It had been a long time since Niu Youdao came out. Guan Fangyi and Chen Bo, who were waiting outside the palace, were a little worried. They wondered if something would happen. However, this was the Imperial Palace of Qi State, and it was impossible for the two of them to break in. The towers of the palace city were already occupied.
There were monks watching them secretly.
Movement came from behind the palace gate. The palace gate opened and several seemingly ordinary carriages came out.
As the carriage passed by, it stopped next to the two of them. The curtain opened a corner, revealing Niu Youdao's face. Niu Youdao greeted from inside, "Get in the car!"
The two immediately got into the carriage and found a burly eunuch sitting in the carriage.
When she saw this person, Guan Fangyi's expression became much more cautious. Although she had never interacted with him before, she knew him.
Most people no longer know what this eunuch's real name is. They only know that he is the apprentice of Bu Xun, the general manager of the Qi State. He is known as Bu Fang and is Bu Xun's confidant. This person often represents Bu Xun when he appears.
Guan Fangyi couldn't help but look at Niu Youdao more secretly. She had never been able to figure out the relationship between Niu Youdao and Bu Xun. She thought she had to follow Niu Youdao because of Bu Xun's intimidation.
There was silence inside the carriage, except for the sound of the wheels and horse hooves.
On the way, a carriage passed by these carriages, then changed direction and headed to a remote place.
In the car, two monks accompanied two people dressed as servants. These two servants were none other than Shao Pingbo and Shao Sansheng. However, they had stretched their skin, reshaped their eyebrows, changed their skin color, and made themselves disguised. They were not very special.
People who are familiar with them can no longer recognize them.
On the side of a quiet and remote street, several children were playing with a fire and jumping around it.
As the carriage passed through the drifting smoke, one could not help but smell the burnt smell from the fire.
Not long after walking, the coachman suddenly staggered and when he stopped the carriage, his body went limp and he fell on the shaft of the carriage.
The two monks in the carriage also slumped against the wall of the carriage, breathing heavily.
Shao Pingbo, who was sitting upright, raised his chin slightly. Shao Sansheng immediately stood up and got out of the carriage, looked around, raised the curtain and asked for invitations.
Shao Pingbo stood up and came out. A monk who was leaning against the wall of the car raised a hand with difficulty and pointed at him, "You...you..."
Shao Pingbo, who cast an indifferent side glance, said calmly: "Thank you both for sending me off."
The master and the servant got off the carriage one after another, and Shao Pingbo walked slowly and slowly along the street under the moonlight. He held his head high and his chest out, and his calm and unhurried demeanor did not look like a servant. At this moment, he still had the demeanor of a eldest son of Beizhou.
Not far away, a man in black came out of an alley and made an invitation gesture to the two of them. They followed him into the alley and disappeared into the darkness...
The motorcade entered the foreign hotel unobstructed and stopped in a secluded area inside the foreign hotel. Niu Youdao and others did not get out of the car, so someone went to check on the situation.
The person who was aware of the situation came back quickly, lifted the corner of the car curtain, and reported to Bu Fang who was sitting in the car: "Master Fang, the target is not in the museum. According to the two disciples of the three sects who stayed behind, the guard was there before dark.
The Chinese Embassy sent a carriage to pick up the target and go to the Guard Hall for a banquet, and three groups of disciples followed and protected him."
Niu Youdao was shocked when he heard the previous words. Hearing the latter words, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Bu Fang.
Bu Fang said in a deep voice: "Go and investigate immediately to see when the banquet will end and keep an eye on the target."
"Yes!" There was a voice outside the window, and the car curtain was lowered.
The convoy then turned around, left the foreign hotel again, and rushed to the Weiguo Embassy.
On the way, Bu Fang suddenly said calmly, "After the target comes out of the guard hall, I will let the disciples of the three sects relax their protection of the target."
Niu Youdao nodded slightly, understanding what he meant. After all, Shao Pingbo was the brother of Princess Ying. They would not kill for no reason. They could only let Shao Pingbo have an accident.
Little did they know, something had happened inside the Weiguo embassy.
There were beauties singing and dancing in the banquet hall, and those present were exchanging cups and cups, and they were paying homage to each other. However, one seat was empty, and one guest was missing.
The one missing is Shao Pingbo.
The disciples of the three sects who were guarding outside looked in from time to time. Shao Pingbo left the table to relieve himself during the dinner, and went to the convenience store inside, but he never appeared again.
As time passed, the disciples of the three sects realized something was wrong.
One of the leading disciples led the two of them in and walked in along the edges of the banquet hall.
However, a monk blocked them at the door inside. One of them wanted to enter, but the other refused to let them in. This alerted the guard envoy Kang He.
"I have a duty, and I also do it for Master Gu Shao." Kang He waved his hand and let the monks here go.
The disciples of the three sects quickly walked inside and found a convenient place, but found that it was completely empty, and there was no trace of people anywhere...
Before the convoy arrived at the guard hall, someone rushed to stop the car and opened the window to report, "Master Fang, the target is missing, the guard hall does not allow a search..."
The visitor explained the general situation, and Niu Youdao's heart sank.
What kind of carriage was there to cover up? The people in the carriage immediately jumped out, flew over the rooftops of the city, and went straight to the guardhouse.
After arriving, we rushed straight in. Before we reached the banquet pavilion, we heard Kang He's roar, "This is the Embassy of the Kingdom of Wei. Who dares to look at it!"
When he turned around and saw Bu Fang and others arriving, Kang He immediately pointed at Bu Fang and said, "Eunuch Bu, what do you want from Qi State?"
"Capture the fugitive!" Before Bu Fang could say anything, Niu Youdao had already taken the lead.
He also knew that the Weiguo embassy represented Weiguo, and not anyone could search it without legitimate reasons.
Kang He said angrily: "Where did the fugitive come from here?"
Niu Youdao: "Shao Pingbo stole a guest's money in a hotel outside. He is hiding in fear of crime. He also hopes that the guards will not harbor criminals."
Kang He seemed to have heard a big joke, "The noble eldest son of Beizhou can steal people's money? Are you kidding me?"
A monk on the side approached Kang He and whispered to Kang He: "This person is Niu Youdao..."
This monk had seen Niu Youdao, and he had seen Niu Youdao fighting Kunlinshu in Tianjing Lake.
Kang He immediately looked at Niu Youdao with twinkling eyes.
Niu Youdao winked at Bu Fang, "It's too late and we can't be delayed."
"Search!" With an excuse, Bufang ordered decisively.
The group of people behind immediately dispersed to search.
"Okay! How dare you act so recklessly in the Weiguo Embassy, I will ask Emperor Qi for an explanation tomorrow!" Kang He roared angrily.
How can there be any results from the search? Niu Youdao gave up hope when the search was halfway through. The search here is still continuing. Niu Youdao, Bufang and others have rushed back to the foreign hotel. What if Shao Pingbo goes back?
"A group of people are watching, but they don't even know how they left?" Bu Fang was also furious. When he came out of the banquet venue, he couldn't help but scolded the disciples of the three major sects, and at the same time ordered, "Call the whole city,
No one is allowed to leave the city!"
After leaving the guard hall, the group flew away.
It flew over the capital of Qi at night and alerted the mages guarding it.
However, with Bu Fang here, he can travel freely without any hindrance.
After arriving at the foreign hotel, they learned that Shao Pingbo had not returned, and the group immediately went straight to the house where Shao Pingbo stayed to check.
Lights were lit everywhere, moon butterflies were flying, and Niu Youdao and others who entered the main hall looked at the tables in the hall.
There was a box on the table, and a letter was placed on the box.
Bu Fang picked up the envelope and took out the letter, only to see a few words written on the letter: I deserve it, return it to the King of England, and be kind to my sister!
Niu Youdao's cheeks tightened as he watched the contents. How could he not know what kind of banquet Shao Pingbo was going to when he saw this letter? He made it clear before leaving here that he would never come back.
The search has turned up nothing.
Bu Fang had no expression on his face and believed that he had collected it and was going to take it back for delivery.
He also opened the box, rummaged through the gold and silver notes inside, and closed it again. He also wanted to take this thing away for business.
At this moment, someone from outside quickly came to report: "Master Fang, two bird mounts were found in Nancheng District, carrying several people and flying away from the capital."
Bu Fang said in a deep voice: "Immediately send an order to hunt down, and at the same time, send an order to the personnel in the direction of Weiguo to conduct control. If any birds are found, chase them immediately!"
There is obviously something wrong with the banquet at the guard house. It is obviously to help Shao Pingbo escape. Without considerable energy assistance, it is difficult for ordinary monks to come and go freely in the closed city at night. There are monks guarding the city walls.
And those two birds were most likely arranged by the Weiguo side. Bird mounts were not something anyone could call upon at any time. The suspects were increasingly pointed at the Weiguan.
Niu Youdao had a stern look on his face. He had no hope anymore. If he used a bird mount to escape, after flying out of the capital, he would go in who knows which direction. Trying to catch him again would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
He regretted that he came a step too late, but he had no choice but to do so. He had his own concerns. He couldn't just rush into Qi's foreign hotel and kill people. He couldn't afford the consequences.
He knew in his heart that after all, he was tricked by Shao Pingbo. He didn't expect that Shao Pingbo, who was on the run, could actually run to his sister whose target was so obvious. He seemed to be running away in a panic, but in fact he was not in a panic and was calm and unhurried.
After turning back and leaving the hall, Niu Youdao and Guan Fangyi went to the side. Niu Youdao whispered: "Contact Xuan Wei immediately and ask her what she means?"
The thing is obvious. Without the instructions from Weiguo, how could the Weiguo envoys do such a thing casually?
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At the security hall, the search personnel withdrew and the suspect they were looking for was not found.
Kang He, who was standing under the eaves, pointed at the people who exited and cursed angrily. When everyone left, his performance was over. He looked up at the moon and smiled.
With both hands behind one's back, he felt at ease.
However, before I could be happy for a long time, someone hurried over from outside and whispered: "Sir, something happened."
I saw two people coming in with support, it was the two monks who escorted Shao Pingbo.
Under Bu Fang's order, a search has been launched in the city. The people who escorted Shao Pingbo out of the city have yet to see their target. They also see the movement around them and become nervous. They can't help but wonder and want to know what is going on. As a result, they find themselves on the route.
A man of the Tao.
Kang He's expression changed, he quickly walked down the steps, walked to the soft and supported two people, and said in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
"We don't know what's going on. Mr. Shao doesn't seem to want to go with us..." One person weakly told what happened.
Kang He was stunned for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Shao Pingbo, what the hell are you doing?"
I was just happy that I had finally fulfilled my husband's great trust, but who would have thought that something so abnormal would happen.