"It's hard to say." Ying Yi understood what she meant. No matter if it was an artificial illusion or a fierce battle really took place, this place was obviously not the first scene. Even if he could check these people one by one, what he would probably get would be an illusion. There was no need to dwell on it.
"So, that's why I said it's not important. I think Lu Anyuan should not be dead, but, forget it, I can't say for sure. Since someone carefully arranged this scene, I think it is for people to see, so let's not destroy it." Xu Yixing suppressed the grief and despair in his heart, and tried not to look at the person on the ground, for fear that the more carefully he looked, the more certain of that person's identity he would be.
"So?"
"Yingyi, I want to go to the royal court."
"But we've heard the King's Court used to be here. We can't find out where it's been moved to now. Besides, is it still useful for us to go to the King's Court now?"
"It works. I'm going to kill Khan."
"What?" Ying stood up, feeling that his master was in a serious mood. Is the Khan so easy to kill? Did he think he was going to kill someone in the unguarded palace in the capital?
"If this, this is really him, then I killed the Khan to avenge him. If not, then it will be a memorial to the dead soldiers of our Great Xia!" Xu Yixing said excitedly, not noticing that Ying Yi had walked behind her. With a muffled sound, she felt a heat on her neck and then lost consciousness.
The man behind him withdrew his hand, his eyes complicated: "Master, the old master trained us to protect you, not to take you to die." After saying that, he carried the unconscious man on his shoulders and put him on his horse that was still able to walk.
After hesitating for a while, Ying Yi put back the jade pendant he had just found from the corpse in the dragon robe. This thing was a proof of identity. If he took it away, it would be a disaster sooner or later, so he decided to leave it here.
In reality, he didn't need to knock Xu Yixing unconscious. She'd been running all night and was weak from giving birth, so she wouldn't have lasted much longer anyway. After restoring the scene to its original state and erasing their own footprints, Yingyi scanned the area, leaving a mark before walking in one direction and quickly disappearing into the grassland.
Xu Yixing felt incredibly hot, and could sense something heavy pressing down on him. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't move. His nose and throat felt strangely dry, as if they were on fire. With a final effort, he finally managed to pry his eyelids open a fraction.
Well, indoors, and it's very hot indoors.
It took her a while to regain control of her body from its deep sleep, and finally she had the strength to turn over. She saw a kettle of water nearby, and without thinking, she grabbed it and drank it down in one gulp. It was refreshing!
Taking a closer look at my surroundings, I realized I was actually in a yurt. No wonder it felt so dark everywhere. It turned out to be because the rooms were all made of tarpaulin, so there wasn't much light at all. So, was I still on the grassland?
When she recalled the situation at that time, she felt as if her heart was stabbed. She wanted to ask Yingyi why he knocked her unconscious. It was too much!
He struggled to get up, put on his clothes, and then opened the door curtain and walked out. As soon as he got out of the tent, he found that this place turned out to be a large gathering area. There were more than ten tents of different sizes in this area, which could be regarded as a big village.
From time to time, a burly man in a leather coat would glance in her direction, his gaze devoid of malice, just a hint of curiosity. Is this the territory of the Hu people?
Xu Yixing wanted to walk a little further when he heard a voice beside him: "You're awake!"
Xu Yixing turned around suddenly and saw a dark-skinned man with a big beard, but he looked unfamiliar.
"It's me, it's me!" The man made an eight gesture with his hand to identify himself.
"film..."
"Just call me Ah Ren. Everyone here calls me that!" Yingba interrupted her and stretched out his hand to lift the door curtain to signal her to come in and talk.
Xu Yixing followed him back into the tent, and only then did he dare to speak confidently. "Yingba, it's really you!"
"This subordinate greets the master." Ying Ba was also very happy to see her awake. Otherwise, there were no decent doctors in this place, and he really would have been completely helpless. "Master, you have been in a coma for two days. Ying Yi left after bringing you here. He said he was going to find Wang Ting's current location. Please rest assured and recuperate here."
Xu Yixing felt a little embarrassed. Now thinking back on what he said at the time about going to the royal court to kill the Khan, it was really a bit inappropriate. This matter could not be rushed, and going rashly would be simply seeking death.
"Is he in danger?"
"It's just a scouting of the location. It's not really a risk, but the timing is uncertain."
That's fine, as long as it doesn't cost you your life. "Hey, I heard from Ying Si that you were following the Royal Court. Where is this?"
"The royal court moved out twenty days ago. I received a notice from our master saying that you needed help in Miaozhou, so I didn't leave with them. This is also a tribe of the Hu people, and they are quite polite to me. They all think you are my family and there is nothing wrong with you here."
"Oh..." Twenty days ago, Lu Anyuan had already arrived in Miaozhou, but hadn't yet sent out his troops. Sure enough, these barbarians had a plan. "Did you see the information you sent? Is it wrong?"
Ying Ba was puzzled for a moment, then continued, "I discovered the anomaly six days ago and personally witnessed the battle between our Daxia army and the Hu cavalry at Fengshi Slope. I indeed saw the emperor being killed, so I spread the news."
Xu Yixing calculated the date with his fingers, which means that he saw those corpses three days after the fierce battle. No one set out to look for the emperor in three days. Is this normal?
"The Fengshi Slope you mentioned, is it a slope?"
"Exactly. Just northwest of the former royal court, there's a large grassy slope. The Hu people are hiding on top of the slope, launching a surprise attack on the Daxia army."
"Sure enough!" Xu Yixing walked around the room twice. His suspicions were indeed correct. The terrain where the border soldiers' bodies were found was so uneven that even a rabbit couldn't hide. It must have been deliberately arranged by someone. But was it the Hu people or one of our own?
If they were barbarians, killing someone without taking their weapons and armor, and instead carrying away the body, would be a waste of effort. But if they were one of our own, what was their motive? Could it be that... a traitor wanted to kill Lu Anyuan, colluding with the barbarians and then dumping the body in an easily discoverable place, so that everyone would know the emperor was dead as soon as possible?
"Kagehachi, did you see Lu... His Majesty die during the battle that day?"
"Look at the general's flag and clothing." Yingba naturally didn't dare to get too close when watching the battle, so of course he concluded that the emperor was dead after seeing the general's flag fall and the Hu people wiped out all those troops.
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