Chapter 229: Luck Sharing
At the foot of Longlin Mountain, countless figures were swaying.
The disappearance of the Emperor and Prime Minister Song made everyone anxious. They split into many groups and even searched the forests near Longlin Mountain, but still found nothing.
In the dark mountain stream secret passage, Chen Yue and Bai Zhu each led people to chisel the two iron walls in front of them.
They couldn't fly over the mountain stream with their lightness skills, so they could only order their men to collect materials nearby to make a simple raft, swim across the deep lake, reach the bottom of the secret passage, and then use iron claws to hook the cracks in the mountain wall and climb up.
What they can be sure of now is that someone has deliberately trapped His Majesty and Prime Minister Song behind an iron wall. As for whether there is any other way out or food behind the iron wall, they have no idea and dare not make random guesses.
All they could do now was to chisel at the wall while sending people to search all over the mountains.
The iron wall was strong. They and their men took turns chiseling the wall without stopping, but they only managed to chisel two inches deeper.
While everyone on this side was busy, in the other tent, Shangguan Qi was persuading Jiang Rumin to return to the city.
"Miss Jiang, you have never practiced martial arts, so your physique is not as good as ours. This snowstorm won't stop for a while, so you'd better go back first to avoid getting sick from the cold."
"I can't leave." Jiang Rumin shook her head. "Your Majesty and Lord Song have been missing for a whole night. I'm afraid they are in danger. If Lord Shen finds them and they are sick or injured, I, a doctor, can help them in time."
"Lord Shen has already considered this. The imperial doctors are in a nearby tent, waiting to be called at any time."
"Even so, I still want to stay. As far as the current situation is concerned, I will not be able to sleep or eat well no matter where I am. If I wait here, I will at least be the first to know if there is any news. I understand that your Highness has good intentions, but please stop trying to persuade me."
Seeing that she insisted on staying, Shangguan Qi said no more and turned to leave the tent.
The Emperor and Prime Minister Song were both in trouble, so as a guest of a friendly country, he naturally could not stay idle in the imperial city. Although his injuries had not yet healed, they no longer affected his walking, so he brought the envoys out to look for them.
"Your Highness, I have brought you the things you requested." Someone came to Shangguan Qi carrying two large bags.
Shangguan Qi looked at the tent not far away and ordered, "Just give these two packages to Miss Jiang inside."
Except for Jiang Rumin and his two servants, everyone at the foot of the mountain was a martial artist. Naturally, they could withstand cold and hunger better than girls. Although he persuaded Jiang Rumin to return to the city first, he vaguely guessed that Jiang Rumin might not go back, so he asked people to go to the shops near the foot of the mountain and buy warming items such as thick cloaks, hot water bottles, and ginger soup bags.
"Miss Jiang, this is something that His Royal Highness Prince Qi asked me to bring to you. Please use it right away."
Inside the tent, Jiang Rumin looked at the two large bundles in front of him and could roughly guess what they were.
She opened it and saw that it was indeed warm clothing.
She came with Zhao Jingheng last night. As soon as the news of the disappearance of the emperor and Prime Minister Song reached the city, Zhao Jingheng quickly gathered everyone in the general's mansion. As General Zhao's adopted daughter, she lived in the mansion and naturally heard the news.
Zhao Jingheng originally didn't plan to take her with him, but she insisted on coming along, saying that she was a doctor and might be of use. Zhao Jingheng had no choice but to take her with him. No one expected that there would be wind and snow this morning, so they didn't think of bringing extra warm clothes.
"Thank His Royal Highness Prince Qi for me."
Jiang Rumin and two maids put on cloaks and began to cook ginger soup for everyone.
"It's freezing cold. Although we are all martial artists, we are not made of iron. Let's call everyone nearby to drink ginger soup to warm up our bodies so that we can have the strength to continue searching."
After the ginger soup was ready, the maids served it bowl by bowl. Jiang Rumin came out of the tent and was about to call the nearby guards to drink it, but she saw a person lying beside a pile of rocks not far away.
She walked forward and saw that it was an old man with a white beard. He was wearing a Taoist robe and his head and body were covered with snow.
She quickly stepped forward to smell the other person's breath.
He's still breathing. He should be able to be saved.
She felt the old Taoist's pulse, then turned around and called the two maids in the tent to help her carry the man inside.
"It's so cold, but this old Taoist priest still came to the foot of the mountain. He is so brave."
"Maybe he has something urgent to do. Fortunately, he just caught a cold, so it's not a big deal." Jiang Rumin said, and began to give acupuncture to the old Taoist priest.
After acupuncture, she fed the old Taoist priest some ginger soup.
Not long after, the old Taoist priest slowly woke up and learned that he had fainted beside the pile of rocks and was rescued by Jiang Rumin. He was immediately moved.
"God is merciful and kind, and you will surely have a long life of good fortune. I have no way to repay you for saving my life, so I will give you something today."
As the old Taoist priest spoke, he took out an oil lamp from the cloth bag he was carrying and handed it to Jiang Rumin.
"This Heavenly Wish Lamp has been offered before the gods and Buddhas for many years. When my master passed away, he said that this lamp could protect me once, and then it would no longer belong to me. I have to give it to someone who is destined to be with me. You are the one who is destined to be with me. This lamp is not worth much, but it is a good omen. If you have any wishes, please write them down and burn them, and pray with them."
Listening to the old Taoist's words, Jiang Rumin accepted it with a smile, "Thank you very much, Taoist priest."
"It is I who should thank the young lady. I will take my leave now."
"It's snowing outside, Taoist priest, won't you take a rest before you go?"
"The place I'm going to is nearby, so you don't have to worry."
The old Taoist priest smiled faintly at her, then turned around and left neatly.
Jiang Rumin looked at the oil lamp in his hand, without thinking too much, and put it on the table beside him.
"This Taoist priest is so mysterious. Isn't this Heavenly Wish Lamp just an ordinary oil lamp?"
Yingchun looked at the lantern and felt it looked ordinary no matter how she looked at it.
"People have said that this lamp was offered before the gods and Buddhas, and it is a good omen. He didn't want to receive my favor in vain, so he gave it to me as a token of his appreciation. Now, go and ask the soldiers nearby to drink the ginger soup, or they will get cold."
After the two maids walked out of the tent, Jiang Rumin looked at the oil lamp in front of her, gradually becoming absent-minded.
She suddenly thought of something Song Yunchu had said to her -
"When you were born, there were colorful clouds in the sky, which is a rare auspicious sign in a century. A wandering expert said that you are the Phoenix Girl who came to the world and will bring blessings to our dynasty."
"Although your love life is full of ups and downs and troubles, you can always turn danger into safety when you are in danger. This is probably the magic of the Phoenix girl's fate, and it is also your blessing."
When you think about it carefully, her fate seems to be quite magical.
Her love life was not smooth, but she was able to turn danger into safety after encountering so many dangerous situations, which shows that her luck is indeed extraordinary.
After being lost in thought for a moment, Jiang Rumin lit the "Heavenly Wish Lamp" in front of him.
She found a pen and paper and wrote down her prayer.
Gods and Buddhas of the Nine Heavens, I, Jiang Rumin, wish to share the good fortune of turning misfortune into fortune with Song Yunchu, and I hope Song Yunchu will return as soon as possible.
After putting pen to paper, Jiang Rumin picked up the paper with the wish written on it and burned it as completely as possible in the flame of the Heavenly Wish Lamp.
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The wind and snow had been blowing for nearly half a day, and the sky and the earth were covered in white.
Song Yunchu was lying on Jun Liluo's back. He already felt cold all over and couldn't help shivering.
People who practice martial arts can use the internal energy to warm their bodies, but now she is unable to use it.
Jun Liluo noticed that she hadn't spoken for a long time and felt uneasy.
"Yun Chu, are you asleep?"
"Yun Chu, just hold on a little longer, we will soon be over this hill."
"Yun Chu, don't sleep, talk to me."
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