Xiao Linglang shrank into her cloak. The sound of horse hooves beat rapidly in her ears like war drums, causing her heartbeat to speed up and her breathing to become tense, as if every breath of air was filled with tension and anxiety.

Xing Qiu said that there was something wrong with this family.

Following Xing Qiu's instructions, she trimmed the candle wick and observed from the window. She found that there was a man circling their room stealthily, and from time to time he would put his ear to the door to spy on them.

Xing Qiu made a prompt decision and left immediately.

Xiao Linglang closed her eyes and exhaled gently. Her eyes felt sore from having been open for too long, but she didn't dare close her eyes, for fear that as soon as she did, she would be overwhelmed by sleepiness.

She didn't know how long she had been walking, but her face hidden under the cloak was hurt by the cold wind that occasionally blew in. The things around her gradually became brighter. She blinked her eyes and looked at the red sun in the east, stunned.

The red sun on the snowy mountains and the light blue sky create a very beautiful picture.

The horse under her gradually slowed down. Xiao Linglang moved her numb neck and turned to look at Xing Qiu.

"Are we safe?"

Xing Qiu held her waist with one hand and controlled the reins with the other, and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Forget it."

Xiao Linglang's eyes were full of question marks. What does "forget it" mean?

Xing Qiusong yawned loudly, stretched himself, and felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body.

She said loudly: "We are almost in Nanliang territory, across this mountain."

She still felt at ease taking this wild road. It was a little harder, but she didn't have to worry about being discovered or being chased like a drowned rat.

As she finished speaking, Xiao Linglang's eyes reflected the light of the red sun, and her voice was filled with joy, "We are almost at Nanliang, let's go, Xing Qiu."

"Let the horse slow down. If it gets tired to death, we won't be able to move forward." Xing Qiu controlled the horse to walk slowly.

Xiao Linglang withdrew her gaze from Xing Qiu, looked at the horse under her, nodded, and turned to look at the trail of footprints it left in the snow.

"Xing Qiu, will they follow these footprints to find us?"

Xing Qiu closed his eyes and said, "I think so."

Xiao Linglang's happy mood was instantly extinguished by a bucket of cold water.

"What are you worried about? They haven't caught up with us." Xing Qiu comforted her halfheartedly. He lowered his head and fell asleep on Xiao Linglang's shoulder. Without saying a word, he handed the reins to Xiao Linglang.

Xiao Linglang controlled the horse with one hand and held Xing Qiu from behind with the other, fearing that she would fall off if she was not careful.

The reason why he took the risk of asking for a place to stay was because Xing Qiu hadn't slept much in the past two days and needed a good rest, and it happened that the carriage broke down again.

But she didn't expect that this family actually wanted to keep her and make her their son's wife.

Recalling the conversation she overheard when she passed by the master's room, discussing whether she could give birth and whether she could give their son a big fat boy, Xiao Linglang felt a chill and muttered angrily in her heart, "What a bunch of bad people."

Blinking her almond-shaped eyes, Xiao Linglang glanced sideways at Xing Qiu who was lying on her shoulder, with a curled corner of her lips. She was half a bad person.

The road under their feet was different from the one Tuoba Jin took her back by. They had been walking for so long, and Xiao Linglang estimated in her heart that the family should not be able to catch up with them. After all, they were all knocked unconscious by Xing Qiu, and it was unknown when they would wake up.

Looking around, she carefully observed where Xing Qiu could take a rest first.

"Xing Qiu, let's find a place first so you can take a rest, okay?"

"Hmm." Xing Qiu exhaled a sound from his nose.

After getting her approval, Xiao Linglang controlled the reins and walked towards the place she liked.

There was too much snow in the mountains, and the horses sank deeply into the snow when they stepped on it.

Xiao Linglang walked and walked, feeling a little hesitant. It seemed that she had found a not-so-good road. The snow here was much deeper than the previous one.

Tilting her head to look at Xing Qiu who was sleeping soundly, she calmed her uneasy heart, controlled the reins to adjust the direction of travel, and found a new place.

"That's it."

Xing Qiu opened his sleepy eyes, looked at Xiao Linglang with eyes as deep as the abyss and pointed at him casually.

"Ah? Here?" Xiao Linglang pulled the reins in a daze.

"Wait until you find something satisfactory. I'm going to wake up because I'm sleepy." Xing Qiu quickly got off the horse, found a tree, sat cross-legged, leaned against the trunk and closed his eyes.

Xiao Linglang rubbed her nose and curled her lips awkwardly.

After getting off the horse, he tied it near Xing Qiu, let Xiaoman down from the cloth bag on his chest, and let it run around to take care of his own business.

She also found a tree to sit down, took off her gauntlets, and played with snowballs. She made three or four snowballs and lined them up. When Xiaoman came back, she knocked them all to pieces, and he howled at her proudly.

Xiao Linglang originally wanted to close her eyes and rest for a while, but Xiaoman was very lively and jumped around her, pulling her sleeves and touching her legs with his head.

"Bad Xiaoman, you know how to read people's faces." Xiao Linglang grabbed Xiaoman, stared at its head and rubbed it hard, which made Xiao Xiaoman rub his paws into her arms.

Xiao Linglang turned her head to look at Xing Qiu, who had his hands in his pockets and his eyes closed, then got up from the ground and took Xiaoman to patrol the surroundings.

The man and the wolf both held their heads high and chests puffed out, as if they were patrolling their territory.

Suddenly, a group of birds flew over from the side and behind, making clear bird calls.

Xiao Linglang raised her head, and Xiaoman anxiously resumed her pace, crying.

Xiao Linglang didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt the snow under her feet was moving.

She also faintly heard some strange sounds and looked up at the mountains.

"Xing...Xing Qiu..."

Xing Qiu hummed and continued to sleep.

Xiao Linglang was panicked and scared:……???

Suddenly, Xing Qiu opened his eyes abruptly and stood up quickly.

"avalanche!"

“Fuck fuck fuck!!!”

There was a deafening roar, and the entire mountain seemed to be shaking. Countless snowflakes and ice blocks roared and rolled like angry beasts, pouring down from great heights. Wherever they went, trees were broken in half and rocks were smashed to pieces...

……

The air was filled with the chill of ice and snow and the smell of earth. He Ximu held Rao Shuang tightly, looking at the footprints disappearing in front of him, and his heart grew colder little by little.

There is only this mountain ahead, and Xiao Linglang must have been taken up the mountain by that thief.

Rao Shuang knelt in the snow, her red lips were bloody from being bitten by her, but she seemed not to feel the pain. She grabbed He Ximu's hand and stammered.

"Dad, I harmed little Linglang."

"My cousin likes Xiao Linglang very much, and I like her too."

"Dad, is Xiao Linglang okay?"

"I'm sorry cousin."

He Ximu couldn't answer. If the girl was still on the mountain, she would be in great danger.

Soon, Tuoba Jin hurried over with his men. He did not go to see He Ximu and his daughter. Instead, he looked at the hillside in front of him, his hoarse voice trembling.

"She went up the mountain, didn't she?"

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