After regaining her freedom, Qule dragged Alang and swam toward the water again. However, the black shadow that had disappeared suddenly appeared again and swam straight towards her.
When it got closer, Qule saw clearly that this thing turned out to be a big black fish!
The initial visual estimate is that it is seven to eight feet in length, with a fat waist and a long tail. It grins to reveal two rows of sharp white teeth, and its eyes are red.
Although Qule didn't know the name of the fish, she could feel the greed and cruelty coming from its eyes. This thing was most likely a piranha!
The fish moved very fast, and in a blink of an eye it swam in front of Qu Le, and opened its mouth toward Qu Le, intending to swallow the two people in one gulp.
At the critical moment, Qu Le's desire to survive suddenly increased, and the small universe exploded instantly, dragging A Lang to swim in the opposite direction. He just missed the piranha's teeth, and the strong fishy smell emanating from its mouth almost caused him to die.
He was so happy that he fainted.
This thing can eat people without even brushing its teeth! This tone is too serious! Damn it!
Qule kicked her legs hard and moved her arms desperately. The piranha followed close behind, always opening its mouth wide to eat them both.
She didn’t know how long she had been escaping, but Qule’s symptoms of hypoxia were getting worse and worse. She was almost desperate. When she was dizzy, she suddenly discovered a hole in the rock wall in front of her!
She didn't bother to think about what dangerous things would be in the cave, so she dragged A Lang and swam in as fast as possible. The entrance of the cave was not big, just big enough for an adult. Qu Le pushed A Lang in first, and then followed her.
Go in and push him to swim inside.
The piranha caught up, but couldn't squeeze in. It hit the cave entrance angrily, and countless gravel fell down the rock wall and hit it, making it howl in pain. It guarded the entrance of the cave and went inside.
After watching for a long time, I still didn't see the two people coming out of the cave, so I had to make a temporary truce in anger and still lingered at the entrance of the cave.
The passage inside the cave seemed to be dug upwards. The water level got lower as you went inside, and the width of the passage also widened. Qule pushed Alang and kept swimming deeper, rising to the surface to take a breath from time to time. Finally,
, they were blocked by a flash of stone wall.
She went up and knocked on the stone wall, and found that it was empty inside, and that there were seams between the stone wall and the rock walls on the left and right. She guessed that there should be a cave behind this stone wall.
How to open this stone wall?
Qu Le looked around, touching inch by inch from the stone wall with his hands, and finally touched a very inconspicuous protruding stone.
She pressed the stone, and with a rumbling sound, the stone wall slowly opened, and there was really a cave inside!
Qu Le was overjoyed and carried A Lang inside. There was still a deep passage inside. As soon as they stood still, the stone wall behind them closed again. The passage was completely enclosed and no light penetrated. There were unknown shapes on the rock wall.
What material was smeared on it gave off a faint fluorescence in the darkness, illuminating this unknown path for them that they didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
No matter what, there was no turning back for them now. Rather than going back to give the piranhas a snack, Qu Le felt that if they continued on, they might still be able to find a glimmer of hope.
Qu Le was always someone who would unswervingly carry out her plans once she made up her mind. She moved A Lang closer to her body and walked deeper into the passage step by step...
In the imperial study room of the Wushuang City Palace, Xiao Feng, who was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with a round pattern, sat on the dragon chair. His dark eyes were bottomless. He asked slowly: "Still haven't found anyone?"
Liu Changchang lowered his head and replied: "There is a river under the cliff. I have sent people to completely salvage the entire river three times, but there is still no trace of Concubine Le. I was worried that there was something wrong, so I personally took people to the villages by the river one by one.
After searching, I finally found some clues in Lijiacun."
Xiao Feng's eyes moved slightly: "Tell me and listen."
"According to reports, Mr. Han's family in Lijiacun once took in a young woman of unknown origin. I carefully inquired about the details, and found that both the time and location were completely consistent with the information about the disappearance of Concubine Le.
I took out the portrait of Concubine Le, and several village names said it was this person."
Xiao Feng's eyes became brighter and brighter: "In that case, why not bring her back immediately?"
Liu Changchang calmly narrated: "Mr. Han's family had all left before Beizhi arrived at Lijiacun. Beizhi followed the route they left and chased them all the way to Jiuqu County, where they learned that they parted ways."
Xiao Feng immediately asked: "Where did she go?"
Liu Changchang was silent for a moment and whispered, "Southern Xinjiang."
The people in southern Xinjiang are eccentric and xenophobic, and Han people from the Central Plains rarely go there. Xiao Feng frowned: "What is she doing there?"
"It is said that he is going to find his relatives."
Looking for relatives? Xiao Feng remembers that her hometown is in Qingzhou, and both of her parents are from Qingzhou. Even if she wants to find relatives, she should go to Qingzhou. What is going on in southern Xinjiang now?
Xiao Feng felt that this matter was very strange. He slowly fumbled with the jade ring on his thumb, the corners of his eyes drooped slightly, and he asked thoughtfully: "Who was the person who brought Xiao Lezi into the palace in the first place?"
Liu Changchang: "It's Liu Dezi, the eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"You go to him and ask him what the person who sold Xiaolezi into the palace looked like back then. Draw a portrait based on his description and send it to various local yamen. Let them search in secret. Be sure to catch this person. Then
Bring him before me, and I will interrogate him personally. Remember to investigate quietly, and don't alert others. I don't want this matter to get complicated again."
"Yes," Liu Changchang paused, then asked, "Then in southern Xinjiang... do we still want to continue the investigation?"
Xiao Feng closed his eyes: "Check."
Liu Changchang immediately responded: "I understand."
After Liu left for a long distance, Xiao Feng sat alone on the lonely dragon chair, looking at the closed door in silence. After a long time, he slowly came back to his senses, picked up the ink pen, and slowly revised the mountains in front of him.
's memorial.
At night, Eunuch Xia opened the door and walked in. He bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."
Xiao Feng put down his ink pen and rubbed his aching forehead: "Pass the meal around."
The exquisite imperial dishes passed through the hands of the palace maids and were gently placed on the table. The emperor did not like people around him when he was eating, so all the palace maids and eunuchs quietly retreated, leaving only Eunuch Xia standing in the shadows, his expression
Looking at the emperor sitting alone at the table with confusion, his back was too lonely and thin, which made people feel unbearable.
Xiao Feng looked at the delicacies in front of him, lifted up his jade chopsticks, and stopped them in mid-air without dropping them for a long time.
These are Xiao Lezi's favorite dishes. When she was around, she could clear most of the table by herself. But now that she is gone, he feels no appetite just looking at these dishes.
He put down his jade chopsticks and looked at the dishes in silence, feeling mentally empty.
He said: "Get rid of them all."
Eunuch Xia looked at the table full of untouched dishes and opened his mouth to say something. When he saw the emperor's back turning away, he was speechless and could only sigh heavily. He
He told the young eunuchs to clear the table, then hurriedly followed them and asked carefully: "Where are you going, Your Majesty?"
Xiao Feng: "Go to Mei Qing Palace."
Xiao Feng walked into the Mei Qing Palace. Concubine Su led the maids in the palace to bow their knees and salute: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's blessing."
"No courtesy," Xiao Feng sat down, and immediately a palace maid came forward with hot tea and gently placed it in his hand.
Xiao Feng asked: "Where is the twenty-second brother?"
"He just went to bed. The kid played a little crazy today, so he went to bed early," Su Taifei paused and looked at him carefully, "How about I go wake him up right now?"
Xiao Feng raised his sleeves: "No need, since we've already gone to bed, there's no need to keep fussing around."
"It is his blessing to see His Majesty, how can it be regarded as a toss-up?" Even so, she had no intention of really waking up A Jing. Who wouldn't say it politely?
Anyone who can survive in this palace is not an idiot.
Xiao Feng looked up at her. She was already a widow, but she still maintained her youthful beauty that could not be concealed. But if you look closely, you can see that she is a bit more charming and elegant than when she first entered the palace.
It is elegant and attractive.
Noticing his gaze, Princess Su smiled slightly, her eyes sparkling: "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Feng smiled half-heartedly: "I remember, you are from Qingzhou?"
"good."
Xiao Feng continued to ask: "You and Concubine Le are from the same hometown, have you ever known each other before?"
Concubine Su lowered her eyes and looked away from him: "I remember that your Majesty asked this question when I first met him. I already told the answer at that time. Could it be that your Majesty has forgotten it?"
"I don't want to ask you a second time."
Sensing the dangerous aura on his body, Concubine Su immediately replied: "No, the first time I met Le Concubine was in the brothel, and the second time was in the palace. Before that, I had never met her before.
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Xiao Feng didn't make any response to her answer. He raised the corners of his lips and asked, "Do you still remember your palace maid Pearl?"
Concubine Su quickly raised her head and suddenly caught his unexplained gaze. She felt her heart tightening: "Your Majesty, Pearl has never come back since you sent someone to take her away. I don't know what Pearl has committed."
Wrong, let alone what is the meaning of doing this in writing?"
Xiao Feng smiled: "Are you questioning me?"
He was obviously smiling, but people could clearly feel the danger signal in his eyes. Knowing that she couldn't confront him head-on, Su Taifei could only bite her lower lip reluctantly: "I don't dare."
After saying that, she couldn't help but eagerly asked: "Zhuzhu has been with me for so many years, and she has a master-servant relationship. Please tell me the truth for the sake of A Jing. Is Zhenzhu alive now?"
Is it death?"
Xiao Feng said calmly: "She is still alive for the time being, but if you insist on refusing to tell the truth, I will just operate on her."
After saying that, he stood up with a clear and cold expression on his face. When he passed by Concubine Su, he paused for a moment: "Pearl is just a little palace maid, death is not a pity, but you still have twenty-one years."
Where is my brother?"
Concubine Su trembled all over, her hands and feet were cold: "A Jing is only two years old now and doesn't understand anything. I beg Your Majesty to let him live." (To be continued)