These people had no conversation in their minds.
Even their walking pace was the same.
There was an indescribable strangeness about them.
Zhan Xiaoli was calm. He didn't know if Gu Xiaofeng was scared yet.
Gu Xiaofeng's eyes darted around. It was dark in the sack, and he couldn't see anything.
After a while, two servants threw them out of the sacks.
When they landed, it wasn't as painful as they had imagined.
Because the ground was covered with dry grass.
Then, the door was closed and locked.
Zhan Xiaoli struggled to reach Gu Xiaofeng's side.
Neither of the two little fellows cried or showed fear. Instead, they first looked around.
Zhan Xiaoli also paid attention to the sounds outside.
It was exceptionally quiet outside. No one was talking, and no one's thoughts could be heard.
Zhan Xiaoli knew this time it was going to be tricky. He had been kidnapped before, but he wasn't scared because he knew his father would find him. But this time…
Gu Xiaofeng turned his back and reached out to untie Zhan Xiaoli's ropes.
The two little fellows had a telepathic connection and cooperated perfectly. In a short while, Zhan Xiaoli's ropes were untied. He quickly spat out the gag, then while untying Gu Xiaofeng's ropes, he said, "Don't be scared!"
They each untied the ropes on their feet.
"I'm not scared! The people who tied us up seem very strange." Gu Xiaofeng furrowed his brows. He had smelled a medicinal scent on the two people carrying them.
The medicinal scent smelled very peculiar. He had never smelled it before or encountered it.
He was certain it wasn't a pleasant medicinal scent.
Zhan Xiaoli nodded with a grim expression. "They are indeed very strange."
"We need to be careful." Gu Xiaofeng took out several packets of poison powder from himself and distributed some to Zhan Xiaoli. "This is poison powder. If anyone tries to harm us at a critical moment, use this!"
"Yes! Don't worry, Father will find us!" Zhan Xiaoli's tone held a composure and calmness beyond his years.
They didn't know where they were now, so he had to remain calm and not let Gu Xiaofeng sense his worry.
Gu Xiaofeng nodded vigorously.
He got up and walked to the door.
Then he sniffed the air outside the door.
He seemed to have detected something.
"I think this place is strange everywhere, and that medicinal scent is very strong," Gu Xiaofeng said, his small brows tightly furrowed.
A sense of horror he had never experienced before.
More horrifying than finding out his godfather raised a bunch of snakes.
For a moment, the two little fellows fell silent.
They looked at each other.
For a long time.
The two little fellows felt sleepy and lay down on the hay, falling asleep without realizing it.
Meanwhile.
Outside the secret residence, Yun Xiaojing looked at the tall stone wall, which was like a bronze wall and an iron bastion, and felt a bit troubled.
The rat had already started digging a hole.
However, he didn't expect that this kind of stone wall was built very deep.
It was unknown when the rat would finish digging the hole.
Suddenly.
A large python crawled in front of Yun Xiaojing.
Yun Xiaojing looked at the high city wall, then at the large python. "I'll have to rely on you to get me in! I know you're very powerful, come on! Use all your might!"
He felt a bit annoyed. He had eaten too much at night and still felt his stomach was full. He must be very heavy now. He wondered if the python could take him inside.
If the python understood what "using all its might" meant, it would surely be even more bewildered.
...
Outside the city gate.
When Yun Shu came out of the city gate, she saw Zhan Tianye.
She was slightly surprised.
As expected of the Night King, there were few people in the capital who could match his ability to gather information.
Zhan Tianye looked at Yun Shu.
At the same time, he looked at the man beside Yun Shu.
He had romantic, peach-blossom eyes, eyebrows like flying swords, and a slightly charming, seductive curve to his lips, exuding an irresistible charm.
This person…
Someone from the Ruan family? Ruan Xi?
The temperature on Zhan Tianye's face turned a few degrees colder.
Ruan Xi was about to greet them, after all, he was Yun Xiaojing's biological father. However, before he could even say hello, he felt hostility directed at him.
He suddenly recalled the information he had received earlier that the Night King was investigating him! And he thought he was engaged to Yun Shu.
Heh heh heh.
A mischievous glint flashed in his eyes.
He winked at Yun Shu, "Shu'er, don't worry, we will definitely find them!"
His words were incredibly gentle.
Yun Shu glanced at Ruan Xi.
She didn't think much about why Ruan Xi was acting so strangely.
All she wanted now was to find Zhan Xiaoli and Gu Xiaofeng.
Zhan Tianye's expression grew even more somber.
Ruan Xi caught sight of this out of the corner of his eye and felt extremely pleased! In that case, did the Night King perhaps have some genuine affection for Yun Shu?
"Can you shut up?" Jing Heng reminded Ruan Xi in a low voice.
What was all this flirting for?
"Eh? A Snow Spirit Snake?!" Qiu Lu suddenly exclaimed.
Why would he encounter a Snow Spirit Snake outside the city?
This Snow Spirit Snake had been appearing in the vicinity too frequently lately!
He reached out to grab it.
"Don't touch it!" Yun Shu commanded sternly.
Jing Heng's sword was already out, blocking Qiu Lu.
Qiu Lu was startled. If he had been a fraction faster, his hand would have been cut off by Jing Heng!
"What are you doing? Snow Spirit Snakes are rare. Can't I catch one if I see it?" Qiu Lu asked Jing Heng indignantly.
He suspected that Jing Heng didn't recognize the Snow Spirit Snake.
"Cannot touch," Jing Heng said concisely.
Yun Shu said to Qiu Lu, "Follow this snake, and you can find Xiaojing."
"Find Xiaojing? What do you mean?" Zhan Tianye looked at Yun Shu, his tone deep.
"Shouldn't Xiaojing be at the General's Manor?" Qiu Lu was astonished.
Ruan Xi rolled his eyes. "If Xiaojing were at the General's Manor, would we need to look for him?"
Why did he feel that the guards around the Night King weren't very smart?
"Xiaojing should be with Xiaoli and the others. Let's follow this snake," Yun Shu replied simply to Zhan Tianye.
She seemed to be deliberately avoiding Zhan Tianye's gaze.
This man was poisonous.
She was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist and would actually kill him.
Zhan Tianye sensed Yun Shu's deliberate avoidance, and his eyes grew darker, but he didn't ask further.
"Follow the snake?" Qiu Lu thought he had misheard.
Why would they follow a snake?
But no one responded to him.
His mind was full of questions, and he stared intently at the Snow Spirit Snake.
"My Lord, this..." He looked at Zhan Tianye again.
He discovered that his Lord's eyes were only on the second young lady Yun.
He was gazing intently at the second young lady Yun walking in front.
As an outsider, he felt that his Lord was truly devoted to the second young lady Yun.
"The snake belongs to Xiaojing," Zhan Tianye said in a deep voice.
Qiu Lu suddenly understood, and at the same time, he figured something out. "Xiaojing actually raised a snake as a pet! No wonder, when he was at the Prince's mansion before, Xiaojing wasn't afraid when he saw snakes. I thought he was pretending to be calm, but I didn't expect he was genuinely not afraid of snakes."
Zhan Tianye gave Qiu Lu a cold look, thinking: it's not that simple.
...
The group followed the Snow Spirit Snake into the mountains.
The mountains in the night looked even more terrifying.
Suddenly.
The Snow Spirit Snake stopped.
In front of them was a cliff.