Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 552 The Guiding Chess Piece

Even so, Jiang Shangxian's heart was still pounding. "Even so, based on what Zhao Lu'an did back then, what if the Xiou people forcibly took the public Gu but didn't help me enter Zhao Tuo's tomb?"

Liu Manqiang looked at her like she was a fool. "If the male Gu dies, the female Gu won't survive alone, and vice versa. Don't you even know how to threaten people? Wait until you get out of Zhao Tuo's tomb before you give them the male Gu."

Jiang Shangxian, unwilling to be outdone, stared back at her as if she were a fool: "Grandma, that's a Gu Po!"

This involves the subject of magical creatures. Is it just a simple matter of confrontation of force?

Before she could think of a way to kill the male Gu, the witch had a way to make her die quietly.

"With the public Gu here, ordinary Gu insects can't get close to you."

The world of Gu worms is clearly divided into different levels. Even if the male Gu falls into a deep sleep at this moment, the aura on its body is enough to scare the other Gu worms away.

"What you need to do now is to set off for Liuzhou as soon as possible and do not mention your relationship with the Liu family to the Xiou people."

As Liu Manqiang made the final decision, Jiang Shangxian also picked up the box.

She still had many questions at this time.

Although Liu Manqiang did not answer just now, the insect was able to be put into the box and taken away by her, which obviously meant that it had been stripped away.

The cost of forcibly removing the male Gu is self-evident.

It is better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. The most important thing for a person is life.

So, if the secret elixir of longevity cannot be found this time, how long can Liu Manqiang live?

She didn't ask.

The poison has been removed, so it is useless to ask this question again.

Jiang Shangxian now faced only two questions: When to set off? And how many people to take with him?

Cui Bianxu has already taken some people away, and the three elders in the Cui Mansion also need someone to look after them.

There shouldn't be many people she can take away.

Xiao Jiang paused as he was about to go back to the yard, and his poor legs turned again and walked towards the front yard.

She had to find Jiubai and quickly arrange people to prepare to set off for Lingnan Road.

Jiubai is the temporary guard leader left for her by Xiao Cui. When Jianming and Lisheng are not around, Jiubai, who has always been ranked third, successfully takes over.

As they were married, she naturally had no choice but to help Cui Bianxu when he was in trouble.

As for leaving this matter to my mother-in-law Zhao Yue...

I'm sorry, because her performance in the last assassination attempt on Zhao Yue was so hopeless that it almost caused their good situation to turn into total destruction, Jiang Shangxian directly passed her over.

"What do you want, madam?" Compared to Jian Ming, who talks as much as hail, and Li Sheng, who is tight-lipped as a clam, Jiubai can be considered a normal young man.

Jiang Shangxian maintained her ladylike demeanor: "I'm going to Lingnan Road. Please tell me how many guards you can mobilize from the mansion. We need to leave enough people in the mansion."

"Yes."

Jiubai was used to being treated like a slave by Cui Bianxu, so although he had some doubts in his heart, he started working immediately.

Jiang Shangxian was sitting in the study. The owner had not returned yet, and the desk was empty. He took out the bronze box from his bag, placed it in the middle, and squinted his eyes to look around 180 degrees.

She couldn't feel safe putting this thing anywhere, so she had to carry it with her. She had to quickly adapt to living with this thing that was like a time bomb day and night.

She took this time to sort out her thoughts.

I thought that since the Liu family members were not long-lived, there must be something strange about them not looking for secret medicine. Then, could the Zhao family of Dunhuang and Cui Quan not think of it?

The answer is undoubtedly no.

It is precisely because of this mystery that they have been dormant for so many years. Now that the news of the secret medicine has come to light, then...

Cui Bianxu is their chess piece to explore and lead the way!

That's why Xiao Cui was so anxious. He didn't even have time to send them back to Chang'an and went straight to Lingnan Road.

She subconsciously clasped her hands together, and her light flesh-colored nail beds changed color due to the strain, leaving arc-shaped nail marks on her fingers.

After a moment, Jiang Shangxian exhaled and took out a small notebook and charcoal sticks from his small bag.

Many days have passed, and Cui Bianxu has probably arrived in Liuzhou now, but it is hard to say whether he has entered the mountains.

In the past, given his personality, he would have made sufficient preparations before entering the mountain, but if he was in a hurry...

Also, how many people are following Cui Bianxu now?

The Zhao family of Dunhuang has spent just as much time planning as the Cui family, and will never give up easily.

Maybe he has been sending people to observe them in secret.

Since Zhao Sheng has established a relationship with the prince, he should have some connections in Chang'an City. Liu Manqiang's affairs in Chang'an City were not hidden from the outside world, and the people in Guazhou should have received the news long ago.

But Zhao never sent anyone to the house, as if he was completely unaware of the matter.

This is obviously a long-term plan to catch a big fish.

Her thoughts were jumping around so fast that she could only remember a little bit.

No matter how anxious she was, things had already happened, and all she had to do was calm down and try her best to find a suitable way to remedy the situation.

"Madam, six more guards can be mobilized from the mansion."

Jiubai's movements were also very quick, but his brows were slightly furrowed. "Madam, if we want to leave enough people to guard the mansion, there are not enough people available."

The road from Chang'an to Lingnan is thousands of miles long, and there are only seven guards including him. I'm afraid the journey will be unsafe.

Jiang Shangxian also felt that there were too few people, but the matter was urgent and not suitable to be announced to the outside world. Otherwise, he could go to the escort agency and ask some escort masters to come and make do.

"Pack your bags and prepare the horses."

After getting the confirmation, she didn't plan to stay any longer. Since she was going out, Xiao Jiang had to make good preparations.

In ancient times, it was difficult to travel far away, especially to places like Lingnan.

When going out, the most worrying thing is not adapting to the local climate, so you have to prepare some medicinal herbs.

"Yes, don't worry, ma'am."

Jiang Shangxian's mind was filled with the lawsuit whenever she thought about going on a long trip. How should she tell Zhao Yue?

Liu Manqiang said she would keep this a secret from Zhao Yue, but she would be gone for at least a month, and Zhao Yue was not a fool. She wouldn't even notice that a living person like her had disappeared for such a long time.

Xiao Jiang ran to Cui Shuhua's yard with his little feet in a dilemma.

The elegant aunt was burning incense and playing the piano in the yard. Hearing the sound of the piano from afar, Jiang Shangxian's restlessness, which he had been trying hard to suppress, suddenly became like a beach at low tide. The layers of silence slowed down his anxious steps.

She leaned against the door quietly and listened to the whole song, and her heart calmed down as well.

"aunt."

Cui Shuhua took the handkerchief and said with a gentle smile, "Yes, I'm here."

"kindness."

Jiang Shangxian also laughed, but her smile was a bit flattering: "I have something I want to ask my aunt for help."

"What's the matter?" Cui Shuhua saw that she seemed to have something serious to do, waved her hand to let them leave, stood up and took her inside.

Jiang Shangxian went inside and sat down before speaking, "I'm going to Lingnan Road."

The teacups clattered against each other, and Cui Shuhua stopped what she was doing. "Did something happen to Yi'er?"

"Not yet."

But it's soon.