"Lan..." Xiao Feng tapped the window lattice with his fingers, looking thoughtful, "Are there many people named Lan in southern Xinjiang?"
This time Liu Changchang answered quickly: "This humble official once asked that there are more than ten clans in southern Xinjiang, and the largest ones are the Lan clan, the Sang clan, the Bai clan and the Ye clan. The Lan clan has a high reputation in southern Xinjiang.
Most of them live in Butterfly Valley, and their clan emblem is a blue butterfly."
"Immediately send someone to investigate this Lan family... No, I guess this Lan family has noticed your existence, otherwise you wouldn't have found out about Concubine Le's death in the sea of fire so easily."
Liu Changchang also came to his senses and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you mean that the people of the Lan family deliberately led us in the wrong direction?"
Thinking about it this way, it seems very possible. After all, they have never seen Le Fei's body, so they cannot be sure whether she is really dead. The time when the southern Xinjiang people revealed the news was very close, and it looked like they had discussed it in advance.
Good results.
Realizing that he might have been tricked, Liu Changchang felt a little angry. He immediately said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. If I go to Southern Xinjiang again in this lowly position, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!"
"Now that they are aware of it, even if you continue to investigate, you probably won't be able to find anything useful."
Liu Changchang was very distressed: "In your Majesty's opinion, what should we do now?"
"You stay in Wushuang City for the time being and continue to keep an eye on the Prime Minister's Mansion. As for the Lan family... you send a few reliable people to find out who caused the fire at the Southern Xinjiang Altar?"
Liu Changchang immediately said: "It is said that the fire was caused by the second prince of the Snow Region of the Central Emperor. For this matter, the eldest elder of the Lan family made a special trip to the Snow Region and planned to ask the King of the Snow Region to deal with it.
disputes.”
"The King of the Snow Region...the King of the Snow Region..." Xiao Feng smiled with unknown meaning, "I understand, I have nothing to do with you here, you can go down first."
Liu Changchang hesitated and asked: "Will the Lan family in Southern Xinjiang continue to investigate?"
"No need, just pull everyone back. I have other plans for this matter."
Hearing this, Liu Changchang said no more, bowed his head silently and resigned.
Xiao Feng gently fluttered his sleeves, and the butterfly on the window lattice immediately fluttered its wings and flew high, staggering out of the window and soon disappeared. He returned to sit behind the desk and wrote a letter.
He folded the letter paper and put it into the envelope, sealed it with oil wax, and handed it to Eunuch Xia: "Send this letter to the King of Snow Region."
Eunuch Xia took the envelope with both hands, turned around and walked out of the attic to order someone to deliver the letter.
Xiao Feng leaned on the seat with a gentle smile on his face, "Xiao Lezi, we will meet again soon. I really look forward to your reaction then?"
"Ah!" Qule sneezed, rubbing her nose, her nasal voice was thick, "Who is talking about me behind my back again!"
Xiaoyu walked in with ginger soup and said, "You caught a cold last night. How can anyone dare to talk about you behind your back? Come on, drink this bowl of ginger soup to drive away the coldness in your body."
It rained heavily last night. Qule was busy refining Gu insects and forgot to close the window. The cold wind blew for half the night. When he got up this morning, he unfortunately caught the wind chill.
This kind of minor disease, also known as cold, is not worth mentioning now. You can get well with two injections and some medicine in minutes. But now in ancient times, wind and cold have become a serious disease that can kill people. We must not treat it negligently.
Qu Le picked up the ginger soup with both hands, held her nose and drank it in one gulp. The hot soup flowed into her body along her esophagus, and her whole body felt warm.
She sniffed and said, "How many days will it take for grandpa to come back?"
"About five days."
As a result, five days later, Qu Le's cold and wind had recovered, but there was still no trace of Elder Lan. I couldn't help but feel surprised. Didn't I promise to come back in half a month? Why, it's time, and grandpa still hasn't come back.
?
Xiaoyu comforted her: "Zhonghuang Snow Region is quite far from southern Xinjiang. It is common to be delayed for a day or two on the way. You don't have to worry too much."
After listening to Xiaoyu's words, Qule waited patiently for another five days, but there was still no news from her grandfather.
Qu Le finally couldn't sit still.
Worried about her grandfather's safety, Qu Le was not in the mood to refine Gu insects anymore. She called Lan Yin to her and asked him to send someone to inquire about her grandfather's whereabouts.
Lan Yin immediately sent people to guard various road checkpoints in southern Xinjiang. Once there is news of Elder Lan's return, he will immediately inform Master A Le.
Time passes day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it has been a month since Elder Lan left Southern Xinjiang. Now not only Qu Le, but also Xiao Yu and Lan Yin are also worried. Lan Yin goes out almost every day, asking everywhere about Lan Yin.
Has the elder come back?
Just when Lan Yin was about to take a personal trip to the Snow Region of the Central Emperor, he suddenly received a letter from the Snow Region. It was said to be sent by someone sent by the King of the Snow Region, and the addressee was written "Lord Saint Ale".
Qu Le was very surprised when she learned that there was a letter from her. She took the envelope from Lan Yin, quickly opened it, and took out the letter paper. There was not much content in the letter, so she read it quickly, but her face became pale.
Somewhat weird.
Seeing her strange expression, Lan Yin immediately asked: "What was written in the letter? Is there any news about Elder Lan?"
Qu Le didn't say anything. She handed him the letter directly and motioned for him to read it for himself.
Lan Yin immediately took the letter and read it from beginning to end. After reading it, his expression immediately became very strange: "What does Snow King mean?"
The King of the Snow Region said in the letter that he had not seen Elder Lan for a long time, but now he reunited with his old friend, and they had a very pleasant conversation. The King of the Snow Region was reluctant to let Elder Lan go back too soon, so he decided to keep him in the Snow Region to play for a few more days. The King of the Snow Region Yue Elder Lan
In the process of getting along, I learned that there was a new saint in southern Xinjiang, and the Snow King was very interested in her. He wanted to meet the rumored saint, but he was old now and had difficulty moving, so he
I want to invite the Holy Lady to the Snowy Land as a guest.
The whole letter was very sincere, and it was obvious that the King of the Snow Region sincerely wanted to invite the Holy Lady to be a guest. He also stated in the letter that after the Holy Lady arrived in the Snow Region, the King of the Snow Region would discuss with her face to face.
He even lowered his stance on the trade agreement between Xueyu and Southern Xinjiang, showing his willingness to permanently form a good relationship with Southern Xinjiang.
Logically speaking, this is a good thing, but if you think about it carefully, you will feel a bit weird. If the Snow King wants to have good relations with Nanjiang, the most direct way is not to discuss it directly with Elder Lan, and then
Send Elder Lan back to southern Xinjiang as soon as possible, and let Elder Lan also promote the progress of this matter? But in this letter, the Snow Region King only said that he wanted Elder Lan to stay in the Snow Region Palace to reminisce about the past, and asked Elder Lan when
But he didn't mention anything about returning to southern Xinjiang.
Qu Le pursed her lips and slowly expressed her suspicion: "He wants to use grandpa to threaten me. If I don't go to the snowy land, he won't let grandpa come back."
In other words, Elder Lan is now detained by the Snow King.
Lan Yin slammed the letter on the table and said angrily: "This Snow King is too cunning!"
He paused and then continued: "He tried his best to deceive you, and he must be trying to do you harm. Don't be fooled!"
Qu Le said: "I can't care about grandpa's life or death."
The implication is that no matter whether the Snowy Land of Zhonghuang is a dragon's pond, a tiger's den, or a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, she has to go there in person.
"But I don't know whether this trip will be good or bad. What should I do if something happens to you? I absolutely can't watch you being bullied!"
Qu Le said slowly: "Don't worry, I am not easily bullied. After all, I am also a saint in southern Xinjiang. I may not be able to do anything else, but there are still a few ways to save my life." She gently touched the ring on her middle finger.
Black spider, when nothing happens, the black spider is just motionless wrapped around the middle finger of her left hand. At first glance, it looks like a black spider-shaped ring.
Lan Yin took the opportunity to see the holy object on her finger. His original excitement quickly calmed down. He almost forgot that Master A Le still had the holy object on his body. As long as anyone dared to bully Master A Le, the holy object would definitely come first.
One will never let the other go.
Is there any living creature in this world that can survive after taking a bite from a sacred object?
Although everyone was worried about Qu Le's safety during this trip, Qu Le's attitude was very firm. In order to redeem her grandfather, she had to go this time.
Seeing that Master A Le was very resolute, Lan Yin Xiaoyu and others could not stop him any more. They were indeed worried about Elder Lan.
The Holy Lady was about to travel far away, and the tribesmen all volunteered themselves, asking to accompany her to protect the Holy Lady's safety. Among them, Lan Yin and Xiao Yu were the first to bear the brunt. But no matter how hard they persisted, Qu Le could only choose between them in the end.
The three people were Xiaoyu and two other twin brothers named Lan Li and Lan Xun.
Qu Le said: "Xiaoyu can continue to take care of the chores of life for me. As for Ali and Ah Xun, they will be responsible for helping with running errands and so on." At critical moments, they can still stand up and scare people. After all, they are both tall.
He is strong and has bulging muscles. As long as he stops anywhere, he can intimidate many people even if he doesn't say a word. He provides a guarantee of safety along the way.
Lan Yin still refused to give up and continued to recommend himself: "I can also help with running errands. I am very strong and can do things quickly. As long as I am here, I can definitely guarantee your safety!"
Qu Le patted him on the shoulder and said very earnestly: "I know that you are very loyal and very capable. Because of this, I have to keep you in Butterfly Valley. After I left, all matters in the clan will still depend on you."
You take care of it. If you leave, who will clean up such a stall? Grandpa trusts you, and I trust you too. I hope you will not betray our trust."
Lan Yin: "..." Sir, don't abandon your nest!
The three people selected by Mr. A Le were filled with excitement. They packed their luggage and prepared to set off with Mr. A Le to rescue Elder Lan. Qu Le successfully refined it this month.
Take out all the poisonous medicines, put them in a special purple bamboo tube, and hang them around your waist.
During dinner in the evening, Qule told him that he was going on a long journey and told him to take good care of himself while staying here. (To be continued)