Once he mentioned the outskirts of the capital, Feng Yu Heng's nerves immediately tensed up. She rushed to ask: "Did something happen in the military camp?"
Huang Quan repeatedly waved his hand: "No, no, young miss, don't be anxious. An avalanche occurred in the opposite direction of the military camp. I heard it was very serious. Half a mountain collapsed."
Feng Yu Heng was not very sensitive to the geography of this era. She only knew that it was in the opposite direction of the military camp. Only then did she let out a sigh of relief. However, Wang Chuan's following words caused her heart that had just relaxed to rise again — — "Opposite direction? Isn't that north? Huang Quan, do you still remember when His Highness the Seventh Prince went out of the city every year to pay respects to his mother? "
Huang Quan thought for a bit and was suddenly shocked: "Just these few days?"
Feng Yu Heng felt that her heart was being tossed around, "You mean to say that Seventh Brother just happened to go out of the city recently to pay respects to his ancestors? Which way? North? "
Wang Chuan nodded, "Back then, His Highness the Seventh Prince's birth mother's corpse was thrown into a small local temple in the north of the city by the previous empress. After His Highness became an adult, he went there every winter to pay respects. Counting the days, it should be in these few days. "
"How about I make a trip to Chun Palace?" Huang Quan was also worried, "See if His Highness is there."
"Go quickly." Feng Yu Heng urged him. There was always a strong sense of fear in her heart. She suddenly remembered that when she had been drugged and trapped in the pharmacy space, she had only appeared because she had heard Xuan Tianhua's soft voice. That person had hugged her in the middle of the ruins. It was like a deity that had descended from the heavens to save her. In that kind of night, he had illuminated her entire sky.
"Wang Chuan." She said in a heavy voice: "If Seventh Brother really went out of the city, I must go."
This time, Wang Chuan did not refute her. If the seventh prince had not found Feng Yu Heng, she, Huang Quan, and Ban Zou would have all died. The Seventh Prince was not only Feng Yu Heng's savior, but also theirs.
"We will accompany Young Miss to find His Highness the Seventh Prince." Wang Chuan expressed her stance and waited for Huang Quan's news with a worried expression.
The two of them wished with all their might that when Huang Quan came back, he could say that the Seventh Prince was at Chun Palace and didn't go anywhere. Unfortunately, the heavens didn't always follow people's wishes. The more you wished for something, the harder it was to succeed.
When Huang Quan finally returned, he heard her say, "His Highness the Seventh Prince left the city early yesterday morning and hasn't returned yet."
Feng Yu Heng's scalp swelled. In an instant, more than a hundred terrifying thoughts emerged from the bottom of his heart. She did not wait any longer. She grabbed her cloak and walked out. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan quickly followed. When they arrived at the entrance, Wang Lin was in the middle of setting up a shed. There were already quite a few commoners surrounding him. When they heard that Hundred Herb Hall was going to give everyone free warm tea, they all came to help.
Feng Yu Heng said a few words to Wang Lin, then hurriedly left with the two servant girls.
This morning, the snow had been swept away in front of every house. They walked very quickly, but the closer they got to the city gate, the fewer houses there were and the harder it was to walk. When they finally reached the city gate, they found that the gate was tightly shut. The soldiers guarding the city kept chasing them: "Go back, quickly go back! There is no road outside the city. Leaving the city today is seeking death. "
Feng Yu Heng's will was firm, "I have an urgent matter. I must go out."
"No matter how urgent the matter is, you can't leave! Don't you understand what I'm saying? There is no road outside. " The soldiers guarding the city put their hands on their hips and advised her: "Little girl, if you want to be willful, go home and do it. Don't make a fuss here. Look at how tall you are. The snow outside the city might even reach your waist. You won't be able to walk even a single step. "
Feng Yu Heng frowned. How could the snow not reach her waist? It was that big?
"You're blocking the city gate like this. Aren't you afraid that someone will try to come in?" She asked the soldier, "If someone is rushing to enter the city and is blocked outside the gate, won't they freeze to death?"
The soldier waved his hand, "Don't worry, there is no one. There is no one outside the city. The road can't even be walked, so how could there be anyone? If you insist on saying that there is someone, then they might be buried under the snow and frozen to death a long time ago! "
When he spoke like this, it provoked Feng Yu Heng's most sensitive nerves. Buried and frozen to death. If she did not go over, what would happen to Xuan Tianhua?
"Get out of the way! I want to go out of the city. "She took a few steps forward and pushed the soldier away. She heard Wang Chuan coldly say from behind her: "This is county princess Ji 'an who was personally conferred the title by the emperor. She has important matters to attend to outside the city."
When the soldier heard that it was a county princess, he immediately remembered that a few days ago, he had heard that the emperor had conferred the left prime minister's daughter the title of county princess. Could it be that it was her?
He carefully looked at Feng Yu Heng and found that this little girl did not look like a young miss from an ordinary wealthy family. He could not help but think.
But regardless of what was said, whether she was a county princess or a commoner, no matter who she was, there was no road outside!
The soldier was a bit anxious. He chased after Feng Yu Heng while discussing with her: "County princess, how about you stand on the city wall and look outside. This one is not lying to you. There really is no road outside. Even if you open the gate, you won't be able to leave!"
"Just open the gate!" Feng Yu stopped and seriously looked at him, "Regardless of whether or not there is a road outside, I must try. Even if father emperor is standing here today, I will still say the same thing. I want to go out of the city."
Hearing her call him father emperor, the soldier's mind went blank. Fortunately, there was a colleague beside him who tugged at his arm and quietly reminded him: "County princess is the Feng family's second daughter. The Feng family's second daughter is the Ninth Prince's future official wife."
The soldier trembled again. This little girl did not look very old, but each of her titles was more frightening than the last!
"Open the gate." Feng Yu Heng had no intention of speaking with him, "If you are truly worried, then send two people to follow me. If there really is no way outside, then we will turn back."
The soldier thought for a while and finally nodded. He waved his hand and ordered someone to open the gate. He then called for another soldier and said: "This one will personally follow county princess. If there really is no way outside, county princess must come back."
Feng Yu Heng only nodded and did not say anything.
The city gate finally opened and everyone retreated. They waited for the snow outside to fall before moving forward again.
The snow was very thick, but it was not as exaggerated as that person said. Feng Yu Heng measured it. At most, it did not reach her knees.
"I can walk." She let out a long sigh. Previously, she was truly afraid that she would lose her waist. If that was the case, then even if she had the greatest ability, she would be powerless. "What is your name?" She led the way out of the city. While walking through the snow, she asked the soldier.
The city gate behind them slowly closed. The soldier took the initiative to walk in front. While walking, he did his best to kick away the snow, allowing Feng Yu Heng to walk a bit more smoothly.
"This one is called Wang Zhuo. I am a small leader guarding the northern city gate." His voice was muffled and he had a large stature. When he walked in front, he was like a wall.
"Wang Zhuo." She asked the other person: "Yesterday morning, were you also guarding the city gate?"
Wang Zhuo nodded his head, "Yes, this one has been on duty since the night before yesterday. It was not until tonight that I could be replaced."
"Then did you see His Highness the seventh prince leave the city yesterday morning?"
"I saw him." Wang Zhuo was very certain, "Yesterday morning, the snow was not very heavy. The city gate was open as usual. His Highness the seventh prince only brought one follower with him. He rode a horse out of the city from the northern gate. "
Feng Yu Heng's heart tightened again. He only brought one follower. If something really happened, the chances of him being rescued were too small.
She no longer spoke and quickened her pace. In a few steps, she caught up to Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo was a bit anxious. He kept saying: "County princess, don't walk so fast. This one will open a path for you in front. It will be easier for you to walk."
Feng Yu Heng only waved her hand behind her. Although it was difficult to walk, it was good that her movements were nimble. She did not know when a black clothed person suddenly appeared beside her. He reached out a hand to grab her arm and helped her a lot.
Wang Zhuo was a soldier and had been stationed in the capital all year round. Naturally, he had heard of this situation. Even ordinary large families had hidden guards, not to mention the Ninth Prince's future wife. How could she not have someone to protect her? Even the two maidservants that followed her, Wang Zhuo could see that they had good martial arts. And besides having some brute strength, his skills were not very good.
"Wang Zhuo, you just need to follow me. You don't need to care too much about your status. I have an important matter to take care of outside the city. When I arrive, that is when I really need your help. "
Wang Zhuo and the other soldier nodded their heads and said: "We will follow county princess's orders."
The group of five headed north, heading straight for the continuous mountain range in front of them. Wang Zhuo was a bit worried. He couldn't help but say: "County princess, if we continue forward, we will reach the mountains. There was an avalanche this morning and half of the mountain collapsed. Because of the heavy snow, there is no way to send people to investigate. It's best if we don't go there. "
Feng Yu Heng did not say anything. Instead, it was Huang Quan who spoke: "Our goal is to go to the location of the avalanche. To tell you the truth, when the seventh prince left the city, he also went in that direction."
"What?" Wang Zhuo was shocked, "What is the seventh prince going there for?"
He naturally did not know what Xuan Tianhua was going to do. How could the secret of the palace be known to even a soldier guarding the gate? However, Wang Zhuo was not an idiot. Seeing the worried expressions on Feng Yu Heng's group's faces, he immediately reacted — — "Could it be that his highness … …"
"It's still not certain." Feng Yu Heng said: "Let's hurry over. We have to take a look first before making any other plans."
Everyone realized the severity of the situation. Thus, they did not say anything else. They lowered their heads and quickly walked forward. In the end, it was Ban Zou who carried Feng Yu Heng, Huang Quan, and Wang Chuan who used qinggong to drag Wang Zhuo and Wang Zhuo as they moved forward. Even like this, they walked until the sky turned dark before they finally saw a large portion of the mountain that had collapsed.
Feng Yu Heng's heart was anxious. She did not have time to think too much. She simply pulled out an emergency flashlight from her space. Everyone was curious as to what it was, but since Feng Yu Heng did not say anything, no one dared to ask.
This portion of the mountain had collapsed very seriously. Large chunks of the mountain had collapsed along with the mountain rocks, forming a small mountain below.
Ban Zou furrowed his brows and looked over. He subconsciously shook his head: "If someone was crushed under it, there would be no way for them to survive."
"Don't speak nonsense." She glared at Ban Zou. "Seventh Brother has great skills. How could he compare to a normal person." She turned her head and asked Wang Chuan and Huang Quan, "The Earth God Temple that you were talking about, is it here?"
The two nodded, "It's in this area. In the past, this servant had accompanied His Ninth Highness here before."
The hope in her heart decreased by a bit. A wave of irritation rose in her heart, "Everyone, split up and look." She immediately took the lead and rushed forward. With a few steps, she stepped into the pile of snow.
Ban Zou did not feel reassured and followed closely behind. The others also split up. Using the somewhat bright moonlight, they did their best to search.
Feng Yu Heng was already exhausted from walking the entire way. When she stepped into the snow, her foot slipped and she almost fell. Ban Zou supported her in a timely manner and said: "Be careful." She nodded and continued to walk forward.
However, the more she walked, the more apprehensive she became. This was because under the strong light of the flashlight, she found statues of the Earth God in the snow as well as broken incense burners and offerings.
Feng Yu Heng's nerves had already been stretched to a certain degree. Waves of despair attacked her and she finally could not control herself and sat down in the snow. She collapsed and shouted: "Seventh Brother!"
At this time, she suddenly heard a response from not too far away … …
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