Mountains and rivers pray for peace

Chapter 32 Distress in the Forest

"Girl, don't guess again. The more you know, the sooner you will die." The young man showed a fierce look on his face, and his tone suddenly became irritable.

When Huo Qi saw the boy's reaction, he knew that he had been stepped on by the tail.After all, only a guilty conscience would rush to cover up their emotions with anger.But she looked at it coldly, this young man was obviously not dressed like a palace servant, and there were no rules in his style of speaking and doing things, but he looked like a servant outside the palace.

According to the rules of Daqi, only married princes can leave the palace and open a mansion. Currently, only the second prince and the third prince are married.The fifth prince was very favored, and even though he was not married, Emperor Xiaowen made an exception and allowed him to open the palace in advance.If it was really a prince, it could only be one of the three of them.

But which one of these three people is it?
The second prince and the third prince were no match for her, and the fifth prince had some connections with her.But if he wanted the seal of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, he could ask Yuan Xianzhi directly for it. If Yuan Xianzhi discovered that the seal was stolen, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion should directly come forward to kidnap her. How could the Fifth Prince do it himself?

The servant seemed to be dissatisfied with Huo Qi's distraction, and the cold dagger sank into his flesh and blood again, urging: "Have you thought about it? Tell me or not! If you don't tell me, the girl can only talk to Hades!"

There was a sharp stabbing pain in her neck, the routine was almost done, and Huo Qi lost her patience. She hooked her fingers and smiled slyly: "Come here, I will tell you secretly."

The servant was a little hesitant, seeing that Huo Qi's eyes were full of sincerity, and he didn't seem to be fake, so he finally moved his ears closer.

Soon after, Huo Qi saw the right opportunity, hugged the young man's body, pulled out the hairpin on his head, and pushed it hard into his neck. When the venom penetrated into the skin, she pulled out the hairpin hard. It came out and was held tightly in the palm of your hand.

Immediately, the boy spat out blood, his eyes widened, and he murmured: "You... so cruel..." Maybe it was because of the strong nature of the poison, within half a minute, the boy's hands and feet went limp, and his chin rested on the ground in a daze. Huo Qi's shoulder.

Seeing that the boy was out of breath, Huo Qi pushed hard with his hand, and the corpse fell to the ground immediately.

Looking at the boy's body, a chill crawled out of Huo Qi's mind, running down his torso to the soles of his feet.She didn't expect that the hairpin Shen Yuning gave him would work so quickly.Nor did he expect that the note last night was not a prank, but a real prophecy.

A large gash was opened in his neck with a dagger, and blood was pouring out.Huo Qi endured the pain, tore off a piece of cloth from the boy's body and tied it tightly around his neck.

After treating the wound, Huo Qi looked at the environment of the cave, forced himself to calm down, and analyzed her situation.

Currently, there are only two options before her.

First, spend the night in this cave, wait until dawn tomorrow, and then find a way to find the camp.

Second, go back in the dark now.

Every inch is dark and every inch is dangerous. Now the sky is dark and I can't see the road clearly.At night, Longyang Peak was infested with wild beasts, making the situation even more dire.Furthermore, it was the first time she came to Dongyan Ridge, and she didn't know the way at all, so running out rashly would undoubtedly lead to death.

Huo Qi, who was afraid of death, decisively chose the first option. At any rate, this cave can shelter from wind and rain, so it is safe for the time being.

If you come, you will be safe. After making up your mind, Huo Qi is not so afraid anymore.

However, she was alone in this cave and had no martial arts, so she had to find something to defend herself.He glanced around, and finally settled on the servant's hand.

Huo Qi dug out the dagger from the servant's stiff hand, and then took it to his waist, and took out a fire pocket from the servant's waist.

She polished the torch and walked towards the entrance of the cave.

A horse was grazing leisurely by the tree, and there was a quiver hanging beside the horse's back, presumably it was left behind by the boy just now.

Huo Qi took a few steps forward, intending to pick up some edible fruits to satisfy his hunger, but unexpectedly, through the dense jungle, he faintly saw torches moving not far away.

She felt a chill in her heart.

Since there are torches, there must be smoke.This Dongyan Ridge was not accessible to ordinary hunters, could it be some prince in the palace?

Huo Qi was overjoyed, there was no perfect path, and if she could find a large force to go back with, she would naturally be safe.But then I thought about it, I am afraid that the young boy today was sent by some prince. If she found the wrong person, it would be like a sheep in the wolf's den, and she would die and help count the money. It would be better to observe first.

After making up her mind, she stayed in the bushes, closely monitoring every move of the torch in front of her.

Not long after, the light got closer and closer to her, and two figures gradually appeared in Huo Qi's vision.Taking a closer look, there are two people who look like soldiers. The riding clothes on their bodies are obviously the uniform of the palace, and they are the imperial guards.

A tall soldier murmured: "It's really a strange thing today. It turned out that the seventh prince, who is not showing off his mountain and showing off his water, hunted a black lion."

It turned out that Shen Yuning hunted down the black lion?

After hearing this, Huo Qi had an unexpected and reasonable feeling.After being stunned for a moment, she tensed up and listened to Xiao Bing's conversation.

"Hey, who said it wasn't? Did you see General Cui's reaction today? The Seventh Prince was attacked, and General Cui seemed more anxious than anyone else, and he has never seen any relationship between these two!" the short fat soldier said with emotion. .

"It's better to talk less about the people above." The tall soldier looked around, as if he was worried that the walls had ears.

"You're right, let's go back quickly. Depending on the time, the general and the seventh prince should also go back. If General Cui finds out that we secretly came out to barbecue and beat teeth as a sacrifice, we will have to peel off the skin!"

Huo Qi was overjoyed after hearing Xiao Bing's talk.As the saying goes, one who loses one's horse knows that it is not a blessing. She has worked hard to find Cui Xin for several days, but she didn't want to meet the right one here.

Seeing that the two soldiers were about to leave, she picked up a stone and threw it hard.

"Who?"

Frightened by the sudden noise, the two young soldiers exclaimed, quickly turned their horses' heads, held their swords tightly around their waists, and watched every movement around them vigilantly, but they didn't want a teenage girl to emerge from the grass. out.

The tense nerves in his heart relaxed slightly, and the two soldiers turned over and dismounted. The tall soldier pointed at Huo Qi and shouted fiercely: "Where did the yellow-mouthed kid come from! Tell me your name!"

"Is this gentleman asking me? I am Huo Qi, Miss Ningguo's mansion." Huo Qi pointed to his nose, tilted his head and grinned.

"Duke Ning has such a daughter? How could she appear in Longyang Peak?"

"I heard that Ning Guogong seems to have a daughter who is as beautiful as a fairy, but she doesn't go out often."

The two soldiers bit each other's ears. The taller soldier took a look at Huo Qi's appearance. He was indeed very handsome, but the doubts in his heart still did not dissipate. Someone suddenly appeared and claimed to be Ningguo Gongfu. He made empty claims and no one could do anything immediately. believe.

Huo Qi seemed to have noticed Xiao Bing's doubts, sighed, walked down the slope to Xiao Bing, took out the badge from his waist and waved it: "Is it time to believe it now?"

The short, fat soldier took a closer look and confirmed Huo Qi's identity. He said puzzledly, "Girl, what are you doing here at Longyang Peak instead of enjoying the scenery outside Dongyan Ridge? This place is not peaceful." This soldier is a sympathetic Temperament, seeing that Huo Qi is a little girl with no strength to restrain a chicken, she couldn't help teaching her.

"I'm here to look for General Cui. I heard that General Cui is brave and majestic, so I came here to visit." Huo Qi rubbed his nose and smiled heartily.

The short and fat soldier was kind, but the tall soldier was not so easily fooled: "Girl, what's the matter with your neck injury?"

Huo Qi was stunned, and touched his neck. The original cloth strip had been soaked in blood, and his fingers were still sticky to the touch.It must be that the wound looked terrible, which made the soldier feel that he was some kind of desperado.

She laughed and said, "Hey, I accidentally cut my neck by a tree branch just now."

"I just heard what the two gentlemen said. Are you under General Cui? General Cui is a great hero! Since the two gentlemen work with General Cui, they must also be the number one benevolent people in the world. You two don't know what to do. What's your name?" Huo Qi boasted a lot.

This girl...why doesn't she look very smart...

The two soldiers looked at each other, but without reaching out to hit the smiling man, the tall soldier still spoke: "My name is Zhang Mazi, and his name is Li Crab."

"Hello, gentlemen." Huo Qi bowed and smiled, "Since you two are General Cui, can you please take me to see General Cui for your convenience?"

Li Xixie smiled foolishly: "Convenience! Convenience! Our general's army is right in front, the girl can be with us... ah!"

Before Li Xie could finish speaking, Zhang Mazi pinched Li Xie secretly and took over the topic: "Girl, I'm afraid this won't work. What are we two grown men with a little girl saying?"

Zhang Mazi was still a little puzzled by the little girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, who knew if she was pretending to be the eldest miss of the Huo family?In case something happens, they still have to bear the responsibility, one more thing is worse than one less thing.

"My husband, you don't have to treat me like a little girl, just treat me like a human being," Huo Qi saw Zhang Mazi's concerns and said, "If you really let me stay alone in this wilderness, Ling, something happened, and General Cui is stationed in charge of hunting, can he stay out of it? Can you escape and have anything to do with it?"

Zhang Mazi showed embarrassment: "This..."

"I just want to see General Cui's heroic appearance, and I promise not to cause any trouble to you two gentlemen. When I meet General Cui, I will definitely speak kindly to you two gentlemen and repay them for their help. As for the two gentlemen, Naturally, I will also keep the matter of Langjun's teeth-beating ceremony a secret." Huo Qi said with a smile.

Li Crab was startled, and Huo Qi also heard about the secret dental sacrifice?He could only look at Zhang Mazi stupidly to see if he had any countermeasures.

After a brief silence, Zhang Mazi let go: "Okay, it's just the two of us riding. I'm afraid there is no carriage to take the girl with me. If the girl rides with us, it's against the rules. What should I do?"

"It's okay, I have a solution, just wait." Huo Qi blinked.

After saying that, Huo Qi ran towards the original cave.In a blink of an eye, Huo Qi led a horse to the two soldiers.

Zhang Mazi looked at the horse that was half a man taller than Huo Qi, and was a little embarrassed: "Do you dare to ride a horse?" As he spoke, he had already imagined the scene of Huo Qi falling into the mud in his mind.

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Qi got on his horse, neatly and elegantly.He shook the reins with his hand, pinched the horse's belly hard with his legs, and the horse neighed.

She smiled brightly: "The two gentlemen lead the way."

Zhang Mazi: "..."

As soon as they left, the three of them ran along the path for half an hour, and finally approached Cui Xin's large army.Looking from a distance, there were crowds of people in front of them, and the torches illuminated the entire Longyang Peak. It was estimated that there were dozens of people.

Just as the three of them wanted to speed up towards the light, suddenly, someone in the distance shouted: "Seventh Prince! General Cui! There is an ambush!"

　Is anyone watching? TAT
　　
　
(End of this chapter)