Chapter 171: Safe and sound

Lin Shuran asked Xu Mingchen and Xu Mingye to take care of their younger brothers at home, and then she took Lingqin and Feiyue to the grange of the General's Mansion in the south of the city.

Chengnan Grange is located in the capital, close to a small mountain range, rolling mountains are also cliffs, lakes, pools, waterfalls and streams can be seen, there are a lot of wild beasts hidden in the dense forests, and few people will enter in ordinary times.

When he arrived at the Grange, Lin Shuran found that there were several teams of soldiers and horses gathered outside the village, all of them were going into the mountains to catch tigers, and Wu Bao, the steward of the Grange of the General's Mansion with only one eye, was chatting with Yin Zhangmin, the governor of the Beijing Mansion, and when they saw Lin Shuran coming, both of them greeted him.

"Master Zhang is also there!" Lin Shuran got out of the carriage and walked to the two, and when he saw that the face of the governor Yin Zhangmin was serious and cautious, he knew that the black tiger was hurting people in the city, and he, the governor of the capital, had a lot of responsibility.

Zhang Min smiled slightly bitterly and replied, "The lower official has seen the general's wife, the black tiger fled into the deep mountains, and the Holy Lord has already ordered me to wait for me to catch this evil animal, otherwise the lower official will not have to be the governor of this capital mansion."

"Thank you Lord Zhang, catching the black tiger as soon as possible can reassure the saint and the people, Wu Guan, is there no news of Brother Xuan'er?" Lin Shuran greeted Zhang Min, and then turned his gaze anxiously to Wu Bao, the steward of the grange.

Wu Bao is already in his fifties, he looks like he is five big and three thick, he looks very good, he is a rough man who crawled out of the pile of dead, and he speaks loudly to anyone, so Lin Shuran asked, his voice seemed to explode in people's ears, and replied: "Madam, the eighth young master has not come back yet, the little one has already sent all the people from the Grange to look for him, and just now Lord Zhang also promised to let the people who went into the mountains to find the black tiger pay attention to the whereabouts of the eighth young master."

At this time, Zhang Min also comforted Lin Shuran, who looked anxious, and said, "Madam, don't worry, the Eighth Young Master of your mansion has entered the mountain from another direction, and he should not be able to meet the black tiger."

"I hope so, and I'm bothering Lord Zhang a lot, so it's better to ask Shonai to wait first!" Lin Shuran asked Wu Bao to prepare some tea benches in the front yard of Zhuangzi, and asked Zhang Min and the people who were with him to have a place to rest, and then she went to the backyard and asked Lingqin and Feiyue to go into the mountains to find Xu Mingxuan.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, neither the Black Tiger nor Xu Mingxuan had any news, and it didn't take long for Xu Junze to come to the Chengnan Grange, and as soon as Lin Shuran saw him, the whole person dared to relax.

"Brother Xuan hasn't heard from him yet!" Lin Shuran sat for a long time, and suddenly turned up, her body was weak and almost fell, Xu Junze quickly stepped forward and took her into his arms.

"Don't worry, the dragon guard has already gone into the mountains to find him!" Xu Junze patted Lin Shuran lightly on the back, his stepsons did not make Lin Shuran frightened, and he must teach them more harshly when he turns around.

Fortunately, less than half an hour later, Feiyue came back first, saying that they had found Xu Mingxuan and the people from Grange, and on the way down the mountain, they happened to meet the Dragon Guard, and now the Dragon Guard's people are escorting them back together.

Hearing the news that Xu Mingxuan was safe and sound, Lin Shuran was completely relieved, as long as he didn't encounter any danger.

After Xu Mingxuan returned to the grange, he came to Xu Junze and Lin Shuran with some humility and timidity, and took the initiative to admit his mistake and said, "Father, mother, I was wrong, I shouldn't have entered the mountain today."

Lin Shuran glanced at Xu Junze who was sitting next to him, he had a cold face, not to mention that Xu Mingxuan was stunned after seeing it, even she also sensed a trace of fear that the storm was coming, and hurriedly said in a gentle tone: "I heard from Steward Wu, you usually play in the nearby mountains, and you will come back in half an hour at most, why is it so long today?"

Xu Mingxuan thought that Lin Shuran would be as strict with him as Xu Junze, and seeing that she was still close to nature as usual, he suddenly felt extremely aggrieved, and cried loudly, "Wow-".

But Xu Junze slapped the table next to him and said sharply: "What are you crying about, do you know how worried your mother is about you, don't cry!" qδ

As a man, if you cry at every turn, can you escape responsibility and punishment by crying? Xu Junze glared at Xu Mingxuan fiercely, obviously Xu Mingxuan was frightened, his body couldn't help but tremble and took a step back, and then he hiccuped.

"You don't want this

It's so loud, it scares me!" Lin Shuran had also seen Xu Junze lose his temper with the children, this time he should have been really anxious and worried, so he was more stern, and then she got up and walked in front of Xu Mingxuan, blocking Xu Junze's stern gaze at him, and said softly, "Your father is just too worried that you will encounter danger, don't be afraid, it's okay, today a black tiger ran out of the city and injured people, and this black tiger hid in this mountain again, we are all afraid that you will be hurt when you encounter it."

Xu Mingxuan's tears fell down, he nodded, and said aggrievedly: "Mother, I've already listened to Sister Lingqin, it's not that I don't want to come back so soon, it's that I met a ghost after entering the mountain, and I can't get out, woo woo woo......

"How dare you talk nonsense!" Xu Junze's tone was still serious, but his voice was much quieter, he was worried that he would scare Lin Shuran again, and he didn't want her to think that he was a fierce and unreasonable person.

Xu Mingxuan eagerly raised his eyes and looked at Lin Shuran and explained, "Mother, I didn't lie, really, I don't believe it, you ask the two people who entered the mountain with me, the three of us are trapped in the mountain!"

Lin Shuran saw that Xu Mingxuan didn't seem to be lying, and soon Xu Junze asked Wu Bao to call the two people who went into the mountain with Xu Mingxuan today and asked them what was going on.

The two told Xu Junze and Lin Shuran that they had encountered a ghost hitting the wall in the mountains, and they always couldn't get around in one place, so they didn't come back until now, and the three of them didn't eat for a day.

Although Lin Shuran and Xu Junze have not personally experienced it, they also know that this kind of mysterious thing also exists, and Xu Mingxuan obviously seems to be frightened.

"Steward Wu, hurry up and ask the cook to prepare some meals!" As soon as he heard that Xu Mingxuan hadn't eaten for a day, Lin Shuran was distressed and immediately ordered Wu Bao to let the back kitchen cook, and then bent down and gently hugged Xu Mingxuan and said, "I'm scared today, it's okay now, let's go home if we eat something, my brothers and brothers are still waiting for you at home!"

"Mother-" The panic and encounter of the day made Xu Mingxuan unable to hold back any longer, hugged Lin Shuran and cried loudly, and Lin Shuran also hugged him back to comfort him.

Xu Junze didn't say anything more, looking at the mother and son hugging each other, his eyes also flashed with emotion, and he didn't know that he thought that the two of them were related mother and son.