Huarong had spent two hundred taels of silver to find out that the person who had captured Gu Changheng was the second prince of Li Rong. She had waited for a long time, and her opportunity had finally arrived.
"Miss, I heard that Li Rong's army has already broken through Songyang County and is about to reach Nanzhou," Shuxiu said anxiously.
Huarong frowned. "So fast?"
"Yes, Li Rong's army is like a hot knife through butter. Miss, what should we do?"
Huarong rested her chin on her hands and sat on the firewood, deep in thought. "Nanzhou is the provincial capital of Songyang County. Although it's located in the southwest, it's ten times more prosperous than Songyang County. Let's go to Nanzhou." She got up and left.
She could go to Nanzhou by water or land, and the transportation was quite convenient. Huarong chose the nearest water route, and her journey was smooth and unimpeded.
Even if she encountered checkpoints, the soldiers would let her pass without a hitch, not even bothering to search her.
Shuxiu shook her head, her face full of worry. "The Dakui Army is so lazy. No wonder Li Rong's army has reached Nanzhou. The heavens are really unlucky."
Huarong rolled her eyes and didn't say anything. Along the way, there were traces of Li Rong's army. Logically speaking, it should be under Li Rong's control, but why were the checkpoints guarded by the Dakui Army? It was worth thinking about.
Huarong chose to forgive Shuxiu's stupidity, but she wasn't in the mood to teach her. There was another thing that made her uneasy. She didn't know which god had opened the back door for her. Other people had to be searched when passing through, but she didn't have to …
She sat at the bow of the boat and looked down at herself in the water again. She was beautiful, but it was only ordinary beauty. She wasn't the kind of beauty that could bring disaster to a country. Who would be so kind as to open the back door for her?
Could it be that her family had given her money?
Thinking about it, she nodded. It was very likely.
Ten days later, the Li Rong Army had finally met the Dakui Army, which they were able to put up a fight. They had been stuck here for three days.
"Young Miss, South Continent City is filled with Li Rong's soldiers. Sixth Young Master is also locked inside. What should we do?" Shuxiu had been asking about this for the past few days.
Huarong said angrily, "You always ask me what to do. What's the use of having you?"
"Miss, I'm sorry. I'm stupid …" Shuxiu immediately lowered her head and acted like a little wife.
Huarong sighed helplessly. No wonder the big bosses in the modern world liked smart subordinates. They could earn money, do things, and do anything they couldn't, as long as they were paid enough.
"Go and find a set of immortal male clothing. Watch this Young Master use all kinds of bewitching techniques to seduce that Li Rong's Second Prince." Huarong said with a strong sense of righteousness. His whole body exuded an aura of a hero who would never return.
Xi Shi, who was standing on a tree in the distance, was caught off guard and fell down. Fortunately, he landed lightly on the ground and appeared in front of Huarong in the next moment.
Huarong and Shuxiu were both shocked by the sudden appearance of the person. Shuxiu jumped up and said, "Young Miss, there's a ghost!"
Huarong slapped Shuxiu angrily. It was really embarrassing to have such a timid servant girl. "What are you making a fuss about? Look carefully. "
Shuxiu carefully opened her eyes and looked carefully. When she found that it was Xi Shi, she patted her chest and sighed in relief. "You scared me to death."
Huarong shook his head. He would educate her properly when he went back. It was really embarrassing.
"Why are you here?" Huarong used Shuxiu to pretend that he was not nervous and used Shuxiu to distract himself. After that, he squeezed out a calm smile.
There seemed to be anger on Xi Shi's face. No, it should be said that he was still angry. Huarong couldn't tell what he was feeling. Xi Shi was very strange.
"I'm just passing by."
"Where are you going?" Huarong just asked casually. It was as insincere as Gu Weikai flattering each other with a business partner.
"South Continent City," Xi Shi said calmly.
Huarong widened her eyes. Her face was full of disbelief and surprise as if she had found a treasure. "Really?"
Xi Shi glanced at her and then looked away. He nodded and said, "Yes."
"Can you take me with you?" She grabbed Xi Shi's hand excitedly. Her eyes were clear and full of expectation.
Xi Shi hesitated for a long time before he finally nodded and said, "Okay."
"That's great. Shuxiu, Zhu Liu, you two go back to the capital first. Xi Shi and I will go to South Continent City." Huarong immediately abandoned Shuxiu and chose Xi Shi, who could come and go without a trace.
Shuxiu felt bitter. It was too difficult to be a maid in this era. If you didn't have any skills, you would be abandoned at any time. She cried and said sadly, "Miss, if I'm not here, who will serve you?"
"Am I the kind of person who needs to be served at all times? I've been independent since I was a child. Hurry up and report that you're safe. It's also important that you don't let your family worry about you. Be a good girl. I'll buy you candy when I go back to the capital. "
Shuxiu pouted. She wanted to say that Miss always said that she would buy candy, but she never bought any!
Before Shuxiu could say anything, Xi Shi had already disappeared with Huarong. Shuxiu didn't even have a chance to struggle.
With Xi Shi around, Huarong easily entered South Continent City. At this time, the city was full of corpses and desolation. The smell of the dead filled the air and was everywhere.
The two stopped in front of a shop. Xi Shi stepped forward and opened the door of the shop. He said to Huarong, "Go in."
"What?" Huarong was confused.
"Buy candy."
"Huh?" Huarong didn't understand. "Buy what candy?"
Xi Shi didn't say anything and just walked in. Huarong pursed her lips and followed him in. When they entered the shop, they found that the shopkeeper had already died in the shop. His blood spilled on the half-made candy, which had already solidified and turned black.
Huarong couldn't bear to see it and looked away. Fortunately, there were still candies in other places. She took a jar of caramel candy and threw some money on it. "Let's go."
"Wait a minute." Xi Shi didn't move.
Huarong didn't like to stay in a place like this where there were dead people. Besides, the dead people were stinking and the smell was extremely unpleasant.
Xi Shi calmly dragged the shopkeeper's body to the backyard. "You took someone else's candy. If you don't bury the body, you'll get karma."
Huarong was skeptical. She accepted the caramel candy and helped to bury the body. After a long time, she finally buried the shopkeeper's body.
"You …" Huarong walked out of the shop and wanted to say something but stopped.
Xi Shi's gaze never stopped on her. He seemed to be looking into the distance, but she didn't know what he was looking at.
"There are patrolling soldiers here." Xi Shi suddenly grabbed Huarong's hand and hid in an alley. They used the bamboo poles piled up at the entrance of the alley to successfully avoid the patrolling soldiers of Li Rong.
After the patrolling soldiers left, before Huarong could say anything, Xi Shi said, "If you have something to do, do it quickly. I won't stay for too long."
Huarong was a little disappointed, but Xi Shi didn't have the obligation to help her. She wasn't so twisted that she would think that others were evil if they didn't help her. She nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."
"Mm," Xi Shi replied faintly before disappearing from Hua Rong's line of sight.
Just now, there were two of them. They bought candy together and buried the body together. Huh … where's the candy? Huarong found that the candy was gone.
"Forget it. Saving Brother Six is more important." Huarong shook her head and didn't care about it. She didn't like to eat candy anyway.
The city of Nanzhou was full of Li Rong soldiers. Huarong found something strange while hiding here and there. The corpses in the city were either from the Dakui Army or Li Rong soldiers. There were only a few corpses of common people, and these corpses were extremely old. The shopkeeper who had just been buried had a head of silver hair.
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