Chapter 23: Li Wang
Jin An started crying again, and Grandpa Ling's eyes were also wet.
But at this moment, the bamboo bushes beneath him made even louder noises. Jin'an didn't bother to say anything more to them. He stepped forward and touched Jin'an's head: "Listen to Grandpa. I will definitely come back alive to find you."
He left all the medicine and money on him to Grandpa Ling and smiled at him: "Don't worry, Grandpa. I'm lucky."
Grandpa Ling burst into tears: "Good boy, you must come back alive."
Jin Sui nodded heavily, then stuck his head out to look, and seeing no one around, he nimbly grasped the vines and climbed up.
She ran a long way along the path the bandits and the men in black were following, and only blew the whistle to inform them that they could escape after making sure that no one was near Grandpa Ling.
She didn't go looking for the man in black, but deliberately left footprints. Gu Changxiao's shoes were too big, so she stuffed a lot of hay into them so that she could run in them.
Sure enough, after a while, she heard someone shouting, "Over here! Chase after him!"
Jinsui deliberately stayed where she was, and waited until the bandits saw her. Then she ran deep into the forest like a nimble deer.
She felt relieved when she heard many footsteps chasing behind them. This way, Grandpa Ling and the others could escape safely.
When an arrow brushed past her ear, she felt her heart stop for a moment, but she couldn't stop and had to keep running.
These officials must be kept away from him.
She didn't know how long she had been running in this rugged mountain forest. The sound of pursuit behind her never stopped. When she heard the sound of violent water flow.
Only then did I realize there was no road ahead.
She was so panicked that she ran to the cliff of the waterfall.
Seeing a group of men in black chasing after her with knives, she had no time to hesitate. She made a prompt decision and pinched her throat to imitate Gu Changxiao's voice and shouted: "Even if I die in the mountains, I will never fall into your hands!"
When a dozen black-clad officers saw her from behind, she deliberately swung the token on her waist vigorously so that they could see it more clearly.
Then, with fearlessness and determination, he jumped off the waterfall.
The men in black all rushed to the edge of the cliff and looked at the violent waterfall and the abyss-like bottom of the cliff.
Although the fog in the mountain stream prevented them from seeing the water flow clearly, under such circumstances, there was no chance of survival for anyone who jumped in.
The leader said in a deep voice: "Go and search. If he's alive, we must find him. If he's dead, we must find his body!"
However, Jin Sui, who jumped down, had actually been prepared to jump off the cliff for a long time. Even though Gu Changxiao was so injured, she did not enter the space to get medicinal herbs.
When she said goodbye to Grandpa Ling and Jin'an, she only left the medicine and silver she had on her, and did not take any food such as energy bars.
It is just to be able to enter the laboratory smoothly at this moment and get something that can save my life.
Coincidentally, her assistant had gone rafting before, and after coming back, she couldn't forget it, so she bought an inflatable boat and planned to go play in the mountain stream by herself during her vacation.
I brought it to her to show her and invite her to go with me. She refused, not expecting that the equipment would be useful at this time.
The moment she leaped into the water curtain, she clenched her palms lightly, took a deep breath, and got on the hovercraft.
Strangely enough, at that moment, Jinsui didn't feel any fear at all.
On the contrary, I feel it is very stimulating, with a refreshing feeling from the bottom of my heart to my pores.
Since she traveled through time, she seemed to be escaping, running, and struggling to survive every day.
I hope that after this leap, she can have a peaceful life.
To be honest, she used to feel that this identity carried a heavy burden.
Whether it was Grandpa Ling, the brat Jin'an, or Jiang's desperate begging before his death, they all cleared Ling's father's name.
But during this time of getting along with Grandpa Ling and Jin'an, she gradually began to like the feeling of having family.
Those heartwarming moments made her willing to shoulder those burdens.
Therefore, she must survive and lead a good life with Grandpa Ling and Jin'an.
She held on to the hovercraft tightly, but under the impact of the strong water flow, the hovercraft was hit by protruding rocks.
Soon a hole formed, and by the time she hit the water, the hovercraft was like a deflated balloon.
Before losing consciousness, Jin Sui's last thought was that if she could go back, she would compensate her assistant with a hovercraft of the best quality.
When Jin Sui regained consciousness, she felt the warm sunlight shining on her body, and she seemed to be a pancake, with her long arms and legs spread out against the stone wall.
She closed her eyes out of habit to feel the surrounding environment. The sound of the waterfall was loud, which meant that she was still under the cliff.
Heavy breathing could be vaguely heard, but no one spoke.
What happened? Was she saved by Grandpa Ling? Or was she captured by the bandits? Or was she saved by a passing woodcutter or hunter? She tried to move her hands and feet, but she was not restrained, so she could get rid of the bandits.
She opened her eyes a little, slowly turned her head and was startled by the scene she saw.
She was indeed lying on the stone wall, as if to dry her clothes. The wound on her ankle was bandaged and the forehead scratched by the arrow was applied with medicine.
To her surprise, a dozen soldiers wearing worn-out armor and looking dusty were kneeling on one knee in front of her.
As she opened her eyes, more than ten people said in unison:
"Greetings to His Majesty the King of Li! I am late in coming to your rescue, please forgive me!"
At this moment, Jin Sui felt like she was a movie queen and was able to sit there calmly without changing her expression.
At the same time, my brain was working at high speed and questions flashed through my mind one after another.
Who is the King of Li?
By the way, I heard from someone at the dock that the crown prince was deposed, demoted to Prince Li, and exiled to the frontier.
Why do these soldiers think they are the King of Li?
She is Ling Jinsui, a woman, there is no doubt about that.
What made them recognize the wrong person?
She suddenly thought of the bronze token with heavy and complicated patterns. The officers who were chasing Gu Changxiao recognized this token.
Then these soldiers must have mistaken her for the King of Li based on this token!
At the same time, she couldn't help but think that Gu Changxiao was actually the deposed prince.
Sure enough, the identity of any handsome man dying on the roadside waiting to be picked up is not simple.
The most important question is, should she confess to these people? Logically speaking, she should confess.
It would be fine if she disguised herself as a man, but to pretend to be the deposed prince, she was a commoner, uh, no, she was a fugitive.
It is really bold for a female fugitive to pretend to be the deposed crown prince.
But she soon thought that the men in black thought that King Li had fallen off the cliff and died, and if she confessed to these soldiers.
The soldiers will definitely go to the mountains to rescue Gu Changxiao. If they do so, the men in black and the bandits will surely find out, and her death will be in vain!
At the same time, she thought of one thing. Ling's father's case involved the deposed crown prince. When she discussed with Grandpa Ling before, they mentioned going to Yan to find the deposed crown prince.
While trying to find clues about Ling's father's case from him, she never expected that she would have the opportunity to impersonate the deposed prince. Is there any identity that would make it easier for her to find out about the case?
Just as she was hesitating, she heard the stern-looking young leader anxiously say:
"Your Highness, please allow me to punish you later. I beg Your Highness to go with me to rescue our three hundred brothers!"
Other soldiers also hurriedly added:
"Save your Highness, save the Black Feather Camp. Jiang Nansheng has detained 300 of his brothers. Their lives are hanging by a thread. They urgently need your Highness to rescue them!"
When Jinsui heard the surname "Jiang", he instantly became furious and asked, "What's going on?"
To the soldiers, her question confirmed her identity as the King of Li.
Because the information they received was that King Li was mistakenly kidnapped by bandits while carrying a token of trust and was chained in the mountain stronghold.
The man in front of him was of the right age, and although he looked a bit feminine, he was extremely handsome, worthy of the prince who was rumored to be extremely handsome.
The scars on her feet caused by the chains were consistent with the information provided.
In addition, they were eager to find King Li and rescue their brothers who were detained by Jiang Nansheng, so as soon as Jin Sui answered, they no longer doubted that she was fake.
Well, according to Jinsui, it was just that these were a bunch of rough guys with simple minds. They didn't even try to test the master and just recognized him as their master based on a token.
(End of this chapter)
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