Chapter 218: Escape
Li Yuntong didn't expect to see Chen Linlin in the Zhiming Palace, let alone Chen Linlin to save them.
Yesterday, when she asked two imperial doctors to ask about the medicine that Solange Deji had prescribed her, for some reason, she and the people waiting in the room fainted.
Before the last trace of clarity, of course, she realized that there was something wrong with the two imperial doctors, but she couldn't think of what means they had used to make Qiu Feng and them faint together.
I can't even think of who instructed them. After all, these two imperial doctors were all from Chang'an, and there was no reason why they would help outsiders harm her.
But thinking that Imperial Physician Chen and Solang Deji might collude to deceive her, Li Yuntong felt that it was not impossible.
It's just that she still can't figure out how all this happened for the time being, and who has the ability to buy off the imperial doctors.
When she woke up, she found that her hands and feet were tied, and a piece of cloth was stuffed in her mouth, unable to speak or move, and she found herself sitting in a sedan chair, being carried without knowing where to go.
Along the way, no one spoke, only the sound of clattering footsteps on the snow.
When he felt the sedan chair fall to the ground and heard Miao Jinxiu and Mu Yarusa's greetings, Li Yuntong knew that the person who robbed him was actually related to Jia Muzeng. It didn't take long to find that someone came to open the sedan curtain, and she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to continue to be unconscious.
Although she knew that someone was stuffed in, Li Yuntong didn't open her eyes, but after the sedan curtain was lowered again, she quietly glanced at the person who was sitting next to her.
When she found out that person was actually a concubine Miao Jinxiu who was married from Chang'an, she didn't understand what was going on.
And obviously, Miao Jinxiu was also kidnapped like her, and she fainted just like she did before.
It's just that those people probably didn't expect that because she had practiced martial arts, her alertness was stronger than that of ordinary people, and she bit the ring on her hand before she fell into a coma, the ring was hollowed out, and she was filled with an antidote pill given by her master.
But Miao Jinxiu obviously didn't have that kind of luck, she just fell asleep all the time, even if Li Yuntong touched her, she didn't react.
Because his mouth was blocked and he couldn't speak, even if Li Yuntong wanted to wake up Miao Jinxiu, he didn't dare to move too much, so as not to attract the attention of people outside the sedan car.
That night, they were transferred to three places.
Apparently afraid that someone would find them.
Li Yuntong can imagine that if he discovers that he is missing, not only Dongyue Palace, but also the entire Potala Palace will be locked down and placed under martial law.
I don't know who is so bold that he dares to kidnap people in the palace, or to kidnap her, the Tibetan Zanmeng.
Of course, this also shows that the royal power of Songtsen Gampo is greatly threatened, if it is not for the prohibition in the royal city, I am afraid that even his life will be taken away by people unknowingly.
According to what she had learned before, Li Yuntong felt that only the archmage she had never seen had such ability.
I heard that those Bon believers obeyed him, and even the head of the palace, many handmaids, and even the Praetorian guards guarding the royal city, were his followers.
This is also the reason why although Songtsen Gampo was interested in promoting Buddhism in Tibet, he did not make much progress.
If you think about it, you can also know that Li Yuntong's disappearance is bound to have a great impact on Songtsen Gampo.
Because he knew this very well, except for someone feeding them water and porridge, and having to pretend to be unconscious, Li Yuntong was thinking about how to escape all the time.
So when those people carried them to a courtyard, she found a woman in the front hall, so she hurriedly recited a spell and called for help.
Although reciting the mantra can play a role in temporary isolation, and no one else can hear what she says, but because of her limited skills, Li Yuntong's cry for help is very short and soft, and she is not sure whether the woman heard it.
When those people left and saw Chen Linlin poking her head out from behind the curtain, Li Yuntong breathed a sigh of relief.
She motioned to Chen Linlin to take out the cloth from her mouth, but Chen Linlin looked at Miao Jinxiu who was lying on the ground, and shouted in a low voice, "Embroidery, embroidery ......" After a few calls, she couldn't hear an echo, she remembered Li Yuntong, ripped the cloth out of her mouth, and hurriedly saluted and asked, "Why are those people so kind of Zanmeng and Miao Guiren?" ”
Li Yuntong smiled bitterly, "I don't know, but the top priority at the moment is to try to escape as soon as possible." According to the habit of those people, after two hours, they would change us again. You first untie the ropes from my hands and feet. ”
If it weren't for the fact that they had been unconscious, those people would not have been relieved and boldly locked the two of them in a room, and ran to the next room to roast the fire, so that Chen Linlin had a chance to open the lock and come in to save them.
Chen Linlin listened to Li Yuntong's words, but she didn't untie the rope, she just stood there and looked at Miao Jinxiu on the ground, not knowing what she was thinking.
Looking at Chen Linlin, whose face was uncertain, Li Yuntong said calmly, "Since you are willing to open the lock and come in, it is obvious that you are not a person from the same way as them...... You should want to save her, right? If you want to save her, you have to save me, or none of you will be able to leave. Unless, you don't care if I and her life or death. ”
Chen Linlin came back to her senses and hurriedly explained: "No, of course the concubine wants to save you, save you, the concubine is just thinking about how to get out of here." ”
She asked while untying Li Yuntong, "I don't know what good way Zanmeng has to get out of here?" ”
Li Yuntong replied without asking, "Where is this?" Why are you here? ”
"This is the Hall of the Holders. The concubine was thinking about today's fifteenth day, thinking about coming to the incense. ”
After listening to Chen Linlin's answer, a cold color flashed in Li Yuntong's eyes, but she still looked calm, and after Chen Linlin untied the ropes of her hands and feet, she asked: "You came from Datang, even if you believe in religion, it should be Buddhism, why did you run to the territory of Bon to burn incense?" ”
"The concubine received a letter from home, saying that her father was seriously ill and was in a hurry...... Chen Linlin explained hesitantly.
Although he didn't recognize her reason, Li Yuntong didn't ask anything more, only took out a small porcelain bottle from his purse, poured out a pill and gave it to Miao Jinxiu.
"Don't take the cloth away yet, or cover her mouth first, lest she wake up and make a fussy situation, shouting and provoking the people next door to find out." When Li Yuntong saw that Chen Linlin wanted to remove the cloth from Miao Jinxiu's mouth so that she could be more comfortable, he reminded.
After a while, Miao Jinxiu woke up, looked at Chen Linlin with wide eyes, looked at Li Yuntong, and looked at everything in front of her, "woo woo woo ......", and didn't know what he was talking about.
Chen Linlin was secretly glad that she had listened to Zanmeng's words and blocked Miao Jinxiu's mouth in advance, otherwise, she didn't know what this girl would shout.
Seeing that Miao Jinxiu kept "woo woo", Li Yuntong frowned and said, "When you saluted Mu Yarusa last night, I was in the sedan chair. Yes, I, like you, was taken captive by them. The rest, I don't know more than you, I think she doesn't know or doesn't tell us why, I told her to let go of your mouth, but you can't scream, you can't talk loudly, whatever you want to say, wait until you get out. ”
As he spoke, Li Yuntong had already drawn a talisman on the curtain with cinnabar in his purse.
"I used a trick to cover up, and even if they came, they wouldn't be able to find out that we had run away for the time being. The most important thing for now is to get out first, and as for the rest, we will talk about it later. ”
After Miao Jinxiu's hands and feet were regained their freedom, holding Chen Linlin's joyful appearance and wiping away tears, Li Yuntong seized the time to look at the surrounding environment.
She pinched her fingers and calculated that the west was an auspicious position and could escape, so she took Miao Jinxiu and Chen Linlin to open the door and go west.
When the three of them tiptoed out of the apse and walked outside, they found that the west side of the Zhiming Hall was a forest towering, and the trees were dense, even in the daytime, it looked cloudy.
Looking through the cracks between the trees, you can only see dense trees, and it is difficult to guess what is in the west.
It's like an inaccessible forest in the mountains.
The three of them were not familiar with the terrain here, and as soon as Li Yuntong gritted his teeth, he took Chen Linlin and Miao Jinxiu into the woods and continued to walk west.
If it weren't for the strong sense of direction, in such a dense forest that could not be seen from the east, west, north and south, I was afraid that they would starve to death and die of thirst before they went out.
Along the way, Li Yuntong noticed that Miao Jinxiu grabbed Chen Linlin's hand several times, but Chen Linlin always staggered inadvertently.
When Miao Jinxiu lowered her head sadly, Chen Linlin took the initiative to lead Miao Jinxiu again.
Li Yuntong looked down at his high-skirt skirt embroidered with cloud patterns, the fox fur wrapped around his body, and the pearl embroidered shoes covered with mud on his feet.
Look at those two at such a juncture, still playing the game of you chasing me, I can't help but feel nervous.
Don't put your hopes in others.
The words that the master had taught her suddenly rang in her ears.
Li Yuntong stretched out his hand and broke a branch, signaling Chen Linlin and them to follow their own example, sweeping up the footprints left behind them as they walked, so as not to be caught up too early and make their escape fall short.
"Linlin, let me come......"
Although Miao Jinxiu woke up, her mind was still a little confused, after holding Chen Linlin's hand, she had been leaning against Chen Linlin, and at this moment, seeing that Chen Linlin was going to let go of her to break the branches, she volunteered to ask her to do things as before.