Unexpected events can happen at any time.

In the late afternoon, Gu An'an told the children that they were going to go up the mountain. However, the next morning, shortly after they arrived at the mountain, a strong wind started to blow, and soon heavy snow began to fall.

The children left at home were dumbfounded.

Jiang Mingxu looked at the layer of white snow on the ground and felt an unprecedented aversion to snow. "Brother, Mother is still on the mountain."

Heavy snow closes the mountain pass, making the road down the mountain extremely difficult to walk. If you are not careful and slip, you may slide down the mountainside and fall into the cliff, possibly turning into a meat patty.

Jiang Mingxu remembered the meat pie he had eaten a couple of days ago, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He tightly gripped Jiang Mingyi's hand with his little hand, and Gu An'an's neatly trimmed nails left deep marks on the back of his hand. "Brother, Mother won't not come back, will she?"

When Bao'er heard her older brother mention Gu An'an, she immediately burst into tears, crying, "Bao'er wants her mother, she wants her mother to kiss her."

When children start crying, they are easily infected by other children. The cries of the two children in the yard grew louder and louder, and tears flowed out as if they were free.

Jiang Mingyi picked up Bao'er and comforted her gently, "Don't cry, Bao'er. Your brother will go up the mountain to find Mother and bring her back to you, okay?"

The little girl nodded, sobbing, with snot bubbles hanging from her nose, looking somewhat dirty and adorable.

Jiang Mingyi wiped away the tears and snot bubbles from his little sister's face, a slight smile appearing on his usually aloof face. "You can't cry anymore. If your face gets chapped from crying, you won't look pretty. What if the Empress won't love you anymore?"

These were meant to comfort her, but they unexpectedly made Bao'er burst into tears again. "Brother, you're so mean! Bao'er wants a kiss and a hug from the Empress!"

The little girl's tearful outburst caught Jiang Mingyi off guard. Fortunately, Jiang Mingzhu took Bao'er from her, saying, "Brother, be careful going up the mountain."

The mountain is also very dangerous.

A month ago, Jiang Mingzhu would never have allowed her brother to go up the mountain.

But things are different now. She sensed the changes in Gu An'an and, like her younger siblings, worried about Gu An'an's safety.

However, the girl was a few years older than the two children. She wanted her brother to go up the mountain, but she was also worried about his safety, so she couldn't help but feel conflicted.

Jiang Mingyi nodded slowly, "Don't worry, I will bring Mother back safely."

He had experience climbing mountains in snowy weather, so it was relatively safe for him.

However, the wind and snow outside were really strong, as if the sky had cracked open and snowflakes were being thrown out like hail. Jiang Mingyi's footprints on the ground were getting deeper and deeper, and he even felt that the soles of his shoes were getting wet.

These are cotton shoes that Gu An'an brought back from her parents' home a while ago. She said that her maternal grandmother, Old Madam Gu, made them because she felt sorry for them.

Heartache?

I haven't seen my grandmother show any concern for them in the past three years, so why is she suddenly showing concern for them for no reason now?

It's obvious that Gu An'an was behind it; she must have used some method to get her grandmother to make shoes for them.

However, they are indeed comfortable to wear.

But it was a snowy day, and even though Jiang Mingyi walked lightly, snowflakes still clung to his shoes, and soon a chill seeped in.

But Jiang Mingyi didn't have time to care about these things.

There were no footprints on this road, indicating that Gu An'an did not come down from this side.

That means we're still on the mountain.

Jiang Mingyi, leaning on a small wooden stick, continued up the mountain.

When Gu An'an suddenly encountered this blizzard, she was completely overwhelmed.

It's like encountering a thunderstorm during an outdoor expedition—it couldn't be worse.

But she was fully prepared for her outdoor expedition; her backpack contained all sorts of equipment.

Unlike now, all we have is a basket, an entrenching tool, two cold steamed buns, and a flint.

The steamed buns wrapped in oil paper were also just in case, since going up and down the mountain takes quite a bit of time, and she had prepared some dry food in case she went hungry.

It was cold on the mountain, so flint was used to start a fire for warmth.

However, the blizzard came suddenly, and she wasn't prepared.

When Gu An'an found the cave, she was overjoyed.

Having a sheltered place would be nice.

But when she went inside, she discovered that there were signs that someone had lived in the cave.

There were haystacks inside, and piles of ashes were particularly eye-catching.

However, judging from the ash in the bowl, the person must have left some time ago.

Gu An'an quickly guessed the man's identity. It was probably the man in black that she and Jiang Mingyi had encountered before. Later, they also met Jiang's sister-in-law coming up the mountain, so she guessed that Jiang's sister-in-law had settled them here.

Sister-in-law Jiang is quite bold; she actually dared to save such a stranger.

What if he's an assassin?

You might save one person, but end up ruining the whole family.

Gu An'an muttered a couple of things to herself, then shook off the straw and lay down to rest.

The wind is howling outside, but what does that have to do with her?

It's not too late to go down the mountain after the wind stops.

Gu An'an closed her eyes to rest.

When the footsteps approached, the person who was sleeping suddenly opened their eyes.

The sound was very soft, like a cat stepping on snow.

When Gu An'an realized that this was probably not human, her back was suddenly drenched in cold sweat.

This might not actually be human.

How could a person make such a faint footstep sound?

Subconsciously, Gu An'an held her breath and gripped the entrenching tool in her hand tightly.

This thing is probably her transmigration bonus, but as for its exact functions, Gu An'an hasn't fully figured it out yet.

Being able to kill a tiger is already more than enough.

Unless you encounter a pack of wild beasts.

When this thought came to mind, Gu An'an saw a very wealthy-looking animal.

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