Huayan said with a lonely expression: "Xin Nan's painting work is unparalleled in the world, and the characters on the paper are lifelike. It's just that this woman's true face is not as beautiful as in the painting, and she can no longer dance such a beautiful dance. ”

"Sister, why are you so discouraged? My sister's leg injury will heal soon. What's more, I didn't deliberately beautify you, and I saw it clearly when your veil fell off at that time. But that night was really magical, and all the dark spots on my sister's face disappeared. Liu Xinnan said in surprise.

Of course, Huayan knew that what Liu Xinnan said was true, she forgot to put black spots on her face that night, and only wore a veil, but she didn't notice when the veil fell off, so she saw her true face. But she couldn't tell the truth, so she had to coax: "Maybe it's because of the reflection of the moonlight, or maybe you're drunk at all." ”

Liu Xinnan was suspicious of what she said.

Huayan looked at this lively and lovely Xinnan, and finally found out why when I saw her for the first time, I felt kind, she was too similar to Aunt Pan.

Hua Yan took Xin Nan's hand and diverted her attention from the album and asked, "Do you remember your mother's appearance?" ”

"Mother?" Liu Xinnan thought about it and shook his head again. "My father told me that my mother died when I was very young, and I don't remember what she looked like."

"Why did he hide the truth about Pangu's life? Why didn't Aunt Pan mention this past? Or was she framed because the concubine was competing for favor? I can only ask Aunt Pan in person. Hua Yan thought to himself, not hearing what Xin Nan had been saying all the time.

I only heard her last sentence clearly, "My father had to make a bet with Uncle Fu, so he went hunting in the woods himself, and he didn't listen to any persuasion." I think he's thinking of himself as a guy in his twenties. The bigger you are, the more disobedient you are. Liu Xinnan said angrily.

"The emperor has gone to the woods?!" Hua Yan sobered up from his contemplation and reconfirmed.

Liu Xinnan looked at Huayan and nodded, not understanding why she was suddenly so nervous.

"Who's escorting?" Hua Yan then asked.

"Commander Nie is following by his side, the eldest brother and the fourth brother have all gone, the second brother is resting in the tent, and the third brother is helping Xiao Minglang investigate the case, so he didn't go."

The painting frowned, thinking secretly, and an ominous premonition hit him instantly. The existence of Longmentang has always reassured Huayan, and he always feels that their purpose is not simple.

"Xinnan, you can go out for a walk with me." Huayan couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to go out to find out about the situation.

"Okay, slow down." Liu Xinnan helped Huayan out of the camp tent and followed obediently.

"Yan'er, you don't have a good rest, why did you come out?"

In the center of the camp, they happened to meet Liu Che'er who was walking towards them.

Sheng Lan leaned over to salute the painted face, "Lord Wang." ”

When Liu Xinnan saw Liu Che'er, he smiled lively: "Third brother, where are you going?" Did you encounter something fun again? ”

Liu Che'er touched Xin Nan's head dotingly and said, "Why do you always want to play?" When did you catch Miss Painting again? Miss Painting's injury is not healed yet, you don't bother her, you know? ”

Liu Xinnan pouted and said angrily: "The third brother knows how to teach me a lesson." ”

"I asked Xinnan to accompany me out for a walk, looking at her smile, there is no more trouble." Huayan touched Xinnan's head and smiled.

"I'm done with this, I'll accompany you." Liu Che'er suddenly looked at Huayan and said.

He smiled politely and did not respond.

"Report! Repay the king! Emperor! ...... The emperor is missing! A spy came running from a distance and reported.

The three of them were startled at the same time and asked, "What did you say?!" The emperor is missing?! ”

The spy was sweating profusely, nodded, swallowed his saliva, and had no time to breathe.

Liu Che'er asked further tightly, "Where is Commander Nie?!" ”

"The men and horses led by Nie Tong have been separated from the emperor, and it was Commander Nie who sent me to report to the prince, asking the prince to take someone to chase him immediately."

"How did you escort you! Let's talk about the situation! Liu Che'er said angrily.

"At that time, we followed the emperor into the woods, and there was nothing wrong along the way, but when we reached the fork in the road, the emperor's horse was suddenly frightened, and the emperor ran around, and after a while, he disappeared. Commander Nie tried his best but didn't catch up. ”

What should have come is still coming. Huayan carefully asked the spy, "Where did you get separated from the emperor?" Is there anyone else with the emperor? ”

"It's at a fork in the road to the west of the woods. There were a total of fifty people when they left, and now there are no less than ten people left under Commander Nie.

Huayan turned to Liu Che'er and said, "Lord Wang, it's important to find the emperor now." You immediately gather everyone together to come up with a solution, and I'll take Shenglan to search for it secretly. ”

Liu Che'er grabbed Huayan and stopped: "How can I let you go, or I'll go." ”

Huayan held Liu Che'er down and said calmly: "Prince, don't be willful, the prince has never returned to the camp, the second prince is unwell, and now the only one who can preside over the overall situation is you, you can't have an accident again!" Shenglan and I both know martial arts, and we will act on our own. ”

Liu Xinnan also pulled Liu Che'er back, "Third brother, Sister Yan'er is reasonable, you can't have any more accidents!" ”

After Hua Yan finished speaking, he turned around and rode on the horse that Sheng Lan had already brought in, and galloped towards the depths of the forest with Sheng Lan.

Liu Che'er did not dare to delay, and immediately gathered all the officials to discuss a solution.

"Lord Wang, how is the situation now?" As soon as Xiao Minglang walked into the tent, he asked.

"Commander Nie was separated from his father, and there is no news of his father. The son and the fourth brother have not yet returned. Liu Che'er said heavily.

Fu Liang leaned over and asked, "Lord Wang, how many people are still stationed in the camp now?" ”

"Less than a hundred."

"Less than a hundred?! Songshan is so big, how to rescue it! The ministers lamented when they heard this.

Xu Xianzhi said: "Lord Wang, now immediately send someone to call the eldest prince and the fourth prince back." ”

Liu Che'er turned around again and replied, "Someone has already been sent." ”

Hua Xia Shan stepped forward and said: "The prince's situation is urgent, it is better to let Wei Chen lead a team of people to search first, and then meet with the eldest prince and the fourth prince when they come back." ”

"Lord Wang, let me go, let Master Hua stay behind, and if necessary, deploy more people to the capital." Xiao Minglang then said.

"Okay, let Xiao Shilang lead someone there, and remember to send a signal as soon as you find your father!" Liu Che'er thought of something again, and then said, "Huayan has gone first." ”

Just as he was turning to leave, Xiao Minglang heard this, so he quickened his pace again, gathered thirty people, and ran quickly in the direction of the forest.

Besides, Hua Yan and Sheng Lan rode to the place mentioned by the spies, and saw that there were four forks in the east, west, south and north respectively, and they were hesitating.

"Miss, there are so many roads here, which direction shall we go?" Sheng Lan looked at her young lady and asked.

Huayan jumped off the horse, checked the surrounding situation, and suddenly pointed to the left and right roads and said: "There are only these two roads in the east-west direction, and the traces of people walking are more obvious." She suddenly thought of something, turned to look at Sheng Lan and asked, "Do you remember the place where the Dragon Gate Hall is located?" ”

Sheng Lan suddenly understood, re-examined the terrain, pointed to the road to the east and said, "I remember, it's in the direction of the east, all the way to the foot of the mountain!" ”

Hua Yan nodded, and rode back on the horse, "In this way, the emperor must have been robbed by the Golden Qilin, the east is the Longmen Hall, and Commander Nie must have gone to the west road." She said to Sheng Lan, "Sheng Lan, you go west to find Commander Nie and join me in the east." ”

Although Shenglan was worried about Huayan's safety, she understood that Miss's words were right and that someone had to come to the rescue. "Miss, you have to be careful, and don't expose yourself until we arrive."

"Don't worry, who can bully me?" Huayan said with a smile, so that Shenglan could feel at ease.

Sheng Lan took one last look at the painting, and then reined in his horse and ran west. When I walked about two miles, I noticed the sound of a fight in front of me. Sheng Lan fixed his eyes and saw that the person who was surrounded was Nie Feng, so he immediately leaped down from his horse and fought towards the group of thieves. Soon she opened a gap in the encirclement and joined Nie Feng.

After Nie Feng saw the person coming clearly, he said in surprise: "Why are you here?!" ”

"Knowing that the emperor is in danger, Miss and I will come to look for you first. Isn't the emperor with you? Sheng Lan whispered to Nie Feng while vigilantly guarding against the enemy.

Nie Feng said remorsefully: "It's all my fault that I didn't notice it, I fell for the tricks of this thief, and I was lured here by them, and I lost contact with the emperor." ”

It turned out that the golden unicorn first used a few wild deer to attract Liu Yu to the fork in the road, and then arranged for people to ambush here, taking advantage of the horse's panic, separating Nie Feng from Liu Yu, secretly arresting Liu Yu, and sending people to besiege and kill Nie Feng. Fortunately, Sheng Lan came in time to fight for more chances for Nie Feng to live.

"Commander Nie doesn't have to be discouraged, there are always times when people are overlooked, and this doesn't mean anything. The young lady found another trace, and the emperor should be there. Now I will fight with you from here, and then go to their aid. After Sheng Lan finished speaking, she gently patted Nie Feng's shoulder to show encouragement, this was the first time she had done this.

Nie Feng looked at Sheng Lan with emotion, and then returned to killing the enemy.

Hua Yan rode east alone, and along the way, she was still pondering the motives of the golden unicorn, why did the golden unicorn prefer to oppose Taoyuan and assassinate the emperor? They are a group of Jianghu people who are accustomed to living a free and chic life, and they already have absolute rights in their own world, and they will not want to be officials and be bound by that. If it's for money, why bother with it? What do they want? Judging from the form of inquiry, they have obviously been prepared, is there an internal response in the court? When the emperor was assassinated, the one who could get the most benefit was Liu Yifu, and when the emperor disappeared, he happened to be in this forest. No, Liu Yifu is weak by nature and has great respect for his father, so it is unlikely that he will kill his father with his own hands. The other three princes are even more impossible, once the emperor dies, the throne will pass to the eldest son, and they will have no share, and now that the crown prince has not been established, they wish the emperor would live a few more years.

Before the puzzle was solved, Hua Yan came to the vicinity of the cottage in Longmen Hall, only to see a large number of people and horses withdrawing from the cottage with their luggage and walking in the other direction. On the cart dragged by several of them, there seemed to be a living creature squirming in the black cloth bag that was tied to it.

Aiming at the black cloth bag, she turned her eyes to the rest of the group, but there were no missing soldiers. It seems that they have all been murdered.