Chen Yunniang recalled what happened that day. She and Xiaohe had only been away for a short time when they encountered pursuers.
Therefore, she dared not continue towards the Jin Kingdom, but instead went south.
She knew there was a Southern Frontier Kingdom to the south, where she could go to avoid capture first, and then find a way to go to the Jin Kingdom.
Unexpectedly, they encountered an injured man on the way. The man was very handsome and adorned with jewels, clearly a young master from a wealthy family.
The mistress and servant had nowhere to go, so they thought they might as well save him and maybe find a place to stay.
When Nan Sheng woke up, she gave her a box as a thank-you gift.
She opened the box and saw two pills, one red and one black.
Nan Sheng said it was a kind of Gu, a treasure of the Southern Frontier, which could save lives in critical moments.
She didn't think much of it; what treasures could there be in those desolate mountains and valleys of southern Xinjiang? But she still accepted it.
She inquired about the usage of the Mother-Child Gu and learned about its wondrous uses.
Then, under the pretext of taking him home, she successfully followed Nan Sheng into the Southern Frontier Kingdom.
Nan Sheng took her to a mountain village, and then into a magnificent palace, where the locals treated Nan Sheng with great respect.
Although she couldn't understand their local language, she could tell from their bowing gestures that Nan Sheng must have a high status in the village.
Later, they encountered an old man with various totems tattooed on his face, who seemed to be a sorcerer from their southern border region and appeared to be mysterious.
The man saw her suddenly open her eyes wide as if she were frightened, and then mumbled something to Nan Sheng.
Nan Sheng suddenly turned around and looked at her, her face showing ecstatic joy.
She didn't understand why at the time, but she unconsciously became wary.
Further on, she saw the villagers burning a young girl on fire, and they were all dancing around the fire.
She was terrified; the place seemed like a place inhabited by uncivilized savages, cruel and barbaric.
She stayed at Nan Sheng's house for two days, but dared not step out of the room at all, because the yard was full of poisonous insects and snakes.
On the third day, Nan Sheng gave her a red southern Xinjiang costume and asked her to change into it to participate in the village activities.
The red dress and silver bull-horn headdress that Nan Sheng brought her were exactly the same as those worn by the woman who was burned to death that day.
She turned pale with fright. Were they going to burn her alive too?
So she took Xiaohe and fled overnight, fearing that she would be sacrificed to their gods by the barbarians.
As a result, they were captured and brought back by Lu Ziqian's men shortly after escaping from the Southern Frontier Kingdom.
She was thinking that when the time came, she would use the Gu on Lu Ziqian so that he wouldn't be able to kill her, otherwise he would die too.
However, Lu Ziqian did not lay a hand on her. Instead, he locked her up and planned to hand her over to the Emperor for punishment after returning to the capital.
So she thought it best to use the Gu poison on the emperor, so that she could be absolutely sure of success.
After all, Lu Ziqian did not have as much power as the emperor. If Lu Ziqian lost a battle, he could not use his military achievements to save himself.
Even if he wins the battle and is willing to use his military achievements to save her, she will still die if the emperor doesn't agree!
Moreover, she knew his personality; he hated being threatened. What if he would rather die than submit and killed her?
Therefore, she hasn't used those two Gu poisons yet, intending to use them only at a crucial moment.
However, it seems unnecessary now. She is now the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang, even more noble than the princess of the Great Ming Kingdom. She is not someone they can kill at will.
Unless the Great Ming Kingdom is not afraid to go to war with the Southern Frontier Kingdom!
Haha, she always thought Su Yujiao was lucky, but it turns out good luck has always been on her side.
Having committed a grave offense, she thought she was doomed, but instead she transformed into the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang.
"You'd better release me now, or the Southern Frontier Kingdom will definitely declare war on you."
"If you're not afraid of being attacked from both sides, then keep me locked up."
Lu Ziqian sneered: "Don't you even use your brain? You're not from the Southern Frontier tribe, so how could you possibly be their holy maiden?"
"Don't end up shooting yourself in the foot."
The man left after he finished speaking. Since he couldn't get any information out of him, there was no point in saying anything more.
Chen Yunniang's face turned pale; she had to seriously consider Lu Ziqian's words.
She was a native of Daming, so why would the people of Southern Xinjiang choose her as their holy maiden?
She couldn't help but think of the girl who was burned to death on the fire that day. Could she have been the previous Holy Maiden?
Was the saint meant to be burned at the stake as a sacrifice to the gods?
Chen Yunniang frowned. If she knew the customs of the Southern Frontier, she wouldn't be making wild guesses here.
But now she's trapped in a prison and can't even go out to inquire.
Su Yujiao was busy at the wounded camp until late at night, without even having time to drink water.
Lu Ziqian went straight to his tent after leaving the battlefield, but did not see Su Yujiao. He then went to the wounded camp, knowing that she would not be waiting for him obediently in bed.
The man entered the tent and saw Su Yujiao still busy, so he picked her up and carried her to his own tent.
Su Yujiao was speechless. How could this person be getting more and more barbaric? He hugged her without saying a word.
"Put me down." She struggled and thrashed about.
Because she was struggling so much, Lu Ziqian almost couldn't catch her, so he changed from holding her horizontally to holding her vertically, which can also be understood as carrying her on his shoulders.
Clap clap clap!
He patted the woman's firm, elastic buttocks a few times, neither too hard nor too softly.
"Don't move around. You know I won't put you down, so be good."
"Are you making such a commotion because you want everyone to see it?"
"This is a military camp, full of men. You'd better behave yourself."
"When war breaks out, there will always be times when I can't take care of you. If someone tries to harm you, you'll have nowhere to cry."
Su Yu's face turned ashen, and she almost gritted her teeth: "Who's the troublemaker here?"
"I've always dressed as a man because I'm afraid of causing unnecessary trouble."
"You're something else, as if you're afraid people won't know I'm a woman. You carry me around and parade me through the streets, as if you want to circle the entire military camp three times."
"Don't I have legs? Can't I walk? Do you need to carry me all the time?"
Seeing that she was getting angry, Lu Ziqian quickly put on a smiling face and said, "I just felt sorry for you because you looked so tired."
How come you're becoming more and more shameless?
"Why should you care about saving face in front of your wife?"
"Besides, all men are shameless. Those well-dressed gentlemen are just pretending."
"There is no man in this world who is not lustful, unless he is a eunuch."
"Eunuchs are also lustful, but they are powerless to act on their desires."
"..."
Su Yujiao covered her ears and pretended to be dead, otherwise he might have said even more shameless things.
Lu Ziqian carried her into his tent and threw her directly into the bathtub. Su Yujiao screamed in fright and thrashed around in the water for a few moments.
Are you sick in the head?
The man gazed at his wife's alluring curves as she slept, quickly stripped off his clothes, and strode into the bathtub.
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