Chapter 43: Tailgating
At night, the sunset ridge was filled with a damp mist, and it was very cold.
Lin Xin'er had been waiting in the mountains for three hours, from evening to the sun setting behind the mountains, and the moon was in the sky.
Wait, she had already expected it, but she didn't expect Ximen Jingxuan to appear later than she guessed.
Sunset Ridge is a good place to hide, Lin Xin'er deliberately left herself under the possible sight, and she didn't care if there would be a pair of hidden eyes staring at her around her. Because she is now Lin Xin'er, the good-for-nothing lame lady.
Lin Xin'er had been sitting on the stones, her hands clasped on her shoulders, curled up. The night was getting darker, the ridge was getting colder, and as far as the eye could see, the fog was dark.
Lin Xin'er stood up, looked around, seemed to be unable to distinguish the southeast, chose a direction at random, and staggered away.
Since Ximen Jingxuan arrived at Sunset Ridge, he only saw Lin Xin'er staying alone on the ridge, because the location was at the highest place, and the surroundings were relatively empty, so it was easy to find.
Ximen Jingxuan quietly hid to the side, watching the situation on the ridge, except for Lin Xin'er, he didn't notice that there was anyone else.
If it wasn't for the fact that the person had hidden her breath intact, she wasn't in Sunset Ridge.
When Ximen Jingxuan thought about it like this, his heart suddenly emptied, as if something was missing, and he was a little disappointed.
Disappointed? Is it because I didn't see her?
Ximen Jingxuan narrowed his eyes and calmed his heart again. How could he care about a woman who angered him?
Even if he didn't care, Ximen Jingxuan unknowingly hid on the ridge for two hours, as if he was watching Lin Xin'er, and he was also hiding a faint waiting.
Lin Xin'er staggered along, while distinguishing the sound in the ridge and the sound that did not belong to the ridge.
Ximen Jingxuan, you are really patient. Lin Xin'er felt the slight sound caused by walking with her, and the corners of her lips hooked slightly. He has been very patient in Sunset Ridge for so long, and Ximen Jingxuan is also willing to accompany him, is he still doubting himself, or does he think that he will meet the people of Shuiyue Palace?
Lin Xin'er's steps were very slow, the road under her feet was very slippery, the ridge in the middle of the night was thick with moisture, and the soil in the grass was wet and slippery.
Lin Xin'er let herself fall and struggled to get up. She deeply remembered the situation when she was just pushed off the cliff by Lin Keer and injured, her leg had not healed at that time, it was really lame, and it was very difficult and painful to fall on the ground and get up alone.
So if she wants to pretend again, she can pretend to be very similar, just like the situation at that time, vividly.
"Miss, Miss, where are you—"
In the quiet ridge, a cry sounded, faintly, still in the distance.
Lin Xin'er had already heard that it was Yan'er, and when her call was not so obvious, she heard it, but she shouldn't have had any reaction at that time, until this time, Yan'er's voice should have been heard normally, and she sat down in the dirt and discerned the direction from which it came.
"Miss, miss—"
The sound of smoke is getting closer.
"Smoke?" Lin Xin'er's tentative response.
"Miss—ah—"
It was the sound of smoke falling.
"Smoke!" Lin Xin'er responded eagerly, and her heart sank for a moment, how could Yan'er come to Sunset Ridge?
"Miss, is that you?" Yan'er's voice trembled with excitement.
"It's me, Yan'er!" Lin Xin'er struggled to get up from the dirt and staggered in the direction of Yan'er.
Soon, the smoke came to him.
Both of them were covered in muddy water and weeds, and even their faces were dirty.
"Miss, it's really you, the slave has finally found you!" Yan'er walked up to Lin Xin'er before she believed her eyes, and her voice was choked.
"Yan'er, why are you here? Did the prince ask you to come? He only asked you to pick me up? Lin Xin'er looked Yan'er up and down, and asked pretending to be puzzled. She knew that Yan'er came to Sunset Ridge and had nothing to do with Ximen Jingxuan.
Yan'er shook her head, took a breath and said, "During the day, the slave maid planned to take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to the Xuan Wang's Mansion, and ran back to the Taishi's Mansion to beg the master to come forward to find ***, but she met a beggar on the way, and while walking, she muttered something to let the prince go to Sunset Ridge to pick up people, as if she was afraid of forgetting." Later, the slave maid saw the beggar and arrived at the door of the Xuan Palace, and waited until Steward Yang came out before saying anything, the beggar left for a long time, and there was no movement in the palace, the slave and maid returned to the Taishi Mansion to find the master, the master was not there, only the lady, the slave and the maid did not say anything, and tried to come to Sunset Ridge alone. ”
"You came on your own? You're running so far? Lin Xin'er wiped the muddy water off Yan'er's face and asked with concern, "Aren't you afraid of barren mountains and mountains?" ”
Yan'er drove for three or four hours.
"Don't be afraid." Yan'er shook her head, a smile appeared on her tired face, "The slave is very happy to find Miss." In the past few days that the young lady has been taken captive, there has been no news at all, and finally there is a little bit of faith, even if others don't come, the slave must come to try her luck. ”
"Yan'er, thank you!" Lin Xin'er hugged Yan'er and said sincerely, Yan'er is the best person except her mother to her, they are not masters and servants, but sisters with deep affection.
Yan'er's appearance was beyond her plan, but it moved her deeply.
"Miss, can you still go?" Yan'er pushed Lin Xin'er away, looked down at Lin Xin'er's legs, and said worriedly, "Let the slave carry you." ”
"No, I can go." Lin Xin'er hurriedly refused, "What about you?" Are your legs better? ”
Yan'er nodded, "I've rested in the palace for a few days, and I'm fine." ”
As she spoke, Yan'er couldn't help twitching her nose, and said with red eyes, "It's all going to be good sooner or later, Miss Trouble went out to buy medicine, and she did so much work." ”
"By the way, medicine, I forgot if you don't say it." Lin Xin'er took out the bottle of medicinal wine from her body, "Here you go, put it away, bumps and bumps are inevitable, keep it." ”
Bumps and bumps are inevitable?
Ximen Jingxuan, who was hiding in the shadows, paid attention to the master and servant, and when he heard Lin Xin'er say this, there seemed to be something in his heart that was fleeting, but he didn't care.
"Let's go, let's get out of the mountains." Lin Xin'er said again.
Yan'er looked around and hesitated, "The slave is not sure about the way down the mountain." ”
She had already lost her way, and if she hadn't met Lin Xin'er, she wouldn't have known how long she would have been on the ridge.
"Just go, you'll leave." Lin Xin'er took Yan'er's hand.
Or rather, Yan'er helped Lin Xin'er.
The master and servant supported each other, walking in the darkness with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Lin Xin'er was a little disgusted at this time for the person who had been following her in the dark. Isn't it funny to look at their embarrassment like this?
Seemingly tired, Lin Xin'er wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"Miss, I'll help you pick some wild fruits." Yan'er let go of Lin Xin'er as she spoke, and walked towards the faint bushes not far away, and before she could find Lin Xin'er, she saw some small fruits on the shrubs in the mountains, and she was hungry and thirsty and picked them to eat.
"Smoke, don't!" Lin Xin'er shouted anxiously.
It's not that I don't want her to pick the fruit, but I don't want her to go that way, because—