Seeing the two people walking away, Chen Xiaobei shook his head, came to the fire, picked up a stone and sat down, warming himself by the fire while looking at the darkness in the distance.
He didn't know how long it took, but suddenly something seemed to fall in front of his eyes, making a clear sound, which frightened him and made him stand up subconsciously.
"who is it?"
A burst of hearty laughter sounded in the distance, "Brother Xiaobei, your post is a bit poor. If we had tried to sneak up on you, you would have been dead long ago."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaobei's expression dimmed. Isn't this Yang Chun's voice? Didn’t he go back to the Great Earth Country?
"Brother Yang Chun, is that you? You"
"Oh, it's so boring that you found out so quickly!" Yang Chun shook his head and walked out of the darkness.
"Brother Yang, how can I not hear your voice?" Chen Xiaobei was speechless, as if he could forget people so quickly. I am not mentally retarded.
Yang Chun stepped forward, reached out and took out a small wooden box from his arms, and handed it forward.
"Gang Leader Lardo asked me to come back halfway and give you a congratulatory gift."
With a smile on his face, Chen Xiaobei reached out to take the small wooden box and opened it.
Inside is a pair of bracelets.
Seeing this pair of old bracelets, Chen Xiaobei was stunned. Lardo was not a stingy person, so why did he ask Yang Chun to come all the way to give this to him?
Seeing his surprised look, Yang Chun explained with a smile, "This is not an ordinary bracelet. This bracelet was carefully crafted by an authentic person and given to my gang leader. It is said that after wearing it, you will be immune to all poisons."
"The gang leader has always kept it with me. Don't usually give it away. It's rare for us to see each other, but I didn't expect that I would give this bracelet to you so readily."
Chen Xiaobei thanked him again and put the bracelet away.
Regardless of whether it's true or not, just because of this statement, I have to cherish this bracelet.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei put away the bracelet, Yang Chun waved to the side, "It was a gift from the gang leader just now. I also brought you a gift myself."
Soon, several black figures appeared in the distance, and several people came over pressing a man in black. The man in black was being held in a hood and couldn't see clearly what was going on.
"This guy is a spy from the Dalin Kingdom. He was escorted by two officers on the way and was going to be sent to Wannian City. I also thought that you were going to Wannian City anyway, so I might as well give it to you."
Hearing this, Chen Xiaobei was a little dumbfounded, "Brother Yang, we were originally escorted by an official, why did you go through all the trouble?"
"Oh, you don't know the situation at that time. Although they were escorted by officers, they were ambushed. The two officers were besieged by the accomplices of this spy. I wanted to see if they were in danger or not, so I just took this person away. gone."
Chen Xiaobei sighed, "Brother Yang, this is your fault. Then you should always save people. If you can save the official, it will be a great achievement."
"Brother Xiaobei, what does the life and death of this official have to do with me? Besides, when I was at Centipede Ridge, the official often surrounded and suppressed me, so I didn't bother to care about him."
Okay, Chen Xiaobei also expressed his understanding at this point, "Okay, I'll take him with me when I go to the capital, and I'll see if he can be sent to the Department of Law."
"By the way, Brother Yang, have you eaten? I'll have a drink with you."
"Okay, okay, I've been hurrying up until now. I'm thirsty and hungry, so I just want to ask you for a drink."
Chen Xiaobei asked Yang Chun's two men to watch for him for a while, then he took Yang Chun back to the village and prepared for dinner.
At this time, thousands of miles away, Xiao Jingyun, the prince of Wannian City, also received news that made him uneasy. While he was eating, Zhou Quan sent someone back.
As soon as he heard that it was Zhou Quan who sent people back instead of Zhou Quan who came back, Xiao Jamyun's heart skipped a beat, something was most likely going to happen.
Sure enough, when the visitor saw Xiao Jingyun, he knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "To report to Your Highness the Crown Prince, Captain Zhou asked me to come back to report that we found two brothers halfway up the road, but they have been killed. The spies we were escorting were... The whereabouts are unknown. The captain led people to search everywhere and ordered me to come back and report first."
After hearing this, Xiao Jamyun let out a long sigh. He had been worried about it for the past two days, but it finally became a reality.
At this time, he had no intention of eating. He put down the bowls and chopsticks and said to the people next to him, "Send additional manpower to provide comprehensive support. Report any developments in a timely manner."
Then he turned around and ordered, "Send a message to Centipede Ridge and ask the princess to recall as much as possible the content of the interrogation at that time. The more detailed the better. Send a copy first."
A moment later, hundreds of fast horses rushed out of Wannian City under the cover of night. At this time, in the darkness, two figures saw this scene and looked at each other.
"This is strange. The Prince's Mansion sent so many people to show that Brother Ding did not fall into the hands of the Prince."
"Leader Luo Xi, we were indeed careless at that time. We only focused on besieging the two officers and soldiers. Unexpectedly..."
"I wouldn't blame you if it were me. No one expected that Lao Ding would suddenly disappear out of thin air." Rossi sighed.
"Alright, keep a close eye on the Prince's Mansion. If you find traces of Old Ding, rescue him immediately at all costs."
It was getting dark the next day. Chen Xiaobei got up early and arranged for people to go to the fields to collect cabbage.
Chen Xiaowen was going to propose marriage today, so naturally he couldn't deliver the goods, so he had to leave this matter to others.
Of course, you don't have to worry too much about this. I believe Chen Xiaowen will make arrangements. The most important thing for him today is to find the princess.
As a scene person, Chen Xiaobei couldn't go there empty-handed, so he asked someone to pack a hundred cabbages.
The hundred cabbages were enough for the princess and the others to eat for a while. She only gave them the vegetables, and she had to figure out the rest by herself.
After everything was packed, Chen Xiaobei took Du Juan and set off.
The most important thing about bringing Du Juan with him is that Du Juan and the princess have a kind of friendship. Chen Xiaobei wants Du Juan to stay with the princess. After all, Du Juan stays alone in Hetou Village and is not very gregarious on weekdays. , just sitting there sighing sadly, if this continues, Chen Xiaoben is worried that something will happen to this child.
Du Juan seemed very silent and did not speak along the way, which made Chen Xiaobei even more determined to keep the child in Centipede Ridge.
Thinking of this, he cleared his throat and said, "Dujuan, after all, this princess is also your senior sister, right?"
Du Juan thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Yes."
"Are you willing to stay in Centipede Ridge with your senior sister for a while?"
Upon hearing this cuckoo's head shook like a rattle, "No, no, no, I have to guard..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chen Xiaobei raised her hand and interrupted, "I know you want to guard Huang Ying. Let me tell you the truth. Princess Zhaoning came to Centipede Ridge for this reason. He also worshiped the Lotus Cult Master. The order is there to protect Huang Ying secretly, so it’s the same for you to be with her."
