In the early hours of the third day, before the sky was even bright, a group of knights left the west gate in twos and threes.
Ren Baqian was waiting for them at a place not far from the city.
After all, he had just been assassinated. This time, he was going to the distant mountains, so he had to be extra careful.
Even though the people from the Great Xia Empire's embassy were in prison and seemed to have been forgotten, no one could say that there were no Great Xia spies in the city.
In particular, those merchants looked very honest. Ren Baqian was 100% sure that there were Great Xia spies among them.
Ren Baqian sat in the carriage while Lin Qiaole dozed off against the wall of the carriage. There were two officials from the Ministry of Works in the other carriage. Surrounding them were 50 palace guards who were at least at the Earth Wheel level.
After this assassination attempt, the empress had raised the level of his guards, but 50 guards was the limit.
In fact, if something really happened, he could only count on Lin Qiaole, who would never wake up.
From time to time, young boys and girls would arrive in groups of three. Some arrived under the protection of their servants and were then sent away.
"How many people have arrived?" Ren Baqian lifted the curtain and asked.
"Sir, 22 people have arrived," someone immediately replied.
This person was Ren Baqian's new guard captain and was also someone he knew, Shi Hu.
"Call me when everyone has arrived." Ren Baqian nodded.
After another 15 minutes, the sky was already bright, and the last three people finally arrived.
Ren Baqian gave the order and the entire team set off. As they got further and further away from Lan City, Ren Baqian began to relax.
At this point, it wouldn't be easy to be discovered.
In fact, in the southern part of Dayao where the remnant citizens of the Hao Nation were located, there were slightly more merchants from other countries. In the north, there were only a few cities, such as Lan City.
It was extremely difficult to encounter them in the wilderness.
Behind the carriage, there were many cheerful conversations and noises from the students. Occasionally, Tong Lan's silvery bell-like voice could be heard. Even though her tone was always fierce and full of malice, not many people cared.
After traveling for a day, Ren Baqian constantly shifted between the carriage and the fork-horned cow.
The carriage was too bumpy, and the fork-horned cow was uncomfortable, so he kept shifting between the two positions.
At this point in time, Ren Baqian was a little envious of Lin Qiaole. She could actually sleep so soundly in the carriage. Regardless of whether it was bumpy or noisy, nothing could disturb her sleep. She only crawled out at lunchtime and ate ten times more food than Ren Baqian before going back to sleep.
Ren Baqian suspected that she might still be sleeping when he was beaten to death.
After setting up camp and having dinner, Ren Baqian had nothing to do and switched on the radio station.
"Is His Majesty here?"
After a while, he heard the empress's voice. "What happened?"
"It's nothing. I just want to know where Her Majesty is, whether she ate well, and whether the journey was tiring." Ren Baqian laughed.
To put it simply, he was just flirting.
The empress was speechless.
After a long while, Ren Baqian thought that the empress had turned off the radio. Then, he heard her reply, "We have arrived at Gu City."
"What did His Majesty have for dinner? I see that Your Majesty didn't bring along any chefs from the imperial kitchen. I wonder if Your Majesty can get used to the food? "Ren Baqian continued to tease her.
"There's no need to be so particular when the army is outside," the empress replied.
"How can we do that? Your Majesty is the ruler of a nation. Even if the army is outside, you can't be careless. I'll get the imperial kitchen to chase after Your Majesty. "
Ren Baqian was stunned. He didn't even have the time to speak. Who was this?
"Who is it?" Ren Baqian asked.
"I'm Shi Qing!" the other party said.
"So it's Sir Shi! This thing is quite useful. I can actually hear Sir Shi from so far away, "another person said. The voice was magnetic and belonged to a middle-aged man.
Ren Baqian was speechless.
"Who is it this time?"
"Is it Sir Ren, the principal of Black Bamboo Academy? I've heard of your name for a long time. I'm Li Qianqiu. I've heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you under such circumstances, "the voice said.
Ren Baqian immediately knew who this person was. He was the Protector General of the Center, Li Qianqiu, one of the five Protectors General.
"So it's Sir Li. This thing is indeed good. Your Majesty, I'll get someone to inform the palace! "Shi Qing said.
"So Your Majesty is here too? Your subject, Li Qianqiu, greets Your Majesty. May I know where Your Majesty is? " Li Qianqiu seemed to have heard Caretaker Shi's words when he arrived. Now that he heard that the empress was here, he quickly greeted her.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I'm Xi Wangu. Due to my duties, I'm unable to personally visit Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"There's no need for formalities. Are there any unusual movements in the south? "the empress asked faintly.
"Those people have been restless. These days, I've beheaded another batch of them and finally made them behave. However, this is only on the surface. There are still people secretly colluding with each other. Among them, Great Xia, the Yun Nation, and the other nations are definitely working hard. Once I catch them, I'll definitely catch them all in one fell swoop, "Xi Wangu said coldly.
"Li Qianqiu, how's your situation?" the empress asked again.
"I've already arrived at Qinghe Stream, and the vanguard has already reached Ping City. The Great Xia army is currently divided into five groups. Two of them are surrounding Ping City and Shun City respectively, while the other three are heading for Yusheng, Coca, and Liao City respectively.
Coca and Liao City have 1,000 garrison soldiers and 2,000 soldiers from the Protectorate of the North who retreated from Ziyue City, as well as tens of thousands of civilians. Yusheng only has 1,000 soldiers, and I'm afraid it'll be difficult to stop the attack of the Great Xia army.
I've already dispatched 1,500 soldiers to Yusheng City overnight, but I'm not sure if they can make it in time, "Li Qianqiu said in a deep voice with a tinge of worry.
Ren Baqian watched as they turned the radio station into a chat group. Some were greeting and some were talking about military affairs. Although this was the original purpose, he still felt that it was a little strange.
Furthermore, none of them spoke before. Just as he greeted the empress, all of them jumped out. What do you want?
Ren Baqian listened to everyone talking in the radio station.
Lin Qiaole was awakened by the noise. She forced her eyelids open and asked, "Why is it so noisy? Who's talking? "
"Continue sleeping," Ren Baqian said as he patted her head gently.
Lin Qiaole's throat emitted a whooshing sound like a cat's. She swatted his paw away, changed her position, and continued to sleep. Not long after, she was even drooling.
After a long while, Li Qianqiu and Xi Wanya left because they were busy with official business. Seeing that no one was talking, Ren Baqian asked, "Is Her Majesty still around?"
"Yes!" the empress replied.
"Although I can't see Her Majesty now, I can see the same starry sky as her. I feel that we are much closer now." Ren Baqian continued to tease her.
Nearly 500 kilometers away, the empress opened the window and looked at the sky above her head with a smile on her face.
"The stars are really bright today, but it looks like the wind is about to pick up. It might rain tomorrow." Shi Qing's voice suddenly came from the radio station. Ren Baqian couldn't help but want to strangle him.
Why didn't he feel that this old man was so annoying in the past?
A metal chain quietly stretched out from the top of Ren Baqian's head. It looked around in all directions before extending the front end out of the carriage window. It seemed to be very curious about the outside world.
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