He glanced back at Qin Kou'er and said, "Kou'er, you said that our persistent search for the Silver Dragon to fly through the wind and rain, wouldn't you call that a kind of heroic spirit? At least, there's one thing in this world that we can do as we please!"
Qin Kou'er looked at Lan Xiuyuan and was somewhat startled by the desire in his eyes.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Since Fifth Master is so generous, then I, Kou'er, will accompany you with my life! However, this mountain road is difficult to travel, and I'm afraid the carriage cannot make it up!"
Lan Xiuyuan immediately burst into laughter: "Kou'er, you're looking down on me! Do you think I, the Fifth Prince, can't even ride a horse? Don't worry, I definitely won't let you leave me behind!"
With that, Lan Xiuyuan waved his hand to his subordinates, "Bring me my cloak!"
Immediately, Lan Xiuyuan's subordinate guards brought over a very special cloak, which looked like the kind of raincoat that foreigners wore.
At this moment, Jun Yannuo also came in carrying several raincoats.
Hearing that Qin Kou'er was going to the mountaintop to watch the dragon ascend to heaven with Lan Xiuyuan, he frowned and walked to Qin Kou'er's side, saying, "Master, it's probably not safe to go up the mountain on such a rainy night! The mountain is very steep, and many places are difficult to walk on. If it's not safe, let's wait until we have more people to go together?"
Qin Kou'er glanced at Lan Xiuyuan, who lowered his head to fix his clothes, pretending not to hear.
Qin Kou'er sighed inwardly. These royal nobles really had strikingly similar tempers; once they got stubborn, no one could stop them.
Turning to Jun Yannuo, he said, "It's alright! I'll go with Fifth Master; nothing will happen!"
Jun Yannuo sensed that Qin Kou'er didn't want him to come along, and immediately shook his head: "I'll go with you!"
Qin Kou'er shook her head, "In this heavy rain, our headquarters can't be left unguarded. If we're both out, it'll be inconvenient to deal with anything that might happen. You stay here, I'll go with you!"
"No way!" Jun Yannuo refused without even thinking. He absolutely couldn't let Qin Kou'er take this risk alone.
Lan Xiuyuan, who was standing next to him, suddenly smiled faintly, looked up at Jun Yannuo, and said with a strange look in his eyes, "The Grand Steward really cares about Kou'er!"
Jun Yannuo wanted to say something more, but Qin Kou'er stopped him with a look.
"Do as I say! Also, when you go back later, check on the Crown Prince and make sure there's nothing that needs our help! Be careful!"
After saying that, Qin Kou'er turned around and smiled, nodding to Lan Xiuyuan. "Fifth Master, are you ready? If you are, let's go! Otherwise, if we are any later, we won't be able to see anything."
Lan Xiuyuan nodded, then turned and walked into the wind and rain with Qin Kou'er.
The wind and rain lashed at the two men, but they seemed completely oblivious. They leaped onto their horses and quickly disappeared into the night with a few guards.
Jun Yannuo watched the two figures disappear, his expression growing increasingly grim.
After everyone had left, Gong Erniang came over and looked worriedly in the direction where Qin Kou'er had disappeared: "It's probably not safe for Kou'er to go up the mountain at this time! Should I send out a pigeon to call for help for you?"
Jun Yannuo turned to look at Gong Erniang and said quickly and coldly, "Summon all the brothers from the two halls nearby. They must find the Pavilion Master and protect him secretly!"
Gong Erniang nodded, then quickly went to another room to make arrangements.
Soon, four pure white carrier pigeons plunged into the wind and rain and quickly disappeared into the horizon.
Lan Linxue was already furious and extremely anxious while waiting in Qin Kou'er's room.
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, but fewer and fewer people were returning from looking for Qin Kou'er.
Until the last group of people came in, they reported to the Crown Prince that Qin Kou'er had taken Jun Yannuo to their usual place for dinner, where they ran into Lan Xiuyuan and ended up playing chess.
Lan Linxue immediately stood up, pointed outside and shouted, "It's raining so hard outside, why aren't those two coming back? What are they doing playing chess? Send someone to find Qin Kou'er for me right now!"
After waiting for what felt like an eternity, Shuanghua suddenly led people in to report.
"Qin Kou'er and Lan Xiuyuan have gone into the mountains, apparently to see some kind of dragon ascending to heaven!"
Lan Linxue jumped up abruptly, snatched the black cloak from the person next to her, draped it over her shoulders, and without a word, rushed into the rain, mounted her horse, and rode away.
Shuanghua quickly led her people to chase after Lan Linxue.
When Lan Linxue arrived, the people from Qin Tiange were already there, and Jun Yannuo was arranging for people to go into the mountains to track down Qin Kou'er's whereabouts.
Lan Linxue was dressed in a long black robe, her face expressionless and cold, clearly in the midst of a fit of rage.
When Jun Yannuo saw that Lan Linxue had come in person, he could only quickly step forward and bow.
How long have they been gone?
Lan Linxue asked the question directly.
"Half an hour has passed!"
"According to your calculations, where should they be now?"
"Although it's raining heavily today and the road is difficult to travel, judging from the time, they have at least passed the edge of the forest and are about to enter the depths!"
Lan Linxue's expression turned even uglier.
Is that forest dangerous?
"It's usually fine. But there are several cliffs along the way. Especially at the bend in the river, which is where Fifth Master said the white dragon flew into the sky. That's a cliff edge with lots of loose rocks on both sides. If we don't encounter a thunderstorm, it's fine, but if we do, there's a risk of a collapse!"
Lan Linxue gritted her teeth in hatred, "Lan Xiuyuan, if you want to die, why do you have to take Qin Kou'er with you!"
Just as Lan Linxue was gritting her teeth, a bright light suddenly flashed across the sky, signaling that an even bigger thunderstorm was about to hit.
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