Are you crazy? Who asked you to hunt for treasures in the emperor's harem?

at sunset,

"Hi~!"

The man in fine clothes who had been standing by the window all day let out a long sigh with a look of helplessness. At this moment, he seemed to have aged several years...

If there were outsiders present, they would definitely be extremely shocked, because the man in gorgeous clothes is none other than the Marquis of Zhenbei, Liu Ran, who was so powerful in the Mingyuan Empire and made countless young people afraid of him!

But at this moment, the back of Marquis Zhenbei looked a little lonely, and his expression was full of helplessness and bitterness...

"Bang bang bang!"

At this time, there was a sound of dense footsteps coming from far outside the door. It was obvious that someone was rushing here eagerly.

After a while, a young man with swords on his waist and eyes as sharp as an eagle ran up to Liu Ran.

"Master Hou!"

The young man was sweating profusely, breathing rapidly and looking anxious.

"what happened?"

Liu Ran took a deep breath, turned around and looked at the young man.

"Master Hou, something happened to the lady!"

...........

the other side,

On a hillside,

A slim girl wearing a bright red wedding dress, an emerald hairpin on her head, and black hair tied high behind her head was quietly admiring the beautiful sunset in front of her.

The woman's face is delicate and graceful, her skin is as white as gelatin, her eyebrows are as light as the distant mountains, and her beautiful eyes blink from time to time. She is Liu Mengying.

Because she had escaped from the ferocious beasts and ran violently, her red veil had fallen somewhere...

Sitting side by side with Liu Mengying on the floor was Ye Fan, whose clothes were in tatters and looked a bit strange...

"Brother, thank you for saving me!"

At this time, Liu Mengying turned her head and thanked Ye Fan sincerely.

"Oh, you're welcome~!"

Ye Fan waved his hand, "I should thank you. Before your bowl of noodles, I hadn't eaten for three days and three nights~!"

"Is that so~!"

Liu Mengying blinked her smart eyes, "By the way, big brother, I don't know your name yet?"

"Oh, my name is Ye Fan!~"

After a pause, Ye Feng spoke again, "Speaking of which, Mengying, you are too skinny... you are really just like a little bean sprout~"

As he spoke, Ye Fan frowned slightly. He just thought Liu Mengying was too thin and gave her a nickname casually, but he didn't expect such an image...

Although Liu Mengying has a stunning appearance, she is stunted and extremely thin. Her face has no complexion and her lips are a little white...

"I...I have not been in good health since I was a child..."

Liu Mengying looked embarrassed.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that~"

Ye Fan quickly changed the topic, "Mengying, where are you going next?"

"This...I..."

Liu Mengying opened her mouth with a sad expression, "I...I don't know where I can go...Big brother, what about you, where are you going?"

"I'm going to a place called Jiangzhou City!"

Ye Feng thought for a moment and said.

"Jiangzhou City?"

Hearing this, Liu Mengying was suddenly surprised.

"Yeah!~"

Ye Fan nodded, "But I don't know how to get there, do you know?"

"I...I know...I...I lived there before...I just left there this morning..."

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Midnight,

The inn where Ye Fan met Liu Mengying,

Although it is very late now, the place is brightly lit, and a large number of troops in armor have surrounded a large area around the inn.

Beside the inn full of broken limbs,

A middle-aged man with a resolute face was squatting on the ground inspecting something, with a solemn expression. He was none other than Zhenbei Hou Liuran.

"Master Hou!"

At this time, a young man with two swords on his waist and eyes like an eagle ran to Liu Ran, "Master Marquis, we have confirmed that there is no lady among the corpses at the scene. We found the lady's veil in that direction. The lady should be He escaped from that direction!"

With that said, the young man handed a piece of red veil to Liu Ran.

Liu Ran glanced at the direction pointed by the young man, took the veil over, then squatted down again and looked at an armored corpse on the ground.

"Li Kun, like other members of the guard, died from the bite of the ferocious beast...but Li Kun was punched in the chest before being bitten by the ferocious beast..."

"The opponent's strength is far greater than that of Li Kun. With just one punch, Li Kun's sternum was almost completely shattered... But I just checked and there is no trace of profound energy left in Li Kun's body... It is difficult to trace who moved it." hands!"

"But one thing is certain, the opponent is definitely a mysterious cultivator of rank seven or above, or even a rank of Hou!"

The young man also squatted down and quickly spoke to Liu Ran.

"It's not difficult to kill a third-level mystical cultivator like Li Kun...but it's all about the power of the body...that's a bit interesting!"

Liu Ran answered, looking quite confused.

"Completely relying on the power of the body?"

Hearing this, the young man couldn't help but be stunned, "You almost killed Li Kun, a third-level general, with one punch?"

"Ok!"

Liu Ran nodded slightly. Without further explanation, he stood up and strode towards the direction where the young man just said Liu Mengying escaped.

"Master Marquis, judging from the traces at the scene, besides the young lady, there was another person who also ran this way. To be precise... the young lady ran with that person..."

"Judging from the traces at the scene, those who attacked the young lady's convoy should be third-level ferocious beasts...the number will not be small..."

"Level 3 ferocious beasts are not common. It is definitely not normal to see so many of them suddenly. What's more, this place is still quite far away from the territory of ferocious beasts. For the safety of the lady, we have specially sent people to clean it up... .”

The young man followed Liu Ran and explained quickly.

Suddenly, the young man stopped because he found that Liu Ran was moving forward in a rather strange way. He took a closer look and found that Liu Ran was walking on the existing footprints on the ground...

Liu Ran kept walking along the footprints on the rugged ground, stopping from time to time to look at the broken branches or broken stones around her.

As they walked, Liu Ran's expression changed...

Because he was surprised to find that the walking pattern left by these footprints was the perfect course of action to avoid the attack of the vicious beast...

"Master Hou, these...the footprints left by the escaped person..."

After following Liu Ran for a while, the young man obviously realized something, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

"Qin Falcon, remove all the footprints!"

At this time, Liu Ran turned around and shouted.

"Yes!"

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The next morning,

"Mengying, are you sure you want to follow me back to Jiangzhou City? Once you go back, won't you be like a sheep in a tiger's mouth?"

Ye Fan looked at Liu Mengying beside him and frowned slightly.

According to what Liu Mengying told him yesterday, Liu Mengying is the daughter of Zhenbei Hou Liu Ran, and she was forced to go to the wilderness to get married... and Liu Mengying has lived in Jiangzhou City since she was a child... She just set off from Jiangzhou City yesterday morning. Wild land…………..

"But I don't know where to go..."

Speaking of this, Liu Mengying looked a little sad.

"Uh... that's fine... let's talk about it then~"

Ye Fan, who needed someone to guide him, pondered for a while, then nodded.

………….

at noon,

Ye Fan and Liu Mengying came to a market in a small town, which was quite crowded.

"The official surnamed Ganhe is issuing licenses in the county? What the hell is this?"

Ye Fan looked at a wooden sign hanging high on a large pavilion not far ahead, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

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