In the face of the woman's soft apology, Zhao Mingde still looked vigilant, snorted coldly, and responded: "If it's a friend, it's okay to be reckless, if it's an enemy, it's okay to be reckless!"

The woman didn't seem to notice the coldness in Zhao Mingde's words at all, and still smiled: "Naturally, it should be like this, in Xia Li Jin, how about making friends with you?" If you don't agree, the wind and rain are heavy, I will go out to get drenched in the rain......"

Zhao Mingde was about to ask a few words, but Zong Ze secretly pulled the corner of his clothes, gave Zhao Mingde a slightly reassuring look, and then walked a few steps and said loudly: "The cave is an ownerless thing, and it is so spacious, how can we occupy it? Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Li Jin hurriedly said: "Thank you so much!" and then with a hint of embarrassment, he said, "It's just...... A few of us have not yet arrived, and I have already left a mark for them, and I am afraid that I will disturb you later. ”

Zong Ze said a rare funny remark: "It doesn't matter, as long as there are not so many people that they can't squeeze in." ”

Li Jin thought he was serious, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "There won't be many people, and my younger brother, a maid, and a guard, a total of three people." My brother got lost by accident, and my maid and her guards were looking for him. ”

Zong Ze said: "It's dark and raining, but you have to find it back quickly." ”

He waved his hand to everyone again, signaling that those who should go to sleep went back to sleep. It's just that it's not very late, and there are people to look at, how could Zong Xiu and the others go back obediently? Zong Ze didn't care, and made a gesture of please, and asked Li Jin to warm up by the fire, after all, she came late, and it was still a little rainy outside.

Everyone sat around the bonfire and informed each other of their names, the middle-aged scribe who beat Zong Si away was called Yue Qingping, who was Li Jin's guard.

Zong Ze asked in a strange voice: "Brother Qingping is strong in martial arts, and he is actually the girl's guard, presumably the girl's family must be rich and unusual." Zhao Mingde knew that Zong Ze wanted to probe the details of the other party first, after all, it was so strange, so he had just been pulled by Zong Ze, and there was no extra action. He knew that he was not good at concealment, so he was questioned by Zong Ze.

"It's fine. Li Jin replied.

Zong Ze asked again: "I see that the girl is generous, without a trace of businessmanship, it should be the queen of the official eunuch, right?"

Li Jin smiled: "Sort of." ”

"Where is the girl from?"

"Zhongdu. Li Jin answered all questions, and it was simply abnormal.

Zong Ze was surprised: "That's from a big family in Beijing, I didn't expect to see it in the remote mountains, it's really disrespectful." "Zhongdu is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, thousands of miles away from here, no wonder Zong Ze was surprised.

Li Jin said suddenly: "There's nothing to be disrespectful, you can't meet it today, and you will meet it every few days." ”

"What do you mean, girl?"

"The Shancheng Zhao family, the Gucheng clan, is not a name in the cultivation world, but it is a well-deserved strong in the secular martial arts. Did you know...... I deliberately arranged for you to get that map. ”

Li Jin was honest, as if he was telling about an ordinary thing, but Zong Ze was shocked: "What...... What map?"

Li Jin's expression was still calm, but there was a hint of cunning in his tone: "It's the location map of the Imperial Mausoleum of Taizu of the Tang Kingdom, you took the map, aren't you rushing to rob the Imperial Mausoleum now? I heard that there are countless rare treasures in the Imperial Mausoleum, and if you take them and sell them, isn't the entrance fee for exchanging a few sect places to enter the mountain more than enough?"

Zong Ze stood up and said angrily: "Hugh has to talk nonsense!"

Zhao Mingde had been listening to the conversation between the two on the side, and at this time he didn't care about pretending to be silent, and pulled out his sword with a "Zheng" sound: "What's the matter? What does it have to do with you?"

The middle-aged scribe named Yue Qingping drew his sword to block in front of Li Jin, but was gently pushed away by Li Jin, and said to Zong Ze: "What are you doing? Since I sent you the map, are you afraid that I won't be able to get it back?"

Zong Ze said coldly: "The girl is pretending to be a ghost, who is it?"

Before Li Jin could reply, a shout came from the entrance of the cave: "Your Highness! The traitors have been led away, and the subordinates have found the six princes and returned safely." ”

"Your Highness?"

"The Prince?"

Zong Ze almost suspected that he had heard it wrong, but Yue Qingping snorted coldly and replied for Li Jin: "Standing in front of you is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Tang Kingdom, and there is also the prince of the Tang Kingdom outside, can we talk about it now?"

As the voice came, three more people came in from the entrance of the cave, one was a young man in brocade clothes, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a handsome face, but his expression was flustered, as if he was overly frightened. There was also a pretty little girl, dressed in green and trousers, and holding a sword. There is also a person dressed in a strong suit, with a broad waist, high and bulging temples, and his eyes are attentive, and he knows that he has practiced kung fu at a glance.

The three of them did not escape the heavy rain, and they were drenched all over, and the rain was still dripping down their clothes, looking quite embarrassed.

Zong Ze said: "Presumably this is what Miss Li said about her younger brother, the maid and the guard?"

Yue Qingping corrected: "It should be called Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Before Zong Ze could speak, Zhao Mingde couldn't help but sarcastically say: "The prince's appearance of a chicken in the soup has increased our knowledge, and we should really say thank you!"

"You!" When Yue Qingping heard this kind of remarks, he was about to do it on the spot, but Li Jin stopped him again and said: "What Mr. Zhao said is also right, the person in distress has embarrassed the Tang royal family." ”

Zong Ze said: "Girl, forgive me, the next few people are already people in the mountains and wilderness, and they are dedicated to practicing martial arts and cultivating the Tao, so it is inevitable that the etiquette is not careful." However, in this remote place, deep in the mountains and forests, you can meet princesses and princes, and it is difficult to dispel doubts. ”

Zhao Mingde interjected: "This self-proclaimed princess also said that he would instruct us to dig her ancestors' graves, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

In the face of the distrust revealed in Zong Ze and Zhao Mingde's words, Li Jin seemed unhurried, and said slowly: "How many people are willing to listen to a story?"

This is to be open and honest, maybe there is an answer to the strange things in the recent period, Zong Ze said: "I want to hear about it." ”

Zhao Mingde snorted, his face was not good, but he agreed.

"Then can you let my brother and a few people come over to roast the fire, the rain is wet and cold, and it is uncomfortable to stick to the body, my brother is weak, and I am afraid that he will be infected with the wind and cold. ”

At this time, Zong Ze naturally would not object, and even asked people to prepare clean clothes and let them go to the tent to change into. There was another shelf, on which the wet clothes were dried.

The handsome young man was called Li Xian, who was about the same size as Zhao Shucheng, so he wore a change of clothes brought by Zhao Shucheng. The maid called Zhu'er and wore Zhao Lingxuan's clothes. The guard's name is Le Zhao, he is Yue Qingping's younger brother, he is a little tall, and Zhao Mingde's clothes are still tight when he wears them, but he will be done.

After everyone sat down, Li Jin also spoke: "In order to give you peace of mind, the first thing I want to say is that the location map of the imperial mausoleum in your hands is real. ”

Zhao Mingde said coldly: "I really want to give us peace of mind, or why Her Royal Highness the eldest princess would let a few outsiders rob your ancestors' tombs." ”

Li Jin said: "It's okay, sir, do you know the form of Zhongdu today?"

Zong Ze said: "The people of the border fields don't care about the major affairs of the DPRK and China. ”

"Then I'll just say it. My father suddenly fell ill years ago, and now he is even more delirious. The monarch is critically ill, there are many princes, but there is no decision on who will be the crown prince, and the situation in the DPRK and China is delicate......"

Zong Ze frowned and said: "The young and the old are orderly, naturally the elder is the prince." ”

"What Mr. Zong said is, but the courtiers have not yet decided who will be the crown prince, but someone has come out to regent and supervise the country at this time. ”

"Who's that?"

Li Jin said: "My imperial uncle, His Royal Highness the King of Qin. ”

Zhao Mingde said: "It's not very good, no one in the country is in charge, and it's okay for your uncle to come out and help." ”

Zong Ze thought more: "Shouldn't the vassal king be in the fiefdom?

Li Jin's voice also became cold: "Because...... He entered Beijing with the support of 100,000 border troops. The ministers of the court and the central government quarreled and quarreled on the issue of supporting the crown prince, and when the soldiers and horses of the king of Qin arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, they were all speechless, and some even went to open the city gate in the middle of the night, which was really a pillar of the country. ”

Li Jin, who has always behaved calmly and plainly, unconsciously accentuated his voice when he said "pillars of the country", obviously he was really angry with these ministers who were clearly full of loyalty to the monarch but acted villains behind their backs.

Zong Ze comforted: "Since it has become a fact, it is useless for the eldest princess to be angry, so why bother in vain." "The meaning of the words is that the throne will not fall on the princess, even if the king of Qin is the emperor, it is surnamed Li, you are still your princess, enjoying glory and wealth, and I don't know why you are looking for someone to rob the emperor's tomb?

Li Jin was smart, how could she not understand what Zong Ze meant, she smiled bitterly and said, "Speaking of which, Mr. smiled, I am ...... Really scared. At that time, when the crown prince was fighting, there were eight princes, and within a month of King Qin's imprisonment, two princes died of strange diseases, one prince drowned, and one prince hanged. ”

When he said the latter, Li Jin's face turned slightly pale, and then he said: "How can there be such a coincidence in the world? King Qin clearly didn't want to give us people a way to live. Li Xian is the younger brother of my mother's compatriots, and I was afraid that it would be the princess's turn after the prince died, so I secretly ran out of Zhongdu with my younger brother. ”

Li Jin continued: "The Lejia was originally also a family of cultivating immortals, but later it declined, and it also broke off contact with the mountain gate. There was no way to enter the mountain, so he settled in Zhongdu and has been working for the royal family. Because I have been interested in cultivating immortals since I was a child, I asked my father for them as escorts, and this escape from Zhongdu is also thanks to their escort all the way. ”

Although Zong Ze was shocked by King Qin's unscrupulousness, and even the prince was so undisguised, he was still more concerned about his own affairs, so he asked, "How did the eldest princess know about us, and why did she let us get the map?"

Li Jindao: "Sir must know that there are many ...... in the palace that cannot be said to outsiders" Li Jin paused, and then said: "In short, it is not difficult to really have the heart to investigate some things. ”

Zong Ze's eyes suddenly became unkind, and he said: "I know that the eyeliner of the imperial court is all over the world, and there are many classics in the palace, so it is not difficult to check a few declining families." But I know that there are royal families in the palace, and there are many people who cultivate the true masters of the Ning Yuan Realm, and with an order, even if there are 100,000 troops, what is the difficulty of taking the enemy's head?

Li Jin sighed faintly and said: "Mr. knows a lot, but does Mr. know that the imperial family only obeys the emperor's orders, and now that the father is delirious, who can invite these seniors to move?"