At the beginning, the little prince Beili and his mother were crazy about each other.

The emperor was in trouble.

It has been a month since the emperor lost contact with Beili Tianqi.

Rumors about the border area gradually spread throughout Beili. In addition, the emperor left Tianqi with a mighty force that day. The regent Lan Yuehou and the Grand Tutor Dong Zhu could no longer suppress the voices of the ministers in the court.

The ministers quarreled in the court, and some even accused him in court.

It was said that Lan Yuehou and the Grand Tutor had jointly conspired to overthrow the emperor and usurp the throne. Such words made Lan Yuehou and the Grand Tutor extremely embarrassed.

The atmosphere in the court became more and more tense with the disappearance of Emperor Mingde, and some ministers even began to secretly contact the princes who stood on their own side.

An invisible battlefield of smoke and gunpowder has been everywhere in Beili.

——Red Prince’s Mansion

Xiao Yu, who was holding a brush and writing with thick ink, listened to the counselor’s report. The water on the brush stopped in mid-air. He was stunned and said: "My father is missing? Where did this news come from? Tell me quickly!"

The counselor bowed and said: "Reporting to the prince, the news is true. This matter has spread in the world. It is said that your majesty has entered a ghost town in the border area. No one who has entered has ever come out. The regent has sent countless masters to investigate, but they all returned empty-handed."

"Last night, the Bai Palace welcomed several important officials to visit. Now the court is leaderless. The regent and the grand master are not your majesty after all. I am afraid that the sky of Beili will change. Please make plans early."

The counselor wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Xiao Yu.

He admired the painting in his hand and said casually: "Let's talk about it later. Maybe this is a trap set by my father, waiting for those people to get in. Because of what happened back then, my father's tolerance for those people has reached its limit. Long Xie, you are still too young."

"But..." Xiao Yu put away the scroll, and a shrewd look flashed in his eyes.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

He turned and looked at Long Xie, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he had made up his mind.

"Pass my order to closely monitor the movements of the princes' mansions, especially the Bai Wang Mansion. At the same time, send people to the border Lanling City to find the whereabouts of my father, and report back immediately if there is any news!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Long Xie took the order and left.

Xiao Yu stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the snowflakes drifting outside the window, secretly calculating in his heart.

I don't know who is pushing the development of things, and the situation in Beili is becoming more and more confusing.

And can he have the last laugh in this power struggle?

Lanling City, in the underground secret passage, it has been several days since Xiao Ruolin and others came in.

Although the corpse gas on Emperor Mingde's body has been removed and his face has regained its rosy color, there is no sign of awakening yet.

In the refugee shelter, Hua Jin handed the boiled medicine to a little girl and said gently: "Come, drink all the medicine and your stomach will stop hurting."

Under Hua Jin's careful feeding, the little girl drank all the medicine, thanked Hua Jin and closed her eyes tiredly.

Hua Jin handed her to the old woman and left with the old woman's constant gratitude.

Where to go? Looking at the people in the basement, they have long been exhausted. Not only do they have to suffer from mental destruction, but they also have to face the plight of food shortage.

Under the double blow, not many people have light in their pupils.

Not long after, the door of the underground passage slowly opened, under the eager eyes of everyone.

Xiao Ruolin and his group returned to the basement. They were covered in blood. It was obvious that it was the blood of those monsters.

"Damn it! No matter how hard we tried, we finally stopped 500 meters away from the city gate. If it weren't for Brother Xiao, we would have become food for monsters." Huang Quan looked decadent.

"After all, it's just a medium-sized city. Even if we add soldiers and victims, there will be no more than 50,000 people. We haven't killed tens of thousands these days, but there are thousands, right? But why are there still countless people?" Wuji frowned.

Xiao Ruolin shook his head: "No matter what, let's take a break."

He had guessed why there were more and more monsters. If the person behind the scenes was Wang Changqing, everything could be explained.

The white hair in front of him was so conspicuous. Everything Wang Changqing did might be because of him.

But how did he have such a large number of medicine people?

Others don't know, but he knows very well that the number of medicine practitioners in Lanling City has reached hundreds of thousands.

Such a huge number cannot be achieved by Wang Changqing alone.

Perhaps there is a

A not small force.

This is the borderland, the farthest place from Tianqi, and the place least affected by the Xiao royal family.

Xiao Ruolin, who has always regarded Beili as a treasure, can't think of any other country that dares to reach out except Nanjue.

Speaking of which, didn't the grudges of the older generation germinate on the battlefield again and again?

He walked to Huang Quan, patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, we can always find a way out."

Huang Quan looked up at him and nodded slightly.

At this time, Jin Xian, who had not spoken, suddenly came to Xiao Ruolin and whispered something in his ear.

Then, Xiao Ruolin walked with him towards the secret room.

In the secret room, Jin Xian told Xiao Ruolin everything directly.

It turned out that in order to prevent any unexpected encounters during the tour, someone would report their whereabouts to Tianqi regularly at the moment when the emperor left Tianqi.

This frequency is once every three days. Now they have lost contact with Tianqi for a month. I guess Tianqi must be in a state of panic at this moment.

The emperor has been missing for a month. I am afraid that the secret of this city has already spread to the world.

They know nothing about the situation outside. Now that His Majesty is still in a coma, I am afraid that those people in Tianqi have begun to get restless.

Jin Xian said solemnly: "Now, we must leave the city immediately. The little prince should also know that from the moment we step into this city, no matter how we hide, we will be exposed to the people behind the scenes. Although we don’t know what he is planning, we can’t afford to delay and can’t delay any longer."

His meaning is also the meaning of the other two eunuchs. Now there is little food left in the city on the ground.

They even reduced three meals a day to one meal a day. If they delay any longer, it will only be a chronic death. His Majesty still needs to preside over the outside. If it is too late, I don’t know what the sky of Beili will become.

"I know." Xiao Ruolin said lightly.

He took a deep look at the Empress Mingde in the golden coffin, and left without looking back.

From the beginning to the end, Jin Xuan never saw through the little prince.

According to Jin Xian's judgment, with the little prince's current strength, it should be easy for him to leave the city.

But why did he not take action yet?

Is he worried about something?