Chapter 39: The golden cicada sheds its shell
After walking away, Feng Lin asked Father-in-law An: "What's the situation?" β
Grandpa An smiled disapprenously: "The golden cicada is out of its shell." β
Feng Lin nodded, as if he had realized.
Wu Wu quickly reorganized the military horses, and passed the prince's instructions to the guards to ask them to return to the palace first, and along the way announced the news that the prince had fallen off the cliff and died.
When everything was fine, they flew away with the clouds, and disappeared into the rivers and lakes in disguise. Fenglin and several fathers-in-law and palace maids from Tanglin honestly followed the guard team to continue westward.
At the bottom of the cliff, only Liufan, Luo Lianyi and Xiaozhu were left, Liufan and Xiaozhu continued to meditate and heal their injuries, while Luo Lianyi searched for Netherworld Grass in the canyon, but to no avail.
By the time it got dark, the three gathered together and prepared to leave the canyon. Seeing Luo Lianyi's depressed face, Liu Fan took her hand and comforted her in her ear: "Don't worry, as long as there is in this world, I will definitely be able to find it for you." β
Luo Lianyi looked at him and nodded trustingly.
"Your Highness, you go up first." Xiao Zhu looked at them from the side, frowning slightly inadvertently.
"Good! You hold me tight, close your eyes, don't be afraid. Liufan agreed, hugged Luo Lianyi in his arms, and bowed his head to her.
"Hmm." Luo Lianyi stretched out his hands and hugged him tightly.
Liufan squatted slightly, pointed his toes on the ground, jumped over the lake, reached out and grabbed the vine, used light skills, and quickly climbed up the vine. Luo Lianyi didn't dare to open her eyes at all, but she leaned on his chest, but she was very secure, her face was close to his shoulder, and she had a deep dependence on this embrace.
"It's coming up." As he leaped into the air, the two landed firmly on the ground, and he whispered with his arms around her.
Luo Lianyi just wanted to let go of the hand holding her, but he was softly stopped: "Hug it for a while." Luo Lianyi obediently stopped, still staying in his arms. He hugged her tightly, as if afraid that if he let go, he would never be able to hold her in his arms again.
Xiao Zhu came up quickly, she looked at this scene blankly, I don't know what to do, in the snowlight, her melancholy was heavy again.
"His Royal Highness the Prince." Finally, she pursed her lips.
Liu Fan seemed to be awakened by her, he glanced at Luo Lianyi, and reluctantly let go of her.
"Let's hurry." After Xiao Zhu finished speaking, he suddenly drew his long sword, cut off the vines tied to the tree, and then went to lead the carriage that Wu Wu had prepared for them a long time ago. The carriage was guarded by an idler disciple, and Xiao Zhu rewarded him with a piece of broken silver, jumped into the carriage, and drove the carriage to Liufan and Luo Lianyi.
"Your Highness, County Lord, please get in the car." She's still so cold. Luo Lianyi felt her displeasure, lowered her head and was led by Liufan into the carriage.
"Drive!" Xiao Zhu beat the horse and galloped, and Liufan saw the carriage bumping, and reached out to hug Luo Lianyi, but she gently pushed it away.
"What's wrong?" Ryu Fan asked.
"Nothing." Luo Lianyi sat in the corner and said, "I want to be quiet, I haven't read a book for a few days, I'm afraid that I will forget what I read before, and reminisce." β
Lu Fan had to say, "Okay, then I want my book too." The two of them were separated by a certain distance, and they both closed their eyes to recuperate. Xiao Zhu drove the carriage, her lips closed in the night, and her eyes were full of worry.
I don't know how far they went, but when they reached a small town, it was a little dark, she stopped the carriage and said, "Your Highness the Prince, it's dawn, let's change our clothes." β
"Okay." Ryufan replied to him. The package containing the clothes was ready for them in the carriage, and Xiao Zhu came into the carriage, opened the package and took out the clothes.
"I'm really not used to clothes other than white." Lu Fan took the stone blue clothes prepared for him and frowned.
Xiao Zhu smiled and said, "Your Highness, when you return to the palace, you will change it back, and it will only be a few days." She skillfully unbuttoned Liufan's shirt, took off his clothes for him, and then changed the stone blue clothes for him, and said, "Your Highness, please avoid it for a while, and let the county lord change his clothes." β
"Okay." Ryufan jumped out of the carriage.
"County Lord, you should change your clothes quickly." Xiao Zhu urged Luo Lianyi, who was standing on the side and watching stupidly.
"Oh." Luo Lianyi hurriedly agreed, turned around and changed into a set of cotton Cuilan jacket given to her by Xiao Zhu, she found that Liufan listened to Xiao Zhu's words very much, but Xiao Zhu was safe in everything, and he had to be convinced.
Xiao Zhu herself also put on a set of jackets that were the same as Luo Lianyi, and she said to Luo Lianyi: "County Lord, for the convenience of the road, I have to wronged the county lord." β
"Grievance?" Luo Lianyi didn't understand what she meant. It's just to replace the gorgeous red brocade robe, for Luo Lianyi, who is dressed very casually in modern times, this cotton jacket seems to be more comfortable now.
"The two of us are going to dress up as girls and follow His Royal Highness the Prince, so Xiao Zhu has to change his hair for the county lord." Kozuki looked at her apologetically.
"No problem, but I won't get this hair myself, so I'll have to trouble you." Luo Lianyi hurriedly sat down and asked Xiao Zhu to change her hairstyle for her.
Xiao Zhu smiled slightly, came over to help her remove the beads from her hair, and combed her simple temples. Luo Lianyi touched his two temples and said with a smile: "This hairstyle is cute." β
"It's good that the county lord doesn't mind." Kozuki said.
"Don't mind, those hairpins are in trouble, so I'm more comfortable." Luo Ripple's head shook like a rattle.
Xiao Zhu also combed her own hairstyle as hers, and found a pair of pearl earrings from the package to wear. Then the three of them put away their changed outfits in a package and hid them under the seat cushions.
"Xiao Zhu is so beautiful in women's clothes." Luo Lianyi looked at her in amazement.
Xiao Zhu smiled, indescribably charming. When she wore black guard clothes, she could only see that her facial features were beautiful, and when she changed into girls' clothes, she was out of the ordinary, very beautiful, Luo Lianyi thought to herself, this is just an ordinary girl's clothes, if she changes into a luxurious formal dress, I am afraid that it will also be a country and a city.
"Let's get out of the car, I'm not good at driving the carriage in this dress, let's go to the town and hire a coachman." Xiao Zhu took Luo Lianyi's hand, and the two got out of the car.
Liufan turned around, looked at the two girls, and couldn't help laughing: "It's really like that, Xiao Zhu used to be so beautiful in girls' clothes." β
Xiao Zhu heard the prince praise her, her pretty face flew to the red glow, she bowed her head and said: "Your Highness, for the convenience of walking on this road, we will call you Gongzi, you call me Zhu'er, call the county lord Lian'er." β
"That's very good, Zhu'er, Lian'er. It's just that the county lord has been wronged. Ryu Fan smiled and nodded.
"What's wronged, I think it's funny." Luo Lianyi straightened the clothes on his body and said with a smile. She thought it was more interesting than the previous group of people riding in a horse-drawn carriage.
"Let's go to town and buy something for breakfast." As he spoke, he turned and ran to one of the earliest vegetable stalls, gave him a piece of silver, and asked him to help them drive the carriage.