After Zu An left, the Gu brothers ran to Bi Linglong and became even more attentive. Unfortunately, Bi Linglong was obviously not very interested in Zu An's affairs.
Gu Xing said: "Linglong, I know you are sad now because you trusted the wrong person, but it will get better soon. Now that we have eliminated the bad apples and eliminated hidden dangers, we will be more confident in completing the crown prince's exam.
"
Gu Heng on the side also nodded and said: "Yes, as long as the children of each family are united, with our strength, one missing Zu An will not have any impact at all. And we brothers will stand by the Crown Princess from beginning to end."
Bi Linglong forced a smile: "Thank you both very much. I really have to rely on you from now on. The children of each family are all proud and arrogant, and they still maintain superficial respect for me on weekdays. But I am worried that when the time comes, I will encounter someone in the secret realm.
When danger comes, they may not be reliable. After Zu An leaves, the only people I can trust are you."
The Gu brothers couldn't help but be overjoyed: "We brothers will go through fire and water for the sake of the Crown Princess, and we will do whatever it takes!"
Bi Linglong's mood felt better, and she smiled and talked to the two of them for a while, encouraging them.
While the two brothers were chatting, they looked at the elegant and noble princess in front of them. It was really a pleasure to be bathed in the spring breeze.
The two sides were relatively close, and they could clearly smell the fragrance coming from each other's bodies. They couldn't help but become distracted, and their eyes were a little wanton at her breasts, waist, and other sensitive parts. Desire began to grow in their hearts:
"I used to think that Linglong was beautiful and had a noble temperament, but I didn't expect that she had such a good figure."
"You really have a protruding lordosis, a raised waist, and a thin waist. How can that stupid fat prince, He De, have such a beautiful blessing?"
"Well, the prince didn't seem to mind that Zu An hugged Linglong before. Does it mean that he has a certain hobby, or that he doesn't know what it means at all? No matter what it is, we seem to have something to play for."
…
No more scouts disappeared in the next two days, and everyone in the army breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Xi laughed and said: "It seems that the murderer is indeed Zu An. Once he left, everything was gone?"
Gu Xing agreed: "Yes, he took us around specially before, euphemistically saying it was to avoid danger. It seems that he probably accepted the mission from King Qi and came to hinder our actions. He went around in all kinds of ways.
It will be easier for him to get rid of the people in the team."
Gu Heng also bowed his hand to Pei You: "It's all thanks to Mr. Pei. If you hadn't seen through his conspiracy, we would have died without knowing what happened."
Pei You said calmly: "I just made the most common sense inference, and I didn't target anyone specifically."
After saying that, he held his sword coolly and turned around to leave.
Bi Linglong looked at his figure in the distance, thoughtfully.
The relaxed mood among the team did not last long, because they soon encountered danger.
They didn't know why they entered the territory of a group of giant pale wolves, and were chased and intercepted by the group. Fortunately, each of them had special skills and brought a lot of equipment to complete the task, so they escaped from the territory of the wolves.
Fortunately, it wasn't long before they broke into the territory of the Ghost-Faced Green Flame Spider again. Only then did they understand why those pale giant wolves didn't pursue them.
Many warriors were entangled in spider webs and dragged into the cave, where they were instantly sucked into mummies by the Ghost-faced Green Flame Spider.
There are also some people who are infected by the green flames spewed by the Ghost-faced Green Flame Spider, and then their whole body turns into a ball of green fire, which cannot be extinguished no matter how hard it is, and will burn into a ball of ashes in almost a few breaths.
They escaped in a hurry, and when they crossed the river again, they were attacked by the Iron Bone Black Python. As its name suggests, the Iron Bone Black Python is covered in copper skin and iron bones, which makes the attacks of the warriors of the major families ineffective. At the same time, it can summon the power of thunder.
With the help of the electromagnetic properties of the river, everyone was really given a dose of Master Yang's electric shock therapy.
Fortunately, Bi Linglong's command was good and she finally led a large force to escape to a safe location.
But after three consecutive attacks, one-third of the originally mighty army was reduced, and the rest were all stained and disgraced, and even their exquisite clothes had a few scratches.
The only one who was intact was the prince. After all, he was the object of everyone's protection, and no one dared to let anything happen to him.
Now, everyone could no longer continue on their way. After ensuring the safety of the surroundings, everyone began to set up camp, apply medicine, and heal the wounds.
However, these high-level people still need to hold a meeting to discuss what happened one after another.
Everyone exchanged information about the losses of their respective families and discussed the next trip plan.
Everyone no longer had the high morale they had before, and everyone started to sigh.
"Is there something wrong with this secret realm? Why are the ferocious beasts I come into contact with along the way much more powerful than the intelligence reports?" The other children of the aristocratic families who usually talked eloquently became the eggplants beaten by frost. On the contrary, Gao Ying, who had always been taciturn,
He spoke.
"Yes, according to my intelligence, whether it is a pack of pale giant wolves or a ghost-faced green flame spider, although it is very dangerous for us, we have so many experts and are well prepared, so we will not suffer such heavy losses.
." Meng Pan analyzed.
Zhao Xi frowned: "Could it be that the academy deliberately deceived us and lowered the level of these ferocious beasts?"
"Impossible!" Bi Linglong directly denied this speculation, "The academy has always been neutral, and it is impossible to help King Qi deceive us. Moreover, this secret realm is not only visited by people from the academy, but also by us. The information they gave
It’s just the same as what the college gives.”
"Then why did the strength of these ferocious beasts increase so much?" Meng Pan said sadly.
A group of people thought for a long time and couldn't explain why. At this time, Pu Duandiao suddenly said: "It seems that Brother Zu took us on a detour a few days ago to avoid these dangerous beasts. If he is still there, we will
How could there be such heavy losses?"
Jiao Siguan on the side also said: "Yes, before everyone thought he was deliberately taking a detour, but now it seems that we have obviously misunderstood him."
Everyone else's faces grew hot, and they all felt a little embarrassed. After all, everyone had a share in forcing Zu An away.
Some people do regret it, but others still disagree.
"Zu An has the most motives and suspicions after all. Maybe we can avoid these monsters by staying with him, but if he kills a few people every day, soon the losses will be even more severe." Pei You snorted, he was forced after all.
The leader of Zu An forced himself out to show his respect.
Jiao Siguan said: "This is too unnecessary. Those people may not have been killed by Zu An."
"Yes, I also feel something is a little strange." At this time, Gu Heng suddenly spoke. Jiao Siguan and Pu Duandiao were stunned. This guy hated Zu An the most at first. Why did he suddenly start speaking for him today?
At this time, he continued: "Earlier, we were misled by traitors and forced Master Zu away. Now it is too late to regret."
Pei You frowned: "Gu, what do you mean?"
Gu Heng said in a deep voice: "Who chose the route this time?"
The others were startled and looked at Pei You.
Pei You's expression changed: "I just followed the remaining traces of the Biyue Jiao in the sky. How could I know that there are so many ferocious beasts' lairs on the road?"
"Are you really not aware or are you pretending not to know?" Gu Xing said, "Master Zu changed your route several times to avoid the ferocious beast along the way. When you saw that the plan was ruined, you deliberately tried to drive him away, and then finally
You can justifiably lead us into an ambush."
Liu Xian wiped the black ash on his face and cursed: "Okay, I always thought that you were a guy who kept talking all day long, and you looked like a ghost at first glance. I didn't expect you to be so bad!"
Zhao Xi also stood up at this time and surrounded him faintly: "Pei, I trusted you so much before, but I misunderstood Zu An and said, who sent you here!"
Pei You hugged the sword tightly: "This is ridiculous, what motive do I have to harm you!"
Meng Pan said sadly: "How come there is no motive? There are two factions in your Pei family, and the other one is the staunch King Qi Party. Your grandfather is at odds with Master Bi, but your father is at odds with Mr. Bi."
It's really weird to think about how good you are with Zi'ang. It was probably the Pei family who sent you to infiltrate the Bi family, and now it has finally come into play."
Obviously, Bi Linglong is not the only one who is suspicious of Pei You.
Pei You's face changed several times: "It's normal for a family to have different factions, even if the father and son belong to different political parties. It's not uncommon in history. There's nothing strange about it."
"Of course it's not strange just like this, but because you forced Zu An away and deliberately led us into a trap surrounded by ferocious beasts, are all these coincidences still a coincidence?" Gu Heng sneered.
Noticing everyone's suspicious looks, Pei You smiled sadly: "I didn't expect all of you to have a grudge against our Pei family. It seems that my father's original decision was indeed wrong, very wrong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the long sword suddenly came out of its sheath, and a brilliant sword light seemed to attack everyone.
"Protect the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess!" A group of people suddenly became confused. They all felt as if the sword was stabbing them, and they hurriedly took full precautions.
As a result, Na Na found out that the other party only feinted a shot and did not actually attack. Instead, he took the opportunity to quickly escape into the distance.
He was so fast that he almost disappeared into the woods after a few ups and downs.
"Damn it, this guy actually hid his strength, he is so ambitious!" Zhao Xi chased for a few steps but failed to catch up. He spat and screamed in anger.
"Stop chasing. There are dangers lurking deep in the mountains now. If he deliberately leads us into the territory of some ferocious beast, it will be dangerous." Bi Linglong ordered, "Detain the Pei family members first."
The remaining warriors of the Pei family were in panic all day long. The warriors from several families gathered together to surround them, each of them showing a desperate expression.
Fortunately, Bi Linglong came out at this time and said: "I believe you don't know about Pei You. As long as you put down your weapons, I will guarantee your safety with my honor, and you will be interrogated by the court after you leave the secret realm."
The Pei family warriors looked at each other in confusion. In the end, they gave up resistance one by one because of the Crown Princess's usual prestige. After all, their young master ran away and they were leaderless. If they really fought, they would definitely die. At most, it was just to see if they could support a few people.
Now that the Crown Princess has made such a promise, they also want to save their lives.
After the Pei family members were imprisoned, several other young masters came to the prince's tent to discuss things.
"Now it's getting worse." Liu Xian shook his somewhat tattered fan and sighed.
Gao Ying also frowned and said: "The more serious problem is another problem. Among our group, only Pei You can track the method of measuring the blue moon dragon in the sky. We can't find it at all in this vast mountain. How can we complete the task?
.”
Gu Heng said: "It's better to find Master Zu. Since he can accurately avoid the lairs of these ferocious beasts, it proves that he is familiar with this mountain. He should have a way."
After hearing his words, everyone looked sideways at him, even Bi Linglong glanced at him a few more times.
Gu Heng's old face turned red: "I was actually a little dissatisfied with Mr. Zu before, and I was jealous that he could gain the trust of the Crown Princess, but now I know that he is really capable, and this trip is related to the Crown Prince's exam, how can I be affected by my personal grudges?
What about the overall situation?"
Bi Linglong couldn't help but count: "Brother Gu, thank you!"
Hearing the word "Brother Gu", Gu Heng's whole body trembled. She had only called herself this when she was very young, and it had been a long time since she had heard such a call.
"I dare not say thank you for sharing the crown prince's worries." Gu Xing jumped out and said hurriedly. He couldn't let his brother steal all the limelight.
Next, a group of people discussed for a while and decided to wait until dawn. The mountains at night were too dangerous, and they would send people to search for Zu An after dawn.
Then they each went back to their tents to rest. Because of the continuous fighting in the past two days, everyone was injured, and soon there was thunderous snoring in each tent.
Although Bi Linglong was tired, she was worried about the success or failure of this operation and couldn't sleep at all.
Suddenly she heard footsteps outside the tent, turned around and asked: "Who?"
"It's us." The voices of the Gu brothers came from outside.
"Is something wrong?" Bi Linglong frowned.
"We have something important to report to the Crown Princess," Gu Heng said.
Bi Linglong tightened her clothes at the collar and said in a deep voice: "It's getting late. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow."
"This matter is related to the safety of all of us. It will be too late to talk about it tomorrow." Gu Xing's voice came.
Bi Linglong hesitated for a moment, took out a cloak from the side and wrapped it around her body, and then said: "Come in."
The Gu brothers hurriedly came in from the outside. After the two came in, they looked around and soon found that Bi Linglong was the only one in the tent.
"The prince doesn't live here?" Gu Xing was a little surprised.
You must know that Bi Linglong and the prince sleep in separate rooms. It is a very secret matter. Only a few people in the East Palace know about it. In order to avoid outsiders discovering the secret of the East Palace this time, she pretended to live in the same tent with the prince.
She looked cold: "This is not something you should ask about."
"Yes, yes, I was rude because of my brother." Gu Xing said with a smile.
Bi Linglong didn't want to continue this question, but asked: "What exactly are you talking about?"
Gu Heng said: "Does the Crown Princess think the culprit this time is really Pei You?"
"Why do you ask this suddenly?" Bi Linglong frowned.
Gu Xing said: "It's like this. After we brothers went back to discuss it, we felt that something was a little strange. Zu An was forced to leave before, and all the evidence pointed to him at that time, but today we found out that he was wrongly accused. So what happened to Pei You today?"
It's possible that the same mistake could be made, and it looks like he's behind it, but there's probably someone else."
As he spoke, he quietly looked at Bi Linglong. This was the first time he saw her in the other party's "boudoir". Although the other party was wrapped in a cloak, the clothes inside could be faintly seen.
It seemed that she hadn't had time to change her clothes. Her clothes were somewhat damaged from the previous battle, and her glistening skin was still vaguely exposed.
Bi Linglong hesitated and said: "But Pei You had motives and actions, and he even ran away with a guilty conscience..."
Gu Heng said: "Zu An was not like this before."
Bi Linglong's face turned solemn: "Then who do you think the real murderer is?"
"We suspect Meng Pan. That guy has been targeting Zu An during this period and had a hand in driving Pei You away. It's hard not to doubt his motives."
"Meng Pan?" Bi Linglong fell into deep thought.
Gu Heng also took this opportunity to look at her closely. The way she frowned made me feel pity for her. Hey, how can such a beautiful woman be matched with the prince's fat pig?
Thinking of this, his eyes became more and more eager.
Bi Linglong seemed to be aware of it, her red lips opened slightly and said: "I understand, you go back first, I will think about it again."
The Gu brothers looked at each other and said hurriedly: "It's better to summon Gao Ying and the people from Prince Liang's house to restrain Meng Pan first."
Bi Linglong said calmly: "I still need to weigh the details. You should go back first. It's getting late."
The Gu brothers said: "This opportunity must not be missed before it comes again!"
Bi Linglong's voice turned cold: "Are you teaching me how to do things? Seriously, if Meng Pan is suspected, you are also suspected. You are also involved in forcing Zu An and Pei You away."
Gu Heng's expression changed slightly: "The Crown Princess would actually doubt us?"
Bi Linglong said: "Of course I don't doubt you, but it's getting late now and it will be inconvenient for you to stay here. If there is anything we can discuss tomorrow."
Gu Heng's expression changed, and he was obviously hesitating about something.
At this time, Gu Xing sneered: "Brother, you are too indecisive. You want to eat meat and build a memorial arch. Now when we go back, take care of her and call others to catch us."
Gu Heng sighed: "I don't want to do this until the last step."
Bi Linglong's beautiful face changed slightly: "What do you mean?"
Gu Xing smiled: "Linglong, you have been smart since you were a child, and we know this, so you don't have to pretend to be stupid with us. You can't deceive us."
Bi Linglong finally stopped pretending and shouted hurriedly: "Someone, come quickly!"
Unfortunately, no matter how she called, none of the guards who were supposed to be guarding the outside rushed in.
Gu Heng shook his head: "Princess, there is no need to waste your energy, they won't come."
"What did you do to them?" Bi Linglong wanted to go out, but was stopped by Gu Xing.
"It's nothing, I just put some incense in the bonfire, and they are already sleeping like pigs." Gu Xing said, "Don't talk about them, even the Liu family, the Meng family, and the people of Prince Liang's Mansion are the same."
Gu Heng sighed: "Originally, you agreed that we should go capture Meng Pan together, so we wouldn't end up in this situation. After all, we are childhood sweethearts who grew up together."
"Why, why would you betray me!" Bi Linglong slowly backed away.
Hearing her words, Gu Heng, who had always been calm, suddenly became excited: "Linglong, do you really not know? You are such a smart person, you must have known how our brothers feel about you, but you have been pretending all these years
I don’t know! Instead, we use our love for you to drive us to your advantage.”
Bi Linglong's face darkened: "You should know that it is impossible for our identities to be different!"
"Why is it impossible?" Gu Heng's face was a little ferocious, and he was no longer as calm as usual, "That guy Zhao Ruizhi, who is as stupid as a pig, can have you, why can't we? We are not a hundred times better than him? Just because of us
Is it just that you are from a vassal family of the Bi family, so you have never considered us?"
Bi Linglong sighed: "I have always regarded you as my brothers since I was a child, and I have no other ideas."
"After all, don't you dislike our origins?" Gu Xing sneered, "Since you look down on a second-rate family like the Gu family, then we will turn the Gu family into a first-rate family on par with your Bi family. Then we won't be worthy of our family.
What?"
Bi Linglong snorted: "Are you still awake from your dream?"
Gu Xing laughed: "Yes, under normal circumstances, a vassal family like ours would not be worthy of carrying shoes for your Bi family. Naturally, we cannot truly be treated as equals by you, so we have to find another way."
"Fortunately, King Qi is extremely wise and recruits talents aggressively. As long as we can help him complete this mission, it will be the power of the dragon. In the future, the Gu family will naturally become a first-class family. On the contrary, your Bi family will become a vassal of our Gu family.
.”
"Linglong, don't worry. Even after King Qi ascends the throne, you will still not be in danger. You will become the wife of our Gu family. This is also the condition that King Qi promised us."
"Now the question is, who do you choose between our two brothers?"
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Today the two chapters are combined.
By the way, have the book friends who invested in stock market funds lost money in the past two days?
This chapter has been completed!