Chapter 35: The Moon
In a forest on the eastern outskirts of Jinling City, Liu Mingxiang threw the jade figure in her arms to the ground a little roughly. Holding Su Yuening and forcibly killing more than ten forbidden soldiers, her breath became a little messy, she gently held on to a small tree, looked at Su Yuening with a little mockery and said, "It is worthy of His Royal Highness the County Lord, the sleeping position is so beautiful!" ”
Su Yue couldn't speak, so she could only look angrily.
"Such a beauty, even more dead than Yun Qian's idiot, gurgling. Keep walking, girl, I'll take you to a place where no one can find it! Liu Mingxiang said, gently hugged Su Yuening back in her arms, and walked towards the southwest.
Liu Mingxiang quickly calculated and tested his plan in his heart: at this time, presumably those idiots in the city should also have received their news, and when they arrived at Ginkgo Lake, I am afraid that it will be two or three hours later. With his own foot strength, he walked from the east of the city to the south of the city back to the west of the city, and it should be no problem in two hours.
Everyone is running fast according to their goals, and Yun Qian is no exception. Where will Liu Mingxiang take Su Yuening, the first thought that flashed in his heart was the Chengxi Yan Sect Branch! At this time, he was extremely resentful of Liu Mingxiang's nonsense, but he still had some feelings in his heart, so he chose to go alone.
During the rapid walk, Yun Qian's body technique had already begun to have the posture of Feiyan's lightness, but he was extremely anxious at the moment, and he didn't feel his own improvement at all. He was a little frightened about what kind of danger would be ushered in if he dared to break into the Yanjiao branch altar, but the deepest part of his heart was always willing to believe that Liu Mingxiang at least had no killing intent towards him.
The leaves of the trees in the forest were blown by the strong wind that swept by. About an hour later, Yun Qian relied on himself to find the secret entrance of the Yanjiao branch altar. It was a stele hidden in the vines.
Yun Qian gently pushed the stele to the right, and the vines were also pulled by a force and slowly spread out in all directions, and the deep entrance of the mine came into view. The last time Yun Qian left from here, he didn't realize that this mine was so dark and deep. Unlike usual, today's mine did not appear to be lit with torches, except for a faint breath of fire in the dim innermost part.
Quiet, so quiet. Not only was there no one outside who was not watching, but there was also a dead silence in the mine. Could it be a trap, Yun Qian's heart tightened, and then he smiled self-deprecatingly, why bother if the young envoy wants to calculate himself.
Yun Qian exhaled a few deep breaths, calmed his breath, and then cautiously stepped into the cave. He had no fire on him, so he could only follow the faint light in the distance, his right hand resting on the stone wall, feeling a little cold but not damp.
The light began to clear, and we came to a fork in the road, with only a torch lit on the right side of the road. This should be a guide, and the clouds are moving to the right. After a few steps, the passage began to get dark again, with only the faint glow of fire ahead.
Yun Qian didn't know how many forks he had crossed, and if he hadn't had a key torch to guide the way, he would have been lost in this intricate dark passage. Finally, he came to the familiar stone room, where Liu Mingxiang healed his wounds.
Gently pushing open the door of the stone chamber, I smelled a faint fragrance of willow leaves. The room is decorated with several delicate glass lamps, which appear bright and transparent, but empty.
Yun Qian was a little angry and a little disappointed. He walked to the small table and sat down a little depressed, only to find a piece of letter paper next to some fresh fruit on the small table.
"Yun Qian's big fool personally revealed:
I pounced on myself smartly, don't you feel angry, hehe. There's no one here, you just wait here. There are tea and fruit pastries on the table, and you can solve them by yourself when you are thirsty and hungry. In about five hours, this girl will come to you. If you can't wait for this girl within twelve hours, woo woo, then you should run away quickly, don't go back! You know!
The cutest Qingluan young envoy"
What the girl was going to do seemed to be more complicated than she imagined, and Yun Qian began to worry faintly after a long wait.
The Absolute Sound Valley on the western outskirts of Jinling City is separated from the Yanjiao Altar by a mountain range. Liu Mingxiang took Su Yuening to walk on a very hidden path in the valley. They didn't walk very fast, because the thorny thorns along the way were a bit annoying.
In front of a holly tree where three people were hugging, Liu Mingxiang suddenly stopped. She crouched down and carefully scraped away the dirt from the roots of the tree.
"That's it." Liu Mingxiang gently tugged on a black hemp rope buried in the soil, a little surprised. She held her breath, leaned back, and pulled the rope out.
"Squeak" As the hemp rope came out, the huge holly wood began to shake violently, making a dull tearing sound. The top half of the tree's trunk and canopy began to rotate to the left, and a crack between the books gradually formed a small door half the width of a person.
Liu Mingxiang patted the dust on her hands slightly proudly, and dragged Su Yuening in. It was stuffy, dark, with the smell of rotting wood. Liu Mingxiang lit a fire and illuminated the steep bluestone steps in front.
The tunnel is not long, and there is a secret room connected to it, which is not big, only a straw mat. Three years ago, Liu Mingxiang killed an unknown unlucky guy here, but I didn't expect the legacy of this unlucky guy to help me a lot today.
"Ask you a simple question, and you have to answer honestly." Liu Mingxiang smiled and squatted beside Su Yuening, holding the sharp dagger in her right hand and gently patting it on that tender face.
A trace of horror flashed in Su Yuening's eyes, and her beautiful eyes were full of moisture.
"Oh, you don't have to cry, big beauty!" Liu Mingxiang pretended to pick Su Yuening's chin with pity, and then patted her on the waist to untie the acupoint.
"You...! Cheap... Person...! Filled with anger, Su Yuening scolded with tears that she couldn't say words on weekdays.
"Smack!" Liu Mingxiang slapped Su Yuening without thinking about it, and said with a cold smile: "It's not good to scold people." Now I'll ask you anything, and I'll say anything, or I won't mind letting you see more of this girl's methods. ”
The golden branch and jade leaf Sixia County Lord had never suffered such a humiliation, and she curled up helplessly and sobbed.
Liu Mingxiang gently stroked her back and asked, "Tell me about the garrison of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the location of the pharmacy." ”
"What are you going to do!?" Su Yuening asked a little sadly.
"I'm going to borrow medicine from your house." Liu Mingxiang raised her eyebrows.
"Borrowing medicine... What kind of medicine..."Su Yuening's heart suddenly moved, and she asked in disbelief: "Could it be that what you want is the antidote to the Dansha eyebrow drawing..."
"Huh? His Royal Highness the County Lord is so smart. Liu Mingxiang was a little surprised.
"Hehe..."Su Yuening said with a somewhat sad smile: "I think the girl has a lot to do with that Yun Gongzi. That song "Wind" is also from him. It's ridiculous that the two of you went around in such a big circle for such a thing. “
"This girl did it alone, and it has nothing to do with that fool." Liu Mingxiang's eyes softened.
"Then do you know, in fact, I have already promised to give the antidote to Yun Gongzi." Su Yuening sneered.
"Huh?" Liu Mingxiang was stunned, and then said coldly: "The antidote must be obtained by me to rest assured." I advise you not to play these tricks in your words. Half a pillar of incense time, explain the deployment of the Prime Minister's Mansion clearly, otherwise your throat will be cut. ”
"There are many masters in my family, and Jinling City must have been under martial law at this time. I advise you to break off such unrealistic thoughts, girl. Su Yuening leaned against the wall and sat up a little, regaining a little composure between her words.
"You don't have to worry about that." Liu Mingxiang was a little impatient.
Su Yuening looked at the somewhat resolute girl in front of her, shook her head and said, "Naturally, it is impossible for such a highly toxic antidote as Dansha to draw eyebrows to be placed in the pharmacy like this. I also tried to look for it in the house a few days ago, and now I think the biggest possibility is in the dark room of my father's study. ”
"Oh?" Liu Mingxiang's eyes narrowed.
"I never went into that dark room, but when I was a child, I peeked outside the study and found my father coming out of it. The darkroom is behind the two bookshelves on the right side of the screen, and I don't know exactly where the mechanism is. You have pen and paper, and I'll draw you the layout of the house. Su Yuening was very honest, at this time, she somehow had an inexplicable understanding and sympathy for Liu Mingxiang.
"It's carved in the dirt." Liu Mingxiang handed the dagger to Su Yuening.
Su Yuening held the dagger and depicted the layout of the Prime Minister's Mansion in detail while thinking. In some key places, she also explained all kinds of possible mechanisms and dangers one by one. After that, she couldn't help but sneer a little self-deprecatingly, and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Liu Mingxiang was quite satisfied, and said sincerely: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the County Lord." ”
"Aren't you afraid that this is the trap I laid for you?" Su Yuening's eyes flickered.
"Giggles, His Royal Highness the County Lord is kind and gentle, how could he murder me as a weak woman. Besides, if I can't come back, your Highness, you will also be trapped here. Liu Mingxiang stood up easily and shrugged her shoulders.
"I'm leaving, and I'll have to grieve His Highness for a while." Under Su Yuening's angry gaze, Liu Mingxiang froze her again.
Liu Mingxiang took out a wooden box from the edge of the straw mat, and took out her beloved serpentine chain sword from it and wrapped it around her waist.
"Actually, there's another reason why I trust you so much." Liu Mingxiang, who was about to leave, paused, turned her eyes to Su Yuening, her lips trembled slightly, and said, "You like him too, right..."
The sun was setting, and Liu Mingxiang's thin body looked a little depressed in the open valley. Her steps are light, but her heart is a little tight.
In the secret room under the huge holly wood, Su Yuening's clear eyes illuminated the darkness, and her thoughts were a little messy.
The convoy of horses in the east of the city began to march in an orderly manner, but Yun Qian in the west of the city stared at the twisted and twisted fonts on the letter paper with bloodshot eyes.
The night that gradually invaded was destined to consume everyone's hearts with darkness.