The princess is so sweet and charming that she can't escape if she offends the prince.

Chapter 41: He threw himself into Xiao Lan’s arms and instinctively hugged his waist.

Ruan Ning blinked and asked, "Escaped?"

Xiang Ning nodded: "Yes, the new girls are kept in a separate courtyard and have to be trained before they can receive guests. She gave me the banknote, and I loosened the rope on her body while the meal was being delivered. Then he showed her a dog hole, and she disappeared the next day, probably escaping under the cover of night.”

Ruan Ning murmured: "If she ran away, why didn't she go back to find me?"

Xiang Ning was very happy as she counted the money. With these, it was enough for her to redeem herself, and she was still somewhat wealthy.

She raised her head and glanced at Ruan Ning: "Maybe she didn't dare. After she ran away, the madam called many people to look for her. They searched the whole city and threatened to kill her if they found her."

*
After leaving Yihongyuan, Ruan Ning looked lonely and couldn't explain how she felt. It was certainly worthwhile for Xiaoshuang to escape from this devil's cave, but now she was nowhere to be found, and she didn't know what her situation was.

Xiao Lan seemed to see through what she was thinking and gave her some advice: "It's not difficult to find her location."

Ruan Ning looked at him in surprise: "How to find it?"

Xiao Lan looked around: "Can you see any patterns among the people in this city?"

Ruan Ning followed his line of sight and looked around, unable to figure out why, and gave Xiao Lan a question mark with his eyes.

Seeing that she didn't understand, Xiao Lan directly pointed her in a direction: "This city gate has four directions, north to the capital, south to the capital, with the largest flow of people, and the other two directions lead to nearby villages and towns."

Ruan Ning looked towards the east and west sides: "Then these two directions..."

Xiao Lan: "Looking from here, the terrain to the east is flat and the field of vision is broad, while the west is mountainous. If it were you, where would you run to?"

After what he said, Ruan Ning suddenly realized: "It must be the west."

She excitedly grabbed Xiao Lan's arm and shook it: "My lord, you are so smart. What would I do without you?"

The soft words with a coquettish tone fell into Xiao Lan's ears, making him stagnant. He glanced at Ruan Ning's hand holding his from the corner of his eye, cleared his throat and said:

"Liuzhou is not big, and there are not many villages and towns there. A closed place like this is usually very sensitive to outsiders. Just ask those doing business in the town and you will know whether Xiaoshuang has been there. Pass."

Ruan Ning nodded repeatedly, admiring Xiao Lan's analysis: "Okay, okay, let's go quickly, maybe we can find someone before dark."

*
At dusk, Ruan Ning stood in front of the stone monument in Qingshi Town with some despair, and said listlessly: "This is the last one. If there is no more, there is really no hope."

Xiao Lan: "Not necessarily. I haven't found the nearby mountains yet, but if I really search the mountains, I'm afraid it will take some time."

Ruan Ning ran out of ideas: "I probably can't go up the mountain. Xiaoshuang is so timid and timid, and I definitely don't dare to spend the night on the pitch-black mountain."

Xiao Lan stepped forward and said, "Look for it first, and then tell you if you can't find it."

*
"Hello, have you seen a little girl who looks like this, fifteen or sixteen years old, come to my place recently?"

The boss of Buzhuang looked at it and felt that the person in the portrait looked familiar, but after a closer look, he didn't think it was the same. He shook his head and didn't say much.

The blacksmith shop across the street.

The man was wearing coarse clothes, showing his strong arms. The sledgehammer in his hand was hitting the newly melted iron knife, and his wheat-colored skin was covered with sweat.

A girl with a round face stood behind him. Seeing him sweating like rain, she raised the handkerchief in her hand to wipe his sweat: "Brother Fan, take a rest."

Fan Zhao stiffly took the handkerchief and said in a cold tone: "No need."

Seeing him like this, Xiaoshuang's enthusiasm remained undiminished, and she still said happily: "Then I'm going to cook. Let's eat rice and stewed beans tonight, fry some peanuts, and warm a pot of wine for you."

The man's men kept moving, but his expression remained cold: "Anything is fine."

He showed no concern on his face, but when Xiaoshuang turned around, his eyes followed her.

After looking twice, he turned back and planned to continue working. The moment his eyes shifted, he accidentally caught a glimpse of the two people across the street and the portraits in their hands.

He was startled, turned around and strode over, pinched Xiao Shuang in his big palm before he could go out, and stuffed her under the table beside him without any explanation.Xiaoshuang was startled at first, and then quickly realized that she was familiar with the place under the table. Every time someone came to search, she would hide here, thinking that the storm had passed and that someone was looking for her again.

She didn't dare to breathe and huddled tightly in the corner.

At this moment, Ruan Ning had already reached the door of the blacksmith shop. Just as he was about to speak, he was startled by Fan Zhao's appearance.

I saw that his hair was messy, and his long flowing hair covered half of his face. The cyan birthmark on the left side of his face was vaguely visible. Coupled with his cold eyes and slightly rough facial features, the overall look was a bit "ferocious". not to be trifled.

Ruan Ning swallowed, pulled Xiao Lan beside him, pushed the portrait into his hand, and then took half a step back timidly.

Xiao Lan glanced at her, took the portrait and repeated Ruan Ning's previous words. However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Fan Zhao coldly: "I don't know him."

The two looked at each other, and Ruan Ning dragged Xiao Lan to the nearby shop, whispered in his ear: "Looking at how fierce he is, he doesn't seem like someone who would take in others."

Xiao Lan seemed to disagree: "You are judging people by their appearance."

Ruan Ning stuck out his tongue: "Maybe a little, mainly because I'm a little scared. It's the first time I've seen it, and it's scarier than you..."

At this point, Ruan Ning suddenly stopped the car, met Xiao Lan's sharp eyes, and quickly turned the corner: "No, I'm not saying you are scary, I mean you have a strong aura and you are not angry but you are powerful."

After she finished speaking, she smiled guiltily.

Xiao Lan glanced at her expressionlessly and continued walking forward.

Ruan Ning lifted up her skirt and hurriedly followed: "Don't walk so fast, wait for me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruan Ning suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing behind her. She subconsciously looked sideways and saw a speeding carriage about to pass her.

She was walking outside Xiao Lan, so she was about to be hit.

Xiao Lan's ears twitched slightly, and at the critical moment, she turned around, stretched out her long arm, grabbed Ruan Ning's arm, and pulled the person over directly.

Ruan Ning couldn't dodge and threw herself directly into Xiao Lan's arms, instinctively hugging his waist.

There were exclamations and the neighing of horses at the same time.

"what!"

After being stunned for two seconds, after realizing that he had not been hit, Ruan Ning slowly let go of Xiao Lan, turned around to look, and with anger rising in his heart, he said loudly: "This is a downtown area, you know. I don’t know the speed limit.”

The groom curled his lips indifferently: "Who told you to walk around on the road? Go to the other side and don't delay my business."

Ruan Ning saw the man's attitude and reasoned with him: "What does it mean to walk around randomly? You are walking around randomly. If a child or an old man is on the road today, I will be hit by you."

Seeing Ruan Ning choking with him, the groom became more energetic. He jumped down, pointed at Ruan Ning and said, "I bumped into you. If you say anything else, believe it or not, I will slap you... ah!"

His scream was much more miserable than Ruan Ning's just now, and the hand he pointed at Ruan Ning was being held by Xiao Lan in a twisted shape.

Xiao Lan lowered her eyes and looked at him, her voice sounding like ice: "What did you say?"

The groom was half-bent and half-kneeling, grinning in pain. He didn't expect that this little girl had help, so he immediately surrendered: "Little man, I know my mistake. I don't dare to ride so fast again."

Seeing that the noise here was getting louder and many people gathered around to watch the excitement, Ruan Ning tugged on Xiao Lan's sleeve: "Forget it, let him go."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Lan let go, and the groom climbed into the carriage and ran away quickly.

Ruan Ning saw that Xiao Lan's expression was even worse than hers, so she hurriedly pulled him forward: "Let's go."

At the same time, the curtain on the blacksmith shop table moved, and a furry head came out of it, saying uncertainly: "Miss, is that you?"

Ruan Ning, who was about to leave, paused and immediately looked back.

(End of this chapter)