"Xiaojiu."
"Um?"
"Don't believe what Chu Dichi said. If you follow him, he will definitely take you back to the palace. Don't you dislike that kind of life?"
At the beginning, faking death and escaping was an option.
If I go back now, wouldn't I be back in that cage?
Chu Li lowered his head slightly.
She didn't want to go back to the palace, what she wanted... was a life without restrictions.
It's freedom.
"Be with me, I won't force you to do anything that makes you unhappy. I'll go wherever you want to go and do whatever you want to do. Okay?"
Being with him is like moving from one cage to another. What's the difference?
Chu Li didn't say anything.
"You want to go home, I want to restore my country. Home is still the same home as before, just the name of the country is different. After you get through this period, you can still be the same as before."
Chu Li still didn't say anything.
"Would you like to meet General Qin?"
She raised her head.
Chu Yeli sighed inwardly. He had said so much, but even the word "Young General Qin" was not enough. He just couldn't get angry.
"I'll change your medicine and take you there."
He knelt on one knee in front of the couch, placed his clenched little hands on his legs, and applied the medicine carefully.
There is rare harmony between the two.
He likes this kind of harmony.
A thought suddenly popped up in his mind: If only she could stay like this forever, with her legs broken, she would just have to stay by his side.
Suddenly it felt ridiculous.
How could he have such an idea!
If she couldn't jump and run around lively, she would no longer be Chu Li.
A quarter of an hour later, Chu Yeli kept his word and took Chu Li to see Qin Muyu.
At that time, Qin Muyu was tied to a wooden stake with shackles on his hands and feet. The thick chains could not be opened without a key.
"Muyu!"
As soon as Chu Li saw him, his emotions became more intense.
How could they lock him up with such a thick chain!
And it's a neck lock.
The only way to tie a dog up is to lock its neck.
This is so humiliating!
"Ahri, I'm fine." Qin Muyu was in tattered clothes and looked exhausted. Although he had become a prisoner, fortunately he had no external injuries.
"Not long ago, I heard from patrolling soldiers that General Wei was dead, and it was suspected that the Great Chu had secretly killed him, so they locked an iron chain around my neck to humiliate and discourage me."
Why did General Wei die suddenly?
Chu Li was surprised:
"If it was really the people of Da Chu who sneaked into the Nanman camp and killed General Wei, why didn't they rescue us?"
But kill a general.
This doesn't make sense.
And it’s obvious that this is not Chu Dichi’s work.
Qin Muyu reacted quickly and lowered his voice:
"You mean there's a traitor in the Nanman camp?"
Chu Li leaned closer to his head and said, "I don't know if there was an undercover agent or an internal conflict, but it was definitely not done by Chu Dichi. Chu Dichi is arrogant and would not do such an assassination. I suspect the murderer is someone else and is framing Chu Dichi."
Qin Muyu looked at her profile with dark eyes.
When she spoke of the Regent, her voice was firm and every word was powerful.
She knows the Regent well and trusts him?
She had never said anything like this before.
He pursed his lips and said, "Ahri..."
"Mu Yu, don't worry. We are all valuable captives. Even if Chu Dichi doesn't save us, I have a backup plan."
That day, she released three eagles, not to send a message to Chu Dichi, but...
The two of them talked in private.
Chu Yeli was standing not far away, watching the two of them getting so close to each other, whispering almost ear to ear.
Too close.
Even though he had strong internal strength and sharp five senses, he couldn't hear what they were saying.
She was so alert.
It's not a pleasant feeling to see.
I want to go up and separate them.
I really dislike Qin Muyu, that pretty boy. He is a major general, but he looks gentle and fair. He is not very old, but he can fool Chu Li around. He must have bad intentions.
How could Xiaojiu like such a style?
What do you like about him?
Do you like his fair skin, thin body, and the fact that he can punch twenty meters away?
If he really took action, he was afraid that Chu Li would make a fuss; if he didn't take action, he would just watch the two of them cherish each other every day. Especially in such an environment, the two of them "shared hardships and difficulties" and seemed to value each other even more.
Shouldn’t we have captured Qin Muyu in the first place?
He seemed to have gotten himself into a big trouble...
Headache.
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The next day.
The changes in General Tuoba Mingyue's life were reported to the King of Nanman. Chu Yeli pointed out that it was highly unlikely that the Regent of Great Chu would hand over Southern Xinjiang with both hands.
Something unexpected will happen within these fifteen days.
For safety reasons, it is best to take the prisoners away to avoid being raided or rescued.
Tuoba Mingyue thought it made sense and agreed.
Day 3.
Chu Li's feet were covered with scabs and he walked with a limp, but he managed to survive another day.
Physically disabled but mentally strong.
Chu Yeli ordered people to prepare carriages and horses, and walked into the tent: "Xiaojiu, let's go to the capital of the Southern Barbarians to play for a few days. I think you will be interested."
Chu Li sat beside the bed and asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly want to go to the Nanman King's capital?"
The military camp is on the border, very close to Da Chu.
The royal capital is located in the center of Nanman. If her identity as the "Emperor of Chu" is exposed, she will have nowhere to escape.
"We stay in the barracks every day, sleeping in the open air, and the environment is not good. It is not suitable for long-term stay."
"What about Qin Muyu?"
Chu Yeli pursed his lips, as if he had expected her to ask this.
"Let's go too."
"Then why do we still need to shackle him?"
Chu Yeli came over, "You don't like this, I'll talk to the princess and remove her shackles, okay?"
Chu Li's expression improved a little after hearing this.
"Are you happy now?"
Chu Li pursed her lips and said, "I just think that prisoners of war are useful and should not be abused."
"That's what Xiao Jiu said."
The man laughed and sat beside her. "Since we are going to remove his shackles, these medicines will not be useful anymore."
He reached his long arm under the pillow and pulled out a handful of different medicines.
Chu Li's expression tightened.
This was the medicine she had specially collected these days when she approached the military doctor on the pretext of her leg injury.
She also hoped to use these medicines to remove the cartilage powder on Qin Muyu's body.
"Give it back to me!"
He raised his hand and said, "If you feel unwell, you can ask the military doctor for medicine, or tell me. Don't take medicine secretly. If it harms your health, I will be heartbroken."
"Fifth brother!"
"Little Jiu, be good and get ready. We'll set off in half an hour."
He ruffled her hair, stood up and walked out of the tent, threw the handful of medicine into the campfire, and burned it until not even a residue was left.
"Master, everything is ready."
Ah Yu came over and said, "It's just that the Regent..."
"No need to hide your whereabouts, let him know."
"yes."
Qin Muyu's shackles were removed.
However, his body was infected with cartilage powder and he felt weak all over. He didn't even have the strength to hold a sword. Even without the shackles and fetters, with his current physical strength, even a five-year-old child could knock him down with one kick.
at the same time.
Southern Xinjiang military camp.
The spies reported that Young General Qin and the new emperor were taken away from the military camp and headed towards the capital of the Southern Barbarian Kingdom.
Chu Dichi learned about it and said immediately:
"Let General An guard the southern border while I go to the southern barbarian capital."
"Master, you can't!"
This is obviously a trap.
Jingying said: "The Fifth Prince deliberately spread the news to lure you there. Once you go deep into the Nanman capital, you will be out of our control. If something goes wrong..."
I'm afraid my life is in danger.
"Xiao Jiu is there. If I don't go, wouldn't it be a waste of Chu Yeli's thoughts?"
Chong Feng said:
"If you leave, what will happen to Great Chu? This morning, there was an urgent report from the capital that the Third Prince invited Uncle Xiaoyao back from his fiefdom, and wanted to seize power while you were away from the capital; Concubine Jing and the Fang family also took the opportunity to support the Seventh Prince."
This is the real internal and external trouble.
If anything happens to the master, the Great Chu will be in complete chaos!
Chu Di brushed the table slowly, "A bunch of little bastards."
The war in southern Xinjiang had not yet been settled, the old emperor had not died, the new emperor was still alive, and he, the regent, was neither dead nor blind, but he was eager to seize power.
"Tell Xiao Yexing to keep an eye on the old emperor. As long as the old emperor is still paralyzed and can't issue an order, even if they seize power, it will be illegitimate and unreasonable."
"Let the eighth prince Xian Wang assist you."
A prince who is granted the title of king is one rank higher than a prince.
Chong Feng said, "Your Highness Prince Xian probably doesn't have the talent to govern a country. How can he suppress the cunning Third Prince and the powerful Seventh Prince from his mother's family?"
"Tell him that he has to suppress it even if he can't suppress it, and defend it even if he can't defend it. Otherwise, when I return to the capital, I will strip him of his title of Prince of Leisure and make him work as a stable boy."
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