Uncle Qin drove the carriage while telling Bai Qianning the story he heard from the storyteller in the county, and his face was also embarrassed.

Bai Qianning listened to such a story, but he also unconsciously showed a faint smile, it seems that no matter where he goes, sincere feelings exist, the difference is only that not everyone can meet it.

Luohe County is not far from Zhaojia Village, and while the three of them chatted, the carriage soon drove into the town.

"You see this is where you've lived?" Bai Qianning asked while stroking the fox fur of Xiao Tangyuan.

Xiao Douding shook his head and said, "Well~~ No, but I remember that my aunt brought me here." ”

Well? Isn't it? Bai Qianning was embarrassed at this time, and asked again: "Then do you remember whether your aunt took you by carriage or on foot when she brought you, and what are the places where you live?" ”

"Well......" Xiao Douding scratched his head and said, "The place where we live is all forests, and we can't take care of carriages, so my aunt has a horse." ”

"Huh? Woods? Bai Qianning couldn't help but be stunned, no wonder the child said that he lived in the village, it seemed that their previous residence was on the outskirts of the town.

Thinking of this, Bai Qianning asked again: "Then how long did it take you to run from home to Zhaojia Village before?" ”

The reason why I asked this is because Xiaodouding is a child who wants to go to Zhaojia Village on foot, and the place where he must live will not be too far from Zhaojia Village.

"Hmmm! I don't know, I only know that I secretly ran out while my aunt was asleep, there is a path in the forest, I have been running and running, I heard a wolf howling behind, I was very scared, so I kept running forward, and then I ran into Zhaojia Village, and met a grandmother on the road, she told me where you are. ”

Xiao Douding blinked and recalled, a pair of small hands hugged Bai Qianning's arm tightly, as if she was afraid that she would run away.

Hearing her say this, Bai Qianning couldn't help but feel a little distressed, such a young child, if he really met jackals, tigers and leopards that day, he was afraid that he would have died a long time ago.

So she couldn't help but hold Xiao Douding's little face and said, "No matter what happens in the future, don't run around, you know?" It's dangerous in the woods at night. ”

"yes, I see!"

Xiao Douding responded obediently, and his little head leaned on Bai Qianning's arm and rubbed it affectionately. Although her father doesn't want her anymore, she still has a mother! She knew that her mother would not want her.

According to Xiaodouding's description, Bai Qianning asked Uncle Qin to stop the carriage first, left Xiaodouding and the little fox in the car, and went to find someone nearby to ask.

"Uncle, may I ask if there are any farmhouses in the east of this town, the kind with forests on all sides."

Bai Qianning grabbed a vegetable vendor and asked.

"Farmhouse? I don't know, I don't know! The vendor quickly shook his head and said, "Hurry up and go away, don't get in my way." ”

Bai Qianning could only ask another person, and after asking many people like this, they all shook their heads. She could only blame for another way of asking.

"Auntie, do you know if there are any hidden paths in Zhaojia Village to the east of the village?"

"Zhaojia Village?" The aunt who was questioned thought for a long time, then suddenly remembered, pointed to the direction of the town and said: "I remember that there was a path behind the archway before, but now it is deserted, it is said that there is a monster in the forest who specializes in eating children, and the people in the town will not go there at all on weekdays, I also advise the girl, if you want to go to Zhaojia Village, it is better to take the road, otherwise you don't know if you have a life with thin arms and legs!" ”

"Oh! Okay, thank you, auntie! ”

Bai Qianning was a little dazed by this, a monster who specializes in eating children? Where did this monster come from?

But at the moment, those who ask and ask only ask about this one way, to go or not to go?

If they say that they go, if they really encounter any danger, the three of them, old and young, will really encounter danger when they are not together, but if they don't leave, I am afraid that they may not be able to find Xiaodouding's home after walking all day.

After thinking for a long time, Bai Qianning decided to go in and look for it in the spirit of the materialist successor of the new era, in order to prevent it from really being dangerous, she went to the blacksmith shop to buy a handy scimitar to take with her before leaving, and then commanded Uncle Qin to rush the carriage to the path behind the archway.

Unexpectedly, the carriage had just entered the forest, and Xiao Douding shouted: "Mother, mother, this is the way my aunt took me home before, and there are marks made by my aunt on the tree." ”

"Huh? Do you really live in here? Bai Qianning was very surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Then have you encountered any dangers?" Are there wild beasts in the woods? ”

"Hmm...... No" Xiao Douding shook his head and said, "My aunt only said that I was not allowed to run around, and she rarely took me out of the forest except for going to private school." ”

"Doesn't Auntie like you running outside to play?"

"I don't like it." Little Bean Ding pouted and shook his head.

Listening to Xiao Douding's description, Bai Qianning became more curious about her aunt in her heart, what kind of person would be willing to live in the forest and deliberately avoid the outside world?

Bai Qianning even suspected that the monster that the aunt was talking about was Xiao Douding's aunt, and this whole story was deliberately spread by her aunt in order to prevent people from entering the forest. It's just that why she did it is unknown.

The carriage traveled all the way, and the surroundings were calm, except for the occasional birdsong or two to break the silence.

After walking for about half an hour, I vaguely saw two thatched huts standing in the bamboo forest in the distance, Xiaodou Ding was still sitting in the carriage peacefully, and saw the whole person in the distant house standing up, pointing in that direction and saying: "Mother, that's it, we're home." ”

"That's it?"

Bai Qianning looked at the thatched hut in front of her, and felt a lot more stable in her heart, according to her previous imagination of Xiaodouding's aunt Sun, she still thought that they lived in a cave.

Seeing that he had found the right place, Uncle Qin waved his leather whip to speed up the carriage, and after a while, the three of them arrived at the location where the hut was.

I saw two thatched huts, one large and one small, standing in the middle of the bamboo forest, and the dense bamboo poles next to them formed a natural barrier, and the whole bamboo forest only had a half-meter-wide hole for people to enter and exit the courtyard.

Bai Qianning got out of the carriage, hugged Xiaodouding down, and led her slowly to the courtyard.

"Anyone?"

Bai Qianning asked tentatively.

"Auntie!"

Xiao Douding also shouted towards the hut, and when she saw that there was no movement in the house, she ran in.

"Hey! Slow down! ”

Bai Qianning hurriedly chased after him, and the little fox also ran forward, only Uncle Qin continued to sit in the carriage and wait, and did not follow up.

Bai Qianning and Xiao Douding walked to the door, Xiao Douding stretched out his little hand and patted the wooden door, and continued to shout: "Auntie, aunt, open the door, my mother and I are back." ”

But no matter how Little Douding shouted, the house was still silent, as if no one lived at all.

And since Bai Qianning entered the yard, he noticed that a thick layer of bamboo leaves had accumulated on the eaves, and it had obviously been uncleaned for several days.

"Will my aunt go out with you to find you and not come back yet?"

Bai Qianning asked guessingly.

"I don't know! Mother, do you think my aunt will get lost? Little Bean Ding asked with a small mouth, and the mist in his eyes slowly overflowed.

Bai Qianning knew that this child had a deep relationship with her aunt, so she squatted down and stroked her forehead and said comfortingly: "Auntie is an adult, she won't get lost, maybe she went out for a while and will come back later, we can wait for her here." ”

"Hmm!" Little Douding nodded obediently, then walked to the window on the side and looked inside.

Seeing this, Bai Qianning also looked into the house through the window, only to see that the room was empty, only a wooden table was placed in the center, and he couldn't even see the slightest breath of life.

This made Bai Qianning even more suspicious, if this aunt went to look for her because Xiaodouding was gone, she would never take all the things in the house away, but now the situation in this house is like being ransacked.

But apparently the locked windows were intact, and it could not have been a bandit who had entered the mountains, unless the aunt had decided to leave and would not return.

Although thinking like this, Bai Qianning didn't dare to make up his mind easily, went out to say hello to Uncle Qin, and then took Xiaodouding to sit in front of the eaves and planned to wait and see. Fortunately, I brought enough dry food for this trip, so it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer.

meanwhile

In the border military camp of Ye State, a woman dressed in sackcloth dismounted her horse and rushed into the camp.

"General!" The woman bowed to the figure in the tent.

The person called the general slowly turned around, a pair of beautiful and bright phoenix eyes were slightly stunned, and the long black hair like a waterfall poured down the battle robe, lining the face of the beauty like fat and jade with a bit of resoluteness.

"Aunt Sun, why are you coming back, child......" In the middle of speaking, the woman called the general subconsciously glanced at the other people in the camp and ordered, "You all go out!" ”