Chapter 199 Where Did Xiao Quanzi Go?

Speaking of which, I wonder if Xie Yunqi was so frightened that he forgot about time and distance when he ran. Why can't I hear Xie Yunqi's cries at all?

Knowing Xie Yunqi's personality, he wouldn't stop screaming as long as there was even one bee following behind his head.

But why haven't we heard his calls in so long?

As Sheng Sheng walked, she looked around, but she didn't see Xie Yunqi or even Xiao Quanzi, who had been gone for a long time.

The group walked for quite a while but didn't see the two people.

Fortunately, Imperial Guards patrolled the area from time to time. Zijuan asked in a low voice, "Princess, should I ask those patrolling Imperial Guards if they have seen the Fifth Prince?"

Besides this, there doesn't seem to be any other way at the moment; we can't just keep going down the road aimlessly searching.

"Okay, while you're at it, ask Xiao Quanzi where he went."

Zijuan noted it down and went ahead to ask the Imperial Guards who happened to be passing by. Shengsheng and Lu Chi stopped temporarily and waited in place.

Sheng Sheng asked, somewhat puzzled, "Where did Fifth Brother go? Little Quanzi has also disappeared. Did those two run into each other and go play together?"

Lu Chi also sensed something was amiss. Xiao Quanzi was using the drawing to find the marked tree; if he couldn't find it, he would definitely come back and wouldn't have been gone for so long.

Xie Yunqi was even more so. Judging by the time, the mugwort should have been burned out long ago, and Xie Yunqi should have run back by now.

Where did those two go?

Just as the two were racking their brains, Zijuan returned with a message, carrying the raincoat that Xie Yunqi was wearing.

“Princess, I asked the people patrolling this area, and they said they saw the Fifth Prince running in that direction not long ago, and they also saw him taking this off as he ran.”

"Oh, what about Xiao Quanzi?"

Zijuan shook her head: "They said they've never seen Xiao Quanzi."

Sheng Sheng looked troubled and asked Lu Chi, "Brother Lu Chi, shall we continue searching?"

"good."

Just as the two set off again, they saw Xie Yunqi running back, panting heavily.

Xie Yunqi's clothes were gone, and his helmet was nowhere to be found, revealing once again the magnificent robe with gold trim underneath.

It can only be said that Xie Yunqi is indeed worthy of the name. Even his winter clothes are very exquisite. I have seen the autumn version of this outfit before. It is exactly the same, also black silk with gold trim.

I didn’t expect Xie Yunqi to like this dress so much that she wanted to make an exact winter version.

It was magnificent, but Xie Yunqi looked a bit disheveled. To make it easier to wear the helmet, Xie Yunqi hadn't worn a hair crown, only simply tied her hair up. Now, her hair was crooked and messy, and she had two large bumps on her face.

The long staff he had been carrying was now completely taken by the Imperial Guard who had followed him.

Sheng Sheng, surprised, helped Xie Yunqi, who had run over, and asked, "Fifth Brother, where have you been?"

After Xie Yunqi stopped and caught her breath, she hid behind Lu Chi and looked in the direction he had come from for a while. Only after confirming that there were no bees following her did she relax.

With the danger gone, Xie Yunqi resumed his carefree demeanor, saying dismissively, "Oh, it's nothing. I just suddenly discovered the joy of running while I was running, and I also happened to find the scenery over there quite nice, so I ran over there for a few laps."

She smiled faintly, but she didn't believe it.

"So what are those two bumps on your face...?"

Xie Yunqi froze, covered the two bumps on her face, and calmly said, "Oh, there were a lot of mosquitoes over there, and I accidentally got bitten a few times."

He always saw through Xie Yunqi but didn't expose him, but Lu Chi wasn't so kind. This Xie Yunqi was interfering with his time alone with his sister; he'd see if he wouldn't shut him up.

"Really? There are trees all around here, so there are bound to be a lot of mosquitoes."

Xie Yunqi nodded seriously: "Right, I'm right, aren't I?"

Lu Chi changed the subject: "However, it's winter now, very cold. Where would you find such a poisonous mosquito that could bite such a big bump?"

"Oh, there's a cliff over there, the terrain is special, it's different from other places, that's why." Xie Yunqi insisted, "Let me tell you, the scenery over there is amazing. Don't be fooled by this place being the foot of the mountain, there's actually a corner over there that's a cliff. If it weren't too dangerous, I'd like to run around there some more."

"Yeah?"

Lu Chi grabbed Xie Yunqi's hand and casually intertwined their fingers to prevent him from blocking his bag, then naturally took his other hand.

As soon as Xie Yunqi removed her hand, the two swollen bumps were clearly visible, with a distinct red dot in the middle, indicating that they were caused by bee stings, not mosquito bites.

Xie Yunqi stared in shock as Lu Chi held her hand, her face contorted with astonishment. She didn't even care about her own appearance anymore: "Lu Chi, what are you doing? I'm a man!"

Sheng Sheng was also somewhat bewildered. Although she knew that Lu Chi's action was probably to prevent Xie Yunqi from covering her face with his hand, Sheng Sheng's eyes still gleamed with gossip as she suppressed a laugh and watched the two bicker.

Lu Chi remained calm, then grabbed both of Xie Yunqi's hands with one hand and gently pressed the lump on his chin with the other. Xie Yunqi immediately cried out in pain.

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Lu Chi said innocently, "It's just a mosquito bite. I pinched it in a cross shape for Your Highness and it stopped itching. What's wrong? Is it in a lot of pain for Your Highness?"

"Of course..." Xie Yunqi forced himself to stop, "Of course it doesn't hurt, it's just so itchy!"

Xie Yunqi glared at Lu Chi, his eyes threatening: You just wait!

Lu Chi raised an eyebrow: Come on.

"Alright, alright, stop talking. We've found Fifth Brother, but we haven't found Xiao Quanzi yet. Where did Xiao Quanzi go?"

Xie Yunqi shook off Lu Chi's hand: "Huh? Xiao Quanzi hasn't come back yet. Did he run off somewhere to play?"

After saying that, Xie Yunqi refuted himself, "No, Xiao Quanzi would never neglect his duties."

After thinking for a moment, Sheng Sheng remembered Xie Yunqi mentioning that there was a cliff over there, and an ominous premonition flashed through her mind.

“But Xiao Quanzi has a map, he won’t get lost, will he? Why would he go to the other side of the cliff for no reason?” Sheng Sheng thought it was unlikely.

However, the group walked along the road for so long without seeing any sign of Xiao Quanzi. Xiao Quanzi was not an unreliable person, and if nothing unexpected had happened, he would definitely have come back.

There was no point in staying here to analyze it, so after discussing it, everyone decided to go and check out the cliff that Xie Yunqi had mentioned.

Ignoring the pain on his face, Xie Yunqi led the group back to where he had just come from.