Ni Yueshan and others did not dare to stop at all. Although the bumpy road was uncomfortable, they still insisted on keeping on their journey.
Only when they felt they were truly out of danger did they stop and get off the carriage to rest.
Shao Lecheng anxiously looked around for a hidden place: "I'm dying of suffocation! I'm dying of suffocation!"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Shao Lecheng's back and muttered, "Can you calm down a little?"
Ni Yueshan's face wasn't looking good either. He had been on the run for a whole day and night. There was food and drink in the carriage, but no rest stops. There was no chamber pot...
So everyone is in a hurry.
"Princess, don't you want to? Then I'll be leaving first!"
Ni Yueshan also ran away with an anxious expression.
Jing Yuchen had a cold face, unwilling to show any sign of urgency. He only said to Duan Gouqiong, "Hurry up, we still have to travel!"
Afterwards, Jing Yuchen hurried to relieve himself, and Duan Gouqiong turned around depressed and went to relieve himself.
After they came back, they all looked relieved and said, "Let's go and continue on our journey!"
On the third day of their journey back to Xianchang, the envoys from Xianchang for negotiations had already arrived in Tufan.
King Tufan was originally angry because several people had successfully escaped, but Xianchang had not yet received the news that they had escaped.
King Tufan felt that this was a gift from heaven. He laughed and said, "Is this the extent of your Emperor Xianchang's sincerity? The golden Buddha statues you sent are crudely made, and there are only a few of them! What use do I have for them? You can't even build a city, and you still expect me to release people?"
"You are simply wishful thinking. Not only will I demand compensation for all the gold, but I will also require you to cede two cities. Otherwise, I'm sorry, I will have no choice but to attack your Crown Prince and Crown Princess!"
The envoy could hear the threat. He frowned and said kindly, "Your Majesty, what you are doing is too dishonest. Not only do the blueprints belong to the Three Kingdoms, but the treasure should also belong to the Three Kingdoms. Moreover, Princess Gou Qiong has already married into the Xianchang clan. Aren't you afraid that Cang Lie and our Xianchang clan will join forces to attack us?"
The king laughed heartily. "Then I'll only disappoint you. How could I be an enemy of Cang Lie? It's you Xian Chang who's digging the gold mines and stealing, not Cang Lie. There's no need for me to attack a princess who's been married off to a foreign country!"
"I have already released this princess who was to be married off to a foreign country! And her husband, the prince, has also been released!"
The envoy looked at the king in surprise. When he saw that the envoy did not speak again for a moment, the king snorted and said a warning: "If you want your prince to be safe, then give me what I want. Otherwise, you will be waiting to collect the body of your idle prince!"
"Even if the war breaks out, I won't be afraid!" He had an arrogant look on his face and a firm attitude. He was unwilling to accept any other compensation and only accepted what he wanted!
The envoy was obviously in a difficult situation and had a gloomy face.
As the envoy left the palace, the king deliberately said to the palace attendant, "Let the envoy sleep outside the palace gates. No one is allowed to take him in! Let him think carefully about what their prince is like in prison. Which is more important, the city or the prince's life!"
The envoy stared and wanted to say something, but thinking of his identity and current situation, he did not say anything extreme and turned away.
Outside the palace gate, he had no place to stay in the carriage, but a figure was approaching outside the carriage, and then a dart was shot out. Hearing the strange sound, the messenger opened the carriage and was about to say something, then he reached out his hand suspiciously and took off the dart nailed on the carriage.
It says that you want to see him and have a secret talk with him!
After thinking for a while, he got off the carriage and walked in a direction. It was a little dark in that direction and he couldn't see clearly who the other person was.
The other party's voice came over: "Minister, you have worked hard to come to Tufan! You believed the king's words and are wondering whether it is worth trading the city for the prince, right?"
"Who are you?"
There were not many people in the hall at that time, and the king had told him at that time, so the news shouldn’t have leaked out!
The other person walked out slowly in the darkness. He had a handsome face, outstanding temperament, a scholarly air, and looked very gentle.
"It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that when you hear the king say this, you should directly refuse! Because the prince and his men may have already escaped! And because you are blocked from communication and the journey is long, you don't know yet."
This sentence surprised the messenger. He wanted to say something, but the other party had already walked away.
The messenger swallowed what he was about to say. He frowned deeply, not knowing whether he could believe the other party's words or not.
The next day, the envoy continued to see the king and asked to see the prince to see whether Jing Yuchen felt that he was worth the two cities.
But the king flatly rejected the offer: "I was negotiating terms with you, why are you negotiating terms with me now? My patience is limited. Give me an answer quickly, or else, either tonight or tomorrow at noon, I will definitely behead your crown prince!"
When the messenger heard this, he felt more and more that what the mysterious man said yesterday was true.
Otherwise, there is no reason for the king to not let him see Jing Yuchen, right?
"Okay, now give me some time to think it over carefully. Besides, I still need to ask the emperor about the two cities, right?"
After that, the envoy walked out, not wanting to say anything else.
The king watched the envoy leave, a smug look flashing across his face. He then asked Yi Wenxuan, who was standing beside him, "Do you think I've made a fortune this time?"
Yi Wenxuan stood aside and responded, "Your Majesty is wise. The most outstanding prince in Xianchang is the Crown Prince! If anything happens to the Crown Prince, wouldn't the Emperor be destroying the future of his own kingdom? By then, not to mention Xianchang, even Canglie might be in our pockets!"
After hearing what Yi Wenxuan said, the king felt very pleased and burst into laughter.
At the same time, Ni Yueshan and others gradually slowed down their speed while rushing madly, as they were getting closer and closer to the quiet area.
Jing Yuchen and Shao Lecheng were fishing in the stream. Ni Yueshan watched from the side, her chin in her hand. Duan Gouqiong came over and asked, "Sister Yueshan, we've escaped danger again. Do you think we'll be in this situation again in the future?"
"I think it's better not to travel. I've been able to escape danger every time, but what about the future? I'm not sure!"
Duan Gouqiong held out his hand, and Ni Yueshan took the wild fruit and stuffed it into his mouth. It was so sour...
"Sister Yueshan is right. I will never travel far from home again, even if I die!"
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