Chapter 151: Being Strong and Saving Face
Ye Lingchen really suffered a lot in order to find a midwife.
According to the clues Ye Linghan gave him, the midwife lived in a village outside the imperial city.
But when he arrived at the village, he found out that the midwife had moved away.
Because there were so many people who came to her to deliver their babies, she couldn't bear it anymore and had to move away secretly, so no one knew where she moved to.
Ye Lingchen's heart sank when he heard this. What should he do now?
Time is already tight, and if we go to find out the midwife's whereabouts again, we don't know how long it will take.
Just as he was sighing and preparing to send someone back to report to Ye Linghan, someone in the village suddenly said that they had seen the midwife's son on a nearby mountain, and the midwife was likely living in the mountain.
Ye Lingchen's eyes suddenly lit up. If it was on a nearby mountain, it would be easy to deal with. At most, he could send more people to search the mountain!
After hurriedly expressing his thanks, he led his men to the nearby mountains.
I thought it was just a small hill, but it turned out to be quite spectacular.
Ye Lingchen pondered for a moment at the foot of the mountain, and then instructed the people around him, "Go back and get more people. I will go up the mountain to look for it first."
"Your Highness." The leading guard was a little worried: "You'd better not go. This mountain looks quite steep. Just let them go."
The guard said, pointing at a few people other than him.
These people were all Ye Lingchen's confidants, and their concerns for Ye Lingchen came from the bottom of their hearts. Upon hearing the words, they immediately nodded in agreement.
Ye Lingchen was usually lazy, and at this moment he felt a little embarrassed to be protected by his subordinates.
He coughed lightly and said with an unhappy expression: "It's just climbing a mountain, what's the big deal? In your eyes, am I so useless?"
The guards all knew Ye Lingchen. Even though he looked unhappy, he would never do anything to them.
They were not afraid at all, but continued to persuade: "Your Highness, this is not what I meant, it's just..."
"Oh, alright, alright." Ye Lingchen interrupted directly, "Go back and find someone. I know what's going on."
After saying that, he waved impatiently to the guards, turned around and walked up the mountain.
The guard had no choice but to tell the others to follow Ye Lingchen closely before he turned around and left with great concern.
The first section of the mountain road was relatively smooth. After all, Ye Lingchen often traveled and was not a weak young man like Su Xing who could not lift anything.
But when he reached halfway up the mountain, he didn't dare to go any further because there was no road and the only way to go was through the bushes.
Ye Lingchen was not a timid person, but when he was a child, he got lost in the large garden of the imperial palace, and the eunuchs and palace maids did not find him until dawn.
He was so frightened that he almost went insane. From then on, he dared not go to places with woods, especially a woods like the one in front of him that was so lush that he couldn't even see what was ahead.
The guards all knew his dark history and understood it immediately. They all advised him, "Your Highness, please wait here. We will go find him."
Ye Lingchen originally wanted to find an excuse to stay here, but when the words came out of his subordinates' mouths, it sounded different. He felt particularly useless.
What's more, he had just made a solemn promise at the foot of the mountain, and now he couldn't save face at all.
"No, I will go with you."
As he said this, he was about to rush inside, but as soon as he lifted his foot, he remembered the trauma of his childhood and stopped instantly.
"Your Highness." The guards rushed forward and pulled him back without saying anything: "You stay here. It's too dangerous in here. If anything happens to you, I will have made a big mistake."
"Yes, Your Highness." Another guard advised, "Just think of it as your subordinates' sake, and you should stay here."
Ye Lingchen frowned, his handsome face showing a deep sense of confusion. After a while, he said helplessly, "Okay, you guys go, I'll wait here."
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness!" The guards bowed in tacit understanding.
They left two people behind to protect Ye Lingchen and prepared to go into the woods.
Ye Lingchen refused to do it again: "No need to leave anyone to accompany me, all of you go, this way we can find the person faster."
"Your Highness!" The guards didn't dare to do that. Who knows what might be on the mountain. How could they let Ye Lingchen stay here alone?
But this was Ye Lingchen's last stubbornness. It would be fine if he gave up halfway, but how could he continue to drag them down?
"This is an order!" Ye Lingchen's face suddenly darkened: "There are only five of you in total. How are we going to find someone if two more are left?"
Seeing that the guards were about to retort, he said in a stronger voice: "I am here and will not go anywhere. It won't be long before reinforcements arrive. Don't worry!"
Having said this, the guards did not dare to persuade him anymore. They could only give him instructions again and again as if he were instructing a child. It was not until Ye Lingchen was about to lose his temper that they slowly walked away, looking back every five steps.
Ye Lingchen felt both heartwarming and ashamed. These guys were getting bolder and bolder. Was he really that incompetent?
It's outrageous that everyone looks down on him!
Ye Lingchen glared angrily at the backs of the people leaving, and vowed that one day he would make them look at him with new eyes.
But this ambition did not last long before it was blown away by an inexplicable cold wind.
Where does this evil wind come from? Ye Lingchen looked around vigilantly, and suddenly felt uneasy.
Only then did he realize that he was surrounded by rocks and dense forests, and he was the only one...
Is it too late for him to call his guards back now? Ye Lingchen regretted...
Why is he trying to be so brave? Now he is going to be scared to death!
The more afraid you are, the more God will scare you.
Before Ye Lingchen recovered from his fear and regret, he heard a series of strange footsteps.
It was very hurried and messy, as if one was running around aimlessly without knowing the direction.
The scariest thing is that these were definitely not the sounds of human footsteps.
Ye Lingchen's heart trembled, and all the hairs on his body stood up!
Before he could figure out what to do, the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and were heading towards him.
Ye Lingchen subconsciously turned his head to look at the source of the sound, and saw a sturdy wild boar running towards him.
The wild boar's eyes emitted a strange green light and stared at him intently, as if it had seen the long-awaited food.
Ye Lingchen was so frightened that he almost lost his soul and almost stood there waiting to be eaten.
Fortunately, his survival instinct was activated at this moment. He didn't care about being afraid and quickly rushed into the forest that frightened him.
How could a wild boar give up the game it had finally found? He immediately made a beautiful turn and chased after Ye Lingchen.
Unfortunately, the wild boar's IQ was not very high. It didn't even look at what was in front of it and ran directly into the tree. The pig's body paused and it stood there in a daze.
Ye Lingchen was frightened by the loud crash and quickly quickened his pace, not daring to look back, and was forced to stop only when he was almost out of breath.
At the same time, a tall figure was standing where Ye Lingchen had just been.
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