It was already past the hour of Mao, and Xina knew that if they continued walking like this, they would not be able to reach the capital before dawn.
Just as she was worrying, she suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. She hurriedly grabbed Leng Ming's shoulder and cautiously reminded him:
"Listen, what's that sound?"
Leng Ming, who was lost in thought, was brought back to his senses by her words. He stopped, put her on the ground, frowned and listened carefully.
After a while, he nodded heavily.
"Hmm, that's the sound of horse hooves. I wonder who's riding this way. To avoid any complications, let's hide!"
Sina also understood that if someone saw them like this, something bad would happen.
So she nodded heavily and hid behind a big tree not far away with Leng Ming.
After a while, a horse really came running over, but strangely, there was nothing on the horse's back.
Through the dim moonlight, Leng Ming suddenly shouted excitedly,
"It's my horse, it's my horse."
Hearing the news, Sina followed him in surprise, limping towards the horse.
Leng Ming came to his horse, stroked its mane, and said softly with satisfaction:
"Ma'er, you are truly my treasure. From now on, I will definitely treat you well."
He looked back at Xena and grinned.
"That's good now. We don't have to worry about not being able to return to the capital before dawn."
After he finished speaking, he put his arm around Xina's waist, carried her in his arms, and flew onto the horse. He then patted the horse's back, and the horse galloped out, heading straight towards the capital...
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