Chapter 1279 River Valley
As soon as he finished speaking, a ferocious expression appeared on Chu Xin's face.
She gritted her teeth hard, making a sharp clicking sound. She looked as if she wanted to bite something to pieces and crush it.
Just by looking at her like this, Nan Yan seemed to be able to feel the strong hatred in her heart.
I couldn't help but hold my breath.
Then I heard Chu Xin say word by word: "I, I'm here to ask that ungrateful person to return something!"
Unfaithful person...
Hearing these three words, Nan Yan seemed to understand something.
It seems that he is a poor man.
only--
She said softly, "Who are you looking for, and what do you want in return?"
Chu Xin gritted her teeth and said, "I'm here to find my husband. I want him to give me back my eyes!"
“……!”
Nan Yan's heart trembled slightly.
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After Zhu Feng left the room, he specifically ordered people to guard the door, asking them to be careful and serve carefully, and to report to him immediately if there was any movement inside.
Those people naturally responded cautiously.
Then, he took Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian to the study.
I walked in and sat down, and saw two people walking up to me and standing in front of me. Although the young man looked very energetic, he had not had a good rest after running around for the past two days. There were large shadows under his eyes and his eyes were full of red bloodshot.
The two of them are Nan Yan's brothers, and Zhu Feng looks at them as if they were his own brothers.
She said softly, "Are you tired?"
The two of them hurriedly shook their heads: "We dare not."
Zhu Feng smiled and said, "I'm tired, I'm not afraid."
The two people lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
Zhu Feng said with a smile, "You are all young people. You should speak up and stop imitating Gu Tingqiu and acting like an old man."
The two young men looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
Gu Tingqiu is indeed mature and steady. The younger generation in the family were all taught by him. He is particularly dignified, but also a bit old-fashioned, which makes people take detours when they see him.
Zhu Feng pointed at the cups on the table next to him.
"Go get yourself some water. I heard you two didn't even have time to drink a sip of water when you came back."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."
The two people walked over carefully, and each of them only took the cup and poured a little from the bottom.
After drinking it, my thirst was quenched.
Zhu Feng then straightened his expression and said, "Go out and survey the terrain. What's the situation?"
When this was mentioned, everyone became serious.
Gu Yiyou immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "In reply to the emperor, we set out the day before yesterday, detoured northwest, and arrived behind the Thermidor Crescent, where we surveyed the surrounding terrain."
"how?"
"This wasteland, in the early years... Of course, I don't know if it wasn't like this thousands or hundreds of years ago. Judging from the topography, there used to be a river here, or at least there was a great flood."
"Oh?" Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "How did you tell that?"
Tong Sinian said, "The lines on the broken ground."
“…”
"Those lines are left by the impact of water."
“…”
"This also shows up in the terrain of many places."
Zhu Feng nodded and then asked, "Then, what does this have to do with the Thermidor?"
Gu Yiyou said, "The strange landform of Thermidor was formed by floods in the early years. You can think of it as a huge river valley with countless gullies."
“…”
"The place where Lord Ye and his men marched and fought and entered the Hot Moon Bend was, of course, an exit from that valley."
When Zhu Feng heard this, his eyes flickered slightly: "Then, where is its entrance?"
Tong Sinian said: "It's a rift valley."
“…”
"But I've roughly measured it. The drop there is too great, and the terrain is so steep that it's absolutely impossible to march there."
“…”
"Besides, since that place is behind the Hot Moon Crescent, it's impossible to completely ignore the bandits there. I'm afraid they have troops stationed there to guard it."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng frowned slightly.
In this case, isn't there still no solution?
Seeing him like this, Gu Yiyou hurriedly stepped forward and said, "But Your Majesty, we still have other discoveries."
"oh?"
Zhu Feng looked up at him: "What did you find?"
Gu Yiyou and Tong Sinian exchanged a glance, and Gu Yiyou spoke softly, "Since this terrain was formed by the impact of a flood, it might have only one source, but it certainly doesn't have only one destination. Most river valleys we see have a main channel, but there are often tributaries and streams that find other outlets."
Zhu Feng frowned slightly: "You mean——"
Gu Yiyou said, "Thermidor, there must be another entrance."
Hearing this, Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then looked at the two young men again. He knew that they were young and hot-headed and eager to make achievements. Of course, he had seen many such people, but after all, they were the imperial concubine's family members, so it was not easy to blame them.
So he smiled faintly: "It's natural."
As soon as they saw his smile, the two young men immediately understood something.
They thought that the emperor must have felt that they had gained nothing from this trip and was only using some words to perfunctorily appease him. However, relying on the imperial concubine's favor, he wanted to take credit from him.
Both of them blushed immediately.
Tong Sinian stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, this is not my guess. I have been listening above the rift valley for half the night."
"listen?"
"yes."
He said seriously, "Generally, river valleys are winding, and when the wind blows in, the air column vibrates. Different terrains will produce different sounds. In other words, a blocked river channel and an unobstructed river channel will have different sounds, and rivers in different sections will also produce different sounds."
“…”
"I heard it. There are many rivers inside, but they are all blocked. The sound is very short, but also different."
Zhu Feng looked at him: "Can you tell?"
Tong Sinian lowered his head and said cautiously, "I dare not boast of my mastery, but after listening all night, I can confirm that besides the entrance that Lord Ye and his men attacked, there is at least one other unobstructed river channel in the Hot Moon Bay that can lead to the inside."
When Zhu Feng heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"Where?"
"North of the Thermidor."
After Tong Sinian said this, he thought for a moment and added cautiously, "North, slightly west."
"are you sure?"
"I can be sure that there must be a road that is still open in that place."
“…”
After saying this, they all fell silent.
Tong Sinian and Gu Yiyou looked at Zhu Feng carefully.
Zhu Feng sat in the chair, silent for a while, then raised his head and said to them, "Okay, I understand. You can go down first."
"……yes."
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