"Master Jiu is seriously ill, and he's accompanied by an unknown Lieutenant General Xiao..." Fu Tong'er closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She couldn't panic. Then she turned around and put her hand on You Yi's chest, facing the armor in front of him, and said, "Brother Su, will you come with me?"
You Yi was a very selfish person. He wanted Fu Tong'er to be his and his exclusive one, calling him "Brother Su" which started with his name. He thought she would never call him that, but he didn't expect that not only did she call him that now, but she also called him that very gently, just like a "little wife" who loved him.
He surrendered.
"Okay," You Yi said more gently. He supported Fu Tong'er's arm and half embraced her, reminding her from time to time, "Slow down, don't rush."
When they were about to leave the back garden of the camp, a servant hurried down the steps from the opposite corridor and knelt down in front of Fu Tong'er.
With a thud, Fu Tong'er couldn't help but take a half step back.
You Yi scolded: "Why are you panicking?!"
The attendant said, "Yes, it's Master Jiu who's missing! Master Jiu and Deputy General Xiao disappeared together!"
"What--?!"
Fu Tong'er's face was pale, as thin as paper in the dark night, and beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
At this time, not only is it past midnight, but it is also past the hour of Chou!
King Hui grabbed the attendant, touched his face, let go, and said to You Yi: "He is serious. Tong'er hasn't had any rest since last night. Let the general take care of her and let her rest for a while. Let's put everything aside for now."
"His Royal Highness Prince Hui was there last night, too?" You Yi held Fu Tong'er's weak body horizontally.
King Hui looked at Fu Tong'er in You Yi's arms and said, "It's better for her to be with you than with the Ninth Prince. At least he's safe. In her early years, she was exhausted in my house. I treated her badly. Now, there's no way to win her back. General, take good care of her. Help her lie down for a while."
Fu Tong'er closed her eyes and said slowly, "How can I rest when Master Jiu is gone? I'm fine," and then she said to the servant on the ground, "Go and call Zhou Qingfeng, Sikong Xiao, Xiao Xin, and Shen Shize, and have them come to the backyard woodshed to see me immediately!"
The attendant responded yes and immediately withdrew.
That night, the camp where Jiu Ye stayed was in turmoil. The Dingnan Marquis Mansion a few streets away was also heavily guarded, but Jiu Ye had not yet led his troops to attack.
When they arrived at the woodshed in the backyard, the four new recruits, Shen Shize, Sikong Xiao, Shen Shize, and Xiao Xin were already waiting at the door. When they saw Fu Tong'er, they first clasped their fists and knelt: "Miss Fu! General You!"
"Each of you four has unique skills, and your martial arts are better than those of ordinary people. I want you to visit Marquis Dingnan's mansion tonight!" said Fu Tong'er.
The general originally planned to assign the four new recruits to serve as Fu Tong'er's four guards in the future. After receiving Fu Tong'er's instructions, they left the headquarters.
At this moment, Fu Tong'er felt a little cold, closed her eyes and leaned closer to You Yi's arms: "Brother Su, I feel a little dizzy."
You Yi sighed deeply, lowered his eyes, and said, "I told you to lie down for a while and put everything aside, but you didn't listen. You're already weak, and you haven't slept for two nights. Do you want to collapse like Master Jiu?"
Thinking of Jiu Ye's disappearance, Fu Tong'er felt a pang of pain in her heart. She must pry open the mouths of the Gui siblings!
"I'm fine, help me in." As she spoke, Fu Tong'er took out the Soul-Breaking Whip from her waist and said, "Go to the Gui siblings."
King Hui sighed. He knew that Fu Tong'er couldn't sleep at all because of Master Jiu. Overdrawing her energy was simply courting death. In this case, Fu Tong'er and Master Jiu were a perfect match.
So he said, "Tong'er, I asked someone to make some midnight snacks for you, okay? If you don't want to sleep, at least you can replenish your energy."
Fu Tong'er said: "Master Jiu told me that he had people make a lot of sweet cakes, and I only ate two pieces before..."
King Hui said: "I was a little hungry just now. I asked someone to bring me the leftover sweet cakes."
Fu Tong'er frowned and glared at him: "This was made specially for me by your Ninth Prince! Why are you so greedy!"
You Yi: "It's already Chou time, Tong'er, it would be better if you could have some hot soup or something."
"I won't eat it anymore! Lu Qixuan, how could you eat what Master Jiu made for me!"
"It's just a few sweet cakes."
"Your Highness," You Yi comforted Fu Tong'er, "ask the cook to make a bowl of wonton noodles. Marquis Dingnan's men have infiltrated the palace, and it's unsafe. Please keep an eye on the cook."
King Hui looked at the frail Fu Tong'er and said firmly, "I am here. No one can hurt her. I will order someone to do it. You take good care of her."
Fu Tong'er touched the whip and ordered the servants to pour a bucket of water on the Gui siblings to wake them up.
Gui Yuntian said: "The little blind man is really energetic. He is not sleeping at this time of night and actually comes to interrogate us at this time."
Fu Tong'er held the Soul-Breaking Whip, circled it around her wrist a few times, and whipped Yu Gui Yuntian twice in the face. The scales on his face scratched the flesh, and blood flowed.
"King Hui asked you, but you refused to tell me. So I came here myself. What's the story behind that Deputy General Xiao? Tell me! He's clearly the real Deputy General Xiao, so why did you say he was Duan Qinghong? Confess! Or I'll beat you to death! Now that Master Jiu is missing, you'd better not piss me off!"
Gui Yuntian didn't say anything, so Fu Tong'er whipped him a few times: "Tell me quickly, where did that fake Xiaopu take Jiu Ye? Tell me or not!"
The scales were embedded in his skin and flesh, and Gui Yuntian's clothes were torn apart.
A strange symbol was revealed on the chest.
The two "V"s are opposite each other, with their openings facing each other, staggered and overlapping. An arrow feather penetrates the middle, with an inverted triangle at each end.
You Yi told Fu Tong'er about this discovery. Fu Tong'er was stunned and said, "What is the relationship between your Dingnan Marquis and the Yellow-haired Ghost from the Western Regions?"
He raised his finger to the ghost girl beside him and said, "Take off the clothes of this old thing! See if she has any!"
The ghost girl also has this symbol on her back.
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