Therefore, although Zhuang Weizhi had become the commander of the guards, he actually had no power at all. Rather than saying that he was Qu Yunmie's right-hand man, it would be better to say that he was the captain of the security team of the royal palace. Qu Yunmie was very generous to capable soldiers, giving them positions, military merits, and money, but he arranged for Zhuang Weizhi to enter the royal palace and let him do trivial affairs every day, which meant that he felt that he was not capable of taking on important tasks.
Qu Yunmie is a man with a straight gut and a straight brain. He does not understand and does not bother to cover up anything. Therefore, Zhuang Weizheng is very clear about his position beside Qu Yunmie.
It is normal for people to be not valued, feel resentful, and then choose to find another way out. …
Zhuang Weizi reached out and rescued Xiao Rong from the horse. He was very silent and did not look at Xiao Rong.
In contrast, Li Xiuheng had been staring at them eagerly.
Li Xiuheng ordered Zhuang Weizhi: "Let him sit behind you."
Then, he looked at Xiao Rong grimly: "If you keep yelling this time..."
Xiao Rong rubbed his numb wrist, "Where do you want to take me?"
Li Xiuheng paused, looking at Xiao Rong's face, and asked in surprise, "You're not afraid?"
Xiao Rong: "When a sheep enters a tiger's mouth, whether it lives or dies is up to you. I am a weak scholar, what's the point of being afraid? I heard that you have had an affair with the Qingfeng Sect. Are you going to take me to see someone from the Qingfeng Sect?"
Li Xiuheng smiled disdainfully and had no intention of answering him at all.
Xiao Rong looked at his expression and nodded: "So that's not the case."
Li Xiuheng: “…”
"Stop talking nonsense and keep going! Don't think I don't dare to kill you. If you want to live, just follow me!"
After saying that, Li Xiuheng left in a rage. The remaining few people all followed him, except Zhuang Weizheng, who was left behind.
Zhuang Weizhi wanted to carry Xiao Rong up, but Xiao Rong stepped back, climbed onto the horse himself, and asked him, "Is my servant still alive?"
Zhuang Wei was stunned. He raised his head and looked at Xiao Rong's cold expression. He hummed and then turned over.
What followed was another endless journey. Li Xiuheng in front was running fast, but he was just pretending. Soon he slowed down and waited for Zhuang Weizheng to come and show him the way.
There have been so many changes here in the past ten years that Li Xiuheng had no idea where was safe. But Zhuang Weizheng knew that he could avoid official roads and go to places where there were few people, greatly reducing the chances of being discovered.
Xiao Rong sat behind him, looked at the dust raised behind him, and then looked at Zhuang Weizi's tense body.
Everyone in the group was too nervous. Xiao Rong thought for a moment and simply shut up. Under the absolute threat, talking was useless. He should take a break, get enough energy, and think about how to save himself.
As for whether the Zhenbei Army would come to rescue him after discovering that he was being held hostage, Xiao Rong felt that they would. Even if Qu Yunmie did not intend to care about his life or death, Jian Qiao and Gao Xunzhi would not sit idly by, so he needed to buy some time and create some accidents. ...
After daybreak, they stopped in a forest to fetch water, eat dry food, and let the horses rest.
They were racing at full speed all night, and except for Zhuang Weizheng's horse which was relatively good, everyone else's horses were panting. It was obvious that Li Xiuheng was not doing very well out there and couldn't even buy a good horse.
There were six of them in total, including Zhuang Weizi, making seven. The other six sat aside and ate together, while Zhuang Weizi pushed Xiao Rong and pressed him under a tree on the other side, then threw a piece of bread and a water bag to him.
Xiao Rong took it and didn't react.
He would not think that Zhuang Weizi still had a conscience and was not hopeless just because of a little food and drink. Look at what he had done. He knew that Qu Yunmie and Li Xiuheng had a grudge against each other, but he still colluded with him. He knew that Li Xiuheng had contacted the Xianbei people, but he still sent the information out to allow the Xianbei people to enter the Central Plains smoothly.
This person is extremely selfish. His current calmness and care for Xiao Rong are only because Xiao Rong is still useful to him. He himself has a relatively quiet personality, so he looks better than Li Xiuheng.
After a whole night of cool breeze, if Xiao Rong was really a patient with high fever, he should have been buried directly by now. However, he felt better than yesterday. He opened the water bag, tilted his head back, poured the water into his mouth to moisten his throat a little, then returned the water bag to Zhuang Weizheng while looking at Li Xiuheng and others.
Xiao Rong said softly, "Li Xiuheng is two-faced. He did everything he could to survive. I don't know whether the Qingfeng Sect abandoned him or he abandoned the Qingfeng Sect. It must have been his idea to kidnap me and bring me out, right?"
Zhuang Weizhi paused chewing and said nothing. Xiao Rong looked at him and continued, "Can you really get the benefits he promised you?"
"Would he really be willing to share the credit with you if he could take it all for himself?"
Suddenly, Zhuang Weizhi looked at him and said two words to him: "Shut up."
Xiao Rong shrugged and actually closed his mouth. Then he stretched out his palm and made a zipper-pulling motion at the corner of his mouth.
Zhuang Weizi didn't understand and didn't pay attention to it, but he didn't know that Li Xiuheng had been staring at them since they started talking. Xiao Rong's action looked like an attempt to silence them.
Xiao Rong's eyes accidentally met Li Xiuheng's. He immediately looked away and moved his body towards Zhuang Weizheng.
Li Xiuheng's face became even gloomier.
Li Xiuheng and Zhuang Weizhi actually didn't have much of a relationship. He knew Zhuang Weizhi's father. Zhuang Weizhi's father had once been a subordinate of Li Xiuheng, but Zhuang Weizhi's father had died before the tragedy happened ten years ago. Li Xiuheng had never assumed the responsibilities of an elder. If he hadn't needed a spy, he wouldn't have even remembered Zhuang Weizhi.
In other words, the two of them were completely exploiting each other, and this relationship became precarious because the plan failed.
Zhuang Weizhi didn't trust Li Xiuheng, and Li Xiuheng didn't trust Zhuang Weizhi either.
They were able to escape together before because they had a common enemy, but now they have all run out of Yanmen County. Compared with the pursuers who can't be heard, the crisis before them seems to be more deadly.
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