Chapter 41: Don't Run, Concubine

"Driving-" Qing Yezhuo and the others chased all the way, and although they encountered the roadblock deliberately set up by Gu Zhiqi on the way, they still cleared it as quickly as possible. Until they caught up with the place where Tao Yao and the others were staying, they had been restored to their original state at the moment, but due to the hurry of walking, some details had not been dealt with.

"Master, there are traces of people spending the night here." After the guards looked around, they found charcoal ash and wooden sticks left by people on the adobe side behind a hundred feet.

"In which direction?" Qing Yezhuo squinted his eyes and asked, did that man really eat the gall of a leopard? His women dare to kidnap too?

"If you go back to your master, there are two marks at the fork, and it should be two groups of people walking separately. But the trail seems to have been erased by someone. The guard saw that his master's face was not good, so he had to bow his head and report patiently.

"Huh?" The expression on Qing Yezhuo's face became more and more dangerous, and he reached the fork in the road to take a look.

This fork is a large avenue respectively, wide and smooth, it is a flat road for trade and transportation between South Su and North Gao, and there are people coming and going all the way; There is also a trail that crosses several hillsides on the side, half of which is dirt and half mountain, which is mostly built by nearby villagers and people from the mountains, and is dilapidated and difficult to walk.

Qing Yezhuo didn't speak, looking at the road under his feet, the path should be very clear if someone walked the footprints, but now it is indeed smooth, and someone has indeed erased it. If you are not careful, it is really not easy to find the extra soil in the forest.

"Master, people should have gone from the trail." Guifu saw it and said, who is the other party, how can he be so stupid and take the big road, isn't it clear that he is chasing others? Besides, if you deliberately wipe the traces, there must be ghosts.

"Let's go." Qing Yezhuo only thought for half a moment, then got on his horse and headed straight for the main road.

"Master, slow down." Guifu was also stunned, and even the guards behind him were confused.

Aren't those people the path they walked? Why not chase it from the trail and go up this one? Although I can't figure it out, what the master said and did was right, and he obeyed orders as a slave.

"Driving-" Qing Yezhuo tried to catch up, according to the traces of the use of those charcoal ashes and wooden sticks, it must not be a team of one or two people, not to mention a dozen or so, these people must have gotten some news from walking in a hurry, it seems that most of the stones and landslides he encountered on the road were also caused by this person. More than a dozen people walking together must have a big goal and full walking, so it is better to divide into two groups, one on the main road and the other on the small road.

But is it the big road or the small road? Gu Qi must know that he can find those smoothed footprints, so he will catch up with the path. Besides, the mountain road is long, maybe you will be in a hurry.

But he forgot something very important! Xiao'er is not the kind of person who can climb mountains and wade through rivers, how can she take a small road if she doesn't take the big road? What he forgot was his understanding and getting along with his child. Qing Yezhuo will suddenly think of the time in the forest when he and Tao Yaoyao avoided the killer together, when did they cherish each other and trust each other tacitly?

Is it the cage in the palace that changed her?

Or is the identity of the lord of the world bound to him?

He didn't know that now he only had one thought, which was to do whatever it took to bring the peach back to him.

"Xiao'er, I said that if you escape, even if you kill everyone, I will find you!"

Qing Ye Zhuo was right, Gu Zhiqi was indeed this thought. In a hurry, he could only do his best, and he didn't think that he could keep the path hidden, just to delay the time, just delay until they reached Nansu. As long as you get to Nansu, everything is not under the control of that man.

Therefore, he ordered his entourage to go up the path and erase the traces of half a mile, and scatter the old mounds at the foot of the trees not far away. And he himself took two personal guards and Tao Yaoyao all the way to the carriage, among which the man in black was guarding behind, cautious and cautious all the way.

"Hungry, try this." Even at this time, Gu Zhiqi still didn't show any panic, but calmly handled all the arrangements, and Tao Yaoyao saw it in his eyes.

"How do you know I like Emerald Cake?" Tao Yaoyao asked.

"Do you know the salty pond building?" Gu Zhiqi replied with a smile, as if he hadn't thought about hiding it.

"The restaurant?" Peach is generally surprised, generally annoyed. This ignorance is really getting worse and worse, and even the master's preferences can be sold for money?!

To say that she is annoyed is to think about it, and she also knows in her heart that if she deliberately hides it as Xianchilou, it is easy to arouse suspicion. Not to mention a lot of silver, why not make it?

"Well, this salty pond building suddenly rose up a year ago. Now there is also a branch building in Nansu, which is ostensibly a restaurant, but in fact it is a place to buy and sell information. Not only Xianchi Tower, but the recent spies reported that Yuechi Tower should also be part of it, but it is not clear how many forces there are. When he said this, Gu Zhiqi frowned unconsciously.

"Huh? I also know that I like jade cakes. Tao Yaoyao muttered to herself.

"Xiao Xiao said and laughed, people like them have a lot of eyeliner, presumably they ordered this jade cake somewhere and was seen by others, I don't know yet." Gu Zhiqi was a little worried when he saw that Tao was dying, and couldn't help but smile and comfort.

"That's terrible, I feel like I'm surrounded by surveillance!" Tao Yaoyao also wrung a small brow and said unhappily.

"Surveillance?" Gu Qi was stunned.

"It's something that spied on people." Tao Xiaoyao explained nonchalantly.

"It's a clever word." Gu Zhiqi didn't delve into it, but smiled softly.

"Then how does this Xianchi Tower compare with your intelligence?" Tao Yaoyao looked at Gu Zhiqi with a sly expression.

"I can't hide it from you." Gu Zhiqi said helplessly, since he exposed Jinshifang and the pawnshop where he found her as a token last time, he also guessed that with this girl's brain, he would definitely think of something.

"So, if you admit it, you can also gather some information." Tao Yaoyao's face was full of four big words: "I know".

"However, I am different from Xianchi Tower, I am here to raise silver taels and self-protection, aiming at Nansu. Xianchi Lou doesn't seem to belong to any force, as long as they pay for it, they can buy anything they know. Gu Zhiqi nodded, and because of this, he didn't interfere more with Xianchi Building, but in Nansu they restricted their territory from affecting themselves, after all, if you can't provoke him, sometimes you can buy some news, maybe the other party knows what you don't know.

It's just that even so, he has never relaxed his investigation of this organization, after all, something grows on himself, although it doesn't hurt or itch, but I don't know what it is inevitably uncomfortable.

"I see, aren't you afraid that this organization is from Beigao or Ximo, what if it's the prince's?" Tao Yaoyao thought for a moment before speaking.

"No, it won't. I've been investigating for a long time, and I haven't found any connection between Xianchilou and the imperial brother, so I can't go back to contact him for a year. As for the others, Xianchilou has operations in the three countries, but it is most widely penetrated in Beigao. It must have started in Beigao, but Qing Yezhuo's people have also been secretly investigating for a long time, if it is really his person, it is completely unnecessary. So this problem may be a headache for him. Gu Zhiqi felt a lot more comfortable when he said that, he deserved a headache to bully this little girl like this.

Tao Yaoyao lowered her head and didn't speak, so to speak, there are many forces eyeing Xianchilou, but they can't figure out the details and forces of the other party, plus Xianchilou has always maintained neutrality, and more or less gave them some news, so they didn't move for the time being. It seems that she has to work harder, strive to go to Nansu this time, and quickly carry forward the Xianchi Building, until one day when no one can shake it, she can really rest assured.

"Young?" Gu Zhiqi saw that Tao Yao hadn't spoken for a long time, thinking that she had heard the man's name before she was silent, but she saw that she was stunned, so she called.

"Oh, nothing. How long do we have to get there? Tao Yaoyao raised her head and asked.

"These two are good horses that travel thousands of miles a day, and they can be reached at about noon." Gu Zhiqi replied.

"That's good, wake up early in the morning, I'll sleep first, it's almost time to call me." Tao Yaoyao closed her eyes as she spoke, leaning against the frame of the car.

"Okay." Seeing her tired appearance, Gu Zhiqi thought that her body had not recovered much, so he didn't bother anymore, covered her with a moose blanket, and then picked up the scroll in his hand and quietly flipped through it.

The carriage was silent, and an hour later the black-clad guard came to report.

"Master." Gu Zhiqi made a silent gesture to him, glanced back at Tao Yaoyao, and then opened his mouth.

"What?" Gu Zhiqi's words are colorless.

"They are in hot pursuit, afraid that they will be caught up if they don't get there." The man in black said in a whisper.

"You and Wuyan stop them, just delay." Gu Zhiqi said.

"But you, master—" The man in black hurriedly asked, if he left, who would protect his master's safety.

"It's okay, there is Panjiang City in front, and there are people over there to answer it." Gu Zhiqi interrupted without waiting for the other party to finish.

"Yes." The man in black looked at him and took his order.

Gu Zhiqi put down the curtain, looked at Tao Yao in the light, and pulled a blanket for her. As soon as the guards left, there were only three of them left, Tao Yaoyao, him, and a chariot attendant.

Tao Yao moved her eyelashes, and listened to what she had just said word for word. She wasn't asleep, but she didn't know how to get along with this person, and she always felt as if she had been in a carriage with another somewhere, and this feeling made her reject everyone, so she faked sleep. But why is Gu Zhiqi so desperately unwilling to catch up with him? Although this is also what she wants, she always feels that something is wrong.

"Master, it shouldn't be far away!" Guifu had a bitter face, his delicate little ass had been miserable these days.

"Drive-" Unfortunately, this was the only word that Qing Yezhuo answered him.

"Who?" At this moment, two black shadows rushed out, directly blocking their way, and the sword in his hand revealed a cold light.