C26 Lingering ghost

Mu Qianxue was nothing more than a superficial woman with a beautiful outer appearance. How could she be worthy of the prince risking his life to protect her?!

Nineteen clenched her hands so tightly that she didn't even feel her fingernails breaking. Fifteen, seeing that she had been standing motionlessly, came over and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you look so unsightly?"

"I didn't!" After throwing these three words, Nineteen gloomily walked over to Dongfang Zhi, who had already returned to his original place. He said without any explanation, "This servant will go with Prince!"

"You ?"

"This servant is the prince's maid. Wherever the prince goes, this servant will go." Since he couldn't change Dongfang Qing's mind, then at the very least, he would stay by his side. This was the bottom line of nineteen.

"Up to you." Nineteen was the only woman in the entire God's opportunity camp. It was inevitable that they would feel some pity for her.

After pointing at another person to stay behind, Dongfang Yi looked deeply at Mu Qianxue, then said to fifteen of them, "If you still don't see us return after two hours, immediately escort the princess and Lord Jiang to the Qi Kingdom. We can't delay any longer; I will personally meet up with you there."

Fifteen's usually calm eyes began to ripple as he heard these words. Soon, it returned to being calm as he cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate will do as you bid."

Just as Dongfang Qing was about to leave, Mu Qianxue, who had not said a word all this while, suddenly said, "Hold it."

The voice came suddenly, and after a moment, Dongfang Shimo recovered. "Princess, do you have any other orders?"

Mu Qianxue gave a slight bow, her gentle and graceful voice slowly drifting along with the fluttering of the white gauze. "Although Qianxue also wants to save her clansmen, I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems."

"Why do you say that, Princess?"

As they were discussing, not too far away from the ancestral hall, in a large room with blue and red tiles, a middle-aged man dressed in black clothes was sitting in an armchair, his eyes closed. The sun shone through the thin window paper onto one side of his face, making it look like a face made of yin and yang, one white and the other dark.

Following the sound of the door, a man wearing a blue robe with a soft silver belt walked in and respectfully said, "Reporting to the lord, everything has been arranged. The entire village is basically talking about this matter."

"Alright!" The man stopped his tapping and slowly opened his eyes, shooting out a cold light, "Right now, what we need to do is to wait for them to fall into our trap." This person was none other than Yan Chongshan, who had gone all out to capture Mu Qianxue under the order of Xiao Ruo. Those people from the Southern Wasteland sect were bait he used to lure Mu Qianxue into.

Looking at his face, the man hesitated and said, "Master, will that traitor Qian really enter the country of Qi? If they were to leave from the northern border, then our efforts would have been in vain! "

Yan Chongshan laughed coldly, "You want to leave from the north? Compared to the Eastern Region, it would be much safer. If it were me, I would also choose to do the same. " With that, his expression turned cold and he said in a low voice, "Remember, do not expose your whereabouts before those criminals appear. Otherwise, I will wrench off your heads!"

"Milord, don't worry. All of our subordinates have concealed their whereabouts, and no one will discover them."

In order to capture Mu Qianxue this time, Xiao Ruo Ao could be considered to have invested a lot into this operation. Not only had the entire Heavencraft Guard transferred over, they had also transferred a thousand elite troops from the military camps stationed nearby to serve as commanders for Yan Chong Shan; he had even left a secret decree for Yan Chong Shan.

Regardless of whether it was Xiao Ruo Ao or Yan Chong Shan, both of them knew that this was their last chance. Once Mu Qianxue crossed the border into the Qi Nation's territory, it would be exceedingly difficult to capture her again.

Yan Zhongshan acknowledged, "Have that Xu Dajiang come see me."

Xu Dajiang was the village chief and the only person who knew of Yan Chong Shan's existence. The other villagers were all in the dark, thinking that the people escorting the prisoners of Nan Zhao were just a bunch of ordinary soldiers.

As soon as Xu Dajiang entered, he put on a fawning smile on his chubby face, "I pay my respects to the first lord and my blessings to the lord."

Yan Chongshan glanced at him and said coldly, "Have you spread the word that you are handed to me in accordance with me?"

"Don't worry, Chief. From yesterday onwards, this little one will listen to everything you say. Right now, the entire village is talking about the prisoners of Nan Zhao, I guarantee that the streets will be made known."

"Very good." Yan Chongshan said with satisfaction, "As long as we can catch the culprit, you will have your advantage."

"Thank you, First Monarch!" After repeatedly kowtowing, Xu Dajiang could not hold back his curiosity as he probed, "Excuse me, but may I ask, who exactly are these criminals? Do you need to come to this border area yourself?"

The latter was scared out of his wits by his stare and vaguely realized that he had asked a question that he should not have asked. The words that he had to say were like spilled water and it was impossible for him to take them back.

After a long while, Yan Chongshan asked calmly, "Village Chief Xu, do you know what kind of person has the shortest lifespan?"

"Little people... This little one does not know. " Xu Dajiang replied with a trembling voice, his face turning from pale to green and his smile could no longer stay on his face.

Yan Zhongshan slowly stood up and walked over to Xu Dajiang. His voice was very gentle. "The more you know, the shorter your life."

Xu Dajiang's legs trembled. He had a cousin who was a small official in the capital and had heard a little about the matters there. He knew that the Heavenly Secrets Guard was not a good person.

The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He quickly kneeled down and slapped his own face, "This little one deserves to die, I have been blabbering nonsense all day, please be magnanimous and don't lower yourself to this little one."

Seeing that Yan Zhongshan did not make a sound, Xu Dajiang became even more afraid. He slapped his hands harder and harder and in a few moments, his face was as red as a cooked crab. It was both funny and pitiful.

Only when blood dripped from the corner of Xu Dajiang's mouth did Yan Zhongshan say slowly, "That's enough, it's not like I blamed you. Stand up."

Xu Dajiang knew he was playing a trick on him, but he didn't dare to show any dissatisfaction. He thanked him over and over again and then carefully stood up.

"As for what you should know, I will definitely tell you. On the other hand, it is useless to ask, do you understand?"

Xu Dajiang said repeatedly, "I understand, I promise I won't do it again."

"That's enough, go out. If you see someone who isn't from your village appear, immediately inform me." As he said that, he continued to remind her, "Remember, don't alert the snake with the grass, or else... The head on your shoulder is going to be unsteady. "

"This little one will definitely be careful and not ruin the plan to capture those criminals." After Xu Dajiang repeatedly agreed, he bowed and retreated. Just as he was about to step out of the door, he suddenly heard Yan Chongshan again, "If someone asks about the redness and swelling on your face, how will you answer?"