Lu Wushuang quickly opened the window of the room, then pretended to be unconscious and lay on the ground.
The scent in the room hadn't dissipated yet. The dizzy Lu Wu raised his hands to his lips and bit them tightly, using the pain to keep his mind clear.
Her dark eyes were half-closed, staring at the place under the bed.
I saw a movable wooden board under the bed being pushed open. The innkeeper and the waiter crawled out from under the bed with their faces covered with a black scarf, only revealing a pair of sly eyes.
"Xiaosi, you carry the man lying on the ground. As for the big-bellied woman on the bed, if it's heavier, let me, who is stronger, carry it."
The shopkeeper was indeed tall, and as soon as he said his words, the waiter named Xiaosi replied angrily but did not dare to speak.
"Yes." In my heart, I despised the shopkeeper extremely. After saying so many things, I just wanted to carry the big belly woman on my shoulders to receive the merit.
Xiaosi reluctantly walked towards Lu Wushuang who was lying on the ground. When he bent down and stretched out his hands to lift Lu Wushuang, Lu Wushuang's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, with invisible murderous intent.
burst out from the dark pupils.
With the clarity in her mind, she quickly raised her legs and kicked Xiao Si hard.
"Ouch." The unsuspecting Xiaosi was kicked to the ground and his head hit the table in the room, knocking up a bag. He covered his painful head and shouted to the shopkeeper who was about to pick up the vanilla.
Said: "Second brother, this man is a woman in disguise. She is still awake and has not been fascinated by the fragrance."
"Useless things." The shopkeeper who was called Second Brother walked over. The scent in the room was almost gone. Lu Wushuang was exuding a strong murderous aura. She got up from the ground, and with a thought, an extra handful appeared out of thin air in her hand.
Dagger, this dagger is exactly the one taken from Beitangye's secret room.
She held a dagger in her hand and stabbed the second brother in Xiaosi's mouth.
The Tao is one foot high, and the devil is one foot high.
Lu Wushuang, who was holding a dagger, had just approached the tall shopkeeper. The shopkeeper waved his bare hand and scattered white powder towards Lu Wushuang's face.
"Drugs, damn drugs."
Lu Wushuang, who suffered another secret loss, only had time to curse, his eyes darkened, the dagger in his hand fell to the ground, and he fell backwards.
"I didn't expect that this woman is quite beautiful. She looks like a fairy and has a good figure. She is just the perfect gift for the palace lord to warm her bed."
The clear moonlight poured in obliquely from the window, and it happened to shine on the comatose Lu Wushuang's beautiful face, casting a faint silvery glow on it, making her alluring face look even more pure and beautiful.
The shopkeeper stretched out his hand to support Lu Wushuang, who was falling backwards. He looked at her beautiful face, his eyes sparkling. He lifted Lu Wushuang on his shoulders and walked towards the door of the room. He walked to the door.
When he was standing by, he turned around and shouted to Xiaosi: "I'm taking advantage of you, kid, I'll leave this big-bellied woman to you."
View the city.
Ten days ago.
I spent a full five days combing through the entire city of Tiaocheng, even the surrounding rural towns, but there was still no news about Lu Wushuang.
Bei Tangye, who was standing in front of the desk, was anxious, angry and worried, and his dark eyes were bloodshot.
"Shuang girls, where have you been and why did you leave without saying goodbye?"
When he was bored, Tie Yi hurried into the study.
"Is there any news?" Bei Tangye would ask the same question every time he saw Tie Yi walking into the study.
Tie Yi shook his head and couldn't bear to look at the disappointed expression on Bei Tangye's face.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has sent someone to summon you to the palace."
"I know." Bei Tangye took a deep breath, put away his disappointed expression, and walked out of the study.
He walked to the front hall and entered the palace in a carriage with the palace officials.
Royal study room.
Bei Tanglie was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, with a domineering look on his brows. He was sitting in front of a desk reviewing memorials. At the age of thirty, he was in the prime of life, with bright eyes and a radiant look.
"Your Majesty, Prince Qi is here. He is waiting outside the imperial study." Xiao Quanzi, the personal eunuch, bowed and reported.
"Pass." Beitang Lie continued to review the memorial without raising his head.
Xiao Quanzi answered, turned around and walked out of the imperial study, leading Beitang Ye in.
"My brother has met the emperor." Bei Tangye saluted. His haggard face and bloodshot eyes were in sharp contrast to Bei Tanglie's high-spirited appearance.
"Ye, I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so haggard? Could it be that you were abandoned by the woman you liked?" Bei Tanglie put down the wolf hair in his hand, raised his head, and was shocked to see the haggard face of Beitang Ye.
Beitang Ye raised his lips and smiled bitterly: "Brother Huang really got what he said. Brother Chen was indeed dumped by her."
"What's going on?" Bei Tanglie raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.
"My dear brother, I don't know why. She left without leaving a single word, and completely disappeared in Wangcheng." Beitang Ye looked gloomy, as if he had lost his soul and could not bring himself to wake up.
"You didn't send anyone to find her?"
"Why haven't we found it? Even the hidden guards have been dispatched, but five days have passed and there is no news at all." After finishing speaking, Beitang Ye sighed.
"Being able to evade the pursuit of the hidden guards you personally trained, it seems that this woman is quite capable. I am very interested in meeting her. Do you need your royal brother to help you?" Bei Tanglie said in his eyes.
Shining with interest.
Bei Tangye shook his head, "My own woman, I will find her myself."
After a pause, Bei Tangye changed the topic and turned to business, "Brother Emperor, what is the purpose of sending someone to inform your brother to enter the palace?"
"Come and take a look. This is a memorial sent by the Youzhou Prefecture eight hundred miles away." Bei Tanglie took out a memorial from the desk and handed it to Bei Tangye who walked in front of the imperial case.
Bei Tangye took the memorial and read it quickly, his brows furrowing tighter and tighter, "How could such a thing happen?"
"I never imagined that such cruel things would happen in the Beitiao country that I rule. Pregnant women would be captured, their bodies disemboweled and their babies would be taken out, and then the bodies would be thrown into the wilderness." Beitang Lie looked solemn,
Sighing, "Ye, twenty or thirty pregnant women have disappeared in Youzhou realm. This matter is very serious. I want you to go to Youzhou in person and investigate this matter secretly."
"It is my unshirkable duty to share the worries of the emperor brother, but I don't know when the emperor wants me to set off?" Beitang Ye put the memorial he had read on the imperial case and asked.
"Now people in Youzhou City are panicked, especially families with pregnant women. So I hope you will leave today." Beitanglie said with a frown.
"My brother understands. After leaving the palace in a while, my brother will rush to Youzhou immediately. It's just my mother's place. I'm afraid I won't be able to pay her respects to her in these days. I would like to ask my royal brother to tell you."
"Don't worry, after the memorial is reviewed and reviewed later, I will go to Changle Palace in person and tell my mother."
"Then I'll take my leave first."
Beitang Ye bowed his head, exited the imperial study, and hurried out of the palace.
After returning to Prince Qi's Mansion, he simply packed his bags, took his iron clothes and a few hidden guards, and rushed to Youzhou non-stop.
The journey of half a month was shortened to ten days.
Upon arriving at the Yamen of Youzhou Magistrate, Beitangye only rested for an hour and had a meal before going into the study with Youzhou Magistrate Chen Yuan to discuss the case.
"Prince Qi, most of these missing pregnant women are from the Heishanling area of Youzhou. After their children were taken by caesarean section, their bodies were dumped in the Yelang Valley at the foot of the Heishanling Mountain. In my humble opinion, the culprit must be hiding in the
Heishanling area." Chen Yuan looked upright and did not flatter Beitang Ye just because he was the current king of Qi.
"Your analysis is correct. Have you sent anyone to Heishanling to investigate?" After reading the case file, Bei Tangye agreed with Chen Yuan's view.
"Xiaoguan once sent people to Heishanling to check, but no one who went there came back. Later, Xiaguan didn't dare to send people again." Chen Yuan said with a solemn expression.
"It seems that there is indeed a problem in Heishan Ridge. Find a few people who know the way and set off for Heishan Ridge at dawn tomorrow." He looked up at the sky outside and saw that night had fallen. Bei Tangye decided to take action tomorrow.
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"Okay, let me go find someone now." Chen Yuan walked out of the study, while Bei Tangye sat in front of the desk, tapping his fingers on the table, frowning, thinking about the problem.
On the second day, as soon as the sun came up, Bei Tangye set out for Heishanling with his iron clothes, several hidden guards and a leader Fang Da. Chen Yuan was going to go with him, but was left behind by Bei Tangye at the Yamen of the Prefect of Youzhou.
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One hundred miles east of Youzhou City is Heishan Ridge. Working hard, Beitangye and his party only spent half a day at the foot of Heishan Ridge.
Looking up, the black mountains are rolling and steep.
"Is there anyone here nearby?" Bei Tangye reined in the horse's reins and turned to ask Fang Da, the leader who was riding beside him.
Fangda shook his head, "No one is here, just a shabby inn."
"Inn, take me to see it."
The group of people rode horses and galloped towards the only inn at the foot of the Black Mountain Ridge.
Half an hour later, the group arrived at the inn at the foot of Heishanling Mountain. This inn was exactly the same inn where Lu Wushuang and Vanilla had stayed before.
At this time, the lobby of the inn was still deserted. The tall shopkeeper was lying on the counter and fell asleep, while the waiter was sitting at the table, staring in the direction of the door in a daze.
After seeing Bei Tangye and his entourage entering the inn, the shopkeeper and Xiaosi were smiling, but there was no trace of enthusiasm in their eyes, not at all like the heat that they had when they saw Vanilla with a slightly bulging belly yesterday.
"Guests, our store has authentic pheasant, wild rabbit meat and wild boar meat. I wonder what the guests would like to order?" Xiaosi asked after Beitangye and his party sat down. Same thing.
If so, there is less enthusiasm.
"Have a portion of everything and a bottle of wine." Beitang Ye said.
"Guests, wait a moment, the food will be served soon." The waiter ran through the back hall and ran to the kitchen in the backyard.
In front of the counter, the shopkeeper stopped dozing off despite being disturbed. He sat up straight and looked at Bei Tangye and his group with keen eyes. He saw that several people had very strange faces and spoke with foreign accents. They did not look like locals.
I guess they might just be passers-by.
The shopkeeper put down his guard, pulled out a dagger engraved with a double-headed snake pattern from the drawer in front of the counter, and started playing with it.