Xiao Ci hunted a few small and medium-sized prey in the forest and then lost interest. He was thinking that Song Qinghuan was entering the mountain for the first time. Even though Zhou Yi was following him, he was afraid that something might happen, so he simply left the forest.
He was the first to come out of the forest and had nothing to do. He drank several cups of tea and became increasingly uneasy, so he sent people into the forest to look for him.
I was afraid that Song Qinghuan would come out of the forest soon and not be able to find him, so I didn't dare to leave easily. But the longer I waited, the more painful it became.
The emissary set off a signal firework privately, but it was so foggy in the mountains that even if the fireworks were set off, no trace could be seen.
It was getting late when we got up the mountain, so we sent people to search around, but there was no news until it was almost dusk.
Those who went hunting in the mountains and forests, men, women, old and young, came out one after another. Even Emperor Chengxing returned with a smile on his face while rubbing his hands.
Nanyao's horse had a bunch of prey hanging on its back. There were a lot of large and small animals in total, which attracted many people's attention.
She raised her brows and lost sight of Song Qinghuan. She got off her horse and walked to Xiao Ci's side. She smiled and said, "What's the matter? Your princess hasn't come back yet? Could it be that she can't hunt anything and is too embarrassed to see people?"
Xiao Ci was already worried, but now his face was even more sullen, and he had no intention of talking to Nan Yao.
Nanyao was indifferent to his cold attitude and said disdainfully: "You have eaten too many flowers and are you thinking of changing your taste to eat grass? This Princess Rui can't even draw her bow. Just relying on those herbs,
Also called hunting?"
Emperor Chengxing was already happily discussing who had the most prey, and for a while he didn't pay attention to what was going on here.
Xiao Ci had a cold face, gave Nanya a rare look, and said displeasedly: "Belittle others and elevate yourself, do you really think you are noble?"
With a deep chill in her eyes, she added: "She is my king's concubine. It's not your turn to speak. Please be careful with your words in the future."
The smile on Nan Yao's face froze, and she was obviously very unhappy: "A dog can't change its habit of eating shit. Ten years ago you treated women like clothes, but ten years later I don't believe you are still infatuated. Anyway, I have a lot of them."
Let's see how long you can stay fresh to Song Qinghuan."
"I see that you haven't changed at all in the ten years since you went to Ye Country. You are still as unlovable as you were ten years ago." Xiao Ci said irritably, unwilling to say another word to Nan Yao, and got on his horse.
Then he led the people into the mountains and forests.
It gets dark early in winter, but not long after Xiao Ci led people into the forest, it was already dark.
At night, the fog continued to thicken again, and even a torch could not shine very far. It was already colder on the mountain than at the bottom, and it became even more bone-chilling at night.
Xiao Ci sent out all the people he brought with him, but there was no trace of Zhou Yi and Song Qinghuan. He set off several signal fireworks, but they had no effect. Even at night, because of the thick fog, only a little light could be seen.
The forest is so vast and the fog is so thick. Finding someone to come out is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Xiao Ci was extremely anxious, and for a moment he regretted letting Song Qinghuan go into the mountains and forests by himself. Even though it was a holy trip, those vicious people would have been cleaned up, but it was snowy and foggy, and there would inevitably be other dangers.
"Come here, go report to the Holy One and ask for some help to find the princess." Xiao Ci didn't want to make the matter a big deal, but now he only has so many people on hand, and it's not easy to go through the entire mountain and forest.
It's freezing cold this time. If we don't find him out early, he might freeze to death even if he doesn't encounter any danger.
After giving the order, someone immediately stepped forward to take the order. Xiao Ci tightened the reins and walked around in place. He hadn't decided which direction he wanted to go, but he saw a subordinate coming this way and didn't wait for anyone to leave.
He asked in a deep voice, "Is there any news?"
The subordinate cupped his hands and said immediately: "Your Majesty, I found the princess's horse, but not the person."
Xiao Ci narrowed his eyes: "Where is it?"
Song Qinghuan's horse was even more cowardly than she was. When it saw the black blind man, it was so frightened that it ran very fast. However, it ran away, but it didn't know how to leave the forest, and it only carried a bunch of unconscious prey around.
This horse may not have a good sense of direction. It was circling around in the forest but couldn't get out. It was so tired that it could only pant and then stopped.
When Xiao Ci's people found the horse, some of the things it carried on its back had already come to life. The more fierce ones were struggling to escape, but their legs and feet were tied for a while and they couldn't escape. So they were in the forest.
There was a burst of yelling, which attracted people's attention.
Xiao Ci's people led him over and said, "When the brothers found the princess's horse, they noticed something was wrong. The forest seemed to have been tampered with."
Xiao Ci's expression turned cold. When he arrived, all the things on the horse's back were unloaded. It might have been bitten by those fierce things, and it looked like it was losing its energy.
The people sent to ask for support haven't come back yet. Xiao Ci and his group of people in the forest lit seven or eight torches, which only illuminated a small area. However, it was also obvious that the fog here was thicker than elsewhere.
heavier.
Xiao Ci jumped off the horse and took the torch handed over by his subordinate. He didn't even look at how the horse was doing. He just picked up a stick and poked it around in the snow.
Without his instructions, the subordinates standing aside did not dare to move easily.
Xiao Ci changed several positions and moved the snow around him into a mess. Others couldn't understand what he was doing, but his face became darker and darker.
After a while, he finally found a few stones buried in the snow. His brows were full of anger. He disrupted the formation of the stones and ordered: "You go to the southeast, you go to the northwest."
Go and see if there are formation stones buried in the snow..."
As soon as he said it, someone quickly followed his instructions, and as expected, they actually had the same formation stone he was looking for just now.
Once the formation stones are messed up, the formation will be broken, and the fog surrounding the area will gradually disperse.
The group of people then held up torches and went inside again. One of them followed Xiao Ci and asked curiously: "My lord, how do you know that there is a formation here, and is the princess trapped in the formation?"
Xiao Ci was in a bad mood and didn't respond. If the fog hadn't been thick in this area, he wouldn't have thought of the formation. If someone was so careful, it's no wonder that Song Qinghuan and Zhou Yi couldn't get out.
Xiao Ci led a group of people inside, and soon a small formation was broken. Only then did some people notice that there were marks on many tree stumps. They thought they were trapped here and couldn't get out, so they thought of a way.
But following those marks, I searched all around, but I couldn't see Song Qinghuan or Zhou Yi.
But there were broken branches and broken trees in one place, and there were blood stains everywhere on the snow. It was obvious that there had been a fierce fight. However, what was even more surprising were the huge footprints on the snow.
