0p0 Chapter 174 Stay in Sui Country
Chapter 174 Stay in Sui Country
Mu Xiaoqiao said: "In fact, we are also Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao. This has not changed. We are just not the two people we are now. This is a long story and it is hard to explain it clearly. Your Highness should not ask. You just need to know that we are the same as the original Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao, and our stance will not change."
Xiao Mubei was also a man who knew the current situation. After hearing what Mu Xiaoqiao said, he said, "In that case, I can stop asking about your identities. The young lady is still my cousin. But now that His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince knows the true identity of my cousin, what should I do?"
Ruan Haoyu muttered secretly, it was you who used me as bait to lure Amu here, does it matter what I think?
"What do you want me to do?"
Ruan Haoyu threw the question back.
"I see that Your Highness has deep feelings for my cousin. To be frank, the Rui Kingdom doesn't seem to value Your Highness that much. How about you stay in Sui Kingdom with my cousin?"
If it were the real Ruan Haoyu, he would definitely not agree to this proposal. No matter how bad Rui Kingdom is, it is still his home. Moreover, Sui Kingdom has planted spies around him. He should be angry no matter what. As for Mu Xiaoqiao, he should hate her deception even more.
But Ruan Haoyu doesn't have these feelings now. He only knows that he can't be separated from Amu now, and the two must get the Dragon Map before they can leave. National hatred and the like are not the point at all for him.
Since the Longtengtu is in Sui State, it can only stay in Sui State.
So he said without hesitation: "Okay, let's do as you say!"
Now it was Xiao Mubei's turn to be surprised. He had originally wanted to use threats and bribes to keep Ruan Haoyu, but he didn't expect that he would agree so readily!
He secretly gave Mu Xiaoqiao a thumbs up, thinking that his cousin was capable and resourceful!
At this point, Xiao Mubei stopped hiding anything and said to Mu Xiaoqiao, "Cousin, I heard that you presented a picture of a weapon to the Rui Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom. It is said that the weapon has great lethality. Is it true or not?"
Mu Xiaoqiao nodded, "It's true."
Xiao Mubei's eyes lit up, "I wonder..."
Mu Xiaoqiao smiled, "I can give my cousin a more lethal weapon diagram, but first, I have to verify what my cousin said. How about you take me to see General Feihu?"
"no problem."
Xiao Mubei agreed readily. They were not familiar with each other. Although she had the face of his cousin, she did not have her heart. It was normal for her to be on guard against him.
After coming down from the mountain, Mu Xiaoqiao called Nishang and Yuhan and asked them how much they knew about Xiao Mubei.
In fact, she wanted to know how much Mu Xiaoqiao had said to the leader of the Phantom Guard before. Did the Phantom Guard know that she was from Sui Kingdom?
But Nichang and Yuhan obviously didn't know much, and had already reported it. They only said that they knew that Xiao Mubei grew up in a military camp since he was a child and played a great role in the battle with Nandi, but they didn't know anything else.
It seems that Mu Xiaoqiao did a good job of keeping secrets, even Nishang did not reveal her real identity to her.
"We will stay in Sui Country for a while. Your Highness and I have some things to deal with. You can do what you need to do. It will be the same as before. Just stay here, Nichang."
Yu Han accepted the order, and Mu Xiaoqiao instructed Ni Chang, "Order all the Phantom Guards, except for the seven teams scattered outside, the rest should come to Sui Country."
Team 7 is the staff that runs the caravan.
"Subordinates take orders."
Yu Han and Ni Chang both followed the order and left. Mu Xiao Qiao said to Ruan Hao Yu, "Do you think what Xiao Mu Bei said is true?"
Ruan Haoyu pondered and said, "That should be the case. He has no reason to lie to us, because if he did that, he would not be able to get the weapon map."
"There is no other clue at the moment. There is no other way except to trust him. It is a long way to go back to Rui Kingdom to find Concubine Rou, and Concubine Rou may not know anything. Now that such a big clue is in front of us, I will not be willing to do it if I don't get to the bottom of it."
This was actually what Ruan Haoyu meant. There were no other clues at the moment. Since Xiao Mubei had brought the clue to him, there was no reason for him to abandon it.
On the second day, the weather was clear and Xiao Mubei was ready to go early in the morning. This place was a small border town of Sui State, named Xuze City. It was separated from Chu State by a sea and was a transportation fortress, so it was also relatively prosperous.
The capital of Sui State, Mu Ze City, is three days' journey away. General Mu Dingzhi, the Flying Tiger, is in Mu Ze City.
Ruan Haoyu and Mu Xiaoqiao were traveling with Xiao Mubei today. As soon as they walked out of the post station, they saw Xiao Mubei, dressed in white, looking elegant and handsome, standing beside a luxurious carriage waiting for them.
This carriage was more than twice as big as the one Ruan Haoyu had before. It looked very gorgeous just by looking at its exterior. The body of the carriage was covered with expensive and exquisite silk. There was a golden copper bell hanging on each corner of the carriage. When the wind blew, it jingled, which was very pleasant to hear.
"Cousin, Your Highness, please!"
Xiao Mubei politely asked the two to get on the carriage. Mu Xiaoqiao was not polite either. She nodded slightly to Xiao Mubei and got on the carriage. Ruan Haoyu naturally followed her in.
The space in the carriage was very spacious. The seats were covered with thick quilts, which were soft and comfortable to sit on. In the middle was a rosewood table with exquisite tea sets, delicate pastries and snacks, which immediately brightened Mu Xiaoqiao's eyes.
Ruan Haoyu felt unhappy. They were both princes, so why was there such a big difference?
After all, he is rich enough to rival a country, so why do I feel like he has never enjoyed such a good life?
Xiao Mubei followed in. Ruan Haoyu snorted coldly, "Why, does His Highness the Eighth Prince still want to watch over me as a hostage? Can't you give us some space to be alone?"
Xiao Mubei curled his lips, "Brother Ruan, don't worry. I'm just a little lazy and don't want to ride a horse. Please do whatever you want. Just pretend I don't exist."
Ruan Haoyu was furious. How could such a living person be treated as if he didn't exist?
But this was someone else's carriage after all, and the owner could not be driven out, so Ruan Haoyu turned his head away angrily and didn't look at Xiao Mubei's face that deserved a beating.
Nichang was following outside on horseback.
Along the way, Xiao Mubei was indeed very quiet. He kept his eyes closed and did not even look at Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu. It was as if he really did not exist. However, Mu Xiaoqiao and Ruan Haoyu could not really assume that he did not exist, so the two did not talk much.
Mu Xiaoqiao actually wanted to ask about General Feihu's character and the position of Mu Xiaoqiao in his heart. Mu Xiaoqiao felt that if he regarded her as a treasure, he would not want to send her to other countries as a spy at such a young age. Could it be that she was also an unpopular daughter like Ruan Haoyu?
It was just that Xiao Mubei was too quiet along the way, which made it difficult for her to speak. As a result of this delay, a day passed in a flash.