Zian also thinks so.
What a pity, such a talented person.
Moreover, she believed that Shangqiu's betrayal was not a real betrayal, but he knew that King Nan Huai had no way out and wanted to find a way out for him.
Such a loyal counselor is worthy of respect no matter what.
"By the way, what's going on with Prince Nan Huai towards Rouyao? I wanted to delay time that day, so I told him about Rouyao, but he suddenly flew into a rage."
Murong Jie said honestly: "I really don't know anything about the two of them."
Zi'an thought about how he had previously ignored all the romantic gossips, so it was normal for him not to know about it.
Zi'an looked up at the Dragon King statue and said with a smile, "This is the most bizarre-looking Dragon King statue I have ever seen."
“I haven’t seen it either.” Murong Jie also thought that the Dragon King looked very strange. Although he believed that the Dragon King should have a dragon body, it was different from what ordinary people in the world knew. People thought that the Dragon King looked like a human body and face, with tentacles at most.
As Murong Jie watched, his expression suddenly became serious, as if he had discovered something important.
Seeing this, Zian asked, "What's wrong?"
Unexpectedly, Murong Jie just smiled and said, "No, I think this Dragon King is too ugly."
With a loud "boom", a loud thunder exploded above my head, and then a series of lightning split the entire clear sky. Even though it was broad daylight, I could see a sudden burst of fireworks in front of my eyes.
Zi'an was so scared that he held his chest. "This is really weird. How can there be thunder first and then lightning? And it happened in broad daylight with clear sky and no clouds."
Murong Jie kept staring at the Dragon King statue, "Did you notice that after the thunder, the Dragon King seems to be uglier and more ferocious."
Zi'an looked over quickly. Isn't that right? The dragon king's body seemed to be twisted, and his head looked extremely ferocious and terrifying.
"You'd better stop talking. Is there really a ghost here?" Zi'an was horrified. What he saw today was all very strange. It is better to have a fearful attitude towards things related to ghosts and gods.
Who knows if there is one
There were footsteps outside the door again.
The two looked out and saw that King Nan Huai and others had returned and were watching and walking in the same place.
"Your Majesty, I have indeed seen the Dragon King Temple here, and I also saw people in the Dragon King Temple."
Nan Huai Wang's fair face showed some impatience. He said, "Look around. People can hide, but how can you hide in a Dragon King Temple?"
The man pointed at the bamboo forest and said, "Your Highness, the Dragon King Temple we saw before was here. I don't know why it has turned into a bamboo forest now."
Prince Nan Huai stood in front of the bamboo forest. Looking inside, Zi'an saw his cold eyes and was startled. Although he knew that he couldn't see him, the bloodthirstiness in his eyes was still frightening.
"Your Highness, be careful, there are snakes in this bamboo forest." The guard said to Prince Nan Huai.
King Nan Huai looked up and saw that there were indeed many green bamboo snakes in the bamboo forest.
But everything here is so mismatched.
There are almost no bamboos on the surrounding hills. There are only pine, fir and some unknown small trees. Only here is there a bamboo forest.
He squatted down, looked at the soil on the ground, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.
Zi'an's heart almost jumped into his throat, fearing that he might discover something and order people to rush in.
Murong Jie held the Scar Rope in his hand, as if ready for a fight at any time.
"Come and take a look. What's the difference between the soil here and the ones nearby?" King Nan Huai called people over.
A few people came closer, took a closer look, and said, "The soil in this bamboo forest is dry, while the soil next to it is moist."
"It's raining so hard, and it's only been clear for a short time, how come there's not a single drop of mist in this bamboo forest?" As he spoke, he kicked the bamboo hard, shaking off a snake, but not a single drop of water.
"Your Highness, this bamboo forest is too strange." said a guard.
Prince Nan Huai hesitated for a moment and said, "Send two people to go in and investigate."
Because snakes are afraid of fire, the people who went in lit torches.
They walked cautiously, and the green bamboo snakes really retreated and did not attack.
Murong Jie whispered to Zi'an, "Do you have any more needles?"
Zi'an took out a needle bag, which contained more than ten needles of different lengths. She handed two to Murong Jie and said, "Be careful."
Murong Jie nodded, walked out and stood at the door, waiting for the two men to pass through the formation before he took action.
However, the two men could not get in. It could be seen that although there was a bamboo forest blocking their way, the formation was still effective. They circled in the bamboo forest seven or eight times but could not reach the door, so they finally retreated.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing to be found, just a bamboo forest."
"What's behind the bamboo forest?" asked King Nan Huai.
"They are a few small stone hills, a bit like rockeries."
King Nan Huai frowned and asked, "Where did this rockery come from in this mountainous area?"
He slowly turned his face to face the bamboo forest, and suddenly remembered the formation his ancestors had talked about before. He laughed loudly, "Seventh Brother, I know you are here."
The laughter was so sharp and creepy that it startled the green bamboo snakes in the forest and made them raise their tiny heads.
He stepped back two steps and ordered, "Come on, light a fire and burn down this bamboo forest."
Zi'an's heart sank, and as the fire started, they could no longer hide.
Murong Jie held onto the scar rope, turned around and said softly to Zi An: "There is a back door in this Dragon King Temple. Run out of the back door and find a place to hide. Qin Zhou should be in Qingzhou soon. You will be rescued, understand?"
Zi'an shook his head in panic, "No, I'm not leaving, and you don't have to go out either."
"If they burn the bamboo forest, they will find us. Listen to me," Murong Jie held her face and tried to comfort her gently. "If I don't take you with me, Scarlett will definitely be able to escape safely. I will hold them back. Don't run to the mountain. Go down the mountain, to where there are many people, and then find a place to hide."
"No, no..." How could Zi'an not know how serious his injuries were? Not to mention thirty or forty people, even three or four people, he might not be able to handle them, "You come with me."
Murong Jie shook his head gently, still holding her, "They are many in number, they can come in right away after burning the bamboo forest. We can't escape far, only if I go out and hold them back can you buy time to escape. Zi'an, listen to me, I'm not doing this for you, I'm doing this for our child. He has the right to be born and to see this world. Think about it, this is our child, this is our child. If something happens to you, he won't be able to come into this world."
"I won't go out now. I will wait until they burn the bamboo forest. After I escape, I will not fight but run to the mountain. They can only chase me. This mountain is so big, I will always find a place to stay, so don't worry about me."
Zi'an still cried and shook his head, "I can't leave you behind."
Murong Jie's expression turned stern. "If you don't leave, we will all die here. If I bring you with me, I will be a burden. How can you help me? If you leave, I still have a chance of survival. If you stay here, I will have to take care of you and be restricted everywhere. You are so smart, how can you not know this? If something happens to me and I die here, you will be reluctant to leave me. After giving birth to the child, you will accompany me to the underworld. How can you let the child die with us?"
(End of this chapter)