After two nights and a day of long-distance galloping, Zhao Yuan rushed to the lonely castle city where the queen had an accident with two hundred light horses. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After Zhao Yuan jumped off the horse, his mount, the Thunder Head Beast, was so tired that he couldn't stand steadily, and after staggering a few steps, he fell to the ground with a bang, foaming at the mouth, and fainted.

Zhao Yuan glanced back at the Thunder Head Beast, his eyebrows locked tighter, and he waved at his own soldiers: "You take it down and untie the carved saddle, so that you can take care of it." ”

At this time, Li Xiang, a general who had followed Zhao Yuan for many years, walked over and replied: "Five miles away from here, the county order of the place has set up the big tent, and they have been waiting for the emperor's holy drive there. Please ask the emperor to change a horse and go there to listen to their feedback. ”

Zhao Yuan found a slightly higher soil slope, and looked at the lonely fort on the opposite halfway mountainside, this fort was built on the cliff, except for the suspension bridge, there is no path to contact the outside world, it can be said that it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack, extremely steep fortress.

"Whose order is this for the queen and her party to stay in such a place? Even if the queen doesn't know the art of war, are those royal guards carefully selected by me also laymen? Isn't being placed in such a place a self-imprisonment? Zhao Yuan was already so angry at this time that he slammed his fist with a gauntlet on the rock beside him. Where the fist fell, a little bit of rock debris fell.

Li Xiang was shocked when he saw it on the side: "Your Majesty, you have been running around for days, and the dragon is tired, so you must not force yourself to use internal force, which will hurt your vitality." ”

Zhao Yuan ignored him, took the horsewhip and said, "Lead the horse to me!" ”

There were already pro-soldiers waiting on the side, and they led a sweaty motor with gray feet and yellow manes in front of Zhao Yuan. Zhao Yuan turned over and got on the horse, whipped a few times, the gray-footed, yellow-maned, sweaty, bloody horse neighed, and galloped forward on all fours. The Nine Dragons on Zhao Yuan's body were like a golden lightning bolt in front of everyone, and they disappeared into a bright spot at an extremely fast speed.

Li Xiang didn't dare to slack off, and immediately got on the horse and chased in the direction of Zhao Yuan's departure.

The local officials who were waiting in the big tent all knelt down on their knees. They understood that although the queen had not yet been found, judging from the current situation, it must be more than lucky. Once something happened to the queen, how could they, the local officials, get out of the way, although they really didn't know anything about it.

The queen did not greet the local officials when she arrived, and they only learned about it after the accident. At that time, they thought that this was just a rumor that the queen was so noble, and how she could take people to live in a lonely castle that had been vacant for a long time and was still in extremely dangerous terrain. To tell the truth, this lonely fort is not often entered by local medicine pickers.

But after verification, this is absolutely true. The queen had an accident in the territory under her jurisdiction, which was undoubtedly a disaster for the officials in this place, and they had already hugged their families and cried before they were ready to go to the big tent to return to Zhao Yuan today, and they all told them to take care of the afterlife, only to say that there is no possibility of survival this time, just ask the emperor to give a whole corpse, don't let yourself die too ugly.

After a long wait, the crisp rustle of the Nine Dragons Light Armor on Zhao Yuan's body was getting closer and closer, and these officials kneeling in the tent were all silent, burying their heads deep in their sleeves on the ground.

Zhao Yuan walked straight past these officials, did not stop, but walked quickly to the throne in the tent, turned around and sat down.

He glanced majestically at the officials kneeling below, and asked in a deep voice, "Can anyone explain to me the situation in the lonely castle now?" ”

At this time, a trembling voice sounded: "Weichen is the county commander here, and he has a general understanding of the situation of the queen mother and her party, and now I will return it to the emperor." ”

When Weichen got the news, it was already a night after the queen and her party entered the lonely castle. In the morning, some villagers who were chopping wood near the lonely fort found that the suspension bridge connecting the lonely fort had been destroyed, and there were many corpses of richly dressed guards lying on the ground where the suspension bridge began. The villagers noticed that the situation was not good, so they went to the county government in time to report to the official. Because of the remoteness of this place, the villagers rushed to the county seat when it was almost sunset, and Weichen rushed here without stopping for a moment after getting the news, and surveyed the scene after arriving at the lonely fort, which was indeed consistent with what the villagers said. In order not to affect the subsequent construction of the chain bridge, the bodies of these guards were carefully examined, and their injuries and causes of death were all recorded in detail, and the bodies were transported down the mountain for burial. ”

Zhao Yuan's face was gloomy, and he pursed his lips tightly and did not speak.

When the county commander saw the emperor's posture, he secretly swallowed his saliva: "Wei Chen learned from the waist card carried by the guards that these people were all from the palace, so he speculated that the identity of the person who entered the lonely castle at this time was not trivial. Wechen then poured all the manpower available in the county into the day, day and night, and worked tirelessly to build a chain bridge leading to the lonely fort. However, due to the distance between this place and the lonely castle, and the fact that there are all cliffs below, there is no place to borrow strength. The bridge can only be built by first laying many piles on top of the cliff with huge trees as a focal point. So even if Weichen tried his best, the construction process of the rope bridge still reached seven days, that is, the rope bridge was only built yesterday. After building the bridge, Weichen led his troops into the lonely castle to search for the people inside, but to the shock, there was no sign of any living people inside. ”

When Zhao Yuan heard this, although he didn't speak, his eyebrows and eyes wrinkled together painfully.

When the county commander saw the emperor's expression, his heart was even more bottomless, so that he trembled when he spoke: "Weichen found out...... This...... This lonely fort is divided into two parts, east and west, and the west is a three-story wooden building, which was originally a post station for the garrison. To the east is an elaborate mansion that appears to have been inhabited by officials and families passing through. But...... Strangely, although the inn was a three-story wooden building, and the bodies of the slain guards were found on each floor, the whole building did not catch fire. However, there was a great fire in the stone house, and the entire courtyard was almost completely reduced to ashes......"

Zhao Yuan didn't expect this to be the situation in the lonely castle, so he couldn't support it anymore, and there was a wave of Venus shaking in front of him, and his brain was blank. Fortunately, he held the bookcase in front of him with his hand in time, so he did not faint on the spot.

Li Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Running around for days, the emperor has not rested for two days and two nights, how can his body eat?" Please go to the back tent to rest first, and it is not too late to come to interrogate after you are in good spirits. ”

Zhao Yuan's face was pale, he closed his eyes tightly, and waved his hand with difficulty: "I'm fine, you wait and prepare, I want to go to the lonely castle to take a look in person." ”

The county order's face turned white with fright when he heard it: "The emperor must not do it!" Due to the rush of time, the chain bridge has only been driven on the iron cable and has not been paved with wooden planks, and many places are in a suspended state, so the emperor must not take this risk! ”

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