Chapter 220 Her sister Yan Yan is missing.
Xie Yunqi spurred his horse and quickly led the two forward.
"Sister, sister!"
The man kept shouting at his surroundings, anxious and focused, and only noticed the two people when they walked right up to him.
Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunqi didn't know him, but it was impossible for him not to know Sheng Sheng and Xie Yunqi.
Li Jin was taken aback, and when he saw the stone in Sheng Sheng's arms, he couldn't help but tremble. He felt a little scared, and after realizing that he had been impolite, Li Jin hurriedly bowed and said, "Greetings, Fifth Prince, greetings, Second Princess."
"No need for formalities," Sheng Sheng waved his hand, gesturing for him to stand up, and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you get separated from your sister?"
Li Jin looked troubled: "Your Highness, I am Li Jin from the Li family. My younger sisters are Manyan and Manyun. Today, I came up the mountain with my two younger sisters. We were originally traveling together as a group of three, but just now, when I went to pick up a wild rabbit, my two younger sisters disappeared when I turned around."
Sheng Sheng was somewhat surprised. What a coincidence! This was the "new direct descendant" of the second branch of the Li family.
"Wait, what did you say? The Li family, Manyan—Li Manyan?"
Sheng Sheng became agitated. What? Her sister Yan Yan is missing?!
"Exactly!"
Li Jin originally intended to go up the mountain alone. After all, he wasn't going up the mountain to play, but to prepare for the hunt next year. He not only needed to memorize the terrain, but also needed to stay focused.
However, Li Manyun had never been to Shanglin Weichang before. This was her first time. Seeing that other young ladies were going into the mountains to play, she said she also wanted to come and play.
When she was still a concubine's daughter, she only had one or two close friends, all of whom were concubine's daughters from other families. None of them had come yet, and she didn't know the rest of them, so she had no choice but to suggest going up the mountain with Li Jin.
Li Manyun is Li Jin's biological younger sister, born of the same mother. Since she has said so, Li Jin naturally will not refuse her.
Unexpectedly, Li Manyun then said that since it was their first time at such an event, there were bound to be things they didn't do well.
They were being watched by countless eyes in the mansion, and everyone present was a son of a powerful and wealthy family. It would be bad if they accidentally offended anyone.
So Li Manyun said she would go and invite Li Manyan to go into the mountains with them.
Firstly, it can foster the bond between the siblings, and secondly, with Li Manyan around, nothing will go wrong.
Li Jin thought that since he had already brought them along, it didn't matter if he brought a few more younger sisters. Besides, what Li Manyun said made sense, so he agreed.
The three siblings went up the mountain together. Everything was fine at first, until half an hour ago when he shot his first prey—a wild rabbit.
Because it was the first time he had shot prey here, Li Jin was so excited that he gave the two a few simple instructions and ran off to chase the rabbit. After getting the rabbit, he turned back and found that Li Manyan and Li Manyun had disappeared.
"That's what happened. Then I kept looking around for them, but I couldn't find them. I also asked people I met on the street, and they all said they hadn't seen them."
As Li Jin spoke, his eyes reddened; this grown man was on the verge of tears in front of two little children.
Xie Yunqi had never encountered a man twice her age crying in front of her before. She assumed he was afraid of being punished by his family if something went wrong and was a little at a loss, so she dryly comforted him, "Hey, no, don't be like this... Don't cry, there's still no conclusion yet."
Sheng Sheng felt that Li Jin was probably the kind of person who "would be fine if no one comforted him, but would burst into tears if someone did." As soon as Xie Yunqi finished speaking, Li Jin's eyes, which were originally only a little red, quickly turned bright red, tears were about to fall, and he began to stammer.
And perhaps because he was comforted, Li Jin, who was just recounting what had happened, began to speak his mind.
"But, but those two little girls will be scared alone in these mountains. What if, what if something happens to them, I'll never have peace of mind for the rest of my life! I should have known better than to agree to bring Yun-mei up the mountain. Then none of this would have happened. It's all my fault!"
As she spoke, tears began to fall from Li Jin's eyes, and they flowed even more profusely.
Now it was Sheng Sheng's turn to be dumbfounded. She didn't expect Li Jin to actually cry. However, it was clear that Li Jin was still restraining herself, always remembering their identities, so as not to lose her composure in front of them.
Now Xie Yunqi and Shengsheng are both at a loss.
The two let Li Jin cry for a while, and then took advantage of this short time to ask Shi Tou, "Shi Tou, do you still remember Sister Yan Yan's scent? Can you smell it?"
Stone shook his head: "I don't remember her taste."
Sheng Sheng gently rubbed his little head to comfort him. Shi Tou was still young and had only been in contact with Li Manyan for a short while, so it was perfectly normal that he didn't remember the taste.
Li Jin also recovered from his "outburst" and apologized to them: "Your Highnesses, please forgive me, I couldn't help myself for a moment..."
Xie Yunqi waved his hand: "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing, I understand."
Li Jin glanced at them gratefully and pursed his lips, "Your Highnesses, I'll go find my younger sister now."
"Let's go together. Sister Yan Yan is missing, and Sheng Sheng is very worried about her."
She came into the mountains to find her sister Yan Yan, but as soon as she entered the mountains, she heard the news that her sister Yan Yan was missing. She felt as if the sky had fallen.
"There's another young lady too. Those two girls must be very worried about getting separated from you," Sheng Sheng said softly. Seeing Li Jin's expression furrow again, Sheng Sheng quickly added, afraid he would cry again.
"But it's not even noon yet, so it's not as dangerous in broad daylight as at night. It should be easy to find them. Don't worry, things will only get worse if you rush. Besides, quite a few people went into the mountains today. Maybe they just happened to run into someone and went together. I'll send someone down the mountain to go back to Weichang and ask if they've already gone back. It's also possible they went around to the surrounding area and came back to where they started. Let's go back to where you got separated and search there first, and then search the surrounding area."
Sheng Sheng's thoughts were clear and logical, making Li Jin feel somewhat ashamed of his own.
Even a child like the Second Princess can remain calm, so how come he, a grown man, is still panicking?
Li Jin, Li Jin, you are as stupid as a pig! How can you face the Li family like this? You deserve to be born out of wedlock!
A fleeting sense of inferiority and dejection, along with a deep self-loathing, crossed Li Jin's mind.
But the most important thing right now is to find Li Manyan and Li Manyun, so this thought was quickly swept away.
He rallied his spirits: "Thank you, Princess. I am deeply grateful for your help in the search. I will always remember this great kindness!"
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