Extra: Qingqing Zijin, Youyou My Heart 45

Ling Xi once heard Ling Xiao and Chu Han mention Mantuo Mountain. There is a group of thieves who have been entrenched in the mountains all year round and are very powerful.

At first, they wanted to lead troops to attack Mount Mantuo, but because they established Hong Kong not long ago, the foundation was not very solid.

In addition, the thieves on Mantuo Mountain usually do not disturb the people. Although they are thieves, they do so in a good way. Most of what they steal is the caravans passing by from neighboring countries, and they do not steal the property of nearby residents.

Moreover, they only take money and will never harm anyone's life unless there are special circumstances. In addition, they also cultivate their own land and produce their own food. As far as the imperial court is concerned, they are not considered traitors in the true sense.

Therefore, Chu Han does not plan to touch them yet.

But this time, thousands of people have been injured by the epidemic, and the number is even increasing.

This is contrary to the consistent purpose of thieves in the Mantuo Mountain area, so Ling Xi has thought from the beginning that it was not the thieves from Mantuo Mountain. But if it was not the thieves from Mantuo Mountain, then who could it be?

After resting for half a stick of incense in the forest, the two began to ride their horses east again. By nightfall, they had left the outskirts of Jincheng and truly entered the wild forest that Murong Jiyang mentioned.

"There may be miasma in the wild forest ahead, we must be careful." Murong Jiyang reminded him as he rode beside Ling Xi.

In fact, logically speaking, they shouldn't be on the road after nightfall, but Ling Xi was anxious and didn't want to waste any time, so she dragged Murong Jiyang to continue on the road.

But this is a wild forest in the true sense, and they have no idea what dangers lie ahead.

Murong Jiyang forced Ling Xi to slow down and trot forward. He also kept an eye on the surrounding movements in case a hurtful beast suddenly appeared, or there were enemies they didn't know were lurking in the dark.

It was indeed too risky for them to act privately. Although he was confident that he could take her away from danger, it was easy to hide from open fire and hard to defend against hidden attacks.

"There may be venomous snakes in the forest at this season, so be careful." Murong Jiyang couldn't help but warn him.

Ling Xi glanced sideways at him and said with a smile: "When did you become so cautious?"

It's not like they haven't experienced this kind of wild forest before. Except for the fact that they feel a little uneasy after dark, and the deeper they go into the wild forest, the more they feel faintly scared, walking at night is not that difficult.

However, she would never take the initiative to mention it to Murong Jiyang because she was afraid of late at night. She was already the head of the country, so how could she be as fragile as a little girl.

If I say it, I'm afraid it will make people laugh.

Seeing his nervous look, Ling Xi still smiled slightly and pretended to be relaxed: "Let's climb over the mountain in front and find a place to rest for a while."

Although he was anxious, he didn't want to see him so tired. He not only had to pay attention to his own safety, but also guarded her at all times, for fear that she would be hurt at all.

The physical fatigue may not be a big deal, but the mental fatigue is really a torment.

Murong Jiyang nodded. It was rare that she was willing to stop and rest. A mountain top was nothing.

"Let's go." He patted her horse's back and made the horse trot under her crotch again. Murong Jiyang also spurred his horse, holding the horse's belly, and followed him all the way.

A mountain was climbed over in more than half an hour. After the two found the small river that skirted the side of the mountain, they continued to walk along the river.

"If you hadn't told me, I would have thought you had been here countless times."

He had only seen the topographical map, but he seemed to know this place very well when he came all the way. If he hadn't mentioned that it was his first time here, she would have thought that he had been frequently active in this area before.

This shows how good Murong Jiyang is at walking in the wild.

He used to be the leader of the shadow organization. The shadow organization has always lived in the darkness outside the light, and this wild forest is often their usual hiding place.

Thinking of his past bitterness and the persecution of them by the Seventh Princess, Ling Xi always felt a little sad in her heart.

In fact, Jiyang has been living a good life for so long, except for the past few years, the life he has lived in the first few years has been gloomy.

He would often smile in front of him, but since he and Xiaoqian walked together, it seemed that he rarely smiled.

There was always a little voice in her heart telling her that Jiyang and Xiaoqian were not happy together.

But once her mind calms down and her senses return, she will laugh at her own selfishness and nosyness.

How could the young couple not be happy when they were living happily together? It was just that Jiyang was used to being serious about words and smiles.

Although, even she herself felt that this statement was far-fetched.

Among all the men she had a close friendship with, only Murong Jiyang could often exchange words with her and occasionally make noises...

His eyes suddenly became dark, looking at the unknown scenery in front of him, all the scenes from the past flashed through his mind.

They laughed together and made noises together. They were not lovers, but they looked like an old couple who had been together for many years. They did not need too many sweet words or too many words of praise. The two of them showed their true nature when they were together.

They are all the truest temperaments. Laughter is a real smile, and scolding is also a real scolding.

Jiyang would not give in to her like Yunfei did. When he was with Jiyang like this, he would always feel relaxed and happy.

She pursed her lips and sorted out the chaotic thoughts in her heart. When she saw Murong Jiyang stopped in front of him and tied his horse to a tree pole, she also rode her horse to the foot of the tree nearby, turned over and dismounted.

, imitating him and tying up the horse.

This place is completely a forest, not even a cave. It seems that they will have to find a place to sleep on the ground tonight.

Fortunately, it is early summer now, the weather is still warm, and the cold of late spring has passed, and you will not feel cold even at night.

Ling Xi walked to the river and was about to reach out and grab a handful of river water to wash her face. Murong Jiyang took a step forward and grabbed her wrist, pulling her back. Looking down at her surprised eyes, he said urgently: "

Have you forgotten that the water in this river is poisonous?"

Ling Xi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly came back to her senses.

The river water is indeed poisonous. If it were not for the poisonous water, they would not have found this place.

How could I be so careless and forget the most important thing!

"I'll take you to find another water source. There may be a stream near here." Ji Yang glanced at her, ignored her self-blame, and pulled her towards the dense forest.

"Our horses..." Ling Xi looked back at the two horses.

Murong Jiyang said warmly: "Let them rest here for a while, and we will come back to pick up the horses early tomorrow morning."

Dense forests are difficult to navigate, and it is not possible to ride a horse everywhere.

He didn't realize that he had been holding her hand, but Ling Xi found out.
Chapter completed!