"Your Highness, the princess hasn't fallen into the river, has she?"
Military Advisor Cao bent down and looked at the surrounding pool.
"The water isn't deep. With Duoduo's height, even if she accidentally falls in, she'll definitely have a way to get out."
"There seems to be a river ahead, connected to this pool."
Jin Jinzhi looked at the mountain in front of her.
Did this girl escape on her own and try to cross this mountain?
"Your Highness, the mountain ahead is Zisu Mountain."
"What happened to Zisu Mountain?"
Jin Jinzhi couldn't understand why Military Advisor Cao looked so fearful and apprehensive.
"Legend has it that more than ten years ago, the wolves on this mountain were either dead or injured, but an old woman single-handedly saved the entire wolf pack."
"Later, the entire wolf clan gathered here, waiting to repay the debt of gratitude."
"Repaying a debt of gratitude?"
"Yes, that old woman loved perilla and planted a lot of perilla on the mountain before she left."
"you mean……"
Jin Jinzhi's eyelids twitched.
"Are there many wolves lurking in the shadows of this mountain now?"
“Princess Yourong, if you fall into the clutches of wolves, I’m afraid…”
"Let's go up and take a look!"
Jin Jin was anxious and started to walk up the mountain to find Yun Duoduo.
"Your Highness, let's wait for the Zhenbei Army with their bows and arrows to arrive before going up. It's too dangerous for me to go up alone."
There are wolves roaming up there!
Going up the mountain alone is a recipe for disaster; one wrong move and you could be devoured by wolves, leaving not even a bone fragment!
Cao Canjun grabbed Jin Jinzhi, trying to persuade him not to go up. On the way here, Cao Canjun had already notified the archers to come as reinforcements.
"No, if we delay any longer, Duoduo might be in danger."
"I'll go up the mountain and take a look. You go check if there's anything unusual upstream!"
Jin Jin shook off Cao Canjun's hand and strode up the mountain.
Cao, the military advisor, stood there, on the verge of tears, but had no choice but to obey his words and walk upstream to check if there was anything unusual.
...
Inside the Cui Xiang Lou restaurant, Xi Jing was eating meat heartily. After watching the song and dance performance, he felt a bit bored. Watching these things every day was quite uninteresting, so he asked his subordinates.
Has anyone from the Nanyang royal family arrived?
"Your Highness, our people have already sent the message to the palace in Nanyang, but we haven't received any news yet."
"Um."
After all, ceding the five continents of You and Ji was no small matter, and the Emperor of Nanyang needed time to consider it.
Xi Jing nodded, then looked up at the building with a puzzled expression.
"Why is that little thing so quiet?"
"Just a moment ago they were making a fuss about wanting food and drink."
The attendant beside Xi Jing also looked up and saw that the two guards standing at the door were standing ramrod straight.
Xi Jing had a vague feeling that something was wrong: "Let's go up and take a look."
He tossed his robe aside and strode upstairs, several servants following behind him.
"Is that little thing inside?"
Upon reaching the entrance, Xi Jing asked the two guards at the door.
"Your Highness, we have been guarding the entrance the whole time, without leaving for an inch."
The guard answered respectfully, his tone carrying a hint of seeking credit.
Why is it so quiet inside?
Xi Jing raised an eyebrow.
That little thing doesn't seem like the type to be this quiet.
"I suspect that the child is still young and fell asleep when he was tired."
Xi Jing shook his head with a hint of doubt: "Open the door, let me go in and take a look."
The guard opened the door, and Xi Jing stepped inside. After seeing what was inside, his eyes widened suddenly, and he roared, "Where is everyone?!"
"Isn't it inside?"
The two guards looked at each other in bewilderment. They circled around from behind Xi Jing and found that Princess Nanyang was nowhere to be seen in the room.
"What's your perspective?"
"You didn't even realize someone was missing?!"
The two guards stared in disbelief at the empty room, their faces turning deathly pale: "This, this, is impossible?!"
Apart from the broken rope on the ground, there was nothing else. The facilities inside the house remained unchanged, except that the windows were open.
"What's wrong with this rope?"
The servant picked up the rope and handed it to Xi Jing.
"It doesn't look like it was cut or sawed off; it looks more like it was forced open with internal force."
Is this little thing really that powerful?!
I really underestimated her.
Yun Duoduo's actions once again refreshed Xi Jing's understanding.
"Hurry up and go find it!"
At Xi Jing's command, his men immediately went out to search.
"Where did this little thing come from?"
Xi Jing looked out the window in confusion. Cui Xiang Lou was surrounded by mountains and rivers. Where could this little thing have run off to?
He walked out of Cuixiang Tower, holding a fan and looking puzzled.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I found this by the river."
A moment later, a servant ran over, clutching a pink object in his hand.
"Is this the little thing's clothing strap?"
"Where did you say you found it?!"
Xi Jing gripped the servant's shoulder tightly.
"It's in the river..."
The servant was startled by Xi Jing's reaction and said in a trembling voice.
"Did he fall into the river?!"
The pools near Cuixiang Tower are not deep and are mostly for decoration, but a small river runs upstream from the pools.
Xi Jing was shocked: "Quickly, send people to retrieve it!"
[It's over. The Five Continents of Youji that I was about to acquire are gone just like that.]
The duck that was almost in my grasp has flown away...
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