This queen is not too curly

The place Ji Fei chose to camp was a special place.

This place extends in all directions, surrounded by a piece of grassland, the weather has been fine these few days, the scorching sun has dried up the wild grass, and the whole mountain is covered with a dry yellow.

When dusk fell, Ji Fei ordered the convoy to continue forward, and he led Yan Yuan and Chen Lingchen, and rode their horses quietly into the forest.

Yan Yuan was a little worried, and asked him: "Is it too risky?"

If the sniping happened tonight, those people who intercepted the convoy would soon find out that they had been fooled, and if they turned back at that time, they might not be unable to catch up with them.

Ji Fei said lightly: "At least we are not injured now."

Yan Yuan was shocked when she heard this.

She finally understood Ji Fei's plan.

He didn't hold out hope that the golden cicadas could completely escape their shells, he was just betting that they would live as long as possible in the slaughter that would come sooner or later.

This is undoubtedly a desperate gamble.

……

There are mountains and rivers ahead, and night falls completely.

The three of them rode their horses up the mountain, and when they reached the middle of the mountain, they suddenly saw a faint light on the official road in the distance.

Yan Yuan tightened the reins and looked back.

That is--!
Ji Feidan said: "They encountered an interception."

This is why he chose to camp on the grass.

In the night, the wild grass was ignited, and the dry grass was stretched in all directions in an instant by the strong wind, and the mountain was filled with dots of light for a while.

It was so hot at such a night, even if it was blocking back and forth, it was not easy to distinguish the direction of the pursuit.

Yan Yuan stared blankly at the flames in the distance.

At this moment, they are far away from the convoy.

She could only see the continuous flames, but could not hear any sound, but she also knew that the convoy must be howling and bleeding all over the ground at this moment.

Yan Yuan suppressed the emotions in her heart, and turned her head to ask Ji Fei: "What about Princess Yuerong's body...?"

The convoy was supposed to help spirits, but now it is intercepted, what should the princess do?
Ji Fei said, "It's okay."

He explained in a low voice: "The princess' body is parked in the previous inn."

Knowing that sooner or later there would be a sniper attack, of course he would not be able to take the princess's body on the road, so he had already found a suitable place to put the princess near the inn the night Chen Lingchen appeared.

Yan Yuan asked, "Then what should we do now?"

Ji Fei said: "It's not easy to travel at night on the mountain, so let's rest first."

Yan Yuan asked, "Shouldn't we run further?"

Ji Fei shook his head: "It doesn't make sense."

This place is the edge of the snowfield, surrounded by a circular official road, when the enemy can outflank it from all directions, too much movement is meaningless and will only consume precious physical strength.

Yan Yuan nodded and dismounted obediently.

She believed in Ji Fei and would obey Ji Fei's decision almost instinctively, which was a habit left from the past.

They walked further into the forest for a while, found a shelter from the wind, and settled down hastily.

Yan Yuan looked around by the moonlight, and then said: "I'll go find some leaves."

It is impossible to start a fire in this situation. The ground is cold and wet and there are insects and ants. It is still very useful to find some leaves.

Ji Fei nodded: "Okay."

Yan Yuan went straight into the forest.

On a moonlit night, the mountain wind howls.

Chen Ling's eyes followed her closely, and when he wanted to catch up, he forced himself to take back his steps.

Ji Fei's voice came: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Xiaobai is very good at night operations."

Chen Ling said coldly, "I know."

Under the night, the young king's face was stern, even his shoulders were stiff.

Ji Fei lowered his head and smiled, then turned around and stopped looking at him.

He has more things to deal with.

He set up some guards around, set up several traps further away, then fed the horses to drink water and graze, and finally cleared the traces left when he came.

After finishing everything, Ji Fei returned to the haven.

At that time, Chen Ling was still standing in the same place, not moving even half a step. His silent figure was like a scarecrow in the dark.

Ji Fei walked up to him and handed him the water bag.

Chen Ling moved slightly, and said, "No need."

Ji Fei knew that Chen Lingchen actually didn't believe in him.

Without forcing, he drank the water by himself, sat down in a shelter from the wind, and then raised his head to look at Chen Lingchen.

Chen Lingshen should be waiting for Yan Yuan.

If Yan Yuan didn't come, he didn't even have the desire to move a step.

It was like a snake entrenched in a cave, and Yan Yuan was his prey trapped in the imperial city.

Ji Fei's eyes dimmed, and he said faintly: "Xiaobai will definitely not come back early, Your Majesty should rest for a while."

Chen Ling remained silent.

Ji Fei drank slowly: "Because on the way here, I passed a berry forest."

Chen Ling frowned heavily.

Ji Fei hooked the corners of his mouth: "You don't just look for leaves when you look for leaves, and you don't just look for the enemy's situation. If you can come across food, you will go for some no matter how far you go. Birds catch birds, and rabbits catch rabbits. If there is fruit, you must pick a bag full."

Chen Ling paused for a deep breath, then turned to look at Ji Fei.

Ji Fei didn't look at him, but just lowered his head and smiled to himself: "If you find something delicious, you will come back to offer treasures, kidnap your comrades and call daddy, if you fail the mission, you will punish yourself, and if you have conflicts with the next-door battalion, you will be punished." They only want to take revenge, form gangs and go to other people’s camps to do evil things... they were fined and confinement, and they sang songs with fellow sufferers all night long.”

Ji Fei said softly: "This is Ning Bai."

He raised his head, met Chen Ling's deep gaze, and said softly, "It's far from what it looks like now."

Ji Fei's voice was gentle and flat.

Wrapped by the mountain wind, it reached Chen Lingchen's ears.

Chen Ling bowed his head stiffly, breathing slowly, letting the bitter air penetrate into his chest.

He had indeed never seen the Ning Bai that Ji Fei was talking about, he was blind when he knew Ning Bai, and when he saw Yan Yuan, she had become the weak and frail person she is now.

As Ji Fei said, he has never seen her first half of her life, nor her wanton and free soul.

But so what?
Chen Ling's eyes turned cold.

He looked at Ji Fei and said coldly, "You should honor her as Queen."

……

Yan Yuan did go to pick berries.

She was already tempted when she was on the way, and while she was out to pick up leaves, she tore off half of her petticoat, packed a bag full of berries, and brought them back to Haven together with the dry leaves.

The atmosphere in Haven is a bit weird.

Yan Yuan felt a little subtle when she got close.

Chen Lingshen and Ji Fei sat in a place sheltered from the wind, each closed their eyes and meditated, and neither of them spoke.

Because there is nothing to say?
Yan Yuan put a question mark in her heart.

Ji Fei opened his eyes when he heard the sound: "Did you pick the fruit?"

Yan Yuan was taken aback for a moment, and was suddenly embarrassed: "How do you know I'm going..."

Ji Fei laughed: "Is it sweet?"

Yan Yuan said: "It depends on luck."

The berries in the forest are all wild, with sour and sweet tastes, and now they can't see their color at night, so she had to pick randomly.

Anyway, there is no poison, at most it is unpalatable.

Yan Yuan gave some berries to Ji Fei, and went to find Chen Lingchen with the berries.

She squatted on the ground and picked carefully, found a round and plump fruit, and handed it to him: "Do you want to taste it?"

Chen Lingchen took the fruit, hesitated for a while, and stuffed it into his mouth to chew.

Yan Yuan looked at him eagerly: "Is it sweet?"

Chen Lingshen didn't speak, but just let out a "hmm" reluctantly.

It's still possible to enter.

Yan Yuan immediately felt a sense of accomplishment. After all, the taste of this peacock is very expensive, and the grapes in the palace are all the sweetest.

Then, referring to the criteria for picking berries just now, she picked some more for Chen Ling, and stuffed them into his hands: "There shouldn't be breakfast tomorrow morning, so eat more now."

Chen Ling's hands froze.

Yan Yuan:?
With a stiff face, Chen Ling stuffed the remaining berries into his mouth and chewed them slowly.

Seeing that he could eat, Yan Yuan felt relieved.

This dog emperor is used to eating grass and eating grass on weekdays, so he can't save much energy. If he really meets chasing soldiers, he will be in trouble.

By this time the night had darkened.

Yan Yuan made a simple bed with the branches and leaves she found, and called Ji Fei and Chen Ling to lie down and rest. She squatted alone in a sheltered place to watch the night.

In the middle of the night, when she changed guards with Ji Fei, she naturally lay down next to Chen Lingchen. Unexpectedly, the more she lay down, the colder she became, so she moved closer to Chen Lingchen without a trace, trying to steal some warmth.

Chen Ling opened his eyes in the dark.

Yan Yuan: "..."

Being caught straight, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Yan Yuan thought she would be ridiculed.

But not.

Chen Lingshen just blinked, then reached out and pulled her into his arms.

"Go to sleep."

His voice was almost breathless.

Yan Yuan closed her eyes.

……

This time Yan Yuan did not sleep deeply.

Perhaps because of returning to her old place, she drifted up and down in her sleep, and many memories of the past came back to her mind, flashing like a horse watching flowers.

She couldn't wake up, only struggling in her dream.

Faintly heard someone calling her name.

"Yan Yuan."

"noob!"

Yan Yuan suddenly opened her eyes.

Her breathing was messy, and her whole body was shrouded in intense anxiety.

At that time, the moon had already set in the west, and the eastern sky was already pale. In a more distant place, there was a faint sound of horseshoes, which trembled so that the rocks under her trembled slightly.

someone is coming? !
Yan Yuan suddenly woke up.

She didn't know how long she had been drowning in the nightmare, but judging from the anxious faces of Ji Fei and Chen Ling, it might have been a while.

But the chase is approaching, and time is running out.

Yan Yuan got up and hurried to lead the horse, but was stopped by Ji Fei.

Ji Fei said: "If you don't ride a horse, there will be marks when you ride a horse."

Yan Yuan retracted her hand.

Ji Fei drew his sword and cut off the horse's reins, and stabbed it in the buttocks.

With a long howl, the horse galloped away, leaving a few drops of blood on the ground, and the blood continued to lead forward.

Ji Fei drove the remaining two horses in the same direction, then turned around and said, "Let's walk west."

Yan Yuan asked, "Which direction is the west?"

Ji Fei said: "It's the direction of the road we came from, the direction of the official road back to the imperial capital."

Is Bing Xing going back in danger?
Yan Yuan looked worriedly at the way she came.

This is indeed a good choice. When those people find out that they have been fooled, they must choose to outflank the left and right.Except for the north leading to the endless snowfield, there are three remaining directions. If there is one direction that has the least possibility of encountering pursuers...the only direction is to return to the imperial capital.

It's not foolproof, but it's not an option either.

The sound of hooves was getting closer.

Ji Fei said in a low voice, "Hurry up!"

Yan Yuan hurriedly pulled Chu Lingchen's wrist.

Chen Lingchen didn't move.

Yan Yuan became anxious immediately: "Chen Lingchen..."

The sky gradually brightened, and the first rays of light fell on Chen Lingshen's pupils.

He said: "Let's go into the snow field."

Ji Fei said: "Your Majesty, although there must be no pursuers ambushing in the direction of the snowfield, the snowfield forest may not be safer than the pursuers. Once we enter, it is unknown whether we will be able to come out."

Chen Ling said solemnly: "The lonely people will go to the mountains to find us in a few days."

Ji Fei frowned and said, "The terrain of the snowfield forest is complicated, and it's even more unpredictable when it snows. Even the hunters in the mountains can't remember the whole terrain. Even if His Majesty's personal guards are elite soldiers, they will inevitably get lost..."

Chen Ling interrupted him coldly: "He won't."

……