The mountain wind blew in the empty valley, making a whistling sound.
It was as if an evil wind was causing trouble, causing all the soldiers and horses who stepped into the valley to have goose bumps all over their bodies.
"Why are all the construction troops gone?"
After a night of fighting, Zhang Tingyu was extremely tired. Looking at the deserted valley, he began to feel suspicious.
Yang Qilang: "Maybe, they haven't been on duty yet?"
Zhang Tingyu: "No, there is no one at all!"
"On weekdays, even if it's not time to go on duty, there will be someone taking over the shift."
"There's no one at the entrance to the imperial mausoleum right now!"
"And even though we showed up with such a big commotion, no one showed up to ask questions, not even a guard."
"How weird!"
Duan Rongshi: "Be careful."
Yang Qilang immediately shouted: "Everyone, be alert!"
Just at this moment, the Emperor of Chu woke up slowly.
Last night he was tied to the horse behind Qingyangzi.
So when I got up at this moment, my whole body was in severe pain and I felt like all my bones were about to fall apart.
Seeing that he was in the valley of the imperial mausoleum, and looking up at Duan Rongshi and the other two who had already returned, he couldn't help but frown.
"What's going on?"
"Why am I here?"
The Emperor of Chu rubbed his forehead, which was in so much pain that it was about to crack, and anger gradually rose in him.
Zhang Tingyu quickly replied, "Your Majesty, this is a long story. It was Taoist Qingyangzi and my servants who rescued you from the mountain stronghold last night."
"The troops from the mountain stronghold are chasing us all the way. We originally wanted to go to the nearest imperial mausoleum to seek help from the construction troops, but we were caught in a fierce battle all the way last night. That's why we didn't enter the imperial mausoleum valley until just now."
"But we just arrived and discovered that all the construction troops here are gone."
The King of Chu was astonished: "Not a single one is missing?"
He was breathing heavily and in a rage wanted to draw his sword and kill someone, but Qingyangzi, who was riding with him, didn't even have a dagger on him, let alone a sword.
"Asshole!"
The King of Chu knocked Qingyangzi off his horse with one palm.
If Duan Rongshi had not quickly bent down and picked up Qing Yangzi with one hand, the frightened horse would have stepped on Qing Yangzi's chest.
Qing Yangzi staggered back to his feet, cursing the tyrant Zong Zheng Langri a thousand times in his heart.
The tyrant who deserves to be cut into pieces will never be innocent no matter how he dies.
After all, Qing Yangzi saved him in name, but it would have been fine if he didn't remember the favor, he even planned to kill him without blinking an eye.
If there was a sword right now, I'm afraid my head would have been chopped off by now.
Seeing what happened to Qing Yangzi, Yang Qilang and Zhang Tingyu also changed their expressions.
The horse was frightened and the King of Chu accidentally fell off its back.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and rolled away from the horse's hooves.
Yang Qillang finally reacted and flew forward to quickly control the horse.
Zhang Tingyu quickly jumped off his horse and stepped forward, shouting, "Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, are you alright?"
While shouting, Zhang Tingyu quickly took off the knife on his body and threw it far away.
Emperor Chu sat up, holding his chest and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"you……"
He looked up at the three people in front of him, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Duan Rongshi, still sitting high on his horse, said indifferently, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
"My three subordinates returned from Daliang after completing the mission assigned by Your Majesty. Before we could report to Your Majesty, we heard that Your Majesty and my wife had disappeared from Your Majesty's burning secret room."
"Now that your Majesty has been found, I have the audacity to ask, Your Majesty, where is my wife?"
The King of Chu stood up awkwardly with the help of Zhang Tingyu: "How dare you!"
"Li Wu, are you doubting that I have hidden your wife?"
"I was about to hold you accountable. Your wife was so audacious that she actually dared to assassinate me!"
"What crime should you be charged with in this matter?"
Duan Rongshi: "Your Majesty, do you want to kill me?"
"Well, Your Majesty will never get the remains of Concubine Yue of Daliang in this lifetime."
Hearing that Li Wu dared to say such words, Yang Qilang and Zhang Tingyu were so anxious that they almost jumped up.
Is he crazy?
Didn't he act as if he didn't care about his wife at all?
How dare you use Princess Qingyue's corpse to threaten Emperor Chu?
Does he really want to commit suicide?
"His Majesty--"
Zhang Tingyu was winking at Li Wu and trying to explain for him when the vanguard came rushing over with a report: "Your Majesty—"
"Your Excellencies—"
"It's the King of Qin. He's chasing us with a large army!"
Everyone was shocked: "King Qin!?"
"How could it be the King of Qin!?"
"Did you see it clearly?"
Yang Qilang: "It was too dark last night, and the opposing commander never showed up. Turns out it was the King of Qin!"
"Could it be that the King of Qin is the leader of the bandit rebels and the real culprit behind the kidnapping of the Emperor?"
Zhang Tingyu: "What's impossible? Only he could know the palace so well and sneak His Majesty out in front of everyone."
"Furthermore, perhaps he is the only one who knows that there is a secret passage under the rockery leading to His Majesty's secret room!"
Yang Qilang: "He wants to rebel?"
"Want to, want to usurp the throne?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into dead silence.
Qing Yangzi said at the right moment, "I heard that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin has always been a supporter of the Fourth Prince. But last night when I went to rescue His Majesty, I also saw His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince in the woodshed."
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