Ning Cheng handed the prepared secret letter to Bai Yuqiao. "Send it to Myriad Merchant Hall immediately. Also, if news of Ning Jing's pregnancy gets out, our cooperation will be terminated!"
Apart from the fact that Bai Yuqiao couldn't rescue them, she still had a lot of power in Tiger's Prison. She could arrange for her men to guard Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er.
At this critical juncture, even if Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye could come to rescue them, they couldn't act rashly. Otherwise, Jun Yi Xie would definitely change his mind and be more cautious about sending troops north.
Therefore, the only thing Ning Cheng could do now was to protect Mu Ling 'er and Ning Jing for a limited time.
Bai Yuqiao's defection was his fortune, but it was even more so for Ning Jing and Mu Ling 'er. If it weren't for Bai Yuqiao, no one would have known that the situation would develop to this point.
Bai Yuqiao had no choice. She fiercely snatched the secret letter and stuffed it into her sleeve. "Ning Cheng, remember what you said today. My senior brother is about to lose his life. I'll definitely make you pay for it!"
Bai Yuqiao hurriedly left. Ning Cheng exhaled. He knew that the matter was settled. All that was left was to wait …
If Jun Yi Xie found out about today's arrangement one day, it would greatly facilitate the cooperation between Ning Cheng and Long Fei Ye. How much would he regret it?
When Han Yunxi and the others received Ning Cheng's last letter, it was already early in the morning. The civil war in Northern Li had already begun.
When Han Yunxi and the others received news of the civil war and Ning Cheng's letter, they could finally relax for a while. The situation was better than they'd expected, and it was also a few days earlier than they'd expected.
As long as they could confirm that Ning Jing and Ling 'er were safe for the time being, they could rest assured and head south.
Bai Yuqiao not only sent a secret letter from Ning Cheng, but also a secret letter from Ning Jing.
This secret letter was naturally for Tang Li.
Tang Li squatted at the side and watched quietly. There wasn't much content, but he read it three times and started from the first word again.
"Tang Li, what's in the letter?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"He wrote it for me!" Tang Li answered.
With his reply, everyone knew that this letter had nothing to do with the big picture. It was just a private conversation between the couple.
Actually, Ning Cheng's secret letter didn't specify the location of Tiger's Prison, but Ning Jing's letter was very clear. She'd asked Bai Yuqiao about it in detail.
No one knew what else Ning Jing wrote, but Tang Li was actually very calm. He didn't make a fuss and even took the initiative to say, "Big Brother, you should go and come back early. I'll wait here. If there's any news, I'll immediately report it to you."
He already knew where his wife and children were imprisoned, but he could still calm down and wait. What kind of reason did he need?
What did Ning Jing's letter say?
Everyone guessed that Tang Li's calmness had something to do with Ning Jing's letter, but they didn't ask.
"Princess, Your Highness, this subordinate will be a burden if I follow you south. How about this subordinate also stay? First, I can help Sect Master Tang, and second, it'll be easier for me to deal with Medical City and Pill Fiend Pharmacy, "Gu Beiyue said seriously.
The Three-Way Black Market really did need someone to stay behind to discuss and communicate with Myriad Merchant Hall. As the son-in-law of the Di Clan, Tang Li was the most suitable candidate. Tang Li was impatient, so Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye couldn't be more at ease with someone as calm as Gu Beiyue helping him.
The two of them immediately nodded in agreement.
The sooner they went south, the sooner they could come back to save the people.
When spring came next year, Jun Yi Xie and the Northern Dynasties Emperors would be almost done fighting. When they came back, they would first save the people and then slowly deal with Jun Yi Xie.
In reality, Long Fei Ye was even more impatient than Tang Li. He wanted nothing more than to immediately cut Jun Yi Xie into pieces and avenge Han Yunxi's humiliation. It was just that he hid it all in his heart and didn't show it.
He said indifferently, "We'll set out tonight. No one is allowed to delay. We'll try to reach Qingchuan Water City in half a month!"
Although their plan was very thorough, Bai Yanqing was still an unpredictable factor that could affect their movements at any time.
Therefore, not only was time tight, but their mission was also very important. Not only did they have to find the Seven Fiends Dagger, they also had to continue investigating the Fire of Ten Thousand Poisons.
Against someone like Bai Yanqing, who was impossible to guard against, the only change was to quickly master all the medicinal catalysts for the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
That night, after Han Yunxi and the others bid farewell to Tang Li, they secretly left East Origin Hall. They didn't even alert Myriad Merchant Hall.
Their whereabouts represented their safety. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Long Fei Ye wouldn't allow it to be exposed.
Although time was tight, Long Fei Ye still arranged for a carriage. He couldn't bear for Han Yunxi to rush about too much. His and Han Yunxi's carriage moved forward, while Baili Mingxiang and Xu Donglin followed behind.
Gu didn't like carriages, so he rode in front to lead the way. His speed was extremely fast. Fortunately, Uncle Gao and Xu Donglin's driving skills weren't bad, so they were able to catch up.
Fortunately, Long Fei Ye's carriage was sturdy and stable enough. Otherwise, with their speed, it would have been impossible to avoid flipping over.
Day after day, they headed south. The civil war in Northern Li grew more intense with each passing day. On the fifteenth day, Han Yunxi and the others really did arrive at Qingchuan Water City.
Qingchuan Water City was located at the border between the South Central Commander-In-Chief's Office and Tian An. It was under Tian An's jurisdiction, and was an ancient city with a long history. It was also a very famous water city within Tian An.
The reason why it was called a water city was because there were hundreds of water systems in the city, crisscrossing each other. Every household had a river flowing through their door, and every household had a river flowing through their door. Boats were also a necessity for every household. Almost all of the transportation in the city relied on boats.
Unlike other water cities, Qingchuan Water City had a very big characteristic. This water city was in the shape of the Eight Trigrams, with a total of eight city gates. The hundreds of water systems in the city were actually formed after the eight main water systems flowed in, forming intricate and complicated branches. And the eight city gates were built on top of the eight main water systems.
In the center of Qingchuan Water City was a not small lake called Yinqing Lake. The houses were distributed in a ring around this lake, one ring at a time. If one stood at the highest point, at night, every house would be lit, and they would see a very beautiful Eight Trigrams spectacle.
At this moment, it was night. Han Yunxi and the others had already entered the city. They were sitting on a boat, heading to the inn where they were staying. It was strange to say that once they entered the city, the waterways were very lively. There were lights on both sides of the river, and there were many boats going back and forth. Many people were even singing ballads on the boats. But the closer they got to the center of the city, the fewer lights there were, and the more deserted the waterways were.
Logically, the closer to the center of the city, the more lively it should be. This Qingchuan Water City was the opposite.
Long Fei Ye's spies found out that two months ago, there was a strange incident in Qingchuan Water City. Every few days, there would be a woman killed. So far, there were already six. And the way the deceased died was the same. The abdomen was stabbed, and the murder weapon was a dagger.
However, after the coroner's examination, he found that the cause of death was not the abdomen wound, but bleeding from the seven orifices. As for the cause of bleeding from the seven orifices, he still couldn't find out.
Now, all the corpses were frozen in the memorial hall, and the inn where Han Yunxi and the others were staying was near the memorial hall.
"Why are there fewer and fewer people?" Han Yunxi asked.
Seeing that no one answered her, the old boatman said, "Yinqing Lake has been strange since ancient times. Everyone doesn't dare to get too close. Many feng shui masters have said that the closer you are to Yinqing Lake, the worse the feng shui is. The city wasn't lively in the first place, and there were several murder cases by the lake a while ago, so it was even more deserted. "
The old boatman asked, "Is this the first time you've come to Qingchuan Water City? It's not fun here. This old man advises you to hurry back if there's nothing important. "
Although Han Yunxi and the others were in disguise, their temperament couldn't be concealed. One look and you could tell that they were either rich or respectable. At first, the old boatman didn't dare to say much. It was only after hearing Han Yunxi's words that he dared to remind them.
Before Han Yunxi and the others came, they naturally investigated those murder cases clearly. Han Yunxi opened her mouth to ask the boatman to know if what they heard was true.
Sure enough, after a conversation, the situation was similar.
The deceased were all women and died in the same way, which proved that the murderer was the same person. Now they only wanted to confirm one thing. Those six women were bleeding from the seven orifices. Was it because of poisoning?
As long as the corpses were still there, it wasn't difficult for Han Yunxi to figure out this matter.
After arriving at the inn, Han Yunxi originally intended to go directly to the coffin home. But seeing that it was late at night, she was afraid that it would delay the dual cultivation, so she could only drop the idea.
Gu wasn't at all well-behaved. When he saw Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye enter the house, he quietly left the inn and went to the coffin home …
After days of rushing about, even if it was by carriage, it was still very tiring. In addition, Han Yunxi didn't delay her cultivation in the poison storage space.
After she and Long Fei Ye finished their dual cultivation homework, she fell asleep exhausted. However, the next morning, they were awakened by the noise outside.
When she and Long Fei Ye finished packing and opened the door, they saw that Xu Donglin and Baili Mingxiang were already outside.
"What's going on?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"Your Highness, the coffin home is on fire!" Xu Donglin replied.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi panicked and rushed out. The two of them stood on the balcony on the second floor of the inn and could see that the coffin home had turned into a sea of fire not far away.
The coffin home was surrounded by waterways and it was easy to put out the fire. How did the fire burn so fiercely?
"When did this happen?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"Just now. It suddenly caught on fire and there was no time to save it." Xu Donglin replied truthfully.
"Did they use oil?" Han Yunxi asked seriously. "Long Fei Ye, let's go and take a look."
No matter what the cause of the fire was, it was definitely man-made. It was very likely that they wanted to destroy the corpses they were investigating.
Time was too tight, otherwise, they would have gone over last night.
"Where's Gu?" Long Fei Ye asked.
With such a big commotion, Gu should have been awakened.
"I haven't seen him since early morning. Maybe he went over early?" Xu Donglin replied.
Long Fei Ye was least worried about Gu. He didn't ask much and immediately rushed to the coffin home with Han Yunxi.
As soon as they got close to the place, Han Yunxi smelled a strong smell of oil. Someone must have used a large amount of oil for the fire to burn so fiercely.
With such a big fire, even if the corpses were frozen, they would have been burned to ashes.
"Isn't this fire too coincidental?" Han Yunxi said with annoyance.
Long Fei Ye was also very regretful, but last night's dual cultivation had to continue. He said lightly, "Let's go and see what the magistrate court can find out."
Han Yunxi didn't leave. "Let's wait. If there are some skeletons left, maybe we can examine them."
The poison that bled from the seven orifices must be highly toxic and could easily enter the bones. Therefore, the skeletons were Han Yunxi's last hope.
They sat down in a nearby teahouse and waited quietly for the fire to be put out.
Helplessly, the fire only died down a little when night fell. Xu Donglin looked for Gu the whole day but couldn't find him.
He hurried back and whispered, "Your Highness, Princess, Gu is missing!"
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