"Master, I found Niangniang's carriage two hundred miles outside the palace, but the carriage has been destroyed, and there is no trace of Niangniang." Si Luo lowered his head and said respectfully.

Zhao Yu's eyes were closed, his fingers kept kneading the bridge of his nose, and his face was gloomy. It's been a whole day, who took Hua Qingrao and where?

Just as he frowned and thought about it, suddenly a secret guard came to report: "Master, about a hundred miles away from the carriage, my subordinates found a jade pendant and a waist plate. As he spoke, he knelt down and presented what he was holding.

Zhao Yu got up and took the jade pendant from his hand, and when his eyes swept over it, his heart couldn't help but tighten. He rubbed his fingers over the lines on it and asked in a deep voice, "Where did you find the jade pendant?" ”

A trace of hesitation flashed on the dark guard's face, and he slowly spoke: "If you go back to your master, it is more than a hundred miles away from Yecheng. The jade pendant fell on a slope, and his subordinates guessed that Niangniang was chased by someone and rolled down the slope. ”

Zhao Yu clenched the jade pendant in his hand, the joints of his fingers turned white from the exertion, and his gaze swept to the other waist card in the dark guard's hand.

"Thousand Machines Pavilion." He silently recited the name in his mouth, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Thousand Machine Pavilion?! Si Luo raised his head in shock, the Thousand Machine Pavilion on the rivers and lakes has always been known for being cold-blooded and ruthless. As long as they are given enough gold and silver, they will succeed in killing whoever they kill.

However, they also have an unwritten rule that every target must be brought back to the Thousand Machines Pavilion by the killer before they can do it.

Who did Niangniang offend to hire someone from Qianji Pavilion to do it?

Zhao Yu commanded in a cold voice: "Send people to block all the passes around Yecheng, strictly check everyone, and be sure to find someone for this king!" ”

He paused, his eyes with a cold and fierce light, "Lead someone to raze the Thousand Machines Pavilion to the ground tonight." Although his voice was calm, it exuded a cold killing intent.

The dark guard and Si Luo were shocked, and the two of them glanced at each other, and replied respectfully: "Yes, the subordinates receive the order." ”

When Hua Qingrao woke up, she found herself lying on a haystack. She looked around, a dilapidated temple that had not been worshiped for a long time.

Isn't she being chased by Leng Yue? No, she fell down the slope!

She looked down at the brocade robe that covered her and shook her head vigorously. Who is it? Who saved her?

"County Lord, are you awake?" A voice interrupted all her thoughts.

Princess?! Hua Qingrao's pupils twitched when she heard this title. It's been a long time since she'd heard someone call her like this, and it's been so long that she's forgotten her identity as the county lord of Beiyan.

She looked up at the coachman and frowned slightly, and suddenly a figure flashed behind him.

"Are you awake?" The voice was melodious and magnetic.

Hua Qingrao looked at the visitor in a daze, and her weak fingers couldn't help but clench into fists. She asked coldly, "Why are you here?" ”

"Hungry, aren't you?" The man didn't answer, and stepped forward to hand Hua Qingrao a dry food. "For the time being, it's just these coarse foods, you can eat some mats first."

Hua Qingrao's eyes glared angrily, he had done such a bloody thing in front of her, how could he say such a thing so lightly in front of her.

She sneered and knocked away the dry food he handed him, stood up on one foot, and stared at him with a pair of cold eyes.

"Gao Qixuan! I really admire you, how can you be so calm in front of me? Even if you could forget the sins you did that day! I will remember this life, this life, and eternal life! ”

The coachman pointed at her and said sharply, "Bold! How dare you say no to the emperor..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Qingrao looked at him and sneered, laughing so much that a teardrop fell from the corner of her eye. She scoffed: "Emperor? ”

Her expression changed suddenly, she turned her eyes to look at Gao Qixuan with disdain, and said provocatively: "Is this the person who plots to usurp the throne and has wolf ambitions?" Gao Qixuan, ask yourself, are you worthy? ”

"Someone!" The coachman shouted, and suddenly five or six guards poured in from outside the door, surrounding Hua Qingrao.

Hua Qingrao had no fear on her face, and looked at Gao Qixuan with her head held high. She is the noble county lord of Beiyan and the daughter of Prince Zheng, and she can't show a trace of timidity in the face of him.

There was no wave in Gao Qixuan's eyes, looking at her as if he was looking at an insignificant ant. He waved his hand casually at the guards behind him, stepped forward slowly, and pressed Hua Qingrao step by step.

"Whether you admit it or not, I have sat down on the throne of Beiyan, and I am the son of heaven of Beiyan."

Hua Qingrao stumbled back, and a piercing pain suddenly came from her ankle, she gritted her teeth and forced back the mist in her eyes: "Gao Qixuan, one day I will tear you off the throne you dreamed of!" I do what I say! ”

Gao Qixuan's eyes finally had a trace of coldness, he grabbed her wrist, pulled her back hard, pulled her in front of him and said in a deep voice: "You don't think that as long as you curry favor with the emperor of Daliang, he will send troops to attack Beiyan for you." ”

Hua Qingrao's body trembled, how could he know that she was in Daliang's harem?

Gao Qixuan looked at her trembling eyes, and continued: "Beiyan is also your home, and the people there are also your compatriots, you actually want to join forces with foreign clans to attack Beiyan, you are the one with the wolf's ambition!" ”

"You talk nonsense!" Hua Qingrao pushed him back violently, and she fell to the ground due to inertia, and the pain in her ankle made her eyes water. She raised her head and pointed at Gao Qixuan and said sharply, "It's you!" If you hadn't killed my father, how would I have ended up here! ”

Gao Qixuan's eyes looked down at her coldly, and he said in a faint voice: "Has this become the reason why you are provoking a war in the bright light and causing the people to be displaced?" ”

Hua Qingrao's body went weak and collapsed to the ground. Was she really right to do that? Provoke a war between the two countries, although it can avenge her blood feud, but it will be the people of both countries who are in the depths of the war. Is this really the outcome she wants?

Gao Qixuan turned around and walked out of the broken temple, and whispered to the maid outside the temple: "Take good care of the county lord!" ”

"Yes." The maid lowered her head in response, and when she raised her eyes again, Gao Qixuan's figure had disappeared into the night.

Hua Qingrao's mind was in a mess, she didn't expect that she had just escaped from the wolf's mouth, but she fell into the tiger's den in the next second.

She lay on the haystack with her eyes dazed, ignoring the dry food and rice porridge brought by the maid, and her mind kept churning about everything she had been doing in Daliang these days.

In order to take revenge, she catered to Zhao Yu's request, first ruined Xin Shiyu's face and let her be scolded to death by Zhao Xuan's staff, and then deliberately used tricks to lure Li Cai to make a move, so that she was grounded in the palace.

Hua Qingrao lowered her eyes and looked at her hands, these hands have been stained with blood due to revenge, is she really satisfied if she is contaminated with the blood of more innocent people?

But if she doesn't do this, what should she do if her father dies in vain? Let Gao Qixuan go like this? No way! No!

She slowly closed her somewhat heavy eyes, and a line of tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, dripping on the grass, leaving a little mark.