Shan Jiangfei paused and glanced around.
There was not even a single insect to be seen in the entire tent, let alone mosquitoes.
"Yes. Then this soup..."
Su Wei tapped his fingers lightly.
"Leave the soup, too."
The eunuch obediently retreated and lowered the outermost curtain of the tent before leaving.
The thick curtain separated the inside and outside, and even the flow of air stopped instantly. The breathing sounds of the two people in the tent became particularly clear, and the silence made the contrast disturbing.
Cui Xingyao counted silently in her heart for a few moments, and finally adjusted her face to smile. She took off the sachet from her waist and put it aside. She rolled up her sleeves to reveal a part of her white wrist, gently picked up the bowl of soup, and slowly walked to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the soup is still hot."
Her voice was very soft, yet a little shy, and she knew the right tone.
After a while, the emperor took the soup bowl with his slender fingers.
Her hand felt lighter and her heart trembled, and the next moment, the hand put the soup bowl aside.
"It's very warm tonight, so let it cool down before drinking it."
She bit her lips, her expression complicated for a moment, but she finally stepped aside obediently.
The account once again fell into a long and suffocating silence.
The reason why the night is more difficult to endure than the day is also because of its silence. Darkness, silence, and nothing to do can often stretch time to infinity.
She has followed the clan since she was a child and has participated in many rituals of sacrifice and tomb guarding, and sometimes it is common for her to keep vigil.
But she never imagined that the two-day and one-night hunt would also require keeping watch.
"Cui Shuyuan, are you a little tired?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am doing well."
"That's good, otherwise you'll miss the good show later."
Good show?
Cui Xingyao's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"Your Majesty, have you arranged a Nuo opera? Or..."
"Don't worry, you will know when the time comes."
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Fifty miles outside the Yulin Villa, deep in the dense forest, on the Wuchang Road, two people and a horse were moving quickly.
Xiaosonglin really shouldn’t be called “small”.
There is no larger forest than this one in the entire Chizhou.
The pitch-black, straight tree trunks blocked out the moon. Travelers in the wilderness could only glimpse the celestial phenomena tonight through the gaps between the leaves.
Every time Xiao Nanhui looked up at the moon and stars, he felt like his neck was about to break.
Traveling in the dark, not being familiar with the terrain, and fearing that she might lose her mind and go astray, she was extremely distressed along the way, feeling even more exhausted than when she followed the forced marches of a hundred miles a day.
"Are you sure it's this direction?"
The short military advisor yawned and waved his hand perfunctorily.
"It's a bit of a detour, but the general direction must be correct."
Xiao Nanhui became a little anxious when he heard this.
"Isn't it a shortcut? Why are we taking a detour?"
Shrike pointed to the outline of a mountain in the northwest that was silent in the night.
"Unless you abandon your horse and walk, it's perfectly normal to take a detour if you want to ride into Douchen Ridge. It's better than getting stuck in a valley. As long as we're heading in the right direction, we should be able to reach it before daybreak..."
Shrike's voice suddenly stopped, his aura changed, and his eyes became sharp in an instant.
Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da.
The slow sound of horse hooves came from deep in the dense forest ahead. In a moment, it was close, and a man and a horse appeared. The silver scabbard and bowstring gleamed coldly in the moonlight.
"Xiao Cancheng, it's late at night and the road ahead is narrow and difficult to travel. It's better to wait until daybreak to make a decision."
The moment he saw Lu Songping, Xiao Nanhui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, they were not the group of people she feared the most.
She crossed her horse and faced the newcomer with her auspicious and strong waist.
"Why did Lieutenant Lu stop me?"
"I'm here to guard the hunting grounds by order of the Imperial Guards. During the spring hunting season, you're allowed to leave the grounds, but not enter. Xiao Cancheng should be familiar with the document."
fart.
With such a large forest, is it possible to deploy personnel to guard all the passes? Even ten Black Feather Battalions wouldn't be enough to handle such a large area.
Those were the best soldiers and generals around the emperor, and they were all sent to guard this huge forest. Who would guard the emperor?
She tried her best to catch up with the time, and Jixiang's horse's butt was covered in sweat. Now she has to waste time here?
Xiao Nanhui's face darkened, and he went straight to the point.
"The Emperor taught you this, didn't he?"
There are only a few people who know what she is looking for, who may have the key to the gate of Yu'an Xiao Mansion, and who can hide the things in Yukun Street without anyone noticing.
And most importantly, the only person who was willing to go to great lengths to devise this plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain and who could mobilize Lu Songping to come and intercept her personally could only be him.
"Why do you say that, Mr. Xiao? I don't quite understand."
Xiao Nanhui snorted coldly.
Pretend, and continue to pretend.
The two sides were in a stalemate, and Shrike coughed lightly and lowered his voice.
"Well, I think we should just forget it..."
never mind?
Xiao Nanhui quickly pulled out the crossbow from his back and string it fiercely.
"There's only one way. If not here, where else can we go?"
The murderous intent is overflowing, and a fierce battle is inevitable.
Lu Songping slowly drew out the silver soft sword from his waist, his aura was as calm as Ding Weixiang's.
Xiao Nanhui didn't dare to act rashly and quickly calculated his chances of winning.
She still remembered the night at Prince Kang's palace when she'd fought the demon. Back then, she had the Pingxian in her hand, giving her some advantage against Lu Songping's soft sword. But now...
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