Huiyue Land is located in the south of Khanzhao, separated by Changrang Yang and Changjun, and after a fourteen-day journey, Yuwen Lin arrived at Nomuge.

In the bare woods, the fallen leaves return to the roots, the sky is blue, there is obviously a warm sun, but the cold wind is cold and biting, looking at the words on the wooden board where they meet - "Nomuge", the arrow points to the right.

It was a trail, winding and winding.

"Lord, we've arrived. ”

Yu Wenlin nodded, and walked down the path, it turned out that he had climbed over a mountain, which was a small hill compared to other places, the mountain was raised, and when he looked down, he could see the smoke curling in the distance, and a small town jumped in his eyes.

When I came down from the hillock, I saw a group of men and horses waiting at the foot of the hillock.

The woman on the red-maned horse had bright eyes, dressed in a scarlet gown, and the placket and neckline were embroidered with dense patterns, but they were all different shades of dark red, and she was draped in a white fox fur, and when she covered her furry hat over her head, she saw a small face.

When she saw Yu Wenlin, Princess Wensang smiled and immediately jumped off the horse, Yu Wenlin pursed her lips and smiled, it could be seen that she was very happy, and Yu Wenlin also jumped off the horse.

"Bunsang ......"

The two walked opposite each other, Princess Wensang suddenly hugged him, her little face rubbed against his chest, very docile and well-behaved, Yu Wenlin's expression became a little unnatural, but she didn't see it.

"Pro, you're finally here. ”

Princess Wensang gently and softly climbed on his shoulder, looked up at his face, and the smile on his face gradually bloomed like a flower.

"Well, how's the disaster going?"

Yu Wenlin didn't push her away, nor did he hold her, and Princess Wensang suddenly lowered her eyes sadly.

"Day by day it is getting worse and worse, at first they were just eating some crops, but there are too many of them, and there is not enough food for them in these small places, and a while ago I found that they began to eat livestock, and now they are people. ”

Hearing this, Yuwen Lin finally pushed Princess Wensang away, and asked, "How many people died?"

"Thirteen people, all of them were attacked by the lion ant colony without warning. ”

Hearing this, Yu Wenlin was also silent, without warning, then there was no way to start, the top priority was to catch this group of lion ants, but they didn't know how to lead them to appear.

"It's been more than a month since my father sent me here, and I haven't done anything well, and it still happens from time to time that lions and ants gnaw people, so I can only turn to you for help. ”

Wen Sang looked at Yu Wenlin, deep in love, Yu Wenlin casually looked at the smoke in the distance, and ignored it.

Wen Sangnu pursed his mouth, but he was not displeased, and said: "These lion ants gnaw people without a single bone left, and we don't know anything about their next action. ”

Yu Wenlin retracted his gaze and asked, "Wensang, have you investigated who the dead are?"

"You suspect it's a vendetta?"

"Is it impossible?"

Wen Sang shook his head, "No, these dead people have no connection, the location of the accident is not the same, there is no similar characteristics, they were eaten by lion ants, it was purely accidental." ”

Accidentally?

Too many accidents are mixed together, so it doesn't seem to be an accident, Yu Wenlin nodded, "Okay, there are traces of lion ants recently?"

"No, they leave after every murder, and there is really no trace of them, and I can only find a way to get the people nearby to evacuate safely. ”

Yu Wenlin looked at the smoke again, a small town with red bricks and tiles, and there were only about 20 households around them. "Have you ever been attacked by lions and ants here?"

"No, it's all in sparsely populated places. ”

Yu Wenlin was even more puzzled, "In a sparsely populated place, if they eat people, why don't they choose a place with a lot of people?"

"It's not clear. ”

Princess Wensang smiled slightly, looked at the soldiers behind Yuwen Lin, and said: "Lin, you just arrived here, you should rest for a while, I asked someone to prepare hot water for you, you take a bath first, rest for a while, I will look for you later." ”

"That's fine. ”

Princess Wensang and the others are currently staying in a small inn in the town, and the old people, women and children here have also retreated, leaving only some strong men to temporarily assist Princess Wensang and the soldiers.

In the inn room, after Yuwenlin bathed and changed clothes, Princess Wensang sent him a gray fox fur, draped on Yuwenlin's body, just fitting, as if it was tailor-made for him, Wensang said intimately: "Lin, Nomuge is cold and windy, and it is even more heart-wrenching at night, I told you to suffer." ”

Yu Wenlin took the ring belt in Wen Sang's hand and did not tie it, "Nomuge borders Changjun, if something like this happens, if it is not controlled in time, Changjun will be implicated, after all, it is a subject country of Huiyue, and the king does not want Changjun to have an accident, not to mention, this is your business, how can I stand idly by?"

After that, Yu Wenlin took off the fox fur that Wen Sang put on him, folded it neatly and put it on the couch, and said: "It's not night yet, this cold is nothing." ”

Wen Sang smiled, sat down on the soft couch, smiled with his eyebrows and eyes, never left Yuwen Lin, and said: "Lin, I didn't expect that we would meet again at the border of my Khan Zhao, not the national capital. ”

"What's the matter, Wen Sang, is there any special significance to this?" Yu Wenlin was surprised, Wen Sang pretended to be unhappy, pouted, and said pitifully: "Yes, of course there is, I thought we met again, it was you who came to my Khan to propose!"

"I ......"

At this moment, Yu Wenlin was very embarrassed, after all, it was the woman he had been tempted by, but now, his mind was full of another person.

"Wensang, there's something I think you've heard about. ”

Wen Sang was still neither sad nor happy, nor angry or angry, but became calm.

"I know, I don't blame you, Simon married the princess to you for the truce, pro, I believe that marrying that princess is not what you want, but the king promised her to you, and the king loves you after all, and you don't want him to be disappointed. ”

Although Yu Wenlin is Wen Sang, his mind is a little out of this room, according to Wen Sang's understanding of him, according to some of the things he knows to the world, Wen Sang is not wrong in his analysis, he should think like this.

But people will change after all, why he married Du Yinxuan, he himself is not very clear, but it is definitely not that he can't resist Yuwen Chengtai's will.

Perhaps, it's just that a person has reached a certain age and suddenly wants to have a home.

Yu Wenlin retracted his thoughts, took a sip of honeysuckle tea, and said, "Wensang's analysis has always been very thorough. ”

"But I don't know when you'll be able to marry me, you've married two wives, and you still won't marry me?"

Facing Wen Sang's burning gaze, Yu Wenlin suddenly felt a little more pressure, how to make her let go of her feelings for him?

Yu Wenlin refused to answer the question, and he didn't want to respond too directly.

"Wensang, it is imperative that we find the gathering place of the lion ants first, and as for the personal affairs of the children, we can put it aside first. ”

A hint of surprise flashed across Wen Sang's ruddy face, and then a shallow smile unfolded.

"Okay, Pro, I don't want you to be embarrassed, it's just that this question has been bothering me, you can answer me when you think about it!"

Yu Wenlin sank down and said, "Before I go back, I will give you an answer." ”

Wen Sang suddenly had a hunch that this answer might not be to marry her! The sense of loss piled up in his heart little by little.

"Let's go see where the last man happened and see if there are any clues. ”

"Okay, I'll take you. ”

She changed her smile again and led Yuwen Lin out of the door.

Reluctant to leave the town, the surrounding area was desolate, and a few black crows streaked across the sky, leaving a miserable chirp, and then landing on the decomposing animal carcasses not far away, and soon flew away again.

"Right here, when we see it, there's only a skeleton left. ”

Princess Wensang pointed to a withered paradise grass beside a boulder, the boulder was bare/exposed on the surface, grayish-white in color, and the wind-blown light sand still lingered on its surface, looking a little more hazy.

"What about the bones?"

"Buried. ”

"It's a female corpse!"

Princess Wensang looked at Yu Wenlin in surprise and said, "How do you know?"

"The hairpin was left behind. Yu Wenlin pointed to the grass, Princess Wensang looked over, and after looking for a long time, she saw the hairpin hidden in the grass.

"It seems that they were careless when they came to carry the bones, and they ignored this. ”

"It's a young woman. ”

Princess Wensang squatted down and picked up the hairpin, held the tip with her fingers and looked at it for a while, only to see that the hairpin was made of wood, in the shape of a bellflower flower, Wensang said: "You guessed right, this kind of hairpin is in the Nomuge, only the young woman wears it, this is the worst one, she is still pregnant, one corpse and two lives." ”

"What about the people who died before?"

"There are children, there are old people, almost everything. ”

The two fell silent for a moment, and they really didn't have a clue.

The silence was not broken by the two, but by an elderly man who suddenly appeared.

In the distance, from the wind and sand, slowly walked a silver-haired old woman with a stiff back, she staggered, on crutches, every step she took, she had to stop for a moment, beat her waist, looked up at the sky, and lowered her head to continue walking.

Yu Wenlin and Princess Wensang looked at each other, and they both walked quickly towards the old woman, and after a while, they saw the old woman abandon the crutches in her hand, slowly sit on the ground, and gently pinch her calves.

When the two of them approached, the old woman obviously didn't notice that someone was coming from behind her, still rubbing her sore legs and stomach, muttering something in her mouth, and not knowing what to say.

"Old man!"

Princess Wensang crouched down and whispered beside her, but the old woman was clearly frightened, and showed a look of horror, and fell to the side after a miserable howl.

Princess Wensang hurriedly held the person up, and said guiltily: "Old man, are you okay?"

The old woman caressed her heart, after the vicissitudes of time, the old man's voice was very hoarse, and he felt powerless.

"Ouch, young man, why is there no sound when you walk?"

"Old man, it's just that you didn't see us. After Princess Wensang said this, the old woman turned around with difficulty, and only then did she see the person beside her.

Yuwenlin's tall figure stood beside her Princess Wensang, and the old man naturally wanted to look up at him, but the old man obviously had a bad neck, and when he turned his head, he saw the richly dressed son, and he didn't look at people.

Princess Wensang: "Old man, I'll help you up, it's cold on the ground, don't sit on the ground." ”

The old man grinned, leaned on crutches, and stood up tremblingly under the support of Princess Wensang, and then stroked Princess Wensang's hands and smiled kindly, "Little girl, you are really beautiful and kind." ”

Princess Wensang was praised so much that two blushes appeared on her face, and she was suddenly shy, "Old man, you have praised you, how can you be alone in this wilderness?"

The old man sighed when he heard this: "Little girl, mother-in-law, I have no choice but to do it, I am such an old bone, if it is not forced by life, who would want to come here?"

Princess Wensang let out an "oh" distressedly, her eyes showed distress and sadness, let go of the old man's hand, Princess Wensang turned around and threw herself into Yuwenlin's arms, and said coquettishly: "Lin, look at this old man is very pitiful, shall we send her home?"

Yu Wenlin glanced at the old man, but found that her heart was empty, and she met Yu Wenlin's gaze in less than a blink of an eye, so she hurriedly avoided it.

Yu Wenlin nodded, "Okay!"

Princess Wensang smiled, turned around and helped the old lady again, and said, "Old man, where is your home? ”

"Home, what's the home? It's long gone. The old lady whimpered and cried, and Princess Wensang's heart tightened, and she was really uncomfortable.

"Old man, where are your children?

"They were all eaten by the group of lion ants, and there was no scum left," the old lady cried even more, and the crutches in her hand hit the ground again and again, eager to pierce a hole.

But the more she made trouble, the more tired she became, crying and crying, the old woman's body was paralyzed, Wen Sang only felt that this person suddenly became extremely heavy, so heavy that she couldn't bear it for a while, and almost fell with the old man, but fortunately, Yu Wenlin hurriedly came over to help the old lady.

"Wensang, I'll come. Yuwen said.

Princess Wensang nodded and let go of the old lady, "Pro, what should I do with this old man?"

Yu Wenlin inexplicably remembered her eyes, no matter who this person was, under his nose, he didn't want to play any tricks, "Homeless, no children to support, take it back to the inn to settle down first?"

"That's all there is to it. ”

Princess Wensang nodded in agreement, Yuwen Lin squatted down and carried the old man on his back, Princess Wensang said worriedly: "Lin, you be careful." ”

"It's okay!"

Although Yu Wenlin said this, the mystery in his heart became thicker and thicker, an old woman with a sixtieth birthday, and her body was not very fat, why did she feel heavy, Yu Wenlin glanced back inadvertently from the corner of his eyes, wanting to confirm whether the old woman was really asleep.

However, she really fell asleep.

"Pro, thank you for your hard work. ”

Wen Sang didn't know why she wanted to say such a thing, knowing that to him, this little thing was nothing, but she still wanted to say polite words to him.

"I'm fine. Yu Wenlin responded, and Princess Wensang said: "Well~ But, I still have to cook for you at night, which can be regarded as giving our Jing Wang Ye a clean wash." ”

Yu Wenlin's loud laughter came from his ears, "Wensang, you are a princess, a daughter, don't be so good to others at will." ”

"That's all for you. ”

The old man tried to open his confused eyes, and the innocent smile of Princess Wensang was so affectionate that she didn't want to destroy it, so she closed her eyes again and continued to sleep.

Back in the inn, when the old woman woke up, she saw Wen Sang sitting on a wooden chair and guarding the bedside, and when she opened her eyes, Princess Wen Sang was happy and said, "Old man, you are awake." ”

The old woman hurriedly got up and got out of bed and saluted Princess Wensang, "Thank you, princess." ”

Princess Wensang was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Old man, how do you know my identity?"

The old body just slept for a while when he was tired, and the old body still heard what the boy said. ”

Princess Wensang suddenly realized, and also said a few words by the way, "Old man, don't call him son-in-law, Lin is the Jing prince of Huiyue, or it is better to call Jing Wang, it is also a respect for Lin." ”

The old woman raised her eyes and looked at Princess Wensang, from her gaze, the old woman could see her young appearance, there was only one person in her eyes, but Wensang was happier, the old woman had to admit it.

"Princess, the old body knows. ”

Princess Wensang nodded with satisfaction when she heard this, got up and said, "Okay, old man, you will stay in the barracks for a while, and when the lion ants are gone, I will arrange a place for you to live." ”

"Well, the old body thanked the princess. ”

The old woman thanked her again, and Yu Wenlin knocked on the door and called, "Wensang." ”

The old woman walked to the side vigilantly, Wensang hurriedly opened the door, and when she saw Yu Wenlin, she could always smile.

"Pro, you are here, the old woman is awake. ”

Yu Wenlin stood at the door and looked at the old man, and said with concern: "It's good to wake up, how do you feel now, old man?"

The old man touched his flat stomach, "It's much better, but I'm a little hungry." ”

Wen Sang covered his mouth and chuckled, and said, "Old man, I'll let someone bring you something to eat." ”

"Thank you, princess. The old man thanked him for the third time, and accepted Princess Wensang's kindness to her for no reason, and felt guilty.

"By the way, Wensang, I have something to discuss with you. ”

"Okay, now?"

"Hmm. ”

"Okay, old man, you pay more attention to rest. ”

Princess Wensang did not forget to say hello to the old woman, and the old woman smiled reluctantly, but when the two of them left, her smile was replaced by melancholy.