After the three of them entered the house, Bai Shen talked about the current situation: "There are a lot of horses, but for normal customs clearance, a maximum of twenty or thirty horses can be passed at a time. We are pretending to be a Xiliang caravan, and there is no shortage of horses there.
Shipping too much can cause unnecessary trouble.”
Mingruo raised her eyebrows slightly: "What if we don't follow the formal process? The border is so long, we can't set up checkpoints at every place in Beichi, right?"
"I have also thought about this method, but the unguarded roads are either deserted or difficult to walk on the mountain roads. It is okay for people to walk, but it is difficult to carry many horses." In order to get these horses back to Donghuan,
Bai Shen is also worried about his gray hair.
Mingruo looked at Si Haochen and asked with her eyes, would the method she mentioned before work?
"You can give it a try." Si Haochen nodded, "However, we need to explore the path first."
Those horses are now kept in a valley thirty miles outside Lucheng, and are guarded by elite soldiers led by Qin Mo. Bai Shen brought the prince and princess to this valley.
Mingruo looked around and saw that there was water here and the grass grew relatively tall. It should be considered a good place in Beichi.
"The water and grass are better further into the valley. However, I heard that there are wolves in the deep mountains, so I didn't go deeper." Bai Shen explained.
Ming Ruo blinked at Si Haochen, and Si Haochen immediately understood: "I and the princess will explore inside, you don't need to follow."
"Yes." Bai Shen knew the prince's strength and was not worried at all that the old man would be in danger.
The two walked into the valley for a while, and Mingruo released Mo Ying, Xiao Bai and Linglong: "You all follow Li Yan to explore the way. Everyone, look out for each other and don't let the wolf cub take your companions away."
Little White Master was very unhappy with being led by a stupid horse, and instantly transformed from a little obedient cat into a big tiger.
No matter how wild and courageous Lieyan is, he is still a horse, but he still can't handle the oppression from his species. Lieyan raised his front hooves and neighed.
On the contrary, Xiao Momo often goes in and out of the space. When he first arrived in the space, he wanted to have fun and was beaten "mercilessly" by Mr. Bai. Now he is relatively calm.
"You are all in the same group, don't start fighting among yourself." Mingruo rubbed Xiaobai's big furry head, "Young Master Bai, please be good."
When Xiaobai heard "be good", he rubbed his big head against Mingruo, and let out a soft "meow" from his huge tiger body.
The corners of Si Haochen's mouth trembled twice, this tiger skin is really thick.
The exploration team took the order and left. Mingruo and Si Haochen wandered in the mountains. After a while, they got tired. Si Haochen grabbed Mingruo's waist and led her to a big tree. The two of them were originally
Wanting to sit down and take a rest, Mingruo took out a bunch of grapes from his 'sleeve pocket'.
Standing high, you can see far away. In the mountains opposite, you can see four people carrying a green gauze sedan, moving forward slowly. The gauze is flying around the sedan, and there are two green gauze sedans in front of the sedan.
The maid in gauze grabbed handfuls of petals from the flower basket in her hand and scattered them along the way...
"Wow, who is going out in such a grand manner?" If this was in a busy city, it would probably be because he was powerful and wanted to save face. But it would be too pretentious to do this in the deep mountains and forests.
"It looks like people from Guanghan Palace are traveling." Si Haochen frowned slightly, "Let's follow them and have a look."
"Guanghan Palace? Chang'e?" Mingruo was like a curious baby.
"It's not the 'Guanghan Palace'." Si Haochen was a little speechless, "Guanghan Palace is where Beichi's great pharmacist lives. It's on the top of the snow-capped mountains. Ordinary people call it the 'Holy Palace'.
"Oh." Mingruo nodded.
The gauze sedan didn't move very fast, and Si Haochen followed easily. Soon they reached a cliff, and the gauze sedan dropped down leisurely.
Si Haochen and Ming Ruoyin were hiding in the crown of a big tree. They were still some distance away from the cliff, but both of them had sharp ears and eyes. Not only could they see clearly what was happening on the other side, but they could also hear the sound.
Can hear.
"My Lady Saint."
A maid directly removed the curtain on the gauze sedan, and the gauze sedan instantly turned into a walking chariot. Mingruo saw a woman wearing a white gauze dress kneeling on the walking chariot. The skirt was so large that it almost covered the whole floor.
The entire chariot.
Mingruo always felt that something was wrong, but couldn't explain it for the moment.
"I want to see how far the flowers have bloomed."
The woman in white clothes had a gauze covering her face, so her face could not be seen clearly. But the voice sounded familiar to Ming Ruo.
The two people carried the chariot towards the cliff with some difficulty. The two people carrying the chariot were extremely light kung fu.
"Even if I can't get up, I won't carry the sedan there..." Mingruo muttered softly.
"The Saint of Guanghan Palace can inherit the position of Great Pharmacist in the future." Si Haochen whispered in Mingruo's ear, "Both the Great Pharmacist and the Saint are servants of the gods. They serve the gods after entering Guanghan Palace.
Before, you need to dedicate your legs to the gods to show your loyalty."
Mingruo looked at Si Haochen in surprise. No wonder she felt a little strange just now. After Si Haochen said this, she realized what was wrong. The legs under the skirt were obviously not long enough.
"It is said that when you become a saint, you have to remove the leg bones below the knee. When you inherit the position of great pharmacist, you have to embroider your face..." When Si Haochen said this, his face was full of disgust. From the bottom of his heart, he felt,
These are the practices of evil demons and heretics.
"This doesn't sound like being a servant, it's more like being a criminal - first 'cutting' and then 'tattooing'." The people in Beichi are too cruel. Those who are saints or great pharmacists are also very cruel to themselves.
Pretty cruel.
"Yeah." Si Haochen agreed with Mingruo's statement, "It's all just to trap people in Guanghan Palace."
Mingruo just said that they were like criminals, but he just felt that those methods of 'showing loyalty' were more like punishment. After listening to Si Haochen's words, he finally figured it out: the refining methods of those holy medicines in Beichi can be kept secret, these'
I'm afraid the punishment is indispensable.
Who would easily tell others what they have exchanged for their legs and face? Moreover, the Great Medicine Master does not even have legs, so he can never live without people. In this way, betrayal and escape from the royal court can be avoided to the greatest extent.
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"Did you bring a telescope?" Si Haochen wanted to see what the people in Guanghan Palace were doing.
"I brought it with me." Mingruo took out a "monocular telescope" from his "sleeve pocket".
She asked Lu Qiaojiang to make this a few days ago. It was originally intended for Si Haochen to use on the battlefield. Unexpectedly, her boyfriend was too powerful and the battle ended before he could use it.
Mingruo took out the telescope and adjusted it. The lens made of white crystal was very easy to use, and he could see clearly.
"Emma, it's broad daylight, and you've seen a ghost." Although the woman in white was covered with gauze, after using the telescope, Mingruo recognized her just by looking at her eyes.
