Chapter 69: Stealing people instead
Li Jiangyao saw that the other party was neither frightened nor hostile, so he quickly hung the Starfall Knife at his side, smiled and nodded, indicating that he would never offend and hurt her.
Effentia nodded tacitly, walked up to Li Jiangyao, and said softly, "How about we make a deal?" ”
"Deal? What is the deal? Although Li Jiangyao felt a little confused by the second monk, he knew that this was his only chance to survive at the moment.
Effentia smiled, "I'm covering you for safety now, and you'll be responsible for getting me out of here after that." ”
Li Jiangyao didn't seem to understand, although the strong enemy was outside the door at the moment, he still couldn't help but lower his voice and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?" What if I don't keep my promises? ”
"In business, you have to take some risks." Effantia pursed her lips and continued, "If you wish, take your sword now, and if you break your promise, you will lose it forever." All right? …… Hurry up! ”
Li Jiangyao secretly said in his heart, this girl's eyes are really poisonous, and he immediately saw that the starfall knife in his hand was a divine weapon passed on to him by his teacher He Jingming, and it was also a treasure that he would never lose no matter what.
At this moment, someone outside the door spoke again: "Effentia, open the door and let Daddy come into the house to have a look." ”
"Come on, come on, I'm getting dressed." Effentia responded and urged in a low voice, "Hurry up and decide!" This deal is good for you, otherwise you'll have to kill it on your own! ”
Li Jiangyao smiled faintly: "Okay! Do whatever you say. I swear by the star-falling knife that I will keep my promise and escort you out of the Chechi royal court safely, Miss. ”
Efantia was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly pulled Li Jiangyao into a large box next to her, then gently closed the lid of the box and put on the copper lock.
When everything was settled, Effentia opened the door and let the people outside.
At this time, Li Jiangyao, who was hiding in the box, suddenly reacted, feeling that he was really a big fool.
If that girl was false to him, and tricked him into the box in order to protect herself, it would really be an excellent routine to invite you into the urn.
Thinking of this, Li Jiangyao couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and at the same time secretly clenched the Xingluo knife, ready to vibrate his internal strength at any time and break out of the box.
Emmeni walked into the room and asked her daughter with concern, "My little darling, didn't scare you, did you?" Why did it take so long to open the door? ”
Effentia first showed a look of surprise and fear, shook her head, looked at Alikjan and Gelhan behind her, and asked, "Dad, what happened?" There was a commotion outside, and there were guards shouting everywhere. ”
"I disturbed Miss just now, and I really deserve death." Gelhan hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Just now, an assassin infiltrated the palace and killed and injured dozens of us, even Dolan, the general of His Highness Alikjan. I was worried about your safety, so I rushed to protect you. ”
Seeing that Gelhan had nothing to do, Alex Jiang specifically mentioned that Dolan was killed, obviously deliberately trying to lose his face in front of Emmeni and Effantia, and was immediately half angry: "This is all to blame His Royal Highness Gerhan, his palace guards are simply useless, which killed Dolan!" ”
"General Dolan?" Effentia was obviously taken aback: "Is that the general who is known as the number one warrior of Loulan and has performed wonderful swordsmanship at the banquet tonight?" ”
As soon as he heard this, Alikjiang suddenly felt even more depressed, and complained indignantly: "Yes, miss, it is the same General Dolan. Che Chi really can't stay in this ghost place, so early tomorrow morning, I would like to ask the business delegation to leave quickly and go to our Loulan country as a guest. ”
Emmeni didn't want the two of them to have an argument here, so as to disturb his precious daughter's rest, so he quickly interrupted: "Your Highness Alikjiang, Your Highness Gelhan, since the little girl is in no condition here, let's go." Let Effantia rest so that she will not be frightened. ”
Seeing that the beauty was safe and sound, Gelhan finally relented, and now that Emmeni had ordered the expulsion, he bowed to Effentia, and then pulled the angry Alecjan to turn away and continue to hunt for the Assassin elsewhere. Emmeni comforted her daughter with a few gentle words, and then closed the door and left.
Effentia stood at the door of the room, listened carefully to the movement outside through the door, and waited until everyone was sure to leave, then turned around and came back to open the lid of the box and let Li Jiangyao out.
"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so powerful!" Effentia stared at Li Jiangyao and couldn't help but sigh: "That General Dolan, even my father is full of praise for his martial arts, saying that even if he is placed in Persia, he can be regarded as a rare master. You killed him?! ”
Li Jiangyao smiled awkwardly, feeling that the little girl named Effentia in front of him was very interesting, in such a critical environment, she was really a little heartless, and she couldn't distinguish between friend and foe. He looked out the window, and then explained to his lover Tia, "That fellow named Dolan attacked me for meritorious service, and I did it to escape and save my life. Two different states of mind are naturally very different when they fight. ”
Ignoring these modest words, Effantia continued to ask, "Are you a Saint Tanger?" He's pretty looking, not like the men we have there, all of them are bearded. ”
"Oh, here are the soldiers of the Saint Tang Town Frontier Protectorate," Li Jiangyao bowed to Effantia and replied seriously, "I came here to carry out a mission, and I will never hurt Miss." Rest assured, I'll be leaving right away. ”
Hearing this, Effantia couldn't help frowning slightly, and reached out and grabbed Li Jiangyao's sleeve: "What are you going to go?" Are you planning to breach the contract? ”
Li Jiangyao suddenly had a head and two big. He was worried that this alien girl would turn her face on the spot, so he hurriedly asked, "Don't worry, you have something to say." It's okay to fulfill the contract, but you should at least tell me first, who are you? Why do you have to help you get out of here? Depending on your status, you should be able to find a lot of people to help. ”
"My name is Effantia, and I am the sister-in-law of His Majesty the Great Emperor of Persia. My father was the one who had just come in, the head of the merchant mission, Ameni. Effentia replied earnestly, "The reason why I have come here this time is because I intend to escape from marriage. My father made me marry in Persia and asked me to marry the Duke of Senna, the emperor's own brother. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for my father's people to help me escape, and they are also unfamiliar with each other in Western Xinjiang, so even if they want to, they can't help it. I had planned to try to slip away tomorrow, and then run to your Shengtang, to see the imperial capital, and then to travel to Jiangnan, and then board a ship from a place called Quanzhou, and return to the Western Continent by sea. It is estimated that it will take at least two or three years after this trip, and maybe the Duke of Senna will marry someone else by then. ”
Looking at the stunned Li Jiangyao, Effentia added with a smile: "God actually sent you to my side at this time, proving that this is your mission, do you say it's a coincidence?" ”
"I said it's not a coincidence," Li Jiangyao shook his head helplessly, "Now all the roads to Shengtang are blocked by the Turks. Don't say it's you, I can't go back if I want to, so I can only stay in Western Xinjiang and fight to the death with the rebels. ”
Hearing this, Effentia shrugged his shoulders and made an indifferent expression: "It's okay, if you can't go to Shengtang, then don't go, anyway, there are still a lot of fun things in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang, as long as you don't have to go back to Persia for the time being." Hey, you damn thing, don't expect to use the Turks as an excuse to play treachery with me. Do business with integrity, otherwise no one will believe you next time. ”
Li Jiangyao was educated by Effentia, and he suddenly had no choice, so he shook his head helplessly and reached out to untie the silk around his waist.
Seeing him squat down next, Effentia couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and when Li Jiangyao let her lie on his back, his eyes widened in surprise: "What are you doing here?" ”
Li Jiangyao snorted angrily: "I'll carry you on my back, and then tie it with silk silk, so that I can take you to escape from marriage." ”
Effantia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly couldn't help but laugh: "Oh my God, are you a big fool? Hahaha, there's my carriage downstairs, and when it's dawn tomorrow, we'll just have to take the carriage and go. Why are you so stupid? ”
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The eastern sky was slightly white, and when the people in the Chechi Palace, Li Jiangyao, the big fool in Effentia's eyes, dressed up as a Persian slave, led the eldest lady to board the carriage prepared in advance, and headed towards the gate of the outer hotel.
Along the way, they encountered three guard posts of Chechi, and Effantia took out the pass pass she had stolen from her father and was issued by Gerham himself, and immediately left the palace and the city unimpeded.
While controlling the horses pulling the cart, Li Jiangyao looked back at the dozen or so large boxes stacked in the cart, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is in here?" Look weird and cumbersome. Can you open it for me to see? ”
"Can't!" Effantia ate the apple in her mouth and grunted, "Dad said that if the wealth is not exposed, the treasures inside cannot be shown to you." ”
Li Jiangyao smiled secretly in his heart, this little girl pretends to be an old man everywhere, but in fact, she is still not deeply involved in the world, can the words "wealth not be exposed" be on her lips? However, the two had nothing to do before leaving, chatted all night, and by this time they were already familiar with each other, so there was no sense of restraint in talking and laughing.
The carriage quickly drove to the dense forest area in the south of the city, and Huo Liya, who had been waiting here, saw Li Jiangyao, and hurriedly led her men out of the forest, and stepped forward to ask how the situation was.
Li Jiangyao stopped the carriage steadily, and then told everyone what happened last night. After hearing this, Huo Liya glanced at him and couldn't help but say: "I said my lord, you went to the palace to steal the black crystal jade, but I didn't expect to risk a lot of difficulties and finally steal a woman back, but it's really good." ”
The white-robed soldiers standing around knew that this Nanhua County Lord had a hot temper and was never easy to provoke, so he watched the commander of the right army sarcastically mock the commander, but no one dared to stop it.
Li Jiangyao was embarrassed and said depressedly: "This ...... How can this be said to be stealing? ”