The night breeze was slightly cool, and the lantern in front of the door swayed in the wind, and the light and shadow flickered, illuminating the woman in a red cloak beside the white horse.

Her black hair was tied high, revealing a heroic face. Her long eyebrows were slightly raised, and her almond-shaped eyes were sharp. She smiled at the corner of her mouth and patted the horse's neck with her hand.

She was wearing a black outfit, a fierce red cloak like fire, and a sharp point was exposed on the short sword at the side of her waist. Just from this sharp point, An Cizhou knew that this was a blood-drinking sword.

An Cizhou paused in his steps, and the sergeants following behind him held torches. The light suddenly brightened and was clearly reflected in the woman's eyes as she turned around.

In an instant, it seemed to illuminate thousands of mountains and rivers.

An Cizhou's mind went blank.

Qi Dongqiang nodded slightly: "My little girl Qi Dongqiang, the daughter of the city protector of Xu City, may I ask how you call me?"

An Cizhou's consciousness gradually returned, and a thin layer of sweat broke out in the hand holding the handle of the knife: "I am Zhouzhou..."

Qi Dongqiang: "??"

An Cizhou bit her teeth to the tip of her tongue: "I am An Cizhou. General Qi has already left for the capital. Miss Qi, please come in quickly."

Qi Dongqiang wondered why Mr. An didn't look very smart.

On the surface, he said calmly: "I'm here to see the princess. I wonder if the princess is here?"

"I'm... oh, no, the prince and the princess have to go out on important matters, but they will be back soon. Why don't Miss Qi go in and wait?"

"That's fine." Qi Dongqiang agreed.

An Cizhou's heart was pounding, he stepped aside and invited Qi Dongqiang into the house.

Qi Dongqiang smiled slightly: "Sir, please."

An Cizhou didn't dare to look her in the eyes. He lowered his eyes and saw her sword. By some mistake, he reached out his hand to touch it.

Qi Dongqiang's smile faded slightly: "What are you doing, sir?"

"No, no, I don't mean anything else. I just think this sword is very good."

Qi Dongqiang took off the sword: "This is natural. The sword my mother gave to me was originally my mother's sword."

"Lingtang is..."

"My mother used to be the commander of the Seventeenth Village in Jiangbei, that is, the general manager. When my father passed the mountain pass, she shot him off his horse.

Oh, my mother's swordsmanship is excellent and her marksmanship is even better. The gun is in my father's study and the sword was given to me. "

An Cizhou's eyes shone and he exclaimed: "That's it, that's it!"

As soon as Qi Dongqiang stepped through the door, she heard the sound of horse hooves.

Turning around, he saw two fast horses galloping towards them. They were Huo Changhe and Yan Ruyu.

Qi Dongqiang was overjoyed and rushed to greet her: "Princess, Prince!"

Yan Ruyu didn't expect her to come, so she got off her horse and said, "Miss Qi, why are you here? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm much better," Qi Dongqiang said with a smile, "I'm here to deliver food to Antai Town."

"My mother was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get enough food here, so she allocated some from the government, bought some from the grain merchant, and asked me to deliver it."

"Mrs. Qi is interested. Miss Qi has worked hard all the way. Let's rest in the mansion first."

An Cizhou said quickly: "Yes, Miss Qi lives in Zhizhou Mansion. There is a quiet courtyard here, so no one will disturb her."

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe looked at each other with deep eyes.

"What do you think, Miss Qi?"

"Follow the princess's arrangements," Qi Dongqiang agreed happily, and Yan Ruyu entered the house with her.

First go to the front hall to sit for a while, and An Cizhou orders people to clean up the yard.

Yan Ruyu asked, "Isn't Miss Qi here just to deliver food?"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Qi Dongqiang did not hide anything, and whispered: "Princess, Prince, my father sent a letter telling my mother to set off today. He said that he would kill Vice General Zhao on the way.

If it were normal times, that would be fine. In Xucheng, it would be fine no matter what.

But this was on the way to the capital, and the matter was inherently dangerous, so my mother was worried and asked me to come and see if I could ask the prince to write a letter to persuade my father. "

When Qi Delong wanted to take Vice General Zhao with him, Mrs. Qi only said that it was difficult for him to swallow this breath and wanted to rectify the situation on the road, but he did not expect that he actually had murderous intentions.

Yan Ruyu said: "Miss Qi came a step late. General Qi has already killed Vice General Zhao."

Qi Dongqiang: "..."

Yan Ruyu added: "But don't worry, no one knows that it was the old general. Someone wanted to kidnap King Yi on the way. The old general led his troops to resist. Casualties were inevitable. Vice General Zhao died in the line of duty."

Qi Dongqiang's slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed: "That's it."

Huo Changhe asked: "When are you going to go back, Miss?"

An Cizhou stepped in: "Why are you leaving right after you arrived? Miss Qi sent so much food, but I haven't recorded it in the book. I'm afraid it's inappropriate.

The people of Antai Town also want to express their gratitude to the young lady in person. By the way, I will be returning to Beijing in a few days. Miss Qi must trust General Qi very much. Do you want to go with me to visit? "

Yan Ruyu:...What are you visiting for? My father just left.

Huo Changhe cleared his throat: "I think Mr. An's suggestion is a good one. The old general is very loyal and has a hot temper. The situation in the capital is complicated. It will definitely be beneficial if the young lady reminds me carefully."

Yan Ruyu narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him: Is this necessary? There are old chief ministers and princes in the capital, who can't help Qi Delong? Do you want to ask someone's daughter to go?

Huo Changhe blinked quietly: An Cizhou's thoughts are written all over his face. It hurts my heart if I don't help him.

An Cizhou nodded fiercely: "Yes, yes."

Qi Dongqiang thought for a moment: "Okay, I will write a letter to my mother tomorrow and ask her for her opinion. I will help out in the town first. When the letter arrives, if my mother agrees, I will go with you."

Yan Ruyu sighed slightly: "It's getting late. Miss Qi has worked hard all the way. Please rest first. I'll come and check your pulse tomorrow morning."

An Cizhou was surprised: "Is the lady sick?"

"It's nothing, just an old illness." Qi Dongqiang resigned.

An Cizhou looked at her back and moved his lips: "Well...Miss Qi, can you lend me your sword for one night?"

Qi Dongqiang: "??"

Huo Changhe: "..."

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe led their horses and walked back slowly.

"This time King Yi couldn't explain clearly even though he was full of words," Huo Changhe asked in a brisk tone, "But are the things in those boxes really missing? What happened?"

Yan Ruyu smiled slightly: "This is my ancestral secret."

Huo Changhe sighed: "It's really magical."

No questioning.

Yan Ruyu's mind moved slightly, and after thinking for a while, she asked: "My lord, have you ever saved a very special person before?"

"Special? What do you mean? Appearance?"

"No, it's just something different from ordinary people. For example, it can move instantly and appear from this intersection to that intersection, but it's not Qinggong."

"Or... like being able to hide things on your body."

Huo Changhe thought for a while: "What you said makes me think of someone."

Yan Ruyu's breath was slightly suffocated. This might be her real ancestor.

"who?"

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