Duan Canghai thought for a moment, then turned around, squatted down next to Yang Ning, asked with a friendly smile: "Master, does the taste suit your taste?"
Yang Ning nodded vaguely, thinking that this guy would definitely ask how he escaped, but Duan Canghai asked: "Master, where are the kidnappers who captured you now?"
"Kidnapper?" Yang Ning had already finished a roast chicken at this time. He ate quickly and was really a little overwhelmed at this time. He burped. Duan Canghai immediately said: "Qi Feng, bring me a towel."
Qi Feng hurriedly took a cloth to wipe his hands. Yang Ning took it and wiped the frozen oil off his hands. Then he said, "Are you asking where the kidnappers went?"
"Exactly." Duan Canghai said: "How did the prince escape? When we turn around, we must give an explanation to the government."
Yang Ning said: "Dead, all dead!"
"Dead?" Duan Canghai was stunned, "Master Shizi, you... you mean, those who kidnapped you are all dead?"
Yang Ning nodded, and Qi Feng couldn't help but ask from the side: "Master, how did they die? It can't be... It can't be that the prince killed them."
Yang Ning smiled and said: "There are many of them, how can I kill them? They were killed by others."
Duan Canghai and Qi Feng looked at each other, a little confused, and asked cautiously: "Master Shizi, who are the others you are talking about? Could it be... could someone save you?"
Yang Ning knew in his heart that since these people came out to rescue him, they would naturally have to explain why he escaped from danger and the ins and outs after they returned.
"When I woke up, they were dead." Yang Ning had already prepared, "Do you want to see the dead people?"
Duan Canghai was even more stunned. He hesitated and nodded: "Master, do you remember where those people died? We must find out who kidnapped you, so we can be more careful in the future."
Yang Ning knew that if he didn't take them to see the body, they wouldn't let it go, and he had no reason to refuse them. He thought that he would bury the prince's body in the bamboo forest. If he took them there, he wouldn't let them go. I accidentally discovered that, just as I was hesitating, I heard the sound of horse hooves, and the people who had just been sent on patrol were all back.
"Your Majesty, if you've finished eating, let's go over and have a look." Duan Canghai said cautiously.
Yang Ning hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. Everyone did not waste any time and tidied up. Duan Canghai specially asked someone to free up a horse for Yang Ning.
Yang Ning knew in his heart that these people should not doubt his authenticity, they just wanted to find out the ins and outs of his escape. Since Duan Canghai had someone specially give him a horse, it meant that the prince could naturally ride a horse. You're welcome, get on your horse and lead the way.
He had made a plan in his mind and tried his best to prevent this group of people from going to the bamboo forest. However, if these people really discovered that there was someone buried in the bamboo forest, he would definitely find a chance to escape before they discovered the body of the prince. .
These horses are all good horses. Yang Ning remembered the road and returned to the back of the ancestral hall after a short time. From a distance, he saw the corpses in the open space behind the ancestral hall.
When Duan Canghai and others saw this, they had already pulled out their sabers. As they got closer, Duan Canghai said in a deep voice: "Protect the Crown Prince!" His expression was stern, which was very different from the humble expression he had shown to Yang Ning before.
Everyone dismounted, Qi Feng and two big men guarded Duan Canghai, while several others followed Duan Canghai.
Duan Canghai squatted down and looked at several corpses in succession, then turned back to Yang Ning and asked, "Master, are these the kidnappers who kidnapped you?"
Yang Ning shook his head and said: "I don't know. When I wake up, these are all dead people." He pointed to the ancestral hall and said, "There are many dead people there."
Duan Canghai nodded slightly, and the man named Zhao Wushang asked: "Second Brother Duan, can you tell where these people came from?"
Duan Canghai looked sternly, shook his head and said: "The origin of these people cannot be seen, but there are some clues as to the hands of whom they died."
Yang Ning had also come forward at this time. Hearing what Duan Canghai said, he was about to ask, but finally held back. Fortunately, Zhao Wushang had already asked: "Who is it?"
Duan Canghai pointed to the knife marks on the necks of the corpses and said solemnly: "Look at their wounds. Almost all of these people were killed with one knife, and almost all of them were cut straight to the neck. Look at the knife edge...!"
Zhao Wushang stretched out his hand and touched the entrance of the road, frowned and said: "The edge of the knife is very thin, much thinner than our knives should be."
"Yes." Duan Canghai said: "If I guessed correctly, it was probably someone from the Black Knife Camp who killed them."
"Black Knife Camp?" At this time, not only Zhao Wushang, but also several other people also changed their colors. Qi Feng lost his voice and said: "Second Brother Duan, are you saying that the people from the Black Knife Camp are here?"
Zhao Wushang also looked surprised, "Second brother, did you read it wrong? How could the Black Knife Camp come here?"
Yang Ning looked at their expressions and felt very confused. These people seemed to be very afraid of the Black Knife Camp, but they had already thought of the people who rescued Xiao Guang. He remembered that they seemed to be wearing black sheaths and sharp knives on their waists. It seemed that Duan Canghai The guess was not wrong.
He had seen Duan Canghai treat him respectfully, and the group of people were quite flattering, and he felt a little underestimated. Now he saw that Duan Canghai could immediately see the origin of the knife edge, and then he realized that Duan Canghai had hidden it deeply and should not be underestimated. watch for.
"Since the Black Knife Battalion has sent people out, it won't be a trivial matter." Duan Canghai pondered: "Is it to help us rescue the prince?" But he immediately shook his head, "It will never be that simple, the Black Knife Battalion will never be so simple. He will take action for the sake of the Crown Prince. Look at these blades, they all kill with one strike. They are very hard and accurate, and they are taken directly to the throat. In addition, this thin blade is the style of the Black Knife Camp...!"
The other people all looked at each other and said nothing.
Duan Canghai stood up and walked quickly to the ancestral hall. Several people followed behind him. Qi Feng and the other two people were always guarding Yang Ning, fully alert.
Entering the ancestral hall, they saw corpses on the ground, and everyone changed their colors slightly. Duan Canghai and the other two went up to check, and then turned around and said, "This is not a group of people. Someone should have kidnapped the prince and arrived here, but We were attacked by a group of people, but the Black Knife Battalion showed up here again."
"Second brother Duan, were these people also killed by people from the Black Knife Camp?" Qi Feng asked.
Duan Canghai shook his head and said: "No, this is two groups of people fighting each other. The people from the Black Blade Camp probably did not enter the ancestral hall." He looked at Yang Ning and asked: "Master, do you know anything about things here? ?”
Yang Ning looked left and right, pointing to the sack he had cut, and said: "They wrapped me in it. When I woke up, I climbed out of it. When I saw all the corpses, I ran away. Then I met you on the road.”
Duan Canghai picked up the sack, saw the knife edge on it, and said: "It seems that someone cut this sack open and wanted to let the prince go." He then touched several corpses but found nothing. Finally, he The fat man in gray robe groped around for a while, and suddenly took out an oval-shaped bronze medal. Yang Ning saw it in his eyes, and his heart tightened. He actually recognized the bronze medal.
After Mu Shenjun died, Yang Ning not only found a small money bag on him, but also an oval bronze medal, which was exactly the same as the one in front of him.
"Jiutianlou?" Duan Canghai glanced at the bronze medal and sneered: "It turns out that the people who kidnapped the prince were people from Jiutianlou. No wonder they fled north. They wanted to take the prince back to Northern Han Dynasty."
"Damn it, it turns out they are from Jiutian Tower." Qi Feng spat and cursed: "These bastards must be lurking in the dark, always looking for opportunities to attack the prince. God bless him, and luckily he ran away Come out with another group of people, otherwise they will really take the prince to the Northern Han Dynasty, and the consequences will be disastrous."
"Why did another group of people suddenly appear?" Zhao Wushang, who had a face as cold as if everyone owed him money, frowned and said, "Why did this group of people get into trouble with the spies from Jiutian Tower?"
Duan Canghai looked stern and said: "Since the Black Knife Camp is involved, the matter will not be trivial. As long as we know that it was the people from Jiutianlou who kidnapped the Crown Prince, we cannot pursue other matters too deeply, lest they involve us too." Come in." He glanced at Yang Ning and said with a slightly relaxed expression: "No matter what, the prince is safe and sound. That's better than anything else. We can also have an explanation to the house."
Qi Feng also nodded and said: "Brother Duan said that there are some things that we should not delve into. Our duty is to rescue the prince. Now that the prince is safe and sound, we should not interfere in other matters."
Zhao Wushang hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything after all.
"This place is remote and inaccessible. The corpses should not be easily discovered." Duan Canghai said: "Since Black Knife Camp doesn't care that these people's corpses are left hanging outside and are not buried, we don't need to cause too much trouble. If they can be discovered locally, , let them investigate by themselves, but they will definitely not find anything. If no one finds out, that will be it." He stood up and said: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave now."
Yang Ning was originally worried that these guys were going to search nearby and might even go to the bamboo forest, but then she was relieved when she heard Duan Canghai say that he wanted to leave immediately.
This group of people did not procrastinate in doing things. Even when they said they wanted to leave, they did not delay. After leaving the ancestral hall, they mounted their horses and left.
Yang Ning asked: "Duan... Duan Canghai, where are we going?"
"Could it be that the Crown Prince wants to go somewhere else?" Duan Canghai had looked solemn before, but now he smiled again, "If the Crown Prince wants to go somewhere else, there will be a chance in the future. However, it has been ten years since the Crown Prince was kidnapped. In the past few days, everyone in the house has been very anxious, and the Tai Madam and the Third Madam must have been worried day and night. It would be better for us to return to the capital first so that they can feel at ease. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Yang Ning thought that it was no longer realistic for him to catch up with the escort team and find Xiaodie on the way. In this case, he might as well go directly to the capital.
The heir apparent he pretended to be, his father was a second-grade guard general. His status was no small matter, and he naturally had great power in the capital. In this case, he could use this new identity to search for Xiaodie in the capital, which would be far better than finding a needle in a haystack on his own. Much more.