"He Qing." Huo Changze's low and hoarse voice came from inside the room.
He Qing stood outside the door and answered: "General?"
"How long has she been gone?"
He Qing didn't know why, but he still replied seriously: "It's almost half an hour."
After a while, the door to the room was suddenly opened forcefully, and Huo Changze walked out.
He looked tired, as if he had just woken up.
"Half an hour..." Huo Changze muttered to himself as he looked at the horizon.
His face was covered with a shadow, and his cold face was unusually dark.
In this low-pressure atmosphere, He Qing couldn't help but hold his breath slightly.
As expected... she left anyway.
Huo Changze's eyes suddenly became fierce, as if he had made some kind of determination, "Give me the order to summon a thousand cavalry immediately!"
"General?!" He Qing raised his head in surprise, not knowing what the general meant.
Huo Changze stared in the direction of the city gate, with an unmistakable determination in his voice, "Leave for Changshan Town immediately!"
"……yes!"
…
"Is that okay?"
Shen Jiao looked worriedly at the soldier in the corner who was responsible for driving the carriage for them. He had been knocked unconscious and tied up by Qi Yu.
Qi Yu tied the last knot on the rope and stood up: "It's okay. There is a market nearby. Someone will definitely find him tomorrow."
Shen Jiao nodded, and after dealing with the soldiers, they got on the carriage and continued moving forward.
But it was too dark, it started to rain again, and the road was so slippery that it was difficult for the carriage to continue moving forward. There is a danger of it rolling over if you are not careful.
The carriage moved very slowly, only slightly faster than walking.
Shen Jiao was sitting in the carriage, surrounded by darkness without any light. The rain outside was pattering on the roof of the carriage, like a beating heart, dancing in the rain.
…
The originally silent town suddenly became brightly lit, and the men's complaints stopped when they saw the soldiers. From time to time, babies could be heard crying, and women quickly covered their mouths in panic.
"General -" until the soldiers who finally finished the search came to report to him, "no suspicious traces were found."
They found nothing but an unconscious soldier.
Huo Changze sat on his horse, the cold rain falling from his cold face, "Have you finished searching?"
"Yes, everything has been searched!"
Huo Changze suddenly sneered, they ran quite far.
"Keep chasing me!"
Following Huo Changze's order, everyone got on their horses and followed Huo Changze into the darker and darker depths.
…
The carriage suddenly stopped.
Shen Jiao immediately woke up from her drowsy state and called out uneasily, "Ayu?"
The next second, Qi Yu got in from outside the carriage. His body was soaked and still dripping.
Shen Jiao groaned when she saw him like this and quickly took a handkerchief to dry him. Qi Yu took her hand and shushed her.
Shen Jiao stopped moving for a moment. She looked at Qi Yu, who seemed to be listening to something.
Shen Jiao saw that his expression was getting worse and worse, and she felt uneasy in her heart. She asked softly: "What's wrong?"
Qi Yu didn't speak. He got off the carriage and put his ear to the ground, listening carefully for a while. His expression suddenly changed, he stood up and pulled her out, "They are chasing us!"
The carriage was traveling too slowly and they could no longer keep it, so they had no choice but to abandon the carriage and flee to the nearby mountains.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the already blurry vision became even more unclear. They could only rely on intuition to walk up the mountain.
The mud was slippery, and Shen Jiao almost fell down several times, but fortunately Qi Yu was by his side and caught her in time. They walked cautiously for a long time, and when they looked back, they saw that they were only a few hundred meters away.
The heavy rain made both of them wet, and the rising muddy water made their clothes completely unrecognizable.
They are really embarrassed...
It would be okay if she was the only one like this, but looking at Qi Yu who was innocently involved, Shen Jiao suddenly became confused.
Did she do something wrong? Why call him Qi Yu? Without her, he would still be living well in the military camp. Instead of following her and escaping in embarrassment like now.
Qi Yu saw that Shen Jiao was not leaving and looked back at her. Thinking she was afraid, he held her hand tightly and promised: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you."
"Ayu..." Shen Jiao called him in a low voice, then said calmly: "Go away and leave me alone."
Hearing Shen Jiao's words, Qi Yu froze.
Shen Jiao continued: "It's too late for you to leave now... they won't find out."
In the darkness, Qi Yu said nothing.
"You should leave quickly..."
After a long time, Qi Yu let go of her hand. Shen Jiao thought he was leaving, but what she received in response was a warm and sincere hug.
Qi Yu whispered in her ear: "Don't leave me."
Qi Yu refused to leave and continued to pull her forward.
God seemed to favor them, and they discovered a cave!
Qi Yu was afraid that there was a beast inside, so he asked her to stay nearby while he went to explore first.
Qi Yu picked up the stones on the ground and wanted to throw them into the cave. But before he could reach the entrance of the cave, the soft soil washed away by the rain could no longer support a person's weight, and Qi Yu stepped on the ground and fell down.
Shen Jiao watched Qi Yu fall from her eyes. She screamed and quickly stepped forward to catch him.
But she was too slow, Qi Yu had already fallen out of sight.
"Qi Yu! Qi Yu!"
She called his name again and again, but no one answered her.
But there was a deep roar behind her. Shen Jiao froze and turned her head to meet a pair of green eyes in the cave.
…
Soon Huo Changze and his party discovered the abandoned carriage. Huo Changze immediately got off his horse and rushed into the mountains to follow them.
However, He Qing stopped him and asked him to wait at the foot of the mountain, so that he could find someone who could bring him to him as soon as possible.
So Huo Changze stayed at the foot of the mountain and waited.
A thousand elite soldiers entered the forest and soon found the unconscious Qi Yu.
The soldiers brought Qi Yu to Huo Changze and forced him to the ground to kneel in front of Huo Changze.
Huo Changze's face suddenly darkened when he saw him, and he kicked him directly. Qi Yu fell to the ground with a groan, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
This moment made Qi Yu suddenly wake up from his coma. He struggled to get up, but Huo Changze stepped on him again.
Washed away by the heavy rain, the black marks on Qi Yu's face faded away, revealing an originally flawless face.
Huo Changze had no reaction when he saw this scene. His face was cold, like a hungry ghost crawling out of hell. He pressed harder on his feet and asked, "Where is she?"
A look of pain appeared on Qi Yu's face, and another mouthful of blood welled up from his throat. His voice was vague but Huo Changze heard it clearly.
"Don't even think about...finding her...ugh!"
Accompanying Qi Yu's cry of pain was the sound of Huo Changze crushing his ribs. Huo Changze's eyes were filled with strong murderous intent, and he wanted to crush his heart alive.
But in the end, he just kicked Qi Yu away hard. Qi Yu hit his head on a big tree and fainted again instantly.
Huo Changze's whole body was soaked, and his joints turned white from the exertion. He shouted in a low voice: "Keep looking!"
The rain wet his eyelashes, and everything in front of him was a little blurry, but Huo Changze's thoughts were decisive and unshakable.
He would never allow Shen Jiao to escape from his side.
no way.
