C20 Rendezvous

Although Dongfang Yan's men were all skilled fighters, it was still a bit too difficult for them to escape unscathed. Thus, other than the seventeen cut off emissaries, they also arranged for Jiang Yue, who came to Ying Tian as an emissary, to act out a show in front of Yan Zhongshan. At the same time, another person disguised as a city gate official made Yan Zhongshan think that they were on a horse carriage, thus giving up on encircling the lone mountain, and by the time Yan Zhongshan realized that he had been duped, they had already left the lone mountain and fled far away.

The most difficult part of this plan was the precise control of Yan Zhongshan's mind. If there was the slightest mistake, both they and Jiang Yue would be in danger!

"How did you know Yan Zhongshan would fall for it?"

Mu Qianxue stared at the leaping flames and slowly said, "Three years ago, I helped Xiao Ruo Ao establish his Heavenly Secrets. The first person I chose was Yan Chong Shan, and in order to smoothly recruit him under my command, I had Xiao Ruo Ao send dozens of people to observe his words and actions, and then report them back to me in detail so that I could clearly identify the personality and preferences of Yan Chong Shan. This person has a greedy and arrogant and suspicious personality; it's precisely because he knows his personality well, that's why he was able to recruit him all of a sudden. Saying this, she let out a cold laugh, "If he couldn't capture me, a fugitive, then Xiao Ruo Ao wouldn't let him off so easily."

Dongfang Yan nodded. "If you're tired, you should rest a bit longer. There's still quite a bit of time before daybreak."

"Not bad." After saying this, Mu Qianxue suddenly said, "Be careful of Jiang Yue."

Dongfang Wenshui frowned. "Why do you say that?" According to his knowledge, Mu Qianxue had never seen Jiang Yue before. She hadn't even heard of the word 'Jiang Yue' before today, so her sudden words were truly astonishing.

"While we were escaping from Ying Tian City with the help of Jiang Yue, the Shen Ji Camp was also exposed to Jiang Yue's eyes. If he didn't guess it then so be it, otherwise ?" "Once he reports it to Emperor Zhou, it will no longer be possible to hide your secret."

Actually, Mu Qianxue had another worry that she hadn't mentioned, which was her value to Emperor Zhou and the promise Emperor Zhou could give her; after all, she didn't know who Emperor Zhou was. If it was Dongfang Qing, she wouldn't have to worry about him at all, she only needed to see him risking his life for a single sentence from Mu Linfeng and then send the most mysterious and unpredictable divine camp to save her. It was a pity that he was just a prince; her only plan now was to wait until Northern Zhou and meet the Emperor of Zhou again.

"I know." Although Jiang Yue had guessed that the probability of this happening wasn't high, he still had to prepare for it.

Looking at the lingering fear in Dongfang Qing's eyes, Mu Qianxue's gaze softened slightly. An idea unconsciously floated through her mind. If she had listened to Third Brother's words and chosen Dongfang Qing as her husband back then, then today's disaster wouldn't have happened. Even if she were to destroy Xi Chu in the future and restore Nan Zhao to its former glory, they would never be able to return to life. In the end, they would have to bear this regret forever.

However, she was unable to guess why, before the death of Emperor Cheng, he would hand over the Divine Opportunity Camp to Dongfang Shou, and not the successor that he had personally selected. Could it be that ?

"Du du du!" Knocking on the door interrupted Mu Qianxue's train of thought. Dongfang Yi quickly walked to the door, slightly unsheathed his sword, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"My prince, Lord Jiang and Nineteen are here." Dongfang Yi's expression relaxed when he heard this voice. He opened the door, and under the moonlight, he saw Jiang Yue and Gu Ruoyun standing outside.

Seeing that Dongfang Wenyi was safe and sound, Jiang Yue, who had been hurrying on the road all night, also breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good that you're fine, Your Highness."

Dongfang Yi nodded and stepped aside. "Come in, then we'll talk."

If Yan Zhongshan was here, he would have definitely recognized that the person walking behind Jiang Yue was actually the woman who claimed that she was betting on her father.

The moment Nineteen entered, she immediately stood behind Dongfang Zhi and looked at Mu Qianxue with her black and white, clear almond-shaped eyes.

Jiang Yue had been accustomed to seeing all kinds of girls in the past thirty years. Nineteen was a beautiful woman, but when he saw Mu Qianxue, he couldn't help but gasp. What a beautiful woman, no wonder so many princes and young masters had fallen under her tutelage all those years ago.

Jiang Yue stepped forward and cupped his hands in greeting, "Northern Zhou Hong Dian Temple's official, Jiang Yue greets Mu ?" Princess Xuanji. " He tactfully did not call her Empress Mu. To Mu Qianxue, there was no one else she wanted to get rid of at this moment other than her identity of "Empress Xi Chu".

"I don't dare." Mu Qianxue propped herself up and returned the greeting. "It's actually Qianxue who has to thank Lord Jiang for helping us out, allowing us to escape from the pursuit of Yan Zhongshan."

"Princess is too courteous, but I did not expect ?" His gaze shifted to Dongfang Zhi. "Your highness has come to the West Chu and has broken into the palace. I presume that your highness is unaware of this?"

Dongfang Yi crossed his hands behind his back and said indifferently, "When I return, I will naturally apologize to royal brother. I will take responsibility for everything, and will not implicate Lord Jiang."

Since Dongfang Gu had taken the initiative to take on this matter, Jiang Yue had nothing to say. He turned around and told them about their encounter with Yan Zhongshan. It was as Mu Qianxue had predicted, without any mishap.

When he found out that all of the schemes had come from Mu Qianxue, a trace of fear flashed past his eyes. A famous martial arts expert, the head of the Heavenly Secrets Guard, had been toyed with by a weak woman who could not even hold a chicken in her hands; if he did not see it with his own eyes, he would not believe it.

Jiang Yue wasn't a fool. Thinking back to Xiao Ruo Ao's recent breakthroughs, and even taking the place of the crown prince, he vaguely guessed that Xiao Ruo Ao would rather offend Northern Zhou than hand over Mu Qianxue.

However, Mu Qianxue was extremely smart and should be able to help Xiao Ruo Ao unite the Central Plains. Why would such a good chess piece be destroyed the moment she ascended the throne? Wouldn't it be better to keep it by her side?

This was something he could not figure out no matter how hard he thought about it.

"There are still about four hours until daybreak. Lord Jiang must be tired after a night of travel. We'll rest here for a while, and when it's daylight, we'll return via the northern border."

Just as Jiang Yue was about to agree, Mu Qianxue shook her head and said, "No, we won't go through the northern border."

Jiang Yue was stunned. "Why is that?"

Mu Qianxue smiled as cold as ice, "Although Xiao Ruo Ao doesn't know the identity of the prince, Yan Chong Shan will definitely tell Xiao Ruo Ao about Lord Jiang obstructing him from the middle. This way, he will be able to guess that the prince is someone from the Northern Zhou Empire; under such circumstances, what does Lord Jiang think Xiao Ruo Ao will do next?"