Ning Bao frowned, looked at Ling Cang and pouted and replied,

"Wasn't I afraid that you would wait for me here for too long, so I came back after shopping for a while, by the way, Brother Ling Cang, why did you go",

Ning Bao looked at Ling Cang and asked curiously,

Ling Cang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Ning Bao to come back so early because he was afraid that he would wait for a long time, this kind girl is always sensible and distressing.

"Wow, Brother Ling Cang, where did you get so many sugar gourds?"

Ling Cang was about to answer, but Ning Bao walked in front of him first, looking at the latter and said in surprise,

"And cloth silk, so many things",

Ning Bao noticed Ling Cang's hands that were full of loads, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes that could not be concealed, because the things that Ling Cang brought back were all things she liked very much.

Ling Cang chuckled, and didn't hide anything anymore,

"When I was shopping just now, I saw that you were interested in a few shops, and I didn't know what you liked, so I bought more things and came back",

Ling Cang smiled, and handed over the bamboo basket full of sugar gourds.

Ning Bao was stunned at first, and subconsciously took over the bamboo basket,

"All of this is for me?" ，

Ning Bao's face was a little surprised, and there was a shock in her eyes that could not be concealed, she didn't expect that what Ling Cang said she was going to do was to go back to the downtown to buy what she liked.

"How is it, do you like it",

Ling Cang chuckled, looked at Ning Bao and asked,

Ning Bao was silent, not knowing what she was thinking, and after a while, she looked at the bamboo basket filled with sugar gourds and muttered to herself,

"I've never received a gift when I've grown so old",

Ling Cang was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Ning Bao's eyes were red, as if she was caught in some kind of memory, and then she wiped the corners of her eyes that were about to moisten, and looked at Ling Cang with a smile,

"Brother Ling Cang, thank you",

Ning Bao watched the latter speak slowly, and a look of anxiety appeared in his eyes randomly,

"Brother Ling Cang, these things must be very expensive, I ...... I can't ask you for so many things",

Ling Cang smiled and shook his head, he touched Ning Bao's head, looked at the latter and said in relief,

"Ning Bao, since you call me brother, I will treat you as my own sister like Da Zhuang, isn't it natural for my brother to give gifts to his sister, not to mention ......",

Ling Cang paused for a moment when he said this, and his expression became serious,

"I was knocked off the cliff at the beginning, if you and Da Zhuang hadn't taken me home, I would have been a corpse a long time ago, my life was saved by you, what is it if I do this for you",

Ling Cang's face was solemn, looking at the latter and saying solemnly,

Ning Bao shook his head, looked at the latter and replied with some eagerness,

"Brother Ling Cang, don't think so, saving you is what we should do, this is human nature, even if the person who was injured that day was not you, we would ......",

Ling Cang shook his head and put a finger on Ning Bao's mouth, stopping her from continuing,

"I want to do something for you and Da Zhuang, this is the truest thought in my own heart, just like you think saving people is a matter of course, and so am I",

Ling Cang looked at Ning Bao and said softly,

"But, Brother Ling Cang ......",

Ning Bao wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Ling Cang,

"Alright, let's go home",

Ling Cang looked at Ning Bao and said softly,

Ning Bao's lips moved, and finally looked at the latter and hummed softly, and then the two walked side by side towards the hidden mountain village under the cliff,

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Three fierce horses rushed through the barricade and drove into Shangyang, such a thing is obviously unreasonable at the moment, after the imperial court's wanted edict was issued, cards were set up along the way in Zhongzhou, regardless of the farmers, officials and businessmen, all dismounted by the barricades and accepted investigations.

But this time the soldiers of Ximen did not stop them, the people who came were three royal forest elite horsemen, and the officers guarding the city recognized that they were the group of people sent by General Qin before, with important tasks and intelligence,

In the big tent of the military camp in Shangyang County, General Qin was closing his eyes and breathing, at this moment his face was solemn, quite a little uneasy, the emperor once again ordered the search for the winner's son The edict has been issued for many days, but this matter is now delayed,

Since the Buddhism incident, the remnants of the winner have disappeared from the world like the evaporation of the world, and the court has cut off all the whereabouts of this person.

But just when General Qin thought that the dust had settled on the remnants of the winner, and he planned to return to the court, he received an edict from the emperor again in Shangyang.

Some time has passed since this incident, but there is no clue about the matter of searching for the winner's remnants, how can General Qin, as the commander of the second-way pursuit force, not feel anxious,

You must know that the emperor gave a death order this time, and if the operation to capture the son of the winner fails again this time, he will lose his head as a second-way pursuit unit.

General Qin had mixed feelings, and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this, but at this moment,

The voice of the soldier rings in his ears,

"Report, report to the general, there is important information coming from the front",

General Qin was stunned when he heard this, and the soldier's urgent announcement pulled him back from his thoughts,

"What information do you have, tell me in detail",

General Qin's expression was serious, and he looked at the latter and asked in a deep voice,

The soldier replied,

"Report to the general, the search force we sent to the vicinity of Qiancheng has sent back the news that they have found a way to the bottom of the cliff",

General Qin was taken aback when he heard this, looked at the latter and subconsciously asked,

"What, where is that",

The soldier continued,

"The nearest to that is the Heian Castle to the east of the city, and there are many settlements of all sizes around the city."

General Qin didn't say anything, and after thinking for a while, he looked at the soldier and asked,

"Ping'an City, why don't I remember that there is such a city on the map of Zhongzhou?" ，

The soldier replied,

"It is a small and remote town east of Qiancheng, and because of the lack of transportation, this town is rarely known, but it is ......",

The soldier paused for a moment before continuing,

"The advisor guessed that the winner's son was hiding in one of the settlements, because that's where the winner's son was knocked off the cliff."

General Qin breathed a sigh of relief,

"There is indeed a cave under the cliff",

General Qin muttered to himself, looked at the latter at random and continued to ask,

"Is there a clue to the winner's son?" ，

The soldier thought for a moment, looked at General Qin at random, and continued,

"Back to the general, the troops at the front are still searching, constantly narrowing the scope of the search, and the deputy general guarantees that it will not be long before the whereabouts of the winner's son can be locked",

"Very good",

General Qin's eyes were like torches, what he wanted was this sentence, the incident of the winner's son had plagued him for a long time, and now he finally had eyebrows, and General Qin was also relieved of the sullen breath in his heart,

The soldier clenched his fists, looked at General Qin and asked,

"General, what should we do next",

General Qin did not hesitate, and ordered in a deep voice to the latter,

"All the elites of the Royal Forest are assembled, and as soon as the search force learns the whereabouts of the winner's son, they will immediately set out to arrest him."

The soldier was startled when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he looked at General Qin and asked cautiously,

"General, are we all in the army?" ，

The soldier was puzzled, for he had heard from the military advisor that the son of the winner was now a seriously wounded man, and in his opinion, the search force was more than enough to deal with this man, and thousands of elite guards were all dispatched to arrest a seriously wounded man, which was really unnecessary.

What's more, Ping'an City is already remote and far away from the main road, and it is not easy for the army to go here.

Who knew that General Qin's attitude was resolute, and he looked at the latter and ordered in an undoubted tone,

"The whole army is dispatched, the son of the winner is at stake, and this time there will be no room for any mistakes",

"Obey",

The soldier clenched his fists, and then left the big tent to convey General Qin's instructions.

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At the same time, east of Qiancheng, in the village where Ling Cang had stayed before, Guan Bao and his party did not leave after searching the mountains and forests, but chose to stay here.

They rented a few yards on the edge of the village, and sent people to take turns looking for the path under the cliff.

In the past few days, this group of mysterious visitors has been in and out of the village, and no one from the local residents has said much, let alone reported this abnormal behavior to the government.

The reason is very simple, although the villagers can't see what kind of power these mysterious people who behave strangely, but the villagers understand that this group of people is not easy to mess with.

What's more, when the gang rented the empty yard on the edge of the village, they also paid the villagers a good rent, so why not be happy with this kind of windfall?

So, the villagers assumed that the gang had never appeared, and no one asked what the purpose of their lease was.

The villagers are still the same as before, doing it at sunrise and resting at sunset.

But for this group of mysterious people, although they live in a quiet mountain villa, their mood at the moment cannot be calm for a long time.

Because they have learned that the Imperial Forest Army in the land of Zhongzhou has received the emperor's second edict, and is now sending people to search for a path to the bottom of the cliff,

If the Imperial Forest Army is the first to ascend, then you can imagine what will happen to Ling Cang, and the previous efforts of the winner army will also be in vain.

Guan Bao stood with his hands in his hands, standing in place without saying a word, although the emperor's second edict made him feel pressured, but the court's actions also made him confirm his previous conjecture in his heart,

General Win's son did not fall off the cliff and die on the spot as rumored by the outside world, otherwise the second-way pursuit troops would not have such a big move.

Now it's a race against time, and he can only rely on the people he sends out to move faster than the Guards.

While Guan Bao was still pondering, the courtyard door was pushed open, and then the sound of soldiers reporting sounded in the courtyard,

"Report to the general, our men have found their way to the bottom of the cliff",

"Seriously, where is that",

Guan Bao looked at the latter and asked with some eagerness,

The soldier clenched his fists and watched Guan Bao reply,

"General Hui, a small town east of Qiancheng"

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