The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 333

"Thank you, Uncle Ye."

Ye Mutian shook his head and said: "I told you to stay in the space, but you didn't believe it? You didn't even know how to use your internal force to protect your body, and you fell asleep like this. You are so careless."

Shangguan Ziling felt a little embarrassed because she fell asleep while chatting with the fat boy last night.

Shangguan Ziling took some food from the space, and after the two of them had a simple meal, they continued on their way.

After a night of heavy snow, the ground was covered with thick white snow, as if it was covered with a layer of pure white silver.

In the early morning, the sky was still gloomy, as if it would snow again at any time.

What does this heavy snow mean for their journey - the mountain roads will become extremely difficult to travel, and they also have to worry about whether they will encounter other risks.

The mountain road was extremely difficult to travel on. The snow was already above their knees. They had to push their legs hard with every step to barely move forward.

Their clothes were soaked by the snow, and the biting cold wind cut into their bodies like a knife, causing them to feel bursts of pain.

After walking for an hour, Shangguan Ziling looked at the footprints in front of him and said, "Uncle Ye, look."

Ye Mutian looked in the direction of her finger and saw a series of footprints of varying depths on the snow.

Night falls and goes forward to investigate.

Shangguan Ziling followed behind him, holding her sleeves tightly with both hands, trying to keep a little warmth in the cold wind. Her eyes were fixed on the front, afraid of missing any details.

Ye Mutian looked back at Shangguan Ziling, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes. "Ziling, these footprints belong to five people in total. They are not from Qiu Kui and Mo Feng. They may be left by Xiliang spies." He whispered, with a bit of vigilance in his voice.

Shangguan Ziling narrowed her eyes dangerously when she heard that.

Ye Mutian hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's follow these footprints and see if we can find any clues."

As he spoke, he pointed to the snow in front of him and said, "Look, these footprints, they must have not been walking for long."

Shangguan Ziling looked in the direction of his finger and saw a series of footprints of varying depths printed in the snow ahead.

These footprints were particularly eye-catching in the wind and snow, as if telling an unknown story. "Okay, Uncle Ye, let's follow them carefully."

"Yeah." Ye Mutian nodded and led the way towards the direction of the footprints.

Although his steps were steady, each step was extremely cautious.

Shangguan Ziling and Ye Mutian walked for another half an hour. Everything around them seemed to be swallowed up by ice and snow. Apart from the sound of their footsteps, there was no other sound.

However, just when the silence was about to be completely broken, a rapid and chaotic sound of fighting suddenly came from the dense forest in front of them, like countless sharp blades colliding in the air, making a terrifying metal collision sound.

This sudden change made the already tense atmosphere even more tense.

Shangguan Ziling and Ye Mutian looked at each other, with sparks of vigilance flashing in their eyes.

They immediately quickened their pace and cautiously approached the direction where the sound came from, with their weapons tightly grasped in their hands, ready to deal with any possible danger at any time.

As they passed through a dense forest and came to an open area.

I saw a group of Xiliang spies wearing black tights and face masks fighting fiercely with a group of secret guards in uniform.

"Mo Ying!" Shangguan Ziling suddenly shouted.

"Mo Ying", who was fighting with the Xiliang spies, turned around when he heard the voice. When he saw Shangguan Ziling and Ye Mutian, a hint of obvious surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Princess? Why are you here?"

Mo Ying quickly escaped and came to Shangguan Ziling.

"Are those the Xiliang spies?" she asked, pointing at those who were fighting.

"Yes".

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Ziling joined the battle with a dagger in hand.

Ye Mutian followed closely behind, his sword flashing with cold light, and every time he swung it was accompanied by a crisp sword sound.

His figure shuttled across the battlefield, engaging in a thrilling battle with the Xiliang spies.

They are agile and work well together.

In this melee, Shangguan Ziling, Ye Mutian and Mo Ying worked together particularly well.

They each played to their own strengths, sometimes supporting each other, sometimes covering each other, and jointly responding to the enemy's attacks.

After a fierce battle, the three of them finally joined forces to defeat all the enemies.

They stood in the snow, gasping for breath, looking at the fallen enemies around them.

Shangguan Ziling frowned and asked, "Are these the people who hurt Mo Shaoxie?"

Shadow said, "No, Princess, there are a few others with great martial arts skills. In particular, there is a woman with a mysterious identity who knows poison. She also wears the same mask as the princess."

"Exactly the same as me? Uncle Ye and I met him last night, but he was dead," said Shangguan Ziling.

"No, Princess, that woman's movements were strange. There were several women around her who were wearing human skin masks like her. The corpse that Princess encountered last night was the one killed by my subordinates last night."

Shangguan Ziling was furious. These women actually disguised themselves to look like her. How hateful.

Shangguan Ziling said angrily: "Keep looking, we must get rid of this group of people."

Seeing that only Shangguan Ziling and Ye Mutian were there, Shadow said, "Princess, they are now in a pit not far away."

Shangguan Ziling asked doubtfully: "Mountain pit?"

Shadow said: "They were forced into a mountain pit by our subordinates. The pit was not deep and there was no other way out. It was a circle with big trees blocking the way. The woman's poison was very powerful and our subordinates did not dare to go in easily. They had no extra food, so we sent secret guards to surround the place. These people broke through last night and a few of them ran out."

"Take me there," Shangguan Ziling said.

"Yes".

Shadow brought Shangguan Ziling and quietly came to the edge of a huge sinkhole.

There was a vast expanse of white surrounding the tiankeng, with no obstructions. However, inside the tiankeng, there were many towering trees, whose leaves blocked the view and made it impossible to see clearly what was inside.

Shadow looked around and whispered, "Princess, this is where the tiankeng is. They are hiding inside."

Shangguan Ziling nodded slightly, "Yeah," she responded in a low voice, "Shadow, go find some dry firewood first."

Upon hearing this, Shadow moved and quickly disappeared with several secret guards.

Shangguan Ziling took out several porcelain bottles from the space ring. These porcelain bottles contained her specially made muscle softening powder.

Softening tendon powder is colorless and tasteless, but it can make a person's tendons and bones soft and weak in an instant.

Soon, Shadow found some dry firewood, but it was soaked by the heavy snow last night.

Shangguan Ziling said: "Light it up."

"Yes".

As the firewood was a little wet, it took a while to ignite. After a long while, a tiny flame appeared, accompanied by thick black smoke.

Shangguan Ziling took out the antidote, asked each secret guard to take it, and then poured the tendon softener on the firewood.

As she moved, a breeze blew, and the white powder burned in the firewood, and black smoke slowly drifted into the sinkhole.

"Okay," she looked at her masterpiece with satisfaction, "Now, we just wait for them to come out."

Although this would greatly reduce the effectiveness of her muscle softening powder, as long as the people in the tiankeng inhaled it, it would be affected. She didn't believe that they wouldn't come out.

If they don't come out, the more smoke they inhale, the more they won't have to do anything. You have to know that the smoke contains the muscle-softening powder she developed.

Just as he finished speaking, a strange sound came from the depths of the tiankeng.

Shangguan Ziling and Shadow looked at each other and saw the solemnity in each other's eyes. They knew what might happen next.

"Prepare to meet the enemy," Shangguan Ziling whispered, "Shadow, go inform the others and get ready for battle."

"Yes"

Shangguan Ziling stood quietly at the edge of the sinkhole, waiting for the enemy to appear.

After a while, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard from the depths of the tiankeng.

The sound was getting closer and closer. Shangguan Ziling tightly grasped the dagger in her hand and watched coldly.