"What's going on?" Gu Shangqing grabbed the horse that had begun to neigh and step on its hooves, and shouted: "Hold the horse, don't panic, it may be a mountain earthquake caused by heavy rain." ”

The cry of "......" sounded again, and the white-feathered golden eagle turned around and rushed back. This time, it was accompanied by a dozen fast horses.

A hurricane blew up at the gallop of the fast horses, blowing the rain curtain to both sides, and the faces of the people who came became clearer and clearer.

"Your Highness! It's really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The attendant who had just recognized the white-feathered golden eagle recognized the black war horse running at the front, and the person on the horse was Gu Xuebin.

After Gu Xuebin learned the news that Su Jinyao was going to the south for disaster relief, he was restless and in a trance. He didn't know what was going on, but he was so concerned.

It stands to reason that Gu Xuebin is the person who knows Su Jinyao best; He also knows Su Jinyao's ability and her self-confidence.

That is, because he didn't want to use etiquette to bind Su Jinyao, Gu Xuebin would never object to anything she did.

It's just that this time it seems to be different, every day Gu Xuebin goes, his heart is a little empty, as if he is not away from the capital of the Cloud Dome Country, but the love in his heart, and even has a sense of pain that he is about to lose.

Finally, Gu Xuebin couldn't suppress the panic in his heart, so he placed the team escorting the princess in a small city.

Gu Xuebin briefly explained the matter of the march to Feng Shusheng, so that he could drag it out, stay here and stay still, and move forward slowly if he couldn't do it.

Then he left in a hurry with Ying Weimo and more than a dozen princes.

Gu Xuebin didn't care about his mission, but this time he believed in his inner intuition and his concern for Su Jinyao.

Even when he left Pingshan Village and returned to the capital, he hadn't seen Su Jinyao for three years and had no news, he just missed her day by day, and he never felt so dazed

pain.

These days, in a hurry from north to south day and night, Gu Xuebin even bypassed the capital directly in order to avoid trouble, just to be able to meet Su Jinyao as soon as possible.

It's just that along the way, I found the traces of the crown princess, all of which are connected with the most cruel situation.

It turned out that Su Jinyao was not just acting like a person, she was really leading people and horses to rescue all the way. Give the people the best medicine, treat the most critical patients, and allocate disaster relief materials and money and food that can be deployed nearby.

Until he walked through Pingjin City and saw the seal on the city gate and the people who were placed on the hill were all right, Gu Xuebin was already shocked.

When he left Pingjin City, Gu Xuebin's heart, which was fluctuating because of the shock, throbbed suddenly. The pent-up feeling in his chest was about to make him unable to breathe.

Although this repression has been present these days, it has never been such a heartache.

"Jinyao, I'm here." Gu Xuebin shouted at the torrential rain ahead, and took the lead in urging the horse to rush forward.

He always wants to go a little faster, a little faster, so that his heart doesn't continue to hurt, it doesn't hurt all the time.

The white-feathered golden eagle was brought back by him as a "pioneer", the eagle's vision can be wide to several miles away, even if it is difficult to fly in the rain, but this golden eagle has unimaginable ability and tenacity after being domesticated, and has never given up its duties because of bad weather.

Soon, the white-feathered golden eagle came back with a cry to "report the news", and listening to the cry was to inform that there was a discovery ahead.

Gu Xuebin also knew that at his current speed, he was about to catch up with the team led by Su Jinyao. But why did the uneasiness in my heart become more and more intense?

Another thing that puzzled Gu Xuebin was the reaction of the white-feathered golden eagle.

It stands to reason that the golden eagle appears repeatedly, Su Jinyao should find out, even if she can't be sure that she is here, she can always summon the golden eagle over.

But the golden eagle went and returned, apparently without any calling. Could it be that the people in front of them are not Jinyao and them? Or is it already divided into two ways?

Gu Shangqing sped up, and soon saw Gu Shangqing and a large group of people in front of him.

It's just that he didn't see Su Jinyao, and Gu Xuebin knew that this time the emperor gave Su Jinyao a thousand cavalry as an escort, but now it seems that the number of people is obviously much less.

Gu Xuebin's heart couldn't help sinking, and when he got a little closer, he began to shout loudly: "Big brother, where is Jinyao?" ”

"Take shelter from the rain in the tunnel ahead." Gu Shangqing also replied loudly.

Gu Xuebin breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and soon arrived in front of Gu Shangqing.

Only then did Gu Shangqing see clearly that Gu Xuebin was not only soaked, but also haggard. The eye sockets are deep, the chin is pointed, and the beard is no longer stubble, but a mess that has not been shaved for three or four days.

"Brother-in-law, what's wrong with you? Is there anything urgent, or is there another imperial order? Gu Shangqing was puzzled, Gu Xuebin should have been in the north, and it was absolutely impossible for him to appear here at this distance between south and north.

Gu Xuebin wiped a handful of rain from his hair and forehead, and didn't see that Su Jinyao still felt uneasy, so he said, "There is no order, it's just ...... Miss her. ”

The last three words were said very quietly, but after finishing speaking, Gu Xuebin laughed.

He really missed her, and his internal organs hurt deeply when he thought about it, and his heart couldn't stop messing up and messing up.

A-Ning panicked

"Little Biesheng is newly married? But you shouldn't ...... from that far away" Before Gu Shangqing's words fell, the ground under his feet shook violently again.

It felt very wrong, like something was about to come out of the ground, but it felt like there was an empty piece in the center of the earth, and a lot of things had to be pulled down to fill it.

Gu Xuebin didn't care to listen to Gu Shangqing's next words, so he pointed to the front and said, "Is Jin Yao over there?" ”

"Yes, go down the hill and there's a tunnel. Jin Yao and A Ning rested over there. Gu Shangqing also felt inexplicably bored in his heart. I didn't want to say funny things to Gu Xuebin again, so I jumped on the horse and led the way for Gu Xuebin.

Although he was anxious to see Jin Yao, Gu Xuebin still didn't forget to ask about the current situation: "Big brother, is there anything unusual happening?" The people who go less are there to protect Jinyao? ”

Gu Shangqing sighed and said truthfully: "No. Feng Zhongjing took more than 200 people to explore the way, and so far it has been several hours, and none of them have returned. ”

Gu Xuebin's brows also furrowed, wiped a handful of water from his face, and said, "So, it's very dangerous here, why does Jinyao still stay?" ”

"Save people." Gu Shangqing pointed to the place between the two mountains, and said: "We suspect that some of the people taken by Feng Zhongjing were buried by falling rocks on the mountain, and the number of casualties cannot be determined at present, so we can only wait for Feng Zhongjing to come back, or the weather will improve a little to find out the situation." Saving people is a must, and Jin Yao will not leave her companions behind. ”

Gu Xuebin sighed silently, feeling that Su Jinyao was really stubborn. At the same time, he was already thinking that when he saw Jin Yao for a while, he would scold her well.

Even if it rains in such harsh conditions, it is really unreassuring to stay in such a dangerous place.

Or, just take her away. Even if it was against the emperor's order, Gu Xuebin really didn't want to be separated from Su Jinyao again. Even if it doesn't work for a moment, let's take her to the north with me.

was planning in her heart how to take Su Jinyao away, afraid that she would insist on staying and walking the way, when she saw a figure rushing over in the rainstorm.

Mo was originally protecting Gu Xuebin by his side, and when he saw the figure that suddenly rushed over, he immediately pulled a horse to meet him. But before he could hit it, Mo shouted: "A-Ning?!! ”

"Gu ......" A Ning knelt on the mud ground with a "plop", originally wanted to call Gu Shangqing, but when she saw clearly that it was Mo who stopped her, she hurriedly shouted: "Your Highness, the master is gone." ”

"What?"

"What's wrong with Jinyao?" Gu Xuebin and Gu Shangqing spoke almost at the same time.

But Gu Xuebin didn't wait for A-Ning to answer, so he suddenly lifted the reins. The black warhorse man stood up, hissed and leaped forward, past A-Ning's head.

In the dark, Gu Xuebin seemed to have sensed Su Jinyao's direction, and he didn't need to ask anymore, he went straight to the tunnel.

A-Ning was stunned for a moment, quickly got up and ran back.

But in such a heavy rain, the light work is still not as fast as the horse, and she can't catch up with Gu Xuebin at all.

"Come up. Lead the way. Mo urged the horse to run to A-Ning's side and shouted at her.

Ah Ning jumped to the back of Mo's horse and sat firmly, pointing forward, "Over there." ”

By the time Mo and A Ning and Gu Shangqing rushed over, Gu Xuebin had disappeared, his war horse snorted in the rain, and the white-feathered golden eagle also fell, standing unruly

In the saddle.

"A-Ning, what's going on?" Gu Shangqing also jumped off the horse and asked as he ran into the tunnel.

"I'm picking up some dry branches from the outer cave, and the master is wring clothes inside. Suddenly I felt the whole mountain shake a little, and then there was a 'click' inside. When I rushed in, a crack opened in the rock wall, and the master was gone. A-Ning wanted to cry for the first time, and she almost cried after she finished speaking.

Why is she in a hurry to pick up firewood, isn't it good to keep guarding her master?

"Gone? You mean, Jinyao fell into the crack? Gu Shangqing was also full of surprise and horror, and he didn't know what the situation was.

A-Ning nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I don't know." I rushed back when I felt the mountain shake, and I heard the master scream. But the voice was very ethereal, and I couldn't tell the direction. I don't know if the master fell or went out from the other side. But I looked for it from the exit, and there was none. ”

Gu Shangqing gritted his teeth and quickly ran inside.

It was not long before passing through that narrow lumbar passage to the smaller anterior section.

The torches were still poking into a crack in the stone, and at first glance it looked no different than when they first came in.

A-Ning pointed to the place opposite the torch that could not be illuminated by the light and said, "There is an extra crack there, very deep, and there is the sound of wind and water below. ”

"Hmm." Gu Shangqing's heart was in turmoil, and he casually agreed and ran towards the crack.

The crack was more than a man wide, pitch black and boundless, and the stones along the mouth were jagged, like the fangs in the mouth of a monster.

Gu Shangqing's heart sank hard, and he went down and shouted: "Jin Yao!" ”

"Master!" Mo also leaned over and shouted loudly towards the crack.

Gu Shangqing was stunned by his shout, and then found out that Gu Xuebin came in before them, but there was no here.

"Gu Xuebin!" This time, even Gu Shangqing's voice was a little crying. He didn't expect that guy Gu Xuebin to be so impulsive that he actually ......

"I'm here." Gu Xuebin's voice was cold to the bone, sounding behind Gu Shangqing.

Gu Shangqing, Mo and A Ning turned around, and saw Gu Xuebin jumping in from the mouth of the gourd, his expression was solemn, and his eyes were distracted.

"I'll go out and take a look, maybe Jinyao is playing hide and seek with me." Gu Xuebin said, shook his head at the same time, and denied himself: "Jin Yao won't be so naughty, she should have pounced when she heard my voice." ”

Indeed, Su Jinyao will not play hide and seek at this time. Gu Xuebin had a glimmer of hope and hoped to find Su Jinyao when he went out.

But that small platform is so simple that it is clear at a glance, and there is no shadow of Su Jinyao at all. So his hopes came to naught, and the piercing pain struck again.

"Brother-in-law, maybe Jinyao didn't fall, there shouldn't be anyone here." Gu Shangqing wanted to justify himself, and added: "And you and I both know Jinyao's ability, she can climb the cliff with her bare hands." ”

"Yes, I know." Gu Xuebin's voice was hoarse, and he replied according to Gu Shangqing's words.

But he knew that if Su Jinyao couldn't climb up, he would definitely encounter unimaginable danger.

"Prepare torches, ropes, I'll go down and have a look." Gu Xuebin is no longer thinking nonsense, he wants to determine Jinyao's situation as soon as possible, and he wants to go down to find her.

Strange things keep happening

Gu Xuebin stared at the crack, and his heart was also beating "chaotically". ,。 He wants to go down as soon as possible and bring Jinyao here. She must be happy at first sight.

"No, I can't. I'll go down. Gu Shangqing crossed his hands in front of the crack and said, "I brought Jin Yao out, and I will be responsible for what happened to her." ”

"Get out of the way." Gu Xuebin's eyes were as cold as a sword, and he said in a deep voice: "What Jin Yao wants to see most is me." Now that I'm here, I'm going to be with her. ”

"No......" Gu Shangqing was still in front of the crack, he was really embarrassed.

Su Jinyao's situation is unknown, he is sad enough; If something happens to Gu Xuebin again, he, and even the entire Gu family...... No, now is not the time to think about it.

Gu Shangqing was 'excited' by Gu Xuebin's eyes, but calmed down. He slowly withdrew his hand and said, "Che, listen to me." Now let's first determine whether Jinyao really fell. Have you ever thought that while you are worried about Jinyao, she will also worry about you. If you venture down and she's not down there, what happens when she comes back and learns that you're in danger? ”

Gu Xuebin gritted his teeth and wanted to refute, but the ensuing severe pain made him hold his 'chest' tightly with his hand, and he couldn't help breathing, beads of sweat dripped from the corners of his forehead, and his head was covered with cold sweat.

Gu Shangqing grabbed Gu Xuebin, looked at his instantly pale face, and said, "Che, listen to me, we are all worried about Jinyao." But you're in a very wrong situation right now. Especially at times like this, we can't let ourselves have trouble, you or me are the people Jinyao is most worried about. ”

"You mean, we take care of ourselves, and Jinyao can leave without worry?" Gu Xuebin sneered and tried to push Gu Shangqing away.

But his hand had just left his chest, and the pain seemed to rip out his heart.

Gu Xuebin covered his 'chest' again and bent down, but he was still staring at the crack tightly. If it was really a monster, he would immediately raise his fist and hit it until it begged for mercy and returned Jinyao to him.

It's a pity that even if he destroyed that crack in an instant, Jinyao was gone.

Gu Xuebin's ruthless words made Gu Shangqing angry, he held Gu Xuebin's shoulders tightly with both hands, helped him up, and said loudly: "Are you so sure that something happened to Jinyao?" My sister is not that weak. Even if it is really dangerous below, she will save her life and wait for us to save her. But if any of us have something, will she feel better? Do you want to make her sadder? ”

Gu Xuebin coughed vigorously before he suppressed the tingling sensation in his heart a little. He looked at Gu Shangqing again, and finally nodded.

Gu Shangqing patted Gu Xuebin's shoulder and said, "Okay, listen to me, let's go check the situation here now." We have to check inside and outside to see what is different from before, maybe Jinyao will leave us clues, and it will be easier for us to find her. Right? ”

Gu Xuebin nodded again, but Ma said, "But I have a hunch that Jin Yao is really ...... down here."

But before he could finish speaking, the sound of raging water resounded throughout the tunnel. And because of the unique shape of the tunnel, the sound swirls and 'sways' here, becoming extremely violent, and shaking people's ear drums.

Gu Shangqing and Gu Xuebin were both stunned, their eyes looking straight at the crack, as if watching a monster crawl out of it.

The sound of the water became louder and louder, and suddenly a strong wind blew out of the crack, and then the water 'splashed' directly out of the crack.

Gu Xuebin and Gu Shangqing were the closest to the crack, and both of them were drenched in water.

When the water receded, Gu Xuebin's whole body shook, if it weren't for Mo supporting him behind him, he would have almost fallen into that crack at once.

If, if this is empty underneath, Su Jinyao still has hope. But now it's full of water......

"Ancient Commander, the stone pile in the back mountain is gone." Fang Lei suddenly screamed and rushed in, his expression as surprised as if he had seen a ghost.

"The pile of rocks is missing?" Gu Shangqing was hit by this second 'wave' strange situation, his head was "buzzing", and he was about to lose his thoughts.

"The water is receding?" Gu Xuebin repeated this sentence, then looked up at Gu Shangqing and asked, "Is there a connection between the water in the crack and the stone pile in the back mountain?" ”

Contact? What will be the connection? Gu Shangqing was still stunned, but he grabbed Gu Xuebin and pulled him towards the exit of the gourd's mouth.

Jumping to the platform outside, the two looked down together, Gu Shangqing suddenly 'pumped' a breath of cold air, and his expression of surprise was overflowing.