The Shili Plum Blossom Forest was amazing when I first arrived, but after staying for a while, I felt extremely cold.
The snow kept falling, and there was a thick layer of snow on the ground. If you stepped on it, it would barely reach your knees.
Ruan Mingzhu hugged Cheng Wanwan's arm and kept breathing: "It's so cold, it's really too cold. My trouser legs and shoes are soaked. If this continues, I will really freeze to death... Princess Rongqing really It’s too poisonous. We were deliberately thrown into the plum forest. We froze to death in the plum forest. Outsiders would only think that we came here to appreciate the plum blossoms and committed suicide on our own. She could pick them out perfectly... I always thought She is very kind, but I didn't expect to be so vicious. The Queen Mother was deceived by her..."
She kept talking as if it would keep herself warm.
As she was talking, she suddenly saw Cheng Wanwan take out a compass-like thing from his sleeve, with two needles spinning inside.
She asked curiously: "What is this?"
"This is called a compass. I don't know where it came from." Cheng Wanwan explained, "When a friend gave it to me, I didn't think it was of much use, because under normal circumstances, I can tell the difference between east, west and north. But now Well, this thing can be of great use, do you see this needle..."
Ruan Mingzhu listened to her explanation carefully and was full of amazement: "There is such a magical thing in this world. Maybe it can be used on the battlefield. Where did Sui Shuren's friend buy it? Is it still available? Well, how much silver is one?"
Cheng Wanwan: "..."
Isn't it time to talk about compasses? Isn't it time to quickly find Merlin's path?
She determined the direction carefully, "Go west."
Ruan Mingzhu frowned: "Wouldn't it be a deeper mountain forest to the west? It's even harder to walk than Merlin."
"There is no way to go to the north. To go south is to go down the mountain, which is like throwing yourself into a trap. To the east is an unknown canyon. I have been to the west once and there is a cave." Cheng Wanwan opened his mouth to explain, "There is a cave. If we take shelter from the wind and snow, we won't be frozen to death so quickly. Your parents know that we are coming in this direction and will definitely go up the mountain to look for someone tonight. Everything will be fine."
Ruan Mingzhu nodded immediately: "Then let's leave quickly."
With the compass, the two of them had a direction and would not wander around in the plum forest. After walking for a while, the sky turned completely dark.
Deep in the mountains and old forests, the sky is dark and the snow is falling. If you are alone here, you will definitely faint.
However, Ruan Mingzhu was bold, while Cheng Wanwan had a calm personality. Although they were panicking, they did not show it and continued to move westward while talking.
I don’t know how long they walked, but it was so long that Cheng Wanwan’s legs were numb, and he finally saw a familiar scenery.
She had been here before during her last trip to Linxi, so she was familiar with it.
During this period, she would monitor He Ling's movements every night. Because it was snowing heavily and the road up the mountain was difficult, no one came here for the time being.
It did give her an excellent opportunity.
"I saw a cave!" Ruan Mingzhu exclaimed in surprise, "Sui Shu people, there really is a cave, go quickly, go quickly!"
The two quickened their pace and soon reached the entrance of the cave.
There was snow and a faint light outside the cave, but it was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.
Cheng Wanwan touched his sleeves and said, "I brought a fire stick. Now I have to quickly find dry wood to make a fire."
Ruan Mingzhu nodded and immediately turned around to find firewood outside the cave.
Taking this opportunity, Cheng Wanwan quickly walked into the cave, found the mechanism, twisted it, ducked in, and turned on the flashlight.
She walked to the inner room and was shocked when she saw the situation inside.
The last time she came here, there were only a few dozen boxes and cages, but now, they were stacked from the ground to the top of the cave. There were at least several hundred boxes and cages. These weapons were enough for thirty to forty thousand people.
In such a short period of time, He Ling has produced so many weapons. This is definitely a rebellion!
She took out all the weapons in the storage space that were engraved with the He family's unique markings. This time the mark was not a random one, but the real pattern provided by He Xiao. This was ironclad evidence!
It only took less than a quarter of an hour to replace the weapons in the storage space with the weapons in the cage.
She quickly closed the cages.
So now, all we have to do is wait for the General Hussars to arrive!
She turned around and walked out quickly. As soon as she closed the door of the mechanism, Ruan Mingzhu came back dragging a large tree trunk with frustration on his face: "All the wood is wet. How can it burn? It's so cold. It's really going to burn." It’s so cold…”
Cheng Wanwan pointed to the corner of the cave: "I just found a pile of dry firewood here. It should have been left by people in the past. I quickly helped to set it up and make a fire."
In fact, she bought these dry firewood from the mall and put them here.
Ruan Mingzhu didn't have any doubt at all. She happily brought the dry firewood over and skillfully put the firewood into a flammable shelf. After blowing on the firewood, the fire slowly started to burn, and finally there was light in the dark cave. .
She quickly took off her shoes and socks and put them on the side to dry.
"Ah, it's finally warm." Ruan Mingzhu sighed happily, "It would be so nice to have a pot, stew some soup, and take a sip of the hot soup."
Cheng Wanwan laughed: "There is no hot soup, but there are shortbreads, do you want it?"
She took out two packs of snacks from her sleeves and handed one over.
Ruan Mingzhu took it and said in surprise: "Why is Suishu still carrying these with her?"
"My grandchildren all love snacks. In order to comfort them, don't we have to bring more with us?" Cheng Wanwan lied without blushing. "When you're full, come over and lean on me to squint for a while. After midnight, you can eat snacks." alright."
Ruan Mingzhu ate the dim sum in three bites, and said with unfinished content: "It's so delicious, better than all the dim sum I've ever eaten."
She clapped her hands, moved over and sat next to Cheng Wanwan, hugged Cheng Wanwan's arm tightly, and said with satisfaction, "If I was thrown into Merlin alone, everyone would have frozen to death. Many people It is said that Suishu people have good luck, but now I understand what good luck means. Anyway, if you follow Suishu people, nothing will happen to you."
"If I were lucky, I wouldn't be targeted by Princess Rongqing." Cheng Wanwan looked at the fire in front of him, "Do you know much about Princess Rongqing?"
Ruan Mingzhu shook her head and lowered her voice: "I only know that she is not from the royal family. She was raised by the Queen Mother because she saved the princess many years ago. For so many years, Princess Rongqing has not caused any trouble. , I don’t know why I want to target Suishu people... After I return home, I will ask my mother to take me into the palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother. I have to ask Princess Rongqing why she wants to..."
"If you ask her face to face, she won't admit it." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "She is here for me, so don't worry."
"Sui Shu, you are so warm!" Ruan Mingzhu put her head on Cheng Wanwan's lap and said with squinted eyes, "When I was a child, I would sleep against my mother, but later on my mother would not allow me to do the gun dance. Dao, she has to control everything I do, and my mother and I are gradually not so close..."
She talked and muttered, and slowly fell asleep.
Cheng Wanwan threw a few pieces of durable charcoal into the fire, added a large amount of dry firewood, and then bought a large mink fur cloak from the mall and put it on. The other half was covered on the little girl's back, and she also squinted. Eyes fell asleep.
