Looking at the army rushing ahead, Lin Yi felt confused.
They are indeed an elite unit. After traveling for a day and a night, don't they need to rest?
They always kept their distance. Fortunately, they still had weapons and simple supplies, so the troops could not move forward at full speed.
It turns out that the so-called elite is actually one man and one horse.
Lin Yi's eyes were blurred. Horseshoes must be mass-produced. The sight of thousands of horses galloping around was like admiring a science and technology blockbuster.
They followed behind, and because they were short and inconspicuous, no one noticed them.
But on the second day, Lin Yi felt that the soldiers at the rear of the army seemed to be aware of their following.
what to do?
"Biyue, when passing by the town ahead, let's get a map to Sui Mountain."
Lin Yi found that large troops always took sparsely populated roads, presumably so as not to disturb the people, but if there was a shortcut, they should be able to arrive in advance.
She looked at the army in front and immediately focused on Qin Shuihan in the middle.
Although he couldn't see clearly, the figure was unmistakable.
Only he has such aura and heroic appearance.
A distant glance, such a distance, she was already satisfied.
The two of them rushed to the small town ahead, and Biyue immediately went to get a map.
Lin Yi studied the map carefully, thought for a moment, and then glanced at the army disappearing on the official road.
"I can only wait for you at the next place."
Lin Yi thought silently in her heart that she was a little reluctant to leave him, but in the end she could be by his side, so there was no harm in being separated for a short time.
The two of them ran all the way, and the closer they got to Sui Mountain, the less crowded they became.
At night, walking through the dense woods and listening to the roar of wild animals, the sound is really scary.
"Biyue, are you afraid?"
Lin Yi felt a little guilty. If her belief in wanting to accompany Qin Shuihan hadn't supported her, she would have really wanted to go back the way she came.
There was no light source, only the faint moonlight. When the wind blew, the leaves rustled, and countless indescribable objects swayed around them like dancing trees.
Biyue listened intently to the movements around her.
"Princess, don't worry, go through the front and you can reach the official road."
What a reliable girl!
Lin Yi felt ashamed.
As a girl, Bi Yue could be so calm, but she felt weak in her waist and legs listening to the weird noises around her.
The materialism that I always believed in has become a joke at this time.
She could only slap the horse's butt again and drive forward, but she couldn't help feeling in her heart that modern society was better.
Don't say that there will be no hotel on such a long road. There will be at least countless street lights on this kind of road.
After a while, the two finally passed through the woods. They slowed down and drove slowly on the official road.
Lin Yi took another Qi-boosting pill and handed it to Biyue.
Biyue shook her head, she didn't need it yet.
The two of them were moving forward slowly, and it was already the fifth day. According to Lin Yi's calculation, they could see Qin Shuihan and the others at the inn in front of Sui Mountain on the seventh day.
At that time, even if he was angry again, he wouldn't drive himself back home.
Thinking of his cold and forbearing expression, Lin Yi unconsciously curled up her lips and slapped the horse's butt fiercely.
"Come on! Biyue, let's go find an inn and take a rest. We can see them tomorrow."
"Princess, slow down!"
Prince Han's Mansion.
The princess leaves the palace to follow her master!
This incident scared Li Shang and Lei Qing like headless flies, completely at a loss.
"What should we do? If the master finds out, he won't beat us to death?"
Li Shang held the letter in his hand with a look of helplessness on his face.
There was only one simple line in the letter: Li Shang, Biyue and I went to find King Han, don’t read it.
Lei Qing also held the same message, but there was also a letter beside them, which was written by Cheng Xian.
After a while, Cheng Xian hurried over.
"Guard Thunder, Guard Plow, what do you want to do with your subordinates?"
Lei Qing handed over the letter.
The letter read: Guard Cheng, please give the field mice food and water every few days.
Cheng Xian read the content of the letter, looking at such childish handwriting, and suddenly didn't know where to start asking.
"This is?"
"A message from the princess."
Cheng Xian stared at the letter with a look of disbelief.
"Are you sure this is the princess's handwriting?"
Li Shang and Lei Qing nodded affirmatively.
All right!
Cheng Xian could only accept this incredible fact.
"What does the princess mean by asking her subordinates to take care of the field mice?"
Lei Qing replied expressionlessly: "The princess followed her master to Suishan."
"What!"
Cheng Xian jumped up in fright. He must protect the princess at all times, but he didn't even notice that such a big thing happened!
"It's over..."
Li Shang and Lei Qing glanced at him, it was obvious.
Everyone is to blame.
"The princess has a deep love for her master..."
The three of them were sitting in chairs in a daze.
After a while, Li Shang suddenly said: "Lei Qing, Cheng Xian, I'm good at qinggong. Why don't I go after the princess and make sure she arrives at the master's side safely? Let you and Butler Wu handle the big things in the house?"
Lei Qing took a serious look at him and felt that this seemed to be the only way at the moment. Although he also wanted to go, after all, the huge Han Prince's Mansion also needed people to manage it.
"Go quickly, Cheng Xian and I are in charge of the affairs of the house."
Cheng Xian also wanted to go because he wanted to go to the battlefield, but unfortunately he looked at the letter in his hand and lowered his arms helplessly.
We can’t let the princess’s field mouse have any problems!
On the way to Suishan Station.
Lin Yi and Bi Yue slept in a hotel for a few hours and immediately got up to freshen up briefly.
"Biyue, help me pull it."
Biyue helped her pull the bra wrap.
Lin Yi sighed, being a woman is not easy!
But when she thought of Qin Shuihan, she felt worried again.
I don’t know if he had a good rest, but he rushed to Sui Mountain day and night, which even an iron man couldn’t bear!
Lin Yi put on her outer robe and wrapped her breast cloth around her chest, which was really embarrassing.
But even if they caught up with them, she and Bi Yue were not allowed to dress up as women. After all, no women were allowed to accompany the army.
The two walked through the town and found another long jungle road.
It's just that the types of trees here are typically different from the vegetation along the way. There are even forests of banyan trees.
Along the way, Lin Yi discovered a special kind of tree. She had seen it in a botanical garden in Yunnan, but she couldn't remember the name of the tree.
However, in terms of latitude, this is definitely not the modern Yunnan. Perhaps these plants formed the vegetation of later Yunnan after hundreds of thousands of years of migration.
"Princess, I think we can reach the inn in a little while."
Biyue saw the looming straw roof in the distance and knew that there was only one building in a radius of dozens of miles, so that must be their destination.
Lin Yi immediately cheered up and could see Qin Shuihan if he persisted for a while.
She was going to use the simplest and most violent method. She would pounce on him and give him a kiss. He would probably forgive himself for following him.
Suddenly, the horse tripped over something on the ground and started running wildly.
Obviously Lin Yi didn't expect the horse to go crazy. She could only hold on to the reins, but her mind went blank.
Was Qin Shuihan thrown to death before he even saw him?
God, how could you let yourself die in such an unworthy manner!
"Princess! Don't let go of the reins!"
Biyue tried her best to spank the horse's butt, but she still couldn't catch up with the crazy horse.
Seeing that Lin Yi could no longer bear the strength of the horse and was about to fall off the horse, a group of men ran towards the side road.
A man accelerated violently, then jumped onto Lin Yi's horse and helped her hold the reins.
The two drove for a while, and the horse finally stopped.
Biyue's anxious heart dropped temporarily, and she rushed over immediately.
"Master, are you okay?"
The man who rescued Lin Yi pulled the reins, let out a "hush", and jumped down.
He stretched out his hand to help Lin Yi dismount, and suddenly felt that this young master's little hands were so smooth and delicate. Was he really a man?
Lin Yi didn't have time to consider who the man was, and was mechanically helped to jump off the horse. As soon as she landed on the ground, her legs seemed to be on clouds, and she fell unsteadily into the man's arms.
The man didn't seem to react and hugged her instinctively. With such slender bones, her chest seemed to feel strange. Then he realized that the person in his arms must be a woman.
Lin Yi pushed him away suddenly and said in a trembling voice: "...Thank you...this young master..."
The man smiled slightly and his voice was so clear. Why was he dressed in men's clothing?
He took another look at Lin Yi, but he didn't expect her to be so delicate and pretty.
If there wasn't something important going on, he would have taken her away to be his wife.
The man glanced at Biyue again and immediately realized that she was also a woman.
I don’t know why the two women appeared in this jungle.
"This girl, I don't know where she is going. This road is sparsely populated, and it will be dangerous if she encounters bad people."
Biyue stepped forward to help Lin Yi, showing a state of alert. After all, it was not safe to be surrounded by a group of strange men.
Lin Yi tried to calm down. She felt that her lips were dry and she could not speak, but she also clearly realized that there were more than a dozen men in front of her at this time. Although she saved her life, she did not know who they were.
The other party's "girl" obviously meant that he was pretending to be a man, so he had to be careful about whether they had any wrong ideas.
Lin Yi swallowed and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, Master, for saving us. We were just passing through this place, but we didn't expect it to be deserted."
She looked up.
The man's deep eyes were staring at her leisurely.
Lin Yi was slightly startled. With his tall nose and sexy thin lips, he was an idol-level handsome guy in modern times.
However, this person's clothing is too exaggerated.
Beige long-distance running, red trim, also has its own halo, giving it a sense of nobility that looks down on the world.
Lin Yi was not interested in his appearance at all.
This man's facial bones don't look like he's from the Central Plains.
She scanned the people behind the man and found that there were still several people with dark skin and rosy skin.
Could this be the legendary Southern Xinjiang people?
Lin Yi quickly glanced at their accessories. Except for the man in front of him who was gorgeously dressed, the rest of them looked like guards and servants.
"Girl's name?"
"My name is...Xiao Dan!"
Lin Yi didn't want to tell strangers her name, so she casually gave her best friend's name.
Xiaodan? It's a strange name.
"Miss Xiao, please take a step first, and we'll see you later - in due course."
The man thought to himself that when they got down to business, they could catch up with the girl.
He liked Lin Yi very much.
Lin Yi and Bi Yue let out a long sigh. Fortunately, they were not bad people.
She looked at the backs of the group of people and suddenly discovered that there were some branches among the weapons they were carrying behind them.
Is this branch...?
Seal your throat at the sight of blood!
Those trees that I was familiar with but couldn’t remember the names of just now were just bleeding at the sight of blood!
Lin Yi's intuition told her that those people from Southern Xinjiang were probably not good people with bows and arrows on their backs.
Ahead is the Qin State's inn, and Qin Shuihan's army will arrive soon. She is a little confused, what should she do?
Are those people going for Qin Shuihan and the others?
Lin Yi was hesitant. Do he need to doubt those people?
After all, they saved his life and looked like decent men.
How to choose?
You can see your loved one later, but the most important thing is to find the antidote to the blood-sealed throat first!
Lin Yi didn't know that this decision would be the most correct choice in her life.
She overcame her fear of horses and climbed onto the horse again, trembling.
"Biyue, let's go!"
"Princess! Where are you going? The direction is back!"
"Biyue, don't ask, time is urgent, come with me!"
Lin Yi returned immediately with Biyue.
Although the Creator created highly poisonous plants that can seal one's throat when exposed to blood, the antidote will also grow around them.
Unfortunately, the antidote for blood-throated throat-sealing red-backed bamboo stalk grass is not that easy to find.
Lin Yi finally found a tree that had its throat sealed with blood. Unfortunately, when she got closer and looked for it, she couldn't find the red-backed bamboo grass she was looking for.
Biyue followed Lin Yi all the way and didn't understand why she wanted to return. The master was clearly in front, so why didn't she go to the inn immediately?
Biyue was confused when she saw Lin Yi looking solemnly and looking for something.
"Princess, what are you looking for?"
"Antidote."
Antidote?
Bi Yue was completely confused, but seeing that Lin Yi had no time to pay attention to herself, she could only follow her silently.
The sky was getting dark, and Lin Yi remembered that there were five or six trees that had their throats covered with blood along the way. Once it got dark, there would be no chance to look for them tonight.
Anxiously, she slapped the horse's butt hard again.
Finally, when I found the fourth tree with blood sealing its throat, I found red-backed bamboo stalk grass next to the tree.
"Biyue, just stand there and don't move! These trees and grass are highly poisonous!"
Biyue immediately froze in place and looked at the big tree in front of Lin Yi.
It was obvious that the horse would turn pale with fright, but he held on to the reins and returned along the road without hesitation.
Could it be that the princess was looking for these weeds?
Lin Yi picked a bag of red-backed bamboo grass and felt that the last touch of sunset was about to set on the horizon.
"Biyue, let's go!"
She hesitated for a moment, then looked back and saw blood sealing her throat.
"Biyue, wait a moment."
Lin Yi took out the dagger given to him by Qin Shuihan and cut a piece of tree bark that was covered in blood.
Biyue was even more confused, but she didn't say much, just protect Lin Yi.
The two of them rushed all the way to the inn. As soon as they approached, they saw obvious signs of a fight in front of the inn.
Lin Yi knocked the horse's belly and galloped away. Seeing that she was rushing to the inn at full speed, she held on to the reins desperately and dismounted with a grunt.
The bonfire at the inn is still burning.
By the light of the fire, they saw that the blood stains on the ground were not that shocking, and the scattered swords looked particularly lonely.
Biyue took a few steps along the traces of the fight. It seemed that both parties were highly skilled in martial arts and their steps were clean and neat.
She followed the footsteps for a few steps, and suddenly turned around and drew a special semicircle with her feet hanging, which was Xuanfeng's move.
They have discussed each other countless times and naturally know each other's characteristics.
"Princess...they are here!"
It was rare for Lin Yi to see Bi Yue looking so nervous.
"Biyue, are you talking about them?"
"Xuanfeng! This slave will not mistake his moves."
Lin Yi frowned and held her breath subconsciously.
She picked up the arrow on the ground and sniffed it. It must have been the juice that had quenched the blood and sealed her throat.
"Bi Yue, let's go inside and take a look, and then go find the entire army. They can't all disappear at once..."
Lin Yi pretended to be calm and couldn't get distracted.
Bi Yue immediately came to her senses and followed Lin Yi to the inside of the inn.
There were seven or eight corpses lying inside the inn.
Lin Yi stepped forward and looked at the state of the corpse, and was shocked. It was a typical death from suffocation. It seemed that he was really poisoned by the blood-sealed throat.
"Biyue, hurry up and find out the location of the large army!"
Lin Yi was a little dazed, and an overwhelming feeling of suffocation came over her.
Will Shuihan be okay?
Did the entire force encamp or move on.
Why would someone be ambushed at the inn?
Is it related to the men just now?
She stood in the inn, unable to feel the sounds around her.
Countless questions ran through her mind, and she didn't dare to think about them anymore.
"Princess, there is a campfire in the valley over there! The army should be camping there."
Biyue ran back panting.
Lin Yi took a deep breath.
"let's go!"
