please go back and rest first."
"Goodbye."
Ning Rufeng glanced at the Ghost Guard and walked out with a smile.
The ghost guard reported: "Your Majesty, there is an accident in the mine!"
The King of Southern Xinjiang asked calmly, "What happened?"
The ghost guard said, "Someone broke into the mine at night and kidnapped that person!"
The King of Southern Xinjiang's expression changed drastically: "Who did this?"
The ghost guard said, "I don't know... They escaped. Mr. Feng said that they met two masters on the way. One of them was carrying a man who was wrapped up tightly. They injured Mr. Feng's guards. Mr. Feng guessed that the two men must have kidnapped that man."
Old Man Feng didn't react at the time. It was only when he returned to the mine and found that the people in the mine were gone that he realized he had passed them by.
Xie Jinnian suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The King of Southern Xinjiang had always been good-tempered to him, but at this moment he could no longer suppress his panic and anger: "Speak!"
Xie Jinnian said: "The day before yesterday, the Saint went to the mine."
The King of Southern Frontier said coldly: "Send the Holy Maiden!"
The eunuch in the palace went there without stopping.
However, the Saint was not in the Saint's Temple, nor in the Holy Mountain. She had not returned since she left the day before yesterday.
In addition, the spy brought back a piece of news that Lu Changshi, who was beside the saint, had explored the secrets in the abandoned mine before that person disappeared.
The King of Southern Xinjiang was so angry that he vomited blood: "Cheng, Qing, Yao!"
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