I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 88 The Most Dangerous Road

Thinking of this, Murong Li lowered her head and kissed Xiang'er's brow lightly, and said with a smile: "This king asks you a question. If you were Qu Lingxu, if you were worried about Leng Yuanxun's injury, would you sit in the court?" Is the carriage given to Jiangling?"

"Of course not." Regarding Murong Li's question, Xiang'er shook her head without even thinking about it and said, "For the injured, time is life, and if it takes more than a quarter of an hour, the danger of death will increase. Although the carriage is comfortable and luxurious, it is very slow, Jiangling is already a long way away, if we want to travel like this, when will we arrive?"

Xiang'er's words were like a blow to the head, making Murongli belatedly realize how big a loophole she had neglected. Yes, after learning the news of Leng Yuanxun's injury, what Qu Lingxu must have thought in his mind was how to make the best possible solution. Arriving at Jiangling at such a fast speed, how could she sit in the carriage and wait for her people to assassinate her!

Simply stupid!

Murong Li didn't want to scold herself like that, but she couldn't help it.

The scolding is all scolding, but even though there is a slight deviation in the plan, he still has to continue to implement it. Thinking so, he continued to ask: "If you don't take a carriage, what should you do?"

After listening to Xiang'er's answer just now, Murongli became more and more sure that the saying "women understand women" is absolutely correct. If he wants to open a breakthrough and find Qu Lingxu's whereabouts as quickly as possible, he must make the current conversation keep going.

This time, Xiang'er took a deep look at Murong Li before slowly opening his mouth and said: "If you want to reach Jiangling as quickly as possible, you need to ride a horse or take a boat. If you want to go on a dry road on horseback, you have to go through the Hejiang River. It is the sphere of influence of the Red Lotus Sect. Since the Red Lotus Sect has hurt Leng Shizi, it will definitely pay close attention to the dynamics of the capital. Many people in Beijing have seen Princess Xinyue. It is not difficult for the Red Lotus Sect to try to get a portrait. There will be strict investigations, even if Princess Xinyue's intelligence can pass through the opponent's territory without any danger, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth, so she will definitely go by water."

waterway?

Hearing these two words, Murong Li's brows that had just been stretched out were frowned tightly again. The canal from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River is still in the process of being dug, and it is not passable. Passing through Yuzhou in the east, starting from Haikou of Yuzhou, taking the sea route, the sea is changing, and the risk is extremely high. If you want to reach Haikou in Yuzhou, you must climb Xiling Mountain, and Xiling Mountain has been Dugu since the previous dynasty. The site of the school, the Dugu School is famous for its unique skills. The school is divided into three major schools, which study the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams, poison and antidote respectively. Every road on Dugu Mountain is built on the basis of the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams. Entering that mountain is like entering a maze. Unless someone from their gang leads the way, they will not be able to get out in this life.

All that Murong Li knew was not alarmist, because every year, countless people from all walks of life went to challenge the Dugu Sect's Five Elements and Eight Diagrams Formation, but so far no one has been able to come out alive.

With Qu Lingxu's intelligence, he shouldn't have to seek his own death.

Therefore, these two seemingly short-cut roads will take great risks, but if you take other small roads, the speed will undoubtedly be much slower than the official road, which is not worth the loss.

But...a bold idea flashed in Murong Li's mind.

"There is another way." Murong Li smiled lightly.

It's just that Qu Lingxu didn't ride in the imperial carriage, which doesn't mean that she will give up the official career, and because the opponent is good at making dangerous moves, there is a high possibility that she will hide in the team in disguise.

"What does Your Highness mean?" Xiang'er looked at Murong Li in a daze.

This time Murong Li didn't answer Xiang'er's question, but patted her hand lightly, "You go back first, and I will visit you after I finish my business."

Although Xiang'er was full of doubts, she was not a talkative person, so she blessed her obediently and went out.

After Xiang'er left, Murong Li immediately wrote a brief letter, ordering the secret guards to search for Qu Lingxu's whereabouts along the way, and kill him immediately if they found any traces of him.

Chen's death was undoubtedly a deadly move between him and Qu Lingxu. If he could not take this opportunity to kill Qu Lingxu, after she returned to Beijing, the situation he would face would be much more complicated than it is now.

Murong Li's thoughts were naturally good, but this time, he was doomed to return in vain, because Qu Lingxu chose the most dangerous and impossible path.

"Master... you want to go by water?" Ling Xiao and Ling Yun glanced at each other quickly, and they both saw expressions of disbelief on each other's faces.

"Master, you have lived in the capital all year round, so you may not know much about the Dugu Sect. Once you enter their territory, there is basically no possibility of getting out..." Ling Yun hurriedly explained.

As a hidden guard, he is naturally not afraid of death, but he must not let Qu Lingxu go and never return, otherwise the master is sure and definitely will not let him go.

"Never?" From the beginning to the end, Qu Lingxu always had a calm smile on his face, without any expression of fear.

"Never...never." Ling Yun replied truthfully.

"It doesn't matter, there are always exceptions." Qu Lingxu replied calmly, raised her hand and threw the kettle to Ling Xiao, and said lightly: "It's not too late, let's go!"

She asked herself that she didn't have the ability to decipher the five elements and eight trigrams array, but she had a compass, as long as the direction was right, she could always go out, not to mention, it would not be long before someone would eagerly come out to show them the way.

If she remembers correctly, Mo Ruyu, the current head of the Dugu Sect, is a first-class poison maker, so the other party must be very interested in this thing in her hand.

A big man named Mo Ruyu, this taste... I really can't agree.

"Master, you can't go that way..." Ling Yun subconsciously stopped Qu Lingxu.

Qu Lingxu bumped on the horse for a day, his back was sore and his back hurt, and his temper was not much better, so he frowned and said lightly: "Leng Yuanxun sent you to my side to protect me, not to interfere with my decision. Yes, or, you want to cross the Hejiang River and try to see if the Red Lotus Sect's net is strong?"

It is indeed dangerous to go to the Dugu Sect, but everything has pros and cons. On the other hand, it's not like avoiding the two powerful enemies of the Red Lotus Sect and Murong Li.

Compared with Murong Li and Chen Xiucheng, the two mortal enemies, Mo Ruyu, who has no feuds yet, communicates better.

Ling Xiao Lingyun has been by Qu Lingxu's side for so long, and it is rare to see him speak so harshly, and he dared not stop him for a while, so he whispered: "There is a town not far ahead, master, you have been riding a horse for a day. Let's rest for a while!"

Although Qu Lingxu was worried about Leng Yuanxun's injury, he also understood the truth that haste makes waste, nodded and said: "Yes."

"Master..." Seeing that Qu Lingxu's face was getting better, Ling Xiao tentatively continued to ask: "Considering the schedule, we will be able to reach the foot of Xiling Mountain at noon tomorrow, but what do you need your subordinates to prepare?"

Hearing this, Qu Lingxu shook his head slightly, "No need."

When it comes to other people's territory, no matter how well-prepared it is, it won't help, not to mention that she is here to make friends, not to spoil the scene.

Even though Mo Ruyu has thousands of clever plans, she just needs to follow certain rules.

"Yes." It's true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, Ling Yun thought silently.

However, the reason why a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers is because it does not know how scary tigers are, but Qu Lingxu undoubtedly knows how terrifying the Dugu faction is.

Being able to stand still during hundreds of years of court changes shows its power. Therefore, Ling Yun's metaphor is not appropriate. Qu Lingxu's behavior should be... knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, and walking toward the tigers.

Dare to take this step, relying not only on courage, but also on wisdom.

The travel plan was determined under Qu Lingxu's arbitrary decision. After a short rest for two hours at the inn, several people rode on horses and took advantage of the night to hurry on the road. They had been riding during the day and did not notice anything wrong. Rest After a while, Qu Lingxu only felt a burning pain in the inner thigh muscles, and his buttocks were bumped and painful, and he wished he could shatter into several pieces.

Cars, airplanes, even ships... She really misses modern transportation... Woohoo!
Ling Xiao has been following Qu Lingxu closely, and immediately noticed her abnormality. He reined in the reins tightly, slowed down, and said worriedly: "Master, you don't feel well, don't force yourself to hold on." , or go to the carriage to rest for a while!"

The road was wider enough to accommodate a carriage, so the thoughtful Ling Xiao specially bought a carriage from the town to follow along the road so that Qu Lingxu could rest at any time.

"Alright."

Qu Lingxu has never been a brave person, she knows her limit very well, if she rides a horse with pain, she may be half disabled by the time she arrives at Xiling Mountain tomorrow, so she will not have the energy to fight with Mo Ruyu brave.

Hey, it's good to know martial arts, Qu Lingxu secretly made up his mind that he must learn martial arts from Ling Xiao and the others, even if it's just a little superficial.

Seeing that Qu Lingxu agreed, Ling Xiao also heaved a sigh of relief, but the speed of the carriage was much slower than that of riding a horse, so they had to stop and wait.

"Master, this subordinate has already sent the news of our departure, I believe it will not take long to receive a reply."

"En." Qu Lingxu looked at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and responded softly, seemingly without knowing it.

Ever since learning the news of Leng Yuanxun's serious injury, Qu Lingxu's brain has been saturated almost all the time. She was thinking about where he was injured, what kind of medicine would be more effective, and how to get rid of the difficulties alone. After completing the operation with such a high degree of difficulty, he thought about how to reach Jiangling as quickly as possible, and how to avoid the assassination plotted by Murong Li, but he never thought about...why he must save Leng Yuanxun.

(End of this chapter)