Quick Wear Beauty

Chapter 437: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (187)

Chapter 437 The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Eighty-Seven)

In the two-meter-wide cave, Cui Li added firewood to the fire and sat for a while. When he was sure that Shuka had gone far away, he took out a letter and a porcelain bottle that he had written long ago from his sleeve and placed the two things together next to the haystack.

If Shuka came back and saw it, the medicine in the porcelain bottle would be considered a thank you gift for their cooperation; if Shuka died or left alone, then the letter and medicine would be useless.

Cui Li sprinkled animal repellent powder on his body, picked up a torch and left the cave.

"Host, aren't you going to wait for Shuka to come back? It's late at night, and you'll be safer with him around."

"Don't wait for him. Our relationship is based solely on profit. He obeys my orders, and I heal his pain. Now that he has returned to seek revenge on Wu Meng, it's a good time to leave."

"That's right. This man is unromantic and tied you to a tree. He has no sympathy for you as a pregnant woman. He has strange preferences and might sell you out for other interests one day. We should not travel with him. Host, don't worry. Qiqi is here. I will protect you! By the way, where are we going next?"

Cui Li didn't know where to go. When she found out that the Ji people were chasing her, she knew they had bad intentions and were probably planning a sneak attack. She wanted to find the right moment to let Shu Ka take her away to avoid being taken hostage and losing her life in the fight between the two sides.

She touched her belly. The baby in her belly was the key to completing her mission. "First, find a place to stay and give birth to the baby."

"Yes. Qingli, go to the fork in the road behind you on the left. I've observed that there are no wild animals passing by, and the road is relatively flat."

"Okay, thank you Qiqi."

Cui Li confirmed the direction and started on his journey.

Not long after, she heard the sound of a bird. Was it looking for her?

"Qingli, they seem to be Xuan Yunian's men. Ever since Shuka took you away from the Qi residence, they've been following you from a distance. They might be worried that Shuka would discover them, so they didn't catch up. Do you want to respond to them?"

Cui Li thought about it and responded to them with the same special bird call.

After standing there and waiting for a while, five men in black came to Cui Li, knelt on one knee and said, "I am Han Tong, a subordinate. I am here by the order of the Prime Minister to look for the Imperial Noble Consort. I am sorry that you have suffered so much because we are late."

Cui Li called them up and asked, "Han Tong, did Ah Nian tell you what to do after he finds me? Send me back to the capital?"

The leading black-clad figure said, "Prime Minister Xuan said that once we find you, you will be our master. We will escort you wherever you wish to go. If you wish to return to the palace, we will protect you as you journey north. If you do not wish to return to the palace, Prime Minister Xuan has prepared several secret locations with picturesque scenery where our master can retreat."

"Actually, An Nian is your master. You can just call me Madam. I'm not going back to the palace. Let me find a place to settle down first. Where is An Nian now?"

"Madam, the Lord was originally ready to come and rescue you, but because Emperor Liang asked the Lord to act as Regent, the Lord is still in the capital and cannot come to rescue you personally."

"Your Majesty has left the palace?"

Cui Li was a little surprised. She didn't expect Liang Sheng to come to her in person.

"His Majesty the Liang Emperor feigned illness and secretly marched south with the Black Armor Guards. After noon today, our men discovered the Liang Emperor and the Ji people thirty miles away. His Majesty the Liang Emperor was following the Ji people. In the evening, I noticed you leaving the residence at the foot of the mountain. Fearing that our men would be discovered by the Liang Emperor and the Ji people, I ordered my men to retreat."

Han Tong's words made Cui Li understand that they did not want their existence to be discovered by these forces.

Qi Xingsheng couldn't have imagined that this secret place had already been monitored by Xuan Yunian's men.

The power behind Xuan Yunian seems to be becoming increasingly formidable.

She continued, "What's happening down there now? Are the Ji and Qi factions still fighting? Is Your Majesty also fighting them?"

"The people I sent to investigate haven't returned yet, so the situation remains unclear. Madam, we shouldn't stay here for long. Let's leave now."

Cui Li nodded. It would be better to leave as soon as possible. She raised her foot and prepared to continue on her way.