There is a secret manuscript circulating in the Tiancheng Dynasty that has never been seen by anyone, called "A Hundred Solutions to Glimpse the Holy Face".
As the name suggests, there are a hundred ways to meet the emperor.
Whether such a secret book actually existed was a mystery without an answer. However, the circulation of this manuscript did reveal one thing: the current emperor of Tiancheng was notoriously shy about meeting people.
How much did he dislike being around people? Legend has it that on the day the emperor ascended the throne, he was supposed to ride in a palanquin through the Guangming Corridor to the Yuanming Hall, where his ministers waited in the hall for an audience with the new emperor. But when the palanquin was lifted, it was discovered that the emperor had ordered a lid to be placed on it, covered with a layer of gauze intricately embroidered with designs. It was a sight to behold, not to be touched.
From then on, all the court officials who had a little common sense understood one thing: the emperor did not like to show his face.
The chief eunuch was the first to understand what was meant and moved the dragon throne in the Yuanming Hall back another ten feet. Seeing this, the eunuchs in the bedroom quickly followed suit and covered all the side halls of the Yuanhe Hall with gauze screens. Even the candles in the Yuanhua Hall were lit very sparingly. I wonder if those beauties in the harem ever saw the emperor's face clearly when they were receiving the emperor's favor.
If Xiao Nanhui had heard this kind of behavior in the past, she would have laughed inwardly for a long time. Hehe, is the emperor too ugly to be seen? Or maybe he has some kind of facial ailment, anyway, there must be something wrong. Otherwise, a grown man would be so secretive and cover up like a girl. It's really pretentious.
But right now, she really couldn't laugh.
That morning she parted ways with the three men. Although she eventually knocked Su Pingchuan unconscious, overall the journey westward was relatively smooth.
However, this success did not last long, as it was completely shattered by the sudden doubts in her heart.
Does she know what the emperor looks like?
The answer is obvious.
The closest she had ever been to the emperor was the audience outside Taihe Tangyuan that day. However, there was a veil between them, and her limited intelligence was used to deal with the emperor, so she had no time to spy on what he looked like.
How could she pass such important information to someone she had never even met?!
Where was the emperor's military tent? What was his morning and evening routine like? Who was in the tent? Most importantly, who was the emperor?
Xiao Nanhui sat by the dried-up Tianmu River and pondered all night. His head became emptier and emptier, until only a little cold wind and sand remained.
She considered backing out, thinking she might as well just go find Xiao Zhun first. She was incredibly familiar with the Subei Camp, and she definitely recognized Xiao Zhun. It had been ages since she'd seen him, and she couldn't wait to rush to his camp.
This impulse was ultimately suppressed by her reason, because doing so would inevitably involve Xiao Zhun in this matter.
Although the matter was still unclear, it was certain that it was not a good thing. Rumor had it that the emperor's mind was unpredictable, and Xiao Zhun, with his high position and power, was bound to be suspected. This was a turbulent time, and she couldn't drag him into this fire pit.
Dawn came early in the Gobi Desert. When the sky brightened again, she didn't dare to waste time and had to set off in a daze.
According to the information she had previously obtained from Su Pingchuan, the emperor was most likely in the Black Feather Camp. Furthermore, according to the most recent secret letter Shrike had sent her, the Black Feather Camp's army was likely stationed near the lower reaches of the Tianmu River.
Xiao Nanhui had once caught a glimpse of that place from afar when he followed Miss Tian to get married. Thanks to the Sun family, the water in the upper reaches of the Tianmu River was blocked by an artificial dam. The dry riverbed in the lower reaches could not withstand the invasion of wind and sand, and gradually sank and collapsed into a rift valley a hundred miles long, dividing the east and west cities of Suyan into two. The rift valley was so steep that even birds and beasts would be frightened.
Such a natural barrier is a good hiding place for a large army, but it is not a good marching route. Bai Shi obviously understood this well, otherwise he would never have left that gap unattended.
After confirming the target location, there are only two problems left.
The first was the emperor's concern, and the second was how to sneak into the Black Feather Camp.
Whether it was the Subei Camp or the Black Feather Camp, she had served in the military for many years. If she revealed her identity and returned to the camp, she wouldn't be able to avoid running into acquaintances, and any encounter would risk alerting the enemy. What if she disguised herself and sneaked back at night? Not to mention that the Black Feather Camp was undoubtedly heavily guarded, she wasn't sure she could leave without leaving a trace. Even if she was lucky enough to sneak in, she still had the first problem waiting for her.
After racking my brains, the only option left is the dumbest one.
Taking a deep breath, she began to feel her way along the dry riverbed towards the upper reaches of the Tianmu River.
The further north you go, the deeper the ravines in the valley become. There is no grass growing on the jagged river banks, and even a stone is visible.
Xiao Nanhui felt that he was not walking in a rift valley, but walking on the blade of a big knife hanging between Bijiang and Tiancheng.
She stopped when she thought she had reached the edge of the military camp, found a crevice to hide in, and waited until dusk, when the sky and the earth were dim and ambiguous, before she finally started to move.
The Black Feather Camp's eyesight was really sharp. She didn't even have to act sneaky. She was shot by an arrow just after she showed her head and took a few steps.
The first arrow was just a test, and she dodged it by rolling.
I think it was because the dodge was really neat, so the second arrow was murderous.
I don't know which captain ordered those archers. She had dodged in time, but the arrow still hit her thigh. Fortunately, it didn't hurt her vital parts.
"Who?"
The voices of people among the cliffs echoed in the valley.
Xiao Nanhui said nothing, got up and pretended to escape, but he had only taken two steps when he was pinned to the ground by the Black Feather Army who descended from the sky.
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