Zhangsun Hong suddenly laughed like a silver bell and said,""Do you really think we can't kill them? If Furen really wanted the Hun King's life, even if there were ten anger pockets, they would all be gone.”
Chu Liuxiang and the others below couldn't help but be startled by this sentence. General Min and Hong Xianggong were even more shocked to the point of speechlessness.
After a while, Mr. Hong stuttered,""Since that's the case, why did you spend so much money to invite those assassins?”
Wu Juxuan smiled and said," I found those assassins because I wanted to scare the Hun King. If a person feels that his life is in danger, he will reveal the secret that he is usually unwilling to reveal to others. If this secret is beneficial to his family, why would he bring it underground?”
" Who knew that the Hun King's mouth was as tight as a bottle?" Zhangsun Hong said." No matter how dangerous the situation is, he still refuses to tell anyone about this secret. He doesn't even want to tell his closest people."”
Hearing this, Chu Liuxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly,""No wonder the Qiuci King was able to escape death. It turns out that others didn't want his life at all. We were nervous for half a day and fell for his trick.”
"It's not easy to trick the famous Chu Xiangshuai," Shi Guanyin said with a smile.”
Although she was still in the cabin, her voice seemed to be speaking into Chu Liuxiang's ears. Her internal energy was so strong that she could condense her voice.
Chu Liuxiang was shocked, but she smiled and said,"Furen is also thinking too highly of this one. This one is often fooled.”
Shi Guanyin said slowly," You don't have to be so modest, Commander. I have met many experts in my life, but in terms of intelligence and martial arts, none of them can win you over."”
Chu Liuxiang forced a smile and said,"If this one was really as brilliant as Madam said, why would I be under Madam's skirt at this moment?"”
Shi Guanyin smiled and said,"Do you know that there are still people who can't be happier in such a situation?"”
Ji Bingyan said coldly," This female devil is using words to tease you. I'm afraid she has already taken a fancy to you. Whether we can come out alive will depend on the means of your great lover."”
His voice was naturally very low. Chu Liuxiang was still afraid that Shi Guanyin would hear her, so she quickly interrupted him with her voice and said,"To be able to be under a beauty's stone skirt, although I can die without regrets, it's a pity that even though this one wants to see Furen, I toss and turn in bed.”
The last eight words he said were two lines from the Book of Songs, Guan Sui. It was also the earliest and most famous love song from ancient times to the present. The first two lines were " A fair lady is a gentleman's good match." The meaning in these short eight words was much deeper than a thousand sentences from others.
Shi Guanyin had obviously heard the teasing in his words. After a moment of silence, she said leisurely,"Do you want to see me?"
Chu Liuxiang sighed and said,"I can't ask for more. I toss and turn."”
"Don't worry, I'll let you see me," Shi Guanyin said with a smile.”
"Now?" Chu Liuxiang asked.
"Why are you so impatient?" Shi Guanyin asked.”
"It's not that I don't have patience, but I'm afraid I won't be able to live that long." Chu Liuxiang sighed.”
Shi Guanyin was silent for a while before she said lightly,"You will live until then."
"He won't live until then." Wu Juxuan said loudly.”
"Who said that?" Shi Guanyin asked coldly.”
Wu Juxuan took a deep breath and said,"Have you not heard of the saying,'if you keep a carbuncle, it will become a trouble'? If…"
"Do I need you to teach me a lesson?" Shi Guanyin snapped.”
Wu Juxuan didn't dare to speak anymore.
Mr. Hong coughed dryly and said with a smile,""If there's no need, it's better to get rid of this person.”
Shi Guanyin's voice softened and she said slowly,"When a painter completes a masterpiece, if no one admires it, they will feel as if they were walking in brocade at night, and all their efforts will be in vain, right?”
Although Mr. Hong couldn't understand the meaning behind her words, he couldn't answer her.
Shi Guanyin continued,"When a famous actor is singing, if no one is listening, it will also be very boring, right?"”
"Yes!" said Mr. Hong.
Shi Guanyin said," When we do this, it's like a painter's brush or a famous actor's song. We also want people to appreciate it because what we're doing is undoubtedly a masterpiece.”
" That's right," said Mr. Hong with a smile." In terms of strength and structure, even Wang Xizhi's Lanting Calligraphy and Li Taibai's Long Song cannot compare to this.”
Shi Guanyin said," That's why I want him to stay alive. He needs to stay alive to see us complete this task. Famous paintings need to be appreciated by the discerning eye, and famous songs need to be listened to by the discerning ear. Only people like Chu Xiangshuai know how to appreciate what we're doing, right?"”
"That's right," said Mr. Hong, clapping his hands."You have great insight, Madam. No one can compare to you."”
"But, but this person…" Wu Juxuan said.
"I don't need you to talk so much," Shi Guanyin said coldly.”
She was very polite to everyone except for Wu Juxuan. Wu Juxuan actually accepted it and said respectfully,"Yes."
"Since that's the case, I'll be taking these three people back. I wonder if anyone has any objections?"”
"I'll listen to you, Madam," said Mr. Hong with a smile.”
"Everyone, please rest assured that I will take good care of them." Shi Guanyin smiled.”
After being bored for a day, Hu Tiehua was almost sick from boredom. He had drunk an unknown amount of wine, but strangely, he seemed to be becoming more sober the more he drank.
Seeing that the day was about to pass, Hu Tiehua could not help but sigh and mutter,"Chu Liuxiang, old bug, why haven't you come back yet? Did you see a ghost?”
He didn't know that Chu Liuxiang had really seen a ghost.
The door was suddenly pushed open and Princess Pipa barged in. Hu Tiehua was filled with anger, but now he found someone who could tell. He shouted,
"Let me ask you, do you have any manners?”
Princess Pipa glanced at him coldly and said,""What manners?"
Hu Tiehua said loudly,"Mother Meng, you're so stupid! If you don't pay attention to etiquette, when you are about to enter the door, ask who is still alive, this is to show respect. When you are about to go to the hall, your voice must be loud, which is used to warn people. If you want to come in, don't tell me you didn't say hello first?”
Princess Pipa smiled and said,"Oh yeah!" I didn't expect you to have studied for a few days.”
Hu Tiehua placed his hands behind his back and raised his head."Sure, sure."
Princess Pipa's face turned stiff and she said coldly,""It's a pity that you've forgotten your identity.”
"Who am I?" Hu Tiehua asked, glaring.”
"Now, you're our prisoner, so I don't need to be polite to you." Princess Pipa said.”
Hu Tiehua stared at him for a long time before he suddenly smiled and said,""A good man doesn't fight with a woman. It's fine if you said it, but if it was someone else who said it, hehe! I want him to have a good look."
He fell onto the bed and covered his head with the blanket, ignoring her.
"Why are you pretending to be dead?" Princess Pipa scolded. Get up!"
Hu Tiehua, who was covered by the quilt, laughed loudly and said,"If I want to sleep, I can sleep. If I want to get up, I can get up. No one can control me.”
Princess Pipa stomped her feet and walked over to lift his blanket.
"I'm not an old bug," Hu Tiehua shouted."Don't look at the wrong person.”
Princess Pipa blushed, but her tone softened.""The princess consort wants to see you. Quickly get up and come with me!”
Hu Tiehua was stunned. He sat up and said,"Wangfei wants to see me? Why does she want to see me?"
Princess Pipa said," She has never liked to meet people. She wants to see you this time because of something important!"”
Hu Tiehua rolled his eyes and smiled."Since she wants to see me, call her over!”
As he spoke, he fell down again.
Princess Pipa stomped her feet and said,"You…Why do you look like you have no bones?"”
"Don't forget, she's the one who wants to see me, not me," Hu Tiehua said leisurely.”
Princess Pipa bit her lips and suddenly sneered,""I know. Could it be that you have a guilty conscience and don't dare to see her?”
Before she could finish, Hu Tiehua had already jumped up and shouted,"What do I have to be guilty of? Why wouldn't I dare to see her?"
Princess Pipa held back her laughter.”
The Qiuci Princess 'tent was much more gorgeous than Hu Tiehua had imagined. The tent was filled with the scent of sandalwood and medicine, so fragrant that it was almost suffocating.
In the pearl silk tent, the Qiuci Princess was half leaning and half lying, as if she was too weak to rely on.
Although there was a layer of gauze curtain, she still looked peerless and could not be forced to look at her. Even Hu Tiehua seemed to feel a little ashamed of her inferiority when she came here.
The Qiuci Princess Consort smiled and said,"I can't get out of bed to welcome you. Please forgive me."”
"You're…you're welcome." Hu Tiehua cleared his throat.”
He wanted to say something, but he said,"I'm your prisoner. You don't have to be polite."”
However, the words were at the tip of her tongue.
The Qiuci Princess sighed and said,"The unfortunate incident the night before is indeed regrettable."”
At the mention of this matter, Hu Tiehua's anger surged. He sneered and said,"Could it be that wangfei is here to interrogate me? Forgive me for not accompanying you."
He turned to leave, but the Qiuci Princess smiled and said,"Young Master, please wait. Young Master is too suspicious.”
"I'm not the one who's suspicious," Hu Tiehua sneered.”
The princess sighed again." We were wrong to suspect you, Young Master. We shouldn't have. Please forgive us."”
Hu Tiehua was startled." You…you guys admit that I didn't kill him?" he asked.”
"Of course, Young Master didn't kill him. Otherwise, why would Young Master still be here?" Wang Fei said gently. If Young Master wanted to leave, who could stop him?”
Hu Tiehua was silent for a long while before he sighed and said,""When I was about to be wronged to death, I suddenly saw a reasonable person. It really makes me very happy.”
"Is Young Master still angry?" Wang Fei asked.”
"I was a little angry at first, but now that the Princess Consort has said that, I feel embarrassed." Hu Tiehua smiled.”
Wang Fei smiled sweetly. After a while, she said,"This lowly concubine has invited young master to come here with a request.”
Hu Tiehua puffed out his chest and said," A scholar will die for his confidant. Whatever Princess Consort wants me to do, as long as I can do it, I will go into the water or the fire."”
"Young Master, you're so righteous. This lowly concubine thanks you in advance."”
Hu Tiehua suddenly realized that he was the only one left in the tent facing the princess consort. Princess Pipa and the rest had already quietly retreated.
He didn't know why, but his heart suddenly started to beat faster. He felt like the princess was smiling at him.
"Princess Consort, you don't have to be so polite. If you have any instructions, please say it."”
"Young Master, I wonder if you still remember that tomorrow is the day we meet to exchange the 'Star of Bliss'. I wonder if Young Master can…"
Although Hu Tiehua was trying his best to control himself, he did not know why he suddenly thought of the night of their wedding night, that warm and affectionate night.
The Qiuci Princess in the tent seemed to have become…
Hu Tiehua didn't dare to continue looking or thinking. He said loudly,"Does wangfei want me to exchange for the Blissful Star?”
Wangfei sighed." My entire family has been wandering outside. We have been deserted by everyone. I have no choice but to implicate Young Master with such trivial matters. This lowly concubine is truly uneasy."”
"If I can't get the Star of Bliss back, I'm willing to cut off this head to make up the numbers," Hu Tiehua said.”
"Young Master, you are so righteous. This lowly concubine…lowly concubine…"
Her voice was choked with sobs, and she could not even speak. Suddenly, a soft and boneless hand reached out from the gauze curtain. Under the light, her slender fingertips could be seen trembling slightly, like a small orchid struggling in the wind. If no one supported and cared for it, it would be destroyed by the storm.
Hu Tiehua felt a surge of hot blood in his heart, and his mind was muddled. When his mind cleared up, he realized that he had somehow held this hand.
The Qiuci Princess did not retreat or dodge. She only said in a trembling voice,"Young Master must be careful on this trip. This lowly concubine has already entrusted everything to Young Master.”
Hu Tiehua felt his heart almost jump out of his chest. He didn't know if he should let go of this hand or continue to hold it. He didn't know what to say.
He felt that the Qiuci Princess 'hand was holding his hand instead and said gently,"Other than that, this lowly concubine has a private matter to entrust to Young Master.”
Hu Tiehua was still in a daze. Without thinking, he said loudly,"This one has already said that as long as it's the princess consort's matter, this one will die for it.”
He was born with a passionate and impulsive temper. If others were good to him, he could simply take out his heart and give it to them.
At this moment, he only felt that this Qiuci Princess Consort was not only his best friend, but also the person who treated him the best in the world. With her status, she actually doted on a Jianghu person. Not only was he grateful, but he was also flattered.
"This lowly concubine only wishes for Young Master to find out the secrets of the Bliss Star for this lowly concubine," the Qiuci Princess said.”
"Even the Princess Consort doesn't know about this secret?" Hu Tiehua was stunned.”
"His Highness and I have been husband and wife for many years. Although we can be said to be respectful to each other, there is only one thing that he has never told me."”
Hu Tiehua thought for a moment and said,"Your Highness has been hiding this from even the Princess Consort. How could you be willing to tell this secret to me?"”
Wang Fei slowly said," According to the old legends, there was a huge treasure in the Qiuci Kingdom in the previous generation. Usually, no one could use it. Only when the country was in danger could it be used to restore the country. As for the location of the treasure, only the person who succeeded the throne of Qiuci Kingdom knew.”
"Does the Princess Consort think that the secret of the Blissful Star is related to the treasure?" Hu Tiehua asked.”
"That must be the case," the princess said.”
"If that's the case, I'm afraid His Highness will not tell me this secret." Hu Tiehua smiled bitterly.”
"But with your highness 'strength alone, it's absolutely impossible to transport that huge treasure out, right?"”
"Not bad," Hu Tiehua said.
"Not only does it need to be moved, but it also needs to be protected, right?"”
"Yes," Hu Tiehua replied.
Wang Fei sighed again." This lowly concubine has already said that your highness doesn't have a single capable subordinate. There's no one who has the strength to escort this treasure."”
"Does the Princess Consort mean that His Highness will ask me to escort this treasure?" Hu Tiehua muttered.”
"That's right," Wang Fei replied.
"If Your Highness trusted me, you wouldn't accuse me of murder," Hu Tiehua said with a bitter smile.”
"Although His Highness has some misunderstandings about Young Master, his opinion will definitely change after Young Master returns the Star of Bliss," Wang Fei said gently."Besides, he has no one else he can trust other than Young Master."”
"Princess Consort, do you know that His Highness trusts my friend more than he trusts me?" Hu Tiehua smiled.”
"But if Your Highness entrust this matter to Young Master, will Young Master be willing to tell me the secret?" Wang Fei was silent for a while.”
"Didn't I agree long ago…" Hu Tiehua said.
"What if Your Highness wants Young Master to keep it a secret?" Wang Fei interrupted.”
Hu Tiehua thought about it and smiled.”
This matter was a little unreasonable. If it were anyone else, they would definitely not agree. However, Hu Tiehua never cared whether it was reasonable or unreasonable. As long as it was something he thought should be done, he had to do it. Now, he only thought that the Qiuci Princess Consort was the best person in the world and that the prince was a bastard. If he deceived a bastard for a good person, it would be perfectly justified and reasonable.
As for why did the Qiuci Princess want to know this secret? Hu Tiehua didn't even think about this, so he naturally wouldn't ask.
At noon, the sun was blazing.
Hu Tiehua led three camels and headed west.
Although his head was wrapped in layers of long white cloth, he was still dizzy from the sun. The three Qiuci warriors who accompanied him, although their martial arts were far inferior to his, had been trained by the sand and sun in the desert for a long time. They looked much more comfortable than him.
Hu Tiehua sighed and muttered,""Looks like I just drank too much wine. Why do I look like a delicate young lady? I get dizzy when I bask in the sun. If this continues, what will happen?"
In fact, this was also because he had been too tired for a long time. Not only did he drink too much, but that night of lingering had also greatly consumed his physical strength.
Last night, although he had gone to bed very early, when he thought of the beautiful figure in the muslin tent that was like a peony in the smoke, and thought of that soft and delicate hand, he actually tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The more he felt that he should not let his imagination run wild and offend the beautiful woman, the more he scolded himself for being lecherous and shameless. However, for some reason, that beautiful princess seemed to be his lover that he had been longing for. He had no choice but to think about it.
Hu Tiehua was not like this usually. In the end, he could only comfort himself."I'm afraid I've been infected by that amorous old bug.”
But when he thought of Chu Liuxiang, he couldn't sleep.
Chu Liuxiang had already been gone for more than two days, and not only had she not returned, there wasn't even the slightest bit of news. Could it be that he and Ji Bingyan had both been killed by that mysterious assassin? As far as the eye could see, the vast desert was devoid of life. There were no humans, no birds, no clouds, and no wind.
One or two disgusting lizards crawled out from the rocks and crawled under the camels 'hooves, but they added a sense of death to the desert.
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