After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Chapter 185: Parting always comes unexpectedly

He really couldn't understand why a farm girl would get involved in these things. Wouldn't it be better for her to just farm the land?

What could a woman do? Planting a few more acres of land and harvesting more food was already admirable, but being curious about state affairs was really inappropriate.

"Don't get involved in these things. Maybe the higher-ups will show you some leniency and not pursue the matter."

Huanxi laughed and said, "I broke the law? How come I didn't know?"

"You've been discussing state affairs and harboring criminals. Each and every one of these offenses is enough to get you into trouble."

"Yeah……"

Her joy suddenly faded, and she almost forgot that this was not modern times.

This is an era of cannibalism. One wrong word can bring disaster to the whole family.

She is still too small, smaller than a speck of dust.

Looking up at the dark sky, I felt the sadness of the times for the first time.

"It's getting late, Dieyi, why don't you go and rest?"

Zi Dieyi wrapped her cloak around herself and looked outside the yard.

"I'm waiting for her to come back."

"Then let's wait together."

The two of them sat in the living room, staring at the courtyard gate and the brazier without blinking, with nothing to say.

"Are you and Xu...really going to get married?" Zi Dieyi suddenly said this.

Huanxi stirred the fire with the tongs and said without raising his head:

"Yeah. It's decided."

"But she...is not..."

"I know."

"........."

"What time is it?"

Huanxi looked at the sky, thought for a moment, and replied, "It's probably around midnight (23:00-00:59)..."

"Why hasn't Xu Qingzhao come back yet...is there something wrong?"

Hearing this, Huanxi's uneasiness grew even stronger. Xu Qingzhao usually came back around 8 or 9 and didn't usually stay out overnight. He didn't come back so late...

"No, I have to go look for him. If anything happens, I can take care of him."

Zi Dieyi stood up and said, "I'll go. You don't have any martial arts skills. I'll be back soon."

"Let's go together, don't delay."

The two of them left as soon as they said they would, put on their cloaks and went out.

The snow was incredibly heavy, with wind and snow. If the snow had covered my ankles in the afternoon, it was now almost up to my knees.

The two went straight to the village chief's house. The door of the village chief's house was closed, and it was obvious that he had already gone to bed.

"Uncle Village Chief! Aunt Sun!"

Huanxi was a little anxious. She had a premonition that Qingzhao was not here.

After a while, Mrs. Sun came out wearing an outer coat, opened the door, and called the two people in to ask what was going on.

"Aunt, Qingzhao hasn't come back yet. I came to ask if he is at your house."

Da Sun was confused. Qing Zhao went back around 10:00 p.m., so why didn’t he come home yet?

"No... I'm going to her house again. Sorry to bother you, I'll leave now~"

Huanxi turned around, grabbed Zi Dieyi who was looking around, and went to Xu Qingzhao's wooden house not far from his home.

This was not her first time here, but tonight, she always felt that this place was a little eerie, as if something was spying on her in secret.

"Qing Zhao! Are you home? Qing Zhao!"

Seeing the door to the yard was open, the joyful uneasiness became even stronger. In the yard, there was nothing but a vast expanse of white and some chaotic footprints.

The room was locked. Huanxi turned around and looked at Zi Dieyi.

Zi Dieyi looked at her speechlessly, then looked at the lock, and with a wave of her hand, she understood, and the lock fell to the ground.

When he opened the door, he saw a mess inside. Huanxi searched the whole house but couldn't find Qing Zhao.

"Qing Zhao! Xu Qing Zhao!"

She searched the yard thoroughly but found nothing except messy footprints.

"Xu Qingzhao... shouldn't have gone far... I'll go chase him..." After Zi Dieyi said this, she used her lightness skills to fly towards the mountains.

Huanxi stood there, stamping her feet anxiously.

He was kidnapped... What should I do?

She thought about it for a moment, then returned to her home, walked along the small river behind the door, and went straight to the pond.

"Happy! Happy!"

"Huanhuan!"

It was the voices of Brother Tai and Xiaohua.

"Brother Tai! Xiaohua! Did you see anything?"

Tai first leaned in closer to smell the scent of joy, and then hurriedly said: "The human who went into the mountains with you last time must have been kidnapped."

"I said, I said, that human shouldn't be injured. I also smelled that the kidnappers were male."

Huanxi was almost dying of anxiety and asked, "Do you know how many people tied him up?"

Brother Tai raised his paw and drew lines on the ground, one, two, three, four.

"Four people, Tai? Where are they? Can you carry me there?"

Taige leaned down and said, "Come up."

After climbing onto Brother Tai's back, the joy and uneasiness finally dissipated a little. Now I knew that Xu Qingzhao was not injured, but was just being held hostage. At least there was still a glimmer of hope.

Brother Tai walked on the snow as if it were flat ground. He was so happy that he almost vomited from the bumpy ride, but in order to find Xu Qingzhao, he didn't say a word.

"Here!" Xiaohua discovered something and Brother Tai rushed over.

I saw Xu Qingzhao sitting in front of a campfire in the snow at the foot of the mountain. Opposite him sat a boy about fourteen or fifteen years old. Three masked men stood around with their backs to the two people in front of the campfire, looking at the surroundings as if they were guarding.

Too far away, can't hear...

So she whispered, "Brother Tai, you have good ears. Tell me what they are saying."

Taige scratched his ears with his claws and said:

"This matter is neither difficult nor simple. As long as the Royal Sister can help me, I promise to protect the Royal Sister and ensure her a safe and secure life.

Chu Yi, you have grown up.

"Royal sister, as long as you return to the capital with me and recognize our father, everything else will fall into place naturally. You have royal blood, that cannot be denied. You can't hide... you can't escape it."

Can I go back and say goodbye?

No, it’s confidential.”

Zhao Huanxi couldn't believe her ears when she heard Brother Tai's retelling of the live broadcast. She was too far away to see the expression on Xu Qingzhao's face and wondered what she was thinking.

Chu Shen was the fourth son of Emperor Jinyang.

If Huanxi remembered correctly, this person would most likely become the next emperor.

If she goes back...what about Xu Jinchu? What should she do?

And when did she find out about her life story? Or did she always know it but just didn't want to tell me?

Xu Qingzhao...Xu Qingzhao...

Huanxi murmured, "How many of your words are true?"

Seeing the people below starting to put out the fire, Huanxi hurriedly tore off a piece of cloth from his body and bit his fingertip hard. Blood began to flow out instantly and he wrote a few words on it.

Brother Tai was so distressed that he thought there were many ways to use the blood... why was it wasted like this?

"I can't show up, Brother Tai, please take this down for me."

Brother Tai understood what he meant, picked up the piece of cloth and went down the hillside.

The people below immediately became alert, staring at the ferocious tiger with swords in hand.

"Don't hurt it! I met it while hunting in the mountains. It must have smelled my scent and came looking for me."

Xu Qingzhao stood up and walked towards Brother Tai. She knew... joy would definitely come.

But you must not show up to express your joy. You must not show up to express your joy.

When she approached Brother Tai, he rolled his eyes at her, seemed to say something, then opened his mouth and spat out what was in it.

She squatted down and pretended to touch Tai Ge, but in fact she picked up the cloth and put it into her sleeve, then whispered a few words to Tai Ge.

He stood up and said, "Go back and don't come out again. Hide well and don't let anyone find you..."

After hearing this, Brother Tai looked at her and disappeared in the wind and snow in just a few steps.

"I didn't expect that the royal sister could talk to animals. That's amazing."

"I saved it once, so it's grateful. Animals are easier to get along with than humans."

Chu Zhen's expression was not very natural after hearing this, but he still said with a smile: "Let's go, it's getting late."