After being expelled from the palace, she returned with her cub and amazed the whole city

Night fell, in an inn beside an official road.

Xiao Jingzhao stood by the window, watching the night fall like a black curtain, his heart was broken.

Inside the room, the food on the table was already cold.

There were slight footsteps outside the door, and his hands clenched into fists.

Feeling someone walk into the room, he asked without turning his head: "Is there any news?"

"Reporting to the master, there is no news for the time being."

The person who came in was Xiang Song. He glanced at the untouched food on the table and advised: "Master, the dragon's health is important. If the girl comes back and sees you like this, she will feel uncomfortable."

Xiao Jingzhao had no mind to eat. After leaving the city, he personally led a team of people to chase north for nearly a hundred miles without seeing any suspicious people.

The people were exhausted and had to stop to rest.

Xiang Song waved to the guards outside, indicating that the guards should take the food out and heat it up.

After the guards left, Xiao Jingzhao turned around and walked to the table, picked up the map and looked at it again.

The official roads leading to Sang Country were not missed, and the restaurants and inns along the way were not neglected.

He frowned and pondered, what exactly did he miss.

After a moment, he raised his head, "Send the message quickly, and check the temples and empty houses along the way carefully."

Xiang Song suddenly understood, "Master is wise, I will go and pass the order now."

Xiao Jingzhao had been running around all day and had not eaten anything. He guessed that the criminals would find a place to rest no matter what.

The inns and inns were afraid of being checked by the soldiers, so the other party would naturally find a remote place to walk.

Xiao Jingzhao also knew that the Sang people had robbed envoys from several small countries on the border.

If Su Huairen had not rushed to the post station to pass on the message that time, the Sang people would have succeeded.

After the people of those small countries learned that the Sang people were going to attack them, they used a sleight of hand to bring the seeds back safely.

The only loss was that the envoy was beaten by the Sang people.

Jiang Shuyue disappeared, and Xiao Jingzhao naturally regarded Sang Country as the main suspect.

He had already sent people to the border of Sang State to wait at full speed. He believed that the people in the dark guard camp would definitely be able to block the way before the criminals.

He was anxious and knew that he could not fall down at this moment. When the guards heated up the food and brought it in, he ate it hurriedly and went out again with his sword.

"Master, where are you going? You are tired all day. Take a good rest to conserve your energy so that you can have the energy to look for Miss Jiang tomorrow." Xiang Song hurriedly followed.

"I am uneasy and can't sleep peacefully. This place is not far from Qinglian Temple. I have to ask Master Huiyuan for a fortune."

What Xiao Jingzhao is most worried about now is the safety of Jiang Shuyue. Master Huiyuan can communicate with spirits and tell fortunes. He is now like a headless fly and can't find the north. He hopes that Master Huiyuan can point out the way and let him find Yue Niang as soon as possible.

Xiang Song understands the master's mood. He can't calm down for a moment until Miss Jiang is found. He can't sleep well.

As soon as the two came out of the stable, they met Xiangyang who came from the west.

"Is there any news?" Xiang Song and Xiang Yang asked each other almost at the same time.

As soon as the words fell, both of them looked frustrated.

Xiao Jingzhao said to Xiang Yang: "Let's go to Qinglian Temple. You stay here to receive the news from all directions."

"I obey your orders. Master, please go and come back soon."

Xiang Yang watched the emperor and Xiang Song disappear in the night, and his heart was tightened.

The master looked tired and nervous. This expression was only seen when he was fighting on the border.

In the capital, Qiu Ju couldn't sleep that night. As soon as she closed her eyes, her mind was full of the scene of the young lady being tied up.

The maids and servants in the mansion saw that she didn't follow the young lady. No one asked why. Obviously, everyone looked a little uneasy.

Unable to sleep, Qiu Ju simply sat up and prayed cross-legged, hoping that the Bodhisattva would bless her young lady to return safely.

In the next courtyard, Du Wenru and Lin Miaoshou have been sleeping on the same bed every night since they got married. Lin Miaoshou told her that the Queen Mother would soon return to the palace, and he would not go home tonight.

She was used to the nights with Lin Miaoshou, and she was not used to sleeping alone, and she could not sleep alone.

Lin Miaoshou was not in the palace at this time.

Today, he went out of the palace and searched outside the four city gates. Seeing that there were also controls at the city gates, he went to Jiang Shuyue's grain shop after returning home.

He guessed that the other party kidnapped Jiang Shuyue for seeds, and Jiang Shuyue could not carry them with her, so there was only one place where she could find the other party's traces, and that was the grain shop.

If she agreed to give the other party seeds, someone would definitely come to the grain shop to pick up the goods.

Lin Miaoshou asked the shopkeeper and the clerks in the shop to take a holiday. Everyone thought it was the boss's intention, and they all went back happily.

At night, Lin Miaoshou lay on a sack in the warehouse. He closed his eyes, but listened attentively to the noise outside. He was ready to catch the turtle in the jar.

The night fell, and there was no other sound outside except the sound of the night watchman passing by.

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After galloping all the way, Xiao Jingzhao and Xiang Song arrived at the foot of Qinglian Temple Mountain after three o'clock.

The two tied the horses in a forest at the foot of the mountain, and then used light skills to run up the mountain.

On both sides of the mountain road, ancient trees towered, and the moonlight leaked through the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, adding a bit of mystery to this silent night.

The mountain breeze gently brushed over the copper bells hanging on the eaves, making a clear and melodious sound that echoed in the quiet night sky.

Occasionally, a nightingale's cry came from the woods, the sound was shrill, as if it was looking for a lost partner, and it sounded particularly sad.

The two men had profound inner strength, and they appeared in the main hall of Qinglian Temple in less than a cup of tea.

The oil lamps in the main hall swayed in the breeze, illuminating the entire hall. Under the solemn Buddha statue in the main hall was an offering table, and the incense burner on the table had long been extinguished.

The air was still filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.

Xiao Jingzhao glanced into the main hall and waved his hand, "Go to the Zen room in the back."

The two came to the place where Master Huiyuan lived with ease. Through the window, they could see that the lights in the room were still on.

Xiao Jingzhao raised his hand and was about to knock on the door when he heard Master Huiyuan's voice from inside.

"Please come in, my noble sir. The door is not bolted."

Xiao Jingzhao and Xiang Song were shocked. Master Huiyuan was indeed very powerful. He actually predicted that they would come to ask for divination late at night. "

Xiao Jingzhao did not hesitate and pushed the door open.

After running all the way, Xiang Song was extremely tired, so he simply sat down on the steps outside the door with his long sword in his arms to take a breath.

Xiao Jingzhao entered the room with a gust of night wind. Seeing that the oil lamp in the room dimmed for a moment, Xiao Jingzhao closed the door with his backhand.

In the room, Master Huiyuan sat cross-legged on the cushion. When he saw Xiao Jingzhao come in, he put his palms together and chanted a Buddhist name, then raised his hand and made a gesture of invitation, indicating that Xiao Jingzhao should sit on the cushion opposite him.

Master Huiyuan had the privilege of not bowing when seeing the emperor, so Xiao Jingzhao walked over in one step.

He asked anxiously: "Master, you know about Yue Niang's disappearance, right?"