The Northern Emperor stared intently, filled with hatred yet utterly powerless.
“Yuwen Yao, they can’t escape. Even if they escape from this palace, they will never leave the capital. I have already laid a net outside the city gates.”
Yuwen Yao ignored him and led his men into the imperial mausoleum.
"Clear all the roads that were blocked just now..."
Yuwen Yao suddenly stopped speaking, stunned by the scene before him.
Inside the stone chamber, chaos reigned. Except for the coffin of Prince Yong, which remained unharmed to the side, all the stone walls were shattered into pieces.
"Your Highness, Miss Lingqin and the Southern Emperor have disappeared."
Tingyu quickly searched the surroundings and stepped forward, only to find that his prince was staring at the intact stone wall in front of him. All the stone walls around him were broken, but only one stone was unharmed.
This is so strange.
After a short while, Yuwen Yao stared at the fine stone wall, and his brows gradually relaxed.
“They must have left,” Yuwen Yao said. “She…”
"What?" Yuwen Yao didn't finish his sentence, but turned and left.
However, deep and lingering emotions remained in her eyes.
Regarding this matter, Qin'er, we...
...
An atmosphere of oppression seemed to hang over the capital.
Just now, Xie Lingqin almost suffered a backlash when she used her spiritual power for the first time. Fortunately, the black-robed woman stepped forward to help her. Fortunately, they got out of the city. Unfortunately, they did not get out of the city as expected, and it seems that they are still in the city.
They had no time and had to leave the city immediately.
Therefore, the black-robed man forcibly infused Xie Lingqin with a trace of spiritual power, enabling her to walk.
Meanwhile, the group split up and disguised themselves as a caravan, beggars, a father and daughter, and a maid...
The gate was heavily guarded.
The caravan successfully made it out, the beggar successfully made it out, and the father and daughter successfully made it out. However, the two maids who were at the very back were stopped by Qi Rufeng, who was searching for them.
"From this moment forward, the city gates will be under martial law; no one may enter or leave."
Qi Rufeng sat high on his horse and gave a deep order, which stunned even the guards at the city gate for a long time.
Xie Lingqin's expression tightened. This speed was too fast. Even at their speed, they still couldn't catch up.
Of the three city gates, Xie Lingqin deliberately chose the most bustling and heavily guarded one, hoping to sift through the crowds, but...
Meanwhile, outside the city, Xu Yiran, the Southern Emperor, Nan Fenghuang, and the others, who had already left the city, could only watch anxiously from afar.
"What are you waiting for? Immediately seal the city gates and capture Xie Lingqin, that vixen, as well as the Southern Emperor and the Southern Qi Princess. They have committed many evil deeds in Beirong, and we must catch them and get to the bottom of this."
As soon as Qi Rufeng finished speaking, the gatekeeper immediately urged the people at the city gate to retreat, saying, "Back off, back off, you can't go out."
"My lord, I have important business to attend to outside."
"My lord, my mother is seriously ill, and I must go out of the city to see her..."
Xie Lingqin and Tridacna also stepped forward and followed in the crowd. "My lord, we are from the palace. We are leaving the palace to help the Empress find medicine."
As Xie Lingqin spoke, she took out a waist token for those who traveled in the imperial harem from her sleeve.
Qi Rufeng's expression immediately tightened as he looked at Xie Lingqin and Tridacna, "You two, raise your heads."
Xie Lingqin believed in her own disguise skills and even more in the black-robed man's spiritual arts, so she and Tridacna raised their heads openly.
Qi Rufeng's eyes narrowed slightly. He raised his hand and looked the two of them up and down. "Which palace are you from?"
"Your Excellency, we are servants of Consort Shu."
Xie Lingqin said carefully and gently.
Consort Shu recently suffered a miscarriage, and a large number of palace servants have been helping her find good medicinal herbs, so this reason couldn't be more appropriate.
Xie Lingqin lowered her posture to the extreme. Fortunately, Xu Yiran had transferred some internal energy to her along the way, otherwise she would have really fainted by now.
Qi Rufeng looked at Xie Lingqin with a gaze so sharp it seemed he wanted to dissect her.
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