Chapter 239: The Lost Pearl
Because of the remote location of this mountain, Hetai's previous search has not covered this mountain. And the old woodcutter who provided the news also entered Qilin Mountain a few years ago, and saw that kind of flower in the mountain at that time.
In recent years, because he is old and it is inconvenient for him to go so far to chop wood, he has never been to Qilin Mountain again, and after the rumors happened, even if his legs and feet are good, he categorically did not dare to go again.
So the old woodcutter hasn't been in Qilin Mountain for more than ten years.
If it weren't for the official reward this time, he wouldn't have remembered that strange flower, after all, it was too long ago. Besides, all that poor families talk about and worry about is three meals a day, so how can they have the time to remember what flowers and plants? People are poor and short-sighted!
So the reward is a thousand taels, then it's different. No matter how old it is, in front of the silver, racking your brains to remember it. The woodcutter's son heard about the bounty on the street, and when he came home and said it, the old woodcutter suddenly remembered that he had seen it.
That's why I went to see Master Cheng, and I later led the officers and soldiers into the mountains to look for strange flowers.
However, he has a good memory, and he directly led Hetai and his party to the land of strange flowers, and Sun Shi and Lord Cheng also confirmed that it was.
Unexpectedly, this mountain really has the kind of flowers that will shine, and Hetai only feels that he is one step closer to hope.
So they began to search for the place where the people were inhabited. I want to find a place where people live. Murderers are also human beings, and if they are human beings, they have to live, and as long as there are people, they may be those people.
Hetai was in a valley at this time, and he had seen the wonder of strange flowers last night. There was a patch of light flickering from the forest, and this valley was full of flowers. This valley was where the old woodcutter had taken them.
The flower was found, but unfortunately I searched around the mountain, but I didn't find anyone's whereabouts. There were indeed many wild beasts, and they struck a lot of prey, and they roasted them on the fire, and their mouths were full of oil.
How could this be! He Taixuan's brows furrowed, and his eyes were gloomy.
Could it be that this seemingly hopeful road is also a dead end? Is it a joy for nothing?
"Report!" a soldier came running quickly, kneeling on one knee, "Report to the prince, my subordinates found this in the grove over there." ”
As he spoke, he took it and saw that it was a beaded flower. Seeing the beaded flower, Hetai suddenly raised his eyebrows, and a trace of surprise flashed in his deep eyes, "Where did you find it, take this king quickly." ”
The soldiers led the way, and Tsurutai hurried to follow. Clenched his fists tightly, and in the palm of his hand was the pearl flower. He was so excited, his heart was about to jump out. That's the pearl flower of the fish and butterflies. On that day, she wore that kind of beaded flower, and she couldn't be wrong.
She's here, she's really here! so close to him.
"Lord Wang, I found it right here. The subordinates looked clean, it should have fallen not long ago, so I presented it to the prince to see if it was useful. The soldier stopped in the middle of the woods, pointed to the ground, and said.
"Well, you're doing a great job. Reward 1,000 taels of silver, 100 horses in the near section. Hetai happily immediately rewarded him.
"Thank you, Lord Wang. The soldier was naturally very happy, and he could not have imagined that he would receive such a great reward after a trip into the mountains, which must be the silver of many years that he had been a small soldier.
Ping Lianchuan rushed to hear the news, and he was also happy to see Zhuhua, feeling hopeful.
"Third brother, it seems that this is the right way, and Fluttershy has indeed been robbed here. The men in black who went to the temple are undoubtedly the ones who kidnap Fluttershy. But where are they hiding? We have also turned around in this mountain, and we have not found any suspicious traces. ”
"This mountain is high and densely forested, and there must be many hiding places, and the thieves have lived in the mountains for a long time, and they are more familiar with this place than we are. Besides, in order to quickly screen it, the search is not detailed enough, maybe I missed it, right?" Hetai muttered.
Ping Lianchuan nodded, "What the third brother said makes sense, then search again, as long as we know that Fluttershy is here, we will settle down here, we can't search twice, and if we can't search twice, we will search three times." I don't believe how tightly they can hide it. ”
"Okay, split up and lead the search again, this time more carefully. Caves, valleys, and woods must be taken a closer look. Don't miss any of them. ”
"Third brother, rest assured. ”
"By the way, go down, be careful. We are in the light, and they are in the dark, lest thieves plot. Hetai admonished.
Hetai looked at the beaded flower lying in his palm, and lost his mind for a moment. A simple five-petal flower made of small pearls. At this time, it carried all his hopes.
His hand slowly approached his lips and kissed the five-petaled flower gently. With his palms closed, he said coldly, "Sou, start from this forest, and search carefully for this king." ”
"Yes. The soldiers behind him answered, and scattered.
Hetai also led a team of people to continue the search.
Because he was always moving around, the location was constantly changing, so that the prince went around the mountains for a long time, and he still didn't find Hetai.
A few more hours passed, and the prince met Hetai at a mountain range.
"Why are you here?" Hetai's expression froze, he didn't expect the prince to appear here.
The prince didn't dwell on his rudeness, but apologized, "Linlang she deliberately hid it from me, so I knew it was too late." He asks eagerly, "How's it going?"
"Hiding from you?" Hetai's eyes stayed on the prince's face, with a bit of scrutiny, and then said meanly, "Is Your Highness sure that the crown princess is hiding from you?"
The prince's face was a little embarrassed.
Hetai also feels that he is too conflicted, on the one hand, he wishes that the prince should not provoke Fluttershy, and that it is better to stay away from Fluttershy and live his own life. However, when he discovers that the prince doesn't care about Fluttershy's life and death because of Linlang, he is inexplicably angry. The angry prince puts other women on top of Fluttershy.
In the end, he just hopes that others can also see the importance of fish and butterflies. It's just a grievance for Fluttershy.
His Fluttershy is so good, how can she not compare to a princess. There's something remarkable about her. Could it be that the prince could ignore such a life-threatening event as Fluttershy's abduction in order to listen to her? Or has the prince really let go of his devotion to Fluttershy?
Then why is the prince coming again now?
Hetai is in a very mixed mood at this point, and if the prince doesn't like Fluttershy anymore, he will be angry if he thinks to ask so late. Because the prince doesn't value Fluttershy like that, his Fluttershy is belittled.
But if the prince comes because he doesn't have a love for Fluttershy, he will be even more angry. That's the rival in love, who comes to steal Fluttershy from him.
Thinking about it, Hetai felt that he was a little nervous, and he couldn't do anything wrong, and he couldn't get angry.
The crown prince smiled awkwardly, "If she doesn't let me take care of it, I won't care?" Woman, be careful, you don't want me to know about Fluttershy. Therefore, in private, he deceives me with his minions. As soon as I learned about the situation, I left the palace. ”
"Tell me, Fluttershy, do you have any news? I've been looking for it in the city for the past two days, and there's no news at all. The prince shook his head.
Hetai was stunned, it turned out that the prince had been looking for a few days in the city. It's not something that I'm just concerned about.
"Fluttershy should be in the mountains, but she hasn't found it yet. Hetai said lonely.
"Are you so sure?" asked the prince.
"I just found this in the mountains. Hetai took the beaded flower from his bosom.
The prince snatched it up, looked at it carefully, and said, "Yes, this is Fluttershy's." ”
"Do you recognize that?" said Tsurutai bitterly.
"Didn't I go to see her that morning? She had this beaded flower on her head at the time. The prince affirmed.
If he had been a little unsure before, now he was sure that the prince must still have affection for Fluttershy, otherwise he would not even remember what pearl flowers she was wearing.
Men are mostly careless, and for those who don't care, how can they pay attention to what she wears and what she wears. Only when you treat the woman you like will you pay attention to every detail of her.
Just like himself, if he asked him what kind of clothes Xi Ling was wearing, even if he had just appeared in front of him, I am afraid he would not be able to say. for the heart is not in her.
With Fluttershy, he can remember the smell of a single strand of her hair.
This is the difference between loving and not loving, and this is the difference between caring and not caring.
"You're right, if Fluttershy's Blossom is here, she's here. Let's find it quickly. The prince said eagerly. Looking around, there were hills and trees. The prince said to himself, "I don't know where they can hide in the deep mountains and old forests. ”
"Brother Huang, when I heard that Die'er was robbed, you were also there? Your martial arts are so good, why did you let people rob Die'er?" the prince couldn't help but complain.
Hetai's face turned indignant, and he snorted coldly, "Haven't Your Highness heard that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky?"
The implication is very clear, he knows martial arts, and his martial arts are high, but high martial arts does not mean invincible.
In fact, he said this because of a weak heart. Because the real reason is not here.
He didn't fight anyone at all, so how could there be people outside the world, and there were heavens outside the sky?
He was just careless. I was bewildered by the thief's unexpected tricks. But he didn't dare to say it, especially in front of the crown prince, he didn't want to admit this fact.
Because when he thought of this, Hetai couldn't wait to slap himself a few times. Fluttershy was taken captive by his side, a fact he couldn't forgive, he couldn't face.
He always thought that he was brave and strategic, the sea was quiet and deep, and he dived without revealing it. Both her martial arts and her IQ are enough to protect Fluttershy. But what about the truth? It was because of his carelessness that he pushed her into danger. His whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown.
How could he have the face to let the prince know? He's a rival in love. It's okay for others to know, but they don't want him to know, lest they use this to fall into the well in the future, saying that he Hetai is incapable of protecting his own woman.
The prince noticed that Hetai had a strange expression, but he didn't want to investigate, so he immediately devoted himself to finding people.
After two more days of searching, all the places that should be searched were searched, and more than once. It's almost the end of the mountain. From the beginning, the morale and passion of the soldiers were high, but they became sluggish, and their hearts had actually given up.