The best ring

Zhao Qi took the lead and headed towards the frontier, followed closely by Shao Haogang and Xiao Qing.

When they arrived near the border, the three of them stopped again.

"General Shao, do you think the Xiufeng Kingdom's army in the Pass will take action against us?" Zhao Qi turned to look at Shao Haogang and said.

Although they were able to escape smoothly because the Xiufeng Kingdom's army gave up chasing them before, this does not mean that the Xiufeng Kingdom's people would let them go. They obviously had more important things to do at that time, so, I just let them go, not out of any good intentions.

They had made a big fuss in Fengliang City of Xiu Feng Country before. People from Xiu Feng Country also participated in besieging them and even killed other people in their wedding party. The two sides had already had grudges, so Zhao Qi It is normal to have such worries.

Shao Haogang looked at the pass ahead. On the surface, everything was normal. People entering the city were not strictly searched. However, Shao Haogang always felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere here. The soldiers guarding the door seemed to have too sharp eyes. .

This gate leads to Xiu Feng Kingdom, not the city gate facing Tianji Kingdom. Therefore, the soldiers at the city gate have too sharp eyes, which is obviously not normal.

Thinking of this, Shao Haogang said to Zhao Qi: "Your Highness, what you said makes sense. I will see that the people of Xiu Feng Kingdom may not let us go so easily. Perhaps, they have notified us through the air messenger." The defenders in the pass.”

Speaking of Xiufeng Kingdom, Shao Haogang was full of anger and hostility. The men he brought were actually attacked and killed by people from Xiufeng Kingdom and Shuiyue Kingdom. Shao Haogang remembered this blood feud in his heart and will always remember it. Will not forget.

Shao Haogang believed that Xiu Feng Country would definitely not forget this hatred, and they would definitely not let them leave the border easily.

"Then what should we do?" Zhao Qi asked.

Shao Haogang thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, please come with me."

After saying that, Shao Haogang turned the horse's head and went in the opposite direction instead of heading into the pass.

Although Zhao Qi was confused, she followed Shao Haogang. Not long after, the three of them came to a village. Shao Haogang stepped forward to negotiate. Not long after, he came back and reported to Zhao Qi: "Your Highness, the people here and I They agreed to leave our three horses to them and ask them to give us some money and clothes. The money won't be too much. They don't have much money. However, we don't need too much money, as long as we have enough money. It’s just for use inside the pass.”

"Selling horses?" Zhao Qi asked.

"Yes." Shao Haogang nodded and said: "The three of us riding into the city on horses are too easy to attract attention, so we have to give up these three horses. In addition, our clothes also need to be changed. The clothes on our bodies are too conspicuous."

Zhao Qi nodded understandingly and said, "Just follow General Shao's opinion."

The three of them used three horses to exchange some money and clothes. After changing into the coarse linen clothes in the village, the three of them headed towards the pass again.

"Princess, wait!" Halfway through, Xiao Qing suddenly called out to Zhao Qi.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Qi looked at Xiao Qing doubtfully.

Xiao Qing did not speak, but grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and smeared it on Zhao Qi's face. After making Zhao Qi's whole face stained, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's it now. ”

"You are the only one with the most clever ideas." Zhao Qi smiled.

"Your Highness the Princess is naturally beautiful. Even if you put on the clothes of a village woman, you can still tell that you have an extraordinary temperament. If you don't mess up your face, it will be easy to reveal your secrets." Xiao Qing said.

"What Miss Xiaoqing said makes sense, but I neglected this point." Shao Haogang said in agreement.

Just now, he felt that something was missing. Now after Xiaoqing reminded him, he realized that Zhao Qi's face was so beautiful that even if she put on the clothes of a village woman, other people would look at it. Everyone knows that she was born extraordinary and easily attracts attention. Now that Xiaoqing has done this, she is much better.

Zhao Qi nodded and said, "Let's go."

The three of them returned the same way and walked for a while before arriving at the gate of the pass. All three of them were a little nervous. Zhao Qi even wanted to retreat, thinking of waiting for Wu Fan to arrive before entering the pass.

However, after thinking about it, Zhao Qi changed her mind. She didn't know when Wu Fan would come, so she couldn't wait here forever. They didn't have much money, so they probably wouldn't be able to hold on for long.

"Your Highness, let's go, it's okay." Shao Hao just saw that Zhao Qi was nervous and comforted him in a low voice.

Zhao Qi nodded and then headed towards the city gate.

When the three people passed the city gate, they clearly felt that the eyes of the surrounding soldiers were turning around on them, and their eyes were full of scrutiny. The three people secretly thought that this place is indeed not simple, and it is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Going up was so lax.

Fortunately, the three of them were not stopped by the soldiers in the end, and the three of them successfully entered the pass. After entering, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.

"It's okay, it's okay, I finally came in." Zhao Qi whispered.

"Yes." Shao Haogang nodded, and then whispered to Zhao Qi: "The eyes of those soldiers are obviously not simple. It seems that our previous preparations are not unfounded. They should have received the news and are hunting us here. , waiting for us to be caught.”

Zhao Qi nodded and said, "What should we do now?"

"Get out of here." Shao Haogang said categorically: "It's not safe here. The people of Xiu Feng Kingdom have obviously not given up chasing us. As long as we are in their territory, we will be in danger, even if we have successfully entered the pass. , there is no guarantee of safety, we must leave here as soon as possible.”

"good."

Zhao Qi agreed with Shao Haogang's view. She also felt that it was not safe here. The looks in the eyes of the soldiers just now made her very uncomfortable. She also wanted to leave here as soon as possible.

So, the three of them stopped staying, bought some dry food, and prepared to continue on the road.

However, something unexpected happened.

When they rushed to another city gate, they discovered that the city gate here had been sealed, and an army of hundreds of people was stationed at the city gate.

"What's going on?" The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw the surprise and worry in their eyes.

Zhao Qi looked at the troops, then turned to grab a pedestrian next to him and asked, "Brother, why is this gate closed? Does this mean people are not allowed to leave? When will the city gate be opened?"

The pedestrian looked at Zhao Qi and the others and said, "Aren't you from the city?"

The three of them shook their heads at the same time.

"It's no wonder." The man said, "This city gate has actually only been sealed since yesterday. The people above said they wanted to catch some big thief, and no one was allowed to leave until they caught the big thief."