The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 244 Qinggui Army?

King Xuan found the farmer who took Xue Qingyin in with almost no effort.

When the farmer heard that it was King Xuan who came, he kowtowed to him and then said tremblingly: "They seem to be chased by Meng soldiers, so I dared to hide them in the mountains..."

"Lead the way."

"Yes, yes."

The farmer asked fearfully as he walked: "Could they be thieves too?"

"...No." King Xuan said.

"Oh, that's good, that's good. There are five of them in total..."

"Five people?" Fang Chengzhong couldn't help but interrupt, thinking that the number didn't sound right?

"Yes, that man, he said his surname was Xue. There is another pregnant woman, who said she is his sister-in-law. There is also a beautiful woman, who said she is his wife... and..." The farmer didn't finish his words.

King Xuan suddenly interrupted coldly: "Wife?"

The farmer shrank his neck: "Yes, yes..." He wanted to say that the two of them were good-looking, the man and the woman were also good-looking, and they were still very well matched. But he didn't dare to say it, he just felt that King Xuan beside him was really scary.

After walking for a while, the farmer couldn't help it and whispered: "Going up the mountain at night, I'm afraid of stepping on a trap, I have to be careful..."

King Xuan frowned and immediately quickened his pace.

Dou Ruyun and others also changed their faces and murmured: "Don't step on the trap..."

Fang Chengzhong turned back and rolled his eyes at him: "Don't be a crow's mouth!"

Fang Chengzhong was obviously much younger than him, but Dou Ruyun really shut up after being yelled at.

The farmer also noticed that their pace was faster.

I think he was very worried about those people...

For a while, he was also uneasy.

Fortunately, after walking for half an hour, the farmer was delighted and pointed at the cave and said, "That's it!"

King Xuan ran almost in that direction.

The black armor guards hurriedly followed, fearing that there was something wrong inside.

But when they entered the cave...

"No one?" Fang Chengzhong's voice changed slightly because of extreme surprise, "How could this be?"

King Xuan walked silently to the straw pile and squatted down, pinching a piece of dry grass with his fingers.

The dry grass was stained with blood.

Fang Chengzhong's eyelids jumped heavily when he saw it.

It's over.

It would be fine if there was no one, but there was blood!

The farmer ran in a few steps behind, and was dumbfounded when he saw the scene: "How, how could this happen? I clearly hid them here..."

King Xuan turned his head, his face still calm: "Are there any wild animals here?"

"No, no... There have never been any, otherwise I would not dare to hide people here. It's just, it's just that there have been many wars recently, and I don't know..." The farmer stammered.

Fang Chengzhong's heart sank beside him.

I was afraid that it would happen like in Xingzhou before, because of the war, the mother wolf moved to the mountains of Xingzhou with her cubs...

But at this time, King Xuan denied it: "It shouldn't be a wild animal."

Fang Chengzhong came to his senses: "How do you know, Your Highness?"

The farmer wiped the sweat from his head and came to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! It's not a wild animal! If it was a wild animal, it would definitely leave blood everywhere, and there would be blood on the cave wall. And they must leave bones!"

Everyone heard it, and they felt a little comforted.

But there were no wild animals in the cave, but what about outside the cave?

How did the blood come from?

He still couldn't feel at ease.

King Xuan turned around and left the cave: "Look for footprints."

"The footprints here are messy,... maybe they went in this direction." Dou Ruyun lay on the ground and searched carefully.

King Xuan responded and took two steps in the direction of the footprints, but then paused: "It's a man's boot print..."

Dou Ruyun was stunned and carefully distinguished: "Yes, but there were footprints here, which must be wrong."

King Xuan said quickly: "You lead people in this direction."

King Xuan paused and said to Fang Chengzhong: "Let's go find a water source."

Fang Chengzhong nodded.

The group immediately went their separate ways.

The farmer was left standing there, rubbing his hands in fear, his legs trembling.

"Reward him." King Xuan said without looking back.

The personal guard responded and quickly took out silver to give to the farmer.

The farmer opened his eyes wide: "This, this... I lost someone, how can this happen..." He was still afraid of being punished by King Xuan, but he didn't expect that there would be a reward.

The guard said: "You are rewarded for taking the risk to take him in. You can follow us. We will go down the mountain together later. It will be difficult for you to walk alone."

The farmer was immediately very excited and carefully took the silver: "Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness!"

The farmer was still sighing that although King Xuan was cold, he was really generous.

Fang Chengzhong walked and walked, and couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, there are no footprints along the way..."

Is it really useful to take this road?

King Xuan said: "If she escapes in danger, she will definitely find a way to erase her footprints to avoid being tracked."

Fang Chengzhong thought: "... That's right."

They didn't know how long they walked, and they had to lower the torch while walking to see the traces on the ground.

Finally, when they were near a stream, they found a little blood.

Fang Chengzhong's expression changed slightly: "We must find the princess as soon as possible."

King Xuan took the torch, leaned close to the ground, and glanced: "...The injured one is not the princess."

He had a vague guess in his heart.

Is He Songning injured?

But how could it get to this point?

...For him?

If so, she might have completely fallen out with He Songning.

King Xuan clenched his knuckles unconsciously, his face cold and gloomy, and he wanted to dig three feet into the ground immediately to find Xue Qingyin.

"Use this place as the center and spread out the search." King Xuan ordered.

This is faster.

It was already midnight when King Xuan and others arrived in the forest.

They didn't look for it for too long, and it was getting light gradually.

Fang Chengzhong was so anxious that he almost had blisters on his mouth.

This is much harder than fighting!

"Your Highness...not found." Xuanjiawei returned to King Xuan for an unknown number of times to report.

Fang Chengzhong pressed his forehead and wanted to tell His Highness to be at ease, but he didn't know what to say.

Maybe His Highness doesn't need the comfort of others.

"Find the next water source." King Xuan said calmly, "You lead people up, and I will lead people down."

Fang Chengzhong immediately accepted the order and took the farmers with him.

foot of the mountain.

Xue Qingyin and others struggled to push the body of a Mon soldier into the pool.

The pool was filled with cold air. Xue Qingyin clapped her hands and quickly took a few steps back.

She breathed out softly: "Fortunately, I'm the only one left alone..."

"Fortunately, you really know how to use a knife!" She turned to look at Qiao Xinyu.

Otherwise... Xue Qingyin felt that she would easily die on the road.

Qiao Xinyu's expression did not relax. She looked at the village in the distance and asked, "Are we still looking for that farmer?"

Xue Qingyin denied: "That won't work."

Qiao Xinyu frowned: "Then the road ahead will be even more difficult for us. At least there is enough water and fruit in the mountains and forests."

Xue Qingyin's eyes were shining, and she didn't have too much worry. She smiled and said: "Pick some fruits and let's make some reserves. We will try to catch a rabbit or something later..."

Qiao Xinyu set out objective conditions: "We can't bring too many things on the road, and the rabbits will stink in less than two days..."

"It doesn't matter." Xue Qingyin waved her hand, "King Xuan will definitely find us."

Qiao Xinyu was stunned: "...Really?" "You...believe in him."

Xue Qingyin nodded: "How powerful he is. He caught Lin Gu right away. It must be easy to find me."

Xue Qingyin paused: "Do you think the fruit above is edible?"

Qiao Xinyu said: "It should be possible."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yunduo climbed the tree to pick the fruit.

"Wait!" Xue Qingyin and Qiao Xinyu shouted almost at the same time.

But it was still too late.

As soon as the cloud stepped on it, it was empty.

Xue Qingyin, with quick eyes and quick hands, fell down and grabbed Yun Duo's arm.

But the clouds were still a little heavy.

Xue Qingyin felt like she heard a "click" in her arm. She didn't know if it was dislocated, but it didn't hurt at all.

At this time, A Zhuo rushed forward like crazy and quickly hugged Xue Qingyin's waist.

Yun Duo looked up and said, "Relax, let go of me."

Xue Qingyin took a closer look: "There are wooden thorns buried underneath. If you fall, you will die."

Qiao Xinyu said: "It was dug by hunters to hunt wild boars! Such pits are usually very big."

Qiao Xinyu said that she wanted to arrest someone.

Xue Qingyin: "...Don't, you will knock the child out in a moment."

This one is really pregnant!

Qiao Xinyu pursed her lower lip hard and turned her eyes to search for vines...

But such plants don't seem to grow here.

Qiao Xinyu was cruel and walked back, thinking about grabbing Yun Duo's other hand.

Right now.

A dry and hoarse voice sounded behind them: "Liang Ren?"

Qiao Xinyu turned around.

They were a group of thin, but extremely tall people.

Their hair was tied up meticulously, and their faces were weathered, but they still couldn't hide their handsome features.

It seems that the bamboo that has withstood the rain and wind has transformed into a human form and walked into the world.

"Yes!" Qiao Xinyu shouted without thinking, "We are from Liang!"

They also look like Liang people.

"Please help me, sir!" Qiao Xinyu said quickly.

Xue Qingyin twisted her neck with difficulty, unable to see what was happening behind her.

The leader stepped forward: "Are you the ones the Mon soldiers are chasing?"

Qiao Xinyu nodded: "Yes!"

They finally stopped asking, walked to the pit, stretched out their hands, but frowned again, and said in a cold tone: "This is a Mon tribesman..."

Xue Qingyin's hands were almost numb and she blurted out: "Have you never seen someone who was bought as a maid?"

The man then stretched out his hand and grabbed Yun Duo with a slight force.

Xue Qingyin was freed and was about to turn over when she suddenly reached out and grabbed the man's wrist.

The man was startled. He looked back and saw that she was young and beautiful. He couldn't help but blush and said, "W-what are you doing? I am much older than you, you..."

Xue Qingyin was so shocked.

She slowly came back to her senses and asked: "Qinggui Army?"