Chapter 19: Lost in the Woods
There is a towering tree all around, and as far as the eye can see, you can't see the way you came, so Ming Ran chased a snow fox here.
Now that the snow fox is gone, she is lost in the woods.
She followed the horseshoe prints on the snow, back and forth three times, and came back here again.
Snowflakes fell on horseback, and countless ice flakes fell on her back.
She felt a chill, and she looked left and right for a long time, but she didn't see the shadow of the secret guard.
The hunting woods are surrounded by hundreds of secret guards, forming a circle, generally only hunting in that circle, if you encounter fierce prey, just shout and there will be a dark guard.
At this moment, it seems that the land under your feet is no longer within the protection of the Dark Guard.
She wore a snow-white cloak that concealed the red riding outfit inside, forming a color with the white expanse of the forest.
In order for the dark guards to find her as soon as possible, even though she was shivering with cold at the moment, she had to take off her cloak and let her red riding suit appear.
The wind and snow are getting heavier, and she must find a way out as soon as possible, otherwise she will probably freeze to death in the forest.
She sighed and stepped on her horse.
Everything around was the same, and after a long time, Ming Dye was still spinning around the forest.
Her face was white, her lips were purple from the cold, her body was covered in snowflakes, and her hands seemed to pull the reins with extreme weakness.
Gradually, her eyes closed slightly, and she fell off her horse and fell into the snow.
She looked up at the sky, trying to struggle to get up but found that she couldn't do anything, several lone geese flew over, she tried to open her eyes, her brain seemed to be numb, and her eyes slowly closed.
The horse neighed on the spot, raised its front hooves, and ran out in all directions.
In front of the tent in the snow outside the forest, Xiao Yiqian stood in the snow with his hands in his hands, his face was as cold as a piercing pool, his eyes stared at the forest in front of him, his eyes were full of anxiety, and anyone who looked at it would see that he was worried about Mingran's disappearance.
Two hours ago, Ming Ran lost contact in this forest, and now except for him and Guo Yuxi, everyone has gone into the forest to find someone.
Watching the hours pass for longer and longer, his eyes were faintly darker.
The wind and snow were flying all over the sky, and if she hadn't been found before dark, she would have survived tonight in this forest alone, right?
The hands behind him were clenched into fists, and his gaze never left the forest for a moment.
Muyang has returned to the city to transfer hundreds of people, and all of them have entered the forest at this moment.
The sky was gray, and the people in the woods were shouting everywhere.
A red-maned horse ran out of the forest on the left, seeing the horse getting closer and closer, Xiao Yichen's heart was like water and fire, as if he had been relieved a little, and he rode away in the direction where the red-maned horse ran out.
A light smoke shrouded the woods in front of him, and the horses were standing still, unwilling to move forward, so Xiao Yichen had to abandon his horse and walk into the smoke-surrounded forest.
The forest where he had also lost his way, Ming Ran must have entered this forest as well.
He thought back to the memories of his childhood that he kept in his mind, and slowly walked out of the fog, and his eyes became clearer.
After searching in the forest for a long time, he saw a red figure lying flat in the snow in front of him, he strode over, untied his cloak and wrapped her, and picked up the man in the snow with trembling hands.
Xiao Yichen brushed the snowflakes off her body, shook her head vigorously, and then hugged her cold body tightly, and pressed his cheek against her face.
Mingran seemed to have a dream, a dream in the vastness.
She felt a sudden warmth around her, and a pair of strong arms embraced her, a embrace that felt familiar and comfortable to her.
Her eyes opened slightly, and a handsome face came into view.
"Fifth brother?"
Xiao Yichen heard her whispering, his face as cold as ice twitched slightly, and his hanging heart was slightly relaxed.
After a while, Ming Ran opened his clear eyes.
Xiao Yichen slowly let go of her body, picked her up, and said softly to her, "I want to go out before dark." ”
Ming Ran glanced down at the cloak on his body, leaned on his shoulder, and asked softly, "Where is this?" ”
Xiao Yichen looked ahead and said with a solemn face: "This is a forest surrounded by smoke, and ordinary people will get lost after coming in." ”
"How did the fifth brother find out?" Mingran put his hands around his neck.。。
Xiao Yichen's pace paused, glanced down at her, and continued to walk forward, "This king saw that your horse ran out of this forest, so he came in. ”
He paused, and then said, "This king used to be lost in this forest. ”
Ming Ran smiled lightly, "I thought I was embarrassed to get lost in the forest, but it turned out that the fifth brother had also been lost, so my heart was balanced." ”
Xiao Yichen smiled coldly at the corner of his mouth, his face was dull, and his eyes were slightly cold, "This king was twelve years old at that time......
Besides, getting lost is something that someone deliberately did, not an accident.
Mingran looked at his jaw and didn't ask any more.
Xiao Yichen opened his mouth and said, "Why did you come into this forest? ”
Mingran replied truthfully: "I chased a snow fox in, but as soon as I came in, the snow fox disappeared for some reason." ”
Xiao Yichen frowned, "I felt that something was wrong when I saw your horse, ordinary horses were reluctant to come in when they saw the fog cover outside the forest, and your horse seemed to be ......."
It seems that she was deliberately brought here.
Ming Ran understood the meaning of his words, "But who will harm me?" Is it also the eldest princess? ”
Now she can think of no one except the eldest princess.
"The eldest princess didn't know that you found out about her, and she didn't have a reason to harm you. The one who can do it to your horse must be someone close to you. ”
Listening to his words, Ming Ran carefully recalled the events before leaving the mansion today, the horses in the Hou Mansion were bought back from the horse farm, and the people who can touch the horses today are except for the small maid in the stable, she pondered and had no clue.
It seems that you will have to pay attention when you return home.
Thinking of the scene when he and Guo Yuxi first arrived outside the forest today, "Why did the fifth brother stare at Sister Yuxi several times today?" ”
The corners of Xiao Yichen's mouth hooked up a slight smile, "Previously, the imperial brother gave me a few portraits and asked me to select a princess from them, and Lu Anbo's daughter was among them. ”
Ming Ran looked at him in a daze, and gradually began to have some uncertain emotions in his heart, and muttered to himself: "Fifth brother is getting married?" ”
Xiao Yichen didn't seem to hear Ming Ran's words, and walked away with her for a long time, looking at the fog that gradually appeared in front of him.
He slowly lowered her, reached out and put his arm around her shoulders, and moved forward step by step, "There is a fog cover in front of you, and you can get out of this forest through it." ”
Mingye's foot was slightly injured when he fell from his horse, and although he was walking without major problems, he still had some pain.
Xiao Yichen didn't want people outside to see that he was so intimate with her, so he put her down and helped her go.
Ming Ran was a little angry in his heart, "Fifth brother is afraid that Sister Yuxi will misunderstand?" ”
Xiao Yichen couldn't help laughing in her heart, what was this girl thinking? Should she think that she plans to marry Guo Yuxi?
Xiao Yichen smiled heartily and didn't explain much.
Seeing that he was silent, Mingran was even more angry, took off his cloak and threw it at him, and then pushed away the hand he was holding her, and limped out angrily.
Xiao Yichen sighed behind her, and followed her closely, for fear that she would fall unsteadily.
Mingran didn't look back like this, and walked forward with difficulty.
Xiao Yichen walked behind her, didn't dare to be careless for a moment, and carefully protected her.
There was a lot of smoke all around, and as far as the eye could see, there was nothing to be seen from the light smoke under the eyes.
Touching the smoke and walking a pillar of incense, his blurred eyes suddenly became clear.
Not long after the two of them walked out of the smoky forest, a secret guard quickly spotted Mingran's figure.
Ming Ran turned around, Xiao Yichen's figure was no longer behind her, she looked at the empty behind, and her thoughts were complicated.