Four days later in the morning, when the search team sent by Concubine Rong followed the marks left by Yan Liqiang and walked out of the canyon, passed through the sunny forest and saw the cabin where Yan Liqiang and his companions lived, Yan Liqiang, who was practicing Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing in the woods outside the cabin, was the first to see the search team coming out from behind the forest a few thousand meters away.
Yan Liqiang saw them, but they did not see Yan Liqiang, they only saw the small wooden house here.
Yan Qing, carrying a bow on his back, took the lead and walked at the front of the team. The others followed closely. It seemed that the team was very tired. Even after seeing the cabin, they only quickened their pace a little and did not move very fast.
There were about twenty people in that team. In addition to Yan Qing, Yan Liqiang also saw Meng Hui and the ten elite Luyuan soldiers led by him in the team. In addition, there were five palace guards who were beside Concubine Rong and four women in the team. Three of the four women were the maids beside Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan and Concubine Yi, and they all had strong cultivation. The maid named Yingluo beside Concubine Rong was also in the team. The four women dressed as men and mixed in the team. People who were not familiar with them could not tell them apart at a glance.
Yan Liqiang was not surprised by the appearance of this team. In fact, he had been waiting for the arrival of this team these days. He originally estimated that the team would arrive tomorrow, but he did not expect that the team would arrive a day earlier than he expected, which also ended Yan Liqiang's happy time in the cabin early.
Yan Liqiang looked inwards at his own sea of consciousness again, and found that the strange golden energy that had just been condensed through the Yi Jin Xi Sui Jing had already been absorbed by the Nine Dragon Seal without a drop left. The Nine Dragon Seal was still the same as a few days ago. No matter how Yan Liqiang tried, it did not respond at all, like a machine that had not been started. The only difference from a few days ago was that the more energy the Nine Dragon Seal absorbed from his sea of consciousness, the more Yan Liqiang felt that his entire sea of consciousness was gradually merging with the Nine Dragon Seal...
Watching the approaching search and rescue team, Yan Liqiang calmly came to the small door of the wooden house. He did not go in, but stood outside the door, knocked on the door gently, cleared his throat, and raised his voice, "Are the three ladies awake?"
After a few seconds, Concubine Duan's lazy and coquettish voice, still a little sleepy, came from the wooden house, "Master Yan, why are you talking outside? Come in..."
“Ahem…” Yan Liqiang coughed twice, still standing outside the door, and said in a serious voice, “My three madams, the team that is looking for us has found us here. In about half an hour, they will be at the bottom of the hillside!”
After hearing Yan Liqiang's words, the room was quiet for a few seconds, and then suddenly became chaotic. The room could be faintly heard the rustling sounds of the three ladies hurriedly dressing and tidying up their clothes, and occasionally the busy exclamations and conversations of the three women in the room, which only Yan Liqiang could hear.
"Ah, Sister Duan, have you seen my belt..."
"Sister Yi, your belt is here..."
"Sister Rui, your hair is a little messy, let me tidy it up for you..."
The speed in the house was neither fast nor slow. It took almost ten minutes before the door of the small house opened. Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan and Concubine Yi all walked out in neatly dressed.
The three ladies had rosy and bright faces, without any sign of abnormality. When they walked out of the cabin and saw Yan Liqiang standing at the door, their eyes were completely different from a few days ago. Concubine Duan's eyes were full of charm, Concubine Rui's eyes were affectionate and shy, and Concubine Yi's eyes were full of intoxication and worship.
Among the three, Yan Liqiang likes Concubine Rui the most. Concubine Rui's intellectual, gentle and reserved temperament, which are full of feminine charm, fascinates Yan Liqiang the most. Conquering such a woman and making her submit to him gives him a different sense of accomplishment.
Until this time, when Concubine Rui and Yan Liqiang made eye contact, Concubine Rui's eyes couldn't help but be evasive. This evasion, more than Concubine Duan's teasing, made Yan Liqiang's heart more manic, and he had the urge to attack again.
Concubine Duan first looked into the distance and found that the rescue team was still far away and could not reach here for the time being. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Let's go to the stream behind the house to wash up first, and tell them not to come over yet!"
"Okay!" Yan Liqiang nodded and winked mischievously, "I'll be guarding the three ladies down below and make sure no one can peek!"
"It's all your fault..." Concubine Duan rolled her eyes at Yan Liqiang, turned her waist, and pulled Concubine Rui and Concubine Yi towards the back of the house.
Watching the three people twisting their buttocks and leaving, Yan Liqiang touched his chin, then went into the hut and took a look. He found that the house had been cleaned up by the three people. Even the air in the hut, which was originally filled with lewd smells, was cleaned up by a pile of burning mugwort that the careful Concubine Rui had thrown into the fire pit.
After walking around the cabin, he left the cabin and went to the foot of the hill outside, waiting for the arrival of the team.
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The team waited until they were a thousand meters away before they saw Yan Liqiang standing at the foot of the hillside waving at them. The whole team cheered and immediately sped up and rushed over.
"Sir..." Yan Qing was the first to run to Yan Liqiang. Seeing Yan Liqiang again, Yan Qing was very excited and took a deep breath. "Sir Yan, you are okay. That's great!"
"Of course I'm fine!" Yan Liqiang smiled and nodded.
"Sir..." Meng Hui also ran over, and Yan Liqiang patted Meng Hui on the shoulder.
Others also gathered around and saluted Yan Liqiang, especially the soldiers from Lu Yuan, who were all extremely excited. The scene that night was so thrilling. To be honest, before they arrived at the river beach and saw the word "Yan" carved on the stone by Yan Liqiang, everyone had almost despaired. It was the word left by Yan Liqiang that rekindled everyone's hope.
Yan Liqiang smiled and nodded to everyone, "Thank you, everyone. I know you have worked hard these past few days. Except for me, the three ladies are all safe and sound. If you hadn't come, it would have been difficult for me to take the three ladies away from here alone!"
"Ah, the three ladies are still alive?" The maid named Yingluo beside Concubine Rong looked at Yan Liqiang in shock. They thought that Yan Liqiang was the only one alive, but they didn't expect that the three concubines sitting in the carriage were also fine. This was simply a miracle. "Are the three ladies injured? The queen even asked me to bring some medicine!"
"Of course the three ladies are still alive and well!" Yan Liqiang smiled. "Although the situation was dangerous that night, fortunately the three ladies were lucky and had a long life. After the carriage fell into the water, I rescued them and they were washed here by the river. Finally, they are fine!"
"Could it be that Lord Yan knew we would come, so he deliberately left words on the riverbank?" Meng Hui asked in surprise.
"Of course, Concubine Rong has a deep sisterly relationship with the three ladies. If something happened to the three ladies, how could Concubine Rong not send people to look for them? I knew you would come!" Guessing that Concubine Rui and the others had almost finished washing and tidying up and returned to the cabin, Yan Liqiang pointed to the cabin at the back and said to Yingluo, Concubine Rui and the other two maids, "The three ladies live in the cabin upstairs. Yingluo, you ladies go up first. Let's rest here and eat something. We'll leave after we've rested!"
"Yes!" Yingluo nodded and went upstairs with a few palace maids.
Yan Liqiang pulled Meng Hui over and asked, "Did Concubine Rong say where to meet us after she finds us?"
"When we came, the Queen had already sent people to Jinzhou to contact the governor of Hongyuan County in Jinzhou and asked them to send people to pick us up. I estimate that the Queen should have arrived in Jinzhou in the past two days. The Queen said before that they would wait for us at the border after arriving in Jinzhou. If we find the adults, we will go to the border to meet the Queen!"
"Okay, I understand!" Yan Liqiang nodded and pointed to the valley in the distance. "This arrangement is indeed appropriate. There are trails left by herbalists on the mountain road over there. The nearby villages and towns are not far from here. We should be able to get there before dark. As long as we get to the nearby villages and towns, we can buy horses and vehicles, and then go to meet up with the queen and the others!"
"Everything is up to you, adults!"
"You guys rest here first and eat something. We'll set off in half an hour!"
"yes!"
Half an hour later, the team here had almost rested. Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan, and Concubine Yi, wearing bamboo hats and veils to cover their faces, walked down from the cabin with the help of the palace maids beside them.
"Lord Yan, let's go!" Behind the veil, Concubine Rui's voice has regained its composure.
Yan Liqiang became the leader of the team again. After some arrangements, he led the team on the road.
Among the team, Concubine Rui, Concubine Duan and Concubine Yi walked a little slowly, but with the care of the maids beside them, they walked and stopped and managed to keep up with the team. When it was dark, Yan Liqiang led the team out of the mountains and saw a populated town.
The group rested in the inn of the market town for one night. The next day, they bought horses and carriages from the horse and carriage shops in the market town and set off quickly. They did not encounter any troubles along the way. The group traveled for five days. On the sixth day, they met Rong Guifei and her team waiting at the border of Hongyuan County, Jinzhou...
Seeing Yan Liqiang and his team coming back, the whole team cheered...
(End of this chapter)