Chapter 16, Hukou got out of danger

"You're finally back! I didn't come back last night. I thought something happened to you?"

I asked more than a dozen people about the way, and it took me more than half a day to pass through the central capital before I finally returned to Dr. Su's residence. As soon as I entered the small door of the backyard, I was shocked by the sudden greeting of Qi Danyun. Seeing that her eyes were full of concern, I couldn't help laughing and said, "What's wrong? Do you miss me so much after not seeing you for a day?

"Fuck you!" Qi Danyun's face showed a blush, and she glanced at me anly. Suddenly, she noticed the blood stains on my hand and the wound in my palm. She quickly picked up my hand and asked, "What's going on?"

"Nothing!" I said perfunctorily, "I accidentally cut my hand."

"ACCIdentally cut your hand?" Qi Danyun shouted in a panic, "This wound is almost visible. I'm afraid you didn't cut it yourself?"

Seeing that she was able to walk on the ground and bandaged my wound in person, I was very relieved and joked, "I'm too bloody these two days. Can't I cut myself and put some blood?"

"If you don't want to say it, just forget it!" As she said that, she squeezed my wound hard and immediately called me out in pain. Looking at the beautiful palm of her hand, I hesitated for a long time, thinking that she had no conflict with the Khitan people, and maybe it could help me. Thinking of this, I put away my joke expression and sighed pitifully, "I'm really in big trouble this time. Maybe Mr. Ximen, who is resourceful, can help me."

"Fuck you," she suddenly thought of her identity as Ximenyong and couldn't help smiling and punching me in the chest. "Say it, what's the trouble?"

I immediately told her about the changes I encountered last night, and in the meantime, I hid the details of meeting Tony and Wan Yanyong. I don't want her to guess the whereabouts of Daisy from Tony, and I don't want her to know that Wanyan Yong is missing her.

After listening to my narrative, Qi Danyun showed a thoughtful expression on her face. After pondering for a moment, she said to me, "You should go to Wanyan Yong. He knows best the weight of the ninth prince in Wanyanliang's heart. You can explore his mouth first. Only he knows whether the deal of exchanging Prince Xiaoyun for the ninth prince is feasible."

"He won't betray me, will he?" I suddenly remembered Wanyan Yong's proposal last night, but he only said that he could ensure that we would leave Zhongdu safely, but he didn't mention Prince Xiaoyun, and I didn't believe him very much.

"You can completely trust him." Qi Danyun seemed to have guessed my mind, "Although Wanyan Yong and Wanyan Liang are brothers of the same clan, they are completely different. If you believe my vision, you can believe him."

Seeing Qi Danyun's admiration for Wanyan Yong, I feel a little uncomfortable, but now I can only find Wanyan Yong first. At least he is more reassuring than Wanyan. Thinking of this, I sighed helplessly, "Okay, I'll go to him. I hope he is as credible as you said."

"I have the waist card of Zhao Wangfu," Qi Danyun said and took out a yellow waist card and handed it to me. "With this waist card, you can see him directly without being blocked by the porter or the government soldiers."

I took the waist card and weighed it in my hand. It is very heavy. It looks like it is really made of pure gold, and the workmanship is also extremely exquisite. Presumably, ordinary people are not qualified to have such a waist card. It seems that "Ximen Yong" is really valued by Zhao Wang Wanyan. I put away my waist card and joked to Qi Danyun, "You can rest assured to recover here. I'll be back soon." If I don't come back within three days, I will probably be betrayed by Wanyanyong. You have to avenge me.

Zhao Wangfu is a well-known place in Zhongdu City, which is not difficult to find at all. When I came outside the gate of Zhao Wangfu, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Last time, I accompanied Qi Danyun to the royal palace at night, and walked through the side door, so I didn't pay attention to its appearance. Now when I look at it in the daytime, I find that it is actually very ordinary. If it weren't for the two chest-breasted palace soldiers outside the door, it would be no different from an ordinary private house. It seems that Wanyan Yong is indeed a little different from Wanyan Liang.

"I want to see King Zhao." With the royal gold waist card in hand, I don't have to care about the solemn majesty of the soldiers. I will show my waist card to him and rush in. The two gatemen looked at the waist card carefully and did not stop him. They also said flatteringly, "Sir, wait a moment. Rong Xiaoren, please take you in."

Mr. Xiao was probably the real porter. After seeing the waist card in my hand, his arrogant face suddenly became respectful and took me to see Wanyan Yong without saying a word. I followed him into the inner courtyard and finally saw the famous Zhao Wang Yanyong again in the study.

"Is that you?" Wanyan Yong was a little surprised when he saw me, "This waist card was originally a token given to Mr. Ximen by the king. How could it be in your hand? What about Mr. Ximen?

"Mr. Ximen is fine, but he can't come to see the prince for the time being." I said half-truly and half-falsely, "But he asked me to come to see the prince with this waist card and hoped that the prince could help me do me the next little favor."

Wanyan Yong was a sensible person. Seeing that I didn't want to talk about it in detail, he didn't ask about Ximen Yong's whereabouts anymore, but asked, "What's the matter?"

"If this is done well, it will also be of great benefit to the prince." I deliberately sold it. Wanyan Yong's face changed slightly. Obviously, he had guessed a little, but he calmly asked, "What's the matter?"

I smiled and didn't answer. I only glanced at the two young men delivering tea and water in the study. Wanyan Yong understood and immediately waved to the two little men and said, "You go down first and come back later."

After seeing the two little ones go out with the door of the study, I turned my eyes to the shadow-like man in gray behind Wanyanyong. Wanyan Yong quickly explained, "Abu is not an outsider. I will never hide anything from him."

"Well, I'll say it directly." I stared into Wanyan Yong's eyes and said lightly, "I have the whereabouts of the ninth prince, and I have even seen him with my own eyes."

Wanyan Yong was shocked and asked quickly, "Is he all right now?"

Wan Yong didn't ask where the ninth prince was first, but asked him if he was okay first. I don't know if he really cares about the safety of the ninth prince, or if he asks completely clearly. I smiled and said, "The ninth prince is very safe now, and there is a lot of hair on his body, but if it is three days later, I can't guarantee it."

"Are you here to negotiate?" Wanyan Yong was shrewd and immediately guessed the purpose of my trip. I don't have to beat around smart people, so I said, "You can say so."

"If you have any conditions, please let me know. I will do my best to deal with you."

"It's not me, it's a Khitan. They want to exchange the ninth prince for Prince Xiaoyun of Liao. If they don't get Wanyan Liang's answer within three days, I'm afraid the ninth prince will no longer be safe.

Wanyan Yong was stunned and sighed, "I guessed it, but I'm afraid it's not that easy."

"Why is this difficult? Isn't the life of the ninth prince more important than that of Prince Xiaoyun?

Wanyan Yong hesitated for a moment, "I will tell you the truth, the kingdom of Liao was destroyed by my great gold, and I didn't have today's great gold kingdom until I completely occupied Liaoning. Although Khitan has already subjugated the country, his heart for restoration has never died. Among them, the most influential is the Qidan 'Wolf Society', which has always been regarded as a big trouble in the heart of the Great Gold Kingdom. Although the emperor spoils the ninth prince, compared with the remnants of the 'Sianwolf Club', the life of the ninth prince is probably nothing, and the Prince Xiaoyun is the bait to catch the 'Sianwolf Club'.

No wonder Wanyan Liang did not hesitate to risk losing his son and also eradicated the secret stronghold of the Sirius Club in Zhongdu. I began to understand a little, but I couldn't figure out why Wanyan Yong wanted to tell me the truth. In this way, he is suspected of leaking Wanyan Liang's strategic intentions. With his shrewdness, he should not make such a low-level mistake! Thinking of this, my mind flashed and gradually began to grasp the key to the problem.

"In this way, it is impossible to exchange?" I deliberately sighed with disappointment, "Then I will reply to those Khitan people and let them kill the ninth prince and leave Zhongdu quickly."

"It's not completely impossible," Wan Yanyong smiled meaningfully. "I think the emperor will definitely agree to the exchange."

I immediately understood the meaning of his words from his expression. Of course, Wanyan Liang will agree to exchange, so that he can take the opportunity to catch all the "Sianwolves"! But why did Wanyan Yong tell me this? If he stands in Wanyanliang's position, he should lure the Khitans to exchange their princes and take the opportunity to eliminate the "Sky Wolf Club"! Suddenly thinking that he once wanted to leave, I finally understood his real thoughts.

"Well, I'll reply to the Khitan people like this, hoping that we can complete the exchange within three days." I nodded as if I understood and got up to say goodbye. Wanyan Yong sent me to the door of the study and told him meaningfully at the door: "I will facilitate this transaction and let the emperor exchange Prince Khitan Xiaoyun for the ninth prince."

After leaving Zhao Wang's mansion, I wandered around the street for a while and returned to Dr. Su's backyard after confirming that no one followed me. After telling Qi Danyun about the meeting with Wanyanyong, she immediately guessed his mind with her understanding of Wanyanyong.

"He hopes that the Khitans will save their prince," Qi Danyun analyzed to me. "At that time, the ' Sirius Club' will definitely protect Prince Xiaoyun to escape to Liaodong, which is the ancestral land of the Khitan people. With the ambition of the "Wolf Club" to restore the country, Wanyan Liang must not dare to underestimate it, but the southern expedition is already on the string. Wanyan Liang naturally has no time to take care of Liaodong, so he has to lead troops to Beijing to prevent Khitan's rebellion. Wanyan Yong has been stationed in Beijing for many years and is most familiar with Liaodong. Naturally, he is the best choice to deal with the Khitan people, so he will definitely help the Khitan people complete this exchange. First, he will save the ninth prince to please Wanyan Liang, and second, he will release Prince Xiaoyun back to Liaodong, so that Wanyan Liang will have to let him go back to Beijing.

"So he is implying that we will do it!" I applauded. Qi Danyun's analysis is inseparable from my speculation, but I'm still a little worried. In case Wanyan Yong focuses on Jin Guoji industry and really helps Wanyan Liang attract the Khitan people, won't I become the culprit of betraying Khitan's friends?

"No," Qi Danyun laughed. "The Khitan people have already gone, and there is no hope of recovery. With the strength of the Sirius Association, it will cause some trouble to Wanyan Liang's Southern Expedition at most, and it can't shake the foundation of the Great Gold Kingdom at all. With my understanding of Wanyan Yong and the government of the State of Jin, only when Prince Xiaoyun returned to Liaodong, the king of Zhao, had the opportunity to return to Beijing to take charge of the military power in Liaodong, and did not have to live under the threat of Wanyan Liang all day long.

"Good! Since you say so, I'll bet on it!" I finally made up my mind, "I will exchange the ninth prince for Prince Xiaoyun, hoping that Wanyan Yongzhen will release the Khitan people as you estimated."

In late autumn, the suburbs of Zhongdu City are desolate, and there is almost no shelter in the fields of Pingchuan. Such an environment is not suitable for ambush, but I believe that Wanyan Liang must surround this field at the end of the horizon that we can't see.

I'm not sure whether my decision is wise, but when it comes to the big words, I can only bet on Wanyan Yong to gamble. Fortunately, the heroes of the "Weir Association" led by Xiao Shiyu were so eager to save Prince Xiaoyun that they decided to bet on the whole "Weir Association" and bet with me on this one without hesitation. If we lose, I'm afraid that the "Sianwolf Club" and I will lose all our blood.

A forest of banners gradually appeared in the direction of Zhongdu City. The flag is indeed a bright royal forest army, and the huge bright yellow chariot is also among them. However, I know that Wanyan Liang is not in that chariot. This chariot and this thousand imperial forest army are the soldiers that attract our attention. Because there was a prior agreement, this thousand imperial forest army only had a few horses to effectively pursue the Khitans. Wanyan Liang's real strange soldiers should be in the wilderness dozens of miles away, and he also commanded in it himself. This information was passed on to us by Wanyan Yong through a clever method, which ensures that he will not be implicated in any unexpected situation.

The imperial army stopped at an arrow away from us, and an inside official shouted at us in a shrill voice, "Let's verify the identity of the ninth prince before exchanging."

This is a prior agreement. We have no objection. Ye Luzhao and I both drove horses slowly approaching the imperial army, and the other party also sent two horses to check the identity of the ninth prince. When the four horses passed by, I found that one of them was Zong Tuo, and the other was dressed as a spy camp guard, and his status was obviously not low. It seems that Wanyan Liang still attaches great importance to this ninth prince, so we will launch an attack after the exchange is completed, and we will have the opportunity to make plans.

When he came to the other party's array, he saw a pale teenager tied to the horse's back and looked very confused. I saw that Ye Luzhao was very excited when he saw the teenager, and his eyes were even full of tears, so I knew that the teenager was the real Prince Khitan.

"There is no problem with the ninth prince!" Zong Tuo's shout came from the Khitan people over there. Although the number of Khitans is small, everyone rides a horse. In case of any unexpected change, the few horses of the imperial army have no ability to pursue, which is also a prior agreement between the two sides.

"Your Highness, there is no problem!" Ye Luzhao also shouted at his own people. Seeing that both sides had verified their identities, the internal officer immediately shouted: "Start the exchange."

Yeluzhao and I took the horse that tied the prince Xiaoyun back, and Zong Tuo also protected the ninth prince and slowly came over. When I staggered with him, I found that in addition to resentment, there was more cat-and-mouse excitement in his eyes. He must think that the net laid this time is enough to destroy the "Wolf Club" with me. Unfortunately, he doesn't know that I know more about the specific details of this network than him.

Protecting Prince Xiaoyun's safe return to the Khitan people, everyone's expression was not relaxed because of the successful exchange for Prince Xiaoyun. The gambling game has just begun, and it is still unknown whether we can escape Wanyan Liang's pursuit. After the crowd hurriedly met the prince, they immediately retreated slowly to the north under the leadership of Xiao Shiqi.

"Woo--" The low sound of the horn sounded in the royal forest army, and it came all the way from the empty field. This is not the horn of the attack of the Royal Forest Army. Their responsibility is only to protect the safety of the ninth prince. This horn is to inform the ambush in the distance that they are Wanyan Liang's strange soldiers against us.

The sound of horses' hoofs from afar, like a rumble of thunder, rolled across the earth, and countless cavalry gradually gushed out from the end of the horizon like a golden tide, and the high snow-bright sabery knife stabbed through the twilight sky. Seeing them, I had to sigh for Wanyan Liang's super-large handwriting. In order to deal with less than a hundred riders of the Sirius Club, he actually dispatched tens of thousands of elite jockeys from the Golden State.

Although we saved Prince Xiaoyun, we lost the only basis of the ninth prince. In the face of the siege of the golden soldiers, we seemed to have no way to escape. However, Wanyan Liang did not expect that we had already known his military deployment, and on such a vast field, the encirclement of the golden soldiers may not be really undefable.

"Retreat as planned!" I shouted and led the pioneer horse to the south. According to common sense, the "Sianwolf Club" should not go to the south, so Wanyan Liang left relatively few ambush soldiers in this direction. He left most of the main force in the north, which was the only way to Liaoyang, the ancestral land of the Khitan people.

A small team of Khitan horses galloped south along the wind. Although the fields were flat after autumn, the soft land that had just harvested crops was not suitable for war horses to gallop. Only on the hard official road can the horses run out of their due speed, so we are not afraid of Wanyan Liang's encirclement from the flanks. On the official road along the way, the Khitans scattered horse nails all the way as they retreated. This kind of triangular nail, which is more than an inch long, always has a sharp spine facing up when it falls to the ground. As long as the war horse steps on it, it will definitely hurt its hooves and make it difficult to continue to run. Now that it's getting late, it will take a long time for Jin Bing to remove the obstacles on the road.

In the south, the sound of the horseshoe of the golden soldiers came, and the Khitan people continued to disperse at the fork in the road according to their previous plan. The Khitan man, as a suspect, lit a torch at night and led the golden soldiers ambushed in the south to the wrong road, while a few elites of the "Sky Wolf Club" who kept the roaring sky were silent and ambushed the golden soldiers along the predetermined route. The blind spot. With the accurate information of Wanyan Yong in advance and fully aware of the deployment of the golden soldiers, it became easier for these few dozen people to steal the encirclement of the golden soldiers under the cover of the night.

When the sky was slightly bright, Xiao Shiqi and the Yelu brothers had taken Prince Xiaoyun away from the encirclement of the golden soldiers. Climbing a nearby hill, we can clearly see sporadic torches moving rapidly in the field, and the shouts of golden soldiers faintly came from the distance. In order to attract Jin Bing to let Prince Xiaoyun escape calmly, I don't know how many Khitan men will die in the encirclement of Jin Bing.

I was sighing for the Khitan men who attracted Wanyanliang. Ye Luzhao suddenly whispered beside me, "You have done a big favor for the Sirius Club, and I don't know how to be grateful for the Sirius Club."

"My brother, why be so polite?"

"That being said, it's really difficult to feel at ease if there is nothing to say about the 'Sianwolves'." Hearing that Ye Luzhao's tone was a little solemn, I couldn't help but turn my eyes to him. He looked at me and said, "I know that you and Tony have a mysterious mission to go to the south. I plan to follow you with my two brothers. Although you no longer treat our brothers as slaves, we can't be completely ungrateful. We have to help you achieve this mission to repay your great kindness.

"Isn't that appropriate?" I was a little surprised, "The Sirius Club is now at the time of employing people. Will Lord Xiao let you go?"

"This is what Master Xiao also means." Yelu Zhao said lightly. Hearing a trace of helplessness in his voice, I suddenly guessed the story. I couldn't help looking at Xiao Shiqi in the distance and saw him asking for warmth around Prince Xiaoyun, who was still frightened. It seems that he is not a person who can tolerate it. In the last battle between the nine princes, Yelu and Yelushun ignored the authority of his lord, did not hesitate to pay for my life and did not want to stand on the side of the "Sianwolf Club", which obviously offend his dignity. In addition, the Yelu brothers have a special status in the "Sianwolf Club", which threatened his unique place. Therefore, it is not too surprising to take the opportunity to drive away the Yale brothers. No wonder that with the status of the Yale brothers in the Sirius Club, they have fallen into Wanyan Liang's hands and become slaves for so long, and the Sirius Club has done nothing.

Now that Prince Xiaoyun has been successfully rescued, looking at the bravery of those Khitan men who did not hesitate to die for Prince Xiaoyun, this unattractive Prince Xiaoyun must have a great appeal among the Khitan people. As long as he takes the prince back to Liaoyang, the ancestral land of the Khitans, he may really arouse the determination of all Khitan people to restore the country. At that time, from common sense, Xiao Shiqi could not tolerate the Yelu brothers damaging his prestige and status.

However, I know that the restoration of Khitan has been remote, otherwise Wanyan Yong would not have secretly helped us let Prince Xiaoyun escape, especially the great cause of the restoration of the country still fell into the hands of such a person, almost cutting off any hope. I have a lot of feelings for the Yelu brothers and don't want them to die for the hopeless restoration of the country, so I said to Yelu Zhao, "Since Lord Xiao also means this, of course I hope to get your help, as long as Tony doesn't object."

"I'm going to talk to Tony!" Yelu Zhao said and walked to Tony. Looking at his thin back and an empty sleeve, I felt a trace of guilt in my heart. In fact, I agreed to his request with selfishness. He didn't know that I and Tony's ultimate mission was completely tit-for-tat. One day he would be stuck between me and Tony.

After a while, Ye Luzhao returned to me and whispered to me, "Tony has agreed to my request, and we will break up with the host and go to the south."

"Very good. You and Tony will go first. I still have something to deal with in China. I will go to the south to find you in a few days." I said perfunctorily. Qi Danyun's injury has not yet healed, so I don't worry about leaving Zhongdu. Daisy and Tony have three brothers around, and I don't worry that I can't find them in the future.

After agreeing on a contact method with Ye Luzhao, I saw them leave. It was not until they completely disappeared in the night that I turned my eyes to the central capital and thought about the wild blonde beauty. I couldn't help but be surprised by my current decision. For the first time, I saw her safety more than my mission.

As soon as the Yelu brothers left, the "Sirves Club" has nothing to do with me. After saying goodbye to Xiao Shi, I walked to the capital alone.

Probably Wanyan Liang never thought that the spy who escaped from Zhongdu would come back, so the investigation of entering the city was not too strict. After abandoning the blades and horses, I followed the people who went to the city to do business at dawn and calmly mixed into the city.

The city is still the same and has not shown any abnormality due to last night's military action. I hummed gently and returned to Dr. Su's backyard leisurely. I was surprised that I didn't hear the sound of Qi Danyun. In the past two days, she recovered quickly and her spirit was much better. She never forgot to laugh with me as before. I wonder why I, who have always been broad-minded, have become small and graceless in front of her. I often argue with her for little things or even nothing. What's more annoying is that it is difficult for me, who has always been smart and conceited, to take advantage of her. Nevertheless, I still have a vague expectation for such a fight in my heart. It feels like a chess player has finally met a rival. While tit-for-tat, there is also a strange sense of intimacy in my heart.

Knocked on the door and did not respond. I gently pushed the door and entered. The room was as neat as new, and the quilts were neatly folded. On the pillow, a paper lay quietly in the place where she once lay, pressed under a short dagger with a scabbard. My heart was empty. Although I had expected it, I still didn't expect it to be so fast.

Speakless, there are only a few words on the dazzling white rice paper: I really think all this is not a game

The long ellipsis seems to have a kind of helplessness, and it is easy for people to guess in another direction, but I immediately know that the two words after it must be "but". Qi Danyun is by no means the kind of woman who is about feelings, which is very similar to me.

The letter did not explain the reason for her sudden departure, but I immediately guessed it. Although I deliberately concealed Tony and Daisy when talking about the Yelu brothers to Qi Danyun, how can I hide it from her with Qi Danyun's cleverness? She must have chased Tony and Daisy to the south. She won't forget her mission like me.

I put away the short dagger with me, silently tore up the letter, and looked at the remnants falling like petals. While my heart was empty, there seemed to be a kind of relief. In my heart, I silently said to myself and Qi Danyun: I know what you mean. Everything is over. Next time we meet, everyone is just rivals and even sworn enemies.