Chapter 304: Not knowing how to appreciate the blessings you have!
When Song Yanxi walked to the city gate in the moonlight, An Yi was already waiting there with two horses.
There were enough food and water hanging on both sides of the saddle, which showed that they had been prepared in advance. They were just waiting for the arrival of the "east wind" and were ready to set off at any time.
She really didn't wrongly accuse An Yi.
People who practice martial arts have different perception than ordinary people, let alone a secret guard like him who has received special training since childhood. It is unreasonable for him not to notice that she was walking behind him.
It doesn't make sense at all.
He said those words to her on purpose.
Song Yanxi has never liked being calculated against. No matter if she has her own reasons or is forced to do so, no matter how much she says, she is not honest.
But facing An Yi who was eager to save his master, she couldn't utter a word of blame.
If Mo Jinchuan had not been worried about her safety and insisted on keeping him by her side, he, as his capable subordinate, should have shared life and death with him.
With him protecting him, Mo Jinchuan might not have suffered this disaster.
He was just being cunning to protect his master and hoped that she could go with him to rescue people. In terms of his attitude, he was quite polite.
Song Yanxi actually wanted to tell An Yi that even if he didn't remind her deliberately, she would go to rescue him without hesitation because of the affection his master had for her.
It was not for his status as a prince, nor for saving his life at the welcoming banquet.
Just because, he is Mo Jinchuan.
She couldn't just ignore his life or death.
Seeing An Yi hesitated to speak, Song Yanxi said directly: "Stop talking nonsense and tell me something I don't know."
"San'er got separated from her master at Baitou Peak, on the border between the two countries. The beasts from Liang State were too tight on them, and she injured her leg and had no chance to go any deeper, so she had to rush back to get help."
Song Yanxi frowned when she heard this and asked, "Where is Anwu?"
Hearing this, a trace of pain flashed across An Yi's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Lao Wu blocked the enemy's cold arrow for General Qiu, and is still unconscious."
It was either a sneak attack or an ambush during the battle between the two armies.
Song Yanxi thought of something and her heart sank. "I'm afraid the news about the prince in the army has leaked out."
Otherwise, the explanation does not make sense.
An Yi blurted out: "That's absolutely impossible."
There are only a handful of people who know that the prince is not recuperating in the city but in the camp outside the city, and all of them are old people who have known the prince for many years and are familiar with his details.
Isn't Miss Song's words questioning whether some of them have betrayed their hearts and are unfaithful to the prince?
Without waiting for Song Yanxi to speak, An Yi continued, "The master has not shown his face in the camp these days. He has always regarded himself as General Qiu's deputy general and has lived and eaten with him.
Even General Jia and General Xiong, the subordinates who had originally followed their master, were kept in the dark."
Qiu Yuanzheng has been following Mo Jinchuan since he was a teenager, and the relationship between them is like that of brothers and even more like that of father and son.
Not to mention betrayal, even if someone on the street dared to say something nonsense, he would immediately jump off his horse and argue with the other person.
At a banquet, an official got drunk and lost his composure, lamenting the injustice of God, who had caused such a rare and talented general to lose both legs and become a disabled person.
As soon as the word "useless" came out of his mouth, Qiu Zongping punched him hard, knocking out the man's two front teeth.
His father therefore used the family law to beat him severely, and had him tied up, intending to take him to the home of the adult who had lost his front teeth and had a lisp when speaking, to force him to apologize.
As a result, he escaped halfway and became angry with his father. In a fit of rage, he treated the Hushan Camp as his home and stayed there for two years.
If he dared to let Mo Jinchuan down, he would be so angry that he would slap himself in the face.
Song Yanxi jumped onto the horse and said coldly, "Whether it is true or not, we will know the truth once we find the prince."
Feeling the horse beneath her become a little agitated due to her words, she tightened her grip on the reins and tentatively called out, "Xuelong."
Hearing her call him, Xuelong snorted in response.
Song Yanxi freed one hand and fiddled with its mane, and sure enough, she saw the glowing white background in the moonlight.
Are they dyeing the snow dragon?
An Yi explained, "The color of the snow dragon is too eye-catching in the night. I used water soaked with elm bark mixed with wood ash. If it doesn't get wet, it will last for a month or so without fading."
"That's a good idea."
Song Yanxi raised her hand and patted Xuelong's waist and abdomen gently, saying in a deep voice, "Good boy Xuelong, run faster. Let's go take your master home."
With a long roar, the snow dragon rushed into the boundless night like an arrow.
An Yi looked at the scene in front of him, and before he even had time to admire the tacit understanding between the man and the horse, his face changed immediately.
He shouted loudly: "Princess, the snow dragon doesn't know the way to Baitou Peak!"
After he finished speaking, he whipped the horse's butt hard and quickly chased after it.
From a distance, An Yi heard Song Yanxi's voice carried by the wind, "Follow me, I know the way."
Does Miss Song know the way?
She had been a disciple of the Divine Doctor Valley since she was young. The Divine Doctor Valley was located in the Jiangnan area. The farthest place they had traveled to while practicing medicine was only the Yuzhou area.
How could she recognize the road to the north?
Not to mention, Baitou Peak belongs to the territory of Liang State and is not marked on the map of Da'an.
Before this, they had chased the Liang army many times, always heading towards Beifengpo. The only time they went to Baito Peak was when their master took him to disguise himself as a Liang soldier to survey the terrain.
Leading a horse was too conspicuous, so Xuelong was left in the camp.
The more An Yi thought about it, the more frightened he became, fearing that Song Yanxi would take the wrong path. He hurried over and finally caught up with her when she was taking a rest by a stream.
While the horse was drinking water, he asked the questions in his mind.
Song Yanxi broke off half a sweet potato for him, took a bite and said, "As expected of Mr. Liu, the sweet potatoes he roasts are better than others."
Hearing her irrelevant answer, a hint of hesitation flashed in An Yi's eyes.
"Old Liu..."
He immediately thought of something and said helplessly, "Mr. Liu has become more and more reserved in recent years."
Song Yanxi savored the sweetness on the tip of her tongue, gazing into the distance at the direction of Baito Peak, feeling a mixture of emotions.
I don’t know how His Royal Highness Prince Jin is doing now, whether he is injured, or whether he has a hidden place to rest temporarily.
There is no need to worry about food and drink. With his skills, he can just hunt some wild game to fill his stomach.
I'm just afraid that he is injured.
The North is a bitterly cold place, and it happens to be winter. It is no exaggeration to say that it is so cold in the mountains at night that water turns to ice.
Mo Jinchuan was trapped inside, and was bound to be surrounded and searched by the Liang army. The method of lighting a fire to keep warm was simply not feasible.
If he gets hurt again...
Song Yanxi didn't dare to think further.
She finished her sweet potato in a few bites, washed her face with the icy stream water, and said in a deep voice, "Let's keep going."
*
As he rode on horseback in the biting cold wind, Song Yanxi felt that the nights in the north were cold and long.
It seemed as if it would not stop until the person was frozen to death.
She had only been here for half a month, and it wasn't the coldest time of the year, but she still felt a little cold and unbearable.
But these soldiers guarding the border have been doing this for years.
Those nobles in the capital who only know how to pursue pleasure and are never satisfied should be asked to come to the border and live and eat with the soldiers for a year or two.
You don’t know how lucky you are!
After being blown by the cold wind for too long, a layer of frost formed on Song Yanxi's eyebrows and eyelashes, and her hands that were holding the reins had long been frozen numb.
Just when she thought the journey was still long and was considering whether to take a break, the towering mountain finally appeared in her sight.
In the morning light, the top of the mountain seems to be covered with a layer of clouds and mist, which is magnificent.
Song Yanxi curled the corners of her lips and was about to discuss with An Yi whether or not to rush forward in one go, when the snow dragon under her suddenly slowed down and slowly stopped.
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