Chapter 364 He Hasn't Come Yet
Xiao Lanyuan and the others should be waiting for her at the intersection by now.
Even if those people were difficult to deal with, they should have arrived yesterday.
After hearing her question, Baihu's face became a little gloomy.
"Miss, I didn't see anyone. But there are a lot of footprints on the road ahead, and there are also some messy footprints on the snow. It looks like they are heading towards the canyon ahead."
Fu Zhaoning's expression changed.
"You mean, someone entered the canyon here?"
Then it couldn’t be Xiao Lanyuan and the others.
Instead, there was another group of people who arrived here before them and entered the canyon in the opposite direction.
"Yes, it looks like there should be quite a few people."
“No trace of the exit?”
“Nothing.”
How could Fu Zhaoning sit still after hearing this?
"I'll go and take a look."
Seeing that she insisted, Baihu had no choice but to raise his hand and ask everyone to follow.
When Fu Zhaoning reached the road ahead, he saw a series of footprints, just as Baihu had said.
Looking at these footprints, they are not bound feet, and they seem to be men. Moreover, the footprints are not shallow, and they seem more like they were left by running very fast, rather than walking slowly.
So we can basically rule out the possibility that it was a passerby.
She stood in the wind and looked towards the direction of the canyon. The road was long and she had indeed not seen any trace of Xiao Lanyuan and the others.
"Miss Zhaoning, or maybe someone else, encountered something urgent and is in a hurry to get on the road." The guard guessed.
Even if these footprints were not left by ordinary people, they might not be aimed at Prince Jun.
It could also be a convoy or a caravan.
"There should be some villages ahead. There was heavy snow before the New Year, and there were also some snow disasters. Could it be that people fleeing the disaster are going to the capital through this canyon?" Chen Shan couldn't help but speculate.
They all wanted to guess in a better direction so as not to make Fu Zhaoning worry so much.
While they were talking, Fu Zhaoning had already squatted down and was observing the footprints carefully.
In fact, the footprints were a little blurry. The wind blew up the snow, covering a small layer, so they were not very clear.
"It looks like it passed by at least three days ago."
Fu Zhaoning was not so optimistic, because the timing was just right.
"Your and Prince Jun's whereabouts have not been exposed, so everyone should just follow you. It's impossible for anyone to know the place in advance and ambush you here," said Chen Shan.
"You forgot that the three tokens were in the hands of three families for so many years."
Fu Zhaoning stood up straight.
In particular, the Qing family and the Hu family are obviously no longer as simple as they were when the retired emperor entrusted them with tokens of trust.
Someone from both families had ideas in mind.
The old master Hu was almost killed by his own son, and the old master Qing was forced to hand over the family to his grandson ahead of time.
Qing Yunxiao had to leave the Qing family and go to the capital to deliver a token during the chaos, which shows that many people in the Qing family were dissatisfied with him.
"Who can guarantee that no one else has ever seen the keepsake during the years that Patriarch Hu has kept it hidden?"
Although it seemed that only Xiao Lanyuan himself could guess the location of Yuheng Mountain, what if someone deduced from the direction they had been walking in the past few days that they must have passed through Sanqing Gorge?
Everything is possible.
"So what should we do now?" Baihu asked.
Fu Zhaoning thought about it and gritted his teeth, "Drive the carriage and supplies to the forest ahead first. Chen Shan will stay to guard these things and hide himself."
As she spoke, she took out a packet of poison powder and handed it to Chen Shan.
"If you really encounter danger, just spread it out."
Chen Shan took it and said, "Miss..."
"Bai Hu, take the others and follow me back on horseback!"
Fu Zhaoning felt that he couldn't let her wait here now.
What if something happened to Xiao Lanyuan? If she didn't go, who knew if he could hold on?
"Miss Zhaoning, the master said that no matter what, you have to protect yourself." Baihu didn't know what to say, he just wanted to say this to Fu Zhaoning.
This was what Shen Xuan told them before he left.
If there is really a life-threatening danger, let them protect Fu Zhaoning and leave.
Because Prince Jun is not important enough now, Shen Xuan feels that Fu Zhaoning must depend on him for life and death.
"If you don't go, I'll go alone."
Fu Zhaoning didn't waste any time. He just pulled a horse and climbed on it.
"Miss Zhaoning!" Baihu and the others were anxious.
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