The cave of the Fire Qilin was extremely hot. Everyone was sweating profusely as they confronted the ancient divine beast.
Song Jinyu looked at it coldly, her beautiful eyes scanning the treasure cave up and down. There were countless rare treasures in the cave.
"Roar..."
The Qilin let out a great roar, bellowing at these intruders in its territory. Everyone's ears went numb from the deafening sound.
Ming Ruyi stepped in front of Song Jinyu to shield her from the sonic attack. Since the last incident, Ji Yeliu had kept his distance from Song Jinyu and dared not act presumptuously anymore.
He knew that all of Song Jinyu's favor towards him came from Yan Fei.
Everyone stepped back and took out their weapons. They were about to rush forward, but unexpectedly, Song Jinyu waved her hand gently and knelt down.
"It might be the last divine beast in the world."
She put her hands together and knelt on the ground. "I know you are spiritual..."
"Could you please tell me whether Zhongli Mingye is alive or dead?" Her voice no longer had the former sweetness, showing a faint exhaustion.
The once extremely charming and proud woman was now kneeling on the ground, pleading desperately.
"I'm willing to sacrifice all my future lifespan in exchange for his safety..." As soon as these words were spoken, Ming Ruyi, Ji Yeliu and others all changed their expressions. "Take back those words immediately!!!"
Ming Ruyi was extremely angry. "If he's alive, he will never allow you to make such a sacrifice!"
The fire in the Qilin's nostrils dissipated, and the air in the cave gradually cooled down. Niaoniao and Micui felt extremely heart - broken.
Everyone knelt down, but Ming Ruyi secretly gathered his inner energy. If the Qilin made things difficult for them, he would risk his life to protect Song Jinyu!
The Qilin let out a "Ow" sound and suddenly ran a bit farther away.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise. Seeing that the Qilin had moved aside, Song Jinyu quickly rushed into the cave to search for useful information.
Unfortunately, in the entire main hall,
Song Jinyu and the others only found some fragments of clothes. Fortunately, there were no human bones or anything like that. Otherwise, she might have collapsed completely!
She slumped to the ground, and the fantasy she had been holding on to all this time seemed to shatter.
"My lord, there's news!"
"After the princess came to Chengzhou, she went to Yanqiu with Ji Yeliu..." Wei Changyuan knelt on the ground. As the leader of the shadow guards of Prince Yu, he had earlier traced the princess's footsteps all the way to Chengzhou.
Zhongli Mingye thought for a moment. "Do you have any news about her now?"
"My subordinates lost her trail when they chased her into the dense forest."
The dense forest? Zhongli Mingye had a bad feeling. Could it be that she had also gone to the blessed land of the immortals!
There was the sound of a wheelchair behind him. Xiao Xueyi said, "My lord, don't worry... I've already sent people from Tingran Pavilion to Yanqiu."
At this moment, Zhongli Mingye could no longer stay calm. He vaguely felt that he had made a mistake. If Song Jinyu was in danger because of this, he might not be able to bear the loss.
"I... will go there myself!"
Was she risking so much for him? Had she been worried because there had been no news for so many days?
Xiao Xueyi saw that his face was pale and naturally knew that his injury was not healed yet. "But what about your injury?"
"It doesn't matter!"
Song Jinyu walked out of the Qilin's cave dejectedly, her mood dropping to the bottom. Her pale face looked even colder. Ji Yeliu felt a strange sense of heartache.
He said softly, "The lack of clues doesn't mean that the prince is in trouble. You..."
"No matter where the prince is, he always hopes that you will be happy. If he saw you like this, he would surely feel heart - broken."
Niaoniao understood Song Jinyu best. She had watched their relationship grow stronger day by day, like a well - aged fine wine.
Now, God was so unfair that it had separated this loving couple.
Rong Shuang'er, who had once been jealous of Song Jinyu because of Ming Ruyi, let go of her grudges at this moment. She stepped forward to support Song Jinyu. "The prince loves you the most. Shuang'er will accompany you to continue looking for him..." Song Jinyu raised her absent - minded eyes and suddenly hugged Rong Shuang'er. "What should I do? I can't find him..."
"Is it because of all the killings I've done in the past?"
Song Jinyu became more and more absent - minded. The only thing that had been keeping her going these days was the search for Zhongli Mingye.
Now, in this place where she had the best chance of finding Zhongli Mingye, she had lost his trail again.
Ming Ruyi looked at her, and the little bit of hope in his heart slowly faded away. Even if Zhongli Mingye was gone, Song Jinyu would probably lose her soul.
As the saying goes, if you're a step late, you'll be late for every step.
Suddenly, Ji Yeliu strode forward. It seemed as if there was an invisible force guiding him. Gradually, the narrow and damp path in front became drier and wider.
Looking closely, it seemed that there was light seeping through.
Song Jinyu cheered up. They couldn't stay here for long. She looked up at Ji Yeliu and suddenly remembered that Yan Fei and Xiao Xueyi had found the exit together that day.
She thought that maybe Yan Fei had really been reborn.
Ji Yeliu said, "Princess, no matter what, this general will surely accompany you to find the prince! I'll make sure that you and the prince are reunited." He didn't know why, but his heart ached a little after saying this. But Ji Yeliu knew that he didn't want to see Song Jinyu sad, sorrowful or helpless.
Looking at Ji Yeliu thoughtfully, Song Jinyu nodded calmly.
Yes, Zhongli Mingye might be waiting for her! How could she give up halfway?
When Song Jinyu found the exit she had walked through before again, it seemed like a lifetime ago. Only...
"Princess!"
A familiar voice called out in front. Song Jinyu gradually widened her beautiful eyes. It was Xiao Xueyi!
And the person standing beside him was...
Zhongli Mingye!
She stood there in a daze, as if seeing a mirage. She shook her head. It couldn't be true. He didn't even know that she had come to look for him.
But after shaking her head, she could still see that tall and elegant figure.
Zhongli Mingye finally saw Song Jinyu. She had lost so much weight, all because of him. It was a bit difficult for him to walk as his leg injury hadn't fully recovered yet.
But he wanted to move faster. However, that little woman just stood there, lost in her own thoughts!
Rong Shuang'er gently pushed Song Jinyu.
"It's really the prince!"
Song Jinyu felt extremely aggrieved. She rushed over in a hurry. She checked him up and down, left and right. It was really Zhongli Mingye!
Tears welled up in her eyes like a broken dam. Zhongli Mingye was so flustered that he couldn't wipe them all away. Her tears were so hot that his palms trembled slightly. Zhongli Mingye knew that she must have been extremely frightened, so he gently comforted her.
Ming Ruyi and Ji Yeliu left with bitter smiles.
At this moment, they were outsiders in this world.
After all, they were husband and wife, a loving couple.
Just as Zhongli Mingye was holding Song Jinyu steadily, her body went limp. She fainted!
The will that had been holding her up for many days to search for him finally relaxed.
Zhongli Mingye was usually in control of everything, but this time, he regretted it. He regretted getting injured and regretted losing contact, which had made her so sad.
He kissed the sleeping woman in his arms, and his phoenix eyes turned slightly cold. He had sent the message quite a while ago, so why had it reached Song Jinyu two days late?
She could have just waited for the news quietly in the capital.
Thinking of this, Zhongli Mingye grabbed Ming Ruyi by the neck. "Uncle... it was you!"
He actually intercepted the message in order to get Song Jinyu! "Cough... cough..."
Ming Ruyi gasped for breath with difficulty. His charming face had turned blue. "Do you have to be right about everything?"
Yes! Before Zhongli Mingye got injured, he had sent someone to deliver a message to Song Jinyu, for fear that she would worry. To cover his tracks, he had only told Ming Ruyi about this plan.
But Zhongli Mingye never expected that Ming Ruyi would have other thoughts because of this!