Volume 1: Storm in the Western Region Chapter 35: Renewal Incident
Zhao Rang held Yuan Kexin in his arms and ran all the way without daring to stop.
After seeing Liangquan, who was still drinking behind the counter of the casino, he squinted his eyes and said softly:
"My lord, please go ahead and come back next time to make a fortune!"
Zhao Rang didn't have time to say anything to him. It wasn't until he rolled out the back window from where he came in and stood on the long street that he had time to take a breath.
Holding someone in your arms is indeed a heavy burden.
I looked around, but I didn't see a place where I could rest temporarily.
He could only put Yuan Kexin down slowly and let her head rest on his shoulder for the time being, waiting for her to wake up.
A gust of evening wind blew from the far corner of the street, and Zhao Rang quickly covered Yuan Kexin's cheek with his sleeves, trying to shield her from the blowing sand.
As soon as her body moved, Yuan Kexin let out a sweet moan and slowly opened her eyes.
Zhao Rang didn't know that Yuan Kexin had woken up, but he still held his sleeves tightly in front of her until Yuan Kexin said:
"I can't breathe!"
Zhao Rang said in surprise:
"you're awake!"
It seems that the princess did not lie to him. Yuan Kexin was indeed drugged. He will wake up after the drug takes effect.
"Where...where?"
"What's wrong with me?"
Although Yuan Kexin woke up, her head hurt badly.
This is basically the case for people who have been drugged. After waking up, they must drink a lot of water to gradually recover.
Yuan Kexin couldn't remember anything at the moment, her body was still very limp and she didn't even have the strength to stand up, so she could only continue to lean on Zhao Rang.
This made her very embarrassed, so she could only lower her head and not look at Zhao Rang to avoid further embarrassment.
Compared with Yuan Kexin's thoughts on girls, Zhao Rang is actually not much better.
Although he usually talks cheerfully and lively, Yuan Kexin is Yuan Mingkong's sister after all, and she is different from those girls in the flower streets and willow alleys.
After his mind was empty for a while, Zhao Rang remembered that Yuan Kexin knew nothing about what happened before, and he spoke to her.
This dispersed the slightly awkward ambiguity between the two.
After all, Yuan Kexin also has some cultivation skills.
After Zhao Rang finished speaking, she luckily adjusted her breath and finally had the strength to stand up slowly.
"never mind?"
Zhao Rang asked.
Yuan Kexin smiled sadly, shook his head and said:
"fine."
"Now...what do we do?"
Looking at Yuan Kexin's fragile appearance, Zhao Rang couldn't help but feel moved, but he forgot to answer.
"I'm going to ask you again, why are you staring at others..."
"Ahem..."
Zhao Rang cleared his throat, calmed down and said:
"We have to find your brother!"
Yuan Kexin nodded.
They had to tell Yuan Keming what was discussed between Zhao Rang and Princess Amani of Lan Mo Kingdom as soon as possible, especially the relationship between her and the fourth prince Anzuo, and the current situation in Lan Mo Kingdom.
"I know where he is!"
Yuan Kexin is also a member of the Investigation Division, so he naturally knows the distribution of the Shadow Guards of the Investigation Division in King Lanmo's city.
On the way, Yuan Kexin asked:
"Since we haven't reached an agreement with the princess, do we still have to be wary of them?"
Yuan Kexin shuddered.
Firstly, it was because the drug in her body had not healed completely, and secondly, he felt that there was another enemy in this royal city.
Princess Amani's father is also the head of the kingdom. The energy she possesses and the people she can mobilize must be something that even Anzuo can only come close to in this royal city.
"Not needed yet."
Zhao Rang said simply.
The two seemed to be unable to reach an agreement, but in fact they had a tacit understanding.
Princess Amani actually has no hope for those five hundred thousand feather arrows, as long as they don't fall into Anzuo's hands.
Of course, if the opportunity allows, she would also like to get half a million arrows for nothing. The secret of this depends on how Zhao Rang and the others grasp it. As long as no big flaws are revealed and Amani can take advantage of it, she will
He won't make too decisive a move.
"But Xifeng Lie still obeys her orders..."
Yuan Kexin said worriedly.
When she was in the Western Region Merchant Alliance, she had seen Xifeng Lie's methods, especially the skinned skins of Jin Sanliang and Xuan Lingzi, which made her shudder.
Mentioning Xifeng Lie, Zhao Rang suddenly frowned.
He didn't think deeply about what Her Royal Highness the Princess said before, but in fact there were many unreasonable things in it.
"Xifeng is her younger brother, which means he is also the royal family of Lan Mo Kingdom. The siblings belong to the same tribe, and Anzuo also has a common enemy. Doesn't it make sense?"
Zhao Rang said:
"Don't forget, those five hundred thousand arrows, we thought from the beginning that Xifeng Lie wanted to take advantage of the enemy! If Xifeng Lie completely obeyed the orders of the royal family of Lan Mo Kingdom, which is the tribe where Princess Amani belongs, now these
Shouldn’t the arrow have fallen into their hands?”
Yuan Kexin nodded in understanding, this was indeed a place that didn't make sense.
The reason why Zhao Rang didn't expose Amani when he faced her was because he was worried that she would take advantage of Yuan Kexin in her anger, so she pretended to be a snake with him.
"Then you are worried about me, that's why..."
Yuan Kexin was halfway through speaking, but she closed her mouth in embarrassment.
Zhao Rang was not aware of Yuan Kexin's shyness at all, and then analyzed:
"Moreover, the Lan Mo Kingdom is the last among the four kingdoms. How can it cover the sky with one hand in the fierce west wind? Are the other three kingdoms just living for a living?"
Since the division and rule of Dawei, the four countries in the Western Regions have been coveting the northern territory of Dawei. However, they also know that in order to resist foreign aggression, they must first settle the internal affairs. If the Western Regions want to go eastward and invade the northern territory of Dawei, they must complete the internal lines to complete the corresponding tasks.
Unify. Otherwise, it will be a mess. It is estimated that before we reach Yangguan, our own people will start fighting first and make a grand joke to the whole world!
Among the thirty-six countries, the upper four countries are the most promising to achieve unification. However, due to the small difference in strength between the four countries, if one country takes action, the other three countries will not stand idly by.
Now that the pressure from Dawei no longer exists, the four countries should be mortal enemies of each other. No matter how bad it is, they appear to be in harmony with each other but are distant from each other.
According to Zhao Rang and Yuan Mingkong's initial understanding of Xi Feng Lie, Xi Feng Lie obeyed the orders of the leaders of the Four Kingdoms, which means that Xi Feng Lie's actions must be in line with the common interests of the four countries.
Such a thing is almost impossible to do.
Even friends can't agree on what to eat for lunch, let alone Kamishikuni who have their own evil intentions.
The sharp sword of Xifeng Lie only needs to pierce the common enemy of the four kingdoms - Dawei. There is nothing worth considering.
"You mean, Xifeng Lie is not that simple?"
Zhao Rang sighed and said:
"The water in the west wind may be deeper than the four countries combined, and there are many things we don't know."
"What we saw was what he wanted us to see. Just like the big shots who killed Jin Sanliang and Xuan Lingzi, didn't they not even have any clues?"
As a member of the Yuan family, although Yuan Kexin is a girl, she is not stupid.
She reacted immediately and said:
"Is it necessary to turn the whole thing upside down? In fact, the four countries..."
"Shh!"
Zhao Rang made a silent gesture.
Right now everything is speculation.
And even if it was true, there was nothing they could do.
It would be difficult for Zhao Rang and the three of them to find a stable place to stay in this royal city alone. The inn clerk is the best example.
Who would have thought that he was the captain of the bodyguard of Her Royal Highness the Princess?
While talking, Yuan Kexin led Zhao Rang around the corner, but Zhao Rang immediately slowed down.
He thought this street was unusual.
Yuan Ke was pleased to see Zhao Rang like this, and knew that Zhao Rang must have noticed something was wrong, and immediately looked around.
At this moment, several carriages with huge roofs suddenly rushed out of the alleys on both sides of the street, completely sealing the two of them in the middle.
As soon as Zhao Rang drew out his sword, the roof of the carriage suddenly lifted up, and dozens of people jumped out, each wearing black clothes and covering their faces. Each of them held a tendon bow in their hands and had a quiver slung across their backs.
In one breath, the bow and arrow were already on the string!
Zhao Rang grabbed Yuan Kexin's arm, lifted him up, and pushed him toward the path the two of them had just come out of.
Then he picked up the long knife in his hand, faced the random arrows, and rushed towards the carriage on one side at an extremely fast speed.
Although there are arrows coming from before and after, there is still a split second before the arrows are released.
Zhao Rang wanted to kill half of the men before the arrows from behind hit him.
Otherwise, no matter how fast his sword is, he will definitely not be able to withstand it...
The arrows turned into dots of cold stars in the sky.
After colliding with Zhao Rang's blade, sparks arose!
Zhao Rang roared angrily, his eyes were bloodshot, and the knife in his hand was spinning wildly.
If you are any slower, you will be shot into a hedgehog.
Suddenly, a very different sound piercing the air sounded behind him.
"not good……"
He didn't expect that there was such a master among this group of archers!
After dealing with the arrows fired in front of him, Zhao Rang rushed over desperately while the opponent was reloading his arrows.
Behind him, a meteor seemed to streak through the air!
An arrow whose entire body was pitch-black and even its tail feathers were made of refined iron created an unparalleled wave of air that shattered all the ordinary arrows around it.
A bow that can shoot such an arrow is certainly not an ordinary bow.
Anyone who can pull such a bow is definitely not an ordinary person!
Of course Zhao Rang knew this, so he rushed to the carriage at the fastest speed in his life and stabbed an archer in the heart.
With a twist of his wrist, he lifted his body up with the blade of the blade, turned it over to his back, and threw it with all his strength at this unusual arrow.
"puff!"
The arrow shot through a big hole in the archer's body, but its power remained unabated!
Fortunately, after being blocked by a human shield, the speed of the arrow was still slow enough for Zhao Rang to dodge.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Rang immediately pounced to the side.
When he fell to the ground, he did not forget to swing his sword again and cut off the ankles of the three archers.
The three people screamed and fell next to Zhao Rang, who happened to be blocked by another barrier.
Taking this opportunity, Zhao Rang rolled on the spot, escaped from under the carriage, and then jumped deep into the courtyard of a house on the street.