The Divine Doctor: The Daughter Of The Frist Wife
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Xuan Tian Ming's imperial carriage rushed after Zi Rui. The hidden guards escorting Zi Rui back to Xiao Zhou also felt a sense of urgency, so they moved very quickly. Therefore, they were unable to catch up even after the sun had set.
That night, the imperial carriage stopped in a small town. Bai Ze bought another carriage and decided to send two men to take Song Kang to the military camp. First, to reduce the amount of load on the imperial carriage. Secondly, there was no point in letting him stay with them, and someone needed to protect him.
The inhabitants of this small town slept early, and only the lanterns in front of the inn remained lit. Xuan Tian Ming asked Feng Yu Heng's opinion. "Are we going to rest tonight or keep chasing? If we keep chasing, we need to get a new horse. After running all day, we might be fine, but the horse can't continue."
Feng Yu Heng really wanted to continue chasing. The feeling of uncertainty became stronger, but Xuan Tian Ming was right. Humans may be fine, but horses aren't. The imperial carriage only needed two horses, but but what about the hidden guards following it? When traveling for long periods of time, it was impossible for the hidden guards to continue using qinggong the entire time. They also need to ride horses. This small town is so big. Where can they go to find this horse.
“Rest for one night.” His voice is a bit helpless. Raising the curtains, he looked at the inn with a flaming lantern. He started thinking about asking around town in the morning to see if they had a good horse to sell.
Xuan Tian Ming helped him out of the carriage, while Huang Quan and Bai Ze came forward to knock on the inn door. Very quickly, the innkeeper came out. It was a young man who was not yet in his 20s. The man looked out, and when he saw them, he was shocked. He then said, "Please wait."
With a loud noise, the door closed once again.
Xuan Tian Ming and Feng Yu Heng looked at each other, both of them feeling that something was amiss.
Not long after, the door of the inn opened and an old man came out waving to them. Bai Ze entered first then ran back and not long after. He said to Xuan Tian Ming. "Master, come in.
The others immediately entered the inn and followed the old man into the backyard. After arriving in the backyard, they found a train parked there.
Feng Yu Heng's heart became "spread" as the "bad feeling" became even stronger.
Bai Ze pointed towards the carriage and said. "This is the carriage we prepared for the young master of the Feng family."
Feng Yu Heng immediately spoke up and asked the old man. “Did they leave another message?”
The old man said, “They didn't mention anything else. They just said that they were going to Xiao Zhou, and they were a little rushed. But this old man heard them say that it seemed like something was too late. We were very rushed when we left. It is dark outside right now. To rush from this city to the next, the fastest person to arrive by horse was dawn. Come to think of it, they must have traveled all night."
The old man was only responsible for delivering the message. He had operated this inn for many years, and he had also met many people. Although he felt that this person in front of him was truly extraordinary, he thought to himself that he had done nothing to make him feel guilty. This fellow also didn't seem to be evil, so he wasn't too afraid.
Xuan Tian Ming dragged Feng Yu Heng onto the carriage. His gaze stopped on the wood from the carriage. Feng Yu Heng also turned his head and saw there was a small mark engraved on the frame. It looked like a bow that was fully drawn.
Ban Zou also advanced. After seeing this, he felt surprised. He explained to Feng Yu Heng himself. "This is a special sign used by His Majesty's people to indicate danger."
"Danger?" He repeated it and began to ponder.
What danger might occur? There were ten hidden guards escorting him, but this was dangerous enough for them to exchange chariots for horses. This made it clear that they were increasing the speed to escape. What kind of danger could cause the ten hidden guards to be so panicked?
He glanced at Xuan Tian Ming with curiosity. He also scrunched his eyebrows. It seems he doesn't know what at all. But Xuan Tian Ming still made a decision. "We can't rest. We'll continue our pursuit." He immediately asked the innkeeper. "I'll pay you triple the cost of setting up enough horses for all of us. Remember, we need a good horse. The sooner the better, okay?"
The old man put on a bitter expression and helplessly spread his hands, saying. "My lord, even if you give this old one ten times the amount, this old one will not be able to find a fast horse. Not to hide it from you, but after the entourage with the young master left, another place arrived not an hour later. There are 20 people in total. They they bought every fast horse in town. There are still some other horses, but most are old horses. They could pull some luggage, but there was no way they were carrying people.”