Mo Chuan carried Qiyun on his back, with snow and tiredness all over his body, and returned to the Taiji Palace. In the hall, Empress Dowager Dou and the others looked at Qiyun's slightly messy hair and dark forehead, and they were all a little surprised.

Mo Chuan carefully put her on the chair and said to everyone in a deep voice: "This time, they Langming Gu shot one after another, which shows that the Xia Kingdom is prosperous and ready to kill, or something has happened to them, and they are ready to break the boat." Therefore, Heijo should strengthen its vigilance. As for the antidote to the poison of the Langhua on the emperor's body, I plan to venture into the palace of the Xia Kingdom of Tongwan City in order to get the antidote. ”

Qiyun didn't think about it, and said clearly: "Palace Master, I'll go with you." ”

Empress Dowager Dou on the side continued: "The palace master is right, the two of you don't have to worry about strengthening the defense in Pingcheng, everything has a mourning family." If the mourning family is in the palace for a day, they will never allow any more chaos in the palace. For the protection of Pingcheng and the trivial matters of the imperial court, the mourning family will ask Cui Situ to preside over it. Go with confidence. ”

Qiyun remembered what happened to her mother back then, and frowned slightly: "When I was in Guanzhong, I saw Helian Bo's methods. I'm afraid that if I re-enter the Xia Kingdom this time, if I fall into the hands of the Helian clan, life is better than death. It's better for the palace master to give me a poison, and at a critical moment, Zhuo Hua would rather have poisonous hair than fall into their palms. ”

As soon as these words came out, no one quietly answered. Mo Chuan was silent for a long time, then took out a small soft rubber medicine bag and handed it to her, "This is the poison that I carry with the people of the Shadow Palace, and it is usually embedded between my teeth." If the situation is extremely critical, bite hard, and the poison will attack instantly, and you will be killed instantly. Zhuohua, have you thought about it? ”

Empress Dowager Dou and Dou Daitian both looked at her with worried eyes. Qiyun took the medicine bag and put it between his teeth, with a resolute expression, "Palace Master, when will you leave?" ”

"We'll be there right away." Mo Chuan bowed to the Empress Dowager Dou and Dou Daitian again, and said solemnly: "The Empress Dowager, the Dou guard, Pingcheng will ask the Empress Dowager to preside, especially the people around the emperor to be more careful." The person who can poison the emperor must be someone close to the emperor. I will urge Jishidian to continue to find a way to exorcise poison day and night. ”

Empress Dowager Dou and Dou Daitian nodded and agreed, and went to make arrangements.

Qiyun approached the bed, held Tuoba Tao's hand, and put his hand on his face, his palm was cold, and the chill seeped into his skin, "Buddha, I and the Lord of the Ink Palace will go to Tongwan City to find an antidote for you." You've got a month to go, and you'll have to wait for me to come back. ”

Tuobatao's eyes blinked vigorously, and his fingers moved. She knew what he meant, rubbed his hand, tears floating in her eyes, gentle - "Buddha, I know that it is very dangerous to go to the Xia Kingdom, but with the help of the Mo Palace Master, don't worry, I will definitely find an antidote for you." Since then, Yun'er has stayed by your side forever, and we will never be separated again. Buddha civet, do you say it's good? ”

Tuoba Tao's eyes were sad, as if he was reluctant and looking forward to it. She wiped away her tears, took his hand, put it to her lips and kissed it, put it in the quilt, and tuck it for him. Although there were all kinds of worries in his heart, he had to turn around and leave.

Qiyun and Mochuan rode sweaty and bloody horses, non-stop, and the journey of thousands of miles reached the outside of Tongwan City in a few days. Although she was prepared, she was still shocked by the majesty and magnificence of Tongwan City.

To the west of the Yellow River, on the vast grassland, surrounded by the clear streams of Guangze, stands a majestic and majestic city. Outside the city, the shepherds graze their horses, and groups come and go like the wind. In the air, an eagle falcon spread its wings and swept slowly like a cloud, occasionally making a few long sharp chirps, looking down on its subjects like a king.

The red sun hangs in the west, the sun shines on the Tongwan City, the pale and heavy city ridge exudes a golden light, the pier platform is lined with horses, the corner tower is towering, the city gate of the east gate tower is impressively written "Zhaowei Gate".

Tongwancheng was built on the Qin Straight Road in the north of Chang'an, and was named after Helian's desire to "dominate the world and reign over all nations". The Xiongnu people have the custom of "worshipping the beginning of the sun", so Tongwancheng is different from the model of the Central Plains imperial capital sitting in the north and facing south, but presents a layout of sitting west to east.

Qiyun visually measured that the city wall is about ten feet high, the base is twenty steps thick, the east and west are twice as long as the north and south, and the circumference is about twenty miles. From ten miles away, you can see the southwest corner tower of the highest in Tongwan City just like the mast of the thousand-year-old giant ship stands upright, majestic and vast, like a flying dragon circling, the local people call it "Dragon Dun".

Mochuan and Qiyun rode their horses into Tongwan City, only to see that the streets in the city were open, the layers of the city were uneven, the tall city was staggered, the pavilions were continuous, and the flying pavilions were connected. The pavilions and pavilions are all carved with carved pictures, which are embroidered with Qi and decorated with danqing, which is extremely luxurious.

Qiyun was overwhelmed by the beautiful scenery on both sides of the street, shaking his head and sighing at Helian's exuberant desire for luxury.

After they entered the city, the dark people of the Chaoying Palace came to meet them, and they were Di Ziyu. He is a young man of the Qiang nationality, with a beautiful face, neat beard, and a tall posture, and he served as a four-rank Zhonglang general beside Helian Bobo, the king of Xia, and commanded the emperor's guards, which belonged to Guangluxun.

In Di Mansion, Qiyun saw Hanbi, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Mo Chuan learned from her that Liu Yilong borrowed the roster connections provided by Chaoying Palace to grasp the movements of Xu Xianzhi, Xie Hui, Tan Daoji and others, and had already set aside the real power of Xu Xianzhi and others, and he had already taken charge of his own affairs. Mo Chuan was very satisfied when he heard it, and the reward was cold, no problem.

The winter solstice is here in a blink of an eye, as the saying goes: the winter solstice is like a year. After the winter solstice, the days are getting longer day by day, and the yang energy is rising, which is an auspicious day, so it is worth celebrating. Men, women and children, rich and poor, are more likely to have new clothes, prepare food, and enjoy the worship of the ancestor Xia Wang Helian Bobo is no exception, and lead hundreds of officials to participate in the grand ceremony of worshiping the heavens and ancestors in the Taimiao.

When Qiyun was depressed, he also went to the market with Mochuan to hang out. The streets are noisy with cars and horses, the streets and alleys are crowded, and pedestrians are constantly coming and going. The temples of the city god are crowded with incense burners. The shop is brightly lit, and people inside are drinking with curtains.

Suddenly, there was a commotion in the streets, the screams of adults, the cries of children resounded in the night sky, countless stalls were pushed and smashed, and melons and fruits were shattered.

Qiyun saw that something was wrong, and looked intently, only to see a team of chariots and horses that were extremely fast, like runaway horses, rushing into the crowd, and the crowded people could not avoid it, and there was a stampede accident.

It turned out that Helian Bobo's ceremony of worshipping the heavens on the outskirts of the city was over, and the car of the Son of Heaven drove back to the city. Instead of stopping pedestrians and driving through the market in an orderly manner, the guards spurred their horses and rushed straight into the crowd.

Nahelian stood vigorously on the chariot, with a bow and arrows in his hand, and the feathered arrows were shot like raindrops, and the arrows were not missing. The old people and children in the market couldn't avoid it, and the hitters screamed and fell in a pool of blood. At this time, everyone was even more frightened, and there were countless injured people in the stampede. Helian Bobo saw this miserable situation of everyone, his face was happy, and he looked up to the sky and smiled.