"It's okay." Su Qingwen drove those unrealistic thoughts out of her mind, quickly shook her head, and said, "Let's stay here for a while. I'll go out and find something to eat."
"No need. I've recovered. I'll go with you." Hua Yueye reached out and grabbed her hand, quickly leading her out.
The weather was quite nice today. The sun shone brightly, warming people's bodies and making them feel extremely comfortable.
Feeling Hua Yueye's warm palm, Su Qingwen suddenly blinked and asked, "When did you learn martial arts?"
Hua Yueye's steps paused for a moment. A tinge of pain flashed across his eyes, and he just forced a smile and said, "The secret of heaven must not be revealed."
"Fine." How mysterious. Su Qingwen couldn't help but pout, feeling quite contemptuous of this man who loved to play mystery in her heart.
After walking forward a few steps, they saw some wild fruits ahead. Great. They hadn't eaten for a day and a night. These wild fruits could just satisfy their hunger.
The two quickly walked over and began to fend for themselves.
Hua Yueye squinted his eyes and looked around the environment. It seemed as if he remembered something. Got it. He thought of a way to get out.
"Qingwen, we can make a flare and send it into the sky, then ask Ning Yunqing for help. After he sees it, he will surely come." Hua Yueye proposed.
"This is a good idea, but think about it. Are you sure it will attract Ning Yunqing instead of the assassins?" Although she didn't want to dampen his spirits, Su Qingwen still couldn't help voicing her doubts.
"No. In the palace, there are specific distress signals. Wait for me here." Hua Yueye glanced at her and quickly left.
Su Qingwen was quite surprised. She didn't expect Hua Yueye to be such a treasure boy, knowing everything!
Before long, Hua Yueye came back with some messy scraps of paper and wood. In Su Qingwen's eyes, it was just a pile of junk. Unexpectedly, Hua Yueye could turn waste into treasure. He took out the sulfur he carried and made a small flare.
It was a round stick made of a wooden tube with a pull - ring on the outside. As long as you gently pulled it, a dark - blue flame would appear in the sky. However, after trying several times, the flame was too low to be seen by people in the distance.
"Wait a little longer. It will definitely succeed." Hua Yueye looked down at the flare in his hand and said.
"Yeah, I believe in you." Su Qingwen hooked her lips into a smile, made a cheering gesture, and looked at him full of vitality.
Meanwhile, Ning Yunqing had caught up with the black - clothed men and rescued the frightened Hua Xue'er. This was the first time Hua Xue'er had encountered such a major incident. She was terribly scared and kept tugging at Ning Yunqing, asking him to save Su Qingwen and Hua Yueye.
"Brother Emperor has been missing for so long. Why aren't you doing anything? Hurry up and find them!" Hua Xue'er was furious, and her small face turned bright red.
"Princess, calm down first. The scouts have gone out to investigate. There will be results soon." Ning Yunqing frowned and explained helplessly. Now, no one was more anxious than him.
He was responsible for Hua Yueye's safety. Moreover, he was the one who had revealed Hua Yueye's travel route to Gao Quan. At first, he had made some changes to the route map, but he didn't expect that the assassins would appear right after they left the palace. All this was beyond his expectation.
It seemed that he had to find time to meet Gao Quan.
Ning Yunqing stared at Hua Xue'er and said in a low voice, "Princess, ensure your own safety first. I'll lead the men to find the Emperor now."
Saying that, he strode away until he disappeared at the end of the road. However, after walking a few miles, Ning Yunqing directly turned around and went to Gao Quan's mansion.
He had to figure out who had sent those black - clothed men.
After meeting Gao Quan, unexpectedly, Gao Quan seemed even more shocked than him: "Hua Yueye was assassinated and is now missing? Hurry up and find him!"
Although he didn't like Hua Yueye, Gao Quan was still not willing to lose a puppet emperor.
"Wasn't it you who did this?" Ning Yunqing raised his eyebrows and asked with a bit of doubt.
"Of course not. Killing Hua Yueye won't do me any good. Instead, it will cause a lot of trouble. You should redouble your efforts and find him. I want to see him alive or his body if he's dead. Do you understand?" Gao Quan frowned tightly and said with great annoyance.
"Yes." Ning Yunqing squinted his eyes and carefully observed every expression on Gao Quan's face. Gao Quan didn't seem to be lying.
He responded and quickly turned around to leave.
Unexpectedly, on his way back, he ran into Li Ruhua with teary eyes. Li Ruhua told him that she had heard that Hua Yueye might be in trouble, so she had come out anxiously to look for him.
Ning Yunqing didn't delve deeper into Li Ruhua's words. He just took her with him on the road. Little did he know that when she heard Ning Yunqing was willing to take her along, a hint of triumph flashed in Li Ruhua's eyes.
"What's that?" Suddenly seeing a streak of dark - blue flame cross the sky, Li Ruhua subconsciously asked.
Hearing this, Ning Yunqing quickly looked back. When he saw the flare, excitement flashed in his eyes: "It was sent by the Emperor. Let's go there quickly!"
After saying that, he summoned the large troop and quickly rushed towards the forest where Hua Yueye was.
Li Ruhua was overjoyed and immediately followed Ning Yunqing's steps.
Seeing the flare go off, Su Qingwen couldn't help but happily put her arms around Hua Yueye's neck: "You're really amazing. From now on, you're my idol!"
Hua Yueye: What does "idol" mean? I'm so confused.
"Ahem, it's broad daylight. Pay attention to the influence. Ning Yunqing and the others will be here soon." Feeling a bit uncomfortable with someone's octopus - like arms around him, Hua Yueye half - smiled and reminded.
"Oh, right." Only then did she realize that her posture was a bit indecent. Su Qingwen immediately shrank her shoulders and obediently got off him.
The sound of horses' hooves rang in her ears. Su Qingwen nervously clenched her fingers and looked into the distance. She didn't know if they were enemies or friends. Fortunately, after a while, Ning Yunqing rode into her sight.
He quickly dismounted and knelt in front of Hua Yueye: "This subordinate was late to protect Your Majesty. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Is Xue'er okay?" Hua Yueye frowned slightly and asked.
"The princess is still waiting for Your Majesty to go back at the original place." Ning Yunqing quickly replied.
"Your Majesty." At this time, Li Ruhua unexpectedly appeared in front of everyone. She raised her eyes and looked at Hua Yueye tearfully.
Su Qingwen stood there in a daze, extremely surprised. Why did Li Ruhua show up?