Chapter 238 - LoversLu Yongchang had found a tree with a sizeable hole. With Lu Yongchang there, Xiang Yun naturally relaxed. Without needing him to say anything, Lu Yongchang had the two of them wait outside for a while.
A short while later, Lu Yongchang, the City Lord of Qin Feng City and an expert at the peak of the Mysterious Cloud Realm, dusted off his sleeves and walked out of the cave with a smile on his face, arriving before Xiang Yun!
"Your Highness, the interior of the cave has been cleaned and the fire has been lit. You and Miss Luo Ning can come in now."
Immediately, the three of them entered the tree hole. The hole had indeed been swept clean without a speck of dust. The bonfire had also risen. Next to the bonfire, Lu Yongchang had also made three wooden stools from the branches of a tree.
Surrounding the bonfire, the three of them did not need Xiang Yun to say anything. Lu Yongchang immediately took out a water bag and some dry rations and pa.s.sed them over to the two of them.
What Xiang Yun was most concerned about was, of course, the situation in the crown prince"s residence in the city, as well as how Lu Yongchang had found him. He had stayed in the forest for nearly a month, and Xiang Yun had no idea about the situation in the outside world.
Only now did Lu Yongchang tell Xiang Yun this. It turned out that on the second day after his disappearance, the crown prince"s household had sent people to search the entire city in secret without meeting his highness the crown prince that night. However, in the end, there was nothing to be gained from them.
Afterwards, it was Lin Wan"er who ordered everyone to head towards the Silvermoon Mountain Range to search for him. Because the area was too large, the crown prince"s residence had no choice but to reprimand the sum of money and send a large number of people to search for him.
In addition to the officials, the Crown Prince"s Palace had also hired a lot of martial artists to search throughout the mountains and even trespa.s.sed into the encampments that were stationed at the top of the mountain to search for people.There had been a conflict between the two sides, but when they heard that the Crown Prince"s Palace had sent people to look for him.
These people thought highly of themselves, but most of them did not even manage to squeeze into the third-tier sects. Hence, their att.i.tude on the Silver Moon Mountain Range immediately became less unyielding.After all, this crown prince had a domineering father and two powerful brothers. Even they didn"t dare to provoke them and could only allow them to search for him.
In the end, however, the Silvermoon Mountain Range was unable to find Xiang Yun. The crown prince"s residence could only send people to search the Silvermoon Forest, which was known as the forbidden area for humans. Virtually no one dared to enter.
The crown prince"s residence spent money once again, inviting the deathsworn to come search. They entered two or three groups of people, but none of them were able to make it in, even though the crown prince"s residence continued to send people to search for Xiang Yun.
However, there was no news of him for more than twenty days. Rumor had it that the crown prince had died in the Silvermoon Forest.
However, the Crown Prince"s Palace had no intention to stop their actions.
In particular, Xiang Yun"s personal maid, Lin Wan"er, had cried and wailed several times in an attempt to follow the crowd to search. If it were not for the housekeeper stopping her, she probably would have followed them to the Silvermoon Forest long ago.After Xiang Yun finished listening to Lu Yongchang"s story, he nodded his head in a rather emotional manner.
As expected, the disappearance of Ye Xiao had caused quite a commotion. Wan-Er had cried so many times. She truly cared for Ye Xiao.
Thinking of this, he couldn"t help but think of his father, that aloof and indifferent man. He wondered if he had heard that he had disappeared.
Although he didn"t want to ask, he still asked subconsciously, "Is there any activity from Silver City?"
"Uh, this official has been in the Silvermoon Forest for the past few days, searching for traces of His Highness. I have limited knowledge of the situation in the outside world."
"However, I have heard that the Prince led a large number of Iron Knights to the south to suppress the countries of the south and j.a.pan. At this moment, I am afraid that they are still facing off against the enemy on the battlefield."
Hearing this, Xiang Yun also did not say anything, but only silently laughed. Indeed, compared to his own son, his War G.o.d"s fame was probably thousands of times more important. How could he have the time to care about himself?Who knew, if he died in the Silvermoon Forest, he would instead feel happy. This way, the entire Xiang Family would be filled with geniuses …
Xiang Yun"s silence caused Lu Yongchang to feel somewhat uneasy. Meanwhile, Luo Ning, who was standing by the side, had not spoken a single word since the beginning, and the atmosphere had become somewhat stifling for a moment.
A moment later, Xiang Yun"s expression returned to normal, breaking the silent atmosphere and revealing a trace of a smile as he joked with Lu Yongchang.
"City Lord Lu, you are the city lord, why are you not obediently guarding Qin Feng city? How dare you risk your life to break into the Silvermoon Forest? Even if you are not afraid of the Cloud Beasts, are you not afraid of your mother tigers eating you?"Upon hearing the word "tigress", Lu Yongchang quivered. Subconsciously, he stood up and looked around nervously.
When he looked in the direction of the tree hole, he suddenly realized that this was not the City Lord"s Mansion, so where did this tigress come from? Lu Yongchang smiled bitterly and sat back down on the wooden block.
"Your Highness, please don"t make fun of this lowly official. This time, this official has brought a group of warriors with him to the Silvermoon Forest to search for Your Highness. He came without telling my wife.""Haha, City Lord Lu doesn"t even want his life for me. When we return to the Blue Wind City, I will definitely reward him heavily. When I personally send another letter to the Dragon City, I will have Imperial Uncle find you a good job in the Dragon City!"
Lu Yongchang quickly got up, knelt on one knee, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I am not doing all this for the reward. All these years, Your Highness, I have been doing all this from the bottom of my heart, and it is definitely not for profit."
Xiang Yun hurriedly stood up and helped Lu Yongchang up, "City Lord Lu, what are you doing? There"s no need for the two of us to follow so many rules. I know you"re loyal to me, so naturally, I can"t treat you unfairly."The two men held each other"s hands, confidently confiding in each other for some time. Seeing Luo Ning"s increasingly strange gaze, Xiang Yun hurriedly let go of her and returned to his seat.
"City Lord Lu, how did you find me?"
The territory of the Silvermoon Forest was vast and boundless. In order to search for a person in this vast forest, it was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack!Lu Yongchang sighed and said, "Alas, it was all due to luck."
The team I"m leading has already been searching the Silvermoon Forest for more than half a month. Even though I"m at the Mystic Cloud Realm, I don"t dare venture into the depths of the forest."We will move apart this morning. At night, this official was originally rushing to the meeting and location. However, I never expected that I would suddenly hear the sound of swords clashing along the way."
"At first, I thought that the team members were in danger, but I didn"t expect that it would be you, Your Highness, the prince!"
"Haha, Mayor Lu, this is not the Celestial Phenomenon, but with the help of a n.o.ble person. You have saved me time and time again in times of danger, and you are truly my n.o.ble person!"
"I dare not, dare not, how could this official dare to be the n.o.ble person of His Highness the Crown Prince!" Lu Yongchang was still as cautious as ever. He didn"t dare to show the slightest disrespect.
After that, they chatted for a while more about the recent situation in the Qinfeng City. Lu Yongchang said that the city had become very lively recently. For some reason, it had suddenly grown to include many outsiders.
Among them, there were ordinary merchants and peasants who bought houses and properties from Qin Feng city. There were also a few wealthy family"s children who roamed around Qin Feng city, and there were even a few martial artists who traveled far and wide within the city.
During the day, there were many people coming and going in the gambling houses in the south of the city. At night, the banks of the Willow River and the wind and moon venues on the north side of the rouge bridge were packed full of people.
Lu Yongchang believed that the crown prince had brought the economy of Qin Feng City up and attracted these people over, which was why he was able to produce such a gushing phenomenon.
Xiang Yun was also rather surprised by this. He thought to himself, "Could it be that Yue Jingjing has started fighting so quickly, and made Qin Feng"s economic development even better?"
The few of them made use of the bonfire to chat for a long time, most of them talking with Xiang Yun and Lu Yongchang. Throughout the entire conversation, Luo Ning had not said a single word.When it was late into the night, Lu Yongchang stood up, intending to leave the tree hole and go out to stand guard.
"City Lord Lu, it"s too cold outside in this snowy land. Let"s use the fire to rest inside the tree hole."
Lu Yongchang hurriedly shook his head, "How can this be? His Highness is rich and powerful, how can this official sleep in the same room with His Highness? Your Highness, rest a.s.sured, with the cultivation of the following officials and the cold, nothing bad will happen. Your Highness, please rest well with Miss Luo Ning here."
Xiang Yun still wanted to stop him, but Lu Yongchang insisted on his own opinion. He also said that he would go out and give a signal to those Death Soldiers who were with him, asking them to gather over here.
Seeing that he was unable to persuade her, Xiang Yun could only leave with Lu Yongchang. However, what Lu Yongchang did after leaving left Xiang Yun a little dumbfounded.
A moment after Lu Yongchang left the cave, he actually came back.
He carried a large pile of leaves with him to a place inside the tree hole. The ground was flat and wide, and he placed the leaves on a flat surface. Then, he took out a brand-new bedding from his backpack and spread it on top of the tree leaves!Lu Yongchang, as if performing a magic trick, took out two new mandarin duck pillows, placed them next to the bed, and made up the bed with a meticulous att.i.tude.
After he finished this, he turned around and said with a flattering smile.
"Your Highness Crown Prince, Miss Luo Ning, the bed is ready. You two should get some rest.""Ah …" Xiang Yun seemed a little dazed, asking subconsciously, "You"re letting us sleep here?"
Obviously, Lu Yongchang had not understood the main point of Xiang Yun"s words. He spoke with an apologetic expression."Your Highness, we can"t find the right tools in this world of ice and snow. Otherwise, we can make a bigger wooden bed."
"Miss Luo Ning and you can just make it a little better. Wait until the people from tonight"s squad gather here. Tomorrow night, we"ll make a solid bed for you. What do you think?""Crack!"
At this time, the branch in Luo Ning"s hand that she was playing with instantly snapped, echoing within the tree hole!
Xiang Yun"s expression immediately changed as he hurriedly gave Lu Yongchang an order!
"Alright, alright, you go out first!"
Naturally, Lu Yongchang was well aware of the n.o.ble character of this crown prince. He hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting, and before he left, he even stealthily raised his head and made an expression with Xiang Yun.
"Your Highness, you should rest well. This official will watch the night for you. I guarantee that there won"t be any disturbance!"
After Lu Yongchang had retreated, Xiang Yun and Luo Ning were the only ones left in the tree hollow. Xiang Yun looked at the huge bed spread out on the leaves, then looked at Luo Ning.
"That …""Crack!"
The branch Luo Ning held in her hand that had already been broken into two was once again broken into four pieces.
"Cough cough, I"ll just sit here and meditate. Miss Luo Ning, if you"re tired, go rest in bed."
"En!" Luo Ning nodded and didn"t say anything else.Surprisingly, Luo Ning did not cultivate that night. Instead, she wore a set of clothes and lay down on the large bed, sleeping on her side.
Xiang Yun, who had been cultivating cross-legged on the spot, saw this scene. The greatsword he had originally been holding in his hand, had almost smashed into his own head!He naturally knew Luo Ning"s habit of sitting cross-legged every night to meditate. She didn"t need to lie down to sleep at all, so why would she lie down on her bed to sleep today?
Could it be that he was feeling anxious and scared, and his heart was exhausted? Or she despised the floor being too dirty, the girl"s natural tendency was to prefer a more tidy bed.
Or could it be that Luo Ning was hinting at something?