Yun Ying retracted her gaze and lowered her head and said, "Princess, I will follow you and make sure you are safe."

"With Xiao Hei and the others here, nothing will happen. You go ahead and chase the prince, leaving marks on the road. We will follow behind you."

Outside the carriage, the big wolf that followed the team ran around with its paws pawed wildly, as if having fun, running here, jumping there, and stretching its neck from time to time, letting out a majestic "howl".

Yunying still wanted to refuse...

"Zhang Fei, take a few people with you to stay and protect the young lady. The rest of you, come with me first." Jing Yi gripped the reins tightly, and the horse raised its hooves and turned twice on the spot.

On horseback, the man glanced at Yunying coldly, and without saying anything, he squeezed the horse's belly and walked in front.

Yun Ying pursed her lips. Although she didn't want to go, she had to follow the princess's arrangement. Even though she was unwilling, she still followed silently...

The troops were divided into two groups.

Qin Ye felt a little relieved after asking Yunying and Jingyi to go first. He held the blueprint he found from the study in his hand, which marked the approximate direction and route.

Walk from here, then go around and cross the mountains...it seems like we have reached a deserted deep forest?

What medicine does the emperor need?

How come she doesn't know?

The emperor is sick?

Or is he actually using the matter of finding medicine as a test for Zong Zhengchen?

It is hard to guess what the emperor is thinking, but this incident has caused open and secret struggles among the princes. Prince Feng and Prince Jue have special identities. Even if they can avoid the danger this time, what about next time, and the next time?

We have to find a way to completely solve these two problems.

Qin Ye looked at the map, thinking seriously. At the same time, the light team marched in an orderly manner. The farther away from the imperial capital, the quieter it became, and the smaller and more remote the road became.

At noon, we walked into a forest path, which was overgrown with weeds and difficult to walk on.

In the afternoon, I walked through the mountains and fields. There were towering mountains on all sides and I couldn't tell the direction. There was no worldly smoke and no traces of pedestrians. It was extremely quiet.

Finally, when night fell, the team finally broke through the cover of the mountains and found a village isolated from the world, nestled deep in the mountains.

The night is hazy, smoke from cooking fires rises from the village, and it is quiet and peaceful, like a paradise.

“Someone is coming!”

At the well at the entrance of the village, a child who was playing in the mud saw a stranger, grabbed the mud and ran towards the village, speaking the local dialect. Although it was awkward, I could understand about 60% of it.

Soon, several adults came to the entrance of the village with vigilant looks on their faces.

The carriage stopped.

Qin Ye lifted the curtain, bent down and got off the carriage, looked at the villagers wearing green linen clothes and headscarves, walked up and spoke gently:

"Hello, we have no ill intentions here. We are just here to look for someone."

Several villagers looked at each other.

Among them, an old man in his sixties or seventies, who was leaning on a cane, looked at the woman in front of him with his cloudy eyes, his gaze falling on her bulging belly.

Ask: "Who are you looking for?"

"It's my husband." Qin Ye touched her belly. "He came here to find a very important medicine. I was worried that he would be in danger because he was unfamiliar with the place, so I followed him."

The old man asked again: "Since he is your husband, why would he let you, who is pregnant, take such a risk?"

It seems that the villagers are still very wary of strangers who suddenly arrive.

Qin Ye laughed helplessly: "That's why he kept it from me, which is why I just caught up with him now. If I had known that he was going out, I would have gone with him."

Zong Zhengchen didn't tell her anything and left quietly before dawn.

The old man pondered for a moment, then looked at Qin Ye for a long time, as if considering the truthfulness of her words.

After a while, he said:

"Two hours ago, a few strangers did come to the village. It's getting late now, ma'am, you might as well come in and rest."