"Brother, can you let me ride on the horse too? I'm going to vomit!" Song Jiaren moaned and wailed weakly. She had been lying on the horse's back since she was captured, and the whole journey was bumpy. The masked man didn't care about her feelings at all. What a bunch of bandits!
"Brother, brother, if you don't let me ride the horse, I will really vomit on it! What will the horse think then?" Song Jiaren cursed them in her heart for not having a son, and begged for mercy weakly, after all, she couldn't beat them.
Be patient and everything will be fine; take a step back and the sky will be clear!
"Brother, please have pity on my nauseous stomach and let me ride!"
The masked man was silent for a moment after hearing this, then snorted coldly, "So many things!"
Song Jiaren was grabbed by the arm and rolled over onto the horse, with a masked man holding the reins behind her.
"Brother, you are such a good person! Good people will be rewarded!" Song Jiaren sat up and felt a little more uncomfortable in her stomach. Her fawning and friendly attitude came back.
"Brother, are you the legendary killers? From the most mysterious organization? Who kills without a trace, coming and going without a trace?"
The masked man who was riding with her was speechless under his hood. He regretted tying up this woman. She was so nagging! So noisy!
A masked man came over with a laugh and said, "Girl, we are the legendary killers who kill people invisibly, come and go without a trace, the most mysterious killer! Aren't you afraid?"
Song Jiaren excitedly saluted him with a fist clasp and said, "You are all respectable killers, not bandits who kill innocent people indiscriminately. Why should you be afraid?" The killers in novels are usually male supporting roles, and they are very handsome, hehe!
The masked men were all shocked by her words. No one had ever admitted that they were an organization with a certain status and would not kill innocent people. They all thought that they were paid to do things and could not distinguish between good and evil.
"Miss, my name is Ling Yun. Just for what you said, I will make friends with you!" Ling Yun's eyes were filled with tears. He had a straightforward personality and was not particular about trivial matters. He felt that he had a good relationship with this woman.
"Okay, friend, my name is Song Jiaren, hehe."
Song Jiaren didn't expect that her casual flattery could win people's hearts. She wondered if this friend could let him go?
The masked man who was leading her on horseback was murderous and tightened the reins to scare her, "Don't have any tricks! Although Ling Yun is straightforward, he is not a fool. There is no way he will let you go. Forget it!"
Although Ling Yun really couldn't let her go, he didn't want his new friend to be scared. "Ling Ming, don't scare her!"
It turns out that the masked man who kidnapped her was called Ling Chen. "Are you brothers? Both of your names have the word 'Ling' in them."
Ling Yun was quick-witted and blurted out, "We are from the Ling generation, not brothers."
Song Jiaren suddenly realized that it was indeed an organization. There was no hope for her to escape, so she could only pray to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to rescue her as soon as possible. If she could not repay him in the future, she would give herself to him!
After riding for half a day, the midday sun was shining brightly, and Song Jiaren felt dizzy from the sun. "How long will it take to get there?"
She is hungry.
"Can we find a place to eat first?"
Lingchen kept silent. All she did on the way was eat and complain about being tired. What a hassle! "...We're almost there."
Ling Yun took out a handkerchief from his lapel, inside of which was a piece of shortbread, which was left over from his breakfast. "Here, this is for you, to fill your stomach first."
Song Jiaren took the shortbread. The crust was crumbly and it exuded a sweet smell. It looked delicious at first glance. "Thank you, you are really my best friend!"
Song Jiaren was not wearing a veil. She pouted her pink lips and looked at Ling Yun with shining eyes, grateful for his pastries.
Ling Yun's cheeks were flushed beneath his face scarf. He had never been treated like this by a woman before, and for a moment he was at a loss. He scratched the back of his head shyly and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'll get you something better when we get there."
Song Jiaren was riding on a horse, eating a sweet and crispy biscuit in her mouth. She didn't feel like she was kidnapped at all, and she even thought the scenery along the way was quite nice.
Coming out of the forest, you can see a village not far away, with smoke rising from a few houses.
"Where is this? Aren't we going back to Jiangbei?" Song Jiaren remembered that she and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had never passed by a village or town like this, and this was not the way back.
Lingchen sneered, "Who said he was going back to Jiangbei?"
Ling Yun said, "This is a border town. Most of the people in this town are old, weak, sick, and disabled. A war broke out here a long time ago, and the only ones left here are the remnants of the soldiers who survived that war."
Song Jiaren always thought that they were being hunted by unknown forces because of the Situ family's involvement, but it turns out that this is not the case.
"Then why are you helping me to threaten His Highness?"
Ling Yun opened his mouth, then took a last look at Ling Chen, sighed, and stopped talking.
Song Jiaren was confused, her curiosity was aroused, and she was very nervous, but no one had told her yet.
There were people guarding the area near the town. When they saw the masked men coming on horseback, they took the initiative to open a passage.
In the early morning, he stopped his horse and said to the gatekeeper, "A carriage and a few people will come later. Let them pass."
The two gatekeepers nodded in agreement, and Ling Chen and Ling Yun took Song Jiaren to a spacious and empty house.
"Is this your headquarters?"
Ling Yun asked, "What is headquarters?"
"Headquarters is your lair!"
"Oh wow, so the gang can be called headquarters. That's a good name."
Song Jiaren "..." was careless and didn't remember that there was no such thing as headquarters in ancient times. Such places were called gangs or factions.
Song Jiaren was dragged off the horse in the early morning, and then followed them in with a swagger.
"You are such a mysterious organization, why don't you close the door in broad daylight?" Song Jiaren looked at the two doors that were wide open, full of questions.
Ling Yun's eyes twitched, and he said helplessly, "Please sit down in the hall and wait. We'll go change clothes."
"Go ahead, go ahead. I'll sit here quietly and won't try to escape." Song Jiaren jumped onto the chair, then picked up the pastries on the tray and started eating as casually as if she were at home.
It turned out to be the delicious pastry I had eaten at Situ’s house, with sweet red bean paste filling and in the shape of a flower.
I took another sip of tea and savored it carefully. Sure enough, it tasted as fragrant as the one at Situ's house.
Is this also the Situ family?
Then why did they kidnap her?
But she had no intention of running away. Judging from the tight security in this town, if she went out on her own, she wouldn't be able to get far and would be caught.
Two tall men with tied hair walked in from outside. One of them was wearing a navy blue robe, with a droopy mouth and no expression.
The other one, wearing a light blue robe, looked at her with a grin.
"Ling Yun? Ling Chen?" Song Jiaren could tell them apart at a glance. Although they had taken off their veils and changed their clothes, their heights and builds were similar. Moreover, Ling Yun and Ling Chen had very different personalities, so it was easy to tell them apart when they stood together.
Ling Yun chuckled twice and asked, "How did you know it was me?"
Song Jiaren pointed at the bright smile on his face and said, "The big brother who kidnapped me didn't say more than ten sentences along the way. Your baby face doesn't look like that kind of temperament, okay? Look at you in the early morning, you look like an ice cube. You don't even need air conditioning in the summer to save electricity!"
Ling Yun seemed to understand, "Although I don't quite understand what you mean by saving some money, but in the early morning he really is like what you said. When I first came here, I thought he had facial paralysis."
"Hahahahaha... facial paralysis... hahahaha." Song Jiaren grinned and trembled all over.
Ling Chen's mouth drooped for a moment and he ignored these two boring people. Could they be siblings who had been separated for many years? They were equally utterly ungraceful!
Ling Yun pointed at Ling Chen's drooping face and said excitedly, "Wow, look, this guy's face just froze for a moment."
"Yeah, yeah, now the corners of your mouth are drooping!"
"Really? You're going to frown now!"
"Look, look, the wrinkles between the eyebrows are coming out!"
Song Jiaren and Ling Yun had the same strange train of thought. They gathered together and laughed and joked, without any awareness that one of them was a hostage and the other a killer.
Lingchen had a terrible headache and silently prayed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would come quickly, take this woman away, and separate her from Lingyun.
Gu Zhen followed the messy horse hoof prints all the way to the border town. The gatekeeper saw the carriage and the horse-riding guards and let them pass.
A masked man rode out from the darkness and said, "Everyone, please come this way."
The masked man led the way, and everyone followed. They passed through the town and stopped at a large house in the east. "Everyone, please go in."
Gu Zhen changed into a clean coat in the carriage. The wound on his arm was no longer visible. He got out of the carriage and entered the open door. He walked past the people guarding the door and headed into the courtyard. Changfeng, Shitou and the guards followed behind him.
As soon as I walked into the yard, I heard Song Jiaren's hearty laughter.
The corner of Shitou's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but complain, "Does she have any awareness of being tied up? Why does it feel like she's back home?"
Gu Zhen didn't scold Shi Tou this time, because he thought so too. This woman could handle herself anywhere.
"Sir, are you here to save me?" Song Jiaren noticed Gu Zhen outside the hall. Why did he look a little pale?
As expected, I can’t take care of myself without her around!
Gu Zhen sneered, "Do you need help?"
She was chatting and laughing with the kidnapper, and had tea, cakes and snacks. He endured the knife wound on his arm and chased after her, not daring to stop for a moment, wondering if she would be scared. After all, when she was kidnapped, she screamed heartbreakingly for him to save her (cursing in her heart that he would not have a son if he didn't save her), and her eyes were filled with tears of determination and sadness (it was too uncomfortable to lie on the horse's back).
I didn't expect that she got along well with the kidnappers.
Gu Zhen turned around to leave, his cold eyes filled with anger. Coupled with the long journey, the wound on his arm became more painful.
As soon as Song Jiaren saw him leaving, she immediately ran out and hugged him, "Sir! Don't you want me anymore? I've been arrested and kidnapped, and I don't know if I'm alive or dead. I've been crying my eyes out. I've been waiting for you to come, wuwuwu."
Shitou's face was messy as he looked at the woman who was hugging their Crown Prince's thigh. Who was she talking about?
Who is dead or alive?
Who sheds tears?
She hadn't even wiped the cake crumbs off the corner of her mouth yet, did she think their Crown Prince was stupid?!
Shitou rolled his eyes to the sky and thought, now it’s time for Your Highness to see through the true face of this hypocritical villain!
"Sir." Song Jiaren looked at Gu Zhen with red eyes, biting her lips hard, almost to the point of bleeding, and breathing in small gulps as if she was having difficulty breathing.
Her usually bright eyes were now filled with tears, and her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but she pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
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