A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 985 Under Shennongjia
In the early morning, the white dew has not yet dried.

At the foot of the Qinling Mountains, in the wilderness, two horses, one black and one white, were galloping on the grass, startling a group of insects that flew and frogs that jumped.

Yuan Wuyou did not get rid of Yuan Zizhu in the end. Her uncle's final concession was to repatriate his subordinates. He rode alone on horseback to escort his niece, insisting on seeing her meet with King Dangxiang or the prefect of Xiangyang with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.

She wanted to refuse, but her uncle said earnestly that he was the only one of the elders in the Yuan family who was close to her. When the imperial sister was dying, she asked him to take care of the child, and he promised to take good care of the child for her...

If anything happened to Yuan Wuyou, not only would he not be able to face his sister in the afterlife, even those Yuan family relatives who were still alive would hate him for not having the responsibility of an elder.

Yuan Zizhuo kept on talking, and his tone and choice of words made him sound like an old man in his seventies or eighties, making it hard to remember that he had a young face under the mask.

Yuan Wuyou was upset when he heard this, so he quickly interrupted his uncle and agreed to let him follow him.

Afterwards, Yuan Wuyou and his uncle were walking along the mountain road at the foot of the mountain. As a result, when they were looking at the corner at the end of the mountain, they encountered a group of Zhou Dynasty soldiers in black clothes and black armor.

The other party seemed to have just come down from the mountain next to him.

The leader of the black-armored soldiers was She Youyu, who was wearing a green robe and soft armor. She was playing with a small white jade carving in her hand.

The two groups met on a narrow road. Birds and sparrows flew away in fright and fallen leaves rustled in the woods. However, when the two groups were several feet apart, they reined in their horses and stopped.

When the King of Heyin saw the person coming, he grabbed the reins with one hand, and a pair of sharp and arrogant phoenix eyes shot out from under the golden mask:
"Why is Concubine She here?"

According to the rules, the Prince of Heyin should treat the imperial concubine She Youyu as a subject. But according to the seniority, because the Yuan family and the Yuwen family had many marriages, the emperors of the Yuwen family had to look after Yuan Zizhu, the elder, and call him "uncle".

In addition, Prince Heyin had always been arrogant and self-willed in the court, not even taking the emperor and the prime minister into his eyes. As a later imperial concubine, She Youyu naturally could not argue with him about etiquette.

What's more, She Youyu only has a few dozen palace soldiers around her. If a real fight breaks out, Prince Heyin might really want to kill her.

So She Youyu said sincerely that the young master Li from Longxi who had stolen the imperial seal and wanted to escape by boat was intercepted by her, and the imperial seal was also snatched back by her, and he was about to go to the emperor to report.

When Yuan Wuyou heard this, he naturally didn't believe it, but She Youyu smiled and shook the jade seal in his hand, and said, "You may not recognize the jade seal, but you must recognize this, right?"
Afterwards, She Youyu took out a three-foot-long sword from the sword bag hanging on the belt around his waist and threw it to Yuan Wuyou's horse.

Yuan Wuyou dismounted swiftly, picked up the sword and took a look. The blue phoenix feather pattern exquisitely carved on the sword guard still emitted a sharp cold light.

This is indeed the Moye Sword that Li Ming saw!
Her hand holding the sword was shaking, and she immediately rushed towards She Youyu, shouting angrily - "What did you do to him?!"

The girl in armor had just taken a step when she was grabbed by the arm by Yuan Zizhu, who had also dismounted from his horse.

"Don't be impulsive! Ask clearly first..."

Sitting on horseback, She Youyu shook the jade seal in his hand.
"You don't care about the imperial seal, why do you only care about the man who is fighting with you for your identity? Don't worry, he is alive and well. I have found a few women to serve him. If you go too late, you can become an aunt."

Yuan Wuyou was terrified and asked Li Mingjian where they had taken him. She Youyu pointed to the mountain behind him and said that he was taken to a place with a cliff and waterfall, where he met a female savage who looked like a mandrill. She left the man behind and ran away with her troops. Yuan Wuyou was stunned: "What mandrill... female savage?"

Yuan Zizhu, who was standing by, immediately became alert. A pair of sharp eyes shot out from his golden mask. He grabbed his niece's wrist domineeringly and tyrannically: "Don't believe her! Behind this mountain is the ancient forest of Shennongjia. The locals don't dare to go in. Why would the imperial concubine send someone there?"

"I'd rather believe it. I know Li Mingjian is on the mountain, so I can't just abandon him, right?"

"You don't know the mountain roads, so it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Besides, there are dense forests and cliffs in there, and people will be gone if you're not careful. If you rush in, you won't be able to find anyone."

She Youyu tucked the jade seal into his waist and said, "That's true. I guess by the time you find him, his children will call you aunt."

Yuan Wuyou was furious, and worried about Li Ming seeing her, so she immediately pried open her uncle's hand that was tightly gripping her wrist, and asked him to go back with She Youyu to question Yuwen Huaibi on her behalf. Then Yuan Wuyou left everyone behind and rode quickly up the mountain to look for him.

As everyone knows, Shennongjia in the north of the Qinling Mountains is a forbidden area for mortals. According to legend, the mountains in the forest are like trees, the ravines are deep and treacherous, there are poisonous miasma all year round, swamps are everywhere, and there are also legendary "mandrills" that are twice as tall and strong as humans!
Yuan Wuyou didn't believe in ghosts and gods, so she naturally didn't believe in the existence of mandrills, and She Youyu was always a liar. But since she was able to get the Moye Sword that Li Mingjian had seen, she must have seen him.

Even though she knew the mountain road was dangerous and she didn't know what was waiting for her at the end, she couldn't shrink back. As siblings, Yuan Wuyou couldn't be cruel and ignore Li Mingjian's life or death.

***
A few moments.

Because the mountain road was steep, when Yuan Wuyou pulled the reins of the horse and walked over a mountain, he actually saw a cliff waterfall.

But at the end of the cliff waterfall, what was waiting for Yuan Wuyou was a group of Zhou cavalrymen dressed in black and armor, ready for battle.

This place is the entrance to Shennongjia, the junction of the Qinling Mountains and the Wudang Mountains.

It is also the border area between the Dangxiang garrison and the "righteous army" of Rang County, Xiangyang and Jiangling of the Later Liang Dynasty.

The Zhou government troops were able to bypass the Rang County rebel army and come here. It was obvious that Shan Wuling did not stop the Northern Zhou in Rang County.

Yuan Wuyou heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Zhou soldiers waiting for him, because with so many male soldiers guarding here, it at least meant that Li Mingjian did not encounter the female mandrill and might not be humiliated.

She decisively turned her horse around and was about to leave when a slender figure on a red horse and silver armor suddenly rushed out from the crowd of Zhou Kingdom's soldiers. Like the wind, he rushed in front of Yuan Wuyou and blocked her way.

The man had short hair that reached his cheeks, wore a black robe and silver armor, and held a crescent-shaped sword in his hand. It was Yi Fuya!
Seeing this kid, Yuan Wuyou felt a little nervous, but he was not afraid. After all, it was the first time he met him, and he stabbed him in the palm. At this time, his hand holding the big knife was still shaking.

So Yuan Wuyou took out the Scarlet Sky Sword and prepared to break through the siege! But she still asked as usual:
"She Youyu said that Li Mingjian was arrested by you. Where is he?"

Yi Fuya frowned, "What's that mean name? I didn't understand. I just know that our superiors asked us to wait for you here, break your legs and bring you back to Da Zhou."

"Oh, you are so arrogant. Who is your boss? Is it She Youyu? You are so vicious!"