Suddenly, the horses went into a frenzy and fell, and the three of them fell from their horses. Before he could react, more than a dozen masked men came out of the grass on the side of the road, holding bright sharp knives, and slashed at Li Li, who was taken aback.

Saying that it was too late, Feng Wu immediately drew his waist knife, set up the enemy, and fought. Li Li pulled Hatun with one hand and resisted the enemy with a knife in the other, and retreated backwards. Feng Wu faced a strong enemy, the enemy was outnumbered, calm and calm, while facing the enemy, he took out a steel needle from his arms and threw it towards the enemy.

This Feng Wu once studied under the masters of the Central Plains and learned martial arts, especially good at secret weapons. Only the screams of the enemy were heard, and the steel needles were either shot in the arm or in the cheek, and the momentum of the attack was slightly reduced.

Li Li saw that the surroundings were open, and there was nowhere to hide, only the rare forest buildings on the west side, so the three of them ran quickly in that direction. Running closer, Li Li realized that in a panic, he actually came to the royal tomb, the mausoleum of the emperors of the Western Xia Dynasty. The tall platform is like a general, and the dense trees are like guards, waiting for the peace of the emperor.

After the chasing soldiers, Li Li disregarded the rules and led Feng Wu and Hatun into the mausoleum area, which stretched for hundreds of miles, as far as the eye could see, and there were many independent cemeteries, each cemetery was generally similar in architecture, and an emperor was buried in each cemetery. Li Li chose one at random, and entered Yuecheng from the gate, and the stone statues of the ministers of civil and military affairs were displayed on both sides, and Hatun was dazzled.

The ears could hear the voice of the pursuers: "Where have you been?"

Li Li saw that there was no way to retreat so he had to continue to move forward, and came to the mausoleum, the high mausoleum is the mound, the tomb is sealed with soil, and the tomb is only known by a few people who have the royal heirs. The matter was urgent, Li Li came to the stele pavilion in the distance, turned the stele around, and a small hole appeared in front of him.

Li Li took the lead in going down, waiting for Feng Wu and Hatun to come in, and immediately closed the secret door. The tomb was pitch black, with a gloomy and cold aura, and Hatun couldn't help but shiver. Li Li felt her reaction and gently shook her hand, which Hartun felt so warm.

Li Li said: "Since you have already come, go and worship your ancestors." ”

Feng Wu polished the flint, took out the fire fold from his arms and lit it, and there was a glimmer of light in the deep ancient tomb road. After walking forward, I saw a large burial chamber with a huge black coffin in the middle. Li Li and the three of them knelt down and kowtowed, their hearts full of awe.

Li Li said: "The younger generations are not good, disturbing the gods, and hoping to forgive their sins." ”

Hatun asked, "But I don't know which emperor this is?"

Li Yan said: "This is the Tailing, is the tomb of Li Yuanhao, the first monarch of my Western Xia Kingdom, we have the blessing of our ancestors, we will be able to escape this catastrophe." ”

Feng Wu kowtowed like pounding garlic: "How can the villain be virtuous, today I have the fate to meet the ancestor of my Western Xia Kingdom, it is really a blessing in three lives." The villain will do his best to defend my Xixia Kingdom, and I will not hesitate to do so, and I hope that the foundation you created will be immortal. ”

Hatun asked: "Why does my emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom have a Han surname?"

Li Li said: "This matter is a long story. ”

The Western Xia is a multi-ethnic empire dominated by the Dangxiang ethnic group, since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, it is a nomadic people living in the southeast of Qinghai, and the Sui and Tang dynasties began to attach themselves to the Central Plains, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was close to his cousin, and gave the surname Li to show his favor. Later, in the Song Dynasty, the Liao State became stronger, and the Liao State was a vassal, and the King of Song and the King of Liao competed for the title of King of Xia. Later, by the coercion of the Tubo State, had to move to the northwest, to the leader Li Yuanhao ruled, the capital of Xingqingfu, called himself the Great Xia Empire, wrote to the emperor of the Song Dynasty, asking the Song Dynasty to recognize, the Song Emperor had to canonize him as the king of Xia, also known as the Western Xia.

Later, the Liao State was destroyed, the Jurchens established the Jin State, and during the strong period of the Western Xia, it had a three-legged stand with the Song and Jin, but later the Mongols became strong and the fortunes of the Western Xia gradually declined.

Li Li said: "One day, my Xixia Kingdom will be able to inspire and regain the glory of our ancestors." ”

Feng Wu said: "These assassins are highly skilled in martial arts, deadly with swords, not for money, and by no means robbers who rob the road. Presumably he was ambushed here for many days, bent on killing the prince, but I don't know who instructed him."

Li Qian pondered for a long time, the current emperor once had a crown prince, who was killed in a battle with the Mongols, and the emperor had no other sons, so the imperial heir would be selected among the sons and nephews of the imperial family.

There are many royal families and many children and nephews, and Li Li is the best among them, so it is not surprising that he will become the target of public criticism. The reason why Li Li is depressed is because of this, so he went out for a walk, but he didn't expect that someone would still try his best to send a killer to ambush here, wanting his own life, if you don't hurt people, someone will harm you.

Now Mongolia is eyeing each other, invading at any time, the national crisis is at the head, and strong enemies are waiting, and they do not focus on how to resist foreign enemies, but for the sake of the throne, they kill each other, which is really chilling. Hatun originally thought that the prince was the emperor and must be carefree, so it seems that the prince also has the troubles of the prince. Although this prince is young, he is a good man, brave and kind, who would want to hurt him? The three of them were silent in the tomb.

The fire was quickly used up, and the last flame jumped and suddenly went out, and the five fingers in the tomb were suddenly missing. Hartun was frightened, and in the gloomy burial chamber, there was a coffin in which lay a dead man who had been dead for almost two hundred years. Hartun felt a chill rise from her spine, and she groped and leaned in the direction of Li Li.

In the dark, Li Li hugged Hatun, and the warm breath of Hatun came, which reminded Li Li of that lingering night. Whatever it was, he was grateful to Puzhu, even Temujin, and to the Assassin for giving him such a chance to embrace this girl who was so brave that people looked up to him. Hatun was sleepy on weekdays, but after being tired and frightened at the moment, in the dark environment, sleepiness came up, and he fell asleep on Li Qi's warm and thick chest.

I don't know how long it took, Li Li gently woke her up: "Miss Hatun, we can go." ”

Hatun was a little embarrassed, why did he fall asleep by others. When she was asleep, Li Li listened to her even and fine breathing, and did not dare to move, for fear of waking her up. Feng Wu went to the exit of the tomb and listened for a long time, but there was no movement, probably because the assassin couldn't find anyone and walked away.

Li Li woke up Hatun, took her hand, groped his way to the exit, found the mechanism on the wall, twisted, the hole opened, and a ray of dazzling sunlight shone in, and Hatun immediately had the feeling of returning to the world from hell. The three of them came out of the tomb, and the stone tablet moved slowly, steadily pressing down on the entrance of the cave.

Li Li glanced at Feng Wu, and Feng Wu immediately knelt down: "The subordinates will never dare to divulge the secret of the tomb, if the prince can't believe it, the subordinates will immediately apologize for their crimes." ”

Li Qian said: "That's not necessary, you are my confidant, I naturally trust you." ”

When the three of them walked out of Tailing, they saw that the sky was full of light, it was already early in the morning, and they had been in the tomb all night. Hatun followed behind Li Li and said cowardly: "I won't say it either." ”

Li Yi was stunned: "What?"

Suddenly I realized that she was talking about the secret of the tomb, and I couldn't help but laugh. But in my heart, I suddenly thought, "Why didn't I even tell her? Could it be that in my heart, I regarded her as a person I trusted incomparably?"

At noon, Hatun followed Li Li into Kyoto's Xingqing Mansion. Kyoto is prosperous, it is indeed not comparable to ordinary towns, Nanping Wangfu is located in a quiet river, the bluestone paving in front of the door, the green willows are shady, not like a prominent palace, but like a secluded paradise.

As soon as the king of Nanping entered the city gate, someone had already informed the palace, and Li Li saw servants and servants waiting at the door from a long distance. Hatun couldn't help but feel nervous when he saw such a big battle, Li Li walked into the courtyard, and a large group of women with flowers and branches greeted him.

Some said: "Lord, you have been going for so long, you miss me to death." ”

Some said: "What's good outside, the grizzled and dirty-faced, the prince has lost weight." ”

Hatun was stunned, oh my God, how could there be so many women, all of them caught up with the building. Li Li finally broke out of the woman, and was a little embarrassed when he saw Hatun's surprised appearance. Only then did the girls realize that beside Feng Wu, there was still a beautiful girl standing.

A woman approached Hatun, looked up and down, and said sourly: "Lord Wang, who is she?"

Li Yan is good at everything, but his vision is surprisingly bad, and all the vulgar and vulgar women are brought home, fresh for a few days, and then thrown to the back of his head, so that there are so many women in the family that he almost can't recognize them. And the woman that the prince got back, the village girl, everyone has it.

Li Qian instructed Feng Wu: "Have you told the housekeeper? Ziwei Hall should be renovated, and the Hatun girl must live comfortably." In addition, two clever girls were selected to wait, and the kitchen was asked to choose a good cook. ”

Feng Wu nodded: "Don't worry, I've already told you." ”

Looking at the prince's attentive appearance, Feng Wu felt strange, when did the prince become such a rare woman? He went out this time, and he has been following the prince's side, once, the prince didn't ask himself to go when he wandered around, it was Chen Ping who followed, Chen Ping died, and no one knew where the prince knew this girl. Although it is said that it is settled in the Yunlou, but in the Yunlou has not been seen, the prince has only lived there for one night, and there is no one else who sleeps, only a head card called Puzhu.

Li Li thought for a while: "I'd better go and see it myself." ”

Li Li entered the crape myrtle hall and saw from a distance that Hatun was looking at the lotus flowers by the lotus pond, looking very happy. Li Li approached and asked, "Is the girl still satisfied with this?"

Hatun gave a deep salute: "The prince is very loving, Hatun is ashamed, but I don't know what the prince wants Hatun to do?"

Li Li didn't expect her to ask so directly, and he didn't think of how to answer for a while, and he never thought about this question, but he just wanted to take good care of her. Seeing that Li Yan was silent, Hatun continued: "Although in the royal tomb, Hatun used to be intimate with the prince, but please don't misunderstand the prince, Hatun is definitely not a woman who climbs the dragon and the phoenix, and ......."

Hatun's face darkened: "I am not worthy of being the prince's woman, I am no longer a virgin." ”

Li Yan didn't know what to say, he rubbed his hands and said, "No, no, you misunderstood." ”

Hatun said: "Thanks to the prince for not giving up, take in Hatun, Hatun is willing to be a maid to wait for the prince." ”

Li Qian said: "How dare you let the life-saving benefactor be a maidservant?"

"Hatun knew that he was an unclean man, and he was not even worthy to be a handmaiden. ”

"Why does the girl despise herself so much, I have already ordered someone to give you a log, and you are no longer a person from the building. ”

Hatun said: "Once you enter the dust, you will be cheap for life." ”

Li Li sighed and said, "You just have to live happily here, don't think about anything else." I don't want you to be a servant, you just need to be a guest, okay?"