Chapter 211: Ali is Chasing
Chapter 211: Ali is Chasing
Su Tang put the tiger-shaped jade token that could command the Qi family army into her sleeve.
"Would you like to have dinner at home? I'll have someone prepare some of your favorite dishes." Old Madam Qi looked at Su Tang lovingly.
"No, I ate a lot at Zhao's house at noon, and I want to have an empty stomach at night." Su Tang shook her head.
"Well, take the supplements with you when you go back later." Old Madam Qi patted Su Tang's hand gently.
"it is good."
How could Su Tang refuse the old lady's kindness?
I sat in the Duke of Qi's mansion for a long time, during which time the Duke of Qi also rushed back from the military camp outside the city.
"Hahaha, if I had known you were coming, I would not have gone out today. Will you have dinner at home tonight?" Duke Qi sat next to Su Tang and the others carefree. He was also very satisfied with Su Tang.
"Dad." Su Tang changed her tone when she saw Duke Qi.
Duke Qi laughed, fumbled around his waist, took out a dagger and handed it to Su Tang, "Alas, I came back in a hurry today and I don't have anything on me, so I'll give you this first, just consider it a gift for changing your mind. Later, you and I will go to the warehouse, and you can pick whatever you want in the warehouse."
"You are so idiot. How can you give your daughter-in-law a dagger? Shouldn't you have prepared this thing long ago? And there are only weapons in your warehouse. There are no good things there." Old Lady Qi scolded Duke Qi.
"Oh, I didn't expect this." Duke Qi scratched his hair and smiled awkwardly.
Su Tang didn't care. She knew the character of the Duke of Qi. He was definitely not as meticulous as women when it came to details like this, and there was no woman around him to help him think about it.
"It's okay. This dagger is small and just right for self-defense." Su Tang pulled the dagger out of the scabbard a little. A cold light flashed and the dagger was very sharp.
"I guessed you would like it." Duke Qi responded with a smile, and was even more satisfied with Su Tang.
A few days ago, Madam Qi said that she wanted to give the token of the Qi family army to Su Tang, and he agreed without hesitation.
Su Tang and the others came here today, and it is estimated that Madam Qi has already given the token to Su Tang.
"Let them go back early in the evening. They should have been out running all day today." said Old Lady Qi.
"Well, that's good." Duke Qi nodded in response.
Seeing that Duke Qi seemed to have something to ask, Madam Qi smiled and patted her waist, "I have been sitting here for quite a while. I will go back to the back to rest. Don't chat for too long. Let them go back to rest as soon as possible."
"Okay." The people in the room stood up and saw Old Madam Qi off. Only Su Tang, Duke Qi and Qi Lingheng were left in the room.
"Today, someone came to the Qi family army's camp outside the city and said they were looking for you." Duke Qi took out a jade box from his arms and handed it to Su Tang.
When Su Tang and Qi Lingheng saw the jade box, they roughly knew who was looking for Su Tang.
Today, when the Duke of Qi went out to the military camp, someone came to report that someone was looking for Su Tang. The Duke of Qi didn't know who that person was or what his purpose was, so he went to the military camp first.
Seeing that the man had no ill will towards Su Tang, he brought the man's token back.
The man said that Su Tang would know when she saw the box.
"Where is she now?" Su Tang took the box but did not open it immediately. "You didn't open this jade box, did you?"
"No, that person is still outside the military camp." Duke Qi shook his head. The man said that he wanted to give it to Su Tang. Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not open it rashly.
The man had no pass and no documents to prove his identity.
So she couldn't enter Kyoto, and she could only go to the Qi family army camp outside the city to find someone to pass on the message.
"What? Is there a hidden weapon in there?" Seeing Su Tang's nervous expression, Duke Qi also asked nervously.
"No, this kind of jade box is used to store poisonous insects in southern Xinjiang." Su Tang didn't dare to open it directly now. Who knows if there are any sub-poisonous insects inside, and she might get infected again.
Before she and Professor Tian started studying the poisonous insects they had brought back from southern Xinjiang, they had placed them in sealed glass containers to prevent them from entering the body.
Su Tang put the jade box back into the space, "Let's go take a look first."
Su Tang still needs to be confirmed again.
There could be two people who could have chased Dayong. One is the woman who loves Qi Lingheng, and the other is the woman who was caught by Su Tang and had all her poisonous insects killed.
Su Tang felt that it was most likely the one behind.
After all, the person who mentioned the name was looking for her.
"A witch doctor from Southern Xinjiang?" Duke Qi also knew about the witch doctor clan in Southern Xinjiang. They had always passed their skills down to women and not men. The one who was looking for Su Tang in the military camp was a woman.
"It shouldn't be her. Maybe it's the saint from the witch doctor tribe." Su Tang shook her head. She still had to see the person before she could confirm it.
"Then I'll go with you." Duke Qi stood up.
"Okay." Then the three of them left the Duke of Qi's Mansion and headed towards the Qi family army camp outside the city.
It was Su Tang’s first time to come to the Qi family army camp. This camp was different from what Su Tang had imagined.
There was no beating or scolding among the men, and the area outside the military camp was clean and tidy. A high wooden fence surrounded the military camp.
At this time, a thin figure outside the military camp quickly caught Su Tang's attention. It was indeed the woman who had followed him into the forbidden area of southern Xinjiang.
Su Tang had already asked someone to send her back to the border town, and that person came back and reported that he had sent her back.
Why did this woman come all the way to Kyoto?
Su Tang frowned and walked towards the woman.
The Duke of Qi was one step ahead of them and returned to the military camp first.
But he quickly brought out another thirty or forty Qi family soldiers and surrounded the woman.
The woman soon discovered Su Tang, and the woman who was originally leaning against the fence of the military camp quickly stood up.
She had just taken a few steps towards Su Tang when she was stopped by a group of soldiers rushing out of the military camp.
"No need." Su Tang raised her hand and said to the Duke of Qi who was not far away and looked alert.
The Duke of Qi made a gesture, and the soldiers immediately made way to separate Su Tang and the woman.
The woman didn't even look at the people around her, her eyes were fixed on Su Tang.
"Why did you follow me here?" Su Tang looked at the woman. She had changed into Dayong's clothes, but they were just coarse linen clothes, which must have been borrowed from a farmer's house.
Even this coarse linen clothes was covered with dust and looked dirty.
Taking advantage of the fact that the woman looked a little pitiful.
"I can't go back now." The woman replied in southern Xinjiang dialect.
"You can't go back, but you can chase her thousands of miles to the capital of Dayong?" Su Tang didn't believe it. With this woman's ability, it would not be difficult for her to go back to Southern Xinjiang.
After all, southern Xinjiang is the world of their witch doctor clan.
Su Tang could tell that this man had no ill intentions, so she said to Duke Qi, "Can we find a quiet place?"
After being outside the military camp for too long, with so many Qi family soldiers surrounding it, it would definitely attract the attention of people from other forces.
"Is she safe?" Duke Qi looked at Su Tang.
"It's okay." Su Tang said.
"Then let's go into the barracks." There is no place safer than in the barracks.
Su Tang nodded in agreement, and then, surrounded by the Qi family army, they entered the military camp.
At this time, the people in the military camp should have received orders and were staying in their respective tents. In the entire camp, except for the people who were watching on high places, there were only the soldiers surrounding Su Tang and his group.
The Duke of Qi took them to a large tent, which was his main tent in the army.
"Please wait outside first." Su Tang said to Duke Qi who followed him into the tent.
"Is she really safe?" Duke Qi looked at the woman in the room warily.
After knowing the woman's identity, he never let down his guard.
I originally thought that the other party was just a little girl, but I didn't expect that this seemingly harmless person was actually a powerful character who could poison people with poisonous insects at any time.
"Well, there should be no poisonous insect in her body." Su Tang nodded to Duke Qi.
Even if there is danger, Su Tang can trap the person in the space, or steam her again if that doesn't work.
Seeing this, Duke Qi had no choice but to whisper to Su Tang: "Then I'll wait outside. Call me if you have anything."
"it is good."
Duke Qi left without even looking at Qi Lingheng the whole time.
Qi Lingheng...have you forgotten your son now that you have a daughter-in-law?
"Why did you chase me to Kyoto? It would be easier for you to go back to Southern Xinjiang than to chase me here." Su Tang asked A Li, who had walked around after entering the house and now walked to the wooden table in the big tent and grabbed the teapot to pour water to drink.
"My poisonous insects are all dead. I can't explain to the high priest when I go back." Ali drank the whole pot of water before replying to Su Tang.
"You have raised a lot of poisonous insects, why don't you raise a few more?"
"These useful poisonous insects are not that easy to raise. The ones you killed were raised in my body since they were young. Now they are all dead. You will be punished by the high priest when you return."
Su Tang raised her eyebrows after hearing this. She didn't expect it to be so complicated.
All of Ali's poisonous insects were killed before, just to prevent her from poisoning herself and the people around her.
She could tell that Ali was not seeking revenge because she had killed the poisonous insect, and she did not sense any hostility towards her.
"Then you can't stay away forever."
"Give me that sign, and I can take it back and make amends." Ali looked at Su Tang.
Su Tang knew what she was talking about, but she hadn't figured out the purpose of the brand and why they had to take it back, so she couldn't give it to this person yet.
"No." Su Tang shook her head.
"Then I can't go back." Ali looked at Su Tang.
"Well, if you just stay in Dayong like this, won't those people from Southern Xinjiang come looking for you?" Su Tang asked the stubborn Ali.
"will not."
Su Tang sighed. This was a problem. If Ali didn't go back, she didn't want to keep her around.
"I'll take you to a place where you can live in peace." Su Tang looked at A Li.
"where?"
"You'll know when you get there." Su Tang stepped forward, grabbed A Li's hand, and glanced at Qi Lingheng in the big tent, "I'll take her there, you wait here for me."
Qi Lingheng nodded. There was nothing to be afraid of since Ali didn't have the poisonous insect in his body. Besides, once they entered the space, it would be Su Tang's territory.
He couldn't do anything to Su Tang in her space. As long as Su Tang wanted, she could trap anyone in the space until that person starved to death in the space.
Su Tang took A Li back to the space.
The environment in front of him changed, and Ali looked at the unfamiliar environment in surprise.
"where is this place?"
This place is similar to the hot place Su Tang took her to last time.
They were all things she had never seen before.
"Another city." Su Tang said.
"You want to trap me here?" Ali was not surprised that Su Tang took her to another strange city in an instant.
"I'm not trying to trap you, but I'm relieved to let you stay in Dayong now. You can stay here for a while. When I'm done with my work, I'll send you back to Southern Xinjiang."
This person still needs to be sent back.
"I won't go back. You send me away, but I will come back again." Without the badge, Ali would definitely not leave.
"Then you can live here." Su Tang took A Li to an empty warehouse, where were the daily necessities that Su Tang brought in the moment she just came in.
Su Tang also prepared some food for Ali, all of which were made by the people in the space.
All Su Tang needs to do is bring her some food from time to time.
The food here will not spoil and will not go bad even if left for too long.
"Aren't you afraid that I will burn this place down?" Ali didn't know where she was at this moment, and she didn't want to be trapped by Su Tang.
"Hehe, then you can try it." Su Tang smiled. If she wanted to burn the space, she would have to see if she had the ability to do so.
After Su Tang finished speaking, she disappeared out of thin air without waiting for Ali to react.
At this time, Ali was the only one left in the huge empty warehouse.
outside space.
Seeing Su Tang coming out quickly, Qi Lingheng asked, "So soon, didn't she make a fuss?"
"In the space, she doesn't have the ability to make trouble." Su Tang still has a lot of things to do.
Winter is about to come, and I have to go to the northern border first.
Seeing Su Tang and Qi Lingheng coming out of the big tent, Duke Qi, who was waiting outside the tent, looked behind Su Tang in surprise, "She is in the tent?"
"No, I took her away." Duke Qi immediately understood what Su Tang said.
Duke Qi nodded. He knew that place. Without Su Tang's consent, no one could enter or leave at will.
"However, I'm afraid that there are still people from Southern Xinjiang coming to Dayong to look for her. You'd better have someone keep an eye on the Southern Xinjiang border to see if there are any people from Southern Xinjiang heading to Dayong."
"Okay." Duke Qi agreed.
Two days later.
Qi Lingheng went to the northern border again with a few personal soldiers.
Before leaving, Su Tang accompanied Qi Lingheng all the way to the city gate.
After watching Qi Lingheng leave, Su Tang returned to the princess's mansion.
Apparently because her newlywed husband left, Su Tang stayed indoors all day in the princess's mansion and never went to the Zhao's mansion again.
Emperor Jing listened to Eunuch Fu's report and shook his head.
This girl seems to care too much about Qi Lingheng.
"Wait a few days, pick some of this year's tribute cloth and send it to the princess's mansion, and also send two handsome men."
Eunuch Fu listened to Emperor Jing's words, and his hand that was pouring tea paused for a moment, but he quickly reacted and replied, "Yes."
The day after Qi Lingheng left.
Eunuch Fu personally took the two handsome young men to the princess's mansion.
What surprised Eunuch Fu was that the princess actually accepted the things and people sent by Emperor Jing.
After hearing Eunuch Fu's reply, Emperor Jing nodded with satisfaction.
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