Maybe he was hit
The fiery red ball never looked back, nimbly leaping and running through the winter forest, its sleek, powerful form outlined in the snow. It rushed, seemingly running fast, but it remained within Jiang Jingyuan's sight.
"Is it...leading me?" Jiang Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, then surprised, "Is it taking me out?!"
I didn’t expect that this fox would come to me again... Jiang Jingyuan suddenly felt relieved and hurriedly followed.
Amidst the vast expanse of white snow, two figures, one taller than the other, swiftly shuttled between the black trunks of withered trees. A fox and a human walked through the woods, stepping on boulders and swimming upstream in a small stream...
Jiang Jingyuan followed without saying a word.
This is the ruins of the gods. What you see with your eyes may not be the real road, and the real road cannot be perceived by outsiders.
Fine snow was flying, and the sound of gurgling streams could be heard from behind. Jiang Jingyuan stepped on the grass beside the stream, staring blankly at the lush forest in front of her. She looked forward, and through the gaps between the branches and leaves, she saw the vast world in the distance.
Amidst the rustling sounds, a fiery red figure quickly passed by her sight. Jiang Jingyuan blinked and turned around to follow the figure. The blazing fire quickly jumped onto the boulders in the stream and was obscured by the tall and lush trees.
Jiang Jingyuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted in that direction: "Thank you!"
Her voice was clear and a little childish, and it was in perfect harmony with the sound of the flowing stream.
After saying this, Jiang Jingyuan decisively turned around and walked downhill.
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At the foot of the mountain of Grandma Lin, the winter sun rises slowly, and the cold air between heaven and earth dissipates at an extremely slow speed, becoming negligible.
When the morning breeze blew, Jiang Jingyuan's body trembled. He hurriedly took out the pill from the storage bracelet and swallowed it. The coldness that had been gradually encroaching on his body instantly subsided again.
She looked at the endless grassland in front of her, and did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she shook the ancient copper bell hanging on the longevity lock with a wave of her mind.
A crisp bell rang in her mind, and in just a blink of an eye, Jiang Jingyuan saw a figure in red appear beside her.
Qin Jiuyan raised her hand and yawned, then put it down. She smiled casually again, looked around, and said, "You finally came out."
This guy seems to be in better spirits today... Jiang Jingyuan asked suspiciously, "Did you come out early?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Jiuyan stopped smiling.
She looked at the girl in front of her with resentment and said, "When I walked out of that stone path, I saw Grandma Lin, the same place we were before we were sucked in by the mist..."
What bad luck! You never thought that there would be a day when you would be the one without your destiny... Jiang Jingyuan complained in his heart, but his face remained calm and indifferent.
She opened her mouth and paused for a moment as if she remembered something before she said, "I just saw a deep forest covered in snow in winter."
Qin Jiuyan nodded without asking any more questions.
Jiang Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief without making a sound.
——She subconsciously wanted to say that she had gone to the inner area of Grandma Forest. However, since she didn't want to reveal the red fox and the existence of spirit beasts in the inner area of Grandma Forest, if she said the words "inner area of Grandma Forest", then who would have told her that it was the inner area of Grandma Forest?
Fortunately, she changed her words in time, and Qin Jiuyan didn't seem to be interested.
Maybe he was hit hard... Jiang Jingyuan didn't forget what Qin Jiuyan said when they were in Baizhou Mountain, that she was waiting for a destined person.
"How is it? Is there anything you want me to do?" Qin Jiuyan asked casually.
Jiang Jingyuan paused, then looked at her seriously, eyes full of anticipation, and asked, "Can you take me to Yuanqing City in Chen Kingdom?"
Qin Jiuyan: “???”
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Chen Kingdom, Yuanqing City.
"arrive."
Qin Jiuyan said this expressionlessly, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
Standing in the alley, Jiang Jingyuan raised her hand to brush her hair, thinking that although this seemed like a waste of talent, it was really convenient. Otherwise, she would have to return to Yu Country and then teleport from Baiwen Tower to Chen Country...
Jiang Jingyuan walked out of the alley and went straight to the inn to take a shower and change clothes. She didn't care about these things when the situation was urgent before, but now that she was safe, she felt uncomfortable everywhere.
Inside the inn's room, Jiang Jingyuan took out a message card, which instantly made a series of "ding ding ding" sounds. She paused for a moment, then opened it and saw Yu Linhuan's voice, howling and collapsing.
"Boss, boss, boss, boss—are you okay? Where have you been? Are you still in Grandma's Forest? How are you?—"
"Boss, can you get the message? What on earth happened? Ahhhhhhh!"
"Wuwuwuwu, I'm sorry, boss, I didn't protect you well. Wuwuwu——Boss, you must be well——"
The corners of Jiang Jingyuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he sent her a message on the spur of the moment: "I'm fine, I've already left Grandma Lin."
Almost the next moment after she sent the message, there was a "ding" sound, and Yu Linhuan immediately replied: "Wow, I'm so glad you're okay. Sorry, boss, I'm still so useless, wow..."
At the same time, this message came with a transfer, which was the money that Jiang Jingyuan had transferred earlier.
Jiang Jingyuan didn't accept it and replied, "Grandma, the forest is already full of dangers. Besides, you saved me once before. This money is my reward and thank you."
The message board was silent for a moment, and then with a ding, Yu Linhuan's reply appeared: "Thank you, Boss!!! It's my duty to help my big customer! I will work hard when I go back this time, and serve you even better next time!!!"
Jiang Jingyuan replied with a "hmm" and put away the message card before walking out of the inn room.
Just as he was about to leave the inn, Jiang Jingyuan suddenly heard someone next to him say something. His mind was full of thoughts and he instantly caught hold of two words in his words. Jiang Jingyuan's pupils suddenly trembled.
No, how could there only be five days left? How long had she stayed in that winter forest? Jiang Jingyuan suddenly felt complicated. No wonder... No wonder Qin Jiuyan said she was finally out, no wonder Yu Linhuan was so devastated...
I thought she died in there...
She hasn’t had a good time in Chen Kingdom yet… Jiang Jingyuan walked on the street in a daze, but her steps had to move towards the city gate with a clear goal, wanting to go to Yanzhi City next door.
Teleportation is not allowed in the capital. She had originally wanted to travel around the capital of Chen Kingdom, but now that she heard there were only five days left, she decided to go to Yanzhi City early and then return to Yuan Kingdom.
The further they walked, the more crowded and congested the streets became. Jiang Jingyuan came back to his senses and looked at the noisy crowd and the towering Baiwen Tower in front of him, feeling confused.
In front of Baiwen Tower, there was a continuous stream of curses and earth-shaking cries.
"God damn it! Do you still have any conscience?!"
"Open the door, open the door—give me back my child, give me back my child!!!"
"Pay your lives! You killed so many people, you all have to die to pay for it——"
Jiang Jingyuan, standing on the outskirts of the crowd, was stunned by what she heard, wondering what was going on. After a pause, she remembered how Grandma Lin and her group had been intercepted at the Baiwen Tower teleportation array. She stopped and pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the movements in the crowd.
An old woman lunged forward, pounding furiously on the closed door of Baiwen Tower, screaming, "We trusted you so much, and you're sending us to our deaths!!! Get out! Get out! Why are you hiding in there like a coward? Get out!"
Countless people rushed forward, slamming and kicking the door of Baiwen Tower, howling non-stop:
“Go to hell!!”
“Go to hell—!!!”
"Blood debt must be paid with blood, die!!!"
There were incessant howlings of ghosts and wolves in front of Baiwen Tower, as if it were hell on earth.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers burst into the crowd, wielding their spears and knocking people over one by one. The leader, with an impatient expression, dragged the old woman in front of Baiwen Tower away and threw her out, shouting, "What are you doing?! Go away! Are you trying to rebel?!"
One person hurried forward and said, "Sir, it's Baiwen Tower that is sending us..."
"roll!"
A hand mercilessly slapped him away, and the man slid across the sky in an arc and fell heavily into the crowd, knocking several people including him to the ground, with blood spurting from their mouths and noses.
The leading officer waved his hand impatiently and said, "Catch all these rebels and throw them in jail!"
"Yes!" The people behind him responded loudly in unison, and stabbed the halberds straight and horizontally at the people who gathered in front of Baiwen Tower and were crying.
"Ahh..." Everyone fled in panic.
But some people stood still, staring at the leading officer with wide eyes:
"Your Excellency doesn't ask any questions and just shields Baiwen Tower like this. Where is justice? How can we trust your Excellency in the future?"
"The guilty party is clearly Baiwenlou, why are they arresting us?!"
"Can we just turn a blind eye and condone Baiwenlou's robbery and murder? If it happens once, it will happen again. Why should we condone Baiwenlou's evil deeds?! If you condone them like this, aren't you afraid that Baiwenlou's ambitions will grow and they will attack more people in Dachen in the future?! How will you explain to His Majesty then?!"
The leading officer chuckled, as if he had heard some ridiculous joke, and said, "The Baiwen Tower is a wealthy family, so why would they care about your tiny money?"
He raised his hand and pointed forcefully at the people in front of him, saying sternly, "Your accomplices went to Granny Forest for profit, but their greed was insatiable. You're now stirring up public sentiment and gathering here to oppress Baiwen Tower and the Bai family. It's clear who's right and who's wrong!"
"Bullshit!" someone shouted, his eyes bloodshot and face flushed red. "My brother disappeared from the teleportation array in Baiwen Tower! I even saw his magic weapon at the magic weapon resale and trading place in Baiwen Tower!!!"
"Mine too!! Why do you think so?! Why did the magic weapon appear in Baiwen Tower after the person died?!" another person also said.
Suddenly, all the fleeing people stopped, and with tears in their eyes, they turned around and rushed towards Baiwen Tower desperately, instantly squeezing all the officers and soldiers into pieces.
"Bai Wen Lou killed someone. Bai Wen Lou killed someone—"
"Baiwenlou is committing premeditated murder!!!"
There are still magical instruments of the dead placed in Baiwen Tower, it's murderous and heartbreaking... Jiang Jingyuan, who was on the edge of the crowd, sighed in her heart. Only now did she understand why those people in the Grandma Forest wanted to take away the magical instruments of the dead. This was a frame-up.
The leading officer cursed them as "traitors" and, with a stern look on his face, ordered everyone to arrest them. He said to the crowd fiercely, "Baiwen Tower is convenient for the people and for the country. You are causing unrest in Baiwen Tower. If important intelligence is lost, can you bear the responsibility?!"
He shouted sternly, "The appearance of a magical weapon in Baiwen Tower means Baiwen Tower has killed someone?! You are a bunch of traitors, what is your purpose in inciting public sentiment?!"
"Hmph..." A terrifying pressure suddenly descended from the sky, and a female voice, faintly filled with anger, rang out above everyone's heads, "But my disciple has indeed disappeared in Baiwen Tower!!!"
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