"What are you thinking?" Lin Jun asked her lightly.

"I ...... I'm thinking, I'm not thinking about anything. "She's never been very strained, and suddenly she doesn't know what to say to prevaricate.

"I'm wondering if Meng Meng is my son?" His tone remained flat.

Cao Ran was shocked in his heart, he actually heard those people's discussions, and he could be so calm! It seems that what they said must not be true, otherwise he will definitely go to extinguish, and it is not right, if what they say is not true, then the little prince is indeed the proton of Qi State, then they are not criticizing Linjun, can he not be angry?

Cao Ran's heart was crossed, what about him, the rumors were not passed on by her. She pursed her lips and nodded.

Lin Jun sneered, "Gossip! ”

Cao Ran looked at Linjun who turned around and left, didn't he just want to tell himself the truth?

She chased after Linjun's back and asked, "Won't you express your opinion?" Cao Ran couldn't stand the taste of swallowing back these words when they came to her mouth, which really made people anxious.

"You want to know?"

Cao Ran nodded violently.

"If Meng Meng is my son, I will definitely tell the world that his mother is my woman. I don't care about the reputation of a woman who is unmarried and pregnant, as they say, and the reputation is enough for the husband alone, and I don't need others to think of it. He walked slowly.

"Don't you care what your subordinates think of you? They all misunderstood you, and you are still so calm! ”

"I have a million soldiers and horses, and if I have to care about everyone's opinions, then I will not be exhausted. I can make an example, but it's rare in the army to gossip about it, so it's good to let them relax. Cao Ran stammered, let her gossip make fun for others, and did it so easily and calmly, which really made her admire!

"Look, don't you think it's not so interesting when you know the truth? Human nature is to like to snoop on other people's secrets, and once you know it, you will find it boring. What a disappointment! He shook his head, as if Cao Ran had swept away his interest.

Cao Ran blinked his eyes and stayed in place for a long time, what is this person in his head?

The army escorting the little prince was led by Li Guang, and Cao Ran and Lianxin rode in the same carriage with the little prince.

Along the way, Lianxin's attitude towards Cao Ran was still estranged, she never asked why Cao Ran disappeared that day, nor did she let Cao Ran explain to her, she always found a reason to avoid Cao Ran as soon as she opened her mouth or simply closed her eyes to recuperate.

Cao Ran could only look at each other and smile awkwardly, she always felt that she and Lianxin were good sisters in the few days under the cliff, she understood Lianxin's love for Linjun, and also saw that Linjun was not ordinary to Lianxin, so she understood that Lianxin had some fuss and misunderstandings, and she was reasonable. She thought that it was always not worth losing a sister for a man, let alone how innocent they were.

After five or six days of turbulence, we finally stepped into the border of Qi, the territory of Qi was more gentle, the field of vision was wide along the way, occasionally passing by a few villages, there were mostly women and children, and the strong men with strength were captured and rushed to the army. In contrast, the people of Beiyan and Jin had a better life, at least Cao Ran had never seen such a deserted village as Qi State.

Lianxin and Li Guang occasionally talked a few times, Cao Ran also vaguely heard some, the military strength of Qi was roughly divided into three shares, one was in the hands of Linjun, and this one was supported by Linjun's Jianghu forces in the Northern Regions, the Northern Regions Alliance; There is also a stream in the hands of the six princes and vassal kings of the Qi State; The last remaining small force was the force in the hands of Emperor Qi. And this Emperor Qi's status in the Qi dynasty is also close to existing, and his checks and balances between the vassal king and the Linjun have always put himself in a position where his fate hangs by a thread.

Two months ago, the news of the disappearance of the little prince in the Beiyan Palace disrupted Emperor Qi's position. The vassal king took this opportunity to ask Emperor Qi to send troops to attack Northern Yan, and in one fell swoop relieved the military power of Linjun of the Northern Regions hidden in the court. Even though Emperor Qi was worried about the little prince, he was not stupid, first, when he sent the little prince to Beiyan as a proton, he clearly knew that Beiyan's military power had been hollowed out by Linjun, and Linjun's hands were no longer as simple as a country's soldiers, how could he hit a stone with an egg. Helpless to govern the country, the vassal king was eager to try in the court, the military power in his hands had long been out of his eyes, the vassal king forced the Qi Emperor to assemble the soldiers and horses he barely suppressed for two months, he knew that once the war started, it would be ruined.

This is also the reason why Linjun sent such a big battle to escort the little prince. Relying on war to seize a country, Linjun is not unable to do it, but this bloody way violates his always. What he wants is a peaceful and prosperous world where there will be no more strife and no war, and ending war with war is not his way.

One day later, we will arrive at the capital of Qi State, the army is stationed on a mountain ridge, and standing on a high place, you can vaguely see the lights of the capital in the distance.

After being tired all the way and finally about to complete the mission, the Marquis of Yuling arranged for the soldiers to keep vigil and set up a bonfire. Everyone sat on the ground around the bonfire, and the little prince pulled up the lotus heart and begged to see what the bonfire dance of Beiyan looked like, the bonfire dance was the best folk dance of the Beiyan people to celebrate the harvest, he had only heard of it from the little eunuchs in the palace, and now he was excited to see it with his own eyes when he saw the real bonfire.

Lianxin was shaken by the little prince and had no choice but to go to see the silent Marquis of Yuling, after all, he was the boss here. Li Guang had a serious face all the way, probably because he saw that the imperial city was not far away, he also relaxed his vigilance, agreed to the little prince's thoughts, and called a group of soldiers who were good at dancing, took off their shirts, tied up their long hair, and danced around the bonfire.

Everyone gathered around the bonfire, throwing their arms high and neatly, moving their feet happily, and singing very melodically, which made people passionate. Lianxin's red cheeks were reflected by the bonfire, moving her gaze and not knowing where to place, she was obviously a little embarrassed, after all, she was a girl, probably frightened by a group of naked men.

Cao Ran is a big girl, in such an enthusiastic atmosphere, she holds the little prince's hand while pulling up the lotus heart, learning from them, dancing happily. Lianxin was a little stalemate at first, but then it was also driven to jump very well.

Everyone was so relaxed and cheerful that they realized that they had been attacked when the sound of fighting was heard in the distance.

The sneak attack came too suddenly, and a large number of men and horses immediately entered a state of melee, and the soldiers who reacted at the latest at the campfire were slashed by the enemy before they had time to put on their armor.

Cao Ran panicked and protected the little prince in front of him, and the Marquis of Yuling shouted: "Protect the little prince!" "The swarming enemy forces were resisted by rows of soldiers who were constantly replenished, but the enemy was too numerous to break through the exit for a while.

Li Guang and Lianxin slashed the enemy one after another with their swords around Cao Ran, and were suddenly thrown into the air, Cao Ran and the little prince were thrown by Li Guang to the back of the horse, Cao Ran leaned down on the horse and hugged the little prince tightly in his arms, the horse galloped, and only faintly heard the chaos in which Li Guang shouted to her: "Take the little prince away!" ”

The war horse really understood human nature, and without guidance, he took Cao Ran and the little prince all the way and quickly rushed out of the crowd and rushed to the barren mountain.

Her stomach was on the horse's back, and she turned the river and the sea upside down, and she held the little prince sideways in her arms, and the little prince closed his eyes tightly and clenched his fists.

Cao Ran looked back, a group of people on horseback in the distance chased behind, she wanted to get up and control the direction of the horse, but she had to hold the little prince tightly, she tried several times but couldn't do it. She could only let the horse run wild beneath her, praying that it would run faster.

I wonder if the gods were too busy today, and her prayers were not heard by the gods. The horse's pace slowed down, and at last it simply stopped, and no matter how much she snapped the horse's body, she stopped moving forward.

Cao Ran had no choice but to take the little prince to slide off the horse, and when he looked forward, it was a cliff. The sound of the horse's hooves behind him was getting closer and closer, and the frightened horse leaped into the abyss.

The little prince held her hand tightly, "Sister, are we going to die here?" ”

Cao Ran didn't answer him, her brain was running fast at the moment, she couldn't die here, the imperial city was close at hand, and she couldn't let the little prince die here!

She picked up the little prince and ran to the other side of the cliff, she would never accept her fate. When you pray to the gods to save you, but the gods are not at home, do you sit there and wait for the gods to return? Of course not, at this time you can only rely on yourself.

The rough road on the cliff was long and thin, and she had little strength left, but the horse's head turned behind her was getting closer and closer, and finally surrounded her.

There was no way back for her.

The leader stepped forward, his burly figure and rough face, and said to the little prince with a loud smile: "My little nephew, your father and mother have been sent by me to Huangquan to wait for you, and now I will send you over to reunite with them!" "It turns out that he is the vassal king of the Qi Kingdom.

"You talk nonsense! I'll kill you! When the little prince heard this, he clenched his little fist and rushed towards him, Cao Ran grabbed the little prince and said to the vassal king: "You are so ruthless to your relatives for the throne, he is your own nephew, but he is still a small child, he will not pose any threat to you, do you want to poison him!" ”

"This king doesn't want to kill his relatives, but if I don't kill him, someone will support him as emperor tomorrow! The country I worked so hard to defend will pave the way for this kid. Don't blame Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang is also a last resort. With that, he pulled out his long sword and struck the little prince directly.

Before the long sword arrived, a figure appeared in the sky, blocking the sword in the hand of the vassal king, it was the lotus heart who was chasing after him.

Although Lianxin is strong in martial arts, she is thin and small, and it is a little difficult to fight a strong man like the vassal king. Then a small group of men and horses also joined the battle. The scene is very bloody and tragic.

Cao Ran hugged the little prince and didn't dare to move, and suddenly a gust of wind came to him, and it was the vassal king who got rid of the lotus heart and rushed towards Cao Ran and the others. Lianxin dropped the sword in his hand, and in a hurry, he flew to hug the waist of the vassal king, and the vassal king's advance was blocked, and he flew out with a kick and kicked the two of them several feet away.

Cao Ran's feet were in the air, and there was an abyss under him.

She saw that Li Guang brought more people and horses in the distance, and saw that there was a person beside Li Guang who was dressed in white and silver, and was stepping in his direction.