After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

The prince raised his head, drank the wine in the bottle in a heroic manner, then wiped his mouth and smiled: "Abdul, I know you are worried about me, but based on your understanding of me, how could I be afraid of encountering danger when I came to northern Xinjiang to find you this time?

How about this, you help me pick a few strong and sturdy men to lead the way for me, and they just need to send me to the foot of the snow mountain. If they are worried that they might be in danger, they can just meet me at the foot of the mountain.

I will go up the mountain alone, but the snowy mountain is difficult to travel, and you will need to prepare the things I need for me. Of course, I will not treat you badly in terms of money."

Seeing that the prince was determined to go to the snow-capped mountains, Abdul stopped trying to persuade him. After thinking for a while, he agreed to his request.

Not long after, Abdul found a few strong Hu people who had experience in climbing snow-capped mountains. After introducing them one by one, they agreed to go to the snow-capped mountains together early the next morning.

Early the next morning, Prince Guo got up early, and after eating and drinking, he came outside the tent. Abdul was already waiting with his men.

Prince Guo took the trekking pole, rope and other items from Abdul, bowed to thank him, and was about to set off, but saw Abdul following closely.

Prince Guo smiled and said, "Just send me here. They are with me the rest of the way. I believe there won't be any problems. When I come back with the snow lotus, you must prepare a celebration banquet for me!"

Abdul patted the prince on the shoulder and laughed, "Since the prince is not afraid of danger and insists on going, you are my friend, Abdul, and you have come to my territory. If I don't see you off, wouldn't it be my poor hospitality?

Besides, the prince has a generous and courageous character, and I, Abdul, admire people like you the most! Without further ado, let's set off!"

Prince Guo originally wanted to persuade him to retreat, but Abdul had already jumped on his horse and rode away.

The prince smiled and shook his head, then jumped onto the horse's back. With a roar from the horse, those strong men were left behind him.

The group galloped forward without stopping, and soon arrived at the foot of the snow-capped mountains. Prince Guo tied the rope tightly around his body, held the trekking pole in his hand, prepared some dry food and water, turned around and bowed to Abdul and his group, and said:

"You can just send me here. The mountain road is difficult to travel on, and there is heavy snow and wind. You don't have to take this risk with me. If I can survive, Abdul, you must slaughter cattle and sheep and prepare wine to treat me to a good meal. Let's make a deal. If I can't escape unscathed, please send this letter to my house in Beijing."

As he spoke, the prince took out a letter from his bosom. Abdul looked at the pink peach blossoms printed on it and laughed, "The prince has a sweetheart!"

Prince Guo grinned and said nothing more. He turned around and looked at the towering and difficult to climb snow-capped mountain. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid, but he had to do it.

He took out a sachet from his bosom, opened it and looked at what was inside. He remembered that night in the Old Summer Palace, when Huanbi had personally cut a lock of her hair in front of him, twisted it together with her own, and put it in the sachet. Since that night, he has been wearing it on his body.

He gently kissed the sachet in his hand and said, "Huanbi, if I can return safely, I will definitely marry you. If not, I hope you can find a man worthy of your trust and accompany you for the rest of your life."

He thought about it, stuffed the sachet back into his chest, turned around and said with a smile: "Abdul, see you again if we are lucky, take care!"

Leaving these words behind, he walked into the snow-capped mountains alone.

Abdul watched his figure getting farther and farther away until he disappeared. He turned back to look at his men and asked loudly:

"If I were to climb this mountain, would any of you be willing to go with me?"

Several men looked at each other and said, "I'm not afraid!"

"I'm not afraid either!"

"Since the adults are not afraid, I am willing to accompany you!"

"Good! You are worthy of being my Abdul's friends and brothers. The man who just went up is the most heroic man in the royal family that I have ever seen. We Hu people admire such brave men the most. If we cannot accompany him today, we will be sorry for the teachings of our ancestors. Brothers! Go up the mountain!"

At Abdul's command, no one present retreated. They all mustered up their courage and walked towards the mountain.

Prince Guo didn't know how long he had been walking. He just felt his feet getting heavier and heavier. Every two steps he took, his body would slide down. He climbed up the mountain with difficulty.

The higher he went, the stronger the wind became and the thinner the air became. His hands were almost frozen, and his hair and eyebrows were covered with white frost. He took a sip of water and looked down. He was already very high above the ground, so high that everything he saw was white and he couldn't see the ground at all.

He mustered up his strength and continued to climb upwards. The sun was high overhead, and his upper body was burning hot from the sunlight, while his lower body was shivering with cold as the snow seeped through his clothes. The sunlight was so bright that it was difficult for him to open his eyes. He lowered his head and wiped his face on his sleeve, then raised his head. In an instant, a huge snow lotus appeared before his eyes.

Prince Guo was overjoyed, looking at the crystal snow lotus swaying not far away. At this moment, although heat and cold were intertwined on his body, a warm current flowed through his heart.

He didn't expect that he was so lucky that he encountered it before he climbed very high. At that moment, he felt full of strength and he used his hands and feet to climb up.

Suddenly, the sun hid in the clouds. Within a stick of incense, the sky changed from bright and sunny to cold and gloomy. A gust of wind and snow came, and huge snowflakes fell from the top of his head. The snow was so frightening that it blurred his eyes. Prince Guo did not dare to let go of his hands, so he had to keep shaking his head to shake off the snow that had not yet frozen on his face.

He continued to climb upwards, but suddenly, his feet slipped, his body became unstable, and he swayed a few times, almost falling down.

Prince Guo was so frightened that he was shaking all over. He held his breath for a long time, trying to calm himself down, and continued to climb up.

This time his feet were steadier and his speed was naturally slower.

As he climbed upwards, he looked up at the snow lotus. Under the sunlight, the snow lotus that was so close to him now seemed farther away.

Prince Guo gritted his teeth and used all his strength to continue climbing up.

He didn't know how much time had passed, he just felt dizzy, his hands and feet began to weaken, he struggled to grab the cold rocks covered with frost, his feet became heavier and heavier, and his heart beat faster.

The snow lotus was not far away, just a few more steps up to reach it, but his feet were out of control and he couldn't move even a step further.

At this moment, the snow mountain had already taken on an inverted shape, and he was afraid that there would be no place to grab if he went up any further.

No, he had come this far, he had to hold on a little longer.

Prince Guo encouraged himself, held on tightly with both hands, and used his upper body to drag his lower body up with difficulty.

"Hiss..." He cried out in pain as the sharp ice scratched his palm without paying attention.

"Your Highness, we are here!" Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded.