The old man looked at the two people's defensive eyes, and then he realized that his face seemed to have been changed a little by his granddaughter.
"Uncle, I'm Huan'er."
Zhang Tao frowned as he looked at the old man's figure. The figure was very similar, but why was the face a little different? Wang Shiyu specially used waterproof makeup on the old man's face. Even if he sweated a lot, the makeup would naturally last longer.
"Huan'er, what's wrong with your face? Why doesn't it look like you?"
The old man touched his face and the skin on his face seemed to have improved a little.
"Uncle, this is a long story. I see those people down the mountain won't let you leave for too long, so let's cut to the chase. I've put makeup on my face to prevent anyone from recognizing us. After all, we've been walking behind your group for the past few days. If we suddenly run ahead of you and someone sees us, there's bound to be some people who have bad intentions."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Uncle, come and see if you recognize this person. We rescued him from the forest a few days ago. I saw the Zhang family's flaming mark on his hand. I don't know who he was given to, and why he fainted in the forest. No one knows."
When Zhang Tao heard that this person had the Zhang family's unique flame mark, he hurried forward to take a look at this person. He seemed to remember that this was the secret guard he gave to his granddaughter when she was just carried into the East Palace. He seemed to remember that he gave them to seven people in total, and this person seemed to be ranked seventh, so he was called Xiaoqi?
"Huan'er, this man is the secret guard of the Crown Prince's concubine in the Eastern Palace. Did you have anything else with you when you met him?"
The old man frowned, it was exactly as he had guessed.
"When I found him, there was a small firewood figurine of a child next to him, dressed in a gorgeous dress made of exquisite material. Judging by the size of the figurine, it should be around the same age as my granddaughter, around eight or nine years old."
Zhang Tao stared at the secret guard's face, then turned to look at his second son Zhang Jie. Zhang Jie clenched his hands as he looked at the secret guard's face.
The old man might not be able to remember the secret guard, but how could he not remember him?
This person was the secret guard he personally selected for his daughter. In order to make his daughter live a happier life in the Eastern Palace, he selected people with profound martial arts skills for her.
Now, this man was lying in such a miserable state on a stretcher brought by his cousin. Did something happen in Jinling again? Why wasn't he with his daughter? Protect her.
He carefully pulled the hair on his face twice to confirm the man's identity. It was indeed Xiao Qi. How could he suddenly appear here? Wasn't this on the official road to Qiongdao or Yazhou?
And based on what my cousin said about the child's height and size, he must be his grandson. What on earth happened?
"Huan'er, I know who this person is. He is the secret guard I prepared for my granddaughter, Zhang Qianqian, who married into the Eastern Palace. For some reason, he appeared in Destiny with a child. I wonder if you noticed that there are others."
Not only does this man look ordinary, but he also wears tattered clothes. He may have been busy lately, so there is not a single good place on his body.
Zhang Tao and Zhang Jie, father and son, stared at this person closely. They left Jinling so quietly because they wanted to leave a way out for Zhang Qianqian. Now it seems that they seemed to have thought too much. They didn't expect that their departure would make those people even more indulgent.
The secret guard who had taken the antidote woke up after a while, and looking at the four faces in front of him, he subconsciously wanted to take action.
"Outrageous, Xiao Qi, what are you doing?"
Zhang Jie quickly stopped Xiao Qi's actions and stepped forward to grab his wrist. Because he was hit by the knockout sweat, Xiao Qi was completely exhausted and his attack was weak.
After a careful look, he found that it was the head of the family and the second young master. He breathed a sigh of relief. When he struggled to get up, the wound on his leg was pulled and it hurt a bit, but he got up as if he didn't feel anything and bowed respectfully to Zhang Tao and Zhang Jie.
"Master, Xiaoqi, under the orders of Miss Sun, escorted the Emperor's grandson to Qiong Island. Somehow, our whereabouts were revealed. To distract the pursuers, I had my second brother and the Emperor's grandson hide. I don't remember what happened afterwards."
"Why are you escorting the emperor's grandson to the archipelago?"
Zhang Jie frowned. Although he was puzzled, he still asked first, the emperor's grandson was safest in Jinling, why was he suddenly sent away from Jinling?
The old man and Zhang Yizhuo looked at each other. It might be that the Zhang family had not heard any news from Jinling during this period.
The secret guard told Zhang Tao and Zhang Jie, father and son, what had happened in Jinling a few days ago. Zhang Jie wanted to jump up and down, but was suppressed by Zhang Tao. He looked back silently and confirmed that the Zhang family's team had not discovered what happened on their side. Then he turned around and looked at the secret guard named Xiao Qi.
"I understand this. Do you have a travel permit with you? If you do, go to Spring City and recuperate for two days before going to search for the emperor's grandson. Remember to leave Spring City early. There are too many people here, and it may not be peaceful."
Although the secret guard looked healthy and fine at this time, Zhang Tao was a martial artist after all, and he could smell the strong smell of blood on this person. He probably paid a huge price to lead the pursuers away.
He took out two silver notes of 200 taels from his pocket, handed them to Xiao Qi and told him to go to Chuncheng to rest first. It was a good thing for a secret guard with a free status like Xiao Qi to recuperate in Chuncheng. Who could have imagined that Concubine Zhang's secret guard could recuperate in Chuncheng openly?
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