high official

Chapter 168 Missing
The team followed the footsteps that came and went, but until dark, there was still no one in sight.

"My lord, we have already left the Pujiang River." When he stopped to have a meal in a mountain depression, Wang Xian said vaguely about the journey.

"Yeah." Zhou Xin nodded and said, "We've been heading east, and we must have entered Zhuji County now." After a pause, he said, "If we go further, we will encounter Uncle Tang's army."

Of course, the emperor would not forget his most trusted hardcore generals for such a big event related to the fate of the country.Everyone in this world may have a heart for the old master, but Tang Yun and other Jing Nan generals will not. They followed Zhu Di to rebel, and they will never let Jian Wenjun go!
That's why Tang Yun sent a warship to escort Hu Yun back then, but this time he received a secret order, and in the name of guarding against Mingjiao, he personally led an army to surround Pujiang County.Undoubtedly, there are three purposes for the Zhejiang army to mobilize this time. One is to prevent Lord Jianwen from slipping through the net, the other is to eliminate the Zheng family, and the third is to destroy the Ming Cultists who gather in Pujiang!
Although it cannot be said that Uncle Tang's encirclement is an iron wall, it is indeed very difficult for Jianwen Jun to escape from the Pujiang River...

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The team had been on the road for a day and a half and had to rest. Zhou Xin ordered to camp in place.The policemen looked for shelter from the wind, huddled together, wrapped in blankets, and snored everywhere after a while.

Wang Xian's cotton cloak had long been given to Ling Xiao, and he only had his cotton robe left.Jiangnan is warm in winter, and it will get hot if you wear too much, and the cotton robes are thin, so camping after suddenly encountering this kind of snow is not a problem at all.He curled up in the cold, his teeth chattering.

Sister Lingxiao, who was still quarreling with him, heard the voice, threw the cotton cloak wrapped around her to him, and muttered: "What a fool!"

Wang Xian chuckled, and lifted a corner of the cotton cloak, Ling Xiao slid into his arms, pressed against his body, and said shiveringly, "Why is it so cold?"

Wang Xian tucked her in the cloak, and after making sure it was airtight, he put his arms around the little girl's shoulders and said, "This is in the mountains, and it has just snowed, so of course it's cold." In his eyes, Lingxiao is like a silver bell , are all children, without a trace of distracting thoughts.

The same is true for Ling Xiao, arching and arching in his arms, finding a comfortable position, covering herself with a cloak, only showing her nostrils and gasping: "Sleep, sleep, I didn't close my eyes all night..."

"Well, go to sleep." Wang Xian's body finally warmed up, he leaned his head on the tree trunk, and closed his eyes.Just about to fall asleep in a daze, when he heard sobbing in his arms, Wang Xian yawned, rubbed Ling Xiao's little head and said, "What's wrong?"

"Little Xianzi, do you think my brother will die..." Ling Xiao said with tears in his voice, "As soon as I close my eyes, my brother will be covered in blood, it will scare me to death!"

"Don't worry, he won't die. Your brother's life span is still long, Lord Yan won't accept him." Wang Xian comforted softly. "If you don't believe me, he will wake up when we go back, and then you can ask him if Lord Yama won't accept him."

"Just talking nonsense." Ling Xiao naturally didn't believe it, but he could still feel a little bit of comfort, and whispered: "During the day, I've been thinking about whether my brother should settle accounts with you if something happens to my brother!"

"Uh..." Wang Xian didn't know how to answer, he wanted to say that I couldn't be blamed for this, but he couldn't say such words, so he had to keep silent.But Ling Xiao went on to say: "After much deliberation, let's forget it, I can't lose my two brothers at once..."

When Wang Xianchu heard this, he couldn't help but be moved. People change people's hearts. Lingxiao really regards me as an elder brother... But after thinking about it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead again. Could it be that this girl planned to let me pay for Xianyun's life?Damn, the little girl is really cruel!
"Little Xianzi, what do you think we are doing here?" Ling Xiao didn't need him to answer a lot of questions, but just wanted to spit out a lot to him: "It was so good when we were in Fuyang, everyone had fun and laughed happily. Why do you have to work hard in this deep mountain and old forest? Is that person really that important?"

"It's very important to Daming and the emperor." Wang Xian nodded and said, "But it has nothing to do with you or me..."

"Then why do we have to work hard?" Ling Xiao wanted to cry again. For a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl, what happened in the past two days was indeed too cruel.

"It's a pity that small people like us are all pawns on the chessboard, and others decide how to move." Wang Xian sighed softly: "In the eyes of big people, in exchange for the result they hope, our sacrifice is Acceptable, even necessary."

"Damn it!" Ling Xiao said angrily, "Do you have to listen to them?"

"Otherwise, what should we do?" Wang Xian sighed, "Most of the time in life, one has to listen to others' orders."

"Just don't listen." Ling Xiao said angrily: "Can they force us with knives?"

"Although they don't know how to force us with knives, in many cases, they don't use knives to kill people." Wang Xian sighed again and said, "I don't need to say, the rankless Zhima official, they want to pinch me to death , as simple as crushing an ant to death. Even a real person like your grandfather, who is admired by the world, dare not disobey the imperial decree in the slightest. What's more, the emperor mobilized 30 civilians to overhaul Wudang Mountain, so that Wudang Mountain will replace Longhu Mountain and become the first mountain in Taoism Just because of this, can your grandpa and grandson be ashamed? Can your brother serve you wholeheartedly?"

"I hate that they are building a lot of construction on Wudang Mountain!" Ling Xiao said depressedly: "There are people everywhere, mess everywhere, deer, bears and everything are gone, I just couldn't stand it so I ran down the mountain to find my brother Here we come." After a pause, he said, "I didn't expect that the mountain is not fun at all, if it is on the mountain, my brother will not be injured."

"After this time, we must leave this ghostly place." Wang Xian said softly and resolutely: "I'd rather resign than go back to Hangzhou to spend my peaceful life."

"Yes." Ling Xiao nodded heavily and said, "I support you!"

Wang Xian couldn't help laughing, what's the use of your support?

"I haven't seen Sister Lin yet." Ling Xiao's thinking is jumping, and it sounds like a powerful and unconstrained style. To be honest, she is an off-line girl: "She must be very gentle, beautiful, and very pleasing to you."

"How do you know?" Wang Xian asked strangely.

"As soon as you mention her, the corners of your mouth will curl up." Ling Xiao said with a smile: "If you are not satisfied, the corners of your mouth should hang down."

"Ghost elves." Wang Xian said with a chuckle: "Speaking of beauty, Sister Lin is not as good as you... when she wears women's clothes and pretends to be a lady. But to me, she is already like a toad eating swan meat. I can get her favor , I will be content for the rest of my life." In fact, Sister Lin is really kind to him, and she has long wanted to come to Pujiang to be with him.But in Wang Xian's current situation, he still needs other people's protection, and Sister Lin, wouldn't it add to the chaos?So he resolutely refused to let her stay in Suzhou!

"Oh, little Xianzi, you spoke too early," Ling Xiao sighed like a little adult: "My mother said that men are reliable, and old sows climb trees. If you can like the new and never tire of the old, women will burn it." It smells so good..."

"Go, go!" Wang Xian patted her on the head in embarrassment, and cursed: "What a mess, what kind of mess is in your head?"

"Let's see if you don't believe me." Ling Xiao said to himself: "My brother said, you can't walk when you see a little widow, you're still very lustful."

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" Wang Xian became furious. Is it my fault for liking married women?That's a bad habit that I developed after reading too many books in my previous life!

"And you are not a toad, I think you are much more pleasing to the eye than Wei Que..." After talking so much, Ling Xiao became sleepy and muttered softly: "That guy's concern for people is too fake, Yours is the real..."

Wang Xian couldn't help being surprised, no wonder Ling Xiao didn't like Wei Wuque so much, a woman's intuition is really terrible.But having said that, in fact, the reason why I really care about Ling Xiao is that I project the silver bell on her, unconsciously treating her as my younger sister.But getting along with each other for a long time, the relationship is getting deeper, it doesn't matter what projection is not projected...

After thinking wildly for a while, he also fell into a deep sleep, and the two of them snuggled together, feeling very warm.

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It's a pity that they didn't sleep for long, and it was only the fourth watch. Zhou Xin woke them up, ate some dry food, and continued to follow.

After walking for a long time, it was only dawn, and the beagle barked towards the distant mountain top.Ling Xiao hurriedly led the dog to find the way up the mountain. After zigzagging for a while, he finally reached the top of the mountain. He saw a human-shaped object hanging upside down from a tree with a crooked neck.

When I got closer, I found that it was indeed a person...

"Wei Que Que!" Ling Xiao exclaimed, "Wei Que Que is almost frozen into a popsicle!"

Wei Wuque was hung upside down from the tree, his eyes were closed, and his whole body was covered with a layer of hoarfrost from head to toe.

A policeman sniffed Wei Wuque's breath and said, "He's still alive."

"Put it down!" Zhou Xin frowned. Could it be that all previous guesses were wrong?This Wei Wuque is a two hundred and five at all?Or is this his escape plan?
The police quickly let Wei Wuque down from the tree, then stripped his upper body naked and rubbed it with snow.Only then did he realize that his body was covered with scars and there was no good skin.These are old wounds, though, not new ones.

What kind of cruel environment did you have to go through to leave so many scars?

After a long time, Wei Wuque finally woke up quietly, but he didn't know anything about what happened in the past two days. He told Zhou Xin that he was beaten unconscious in the first line of sky.When I woke up, I found that I was being carried on the road in the snow. Later, the group of people probably felt that they were too heavy, so they hung themselves on the tree.

It was obviously an unreliable answer, but Zhou Xin couldn't say anything. After all, what happened in the past two days was too bizarre to be speculated by common sense.After a moment of silence, he asked, "Where did those people go?"

"Tie me up and go east..." Wei Wuque said uncertainly, "It should be going east. I'm dizzy from hanging upside down, and I can't see clearly."

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　Not tonight, I have to go to bed early, my body is sounding the alarm...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)