The afterglow of the setting sun dissipated, and the night slowly closed like a curtain. In the mountain forest outside Tingyun Pass, Chu Zhao and Xie Chengfeng had been hiding quietly for a long time.

After several fierce chases, they finally succeeded in escaping from the Yunzhou boundary, and no longer had to worry about being chased by the troops of the Jingnan Palace.

Chu Zhao leaned against a tree, looking up at the twinkling stars among the branches and leaves, breathing the free air freely, feeling physically and mentally exhausted, but extremely relaxed.

From now on, she could finally get rid of the suffocating life in the palace. She no longer had to wear a mask and scheming with Murong Xiao and his concubines, and she no longer had to worry about the old lady's headache.

She's not her biological mother, so it has nothing to do with her if she hurts her to death.

Now, the only person she can't worry about is A'ao.

Just now at Tingyun Pass, she paid special attention and did not find Ao's figure.

She felt that Aao should have escaped during the chase in the mountains.

This is great. Next, they only need to go to Tailai County in Shuzhou and meet at the Hongyan Inn in the city.

She didn't know this place at first, but Xie Chengfeng said that he had stayed there before when he traveled around the world, and he was very close to the owner of the inn, so he recommended that they meet there.

Tailai County is still more than 200 miles away from Tingyunguan Pass. After tonight, they still have to buy two horses to get there as soon as possible.

To be on the safe side, after the two regained their strength, they walked forward with torches, lest Murong Xiao would be unwilling to sneak out of the prison at night to find them.

Speaking of which, the bandits who suddenly appeared were simply saviors who came to their doorstep. In order to help them escape successfully, they did not hesitate to sacrifice their lives.

Chu Zhaodu suspected that those people were sent by God to rescue her.

The worst thing is that he was sent by the Lord of Hell.

After all, she was chosen by the King of Hell to come back to calm the troubled times.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhao's heart skipped a beat and he stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong? Did you step on something?" Xie Chengfeng asked, shining the torch at her.

Under the swaying firelight, Chu Zhao looked very strange.

"What happened?" Xie Chengfeng asked again.

Chu Zhao looked at him and said hesitantly: "Senior brother, I remembered that Hei Wuchang told me in his dream that it was the King of Hell who asked me to come back to calm the troubled times."

Xie Chengfeng was stunned, and after a while he smiled and joked: "I thought you stepped on something, but it turned out that you remembered that nonsense again."

"But that nonsense is very true." Chu Zhao said.

Xie Chengfeng supported her and continued walking forward: "If it is true, why don't you remember?"

Chu Zhao thought for a while and said, "Because I drank Meng Po soup."

"How is that possible?" Xie Chengfeng questioned, "Since the King of Hell asked you to come back, why do you still need to drink Meng Po soup?"

Chu Zhao said: "Because Meng Po is so stubborn, the King of Hell can't defeat her."

Xie Chengfeng: "..."

really do.

This dream is more exciting than the storybook.

"You don't believe it, do you?" Chu Zhao asked.

Xie Chengfeng did not answer, but asked: "Do you believe it?"

Chu Zhao suddenly became speechless.

She didn't know what to say.

If what Black and White Wuchang said was true, it could explain why she woke up from the coffin.

After all, she had been dead for several days at that time and was about to be buried.

And since she woke up from the coffin, she felt like she was Chu Zhao, but not Chu Zhao at the same time.

Later, after a series of events, she gradually realized that she was indeed not the original Chu Zhao, but she still couldn't remember who she was.

It seems that only Meng Po Tang can explain all this.

"Don't think about it. Thinking about it at night can easily lead to evil." Xie Chengfeng said, "If you are really troubled, I will take you back to Qingcheng Mountain later and let Master clear up your doubts."

"Okay." Chu Zhao responded, then put the matter aside and concentrated on his way.

In Tingyun Pass, Beiyuan interrogated the seriously injured bandits one by one and went to see Murong Xiao with their confessions.

Murong Xiao temporarily stayed in the room of the general who defended the city. Because of Chu Zhao's escape, he was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner.

Beiyuan pushed the door open and couldn't help but sigh to himself when he saw the intact food on the table.

The prince was really angry with the princess this time. He couldn't find the princess. I'm afraid he couldn't swallow this anger no matter what.

But the princess had already fled to Shuzhou, and the prince could not cross the border to arrest her. He could only draw a picture and ask the Shuzhou officials to assist in the arrest.

The problem is that both the princess and the man have changed their appearance, so the portraits have no effect at all. If the matter has nothing to do with them, Shuzhou officials may not really care.

Therefore, it is not an easy task to find the princess.

"Your Majesty, this is the result of the interrogation. Please take a look at it." Beiyuan walked over and placed the confession in front of Murong Xiao.

Murong Xiao came back to his senses, looked away from the window, flipped through a few pages and then threw them away. He pinched his eyebrows and said, "My eyes hurt, please tell me!"

"Yes." Beiyuan bowed and said, "According to those bandits, Shuzhou has been very uneasy recently. Not only have many refugees come from the northwest, but there are also several generals with military power who have proclaimed themselves kings. Conscript soldiers and food to expand your power.

The people couldn't live a good life, so they revolted. Not only did they fight for the hills with native bandits, but because there was no one to farm, they had no food and were hungry every day. When they heard that the people in Yunzhou were prosperous, they wanted to flee to Yunzhou. Come here and find another way to make a living. "

After Murong Xiao listened, he didn't speak for a long time.

Just when Beiyuan thought he was asleep, he said quietly: "The bandits all want to come to our Yunzhou to make a living, but that ugly woman wants to go to the bandits' den. She is really stupid!"

Beiyuan: "..."

How do you tell him to answer this?

The prince does not care about banditry or the coming troubled times, he only cares about the whereabouts of the princess.

I don’t know whether he loves or hates the princess?

Maybe, even he himself doesn’t know?

……

Chu Zhao and Xie Chengfeng spent another night in the cave and went down the mountain after dawn, planning to find a nearby town to buy two horses for the journey.

The two walked for a long time before meeting a woodcutter. After the woodcutter's guidance, they found the nearest town.

There were not many people in the town, and there were not many people doing business. It was early in the morning, but every house was closed, giving it a decadent and withered scene.

Chu Zhao stood on the street and looked around, feeling that it was far worse than the towns in Yunzhou.

"Maybe it's because it's close to the border and relatively remote." Xie Chengfeng said and knocked on the door of a grocery store.

"Who is it?" someone inside asked, but did not open the door.

"I'm passing by and want to buy some things for the road." Xie Chengfeng said.

After a while, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching. Someone leaned in the crack of the door and looked outside. Then he opened the door, pulled the two people into the house like thieves, and quickly closed the door.

"Store, why is this?" Xie Chengfeng looked at the 50-year-old man in front of him and asked curiously, "Why don't you open the door when you are doing business?"

"What the guests don't know is that there are bandits here every day, and some people come to arrest the strong men. All the young and strong people have escaped, and the remaining ones who can't leave with their families are hiding here and there all day long, even in broad daylight. Don’t dare to walk on the street.”

"Is that so, the government doesn't care?" Chu Zhao asked.

The shopkeeper waved his hand: "They can't afford to offend the government, soldiers or bandits."

"Is it so rampant?" Chu Zhao was very surprised. He wanted to ask again, but was stopped by the store. "What do you want to buy? Leave quickly after buying. If you walk slowly, you will be bumped into by those people. The men will rush into the army, and the women will rush into the house." Trick, I can’t even run away.”

The two of them had just arrived, and they didn't want to cause trouble. After hearing what the store said, they didn't ask any more questions, bought some dry food, and asked the store for a clean men's clothes for Chu Zhao to change into, and left in a hurry.

In a situation like this in the town, let alone a horse, there was not even a donkey. The two could only follow the direction given by the store and go to the county town fifty miles away to try their luck.

Chu Zhao was very puzzled and asked Xie Chengfeng: "Yunzhou and Shuzhou are only separated by a border, why is the public security so bad?"

"Maybe it's because there is King Jingnan in Yunzhou." Xie Chengfeng analyzed with a persuasive attitude, "King Jingnan has guarded Yunzhou for generations and is responsible for stabilizing the border and improving people's livelihood. From the first old prince, he has led the people They built bridges and paved roads, cultivated fields, built schools everywhere, and invited technicians from the south of the Yangtze River to teach local people how to raise silkworms and weave. After several generations of hard work, this barbaric land was turned into a prosperous royal city."

He paused and then whispered: "Do you know why Murong Xiao rebelled?"

"Why?" Chu Zhao asked. She had indeed been troubled by this problem for a long time.

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