I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 305: Crown Princess.

"This woman is not simple."

Li Mu looked at Liu Mingyan's back as she left and secretly praised her in his heart.

Liu Mingyan did not ask Li Mu for any guarantees. After the deal was done, she left in a hurry.

Apart from this last reminder, not a single word more was said.

"Isn't this woman afraid that I will pull up my pants later... and then turn against her?"

Li Mu thought about it in his heart and then smiled bitterly, feeling that he was a little too petty.

He opened the parchment and took a look, then immediately frowned.

The drawing on this parchment scroll was obviously a map, but Li Mu had only seen the map of Xing Dynasty when he first traveled through time.

On this kind of local map, no one knows where the markings are.

Li Linger also came close to Li Mu's head and looked at him for a moment. Her eyes were clearer than Li Mu's.

A blush appeared on her chubby little face. She looked anxiously at Xu Youzhi who was curled up in the corner and called softly:

"Youzhi!"

Seeing this, Xu Youzhi pursed her lips and glanced at Li Mu who was sitting at the table.

Li Mu immediately understood and hid eight feet away.

Xu Youzhi looked at Li Mu's funny movements with a complicated look in her eyes, but she didn't say much. She quickly walked to the table, took a quick glance, and then said:

“This is a roadmap for business.”

Then he pointed to the place marked with cinnabar on the map and said:

"This place should be about 200 miles east of Donglai Pass."

Hearing this, Li Linger's eyes suddenly lit up and she said excitedly:

"Two hundred miles... it's urgent!"

He immediately turned around, picked up Xu Youzhi, and spun around in place:

"Sure enough there is a surprise when we enter the city, a huge surprise!"

Then, as if remembering that Li Mu was still nearby, he quickly put Xu Youzhi down and turned to look at Li Mu, his eyes still pleading:

"Second brother! We are going to set out now. Can you help me save my father..."

Li Mu walked to the table and looked at the map again. With Xu Youzhi's previous explanation, he already had a general idea in his mind.

He tilted his head slightly, and after confirming that no one was eavesdropping, he said:

"You already call me second brother, do I have any choice?"

Li Ling'er's face was red, but she was much more reserved than when she first met Li Mu. She knelt down and bowed to Li Mu, then exhaled a breath and said to herself:

"With my aunt and my second brother, we can definitely save our father."

"It's a waste of time and money!" At this time, Li Mu raised his hand and tapped Li Ling'er on the forehead, then leaned over to Li Ling'er's ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Li Linger's face suddenly changed, and she immediately denied it:

"No, how can we let Second Brother take risks alone? Besides, Second Brother is not... not..."

"Okay, when the army arrives, I'm afraid the old man will be skinned alive."

Li Mu threatened Li Ling'er, then raised his hand to rub her hair, and his tone became much gentler.

"Don't worry. If things get out of hand, I will come back to join you. You can continue to rush to Donglai Pass with your army."

"By the way, remember to pretend that I'm with you all the time."

Li Mu thought about it and quickly reminded.

"Second Master, are you afraid that Ran Nu might be spying on you?"

Xu Youzhi's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had guessed Li Mu's worry, and she asked.

"It's better to be safe than sorry!" Li Mu frowned and didn't explain much.

In fact, he himself did not quite believe that Ran Nu would have a spy who could run faster than him.

But it's always better to be careful. He just met a little Taoist nun whose speed was just as fast as his.

What worried Li Mu the most was the danger that Wen Renyue mentioned.

Based on the current information, Li Mu did not think that Ran Nu could pose any threat to him.

While they were thinking, the three of them returned to their camp outside the city with great fanfare.

...

At the same time, outside the county town.

Liu Mingyan after reaching a deal with Li Mu.

But he did not return to the capital, but headed towards Donglai Pass.

In the carriage, Yuan Bao, a maid dressed as a servant, looked at Liu Mingyan anxiously and patiently advised:

"Miss, the master's previous letter clearly stated that you should deliver the message to Yanshan City and then return directly to the capital. Are we going in the wrong direction?"

Liu Mingyan glanced at Yuan Bao with a playful look in her eyes, and said lightly:

"Aren't you curious whether the Prince of Yan can rescue the King of Yan?"

Hearing this, Yuan Bao frowned and thought for a long time before saying:

"Miss, are you afraid that the prince will not be able to save the Prince of Yan and will default on his debt?"

"Miss, the master originally ordered that this news be delivered to Prince Yan's Mansion as a favor. You, you actually asked for 40% of the Lin family's assets. If you really want to default on your debt, forget it, so as to save the master..."

Yuan Bao was speaking when Liu Mingyan shook her head and interrupted him:

"The prince will not default on his debt."

Then he sighed slightly and said:

"The Lin family's assets are not as valuable as a favor from the Prince of Yan's Mansion. This Prince of Yan is not some young man who likes to show off."

"But in the letter from Miss Six..."

Yuanbao was about to retort, but when he saw Liu Mingyan's pair of peach blossom eyes glaring at him, he quickly shut his mouth.

"Heh!" Liu Mingyan chuckled, with an ambiguous arc at the corner of her mouth.

"She said she missed me, her sister, but every letter she wrote said bad things about the prince, and she only said bad things about him..."

"Miss, you mean, Sixth Miss she...she..."

Yuanbao was shocked, as if she had discovered some shocking secret. She said it a few times but didn't dare to say the second half of the sentence.

Liu Mingyan stroked the hair beside her ears, blinked her eyes, and asked leisurely:

"Tell me, if I change into women's clothes next time and meet the prince again, how will he react?"

"With Miss's looks, you are not the one who is fascinated by the Prince of Yan..."

Yuan Bao flattered subconsciously, then his expression froze, as if he just reacted, and quickly changed his words,

"How can that be done!"

"Miss, Miss, please stop making trouble. Let's go back to the capital. The master said that this time he must arrange for you to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Wait, wait until the matter of the Crown Princess is settled, and Yuanbao will accompany you out. You can go wherever you want..."

Unexpectedly, as Yuan Bao was speaking, Liu Mingyan's expression suddenly turned serious, and her tone became a little colder. She interrupted him immediately and said:

"Father, don't you know what kind of life my aunt is leading in the palace? It's not enough to send your own sister away, now you want to send your own daughter!"

"How can it be the same? Your Majesty only has one prince, the Crown Prince. If Miss..."

"That's enough! If you are not satisfied, you can just tie me up and take me back!"

"How could Yuanbao lay hands on the young lady? Yuanbao, Yuanbao always listens to the young lady..."

Seeing this, Yuanbao lowered his head and dared not say anything more.

In the carriage, the two of them were in a stalemate for a while. Liu Mingyan seemed to feel that her tone was a bit harsh before, so she took the initiative to speak:

"Yuanbao, if it were you, would you be sure to rescue the people from Guicheng?"

Hearing this, Yuan Bao blinked his eyes, thought for a moment and said:

"It's not difficult to save one person, but there were at least dozens of first-level masters who intercepted our caravan before. If we run into that group of people..."

Yuan Bao raised his head and thought for a while, then said with certainty:

“Unless all the 200,000 troops at Donglai Pass are equipped with Xingwei armor, otherwise, even if we rescue people, we won’t be able to protect them!”

Hearing this, Liu Mingyan narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth and said:

"These barbarians killed hundreds of my people and robbed my goods. Sooner or later, I will have to settle this account with them!"