Shen Xiaokun nodded.

I hurriedly asked: "Who is it? What happened?"

He glanced at me and said: "I don't know who they are. Originally, after I took over these people from Shanhu, I had to do some business on the road to support so many people. We stopped the caravan and asked them if they wanted to

We'll let you go if you pay for the pass. That day, as soon as we arrived at the mountain gate at the river mouth in front of us, we saw two groups of people fighting."

"Is this my daughter's group of people?"

"Well, but speaking of it, it's not a war." He said, recalling it again, and then slowly said: "It seems that someone really wants to kidnap your daughter."

"What?" I was shocked: "Someone wants to kidnap Li'er?"

"Yes." He nodded and said seriously: "Before, I thought it was some kind of gangsters or bandits who were robbing people, but later I found out that they didn't hurt anyone, they just kept pointing at a carriage, and later they even drove a carriage.

The carriage was about to leave. I thought someone was robbing a civilian girl. This section was originally my territory. Of course I couldn't let anyone do anything here, so I took my brothers up and rescued the girl. Only then did I find out - it was you.

's daughter."

I thought about it and asked hurriedly: "Do you know who those people are?"

"I don't know about that."

My brows furrowed deeply.

If Li'er was really just kidnapped by such mountain bandits, then the matter would be simple. It was just a matter of spending money to buy safety. But from what Shen Xiaokun said, those people didn't do much harm to anyone, they just wanted to kidnap Li'er.

Definitely not the methods of ordinary gangsters.

Who are they who want to kidnap Li'er, and what is their purpose?

Is it directed at me or Pei Yuanxiu?

In fact, it doesn’t matter who you are targeting. After all, Pei Yuanxiu and I have our own grievances and grievances until today. It is understandable for adults, but when the matter involves children, I have to be vigilant.

I asked: "Where is the place where you said Li'er was robbed?"

“Near Changde.”

"Near Changde?" I thought to myself for a moment, vaguely felt something, and then asked: "Aren't the people who robbed Li'er ordinary bandits?"

"Of course not. If they are rogues, I can tell at a glance, and there is no room for them to retreat."

Shen Xiaokun said loudly, and suddenly remembered something, and said: "Speaking of which, not only are those people not rogues, but -"

"What's the opposite?"

"On the contrary, it seems that there are some tricks."

I suddenly became nervous: "What do you mean?"

Shen Xiaokun glanced at me and said coldly: "You have also seen the methods I use to lead troops. If I really want to lead people to suppress the bandits, there will be no way for them to survive. This time, in addition to saving people, I also need to

Tell those people not to take action on my territory. However, those people are really not simple. They did not let me take advantage of them too much and even withdrew."

"Oh?"

I have seen Shen Xiaokun's martial arts before. After all, someone who has served as a minister of the Ministry of War is different from ordinary bandits, so he can manage this place on such a large scale. But those people were able to successfully escape under his pursuit. It seems that the other party

Not an ordinary character either.

"The actions of those people are not ordinary bandits, but more like a trained army."

My heart skipped a beat.

The foyer is very empty. There are several braziers standing around, burning with blazing flames, which illuminate the entire foyer brightly. There are also constant beeping sounds. As soon as people fall silent, a strange silence becomes more apparent.

I don’t know how long it took, but I finally spoke, with a strangely hoarse voice: “Did you hear those people talking? Are there any characteristics?”

Shen Xiaokun was stunned for a moment, turned his head and looked for a while, then suddenly seemed to be enlightened and said: "Yes, the accent those people speak is the accent of Sichuan!"

My heart sank.

Shen Xiaokun and I talked about it most of the night. When we went out, the surroundings were already dark. Only a few stout middle-aged women were still standing outside, holding red lanterns in their hands. When they saw me, they immediately said: "Mrs. Qingying,

We'll take you back."

I said softly: "Thank you."

Although Shen Xiaokun has always hated me, he didn't treat me too badly. He didn't ask those big and powerful bandits to see me off so late, but asked a woman to see me off, which really made me feel more at ease.

.It seems that after more than a year of experience, he has indeed grown a lot. Different from the young boy who only knew how to obey his uncle's words and had no martial arts skills in the past, he now seems to have the confidence to be the leader of the party.

.

After a while, I returned to Li'er's room.

I carefully pushed the door open and went in, holding a lantern given to me by a woman in my hand. I gently lit the oil lamp in the middle of the room, only to find that Li'er was already awake, her eyes flickering in the light, looking at me.<

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I hurriedly walked to the bed: "Li'er, are you awake?"

She didn't seem to be quite awake, and her hair was messy. She raised her little face and looked at me with a pair of confused eyes. After a while, she stretched out her hand towards me: "Hug."

Hearing her soft and waxy voice, my heart softened. I quickly sat on the bedside and carefully held her in my arms.

She doesn’t seem to know who I am. It’s just a child’s nature. She will be scared when she suddenly wakes up at night. She needs someone to hold her to feel at ease and to feel that she is loved.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but think of Pei Yuanxiu and his years.

He is really good to Li'er. I don't need Yao Lao to tell me, and I don't need to guess. Only children who are truly loved will be fearless, willful, mischievous, like to cause trouble, and are good at running around in the mountains.

It also requires the love of many people. Only happy children are born with such power and consciousness.

He not only saved my daughter, but also gave Lier a good childhood.

I have been suffering for so many years because of Li'er being kidnapped, but now I think about it, if she were by my side, maybe she might not have such happiness, and the closed imperial city did not have a sky where she could breathe freely.<

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I lowered my head and looked at the child's peaceful sleeping face.

There is no way to maintain such calm. Now there are some inevitable crises that will affect her.

Those people who spoke with Shu accents and were trained like an army wanted to kidnap her. This was already a sign, and I already understood that it was the people from Xichuan who were going to take action against her.

Just now, Shen Xiaokun also sent someone to bring the guards around Li'er to question him. Li'er has been going to a temple in Changde to fast and fulfill his vows for many years. I wonder if Pei Yuanxiu also had the intention to do so. He sent many guards and took action.

There will also be strict control, but this time because the news about my arrival in Jiangnan was spread, Li'er was so happy that he almost went crazy. He urged them to go on the road regardless of it, and wanted to come back to see me in a hurry. Although this eldest lady is young and has nothing to do,

But as soon as she opened her mouth, the people below could not remain indifferent. The manpower arrangements were not strict enough, so they still had to go on the road.

In my opinion, the people in Xichuan may not be thinking about it just now, but they will take action when they have an opportunity this time. I just didn't expect to encounter the accident of Shen Xiaokun.

And those who do it...

The third master of the Changming Sect is in charge, and the martial arts masters of the Jiangwu Hall are responsible for training elite killers and personnel dispatch. They can train a group of gangsters into such a well-behaved team, and in Changde, a land close to Shu

Launching an action at the border is not something ordinary people can do.

It’s possible that——

I suddenly didn’t feel like thinking anymore.

It has been too far and too long for him to leave his third brother, leave me, and leave the imperial city where he was born and raised. It has been so far that I can no longer see him clearly, and it has been so long that I have almost forgotten many things.

But I still remember his clean smiling face and his reckless and frank expression, which was a rare warmth I had during those years in the palace.

Could it be him?

Could it be him who wants to kidnap my daughter?

No, I believe it won’t be him!

He will not hurt others, let alone me. If he really knew that Li'er was my daughter, he would never do this! This must not be his behavior, this must be——

Another person, something to do.

When I thought of that person, I suddenly felt a cold wind blowing from the bottom of my heart, and my whole body started to tremble.

I have never guessed what he was thinking, and no one else can. Just like what he wants to do, it may just be a slight raise of his hand, but it may cause shocking waves thousands of miles away.<

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However, what is their purpose in attacking Li'er this time?

In fact, even if I don't think about it, I still understand in my heart that the current situation of the entire Celestial Dynasty is in a stalemate. For Pei Yuanhao, he has Shengjing eyeing him in the north and the combined forces of Pei Yuanxiu and Yaolao in the south.

, and there is also the uncertain factor of Shu. For him, the situation should be very difficult, but in fact, there is another cave.

First of all, in Shengjing, Huang Tianba told me when he sent me away that he would prevent Luo Shi from going south to use troops during his lifetime. And over the years, he has indeed done it. Although I know that Luo Shi is not so easy to appease, but

There has been no war in the north in the past few years, which is obviously his great merit. This place is temporarily peaceful.

Jiangnan and Shu were originally two cancers on the soles of the Celestial Empire. If they attacked together, they would indeed have a chance to overthrow Pei Yuanhao's rule. But now Shu has not seen any movement for several years, which is unexpected; and Yao

Lao rebelled against the sect and placed a large part of the forces under Pei Yuanxiu's command. This undoubtedly created a subtle counterbalance between Shu and Jiangnan.

Except for Shengjing, Pei Yuanhao is dominating the Central Plains, forming a three-legged situation with Pei Yuanxiu from Jiangnan and Xichuan forces. Whoever moves first and fights first may be involved in a shocking battle.

And now, people with Shu accents actually attack Pei Yuanxiu's people at the border and want to kidnap my daughter.

This is undoubtedly not an ordinary operation. Even if others don't tell me, I know very well in my heart that if Li'er really has an accident, Pei Yuanxiu will not let them go easily for my sake. Then Jiangnan and Shu may really

If a war breaks out, how big of an accident will it cause?

Thinking of this, my heart became heavier and heavier, and the chill in my heart had not faded away, adding countless worries. Li'er in my arms had closed his eyes and fell asleep in a daze. He felt my trembling and felt a little uneasy.

She started to squirm, and as soon as I stretched out my hand to carefully brush away the broken hair from her face, I heard her muttering: "Aunt Ruoshi..."

"..."

"Aunt Ruoshi, my mother...my mother is here."

"..."
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