For convenience, the inn has a total of three entrances and exits. Directly in front is the welcome gate, there is a special entrance for cars and horses to enter and exit, in addition, there is a slightly smaller entrance, which is specially used for the inn to buy daily needs.

At this moment, the leader of the Dark Dragon Guard stood on a high place, quietly open his eyes and overlook the entrances and exits below, just like a keenly alert falcon peeping at its prey in the dormant night.

The fire started in the middle of the night, and according to normal times, the three entrances and exits of the inn should be closed.

However, at this time, he looked around, but saw that the sparks were lit, and all three entrances and exits were opened. Moreover, there are traces of ruts at every entrance.

While everyone was busy putting out the fire, someone really took advantage of the chaos to run away from the inn. And judging from the current situation, the escapees are still running very calmly. Look at this thorough preparation, and make enough effort to confuse, and you will know that this matter is obviously well planned.

The leader of the Dark Dragon Guard silently clenched his fists, his eyebrows closed, and then he turned and swept towards the place where the inn was on fire.

Whether the prince really ran out or not, he had to go to the fire center to confirm in person to know.

Who knows if the traces of several entrances and exits will be a trick deliberately left by the prince to lure the enemy?

However, when he visited the scene in person, he realized how big the fire really was and how serious the consequences were.

The room where the prince was located had long since been burned to ashes, and not even a single piece of slag was left in the fire.

As for the crown prince?

The current situation is that there is no one alive or dead, and no corpse is seen.

After observing the scene, the leader of the Dark Dragon Guard quickly made a decision and ordered everyone to follow the traces of the entrance and exit at the back door of the inn.

About an hour later, the Dark Dragon Guard finally found the trace of the suspected prince.

"Chief, my subordinates have found a discarded carriage in the woods two miles ahead. The horses were gone, but the hoof prints were all around. ”

That's why it's not clear where the horse is fleeing for the time being.

The leader of the Dark Dragonguard nodded, "Take me there." ”

In terms of tracking and hiding, their skills are absolutely top-notch, so the leader of the Dark Dragon Guard basically followed him directly without any suspicions.

At this time, the sky was not yet fully bright, and in the misty darkness, a carriage could be seen parked in an open field in the forest.

There was silence all around, and there was no sound except for the sound of their light footsteps.

Xu Xu, the leader of the Dark Dragon Guard, had a natural instinct for danger, and he approached the carriage, and did not directly go to check it, but suddenly made a move, waved his wide sleeves, and threw it with a strong wind.

The carriage made a small "boom" and then .......

In the inn where the fire had not yet been extinguished, not long after the Dark Dragon Guard left, the prince returned from outside.

As soon as he returned to the inn, the first thing he did was to knock on the door of the No. 1 room in the inn.

"Helian, I've got rid of them according to your plan, now can you tell me where you're going next?"

That's right, the person the prince saw in front of him and was anxious to ask for advice was the prince Heleno, who came to congratulate him.

It was Heliannuo, who was used by the queen last year, but suffered a big loss under Mu Xiaofeng.

He would appear here at this moment, and he would also lend a helping hand to the prince, naturally because he received Mu Xiaofeng's letter of giving him a big gift.

Helianor, with his tongue and lotus power, said that the prince believed in his sincerity and caused this fire, and according to the expected plan, the prince really got into the carriage and led the people of the Dark Dragon Guard to a certain place, and then turned back.

"Your Highness, don't worry, since I helped, there is no reason to give up halfway." If you don't look at Helenor's glittering eyes, you will definitely feel that this person is extremely sincere, "Isn't there a saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place?" ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, they won't look back." As if in order to appease the anxious prince, Helianor said while slowly making tea for the prince with his own hands.

The crown prince frowned, staring at the curling smoke flowing between his fingers, barely composing himself, "That's true, but that man is extraordinary, I'm afraid that if I find something wrong in that place, I will soon turn back." ”

"Your Highness drank this cup of tea first, and then we will leave this inn." Helianno respectfully handed the cup to him, "Your Highness, just rest assured, even if they fold it back, they will definitely not find out about His Highness." ”

The prince didn't know where he got his confidence, but looking at the tea curling in front of him, his uneasiness seemed to slowly dissipate with the smoke.

After that, Helianor stayed in the room for another quarter of an hour, and then quietly left the inn with the prince, who was as anxious as a frightened bird.

An hour later, as the dark curtain slowly faded away, it finally ushered in a new day.

Although the guards were still among the prince's people, the prince was inevitably panicked all the way, because he was really shocked by the strength of the Dark Dragon Guard, so he was always worried in an absent-minded state, so that he didn't notice that Helianor's flickering eyes hid cunning and weirdness.

"Why are we going down the official road?" When it was dawn, the prince finally saw where they were traveling. Because it was still early, there was no one else on the official road except them.

When the prince asked this, his face became gloomy and ugly.

He now needs to avoid the pursuit of the Dark Dragon Guard, and needs to rush back to the Imperial Tomb as soon as possible to change his identity. As long as he was still in the imperial tomb before the matter was exposed, no matter how angry his father was, he couldn't do anything to him.

So as soon as he left the inn, the prince made up his mind to rush to the capital as soon as possible.

Although his goal is the same as that of the Dark Dragonguard, he must not be discovered by them again.

How can he swagger down the official road?

"Your Highness, just rest assured, the easier it is to find the place that is the easiest to ignore." Helianno glanced at him, still unhurried, and said, "Besides, this is the team that Hu Chibu came to congratulate, isn't it normal to take the official road?" ”

The crown prince frowned and looked at him with some uncertainty, "But, why didn't I see your honor guard prince?" ”

Helenor glanced at him, then laughed, laughed enough, and then said, "Your Highness, isn't I, a living person, more useful than a guard of honor?" ”

With that, Helenor motioned for the coachman to stop, and he jumped out of the carriage and into another one.

The prince thought about it, and could only reluctantly accept his arrangement.

It's not that the crown prince doesn't want to act alone, but he is more worried that it will be easier for the Dark Dragon Guard to find him after he acts alone.

One thing, Helianor was right, even if the Dark Dragon Guard really found them, wouldn't they still call the Red Department to block this heavy identity?

And so, they walked for more than an hour.

The crown prince Xu was nervous for several days, and he slowly fell asleep in this unhurried march. When he awoke, he found that the carriage had stopped.

"What's going on?" Suddenly realizing that the carriage had stopped, the prince immediately jumped out of the carriage. However, when he jumped outside to take a look, he was even more dumbfounded.

The carriage was parked in a valley, but there was an eerie silence all around. Like the deathly silence of the people around him, the prince turned his eyes around like a headless fly, but this look, sure enough, he found that there was no one around.

The prince never knew that in an open place, under the bright sun, when the silence around him was terrifying, it could drive people crazy.

After repeatedly confirming that there was indeed no one around, and facing this strange silence alone, the prince gradually became frightened.

"Helenor? Letter? Where are you? Fear swept over him, silently overwhelming his sanity. The prince shouted loudly.

However, he was echoed by the stirring of the mountains.

Between the mountains one after another "Helenor? Letter? Where are you? The voice kept echoing, and the prince gradually trembled with start.

He shouted frantically, calling out all the names he could think of, but there was not a single sound in response to him except for a long echo.

Listening to his own trembling echo, the prince's face gradually turned pale.

He couldn't tell the difference between east and west, there was no one around him except for a carriage, he couldn't stay here, he wanted to leave here.

"Yes, the carriage, I can drive the carriage myself."

The prince had probably never left his life surrounded by servants, and suddenly he was alone in the vast green mountains, and he was completely panicked like a helpless child.

It wasn't until this time, when I saw the carriage, that I finally forced myself to slowly calm down.

However, when he tried to drive the horse with a whip, he found that the horse would not listen to him. Even if the whip in his hand fell on the horse's back more intensively, the horse would not move a single step except to try to dodge the neighing.

"Why don't you go? Why did even an animal bully me? ”

The prince threw the whip to the ground fiercely, and then sat down in front of the chariot, holding his head in his hands and closing his eyes in despair.

Until now, he couldn't figure out what was going on.

I don't understand where Helenor and the others have gone, and why all of them have left him here alone.

However, the prince is the prince after all, and even if he is frustrated, he will not collapse because of this little setback.

He held his head and closed his eyes for a while, then gritted his teeth, jumped out of the carriage fiercely, his eyes glowed as fierce as a wolf, and roared, "I don't believe that I can't live without this on two legs." ”

Unfortunately, he doesn't know what awaits him yet, so even if he is in a bad mood, his mind is still full of optimism and hope.

And he didn't know that just in the nearby mountains, there was a strange tall and thin figure that looked like a monk and a non-monk, staring at him coldly and expressionlessly, taking in his clown-like actions one by one, and the corners of his eyebrows slowly flowed with a faint mockery.