Chapter 1040 Narrowing the scope
There is a poison sac hidden in the mouth. When it is exposed, bite it gently and the poison will rupture and kill you directly.
Li Chengqi had only seen this operation in TV dramas, and he was very doubtful. Wouldn't he bite it accidentally if he did this?
But then again, there is a reason for the serious expressions of the Ouchi guards.
The killer with the poison bag hidden in his mouth knew at a glance that he must be a dead soldier raised by a high-ranking official. If it was related to the disappearance of the princess, it was probably the work of a high-ranking official in the Liuzhou Kingdom.
This nature is different from the princess being kidnapped. It is possible that the entire Liuzhou Kingdom will be purged because of this.
Li Chengqi saw that these two people were from Anxiangtang, but he started fighting before he could tell Yang Yiyi, and the Ouchi guards also came while he was fighting. It was difficult to explain at this time.
Yang Yiyi had no choice but to say she didn't know, and then told the Ouchi guard what happened just now.
After they listened, their expressions seemed to become more serious. Maybe they really thought that the high-ranking officials in Liuzhou Kingdom were related to the disappearance of the princess. They hurriedly ran into the crumbling cabin and controlled the man who was knocked unconscious by Yang Yiyi. Sure enough, The poison sac was dug out of his mouth.
Yang Yiyi swung the mace out and hit him crookedly, shattering his jaw. This man had no chance to bite the poisonous sac, but he was still alive.
The Ouchi guards quickly searched him again. Good guy, they just opened the anus to see if there was anything hidden inside. After a while, they tied him up. It is estimated that he will be greeted by the tiger stool and pepper water later. .
However, no clues about the princess were found in the cabin, and the Ouchi guards who had just explored separately also found nothing. The clues ended here.
After a brief discussion, the two Ouchi guards were asked to take the man back for strict interrogation, while the others continued to search.
After all, the princess has only been missing for a short period of time, so the thief must not have gone far, and they may be able to catch up now if they split up and pursue him.
Before leaving, the Ouchi guard gave Yang Yiyi a few more "crackers". These things are really easy to use. If he finds something, he can blow the whistle to call people at any time.
The Ouchi guards were very nervous about this. If it was really done by a dignitary, then the matter would be even more serious.
But Li Chengqi had a different view. He felt that the two killers from Anxiangtang were shot while lying down.
Not to mention that Anxiangtang has always avoided provoking the imperial court. If they really kidnapped the princess, would only these two people be left behind?
To take a step back, Anxiangtang did it. Who entrusted it?
Northland?
Then how to transport people away?
After Princess Rousi's incident, all the ten countries in the Central Plains that were near the sea conducted a thorough investigation of shipping to see if any of the people doing shipping were colluding with the Northland. At this juncture, if you still want to take the waterway, you are committing suicide. Snare.
Taking the land route, Liuzhou is not close to the Northland at all. Not to mention the long nights and dreams, the war in the Northland is about to break out. The border has been sealed for a long time and no entry or exit is allowed. In this case, I want to transport people out secretly...
Considering this success rate, the possibility of An Xiang Tang kidnapping the princess is very low. Li Chengqi was more inclined to think that the people in Anxiangtang were just following Yang Yiyi, looking for an opportunity to strike, and he happened to be shot while lying down.
The possibility is too low. Unless there is more evidence, it is unlikely that Anxiangtang did it. When the man wakes up, a severe torture should have the result.
However, you can't just wait for news during this period. You still have to chase, but you also have to have some rules. If you chase blindly, it will be a struggle.
After all, Wangyun Mountain is not a small dirt bag. The terrain here is complex and the mountains and forests are dense. Hiding a few people is just a trivial matter.
Li Chengqi thought about it carefully. You see, when he found blood stains on the leaves earlier, he clearly noticed that the blood stains had not solidified. Not to mention why there was blood, this alone was enough to prove that the person who kidnapped the princess had just It didn't take long, not even more than ten minutes. But Yang Yiyi and a group of imperial guards chased him all the way, but they couldn't find any trace at all.
What does this mean?
Either the thief who kidnapped the princess was extremely good at lightness skills. He could walk like flying while carrying a man weighing more than 100 kilograms, and Yang Yiyi and the others were completely unable to catch up.
Or, this thief is very familiar with the environment of Wangyun Mountain, and knows every plant and tree by heart.
Li Chengqi personally prefers the latter, because if he is a person with excellent light skills, Yang Yiyi and the others will not see footprints on the ground when they chase them. Compared with the terrain with a lot of grass and vines, a person with excellent light skills will be more obvious when walking on the treetops. Faster.
So, who is very familiar with Wangyun Mountain?
Of course they are locals, especially those who live in the villages and towns at the foot of Wangyun Mountain.
And if you are an outsider, it is unlikely that you will know the secret passage leading to Lingyun Temple. After all, even Lingyun Temple itself does not know this secret passage. It is only possible that someone who is very familiar with Wangyun Mountain accidentally discovered the secret passage leading to Lingyun Temple. The secret passage cave of Lingyun Temple.
The other is the proof from the locals, that is, there is still no news that anyone has been found.
The mountain forest is not a small forest in the park. The terrain is complex and complex. No matter what kind of expert you are, if you enter an unfamiliar mountain forest, you will get lost on the spot.
Especially when the princess was kidnapped, it was still dark and everything was dark. In this case, Yang Yiyi and the others did not catch up, which in itself showed that this person was very familiar with the mountains and forests of Wangyun Mountain.
I just don’t understand why people near Wangyun Mountain kidnapped the princess.
After all, Li Chengqi had no clue and decided not to think about things that he couldn't figure out.
From another point of view, carrying a person weighing more than 100 pounds certainly cannot go to the town.
Even though it was already dawn, the city gate would not open until midnight. Carrying a person on his back to climb the city wall was somewhat suicidal.
Therefore, Li Chengqi felt that the prisoner should be someone who lived in a village near Wangyun Mountain, was very familiar with the mountains and forests, and was able to lead the princess out of Wangyun Mountain even when the imperial guards blocked nearby traffic arteries.
This range has suddenly shrunk a lot.
I told Yang Yiyi my speculation. She had better not wander around in the mountains, otherwise she might get lost again.
Let Yang Yiyi leave the forest first, return to the steps going down the mountain, and then take this road directly down the mountain.
There are many villages and towns around Wangyun Mountain. There is no way to narrow down which one is where the prisoner lives. We can only find them one by one according to their distance.
As soon as I came down the mountain, I saw Ouchi guards passing by. They were patrolling and blocking people at the foot of the mountain. After asking, it turned out that there was no suspicious person walking on the main road.
The good news is that since the princess's visit to Lingyunguan was decided from the beginning, the Ouchi guards also sent people to investigate the surrounding environment of Lingyunguan in advance to facilitate their deployment.
Therefore, the Ouchi guards have maps with nearby villages, towns and terrains in their hands, which makes it much easier to find them.
(End of chapter)