By the time the carriage left under the arched bridge, it had completely turned into another carriage, and the middle-aged coachman, dressed as a middle-aged man, quickly entered the middle of nowhere, and after many detours in the city, chose an unobtrusive road to the south gate.

Tianxian and Gu Li were both in the carriage, looking at the carriage approaching the city gate with interest, they both wanted to know how this carriage was going to get out of the city, now it was night, the gate of the imperial capital was under martial law at sunset, and the entry and exit had to go through a strict check, since the carriage was disguised, then obviously the identity of Long Si would not be used.

"What's that?"

When the carriage approached the city gate, Gu Li couldn't help but look strange when she saw the condition of the city gate.

I saw a convoy at the city gate going out of the city, and most of the vehicles in the convoy were such single-compartment carriages, and even the appearance was very similar to the one that Tianxian and Guli were riding now.

"This is the convoy of the Imperial Celebration Tour City, it is the tradition of the Empire, there is no one in the car, it will come back soon after leaving the city, it will not be checked, the two of you don't make a sound, we will leave the city immediately. The coachman smiled and looked back, not nervous, and drove directly to the tail of the convoy, followed by other carriages one after another, and the carriage became a part of the convoy.

Seeing that there really didn't seem to be anyone in the other carriages, Tian Xian and Gu Li quickly shrank their heads.

The voices of the soldiers at the gate of the city came clearly, and it was obvious that they were very lax in checking the convoy, but they also checked it from time to time.

Tianxian thought for a moment, and then thought that he didn't know if he would find his car, and suddenly felt a few hot currents coming out of his body and leaning towards the city gate.

A clear picture is presented in the mind of Tian Xian. The silhouette of the city gates, the flames of the torches jumping, the texture of the armor on the soldiers, and even their expressions.

Tianxian was surprised. At the same time, I couldn't help but be excited, and the energy tentacles actually appeared again!

Carefully probing the situation at the city gate, Tian Xian excitedly found that he seemed to have a blessing in disguise, and the marrow eating forest formation allowed him to learn a novel way of exploring the surrounding environment.

Unleash a part of the power of your body, like tentacles, and only need very little force to clearly perceive your surroundings. It's still as accurate as a surveillance screen.

Trying to collect distant sounds, Tian Xian soon heard the voices of several soldiers outside the city gate, who seemed to be very dissatisfied with the slow speed of the convoy and were urging the convoy to leave the city quickly.

Tian Xian hurriedly turned the reverse heart trick to check his body, and found that in his consciousness, his muscles, veins, flesh and blood seemed to be emitting a strange glimmer.

At this time, Tian Xian realized one thing, after being permeated by huge energy in the marrow eating forest. More energy than you can imagine is absorbed by the body, and some of the extra remains in the body and is dissipating.

No wonder, I feel weird today, and I thought it was because of the injury.

Tianxian is full of joy, although he is still very weak, but as long as he recovers, according to this situation. I'm afraid that my physical condition is about to reach an astonishing level, and then when I run the reverse heart technique. The power of inspiration may not be at all what was previously imagined.

was in a surprise, Tian Xian suddenly frowned, the soldiers at the city gate seemed to be a little impatient, only checking one carriage at a time, a team ran directly over, as if they wanted to check multiple carriages at once, so that the convoy could quickly leave the city.

They are also picked to check. But one of the soldiers who didn't die walked straight to the carriage where he was hiding.

Quickly probing the condition of a carriage behind him, Tian Xian took out a few silver needles from his sleeve, and shook them violently between his fingers.

A few silver pins shine through the window of the car, hitting the belt of the horse behind it. One of them flew past the horse's buttocks, scratching a wound.

The horse felt a sharp pain in his buttocks, and suddenly ran forward with a neigh, and the belt that pulled the cart was torn off, and the wheel "slammed" on the ground, and the whole carriage broke in two.

The soldier who was about to check the carriage where Tianxian was suddenly saw that there was an accident in the carriage behind him, and the horses actually rushed over, and immediately rushed up with an angry shout.

As for how the soldier subdued the horse, how to scold the coachman for being careless, and how to immediately and quickly ask someone to move the damaged carriage, this is not Tianxian's concern, Tianxian only knows that because of the small accident, those soldiers more frequently urged the convoy to pass quickly, fewer vehicles were inspected, and his own carriage also successfully escaped.

Following the convoy out of the city, the driver deftly and unobtrusively left the group, turned into a wilderness path, and then hurried all the way, and after a while, stopped in front of a large house.

"Distinguished guest, please get out of the car, we have arrived. The driver jumped out of the car and respectfully opened the door.

Tian Xian and Gu Li got out of the car, looked around, and found that this was a small lumber yard, surrounded by high stacks of wood, and bundles of firewood and grass, and the air wafted with the smell of fresh grass and trees that was not found in the capital, and a large thatched roof was in front of them, obviously, this was the residence of a certain lumberjack outside the city.

The coachman entered the thatched hut first, and soon came out again to lift the thick thatched curtain of the hut, "Please come in, two of you." ”

Tian Xian entered the house, but the coachman stopped her when Guli was about to come in.

"Honorable guest, you better leave the weapon on your body to me for safekeeping, this is the rule. He politely held out his hand.

"Laifu, forget it, don't be rude to the guests. Long Si's light voice came from inside.

The coachman who was called Laifu immediately put down his hand and smiled apologetically at Gu Li, "Please come in." ”

Gu Li couldn't help but take a look at this Laifu, in Long Si's information, there was no such number one person around her, it seemed that he was a henchman who hid his identity.

Entering the grass house, Gu Li was a little stunned to find that Long Si was sitting on a firewood and grass mat in a coarse cloth robe, and in front of her was a fire with an iron pot, and there were maps, books, paper and pens and other messy things around her.

"What are you doing, come and eat!"

Tian Xian's voice relieved Gu Li, and she found that Tian Xian was already sitting in front of the fire, and stared eagerly at the big iron pot licked by the flames, from which the heat was bubbling out, and a rich smell of meat wafted through the room.

Beckoned Guli to sit down beside her. Tian Xian rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you so much for Your Highness's compassion and invitation to such an elegant place to share the game, but the two of us eat a lot, I don't know if Your Highness's pot is enough to eat." ”

Ryusi couldn't help but laugh, "Haven't you had dinner yet?"

"Your Highness gave a banquet, so naturally you don't dare to fill your stomach first. ”

Take a look at Tianxian and Guli. Long Si was a little helpless, and shouted outside the door: "Laifu, you go hunt some more game." ”

"Your Highness, are your subordinates going back later?" said Laifu outside the door seemed to be a little hesitant.

"Go ahead, there's envoy protection here, I'm safe. ”

There was silence outside the door for a while, but there was still a very positive reply, "Yes! ”

Soon there was no movement outside the door, and Tianxian knew very well that Laifu had left. I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, and asked, "Your Highness has taken the only guard, are you really not afraid of our ill intentions?"

Long Si smiled, "Now this pot of meat is more attractive to you, and I'm still safe." ”

Tianxian and Gu Li couldn't help laughing together.

The pot of meat was stewed in the blink of an eye, Gu Li quickly found simple tableware, cups, plates and dishes were all put into battle, and the three of them served soup and picked up meat. What was supposed to be a strange atmosphere in the grass house quickly turned into a situation where "hot pot" was above all else.

Long Si has always eaten alone, and at most some people have tested the poison. This is the first time to sit with others and share the food in an iron pot, she feels very fresh about this, and she is also a little surprised, she has already heard of the idle style, but Gu Li is also a little different from her previous situation, obviously the first time she saw herself. She is also very reserved.

Seeing that the two of them only cared about eating meat and drinking soup, and didn't even mean to let themselves go, Long Si couldn't help but ask: "You just said that Laifu is my only guard, do you think that there are no other people in ambush around this house?"

"Nope. "Tian Xian gnawed on the meat and bones, and said with certainty. "I didn't see anyone else on the way, and if I guessed correctly, there was no movement around here at all. ”

"How do you know? Could it be that I, the princess of a country, would stay alone in the wilderness?" Ryusi looked very curious.

"That's what makes it safe. ”

Tian Xian showed a smug smile, and at the same time, while Long Si was looking at him curiously, he picked up the last piece of meat and bone in the pot.

Hearing this, Long Si raised his eyebrows slightly, and a somewhat inexplicable smile appeared on his lips, "I heard Laifu say just now, you guessed that I was outside the city." ”

"It's just a blind one, and it doesn't matter if you guess wrong anyway. Tianxian tore a large piece of meat and gave it to Gu Li, and ate it to his heart's content.

Seeing that the two of them were eating and drinking wholeheartedly, and there was no meat in the pot anymore, and he could only drink soup, Long Si couldn't help crying and laughing.

Slowly drinking a bowl of broth, Long Si pondered for a moment and said, "This time, I did secretly go out of the city to take refuge. ”

Tian Xian finished eating the meat, sucked his fingers a few times, and showed a little cunning in his eyes, "Your Highness is so relaxed and calm in his refuge, it really impresses me." ”

Although Long Si was dressed in a shabby coarse cloth robe on his body, he was still neatly dressed under the old robe, his face and neck were spotless, his straight black hair was draped over his shoulders without the slightest mess, and his eyes were full of divine light in the flashing firelight.

"There are some things that can't be rushed. ”

Holding the steaming soup bowl, Tian Xian said a little strangely: "It seems that you shouldn't let others know that you are here at this time, especially an outsider like me." ”

"It is precisely because you are an outsider that I can rest assured that there is an undercurrent in the imperial capital today, and no one can really be trusted. Long Si sighed slightly, as if he was a little sad.

"Your Highness caught an assassin last time, and there is a secret agent lurking around you, I don't know if you asked anything. ”

Long Si shook his head slowly, his brows furrowed unconsciously, "These two people were killed. ”

Tianxian and Gu Liqi showed surprise, and couldn't help but say in unison, "Killed?"

"That same night, two people were killed together, and both were poisoned, and no trace was found. ”

Tian Xian and Gu Li glanced at each other, and finally realized the seriousness of the matter, and if they could poison and kill two people who were strictly guarded in Long Si's dormitory without leaving a trace, then it was obvious that there were still other forces around Long Si, and there was enough power to threaten Long Si's safety.

Ryusi could read their thoughts on the faces of the two, but he said unexpectedly, "However, I'm out of the city this time. Not for the sake of it. ”

"Could it be that there are other forces that threaten the safety of His Highness? ”

Nodding, Long Si's expression became solemn, "I don't know yet, and I haven't been able to find any real clues to prove the existence of this force, but...... I have a hunch. ”

Tian Xian saw Long Si's solemn expression, and he was originally surprised. Because even if she didn't show such a solemn expression when she was assassinated, but after hearing this reason, Tianxian felt powerless.

"Is Your Highness ...... I felt that someone was trying to harm me, so I went out of the city to take refuge. ”

"Exactly!"

Tianxian and Gu Li looked at each other, both a little speechless.

Long Si said very seriously: "It's hard for me to explain this feeling, but this is the first time I feel a real threat, the current imperial capital is calm on the surface because of the struggle for imperial power, but it is not peaceful in secret." I was able to cope with it, but lately, ...... I felt that all this seemed unusual, it was not that some prince or princess was brewing something, nor that the emperor was secretly fueling the trouble, but that there was a force quietly pushing everything in a place where no one was noticing, hiding in the shadows and watching us fight, and profiting from it. ”

"For the past two days, my heart has been pounding. Inexplicably, I felt a huge threat, and I couldn't even sleep peacefully. That's why I took the opportunity to go out of the city to rescue you, and secretly stayed outside the city for refuge, and now it's my stand-in in the city. ”

Tianxian took a sip of soup and said a little helplessly: "Your Highness, I also understand that the emperors have not been peaceful recently, and His Royal Highness the Ninth is also exhausted. But isn't it a bit reckless for you to go out of town alone just by feeling?"

"Reckless?" Ryusi said, shaking his head, "Unlike you, our imperial heirs have always been threats to us from the shadows, and this is my speculation. Not reckless. ”

"As long as your speculation is fifty percent sure, there is a reason to act, right?" Tian Xian sighed secretly, "You did say it last time. ”

"Not bad. Ryusi smiled strangely, "It's like today I speculate that you only have half a chance of getting out of the city safely, but this half chance is enough for me to act." ”

Tian Xian was stunned, "What if I am discovered?"

"There is no need to do anything, because it was your messenger who deceived me, and then left the city without saying goodbye, and had nothing to do with me, and even if it was discovered, it would be an easy trouble for you to get rid of

Tian Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this: "Your Highness is really well-intentioned, but in this dangerous situation, what is the matter with calling me here in such a plan?"

"I want you to help me investigate what is threatening my safety. ”

Tian Xian wailed in his heart. I thought to myself, how am I going to investigate such a thing that you can't even tell? And now I'm going back to the desert, going home! I'm a wounded now! How can I go and investigate such an unreliable thing for you!

Long Si had already seen Tian Xian's thoughts in the reluctance on Tian Xian's face, "I know you don't want to do this, but I don't have any other candidates right now, and this matter is urgent, and it has reached the point where it can't be delayed." ”

"And......" Ryusi's gaze fell on Gu Li's face, "I don't think you will refuse, and you will quickly find out about this matter." ”

Tianxian felt that his head was bigger, "Your Highness, I'm just a mercenary and a little person who sees money, it's easy to go wrong if you leave this kind of thing to me, maybe after someone gives me a huge benefit, I will sell you in a blink of an eye." ”

Long Si stared at Tian Xian with burning eyes, and said in an unquestionable tone: "The Holy Spirit Temple, the Blood Alliance, and even the Empire can't buy you, you have your own territory, you have a completely independent code of conduct, I'm sure you won't be bought by anyone, this is the most important reason why I want your help." ”

"But Your Highness, you can't tell you about it yourself, so I'll ......"

"Your Highness!"

Tian Xian said this, and suddenly there was a rather urgent call from outside.

The spirits of the three of them suddenly tightened, and Laifu's voice seemed to be a little wrong.

"Come in!" Ryusi immediately responded.

Laifu, who looked like a young man, opened the thick curtain and walked in, carrying two hares in his hands, and it seemed that he had gained quite a lot just now.

Putting down the hare, he quickly stepped forward and knelt in front of Long Si, and then glanced at Tian Xian and Gu Li.

"Something to say. Long Si's face was serious.

"Yes. Laifu looked a little ugly, "Tell Your Highness, just now I caught game and approached the imperial capital, and my subordinates went back to inquire about the information and learned that ...... Your stand-in in the city is dead. ”

One sentence made all three of them change their faces.

The corners of Long Si's eyes twitched twice, "How did you die?"

"At night, when the maid added incense, she found herself dead in bed, and the cause of death has not yet been found, so it is speculated that she was poisoned. ”

"Poisoned again! Sure enough...... Sure enough, it did it to me......"

"Your Highness, my subordinates are worried that this place is no longer safe and should be moved to another place as soon as possible. Saying that, Laifu looked at Tianxian and Gu Li again, "The two guests should also go back to rest earlier, presumably if you go back, you don't need a carriage anymore." ”

Long Si slowly got up, looked at Tianxian and said, "Now, do you believe what I said before?"

Tian Xian had to believe that Long Si's speculation was correct, and he also stood up and said: "Your Highness's safety is important, let's move to another place first, I will stay in the imperial capital for a while longer, and we will talk about what happened just now." ”

"It's okay!" Ryusi nodded, "Then I'll go first, and I'll contact you again soon." ”

"Your Highness, let's go. ”

Ryusi pulled out his dragon spear and armor from the grass behind him, hurriedly got into the carriage, and quickly disappeared into the darkness by the darkness of the night.

"This imperial capital is really breathless. Gu Li looked at the starry sky, and her heart was a little sullen.

"yes, but we're going to have to get involved. Tianxian shook his head helplessly, and took out the silver needle and silver crystal filament to fiddle with.

"What are you doing with these?" asked Gu Li, curiously

"Of course, go and return the favor. ”

"Favors?"

Tianxian suddenly glanced at Gu Li and said, "Now I can only rely on you, although you haven't done it, but I think you can definitely do it." ”

"What are you going to do?" Gu Li felt a little ill-intentioned with a casual smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be nervous! What are you doing hiding so far away, I won't eat you, come here, come here...... Closer, closer......" (To be continued......