He Jiunian calmed down, but the thought he had when he went up the mountain reappeared in his mind. All signs indicate that the Queen has run away, and she is familiar with the terrain here and knows where to run.
Once he had this setting, he thought that Yang Xiankang had talked about the herbs in Laojun Mountain several times and the delicacy of barbecued pheasants and rabbits. He must have stayed here many times before.
So, why did the Queen run away?
Did she know something?
"You won't slip into the dragon pool, right?" Huizhu ran to the largest dragon pool covered in mud, and even wanted to go down and have a look.
He Jiunian grabbed her and took her to a safe place. "You don't want to die? No one knows how deep the pool here is. Look at the color, it's so black, you'd be dead if you fell in."
"In case..." Huizhu wanted to say something, but she still kept her mouth shut.
"No, absolutely not!" He Jiunian roared, "We have so many pairs of eyes watching. If they really fell just now, there would definitely be a noise. How could we not see it?"
"Empress!" Huizhu shouted again, and the Imperial Guards also shouted. The sound echoed in the mountain forest, startling the birds in the mountain and the small animals that had just crawled out of the cave. Their cries were heard by all living beings, but there was no response.
Just as Huizhu shouted, it suddenly started raining heavily again, even heavier and more rapid than the previous one. However, the duration was very short, and the miracle of colorful light showed up in an instant.
At this moment, they no longer had the intention to see any of this. They scattered around and were all busy looking for Yang Xianrong. He Jiunian always felt that something was wrong, so he sent two Forbidden Soldiers down the mountain to explain the situation to Yuan Jianshuo, and left two more people to guard here, waiting for those who would catch up later. He took Huizhu and six other Forbidden Soldiers with him. Keep walking forward and look for traces of the sheep.
There is heavy rain in the mountains, sometimes not, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. The ground was muddy and there was no trace of anything. Even the walking of He Jiunian, Huizhu and others became very difficult, and they became even more anxious.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, everyone was soaked to the skin, and the fire sticks on their bodies could not light the torches, so their mood became extremely bad. Zhang Liangxue and Luzhu had already caught up. Although they were soaked to the skin, the food and fire dumplings in their bags were still usable.
He Jiunian took another deep breath to calm down, and lit the bonfire and torch first. With the fire, there would be warmth and hope. After all, the nights in Laojun Mountain were also cold in this spring day, not to mention that they were still soaked to the skin.
More people caught up one after another. Zhang Liangxue and Luzhu stayed at the same place. The others ate some food, warmed themselves up by the fire, and then continued searching in the dark night. They were all yelling: "Queen, where are you!"
Zhang Liangxue and Luzhu looked at each other in shock, not daring to speak. In Laojun Mountain late at night, apart from everyone's shouts, there was not even a sound of flying insects or animals. These people actually shouted all night and found no trace of Yang Xianrong and Yang Xiankang. Even Lan Xiang, who was resting halfway, disappeared.
Yuan Jianshuo had already caught up and asked breathlessly: "Is anyone following Mr. Xu and the others?"
He Jiunian replied awkwardly: "We can't keep up with Master Xu's foot power, so no one arranged for someone to follow them alone."
"Do you know where Master Xu will go to collect medicine?" Yuan Jianshuo's face was full of confusion and rain, and he looked very embarrassed. His lower body was covered in mud, and he probably fell into the mud on the way up the mountain. The military guards who followed him did not fare much better. Some of them even had muddy water in their hair, flowing down their cheeks and temples.
"I just heard that when he was talking to Xu Henian, he said that he was going to collect some rare herbs from the cliffs of Ziweng Mountain." A guard from the Forbidden Army replied.
"Does the Empress know?" Yuan Jianshuo was also very panicked. He was missing. How was he going to explain to the emperor and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. Of course, there is also Chengdu Wang Sima Ying. He felt a little cold, and he was also in a very bad mood because of the Huazhiyu family incident. In addition, those accomplices and those selling medicines and spices were all arrested and interrogated one by one. As a result, he was always in the Beijun Mansion, standing behind Master Mao Hongbin and staring at him, wanting to see what else happened.
But just as Yang Xianrong's chariot set off, Sima Ying still sighed while standing on the city tower, and asked someone to tell Yuan Jianshuo: "Take good care of the queen, I will finish the matter at hand as soon as possible, and go to my hometown tomorrow." Junshan will take the queen back to the palace."
If we say so now, Sima Ying should have set off by now. As long as she reaches the foot of the mountain, she will be able to see the emperor and know that the queen has disappeared in the forest. What should we do about such a big thing?
All the Imperial Guards who went out at night came back, and two of them even went to Ziweng Mountain. They said they saw the mark left by Zhenren Xu and went down to the cliff. But there was no trace of a sheep being offered to them, so they came back first to report it.
The other people also searched randomly without any purpose, but found no trace.
"Is this strange? Did he fall into a ditch?" Yuan Jianshuo frowned, thinking about the topography of Laojun Mountain in his mind. He didn't come here many times. He had probably heard others talk about the miracles here, but he didn't think about coming to see them.
"Did you find it?" Sima Ying arrived much faster than expected. His feet were covered in mud, but his upper body was still clean and tidy. It was already noon now. It seemed that he had left Luoyang early in the morning and didn't stop at all.
"Your Majesty!" Yuan Jianshuo and the Imperial Guards immediately saluted Sima Ying. Sima Ying waved her hands and stood on a relatively flat ground with her hands on her hips, gasping for air. Zhao Zhuo behind him had a large piece of dirt on his body. I have fallen down before. "There is no news yet. Everyone has been searching separately all night..."
"Why is he missing?" Sima Ying adjusted her breath slightly and roared. Since killing Yu that day, many people were a little more frightened and awed when they saw Sima Ying again, because they really didn't expect it. He will use this method.
The Imperial Guards all lowered their heads. Zhang Liangxue and Luzhu immediately knelt down on the ground and said repeatedly: "The Queen disliked our walking slowly, so she asked us to follow slowly with our things on our backs. She said she was going to find Xu Zhenren. of……"
"Let's go! Find Master Xu first!" Sima Ying also held on for a breath and wanted to move forward immediately. However, he probably didn't expect that his legs no longer obeyed him. As soon as he walked forward, his legs softened and he fell straight forward to the ground.
Now, the gentle and fair-skinned King of Chengdu has turned into a mud monkey.
