? Luo Bing stopped in her tracks and hesitated for a moment before following Song QingShu. She kept telling herself in her heart that if she stayed by Wen Tailai's side, Yu Wanting would definitely find a chance to silence her and might even endanger her husband's safety. It was better to stay by Song QingShu's side and think of a way to expose Yu Wanting's true identity … As for whether she subconsciously didn't know how to face her husband, that was unknown.
? Watching Song Qingshu and his entourage go out of Shengjing City, Hong Li said in a low voice, "Should you release the princess now?"
? Song Qingshu was about to refuse, but Xia Qingqing whispered to him, "Let me go back, or I will hate you for the rest of my life." Her voice was full of determination.
? Song QingShu furrowed his brows and was about to forcefully take her away when Xia Qingqing seemed to see through his thoughts. She quickly said, "He and I are just using each other. I … I won't let any other man get close to me."
? Song Qingshu was stunned, and then a burst of ecstasy rose in his heart. Xia Qingqing took the opportunity to break free from his hand and slowly walked to Hong Li's side. In the eyes of others, it seemed that Song Qingshu had agreed to Prince Bao's condition and kept his promise to release his concubine. Only Zhu Mang, who was in Song Qingshu's arms, heard everything clearly and was at a loss: Qingqing, are you two so close?
? Xia Qingqing returned to Hong Li's camp and lowered her head in silence. Yu Wanting snorted at her and hurriedly came to Hong Li's side. Looking at Song Qingshu and his entourage gradually disappearing, he said anxiously, "Hong … Your Highness, in this way, aren't we giving Yongyan to Kangxi as a hostage?"
? Hong Li shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. As long as Kangxi doesn't want to fall out with me, I will naturally send him to Xixia to find a husband. If he really becomes the Emperor's son-in-law, we will have a strong ally, and Kangxi will not dare to touch him easily. Even if he can't become the Emperor's son-in-law, I can still send some masters to kidnap him on the way back. " Hong Li's voice suddenly became low as he looked at the Imperial Decree in his hand and said hatefully, "This glory should have been obtained by Fu 'Er. What a Divine Dragon Sect; This King will definitely not leave a single blade of grass on your island."
Yu Wanting's gaze fell onto the imperial edict. It was clearly written that Fu Kangan was conferred the title of Prince of Jiayong and was sent to represent the Qing Dynasty in the betrothal contest.
In the suburbs ten miles east of the city, Su Quan slapped away the devil-masked man's hand and said with hatred, "I don't need you to save me!"
"You don't need my help?" The devil-masked man sneered, "If I hadn't appeared, you would have been taken back to Hong Li by the masters of the Prince's Mansion. Hong Li's most beloved son died in the hands of the Divine Dragon Cult. You can imagine what kind of humiliation you will suffer."
Seeing that Su Quan was silent, the devil-masked man sighed, "Do you still hate me so much?" If Yelu Nanxian and Yelu Qi were here, they would have cried out in shock. The head of Liao's most mysterious organization, the Secret Intelligence Bureau, was actually the Divine Dragon Cult's Cult Leader's wife's father.
"Back then, you cruelly abandoned my mother, causing her to die of depression. I swore that I would never forgive you." At this moment, Su Quan's image was no longer that Cult Leader's wife, but a pitiful lonely girl.
"I have my own difficulties? My difficulties are that I am a Khitan, and your mother is a Han. For your mother's sake, I had already agreed to become a Han with her, and even changed my name to Han, Su Yin. I wanted to grow old with her. However, I didn't expect that the Song Dynasty would betray me, disregarding the hundred years of brotherhood between the Song and Liao Dynasties, and join forces with the Jin Kingdom to attack my Liao Dynasty, causing my Liao Dynasty to almost be destroyed. Naturally, I couldn't ignore it, so I left you and your mother behind and returned to help the former Emperor defend against the Jin Kingdom's cavalry … Hehe, it's quite funny now that I think about it. The Song Dynasty, for a mere sixteen prefectures of Yan Yun, became greedy and betrayed us. In the end, not only did they not reap any benefits, they even caused their country to be destroyed. Not only did they lose more land in the Central Plains, even their two dog emperors were captured by the Jin Kingdom. At the same time, countless imperial concubines and princesses were captured, and they were humiliated by the Jin Kingdom. It was simply too satisfying. "The devil-masked man became more and more excited as he spoke, and in the end, he burst into laughter.
"I don't understand these national affairs that you're talking about. I only know that after you returned to Liao, you remarried a new wife. My mother originally had a glimmer of hope for you, but after hearing this news, she fell ill." As Su Quan spoke, the rims of her eyes reddened.
"At that time, Liao was at its most critical moment, but the nobles were still scheming against each other. I married that woman only for a political marriage." The devil-masked man explained. Seeing that Su Quan was still indifferent, he knew that he couldn't continue on this topic, so he quickly changed the topic. "After the situation in Liao stabilized, I sent people everywhere to search for news of you and your mother. In the end, I found out that your mother had passed away for many years, and your whereabouts were unknown. Later, after many inquiries, I finally found out that you were snatched away by the Divine Dragon Cult's Hong Antong to become the cult leader's wife. Humph, that rotten old man, how could he marry a beautiful daughter like me? If I didn't know that he couldn't have sex because of his cultivation, and that he only married you to deceive others, I would have killed him long ago. "
"The Divine Dragon Cult naturally has its own outstanding qualities, since it was seen as a thorn in the side of the Manchurian Qing Dynasty, but they couldn't do anything about it. If you want to kill Hong Antong, you're overestimating yourself." Su Quan's tone was cold as she lightly refuted.
"Although Hong Antong's martial arts are okay, I don't care about him. In a one-on-one fight, I can definitely take his life in less than fifty moves." The devil-masked man said proudly.
"I don't want to listen to your bragging. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." At this time, Su Quan had already adjusted the true qi in her body.
"Why do you still want to go back to a small place like the Divine Dragon Cult?" The devil-masked man stopped her and quickly said, "Now that the Great Liao Empress Zhen Dinghui is a Han, the nobles in the court have long been dissatisfied. The Emperor also can't withstand the pressure from all sides, so he wants to change the Empress. Since the establishment of the Great Liao Empire more than two hundred years ago, most of the Empresses have been born in the Xiao Family. Now, the daughters of the three families of the Xiao Family have a chance to become the Empress. My family originally wanted to send my daughter … who is also your sister. Although she is beautiful, talented, and proficient in music, I think you are a more suitable candidate. "
"Why? Is it because I have the ability to charm people to death?" Su Quan's face was expressionless, and her footsteps didn't stop. "But do you think I will help you?"
Watching Su Quan's figure disappear into the distance, the devil-masked man loosened his hands and tightened them, then loosened them again. Finally, he sighed helplessly. "Lord Su, are we just going to let her go like this?" Yelu Qi and Yelu Nanxian came to the devil-masked man's side. In their hearts, they couldn't understand why he would let such a big fish go so easily.
"I have my own arrangements, you don't need to ask." Su Yin's voice came through the mask, sounding heavy and dull. "Although this trip to Shengjing didn't achieve its original goal, Fu Kangan is dead, and Hong Li's remaining energy is mainly to deal with the Divine Dragon Cult. As for Kangxi, because of Song Qingshu's forceful intrusion into the Wangfu today, his relationship with Hong Li has dropped to a freezing point … This result is barely acceptable. Let's go back to Shangjing first. "
"You must keep an eye on Yong Yan. Prince Bao might send a master to rescue him. You have to know that Yong Yan is our protective talisman, if he is rescued, I'm afraid none of us will be able to leave Liaodong alive. " Not long after they left Shengjing, the sky darkened. Song Qingshu was worried about Zhu Qian's injuries, so he ordered them to set up camp.
"Lord Song, we are now the imperial envoy team. If Prince Bao kills us, isn't that a public rebellion?" Zhang Kangnian asked doubtfully.
Song Qingshu sneered. "After he kills us, he can send a memorial to Yan Jing and report that we died in the hands of some mountain bandits. His Majesty doesn't have any evidence, so he can only swallow it. At most, he will be demoted and his salary will be deducted."
Zhao Qixian wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. "Lord Song is still the one who sees things clearly. Don't worry, we will definitely keep an eye on Yong Yan."
Song Qingshu nodded and walked towards his own tent. Just as he lifted the curtain, Li Yuanzhi's anxious voice was heard. "Brother Song, I've already fed Miss Zhu the Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill, but her breath is getting weaker and weaker."
Luo Bing was more experienced than her. She had already checked Zhu Qian's injuries from her pulse. When she saw Song Qingshu, she also shook her head quietly, indicating that there was nothing she could do.
"You don't have to waste your energy, I know my own injuries very well … You can all leave, I want to be alone before I die." Zhu Qian lay on the bed, her voice was exceptionally calm.
"Sister Luo, Sister Yuanzhi, I have something to say to Ninth Young Lady. Help me guard the entrance. No one is allowed to come in without my summon," Song Qingshu said in a deep voice as he looked at Zhu Qian who seemed like she would disappear with the wind at any time.
Luo Bing and Li Yuanzhi looked at each other and left quietly, leaving the two of them in the tent.
"Prince Song, I really want to be alone for a while." Seeing that Song Qingshu was still in the tent, Zhu Qian frowned slightly. Her weak and delicate look made Song Qingshu's heart ache.
"Thank you for saving me today." Song Qingshu said.
"If you died, I wouldn't have been able to escape from Bao Prince's Mansion. Saving you is equivalent to saving myself, so you don't have to worry too much about it." Zhu Qian shook her head lightly.
"Ninth Young Lady," Song Qingshu called out to her. Seeing that she was still looking at him with her bright and dark eyes, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I have a way to save you."
"Really?" Zhu Qian's eyes lit up. No one wanted to die, not to mention she still had many unfulfilled wishes.
"I wonder if Ninth Young Lady has ever heard of the 'Holy Light Scripture'?" Seeing that Zhu Qian was at a loss, Song Qingshu continued, "I used to have all my meridians broken, and it was this scripture that reconnected all my meridians. The 'Holy Light Scripture' also has the effect of bringing the dead back to life. I once used it to successfully save a friend who was on the verge of death. Her injuries at that time were even more serious than yours."
"There's actually such a magical scripture in this world?" Zhu Qian revealed a surprised expression.
"Ninth Young Lady, don't be too happy yet. There's a difficulty in using this scripture to save someone." Song Qingshu smiled bitterly.
"What difficulty?" Zhu Qian looked at him with wide eyes.
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