When Yusheng and the others woke up, it was just dawn. The snow outside had stopped and the snow was very high. Their bonfire had been extinguished. Looking around, Meng and Tong were no longer there.
Yu Sheng was shocked: "Where is the Crown Prince?"
Several guards also suddenly woke up: "Have you gone out already?"
"I'm here!" Meng Hetong came back with a pile of dry firewood, "Relight the bonfire, eat something, and let's set off again!"
Yu Sheng then breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you, Prince, were going to find Miss Xu alone!"
Meng Hetong sat down aside, then opened the kettle and took a sip: "It's snowing in the deep mountains and forests, and I'm not stupid. How can I take risks alone?"
Yusheng curled his lips: "You were like that yesterday. Miss Xu's front leg just disappeared, and you chased her out with your back leg like crazy! You know, you lost the Xu family girl, but you don't know, you thought it was your wife who was lost Woolen cloth!"
The guards sitting nearby couldn't help laughing after hearing Yu Sheng's words.
Meng Hetong gave him a cold look: "Well, you're right!"
Yusheng was suddenly speechless, and it took him a while to react: "No, Crown Prince, what did you just say?"
"I say you are right!" Meng Hetong took a piece of dry food that was roasted and blackened, broke it open and put it in his mouth, "I have indeed lost my wife, so it is not the girl from the Xu family who is missing, but me, Yongchang The future mistress of the Hou Mansion, understand?"
Having said that, what else do they not understand?
Especially Yusheng, who understood so well. He swallowed the dry food at hand like a gulp, and then stood up quickly: "Why are you all standing there in a daze? Hurry up, go out and look for someone, if something happens. , our prince is really going to be a bachelor for the rest of his life!"
Several guards were almost kicked out by Yu Sheng to look for someone, but Meng Hetong, who had been anxious, gradually calmed down. He sat next to the fire and kept drawing something on the side with dead branches.
Seeing that Meng Hetong was not in a hurry, Yusheng became a little anxious: "My lord, what are you doing?"
"Just now when I was collecting firewood, I suddenly thought of something!" Meng Hetong raised his eyes and looked at Yusheng.
It was rare for Yusheng to see such a serious expression on Meng Hetong's face, so he asked, "What's going on?"
"Ever since I met Xu Qingmo, she has not been so impulsive. Why did she suddenly rush forward that day? This is not something she can do at all!" Meng Hetong looked at Yusheng with doubts on his face. .
Yusheng also gradually calmed down: "What I mean is that Miss Xu may have jumped into this trap by herself?"
Meng Hetong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, she probably jumped into this trap by herself, but why did she do this?"
Meng Hetong began to recall what happened that whole day, the seventh prince's wedding, the theft of the military headquarters, and Xu Qingmo's kidnapping, one after another, like a huge situation.
Just when everything was in a dilemma, Meng Hetong suddenly remembered that Xu Qingmo had pushed him before fighting the man in black. He subconsciously touched his chest where Xu Qingmo had pushed him, and then he found it between the gaps in his clothes. , pulled out a rolled up note.
Meng Hetong unfolded the note with joy, only to find a few big words on the note: "Broken!"
Breaking?
Meng Hetong took the note and racked his brains, but nothing came to mind. Then at this moment, the guards who had gone out to search suddenly discovered that there was a path leading to the opposite mountain on this mountain. The path was very long. It is small and buried by many weeds and dead branches.
When Meng Hetong followed the guards to this path, he suddenly realized that this road seemed to have been forcibly cut out recently: "Who would forcibly cut out a road in this deep winter?"
Yusheng frowned: "Is it possible that someone is going to hunt across the way?"
hunt? In the depth of winter, most animals will not leave their nests, and hunting will indeed become much more difficult. If it is to expand the hunting range, it makes sense, but for some reason, Meng Hetong always feels that this road is not that simple. !
"Prince?" Yusheng looked at Meng Hetong strangely.
Meng Hetong was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Keep looking!"
Yusheng nodded, then turned around: "Keep looking!"
While Meng Hetong was searching the mountain, Xu Yanquan, who was searching in another city, was targeted.
Xu Yanquan stayed up almost all night, searching house to house in the wind and snow. As there were fewer and fewer places to hide, Xu Yanquan's anxiety became more and more obvious. But when he came out of a courtyard, suddenly A cloud-piercing arrow passed through his ear.
"Protect the general!" Maidong reacted immediately and drew out the sword in his hand.
Xu Yanquan, who was targeted, just pulled out the arrow from behind. There was a note tied to the arrow feathers. Xu Yanquan looked at the note for a long time, then took it off and unfolded it. As expected, the note said Said: "Use the military talisman in exchange for Xu Qingmo's life!"
Xu Yanquan looked at the words on the note, was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Retreat troops!"
Maidong looked at Xu Yanquan with surprise: "General!"
"Hold your troops, Mo Mo won't be here!" Xu Yanquan's eyes were full of frustration.
Maidong then looked at the note in Xu Yanquan's hand. It was obvious that the other party had ambushed here early, but waited until dawn before letting Xu Yanquan know the news. It was obvious that they had arranged for Xu Qingmo, and they were sure that they would not be able to find him. Only when it was her time did she dare to show her face.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Xu Qingmo to be around here!
Xu Yanquan's face was full of exhaustion. He turned around and walked back. In addition to coldness, his eyes also contained murderous intent: "Send someone to notify Meng Hetong and tell him to find Mo Mo!"
Xu Yanquan's voice was so soft that only Maidong beside him could hear it.
Maidong frowned, then nodded: "Yes!"
On the way back, Maidong, who had been following Xu Yanquan, disappeared at some point.
When Xu Yanquan returned to Ningyuan Houfu, Mrs. Xu stood guard in the courtyard, looking at Xu Yanquan eagerly. She didn't sit aside as if she had lost her soul until she saw him shaking his head.
Hua Ying and Qu Lian quickly supported Mrs. Xu. These two girls were unusually calm: "Your Majesty, is there any news about the girl?"
Xu Yanquan shook his head and handed the note in his hand to Marquis Ning Yuan who was standing aside.
