Nanqianyue did indeed hear it.
She leaned against the edge of the tub, slowly immersing herself in the water until her entire head was submerged in the hot water.
It was as if only in this way could the fear in their hearts be dispelled.
To conserve her energy, she quickly tidied herself up and made time to rest, otherwise she wouldn't have the strength to escape.
Due to limited resources, my hair took a long time to dry completely.
She threw off the towel, deciding not to dry her hair anymore and to go to sleep first.
The bed was very simple, placed against the wall on a slightly raised part of the ground.
As the month of migration south passed, just as I was about to lie down, I suddenly remembered something.
She immediately returned to the bathtub and rummaged through her dirty clothes to find a translucent jade token.
It was the royal decree given to her by Qin Yi.
She stared blankly at the token, a tall, dark figure appearing in her mind.
She actually hoped that he would suddenly appear before her.
"What are you thinking about?" She shook her head, hung the token on her waist, and lay back down on the bed.
Thump—
The token wasn't fastened properly and fell to the ground.
But the expression on Yue's face when she moved south was one of extreme astonishment.
That sound... there's nothing under the bed!
She picked up the token, retied it, and gently tapped the ground with her hand.
Knock knock.
The moon, which had migrated south, suddenly brightened; it was indeed empty.
Not daring to make a loud noise, she tiptoed to the candle and blew it out.
By the faint moonlight, Nanqianyue found a piece of wood, squatted down by the bed, and pried open a crack in the wooden board underneath.
It was pitch black inside, and you couldn't see anything at all.
Nanqianyue's eyes darted around, and a plan formed in her mind...
In the middle of the night, Granny Liang knocked on the door, "Young lady, it's time to set off."
There was no response from inside, so the old woman assumed that Nanqianyue was asleep.
So she quietly opened the door, went inside, and lit the candle.
The dim light expanded her field of vision, and when the old woman turned her head, her eyes widened in surprise.
The bed is empty!
"Oh no, the girl has run away!"
Hearing the noise, the others rushed in, and one man ran to the window to look.
Sure enough, traces of hands and feet were found on it.
"Chase them! They can't have gone far!"
The group chased after them, with Granny Liang following behind.
However, after searching the entire village, they found no trace of anyone who had escaped.
At the same time, Nanqianyue crawled out of the pit under the bed.
She didn't dare to delay and slipped out stealthily...
"Could it have run into the woods?" a man asked anxiously, staring into the dark forest.
The old woman realized what was happening. "Oh no! We might have fallen into a trap. We have to go back!"
The group hurriedly returned to the simple house.
The old woman rushed in and started looking for someone, saying, "Quickly, the girl should still be hiding here."
The room was sparsely furnished, and after searching the entire place, no one was found.
"There are fingerprints under the bed!" someone exclaimed.
The old woman immediately ran over and lay down. She tapped the ground and exclaimed, "This is a cellar!"
Several people stepped forward and moved the bed aside. The old woman squatted by the cellar and sighed softly, "Girl, why did you do this? You won't suffer if you follow the master."
She waved her hand, "Pry the planks open."
The wooden planks were pried open, and the scene inside slowly came into view.
The old woman was about to help the person up when her expression suddenly froze.
Empty? ? !
"Why is nobody here?"
"Oh no, we've fallen into their trap!"
Some people scolded the old woman, "You're really getting old, how could you make such a wrong judgment!"
Reasonable people spoke up for them, saying, "Nobody expected this, so blaming others won't help. The important thing now is to hurry up and chase after them."
The old woman felt very guilty. "It's my fault. I went after him first."
The group left again, searched the village for a quarter of an hour, and then split into several groups to pursue the enemy.
Next to that simple house, in a villager's dwelling, Nanqianyue was huddled in a pile of firewood, peering out through the cracks.
She can't go out yet; she has to wait until they're far away.
She waited for about two hours, and her legs went numb from squatting.
"Squeak squeak".
What was that sound?!
As the southward migration month approached, the alarm bells blared, and a look of terror crossed the face. Could it be a rat?
Something darted quickly across the back of her foot.
As the moon sank south, she covered her mouth, forcing herself not to cry out.
She could no longer squat down and crawled out of the woodpile with a mournful face.
"Who? Who's there?"
The noise she made woke up the farmers, and a yellow light shone through their windows.
She ran away as soon as she was about to migrate south. She dared not trust anyone and could not let strangers see her.
Two more hours passed, and the sun had risen.
A group of soldiers broke into the backward village, and the villagers were so frightened that they hid in their houses or in the fields, too afraid to come out.
"Woof woof woof..."
Search dogs barked wildly around a dilapidated house.
"Your Highness, Miss Nan stayed here!" the Dog Sima reported, recalling his search dogs.
Qin Yi strode into the room and immediately noticed the clothes next to the bathtub.
He took two steps at a time, quickly picking up the clothes and holding them in his hand.
Quan Sima stood beside the cellar and said, "Someone has been inside this cellar."
The man in green returned from his patrol and solemnly reported, "Your Highness, they split into several groups and left. We cannot determine which direction Miss Nan is in."
Qin Yi carefully wrapped up Nan Qianyue's clothes and said in a deep voice, "Then we'll split into several groups to pursue them."
He strode out, mounted his horse, and after traveling no more than ten paces, his sharp peripheral vision caught the unusual sight on the woodpile.
Following his gaze, Qingyi frowned. "It looks like someone has been there."
"Go take a look," Qin Yi said coldly.
"yes."
Qingyi ran over and carefully examined the firewood for signs of disturbance. His gaze passed through the dry firewood and fell inside. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he reached out and took down a strip of cloth hanging on the firewood.
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