She felt a tremendous force travel through her arm, and with her other hand, she released the reins, frantically trying to grab the force. Then, she was pulled up. She felt her feet leave the ground, and soon Fourth Master had dragged her onto the horse's back. But instead of the expected embrace, she lay sprawled on the horse's back, like a slaughtered animal, extremely uncomfortable, yet unable to speak.

Fourth Master showed no sign of stopping. He gripped the reins with one hand and pressed down on Lanqin's back, who was lying in front of him, with the other, and continued to gallop forward.

Damn it, are you trying to jerk me to death? Lanqin mentally stabbed a little man named "Fourth Master"!

After running for an unknown amount of time, the horse galloped into the depths of the woods.

Lanqin was already dizzy from the jolting and was about to faint when she realized that the beast beneath her had finally run out of energy and was panting heavily, and the sound of the horse's hooves gradually subsided.

When Fourth Master gently helped Lanqin down from her horse, he saw her pale face and furrowed brows and asked, "When a horse is galloping wildly, you can't forcefully pull the reins, as it can easily cause the horse to become enraged and injure people."

Damn it, "It's injuring people!" I'm almost half dead now.

Lanqin glanced at Fourth Master, and although she didn't dare to yell at him immediately, she still looked unhappy.

"Is this your fault, Master? It's because you weren't paying attention while riding and made the horse run wild for no reason." Fourth Master tied the horse's reins to a big tree.

At this moment, Lanqin didn't care about her image anymore. She felt dizzy, so she sat down on a leaning tree trunk, put her hands on her forehead, lowered her head, closed her eyes, and tried to calm her heart, which had just been frightened.

Damn it, Fourth Master! You stinky Fourth Master, she's almost been jostled to death! Don't you have any mercy for her?

Lanqin felt extremely wronged, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face. She had originally wanted to have a romantic time with him on horseback, but not only did that not happen, she was also scolded by him.

Fourth Master lifted his foot and looked around. He realized he couldn't remember which direction the horse had come from.

"We're lost," Fourth Master said as he approached Lanqin, who was still looking down and holding her forehead.

"Ah, I'm lost! Isn't this your estate? How could I be lost?" Lanqin exclaimed in surprise, not even bothering to wipe away the tears on her face.

Fourth Master was initially angry at her for running around, but upon seeing her tear-streaked face, he couldn't stay angry. So he bent down, took Lanqin's hand, and said softly, "I couldn't take care of you while I was on horseback. Are you alright now?" But in his heart, he thought: She's still just a child, and she can't hide anything. She cried as soon as she was frightened.

Instead of stopping her crying, Lanqin burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, sobbing loudly.

She wailed loudly, crying out all the fright and discomfort she had just experienced on horseback.

Fourth Master looked helpless and could only raise his hand and gently pat her neck down to soothe Lanqin, who was losing control of her emotions.

In an instant, the once quiet mountain forest became noisy because of her slightly noisy crying, and even the birds were startled and took flight.

"What did you just say?" Lanqin finally stopped crying and asked, raising her swollen, peach-like eyes.

"We're lost." Fourth Master looked at Lanqin, who was usually cheerful, but now looked like a child who had suffered a great injustice, and could only affectionately tap her nose.

"Just how big is your estate? Do you think we can't even get out of this forest?" Lanqin looked at Fourth Master's calm face in disbelief.

He doesn't seem flustered at all, so she doesn't need to panic.

“This forest has already extended beyond my estate. We probably can’t go back the way we came. We’ll head in one direction and we’ll eventually find our way out. We’ll see where we end up,” Fourth Master said calmly.

Lanqin looked up and around. The sky seemed to have darkened, and in the dense forest, it appeared even darker.

Damn, there must have been wild animals in the forests during the Qing Dynasty!

Lanqin couldn't help but shiver and asked timidly, "Master, let's hurry up and leave. Are there any wild animals in this forest?"

Upon hearing this, Fourth Master's expression darkened. The little princess was right; they weren't carrying any weapons, and if they encountered a ferocious animal like a wolf, it would be quite troublesome.

Fourth Master took Lanqin's hand, walked to the black horse, and untied the reins from the tree.

Lanqin had just cried because of the "horse riding" incident, and now she was a little scared to get on a horse again.

"Don't be afraid, I'll hold you." Fourth Master felt himself instantly captivated by Lanqin's timid gaze. He scooped Lanqin up and carried her to the stirrups. The fearful look the little princess had just shown was rarely seen in front of him; other women, however, often displayed that same expression in his presence.

Lanqin stepped onto the stirrup with one foot and grabbed the reins with the other, barely managing to mount the horse.

Fourth Master immediately followed, spurring his horse and leaping onto it.

Fortunately, the horse was tall enough that two people riding on it didn't feel crowded.

Lanqin felt the warmth of Fourth Master's broad chest against her back, and the fear in her heart gradually subsided, like a torch suddenly lit in the dark night.

"How did your horse suddenly start running like that?" Fourth Master always felt that Lanqin's horse was acting strangely. It was perfectly fine one second, but suddenly it went out of control the next.

This? That?

Lanqin had a guilty conscience and was afraid to tell the truth, lest she be scolded and ridiculed by the Fourth Master.

Even if she admitted that she was infatuated and wanted the Fourth Prince to come and save her, he would probably think she was out of her mind.

"I did it on purpose. I deliberately slapped the horse's rump to make it run on its own." Lanqin lowered her head, her voice barely audible.

"Why?" Fourth Master had already guessed that there was something fishy about this crazy run, and after hearing her confession, he wasn't angry.

"I want to see if Master will come to save me!" Lanqin's face turned red instantly, but fortunately she was sitting with her back to Master.

囧=！！

"Has the master been unkind to you?" the Fourth Prince asked again, thinking to himself: What's wrong with this woman's brain? She actually used her own life to test a man's heart. However, the little princess's reason was not unpleasant.

"My lord is very good to me. It was just that I was out of my mind." Lanqin lowered her head shyly.

"Don't do that again. What if I don't catch up with you? What if my hand slips? It's all extremely dangerous," Fourth Master scolded softly.

Lanqin nodded like a chick pecking at rice, thinking to herself: I was just being a bit infatuated for a moment, I would never joke about my own life. This was just plain stupid.

"Grandpa, thank you for saving me," Lanqin suddenly said again.

At that moment, as the horse charged wildly into the woods, Lanqin was truly terrified. She suddenly thought, what if Fourth Master didn't save her? What if he got caught on a tree branch? She would be dead anyway!