Ling Xi didn't know how long she had been led by Ding Lufu, suddenly she heard the sound of the door opening, and soon Ding Lufu untied the black cloth on her face, Ling Xi looked around, this was an inconspicuous cabin in the mountains, it seemed to be a place for Orion to rest.

"Where is this?" Ling Xi asked.

"This is a place for you to rest." As he spoke, Ding Lufu walked to the door, looked into the distance and said.

Ling Xi followed Ding Lufu's gaze and looked into the distance, there was a stream in front of him, it was open everywhere, some distance from the woods, it was a place that was particularly suitable for trading meat tickets, and sure enough, this place was the connection between Ding Lufu and his employer.

"You're going to make a deal with your employer?" Ling Xi looked at Ding Lufu with some confusion.

"Don't worry, madam, you are not the person the employer wants, and we promised you that we will protect your safety, so we will naturally not take you to the employer. It's just that we didn't kidnap your man, and we just came to talk to the employer and make an appointment to complete the transaction. ”

Ling Xi looked at Ding Lufu's serious and trustworthy appearance, she felt even more that Ding Lufu's words might be true, and she couldn't help but be a little worried, who dared to kidnap Xiang Hongxuan?

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Xiang Hongxuan tightened the reins of the horse, the team of people and horses stopped, he frowned, according to Xue Pingchuan's words, there was a stream pool in front, it was very empty, if the bandits who hijacked Ling Xi were really in the stream in front of them, their group of people had not yet approached these bandits, it was estimated that they would be discovered, and they would not be able to get close at all, let alone save Ling Xi without fail.

Xiang Hongxuan looked at the woods on the side, unless he outflanked him from the depths of the woods, but the woods were unfathomable, and he would definitely get lost, Xiang Hongxuan said faintly: "Xue Baihu, if the bandits are really in front, I am afraid that the team will startle the snake if they go over like this, do you have any good way?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister will lead a team of men and horses to explore the road ahead, if the bandits are really in front, the minister will send a fireworks signal to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will lead the rest of the men and horses to kill them." Xue Pingchuan replied.

Although Xue Pingchuan's suggestion was not the best policy, Xiang Hongxuan, who was anxious at this time, couldn't think of a better way, Xiang Hongxuan nodded, and Xue Pingchuan immediately ordered hundreds of people to rush forward.

Ding Lufu stood at the top of the stream, and saw a group of people and horses running towards this side from a distance, she turned to the people behind her and said, "Go ahead and see if it's the employer's person." ”

The man jumped off the high stone quickly, rode a big horse and ran forward, but after a long time, Ding Lufu still didn't see his subordinates come back to restore his life, and the group of people who appeared in sight before also disappeared in front, Ding Lufu couldn't help but wonder, what happened ahead?

Suddenly, a group of people were killed from the woods not far away, and these people went straight to Ding Lu Fu and them, as if they had a grudge against Ding Lu Fu and them, and the knife was deadly.

Ding Lufu was a little dumbfounded, these people should be the group of people just now, obviously they won't be employers, so who are these people? Suddenly a big knife slashed at her, she quickly turned around, the big knife slashed to the ground, instantly Ding Lufu picked up the sword in his hand, a sword ended the person's life, she took a closer look, the person who fell in a pool of blood was wearing a soldier's uniform, she was shocked, these people were actually Dongyu's soldiers.

She immediately looked around, and soon there were these soldiers beside the stream, how did she attract soldiers? Ding Lufu didn't have time to think carefully, and after she whistled, she and her people quickly flashed into the woods.

Ling Xi, who was in the wooden house, seemed to hear some fighting, and she walked to the window, vaguely seeing Ding Lufu and these people fighting with another group of people.

Suddenly, a masked man opened the door of the wooden house, he grabbed Ling Xi and said, "Madam, come with me, it's not safe here." ”

Ling Xi recognized this person, he was Ding Lufu's person, it was obvious that Ding Lufu had encountered an ambush, the man pulled Ling Xi out of the wooden house, and after helping her on a fast horse, he immediately got on another horse and walked deep into the woods. Ling Xi kept looking behind him, the sound of the fight gradually disappeared, Ling Xi couldn't help but wonder, could these people be Xiang Hongxuan's people? If so, why didn't you save yourself as soon as possible, but fight with Ding Lufu's group of people?

Xiang Hongxuan strode onto Ling Xi's phoenix car, there was no one inside, and he immediately ran to the wooden house on the side, but there was still no trace of Ling Xi inside.

He sat in the wooden house in frustration, he saw Xue Pingchuan's fireworks and immediately led people to the front, but when he arrived at the Xitan, he didn't see anything except the corpses of some bandits, he immediately thought that it was impossible for these people to take Ling Xi with him, so he came to the wooden house not far away, and sure enough, he saw Ling Xi's phoenix car, but unfortunately he was overjoyed.

Xue Pingchuan walked into the wooden house quickly, he looked around, he didn't see anyone's figure, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister killed some of the bandits, but he didn't see the figure of the queen mother, I think they transferred the mother." ”

"Where are they going, you say?" Xiang Hongxuan said quietly.

Xue Pingchuan lowered his head and thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, this area is full of mountains and forests, and these people can't run far, unless they go to the village behind the woods, but if they really go to the village, it will definitely cause chaos and not conducive to their escape, and the minister thinks that they are likely to hide in the depths of the woods." ”

"Okay, immediately take people with me to search the forest, and then you send some people to the mountain village behind to have a look, in case they go to the mountain village."

After saying that, Xiang Hongxuan got up and walked outside the house, Xue Pingchuan frowned, and followed closely behind Xiang Hongxuan.

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Ling Xi was taken to a village by the man, but to her surprise, the villagers did not panic, or even surprise, when they saw her and the masked man, and after the man placed her in a farmhouse, he left in a hurry.

A little girl slowly walked into the house with a bowl of white water, she handed the bowl to Ling Xi, and said, "Auntie, drink some water." ”

Hearing that the little girl called herself an aunt, for some reason Ling Xi felt a burst of kindness, she took the white water in the little girl's hand, took a few sips, she frowned slightly, this water is astringent, not to mention, it is a little bitter.

The little girl seemed to see Ling Xi's embarrassment, she took out a dry candied fruit from her arms, swallowed her saliva, handed it to Ling Xi, and said, "Auntie, the well water here is a little bitter, you can eat a plum, it won't be so unpleasant." ”

Ling Xi looked at the dried plum in the little girl's hand, thinking that this must be something that the child in front of her cherished very much, she had secretly hidden the candied fruit before, just like in front of her, the shriveled wrinkles on the dried plums were all marks of time.

"Auntie doesn't need it, Auntie is used to drinking this water."

When the little girl heard Ling Xi's words, she smiled innocently and immediately took the dried plums into her arms. Ling Xi looked at the simple child in front of him, who seemed to be out of step with the outside world.

She walked slowly outside the house, and she saw an old woman sitting in the courtyard, making cloth shoes in her hands.

"That's my grandma, she has bad ears and can't hear people clearly." The little girl whispered.

Ling Xi walked to Grandma and sat down, the old woman smiled at Ling Xi, then lowered her head and continued to make cloth shoes.

"Where's your daddy and aunt?" Ling Xi asked the little girl.

"They died, died at the hands of bandits. There is a very powerful bandit in our area, who often comes to plunder the people, and many of them die at his hands. ”

"Then aren't you afraid of the masked man just now?" Ling Xi asked in some surprise. After all, the person who just sent her was masked, and he looked like a bandit no matter how he looked at it.

"That one was Uncle Liu Feng just now, why should you be afraid? In the past, it was Uncle Zhang who took his uncles out to run errands, and then it was Sister Green Whisk who went out with his uncles to run errands, and they all wore black masks, and we were all used to it. ”

Ling Xi raised his eyebrows slightly, could it be that this village is Ding Lufu's base camp? Ling Xi thought that the Uncle Zhang in the little girl's mouth should be Ding Lufu's father-in-law.

"Uncle Zhang?"

Hearing Ling Xi talk about Uncle Zhang, the little girl's eyes turned slightly red, and she choked up and said: "Uncle Zhang died not long ago, died at the hands of the bandit leader, I heard that he died a miserable death, Sister Green Whisk said that they will definitely avenge Uncle Zhang." ”

While speaking, Ding Lufu walked into the yard, she took out a piece of tea from her arms, handed it to the little girl, and said, "Tiger girl, take your mother-in-law into the house." ”

The tiger girl immediately picked up her mother-in-law on the side and walked towards the house. Ding Lufu slowly sat down beside Ling Xi, she picked up the teapot on the side, poured a bowl of white water, and drank it in one go, it seemed that this white water was very sweet.

After Ding Lufu put down the tea bowl in her hand, she took out the white jade pendant that Ling Xi gave her from her arms, handed it to Ling Xi, and said, "Madam, I'm sorry, we can't escort you to a safe place, and you will follow the women in the village to the next village together." ”

Ling Xi didn't take the white jade pendant, she asked with concern, "What's wrong?" ”

Ding Lufu stared at the ground for a long time, and said faintly: "Just now at the Xitan, we encountered the officers and soldiers chasing and killing, and we didn't know what was going on, so we provoked the officers and soldiers. The more she spoke, the more excited she became, one of her hands clenched into a fist, and slammed it into the stone table.

Ling Xi was stunned, it was obvious that the group of people just now were the officers and soldiers who came to rescue her, but she felt that those people seemed to be here for Ding Lufu's group of people, how could they save the hostages, if they didn't find the hostages first, they would come up and fight, wouldn't they be afraid of hurting her by mistake?

"Is the place of the transaction known only to you and your employer?" Ling Xi asked.

Ding Lufu seemed to think of something, she looked at Ling Xi and said, "What do you mean, madam, these people are sent by their employers?" ”

"Otherwise, how could such a remote place find you so accurately, and it was during your agreed trading hours?"

"It's impossible, even if it's an employer, it's impossible to alarm the officers and soldiers." Ding Lufu didn't believe Ling Xi's words, she kept shaking her head, although she also felt that this matter was a bit coincidental.

At this moment, Ling Xi probably understood, the so-called kidnapping is likely to be a well-planned rescue incident, the employer's purpose is not to kidnap Xiang Hongxuan, but to rescue Xiang Hongxuan, then of course this person can mobilize the local officers and soldiers, that is to say, if it wasn't for Ling Xi to transfer the guards around him to the rear last night, Ding Lufu and these people have no chance to kidnap her and Xiang Hongxuan, and the employer will naturally be able to save the driver, whether it is today or last night, Ding Lufu These people are destined to become chaotic ministers and thieves, Be a stepping stone for employers to thrive.

"Girl Greenhair, you may have been deceived, your employers are not here to trade, they are here to kill you." Ling Xi said lightly.

"Just because we failed our mission? But why is it from the government? Ding Lufu asked eagerly.

"If I'm not mistaken, these officers and soldiers are here to save me, and your employer is probably here to rescue me."

Hearing Ling Xi say this, Ding Lufu became even more puzzled, she shook her head again and again, and said: "Impossible, usually the officers and soldiers in the city have not even moved for ten days and half a month to suppress the bandits, and we only kidnapped Madame last night, and today the officers and soldiers can come to rescue Madame so quickly?" ”

"What if I'm not an ordinary person?"

"And who the hell are you?"

"I, no, this palace is the queen of Dongyu Kingdom."