Chapter 51 Dad is here!
The clatter of horse hooves couldn't mask the throbbing of my heart. The rapid, heart-pounding sound seemed especially clear in the darkness, so rapid that I dared not breathe deeply.
They ran with their eyes closed, and the dim moonlight filtered through the mottled branches and leaves, trying its best to illuminate the unfortunate pair on the road.
Darkness always makes people feel a little scared involuntarily, and also makes people feel that every moment in the night is particularly long.
Jiang Wan didn't know how long they had been running. Finally, when she was almost numb from the autumn wind from the mountains and forests, she vaguely saw some flames in front of her.
It seems that I can vaguely hear someone calling out something loudly?
"Li Chengxiu, do you see anyone up ahead? Listen carefully, is someone looking for us?"
Jiang Wan quickly reined in his horse and turned his head to ask the person behind him. Li Chengxiu, who was being questioned, also looked forward with wide eyes and pricked up his ears to listen for any movement.
"There's a fire, sure, but we can't hear it clearly. How about we sneak over and take a look? I think it's most likely the reinforcements my brother has called to find us!"
"I think so too. If they were pursuers, they wouldn't make such a big fuss. Let's go and take a look!"
"good!"
"Hold on tight. Ruhua, let's go!"
After running a little closer, Jiang Wan didn't dare to gallop anymore, fearing that the sound of horse hooves would alert the enemy. They both dismounted, and Jiang Wan threw the reins to Li Chengxiu.
"You and Ruhua stay here, I'll go over and take a look."
Just as he was about to leave, someone grabbed his sleeve from behind.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Li Chengxiu angrily pulled the man behind him and forced the reins into his hands.
"You should be waiting here with Ruhua. I'm a man, so I'll take the lead!"
"You are injured..."
"You won't die! Just wait here for me!"
Li Chengxiu was afraid of being caught by Jiang Wan, so he ran forward. When he was about ten feet away, he suddenly stopped and said a few words in a trembling voice.
"Wanjie'er, if I don't come back to find you after half an incense stick, you should hurry up and let Ruhua take you somewhere else!"
After saying that, he rushed into the darkness without looking back.
Jiang Wan stood quietly there, quietly looking at the young man in front of him who was not very tall and strong, and quietly blended into the jungle.
Her heart was suddenly touched.
"Li Chengxiu seems to be braver than he thinks. Right, Ruhua?"
"Whew~"
The man asked softly, and the horse answered softly. This made Jiang Wan smile inexplicably, while Ruhua pawed her hooves in annoyance.
In the darkness, the horse's breathing was clearly audible, and the human heartbeat was unusually loud. After escaping Wan Jie'er's sight, Li Chengxiu's dog moved forward stealthily.
Are you asking if I’m afraid?
If you are not afraid, there will be ghosts.
But no matter what, he is still a man. In such a dangerous situation, how can he let a little girl rush to the front?
Without Ruhua's help, he couldn't see the road clearly in the dense forest. He could only grope his way forward bit by bit while making sure not to make too much noise.
The tiny sparks of fire were finally getting closer, and he cautiously stopped. He carefully crouched down behind a large tree, straining his neck to listen and discern what those people were shouting.
Finally, he heard a very anxious and rough male voice.
"Jiang Wan! Big girl, where are you? Don't be afraid, Daddy is coming! Daddy is coming!"
Dad is here?!
This voice belongs to Wanjie'er's father, Second Uncle Jiang!
Li Chengxiu made sure he heard it clearly, grinned in surprise, and ran back as fast as he could to find Jiang Wan.
"Your father is here! Wanjie and I are saved. It's your father who brought people here to find us!"
"My dad?!"
Jiang Wan also laughed out loud in surprise.
"Quick, get on the horse!"
"Okay!"
The two of them quickly climbed onto the horses' backs again. Jiang Wan tightened the reins and squeezed the horse's belly hard, then galloped towards the flickering flames again.
Jiang Huailiang, who had already shouted at the top of his lungs countless times, now had eyes that were red and a little scary.
His eldest sister, his eldest daughter! Where on earth had the child gone to? Could it be that she had already…
No, no, no, my eldest daughter is blessed with a long life! She was stupid for so many years since she was a child and nothing happened. It doesn't make sense that she would lose her life after becoming smart!
Jiang Huailiang had never dreamed that after finally breaking into the capital and helping Prince Huai ascend to the throne, he was ordered to come back to pick up Prince Huai's family and his own family.
But before he even entered the house, he ran into the second and third brothers who were crying and rushing back to ask for help.
He led his men straight to the southern suburbs and searched all the way. Not only was there no trace of his daughter, he hadn't even seen a single hair of that bastard Li Laosi!
He swallowed his hoarse and painful throat, opened his eyes wide and searched carefully in the dark bushes around him, fearing that his daughter had fallen in some inconspicuous place.
The jungle at night is more dangerous than during the day. If you find it later, the child will be in more danger!
Thinking of his daughter who was curled up in some corner and his wife who must have been going crazy with worry at home, Jiang Huailiang wiped his tired face fiercely.
After coming down from the battlefield, I had no time to rest properly. After receiving the order from the King of Huai, I immediately rushed back day and night. As a result, I received such bad news. It was really, alas!
"Jiang Wan! Big girl..."
His voice was already hoarse, but he still shouted at the top of his lungs. Wang Hu, his personal guard, immediately stepped forward and offered the water bag hanging from his waist.
"General, please drink some water and rest your throat first. I will take my men to look for him!"
The eldest lady was lost under the protection of her own brother. No matter from which aspect, Wang Hu knew that he had to try his best!
Jiang Huailiang waved away the water bag and waved his hand tiredly.
He turned around to look at his soldiers who had followed him all the way and were exhausted. After searching for such a long time, they were obviously exhausted.
"Brothers, sit down and rest here. Eat and drink what you need. Rest for a while before continuing the search!"
His voice was not loud, but clear.
"Thank you brothers for helping me find my child! Today, I, Old Jiang, am grateful for your kindness. I will thank you again in the future!"
"We're brothers through thick and thin, why are you saying such strange things? My niece still has to call us uncles, so what's the difference between her and our own children? What do you want me to thank you for?"
Zhang Jingguang waved his hand and told his brothers to take a break. Seeing Jiang Huailiang's anxious look, he quickly tried to persuade him.
"Don't be too scared. Although we haven't found the child yet, at least we haven't found that thing, right?
Who knows, maybe they will pop out on their own in a moment?
Don't worry, we brothers will all look for it together, we will definitely find it!"
After comforting his brother, he quickly picked up the water bag at his waist and gulped down the water.
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