The situation in Xiling was so turbulent that the emperor directly issued an edict listing Qi Han's ten major crimes.
Qi Han kept mobilizing troops and horses outside the imperial city, and the war was about to break out.
The other vassal kings were preparing their troops. Since Qi Han was going to fight for that position, they naturally couldn't just watch.
The emperor stood on the high building of the palace, looking down at the entire imperial city with complicated eyes.
Shen Xingwan walked over and saluted, "I have met the emperor."
The emperor turned around in the cold wind and said, "You can leave today. I just hope that King Luo can abide by the agreement."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me during this time." Shen Xingwan stepped back.
Reaching this point can be said to be the greatest tragedy for the royal family. The title of "King of Forgotten Country" is too heavy to bear.
When he returned to his place of residence, Bai Ling had already packed his luggage.
She asked excitedly and nervously, "Miss, can we leave?"
Shen Xingwan nodded, she had no memory of this place.
Both she and Bai Ling put on warm and neat clothes to make it easier to walk outside.
Lan Die and Jiang Shiyilang appeared fully armed. Under the leadership of the eunuch, the group walked around the huge palace and finally stopped in front of the Leng Palace Gate.
The big eunuch pushed open the dilapidated door and said, "Everyone, follow me."
Finally, they stopped next to a dry well, and the eunuch asked someone to bring a ladder, apparently to let them go down the well.
Shen Xingwan curiously approached the well mouth and looked down, "Shall we go from here?"
The eunuch nodded and directed the people to set up the ladder.
Lan Die was the first to go down to make sure there was no danger, and then the others slowly went down one by one.
After Shen Xingwan got down, he looked around. This place looked like an ordinary dry well, with nothing unusual about it.
The chief eunuch was the last one to come down. He took out a luminous pearl from his arms, and the entire dark dry well was instantly illuminated.
I saw him carefully groping on the wall for a while, and with a twist, a passage appeared that could only allow one person to leave.
The chief eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead and ordered a black man, "Mute slave, take them out."
He then said to Shen Xingwan, "Miss Shen and others will follow him. The exit of the passage is on the mass grave, which is very safe."
Shen Xingwan said softly, "Please go back and help me. Thank you Your Majesty."
The chief eunuch said respectfully, "I wish you a safe journey, girl."
The big eunuch watched them disappear into the passage, then turned the switch and restored everything.
He walked out of the dry well with a calm expression. He was the eunuch who had been with the emperor since he was a child. No matter what happened, he would never leave.
There is a cave inside the passage, and there are lamps that have been burned out along the road. It can be seen that someone has just passed by.
"It seems that the Queen Mother and the others left from here." Shen Xingwan said softly.
"Sure enough, the royal family that has ruled Xiling for more than two hundred years has left a way out for itself long ago." Jiang Shiyilang sighed.
The emperor had already given him the route map after arriving at the mass graves, and he had already sent people to explore the road.
The front part is very safe, partly because of its remoteness, and partly because there are royal forces along the road secretly controlling the area.
It is estimated that the Queen Mother and others should be able to leave safely.
As for them, their final destination is to go to Shengle, the border between the two countries, to wait for the arrival of the army.
Therefore, the royal family cannot provide guarantee for the second half of the route, and it is up to them to find it themselves.
This secret passage is neither gorgeously decorated nor large, and can only accommodate two people passing through it side by side.
The mute slave walked with them at a moderate pace for a day, then stopped in a dark room and motioned for them to rest.
There is a thick blanket in the darkroom that can be covered with to keep warm.
After resting for about two hours, the mute slave struck the gong to wake everyone up, and then continued to lead the way.
In the pain tract, it is difficult to feel the passage of time, and it is difficult to distinguish between day and night.
Everyone just followed him around. Occasionally Shen Xing would discuss political affairs with Jiang Shiyilang at the party, and most of the water and food they brought were quickly consumed.
Finally, the mute slave who was walking in front turned around and made a stop sign to them.
Everyone stopped, and Shen Xingwan's eyes lit up, "Are we here yet?"
The mute slave nodded, motioned for them to stop where they were, and went forward independently.
Lan Die whispered, "He is a master, and his martial arts may be better than ours."
After a while, the mute slave returned quietly, signaling for them to follow.
Shen Xingwan guessed that he should have gone out to check if it was safe outside.
The mute slave walking in the front secretly opened the door and got out of the way.
Shen Xingwan took the lead and walked out. The exit was in a jungle, and the smell of rotting meat floated in the air.
"Hoo-ho-ho-"
"Wow-wow-wow-"
It's quite permeable and sinister.
Bai Ling stood behind Shen Xingwan in fear, "This is the mass grave that the mothers mentioned..."
The palace was basically a place where people died every day. Those palace residents who died were often wrapped in straw mats and thrown directly into mass graves.
So in the prosperous imperial city, there is a mass grave.
It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to imagine locating the exit here.
The mute slave bent down and saluted them, and quickly closed the passage door.
The mercenary codenamed Linghu took a step forward and said, "Everyone, follow me."
What he is best at is tracking and pathfinding, and identifying directions at night.
Shen Xingwan tightened his clothes and followed closely behind him.
It's night now, and there is a mass grave here. Although there are some people infiltrating, it is very safe, and there are no people at all.
Although Qi Han was outside the imperial city, he did not forget her. He had already sent an order to the people lurking in the imperial city to keep an eye on her movements and to arrest her as soon as she left the palace.
Most of Qi Han's people in the palace have been purged, leaving only a few of the lowest-ranking palace residents.
They realized something was wrong only after Shen Xingwan completely disappeared from the palace for a day and night.
By the time they spread the news, Shen Xingwan had already left.
The secret guard who received the news immediately ordered, "Keep an eye on all the exits of the palace. Once she is found, send the news back immediately."
It's a pity that the palace door was closed tightly, and no one came out at all, let alone Shen Xingwan.
Qi Han quickly received the news. He sneered, "She is really cunning. I was fooled by her acting skills."
The main reason is that he trusts Mu Guiyi's illusion skills, and Mu Guiyi has never failed.
"Mu Guiyi died at the hands of an illusion master. It's normal that she recovered her memory." The subordinate answered.
Qi Han was unwilling to give up. Shen Xingwan was a good pawn to him no matter what, so he could escape like this without waiting for her to do so.
He looked at the map and pointed to the junction of the two countries, "No matter which route they take, their final destination must be here. Send people to guard it."
He planned to send people directly to the border to wait and catch them all.
