Deep in the mountains and dense forests, there are lush vegetation and numerous animals. In the dead of night, the chirping of cicadas and the meowing of owls can be heard from the cliff top from time to time.
A group of disguised secret guards with lit torches were searching for Hua Qingcheng and Han Yichen.
"Boss, I've found something!"
At the end of the hour of the Ox, Yingqi discovered many wolf corpses on the top of the mountain in the hinterland of Pinglan Mountain, and immediately came to Yingyi to report.
At this time, Mu Lige's more than fifty secret guards all changed into brown shorts, carried bows and arrows, dressed up as hunters, and revealed their true appearance.
Ying Yi exuded the aloof aura characteristic of a secret guard, yet in the darkness, his eyes were as sharp and shrewd as a vulture's. By the torchlight, Ying Yi carefully surveyed his surroundings, finding clear signs of a struggle.
"It seems that the person the master is looking for should be nearby. Everyone, please check carefully."
"Boss, I've found something!"
Yingliu pointed to the faint traces of climbing on the edge of the cliff and said to Yingyi.
Ying Yi walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at the unfathomable cliff, his eyebrows raised and his face showing worry. He didn't know whether the person his master was looking for was dead or alive.
"Someone, bring the Flying Tiger Claw and the climbing rope."
Soon, the secret guards followed the instructions and fetched a sturdy climbing rope. They tied one end of the rope firmly to a large tree, then connected ropes one after another and lowered them to the bottom of the cliff.
"Boss, let me do it!"
Seeing Yingyi hanging the Flying Tiger Claw around his waist and preparing to climb down the climbing rope, Yingqi hurried forward to stop him.
"That's all right. If I don't make any movement in half an hour, you can come down again."
After giving his orders, Yingyi slid down the climbing rope as light as a swallow. After all, his martial arts skills were the highest here, and his master was still anxiously awaiting a reply, so he had to complete the task as soon as possible.
Ying Yi gradually approached the bottom of the cliff along the climbing rope. When he was about ten meters away from the bottom, he saw a protruding area on the edge of the cliff, with a faint light shining through.
It seems that the person should be here. Yingyi couldn't help but feel happy when he saw this. He immediately grabbed the rope and swung directly to the protruding cliff. He hooked the climbing rope on a branch growing in the gap between the cliffs, and then walked inside following the light.
"Something's going on."
Hua Qingcheng, resting in the cave, heard a noise outside and suddenly opened her eyes. It was so late at night, could some ferocious beast appear? Hua Qingcheng supported the head of the sleeping person on her shoulder and gently leaned him against the cliff wall. Then, Hua Qingcheng took out her dagger, holding it tightly in her hand, and went to the cave entrance to hide, carefully observing the movements outside.
With a "whoosh" sound, when Ying stepped into the cave, he immediately felt someone waving a dagger towards him, and he immediately dodged it nimbly.
“It turns out to be a human!”
Hua Qingcheng saw a man with a bow and arrow on his back, a Flying Tiger Claw on his waist, and an expressionless face walking in. She couldn't help but wonder and feel alert. How could a man appear in this deep mountain forest in the middle of the night?
"Girl, I'm the leader of the Zishuang men's hunting team. I heard there are wolves with excellent fur here, so I brought my team here to capture them. We still have dozens of team members on the cliff top."
"Hmm. A comb-over man?"
"Well, we don't rely on women. We comb our hair and never marry. We don't get married or have children. We make a living with our own hands."
Ying Yi felt a little embarrassed, wondering if he could get away with such a lie. After all, men in Laifeng Country were considered delicate and frail. If he didn't say that, he couldn't explain why a man like him would appear in the deep mountains of Pinglan Mountain in the middle of the night.
"I see."
Seeing that the other party seemed to have no ill intentions, Hua Qingcheng relaxed her vigilance slightly.
"Well, but it seems that there is nothing more to find down here. I am going to go up. Girls, what are you doing?"
Ying Yi lowered his eyes slightly, thinking about how to coax the two people up.
"I was picking herbs with my husband during the day and fell down. Fortunately, I survived."
"Those who survive a great disaster will surely be blessed in the future. You are a very lucky girl. If you don't mind, please follow our climbing rope and go up together!"
Isn't that just a stroke of luck? This disheveled, ragged woman in front of them was actually their master's wife in Laifeng Country. What's worse, she also had several concubines.
"Alright. Thank you very much."
Hua Qingcheng followed Ying Yi to the outside of the cave and saw that there was indeed a climbing rope hanging there.
As if someone had brought her a pillow just when she was sleepy, it looked like she didn't have to wait until dawn to go home. Thinking of the pregnant Mu Lige and her husbands at home, they must have been worried about her. Looking at the sky outside, although it would only be dawn in two hours, she could leave the cliff now and go home early. Hua Qingcheng couldn't help but feel happy.
"Sanlang, wake up! We're going home!"
Hua Qingcheng returned to the cave, woke up the sleeping Han Yichen, packed up her things and took him out of the cave.
Just now, when Hua Qingcheng turned back to the cave, Ying Yi had already sent a signal flare to the secret guards on the top of the cliff, and the secret guards on the top of the cliff also sent a signal flare into the air towards Huaqiao Village.
At the Hua family's old house, Mu Lige, waiting by the window, finally felt at ease when he saw the beautiful fireworks blooming in the sky. It seemed Yingyi and his companions had already found his young wife and third brother, and they should be back soon.
After leaving the room, Mu Lige came to the front yard and saw that Mulan Jin, Situ Ye and Yu Xiaotian in the main hall had not returned to their rooms to rest. They were dozing off and waiting there. Mu Lige's heart softened a little.
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