Around two quarters past noon, Feng Wu came back after going to the dense forest to relieve himself.
The driver didn't come along today; it was Feng Wu who was driving the carriage. Feng Wu had just felt the urge to urinate, and considering the Xiangyun horse's strength and intelligence, he left the carriage for a while without worry.
“Hiss…”
As soon as Feng Wu came back, he saw the Xiangyun horse neighing and its hooves clacking on the spot.
"What's wrong, Uncle Xiangyun?" Feng Wu teased.
It was just a joke. Seeing Xiangyun Ma tilting its head towards the carriage, Feng Wu lifted the carriage curtain. He then saw a dirty child sleeping on the couch.
Feng Wu: ...
"Hello!"
"Kid, get up!"
"You can't sleep here!"
Although he was somewhat speechless, Feng Wu tried to keep his voice low when seeing that it was a young child. However, the child seemed very tired, and Feng Wu called out to him several times but failed to wake him up.
"Child?"
"Child?"
"Get up!"
Feng Wu jumped onto the carriage swiftly and came to the side of the couch.
However, when Feng Wu saw Ermao's profile, sleeping soundly on the couch, he felt that the child looked familiar. Although he couldn't remember the child's name, Feng Wu was certain that he must have seen him somewhere before...
"Feng Wu!"
Just as Feng Wu was contemplating Ermao in confusion in the carriage, Hua Qingcheng's sonorous and powerful voice suddenly came from outside.
"Your Highness, Han Liang's side, Yu Liang's side!"
Seeing his master coming back, Feng Wu hurriedly got off the carriage and bowed to Hua Qingcheng, Han Yichen and Yu Xiaotian.
"Feng Wu, what were you busy with just now?" Seeing Feng Wu actually coming out of the carriage, Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly and asked in confusion.
"Reporting to Her Royal Highness, a child took advantage of the time when I went to the woods to relieve myself and not only climbed onto the carriage but also fell asleep on the couch. No matter how I called him, he couldn't wake him up..." Feng Wu said helplessly.
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Hua Qingcheng first helped Han Yichen onto the carriage, and then helped Yu Xiaotian onto the carriage. Finally, she didn't need to step on the stepping stool, but jumped up directly with agility.
"Xiao Qingcheng, come and see!" Han Yichen, who returned to the carriage first, exclaimed.
"My dear wife, it's Ermao! The child sleeping on the couch is Ermao, the son of Cheng Minggui from Huaqiao Village." Yu Xiaotian added in surprise.
"Er Mao?"
Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but feel suspicious. Shouldn't Cheng Mingui's son, Ermao, be in Huaqiao Village right now? Why did he end up in her carriage in the capital for no apparent reason?
"Ermao, wake up!"
Hua Qingcheng directly picked up Ermao from the couch and motioned Han Yichen and Yu Xiaotian to sit on it.
"Hmm~"
The little boy who was originally sleeping soundly suddenly felt that he fell into a warm embrace. After murmuring, he immediately arched his head forward, found a comfortable position, and continued to sleep soundly.
Hua Qingcheng: ...
"Xiao Qingcheng, Ermao must be extremely tired, that's why he is like this." Han Yichen glanced at the child in Hua Qingcheng's arms. Seeing that except for the slightly haggard face, the child seemed to have no physical problems, he explained.
"My dear wife, Ermao should have been in Huaqiao Village thousands of miles away, but he appeared here. I'm afraid... I'm afraid the matter is not simple." Yu Xiaotian immediately expressed his guess.
"Yeah. I've been thinking about this question too." Hua Qingcheng rubbed her chin with one hand, and then she narrowed her eyes slightly and thought quietly.
"Feng Wu, let's go."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Following Hua Qingcheng's order, Feng Wu immediately drove the carriage "da da da".
Hua Qingcheng was sitting in the carriage, but she put Ermao directly on her lap and let him sleep in her arms half lying down.
Ermao, feeling his body was very warm, couldn't help but sleep more soundly, and his saliva dripped directly onto Hua Qingcheng.
"Er Mao!"
"Er Mao!"
Hua Qingcheng called out tentatively again, but Ermao, who was sleeping soundly, had no time to pay attention to her.
The carriage continued to rumble forward. After descending Qifeng Mountain, Hua Qingcheng and his party continued to move forward along the path in the forest.
Red rose flower…virgin girl and boy…Ermao…
Hua Qingcheng, who was sitting in the carriage trying to sort out her thoughts, suddenly had her eyes widened. She once again looked in disbelief at the little boy in her arms, who was dressed simply, had messy hair, and a dirty face.
Could it be that Ermao was captured and brought to Xiangyang Temple? That meant there were probably other children in the temple with similar experiences as Ermao. Where were they being held?
Doubts flashed through Hua Qingcheng's mind one after another.
Thinking back to the gorgeous and dazzling sea of red roses, Hua Qingcheng's face suddenly turned dark.
According to Xiaotian, the reason why those red roses bloom so gorgeously and are so fragrant is because they are watered with the blood of young girls and boys that is full of spiritual energy and vitality.
To build such a vast field of red roses that stretches as far as the eye can see, how much children's blood will be needed?
Hua Qingcheng held Ermao tightly in her arms. The child was so thin that people couldn't help but feel pity for him.
However, when Hua Qingcheng thought about the many children like Ermao who were about to die under the red rose field, she felt indescribable discomfort and anger in her heart.
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