CHAPTER XLVII
When Poxi woke up, Duguqing had already packed up and sat in front of the desk, not knowing what she was thinking, Poxi got up and sat next to her, and she came back to her senses.
Poxi found that Dugu Qing's face was not very good, thinking that she didn't sleep well because she was sleeping too late, and asked, "Sister Qing, your face is very bad, but because I talk too much, I can't sleep enough?" ”
"No, it has nothing to do with this, I used to stay up late, so it's nothing. I'm worried about Bai Yang and Bai Xing, they haven't come back yet, they have never been away from you for so long, and I don't know if something happened? ”
Perxi was startled, he didn't expect that he had slept for so long, only to find that there was only Bai Yue by his side. She hurriedly picked up Bai Yue and looked at it, and after a while, she sensed Bai Yue's panic. The three tiger cubs will basically be inseparable, even if it is similar to Bai Yang last night, Bai Xing will not go for so long if he leaves for the time being.
"Sister Qing, something may have happened to them." Po Xi put Bai Yue in his arms and hugged him, his face a little gloomy.
"I found out the problem early in the morning, I have already said hello to Liu Chang, he has gone out to look for them, but half a day has passed, and Liu Chang has not come back." The more Dugu Qing thought about it, the more worried he became: "Should it be that even Liu Chang ......." ”
"Blame me, blame me for being too anxious, I shouldn't have let them go out to investigate last night, I haven't figured out what the hell is wrong here, how can I let them take risks!!"
"What do you mean, is there something wrong here?"
"The forest outside here is so big and almost dense, but there are no wild beasts."
"How do you... Oh yes, honey, you have this special ability. Duguqing reacted: "However, this is the place where the Moshang family has lived for generations, and there are no wild beasts around, maybe it is artificially killed to keep the Shu Palace safe?" ”
"That's understandable, but I don't even have the same density of animals as other forests to sense their presence. It's very sparse here, which is not normal for such a dense and vast forest. ”
"If it's really so weird, then you can't wait, maybe something happened to Liu Chang. Let's hurry to find the King of Shu, whether it is his ghost or not, at least we have to take the initiative to attack, whether it is a mule or a horse, pull it out and slip it out to know. ”
"Good!" Poxi has always been a simple dress-up, and it doesn't take much time, and soon went to find Mo Shangxuan with Duguqing.
The King of Shu was very happy when he saw them coming to him together: "Did you two sleep well last night?" There's nothing out of the way, right? ”
"King Shu, Xiaoxi and my sister came to find the King of Shu to help."
"What? Can I help you? Mo Shangxuan's face was melancholy, and he looked really anxious.
Duguqing's eyes flashed, and he said hurriedly: "Two of the three domestic cats raised by my sister have disappeared since last night, and they used to go out on their own, but they never didn't come back." Also, Xiaoxi's uncle went out early in the morning to look for it, and he hasn't come back yet, and we are not familiar with the palace of the King of Shu, so we are afraid that the cat and Liu Chang will go into the forest. I don't know if there are some fierce beasts in the forest outside the palace of the King of Shu or whatever, what happened to Liu Chang and the domestic cats? ”
"What? Why don't you inform the king of this matter first, it's okay in the palace, if you go to the forest, you can ......"
"What does the King of Shu mean?" Perxi's face darkened, but she tried to stay calm.
"Come on, take someone to find your guest's family and pet cat."
The subordinates who were waiting by him immediately went down to carry out the order, and did not dare to delay for a moment.
Mo Shangxuan's look of being more anxious than anyone else almost moved Duguqing. However, the more this is the case, the more suspicious it becomes.
"Can the King of Shu make it clearer? Don't let us do it in a hurry. ”
"Miss Dugu doesn't know, although there are not many particularly ferocious beasts in this forest, but there must be a beast that hurts two cats and one person, and there are many poisonous insects in the Shu forest, many of which are rare in the Central Plains, if you are bitten and the rescue is not timely, it is easy to have an accident!"
"So, please also ask the King of Shu to help me find my uncle as soon as possible, as for the cat, I can't find it back, forget it, although it has been raised for a few years, it is not so inseparable, but the uncle is different, Xiaoxi is inseparable from the uncle, Xiaoxi has thanked the King of Shu in advance!"
"Okay, Xiaoxi girl, don't worry, they went to find it, don't be impatient, someone will inform this king as soon as there is news."
"It's already very late at this time, and this king hasn't eaten yet, why don't you wait with Miss Dugu and Miss Xiaoxi to eat with this king?"
"The King of Shu forgives the sin, Xiaoxi has no appetite now, although the King of Shu has arranged for people to find it, but I still want to go to the edge of the forest to have a look, otherwise my heart will never be settled, please allow the King of Shu."
"This ......" King Shu looked at it and seemed a little uneasy.
"The King of Shu will follow my sister's thoughts, this will give her the delicacies of the mountains and seas will not be able to enter her mouth." Dugu is anxious about Perxi, so he will naturally stand with Perxi.
The king of Shu knew that it was inconvenient and reluctant at this time, so he agreed to let them go. After Poxi and Dugu Qing left, Mo Shangxuan's first guard Leng Ming stepped forward and asked: "King Shu, what I heard from them last night should mean that they will agree to buy our golden silk nanmu, as long as they start cutting and selling, the treasury will increase a lot, making up for the excessive military expenditure consumed before, so dragging their time, aren't you afraid of self-defeating?" ”
"Hmph, instead of letting Dugu Qing buy our timber as soon as possible to get money, this king wants to keep the queen of King Qin, and getting her may be more useful than getting the money of the whole world!"
This is Mo Shangxuan's true face, when Feng Shizi told him that the queen of King Qin came to Shu, he immediately thought that maybe holding the queen of King Qin would somewhat restrain King Qin's hands and feet.
What's more, Perxi's identity is special, and perhaps she herself is worth taking advantage of. The head of the Feng family told him that the Phoenix Girl of Liyang was Poxi. As for whether it is useful or harmful, it is unknown whether it is useful or harmful. It is precisely because there is no definite answer that it is even more important to leave Perxi to see it clearly.
He is good at hiding his ambitions, and playing the role of a humble gentleman is his daily disguise, loving the people and worrying about the people. Therefore, he relied on such a face to subdue the hearts of the people of the entire Shu region, which was beneficial to the major events he had planned for many years. As long as it succeeds,.
So, when he found out last night that the two so-called cats in Per Creek had appeared near his dormitory, after seeing the white light in their eyes, he knew that they were not cats, but tigers. Thinking of these "cats" that Perxi is very precious, presumably these "cats" are not simple.
To continue to keep Perxi, it is not a good way to lock up her "cat" first, so he asked people to prepare to subdue the two "fat cats", who knows, the two so small tiger cubs are even more fierce than adult tigers.
At last he took out the powder and sprinkled it on them himself, and it was only then that they could subdue them, and now they could not find it even if they searched through the palace and the woods outside.
In the morning, the person named Liu Chang was also led into a trap by him when he was looking for the tiger boy, and now he is also locked up, as long as he doesn't let go, no one will know where the disappeared person and the tiger boy are. When necessary, the tiger cub can be released, but it is impossible for people to release it.
Because of the disappearance of Liu Chang and Tiger Boy, Mo Shangxuan successfully retained Poxi and Duguqing and temporarily lived in the Shu Palace.
Poxi and Duguqing took Bai Yue to the edge of the forest to check the situation, and Duguqing asked Poxi in a soft voice: "Do you think what the King of Shu said is true?" ”
"No, he's lying, I'm sure now that Uncle may have been designed by him. With the uncle's skills, ordinary people can't get close to him, which proves that there are hidden skills in the palace of the king of Shu that we don't know. ”
"How can you be so sure?"
"Uncle will never be in any danger because of wild beasts or poisonous insects, and uncle's body is not afraid of these things. The only possibility is that it was controlled by the King of Shu. ”
"Could it be that he is also like you, and his body has any special abilities that make him not afraid of beasts and poisonous insects?"
"When I have a chance to explain to Sister Qing, now we have to find Uncle Bai Yang and Bai Xing first."
"Okay, got it, how do you need me to cooperate?"
"Sister Qing will help me cover for a while, I will let Bai Yue go to the forest to summon its brothers, if I can't sense them, Bai Yue will definitely be able to, if I can't even Bai Yue, then it proves that they are not in the forest."
Because the King of Shu pretended to send guards to follow and protect, it was not good to really go deep into the forest, so he could only pretend to be around the forest, and Xuanyuan Daokang also followed closely after knowing about it.
It's not that Dugu Qing still doesn't have any distrust in Xuanyuan Daokang now, it's just that Poxi's special ability is not suitable for too many people to know now, so as not to add to the trouble.
Poxi put Bai Yue into the forest, and he calmed down and followed Bai Yue's footprints to explore the movements of the forest. It's still the same, she barely feels the ferocious life force, and even if she does, it's gentle and harmless. Innocuous little creatures like birds in trees and pikas and reptiles in the ground.
Not long after, Bai Yue came back, and after Poxi looked at it wordlessly, he calmly said to Duguqing and Xuanyuan Daokang: "Let's go back first, let the people of the King of Shu find it here." I can't help here either. ”
"Okay, let's go back first." Dugu Qing probably guessed that Poxi already knew that Lin Zi had no clues to check.
As soon as he returned to the attic, Duguqing wanted to send Xuanyuan Daokang, who came with him, to leave first. Although Xuanyuan Daokang is young, he has been a Ba King for five years after all, and his ability to judge the situation is not bad. Even if you don't understand the situation, you know what's going on.
"I'll stay, maybe I can help."
"Please stay, Sister Qing, there is no trustworthy person around us to rely on now." For Po Xi, Xuanyuan Daokang should be trustworthy, and a person's eyes can't deceive people. Xuanyuan Daokang is very clear and should be a kind person.
So, after the three of them sat down, Xuanyuan Daokang asked, "What happened, just because of the search for two cats, Liu Chang also disappeared?" ”
"We suspect that it is a trap under the King of Shu." Duguqing answered his question.
"King Shu? Why did he do it? ”
"From the very beginning, when I said that I would sell it at a low price, I knew it would not be that simple. You know, although there are a lot of golden silk nanmu in our Badi, a lot of adult trees have been cut down over the years, and some of them are owned by your Xuanyuan family. And Mo Shangxuan has a large area here, which is more than our entire Badi combined. With such a profitable business, he can completely ship it out of Shu and sell it at a high price, why should he pass through me? ”
"If I'm not mistaken, he sacrificed his fortune for money in order to replenish the treasury quickly. The reason for this may have been that he had a large army. ”
"You know?" Duguqing was surprised.
"I don't have evidence, but my father told me when he left, don't offend the king of Shu, and try to avoid any conflict with Shu. It is also said that since the previous king of Shu, Shu has secretly built a strong army, perhaps preparing to oppose Qin and restore the rule of Shu. ”
"Then if he wants to use money, wouldn't it be better to sell it at a higher price to meet his needs?"
This only proves that his plan will be launched soon, and if he ships it himself, even if he has more golden silk nanmu, the distance is long, and it will take at least a year and a half to get the money from the sale. Give it to you directly, you can collect the money immediately, and then let you toss how to ship it out. ”
"But why do you say now that you want to sell the golden silk nanmu for money?"
"Because that piece of golden silk nanmu forest is a symbol of the dragon vein of the Moshang family, it will not be easily cut down, and now it is to be exchanged for money, it can only be said that the king of Shu is in urgent need of money now."
"Yes, that's right, that's what he wants." Duguqing suddenly realized and said: "This old fox has calculated well. However, since he is in such a hurry, I am not in a hurry. Hmph, I still have to buy the golden silk nanmu, but the price can only be opened by me, I love to sell or not, and the businessmen who have the ability to transport goods out of Bashu are still such a valuable golden silk nanmu, all Bashu, except for Miss Ben, no one can do it. Duguqing leisurely held his chin and said confidently.
"Since King Xuanyuan already knew that Shu Di intended to rebel, why didn't he report it to Xianyang earlier, didn't you go directly to the book?"
Po Xi didn't blame Xuanyuan Daokang, he just felt that he had no objection, and he only had merit to expose the resentment of the King of Shu, so why did he pretend to be deaf and dumb and do nothing?
"Sister Xiaoxi, don't be surprised, I don't report it, I just heard my father talk about it, and there is no actual evidence. Second, since I returned to the Qin State, the Qin State has been tolerant and kind to us, and has not been too embarrassed. Therefore, the kings of the past generations have kept to themselves and have no selfish intentions. However, if I rashly report it without evidence, this will not only annoy Xianyang, but also offend the king of Shu, I have obeyed the order of the king of Qin since I sincerely returned to obedience, and do not raise an army, and if the king of Shu really hides the army, when the time comes, because of my recklessness, the people of Badi will suffer, what face do I have to be this king of Badi? ”
"Hey, dear, this is not to blame the king of Ba, we Badi people have indeed lived and worked in peace and contentment without being involved in the war for many years, and we originally relied on the prestige of the Qin State to protect us, and we paid taxes on time to Xianyang to try to get quiet. In fact, the common people don't care who rules by them, as long as they can be stable, who cares who the king above is. ”
Po Xi nodded in agreement: "Does King Naba know anything noteworthy about this Shu Palace?" I now think that my uncle and my two pets should not be in danger of life, and if something happens, there will always be corpses to show me. Now that there is nothing, I am more relieved. Just don't know where they're being held? ”
"This king doesn't know very well, but when I was a child, I heard my grandfather probably mention it, saying that the Shu Palace is designed with very clever mechanisms and other secret rooms, and it is difficult for ordinary people to know where the entrance is?"
"That's it, and with such a large Shu Palace, there is more than one secret room?" Perxi's heart was stirring, and he was very worried about Liu Chang, Bai Yang, and Bai Xing. But how do you find out where they're being held?
"What do we do now? The King of Shu conspired to detain Liu Chang and the two "cats"? What is he trying to do? Duguqing's mind was spinning, and she suddenly remembered the behavior of the King of Shu who was eyeing Perxi, and she was surprised: "Could it be... Could it be that his purpose is because of Per Creek you? ”
"Why did Sister Qing say that?"
"Why else, he knows that Liu Chang is your uncle, and seeing you so precious these tiger boys, he wants to keep you, he thinks about you, this sanctimonious hypocrite actually does such a nasty thing."
"......" After hearing this, Po Xi frowned and disgusted Mo Shangxuan's attitude towards herself, although she felt that the King of Shu had ulterior motives, but she felt that the King of Shu was not sincere. But no matter what his purpose is, if he hurts the uncle and the tiger boy because of this, she will not give up.
"Tiger Boy? Not a cat? Xuanyuan Daokang heard something special, looked at Bai Yue with a shocked face, and took a closer look, it was really a tiger and not a cat. He suddenly had a wave of admiration for Poxi, even if he raised tigers, he would raise three tigers!!
"It's not important, what matters now is how do we break the game? There are many dreams at night, and the longer the time, the more dangerous Liu Chang and the two tiger cubs become. ”
Perxi thought to herself: yes, we must find a way to find the uncle as soon as possible. But it's very strange, uncle, forget it, if Bai Yang and Bai Xing are still in the Shu Palace, it is impossible for me not to sense them, and if they are locked up and can't return to her, they will definitely be furious, and once they are angry, she will know about their existence within a radius of dozens of miles. What's more, Bai Yue can definitely know that its brothers are not in the palace, but Bai Yue can't sense them, why is this?
Poxi's worried appearance made Duguqing also worry about it, but Xuanyuan Daokang was thinking about how to arrange people to secretly investigate the palace of Shu in order to help Poxi rescue Liu Chang and the two tiger cubs.