Gu Yuancheng's body froze, but he saw that Li Zhenyi's face became even more anxious.
"Xiao Cheng, are you injured somewhere and are you embarrassed to tell your aunt?"
“No…no.” Gu Yuancheng’s face turned slightly red, and he stumbled a little, which was rare.
My father is busy and my mother is seriously ill. No one has ever taken such good care of me since I was a child. My little brother has been frozen for a long time, and I feel guilty.
"That's good. There must be a wounded beast passing by, leaving behind blood. Let's go back quickly."
Li Zhenyi's strength has also increased recently. He picked up two bundles of firewood in one hand and led the boy with the other hand and walked towards the camp.
Gu Yuancheng lowered his head slightly, looking as obedient as possible.
The hidden guards behind him: !!!
"My goodness! Is that really our master? Could it be that he has been abducted?!"
A dark shadow floated down from the tree, looking at the kid being dragged back to the camp by Li Zhenyi with disbelief on his face.
Look at how well behaved their prince is! He looks like an innocent boy who was picked up by someone after school. It seems like he was filled with murderous aura before!
When they saw the young boy put down the firewood, he jumped and squatted in front of the baby of the Sheng family, took out the little rabbit he had woven with straw, and shook it to tease the baby, all the secret guards were petrified on the spot.
"Tsk tsk... I heard from some brothers before that the master treated the little baby very differently. How is this different? It's obvious that he has become a different person!"
"It's over! Our master is really being held captive now. Look! He went out to collect firewood for half an hour, and nearly half of the time was spent making rabbits for others. Now he is directly making a snowman for the little baby! Even His Highness the Ninth Prince didn't get this kind of treatment, right?"
Xuanying's tone was full of excitement as if he had eaten a melon, but Xuanxiao hit him on the head with a slap.
"Do your own job well and don't interfere in other people's business."
"Oh! I've checked it a hundred and eight times! Apart from the three rapists that Sheng San killed earlier, there's no one else around. I've finished my job, so I'm here to see what's going on."
"Look, our master knows how to find friends to play with, but you have a cold face all day long, as if I owe you a few hundred taels. Zhao Mei, didn't I just want a sister when I was a child, and I kept teasing you to wear a skirt until I was seven years old? Do you hate your brother for the rest of my life?"
"Are you angry? Come on, smile for me."
Among the five masters around Gu Yuancheng, Xuan Xiao and Xuan Ying are brothers with the same father and mother. After their parents died, the two depended on each other.
Unfortunately, Xuan Xiao had a miserable life. He was born with an unlucky brother who raised him as his sister since childhood.
Xuanying looked like he was about to run away, and reached out his hand to lift Xuanxiao down.
"Hum——"
A ray of cold light came roaring in, brushing past his cheek before piercing straight into the tree behind him!
In the blink of an eye, a strand of his long hair was cut off!
Xuan Xiao didn't even look at the frightened brother, and withdrew his hand expressionlessly.
"Hey! You little rascal! You even dare to kill your brother!" Fortunately, Xuanying dodged quickly just now, otherwise he would have been disfigured by this little rascal.
"You've been lifeless since you were little, not even as cute as our little prince!"
Xuanying did not bother to argue with her brother. She clapped her hands and continued to watch the two children playing in the distance with a smile on her face.
"Look, our prince wants to glue his eyes to that little baby. He is trying so hard to follow the Sheng family's wife, is he trying to take the opportunity to abduct the cute baby?"
His Highness was young and precocious, and in the eyes of the world he was like a flower on the mountaintop. Only those close to him knew that he was actually just a little brat who loved all cute things.
There is even a huge secret room in Bieyangli, which is dedicated to storing all kinds of furry, cute and lovely things collected from all over the world.
If you think about it this way, the little baby looks soft and tender, and it seems reasonable that he wants to kidnap the cute little baby.
"What are you thinking about?!" Although Xuan Xiao is the younger brother, he has a serious and prudent personality. He slapped his brother on the head.
"The old witch Beichen and the royal family of Nanqi have cooperated for a long time. In a sense, the second branch of the Sheng family and they are all enemies. The old witch probably never dreamed that the master was not hiding everywhere, but was following the group of people from the second branch of the Sheng family, who seemed to be the most dangerous."
"As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest. That's why I followed them."
In his opinion, it is normal for His Highness to like playing with children at this age. But His Highness is not an idle ten-year-old child. He has a lot of thoughts and will definitely make the most favorable choice for himself at the critical moment.
What small milk bag, big milk bag, can't affect the speed of the main sword drawing at all.
Xuan Xiao's face was full of admiration for Gu Yuancheng, but when he turned around, he saw Xuan Ying staring at him.
"Oh my god! Zhaomei, you just said more than a hundred words to me in one breath! Could it be that... you have forgiven your brother for scolding you for wearing a skirt when you were a child?! When will we..."
"Hum——"
Before he finished speaking, a cold light flashed by, frightening Xuan Ying so much that he quickly dodged and swallowed back the words he hadn't said yet.
Soon the camp was filled with the very tempting aroma of food. The laughter and joy of the Sheng family filled the entire forest with a fresh atmosphere.
…
A few dozen miles away, in a forest next to Jinji Village, there was a murderous atmosphere.
"Report to the commander! Urgent news from the front, a large amount of gunpowder exploded near Bixiao Mountain, causing a landslide, and many people were killed. We have not yet found the whereabouts of the head of the Xianyuan Church and the prince, nor... have we found any living Yongping soldiers."
"After that, the dragon vein collapsed, and none of the Xianyuan believers who had been stationed on the Tiantan for a long time were spared. The people in Jinyang City were shocked, and now there is a lot of unrest."
The messenger spoke more and more quietly, and by the end he was drenched in sweat.
Zhou Dingbang clenched his fists. Before he could say anything, a scowling general beside him asked first:
"What?! The prince has gone to contact all the Yongping troops in Bixiao Mountain? Then... then isn't that..."
Isn't it that everything is in danger?!
This thought crossed the minds of all the generals, but no one dared to speak it out loud.
"Stop making wild guesses! The prince asked us to ambush here and give the Sheng family a final blow because he had expected that the numerous traps in Jinyang City would not be enough to trap them."
"The prince is very good at predicting things. I guess he saw the situation was not good at that time, so he detonated the Bixiao Mountain and then ran into the valley behind with his followers. As for the collapse of the dragon vein, it was naturally part of the prince's chess game. He was just waiting for the other party to think that he had the upper hand so that we could catch him in one fell swoop!"
After these loud and clear words were spoken, the expressions of many generals finally eased a little.
Zhou Dingbang's heart secretly fell to the bottom.
He had fought with Sheng Yichen once before and knew that he was extremely difficult to deal with. At this juncture, no matter how the prince planned, he could not avoid contacting his confidant.
But now I have been disconnected for several hours. I am afraid that it is really as everyone guessed, and I am in danger...
But he had led troops for many years, and he calmed down his turbulent emotions in an instant.
No matter what, Prime Minister He's power remains stable.
The Yongping Army in Bixiao Mountain was guilty of not protecting their master. But as long as they could intercept the people in the Sheng family and find the property hidden by Sheng Yichen, it would be a great achievement. There would be a chance to make up for it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dingbang picked up the secret letter in his hand, looked at it, and said coldly:
"There are a total of three small mountain roads leading north from Jinyang City. I have sent secret agents to monitor each road and have them send me messages every hour to report the situation. This is to prevent Sheng Yichen from killing the secret agents and escaping."
"Now, several teams of hidden stakes nearby have sent messages, but the hidden stakes hidden on the official road north of Jinyang County have not responded yet. This is enough to prove that even if there is an avalanche collapse there, the Sheng family still chose the left straight road."
Zhou Dingbang smiled with determination and waved his sword to the sky to boost morale:
"The destiny of heaven is unpredictable, and only the virtuous can hold it. The collapse of the dragon vein of Nanqi proves that the person in power has neglected his duty."
"All the men of the Yongping Army, listen up! Get ready immediately, follow me to capture Sheng Yichen alive and strangle the remaining members of the Sheng family! Fight for a bright future for my master!"
"Capture Sheng Yichen alive! Strangle the remaining members of the Sheng family!"
"Capture Sheng Yichen alive! Strangle the remaining members of the Sheng family!"
“…”
Everyone knew how much wealth they could get after catching Sheng Yichen, and they shouted a few times with Zhou Dingbang at this time, and the confusion they felt after learning that the dragon vein had collapsed was also somewhat relieved.
Several generals immediately picked up their weapons, mounted their horses, and prepared to lead their troops to Zuozhidao.
As soon as they turned their horses, they saw a cloud of dust ahead. Thousands of black-clad men with murderous aura were riding their horses and galloping towards them!