Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 1042 A step too late

The hunter's throat was injured, but fortunately the aorta was not damaged. Maybe the person who stabbed him missed the target or stabbed him shallowly, which prevented the hunter from dying 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 roll of bandage to wrap it around it. If the bleeding was stopped in time, the patient would not die.

The problem is that this guy fainted due to excessive blood loss, so it might be difficult to question him.

"Brother Li, what should we do now?"

When he was in doubt, he asked Li Chengxi for help, and Li Chengxi was also thinking about it.

He thought about it and was about to speak when Yang Yiyi suddenly heard a commotion not far away, as if someone was shouting "someone's dead".

The village is not big to begin with, and perhaps some villagers discovered the dead woodcutter, so it was only a matter of time before they found the hunter.

"Go through the window and leave here first."

There were some gangsters carrying weapons, one dead and one seriously injured. Moreover, Yang Yiyi had just specially asked someone about the matter. If the villagers blocked their way, it would be very troublesome.

Since the princess was discovered missing, the best time to rescue her was within two or three hours. It was impossible to run too far in these hours given the traffic conditions here, so it was the right decision for the imperial guards to block and inspect the villages and towns and major transportation routes around Wangyun Mountain.

The longer the time goes on, the more unfavorable the situation becomes, and the larger the area that needs to be searched will be. If the person is missing for more than a day, it will literally be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Yang Yiyi and the palace guards moved very quickly, each time they were on the run, and every time they found a clue, they gradually shortened the distance between them and the criminal.

So time is of the essence now. If you want to get the princess back intact, you can’t get entangled with the villagers.

Yang Yiyi climbed out of the window of the hunter's house, just avoiding the villagers who were making a fuss because of the discovery of the corpse. Soon after leaving the village, she saw the palace guards patrolling nearby and told them about the hunter.

Let’s put aside whether this guy is dead or alive for now. He must be a very important witness. It would be much easier to let the imperial guards protect him in the name of the official than for Yang Yiyi to run away with him on her back.

As for how to track the princess, there are still some clues.

The hunter's house has a carriage shed, but when Yang Yiyi went there, the carriage was gone. Someone must have stuffed the princess into the carriage, so as long as Yang Yiyi follows the wheel tracks extending from the village, she should be able to find the destination of the carriage.

After all, they had not gone far, and there were not many cars early in the morning. They followed the direction of the wheel tracks, questioned the carriages they saw, and eventually they were able to catch up.

What confused Li Chengxi was that the ornament in the hunter's hand, which looked like a sword tassel, had a very eye-catching Tang character on it.

Tangfeng Trading Company did a huge business. Not only did they have shops all over the Ten Kingdoms of the Central Plains, but their business even expanded to the Western Regions and the North. It was truly a behemoth.

But no matter how big a monster he is, he is just a businessman. Tang Lianyu can't be involved in the kidnapping of the princess, right?

Although Li Chengxi always told Yang Yiyi to be more careful when seeing Tang Lianyu, so as not to be sold out and charged. But in fact, Tang Lianyu had never been bad to Yang Yiyi, and the so-called use was a win-win situation, and there was no such thing as using Yang Yiyi as a gun.

Tang Lianyu, who always left Li Chengxi with the impression of being shrewd, did not seem like the kind of person who would participate in something like kidnapping a princess. Not to mention the benefits, the risks were simply too great. If there really was a connection, Tangfeng Company's business in Liuzhou would be completely ruined, and even other Central Plains countries would be very averse to Tangfeng Company.

It's ridiculous to gamble with the profits of your ancestors' foundation.

Li Chengxi felt that if it was really related to Tangfeng Trading Company, Tang Lianyu might not be aware of it. In short, it was difficult to make a judgment before everything was clear.

This is also the reason why Yang Yiyi was not allowed to tell the palace guards about this matter. If she guessed right, it would be fine. But if she guessed wrong, Tangfeng Trading Company would not have an easy time in the future.

There were not many cars early in the morning. Yang Yiyi chased them all the way and did come across a few horse-drawn carriages, but they looked like they were just a convoy of merchants.

The hunter's carriage must have been used to transport furs and mountain products to the town for sale, but none of the carriages we encountered looked like it. The wheel tracks became less and less clear as the distance increased, and eventually they could not be tracked, but based on the current clues, the carriage should have gone to a small town nearby.

I can only go into the city to find out.

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Noisy voices came into my ears through the gaps in the smelly fur, and the wheel seemed to have run over a stone, causing the broken car to shake.

Princess Mingzhu shook her head gently and slowly woke up.

It was pitch black all around, with only a little sunlight faintly visible through the gaps in the fur. Because of these gaps, Princess Mingzhu could hear the vendors' cries very clearly as if she were at a market.

Princess Mingzhu remembered that she was chanting scriptures in the room when she suddenly felt very sleepy. When she woke up, she must have been carried on someone's shoulders.

The reason why I say "should" is because the effect of the drug had not yet worn off, Princess Mingzhu's consciousness was not very clear, and she was not very sure about her memory.

However, this princess was not the type who only knew how to have fun. She did not panic when she found herself being carried away.

No matter what she does now, if it provokes the kidnappers, the princess will not end up well.

So she quietly took off her jewelry and threw it on the ground, hoping it would serve as a signpost.

Later, her memory began to become blurred again. It should be that the drug took effect again. She was awake again now.

The princess still did not panic. She first tried to move her body, but found that it was impossible. Her hands and feet were tied up with ropes, and a large amount of fur was pressing on her body. She could not move literally.

Hearing the hawkers' cries, the princess knew she might be in a town near Wangyun Mountain. She wanted to shout for help, but found her mouth was tied with a cloth.

Although he did not completely lose the ability to speak, he could only make whimpering sounds in this situation. Coupled with the obstruction of the thick fur and the noisy market, it was probably unlikely that passers-by would notice him.

Since she couldn't escape 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 kidnapped her, it must be to achieve a political goal, not just to forcibly abduct a woman.

Since there is a political purpose, as long as Princess Mingzhu does not resist fiercely, the other party will not have the leisure to beat her up. Not provoking the kidnappers is a higher priority than escaping rashly.

So after Princess Mingzhu confirmed the current situation, she immediately lay still to avoid being discovered by the kidnappers that she was awake, and wondered in her mind who would kidnap her.

Domestic suspicions can be ruled out first. After all, although he is favored, he poses no threat to the throne, and the princess has no enemies, so it is unlikely to be a political or personal reason.

The most suspicious one is Beidi. After all, Princess Mingzhu also knows that Beidi had kidnapped Princess Rousi and tried to get Yuezhou to cooperate with Beidi's invasion of Central Plains.

But the princess also knew that if she was really from the North, how to transport her away would be more difficult than kidnapping.

While thinking of countermeasures in her mind, Princess Mingzhu suddenly felt that the speed of the carriage slowed down, as if they were about to arrive at their destination.

However, the hawkers' cries can still be heard around, they must still be at the market.

What the princess didn't understand the most was that she also heard a rustling sound and didn't know what it was...

(End of this chapter)