Chapter 1042: Coming a step too late
Orion's throat was injured, but fortunately the aorta was not injured. Maybe the person who stabbed the wound was slightly off-center and shallow, which prevented Orion from dying suddenly on the spot.
Yang Yiyi went up and used a set of golden needles to stop the bleeding, then sprinkled medicine on the wound and took out a bandage to wrap it up. If the bleeding was stopped in time, he would not die.
The trouble is, this guy fainted due to excessive blood loss, so it's probably impossible to ask questions.
"Brother Li, what should we do now?"
When he was in trouble, he asked Li Chengqi for help, and Li Chengqi was also thinking about it.
He thought for a while and was about to speak when Yang Yiyi suddenly heard a noise not far away, as if someone was shouting, "He's dead."
The village is not big, so some villagers may have discovered the dead woodcutter, and it is only a matter of time before they find Orion.
"Take the window and leave here first."
There were people from all walks of life carrying weapons, one was dead and the other was seriously injured, not to mention that Yang Yiyi had just asked someone to inquire. It would be very troublesome if the villagers blocked them.
Since the princess was found missing, the best time for rescue is within two or three hours. In these few hours, it is impossible to run too far due to the traffic conditions here, so the Ouchi guards monitor the villages and towns around Yunshan and the traffic The main road blockade inspection is the correct judgment.
The longer the delay is, the more unfavorable the situation will be, and the wider the search area will be. If it is missing for more than a day, it will become a literal needle in a haystack.
Yang Yiyi and the Ouchi guards moved very quickly. They came with their tails firmly in their hands every time, and every time they found clues, they gradually shortened the distance between them and the prisoner.
So time is the most important thing now. If you want to recover the intact princess, you can't get entangled with the villagers.
Yang Yiyi was asked to get out of the window of Orion's house, just in time to avoid the villagers who made a noise because of the discovery of the body. Not long after leaving the village, they saw Ouchi guards patrolling nearby and told them about Orion.
Let this guy die or not. He must be a very important witness. It is far easier for Ouchi guards to protect him in an official name than for Yang Yiyi to run away with him on his back.
As for how to track down the princess, there are still some clues.
The Orion family has a carriage shed, but the carriage was no longer there when Yang Yiyi went there. Someone should have stuffed the princess into the carriage, so Yang Yiyi should be able to find the carriage as long as he follows the ruts extending from the village. destination.
After all, we haven't gone far yet, and there aren't many cars early in the morning. We chase in the direction of the ruts, and when we see the carriage, we question it, and we can eventually catch up.
What confused Li Chengqi was that the ornament in Orion's hand that looked like a sword spike had a very eye-catching Chinese character "Tang" on it.
Tang Feng's business is very big. Not only do they have shops in the ten countries of the Central Plains, but their business has even expanded to the Western Regions and the North. It is indeed a giant.
But no matter how big a giant he was, he was just a businessman. Tang Lianyu wouldn't be involved in the kidnapping of the princess, right?
Although Li Chengqi always told Yang Yiyi to be more careful when seeing Tang Lianyu, so as not to be sold and paid back. But in fact, Tang Lianyu has never been unfavorable to Yang Yiyi. The so-called use is a win-win situation. There is no such thing as using Yang Yiyi as a weapon.
Tang Lianyu, who has always left a shrewd impression on Li Chengqi, does not seem like someone who would participate in the kidnapping of the princess. Not to mention the benefits, the risk is too great. If it really matters, Tang Feng Company is in Liuzhou State. The business will be completely ruined, and even other Central Plains countries will be very repulsive to Tang Feng Company.
It's a bit nonsense to gamble on profits with the inheritance of ancestors.
Li Chengqi felt that if it was really related to Tang Feng Company, Tang Lianyu might not know about it. In short, it would be difficult to make a judgment until everything is clear.
This is why Yang Yiyi was not asked to tell the Ouchi guards about this matter. If he guessed it right, it would be easy to tell. If he guessed it wrong, the next life of Tang Feng Company would not be easy.
There were not many cars in the early morning, so Yang Yiyi chased them all the way and encountered a few carriages, but they were just pure merchant convoys.
The Orion family's carriage must have been used to transport furs and other goods to the town for sale, but none of the several carriages they encountered looked like it. The ruts became increasingly unclear as the distance increased, and eventually became impossible to trace. However, according to current clues, the carriage should have headed to a nearby small town.
We can only go into the city to find out.
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The noisy voices entered the ears along the cracks of the smelly furs, and the wheels seemed to have hit a stone, causing the old car to sway a bit.
Princess Mingzhu shook her head slightly and woke up leisurely.
The surroundings were dark, and only a little sunlight could be seen vaguely through the gaps in the fur. Because of these gaps, Princess Pearl could hear that she was in a market, and the vendors' cries were very clear.
Princess Mingzhu remembered that she was chanting scriptures in her room and suddenly felt very sleepy. When she woke up, she must have been carried on someone's shoulders.
The reason why I say it should be is because the medicine had not yet passed, Princess Mingzhu's consciousness was not very clear, and she was not very sure about her memory.
However, this princess was not just a guy who only knew how to have silly fun. She did not panic when she found out that she was being resisted.
No matter what you do at this time, if you provoke the kidnapper, the princess will not end well.
So she quietly took off her jewelry and threw it on the ground, hoping to use it as a road sign.
Later, her memory began to become blurry again. It must be that the drug took effect again, and it was now that she regained consciousness.
The princess still didn't panic. She first tried to move her body, but found that she couldn't. Her hands and feet were tied up with ropes, and there was a lot of fur on her body, so she couldn't move in a literal sense.
Hearing the sound of hawkers hawking, the princess knew that she might be in a town near Wangyun Mountain. She wanted to shout for help, but found that her mouth was tied tightly with a cloth strip.
Although he has not completely lost the ability to speak, he can only make whining sounds of struggle in this situation. Coupled with the obstruction of thick fur and the noisy market, it is unlikely that passers-by will find him.
Since she could not get out of trouble on her own for the time being, Princess Mingzhu chose to give up temporarily.
There is a reason why the princess is so calm. She knows that her identity is very important. No matter who kidnaps her, it must be to achieve political goals, not just to rob a common girl.
Since it had a political purpose, as long as Princess Pearl did not resist fiercely, the other party would not beat her up for free. The priority of not irritating the kidnappers was higher than rashly escaping.
Therefore, after Princess Mingzhu confirmed the current situation, she immediately remained motionless to prevent the kidnapper from finding out that she was awake and wondering who would kidnap her.
Domestic suspicions can be eliminated first. After all, although he is favored, he does not pose a threat to the throne, and the princess has not made any enemies. It is unlikely to be for political or personal reasons.
The most suspicious one is Bei Di. After all, Princess Mingzhu also knows that Bei Di has kidnapped Princess Rousi and is trying to get Yuezhou to cooperate with Bei Di's invasion of the Central Plains.
But the princess also knew that if it was really the Northland, the problem of how to transport her away would actually be more difficult than kidnapping.
While thinking about countermeasures, Princess Mingzhu suddenly felt that the speed of the carriage had slowed down, as if it was almost reaching the destination.
However, the cries of vendors can still be heard around, and they should still be in the market.
What puzzled the princess the most was that she also heard a splashing sound and didn't know what it was...
(End of chapter)