Seven days after they left, the Jingwei sent by the emperor finally found their way to the border.
They searched along the way, but their pace was relatively slow. After all, they thought Lu Xiaoyang and his group had been stranded on the way, but they didn't expect to find no trace of them all the way to the border.
After searching for two days, Jingwei finally found the traces left by Lu Xiaoyang in the corner of the wall.
Since Qianfan Pavilion began cooperating with the imperial court, Qianfan Pavilion has sincerely revealed some of its secret codes and markings. The one left by Lu Xiaoyang is the most common kind, which anyone who is just starting out can understand.
"It seems they really have run into trouble. Let's search the surrounding area; there should be others. Let's rest for a bit and then follow the trail."
The leader of Jingwei made a decision.
Everyone nodded and went off to search separately.
The leader of the Jingwei people stared at the marked wall in deep thought, then called over a subordinate and ordered, "Go and find out who owns this house."
"yes."
Jingwei's speed in getting things done was not to be underestimated. Before long, she learned that the owner of the house was from Xiteng and that the other party was here to do business.
That's quite a coincidence.
Lu Xiaoyang and his group had just returned from Xiteng when trouble struck. They left a mark outside the Xiteng people's courtyard, which clearly indicated that the Xiteng people were problematic.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been the people of Xiteng who made the move. After all, Lu Xiaoyang had done a lot of good things for the mutual development of both sides in Xiteng over the years, and he had earned the respect of the royal family in Xiteng. The Xiteng royal family had even written to the emperor many times to express their gratitude, praising Lu Xiaoyang and others in their hearts. They wouldn't take action against someone as representative as Lu Xiaoyang.
That doesn't mean everyone in Xiteng is a good person; the situation might be quite complicated. Jingwei immediately wrote a letter to the emperor to inform him of the situation.
"Leave two people to investigate the movements of these Xiteng people in Beiyan, the rest of you follow me and search for them by following the trail."
After resting, they prepared to continue their journey. They searched the surrounding area and found the same tracks on a small road outside the city.
Jingwei complained, "Why does every single mark smell like urine?"
The leader of the Jingwei people guessed, "They were probably kidnapped and could only leave their mark by taking this opportunity."
"That's terrible! In this cold weather, they'll freeze to death!"
The leader of the Jingwei tribe glanced at him: "Could it be that you've been holding it in all this way?"
The man was a little embarrassed: "No, not at all."
We rushed here without having time to rest at inns; we ate and slept outdoors, usually dealing with the elements.
But he would definitely find a sheltered place to deal with this kind of thing, so it wouldn't get too cold. But Lu Xiaoyang is different. In order to make them find the traces, Lu Xiaoyang always does it in a more conspicuous place, so his butt must be cold from the wind!
It's enough to make me shudder just thinking about it.
"Alright, enough nonsense. We don't even know their current situation. Let's hurry up and find them. Madam Lu gave us so many good things, we must bring them back safely."
The leader of Jingwei turned around, mounted his horse, and prepared to follow the direction the tracks indicated, with his subordinates quickly following behind.
Joking aside, the person still needs to be rescued as soon as possible.
As for Lu Xiaoyang, his reputation for uncivilized urination in public has already spread far and wide.
The Xiteng people disliked the Lu family so much that it negatively impacted their overall impression of them.
I'd heard that the Lu family came from humble beginnings and lacked refinement, and now it seems that's indeed the case.
It's a shame that girl surnamed Liu still followed him so devotedly; she's such a foolish woman.
People couldn't help but think of Zhang Lanxiang, who was willing to abandon everyone for her young master, and felt that she and Liu Yuexiang were indeed cousins, both with the same love-obsessed mind.
Not to mention the people of Xiteng, even the people in their own team were worried about Lu Xiaoyang. After all, he was the head steward of the Lu family. It wouldn't be good for him to have such a reputation!
Lu Xiaoyang himself didn't think anything of it, but quietly apologized to Liu Yuexiang, because this would definitely implicate Liu Yuexiang.
Reputation, though it's something you can't eat or drink, is still quite important.
Liu Yuexiang didn't expect him to bring this up with her on his own initiative. After all, he had been urinating the whole way here recently, and she didn't dare to get out of the carriage for fear of seeing something she shouldn't have.
However, she never felt ashamed of him. On the contrary, she admired him from the bottom of her heart. He was able to avoid surveillance in such a way and still get the message out. They could not have done it.
"Don't worry about anything, I won't overthink it. I know you're doing all this for us. Just be careful and don't let anyone notice anything amiss."
Liu Yuexiang quietly tugged at his hand, her face flushed.
Seeing this, Lu Xiaoyang felt a warm glow in his heart. It was something to be very proud of that the girl he liked supported him unconditionally.
After whispering to each other for a while, Lu Xiaoyang called out that she wanted to get out of the car to pee.
Bal was annoyed by him. Although Lu Xiaoyang didn't pee very often, he had to tell him every time he peed. What did that mean?
"Let him go if he wants to. What's the point of him always asking me out?"
The subordinate reported, "Young master, he wants to invite you to go together. He said that you might become brothers-in-law in the future, so let's have a contest to see who can pee the farthest! That kid is really interesting, hahaha! Young master, are you going or not? I'm also curious to see who can pee the farthest between you two!"
Baal: ...
Has he gone mad? In the middle of nowhere, in the midst of heavy snow, he's going to compete with someone to see who can pee the farthest?
In this freezing weather, even your pee will freeze. How far can it go?
"Get lost! Let him go by himself, and don't bother me!"
The subordinate said "oh" and muttered something under his breath before going to relay the message to Lu Xiaoyang.
Lu Xiaoyang immediately raised an eyebrow in a nonchalant manner and asked, "Why does he always refuse me when I ask him out? Is there some unspeakable reason your young master has? That won't do. If he really has some unspeakable reason, won't that be a burden on my cousin? No, I have to find him myself and ask him clearly!"
He rolled up his sleeves and was about to rush in to question Baal when Baal's men hurriedly stopped him, sternly criticizing him: "Our young master comes from a prestigious family, so naturally he wouldn't be as uncouth as you. Our young master said he wouldn't stoop to comparing himself to you, so get out of here!"
"Tch, they're definitely not as good as me!"
Lu Xiaoyang didn't really intend to barge in. He left a harsh remark, whistled, and walked away. Inside, Baal heard what Lu Xiaoyang said and his face turned red with anger.
How come I never noticed before that Lu Xiaoyang was so disgusting?
If you want to stop him from being with Zhang Lanxiang, do you really need to resort to this method?
This is like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own!
After Lu Xiaoyang walked away and made sure no one was following, he quickly seized the opportunity to leave his mark. Just then, he heard the sound of horses' hooves. He stopped and hid behind a tree, watching the area behind him warily, unsure whether the other party was friend or foe.
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