across mountains and seas

On the outskirts of Xiyang City, deep in the dense forest.

The morning sun fell from the gap between the trees, and shone on the woman in black who was sitting cross-legged under the tree.The fire in front of her had burned out all the firewood, and now there were only sporadic sparks left.

Still wearing the silver pattern mask on her face, she slowly opened her dark green eyes, squinted and glanced out of the tree gap.

There were a few rustling sounds in the depths of the bushes, she was not surprised at all, and looked sideways into the depths of the bushes - the sound of the iron chain became more and more clear, and the footsteps of the coming person were very heavy, as if they were dragging their hands with difficulty. Legs forward.In front of this person, there was a girl in black with a bamboo hat on her head, and her face was covered by a hanging black veil.

The girl held the iron chain in her hand, and the other end of the iron chain was hooked to the iron button on the chest of the shadow behind her.She was already petite, and she led the black shadow out of the bushes, like a young girl leading a vicious mountain ape behind her.

"You actually used the soul lock chain?" Yun Ji was quite surprised.

The girl nodded, her voice hoarse, "It was almost exposed."

Yun Ji snorted coldly, got up and approached the two of them, staring fixedly at the man with his head hanging down and his face blue, "I will never change my nature."

The man's hair was messy, hanging on his face, and his skin was so blue that he didn't look like a living person.

"Slap!" A loud slap hit the man's face, and he remained motionless, as if it didn't hurt at all.

Yunji's words were meant for the girl, "Yetianxin, watch him carefully for me, if you can't keep an eye on him next time, it's useless for me to keep you."

The girl nodded in shock, and fell to her knees on the ground in a panic, "Master, I will definitely keep an eye on him from now on!"

Yun Ji leaned over and pinched her chin, the draped veil of the bamboo hat could no longer cover her face, the sun shone on her face, she was actually the same as the man behind her, her face was bruised and purple, like a woman who had been sucked dry Bloody dummy.

"Wrap him in the coir raincoat, we should go to Lidu." Yunji patted Ye Tianxin's cheek, not too lightly, "Don't make any more fools."

"Yes!" Ye Tianxin agreed tremblingly, and according to Yunji's wishes, he took the coir raincoat under the tree, covered the man behind him, and covered him tightly. At first glance, he was no different from ordinary people.

Yun Ji glanced at Ye Tianxin again, turned around calmly, and stepped onto the mountain path first.

Ye Tianxin straightened the veil again, and after confirming that she could cover her face well, she pulled the iron chain and quickly chased after Yunji.

Yun Ji walked eastward along the mountain road all the way, all the way silent, because she was troubled in her mind, she was the only one in the entire Kyushu who understood how difficult it was for her to get to this step.

Finally reaching the most critical step, Yunji secretly clenched her fists, she must never make a mistake in this life.

Thinking of this, she suddenly stopped in her tracks, looked back towards the direction of Xiyang City, and secretly said, "Liu Xi, I left you a surprise in Lidu, please don't let me down."

The mountain wind is bleak, although it is almost the end of spring, it is still the same cold.

Seven days later, Jing Lan and Jin Shoujiang completed the handover of Xiyang City. Jin Shoujiang officially took over Xishen Prefecture and became the governor of Xishen Prefecture.

Jin Lingdang wanted to stay with Jin Shoujiang for a few more days, so Jing Yuan chose to stay in Xiyang City to accompany Jin Lingdang.

Jing Lan returned the "Wolf Strategy" chapter to Jing Yuan. On the same day, Jing Lan and Liu Xi led half of the troops to withdraw from the camp to the east. Deception.

Aunt Hong and Jing Huan stayed in Xiyang City for a few more days, and finally according to Jing Lan's wishes, they were escorted by Uncle Jing Jiu and a group of Jing's guards, and they took Wei Lei back to Haicheng first.

With the cover of Haicheng's organs, and there are organ beasts in the city to ward off evil spirits, even if a master comes, they can save themselves from danger.As long as Wei Lei returns to Haicheng safely, after Jing Lan receives the news, she will release false news in Donglin City, threatening that Wei Lei is in her hands, attracting Wei's attention, and creating a false impression for Lidu - The Wei clan has a lot of power, and the Dongjing clan is their enemy, so they will definitely not be able to get away for a while, and come to Li to take care of the eldest princess.

Whether Cao Yang believes it or not, there is another purpose in doing this.The Wei family has many capable generals, and the Wei family members have died one after another, and there are people who are ready to move. Whoever wins Wei Lei can take over the power of the Wei family in a legitimate way.When all their attention was on Dong Jingshi, Jin Shoujiang, who guarded Xishen Prefecture, would have time to train his troops and strengthen the defense of the four realms.Even if the foreign race came to fight again at this time, Jin Shoujiang could concentrate on dealing with the foreign race.

Once these things are involved and put on the bright side, many things cannot be made clear.There are some things that the imperial court can't do, so only people from the rivers and lakes can do it.

In the past few days, Qianzhulou has earned several times more than usual.

Many people came to buy news, including Cao Yang who had been restless in the mansion for many days.

As soon as the news of Jing Lan's army returning to the east came, Cao Yang immediately sent spies to watch Dong Jing's actions along the way, and even tried to get close to the barracks to see if there was any trace of the eldest princess in the barracks?

After all, Jing Lan was born in Jianghu, so she has her own means of guarding against spies, so she killed several spies one after another, and Cao Yang did not find any news about the eldest princess.Now that Jing Lan is blatantly threatening the Wei family with Wei Lei in Donglin City, she has no intention of attacking Lidu at all.This was originally a good thing, but the more Cao Yang thought about it, the more guilty he became. He was afraid that the Dongjing family would suddenly attack the west, and even Dali would be caught off guard.

However, at this time, he couldn't persuade the little emperor to make any further orders to cut power.After all, the Dongjing family and Jin Shoujiang are now in-laws, and no matter how harsh the Dongjing family is, they will definitely be criticized by the world.If Jing Lan, the little governor, was offended and joined forces with Jin Shoujiang to rebel, he would be helpless in Lidu, and he would seek his own death.

After the eldest princess's accident, Cao Yang has been avoiding the Yangfu, and has been serving as the military advisor of the little emperor Liushen Wuzhu behind his back.So he thought, if you spend thousands of dollars to buy peace of mind, Qianzhulou will definitely do this business.

Unfortunately, Qianzhulou didn't want to do this deal.

The shopkeeper in charge of buying and selling business stood respectfully outside the high pavilion, waiting for the reply from the landlord Nie Zhong.

"Don't sell a word of the news about the eldest princess." Nie Zhong poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and slowly ordered, "Send more spies to keep an eye on the inside and outside of Lidu day and night. I want to take a look. What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the little Patriarch of the Haijing family?"

"Yes!" The shopkeeper cupped his fists respectfully and retreated.

"Third." Nie Zhong poured another cup of hot tea, and pushed in front of the third elder who was kneeling on the ground to plead guilty, "It's not your fault that a master was killed halfway, you don't need to kneel anymore, get up."

The third elder shook his head, "Lord, I will definitely be able to clean up the door."

"Things are actually not a bad thing now." Nie Zhong sneered, "The eldest princess has gone to the Donghai Clan, and she will definitely take advantage of Jing Lan's momentum to kill back to Lidu. Now the Dongjing Clan is only famous, and the power has not yet developed. , I will definitely not rashly send troops to attack Lidu." After a short pause, Nie Zhong said darkly, "They can only come in secret and follow the path of the rivers and lakes. One game, and wait for them to end in a mutual loss."

The third elder sighed deeply, "But, if the eldest princess wins..." Once Chu Xi wins, she will definitely turn around and continue to use the Dongjing family to clean up the Thousand Spider Building.

Nie Zhong smiled resolutely, "There are not many people in the Dongjing Sect. My Qianzhulou power is spread all over the rivers and lakes. As long as we control their every move, they won't be able to make waves."

The third elder was silent, for some reason, he felt uneasy.

Just at this moment, a white pigeon flew into the tall pavilion and landed on Nie Zhong's coffee table.

Nie Zhong grabbed the white pigeon, took off the envelope from the white pigeon's leg, unfolded the white paper, but frowned.

The third elder asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Nie Zhong was thoughtful, and handed the blank paper to the third elder.

The third elder frowned after reading it, "Why is there another Baili girl in the Dongjing family?" He has not yet found out who the black-clothed woman who can learn pupil art is, and now there is another Baili girl. How many mysterious people are hidden behind the Dongjing family?

Nie Zhong said in a deep voice: "Third brother, go to Donglin City, find a chance to try this Baili girl, and find out her reality."

"Yes!" The third elder was about to stand up.

"I haven't seen Ah Guang and Su Er for several days. You have seen them, third child?" Nie Zhong suddenly thought of this matter. He usually dislikes Nie Guang. He comes less often, and he feels better. , but he hasn't seen him for several days, but he feels uneasy.

The third elder answered truthfully, "Young Master and Miss left Beijing three days ago."

"Leaving Beijing at this time?" Nie Zhong's eyes darkened, "Do you know where they went?"

The third elder nodded and said: "The young master said that this time the landlord must not be disappointed. They will go to Donglin City to inquire about the news first. After all, the young master has a school lieutenant personally appointed by the imperial court. They are also acquaintances with the Dongjing family. It is reasonable to visit Donglin on a business trip to exchange pleasantries."

"Why did this trash suddenly become smart?" Nie Zhong sneered.

The third elder answered awkwardly, "Actually, the young master has worked very hard..."

Nie Zhong waved his hands and said, "Three years old and old, he is not a brain." He thought about it, and he was afraid that Nie Guang would mess up the big thing, "Sir, you go to Donglin City this time, first put him Tied up with Su Er, sent someone to bring him back."

"This……"

"I am the landlord."

Hearing Nie Zhong's words, the third elder didn't dare to refute, he immediately bowed respectfully and exited the pavilion.

Nie Zhong let out a long sigh, if his only seedling hadn't died, he would have dismissed Nie Guang as a waste, why bother to look annoyed every day?

In addition, after Jing Lan led the army back to Donglin City, she and Liu Xi's soldiers split into two groups, Jing Lan stayed in the barracks outside the city to handle military affairs, Liu Xi and Shen Jiangli first quietly sent the eldest princess and Xue Qingxian to Donglin City Mansion Ya.

Jing Lan had been busy for most of the day, and after nightfall, she rode her horse back from the barracks to Donglin City.When she was approaching the mansion, she suddenly thought of something, turned her horse's head, and galloped towards General Pingdong's mansion.

For outsiders, Pingdong General Liu Xi is dead.But after all, this is the house that Jing Lan sent Liu Xi to. Even if they knew that the master was dead and did not get Jing Lan's order, the boys and maids in the house would not dare to neglect, they should sweep and wipe every day.Especially the one black and one white little rabbit kept in the courtyard. When Jing Lan walked into the courtyard and saw it, she murmured, "So fat?"

Hearing this, the servant girl replied in a panic: "It's because the servants are not serving you well."

Jing Lan said with a smile: "I don't mean to blame you." Then, she picked up the bamboo basket on the side, caught two rabbits into the bamboo basket, turned her head and said to the servant girl, "Clean up the house in these two days. Tomorrow, I will find a master carpenter to replace the door plaque of General Pingdong's mansion."

"Replace it with what?" the servant girl asked in a low voice.

Jing Lan thought for a while, "I'm not used to living in the government office. If I want to move here for a short time in the future, I'll change to Chengdu Governor's Mansion."

"No." The servant girl nodded.

Jing Lan didn't say anything more, she took the two rabbits, quickly left the house, got on the horse, and rode the horse towards the government office.

"what!"

The horse galloped on the street, suddenly, a black shadow staggered from the alley and fell to the ground, and fell under the horse's front hooves.

Jing Lan hurriedly reined in the horse, the horse's front hooves flew into the air, and was pulled by Jing Lan abruptly to move away the front hooves, safely avoiding the fallen woman under the hooves.

The moonlight and the shadow of the lamp shone on the woman's distressed face. She saw Jing Lan's eyebrows and eyes clearly, and wept, "Captain, save me, save brother."

Jing Lan knew this person, and it was Nie Su who lived in Haicheng for a while.

"Shut up!" Two burly men rushed out of the alley, as if they wanted to drag her back into the alley.

Jing Lan watched quietly, she was just curious, what exactly was Nie Su trying to do in front of her?

The author has something to say: I think everyone’s first impressions are correct~ Don’t doubt yourself~

Of course, Wei Jianxuan must be dead~ As for what is this one?Do you still remember Xi'er's mother?That corpse in Longling whose appearance has not changed for more than ten years by relying on human blood?In fact, it is the same.

The blood beads are not only the sacred product of healing, in fact, Yunji still has half of what she didn't say, and she will reveal them one by one in this volume~