The carriage stopped when it reached the foot of Nanhua Mountain.
There is no shortcut to go up Nanhua Mountain, only a winding trail. Fortunately, although the terrain of Nanhua Mountain is steep, now that winter has passed, this mountain road is less dangerous and more interesting.
The main tourist spot of Nanhua Mountain is located halfway up the mountain. It is not difficult to climb up the mountainside. What is difficult is the Chunyang Temple standing on the top of the mountain.
As soon as Yan Xiu saw this hiking trail, he felt regretful in his heart. He should not have brought Scarlett to suffer like this.
Zhu Sijia beside her was already gearing up, eager to try, and quite ambitious to reach the top.
Although Yan Xiu couldn't bear to suppress her interest, he was really worried about her health. He lowered his head and asked her quietly:
"If Cicada doesn't want to go to Chunyang Temple to pray, you can play with the eldest princess and her family when you get halfway up the mountain. I will arrange dragon guards for you to wait for me to come down the mountain with peace of mind."
Zhu Sijia said firmly: "Since I came to Chunyang Temple specifically to pray for the soldiers on the expedition and to pray for the Qin Dynasty, how could I give up halfway? Your Majesty, don't worry, I am just cold, not really weak."
If she was weak, could she still learn to ride a horse, and still be able to withstand Yan Xiu's demands like plundering the city in the dead of night?
Thinking of something she shouldn't have thought, Zhu Scarlett's cheeks suddenly turned red.
Yan Xiu smiled helplessly, grabbed her hand and led her up the mountain: "Okay, if Cicada can't walk anymore, I will carry her."
Yan Wei emerged from another carriage.
In the past, he always made people feel frivolous for no reason, but because of his outstanding appearance, he turned that frivolity into a misty and free and easy manner; today, he was uncharacteristically wearing a mysterious dress, which was surprisingly solemn.
When he saw Zhu Sijia, Yan Wei subconsciously avoided her sight, walked up to her honestly, lowered his head and greeted her in a low voice:
"My brother has met the emperor's brother and his wife."
Is this Yan Wei so behaved today? When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
Zhu Sijia hurriedly stepped back and bumped into Yan Xiu's hard chest. This action obviously brought a bit of disgust. She put on a polite fake smile and said: "Prince Xiang, there is no need to be polite."
With her back to Yan Xiu, she naturally couldn't see the corners of Yan Xiu's raised lips. He smiled and said, "Lao Qi has become much more at ease recently. I'm very pleased."
Yan Xiu was always creepy when he smiled, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were obviously raised, and his eyes were always colder than the eternal frost, which made Yan Wei swallow his saliva in fear:
"Even if my brother can't be the emperor's confidant, he can't be the emperor's confidant, right?"
Yan Xiu hummed and smiled vaguely. Zhu Sijia felt even more strange about the two brothers.
The group of people headed along the mountain road to the top of Nanhua Mountain.
Huaijin and Huaiyu came to Nanhua Mountain for the first time and looked around excitedly. However, they were not excited for a long time. After walking a few steps, they started to complain that they were tired and wanted to go home.
After the hard work of climbing the mountain, Zhaohua had not moved for a long time. Seeing the attendants accompanying the Princess Mansion silently carry her son and daughter on their backs, she also had the idea of breaking the jar and letting someone carry her up the mountain.
But she is already the mother of a child of several years old, and she still has to be carried up the mountain. Isn’t it embarrassing?
After finally reaching the mountainside, Zhaohua held the ancient tree with one hand and put his hands on his hips and said:
"Cough, cough... I wanted to go to Chunyang Temple with Your Majesty Jieyu to pray for blessings, but Huaijin Huaiyu is still young and noisy. It would be bad if I accidentally bumped into the Immortal Lord in the sky. I will They can stay here and enjoy themselves, Your Majesty and Jieyu don't have to wait for me."
Yan Xiu understood: "Sister Huang, you don't have to force yourself. You can stay here with your children at ease."
Zhu Sijia kindly handed the food box she brought to Zhaohua, and pushed Zhu Ya who was also exhausted beside her:
"The mountains are long and the rivers are far away. I personally prepared these foods in the palace. I think Huaijin and Huaiyu also like to eat them, so let Miss Zhu Ya stay with you to serve you."
Seeing the opportunity, Zhu Ya nodded: "What Jieyu said is absolutely true. I will definitely take good care of the county master and the prince."
After resting enough before setting off, less than half of the people who set out to climb the mountain were left.
Although Zhu Scarlett was dressed fancyly today, it was still convenient. She concentrated on climbing the mountain and refused to say a word. She even wanted to take a detour to Yan Xiu several times.
And Yu Xin, Yan Wei and others were left far behind by her.
Yan Xiu was sometimes worried about her falling, and sometimes worried about her being tired.
When Chunyang Temple was in front of him, he finally passed the most dangerous part of the road. He stopped and forced her to stop, panting slightly: "Cicada, are you trying to compete with me on who can walk faster?"
Zhu Sijia's desire to win was shattered by his words. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead and said without any secret, "Xuanzhi really guessed it right."
It's a pity that her physical strength is not as good as that of Yan Xiu, and she has no martial arts.
Yan Xiu smiled deliberately and looked at her from above: "But only I can be the best in the world. Doesn't Cicada want to be above me?"
I wish Scarlett's face changed.
She didn't expect that Yan Xiu would think in this direction. When she wanted to kneel down and apologize immediately, Yan Xiu directly carried her to a huge rock and let her sit down: "You and I should walk together for the rest of the way. Come up, I Carry you."
He turned around, half-bent his legs, and pointed at his broad back.
With so many people watching, how dare you let the king of a country carry you to Chunyang Temple?
Zhu Sijia was still hesitant, and Yan Xiu continued to urge her: "Be obedient."
She could only carefully stick to it, gently hook her hands around Yan Xiu's neck, and breathe all her warm and fragrant breath on his neck.
The moment Yan Xiu carried her on his back, there seemed to be an invisible force that quickly touched the meridians throughout his body. She was light and soft, and carrying her was even more comfortable than holding her.
It was an indescribable feeling. It was the first time that he had carried Scarlett on his back. The two of them had done more intimate things than this, but never once had he felt like he could be so relied on and needed like today.
Fortunately, his chassis was solid, otherwise both of them would have fallen.
Yan Xiu instantly accumulated all his strength and walked on dangerous terrain. He carried Zhu Sijia on his back and disappeared from everyone's sight in a few quick steps. Even the dragon guard behind him could hardly keep up.
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The two of them were far ahead. When they arrived at Chunyang Temple, Yan Xiu reluctantly put Zhu Sijia down.
A handsome young man in white robes walked out of the Sanqing Hall of Chunyang Temple.
As soon as Zhu Sijia's feet touched the ground, when she saw the Taoist priest, she almost blurted out: "Master Li?"
Li Xunfeng seemed to have expected it. He looked at Zhu Sijia with a smile in his eyes: "For Zhu Jieyu, I am Li Xunfeng, the master of Chunyang Temple, not Mr. Li Woyun, the minister of Honglu Temple."
Then, he bowed slightly to the two of them and led Zhu Sijia and Yan Xiu towards the palace.
Zhu Sijia pulled Yan Xiu's sleeve and asked him: "Xuanzhi, how come Master Li and Lord Li are so similar?"
Yan Xiu: "The two of them are biological brothers from the same mother. Guanzhu Li is Lord Li's brother. Isn't it different?"
The only difference is that Li Xunfeng has a cinnabar mole in the middle of his eyebrows.
Unexpectedly, the famous Li Guanzhu was actually Li Woyun's brother.
It's a pity that fate has played a trick on people. Both the Li brothers were born with beauties other than Xiao Ranchen, but Li Woyun now narrowly escaped death.
Zhu Scarlett sighed silently.
