Chapter 25: Night Hunt
This time they walked slowly, and it was just after nightfall at the bottom of the mountain.
Chen Ling looked at the eleven men beside him and said unhappily: "Why haven't Luo Ping and Luo Ci arrived yet?" β
"They must be slower than us in the carriage." After that, Chen Zhuyuan took out a big cake for her, and said gently: "The kitchen just made it today, it won't be too dry." β
Chen Ling took the flatbread and took a bite, but it was still soft: "Why are you suddenly so good to me?" β
The corners of Chen Zhuyuan's mouth hooked, and he felt that this method was effective: "Guan Shou said that women need to be coaxed. I admit that I was prejudiced against you before, and I will treat you well in the future. β
With that, she moved to her side.
Chen Ling took a step back quietly: "I hope you remember today's words and stop mocking me." β
One less enemy is one more friend, and that's not a bad thing for her.
"No, it won't." Chen Zhuyuan promised, seeing that she had already eaten half of the cake, he took a bamboo tube and handed it to her, "I will rest here for a day tonight, and I will go again tomorrow." β
It was not easy to walk at night, and he didn't want to break her body by traveling overnight.
ββ¦β¦ Thank you. Chen Ling took the bamboo tube, drank two sips, and ate the remaining half of the cake, then found a strong tree to climb up, sat on a thick branch, and sighed, "Then I'll rest here." β
After saying that, she closed her eyes and listened carefully to the movements around her.
Seeing that Chen Zhuyuan didn't make a sound to talk, she breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down to rest.
The night is dark and the wind is high, and the woods are swaying, and even if two bonfires are lit, only a small part of the world is illuminated.
A group of people hid in the dark, their eyes aimed at Chen Ling on the tree, looked at each other, and rushed together.
Chen Zhuyuan and the guards all felt murderous, and drew their swords to guard themselves, but they saw that the black pressure surrounded them, and they were not happy.
Although the guards were all excellent secret guards, the martial arts of the man in black were also good, and with the large number of people, he quickly killed three guards and pressed them towards the tree.
Chen Ling was awakened by the noise, looked down, and only heard a man in black shouting, "Kill her!" β
Shocked, she almost fell off the tree.
Seeing this, Chen Zhuyuan immediately reacted: "They want to kill the saint!" It's all for Prince Ben to stop! β
After speaking, she kicked her legs and feet, jumped on the branch of the tree, picked up her waist and ran into the mountains and forests.
Seeing this, the man in black wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by the guards.
The leader of the man in black frowned, and stabbed a guard's heart with a poke, and when he pulled it out, it was bloody: "Chase me!" If we can't kill her, we all have to die! β
Chen Zhuyuan took Chen Ling and ran up the mountain, followed by a secret guard, one of whom went back to move the rescuers. Seeing that more than a dozen black-clothed people followed, the guard stopped and said, "The prince will go first!" If your subordinates don't die, they won't let them cross this line! β
"Good!" Chen Zhuyuan said in a deep voice, "...... This prince will surely take care of your family. β
The guard grinned: "Thank you, prince!" β
Then he went forward and blocked the enemy with all his strength.
Before Chen Ling could react, he was carried by Chen Zhuyuan and ran up the mountain.
The dark night is a natural cover, and the man in black is blocked, and it is difficult to keep up if he is cut off from tracking.
The two of them ran for half an hour until they came to a small river and stopped breathing.
"They...... Who the hell is it! Chen Ling patted his chest, and his breath was out of breath.
Chen Zhuyuan's breath was also unstable: "How do I know! But they're clearly coming for you! Are you causing trouble again? β
Hearing this, she frowned and said, "No." My enemies are only ......" Yu Xin and the forces behind her.
But she didn't say it, thinking of his relationship with Yu Xin, she categorically wouldn't believe her words.
Chen Zhuyuan didn't think about it and asked, "What's the only?" β
"Only ......" Chen Ling shook his head, "Only my stepmother, the Li family." But she has already been executed, how can she come back to harm me? β
"Lee?" Chen Zhuyuan thought of Chen Lingzhong's gut-breaking poison at the beginning, and thought of the rumors and gossip he had heard before, so he believed her words, "She was rescued ......"
Since someone was able to rob her in public on the court, there must be forces behind it! It's not surprising that you can hire a few killers!
Of course she knew, but she just pointed him in the right direction: "Who has such power?" β
Chen Zhuyuan frowned, and said coldly: "This prince will find out the truth when he goes back!" β¦β¦β
Immediately, he thought of Yu Xin again.
Could it be that Chen Ling hates Yu Xin because of this?
Chen Zhuyuan's eyes looked at her more gently: "Although the Li family is a wicked person, Xin'er is different from her, and she thinks about you everywhere......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chen Ling: "The more important question now is where we are going to flee, not Yu Xin." β
Chen Zhuyuan immediately said: "Flee to the mountain. Help will soon come, and they will surely go up the hill to find us. β
"Good! Just listen to you! Chen Ling washed his face, then opened his legs again and walked briskly.
But he never thought that the man in black had set up an ambush earlier, just waiting for them to fall into the net.
Chen Zhuyuan felt the pressure around him, took a deep breath, glanced at her deeply, and said in a very low voice: "You run!" β
With that, he walked forward.
"Huh? ......" Before he could say anything, Chen Ling heard the sound of rustling from the bushes in front of him, and a spirit ran backwards.
Since he is a member of the Li faction, the crown prince will not be in danger.
Thinking like this, she also escaped with peace of mind, ran to the deep mountains and forests, and finally found a small cave, which was very hidden, so she hid in it.
As soon as she entered, she heard the sound of a rushing run outsideβit was the man in black who had caught up.
There was no human figure everywhere, and a man in black said in a rough voice: "What about people?!" β
"Running so fast?!" The other man in black.
"No, it must still be nearby! Look for! Be sure to find her! β
The three men in black searched everywhere, inch by inch, and it took a quarter of an hour to find the hidden cave.
Chen Ling hid on the edge of the cave, listening to the sound of getting closer and closer, she didn't dare to breathe, and prayed in her heart that someone could come to save her.
"Found it!" With a shout, the grass and trees outside the cave were stripped away, and Chen Ling was directly dragged out and thrown to the ground.
Three men surrounded her.
One of the men said: "Little hoof, play this set with Uncle Ben, it's a little tender!" β
Chen Ling tugged at the corners of his mouth, pretending to be calm and said, "Big brothers, you recognize the wrong person......
"Recognize the wrong person?" The men in black looked at each other and smiled, pulled out their long swords and pointed directly at Chen Ling, "On this summer night, you can see your face if you look closely!" Are you really when we don't know you? Holy Maiden! β
Chen Ling blinked, and then the corners of his mouth hooked: "Then it seems that he did it knowingly?" Then do you know that killing the saint is punished for his crimes! β