There was still a dead silence in the castle house, as if the palace was shrouded in the shadow of death, making it lose its former vitality.

Yu Yao sat in the study, he was reading a book, the tea beside him was cold, and it seemed that his restlessness made him forget to drink his favorite tea. Yu Yao sighed, stood up, and looked out the window.

The housekeeper Chao Ya came in with a few meals, placed them on Yu Yao's desk, and said, "Lord Chengfu, you haven't eaten this day, for the sake of your body, let's eat some!" ”

"Just let the villain do these things, why bother with Captain Chaoya." Yu Yao felt a little guilty.

"It's been ten years since I've been used to being an adult's housekeeper, but I don't remember the captain in the mouth of the Chengfu University for a long time." Chao Ya replied with a self-deprecating smile.

"Alas! The years are unforgiving, you and I are old, but it's a pity that you and I can't leave these worlds behind, even now, you and I are still living on the tip of someone else's knife. ”

When Chao Ya heard this, he felt even more guilty in his heart, "I don't know what Kong Jing's intention is to let Nongsu watch the Lord all the time, if he wants to deal with Lord Chengfu, he can directly take advantage of Shaojun's absence in the court, if it drags on, as soon as Shaojun comes back, I'm afraid that Kong Jing will not dare to do anything to Lord Chengfu." ”

"Kong Jing's concern now is not Shaojun's problem, because Shaojun has already gone to the Northern Yandi."

"How could Shaojun go to Beiyandi, is he alone?" The tooth was shocked.

"The old man doesn't know what this young gentleman thinks, maybe he has been prepared." Yu Yao sighed, "Even if the young master will retreat in the Northern Flame Land, the old man is also worried about the safety of the young master, not to mention, if the young master and they can return to the master smoothly, we will become a pawn that restricts the young master's actions." ”

"What's going on?"

"Hasn't Captain Chaoya found out yet? You and I are actually hostages! ”

"Hostages?" Chao Ya asked in surprise, "My two sons have been held hostage by Kong Jing in the Northern Flame Land for a long time, so I have to be controlled by him, but now how can I and Lord Josuke become hostages?" Chao Ya looked at Yu Yao, hoping that he would give an answer.

Yu Yao looked at the confused Chao Ya, and couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, "The young master goes to the Northern Flame Land, with his talent, he may really be able to break the North Flame Land, when the young master returns, Kong Jing will definitely send troops to intercept it, at that time, you, I, and even the Lord have become hostages in the hands of Kong Jing, the young master is kind-hearted, and naturally he does not want to see the Lord and the old man in a different place, so he will be at the mercy of Kong Jing, even if the North Yan Land is successfully eradicated, it will be a failure." ”

After hearing this, Chao Ya suddenly realized, but there was one thing that made him very puzzled, and he couldn't help asking: "Now Kong Jing has slandered the lord and said that Lord Chengfu has privately reported the lord's crimes to Wang Cheng, and instigated the young master to rebel, so the lord ordered Lord Chengfu to be banned, but as the lord of a city, how could the lord become a hostage of Kong Jing." ”

Yu Yao's brows furrowed even tighter, "The current lord is just a pawn controlled by Kong Jing, not to mention that the lord's body is getting weaker and weaker, and the military power is all in the hands of Kong Jing, and the lord doesn't believe in other courtiers, which naturally makes Kong Jing easily control the lord." Although the young master has a grudge against the master, if Kong Jing really threatens the young master with the master, the young master will definitely compromise with Kong Jing. ”

After hearing this thought, Chao Ya understood the key point, he really wanted to make a contribution to himself, but now that he is already a useless person, what use can he use?

"If it was before, I would have broken out of the mansion directly, took off the head of the peasant beard, and then smashed the empty mansion, and asked him why he betrayed the Lord, alas, it's a pity, now I..."

"No, there is a way, as long as Captain Chaoya is willing to obey me, who is already a prisoner." Yu Yao's eyes emitted a bright light, as if he was waiting for Chaoya's words.

"Got a way? I don't know what Josuke-sama said? ”

Yu Yao didn't speak, but said directly: "You come with me!"

Chao Ya didn't ask anything more, and directly followed Yu Yao out into the dark pavilion behind the study, Yu Yao rotated the white jade vase in the dark pavilion, and a door in the dark pavilion was automatically pushed open, and the dazzling light outside the pavilion shone in, illuminating the dim dark pavilion, Yu Yao walked out of the door, and saw the icy green lake reflected in front of their eyes.

This lake is a glacial lake, the surface of the lake is still cold, and the other end of the lake is the cliff, it seems that there is no way out, but between the cliffs on the opposite side of the lake, there is a cave, the water flows from the cave and does not stop flowing, Yu Yao pointed to the cave, and said: "Through that cave, you can cross this cliff, and you will go directly to the moat of Beicheng, I think you can escape from here in this way." ”

"Josuke-sama wants me..."Chao Ya has been in the house for ten years, but he doesn't know that there is still this source in the house.

"Yes, the old man wants to wronged you, let you escape from here through the cave, and then blend into the city hall and place the lord in a safe place, so that the lord will not be at the mercy of Kongjing, and the young master will not be restrained by Kongjing."

"But how can I sneak into the temple? How could the Lord be willing to go with me, the man who was convicted more than ten years ago? When he thought about the past, he felt unusually painful.

Yu Yao himself felt very embarrassed, but he still asked tentatively, "The captain's illusion technique should be unmatched, right?" ”

Chao Ya's face immediately stiffened, the illusion technique mentioned by Yu Yao is a spell that changes his appearance through spells, this kind of spell is forbidden to use in Chiyan City, if anyone who is found to have this spell should be executed immediately, and Chao Ya has changed his appearance in order to become Kongjing's eyeliner in the past ten years, and he has already committed a capital crime. Chao Ya knew that he had committed a serious crime, and there was no need to hide it anymore, so he replied: "Yes, even if I am sentenced to death ten times for the crime I have committed, it is not enough. ”

"No, this time I asked the captain to use the phantom technique to transform into a farmer's beard guard and sneak into the city hall, and then think of taking the lord out of the city hall, so that the whole situation can be reversed!" Yu Yao's hand pressed tightly on Chao Ya's shoulder, expecting his reply.

Although Chao Ya felt very embarrassed and felt the arduousness of this trip, he knew that if he was discovered by Kong Jing, he would definitely die under his sword immediately, but as a courtier, he should fulfill his duty as a minister. And if his two children are still alive and under the control of Kong Jing, if Kong Jing is not removed, it will be difficult for them to be released back in this life, but if they are caught by Kong Jing, then it will definitely be difficult for them to live.

Chaoya hesitated because it was too difficult for him, and he looked at Josuke, not knowing how to answer, with a look of embarrassment on his face.