Chapter 1663 Road View
Nan Yan originally thought that he was going to say something, but he didn't say a word and just walked straight towards her.
This time, the figure outside shook even more violently.
Although Nan Yan believed that she was in control of everything, at this moment, the hands in her sleeves hanging at her sides could not help but clench slightly.
There is a little sweat on the palm of my hand.
Li Lai walked towards her slowly and stretched out his hand.
“……!”
Nan Yan's breathing paused for a moment, and she saw him reach out and open a small drawer under the table by the window, and took something out of it.
Li Lai held it in both hands and presented it to her.
"Please review it, Your Majesty."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned, looked at him, then looked at the roll of paper in his hand. She saw the figure outside the house from the corner of her eye, and it seemed that she had settled down.
At this time, there were only him and I in the room.
But, there were at least a dozen pairs of eyes staring at the roll of paper.
Nan Yan asked, "What is this?"
As he took it and slowly unfolded it, Li Lai lowered his head and said, "This is a humble person who wants to do his best for the emperor and the imperial concubine."
When she opened it, Nan Yan's eyes widened.
It turned out to be a map, and it was so winding that it looked like a maze.
She couldn't understand it at all, but she seemed to have understood something in her heart. She looked up at Li Lai and asked, "This is--"
Li Lai said, "This is a topographical map of the Hot Moon."
"oh?"
Nan Yan raised an eyebrow, looking at the complicated routes above, then glanced at Li Lai: "Weren't you captured and imprisoned by those sand bandits? How do you know the terrain inside the Hot Moon Crescent?"
It's clear from what he said that there is some doubt.
Of course, as captives rescued by Ye Zheng, they were originally captured and imprisoned by the sand bandits. How could they know the terrain of the Hot Moon Crescent? It is normal for them to have such doubts.
So, Li Lai said calmly: "To be honest, after being captured by those sand bandits, I once tried to escape."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Nan Yan slowly walked to a chair on the side and sat down.
He said, "How did you escape?"
Li Lai said, "While they were changing shifts, we broke the lock, escaped from the cage, and fled that place."
"So, did you escape?"
Li Lai smiled bitterly.
Hearing his laughter, Nan Yan also laughed. If he had escaped, Ye Zheng would not have gone to rescue them later.
Li Lai whispered, "We were naturally captured and taken back."
“…”
"At that time, we had no idea that there were so many winding roads in Thermidor. We could only wander around randomly, and those sand bandits soon caught up with us."
Nan Yan said: "Oh..."
"but,"
At this point, Li Lai's eyes lit up again.
His eyes were burning, and he seemed a little excited, as if he had returned to the moment when he was about to escape. He said, "I was in a panic and didn't know where to go. I just ran around in there, and ended up in a certain place."
"Where?"
"It looks like a passage, but there are a lot of big rocks blocking it, but—"
When he said this, perhaps because he was too anxious and his throat was dry, he had reached his limit after saying so much and started coughing uncontrollably.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough."
Nan Yan pointed to the side and said, "Go drink some water first, then we'll talk."
Li Lai finally finished coughing and said to her, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he walked over and poured himself a cup of tea, gulped it down, and took a deep breath. Then he continued to say to Nan Yan, "There is a road in there!"
"You mean—"
"Those huge rocks blocking the passage may seem to have blocked the entire road, but when I was captured by them, I clearly saw that there was actually a path underneath those huge rocks, wide enough for people to pass through!"
"Really?"
"How dare I deceive the Imperial Concubine again!"
“…”
"When Lord Ye rescued me and the others from the Shazhou Guards, I observed the surrounding terrain and roughly guessed that my escape route and the location of this intersection were right here in the Hot Moon Bend."
As he spoke, he pointed at the map.
Nan Yan looked down and saw that he was pointing to someplace else but the eastern part of Thermidor, a very inconspicuous place.
Nan Yan took a deep breath and stopped talking.
Li Lai glanced at her, then looked at the road map she had drawn. He coughed twice and then said softly, "Your Highness, Lord Ye is injured and unconscious. I can only draw this route from memory."
“…”
"The Emperor has been in Shazhouwei for so long, but there has been no movement. I don't know if the Emperor will send troops to Hot Moon Bay to defeat those sand bandits and avenge Lord Ye."
“…”
"So, I don't even know whether I should hand over this map or not."
“…”
"As for what it can do, I, the common people, have no idea."
“…”
"This is the only thing I can do."
“…”
"After drawing this picture, there is no need for me to stay any longer. I am ready to leave Shazhouwei at any time."
He spoke so earnestly that Nan Yan couldn't help but frown slightly.
At this time, the figure outside the window had disappeared.
Not only them, but even Nan Yan herself could feel that there was no murderous intent in this room - after traveling to so many places and experiencing so much with Zhu Feng, she had developed a keen sense of danger.
Li Lai's words made her ponder deeply.
After a long silence, Nan Yan said, "Okay, very good."
“…”
"I am deeply pleased that you have this heart."
“…”
"I will hand this scroll over to His Majesty. As for how to handle and use it, His Majesty will decide."
“…”
"And you—"
Nan Yan looked at him and said with a smile, "Your throat is still like this, and your foot injury hasn't fully healed yet. Don't force yourself. Just rest and recuperate in this Duwei Mansion."
As she spoke, she looked at the picture in her hand again.
He smiled and said, "If this scroll can really do great service to the emperor, the person who drew it cannot just leave like this."
“…”
"When the time comes, the emperor will naturally reward you handsomely."
Li Lai lowered his head and said, "I dare not have any wishful thinking."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Okay, don't have any wild thoughts or wild imaginations. Just live here peacefully."
After saying that, he stood up, took the scroll and left his room.
He went straight to the emperor's study.
Li Lai stood by the window, watching her receding figure, his face solemn and deep.
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