Ye Chunnan took Liu Chen to the barracks. He knew that this woman's martial arts were not weak and that sealing her acupoints was not necessarily useful. He let someone feed her medicine, which was left by Ye Zhen, which could temporarily make a person with high martial arts skills lose their martial arts.
Tang Zhen already knew what happened at the city gate. The Empress and Jin Shanshan were taken away by the Witch King at the same time. This must have made Ye Chunnan very angry. He looked down at Liu Chen, "She took the Empress out of the city!"
"Yes, she is very good at martial arts. More than a dozen soldiers at the gate could not stop her." Ye Chunnan said.
"If it weren't for you, dozens of soldiers would not have been her opponent." Tang Zhen whispered to Ye Chunnan.
Ye Chunnan looked at him, "Do you know who she is?"
"If I'm not mistaken, she should be the Left Protector of the Witch King of Western Liang, Liu Chen." Tang Zhen stared at Liu Chen's face. Although she was still expressionless, her eyes darkened and he knew that he was right.
"Then you can't kill her. Keeping her alive will always be useful." Ye Chunnan said.
Liu Chen looked at them with sarcasm. "The Witch King has taken them to the Priest Hall. Even if you keep me alive, what can you do?"
"Will the Witch King ignore the life and death of a Left Protector?" Ye Chunnan asked Tang Zhen.
Tang Zhen raised his eyebrows. "If the Witch King is a cold and ruthless person, and there is someone around him who can replace him, maybe he will."
"If it were me, I wouldn't. At least her martial arts skills are good and of some use." Ye Chunnan sneered and walked out of the tent with Tang Zhen, letting people keep an eye on Liu Chen.
When the two of them walked out, Tang Zhen asked in a low voice, "The Empress and Jin Shanshan were taken away by the Witch King. Can't you find them?"
Ye Chunnan's face was heavy, and his eyes were gloomy like the depression before a storm. "They are more familiar with the wilderness than we are."
Tang Zhen asked, "Why did the Witch King of Western Liang capture the Empress?"
"I don't know." Ye Chunnan shook his head. They were in the wilderness and knew too little about what happened in the capital.
"Cui Yang of Dongqing will come to the wilderness in two days to support them, and the Emperor will also lead the army." Tang Zhen whispered.
Ye Chunnan was stunned for a moment. "The Emperor wants to lead the army to the Wilderness?"
"No, I'm going to Sha Mao City. Sha Mao City and Western Liang are neighbors." Tang Zhen said in a low voice, "Wan Ziliang and Fan Ludo joining forces is indeed a threat to us, but the Dark North Kingdom's military strength is more than that. If we concentrate all our forces here, it will be too late if the Dark North Kingdom attacks Sand City."
Mo Rongzhan was indeed far-sighted. The Wilderness had the support of Dongqing Kingdom, so there was no need to increase the number of troops. In fact, Mo Rongzhan did not need to lead the army personally. He had left Jingdu to save Yao Yao.
"Everyone thinks that the Emperor went to the Wilderness." Tang Zhen lowered his voice. "I guess even the ministers in the capital think so."
Ye Chunnan smiled, "It seems that the Emperor deliberately let people think that he was going to the Wilderness."
"Except for the cabinet ministers, it is estimated that everyone thinks so." Tang Zhen said, "There is one more thing, we have to send Little Prince back quickly."
"Send him back to Jingdu," Ye Chunnan said, "He may not want to go back."
Mo Rongyi really did not want to go back to Jingdu. When he was in Jingdu, he could only be a prince who helped him eat. But in the barracks, it was different. He ate and lived with the soldiers. Although his life was not as comfortable as before, and he could even be in danger at any time, he felt fulfilled and full of fighting spirit every day. Even if he ate coarse grains and wild vegetables with the soldiers, he felt good. He did not want to live that kind of life without any fun at all.
Although Ye Chunnan did not allow him to go to the battlefield, he still secretly went twice. Only then did he know that this was how his imperial brother fought for the world. Only then did he know what kind of difficulties and dangers his imperial brother had experienced when he was his age.
He was not qualified to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. His future should rely on his own hands, not what his brother gave him.
"I won't go back to Jingdu," Mo Rongyi said to Ye Chunnan. "I want to stay."
Ye Chunnan looked at him deeply. "I know you like it here, but what you need now is to go back to Jingdu."
"Why?" Mo Rongyi asked.
"You are the emperor's younger brother. If you want to share the emperor's worries, you should be in Jingdu at this time, accompanying the Empress Dowager and guarding the capital." Ye Chunnan lowered his voice and said in his ear, "The Empress Dowager's temperament has changed greatly. You know that the emperor is not in Jingdu. What if the Empress Dowager is instigated? Little prince, you can do more things in Jingdu for the emperor."
Mo Rongyi looked at him in surprise. "You mean …"
Ye Chunnan nodded. "Little prince, set off for the capital immediately."
"What can I do when I go back?" Mo Rongyi asked. "What about my brother? Is he also going to the wilderness?"
"Yes," Ye Chunnan nodded. "Little prince, the capital needs you more than here."
Mo Rongyi was silent for a moment. "Well, I will set off immediately."
Ye Zhen was taken to Xiliang. Sitting in the carriage, she could watch the scene outside at will. The capital of Xiliang was more prosperous than she had imagined, and she thought that Xiliang was different from the capital. But now, looking at the pedestrians on the street, it seemed that there was not much change except for their clothes.
This was probably the credit of Qi Ruoshui. She was not a native of Xiliang. She came from the Jin Kingdom, so she turned Xiliang into another Jin Kingdom.
"When can I go back?" Qi Zixi asked Ye Zhen in a low voice.
When Qi Ruoshui entered the territory of Xiliang, no one knew where she went. Ye Zhen finally let Qi Zixi know who she was, although her face still looked old.
"Do you know who she is?" Ye Zhen asked, referring to Qi Ruoshui.
"She said she was my mother." Qi Zixi frowned. "My mother is dead."
Ye Zhen smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "What did she say to you?"
"She said that she would compensate me in the future and let me live a life of splendor and wealth. I don't want any splendor and wealth. I just want to go back to my grandmother." Qi Zixi's face was full of disgust. He disliked this place very much, and he disliked Qi Ruoshui who claimed to be his mother even more.
Ye Zhen wanted to say something to comfort him, but she suddenly saw a familiar face.
Was the woman who just walked out of the inn Qian Xue?
Why was she in Xiliang?
Ye Zhen opened the curtains and looked back. Behind Qian Xue, she saw a more familiar figure: Murong Ke!
Did Qian Xue go to Xiliang to find Murong Ke?
"Niang, what are you looking at?" Jin Shanshan asked in a low voice.
"Nothing." Ye Zhen shook her head gently. It was Nameless outside. She didn't want him to hear her words.
If Murong Ke was in Xiliang, could she find a way to contact him?
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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