Two hours passed before the agreed time, but Qin Jiyan did not show up!
At first, Gu Qiancheng could still say that Qin Jiyan might have been held back by someone or something, but two hours later, she really couldn't comfort herself like this anymore.
"Something must have happened to His Highness King Qin." Gu Qiancheng turned to Wu Ding and said.
Wu Ding was the person Qin Jiyan arranged to protect her openly, and the identity of Wu Ding's family was just a cover-up.
Wu Ding's eyebrows tightened and he nodded heavily, "Your Highness has always been punctual, so I'm afraid he's in trouble."
There were too many people who wanted Qin Jiyan dead, and they had made arrangements, but they didn't expect that they would run into trouble just after leaving the city.
Gu Qiancheng stood up and walked back and forth in the room, "It's not an option to wait like this." Qin Jiyan hadn't been seen for two hours, and he didn't know what the situation was now.
"But..." Wu Ding raised his head and looked out the window, "It's dark, and it's not safe for us to go back at this time." There are only two guards around Gu Qiancheng, one dark and one bright. If anything happens, they will protect him at all.
I can't stand Gu Qiancheng.
"It's not safe, and you may not be able to meet His Highness." Gu Qiancheng stopped by the window and looked at the dark night sky outside, feeling increasingly irritated and uneasy.
If it was only half an hour late, she could comfort herself that Qin Jiyan was troubled by something; if it was only an hour late, she could comfort herself that something might have happened on the road, but two hours?
Gu Qiancheng really couldn't comfort herself. She was sure that Qin Jiyan was in danger.
"Wu Ding," Gu Qiancheng said after hesitating for a while: "You and the secret guard go and look for it. Maybe you can meet His Highness Qin on the road."
No matter what happens, having two people to respond will always provide an extra layer of protection.
"But, girl, what are you going to do here?" Wu Ding wanted to go, but his duty was to protect Gu Qiancheng. If something happened to Gu Qiancheng, His Highness the King of Qin would not let him go.
"What can I do if I'm alone in an inn? Besides, I'm not incapable of protecting myself." Before going out, Gu Qiancheng prepared a lot of bottles and cans, and his body was covered with drugs, hidden weapons and the like.
Seeing the hesitation on Wu Ding's face, Gu Qiancheng added, "The most important thing now is His Highness King Qin. Nothing can happen to him."
"Okay." Wu Ding gritted his teeth, "The secret guard and I will go find His Highness now. Girl, you must protect yourself."
Gu Qiancheng promised again and again, "I won't go out. You and the secret guard go back quickly."
Wu Ding no longer hesitated, turned around and went out, blowing a whistle outside the door. Gu Qiancheng saw a black shadow flash past the window and disappeared as quickly as a flash.
Wu Ding and the secret guards took the horses that had been left at the inn and walked back in the dark.
There was only one main road from the capital to Zhu Yu Town. Wu Ding and An Wei didn't think Qin Jiyan and the others would take a small road, so they went back along the main road, but...
There were no people, not even horseshoe prints.
"How is that possible?" Neither Wu Ding nor the secret guard believed that His Highness King Qin would take a small road at this time. He was not seeking death.
"Look again." The secret guard lowered his voice, holding the horse's neck with both hands, using the weak light in his hand to check for traces on the road as he walked.
Huang Tian was no longer interested. After running for half an hour, the secret guard and Wu Ding finally found the messy horse hoof prints. Wu Ding and the secret guard followed the horse hoof prints and walked all the way into the forest.
There were many messy footprints and wheel marks in the forest. It can be inferred that there were many people rushing in. His Highness the King of Qin was probably ambushed.
After following the traces for about a quarter of an hour, the secret guard and Wu Ding discovered traces of a fight. There were several corpses not far away, including assassins in black and guards from Prince Qin's palace.
There was a large iron cage a hundred meters away. The cage happened to be the carriage where Qin Jiyan was sitting. The horse pulling the carriage had long since died, and blood was flowing all over the floor.
The secret guards and Wu Ding hurriedly stepped forward and did not see Qin Jiyan's body. They were secretly relieved. However, the image in front of them made them understand that someone had killed the King of Qin as soon as he left the city.
Those people are so arrogant!
Wu Ding and the secret guard were frightened and frightened. They did not dare to delay and chased along the blood trail. However, deep in the forest, they suddenly lost sight of the line.
There was nothing, not even a trace. They had no idea where Qin Jiyan had gone.
"What should we do?" The secret guard and Wu Ding looked at each other, neither of them could make up their minds.
Miss Gu is still waiting for them in the inn. If they can't find anyone, what should they do if Miss Gu is in danger?
At this time, Gu Qiancheng, who worried the secret guards and Wu Ding, had already ridden with Qin Jiyan and left in the dark. He did not take any guards with him, only a few surviving secret guards.
The reason why Qin Jiyan left Qiancheng quietly overnight was because there was a traitor around him. Less than two hours after he left the city, he was ambushed on the road he had to pass.
Among the guards he had with him were people from the other party, and he took advantage of the chaos to force them into the forest. If he hadn't been prepared, Qin Jiyan would have died in the forest.
Qin Jiyan guessed that after leaving the city, his uncles would be tempted to take action against him. He had already prepared for it, but he didn't expect that the people around him would be bribed.
Qin Jiyan escaped under the protection of the secret guards, but he didn't dare to show up until it was dark. He didn't show up at the inn he agreed with Gu Qiancheng until dark, and left without saying anything with Gu Qiancheng.
Qin Jiyan took Gu Qiancheng to a small village with familiarity. After setting off a signal smoke outside the village, a farm man came out and quietly brought the two of them into his home. He also gave them the clothes and clothes he had prepared in advance.
Eat.
Gu Qiancheng watched the whole journey and just wanted to say: His Highness King Qin, you are so well prepared, are you ready to flee at any time?
Qin Jiyan didn't know what Gu Qiancheng was thinking. After eating something hastily, he pulled Gu Qiancheng into the bedroom. Just when Gu Qiancheng thought that Qin Jiyan wanted to sleep in the same bed with him,
Qin Jiyan pointed to the coarse blue floral dress on the bed and said to Gu Qiancheng, "Change into it."
Ugh...she is so impure.
Gu Qiancheng's eyes glanced at the big bed in the room, and he turned away guiltily. In order to prevent Qin Jiyan from discovering that she had just had dirty thoughts, Gu Qiancheng picked up her clothes and muttered: Why does it feel like fleeing?
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What is this all about? They were obviously going to investigate the case, but why were they made to look like they were absconding in fear of crime by Qin Jiyan.
"We are running away now. There are too many people who want to kill us along the way. It will be safer to go there dressed as foreigners." As Qin Jiyan spoke, he took off his clothes, even the middle coat, leaving only
Close-fitting clothing.
Gu Qiancheng glanced at it without leaving any trace, and nodded with satisfaction. Qin Jiyan was a typical person who looked thin when dressed, but had flesh when undressed, and had a perfect figure.
Yes, he is not a muscular man but has a sense of shape. He is exactly the type she likes...