Chapter 196

Youzhou, on the official road leading to the border.

A group of convoys pulled by Huang Pujun horses were moving forward, passing by along the way, the dust was flying, and the team formed a long queue.

The composition of this convoy is complex, some are merchants who have been doing business between Youzhou and Beluga Mansion all year round, and some move their families with them.

The convoy started from a small town and had been on the official road for four days and three nights.

At noon, the convoy stopped on the side of the road to rest, and a group of children played and played.

"Grandpa, this avocado is for you."

A hunchbacked, gray-haired old man passed by the children, and the baby girl handed him an avocado.

"Thank you, baby."

The old man took the avocado with a smile, wiped it with a coarse cloth skirt, and walked to his carriage.

"Grandpa, why don't you eat it right away?"

The little girl asked curiously with sparkling eyes.

"Your grandma loves avocado the most. I'll give it to her."

The old man said kindly, and several young couples around heard that the daughter-in-law squeezed her husband hard.

"Look, she is so old and loving, why don't you learn?"

"What are you studying? You don't eat enough on weekdays?"

The husband looked aggrieved at the happy-looking daughter-in-law, and everyone around him burst into laughter.

The old man lifted the curtain of the carriage, walked into the carriage, and stuffed an avocado to a silver-haired old woman in front of him.

"Give."

The old woman took the avocado, her eyes had a brilliance that didn't match her age, and she took a bite bitterly.

"I said, do we have to be in this mortal convoy? The carriage is so slow and stops for rest from time to time. When will we reach the border?"

The old man's hunched back suddenly sat up straight when no one was around, leaned against the car, and said casually.

"Then do you have a better way? Now that you fly into the sky, you can see patrolling monks from time to time. They have to carefully check the identity of everyone passing by."

"Taking an empty road is definitely not going to work, it's too eye-catching. It's a bit slow to mix in this mortal caravan, but who would want to get a princess from the dignified earthly royal family and hide in a group of mortals and pretend to be an old woman?"

"Whether it's the men and horses of the Tianjing Mansion or the major sects that have been recruited, no one will pay attention to such a humble mortal caravan." "Even if what you said makes sense."

Ji Lanchu gritted her teeth, "Then there's no need to pretend to be husband and wife, right?"

"Not satisfied? Then next time I will pretend to be a rich man, and you will be my maid."

Gu Chen closed his eyes.

"You have a good idea." Ji Lanchu rolled her eyes.

The two of them stopped talking, and Gu Chen practiced silently.

His cultivation base has already broken through to the middle stage of Nirvana in the past few days. If he hadn't been distracted every day to check whether there are monks approaching from the outside world, he would have broken through a few days earlier.

After reaching an agreement with Ji Lanchu, they quietly left the territory of the Yin Yang Sword Sect and came to the border.

Along the way, the team of monks who participated in the search for Her Royal Highness became larger and larger, and there were rainbows flying around in the sky almost all the time, which made the two of them very nervous.

Fortunately, after joining this mortal convoy, they didn't attract the attention of any monks. It was a bit slow, but it was better to be safe.

The two of them have been together in this narrow car space for several days, Gu Chen didn't feel anything wrong, but Ji Lanchu felt more and more uncomfortable.

It was the first time for her to get so close to a man. Occasionally, she had to pretend to be a loving couple in front of outsiders, which made her feel even more strange.

Although she cooperated with Gu Chen, she had always been somewhat wary of him. Fortunately, after a few days of getting along, she found that although he was a bit unkind, he was indeed not a villain.

Looking at Gu Chen who was cultivating, Ji Lanchu couldn't help but look thoughtful.

I don't know what kind of face this guy is hiding under the mask?

She knew very well that neither the appearance of the old man in front of her nor the plain face before was the true face of this guy.

A few more days passed.

Finally approaching the border, the convoy stopped to rest in a border town. As soon as they entered the city, patrolling soldiers could be seen everywhere, filled with the smell of a storm.

"Have you heard? Princess Lanchu was hijacked by criminals. It is said that her life and death are unknown right now!"

"The imperial court has mobilized the entire force of Youzhou to search for Princess Lanchu. The border has been sealed off now, so there is no way to get through!"

Hearing such news as soon as he entered the city, a group of passengers who had originally crossed the border suddenly complained.

Among the crowd, Gu Chen and Ji Lanchu looked at each other, and they both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

"I can't leave Zhongtu, what are you going to do now?" Gu Chen frowned.

"There is always one thing to keep in a hundred secrets. I don't believe they can really block the border."

Ji Lanchu pursed her lips tightly.

"That's all, you wait for me in the city, I'll go and find out the news by myself."

Seeing that the princess couldn't think of any good ideas, Gu Chen sighed.

"You, you won't take the opportunity to escape, will you?"

Ji Lan hesitated for a moment.

Right now her only hope is Gu Chen, if he runs away, she will have nothing to do with him.

"If you don't believe me, our agreement can be canceled."

Gu Chen said calmly.

Looking into his clear eyes at the beginning, Ji Lan knew that she had no choice. "Okay, be careful, I'll wait for you in the city. If you don't come back, I won't leave!"

So Gu Chen went out of the city alone, performed the three-turn no-phase technique, and transformed into a middle-aged man.

call out!

He broke through the air and headed directly towards the border.

From a distance, he saw streaks of colorful light rising from the border, stretching endlessly until the end of the horizon.

It was a huge magic circle, which sealed off all the boundaries within his sight, and groups of soldiers from the Tianjing Mansion continued to patrol back and forth.

After flying less than fifty miles, he encountered three waves of patrolling soldiers and was interrogated for a long time.

With such a tight line of defense, it is impossible to break through!

In order not to attract the attention of the soldiers, Gu Chen did not continue to inquire about the situation, and returned to the previous small town.

"This city is forbidden!"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, Gu Chen saw groups of soldiers from Tianjing Mansion sealing off the perimeter, not allowing people inside to leave the city, and not allowing people outside to enter the city!

He had an ominous premonition, there must be some accident, right?

"We suspect that the murderer who kidnapped Princess Lanchu is hiding in this city, and the whole city will be under martial law immediately. Everyone can leave here only after confirming that their identities are correct!"

There was a majestic voice in the city, and the people's grievances boiled for a while.

"boom--"

From the south of the city, there was suddenly an astonishing sound of fighting, accompanied by the sound of screaming.

"Ji Lanchu, have you been exposed?"

Gu Chen's expression changed!

(end of this chapter)