It didn't take long for Su Ningxin to hear the sound of horse hooves again. This time the sound was very chaotic. There should be more than a dozen people riding over, probably the people who came to pick her up, but Su Ningxin didn't dare to be careless. Hiding in the woods, he was relieved when he saw that the leader was Ji Chu.
When Chu Jihan stopped at the place described by Shen Bai and saw the traces of the fire, he was sure that he had found it correctly. "Separately search around, and work in pairs to be careful of wild beasts."
Chu Jihan gave the order, and as soon as he finished speaking, he heard Shen Qing's familiar voice, "No need to look for it, I'm here."
Xun Sheng passed by and saw no one. Chu Jihan was surprised. Could it be that he was seriously injured and couldn't move? Thinking this, he immediately jumped off his horse and walked quickly into the woods.
Pushing aside the leaves that blocked his view, he saw Shen Qing walking slowly over, holding two ropes behind him, one holding the horse, the other holding the person. Next to him was a horse that could follow without being led. The maroon horse looked like Shen Qing was not injured.
But out of concern, Chu Jihan still asked, "Are you not injured?"
[Looking at how energetic I am, I don’t look like I’m hurt, and I’m asking such meaningless questions. I’m really worried about me, so you should come earlier.]
Su Ning cursed secretly. It was true that she hadn't eaten anything since the rabbit meal last night, and she was in a bad mood now.
Although she thought this in her heart, Su Ning still said politely in her heart, "Brother Ji, don't worry, I'm not injured. Thank you for your help. Brother Ji went to the mountains to pick me up."
Chu Jihan was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He kindly put down what he was doing and came to see him, but Shen Qing actually didn't appreciate it. He was so heartless.
But he was good at talking, and no one could find fault with him. If the gratitude in his heart could be as grateful as what he said, Chu Jihan would be grateful.
Chu Jihan decided to change the topic to avoid being angry and dying young.
"Who is this person?" Chu Jihan asked, pointing to the spy behind Su Ningxin.
[Who else could it be? Of course, this is a great tribute to you. You are truly blessed to have cultivated for eight lifetimes to have such a good friend like me.]
Su Ningxin's inner thoughts aroused Chu Jihan's curiosity, and he also got a lot of credit? I want to see what kind of great merit can make me make a deadly friend and it will take me eight lifetimes to cultivate the blessings.
Shen Qing still maintained his jade-like manner, "I happened to meet him. He seems to be a spy who has connections with Xixia."
"Spy?" Chu Jihan raised his eyebrows, and then looked around, "There are many mountains and hills here, and the border guards will inevitably make mistakes. In addition, this place is inaccessible. It is indeed a good place to exchange news with the Xixia people."
The spy heard the conversation between the two and still whined, causing Chu Jihan to look at him. He hadn't noticed it just now, but now he realized that there was a big shoe print on his face.
Chu Jihan secretly glanced at Shen Qing. His behavior of kicking others in the face was inconsistent with his usual image of a gentle and gentle young master. However, Chu Jihan could see what he was thinking and knew his true character. He was indeed capable of it. thing.
Chu Jihan looked away naturally, pretending that he didn't see anything. Otherwise, with Shen Qing's petty character, he wouldn't know how to scold himself in his heart.
The two of them walked out of the woods and looked at the dozen or so people waiting for them outside the woods. Su Ningxin glanced around and found that there was no frost, so she asked,
"Is it Shuangbai who went back to report? She didn't come? How is she?" Su Ningxin asked a little anxiously and directly said Shuangbai's name, but Chu Jihan didn't pay much attention and only thought that Shen Qing's hometown dialect was The pronunciation of "Shen" in "Shen" sounds like frost, and the other person spoke his hometown dialect when he was anxious.
Su Ningxin originally thought that Shuangbai had followed them because they had randomly walked a long way in the mountains before choosing this mountain farm for hunting. It would be difficult to find them without anyone.
With Shuangbai's character, even if her leg is injured, she will definitely follow her, but now she just told Ji Chu the location. She must be too injured to ride a horse, and she must have been slapped by a black bear. Su Ningxin is a little worried about her of injuries.
Chu Jihan knew that Shen Qing was worried and did not hide anything, "He had already passed out when he was carried back to the Chamber of Commerce by horse. He only woke up this morning and told you your location. I happened to go to the Chamber of Commerce to do something, so I volunteered to come and find you." "
Seeing that Shen Qing was still frowning, Chu Jihan joked, "Don't worry, Shen Bai didn't hurt his roots. He will be fine after a while. Uncle Qin also specially found a beautiful little maid to take care of him. Tsk, tsk, I don't know how much So happy."
[You are just like you, you are happy to have a beautiful maid to take care of you?]
Chu Jihan was stunned. I have good intentions. You can't repay kindness with enmity. Why do you think I like beautiful maids? After working as a secret guard for so many years, there was not even a woman around him.
[But it's a bit more powerful than I thought. You can find this place right now if you set out in the morning, which is not something ordinary secret guards can do.]
Hearing Shen Qing praise him, Chu Jihan's depression instantly disappeared, and he thought proudly that you still have some sense.
The two people's hearts only moved for a few breaths. Su Ningxin still expressed her thanks politely, "I have been searching south in the mountains. Brother Ji found me in such a short time. Thank you very much."
Chu Jihan didn't want to exchange meaningless greetings with Shen Qing. Hearing him say these words was more interesting than hearing him complain in his heart, so he walked directly to the horse, took out a bag and stuffed it into Su Ningxin's hand, "The dried meat I brought with me when I left. , after you finish eating, we will go back."
Su Ning thanked her in her heart, and then said, "I'll eat on the way. Let's go back now. I don't know if there are any other wild beasts here. It's dangerous to stay here."
[I'm starving to death. There's not enough food for so many people. It's better to eat on the road. You can eat alone.]
Chu Jihan: "..." I didn't expect that a person with a beautiful face would not only have a vicious mouth but also be a foodie.
In the end, Chu Jihan did as Shen Qing said and tied the spy to his own bad horse, and the group set off back to the state capital.
The journey was smooth, but not long after they set off, they saw the black bear on the hillside in the distance. It must have been slipped away by the bay horse and just came back. It looked at so many people here from a distance, then turned and ran away.
Back in Wenzhou City, Su Ningxin just said in a hurry, "You can take this spy back for trial. You can put it in the government office for trial, or you can take it back to your own place for trial. I will take the first step."
[It doesn’t matter if you are tried to death. Anyway, I know that Xixia plans to send troops after autumn. The details are a little different, but the general direction is always correct.]
Chu Jihan: "..." What's the point of interrogating this? You can just say it.
Su Ningxin didn't know what Chu Jihan was thinking, so she drove away after saying that. She couldn't feel relieved if she didn't see Shuangbai with her own eyes.
(End of chapter)