On a dark moon night, a group of people passed by the woods and picked up some dead branches and leaves to light a bonfire.
A middle-aged couple with three children - a daughter, twin sons, a coachman and an entourage.
Their voices were carried to Xi Lanting's ears by the night wind.
“...We walked south for a few days and we left the Mongolian border.
We will go and join the Seventh Prince when the time comes."
the man said.
The woman said: "The Seventh Prince is in very poor condition. I'm afraid he still needs our help."
“It doesn’t hurt to have a relief point.
Even a broken ship has three pounds of iron. After all, the seventh prince taught the prince how to read.
Even if the prince is deposed now, he still has some connections in the court, which is enough to take care of us.
In this way, we won't be afraid of that old man, King De."
The man said.
The entourage also said: "Master Beile, let's go south.
Beijing is not very convenient after all.”
The woman said: "The south is good, it's best to go to Nanyang."
"You are confused.
We just have a problem with King De, and we are not disrespecting the court. Why should the court embarrass us?
And with the help of the Seventh Prince, everything will be safe."
The man said.
The woman sighed.
The woman held her twin sons in her arms on both sides.
Her two sons are both six or seven years old. They may be tired and take a nap next to their mother.
And their daughter, who is already thirteen years old, helps light the fire and bake the pasta.
This is a grassland nobleman, a member of the imperial family.
Maybe he offended a powerful person and fled overnight. He didn't bring anything heavy, just gold and silver.
Xi Lanting has not walked on earth for many years, so I don't know what the current situation of the court is like.
In the second half of the night, Xi Lanting first heard the sound of horse hooves, which was numerous and chaotic.
The fleeing family also heard it and hurriedly got into the car to run away.
The coachman hurriedly harnessed the horse, and men and women crowded into the carriage.
However, their daughter helped her mother and did not climb up, but the coachman was already driving the horse in a hurry; the girl was so anxious that she cried loudly and ran after the carriage with all her strength.
Her parents were so angry that they yelled: "Hurry up."
In the distance, they saw torches.
The driver drove the carriage at full speed.
Her brother stretched out his hand to pull his sister, but almost fell down too.
Her mother was cruel and closed the car door to prevent her son from falling out again.
When the girl saw this, she stopped chasing and looked at the carriage in shock.
The cavalry behind her chased her, but the girl was smart and hid in the woods.
The cavalry chased them closer and saw the bonfire. They continued to chase while shouting. Someone said: "It seems to have hid in the woods."
"Keep chasing, you two go search the woods."
The leader spoke.
The woods are generally inaccessible to people, they are extremely dense and tangled with vines everywhere.
The girl gritted her teeth and squeezed in as hard as she could.
That kind of desire to survive is simply amazing.
Xi Lanting had not seen such a vivid life for a long time, and he planned to swallow her, so he let her in.
The cavalry couldn't get into the woods, so they said, "This should be the legendary ghost forest. You can't get in but you can't get out, so forget it."
The girl saved her life.
Deep in the woods, she seemed to be able to feel Xi Lanting's presence and touched his trunk with her hand: "Tree God, are you alive?"
She talks to herself.
She is really lively and noisy.
Xi Lanting was extremely lonely at that time. There were no birds around him.
He entrusted the dream to the girl, telling her where there was water and where to find prey.
A lone wolf was penetrated by a branch and became the girl's food.
"...You are the one who supports me. I will accept you as my godfather."
Qing'er knelt in front of the woods and kowtowed three times seriously.
She unilaterally wanted to be Xi Lanting's daughter.
Xi Lanting did not drive her away.
The young girl cannot bear the cold and loneliness. After a few days she recovers and will leave.