They rushed to the river and saw the rushing water.
Fu Yunqiu was surprised: "We can't go back."
The prince's face darkened and he ordered a guard: "You ride over and try it out."
The guard didn't dare to say anything, and immediately kicked the horse's belly. At first, it was walking smoothly. However, the further he got to the middle of the river, the more he could see that the water level had risen to the roots of the horse's legs!
The ferocious flash floods continued to sweep downwards, and the horses were able to move forward and finally landed on the other side.
Xiao Langyan frowned and said: "It's too dangerous. The flash flood will become more and more violent. Brother Emperor, we should find a high place to rest nearby and wait for the guards to come to rescue us."
The prince stared at the rushing mountain torrent with gloomy eyes, but said: "No, it may not be safe to stay on the mountain. Besides, the current is not deep and the horses can pass by. We should get to the other side immediately."
Shen Dingzhu secretly saw that the prince looked wrong and suspected that there was fraud.
He urged everyone to cross the river immediately, there must be something wrong.
Fu Yunqiu's own horse was frightened and ran away. She looked pale and worried at this moment: "My legs and feet are inconvenient. I'm afraid it will harm you, so you might as well send me there first."
The prince glanced at her and said to Xiao Langyan: "Fifth brother, take one of you to cross the river first."
Fu Yunqiu immediately looked at Xiao Langyan, his eyes pleading.
Xiao Langyan looked at Shen Dingzhu, his eyes filled with clouds.
The prince urged: "Don't wait, if you don't leave, none of us will be able to leave."
Xiao Langyan no longer hesitated, and asked everyone to take out the riding whip, tied it into one, and tied it around his waist first. Then, he grabbed the other end and was about to walk towards Shen Dingzhu.
However, Shen Dingzhu took a step back and pushed Fu Yunqiu forward.
Xiao Langyan was slightly startled, and immediately frowned coldly: "Come here."
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, so he would give up the opportunity to others. A common girl's status is mediocre, so it is not worthy to take the lead."
"Miss Fu is injured and needs medical treatment urgently. It's better to let her go first."
After she finished speaking, the prince looked towards her, with a hint of astonishment flashing deep in his eyes.
Fu Yunqiu said with a cry: "My legs hurt even more."
In the pouring rain, Xiao Langyan hesitated to speak, but said nothing.
He turned to Fu Yunqiu and tied the other end of the riding crop to her body.
Before leaving, Xiao Langyan stared at Shen Dingzhu and said: "If you can't make it, find a higher place to hide from the rain. I will come back."
Shen Dingzhu nodded slightly. The heavy rain had already made her wet.
She watched as Xiao Langyan got on his horse and rode the same horse with Fu Yunqiu. Then, under the protection of two guards one after another, they successfully reached the other side.
Before Shen Dingzhu could be happy, the last horse following Xiao Langyan and the others neighed suddenly.
But in the blink of an eye, the guard, including the man and his horse, were swept into the turbulent mountain current.
Shen Dingzhu's face turned pale, and she heard the prince beside him say: "It seems we won't be able to get through it for a while."
In this way, Shen Dingzhu was even more convinced that there was no real danger of being assassinated until he reached the other side!
The prince always regarded himself as noble and could not generously give up the opportunity of escape to others.
In fact, the reason why Shen Dingzhu was willing to give up the opportunity to Fu Yunqiu was not because he was greedy for life and afraid of death.
Rather, the purpose of her trip was to take advantage of the opportunity to gain favor with Xiao Langyan so that their cooperative relationship could become closer.
She believed that at this juncture, Xiao Langyan would not be unhappy if he gave his sweetheart the opportunity to escape to the other side.
As for the fact that he just came over and wanted to take her away first, it was probably because he wanted to show off in front of the prince.
At this moment, Xiao Langyan's figure stopped on the other side. In the heavy rain, Shen Dingzhu couldn't see his expression clearly. He could only see Fu Yunqiu half-leaning in his arms in fear.
Looking back at the prince, there was no angry look on his face. Instead, he said to Shen Dingzhu with some relief: "Fifth brother has always been safe and will definitely find father to save us."
"Miss Shen, let's find a safe place to take shelter."
After the prince said this, Shen Dingzhu nodded: "Thank you very much, the daughter of the people, for taking care of you."
Heavy rain washed away the mud. She followed the prince and the two remaining guards to find a cave to take shelter from the rain.
The guards went in first to investigate. After confirming that it was safe, the prince and Shen Dingzhu went in one after another.
What Shen Dingzhu didn't expect was that there were some remaining charcoal in the cave, which looked like they were left by hunters.
The guard ignited the charcoal, and then took the initiative to guard the door.
Shen Dingzhu sat down close to the fire source and stretched out her fingertips that were cold from the autumn rain. At this time, she was soaked by the pouring rain, and her delicate body was afraid of the cold and was trembling slightly.
Xiao Xuanke took one look at her, took off his robe, and put it on a rack nearby to smoke.
"After a while, Gu's clothes will dry. Miss Shen might as well put them on first."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
In the firelight, the beauty's side face is as white as jade, and her long black eyelashes are like butterfly wings, moving gracefully. Her slim figure is fully revealed under the wet clothes.
Xiao Xuanke took a second look, his eyes were lit up with a dark color by the firelight, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Actually, Gu is very curious. Isn't Miss Shen afraid? Why did she give up the opportunity to Yun Qiu?"
Shen Dingzhu licked his red lips.
She couldn't say that she wanted Xiao Langyan to know that she was willing to give up this opportunity for his sweetheart.
Then, Shen Dingzhu said softly: "Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince also give up the opportunity to the prince? People's daughters admire such an approach. Your Highness is like this. How can a people's daughter be greedy for life and fear death, so she is willing to stay with her."
Xiao Xuanke's eyes became dark and profound.
Shen Dingzhu didn't know what he was thinking, but she felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him with such a direct gaze, as if she couldn't see anything.
Fortunately, after a while, Xiao Xuanke looked away and looked at the heavy rain outside the cave.
"You're thoughtful," he said casually.
at this time.
A tied horse neighed in fright outside the cave.
Xiao Xuanke suddenly became alert and ordered the guards: "Go and see what's going on."
The two guards stepped forward with their swords raised. After a moment, they heard them shouting outside: "Your Highness, there is a wild boar coming outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard swung his long sword and pierced the wild boar's body. However, the leather was thick and hard. This move not only failed to hurt the wild boar, but also succeeded in irritating it.
The guard had no time to avoid him, and the rainy day was slippery. He was accidentally pushed by the wild boar and fell to the ground. He was unable to move immediately.
It was also at this time that Shen Dingzhu saw the size of the wild boar from inside the cave, which was almost as high as a human thigh.
The leather is black and looks very rough, and the fangs are sharp and terrifying.
The remaining guard immediately started fighting with the wild boar. He held a sword and left many wounds on the wild boar.
The wild boar probably saw the weapon in his hand, so it turned towards the cave and rushed towards Shen Dingzhu and Xiao Xuanke.
Xiao Xuanke immediately pulled out his sword.
Sudden!
At this critical moment, two arrows suddenly passed by his body and shot through the air one after another.
