Chapter 244 Encounter

It was late summer and early autumn, and the weather was still very hot.

After Xue Youran left the palace, she stayed in Xue Mansion for a while. After saying goodbye to her parents, she changed into men's clothes and went south to travel around.

In the past, she only went to the border with her father. The climate there was bad, with short spring and long winter.

The battlefield was soaked in blood all year round, and there was almost no grass.

However, after she entered Jiangnan, she found that not only were the mountains and waters beautiful, but even the girls walking on the road looked particularly beautiful.

She walked and stopped like this, and when she arrived in Luocheng, a month had passed.

When Xue Youran was in the palace, she heard from Shen Chaoyan that Luocheng had been poisoned by the White Lotus Sect before. When the common people were sick, they did not go to the clinic, but went to the White Lotus Sect to take Yaowan, which caused many patients to die from serious illness.

Fortunately, after Sikong Yan and Shen Chaoyan went there, they exposed the true face of the White Lotus Sect in time.

Now, Luocheng has restored its former prosperity under the governance of the prefect Nie Hedong.

After Xue Youran settled down in the inn, she wrote a letter back to the palace, telling Shen Chaoyan about the interesting things she had seen along the way from the capital to here.

She stayed in Luocheng for three days and then set off for Lingnan.

Luocheng is the border between Jiangnan and Lingnan. There is a mountain forest on the only way to Lingnan.

Xue Youran has to go through this mountain forest to go to Lingnan.

The road on the mountain was not too rugged, but it was not possible to take a carriage, so one had to walk.

Xue Youran had practiced martial arts, so walking was not strenuous for her.

However, she walked from day to evening, and as the sun was about to set, the mountain breeze blew, and the shadows were blurry, which was indeed a bit scary.

Other girls would not dare to walk at night, but Xue Youran was very brave and planned to continue on her way before the sun completely sank below the mountain .

She had inquired when she was in Los Angeles, and it would take two days to walk out of this mountain. If

she walked a little more tonight, she would be more relaxed tomorrow.

Not long after, the night darkened, and Xue Youran lit the torch she had prepared in advance and continued to move forward.

The clear moonlight sprinkled in the woods, and the shadows of the trees were distorted and stretched into various shapes.

Xue Youran stepped on the broken leaves and felt that the forest

was extremely quiet. But as she walked, she suddenly felt a rustling movement in the forest.

Xue Youran became alert, holding a torch in one hand and touching the dagger at her waist with the other.

She looked around and soon found a pair of green eyes staring at her in the bushes not far away.

Xue Youran's eyes tightened and she took a few steps back.

As she moved, the pair of eyes in the bushes also moved, and slowly walked out of the darkness.

It was a gray wolf.

Its eyes were fixed on Xue Youran, and it was obvious that it regarded her as prey.

The man and the wolf had been confronting each other for an unknown amount of time. The wolf seemed to have lost its patience, and kicked its hind legs suddenly, opening its bloody mouth towards Xue Youran.

Xue Youran saw the right moment, and when the wolf rushed towards her, she turned her body to the side and swung the dagger towards the wolf's neck.

However, at the moment when the dagger pierced the wolf's neck, a roar suddenly came from behind her.

Xue Youran turned her head and realized belatedly that there was another vicious wolf behind her.

The wolf that had just attacked her was actually diverting her attention so that the wolf hiding in the dark could successfully attack Xue Youran.

At this moment, Xue Youran's dagger was still stuck in the neck of the wolf in front of her.

She looked at the other wolf rushing towards her, gritted her teeth, and swung the torch in her hand at the vicious wolf.

But the evil wolf did not dodge or evade, and its strong body knocked the torch in her hand to the ground.

The next moment, the evil wolf bared its teeth and rushed towards her again without giving her time to react.

The wolf that was stabbed in the neck by the dagger actually stood up and came to her panting.

Xue Youran's pupils shrank, and she was ready to fight the evil wolf to the death with her bare hands.

Just when the two evil wolves rushed in front of her at the same time, the sound of long arrows breaking through the air came from the air.

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several long arrows shot at the two evil wolves at lightning speed.

After being shot, the evil wolves fell down and fell straight to the ground.

Every long arrow on their bodies pierced their bodies.

Xue Youran looked at the long arrow shot at the wolf, and raised his eyes to look in the direction from which the arrow came.

Under the moonlight, a slender and handsome figure approached from afar.

As the other party approached, Xue Youran finally saw his appearance clearly, "General Shen? Why are you here?"

The man was Shen Yushu, with a bow and arrow in his hand. The arrow in the wolf was obviously shot by him.

Shen Yushu stopped only two or three meters away from her.

He met Xue Youran's shocked eyes, and his gaze turned to her. After making sure that she was not injured, he replied, "The emperor asked me to come to Lingnan to take over the 100,000 troops here." After

Rong Aotian's death, his wife took the initiative to hand over the military token to Sikong Yan in order to protect the Rong family, and stated that the Rong family would be loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty from generation to generation.

Sikong Yan did not kill the Rong family. After receiving the military token, he has been looking for someone who can take charge of the 100,000-man army.

When he learned from Shen Chaoyan that Xue Youran would go south after leaving the palace, he immediately had the most suitable candidate to take over the 100,000-man army.

Shen Yushu is both civil and military, brave and good at fighting, and has great talents. With him guarding Lingnan, Sikong Yan can also feel at ease.

After Shen Yushu agreed to come to the border, Sikong Yan also specially handed him a golden sachet and asked him to open it after leaving Beijing.

The golden sachet told Shen Yushu that Xue Youran left the palace and went south.

So, Shen Yushu was looking for Xue Youran all the way to Lingnan.

However, Jiangnan was too big, and he never found Xue Youran.

It was not until he entered Luocheng that he finally got news about her.

After learning that she went into the mountains alone, he was afraid that something might happen to her, so he immediately followed her in.

After hearing what he said, Xue Youran nodded slightly, "Where is General Shen? How are you? Are you injured?"

"I'm fine." Shen Yushu glanced at her and said, "These two wolves are dead, and the smell of blood is strong. It is likely to attract other wild animals. Let's leave here first."

"Okay."

Xue Youran felt at ease the moment she saw him.

Shen Yushu picked up the torch she dropped on the ground, "Let's go."

Xue Youran followed him, her eyes fell on his broad and strong shoulders, and she couldn't help but recall the familiar scene they had at the border.

At that time, she and the vanguard were separated by the enemy and lost their way in the woods.

It was Shen Yushu who found her first and brought her back to the barracks.

Shen Yushu led her for a long time, and stopped only when they were completely away from the road they had just walked.

"It's relatively empty here, and even if wild animals come, they have nowhere to hide. Let's stay here for the night, and then continue our journey tomorrow."

Shen Yushu said, and found a sturdy tree, spread thick leaves under the tree, and built a fire.

Xue Youran walked over and sat under the tree with him.

Shen Yushu glanced at her and said gently, "I'll keep watch, you should get some good sleep."

Xue Youran shook her head, picked up a branch, and fiddled with the fire, "I can't sleep yet, why don't we chat?"