Shen Muzhi quickly disappeared in front of everyone like a light smoke, which surprised both Yu Fucheng and Wu Jing.

Yu Fucheng had just learned from Shen Wei that this 'Lin Xuan' skills were not ordinary, and he was better. Wu Jing was surprised, blinked several times before suppressing the surprise in his heart, and said to Shen Wei with a smile: "This Lin Gongzi is really good at martial arts. ”

Shen Wei smiled and didn't make a sound.

After Shen Mu rushed back to the house, he said to Shen Wei's subordinates, took the horse and went straight out of the city.

He had never heard of this place in Xijin. However, there is only one official road out of the city from the west. If He Jinyan is taking the official road, then he will be able to catch up sooner or later.

It's just that he didn't expect that if Qingguo's disappearance was related to He Jinyan, then what He Jinyan and Wu Jing said about returning to Xijin would be the truth?

What's more, it's hard to say whether the identity of this He Jinyan's disciple of Old Mr. Qu is true or false!

Shen Mu chased all the way, and whenever he saw a woman in white or a carriage on the road, he had to stop and check or ask. In this process, Shen Mu's heart was anxious, and he was more or less rude. Some generous people just laugh and laugh, and some who are slightly more calculating, naturally not so easy to speak. On one occasion, I almost got my hands dirty.

Soon, more than an hour passed, and the sun was setting in the west.

Shen Muzhi had already arrived more than a hundred miles away from Anding City at this time, but He Jinyan and Qingguo were still nowhere to be seen.

Shen Muzhi, who couldn't find Qingguo for a long time, was restless, and finally gradually calmed down.

If this He Jinyan is on the official road, unless she is also in a hurry, he should also catch up at this time. But he hasn't caught up now, so there are only two possibilities. Either He Jinyan didn't take the official road, or the news given by Wu Jing was wrong.

If it is the former, there are many mountains around this Anding City, and to find people in this vast mountain is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and the difficulty can be imagined.

If it's the latter, it's even harder.

Shen Muzhi chased along the official road for a while, but after still missing He Jinyan and Qingguo, he decided to return to the city after hesitating.

Perhaps, things are not what he feared.

Perhaps, Qingguo has already returned to the house by this time......

When he returned to the city, he urged the war horse under him to fly fast, and the four hooves seemed to be about to fly off the ground. Fortunately, it is a long-trained war horse, if it is replaced by an ordinary horse, it will not be able to support Shen Muzhi's riding method at all.

Nearly 200 miles, more than half an hour, arrived.

By the time we entered the city, a small part of the sun had been hidden behind the distant peaks. Twilight is coming.

In the city, the lights have begun to turn on.

Today's temple fair, in the evening, there are more people on the street, and even the street vendors are much more than during the day. All kinds of shouting and laughing are endless, and they are very lively.

Vaguely, Shen Muzhi heard someone say that there will be a lantern festival by Dingyang Lake in the city today. It is said that he also invited the Oiran to the hot spot. He couldn't help but think that Qingguo would definitely like this kind of lively scene.

There were too many people on the street, and he couldn't ride a horse, so he had to dismount and lead him. Coming in from the west of the city and returning to the house, he didn't need to pass by the Fun Tea Building, but for some reason, he walked to the Fun Tea Building unconsciously.

Looking up, in front of the window where he and Qingguo sat yesterday, there are now two young men, just like them yesterday, talking and laughing while enjoying the scenery on the street.

Qingguo, where are you?

Shen Muzhi's expression was gloomy, and after taking a deep breath, he continued to lead the horse through the crowd and walk towards the house.

The night in the alleys always comes faster.

The corners of the roof are still trimmed with gold, but the alley outside is already dark.

The clatter of horses' hooves, in the silent dimness, sounded lonely and gloomily.

Suddenly, the sound of the horse's hooves stopped.

In the dimness, the tall, thin figure walking in front of the horse suddenly turned his head and looked somewhere behind him.

A small black shadow, which appeared out of nowhere, suddenly broke through the darkness and rushed towards Shen Muyi.

Shen Muzhi, whose heart was beating wildly, instantly showed joy on his face, and without hesitation, he opened his hands and hugged the black shadow in his arms.

The golden light flashed, and the black shadow, which was originally only the size of a fist, turned into a petite woman, and before she could stand still, she fell backwards.

On the green clothes in front of him, there were spots and bloodstains.

"Qingguo, what's wrong with you?" Shen Muzhi's panicked voice sounded anxiously in the dimness. But the person in his arms has passed out and cannot answer.

Seeing this, Shen Muzhi hurriedly picked up Qingguo on the horse and rushed to the house.

Back at the house, Shen Wei, who had been waiting for news, immediately rushed over after knowing that Shen Muzhi and Qingguo were back. Knowing that Qingguo was injured and in a coma, he hurriedly sent someone to ask for a doctor.

After a panic, the doctor came and left, and the doctor couldn't say anything about Qingguo's injury, but said that the pulse was a little chaotic, but it was still stable, and it should not be in danger of life.

Shen Muzhi also roughly checked Qingguo's body before the doctor came, except for two skin injuries that were not serious, there were no other serious external injuries. It's just that this internal injury is more troublesome than the external injury.

Especially Qingguo, although he has transformed into a human, he is not a real human after all.

This is not the mountains and forests of the Strange Stone Valley, and there is no woman in white.

Shen Muzhi stayed by Qingguo's bedside, looking at the pale little face, feeling guilty and distressed.

She had only been following him for a long time, but she had already experienced many dangers.

Was it right or wrong to let her follow her in the first place?

Shen Wei quietly walked outside the door, did not come in, looked at the figure guarding the bed in the room, sighed secretly, and then turned to leave.

In the next room, Shen Muping was asking Hu San, who was usually in charge of serving him: "How is Qingguo?"

"Still unconscious. However, the doctor came to check it just now, and his life should be worry-free, but the pulse is a little strange, and the doctor can't see anything. ”

After Shen Muping heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "You carry me over to take a look." ”

When Hu San heard this, he immediately came forward to carry him.

When he got to the next door, Shen Muping asked Hu San to stand at the door with him on his back for a while, and then went back to the house, like Shen Wei, and didn't go in to disturb him.

By this time, it was completely dark.

Shen Wei went to the front yard, and Yu Fucheng, who heard the movement, came over.

As soon as he entered the door, Yu Fucheng said with concern: "I just heard from the people below that the girl next to Lin Gongzi was injured, so I hurried over to take a look, is that girl okay?"

Shen Wei replied: "The doctor came to see it just now and said that it was no big deal. ”

When Yu Fucheng heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay if it's not a big deal." ”

The two talked again, and Yu Fucheng finally left. Shen Wei returned to the backyard, went to Shen Muzhi's room to take a look, and then turned around and went to Shen Muping's room.

Under the candlelight in front of the bed, Shen Muping leaned on the side of the bed and was reading a book.

After hearing the sound of footsteps and looking up to see that it was his father, Shen Muzhi put down the book in his hand, supported the edge of the bed with his right hand, and pulled his body up with some difficulty.

"How is Miss Qingguo, have you woken up?" After watching his father pull a chair and sit down in front of the bed, Shen Muping was the first to ask.

Shen Wei shook his head: "I haven't woken up yet, Mu Zhi is guarding." ”

Shen Muping asked again: "Did my father ask Muzhi, who did it?"

Shen Wei shook his head again: "After he came back, all his thoughts were on Qingguo's girl, and I never found a chance to ask him." ”

"Although I don't know how the third brother and the Qingguo girl met, I can see that Qingguo is very important to him. Shen Muping groaned for a while and said in a deep voice.

"I can see it too. Shen Wei also nodded and said.

After the words fell, the two fell silent.

After a while, Shen Wei spoke: "At noon today, Yu Fucheng and I mentioned the matter of establishing a prince. It is said that His Majesty intends to establish a prince. ”

Shen Muping was surprised when he heard this: "Lichu, is this news accurate?"

"Yes. Shen Wei replied: "We will return to Jinling soon, whether this thing is true or not, we will know when we arrive in Jinling, and Yu Fucheng has no need to lie." ”

"The father...... Do you have any ideas?" Shen Muping thought about it and asked again.

Shen Wei's face was a little solemn, and after pondering for a while, he said, "I just think this thing is a little strange. But for a while, I couldn't figure out what was strange, so I wanted to hear your thoughts. ”

Shen Muping was puzzled: "The three princes are now at an age where they can become princes, and the second prince is even nearly thirty years old. It is normal for His Majesty to decide to establish a prince now, why does my father think it is strange?"

Shen Wei pursed his lips and muttered for a long time, then said, "Your Majesty has always been very jealous of the matter of establishing a prince. Especially after the eldest prince died of illness that year, he was very taboo about this matter. Once Zuo Xiang mentioned a word, His Majesty was furious, fell a lot of things, Zuo Xiang was even smashed in the head, went home and lay down for more than a month before returning to the court. Now that Your Majesty is in good health, and there has been no sign of any relaxation before, why did he suddenly decide to establish a prince?

After hearing this, Shen Muping thought for a while and said, "Could it be that in the past few months, there is something that my father doesn't know?"

Shen Wei glanced at him, then nodded and said, "It's also possible." But ......," he said suddenly, "Yesterday Mu Zhi mentioned something to me. ”

"What's the matter?" asked Shen Muping.

"He said that the truth behind your incident this time may have the involvement of the Yuan people. Shen Wei said.

After Shen Muping heard this, there was no surprise on his face.

"You already know?" Shen Wei asked when he saw that his expression was abnormal.

Shen Muping nodded: "When I was in the Yuan army camp before, I vaguely heard a sentence or two. ”

Shen Wei looked at him with a slightly complicated look, and after being silent for a moment, he didn't ask Shen Muping why he hadn't mentioned this matter since he came back, but said something else: "Recently, there has been a great transfer of personnel in the army. On the northern border line, many key positions have been replaced. I asked people to check the backgrounds of these new people, including Wang Shi who came to Qishi Valley this time, and they all have something to do with Hong Quan. ”

"Father means, this General Hong ......" Shen Muping furrowed his brows, and after a pause, he continued: "Not clean?"