cpa300_4(); There was not even a hint of wind in the quiet woods, only the sound of people stepping on the grass came slowly, and in a short time a man was seen walking out of the dense forest with his hands behind his back.

Qinghan and I both gasped.

"The Emperor...... The Emperor ......"

He looked at Pei Yuanhao, and for a while the blood on his face faded, pale as paper, I almost couldn't believe my eyes - Pei Yuanhao, he was still here?!

Qinghan and I were delayed below for at least a month, such a long time, such a high cliff falling, all normal people can think about is certain death, even if they are lucky enough to escape, shouldn't they also go downstream to find us, why-

Pei Yuanhao's face had a faint sneer, which was completely opposite to the scorching temperature of the sun, that kind of smile did not have the slightest kindness, just a person looking at the earthworm in his hand, and the next moment he could completely strangle us.

“…… Emperor. ”

"Is Aiqing okay?"

“……”

Qing Han didn't speak, and the hand holding me was completely cold.

"I didn't expect Aiqing to be so lucky, and she fell from such a high place unscathed, and I was very relieved. ”

“……”

"Does Aiqing think it's strange why I'm still here?"

“……”

"Because my men and horses are downstream, I saw Shen Xiaokun. ”

I was shocked with a light chill - could it be that Shen Xiaokun had already been arrested and killed?

No, I immediately came back to my senses, what he said just now was that his centaurs saw Shen Xiaokun downstream, and he didn't say that he had caught Shen Xiaokun, he should be fine now. It's just-

I raised my head to look at him, and those dark eyes also looked at me, like a bottomless deep pool, to completely sink people into it, and it will be difficult to see the light of day, "Actually, it is not difficult to catch him, but I am worried that if I only care about arresting him, I am afraid that I will miss the two Aiqing." So—"

Therefore, he gave up on Shen Xiaokun and rushed back from downstream.

Hearing this, I only felt a suffocation in my chest, like an animal caught in a cage, no matter how I rushed and struggled, it was difficult to break free, and my breathing and heartbeat were almost no longer my own.

At this time, there was a heavy sound of horses' hooves behind him, and when he looked closely, it was Wen Fengxi and others who led the soldiers and horses to follow in a hurry, and the bursts of smoke and dust raised behind him covered the sky and the sun, and the faces of those people were still tired, but they didn't dare to slack off, but when Sun Jingfei rushed out with people, when he saw me and Qinghan, his face showed a trace of almost heavy regret.

There was also a rush of footsteps behind him, and he didn't have to look back to know that it was Pei Yuanzhen who ran up.

The tears on her face were not dry, and she looked very wolf, and as soon as she came up, she said to Pei Yuanhao: "Brother Huang, don't let them go, they-"

Before she finished her words, Pei Yuanhao had already raised his hand to stop her next words.

Then, he looked at us, the corners of his thin lips slightly hooked a little, and the smile that was not at all kind revealed an indescribable coldness, and slowly took a step towards us.

With his step, Wen Fengxi's men and horses had already surrounded us, cutting off all our roads.

At this moment, my heart sank as well.

Really, no?

Every time, I thought that I could pay the price of my life in exchange for freedom, in exchange for the life I wanted, and even in exchange for my own feelings, but in the end, it was just a void.

After all, you still can't escape this man's Five Finger Mountain?

Thinking of this, a karmic fire suddenly rose in my heart, and the flame of longing to destroy it was burning, and the poisonous hatred overflowed my entire chest.

Why, why just won't you let me go?

Why, I just can't escape him, am I really going to be shackled like this by him all my life!?

The hands I held with Qinghan were subconsciously forced, and I could almost hear the sound of knuckles gurgling, I was pinched by him very painfully, but no matter how painful it was, I didn't want to let go, and I even wanted to keep hurting like this, as long as I didn't separate from him, even if it was integrated into each other's flesh and blood, and it hurt into the bone marrow, I had no regrets!

I looked up at him, and he was looking at me.

There was still only me in those clear eyes, but they were so firm that there was no flicker, and they nodded at me: "Don't be afraid. ”

“…… Hmmm!"

Getting my reassurance, he seemed to be a little calmer, raised his head to look at Pei Yuanhao, the latter's face was already covered with a haze, he gritted his teeth, and took a step forward: "Your Majesty, Weichen-"

Before he finished his words, Pei Yuanhao had already interrupted him: "Liu Aiqing, what are you going to say, I already know." ”

“……”

"Before you speak, take a look at this, though. ”

After speaking, as soon as he raised his hand, the long entourage behind him immediately lowered his head and stepped forward to present a scroll.

I recognized it at a glance, it was still in the Juma River Valley, and before Shen Gongyi's rebellion, he sent the eight-hundred-mile expedited from the capital.

For some reason, as soon as I saw the scroll, my heart immediately became uneasy.

The content in this scroll has not been revealed before, although Shen Gongyi ostensibly said that the Emperor Taishang had woken up and took Pei Yuanhao's army, but later the appearance of the old Taoist priest had proved that Pei Ji did not wake up at all. Naturally, Shen Gongyi told a lie that was not clever.

So, what is the content of this eight-hundred-mile expedited --

The long follower had already sent the scroll to Qing Han's face, his eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he was also a little uneasy and hesitant, he was silent for a while, and finally reached out to take the scroll and unfolded it.

Suddenly, the expression on his face froze.

I looked at him next to me and said softly, "Light cold?"

“……”

"Light cold, what's wrong?"

“……”

"What's wrong?

He didn't speak, just crumpled the scroll with a force of his hand. I only felt the shadow in my heart getting bigger and bigger, and my heartbeat was getting more and more chaotic, and I wanted to reach over and hold his hand, but I felt a sharp gaze that seemed to cut off my wrist.

My heart palpitated, and I raised my head, but I saw that Pei Yuanhao still had a calm and almost cold expression, looked at Qing Han and said, "Can you see it?"

“……”

I felt that the light cold was shivering, and after a while, I gritted my teeth: "Weichen, I understand." ”

"Light cold!"

I subconsciously shouted his name, and at this time, Qinghan slowly turned his head to look at me, as if there were many contradictions in his eyes, and it seemed to be scary...... Young Baby ...... , the six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, there has been a civil change. ”

"What?!" I looked at him in amazement.

Six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a civil uprising?

What's going on? Why all of a sudden?

At this moment, a few familiar figures walked out behind Pei Yuanhao, it was Chang Qing who brought Shui Xiu and a few of them over, although she was still self-contained, but when she saw that I was still alive, her eyes were a little red: "Qingying, you are fine!"

“…… Queen, mother. ”

I looked at her blankly, Chang Qing came over, held my arm and looked me up and down, to make sure I was not injured, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "You, you are frightened of this palace." ”

I was speechless.

I should have been glad and happy to see each of them safe and sound, but now that the cold looks have made my whole body fall to the bottom, I can't think about it anymore. Chang Qing looked at the scroll in Qing Han's hand, looked at me again, and understood.

She whispered in my ear, "This time in the south, something big has happened." ”

Civil ...... It's a big deal.

"Several states and counties in the six provinces are too guarded, and those who resisted have been killed, and some have surrendered. ”

“……”

"Now, the six provinces south of the Yangtze River have been—"

Although I have been immersed in the haze in my heart, I can't help but be shocked when I hear Chang Qing's words.

She didn't finish her sentence, but I understood it completely. The current six provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have completely broken away from the imperial court and have fallen into the sphere of influence of rebels.

But how is this possible?!

Not to mention the importance of Jiangnan to the entire Celestial Empire, just in the past few years, Pei Yuanhao's attention to Jiangnan has made his control over there even heavier, how could there be a civil uprising in such a short period of time and take over the six southern provinces in one fell swoop!

It's incredible!

At this moment, I suddenly remembered what Shen Xiaokun had said to me in the cave at the bottom of the valley - he said that Shen Gongyun had been instigated by others and received some help to arouse the idea of rebellion, and that the person who had been sent to deliver the message had a southern accent, could it be-

This time, the people who launched the popular rebellion in Jiangnan were those who secretly contacted Shen Gongyi and instigated him to rebel?!

It dawned on me!

Those people instigated Shen Gongyi to rebel, I always suspected that a person's actions are driven by the most fundamental interests, and Shen Gongyun does not want to govern Jiangnan well, he just wants to get greater benefits, so even if he succeeds in rebellion, he will not implement a loose policy on Jiangnan, so for the forces in the south, it is simply shooting themselves in the foot, but now I know that from the beginning, they did not want Shen Gongyi to succeed at all.

With Pei Yuanhao's scheming methods, Shen Gongyun is not his opponent at all, but he can cause him a lot of trouble, and during the period when Shen Gonghao rebelled and made waves in the DPRK, Pei Yuanhao also had to relax his control over Jiangnan, and put all his energy into the plan to fight this tiger.

Therefore, the civil rebellion in Jiangnan happened at this time!

But who is it?

Who exactly is behind this qiē?

With such a deep scheming, such a step-by-step calculation, even Pei Yuanhao was counted.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, trembling and raising my head, I saw Pei Yuanhao's face hidden in the shade of the tree, a little cloudy, only those bright eyes looking at me, like a hunting beast, staring at their prey.

Then, he spoke, but he said to Qing Han: "Liu Aiqing, I still want to discuss this matter with your master and apprentice. ”

“……”

"Since you're fine, go back to the court with me. ”