Qi Qingchu spent the night in the cave.

The cold and hunger made his face pale slightly, but fortunately the cave he found was dry and abandoned for a while, and there was no unpleasant smell, and it was barely passable.

In the round of Baoji Mountain agreed with his subordinates, Qi Qingchu only roughly said that it was in the south, and the specific direction was not discussed. But he didn't worry at all, his two men knew that they would be able to find him.

Sending others was not at ease, and he came to look for it by himself and suffered a lot, and he didn't know why he did it, but he told him in his heart to do it.

There was a faint white light outside, Qi Qingchu was not in a hurry to go out, he sat down on the round big stone, half leaning against the wall, estimating that Xi Zien had finished exploring Baoji Mountain at this moment, and I don't know if there is any result.

If there is no result, which direction will he go?

The most important thing is that Li Jicai was kidnapped by a person, and according to the traces at the time, the news said that he was a short man with very sensitive stature, like a tailed fish.

And being able to kidnap Li Jicai without knowing it, this is what makes Qi Qingchu feel a little powerful, after all, when the whole city is closed, he can smoothly use the waterway to leave, but there are a few brushes.

The reason why Qi Qingchu came to Baoji Mountain, on the other hand, was that they fled in this direction, and on the other hand, he got a very unexpected news, saying that when a mysterious thief in Jinzhou City left, I heard that the background was in a mountain village in Baoji Mountain. Many people suspect that he has washed his hands in a golden basin.

Such a coincidence? Went back after an accident?

Although there is no conclusive evidence to prove anything, Qi Qingchu decided to take a step back because of this, and happened to stagger with Xi Zien, so that he could take the lead.

However, there is very little information about the thief in Qi Qingchu's hands, and he doesn't know who this person's surname is, where he lives, and what his appearance and characteristics are.

Qi Qingchu decided to stay in this cave for half a day first, and then go out to find a way out, if he touched the mountain village first, it would be okay, after all, he also had some assets on him, and it should still be easy to use the scattered silver money.

Since Qi Qingchu couldn't dispatch too many people, he personally came out to find it, and the rest also arranged for a small number of people to be sent in different directions.

His subordinates expressed doubts about his search for an inconsequential woman, and of course, Qi Qingchu didn't want people to find out his true intentions.

Even if it is to the people around him, close servants.

"The third prince of Yan Kingdom, Yan Chengli is about to succeed to the throne, the old emperor of Yan Kingdom is going to die, this Yan Chengli has a thin paper relationship with Li Jicai, and it will be useful to get her in the future."

Qi Qingchu said it very subtlely, and it felt very subtle in the ears of others, what does this have to do with the prince of Yan Kingdom.

But for the rest, Qi Qingchu didn't say much, leaving it to those people to speculate at will, and he didn't worry about what harm would be done to Li Jicai, Li Jicai is now missing, his life and death are unknown, and everything that happened later is still difficult to say.

Everything is still difficult to say.

Another harsh winter is coming, but this year it is estimated that Li Jicai will not be by his side, and then watch her have snowball fights and play snowballs in the courtyard.

Like a fool.

The chilling atmosphere outside can already be felt, and you can see it when you leave the cave, with ravines and mountains stretching.

Except for the evergreen trees, the rest of the trees were gray and bare, with no branches.

Maybe soon, the first snow will come.

Baoji Mountain is very depressed, at least for this season.

After waiting in the cave for a long time, Qi Qingchu couldn't sit still and decided to go out to find the small mountain village.

As for his two guards, he will leave some traces along the way, and if they can find it, they will follow him, and if they can't, it will only be a matter of luck.

When he was about to set off, Qi Qingchu looked at the topographic map, roughly distinguished the direction, knew where he was, and then walked towards the south.

The mountain road is very difficult to walk, especially after a rain last night, the road is even more muddy. It's okay to say that some of the mud is very slippery, and the shoes look a little unstable when they step on the dead wood branches.

Qi Qingchu walked very carefully, he had never had such an experience, and he actually felt a little wonderful, which was a feeling he had never felt at the height of the temple.

Even in the past, when I was going out to enjoy the green and playing, I was surrounded by attendants, and my shoes would not touch the mud, let alone choose to travel in bad weather.

Winter is rainy and the mountains are very variable, so it is not surprising that there is a rain.

Qi Qingchu checked the terrain while walking forward cautiously, sometimes he needed to climb the trees to climb up, and sometimes he had to slow down his pace, leaning back slightly and carefully going downhill.

This flickered up and down, and it really allowed him to find the village.

However, it was still a little far away from the village, because it was standing on the side of a hill and looking into the distance, and it was not very clear whether the houses were found in the nest, low mud houses or stone houses.

There was fog in the mountains, and a faint white hazy fog obscured people's vision.

The houses are scattered at the foot of the mountain, making people feel lonely.

I didn't see daylight today, and all I could smell was a cool smell on the tip of my nose. Looking into the distance, it is shrouded like a fairyland.

Qi Qingchu didn't know where he was now, but the tree he was climbing and holding on to was stained with water droplets, and the moisture was very heavy.

Seeing the house, there was undoubtedly hope, Qi Qingchu lifted his spirits a little, and then walked in the direction where the house was.

Even though it looks like it's quiet, it's actually a long, long way when it's close.

It wasn't until Qi Qingchu felt that it was almost evening, and then he arrived.

Qi Qingchu was thirsty, remembering that he hadn't drunk water for more than a day, and he felt very dirty with the water in the mountains, and his lips were a little wrinkled and peeling.

Qi Qingchu touched the kettle in his bag, it was already empty, and he didn't know when he finished drinking it.

Maybe it was because it was the first time he came out alone, and Qi Qingchu's preparation was not so thorough.

Gradually, a light rain began to fall.

In the misty rain, the rooftops of the mountains and foothills on the opposite side emerged, and it looked like a dream, and it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

It's a pity that Qi Qingchu has no intention of appreciating these at this time, he just wants to enter the village as soon as possible, and then quench his hunger and fatigue.

Looking at this unfamiliar scene, a similar feeling of relief emerged, and I suddenly remembered Li Jicai's eyes.

The black eyes are always weird, and it always makes people wonder what she is thinking, sometimes she is very cunning, and sometimes she is very fragile.

In Qi Qingchu's eyes, when Li Jicai smiled, the feeling that came out of the corners of his eyes was a little warm and a little silly.

When Qi Qingchu knocked on the door of a house, the sky was already dark, the twilight around him, and the dark night shrouded the surroundings, when he looked up, he didn't find the moon, but he saw the sky full of stars, which was very dense and shining, looking up in this mountain, Qi Qingchu actually felt a sense of his own insignificance.

The mountains outside have become unclear, appearing even darker, hanging heavily on the edge of the starry sky, which looks exceptionally cold and quiet.

Qi Qingchu knocked on someone's door with a little restraint, and then stood in front of the door with an embarrassed face.

He didn't know who would open the door to greet him, whether it would be a man, a woman, an old man or a child, and whether they would take him in or allow him to borrow a sip of water.

After he knocked on the door, it was a long time before someone finally came in and pulled a crack in the door.

A candle came out of the crack in the door, a dim glow. When Qi Qing first saw this light, she suddenly felt a little more stable in her heart, probably because she was alone in the mountains, and she was a little apprehensive.

It's not that he's afraid, it's just that when he is the only one left between heaven and earth, the loneliness and loneliness in his heart are infinitely magnified.

Although he has always been willing to endure loneliness, he is really in this mountain and between the world, and there is a little fear.

"Old man, I came here to visit relatives, but the relative has moved away for a long time, I heard that it moved to this area of Baoji Mountain, so I looked for it, but I got lost, so I bothered without permission, and please bear with me."

Qi Qingchu's words were very sincere, the clothes he was wearing were not as good as they were in the past, but ordinary people's clothes, but the temperament of his body looked unusual.

When the old man opened the door, Qi Qingchu had already thought of an excuse.

So when he saw the old man, he said it so calmly, which made people not doubt him.

The old man looked Qi Qingchu up and down, then looked at him seriously and said, "Please go inside." ”

Qi Qingchu changed into ordinary clothes and walked in the mountains for two days, with just the right amount of tiredness, as well as signs of wrinkles in his clothes, which made people naturally believe what he said about getting lost.

In fact, Qi Qingchu was no different from getting lost.

The house that Qi Qingchu chose is already a little old, but it still looks antique, very simple, the eaves are very deep, the windows are pasted with paper, some are worn out and look almost broken, and some even have holes exposed, with thatched curtains to block the view, and the periphery of the house is a fence, on which you can still see the dead vines, I don't know what was planted before?

Qi Qingchu looked at the boy carefully, and felt that this family might take him in, if he was poor, he would at least have some money on him.

This old man is none other than the village chief of Chagouzi Village.